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Lepidopterous · 10-27-2010, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by surfdude12

Babel is in my top 30 all-time!! Now that is a great film with great themes!

Yes!

Babel is in my top 50 of all time. And in my top 15 favorite movies of all time.

iam1bearcat · 10-27-2010, 02:17 AM

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Originally Posted by DjMethod

Yes!

Babel is in my top 50 of all time. And in my top 15 favorite movies of all time.

do you actually have these lists written out? care to share your top 15? i love seeing lists

Diesel · 10-27-2010, 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

i haven't seen it

next Tuesday is the second most exciting Tuesday of my life

(behind august 24th when LOST: Complete Collection came out)

I'm expecting a review

Monday and Tuesday I'll be watching all 3 films

surfdude12 · 10-27-2010, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Diesel

So....who still hasn't seen it?

me neither. Just watched Parts 1&2 last week for first time

iam1bearcat · 10-27-2010, 02:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Diesel

I'm expecting a review

Monday and Tuesday I'll be watching all 3 films

haha, a review will be coming Tuesday afternoon for sure

i'm doing the same thing Monday, but i'm actually going to try and squeeze in all the Pixar films (on blu-ray that are out now)

start with...

Cars / Ratatouille / Monster's, Inc. / Wall-E / Up / A Bug's Life / Toy Story / Toy Story 2

and then Tuesday morning sprint (or drive, not sure yet

) to Target at 8:00am, and pick up my 4-disc copy of Toy Story 3

iam1bearcat · 10-27-2010, 02:33 AM

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Originally Posted by surfdude12

me neither. Just watched Parts 1&2 last week for first time

uh oh. i have a feeling you might not get as teary-eyed as some of us for two reasons: 1) you've only recently seen these great films, so, unlike me who has seen these films dozens of times for many, many years, you won't have as "long" a connection, but still a connection none the less and 2) you're a cold, heartless b@st@rd

that was made very apparent about

[Show spoiler]

in Frozen

DIESEL! we have to get Surf that

[Show spoiler]

sooner than we expected so he can grow a heart!

Lepidopterous · 10-27-2010, 02:36 AM

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Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

do you actually have these lists written out? care to share your top 15? i love seeing lists

Since you asked, I'll give you my top 30 favorite films

[Show spoiler]

The list does not include comedies or kids movies. If I included comedies, my number one spot would be Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

I have a top 250 in the works (best, not favorites), but I won't release it until it is solid. Care to share your favorites?

