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Top ten !
10. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, Werner Herzog
A conquistador in search of Eldorado leads his expedition in the jungle to disaster.
Through this simple plot. Herzog takes us in a journey through dellusion and madness. Shot in columbian jungle, the dispute between the director and Klaus Kinski, the main actor have become legendary, and the performance of the main actor is certainly among the best I've seen. The ending is a thing of beauty.
9. Citizen Kane, Orson Welles
Evrything about this movie has already been told. Incredible opening scene, cut and acting. That being said, two criticism : the news presentation should never have been shot ( it was an idea of the producers) and I'm not fond of the Rosebud idea. Still the movie deserves its reputation.
8. Solaris, Andrei Tarkovski
Saw it thanks to à TLer ! Scientists are studying a planet which seems to be alive, but on their station, strange phenomenon appears...
Philosophical and beautiful, a reflexion on reality and desire. Powerful.
7. Wild Strawberries, Ingmar Bergman
An old doctor is going to receive an honorary degree. His journey is the occasion to reflect on his life, his relationship to others and his coming death.
Exploring Bergman's favorite themes, in particular the difficulty of living with others, the occasion of à bittersweet reflexion on life. It's never too late to change.
6. Touch of Evil, Orson Welles
A crime occures at the american-mexican border. Two policemen investigate, an old corrupted one and a young idealistic one.
Perfectly directed, Orson Welles' acting great as usual, the opposition works perfectly until the very end. Things are not always what they seem.
5. Seven Samurai, Akira Kurosawa
The most famous movie from a director I love. I won't expand much on it except to say the opposition between the samourai and the peasants is the key to this movie.
4. M, Fritz Lang
A child killer terrorize a german city. As the police can't catch him, the mafia decides to intervene.
A powerful reflection on justice, vengeance and humanity. Peter Lorre is an incredible actor, and his speech is a great moment of cinema. Every jury should see this.
3. All about Eve, Joseph L. Mankiewicz
An aging theater star accepts to help a young naive enthousiast fan, taking her as her assistant. Seemingly by chance, this young girl will become the next big star...
A violent satire of Broadway, this movie shines through its academic but faultless directing and its main actors, who all could have won an Academy Award. Another superb ending.
2. The rule of the game, Jean Renoir
A classic of these kind of list. A biting satire of French upper-class just before WW2. Incredibly well written dialogues, perfect acting and directing that changed film- making forever : the way two scenes can play at once, the fast change of focus in story perfectly match those frivole stories in which servants are scornfully treated. A masterpiece.
1. Cries and Whispers, Ingmar Bergman
A young woman dies of cancer among her two sisters and their maid.
This movie changed me. Every scene is memorable, every actress is perfect. Fades to red, close shots, the photo. The priest's speech. The ending. That moment where the two sisters finally speak to each other. The death scene. The glass.
A dark film, on death, pity, the impossibility to communicate, and what might make life worth it, even in its darkest moment. Thank you for this, Mr. Bergman.
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Aliens
Blair Witch Project
Saving of Private Ryan
The Thing (80s one)
Seven
The Pianist
Legend
Fargo
Shawshank Redemption
I Saw the Devil
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Finally, I've seen one of these! (#9)
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On August 23 2012 04:02 Psychobabas wrote:
Aliens
Blair Witch Project
Saving of Private Ryan
The Thing (80s one)
Seven
The Pianist
Legend
Fargo
Shawshank Redemption
I Saw the Devil
Seven is pretty good, Fargo is better, the rest is at best forgettable. Did not see Aliens nor The Thing.
Edit : Game ! Did you like it ?
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thanks for writing this, i'll check out some of these
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I didn't really like Citizen Kane but I'm the kind of person whose favorite movie is Inception  if you get my drift.
Surprised not to see Godfather up there though
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Good job not talking about Fight Club although we all know its #1.
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Good list. Seen a lot of them, will definitely try the other ones. Can't have enough Bergman or Welles.
