Godard is great. My favorite work of his is still Alphaville. I don't think anything will ever top that for me. Later efforts like Hail Mary, King Lear, or Every Man For Himself are especially interesting to me. There's that really neat Dick Cavett interview with him on YouTube from that era - it's missing Part 3 but is def. worth a watch nonetheless.
His 60's flicks are well-worth the hype. His use of foreground and extras is astonishing, especially considering how long ago most of those flicks were conceived. I also find it really cool when he'll leave the camera on only one member of a conversation, showcasing their reactions to what is being said, rather than the expression of who is saying it. Oh, and the random montages with all the philosophical mojo... those are really neat too. And the giant fonts.
That flick Socialisme, that he just made was REALLY NEAT. Fucker's lost his mind. My fav. part was when he's shooting ext. scenes on the ship, and he actually leaves in all the static/clipping/whatever of the wind hitting the mic. IT'S BRILLIANT I TELL YA, BRILLIANT!!!
I still haven't seen Week End though. I don't know what the hell is wrong with me.
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Originally Posted by demonrail666
I've not seen that film but I totally agree about the problem new directors have trying to replicate those low budget 70s horror given how utterly predictable they typically were, albeit in a way that ended up becoming a strange part of their cultish charm. But where I think contemporary audiences are likely to get off on the cheesy zoom ins, I'm not sure they want the leaden paced tedium that often came with it. I've shown friends some what I'd consider classics who've initially enjoyed the cheap look but soon started complaining when the plot wound down to it's standard snail's pace predictability. Whatever the intention, a 70s exploitation film that's non stop thrills and surprises is almost a contradiction in terms.
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Demonrail, you MUST SEE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL. Ti West nails the aesthetics. Completely. It is absolutely breathtaking. The story could use a little more oomph, Count Mecha is right.... but damn... it is a stylistic masterpiece.