Steve46 · 10-27-2010, 02:39 AM

Here's my recent list

1. Mulholland Dr.
2. The Shawshank Redemption
3. Pulp Fiction
4. Inglourious Basterds
5. The Green Mile
6. Blue Velvet
7. Kill Bill: Volume 2
8. No Country for Old Men
9. Fargo
10. American Beauty
11. Kill Bill: Volume 1
12. The Departed
13. The Silence of the Lambs
14. Lost Highway
15. Jackie Brown
16. Memento
17. The Shining
18. Up
19. Ponyo
20. Kiki’s Delivery Service
21. Wild At Heart
22. Control
23. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
24. The Prestige
25. There Will Be Blood
26. Ratatouille
27. The Matrix
28. As Good As It Gets
29. Pay It Forward
30. Field of Dreams
31. L.A. Confidential
32. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
33. Spirited Away
34. Bolt
35. Se7en
36. Dead Poet’s Society
37. My Neighbor Totoro
38. Amélie
39. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
40. Twelve Monkeys
41. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
42. Avatar
43. The Lives of Others
44. Vertigo
45. I Am Legend
46. Seabiscuit
47. Reservoir Dogs
48. Psycho (1960)
49. Zodiac
50. The Reader
51. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
52. Dog Day Afternoon
53. Die Hard 2
54. Cast Away
55. Fantastic Mr. Fox
56. Fight Club
57. The Elephant Man
58. Rear Window
59. The Dark Knight
60. Taken
61. Monsters, Inc.
62. The Pursuit of Happyness
63. Dial M for Murder
64. Scent of a Woman
65. The Usual Suspects
66. Burn After Reading
67. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
68. Apollo 13
69. 2001: A Space Odyssey
70. The Great Escape
71. Die Hard
72. War of the Worlds (2005)
73. Being There
74. 12 Angry Men
75. The Mist
76. Up in the Air
77. Leon: The Professional
78. In Bruges
79. Glengarry Glen Ross
80. Shutter Island
81. Lakeview Terrace
82. Heat
83. Big
84. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
85. Good Will Hunting
86. Grave of the Fireflies
87. Die Hard: With a Vengeance
88. Casino Royale (2006)
89. Dune
90. Falling Down
91. Dr. Strangelove
92. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
93. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
94. The Illusionist
95. Chungking Express
96. Gran Torino
97. Collateral
98. Red Dragon
99. Whisper of the Heart
100. The Hurt Locker
101. Live Free or Die Hard
102. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
103. The Warriors
104. Needful Things
105. Slumdog Millionaire
106. Moon
107. Pan’s Labyrinth
108. Gladiator
109. Walkabout
110. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
111. Arlington Road
112. Chinatown
113. Wanted
114. Toy Story 2
115. The Birds
116. Doubt
117. Wings of Desire
118. Death Proof
119. Jaws
120. True Romance
121. North by Northwest
122. Batman Begins
123. Blade Runner
124. Inside Man
125. The Bourne Identity
126. The Bourne Supremacy
127. The Bourne Ultimatum
128. Lolita
129. Casablanca
130. Star Trek (2009)
131. The Road
132. Wall Street
133. Goodfellas
134. Knowing
135. The Negotiator

Lepidopterous · 10-27-2010, 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Diesel

A wee bit of semi-spoilers in the review/images, so tread carefully.

I mention that kind of thing to the reviewers via PM sometimes, but they usually never do anything about it.

Lepidopterous · 10-27-2010, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve46

Here's my recent list

[Show spoiler]

Nice

#1, 15, 28, 58, and 61 are some of my unlisted favorites as well.

iam1bearcat · 10-27-2010, 02:46 AM

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Originally Posted by DjMethod

Since you asked, I'll give you my top 30 favorite films

[Show spoiler]

The list does not include comedies or kids movies. If I included comedies, my number one spot would be Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

I have a top 250 in the works (best, not favorites), but I won't release it until it is solid. Care to share your favorites?

wow! for some reason, your list really took me by surprise! i see you having very intellectual conversations with Surf and Squid and i expected to have not even heard of half your list!

so i was shocked to see so many films i actually know and have seen

a lot of variety. and i love that you have A Lot Like Love on your list

i really think it's underrated, and i loved it as well.

as for my list, i was actually just looking it over last night and made some rearrangements, here's my top 20 (favorites, not "best made films")

[Show spoiler]

some of these also qualify as "best made films", but most on here are just personal favorites for numerous reasons.
what's crazy is i don't believe we have even one same film on our lists in the top 20!

which is really cool imo

i've been debating adding Pixar / animated films to my list. if i did i know the first 2 Toy Story films would be on it (and probably the 3rd come this next Tuesday), but for some reason i keep them separate from "regular" movies. not really sure why... but i do

Diesel · 10-27-2010, 02:54 AM

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Originally Posted by surfdude12

me neither. Just watched Parts 1&2 last week for first time

Oh that's right, I remember your reviews!

Quote:

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

haha, a review will be coming Tuesday afternoon for sure

It better

Quote:

i'm doing the same thing Monday, but i'm actually going to try and squeeze in all the Pixar films (on blu-ray that are out now)

start with...

