Official Film Snobs Club, We have better taste than you. Options

[NoSex]

I was sick of boring clubs, and I thought exclusion and bitter attitudes could spice up the "club scene" here on cB. So, I decided to make a club for Film Snobs. This is a place for cinephilia, in the best and worst ways. If you like movies, and you think you like good movies, you may want to apply here. But, I'm not going to be easy on you guys, I hate most of your taste. Give me crap, and I'll give it right back. Those of you who don't completely suck will be accepted into our cute little bullshit corner and will then become judge and jury in deciding whether or not future applicants should be allowed into our little circle. So, here is all you have to do, post a Top 20 list. Twenty movies that you think reflect your distinct taste and interest in cinema. If I like it, you're in. If I'm not sure, I may ask you a few questions. If I hate it, I'll ignore you or throw up.

As a club, we will discuss film, recommend work, and pretend we have status when we truly do not. Knowledge is power, f**kers.

Exclusive clubs rule. No Nates.

[New new new list v.8]

1. Blair Witch Project, The (Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sanchez, 1999)
2. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (David Lynch, 1992)
3. Possession (Andrzej Zulawski, 1981)
4. Videodrome (David Cronenberg, 1983)
5. Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One (William Greaves, 1968)
6. Blue Velvet (David Lynch, 1986)
7. Week End (Jean-Luc Godard, 1967)
8. Hour of the Wolf, The (Ingmar Bergman, 1968)
9. Juliet of the Spirits (Federico Fellini, 1965)
10. Thin Blue Line, The (Errol Morris, 1988)
11. Iron Rose, The (Jean Rollin, 1973)
12. Lickerish Quartet, The (Radley Metzger, 1970)
13. Stalker (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1979)
14. Gummo (Harmony Korine, 1997)
15. Straw Dogs (Sam Peckinpah, 1971)
16. Two-Lane Blacktop (Monte Hellman, 1971)
17. A Nightmare on Elm Street (Wes Craven, 1984)
18. F for Fake (Orson Welles, 1974)
19. Beyond The Valley of the Dolls (Russ Meyer, 1970)
20. Magnifique, Le (Philippe de Broca, 1973)

So, who wants to join? Let's see those Top 20 lists!

[members]

1. Nate. (NoSex)
2. Rebecca. (Superstitious)
3. Amanda. (Athorpedo)
4. Spencer. (BeCoolHoneyBunny)
5. Winston. (ThunderEvermore)
6. Matt (Djlunatix)

[oXMuhNirvanaXo]

This is interesting Nate. I will list my top 20 later. I sware of it!

1. The Jacket 2005
2. The Notebook 2004
3. Walk the Line 2006
4. Sleepy Hollow 1999
5. Murder By Numbers 2002
6. Traffic 2000
7. Men Of Honor 2000
8. The Rock 1995
9. The Haunted 2005
10. In The Line Of Fire 1993
11. The Net 1995
12.The Blair Witch Project 1999

Still thinking.

[*disco infiltrator*]

Hahaha, you are so f**king pretentious.

[NoSex]

Hahaha, you are so f**king pretentious.

That was the running gag. Way to ruin it.

Now, post your Top 20!

[Simba]

Jeez man. I don't know if I can even name twenty "good" movies.

[*salcha4u*]

This club will suck.

[NoSex]

This club will suck.

Without your contribution, obviously!

*cough*Top 20*cough*

[*salcha4u*]

1. Lion King
2. Mulan
3. The Little Mermaid
4. Peter Pan
5. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
6. Cinderella
7. Beauty and the Beast
8. Aladdin
9. Alice in Wonderland
10. Bambi
11. Lilo and Stitch
12. 101 Dalmations
13. The Fox and the Hound
14. Sleeping Beauty
15. Pocahontas
16. Hercules
17. Tarzan
18. The Hunchback Of Notre Dame
19. The Emperor's New Groove
20. Fantasia <3

....

[NoSex]

Disney list? No joke. I predicted that shit.
It's f**king uncanny.

Cinderella over Beauty and the Beast? You're a f**king a-hole.
NO! STOP THE SPAM!

[*.fire*]

I dont really want to join, just post movies... but still want to know what you think...

1. Serenity (2005) Joss Whedon
2. Reseviour Dogs (1992) Quentin Tarantino
3. Kill Bill vol. I (2003) Quentin Tarantino
4. Clockwork Orange (1971) Stanely Kubrick
5. Donnie Darko (2001) Richard Kelly
6. Crash (2004) Paul Haggis
7. Pulp Fiction (1994) Quentin Tarantino
8. Fight Club (1999) David Fincher
9. The Jacket (2005) John Maybury
10. Swordfish (2001) Dominic Sena
11. Hero (2002) Yimou Zhang
12. American History X (1998) Tony Kaye
13. Gladiator (2000) Ridley Scott
14. Constantine (2005) Francis Lawrence
15. Dead Poets Society (1989) Peter Weir
16. Lord of War (well not completely I'm trying to hit 20)
17. Oldboy (2003) Chan-wook Park

I'll edit later with details and more movies... I swear I;m not this dark, it just so happens that these movies are most prophetic...

[*salcha4u*]

Disney list? No joke. I predicted that shit.
It's f**king uncanny.

Cinderella over Beauty and the Beast? You're a f**king a-hole.
NO! STOP THE SPAM!

THANKSSSS. Well, they weren't in particular order. But hey I agree. Beauty and the Beast > Sleeping Beauty > Cinderella.

[NoSex]

THANKSSSS. Well, they weren't in particular order. But, hey I agree. Beauty and the Beast > Sleeping Beauty > Cinderella.

In which case, I profoundly agree.

As for the list (still): No.
Too much Disney, not enough Donnie Darko.

[*salcha4u*]

Sci-Fi over Disney?

[*Zatanna*]

1. Blue Velvet (David Lynch, 1986)
2. Drug Store Cowboy (Gus Van Sant, 1989)
3. Dr. Strangelove (Stanley Kubrick, 1964)
4. This is Spinal Tap (Rob Reiner, 1984)
5. Twin Peaks (David Lynch, 1992)
6. Sid and Nancy (Alex Cox, 1986)
7. Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (Tom Stoppard, 1990)
8. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Terry Gilliam, 1998)
9. Trainspotting (Danny Boyle, 1996)
10. Trois couleurs: Bleu, Rouge, Blanc (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1993,1994,1994 respectively)
11. The Evil Dead (Sam Raimi, 1981)
12. Amelie (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2001)
13. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, 1981)
14. Big Trouble in Little China (John Carpenter, 1986)
15. Metropolis (Fritz Lang, 1927)
16. The Godfather: Part II (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
17. The Royal Tenenbaums (Wes Anderson, 2001)
18. Rushmore (Wes Anderson, 1998)
19. Time Bandits (Terry Gilliam, 1981)
20. Natural Born Killers (Oliver Stone, 1994)

Really, I'm sure there's a few more but my brain is fried. I used some that Nate already had listed since they'd make my list too.

