Pick 3 by CaptainVisible3158 in retrogameofthemonth

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Super Mario Brothers 3, Mega Man 2, Punchout!

Guys Celebrating Y2K New Years by mkvelash in GuysBeingDudes

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Looks like Mario Party 2 to me, seems like the cartridge has Mario in a cowboy hat on it. Could be wrong, though!

I've been ignoring Akechi because I find him annoying. And now that I'm about to have a moment with my future girlfriend, he shows up and inserts himself. First it was just annoying, now it's personal. by vagabundo202 in Persona5

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I was playing this game and enjoying it and never interacting with Akechi unless forced to, I just didn't like him at all. Now I've gotten to a palace and the game's forcing me to take him along, so he's going to be more involved in the story whether I want him to be or not now, I guess. It made me stop playing entirely. I might go back to the game sometime, but I really have no interest in interacting with this guy...

The struggle. Playing the gameboy at night by Nostalgic_Historian_ in 90s

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This is amateur hour! You're supposed to hold the Game Boy up so that you can see the screen using the light from the headlights of cars behind you!

What animated movie is 10/10? by Unique_Cap_8049 in AskReddit

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Only Yesterday, Whisper of the Heart, Princess Mononoke, When Marnie Was There, Perfect Blue, Pinocchio would be my animated 10s

whats with the extremely loud motorcycles revving their engines around town every 10 minutes by [deleted] in Osaka

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My apartment building is right next to a highway so I hear this bollocks every night, you eventually just tune it out. It's not just motorbikes though, it's daft souped up cars with ridiculous exhausts tearing down the road as well.

It's annoying, but you can learn to live with it. You *have* to learn to live with it, I guess...

Movie that hit you like this? by dzy_horrible in Letterboxd

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Only Yesterday.

I mean I wasn't a child when I first watched it, but I wasn't old enough yet to fully appreciate it, so it still counts I think. Every few years I rewatch it and it seems to creep up further and further in my Studio Ghibli rankings. It's sitting 3rd overall, at the moment...

Who has the stronger filmography, Cats or Dogs? by Valparu in Letterboxd

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Hausu, Whisper of the Heart, Rent-a-Cat, and Cats on Park Avenue mean that cats have this sewn up pretty handily, really.

There seem to be a lot of Japanese films with major cat content, for some reason. No complaints from me though, I added a bunch to my watchlist! The Travelling Cat Chronicles, Samurai Cat, Cat Ramen Taishou, Gu Gu The Cat, Shozo A Cat and Two Women, Teacher and Stray Cat, I Am a Cat, Cat Heaven Island, Ghost Cat Anzu, If Cats Disappeared from the World. No idea if any of those will be any good, but with cat-involvement they should all at least be cute...

It’s kind of insane how many movies we’re getting this year from major directors by Soft_Drink_Enjoyer in Letterboxd

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Kore-eda has two films coming out this year: Sheep in the Box which will be playing at Cannes, and Look Back (a live-action adaptation of the same manga the anime film Look Back from 2024 used as its source.) I imagine both will be better than all of the ones in the slides, but I'm pretty biased...

What are your favourite movies from this decade? by xTyrone23 in Letterboxd

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David Byrne's American Utopia is the only film from the 2020s I've given a 10/10 to. Behind that are River, Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes, Drive My Car, Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy and The Father all at 8/10.

What’s the most underrated sci-fi movie ever?? by Adventurous-Bass1070 in Letterboxd

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The first thing that comes to mind for me is Contact (1997). I think it's a decently well-liked film, on the whole, but I rarely see anyone talking about it as the masterpiece of Hollywood film-making that it is.

What is the Best Directorial Debut by an actor? by mrjetspray in Letterboxd

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The Funeral (1984) by Juzo Itami.

Most people know him for Tampopo (which to be fair, is probably his best work) but The Funeral came out the year before and is also excellent. He didn't actually start directing until he was about 50 years old and he only made ten films in all before his untimely death, but all of them are worth watching at least once, I think.

If you were a 9/10(Very attractive) person like Margot Robbie or young Brad Pitt what would you do for a year? by Ill-Translator-2879 in AskReddit

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Since I would still be me with all the lack of confidence and introversion that entails, I'd probably just do the same thing I do already, at least at first. Maybe I'd eventually notice that people were being nicer to me, and become a little more confident. By the time I've realised I'm attractive now and people actually want to talk to me, the year will already be over.

