El Floppo
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now... this might be completely crazy... but what if- and bear with me here... what if the criteria is- you still with me- subjective.
eta: from a guy with terrible taste.
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My top 100 movies: #1: E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1 Viewer)
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eta: from a guy with terrible taste.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Does everyone else's top 100 match up with the AFI list or am I the only one that differs?
Even their list is wonky. Forrest Gump ahead of The Wild Bunch and Titanic over 12 Angry Men? What a bunch of rubes.
Even their list is wonky. Forrest Gump ahead of The Wild Bunch and Titanic over 12 Angry Men? What a bunch of rubes.
Mr. Mojo
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El Floppo
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Andy Dufresne
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#82 - Inception
Christopher Nolan takes the theme of "regret" and makes it exciting!
IMO, the top eventually falls.
This one is all about the trivia...
A direct translation of the lyrics for the song "Non, je ne regrette rien" as performed by Édith Piaf is: "I regret nothing/no, I have no regrets/I regret neither the good things that were done to me nor the bad things/They are all the same to me/...The past is payed, swept away, forgotten/I don't care of the past anymore/I set my memories on fire/My agonies, and my pleasures/I don't need them any more/Swept away in the agonies of love/Swept away forever, I'm restarting with nothing..." Christopher Nolan has made a point of saying that he chose the song specifically for the movie, which is heavily concerned with the effect of memories on the psyche, and specifically the disastrous effect that not letting go of memories of love-gone-wrong can have on the subconscious--exactly what the song discusses.
The movie's runtime (2 hours and 28 min) is a reference to the original length of the song which lasts (on its first recorded edition) 2 minutes and 28 seconds.
Marion Cotillard's character is named 'Mal', which is short for 'Malorie', a name derived from French word 'malheur', meaning misfortune or unhappiness. The shorter version 'mal' means wrong/bad or evil (when a noun) in French.
Christopher Nolan takes the theme of "regret" and makes it exciting!
IMO, the top eventually falls.
This one is all about the trivia...
A direct translation of the lyrics for the song "Non, je ne regrette rien" as performed by Édith Piaf is: "I regret nothing/no, I have no regrets/I regret neither the good things that were done to me nor the bad things/They are all the same to me/...The past is payed, swept away, forgotten/I don't care of the past anymore/I set my memories on fire/My agonies, and my pleasures/I don't need them any more/Swept away in the agonies of love/Swept away forever, I'm restarting with nothing..." Christopher Nolan has made a point of saying that he chose the song specifically for the movie, which is heavily concerned with the effect of memories on the psyche, and specifically the disastrous effect that not letting go of memories of love-gone-wrong can have on the subconscious--exactly what the song discusses.
The movie's runtime (2 hours and 28 min) is a reference to the original length of the song which lasts (on its first recorded edition) 2 minutes and 28 seconds.
Marion Cotillard's character is named 'Mal', which is short for 'Malorie', a name derived from French word 'malheur', meaning misfortune or unhappiness. The shorter version 'mal' means wrong/bad or evil (when a noun) in French.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
If I don't alienate most of you, there won't be enough room in my theater for the viewing party!well... I think we can ALL agree that andy's list is terrible.
Kafka
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Andy Dufresne
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Dondante
Footballguy
Especially if TBL isn't represented. I love the commentary, but this makes no sense whatsoever. It doesn't fit with the narrative of the rest of th....
Am I really typing this? Your list, dude. Barber, proceed, sir.
RedmondLonghorn
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Andy Dufresne
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Andy Dufresne
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#81 - In The Line Of Fire
I'm not a huge Eastwood fan but this one is good because Malkovich's Mitch Leary is a great villain.
And there are bits of dialog that I really like.
Frank Horrigan: I'll bet you that brown pigeon down there flies off before the white one.
Lilly Raines: How do you know?
Frank Horrigan: I know things about pigeons, Lilly.
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Lilly Raines: What makes you think he'll call again?
Frank Horrigan: Oh, he'll call again. He's got, uh, "panache."
Lilly Raines: Panache?
Frank Horrigan: Yeah, it means flamboyance.
Lilly Raines: Mm, I know what it means.
Frank Horrigan: Really? I had to look it up.
Trivia:
The digital effects of dropping Clint Eastwood's face into real-life footage of both George Bush's and Bill Clinton's presidential rallies and of matching footage of Eastwood playing "Dirty Harry" Callahan with that of President John F. Kennedy cost $4 million.
Clint Eastwood is a proficient jazz pianist who did his own piano playing.
I'm not a huge Eastwood fan but this one is good because Malkovich's Mitch Leary is a great villain.
And there are bits of dialog that I really like.
Frank Horrigan: I'll bet you that brown pigeon down there flies off before the white one.
Lilly Raines: How do you know?
Frank Horrigan: I know things about pigeons, Lilly.
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Lilly Raines: What makes you think he'll call again?
Frank Horrigan: Oh, he'll call again. He's got, uh, "panache."
Lilly Raines: Panache?
Frank Horrigan: Yeah, it means flamboyance.
Lilly Raines: Mm, I know what it means.
Frank Horrigan: Really? I had to look it up.