[*StanleyThePanda*]

I am applying for the fun of it.
Even though you and I have completely different opinions on movies (I hate most horrors, except the old ones are pretty good. The new ones suck.)

Anyways, here is my top 20.
{No particular order}
1. Requiem for a Dream
2. The Virgin Suicides
3. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
4. The Village
5. Shaun of the Dead
6. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
7. Office Space
8. BASEketball
9. Drop Dead Fred
10. Big Fish
11. King Arthur
12. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
13. Finding Neverland
14. I <3 Huckabees
15. The Life Aquatic
16. The Truman Show
17. Freddy Got Fingered
18. Super Troopers
19. Waiting
20. Army of Darkness

'Kay, done.

[hipster]

wristcutters: a love story
the heathers
lost in translation
ghost world
lolita
the godfather
everything is illuminated
whats eating gilbert grape
trainspotting
brown bunny
girl, interrupted
secretary
the life aquatic with steve zissou
léon: the professional
brick
eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
the baxter
amelie
royal tenenbaums

not in order.

some of these i dont even like THAT much but i must say that wristcutters is my favorite. its not in theatres yet. probably coming next year. (i saw it at the screening.)

[*Duchess of Dork*]

I'm adding 20a. :D

Clash of the Titans (Desmond Davis, 1981)

Why? Because it's a classic and Harry Hamlin looked hot half naked.

PS, I miss Nate

[NoSex]

This is interesting Nate. I will list my top 20 later. I sware of it!

1. The Jacket 2005
2. The Notebook 2004
3. Walk the Line 2006
4. Sleepy Hollow 1999
5. Murder By Numbers 2002
6. Traffic 2000
7. Men Of Honor 2000
8. The Rock 1995
9. The Haunted 2005
10. In The Line Of Fire 1993
11. The Net 1995
12.The Blair Witch Project 1999

Still thinking.

Auto-No for "The Haunted" (2005).
Also, try to see some movies that weren't made in the last 10 years or so.

I dont really want to join, just post movies... but still want to know what you think...

1. Serenity (2005) Joss Whedon
2. Reseviour Dogs (1992) Quentin Tarantino
3. Kill Bill vol. I (2003) Quentin Tarantino
4. Clockwork Orange (1971) Stanely Kubrick
5. Donnie Darko (2001) Richard Kelly
6. Crash (2004) Paul Haggis
7. Pulp Fiction (1994) Quentin Tarantino
8. Fight Club (1999) David Fincher
9. The Jacket (2005) John Maybury
10. Swordfish (2001) Dominic Sena
11. Hero (2002) Yimou Zhang
12. American History X (1998) Tony Kaye
13. Gladiator (2000) Ridley Scott
14. Constantine (2005) Francis Lawrence
15. Dead Poets Society (1989) Peter Weir
16. Lord of War (well not completely I'm trying to hit 20)
17. Oldboy (2003) Chan-wook Park

I'll edit later with details and more movies... I swear I;m not this dark, it just so happens that these movies are most prophetic...

Auto-no for "Crash" (2004).
Try to watch some movies that don't suck really hard.

1. Blue Velvet (David Lynch, 1986)
2. Drug Store Cowboy (Gus Van Sant, 1989)
3. Dr. Strangelove (Stanley Kubrick, 1964)
4. This is Spinal Tap (Rob Reiner, 1984)
5. Twin Peaks (David Lynch, 1992)
6. Sid and Nancy (Alex Cox, 1986)
7. Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (Tom Stoppard, 1990)
8. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Terry Gilliam, 1998)
9. Trainspotting (Danny Boyle, 1996)
10. Trois couleurs: Bleu, Rouge, Blanc (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1993,1994,1994 respectively)
11. The Evil Dead (Sam Raimi, 1981)
12. Amelie (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2001)
13. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, 1981)
14. Big Trouble in Little China (John Carpenter, 1986)
15. Metropolis (Fritz Lang, 1927)
16. The Godfather: Part II (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
17. The Royal Tenenbaums (Wes Anderson, 2001)
18. Rushmore (Wes Anderson, 1998)
19. Time Bandits (Terry Gilliam, 1981)
20. Natural Born Killers (Oliver Stone, 1994)

Really, I'm sure there's a few more but my brain is fried. I used some that Nate already had listed since they'd make my list too.

I like this list. Metropolis makes me happy.
Yes. (I'm really just trying to get this going, again. Somehow.)

I am applying for the fun of it.
Even though you and I have completely different opinions on movies (I hate most horrors, except the old ones are pretty good. The new ones suck.)

Anyways, here is my top 20.
{No particular order}
1. Requiem for a Dream
2. The Virgin Suicides
3. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
4. The Village
5. Shaun of the Dead
6. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
7. Office Space
8. BASEketball
9. Drop Dead Fred
10. Big Fish
11. King Arthur
12. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
13. Finding Neverland
14. I <3 Huckabees
15. The Life Aquatic
16. The Truman Show
17. Freddy Got Fingered
18. Super Troopers
19. Waiting
20. Army of Darkness

'Kay, done.

I like some of the movies here, but I hate most of them.
Auto-no for "Big Fish."
Tim Burton is a hack.

wristcutters: a love story
the heathers
lost in translation
ghost world
lolita
the godfather
everything is illuminated
whats eating gilbert grape
trainspotting
brown bunny
girl, interrupted
secretary
the life aquatic with steve zissou
léon: the professional
brick
eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
the baxter
amelie
royal tenenbaums

not in order.

some of these i dont even like THAT much but i must say that wristcutters is my favorite. its not in theatres yet. probably coming next year. (i saw it at the screening.)

I like a lot of these but I could careless for so many more. Or at least, I wouldn't want to see a lot of these on a top 20 list. Hmmm.

Top five foreign films, go!

[omgomgKATHY]

ooohoooh

Weird Science (1985)
A walk to Remember (2002)
The Notebook (2004)
Donnie Darko (2001)
The Virgin Suicides (1999)
Ferris Buellers day off (1986)
Dazed and Confused (1993)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Garden State (2004)
Harold & Kumar go to white castle (2004)
10 things I hate about you (1999)
Crash (2004)
Back to the future (1985)
Cruel Intentions (1999)
Sixteen Candles (1984)
Thirteen (2003)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Girl, Interrupted (1999)
Superbad (2007)

no order.

