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[Kvikk Lunsj]

Not seeing enough Elephant Man on people's list

[Juby]

I would like to take part in this, but I think one hundred movies is too many. What if I send You my Top30 or Top50? Will You consider them? Or it must be 100 titles no matter what? 

 

 

@The Mad Panda

[The Panda]

1 hour ago, Juby said:

I would like to take part in this, but I think one hundred movies is too many. What if I send You my Top30 or Top50? Will You consider them? Or it must be 100 titles no matter what? 

An incomplete list is fine!

[Juby]

Okay, thanks. I will send it to You this Sunday or next week

[baumer]

My final 20 Blurbs.... @Ethan Hunt...ask and you shall receive.

 

 

81. Argo:  A sensational retelling of the Americans being hidden by the Canadian ambassador.  The one line in the movie that completely blew me away, seeing as it is 100% accurate is when one of the Americans says to Affleck's character, "I was born in Toronto"  And Mendez (Affleck) replies, "you say Trono, Canadians don't pronounce the second T"  Blew me away.  And of course Argo fuck yourself.  

82. Molly's Game:  The best film of last year and one of the finest female performances I've ever seen.  She should have won the oscar imo.  Aaron Sorkin is one hell of a writer, but he does an outstanding job directing as well.  Cera is brilliant as well.

83:  Unbreakable:  Shyamalan's best film.  Slow, methodical and ultimately brilliant.

84:  Extreme Prejudice:  In 1987, this story about space age cowboys that use technology to take down drug dealers, has obviously dated.  But what hasn't is the story of loyalty and betrayal.  Nolte has never been better and the rest of the cast, including William Forsythe and Michael Ironside is about as entertaining as they come.

85. Braveheart:  Freeeeedom!!  

86. The Evil Dead:  A celebration of mcro budget film making.  This is the film that Stephen King called "The most ferociously original horror film of 1982."  Raimi has worked with 200 million dollar budgets later in his career.  This one had a budget of 50K.  But it's one of the most powerful horror films I've seen.

87. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade:  This might be the best third film in a trilogy ever made.  More in tune with the tone of Raiders than Temple and of course adding Sean Connery to the cast was a stroke of genius.

88. Heat:  Yes, the face to face diner scene with DeNiro and Pacino is awesome.  Yes, the shootout in the middle of the street is heart stopping.  Yes, this movie is fucking awesome.

89:  The Fault in Our Stars:  Shaileen Woodley floored me.  She delivers what I consider one of the top 5 performances by an actress of all time.  She's that good, imo.  I cried in the movie, bawled when I read the book and wanted to celebrate life when the film was over.  I'd also like to go to the Anne Frank house as it played a prominent role in the movie.  We've all been affected by cancer in one way or another.  This movie touches on it and then asks you to celebrate the life that was taken because of it.

90. Arlington Road:  Mark Pellington is one hell of a director and yet he only did two films.  Jeff Bridges has never been better and the movie tells you that your paranoia is real.

91. Malcolm X:  The film that should have won best picture in 92 and Denzel should have won best actor.  But deserve and the academy are never synonymous.  The film itself is a mesmerizing account of Malcolm X's life.

92. Rocky Balboa:  Six films and still going strong.  Rocky is still an inspiration 40 years later.  It also has the best monologue in film history, imo.

93. Seven:  A lot of the films on my list are inspirational films about over coming obstacles and succeeding in spite of those obstacles.  This one isn't like the others.  This is about the under belly of society and a killer who disposes of heinous people in heinous ways.  The brilliance of the film is that in some ways, you see why John Doe is doing what he is doing....and that ending.  WHAT'S IN THE BOX!!??

94. Ferris Bueller's Day Off:  Life Moves pretty fast.  You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

95. Transformers:  Another @Ethan Hunt approved entry.  The reason the first three Transformers work and the last two don't, is because of Shia.  