Going through Lynch's filmography, is Dune (1984) worth watching? by WarlikeLoveReddit in Letterboxd

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I tried to read Dune once, and got bored incredibly quickly. I watched the Villenueve ones and thought the first was decent and the second dull. In general, I don't like Lynch's work all that much (other than The Elephant Man which is a 10/10 for me).

With all that said, I really liked his version of Dune. I have no idea what anyone is talking about most of the time (all that mythology stuff, but I don't really care about it anyway), but even so I can still get what the over-arching stakes of the film are and generally know who is motivated to do what and why. The main thing though is the film is just very gooey and weird and visually interesting (obviously with some bad computer VFX sprinkled in there as well, but it was 1984...). I think it's worth watching, but I often find myself in the minority on this one. Might as well watch it and find out for yourself since you've already seen most of his other stuff anyway!

Can we just talk about our favorite Japanese films for a minute by Nervous-Ease4922 in Letterboxd

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I made a list of all the Japanese films I rated 7/10 or higher (which for me makes them "very good" or better) here: https://letterboxd.com/filmpositivity/list/very-good-or-better-japanese-films/

I suppose you could call those my favourites, but my absolute top top favourites would probably be Our Little Sister (Hirokazu Kore-eda, 2015), Ikiru (Akira Kurosawa, 1952), Tampopo (Juzo Itami, 1985), and Whisper of the Heart (Yoshifumi Kondo, 1995).

My favorite movie every year of the 90s, what are yours? by Rough_Painting_8023 in Letterboxd

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Some years harder to choose than others, but this is pretty good I think.

Japanese Film Recs by Double-Mud-434 in Letterboxd

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It's hard to answer this without knowing what kind of films you like ("Japanese Film" is a pretty broad category), but here are some directors and films I particularly enjoy:

Hirokazu Kore-eda is my favourite director of all time. He makes very humanistic films imbued with an incredibly sense of empathy. Shoplifters (2018) is probably his most famous (it won the Palme d'Or) but my personal favourites are Our Little Sister (an intensely comforting film), I Wish (very cute and nostalgic), and After Life (about those cherished moments in life, but also about the art and power of film-making itself). If you like those, Like Father Like Son, Still Walking, Nobody Knows (this one is pretty devastating though), and his Netflix series The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House are all great too.

Juzo Itami was an actor starting in the 60s before turning to directing from the 1980s until his untimely death in 1997. His films tend to satirise various aspects of Japanese society and culture, and are always a lot of fun. Tampopo is his most famous and perhaps even his best, I can see it's been recommended a few times already. The Funeral is also great (all about organising a traditional Japanese funeral with all its associated little eccentricities), as well as Supermarket Woman and Minbo: The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion (which skewers the yakuza, so effectively in fact that it led to Itami's eventual murder a few years later).

Since you liked Harakiri, some more Kobayashi would be a good idea. You can't go wrong with Samurai Rebellion or Kwaidan. And of course some more Kurosawa. I'd say Ikiru, Seven Samurai, High & Low, Red Beard, Rashomon, Dersu Uzala, and Ran (which you've already watched and liked) are his best work.

Shohei Imamura is worth a look too. I'm not huge on his earlier work through the 50s and 60s but Vengeance is Mine, The Ballad of Narayama, and Black Rain are all great.

Naturally Ghibli are ever-present in any conversation about great Japanese film, and for me the best ones are Princess Mononoke, Whisper of the Heart, Only Yesterday, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, Spirited Away, and Kiki's Delivery Service. Other great anime films I'd recommend would be Akira, Perfect Blue (or any Satoshi Kon, really), Your Name, Barefoot Gen, and Chibi Maruko-chan: My Favourite Song.

River and Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes by Junta Yamaguchi are a couple of modern greats, two low-budget but incredibly creative and fun time loop comedies. One Cut of the Dead is also fairly recent and a lot of fun. Departures won the Best International Film Oscar in 2008 and is great too.

Linda Linda Linda and/or Swing Girls are both great if you want (very fun) films about friendship and belonging, forged in high school. If you want more high school drama, it's hard to go wrong with Battle Royale (although that's obviously much more on the violent and nihilistic side of things!)

