I'm actually surprised at how academic the picks of these guys are. They didn't fuck around with purely entertaining crap and instead went straight for the safe film/art school stuff. Interesting. Tarantino's list is pretty cool but half of them are "genre" films (no surprise there). The inclusion of Carrie was certainly a bit unique. I honestly can't compare my top ten to any of the top tens that are on here.
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I see a lot of my favorites on those lists.
Tarantino - His Girl Friday (1939) has some of the best, fast, witty dialogue ever put on film. Some of the scenes are amazing. Cary Grant's best performance.
Robbins - My Man Godfrey (1936) is a similar type of fast-paced, sharp-wit screwball comedy with Carole Lombard and William Powell. Plus it's a great commentary on the wealthy during the depression.
Bertolucci really boggled me. Of the few movies on his list that I have seen, he picked Marnie (Hitchcock), and Touch of Evil (Welles), two movies by great directors later in their careers that I felt were just completely substandard. Touch of Evil is OK, and has some incredible scenes, but Marnie was just terrible IMO.
Boorman picked three of my favorites, Citizen Kane, Dr. Strangelove, and Sunset Boulevard. Sunset Boulevard especially is a film that I think doesn't get the respect it deserves these days, as unlike many great films of the past, it totally stands up and has just as much edge today as it did in 1950.
Nowell picked Notorious, which I think is Hitchcock's best film, as well as Ingrid Bergman's.
Terry Jones picked Groundhog Day, which is a big surprise for a list like this, but is one of my all-time favorite films. In addition to the unique and extremely deep story and themes presented in the film, the task of directing a film with the same sets and scenes, only slightly different with each take must have been extraordinarily difficult to accomplish, and it is done so seamlessly that you as the viewer probably never even think about the logistics of it.
And then there are the standard greats that one would expect to show up multiple times, and for good reason. 2001, Singing In The Rain (probably the best pure Hollywood musical), The Best Years of Our Lives, Apocolypse Now, To Kill A Mockingbird, the Godfather films.
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wow, dont even know what to write, most of those films are some of my favorites. If anyone wanted to get a film education, just copy that list and join netflix.
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punkdavid wrote:
I see a lot of my favorites on those lists.
Tarantino - His Girl Friday (1939) has some of the best, fast, witty dialogue ever put on film. Some of the scenes are amazing. Cary Grant's best performance.
Robbins - My Man Godfrey (1936) is a similar type of fast-paced, sharp-wit screwball comedy with Carole Lombard and William Powell. Plus it's a great commentary on the wealthy during the depression.
Bertolucci really boggled me. Of the few movies on his list that I have seen, he picked Marnie (Hitchcock), and Touch of Evil (Welles), two movies by great directors later in their careers that I felt were just completely substandard. Touch of Evil is OK, and has some incredible scenes, but Marnie was just terrible IMO.
Boorman picked three of my favorites, Citizen Kane, Dr. Strangelove, and Sunset Boulevard. Sunset Boulevard especially is a film that I think doesn't get the respect it deserves these days, as unlike many great films of the past, it totally stands up and has just as much edge today as it did in 1950.
Nowell picked Notorious, which I think is Hitchcock's best film, as well as Ingrid Bergman's.
Terry Jones picked Groundhog Day, which is a big surprise for a list like this, but is one of my all-time favorite films. In addition to the unique and extremely deep story and themes presented in the film, the task of directing a film with the same sets and scenes, only slightly different with each take must have been extraordinarily difficult to accomplish, and it is done so seamlessly that you as the viewer probably never even think about the logistics of it.
And then there are the standard greats that one would expect to show up multiple times, and for good reason. 2001, Singing In The Rain (probably the best pure Hollywood musical), The Best Years of Our Lives, Apocolypse Now, To Kill A Mockingbird, the Godfather films.
That's a great post, PD. You should post here more often.
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Battle of Algiers
I'm going to see that one on Sunday.
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I love the appreciation for Billy Wilder movies, The Apartment and Sunset Boulevard seem well represented. I can't believe for all of the foreign film love, the only Godard anyone picks is Breathless. And as far as Woody Allen goes, why can no one ever seem to get past Annie Hall and Manhattan? Where's the love for Crimes and Misdemeanors, Love and Death, and Broadway Danny Rose?
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