Okay, here is where you all get to laugh at me. Stupid Don!
I watch a lot of movies, paying a lot of attention to camera direction, 'look', movement, angles, etc. -- for all is important. One can learn a lot from turning off the sound and just 'looking'. There are a lot of great movies with great cinematography, but there are a few movies that fall under the radar, recent movies that impressed me greatly.
Both of these movies were seen on a 73" widescreen @ 1080p format.
Working within an enclosed environment with lots of CGI -- don't laugh too loud, I think SILENT HILL was awesome. I know many will frown and wonder "what is that boy high on?" But watch the movie in 1080p. Forget the story, acting, etc. -- concentrate just on imagery -- the cinematography.
For working outdoors in a somewhat uncontrolled environment, A PERFECT GETAWAY was also very impressive.
Lord Of The Rings (all 3) -- was a pleasant mix of interior and exterior mind blowing cinematography as well, but it also had a much bigger budget to work with!
Are you done laughing at me? Do your sides hurt? Good. Go watch the two lower-budgeted movies with sound off, (if you have already seen them and know the story), then come back to IndieTalk and laugh at me some more!