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On August 23 2012 04:11 corumjhaelen wrote:Show nested quote +On August 23 2012 04:02 Psychobabas wrote:
Aliens
Blair Witch Project
Saving of Private Ryan
The Thing (80s one)
Seven
The Pianist
Legend
Fargo
Shawshank Redemption
I Saw the Devil Seven is pretty good, Fargo is better, the rest is at best forgettable. Did not see Aliens nor The Thing. Edit : Game ! Did you like it ?
Well that's my personal favourites. Yeah Game is pretty good too.
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hmmm favorite Directors: Akira Kurosawa, Orson Welles, and Ingmar Bergman?
also, from the comments above, you didn't like Shawshank Redemption or Saving Private Ryan?
thx for the List. I'll probably be checking most of these out. 
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I'd add 12 angry men, but I missed the part 2 perhaps it's in it.
And The rope. But I'd basically add all Hitchcock's, The rope is my favorite tho.
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This list seems a bit pretentious.
If we are going to talk artsy movies then I really liked Underground by Emir Kusturica
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On August 23 2012 06:34 Grend wrote:
This list seems a bit pretentious.
If we are going to talk artsy movies then I really liked Underground Emir Kusturica
Yeah, it looks more like an all time top 30 than a personal top30. (not that it's bad tho)
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You forgot Gone with the Wind, the acting and dialogue are so great that you really get to feel the emotions the actors are conveying.
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too many bergman sigh haha. his stuff is very poetic which i love, but often times when i watch them i get bored imo nothing really pulls the movie along. wild strawberries had nice nostalgia from his old memories though again great list i need to watch like half of these still. is touch of evil the badass opening camerashot? cause that was awesome . i couldnt really give my top 30 as its hard for me to pick one over the other so these are the best of mine
5. Shame (the most powerful movie ive ever seen. requiem looks like childs play.)
4. Stalker (i just love this so much, the zone is intriguing.)
3. The Social Network (one of the few films i consider perfect or about as good as you can get.)
2. Days of Heaven (the best cinematography ever.)
1. 8 1/2 (Hands down blew me away even by todays high standards.)
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On August 23 2012 06:42 thoraxe wrote:
You forgot Gone with the Wind, the acting and dialogue are so great that you really get to feel the emotions the actors are conveying.
hahaha
I like The Champ (scene with the kid crying...), Pans Labyrinth (love the main actress) and Blues Brothers.
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Ho, and Dial M for Murder !
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I feel uneducated or uncultured or something. I've probably only heard of 3 movies in your entire list of 30 movies and have seen none of them.
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Time to watch your #1 movie!
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@capplanetcatplanet : I love Gofather, had to make some choices though :-(
@ lemonerer : I don't like Fight Club. The twist killed the movie for me. Well shot though.
@ Fishgle : Indeed ! I know he's talented, but I have a problem with Spielberg. Shawshank is a pretty academic movie which completely lacks any subtlety.
@ Mr con : funnily enough, The Rope is a pretty underestimated Hitchcock in my opinion. Dial M is a very fun movie ! I like Hitchcock in general, he's just not my favorite.
@ grand : it's personnal, even though the top10 is a bit conventionnal, but what can I say, I do love those movies. Really. Underground is great. Artsy is an overused adjective. As for pretentiousness, there's no Nolan on my list ;-)
@ thoraxe : Gone with the wind is the movie I really can't understand. I think actors overplay their role, directing is conventionnal and it's too fucking long :/
@ nrgmonk : I guess you kinda are, not worse than average though. Maybe cinema is not your stuff , or maybe you should try some classical stuff to see what you think of it !
@ WniO : i understand your feeling about Bergman, especially for his late work, or what I know of it. It's not easy, but somehow I feel really connected to what he has to say. I'd say that there's something personnal here. Not sure for Touch of Evil, saw it 8-9 years ago. I think it starts with a car crossing a border.
@ Chairman Ray : hope you'll like it, it's certainly not for everybody. But if you get into it I think it's really worth it.
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On August 23 2012 04:11 corumjhaelen wrote:Show nested quote +On August 23 2012 04:02 Psychobabas wrote:
Aliens
Blair Witch Project
Saving of Private Ryan
The Thing (80s one)
Seven
The Pianist
Legend
Fargo
Shawshank Redemption
I Saw the Devil Seven is pretty good, Fargo is better, the rest is at best forgettable. Did not see Aliens nor The Thing. Edit : Game ! Did you like it ?