[NoSex]

ooohoooh

Weird Science (1985)
A walk to Remember (2002)
The Notebook (2004)
Donnie Darko (2001)
The Virgin Suicides (1999)
Ferris Buellers day off (1986)
Dazed and Confused (1993)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Garden State (2004)
Harold & Kumar go to white castle (2004)
10 things I hate about you (1999)
Crash (2004)
Back to the future (1985)
Cruel Intentions (1999)
Sixteen Candles (1984)
Thirteen (2003)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Girl, Interrupted (1999)
Superbad (2007)

no order.

There are a ton of awful movies here.
But, auto-no for "Crash" (2004).

[*alovesopure*]

Hahaha Nate, its about time you came back and finished continued what you started.
I didn't make the cut? Oh well.
After almost a year, I don't really care. haha

[*ersatz*]

THIRTEEN SUUUUUUUUUUUCKS

My mom made me watch it to convince me not to be a bad kid but it just made me want to do the opposite of whatever she tells me more.

[omgomgKATHY]

oh well.

[NoSex]

THIRTEEN SUUUUUUUUUUUCKS

My mom made me watch it to convince me not to be a bad kid but it just made me want to do the opposite of whatever she tells me more.

That movie made you want to act like an idiot?

[It truly is an awful movie, by the way.]

[*ersatz*]

Not like they did in the movie, but just there's things that my mother tells me to do and things she encourages my sister to continue doing...yeah...you get the picture.

[fire]

Add The Squid And The Whale to my list.

[AThorpedo]

You should be well aware of what I like.

I can still try to make some sort of established list if you want, though.

[Tung]

I want to join this club!!

[NoSex]

You should be well aware of what I like.

I can still try to make some sort of established list if you want, though.

I want to join this club!!

Must present with top 20 list.
Must! It's in the by-laws.

[AThorpedo]

1. Blue Velvet (David Lynch, 1986)
2. The Blair Witch Project (Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez, 1999)
3. Crash (David Cronenberg, 1996)
4. Rushmore (Wes Anderson, 1998)
5. Gummo (Harmony Korine, 1997)
6. INLAND EMPIRE (David Lynch, 2006)
7. Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (Russ Meyer, 1965)
8. Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)
9. Eraserhead (David Lynch, 1977)
10. Adaptation (Spike Jonze, 2002)
11. Battle Royale (Kinji Fukasaku, 2000)
12. A History of Violence (David Cronenberg, 2005)
13. The Forbidden Zone (Richard Elfman, 1980)
14. A Nightmare on Elm Street (Wes Craven, 1984)
15. Pee Wee's Big Adventure (Tim Burton, 1985)
16. Lost in Translation (Sofia Coppola, 2003)
17. Who Can Kill a Child? (Narciso Serrador, 1976)
18. The Evil Dead (Sam Raimi, 1981)
19. Rabbits (David Lynch, 2002)
20. Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (Lam Ngai Kai, 1991)

It was a challenge, but I'm actually more satisified with this list than I thought I would be in the end. I'm not sure if you would fully accept Rabbits as a movie. If you don't, I can accommodate.

[NoSex]

It was a challenge, but I'm actually more satisified with this list than I thought I would be in the end. I'm not sure if you would fully accept Rabbits as a movie. If you don't, I can accommodate.

As much as I don't like to see Pulp Fiction on a top anything list (unless it's a top "movies that have been added to top lists" lists) and as much as I don't think it's QT's best work (I would promote Death Proof), the test of your list is pretty solid. I really like to see Lost In Translation, Pee Wee, Faster Pussycat, and History of Violence.

But, before I admit you (which I'm going to do), I would like to ask you: Why Pulp Fiction over all other Tarantino?

[*Michelle*]

1. Finding Nemo
2. She's All That
3. Crank
4. Rush Hour 2
5. Running with Scissors (not really; I liked the book)
6. Elf
7. Artificial Intelligence
8. Ratatouille
9. Monsters Inc.
10. The Corpse Bride
11. John Tucker Must Die
12. Pirates of the Carribean
13. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
14. Phantom of the Opera
15. The Devil Wears Prada
16. Mean Girls
17. The Prestige
18. Ocean's 11
19. Rocky Horror Picture Show
20. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

It took me possibly an hour to gather a list of movies. -_-


I guess I'll never be a movie snob.

[Tung]

Must present with top 20 list.
Must! It's in the by-laws.

1. Donnie Darko
2. Garden State
3. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
4. X-Men 2
5. Spiderman 2
6. Lord of the Rings 2
7. ..ing
8. 300
9. Pokemon: The First Movie
10. Banana In Pajamas The Movie
11. Resident Evil
12. Butterfly Effect
13. 28 Days Later
14. Cinderella
15. Aeon Flux
16. Simpons Movie
17. Wedding Crashers
18. Harold and Kumar
19. American Pie: Band Camp
20. Tasty Bananas

[*Michelle*]

Pokemon, the first movie, made me cry. :C

[AThorpedo]

But, before I admit you (which I'm going to do), I would like to ask you: Why Pulp Fiction over all other Tarantino?

Short answer:
I have more history with that movie than any other movie.

Long, much more involved answer:
Mostly because of my history with that movie. My dad has always loved movies, but until a few years ago he never really bought any, and even now he mostly just borrows mine or I buy them for him. If he owned a movie, it means he either got it as a present or he really, really liked it. Pulp Fiction was a movie that he went out and bought on his own; he loves Quentin Tarantino and Pulp Fiction was one of his favorite movies.
I always really wanted to watch it, but he told me I wasn't allowed to watch it until I was older. It was a movie he absolutely did not want me to see until I was at least fourteen, if even then. As you know, being told not to do something generally just makes doing it just that much more desirable. Not only that, but there was always something about the cover that drew me in. Something about Uma Thurman smoking and laying provacitively let me know that I was going to have to watch it one where or another.
Well, up until a few years ago, around Christmas every year, there would be some sort of party for all the Coca Cola employees in the district, which is where my dad works. I think I was either ten or eleven at the time, I don't remember the exact age my parents trusted me home alone, but I finally decided "f**k what he says, I'm watching it now." I spent my evening sitting right infront of the TV so if they came home early for whatever reason, I could take the tape out, put it back in its sleeve and tuck it away with the rest of my dad's movies. I was able to finish it, and I remember it, uh, "completely blowing my mind, brah." I loved it. It was easily the most amazing thing I had ever seen, and, even though I understood why my dad wouldn't want me to see it, decided that if my dad told me to not watch one of his movies again, I probably should anyways.
I didn't watch it in full again until I was fourteen and remembered how I felt the first time I saw it. At the time, it was still one of the best movies I had ever seen. Finally, I bought it on DVD when I was fifteen, one of the first DVDs I would own.
I know now that it isn't Tarantino's best work, really, I loved Death Proof and Reservoir Dogs more. My history with those two movies isn't comparable at all, though. I watched Reservoir Dogs at my dad's house when I was fifteen, when I was allowed to. I would say that I am glad that I experienced Death Proof (Grindhouse in general) they way that I did, and I was looking forward to it well in advance, but there still isn't much of a history. Also, when I found out that Dom had a similar experience with the movie, it made me appreciate it just that much more, knowing that one of my best friends and I could connect in another aspect. And it isn't just limited to Tarantino; there isn't that much story to any other movie that I've ever seen. Most just amount to "I've wanted to see it for years now." That is what sticks out the most about Pulp Fiction to me. I mean, other than that I do still think it's a very enjoyable movie.

