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Re: Top Films of All Time
« Reply #3480 on: August 09, 2012, 11:08:08 AM »
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Re: Top Films of All Time
« Reply #3481 on: August 20, 2012, 10:26:54 AM »
1. Scenes From a Marriage (1973, Ingmar Bergman)
2. Mahanagar (1963, Satyajit Ray)
3. Casablanca (1942, Michael Curtiz)
4. The Hole (1998, Ming-liang Tsai)
5. A Woman Under the Influence (1974, John Cassavetes)
6. Fanny and Alexander (1982, Ingmar Bergman)
7. Time of the Gypsies (1988, Emir Kusturica)
8. Taxi Driver (1976, Martin Scorsese)
9. Eraserhead (1977, David Lynch)
10. Charulata (1964, Satyajit Ray)
11. Rear Window (1954, Alfred Hitchcock)
12. Seven Samurai (1954, Akira Kurosawa)
13. Goodfellas (1990, Martin Scorsese)
14. Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972, Werner Herzog)
15. The Shining (1980, Stanley Kubrick)
16. Jules and Jim (1962, Francois Truffaut)
17. Double Indemnity (1944, Billy Wilder)
18. Revenge of a Kabuki Actor (1963, Kon Ichikawa)
19. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, Steven Spielberg)
20. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968, Stanley Kubrick)
21. All That Jazz (1979, Bob Fosse)
22. Werckmeister Harmonies (2000, Bela Tarr)
23. The Seventh Seal (1957, Ingmar Bergman)
24. Network (1976, Sidney Lumet)
25. What Time Is It There? (2001, Ming-liang Tsai)
26. The Trial (1962, Orson Welles)
27. The Blues Brothers (1980, John Landis)
28. The Exterminating Angel (1962, Luis Bunuel)
29. Nights of Cabiria (1957, Federico Fellini)
30. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966, Sergio Leone)
31. Stop Making Sense (1984, Jonathan Demme)
32. Pather Panchali (1955, Satyajit Ray)
33. Apocalypse Now (1979, Francis Ford Coppola)
34. House (1977, Nobuhiko Obayashi)
35. Play Time (1967, Jacques Tati)
36. 8˝ (1963, Federico Fellini)
37. An Angel at My Table (1990, Jane Campion)
38. El Norte (1983, Gregory Nava)
39. The Scent of Green Papaya (1993, Anh Hung Tran)
40. Innocence (2004, Lucile Hadzihalilovic)
41. The Tree of Life (2011, Terrence Malick)
42. Airplane! (1980, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker)
43. Drugstore Cowboy (1989, Gus Van Sant)
44. The Wicker Man (1973, Robin Hardy)
45. Vertigo (1958, Alfred Hitchcock)
46. Winter Light (1962, Ingmar Bergman)
47. Do the Right Thing (1989, Spike Lee)
48. The Vertical Ray of the Sun (2000, Anh Hung Tran)
49. High and Low (1963, Akira Kurosawa)
50. Mulholland Drive (2001, David Lynch)
51. Yojimbo (1961, Akira Kurosawa)
52. Last Year at Marienbad (1961, Alain Resnais)
53. The Turin Horse (2011, Bela Tarr)
54. Safe (1995, Todd Haynes)
55. Sweet Smell of Success (1957, Alexander Mackendrick)
56. Underground (1995, Emir Kusturica)
57. The Night of the Hunter (1955, Charles Laughton)
58. Woman in the Dunes (1964, Hiroshi Teshigahara)
59. The Long Day Closes (1992, Terence Davies)
60. American Movie (1999, Chris Smith)
61. Red Beard (1965, Akira Kurosawa)
62. The Wayward Cloud (2005, Ming-liang Tsai)
63. Songs from the Second Floor (2000, Roy Andersson)
64. Syndromes and a Century (2006, Apichatpong Weerasethakul)
65. Secrets & Lies (1996, Mike Leigh)
66. Amélie (2001, Jean-Pierre Jeunet)
67. All About My Mother (1999, Pedro Almodovar)
68. I Fidanzati (1963, Ermanno Olmi)
69. Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975, Peter Weir)
70. Devils on the Doorstep (2000, Wen Jiang)
71. Blue Velvet (1986, David Lynch)
72. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966, Mike Nichols)
73. The Dead (1987, John Huston)
74. Visage (2009, Ming-liang Tsai)
75. The Story of Qiu Ju (1992, Zhang Yimou)
76. Devi (1960, Satyajit Ray)
77. Sita Sings the Blues (2008, Nina Paley)
78. A Moment of Innocence (1996, Mohsen Makhmalbaf)
79. Even Dwarfs Started Small (1970, Werner Herzog)
80. The Lineup (1958, Don Siegel)
81. Love and Death (1975, Woody Allen)
82. Linda Linda Linda (2005, Nobuhiro Yamashita)
83. The New World (2005, Terrence Malick)
84. Three Colors: Blue (1993, Krzysztof Kieslowski)
85. In the Loop (2009, Armando Iannucci)
86. The Burglar (1957, Paul Wendkos)
87. Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982, Alan Parker)
88. Pratidwandi (1972, Satyajit Ray)
89. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001, Wes Anderson)
90. Sátántangó (1994, Bela Tarr)
91. The Graduate (1967, Mike Nichols)
92. Shame (1968, Ingmar Bergman)
93. Cairo Station (1958, Youssef Chahine)
94. Blade Runner (1982, Ridley Scott)
95. Drowning by Numbers (1988, Peter Greenaway)
96. A Page of Madness (1926, Teinosuke Kinugasa)
97. The Wizard of Oz (1939, Victor Fleming)
98. The Cloud-Capped Star (1960, Ritwik Ghatak)
99. Thirst for Love (1966, Koreyoshi Kurahara)
100. The Beautiful Washing Machine (2004, James Lee)


