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Re: Top Films of All Time
« Reply #5020 on: October 04, 2017, 05:25:55 PM »
You people are doing this to me! I hope you're happy...

Quite.
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Re: Top Films of All Time
« Reply #5021 on: October 05, 2017, 03:36:19 AM »
You people are doing this to me! I hope you're happy...

Quite.

Perfectly happy.

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Re: Top Films of All Time
« Reply #5022 on: October 05, 2017, 04:13:46 AM »
Monsters, the lot of you.
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Re: Top Films of All Time
« Reply #5023 on: October 06, 2017, 01:23:26 AM »
By the way, forgot to say this last week, bless anyone who puts Blackadder on a list like this.

Watching it is my and my wife's Christmas Eve tradition.

In theory, could a person with no prior knowledge of Black Adder watch this and get it, in October? Or would it be like watching Star Trek: The Search for Spock as your introduction to Star Trek.

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Re: Top Films of All Time
« Reply #5024 on: October 06, 2017, 03:49:11 AM »
By the way, forgot to say this last week, bless anyone who puts Blackadder on a list like this.

Watching it is my and my wife's Christmas Eve tradition.

In theory, could a person with no prior knowledge of Black Adder watch this and get it, in October? Or would it be like watching Star Trek: The Search for Spock as your introduction to Star Trek.

Every season and movie of Blackadder is self-contained, so the answer would be yes. That is virtually irrelevant however, because there is no reason on this green Earth one shouldn't watch the entirety of Blackadder. Except for the first season.
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Re: Top Films of All Time
« Reply #5025 on: October 06, 2017, 06:38:12 AM »
By the way, forgot to say this last week, bless anyone who puts Blackadder on a list like this.

Watching it is my and my wife's Christmas Eve tradition.

In theory, could a person with no prior knowledge of Black Adder watch this and get it, in October? Or would it be like watching Star Trek: The Search for Spock as your introduction to Star Trek.

I hadn't heard of the show before I watched this and had no trouble getting what was happening and why.

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Re: Top Films of All Time
« Reply #5026 on: October 26, 2017, 10:39:14 AM »
I am missing ten movies. Woe upon all of you, wretched souls, for making me do this.
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Re: Top Films of All Time
« Reply #5027 on: October 26, 2017, 11:22:04 AM »
Okay, Taylor Swift.

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Re: Top Films of All Time
« Reply #5028 on: October 26, 2017, 11:30:40 AM »
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Re: Top Films of All Time
« Reply #5029 on: October 27, 2017, 10:52:55 AM »
Hear ye! Hear ye!

'Tis here. After weeks of grueling efforts, internal struggles and savage decision making, the day has finally arrived for...

DarkeningHumour's 2017 Top 100 List


Director: Darkening
Screenwriter: Humour
Release date: 2017
Starring: 98 movies and two television episodes

Plot synopsis:

True to the formula established by the original, the sequel organises its list of movies into five tiers. The tiers are semi-completely arbitrary and don't even reflect the ratings of the movies - except for the Top 10, which is solid, until it changes next year. Each tier is organised alphabetically and all the movies that start with "The" are under the letter T, because I wasn't about to create an extra Excel formula just for that, and I also like to think of 1SO screaming at his screen in seething anger when he looks up The Godfather.

These are the best movies of all time bar none. Movies I haven't watched clearly cannot be that good, or I would have watched them already. The logic is unimpeachable. Any allegations that there was any debate about the inclusion of any specific movie on the list are reasonable and grounded in fact and should not be taken seriously.

2017 movies are considered non-eligible.

Watch the full movie here.

(Letterboxd link at the top this time so Corndog doesn't go ahead and start making one.)

And now, the list.


Tier 1 - Top 10

Aladdin - Ron Clements and John Musker (1992)

I waver in my choice of the best Disney movie of all time. I am on record as saying Beauty and the Beast should take that title but now I have swayed towards Aladdin. The songs, the Robin Williams, it's a genius movie.

All About Eve - Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1950)

This movie is so good, Marilyn Monroe is in it and no one cares. George Sanders is a treasure we don't deserve.

