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Sean 
"Necrosphenisciform anthropophagist."
New Zealand
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 Posted - 15/11/2013 : 21:13:44
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Originally posted by GHcool
These are all great films, but I'm starting to scrape the bottom of the "great films" barrel (including a lot of movies nobody else loves but me).
I have 253 movies (so far) that I've scored 9 or 10, so I'd have no problem finding 100 more. If I define 'great' as anything that I gave 9 or above then I wouldn't be scraping the bottom of the 'great' barrel until the third 100. I hate to think how many 8's I have...
BTW thanks for the next 100, I'll check back on it later. As a consequence of making my list I found I got sidetracked with Time Out's "50 Greatest Westerns", "100 Greatest Horrors" etc and am currently stacking my queue with some I'd missed from their lists. |
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randall 
"I like to watch."
NYC, USA
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Posted - 17/11/2013 : 23:12:04
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| I hope you have been watching THE STORY OF FILM on TCM. It's a magnificent ten-week world film history class, after which you'll know more than even your snobbiest friends. I studied this stuff, even wrote a Master's thesis on it, yet I was still gobsmacked in each episode by what I hadn't already known. |
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GHcool
"Forever a curious character."
Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Posted - 18/11/2013 : 19:10:10
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Another slow day at work, I've compiled a list of 60 more recommended great films. There are rules for this list too though!
Rule #1: No films that have a U.S. release date after December 31, 2010.
Rule #2: At least 5% of the films on this list must be documentaries.
Rule #3: At least 5% of the films must be foreign language films.
Rule #4: At least 3% of the films must be silent films.
Rule #5: Film series will still be treated as one entry.
Rule #6: No film listed on either Sean's or Randall's lists may be included on this list.
Again, use the other lists before using this one for recommendations.
And now, without further ado, here is my 3rd list (in chronological order):
Dr. Jack (1922, silent)
The Circus (1928, silent)
Show People (1928, silent)
The African Queen (1951)
On the Waterfront (1954)
Lolita (1962)
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
American Graffiti (1973)
Carrie (1976)
Ghostbusters (1984)
28 Up (1985, documentary)
The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
Parenthood (1989)
Strictly Ballroom (1992)
Wayne�s World (1992)
Interview With the Vampire (1994)
True Lies (1994)
Kingpin (1996)
The Nutty Professor (1996)
Jackie Brown (1997)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
There�s Something About Mary (1998)
Dogma (1999)
The Green Mile (1999)
Amores Perros (2000, Mexican)
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (2000, documentary)
The Patriot (2000)
Thirteen Days (2000)
In America (2002)
Whale Rider (2002)
Finding Nemo (2003)
Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004, documentary)
Howl�s Moving Castle (2004)
Batman Begins (2005)
The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)
Dreamgirls (2006)
The Prestige (2006)
Sixty Six (2006)
Breach (2007)
Charlie Wilson�s War (2007)
Ratatouille (2007)
Transformers (2007)
Burn After Reading (2008)
John Adams (2008)
Ponyo (2008, Japanese)
Waltz with Bashir (2008, Israeli)
Avatar (2009)
Coraline (2009)
The Cove (2009, documentary)
Inglourious Bastards (2009)
Lebanon (2009, Israeli)
Mary and Max (2009)
The Secret in Their Eyes (2009, Argentine)
Up (2009)
Black Swan (2010)
Inception (2010)
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
Shutter Island (2010)
Waiting for �Superman� (2010, documentary) |
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Sean
"Necrosphenisciform anthropophagist."
New Zealand
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Posted - 20/11/2014 : 23:37:51
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Originally posted by Sean
Additions to my queue
I've added pretty much everything on your list that I've not yet seen to my queue (that's my main interest in such lists, finding missed gems).  With one or two exceptions they passed my "shall I watch it or not" test. Here they are:-
The Celluloid Closet
Fiddler on the Roof
Man on the Moon
Menace II Society
Microcosmos (think I've seen it but not IMDb scored, will re-watch)
A Night at the Opera
Shaolin Soccer
Shoah
(those ones I've just 'netflixed', i.e., are available), and
After Life
The Burmese Harp
The Cameraman
Genghis Blues
Hour of the Star
Lonesome
Safety Last
Seven Chances
(those ones I'll have to illegally download  , a couple were already on my 'must watch' list)
I forgot to post earlier, but I watched all of these some time ago except HOUR OF THE STAR (I'll find it one day). I enjoyed them all, but will only comment on a couple...
SHOAH - This is a tough one. How to rate (and compare with others) a movie where scriptwriting, directing, acting, costumes, sound, cinematography etc are all rendered virtually obsolete? I have no idea how to score it. I think of this more as 'a job that absolutely needed to be done' and Lanzmann did an excellent job of it rather than 'a movie to compare with other movies'. Film just happens to be the end result of that job.
THE BURMESE HARP - Had never heard of it. I gave it 10/10 (which of course means it goes onto the next version of my Top 100) and recommend it to everyone.
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GHcool
"Forever a curious character."
Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Posted - 12/12/2014 : 06:46:14
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quote:
Originally posted by Sean
quote:
Originally posted by Sean
Additions to my queue
I've added pretty much everything on your list that I've not yet seen to my queue (that's my main interest in such lists, finding missed gems). With one or two exceptions they passed my "shall I watch it or not" test. Here they are:-
The Celluloid Closet
Fiddler on the Roof
Man on the Moon
Menace II Society
Microcosmos (think I've seen it but not IMDb scored, will re-watch)
A Night at the Opera
Shaolin Soccer
Shoah
(those ones I've just 'netflixed', i.e., are available), and
After Life
The Burmese Harp
The Cameraman
Genghis Blues
Hour of the Star
Lonesome
Safety Last
Seven Chances
(those ones I'll have to illegally download , a couple were already on my 'must watch' list)
I forgot to post earlier, but I watched all of these some time ago except HOUR OF THE STAR (I'll find it one day). I enjoyed them all, but will only comment on a couple...
SHOAH - This is a tough one. How to rate (and compare with others) a movie where scriptwriting, directing, acting, costumes, sound, cinematography etc are all rendered virtually obsolete? I have no idea how to score it. I think of this more as 'a job that absolutely needed to be done' and Lanzmann did an excellent job of it rather than 'a movie to compare with other movies'. Film just happens to be the end result of that job.
THE BURMESE HARP - Had never heard of it. I gave it 10/10 (which of course means it goes onto the next version of my Top 100) and recommend it to everyone.
I'm glad you appreciated both of these. I feel exactly the same way as you do about them both. |
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GHcool's 100 Greatest Films of All Time
