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I also finally got around to seeing Rashomon, which was a bit of a challenge as I'm not really good with old movies and black and whites in particular. Regardless, I can see why it's hailed as a masterpiece of cinema. Really clever.
I also have Ran to watch, which I bought along with Rashomon because I wanted to check Akira Kurosawa's films out, and I didn't want to start with the proto-westerns. Will be watching that tomorrow or the day after.
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I haven't seen Ran, but Rashomon and Seven Samurai (along with Dracula) are my favorite classic films bar none. While I don't want to sound like one of those Criterion regurgitators, Seven Samurai is still (probably) the best action adventure story I've seen put to film, and you should watch it RIGHT NOW. RIGHT. NOW.
The Hidden Fortress is also just unbelievably clever.
I saw Chronicle. I liked it a lot, it was just really entertaining and kind of deranged. I can't name another movie that does the various aspects of found footage quite so well and in so many clever tricky ways. Just a darn good movie.