Avengers: Age of Ultron - Joss Whedon (2015)

I don't care what anyone says. Age of Ultron is two hours plus of unmitigated fun that sets a gold standard for Marvel's now well established formula. We need more writers like Joss Whedon in the world, more actors who can pull off the likeability and chemistry of his cast and more ass kicking of this calibre.

Casablanca - Michael Curtiz (1942)

Just because a movie is in my Top 10 it doesn't necessarily mean I believe it is a perfect movie, or that I believe such a thing even exists. If it does, surely Casablanca is the closest thing to that on this list.

Moonrise Kingdom - Wes Anderson (2012)

It's like eating a rainbow cookie with melancholy chips and a big glass of childhood nostalgia. Or something.

Princess Mononoke - Hayao Miyazaki (1997)

Some people say Spirited Away is a better movie. Those people are wrong.

Ran - Akira Kurosawa (1985)

You had me at « Shakespeare with samurais » but you still went to the trouble of adding jaw-dropping  cinematography and gorgeous art direction. Oh Kurosawa, you...

The Godfather - Francis Ford Coppola (1972)

In the words of one guy on Letterboxd: « I don't trust people who don't love The Godfather. »

The Red Shoes - Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger (1948)

The best evidence that we are a foolish species is the fact that we never took the opportunity to make a movie where Boris Lermontov met Addison DeWitt. The best proof that we are perhaps not undeserving of existence is that someone once made The Red Shoes.

There Will Be Blood - Paul Thomas Anderson (2007)

If Paul Thomas Anderson is ever able to top his current best movie I will die a happy man. If he doesn't, well, TWBB is still the best thing since sliced brioche - I am looking at you No Country for Old Men.

When my Top 10 meets someone else's Top 10:


Tier 2 - Rosebuds (36 movies)

These movies are the bee's knees, the doozies, A-number ones, top of the heap, kings of the hill. They're not in my Top 10 but they're so good they sometimes could be.

2001: A Space Odyssey - Stanley Kubrick (1968)
Almost Famous - Cameron Crowe (2000)
Captain America: Civil War - Anthony and Joe Russo (2016)
Her - Spike Jonze (2013)
Howl's Moving Castle - Hayao Miyazaki (2004)
L.A. Confidential - Curtis Hanson (1997)
Lawrence of Arabia - David Lean (1962)
Le Roi et l'Oiseau - Paul Grimault (1980)
Life of Brian - Terry Jones (1979)
Mad Max: Fury Road - George Miller (2015)
Magnolia - Paul Thomas Anderson (1999)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail - Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones (1975)
My Neighbor Totoro - Hayao Miyazaki (1988)
Pulp Fiction - Quentin Tarantino (1994)
Punch-Drunk Love - Paul Thomas Anderson (2002)
Rear Window - Alfred Hitchcock (1954)
Seven Samurai - Akira Kurosawa (1954)
Singin' in the Rain - Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly (1952)
Spirited Away - Hayao Miyazaki (2001)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back - Irvin Kershner (1980)
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance - Park Chan-wook (2005)
The Big Lebowski - Joel and Ethan Coen (1998)
The Big Short - Adam McKay (2015)
The Cabin in the Woods - Drew Goddard (2012)
The Dark Knight - Christopher Nolan (2008)
The Departed - Martin Scorsese (2006)
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Wes Anderson (2014)
The Great Beauty - Paolo Sorrentino (2013)
The Incredibles - Brad Bird (2004)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Peter Jackson (2003)
The Nightmare Before Christmas - Henry Selick (1993)
The Rules of the Game - Jean Renoir (1939)
The Social Network - David Fincher (2010)
Three Colours: Blue - Krzysztof Kieslowski (1993)
Three Colours: Red - Krzysztof Kieslowski (1994)
To Be or Not To Be - Ernst Lubitsch (1946)

My Tier 2 when it sees a random movie in the street:


Tier 3 - Damn Good Stuff, Sir (50 movies)

Some of these movies are only one tier lower because it's been a while since last I watched them. They're not quite as good, or I am not sure that they are quite as good. That's all relative though, and they remain spectacularly fun. 