List with screenshots and notes at my blog

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Re: Top Films of All Time
« Reply #3482 on: August 20, 2012, 11:10:54 AM »
A lot of these I watched with your recommendation.

2. Mahanagar (1963, Satyajit Ray)
4. The Hole (1998, Ming-liang Tsai)
6. Fanny and Alexander (1982, Ingmar Bergman)
7. Time of the Gypsies (1988, Emir Kusturica)
10. Charulata (1964, Satyajit Ray)
18. Revenge of a Kabuki Actor (1963, Kon Ichikawa)
26. The Trial (1962, Orson Welles)
28. The Exterminating Angel (1962, Luis Bunuel)
32. Pather Panchali (1955, Satyajit Ray)
34. House (1977, Nobuhiko Obayashi)
39. The Scent of Green Papaya (1993, Anh Hung Tran)
40. Innocence (2004, Lucile Hadzihalilovic)
46. Winter Light (1962, Ingmar Bergman)
48. The Vertical Ray of the Sun (2000, Anh Hung Tran)
70. Devils on the Doorstep (2000, Wen Jiang)
76. Devi (1960, Satyajit Ray)
78. A Moment of Innocence (1996, Mohsen Makhmalbaf)
80. The Lineup (1958, Don Siegel)
82. Linda Linda Linda (2005, Nobuhiro Yamashita)
86. The Burglar (1957, Paul Wendkos)
88. Pratidwandi (1972, Satyajit Ray)
90. Sátántangó (1994, Bela Tarr)
93. Cairo Station (1958, Youssef Chahine)
96. A Page of Madness (1926, Teinosuke Kinugasa)
98. The Cloud-Capped Star (1960, Ritwik Ghatak)


Films I still have to see. (6 are in my current marathon).

25. What Time Is It There? (2001, Ming-liang Tsai)
31. Stop Making Sense (1984, Jonathan Demme)
37. An Angel at My Table (1990, Jane Campion)
53. The Turin Horse (2011, Bela Tarr)
59. The Long Day Closes (1992, Terence Davies)
60. American Movie (1999, Chris Smith)
62. The Wayward Cloud (2005, Ming-liang Tsai)
74. Visage (2009, Ming-liang Tsai)
77. Sita Sings the Blues (2008, Nina Paley)
79. Even Dwarfs Started Small (1970, Werner Herzog)
99. Thirst for Love (1966, Koreyoshi Kurahara)
100. The Beautiful Washing Machine (2004, James Lee)

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Re: Top Films of All Time
« Reply #3483 on: August 20, 2012, 11:21:01 AM »
Films I still have to see. (6 are in my current marathon).

25. What Time Is It There? (2001, Ming-liang Tsai)
31. Stop Making Sense (1984, Jonathan Demme)
37. An Angel at My Table (1990, Jane Campion)
53. The Turin Horse (2011, Bela Tarr)
59. The Long Day Closes (1992, Terence Davies)
60. American Movie (1999, Chris Smith)
62. The Wayward Cloud (2005, Ming-liang Tsai)
74. Visage (2009, Ming-liang Tsai)
77. Sita Sings the Blues (2008, Nina Paley)
79. Even Dwarfs Started Small (1970, Werner Herzog)
99. Thirst for Love (1966, Koreyoshi Kurahara)
100. The Beautiful Washing Machine (2004, James Lee)

Not bad!  IIRC, last year there was something like a third of my list you hadn't seen.

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Re: Top Films of All Time
« Reply #3484 on: August 20, 2012, 11:49:25 AM »
I've still got a few to go.

Also, you have a tendency to pick a lot of movies that I loved and intially rated with top 100 level star ratings on my Netflix account, but that for some reason just are not sticky enough in my memory and will require a rewatch. Spefically, Manhanagar, Charluata, and the Lineup.

