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)

[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.

[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)

[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.

[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.