Cars / Ratatouille / Monster's, Inc. / Wall-E / Up / A Bug's Life / Toy Story / Toy Story 2

/

Quote:

and then Tuesday morning sprint (or drive, not sure yet

) to Target at 8:00am, and pick up my 4-disc copy of Toy Story 3

I suggest sprinting, it'll burn off those calories you take in while sitting in front of the tv all day and eating Monday

Quote:

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

uh oh. i have a feeling you might not get as teary-eyed as some of us for two reasons: 1) you've only recently seen these great films, so, unlike me who has seen these films dozens of times for many, many years, you won't have as "long" a connection, but still a connection none the less and 2) you're a cold, heartless b@st@rd

that was made very apparent about

[Show spoiler]

in Frozen

I agree though, the emotional side of the film is definitely heavily amplified by having such a long connection to the characters.

Quote:

DIESEL! we have to get Surf that

[Show spoiler]

sooner than we expected so he can grow a heart!

Does anyone want to chip in on shipping so he can get that

[Show spoiler]

before Toy Story 3 comes out?

Quote:

Originally Posted by DjMethod

I mention that kind of thing to the reviewers via PM sometimes, but they usually never do anything about it.

Really? Maybe it wasn't an actual spoiler unless you knew the context?

When I've ever had a concern about spoilers or spelling or just mistakes in the reviews, I shoot them a PM and if its an issue they will handle it. They appreciate feedback.

jhiggy23 · 10-27-2010, 02:55 AM

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Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

i'm still surprised to hear Fincher is doing this.
for someone with such a vast array of originality and stories as he directs for his films, i'm really surprised to see him doing a remake. it just doesn't seem like something he'd do.

but i agree, if it gets more people to know the story, that's one thing. but after people see this, how many will know it's even a remake? it's not like remakes say "based off of the film that this is a remake of", so it still leaves the original film in the dark mostly. or people tend to think if there's a remake, then the original must have sucked if it needed to be remade, which is definitely not the case.

Don't forget the original is the highest grossing limited release in US history and has grossed over a hundred million dollars. It's by no means an unknown film. The books have also sold over 40 million copies and Larsson was the second best selling author in the world last year behind Khaled Housseni.

I welcome the story being more well known to American audiences ONLY if the themes that are so essential to the books (i.e. violence against women) are conveyed effectively on screen. We all know I don't like Fincher but it's not that he's a bad director--he has a good handle on the craft and the mood he creates will fit with this source--it's that I simply don't like his films. However, while he does have a good handle on directing he does NOT effectively convey themes in his films. I welcome arguments on this but he really doesn't. That's what concerns me more than anything else--that the film follows the source but omits the themes. One of the best things about the original is that the themes of violence against women are very effectively conveyed.

But, I'm not mad that there's a remake coming. It doesn't change the power of the books and the quality of the original.

jhiggy23 · 10-27-2010, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by lDlisturb3d

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[/SPOILER]

Hey guys im with ya but im just acknowledging the fact the this movie will probably be better than the original because look who's directing it. Thats all im saying.

You must be kidding. You honestly think the remake will be better than the original?????? The original is a near flawless adaptation of the book with one of the finest female performances in years, one that comes as close to nailing a literary character as I've ever seen. That alone all but guarantees a remake that is several notches below the original.

Lepidopterous · 10-27-2010, 03:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

wow! for some reason, your list really took me by surprise! i see you having very intellectual conversations with Surf and Squid and i expected to have not even heard of half your list!

so i was shocked to see so many films i actually know and have seen

a lot of variety. and i love that you have A Lot Like Love on your list

i really think it's underrated, and i loved it as well.

I'm pretty nostalgic when it comes to my favorites, so many of them I grew up watching and I'm not afraid to admit my love for them

After all, when it comes down to it, I believe movies are about entertainment, so the most cerebral are not always the most enjoyable (take the pure badassery of 300 outranking Perfect Blue for example). Most of the classics I've seen over the past few years were great, but there is a very high, personal threshold movies must cross to enter my heart! Thanks for the feedback btw.

