IGotWorms 4,063 Posted October 4, 2015 I'm not talking just a really good movie, I mean the kind of film that has longstanding cultural influence and upon which all future films in the genre can only hope to aspire. I'm thinking Blade Runner? It was a long time ago now (1982) but I can't really think of a movie since that fits the bill. Plenty before it though. And if there haven't been any in a long time - why? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mobb_deep 921 Posted October 4, 2015 I'd say Forrest Gump, just for the over all quality of the writing/story. Most good films these days are either based on real life events or the same recycled stories with cool special fx. Forrest Gump is the last truly great fictional movie I can think of. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cbfalcon 827 Posted October 4, 2015 Pulp Fiction? Saving Private Ryan? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RLLD 4,275 Posted October 4, 2015 Blackfish Hurt Locker No Country for Old Men Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MDC 8,011 Posted October 4, 2015 I'd say Pulp Fiction and the Sixth Sense really opened te floodgates for independent directors. To a lesser extent Crouching Tiger for foreign film. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TimmySmith 2,783 Posted October 4, 2015 I'd say Pulp Fiction and the Sixth Sense really opened te floodgates for independent directors. To a lesser extent Crouching Tiger for foreign film. Reservoir Dogs was really the film for Tarantino. As for fairly recent independent films, "The Brothers McMullen" and "The Blair Witch Project" were true independents that shifted Hollywood. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MDC 8,011 Posted October 4, 2015 Reservoir Dogs was really the film for Tarantino. As for fairly recent independent films, "The Brothers McMullen" and "The Blair Witch Project" were true independents that shifted Hollywood. Pulp Fiction was really QT's breakout though. Nice call on BWP. I think it had an overall bad influence on film but it has been influential. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iam90sbaby 2,727 Posted October 4, 2015 1990s: Jurassic Park, Toy Story, The Silence of the Lambs, The Matrix, The Shawshank Redemption, Fight Club.. The 1990s is full of them. 2000s: LOTR, Slumdog Millionaire, A History of Violence... Seems like since the early to mid 2000s there have been less and less influential films, probably has a lot to do with pretty much everything has been made already and new movies are being compared to more movies than ever before. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cloaca du jour 2,157 Posted October 4, 2015 Hollywood needs to bring back the epic. Ben Hur, Ten Commandments type stuff. I love a good ass numbing epic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voltaire 5,506 Posted October 4, 2015 The Planned Parenthood Lunch discussion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Djgb13 2,339 Posted October 4, 2015 I'd say Forrest Gump, just for the over all quality of the writing/story. Most good films these days are either based on real life events or the same recycled stories with cool special fx. Forrest Gump is the last truly great fictional movie I can think of. I have to agree with this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IGotWorms 4,063 Posted October 4, 2015 I don't think a single one of the films mentioned will be remembered decades from now as truly influential to film making. Maaaaybe Saving Private Ryan and Pulp Fiction but I think those are both stretches. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cloaca du jour 2,157 Posted October 4, 2015 Has to be blair stick project...unleashed a whole genre of found footage clones Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cloaca du jour 2,157 Posted October 4, 2015 Saw started the whole gore porn genre Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BiPolarBear 497 Posted October 4, 2015 The Color Purple Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mobb_deep 921 Posted October 4, 2015 I don't think a single one of the films mentioned will be remembered decades from now as truly influential to film making. Maaaaybe Saving Private Ryan and Pulp Fiction but I think those are both stretches. Ok, then I'll say Avatard, for the whole 3D thing and CGI whatever. Was still stupid though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IGotWorms 4,063 Posted October 4, 2015 Ok, then I'll say Avatard, for the whole 3D thing and CGI whatever. Was still stupid though. But it wasn't a good movie. Has to be a good movie. Plus I don't see 3D really taking off, but we shall see. Not a bad thought but I think it falls short Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mobb_deep 921 Posted October 4, 2015 But it wasn't a good movie. Has to be a good movie. Plus I don't see 3D really taking off, but we shall see. Not a bad thought but I think it falls short Well, it has an 83% on Rotten Tomatoes, so apparently people think it is good. Do we need to use the MSNBC or NPR movie reviews for your approval, or are you just going to argue with everyone who doesn't want to blow Blade Runner? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IGotWorms 4,063 Posted October 4, 2015 Well, it has an 83% on Rotten Tomatoes, so apparently people think it is good. Do we need to use the MSNBC or NPR movie reviews for your approval, or are you just going to argue with everyone who doesn't want to blow Blade Runner? It's not about blowing blade runner: it's that there hasn't been a truly great film for 30+ years. Yes I will argue with everyone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MDC 8,011 Posted October 4, 2015 It's not about blowing blade runner: it's that there hasn't been a truly great film for 30+ years. Yes I will argue with everyone Goodfellas Fargo The Unforgiven Zodiac ? I could go on. To be honest I don't think Blade Runner is all that great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mobb_deep 921 Posted October 4, 2015 Goodfellas Fargo The Unforgiven Zodiac ? I could go on. To be honest I don't think Blade Runner is all that great. Nah bro. Only Blade Runner is good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MDC 8,011 Posted October 4, 2015 Silence of the Lambs sucks too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BiPolarBear 497 Posted October 4, 2015 I like Blade Runner, but I always thought it borrowed heavily from the German 1927 film, Metropolis. I looked it up and I am not the only one who noticed. Some go as far as to call Blade Runner a Metropolis remake. http://Empire magazine's "The 100 Best Films Of World Cinema" Between the two, Metropolis is more highly acclaimed. It also is number 10 all time on the Rotten Tomatoes list with a score of 99%... And then there is this thing of being over 50 years ahead of Blade Runner's time. Blade Runner is a follower, not a leader. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tanatastic 2,062 Posted October 4, 2015 Terminator 2, saving private Ryan, Shawshank. Fight club had a huge cultural impact. How often do you see groups of white idiots having these dumb secret clubs? Pops up all the time. Braveheart is pretty much the castles, swords and shields army movie that all others are compared to. Rightfully so. Blade Runner? No that movie is barely watchable. Can't recall a single scene. Overrated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reality 3,124 Posted October 4, 2015 Plenty, this thread is absurd. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kutulu 1,719 Posted October 4, 2015 I don't know about that but I saw black mass yesterday and it was pretty good but after I went into Sicario....if you like drug or military/government agency type movies, I highly recommend it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Honcho 5,518 Posted October 4, 2015 Xmen And for what it's worth, Blade Runner is my favorite movie of all time and I know what an impact it's had on film, but to casually dismiss all the other influential movies of the last 30 years is silly. Seven, The Matrix, Reservoir Dogs, Goodfellas, Braveheart, Silence of the Lambs, T2, Boys in the Hood, Do the Right Thing , Jurassic Park, Fargo, The Unforgiven...just to name a few. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cloaca du jour 2,157 Posted October 5, 2015 Avatar was just pocahontas with blue skin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cbfalcon 827 Posted October 5, 2015 Probably have to put The Game with Michael Douglas up there in terms of having as much cultural impact as Blade Runner. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bandrus1 413 Posted October 5, 2015 Avatar was just pocahontas with blue skin no, dances with wolves with blue skin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Honcho 5,518 Posted October 5, 2015 Probably have to put The Game with Michael Douglas up there in terms of having as much cultural impact as Blade Runner. yeah, not so much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chronic Husker 86 Posted October 5, 2015 National Treasure 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chronic Husker 86 Posted October 5, 2015 Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magnificent Bastard 192 Posted October 5, 2015 Not a movie, but Roots had a big impact. A lot of people didn't swim because of Jaws. Girls were more cautious because of Looking for Mr Goodbar. Saturday Night Fever cemented disco as part of the American landscape of the 70's. American Graffiti started the whole retro scene, and also spawned two huge hit TV shows, Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley. Coming home brought attention to the plight of Vietnam Vets, and the Deer Hunter showed us how f-Ed up that war was. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mobb_deep 921 Posted October 5, 2015 Not a movie, but Roots had a big impact. A lot of people didn't swim because of Jaws. Girls were more cautious because of Looking for Mr Goodbar. Saturday Night Fever cemented disco as part of the American landscape of the 70's. American Graffiti started the whole retro scene, and also spawned two huge hit TV shows, Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley. Coming home brought attention to the plight of Vietnam Vets, and the Deer Hunter showed us how f-Ed up that war was. But... Blade Runner. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IGotWorms 4,063 Posted October 5, 2015 Fine. Fock blade runner. The last truly influential film was the godfather or apocalypse now Keep talking and we'll end up at Dr Strangelove Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tanatastic 2,062 Posted October 5, 2015 Avatar was just pocahontas with blue skinEveryone knows it's Fern Gully with people. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldMaid 2,137 Posted October 5, 2015 Was Worms drunk today... or something? Who the fock cites Blade Runner as the last truly influential film? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MDC 8,011 Posted October 5, 2015 Was Worms drunk today... or something? Who the fock cites Blade Runner as the last truly influential film? Ridley Scott? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
