best sayles film
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tgladek — 20 years ago(February 14, 2006 08:41 PM)
- Lone Star - My favorite movie. Period. The ending really made me sit back and THINK. I really examined a lot of my beliefs and opinions about fate, destiny, and how we define "truth"
- Men With Guns - This story breaks my heart. I loved that he didn't use English sub-titles.
- Eight Men Out - I'd never heard this story before
- Sneakers - He was so witty and charming with the "World Peace" line
- Limbo - Subtle
- Return of the Secaucus - Wow! So much better than The Big Chill
- City of Hope- Had to watch it a couple of times to really get into it
- Brother From Another Planet - Just for fun
I admire his loyalty to the actors who worked with him on multiple projects, and theirs to him. I think the continuity of those relationships makes his films more nuanced and subtle. They already know each other, know how they work so they don't have to work through all that "getting to know you" nonsense with every film.
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Anasazie — 20 years ago(February 20, 2006 09:26 PM)
On occassion he's been one of the best A-merican film-makers of the last 20 years, although the majority of his conceptions aren't completely successful.
- Men with Guns (1997)
8/10 - Sunshine State (2002)
8/10 - Lone Star (1996)
7.5/10 - The Secret of Roan Inish (1994)
7/10 - Matewan (1987)
6/10 - Honeydripper (2007)
6/10 - Passion Fish (1992)
6/10 - City of Hope (1991)
6/10 - Limbo (1999)
5/10 - Silver City (2004)
5/10 - Eight Men Out (1988)
5/10 - Casa de2000 los babys (2003)
4/10
I haven't been very impressed with the most recent ones, a shame because he was a on a good run.
"You must have chaos within you to give birth to a shining star"
- Men with Guns (1997)
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keithjarrettfan — 19 years ago(April 12, 2006 04:57 PM)
Here's the ones I've seen, in the order I liked them (though I liked them all):
Return of the Secaucus Seven
the more I watch, the more I realize how The Big Chill celebrates 60s sellouts.
Baby It's You
Rosanna Arquette, the ultimate Femme Fatale
Eight Men Out
Complex tale of morals and how easy it is to get suckered out of them.
Matewan
Loved Sayles as the preacher.
Lone Star
Really appropriate as immigration is a hot topic these days and Sayles handles it with dignity and perspective.
Brother from Another Planet
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mrthefink — 19 years ago(April 26, 2006 08:47 PM)
Lonestar, Eight Men Out and Matewan are extraordinary films. They are very high up on my list. (Matewan is very fascinating to watch again after reading Sayles' book "Thinking in Pictures".)
But, my personal favorite is "Sunshine State". Not only because I think it is overall a very good picture, but being from Florida it resonates even deeper. Everything you see in that film is happening today. Be it the community separatism in some parts of the state, the running out of working class people for the rich land developers or even something as simple as the capturing of the atmosphere.
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sluggr-2 — 10 years ago(October 10, 2015 09:40 AM)
Matewan. You know who is good, who is bad, and why. In my top 10 all time movie faves.
Secaucus Seven perfectly describes my college experience, it was like seeing the future.
Brother from Another Planet is just pure magic. It is one of those rare movies where just thinking about it can make the hairs stand up on your back.
The scene of Spano walking into the cafeteria while "Saint in the City" is playing in "Baby It's You" is one of my favorite movie scenes. Right up there with "Woke Up This Morning" as the intro song on The Sopranos as a vehicle to completely describe a character in 30 seconds or less.
I think my percentage of Chimp DNA is higher than others. Cleaver Greene -
ed_1985 — 19 years ago(October 30, 2006 04:42 PM)
- Lone Star (1996)
- Limbo (1999)
- Matewan (1987)
- Sunshine State (2002)
- Silver City (2004)
- The Secret of Roan Inish (1994)
- Return of the Seacaucus 7 (1980)
- Casa de los Babys (2003)
Theres still some I haven't seen, but I'm starting to think that Lone Star is the only great film he's made.