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Re: Oldkid's Ultimately Cool (And Long) Top 100 Marathon
« Reply #10 on: July 21, 2010, 04:01:36 AM »
I notice a heavy Ghibli presence on your list but no Grave of the Fireflies, if you have not seen it, it is impossible to recommend that movie enough.
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Re: Oldkid's Ultimately Cool (And Long) Top 100 Marathon
« Reply #11 on: July 21, 2010, 05:58:53 AM »
Can I ask how you know that the next top 100 is in December?

I'd like to second sdedalus' Powell & Pressburger suggestion!

I don't think I see any Bergman on your list - I'd suggest The Seventh Seal.

And have you tried Almodóvar? Maybe All About My Mother?

Also: how about The Adventures of Robin Hood? A Letter to Three Wives?

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Re: Oldkid's Ultimately Cool (And Long) Top 100 Marathon
« Reply #12 on: July 21, 2010, 07:33:42 AM »
Just a heads up: you've got Roger Rabbit on the list twice.

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Re: Oldkid's Ultimately Cool (And Long) Top 100 Marathon
« Reply #13 on: July 21, 2010, 08:37:16 AM »
Studied your list for a bit looking for trends... here's what I came up with. I expect you've seen a few or all of them but here they are nevertheless. Maybe one or two of them will interest you enough to seek out. I chose them for being slightly unconventional in their style of storytelling, also I think they're just damn fine films.  ;)

Blair Witch Project
Hero
Joy Luck Club
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
Three Kings
Topsy-Turvy
Touching the Void
Vanilla Sky


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Re: Oldkid's Ultimately Cool (And Long) Top 100 Marathon
« Reply #14 on: July 21, 2010, 08:46:52 AM »
Oldkid's Top 160 (or so) in no particular order:
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Re: Oldkid's Ultimately Cool (And Long) Top 100 Marathon
« Reply #15 on: July 21, 2010, 09:11:45 AM »
Several lack of Bergman: Wild Strawberries.
I see Chinatown: so do Repulsion too.
I see 8 1/2: La Dolce Vita is better (though I am aching for a rewatch of 8 1/2).
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Re: Oldkid's Ultimately Cool (And Long) Top 100 Marathon
« Reply #16 on: July 21, 2010, 09:43:13 AM »
Days of Heaven? The New World?

You know me, if it's Malick, it should be in your top 100.  ;D

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Re: Oldkid's Ultimately Cool (And Long) Top 100 Marathon
« Reply #17 on: July 21, 2010, 10:00:54 AM »
A few more suggestions:

Wings of Desire
Ratcatcher
Still Walking


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Re: Oldkid's Ultimately Cool (And Long) Top 100 Marathon
« Reply #18 on: July 21, 2010, 11:04:39 AM »
I've found no evidence that you've seen these, and I think you really should. Our taste seems to overlap a lot, and I think there's a good chance you could love these as much as I do. I'm prepared to try and sell you on them further if necessary ;D

1. The Great Dictator
2. Nights of Cabiria
3. High and Low
4. Army of Shadows

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Re: Oldkid's Ultimately Cool (And Long) Top 100 Marathon
« Reply #19 on: July 21, 2010, 11:07:01 AM »
Awesome marathon. Here are my suggestions. I don't know your tastes that well yet, so I'm kind of guessing based off what's already on the list.

Animal Crackers and A Night at the Opera. I see Duck Soup already on there. These two have equally funny gags, just not quite the lean mania found in Duck Soup, so they tend to be under-appreciated.

Grizzly Man and Fitzcarraldo. Didn't see any Herzog on the list. Have you seen either previously? I think you would like both.

The Hidden Fortress and Ran. Saw some Kurosawa and Star Wars on the list already. What continues to stick in my mind is the epic scope and spectacle of Ran. I find it really cool to see King Lear get a treatment like this. As for The Hidden Fortress, the sense of adventure and entertainment is the equal of anything Spielberg or Lucas has done in my mind.

Out of the Past. This is a dense noir with a terrific mystery. Kind of like The Big Sleep, but with the love story the focal point (like Double Indemnity) and Robert Mitchum instead of Bogey.

Ostrov. A recent Russian film about a man who becomes an Orthodox monk out of guilt. He has keen insight into the human heart, but can't forgive himself his past sin. The other monks misunderstand and mistrust him, as his holy fool antics and spiritual gifts make them feel embarrassed and inadequate.