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Post by Film Socialism on Nov 4, 2020 0:11:56 GMT
absd top 10 or riot
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Post by urbanpatrician on Nov 4, 2020 0:21:16 GMT
#54Election (Alexander Payne, 1999)
 urbanpatrician says: Insidiously entertaining. With dark and kind of cruel-spirited subject matter.
101 points. 8 ballots. Highest placing #4 (on 1 person's list) #54The Matrix( Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski, 1999)
 urbanpatrician says: There's nothing like living in 1999. Being there to witness the peak of moviegoing ala The Matrix. That review up there sums it up for me.101 points. 11 ballots. Highest placing #3 (on 1 person's list) #52Groundhog Day(Harold Ramis, 1993)
 urbanpatrician says: The Bill Murray legacy is in full effect at this point. Now his films become unforgettable classics.
103 points. 10 ballots. Highest placing #6 (on 1 person's list)
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Post by idioticbunny on Nov 4, 2020 0:26:49 GMT
Well, at about the halfway point, my favorites so far to make the cut are Good Will Hunting, Funny Games, The Ice Storm, Twelve Monkeys, The Green Mile, The Blair Witch Project, and The Sixth Sense (which should have been higher IMO). To be fair, though, I've probably only seen about half of what's made the list thus far.
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Post by urbanpatrician on Nov 4, 2020 0:27:35 GMT
Hey guys, my internet access is screwing up here. Sorry. Let's start tomorrow at same time 5:00 Eastern/2:00 Pacific. I didn't plan on this, but it's lagging badly. My thread takes 30 tries to post. I'll move to a spot with better internet tomorrow..... like Starbucks or something. Sorry for the disappointment, but this isn't really my fault.  |
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Post by urbanpatrician on Nov 4, 2020 0:28:58 GMT
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Post by Mattsby on Nov 4, 2020 0:37:24 GMT
Hey guys, my internet access is screwing up here. Sorry. Let's start tomorrow at same time 5:00 Eastern/2:00 Pacific. I didn't plan on this, but it's lagging badly. My thread takes 30 tries to post. I'll move to a spot with better internet tomorrow..... like Starbucks or something. Sorry for the disappointment, but this isn't really my fault.  See you and a Top 10 placed Close Up tmrw.  |
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Post by Martin Stett on Nov 4, 2020 1:16:12 GMT
Well, I'll comment on what is here so far. Movies marked bold made by ballot. Honorable mentions: Don't think any made my list, but a solid bunch of movies there. The Iron Giant - Great fun, one of the best family movies of the decade. Casino - Screw Goodfellas, this is where it's at. The Sixth Sense - Moved this off of my ballot on a rewatch. The stuff with Cole and his mother is capital G Great, the rest is eh. Metropolitan -  Best film of the decade. In the Name of the Father - Found it pretty standard, but decent enough. Perfect Blue - I consider this Kon's worst film, but it is still quite good. Like all of his, it gets better in retrospect. The Ice Storm - Ugh. Trainspotting - Energetic, surprisingly fun. I quite like it. Starship Troopers - What? Like... really? *Shrug* Whatever, it could be worse. Misery - Terrifically unsettling. Scariest King adaptation, easily. Rosetta - YES. My #3. Utterly brilliant. After Life - Just missed my ballot by one or two spots. One of the most affecting movies from a master filmmaker. The Talented Mr. Ripley - Fun, but Purple Noon is better. The Green Mile - Boooooring. Dead Man - This is my kind of atmospheric horror. Three Colors: White - My #12. Best movie of the trilogy. Pitch black comedy on free trade? Yes please. Toy Story 2 - The outright funniest movie in the series? Lacking in the dramatic department, but who cares when it is this much fun. American History X - I thought this was hated here? Well, I'm a fan. Norton is a beast and it's never less forceful