Lucas looks at the 100 greatest films of all time, according to critical consensus.
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Every frame is infused with a virginal eroticism that mirrors the preoccupation of the hero.
Content to present us with a Lawrence that is simply flawed for no discernible reason.
Much of it boils down to the struggle to create something, to use that God-given talent to the best of your ability.
I cannot imagine someone with any amount of appreciation for the Beatles or their music who would not thoroughly enjoy this film.
It occasionally has the feel of a great director coasting along.
A top-notch thriller the likes of which most films can only dream of duplicating, even if they duplicate everything else.
Everything seems likely, even the extremely unlikely, and by keeping us guessing, Bergman keeps us watching, time and time again.
It aims to provoke a reaction in the belief that it is better to be found spectacularly bad than dull.
Chinatown is a place where perception is not always reality.
Hands down, one of the greatest things ever put on film.
In retrospect this is a great, ground-breaking performance, but I imagine that in 1951 it was nothing short of a revelation.
Not realizing they're con artists is odd, but falling in love in two days?
You know that in the end the two leads will realize they are in love with each other, but you're having so much fun watching the proceedings that you really don't care.
The film is capitalist propaganda of the most effective kind, and makes no apologies for that fact.
To say it is influential to visual artists everywhere is a gross understatement.
Can it be possible to both love and hate the same film? Honestly, I don't yet know.
Do we care that the dream sequence is beyond the suspension of disbelief? Of course not.
Even for a period drama, the film has not aged all that well, but the story is a timeless one that cuts through the drivel and strikes a resounding chord.
A drama about adults and geared toward adults that doesn't insult the intelligence of its audience.
There are times it seems they're making love simply by tapping their feet. It's a beautiful thing to watch.