[NoSex]

Short answer:
I have more history with that movie than any other movie.

That's acceptable. Definitely.
Shows some passion and personalization.

You're in. Welcome, doesn't it feel great to be a senior member of such a flourishing and busy club? Yeah! I know, right?

P.S. I saw Pulp Fiction when it came out on VHS. My mother rented it. I would have been six years old.

[Tung]

So, i posted my list, can i be a member now?

[AThorpedo]

1. Donnie Darko
2. Garden State
3. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
4. X-Men 2
5. Spiderman 2
6. Lord of the Rings 2
7. ..ing
8. 300
9. Pokemon: The First Movie
10. Banana In Pajamas The Movie
11. Resident Evil
12. Butterfly Effect
13. 28 Days Later
14. Cinderella
15. Aeon Flux
16. Simpons Movie
17. Wedding Crashers
18. Harold and Kumar
19. American Pie: Band Camp
20. Tasty Bananas

No.

The Simpsons movie? 300? Butterfly Effect? Donnie Darko? I hate all of the Lord of the Rings movies, but the second one redefined boring for me.

I like 28 Days Later.

F-.

[Tung]

^ Lol are you a guy or a girl. i can't tell from y our pic.

[NoSex]

It took me possibly an hour to gather a list of movies. -_-
I guess I'll never be a movie snob.

This list is atrocious. Nothing here shows a particular knowledge of cinema let alone a love, interest, or passion in it. When the best thing on your list is The Rocky Horror Picture Show, you know you've done something wrong.

Rush Hour 2 over Rush Hour, you can't be serious?!

No.

So, i posted my list, can i be a member now?

You have like four "auto-no's" in this list. This is worse than the previous application. Disgustingly bad. Donnie Darko should never, ever, ever, grace the pages of a Film Snob Club, unless of course it is being belittled as fluffy simpleton tripe masked as sci-fi genius. You have to be pretty gullible, pretty stupid, or pretty ignorant to not realize that Donnie Darko is nothing exceptional. I, personally, don't think it's awful - in fact, I like the movie. However, there are damn good reasons why Donnie Darko shouldn't even find its way into a Top 100 list, let alone a Top 20.

Beyond that embarrassment you have X2, The Butterfly Effect, and The Simpsons Movie. Oh my f**king god.

Stop watching movies. It's your movie ticket sales that have damned American mainstream cinema to the fields of mediocrity and shit stains (not even good enough to be just plain shit, it has to be the stains, yeah).

Hell no.

[*Michelle*]

This list is atrocious. Nothing here shows a particular knowledge of cinema let alone a love, interest, or passion in it. When the best thing on your list is The Rocky Horror Picture Show, you know you've done something wrong.

Rush Hour 2 over Rush Hour, you can't be serious?!

No.

True that!

^_^

[Tung]

Sorry, i'm not into watching boring movies like you.

[NoSex]

Sorry, i'm not into watching boring movies like you.

See, this is a club for people who actually enjoy watching and analyzing movies.
That's why you got voted against. Try again when you can cure yourself of that MTV-infected-attention-span.

[BeCoolHoneyBunny]

Okay, cuntface.

1. Gummo (Harmony Korine, 1995)
2. Blue Velvet (David Lynch, 1986)
3. The Blair Witch Project (Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez, 1999)
4. Clerks (Kevin Smith, 1994)
5. Eraserhead (David Lynch, 1977)
6. Night of the Living Dead (George A. Romero, 1968)
7. Pee-wee's Big Adventure (Tim Burton, 1985)
8. Reservoir Dogs (Quentin Tarantino, 1992)
9. Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, 1976)
10. A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick, 1971)
11. Igby Goes Down (Burr Steers, 2002)
12. Freaks (Tod Browning, 1932)
13. Trainspotting (Danny Boyle, 1996)
14. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Terry Gilliam, 1998)
15. The Empire Strikes Back (Irvin Kershner, 1980)
16. The Elephant Man (David Lynch, 1980)
17. The Devil and Daniel Johnston (Jeff Feuerzeig, 2005)
18. Forbidden Zone (Richard Elfman, 1980)
19. Harold and Maude (Hal Ashby, 1971)
20. The Last Man on Earth (Ubaldo Ragona, 1964)

And just for the heck of it...

21. MONDO TOPLESS (RUSS MEYER, 1966)

[NoSex]

And just for the heck of it...

21. MONDO TOPLESS (RUSS MEYER, 1966)

I like the list. I'm really happy to see The Elephant Man. Every single time I see this movie I try to rationalize to myself why it hasn't replaced Eraserhead - or something like it - on my own list. Of course I love to see The Forbidden Zone, Pee Wee, Freaks, and Clerks. Also, I like your documentary, fantastic film. Three questions before I admit you:

Why Reservoir Dogs over any other QT?
Why Empire over any other Star Wars?
Why don't you watch more foreign language films?

[BeCoolHoneyBunny]

I like the list. I'm really happy to see The Elephant Man. Every single time I see this movie I try to rationalize to myself why it hasn't replaced Eraserhead - or something like it - on my own list. Of course I love to see The Forbidden Zone, Pee Wee, Freaks, and Clerks. Also, I like your documentary, fantastic film. Three questions before I admit you:

Why Reservoir Dogs over any other QT?
Why Empire over any other Star Wars?
Why don't you watch more foreign language films?

I choose Reservoir Dogs because, for me at least, it has the qualities that really pinpoint Tarantino's genius (not that I consider Quentin Tarantino a genius, you know that). The classic description being a heist film that doesn't show the heist, the individual character development, the construction/collapse of character relationships. Also, this being QT's first REAL shot at an actual "movie" movie, I respect it for it's professional look, even at rather unconventional times. It really looks great for it's budget. And I think I need to give Pulp Fiction a rest.

Second question. Empire is the most important installment in the Star Wars saga. Empire introduced meaning and emotion into Star Wars, otherwise which would be a kinda cool, kinda fun Sci-fi trilogy. Instead, Empire gives the entire saga a deep-rooted edge which is needed in order to really understand the whole story and history of Star Wars.

Third question. Simply, I need money. Or I need to use your Netflix. Give me.

