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Best Movie for Cinematography?

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Hey guys. What's your guys' favorite movie that showcases some of the best cinematography you've ever seen?

For me:

1. Amelie (Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain)
2. The Road to Perdition
3. The Matrix
4. I can't really think right now, so I'll add more of my favorites later.

What's your list?
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Leon The Professional. AMAZING Cinematography!
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Awesome. I haven't seen that one before... might have to check it out.
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Apocalypse Now. There's something about it.
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Children of Men
barry Lynden (or however its spelled) the lighting aspect of it at lest, looks great duller then all hell.
Citizen Kane probably the only part of that over-rated film that is worth talking about still today
Just about anything that Conrad Hall did in his lifetime
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Yeah, I agree... Children of Men is amazing not only cinematography, but choreography (7+ minute long shots).

And Conrad Hall is great too!
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Se7en: Darius Khonjhi
2001: A Space Odyssey: Geoffrey Unsworth
Hero: Christopher Doyle
Zodiac: Harris Savides
To Kill A Mocking Bird: Russell Harlan
Traffic: Steven Sodebergh
Road to Perdition: Conrad L. Hall
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Conrad L. Hall
The Exorcist: Owen Roizman
The Shawshank Redemption: Roger Deakins

Some of my all time favorites, old and new.
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not saying these are the best but i thought they were very good: The Pianist, and dont laugh... Star Ship Troopers

the worst in my opinion has to be man on fire it was like an hour and half long music video
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In no particular order:

The Insider
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Fight Club
Saving Private Ryan
Black Hawk Down
the worst in my opinion has to be man on fire it was like an hour and half long music video
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LOL! Man on Fire was pretty good, I don't know what you're talking about.. hehe.

Good lists guys, I agree with all of 'em.
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Lemony Snickets
Casablanca
Panic Room
Pan's Labyrinth
Low/No budget cinema that looks like a million Bucks!
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Just re-watched it last night, and I have to say 'A Beautiful Mind' has some really stunning cinematography... but it's very subtle, which I think cinematography is supposed to be.

The lighting is just brilliant. It looks very organic...
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i say music video because none of the camera shots last more than 3 seconds ... seriously !! i want to slap that director i had such a headache after that film
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You kiddin' me? Paul Cameron is one of my favorites! Man on Fire, Collateral, Deja Vu, Beat the Devil. Come on!
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Gyro wrote:You kiddin' me? Paul Cameron is one of my favorites! Man on Fire, Collateral, Deja Vu, Beat the Devil. Come on!
Didn't he leave Collateral a few weeks into filming?
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He did Beat the Devil? The BMW film?
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He left because of "artistic differences". Which, my interpretation would be, Michael Mann is a complete d-bag on set, so anyone would probably leave on set too. But, he did do all the preproduction planning which Dione Beebe based the rest of his work on... so, yeah.

And yes, he shot "Beat the Devil".
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