I consider myself somewhat picky about the games, movies, and books I consume. I reject probably about 90% of all of it as not worth the time. But you seem to regard about 99%+ of all movies as being forgettable. You've out-contempted me.
What do you look for in movies you deem as worth your time? The intensity of experience, the skill of the actors/actresses? I think it'd be great if you can blog a bit about what you think constitutes a "worthwhile" movie for you.
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On August 23 2012 09:28 NrGmonk wrote:
I feel uneducated or uncultured or something. I've probably only heard of 3 movies in your entire list of 30 movies and have seen none of them.
Should i be ashamed that Freddy Got Fingered is in my top10?
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On August 23 2012 15:58 Newbistic wrote:Show nested quote +On August 23 2012 04:11 corumjhaelen wrote:On August 23 2012 04:02 Psychobabas wrote:
Aliens
Blair Witch Project
Saving of Private Ryan
The Thing (80s one)
Seven
The Pianist
Legend
Fargo
Shawshank Redemption
I Saw the Devil Seven is pretty good, Fargo is better, the rest is at best forgettable. Did not see Aliens nor The Thing. Edit : Game ! Did you like it ? I consider myself somewhat picky about the games, movies, and books I consume. I reject probably about 90% of all of it as not worth the time. But you seem to regard about 99%+ of all movies as being forgettable. You've out-contempted me. What do you look for in movies you deem as worth your time? The intensity of experience, the skill of the actors/actresses? I think it'd be great if you can blog a bit about what you think constitutes a "worthwhile" movie for you.
Agreed, this stuff is too high brow for me. I've made an effort to watch some of the "classics" and what other movie goers consider "best films of all time" but I didn't really get them.
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On August 23 2012 15:58 Newbistic wrote:Show nested quote +On August 23 2012 04:11 corumjhaelen wrote:On August 23 2012 04:02 Psychobabas wrote:
Aliens
Blair Witch Project
Saving of Private Ryan
The Thing (80s one)
Seven
The Pianist
Legend
Fargo
Shawshank Redemption
I Saw the Devil Seven is pretty good, Fargo is better, the rest is at best forgettable. Did not see Aliens nor The Thing. Edit : Game ! Did you like it ? I consider myself somewhat picky about the games, movies, and books I consume. I reject probably about 90% of all of it as not worth the time. But you seem to regard about 99%+ of all movies as being forgettable. You've out-contempted me. What do you look for in movies you deem as worth your time? The intensity of experience, the skill of the actors/actresses? I think it'd be great if you can blog a bit about what you think constitutes a "worthwhile" movie for you.
I might try that even though my mini reviews give examples of what I like in those movies. I don't hate 99 percent of movies though, I just think poorly of those movies. i have a problem with some of internet's popular movies ( Shawshank, most Nolan's for instance), but I loved Titanic for instance. Or Terminator 2. Or Spiderman 2. Or Harry meets Sally. Wouldn't put them in my top30 list though.
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On August 23 2012 04:11 corumjhaelen wrote:Show nested quote +On August 23 2012 04:02 Psychobabas wrote:
Aliens
Blair Witch Project
Saving of Private Ryan
The Thing (80s one)
Seven
The Pianist
Legend
Fargo
Shawshank Redemption
I Saw the Devil Seven is pretty good, Fargo is better, the rest is at best forgettable. Did not see Aliens nor The Thing. Edit : Game ! Did you like it ?
The Pianist and Shawshank Redemption are, 'at best forgettable'? Are you out of your mind?