[NoSex]

Simply, I need money.

a) Gotta love a heist film that has so little do with a heist that we don't even see any fat cash or crying desk clerks. This use to battle with Jackie Brown for my favorite QT all the time. I think you've sold it.

b)You know I don't really like Star Wars. But, Empire has always been my favorite, maybe for the same reasons, but probably more so because I like the look and sound of Imperial Walkers. But, hey... agree with me: If this were to be the last installment in the series, wouldn't you have liked it that much more? Think about it.

c)Come over sometime. Oh, try to download some torrents too. But, I understand, I have the same problem pretty much. But, I'm getting better. Seeing more movies. Funny Games was good.

Welcome to the club, pilgrim.
Vote. Talk. Share. Love. Hate.

[AThorpedo]

^ Lol are you a guy or a girl. i can't tell from y our pic.

Good. We're going to keep it that way.
You don't deserve to know my gender.

[BeCoolHoneyBunny]

a) Gotta love a heist film that has so little do with a heist that we don't even see any fat cash or crying desk clerks. This use to battle with Jackie Brown for my favorite QT all the time. I think you've sold it.

b)You know I don't really like Star Wars. But, Empire has always been my favorite, maybe for the same reasons, but probably more so because I like the look and sound of Imperial Walkers. But, hey... agree with me: If this were to be the last installment in the series, wouldn't you have liked it that much more? Think about it.

c)Come over sometime. Oh, try to download some torrents too. But, I understand, I have the same problem pretty much. But, I'm getting better. Seeing more movies. Funny Games was good.

Welcome to the club, pilgrim.
Vote. Talk. Share. Love. Hate.

Finally.

And I think Empire would have FELT like more of an appropriate ending, although I really enjoy Jedi.

[NoSex]

So, who is going to Music Box Massacre III in Chicago this weekend?

This years line-up includes: Videodrome, Peeping Tom, Freaks, The Monster Squad, and many more.

I'm really starting to get excited for this. And, I really can't wait for the opportunity to see some of these films on the big screen. Especially, Peeping Tom and Videodrome.

[AThorpedo]

So, who is going to Music Box Massacre III in Chicago this weekend?

I want to go. Are you calling off work to see all of it? Anyone else we are friends with planning on going? Want to drive us to the train station? Eh? Eh?

[*ersatz*]

HI AMANDA

I NEED TO SEE DARJEELING LIMITED :DDDDD
Kind of annoyed that it's all over Myspace, but what can you do.

[Djlunatix]

I'll join, nice variation of movies, including another on of my favorites Adaptation.

-Matt

[NoSex]

I'll join, nice variation of movies, including another on of my favorites Adaptation.

-Matt

If you want to join you have to submit a top 20 list to be voted on by our current members.
Yes, sir.

[Djlunatix]

If you want to join you have to submit a top 20 list to be voted on by our current members.
Yes, sir.

Sounds good, shall I submit through PM or on here?

[ThunderEvermore]

I'm almost...afraid.

In no particular order
1. Looking for Kitty (2004, Ed Burns)
2. High Fidelity (2000, Stephen Frears)
3. Heat (1995, Michael Mann)
4. History of the World Pt. 1 (1981, Mel Brooks)
5. Reservoir Dogs (1992, Quentin Tarantino)
6. Die Hard (1988, John McTiernan)
7. Munich (2005, Steven Spielberg)
8. The Brothers McMullen (1995, Ed Burns)
9. A Beautiful Mind (2001, Ron Howard)
10. The Sure Thing (1985, Rob Reiner)
11. The Fugitive (1993, Andrew Davis)
12. A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006, Dito Montiel)
13. The Thin Red Line (1998, Terrence Malick)
14. From Dusk 'Til Dawn (1996, Robert Rodriguez)
15. Rumble in the Bronx (1995, Stanley Tong)
16. Spirited Away (2001, Hayao Miyazaki)
17. White Men Can't Jump (1992, Ron Shelton)
18. Desperado (1995, Robert Rodriguez)
19. The Science of Sleep (2006, Michel Gondry)
20. A History of Violence (2005, David Cronenberg)

[Djlunatix]

Even though I've mentioned several of them
Top 20:(including animation)

1. Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, 1942)
2. A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick, 1971)
3. Pi (Darren Aronofsky, 1998)
4. M (Fritz Lang, 1931)
5. Children of Men (Alfonso Cuaron, 2006)
6. Fried Green Tomatoes (Jon Avnet, 1991)
7. Trainspotting (Danny Boyle, 1996)
8. Big Fish (Tim Burton, 2003)
9. Nightmare Before Christmas (Henry Selick, 1993)
10. Memento (Christopher Nolan, 2000)
11. The Jazz Singer (Michael Curtiz, 1952)
12. The Shawshank Redemption (Frank Darabont, 1994)
13. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Milos Forman, 1975)
14. Sorstalansag (Lajos Koltai, 2005)
15. C'era una volta il West (Sergio Leone, 1968)
16. I am Sam (Jessie Nelson, 2001)
17. Reservoir Dogs (Quentin Tarentino, 1992)
18. Misery (Rob Reiner, 1990)
19. Donnie Darko (Richard Kelly, 2001)
20. Requiem for a Dream (Darren Aronofsky, 2000)

[misoshiru]

just for the hell of it...in no particular order. wow, and since everyone's posting directors' and dates, I guess I should too?

1. 12 Angry Men - Sidney Lumet, 1957
2. Il Postino (The Postman) - Michael Radford, 1994
3. The Italian Job - Peter Collinson, 1969/F. Gary Gray, 2003
4. The Mission - Roland Joffé, 1986
5. Girl Interrupted - James Mangold, 1999
6. Vita è Bella (Life is Beautiful) - Roberto Benigni, 1997
7. The Adventures of Little Nemo in Slumberland - Masami Hata, 1989
8. Spirited Away - Hayao Miyazaki, 2001
9. Le Fate Ignoranti (The Ignorant Fairies) - Ferzan Ozpetek, 2001
10. Apocalypse Now - Francis Ford Coppola, 1979
11. The Killing Fields - Roland Joffé, 1984
12. Good Will Hunting - Gus Van Sant, 1997
13. What Dreams May Come - Vincent Ward, 1998
14. Dead Poets Society - Peter Weir, 1989
15. Tonari no Totoro - Hayao Miyazaki, 1988
16. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Michael Gondry, 2004
17. Seven Samurai - Akira Kurosawa, 1954
18. Alice in Wonderland - Clyde Geronimi, 1951
19. Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta - Hayao Miyazaki, 1986
20. Mona Lisa Smile - Mike Newell, 2003

ohmygod, this took forever!

[RememberTheForgo...]

Well lets see what you have to say about my movie taste. No particular order...

