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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2022 18:22:50 GMT
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Annie Hall (1977) Back to the Future (1985) The Exorcist (1973) Jaws (1975) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) The Wild Bunch (1969) Young Frankenstein (1974) Thoughts?
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Post by stephen on Oct 31, 2022 18:31:08 GMT
It's a solid list, to be honest. Jaws, Back to the Future and The Wild Bunch are flawless for me, and the others are all as good as one could make with the materials provided.
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Post by JangoB on Oct 31, 2022 18:32:32 GMT
He forgot Jackie Brown.
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Post by pacinoyes on Oct 31, 2022 18:39:01 GMT
Breaks my heart that he had his own version of The Wild Bunch for 2/3rds of OUATIH and went in an entirely different way - wrongly - in the 3rd act ......
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Post by DeepArcher on Oct 31, 2022 18:58:13 GMT
Oh yeah, the only "perfect" films were all made in America between 1969 and 1985  - it's a sort of "to be expected" Tarantino list but it's not horrible. Only one I dislike among them. But only one (Texas Chainsaw) maybe two (Jaws) that I'd agree may be "perfect." |
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Post by ibbi on Oct 31, 2022 18:58:38 GMT
I don't particularly care all that much for the last two, though I don't know that I would argue imperfection. First five are pretty hard to argue with
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Post by Mattsby on Oct 31, 2022 20:01:56 GMT
Ununique list..... I prefer QT's taste in b-movie mode, when he's defending stuff like The Slams, Lady in Red, Silver Bullet, kung fu....... Love his New Bev write-ups..... and oh yes I'll be buying his Cinema Speculation book this week!
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Post by thelistenercanon on Nov 1, 2022 0:06:49 GMT
Since when did The Wild Bunch came out in 1959? I thought it was 1969.
Anyway, the BTTF is a nice addition but also aside from that, it’s all 60s and 70s stuff. Love it!
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Post by quetee on Nov 1, 2022 4:28:50 GMT
I've seen Back to the Future at least 100 times so yeah, he's right. LMAO.
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Post by PromNightCarrie on Nov 1, 2022 6:13:41 GMT
Like any good American who was around when VCRs were around, I've seen Back to the Future more times than I can count.
Young Frankenstein is my favorite on that list. "Yes! Yes! He vas my BOYFRIEND!"
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Post by countjohn on Nov 20, 2022 0:17:13 GMT
Well I like a lot of these but I'm not sure I would call any of them "perfect". They're just good movies.
The three things that always stick out to me as perfect films are The original Godfather, The Graduate, and Citizen Kane. Wouldn't cut a frame or change a single line in any of them. Perfect is a tall order.
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Post by futuretrunks on Nov 20, 2022 0:21:52 GMT
Annie Hall is a reasonable contender. Disagree about the rest. The Godfather Part II should be on any list.
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Post by RiverleavesElmius on Jan 19, 2023 21:59:05 GMT
Honestly, I take the word "perfect" very seriously & literal when it comes to movies. To give you an idea, I consider 77 of the 100 movies on My Top 100 to be flat-out masterpieces, yet I really would only call 7 of the films on my list literally perfect.
Basically, just my #1 to #6, and then my #13 as well:
1. Almost Famous (2000)
2. Annie Hall (1977)
3. Nashville (1975)
4. Mulholland Drive (2001)
5. Boogie Nights (1997)
6. The Player (1992)
7. Fargo (1996)
So, just like Quentin, I also have only 7 films I consider "perfect." If you're wondering how I could rank six "imperfect" films ahead of a perfect one like Fargo, here's why: Even with their small flaws, the sum of their brilliant parts add up to more for me than the perfection of Fargo. For example, in Tarantino's own Pulp Fiction (my all-time #7 and I guess my highest ranking "imperfect" film), after Esmeralda drops Butch off at the motel, I could do without everything that happens right up until Butch starts asking his girlfriend about the watch. I've never counted how many minutes that is, but I find it to be a complete & utter waste of time in a movie that, barring that short space, is pure brilliant, exciting, hilarious, nerve-wracking perfection. Honestly, though he still deserved the writing Oscar he won 100%, that cringefully infantile & vapid "pillow talk" between Butch and his GF might be the most boring & gratuitous writing of Tarantino's whole career. But, like I said, it's probably less than 15 minutes of a 2 and a half hour long film. Fargo has zero unnecessary scenes, imo, and that's why I consider it perfect, but the brilliant & flawless parts of Pulp and the other films ranked ahead of it add up to an overall more remarkable project, flaws and all.
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Post by RiverleavesElmius on Jan 19, 2023 22:11:58 GMT
As for thoughts on Q.T.'s own list: Obviously Annie Hall is the only one I agree with him is perfect. Honestly, the only one that even comes close to perfection. That being said, Jaws, The Exorcist, and Young Frankenstein are all truly great films. Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Wild Bunch are also both superb and near-great. Back to the Future is the only one I can't get behind. Don't get me wrong, I like it enough to recommend. It's a fun & clever summer popcorn flick with some interesting ideas, but I still think it's one of the most OVERRATED films ever made. It could have been soooo much more, and I definitely feel it doesn't always use it's fascinating concept to it's full & most intriguing potential. Everytime I see it in an all-time Top 50 or even Top 20 list sometimes!?! Wooosh! Right over my head.
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- it's a sort of "to be expected" Tarantino list but it's not horrible. Only one I dislike among them. But only one (Texas Chainsaw) maybe two (Jaws) that I'd agree may be "perfect." 