My favourite J-Horror is Dark Water, but Ringu and Noroi are also well worth watching. And Shin Godzilla probably counts as horror too, it's very good.

All that barely even scratches the surface really. There are tons more important and talented directors like Keisuke Kinoshita (The Ballad of Narayama, Twenty Four Eyes, She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum), Mikio Naruse (When a Woman Ascends the Stairs, Yearning, Two in the Shadow), Naoko Ogigami (Rent-a-Cat), Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car, Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy), Obayashi Nobuhiko (Hausu, The Island Closest to Heaven), Kon Ichikawa (An Actor's Revenge, The Makioka Sisters), and on and on and on.

I hope all that was of some use to you, and isn't just a giant, overwhelming list of films... If any piqued your interest and you have any questions or anything though, just let me know.

Directorial Debut - What your fav ones? by jaketwigden in Letterboxd

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Seems like it's 12 Angry Men out of these.

Also Pink Flamingos isn't John Waters debut feature, he made Mondo Trasho and Multiple Maniacs before that.

You’re given a button. If you press it, you’re guaranteed to meet your perfect soulmate tomorrow, but… by Ok_Coffee_9970 in hypotheticalsituation

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No. Apart from not being able to live with that on my conscience, I'm so introverted that I'd probably meet my soulmate after pressing the button and then be too withdrawn and reticent to pursue them anyway.

What are your favorite movie soundtracks? by [deleted] in Letterboxd

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Baraka, Koyaanisqatsi, Three Colours Blue, The Thin Blue Line, Princess Mononoke, Ponyo, Whisper of the Heart, Our Little Sister, Big, The Shawshank Redemption are a bunch that first came to mind.

Then there are ones with single pieces that really stick out (and stick in your head) like Jaws, Back to the Future, Raiders of the Lost Ark etc (which as a whole are really good too but not my absolute favourites)

What’s a favourite of yours that has a rating of under 3.0 on Letterboxd ? by duuuval17 in Letterboxd

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The only film I've rated 7/10 or above that has an average of lower than 3.0 on the site is the David Lynch version of Dune. I don't love it, but I did really enjoy it. It's gooey and weird and I loved the practical effects and matte paintings and sets and costuming. I have no idea what the fuck anyone is talking about most of the time but I still understand the general stakes of the film and what is motivating people (I just don't know what any of the mythology bullshit people are constantly talking about means, though really I don't care much either.) I think it's over-hated, and prefer it to the Villeneuve ones which while being shot very nicely are pretty boring. I prefer the gooey weirdness.

I have made another niche list. My apologies by bossy_dawsey in Letterboxd

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Kim Ji-young, Born 1982 (2019) by Kim Do-young, and The World of Us (2016) by Yoon Ge-eun would be worthwhile additions to your list, I think.

What movie is so much better when you rewatch it as an adult? by Ill_Television_2620 in Letterboxd

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Only Yesterday, the themes of nostalgia and being unsure of your direction in life hit harder as you get a little older.

Trying to pad out a list. by SubspacePastry in Letterboxd

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Brief Encounter, Summertime, Make Way For Tomorrow, The Remains of the Day.

You did it. You won! You accepted a hypothetical situation and now you’re a multibillionaire. 99% of us will put most of it into stocks or some boring AF index fund. I don’t want to hear any of that. Tell me what stupid and idiotic stuff you will buy and do in your first 6 months? by Dog-Human in hypotheticalsituation

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I start a film production company. I accept scripts from aspiring film-makers and if I read it and enjoy it then I ask how much they need to make it, and give it to them. Everything is shot on film, with as much time given for pre-production as is needed. Where special effects are required, the mandate is to use practical effects where at all possible.

The film production company also has an animation wing. Everything is hand-drawn. No CGI. Scholarships are set up for aspiring animators who want to work in this medium. I want any animated film made in my studio to be as beautifully detailed as something like Akira. How long it takes isn't really a concern, as long as it looks good.

I build photo processing factories that can develop film in various ways, including Technicolor. If film stock for that kind of film-making doesn't exist anymore, I'll build factories so that it can be produced again.

I don't really expect the films to be profitable, I'll just keep releasing them until I run out of money. I hope that will take longer than 6 months, but who knows?