than a sock on the jaw, which works in its favor. La Belle Noiseuse - Somehow, I wasn't bored. I'm no big fan either, but this held my interest for four hours. Screw that stupid ending though. The Last of the Mohicans - It has style. Not bad. Leon -  This was insipid at best, child fetishization at worst. Ew, outside of a couple neat action sequences. Twelve Monkeys - It's solid and fun, if forgettable. Dazed and Confused - YUCK. But then, that's only because I have the utmost revulsion for the music and cast of characters and everything they think about. Only Yesterday - My #5, and I probably should have placed it higher. Takahata's most transporting work. Naked - Blistering. I'm not sure I ever want to see it again, but boy is it a throat grabber. Good Will Hunting - The most "there" movie that will make the list, I'm guessing. I mean... it's there. I have nothing to say, it's a nonentity, I don't like it or dislike it. The Age of Innocence - Aggressively dull. Braveheart - 'Tis fun. Good actioner. La Haine - I found it a bit aimless, but it had high points that balance that out. The Straight Story - It's so nice, like a soft blanket. Election - Really solid black comedy that skewers the election cycle better than probably any other film. I need to give it a rewatch. The Matrix - Fun action movie, but there isn't anything else here. Groundhog Day - Haven't seen this since I was a kid. I liked it then, but I've become much more of a Murray fan now. Not seen: Dracula Funny Games The Virgin Suicides A Summer's Tale Buffalo '66 Crash Dark City Man Bites Dog Heavenly Creatures The Blair Witch Project Glengarry Glen Ross The Piano Wild at Heart Leaving Las Vegas Ed Wood Satantango Underground All About My Mother |
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Post by Martin Stett on Nov 4, 2020 1:16:46 GMT
In short: I'm really digging this right now. Can't wait to see all of you screw it up in the top 50.
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Post by countjohn on Nov 4, 2020 6:32:37 GMT
Dracula and Age of Innocence making it so far is pretty cool.
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Post by TerryMontana on Nov 4, 2020 7:35:28 GMT
I'm at work and can't enjoy the presentation as much as I'd like!
Imo some films are very low (American History X, Casino, In the Name of the Father, Green Mile) bit I'm happy they made the top 100.
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Post by themoviesinner on Nov 4, 2020 7:38:04 GMT
Pretty good list so far. There will be always some films I'm not a fan of (mostly Leon, The Sixth Sense and The Matrix), but apart from those the list is very solid. And it's nice to see some great films I actually didn't expect to end up on here (After Life, Man Bites Dog, La Belle Noiseuse) and of course I love that Crash and Underground made it, even though the should have been at least 50 places higher.
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Post by urbanpatrician on Nov 4, 2020 8:44:53 GMT
For those who don't wanna go through the whole list..... here's #51-100. Some of them are corrected due to error and my bad internet at saving things. But they're all fixed and corrected now. Same top 100 films.#1-50 will commence tomorrow at (hopefully) 5 Eastern/2 Pacific
51. The Matrix101 points. 11 ballots. Highest placing #3 (on 1 person's list) 52. Election100 points. 9 ballots. Highest placing #4 (on 1 person's list) 53. The Straight Story98 points. 8 ballots. Highest placing #4 (on 1 person's list) 54. La Haine97 points. 7 ballots. Highest placing #2 (on 1 person's list) 55. The Age of Innocence96 points. 7 ballots. Highest placing #3 (on 1 person's list) 56. Braveheart95 points. 6 ballots. Highest placing #3 (on 1 person's list) 57. All About My Mother91 points. 6 ballots. Highest placing #3 (on 1 person's list) 58. Underground86 points. 5 ballots. Highest placing #3 (on 1 person's list)