1)The Village
2)Crank
3)Mallrats
4)Now and Then
5)Gone In 60 Seconds
6)V for Vendetta
7)Donnie Darko
8)Fight Club
9)Oceans Eleven
10)The Color Purple
11)Garden State
12)The Princess Bride
13)Matchstick Men
14)White Oleander
15)Dead Poets Society
16)Memento
17)Vanilla Sky
18)Pulp Fiction
19)Pans Labrynth
20)Nemesis Game
What do ya say?

[Tung]

YOu better delete this list. people here don't like donnie darko!

[RememberTheForgo...]

I'm not going to take Donnie Darko off my list just becuase they don't like it or don't approve of it. I admit, it may not be the most ingenious movie in the world...but I happen to like it. If they don't accept me for that or any other movie, oh well. I'm kinda curious to see what they have to say.

[Djlunatix]

I'm not going to take Donnie Darko off my list just becuase they don't like it or don't approve of it. I admit, it may not be the most ingenious movie in the world...but I happen to like it. If they don't accept me for that or any other movie, oh well. I'm kinda curious to see what they have to say.

Well said.

[Djlunatix]

9. Le Fate Ignoranti (The Ignorant Fairies) - Ferzan Ozpetek, 2001

I was really interested and pleased to see this on your list, while I know nothing about you, its nice to see a movie about AIDS, (my brother has AIDS) make it on someones list.

Thanks for that.

[RememberTheForgo...]

Well said.

Thanks I suppose...I mean really, what would be the point of putting a top 20 list up here, if I'm just going go change it for someone before they even read it?

[NoSex]

I'm almost...afraid.

How old are you?

Top five films made before 1970, please.

Even though I've mentioned several of them

A lot of your answers seem stocked. A lot of them seem cliche. I don't know anything about your taste from this list - nothing. But, you seem to have at least an above rudimentary knowledge of film. So, challenge:

Top five scenes of ultra-violence.

ohmygod, this took forever!

I only like a few of these choices, but at least this isn't the same old shit:

Why Seven Samurai over any other Kurosawa?
And, top five scenes of diegetic music.

What do ya say?

"Auto-no" for Vanilla Sky, Gone in 60 Seconds, and V for Vendetta.
This is close to one of the worst applications yet. Absolutely not.

[*jeanna*]

Knowledge is power, f**kers


1. The Blair Witch Project (Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sanchez, 1999)

really? when every teen spoof movie does it, something is wrong.

[NoSex]

really? when every teen spoof movie does it, something is wrong.

I have no idea what the hell you're talking about.
But, yes - really.

[xtwitchyx]

1. Monty Python and The Holy Grail
2. The Evil Dead(I loved all 3!)
3. Wayne's World
4. Back To The Future
5. Sleepy Hollow
6. Airheads
7. Spinal Tap
8. Dead Alive
9. Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure
10. Crossroads(The 1986 version!)
11. A Nightmare On Elm Street
12. Corpse Bride
13. Airplane
14. The Naked Gun
15. The Nightmare Before Christmas
16. Better Off Dead
17. Dazed and Confused
18. Almost Famous
19. Detroit Rock City
20. Not Another Teen Movie

There's my f**king list. Happy?

[ThunderEvermore]

How old are you?

Top five films made before 1970, please.

I'm 21. And an 80's fan. To be honest I haven't seen a lot of movies before the 70's.

North By Northwest (1959, Hitchcock)
The Jazz Singer (1927, Alan Crosland)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949, John Ford)
Bonnie And Clyde (1967, Arthur Penn)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946, William Wyler)

[superstitious]

Top five foreign films, go!

In no particular order:
Rashômon (Kurosawa.1950)
I know, I know "but it's not The Seven Samurai!" It's intentional, believe me. I have nothing against The Seven Samurai, in fact, I rather enjoy the film. What I appreciated about Rashômon is how it presents the power of perception and how subjective and twisted it can become, depending on who is doing the perceiving.

Through the Glass Darkly (Bergman.1961)
When I saw A Beautiful Mind, this film came immediately to mind. Again, not wanting to discredit A Beautiful Mind, but Glass Darkly (especially for being made so many years beforehand) is a better betrayal of mental illness, isolation and interpersonal relations.

Strictly Ballroom (Luhrmann.1993)
Ok, I'm cheating. But this movie always makes me laugh.

M (Lang.1931)
I'll give YOU film noir. It's on the controversial side, but all I can say about that is, get the f**k over it.

The Battle of Algiers (Pontecorvo.1965)
How about them politics? I know a lot of people who found this film boring (I attribute much of that to the way it was filmed and because people don't generally give a shit about wars that do not involve the US, which of course is a rarity these days. :P)

I'm going to throw in another one, to make up for Strictly Ballroom.

Faust (Murnau.1926)
It's Goethe's style Faust, not fantastic regardless. Faust is an interesting figure and if you have any desire to see an amazing performance, can deal with a silent film and enjoy good imagery, check this one out (but don't throw eshit at me if you hate it).

I think Metropolis is on my original list, but if it weren't it would be here as well. f**k it,

and METROPOLIS.

Top five films made before 1970, please.

See above, I think I did a "2-fer"

Top five scenes of ultra-violence.

And, top five scenes of diegetic music.

The other two TBA.

[NoSex]

I'm 21. And an 80's fan. To be honest I haven't seen a lot of movies before the 70's.

North By Northwest (1959, Hitchcock)
The Jazz Singer (1927, Alan Crosland)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949, John Ford)
Bonnie And Clyde (1967, Arthur Penn)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946, William Wyler)

This is not a convincing list to me; explain North By Northwest over any other Hitchcock.

[BeCoolHoneyBunny]

Even though I've mentioned several of them
Top 20:(including animation)

1. Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, 1942)
2. A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick, 1971)
3. Pi (Darren Aronofsky, 1998)
4. M (Fritz Lang, 1931)
5. Children of Men (Alfonso Cuaron, 2006)
6. Fried Green Tomatoes (Jon Avnet, 1991)
7. Trainspotting (Danny Boyle, 1996)
8. Big Fish (Tim Burton, 2003)
9. Nightmare Before Christmas (Henry Selick, 1993)
10. Memento (Christopher Nolan, 2000)
11. The Jazz Singer (Michael Curtiz, 1952)
12. The Shawshank Redemption (Frank Darabont, 1994)
13. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Milos Forman, 1975)
14. Sorstalansag (Lajos Koltai, 2005)
15. C'era una volta il West (Sergio Leone, 1968)
16. I am Sam (Jessie Nelson, 2001)
17. Reservoir Dogs (Quentin Tarentino, 1992)
18. Misery (Rob Reiner, 1990)
19. Donnie Darko (Richard Kelly, 2001)
20. Requiem for a Dream (Darren Aronofsky, 2000)

Is this in any particular order?

