Five Favourite Films with Ang Lee
The Oscar-winner explains his picks.
The rule that no two Ang Lee movies are ever the same is confidently kept intact with the release of his latest, Taking Woodstock, a comedy about the true story behind the Woodstock music festival in 1969. It follows romantic wartime drama Lust, Caution and the Oscar-winning Brokeback Mountain on the director's CV and arrives in UK cinemas this week.
As RT sits down with Lee to ask his five favourite films, he's keen to point out that if we'd asked him another day we'd have received an entirely different list. "It's a hard one to answer," he tells us. "I could give 50, or 100. I'll throw out 5 that come into my head."
Premo Beat on 11-12-2009 09:37 AM
What a list from a REAL DIRECTOR to contrast that garbage Emmerich just spewed out.
Nathaniel on 11-12-2009 10:28 AM
He had some great films on his list. Just because they're tossed around constantly, doesn't mean they're "garbage".
Also, I'm surprised Ang Lee didn't mention The Virgin Spring, seeing how he had a little introduction for it on the DVD.
Premo Beat on 11-12-2009 01:50 PM
I didn't say the films he mentioned were garbage, I was trying to convey that he clearly put very little effort into both the choosing of his films and the descriptions of his feelings about them, in stark contrast to Lee who seemed to give a genuine faves list as well as well though out reasoning.
Agree with dj Mark. I would add Lust, Caution to his list of directorial excellence.
Matanuki on 11-12-2009 03:19 PM
John, directors are busy enough. U expect a treatise of some sort?...
Premo Beat on 11-12-2009 02:00 PM
Also, it's a little strange that his work does not resemble his favorites whatsoever. If you ask Quentin Tarantino, Peter Jackson, GDT, Scorcese, or most any other *respectable* director to list their 5 faves, you are most certainly going to get an intelligent response, likely including films that obviously inspire the work of said director. Which of Emmerich's picks were the inspiration for the garbage that he churns out on a regular basis?
rooster9 on 11-15-2009 12:43 PM
Actually, he did mention Virgin Spring. Read his comments.
rooster9 on 11-15-2009 12:43 PM
Actually, he did mention Virgin Spring. Read his comments.
Matanuki on 11-12-2009 02:56 PM
Indeed, John. I absolutely love how he stated that on a different day we would have an entirely different list. Now THIS is the kind of response I can expect from a thinking man. :-)
Jordan W on 11-12-2009 06:48 PM
Haha, I don't understand!
Jordan W on 11-12-2009 06:51 PM
Too many people are smug and pretentious about these lists! Chill guys, be nice!
Jordan W on 11-12-2009 06:52 PM
Too many people are smug and pretentious about these lists! Chill guys, be nice!