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Jonathan Hartness rated Point Break ★★★★

Jonathan Hartness watched Point Break on Friday May 17, 2013 ★★★★

Jonathan Hartness rewatched

In Bruges 2008

★★★★★

I love this film more every time I see it. Best film of 2008 and one of my favorites of the aughts. Fantastic score, hilarious and poignant performances by Brendan Gleeson, Colin Farrell and Ralph Fiennes, and the script is darkly comedic perfection. I will always anticipate a Martin McDonagh film because of this one.

Jonathan Hartness commented on Adam Kempenaar’s Marathon: Korean Auteurs list

Since you disqualified all of his other films, I have to recommend Barking Dogs Never Bite. Bong Joon-ho is easily my favorite Korean director, and his first film would make a nice addition to the marathon.

Jonathan Hartness listed Metafilms (29 films)

  • Singin' in the Rain Singin' in the Rain
  • Inglourious Basterds Inglourious Basterds
  • Adaptation. Adaptation.
  • Holy Motors Holy Motors
  • 8½
  • Shaun of the Dead Shaun of the Dead
  • Synecdoche, New York Synecdoche, New York
  • Mulholland Drive Mulholland Drive
  • Hot Fuzz Hot Fuzz
  • Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
  • Seven Psychopaths Seven Psychopaths
  • Sunset Boulevard Sunset Boulevard
  • The Artist The Artist

Per Wikipedia, "Metafilm is a style of film-making which presents the film as a story about film production."

This list represents the films I've seen that meet this description, or are primarily about film-making or movies, or deconstructing a genre. I didn't include spoofs (Airplane!, Scary Movie, etc.).

Jonathan Hartness rated Upstream Color ★★★★½

Jonathan Hartness watched Upstream Color on Saturday May 11, 2013 ★★★★½

Jonathan Hartness rated Kiss Kiss Bang Bang ★★★★½

Jonathan Hartness rewatched Kiss Kiss Bang Bang on Friday May 10, 2013 ★★★★½

Jonathan Hartness rated Iron Man 3 ★★★½

Jonathan Hartness watched Iron Man 3 on Wednesday May 8, 2013 ★★★½

Jonathan Hartness rated The Croods ★★★

Jonathan Hartness watched The Croods on Sunday May 5, 2013 ★★★

Jonathan Hartness rated War Witch ★★★★

  • Dumb and Dumber Dumb and Dumber
  • National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  • This Is Spinal Tap This Is Spinal Tap
  • Airplane! Airplane!
  • Funny Farm Funny Farm
  • Office Space Office Space
  • There's Something About Mary There's Something About Mary
  • Top Secret! Top Secret!
  • Meet the Parents Meet the Parents
  • Super Troopers Super Troopers
  • Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit…
  • Team America: World Police Team America: World Police

There's probably nothing more subjective than humor. I'm ranking these films based on the laughs, so a lot of the "smarter," more subtle comedies won't be on this list.

Jonathan Hartness liked Matthew Brown’s Ranking The Superhero Films list

Jonathan Hartness rated Shadow Dancer ★★★★