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On August 24 2012 01:46 Salv wrote:Show nested quote +On August 23 2012 04:11 corumjhaelen wrote:On August 23 2012 04:02 Psychobabas wrote:
Aliens
Blair Witch Project
Saving of Private Ryan
The Thing (80s one)
Seven
The Pianist
Legend
Fargo
Shawshank Redemption
I Saw the Devil Seven is pretty good, Fargo is better, the rest is at best forgettable. Did not see Aliens nor The Thing. Edit : Game ! Did you like it ? The Pianist and Shawshank Redemption are, 'at best forgettable'? Are you out of your mind?
the pianist is like children of men for me - its almost too good / real to be a movie. just in your face pure cinema. especially the latter portions of the two movies. only seen a few scenes from shawshank, oscar bait stuff but of the highest quality ala the kings speech. and yeah @ corumjhaelen touch of evil starts out with that incredible crane shot that had never been done before - very modern.
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On August 24 2012 01:46 Salv wrote:Show nested quote +On August 23 2012 04:11 corumjhaelen wrote:On August 23 2012 04:02 Psychobabas wrote:
Aliens
Blair Witch Project
Saving of Private Ryan
The Thing (80s one)
Seven
The Pianist
Legend
Fargo
Shawshank Redemption
I Saw the Devil Seven is pretty good, Fargo is better, the rest is at best forgettable. Did not see Aliens nor The Thing. Edit : Game ! Did you like it ? The Pianist and Shawshank Redemption are, 'at best forgettable'? Are you out of your mind?
The Pianist is a curious case. If the story was fiction, I'd wager it wouldn't even have been in Cannes. The acting is good, there are a few highlights, but Polanski refuses any Psychology, refuses to challenge his realistic script, which means the drama fails for a good portion of the film. Simple put I loved it when it went out and I was 14, rewatching it as an adult who has read a bit more on the period and who has watched many more movies I think it will be forgotten in a few years.
Shawshank is plain bad : academic, predictable, takes the spectator for an idiot, easy sentiments everywhere. Everything is explained to the viewer. Friendship is great. Hope is great. Clichés without an ounce of originality. Cheap plot tricks (warden are bad guys, so black and white...) I'd rather avoid the debate given the film's popularity on internet, but you asked :-(
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You have a very very good list.
I came up with a list of movies I've seen in the past few years that have made remarkable impressions. In no particular order
Vozvrashchenie (The Return)
Demonlover by Olivier Assayas
Edge of Heaven
Le Temps du Loup (Time of the Wolf)
Dogtooth
Certified Copy
Any opinions? I have not seen a movie from this year that I especially liked. My favorite thus far is The Turin Horse.
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Never really understood either Orson Welles or Kurosawa. They might be what you wrote as the groundbreaking category but I can't see the greatness for my life no matter how many movies I watch. Good storytelling and directing skills (even today) but doesn't have the extra artistic depth of say, most Tarkovsky movies, or Bergman. They fall flat, easily forgettable. I know it's sacrilege to say this and that they created cinema blah blah.
I'm not sure I'd put it in my top 10 but Aguirre, the Wrath of God is amazing indeed. The tense atmosphere, the scenery, the desperation... just incredibly made. But unfortunate it was haphazardly post-dubbed. I didn't like that.
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One slightly under-appreciated Japanese director who fall behind the bigger names is Shohei Imamura, have you watched any movies of his? I personally think some of his (earlier) works are extremely conscious and accurate depictions of humanity and nature, with more relevancy to society than the hundreds of samurai movies Kurosawa shat out.
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I've seen Citizen Kane, M, All About Eve, Seven Samurai and La Règle du Jeu.
The only one I would put on a top-30 list however is All About Eve.
You forgot Gone with the Wind, the acting and dialogue are so great that you really get to feel the emotions the actors are conveying.
Gone with the Wind is a great sentimental melodrama, the best ever made, but that does not mean that a lot of the dialogue is not heavy-handed, and produced caricatures rather than fully-fleshed out characters. Many of the attributes the characters were supposed to possess are spoken more than they are shown, and some (Leslie Howard) simply didn't even try.
Still, women loved it, then as now, and some scenes still get to me as nothing else does (Scarlett's return to Tara, the famous crane shot.)
I would like to ask corum whether he has seen Abel Gance's Napolèon, recently restored with added footage.
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Solaris, man, that's a good movie.
Favorite scene is definitely the midget running out of the lab room. Dunno why but I replayed that scene like four times and laughed super hard every time.
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did the op disappear? would really like to hear opinions
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