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I think the reason that I dont feel an affinity with older movies is because I don't watch them in the time they were released. Part of movie making and the legacy of a movie is about when it was released and the way society looked at that time. Therefore, when I watch a fifty year old movie now, I know that it is dated by fifty years and watch it in that light. I dont feel any kind of connectedness to it because I cant relate to its context as well as something that comes along at a certain time in MY life. This isn't to say that I can't enjoy it, but it just means it doesn't make as much of an impact on me. I think this is why there are so many movies and stories that get remade (other than the obvious dollar), because updating a story helps the audience relate to it in a better way.

Anyways, here is my top 20: http://www.ymdb.com/user_top20_view.asp?usersid=22039

Remember, these are my FAVORITE movies, not necessarily the best ones

Zerius[TPR]

Canada1633 Posts

January 17 2005 09:19 GMT

#24

On January 14 2005 07:56 Gigglepants wrote:
Very cool site. Rate your top 20 movies and comment on others people list, and see the overall average of favorites.

Make your list and post it!

http://www.ymdb.com/user_top20_view.asp?usersid=21907&ce=y

Eyes Wide Shut in your top 10? l-o-l

BroOd

Austin10833 Posts

January 17 2005 09:21 GMT

#25

Caligari as #3? It's certainly a good period film. I can appreciate it's ingenuity, and it's use of "shadows" certainly are surreal, but anyone with even a basic frame of reference would agree it's not a fantastic film. Conrad Veidt had a great physical performance as Cesare, but other than that, the film feels too disjointed, like Weine was trying too cram too many elements into it.