Trivia:
The digital effects of dropping Clint Eastwood's face into real-life footage of both George Bush's and Bill Clinton's presidential rallies and of matching footage of Eastwood playing "Dirty Harry" Callahan with that of President John F. Kennedy cost $4 million.
Clint Eastwood is a proficient jazz pianist who did his own piano playing.
DocHolliday
Footballguy
I love these threads. I find it interesting to see what other people like in music, movies, books, etc.
So far it is a strange list but this is what Andy likes. It is not what the critics like, I like or you like.
Carry on.
So far it is a strange list but this is what Andy likes. It is not what the critics like, I like or you like.
Carry on.
Yankee23Fan
Fair Tax!
Not terrible. I don't know if I could name 99 movies that I enjoyed more than On the Waterfront. All the King's Men would be much higher on my list. I know I will take flak for this but I never liked Streetcar. It's not bad, but I don't know, just didn't do anything for me. Winter Soldier would be much higher on my list. That movie captured everything that was good anf un about super hero movies and then did it within a pretty damn near perfect drama/action movie that felt realistic within its universe's rules. And Line of Fire was an awesome movie. You're right, Malcovich was awesome. I still laugh hysterically when he is sitting at the table talking about the Japanese looking to the future and Clint leans over the table. The look on Malcovich's face should have solidified an Academy Award is was so perfect.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
#80 - Batman Begins
People go crazy for The Dark Knight because of Ledger's awesome performance. But thiss is the better movie. And Katie > Maggie by a country mile.
Thinking it over, this and Winter soldier should probably switch rankings. But, whatever.
Trivia:
When Christian Bale and Liam Neeson were fighting on the frozen lake they could hear the ice cracking beneath their feet. The next day, the lake was completely melted.
When Christian Bale and Liam Neeson were fighting on the frozen lake they could hear the ice cracking beneath their feet. The next day, the lake was completely melted.
People go crazy for The Dark Knight because of Ledger's awesome performance. But thiss is the better movie. And Katie > Maggie by a country mile.
Thinking it over, this and Winter soldier should probably switch rankings. But, whatever.
Trivia:
When Christian Bale and Liam Neeson were fighting on the frozen lake they could hear the ice cracking beneath their feet. The next day, the lake was completely melted.
When Christian Bale and Liam Neeson were fighting on the frozen lake they could hear the ice cracking beneath their feet. The next day, the lake was completely melted.
Dondante
Footballguy
Batman's backstory is by far my favorite of the comic-book genre. Christopher Nolan absolutely nailed these films. I always thought he did the best job of depicting what Batman would be like if he were a real person. Admittedly the easiest of all of them to do so, but still. I loved him for that. I saw this in the theater two weekends in a row - as a 30 year old.
Gr00vus
Footballguy
Good stuff AD. Seems like not that long ago some of us had to convince you that not all movies made before 1975 sucked. Now I'm going to use your 100-80 as a reference for some films I need to see for the first time. I won't agree with all your choices (hated Inception), but I like what you're doing here regardless.
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msommer
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Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Why? Because a brooding guy dressed up as a bat fighting a secret society of Nepalese type ninjas is naturally a better show than a gung ho for America guy fighting a secret society of Nazi type stormtroopers?
Or someone simply can't have a superhero movie in the top 100 of their favorite movies?
I guess I'll let you down early - Neither The Grand Budapest Hotel nor anything by Woody Allen are on the list.
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msommer
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SaintsInDome2006
Footballguy
So wry irony and smarmy self-satisfaction are right out. That's how it's gonna be, eh?
SaintsInDome2006
Footballguy
Holmes is good. Maggie ruins the other one for me, weird actress choice IMO, I never bought it.
sports_fan
Footballguy
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
One of my favorite all time films. I loved the way they reboot the series and I thought the acting was top notch even the supporting character were all well cast with Tom Wilkinson, Watanabe, Murphy, Morgan Freeman and Rutger Hauer, they went all out to make sure everyone could deliver and this film should have gotten an even better draw at the box office. It did well, but not nearly what the next 2 installments would do. I thought the scenes where Lucius Fox is showing him all the science and tools down below, just magical the way he and Bale play off one another. Great movie, always up to watch it.
DocHolliday
Footballguy
Gold Dragon
Footballguy
Agreed. I love the comic book/superhero genre but there are only 3 that I would consider in my top 100. Batman Begins and The Dark Knight are 2 of them with Batman Begins as the better film of the two.
BroncoFreak_2K3
sucker for Orange
Just rewatched Once Upon A time In the West this past weekend off Kodi. Great pick Andy.
Man what an epic film. Leone was a genius with westerns. and CC, forgot how stunningly beautiful she was then
...and Leone's film techniques really accentuated her beauty and sexuality. 10/10
Man what an epic film. Leone was a genius with westerns. and CC, forgot how stunningly beautiful she was then
...and Leone's film techniques really accentuated her beauty and sexuality. 10/10
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msommer
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If only there weren't 94 movies Andy liked betterJust rewatched Once Upon A time In the West this past weekend off Kodi. Great pick Andy.