96. Office Space:  One of the funniest films I've ever seen.  If you have worked in an office, you'll hurt from laughing.  If you haven't, you;ll still laugh.  A lot.

97. Inception:  Nolan is brilliant and this film will have you going in circles.  

98. The Sure Thing:  Rob Reiner and John Cusack made two brilliant films together.  Both are on this list.  The Sure Thing is a sweet and tender teen age movie.  Kind of the opposite of what they were making in the 80's.

99. Hacksaw Ridge:  The best film from two years ago.  Gibson is a genius behind the camera and Vince Vaughn steals the show imo.

100. This is the End:  Perhaps the most audacious film I've ever seen.  It takes guts and a strong bond to get your friends to agree to be made fun of the whole movie.  And yet this is what Seth Rogen got from all his friends.  This is funny from start to finish.  

[Dementeleus]

I'm not sure any Nolan movies will make my list.

[Kvikk Lunsj]

4 minutes ago, Trolltastic Tele said:

I'm not sure any Nolan movies will make my list.

What about the Elephant Man?

[Dementeleus]

Just now, Dexter of Suburbia said:

What about the Elephant Man?

 

tbh, I haven't seen it recently enough to emphatically say yea or nay. I did like it a lot, but it's been an awfully long time.

[baumer]

14 minutes ago, Dexter of Suburbia said:

What about the Elephant Man?

 

I don't think Nolan did that one.  

[Jake Gittes]

2 hours ago, Trolltastic Tele said:

 

tbh, I haven't seen it recently enough to emphatically say yea or nay. I did like it a lot, but it's been an awfully long time.

What about any other Lynch

[Dementeleus]

1 minute ago, Jake Gittes said:

What about any other Lynch

 

Maybe  

[CoolioD1]

Manchurian Candidate is good but if there's only one Frankenheimer on this list it should be SECONDS.

[Tower]

2 hours ago, Trolltastic Tele said:

I'm not sure any Nolan movies will make my list.

 

my list has 6.  

Edited March 15, 2018 by Tower

[Ethan Hunt]

There will be three Nolan films on my list. Slim chance a fourth might slide on in one of the bottom spots

[Rorschach]

Only two Nolan movies on mine. Both are in my Top 20. 

[grey ghost]

Top directors:

 

Spielberg : 5

 

Frances Ford Coppola: 3

 

The Cohen brothers: 3

 

John Carpenter: 3

 

Tim Burton: 3

 

9) Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade

22) Schindler's List 
28) Fargo 

32) Saving Private Ryan 

37) The Godfather
40) Apocalypse Now
42) Raider of the Lost Ark  

56) The Thing (1982)

59) The Big Lebowski
62) Raising Arizona 

67) Big Trouble In Little China

69) They Live

71) The Godfather pt. 2 

75) Batman (89) 
80) Artificial Intelligence 

92) Pee Wee's Big Adventure 
94) Beetlejuice 

 

I'm probably going to add The Game so David Fincher will also have 3.

 

[grey ghost]

I think I have a couple repeats on my list.

 

Which should I add?

 

The Game 
The Devil's Advocate 
Sin City 
Vanilla Sky 
Bram Stroker's Dracula 

 

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Edited March 16, 2018 by grey ghost

[Ethan Hunt]

Just now, grey ghost said:

I think I have a couple repeats on my list.

 

Should I add:

 

The Game 
The Devil's Advocate 
Sin City 
Stand By Me 
Vanilla Sky 
Bram Stroker's Dracula 

 

Vote with a like. 

Before Sunrise

[Rorschach]

1 hour ago, grey ghost said:

I think I have a couple repeats on my list.

 

Which should I add?

 

The Game 
The Devil's Advocate 
Sin City 
Vanilla Sky 
Bram Stroker's Dracula 

 

Vote with a like (emoji). 

Sin City

[DAR]

Did a preliminary list have 130 films.  Going to have to make some hard cuts