best sayles film
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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.
John Sayles is one of our finest filmmakers. Can't wait to see what's next. -
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.
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brettlu — 19 years ago(January 27, 2007 01:24 AM)
My favorite Sayles film by far is Men With Guns, it is just such a sweeping, epic movie.
And I agree with whoever said his most recent films have been a bit of a disappointment. There were a lot of elements I liked about Sunshine State, Casa de los Babys and Silver City, but they just weren't on the same level as his 80's and 90's movies. -
Denise_Harrison — 18 years ago(May 19, 2007 02:56 PM)
Watching right now the credits roll on Sunshine State. As usual, Sayles doesn't disappoint. But, talk about an understatement. I love this guy! And I loved this movie.
Anyway, I'm really torn between Passion Fish and Lone Star as my favorite. And I mostly choose them because I can watch them over and over again whenever either is on I always get sucked right in.