Man what an epic film. Leoni was a genius with westerns. and CC, forgot how stunningly beautiful she was then
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
#79 - Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
No, not the whole thing. Really just the last 45 minutes or so - from the time Palpatine reveals his identity to Anakin. But there are other bits that are good.
The score finally works, the action is finally personal, and it at least (yes, the bar is very low) ends the prequels on a decent note, enjoyment wise.
Trivia:
Every clone trooper in the film is a CGI. Not a single clone costume or helmet was created.
All shots of C-3PO had the entire green screen set reflecting in his shiny gold armor, so digital effects artists in post-production had to digitally repaint C-3PO's armor frame by frame to remove any traces of the set.
Ian McDiarmid recorded his scenes in the opera box on Coruscant while suffering with a case of laryngitis.
George Lucas plays the blue skinned Baron Papanoida who appears just outside the entrance to Palpatine's private box at the Galaxies Opera House.
No, not the whole thing. Really just the last 45 minutes or so - from the time Palpatine reveals his identity to Anakin. But there are other bits that are good.
The score finally works, the action is finally personal, and it at least (yes, the bar is very low) ends the prequels on a decent note, enjoyment wise.
Trivia:
Every clone trooper in the film is a CGI. Not a single clone costume or helmet was created.
All shots of C-3PO had the entire green screen set reflecting in his shiny gold armor, so digital effects artists in post-production had to digitally repaint C-3PO's armor frame by frame to remove any traces of the set.
Ian McDiarmid recorded his scenes in the opera box on Coruscant while suffering with a case of laryngitis.
George Lucas plays the blue skinned Baron Papanoida who appears just outside the entrance to Palpatine's private box at the Galaxies Opera House.
James Daulton
Footballguy
And here I thought AD was some fancy, book learning, high falootin movie snob. Color me surprised (and delighted).
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
There'll be enough to satisfy just about everyone in this list, I think. And dissatisfy too.
James Daulton
Footballguy
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
#78 - Saving Private Ryan
If you think of this movie having three acts, I think the second - post invasion, pre finding Ryan - is typical Spielberg schmaltz/trying too hard.
But, of course, the invasion and final stand scenes are amazing.
"Earn this"
Trivia:
Steven Spielberg cast Matt Damon as Private Ryan because he wanted an unknown actor with an All-American look. He did not know Damon would win an Oscar for Good Will Hunting (1997) and become an overnight star before the film was released.
The two "German" soldiers who are shot trying to surrender were speaking Czech. They were saying, "Please don't shoot me, I am not German, I am Czech, I didn't kill anyone, I am Czech!" They were members of what the Germans called Ost [East] Battalions, men, mostly Czech and Polish, taken prisoner in eastern European countries invaded by Germany and forced into the German army.
Steven Spielberg is on record as saying that even if the film had received an NC-17 rating, he would have released it uncut anyway.
If you think of this movie having three acts, I think the second - post invasion, pre finding Ryan - is typical Spielberg schmaltz/trying too hard.
But, of course, the invasion and final stand scenes are amazing.
"Earn this"
Trivia:
Steven Spielberg cast Matt Damon as Private Ryan because he wanted an unknown actor with an All-American look. He did not know Damon would win an Oscar for Good Will Hunting (1997) and become an overnight star before the film was released.
The two "German" soldiers who are shot trying to surrender were speaking Czech. They were saying, "Please don't shoot me, I am not German, I am Czech, I didn't kill anyone, I am Czech!" They were members of what the Germans called Ost [East] Battalions, men, mostly Czech and Polish, taken prisoner in eastern European countries invaded by Germany and forced into the German army.
Steven Spielberg is on record as saying that even if the film had received an NC-17 rating, he would have released it uncut anyway.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Porkchop Express
Footballguy
Revenge of the Sith better than Once Upon a Time in the West 
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
El Floppo
Footballguy
or any of the other previous 20 films.Revenge of the Sith better than Once Upon a Time in the West
I'm not getting hung up on placement as much- just inclusion.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
The
was more "do we have to have one of the posts after every entry?" Again, these are favorites, and AD hasn't claimed them to be otherwise. Like you said, the order doesn't have much to do with it, I am more interested in what people choose overall for these things. Top 100 movies ever is basically like your favorite couple movies every year - I am sure we are splitting hairs over #s 70 and #100. I am more troubled that MoS made it on the list at all.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
You are spot on about the middle 1/3 of this one. It is a movie that has moved down the ranks for me a bit over the years, and it's mostly due to that Spielbergy middle act.Andy Dufresne said:
I also thought I read somewhere that he had somebody else in mind to play Ryan, but it didn't work out. Can't remember who it was or where i read that.
BroncoFreak_2K3
sucker for Orange
Edward Norton was originally offered the part of Ryan, but he turned it down to star in American History X
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KarmaPolice
Footballguy
That's right. Probably read that on my Mental Floss FB thingy that pops up about movies.
msommer
Footballguy
I think he chose correctly, although Damon obviously didn't suffer from the Ryan role
El Floppo
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msommer
Footballguy
But at the cost of American History X?
That's a steep price to pay. Because I really can't see anyone else of that generation carry it off like Norton did
El Floppo
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