A Royal Affair - Nikolaj Arcel (2012)
A Scandal in Belgravia - Paul McGuigan (2012)
An Education - Lone Scherfig (2009)
Annie Hall - Woody Allen (1977)
Beauty and the Beast - Gary Trousdale and  Kirk Wise (1991)
Before Sunrise - Richard Linklater (1995)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier - Anthony and Joe Russo (2014)
Elle - Paul Verhoeven (2016)
Ex Machina - Alex Garland (2014)
Hail Caesar! - Joel and Ethan Coen (2016)
In a Lonely Place - Nicolas Ray (1950)
In Bruges - Martin McDonagh (2008)
Inside Out - Pete Docter (2015)
Interstellar - Christopher Nolan (2014)
Kagemusha - Akira Kurosawa (1980)
La Dolce Vita - Federico Fellini (1960)
La La Land - Damien Chazelle (2016)
Les Choristes - Christophe Barratier (2004)
Les Demoiselles de Rochefort - Jacques Demy (1967)
Manhattan - Woody Allen (1979)
Miller's Crossing - Joel and Ethan Coen (1990)
My Fair Lady - George Cukor (1964)
Oldboy - Park Chan-wook (2003)
Ratatouille - Brad Bird (2007)
Rio Bravo - Howard Hawks (1959)
Rushmore - Wes Anderson (1998)
San Junipero - Owen Harris (2016)
Scott Pilgrim vs The World - Edgar Wright (2010)
Star Wars - George Lucas (1977)
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi - Richard Marquand (1983)
Sweet Smell of Success - Alex Mackendrick (1957)
The Avengers - Joss Whedon (2012)
The Lego Movie - Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (2014)
The Lion King - Roger Allers and  Bob Minkoff (1994)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Peter Jackson (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Peter Jackson (2002)
The Martian - Ridley Scott (2015)
The Matrix - Andy and Lana Wachowski (1999)
The Piano Teacher - Michael Haneke (2001)
The Royal Tenenbaums - Wes Anderson (2001)
The Wolf of Wall Street - Martin Scorsese (2013)
Your Name - Makoto Shinkai (2016)

Movies so awesome they broke Grievous:


Tier 4 - The Oddballs (12 movies)

The movies I have a special attachment to but couldn't tell you why exactly. And do I even like them that much? I think so...Or perhaps they're here to fill a vacuum, because my list was missing a little something. I could rewatch them any day of the week - except sitcom Sundays of course.

American Psycho - Mary Harron (2000)
Captain Fantastic - Matt Ross (2016)
Chasing Amy - Kevin Smith (1997)
Deadpool - Tim Miller (2016)
Easy A - Will Gluck (2010)
Garden State - Zach Braff (2004)
Kingsman: The Secret Service - Matthew Vaughn (2015)
Le Dīner de Cons - Francis Veber (1998)
Margin Call - J. C. Chandor (2011)
Speed Racer - Andy and Lana Wachowski (2008)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky (2012)

Patrick Bateman approves:


Tier 5 - The Odd One Out

Litterally the lowest Letterboxd-ranked movie on this list.

Pain & Gain - Michael Bay (2013)

Gratuitous Michael Bay explosion:


Roll credits.

I would like to thank Wes Anderson (4), Hayao Miyazaki (4), Akira Kurosawa (3), PTA (3), the Coen Brothers (3), Peter Jackson (3), Joss Whedon, Anthony and Joe Russo (2), Alfred Hitchcock (2), Park Chan-wook (2), Christopher Nolan (2), Martin Scorsese (2), Brad Bird (2), Krzysztof Kieslowski (2), Woody Allen (2), Andy and Lana Wachowski (2) and countless others for their help on this project.

Contributions by decade:
1930:   1
1940:   3
1950:   7
1960:   5
1970:   6
1980:   6
1990:   17
2000:   22
2010:   33

There you have it, 100 movies that are better than Scenes from a Marriage. Go ahead and nitpick, you reprobates.
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