Rank these 4 recent mainstream blockbuster films.
The following films are possibly my four favorite films to come out of this decade. They are relatively close, I know, but are all amazing IMO. BTW, I'm not stating that these four are the better than yours, but I would like to hear your opinions on the following and how you would rank them amongst each other. The below listings are not in any order, here it goes.....
Casino Royale (2006) - Martin Campbell
Watchmen: Director's Cut (2009) - Zach Snyder
Inglorious Basterds (2009) - Quentin Tarantino
The Dark Knight (2008) - Christopher Nolan
I would give each film atleast a 9 on a scale of 10. I have only seen Inglorious Basterds once as I rented not more than two months. I clearly made a huge mistake missing out on it in the cinema. Unfortunately, I can't attest to have seeing Casino Royale either on the big screen. I have seen The Dark Knight three times at the cinema(once in IMAX, the other two in conventional cinemas) and I must say upfront NOTHING will ever top what The Dark Knight was able to do on a first viewing basis in that sold out IMAX screening on July 18, 2008 at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C. That was a completely riveting experience. I literally left my seat after the end-credits, with pure adrenaline, shocked and in disbelief of what I just saw. Of course, now that 2010 is now here that feeling has well-over worn off and naturally don't get the same feeling when I re-watch the film today, but I can still remember it. I have never read Alan Moore's graphic novel but I was highly anticipating the release of Watchmen. Surprisingly, I left the theater with a sense of confusion of what to think. After having had a few nights to sleep on it I grew to the opinion that I felt it was an amazing film. When I bought the DC for it on dvd my opinion onlly grew for it.
How would you compare the acting done in all of the four films? Story? Music? Action? Cinematography? I believe all of the films end particularly well, atleast for me. They are all also "rather meaty" in their respective run times and each film(with the possible exception of TDK) has a great "lead" in Craig, Haley, and Pitt. Just as each film(with the possible exception Watchmen) have a great "standout" supporting character in Ledger, Waltz, and Green. Some even have more than one as Eckhart's performance rival that of Ledger's. The rest of the casts for each film are stellar and powerful.
I thought each film came with a unique twist of their own somewhere in the film. These four are just unique in my opinion in their ability for you to have fun watching them. They are all well directed, acted, and have a story to boot. They all look wonderful. Do dare my feelings? What do you have to say about them? In what order would you rank them?