Southern Comfort isn't my favourite Hill movie...48 hours is my fav.
But I do think if you had to pick out one movie that best represents Hill's work, Southern Comfort would be it.
The stylized action, the theme of being out of one's element, the different, arhectypal, male characterizations, the societal comment...it's pretty much the perfect Hill film.
I love this damn movie.
why shoot the breeze about it, when you could be about it
I totally agree with you.
There is something in this film that really does show off his skills. All the actors never really went on to bigger things. the pace is fairly slow and never really speeds up. in fact i could not tell you what about this film makes it SOOOOOOOOOOO good, other than it is a very tense thriller.
i urge you to watch this if you havent. and if you have seen it then i would like to hear what others think, and what they see?
My fave is... Aliens but this is a very very close second.
Thought it was ironic how you mentioned 48 hours is your favorite movie. Brion James acted in both movies. He was the trapper in Southern Comfort and Ben Kehoe in 48 hours. R.I.P Brion.
shareId have to say "The Warriors" but I like almost all of Hill's movies.
shareI asolutely agree with you. I just posted something in another thread about this. I also think 48 HOURS is his best, but if I were to try and suggest a particular Walter Hill film that sums up the man, I'd recommend this one.
shareBrion James is dead ? That blows ... but yeah, Southern Comfort is Hill's best. Another 48hrs is his worst.
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"Southern Comfort" is definitely one of Hill's best-ever movies. I likewise totally dig "Hard Times," "The Driver," "The Warriors," "The Long Riders," and "48 Hrs." as well.
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I think this is Walter Hill's best film.
He had other commercial hits, like 48 Hrs. and Red Heat, but this is one movie I can watch over and over and discover something new. And the climax in the Cajun village has to be one of the most bizarre, and disturbing, climaxes in '80s film.
The Driver, The Warriors and The Long Riders were very good, and I thought 48 Hrs. has a slambang entertainment.
Walter Hill has perfected the "guy film." But he didn't direct "Aliens."
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I'm all about STREETS OF FIRE myself. Something about that one that gets me fired up.
The Warriors, Southern Comfort, and the first episode of DEADWOOD are all strong contenders as well.
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I think "The Long Riders" is his masterpiece, but "Southern Comfort" is a close second. I can't understand what happened to this man's directing career in subsequent years.
sharei'd say warriors is his best movie
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What an amazing run this guy has had, from Hard Times to Broken Trail, I think there's not a stinker in the bunch (so Another 48Hrs wasn't great, it was still exciting, and wrapped some things up). The Warriors is one of my top ten favorites, but I agree that The Long Riders is a masterpiece, and 48 Hrs. is great. I blew out 2 tires chasing a friend on a gravel road after we saw The Driver! Streets Of Fire is an underrated gem, and Southern Comfort is certainly been an overlooked masterwork. I would love to see a special edition dvd, with extras and commentary, and a good explanation about the ending. I will watch anything Walter Hill is associated with, and really have not been disappointed, although I'm waiting for the director's cut of Supernova to see what it was supposed to be.
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I feel this film represents the director's finest hour.
Whilst possessing certain trade marks of his previous work, Southern Comfort (whether through luck or judgment) is a cinematic masterpiece. Its camera work, photography, score, screenplay, acting, and overall direction are all faultless.
The film is slow moving at times at a snails pace however from the first scene its eerie, claustrophobic and torturous level of tension is relentless.
Best of the 80's? Better than Deliverance? Such pointless questions for what is quite simply a stand alone, exceptional piece of film making.
In my opinion, of Hill's movies that I've seen, 'Southern Comfort' is a strong contender for second place (along with 'The Long Riders' and 'The Driver') but for me, for a number of reasons, 'Hard Times' is a long way ahead of all the rest, and I think all the Hill themes are even more perfectly distilled there than in any of his subsequent movies.
shareWhy the frick has no one mentioned Johnny Handsome or Extreme Prejudice yet?
They are by far his two best films. And I don't see any love for Wild Bill either.
Come on, guys, get with it.
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I'll give you another one, dreamscape; although not his best, I was thoroughly entertained by Trespass! In fact, it was actually better than I expected it to be. Interestingly, the theme of characters trying to escape from their otherwise foreign surroundings in order to make it back to a safe location is a theme that runs through The Warriors, Trespass AND Southern Comfort. As far as his best, as much as I love 48Hrs, I have a soft spot for Streets Of Fire.
well streets of fire has the same 'safe location' thing going on as well.
it's tough for me to pick a best tbh
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Hill's best is definitely 48 Hrs, but the one I've seen the most is unquestionably Extreme Prejudice. The action in that movie is go ungodly kicka$$ and the direction is really well-done, as well as all of the unique characters. It's definitely my second favorite Hill movie, alongside Southern Comfort which is just total film mastery of the disturbingly interesting degree.
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I think so too with The Driver and the Warriors a distant second and third respectively. In my humble opinion of course.
shareWell 48hrs is my least favorite Hill movie and his worst by far but this film would be among his top 5 (yhough i haven't seen all his films of course). His absolute best are The Warriors, The Driver and Streets of Fire. They are almost in a three way tie. Fabulous films!
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