ITT: Near perfect films
>>71549608
pic unrelated? whats the point then
>>71549608
still haven't seen that
>>71549647
Go ahead and prove me wrong, Heat is fantastic.
>>71549701
Go watch it, now!
>>71549608
I wish I could take a screwdriver and gouge out the eyes of people who actually praise Michael Mann.
>>71549710
Heat's a good film, but it's not "near-perfect". it's only middling in Mann's filmography.
Barry Lyndon
Not "nearly perfect" though, this is a 10/10 and I can't think of anything it could have done better.
>>71549752
what is the order I should watch Mann?
>>71549608
Michael Mann has never made a less than perfect film.
>>71549712
Still surprising that Brett Ratner somehow made a better Red Dragon than Mann did.
>>71549793
>Public Enemies
>>71549793
No films are perfect.
>>71549790
the essentials:
>Thief
>Manhunter
>Heat
>Collateral
>Miami Vice
all of his films are good (except for The Keep, but that's the studio's fault). those 5 are just the best way to look at his career in a nutshell. afterwards i highly recommend checking out Ali and The Insider; they're both absolutely fantastic, but don't really mesh well with the rest of his filmography on first viewing.
>>71549775
The ending was stupid
![[Futurama4] CG - The Keep_20.webm](https://i.imgur.com/z5iA7ee.jpg "[Futurama4] CG - The Keep_20.webm")
>>71549844
The Keep is as good as his other films made around that time.
>>71549800
but he didn't
>>71549608
the keep is better, he kinda compromised in the heat, the keep is just this perfectly ambient journey into darkness, it's arguably he's 10/10 movie
Heat is a Pacino/De Niro snoozefest, Thief is still his best and utmost perfect.
>>71549844
>Thief
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqEujUKoi9Q
>>71549752
>excellent cast
>great acting
>fantastic cinematography
>great character arcs
>inspiring
>realism
>one of the greatest action scenes put to screen in film history
>great ending
>holds up very well
I love most of Mann's stuff, but this is a masterpiece and I think you should rewatch it. Thief is awesome aswel.
>>71549874
What are you smoking? His early work is good but doesn't hold a candle to his late career.
>>71549890
one of the best openings of all time, too bad the movie kinda takes a dive at some point
>>71549896
you shut your mouth, The Keep is 10/10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWBIsx6Z1ts
>>71549874
>The Keep
Very underrated, but I think it lacks substance. It's a very ambitious movie, but aside from that it doesn't offer a lot, unlike Heat.
>>71549869
sure. it's not a "bad" film. but it's got crippling issues that no other film he's touched have. the atmosphere is absolutely impeccable.
>>71549895
it's Mann's best conventional film. his more experimental stuff is far more compelling.
>>71549937
>takes a dive at some point
maybe the last few scenes where he killed the guys instead of just running- but even they were well shot
>>71549871
>"Break on Through" starts playing for some reason
>William Peterson hamming up every attempt at drama
>>71549775
the Specail effects in the end look dated, could use a make over in a decade or two when the technology is better, otherwise we will get another star wars special edition.
>>71549844
thanks
>>71549608
The Master
>>71549608
"Don't let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you feel the heat around the corner"
Words I can't live by :(