59. Naked85 points. 12 ballots. Highest placing #13 (on 2 people's lists) 60. Good Will Hunting84 points. 10 ballots. Highest placing #3 (on 1 person's list) 61. Satantango83 points. 7 ballots. Highest placing #2 (on 1 person's list) 62. Ed Wood81 points. 9 ballots. Highest placing #8 (on 1 person's list) 63. Leaving Las Vegas80 points. 5 ballots. Highest placing #5 (on 1 person's list) 64. Wild at Heart79 points. 7 ballots. Highest placing #7 (on 2 people's lists) 65. Only Yesterday77 points. 6 ballots. Highest placing #5 (on 1 person's list) 66. Dazed and Confused76 points. 6 ballots. Highest placing #5 (on 1 person's list) 67. The Piano74 points. 6 ballots. Highest placing #2 (on 1 person's list) 68. Glengarry Glen Ross69 points. 6 ballots. Highest placing #2 (on 1 person's list) 69. Twelve Monkeys68 points. 5 ballots. Highest placing #2 (on 1 person's list)
70. Leon 67 points. 5 ballots. Highest placing #8 (on 1 person's list)
71. The Last of the Mohicans66 points. 8 ballots. Highest placing #3 (on 1 person's list) 72. La Belle Noiseuse (2 place tie) 64 points. 4 ballots. Highest placing #2 (on 1 person's list) 72. American History X (2 place tie) 64 points. 5 ballots. Highest placing #2 (on 1 person's list) 74. The Blair Witch Project62 points. 7 ballots. Highest placing #6 (on 1 person's list) 75. Toy Story 261 points. 5 ballots. Highest placing #4 (on 1 person's list) 76. Man Bites Dog (4 place tie) 60 points. 4 ballots. Highest placing #3 (on 2 people's lists) 76. Dead Man (4 place tie) 60 points. 4 ballots. Highest placing #4 (on 1 person's list) 76. Heavenly Creatures (4 place tie) 60 points. 5 ballots. Highest placing #1 (on 1 person's list) 76. The Green Mile (4 place tie) 60 points. 6 ballots. Highest placing #7 (on 1 person's list) 80. The Talented Mr. Ripley59 points. 7 ballots. Highest placing #6 (on 1 person's list) 81. Three Colors: White58 points. 8 ballots. Highest placing #10 (on 1 person's list) 82. Dark City (2 place tie) 57 points. 4 ballots. Highest placing #7 (on 1 people's lists) 82. Crash (2 place tie) 57 points. 6 ballots. Highest placing #2 (on 1 person's list) 84. After Life (2 place tie) 56 points. 4 ballots. Highest placing #6 (on 1 person's list) 84. Buffalo '66 (2 place tie) 56 points. 4 ballots. Highest placing #4 (on 1 person's list) 86. Misery55 points. 5 ballots. Highest placing #8 (on 1 person's list) 87. Starship Troopers54 points. 4 ballots. Highest placing #4 (on 1 person's list) 88. The Ice Storm52 points. 5 ballots. Highest placing #10 (on 1 person's list) 89. A Summer's Tale51 points. 4 ballots. Highest placing #3 (on 1 person's list) 90. The Virgin Suicides (2 place tie) 50 points. 3 ballots. Highest placing #2 (on 1 person's list) 90. Trainspotting (2 place tie) 50 points. 4 ballots. Highest placing #4 (on 1 person's list) 92. Funny Games (3 place tie) 49 points. 5 ballots. Highest placing #4 (on 1 person's list) 92. Bram Stoker's Dracula (3 place tie) 49 points. 4 ballots. Highest placing #1 (on 1 person's list) 92. In the Name of the Father (3 place tie) 49 points. 5 ballots. Highest placing #10 (on 1 person's list) 95. Metropolitan (3 place tie) 48 points. 2 ballots. Highest placing #1 (on 1 person's list) 95. Perfect Blue (3 place tie) 48 points. 4 ballots. Highest placing #8 (on 1 person's list 95. Rosetta (3 place tie) 48 points. 4 ballots. Highest placing #3 (on 1 person's list) 98. The Sixth Sense47 points. 6 ballots. Highest placing #15 (on 2 people's lists) 99. Casino (2 place tie) 46 points. 4 ballots. Highest placing #8 (on 1 person's list) 99. The Iron Giant (2 place tie) 46 points. 5 ballots. Highest placing #11 (on 1 person's list) Honorable Mention: 45 Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse 45 The Bridges of Madison County 44 Out of Sight 43 A Few Good Men 43 Trust 42 Hoop Dreams 42 Howards End 42 Boyz n the Hood 42 The Player 41 Gummo 40 Dreams
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Post by urbanpatrician on Nov 4, 2020 21:37:23 GMT
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Post by chris3 on Nov 4, 2020 21:47:14 GMT
Sad Ripley is so low. Very happy Bram Stoker's Dracula made the list.
