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)

[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?

[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.