4. The Hole (1998, Ming-liang Tsai)
7. Time of the Gypsies (1988, Emir Kusturica)
25. What Time Is It There? (2001, Ming-liang Tsai)
31. Stop Making Sense (1984, Jonathan Demme)
38. El Norte (1983, Gregory Nava)
39. The Scent of Green Papaya (1993, Anh Hung Tran)
40. Innocence (2004, Lucile Hadzihalilovic)
48. The Vertical Ray of the Sun (2000, Anh Hung Tran)
53. The Turin Horse (2011, Bela Tarr)
54. Safe (1995, Todd Haynes)
56. Underground (1995, Emir Kusturica)
59. The Long Day Closes (1992, Terence Davies)
62. The Wayward Cloud (2005, Ming-liang Tsai)
63. Songs from the Second Floor (2000, Roy Andersson)
70. Devils on the Doorstep (2000, Wen Jiang)
74. Visage (2009, Ming-liang Tsai)
76. Devi (1960, Satyajit Ray)
82. Linda Linda Linda (2005, Nobuhiro Yamashita)
86. The Burglar (1957, Paul Wendkos)
88. Pratidwandi (1972, Satyajit Ray)
92. Shame (1968, Ingmar Bergman)
93. Cairo Station (1958, Youssef Chahine)
95. Drowning by Numbers (1988, Peter Greenaway)
98. The Cloud-Capped Star (1960, Ritwik Ghatak)
99. Thirst for Love (1966, Koreyoshi Kurahara)
100. The Beautiful Washing Machine (2004, James Lee)

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Re: Top Films of All Time
« Reply #3485 on: August 20, 2012, 12:19:05 PM »
I've still got a few to go.

Also, you have a tendency to pick a lot of movies that I loved and intially rated with top 100 level star ratings on my Netflix account, but that for some reason just are not sticky enough in my memory and will require a rewatch. Spefically, Manhanagar, Charluata, and the Lineup.

In the nearly 10 years I've been keeping track, Charulata and Mahanagar are the movies I've rewatched the most (5 times each, tied with The Scent of Green Papaya).  The Lineup I watched for the second time last month and it held up very well (obviously).

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Re: Top Films of All Time
« Reply #3486 on: August 20, 2012, 12:34:47 PM »
From what Ive seen, Ray and especially Ozu have this quality where I feel like I am just watching one chapter that is an addition to a massive movie everytime I see a new film.  I'm really struggling with both guys. Their filmographies blend better than a lot of movies who's titles end with a "2" or "3" blend with their predessecors.

I'm being significantly more meticulous with my list this year. Its quickly growing into a top 250, and I probably wont submit until the week of the deadline. Ive typically just thrown something together in an hour using my ICheckmovies as a guideline.

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« Reply #3487 on: August 20, 2012, 12:37:38 PM »
Grades for the ones I've seen recently enough to trust my grades:

13. Goodfellas (1990, Martin Scorsese)

A-.

23. The Seventh Seal (1957, Ingmar Bergman)
64. Syndromes and a Century (2006, Apichatpong Weerasethakul)
94. Blade Runner (1982, Ridley Scott)

B+.

39. The Scent of Green Papaya (1993, Anh Hung Tran)
52. Last Year at Marienbad (1961, Alain Resnais)

B ... though my opinion of Marienbad seems to shift wildly every time I watch it.

19. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, Steven Spielberg)
73. The Dead (1987, John Huston)
92. Shame (1968, Ingmar Bergman)

B-.

42. Airplane! (1980, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker)
85. In the Loop (2009, Armando Iannucci)

C+.

46. Winter Light (1962, Ingmar Bergman)

C.

I think I need to blow up my own Top 100 this year (or find time for a marathon). Too many entries are films I haven't revisited in forever ... like, for example, all the entries we have in common (Seven Samurai, 2001, Wizard of Oz, Pather Panchali, , Mulholland Drive, and Amélie). Then again, most of those I've only seen on the big screen and sort of want to keep it that way.

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Re: Top Films of All Time
« Reply #3488 on: August 20, 2012, 01:00:14 PM »
From what Ive seen, Ray and especially Ozu have this quality where I feel like I am just watching one chapter that is an addition to a massive movie everytime I see a new film.  I'm really struggling with both guys. Their filmographies blend better than a lot of movies who's titles end with a "2" or "3" blend with their predessecors.

Ray is actually quite varied in his career, although there blocks of movies that go together.  There's the character continuity in the Apu trilogy, the Goopy/Bagha films and the Feluda films.  Then there's the Calcutta trilogy which all deal with contemporary ethical issues, particularly related to employment.  Also my feeling is that Mahanagar/Charulata/Devi form an unofficial "women in Indian society" trilogy.

But I don't see his filmography as one massive work... maybe a series of medium-sized works.

I'm being significantly more meticulous with my list this year. Its quickly growing into a top 250

I basically did a top 250 as well, with my 101-250 list


pix, I'm not scoring too well with you!  Only one higher than a B?  Although you imply at the end there's others you like.


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Re: Top Films of All Time
« Reply #3489 on: August 20, 2012, 01:06:19 PM »
I decided that there are enough movies that I love that I don't feel like repeating myself every year. So this year's list will consist of my top 100 films that have never appeared in any of the past filmspotting top 100 lists.

 

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