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Post by urbanpatrician on Nov 4, 2020 22:00:12 GMT
#50Lost Highway (David Lynch, 1997)  urbanpatrician says: Probably my favorite Lynch. Maybe not as ambitious as Mulholland Dr., but I think the ideas are there - just up to Lynch to expand it if he chooses.102 points. 8 ballots. Highest placing #1 (on 1 person's list)
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Post by urbanpatrician on Nov 4, 2020 22:05:10 GMT
This has showed up already, but an error pushed this up a couple of points, or rather pushed Lost Highway down a few points.
#49Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis, 1993)
urbanpatrician says: The Bill Murray legacy is in full effect at this point. Now his films become unforgettable classics.
103 points. 10 ballots. Highest placing #6 (on 1 person's list)
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Post by pacinoyes on Nov 4, 2020 22:11:43 GMT
Rushmore (Wes Anderson, 1998)Not only his best movie.......his best soundtrack too  |
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Post by Martin Stett on Nov 4, 2020 22:13:58 GMT
Haven't seen Lost Highway. I've mentioned my thoughts on Groundhog Day. Rushmore is good fun. So far we aren't screwing things up. Fingers crossed for Raise the Red Lantern and The Remains of the Day.
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Post by urbanpatrician on Nov 4, 2020 22:15:16 GMT
#47Breaking the Waves (Lars von Trier, 1996)
urbanpatrician says: Nice feature, devastating and suicide inducing. Emily Watson looked like she was about to take over after this breakout. 108 points. 8 ballots. Highest placing #5 (on 1 person's list)
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Post by pacinoyes on Nov 4, 2020 22:19:18 GMT
Breaking the Waves (Lars von Trier, 1996)
Bah.......humbug.......a movie about faith from an atheist who can't even remotely understand faith........ and irl the only people I know who like it are other atheists  Great performance though ..........surprised this isn't higher given his (incomprehensible to me) cult ....
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Post by urbanpatrician on Nov 4, 2020 22:21:31 GMT
#46The Remains of the Day (James Ivory, 1993)  urbanpatrician says: Really like this. Hopkins and Thompson and that lush backdrop. I prefer Hopkins, but Thompson was also a sight to behold. 109 points. 8 ballots. Highest placing #5 (on 1 person's list)
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Post by ibbi on Nov 4, 2020 22:25:13 GMT
Lost Highway and Remains of the Day. Beautiful.
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Post by urbanpatrician on Nov 4, 2020 22:26:57 GMT
#45The Double Life of Veronique (Krzysztof Kieślowski, 1991)  urbanpatrician says: Need a rewatch, but Kieslowski always has an interesting cinematic language.110 points. 7 ballots. Highest placing #2 (on 1 person's list)
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Post by Mattsby on Nov 4, 2020 22:28:40 GMT
#46The Remains of the Day (James Ivory, 1993) urbanpatrician says: Really like this. Hopkins and Thompson and that lush backdrop. I prefer Hopkins, but Thompson was also a sight to behold. 109 points. 8 ballots. Highest placing #5 (on 1 person's list) Love this one and on every rewatch forget just how visually beautiful and smart it is, from its two-shots to its masters.   |
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Best film of the decade.
This was insipid at best, child fetishization at worst. Ew, outside of a couple neat action sequences.