Quote:

as for my list, i was actually just looking it over last night and made some rearrangements, here's my top 20 (favorites, not "best made films")

[Show spoiler]

some of these also qualify as "best made films", but most on here are just personal favorites for numerous reasons.
what's crazy is i don't believe we have even one same film on our lists in the top 20!

which is really cool imo

i've been debating adding Pixar / animated films to my list. if i did i know the first 2 Toy Story films would be on it (and probably the 3rd come this next Tuesday), but for some reason i keep them separate from "regular" movies. not really sure why... but i do

I really like every title on your list, with the exception of Blair Witch (which I haven't seen since VHS), Michael Clayton (very boring to me sorry, but I am very interested in why you it made your list), and Garden State which I haven't seen. Nice to see your appreciation for Paul Thomas Anderson. His films are pure genius. You might also like to know that my #30 inspired a scene in your #14 (at least our lists share some connection

).

Lepidopterous · 10-27-2010, 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Diesel

Really? Maybe it wasn't an actual spoiler unless you knew the context?

When I've ever had a concern about spoilers or spelling or just mistakes in the reviews, I shoot them a PM and if its an issue they will handle it. They appreciate feedback.

I'm probably exaggerating a bit

I sent in one PM for Chloe, and it was debatable because he said it was shown in the trailers. Still a spoiler though imo.

jhiggy23 · 10-27-2010, 03:04 AM

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Originally Posted by lDlisturb3d

Im about to change the subject real quick

. Lately i've been kinda pissed with some to the comments on the greatest movie ever made! "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" So i need to know whats up? I need every ones full attention PLEASE PARTICIPATE. After hearing all your reviews it sounds like you like movies with awesome themes, beautiful shots, good direction and good acting. I seriously without being bias dont see how Benjamin Button doesnt exceed in all these categories. SOME ONE HELP ME. Allow me to see the movie in your eyes. Why does everyone crap on this movie????? Is it because its unrealistic? Why? I need to know!

In addition isnt this the only movie to be put in the Criterion Collection with its initial release? Thats gotta mean something?

Woah you just opened a topic that has been beaten to death but I will gladly respond for the hundredth time.

First, the fact that it's in the Criterion collection means ZERO. Why? Look at the Criterion collection. The Rock is in it. Armageddon is in it. Sometimes the folks at Criterion pick films that are out of place in the totality of its collection. This is such an occasion, although obv not to the extent of the other two. So, the fact that it's in the Collection is irrelevant and immaterial.

Second, Button was never meant to be taken seriously. It was a facetious short story, even acknowledged by Fitzgerald. To extent it into a feature length film that somewhat attempts to mirror Forrest Gump is its first downfall. Its second downfall is that it takes itself seriously when it's source so blatantly doesn't.

Third, the performances are decent at best. I like Pitt quite a bit but he does nothing exceptional in this film--his nomination was a joke, especially considering some of the performances he was nominated over. Blanchett, while a great actress, is off her game here.

I think Fincher did an excellent job directing this film, with the scene on the water being one of the better domestic film scenes of that year. But that doesn't mean it's a good movie. The film is devoid of serious themes and doesn't convey them well, which is a Fincher trademark. I personally, as well as at least half of the viewers of the film, had absolutely ZERO emotional connection to the characters. Ebert elaborates on this to a more efficient degree.

Diesel · 10-27-2010, 03:09 AM

Hey lDlisturb3d, I thought Lord of the Rings movies were the greatest movies ever made?

shinseiRomeo · 10-27-2010, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Diesel

I'm expecting a review

Monday and Tuesday I'll be watching all 3 films

In one sitting...? Monday into Tuesday?

surfdude12 · 10-27-2010, 03:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DjMethod

Since you asked, I'll give you my top 30 favorite films

[Show spoiler]

The list does not include comedies or kids movies. If I included comedies, my number one spot would be Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

I have a top 250 in the works (best, not favorites), but I won't release it until it is solid. Care to share your favorites?

holy crappola DJ that was a surprise! Like Bearcat, I was expecting nearly all 30 to be classic/drama. A very mixed list, particularly for someone who was able to give a theory on Marienbad! <-- a feat of its own!