[Smarmosaur]

the only one in order is number one-duh.
i'll post the mothereffing dates i remember.
1.Dr. Strangelove-1964, Stanley Kubrick
2.Pulp Fiction
3.Forbidden Zone-1980
4.The Last Man on Earth- imnotevengoingtobotherwiththefirstpartofthename Ragona
5.Lost in Translation-Sofia Coppola, 2003
6.Natural Born Killers
7.The Elephant Man-David Lynch
8.Pee-wee's Big Adventure-Time Burton, 1985
9.Freaks-1932
10.Clerks-Kevin Smith
11.Adaptation-2002
12.The Best Years of Our Lives-1946, William Wyler
13.Night of the Living Dead-1968
14.The Blair Witch Project-1999
15.Eraserhead
16.Suspiria-Dario Argento
17.Blue Velvet-19...86/7?
18.A Nightmare on Elm Street
19.Metropolis
20. 10 things I hate about you-1999 (i needed a filler)

[ThunderEvermore]

This is not a convincing list to me; explain North By Northwest over any other Hitchcock.

Well the most convincing reason for me would have to be how little I've actually seen of Hitchcock's.

But with one of the most recognizable action scenes ever (if it's parodied in a Leslie Nielson movie it must be!), and laying the groundwork for the greatest chase/suspense/thriller movies of all time including The Fugitive, Hunted, Seraphim Falls, etc. It's hard not to love it.

It's a cool mix of suspense, comedy, romance, and action. Thornhill's awkwardness around women against his calmness around danger, makes him a character than most men can really connect with.

As you can tell by my list I tend to stray towards more modern films, and NBNW is a late 50's looking glass into the future of the film industry. It projects the sexual tension, the action, the varying locations, and surprising turns of plot that would make up most of the movies we see today.

NBNW is truly a non-stop thriller that makes most by comparison a guy chasing his leashless dog across a park.

[NoSex]

20. 10 things I hate about you-1999 (i needed a filler)

Why do you need a filler? And, of all possible "fillers" why the hell would you pick such an atrocious piece of filth?

Further, why does your list just look like a synthesis of all the accepted applications?

And, lastly, top five head explosions, please.

Thornhill's awkwardness around women against his calmness around danger, makes him a character

I like your answer, but I'm still really not a fan of your top 20 - it sort of really turns me off, especially in the case of The Fugitive and A Beautiful Mind. So, I guess since I'm alright with your answer, I'll just throw more challenges at you at the chance that I'll like your answers that much more than your list.

Top five documentaries, please.

[Will other members vote, please? I need some additional input.]

[ThunderEvermore]

I like your answer, but I'm still really not a fan of your top 20 - it sort of really turns me off, especially in the case of The Fugitive and A Beautiful Mind. So, I guess since I'm alright with your answer, I'll just throw more challenges at you at the chance that I'll like your answers that much more than your list.

Top five documentaries, please.

[Will other members vote, please? I need some additional input.]

1) Sorry, Tommy Lee Jones and Harrison Ford make me lose control over my bodily functions.
2) Same for Russel Crowe and Ed Harris.
3) I'm not gay.
4) To be honest I don't really do documentaries so much. The few I've ever actually seen include Farenheit 9/11, Who Killed the Electric Car?, and An Inconvenient Truth. And those were just because of school. I like the style and they're things I'd watch I just have to be in a situation where I'd want to watch it. They're the types of things I'd be randomly channel surfing and suddenly pick up because it looks kind of cool and I get sucked in.

[NoSex]

I'm not gay.

Well, since you're not gay, I guess I'm going to have to say, "no."
Try back after you've seen at least a few minutes of a Herzog or Malle documentary.

[S-Majere]

Hmmmm...I've been trying to name my top 10. It's hard!

1) Labyrinth
2) ALIEN
3) Ghostbusters
4) Die Hard
5) Armageddon
6) The Lord of the Rings
7) 28 Days Later
8) Blade
9) Sin City
10) Interview With The Vampire

[ThunderEvermore]

Well, since you're not gay, I guess I'm going to have to say, "no."
Try back after you've seen at least a few minutes of a Herzog or Malle documentary.

The whole "I'm not gay" was a follow up to my irrational responses to those male actors, namely Harrison Ford. But if I were gay, he'd be my man crush.

At any rate, any recommendations? I actually was interested in seeing Grizzly Man.

[Djlunatix]

Is this in any particular order?

That is the exact order, and NoSex. Challenge accepted. Aside from campy horror movies and the obvious ones such as hostel and saw..I'll chose more "less cliche" to satisfy your wants.

Know though that the scene in Taxi Driver where De Niro is lying there with his hand mimicking a gun, and as he pulls the trigger, blood starts dripping down, will most likely be in the top 5. That scene is brilliant, and amazingly orchestrated.

[NoSex]

At any rate, any recommendations? I actually was interested in seeing Grizzly Man.

Grizzly Man is fantastic, Herzog's narration is meditative, insightful, and haunting.
The Corporation is a brave and investigatory journey into hijacked capitalism - a modern political documentary worth seeing (no Moore fluff).
The Thin Blue Line is a bending and assaulting representation of police incompetence and a broken justice system gone mostly unseen by the societies of America. If you want a film to piss you off, watch this (it's amazing). Morris gives the story with no commentary.
The Man With a Movie Camera is an experimental and historically interesting look at society within an oppressive 1920's Soviet Union. The documentary anticipates many of the later photographic techniques which would be used around the world within the decades to come - way before it's time.
One we can watch at the same time (cause I've been dieing to see it): The White Diamond (2004), another Herzog.

[ThunderEvermore]

Grizzly Man is fantastic, Herzog's narration is meditative, insightful, and haunting.
The Corporation
The Thin Blue Line
The Man With a Movie Camera
One we can watch at the same time (cause I've been dieing to see it): The White Diamond (2004), another Herzog.

All added to my queue. White Diamond is on the top. It sounds very interesting

[Smarmosaur]

1. yeah...screw this.

[xtwitchyx]

1. yeah...screw this.

Hee hee, I like that answer.

[NoSex]

All added to my queue. White Diamond is on the top. It sounds very interesting

Netflix?

1. yeah...screw this.

I don't get it.

[arcanum]

^ I think that was their attempt to list 20 movies, but they gave up instead. who knows.

[ThunderEvermore]

Blockbuster Total Access.

[NoSex]

Blockbuster Total Access.

Lame. You should get the Netflix hookup - they have a much more diverse and obscure library. I just added like forty "euro-trash" flicks to my queue that I very seriously doubt you could get from blockbuster.

P.S. I'm very excited about further exploring euro-trash.