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10-27-2010, 02:39 AM	#11608
Steve46 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Oshawa, ON 4K collection:156 Blu-ray collection:1040 Blu-ray reviews: 79 Trading Score:16	Here's my recent list 1. Mulholland Dr. 2. The Shawshank Redemption 3. Pulp Fiction 4. Inglourious Basterds 5. The Green Mile 6. Blue Velvet 7. Kill Bill: Volume 2 8. No Country for Old Men 9. Fargo 10. American Beauty 11. Kill Bill: Volume 1 12. The Departed 13. The Silence of the Lambs 14. Lost Highway 15. Jackie Brown 16. Memento 17. The Shining 18. Up 19. Ponyo 20. Kiki’s Delivery Service 21. Wild At Heart 22. Control 23. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 24. The Prestige 25. There Will Be Blood 26. Ratatouille 27. The Matrix 28. As Good As It Gets 29. Pay It Forward 30. Field of Dreams 31. L.A. Confidential 32. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind 33. Spirited Away 34. Bolt 35. Se7en 36. Dead Poet’s Society 37. My Neighbor Totoro 38. Amélie 39. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 40. Twelve Monkeys 41. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit 42. Avatar 43. The Lives of Others 44. Vertigo 45. I Am Legend 46. Seabiscuit 47. Reservoir Dogs 48. Psycho (1960) 49. Zodiac 50. The Reader 51. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 52. Dog Day Afternoon 53. Die Hard 2 54. Cast Away 55. Fantastic Mr. Fox 56. Fight Club 57. The Elephant Man 58. Rear Window 59. The Dark Knight 60. Taken 61. Monsters, Inc. 62. The Pursuit of Happyness 63. Dial M for Murder 64. Scent of a Woman 65. The Usual Suspects 66. Burn After Reading 67. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 68. Apollo 13 69. 2001: A Space Odyssey 70. The Great Escape 71. Die Hard 72. War of the Worlds (2005) 73. Being There 74. 12 Angry Men 75. The Mist 76. Up in the Air 77. Leon: The Professional 78. In Bruges 79. Glengarry Glen Ross 80. Shutter Island 81. Lakeview Terrace 82. Heat 83. Big 84. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 85. Good Will Hunting 86. Grave of the Fireflies 87. Die Hard: With a Vengeance 88. Casino Royale (2006) 89. Dune 90. Falling Down 91. Dr. Strangelove 92. Close Encounters of the Third Kind 93. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 94. The Illusionist 95. Chungking Express 96. Gran Torino 97. Collateral 98. Red Dragon 99. Whisper of the Heart 100. The Hurt Locker 101. Live Free or Die Hard 102. Monty Python and the Holy Grail 103. The Warriors 104. Needful Things 105. Slumdog Millionaire 106. Moon 107. Pan’s Labyrinth 108. Gladiator 109. Walkabout 110. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone 111. Arlington Road 112. Chinatown 113. Wanted 114. Toy Story 2 115. The Birds 116. Doubt 117. Wings of Desire 118. Death Proof 119. Jaws 120. True Romance 121. North by Northwest 122. Batman Begins 123. Blade Runner 124. Inside Man 125. The Bourne Identity 126. The Bourne Supremacy 127. The Bourne Ultimatum 128. Lolita 129. Casablanca 130. Star Trek (2009) 131. The Road 132. Wall Street 133. Goodfellas 134. Knowing 135. The Negotiator

10-27-2010, 03:09 AM	#11618
Diesel Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 31 Trading Score:10	Hey lDlisturb3d, I thought Lord of the Rings movies were the greatest movies ever made?

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