[ThunderEvermore]

Lame. You should get the Netflix hookup - they have a much more diverse and obscure library. I just added like forty "euro-trash" flicks to my queue that I very seriously doubt you could get from blockbuster.

P.S. I'm very excited about further exploring euro-trash.

But I get more rentals for my money via Blockbuster. Plus there are some blockbuster exclusives that I have loved in the past, including Bobby.

PS I just got White Diamond in the mail.

[NoSex]

But I get more rentals for my money via Blockbuster. Plus there are some blockbuster exclusives that I have loved in the past, including Bobby.

PS I just got White Diamond in the mail.

I can understand that - Netflix isn't really the best service. But, there are just things here that I couldn't get otherwise.

P.S. I'm jealous. Let me know what you think.

[ThunderEvermore]

Great, absolutely great. Surprisingly emotional, very personally driven. I was enthralled I must say.

[misoshiru]

Why Seven Samurai over any other Kurosawa?
And, top five scenes of diegetic music.

Why Seven Samurai over any other Kurosawa? Well, one of the reasons, is that the Seven Samurai was the first Kurosawa that I watched, and it convinced me to watch other films directed by Kurosawa. And, at the time that I watched the Seven Samurai, I was studying the Meiji era in high school, and in truth, it was the first movie that I had watched that really made me think about the film, the directing, and all. I think I was 13 when I watched it for the first time and the emotions it evoked was a really big deal for me back then.

Top 5 Scenes of Diegetic Music
- Gabriel's Oboe by Ennio Morricone in The Mission
- Ave Maria Guarani in The Mission.
- The scene in Shine, where David Helfgott breaks down due to pressure while performing. Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3
- A Streetcar Named Desire, the Polka music that was playing when Blanche's husband killed himself.
- The Pianist.

[NoSex]

Hmmmm...I've been trying to name my top 10. It's hard!

You're supposed to formulate a top 20 list. Your short ten films. But, don't worry about it - finishing would be a waste of time for all of us. Armageddon gets you a shameful "auto-no."

I think I was 13 when I watched it for the first time and the emotions it evoked was a really big deal for me back then.

Alright, I don't hate your list (although Dead Poets make me want to) and I don't love your answers (although suicide makes me want to) - this means we might be able to work this all out.

Top five movies that would be better if they had a hardcore and graphic sex scene.

[Djlunatix]

Top 5 Ultra Violent Scenes according to Me.

5.) Robert De Niro's performance in the end of Taxi Driver. If you don't know which scene..then you don't have the right to judge me.

4.) Saving Private Ryan's realistic representation of the battle scene.

3.) Ichi the Killer - the "meat hook" incident.

2.) Shoguns Sadism - the scene where the people are "boiled" alive, was utterly disturbing.

1.) The Audition- The use of piano wires is horrifying. The scene near the end where Asami has a guy tied to a bed...and slices his foot off with the piano wire, and for nearly a good 20 minutes, he continues to poke acupuncture needles in the guy's eyes... this is truly one of the most gruesome movies I have seen in a long time.

Hostel/Saw/Texas Chainsaw/ please... these movies are child's play compared to Audition and Ichi the Killer.

-

[vehvih]

Uhh.. I don't really know the rules, like I give a fck :p just posting it for fun. These movies MEAN TO ME. &so should they to you <3

1. Y Tu Mama Tambien
2. 12 Angry Men
3. Little Miss Sunshine
4. Good Night and Good Luck
5. Pan's Labyrinth
6. The Pianist
7. Babel
8. Children of Men
9. A Clockwork Orange
10. American Beauty
11. Closer
12. 8 1/2
13. Paradise Now
14. Sin City
15. Requiem for a Dream
16. Dracula: Dead and Loving It (heh)
17. Requiem for a Dream
18. The Eye
19. I <3 Huckabees
20. Crash

[xtwitchyx]

16. Dracula: Dead and Loving It (heh)

Shit, I forgot about that one.

[NoSex]

Top 5 Ultra Violent Scenes according to Me.

That really wasn't what I was looking for at all. What I really wanted was gore:



And, because of my extreme disappointment in your response, I'm going to have to decline your application. You seem to have a genuine interest in film, you really just need to dedicate some time to seeing some movies that fall outside of popular opinion or AFI Top 100 lists. I mean, honestly, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre has far more disturbing and interesting meat hooks - in comparison to Ichi the Killer (which is sort of just a joke). I own both Ichi the Killer and Audition - I'm just not particularly proud of it. See some Italian horror, it'll sweat your balls off.

1. Y Tu Mama Tambien

I'm going to watch that movie tomorrow, probably. I'll let you know how I feel about it.

A few questions:

Which Crash, which The Eye, which 12 Angry Men?
Top five monster movies.
Or
Top five movies featuring a largely punk driven soundtrack.

[vehvih]

A few questions:

Which Crash, which The Eye, which 12 Angry Men?
Top five monster movies.
Or
Top five movies featuring a largely punk driven soundtrack.

Crash -uhm, released in 2004.
The Eye - that Japanese movie (well at least I think it was Japanese)
12 Angry Men - based on that book 12 Angry Men, released in 1957


Ooh godd, Y Tu Mama Tambien was just BEAUTIFUL. Have fun watching it.

Damn you've watch a hell of movies huh? I wish I could but I just don't have time.

[Djlunatix]

you really just need to dedicate some time to seeing some movies that fall outside of popular opinion or AFI Top 100 lists.

It was worth a shot. But seeing as how you haven't even seen Y Tu Mama Tambien yet, then I honestly lost the point in trying to join anyways. I question whether you have seen any of Alfonso Cuaron's other foreign work, but please spare me the IMDB copy and paste, I'm past the point of caring.

and you are right Texas Chainsaw had bloody scenes, but thats because your also referring to the remade version, where as I'm loyal to the original. Which had no blood on screen, or violent images. Seeing as how you can only seem to grasp ultra violent as the bloodiest images, really shows to me the narrow minded films you like to watch.

Good luck to everyone else.

[AThorpedo]

It was worth a shot. But seeing as how you haven't even seen Y Tu Mama Tambien yet, then I honestly lost the point in trying to join anyways.

As someone that has seen and owns Y Tu Mama Tambien, (Nate, watch it soon, I actually would like my copy back pretty soon) I don't consider it something that everyone should see, let alone have it serve as some sort of basis of judgment on someone else's taste. This isn't to say that I think it's a bad movie by any means, I just didn't find it as terribly impressive as you do, apparently.

I think someone is just a little hurt. And, honestly, his comment wasn't too far off if your #1 is Casablanca and #2 is A Clockwork Orange. Your list seemed more like a list of "movies everyone puts on top movie lists because they feel like they're supposed to" and offered little in the way of personalization. At least that's the feel I got from it.