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BaftaBaby 
"Always entranced by cinema."
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 Posted - 06/12/2008 : 14:33:59
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Times film critic James Christopher presents:
The Times 100
Compare and contrast 
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RockGolf 
"1500+ reviews. 1 joke."
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Posted - 06/12/2008 : 14:49:51
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As with most such lists, there is much to admire and much to guffaw at. There Will Be Blood as the second best film of all time? Eternal Sunshine higher than The Godfather?
I think too many of these lists are created to cause controversy, although in fairness, if there wasn't at least a few wildly ridiculous placements, such lists would hardly be worth reading. |
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MisterBadIdea 
"PLZ GET MILK, KTHXBYE"
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Posted - 06/12/2008 : 15:36:50
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I do like Eternal Sunshine more than The Godfather.
The only possible comment on these very generic lists is to compare your tastes to it. I, for example, think My Fair Lady (#98) has no positive attributes whatsoever and that Tokyo Story (#80) is a bore-tacular waste of time. Also, what the hell is Whisky Galore?
On the other hand, There Will Be Blood at 2 strikes me just as gutsy, and a great placement for an instant classic. |
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Ali
"Those aren't pillows."
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Posted - 06/12/2008 : 15:54:34
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I think you really should change your name to MisterNoIdea.
I have been talking about this list with a few people today - it's meant to raise a few watercooler debates, that's all. Some of the choices are truly bizarre, such as The Towering Bloody Inferno! I mean, everyone knows The Poseidon Adventure is infinitely better.
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MisterBadIdea
"PLZ GET MILK, KTHXBYE"
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Posted - 06/12/2008 : 15:56:23
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quote:
Originally posted by Ali
I think you really should change your name to MisterNoIdea.
Uncalled for, sir! |
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Whippersnapper. 
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 06/12/2008 : 16:02:42
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I guess this proves that any idiot can make a list.
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w22dheartlivie 
"Kitty Lover"
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Posted - 06/12/2008 : 17:03:23
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| One thing I can say... a list that puts any film with Keanu Reeves (whom I do like, but...) ahead of any film with Audrey Hepburn is suspect to me. |
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Whippersnapper.
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 06/12/2008 : 17:39:51
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I don't mind Keanu that much either.
Of course, I prefer mahogany or oak, but at least he's better than pine.
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MisterBadIdea
"PLZ GET MILK, KTHXBYE"
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Posted - 06/12/2008 : 17:44:24
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| Keanu could never hope to have Audrey Hepburn's beauty or her aura of grace and class. But I certainly don't think she was any less wooden than dear Keanu. |
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w22dheartlivie
"Kitty Lover"
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Posted - 06/12/2008 : 18:24:31
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Hmmm... let me see...
Dracula ........... or ........... Breakfast at Tiffany's ??
Johnny Mnemonic ........... or ........... Roman Holiday ??
Sweet November ........... or ........... Sabrina ??
Constantine ........... or ........... Wait Until Dark ??
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure ........... or ........... My Fair Lady ??
Oh, you're right. It's SO hard to decide. |
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MisterBadIdea
"PLZ GET MILK, KTHXBYE"
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Posted - 06/12/2008 : 19:48:48
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Dracula ........... or ........... Breakfast at Tiffany's ??
Okay, yeah, that's an easy one. Breakfast at Tiffany's is easily my favorite Hepburn movie and Hepburn performance. In Dracula, Reeves seems to be intentionally cast for his lameness as a contrast to Oldman as Dracula, but even so he was lamer than he should have been. And of course his British accent was awful.
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure ........... or ........... My Fair Lady ??
Also an easy one. Bill & Ted is a delight from beginning to end and My Fair Lady is close to unwatchable. Terrible music, terrible acting (on the part of both leads), unimpressive singing, unromantic, hopelessly stiff direction, overlong, and let's not forget ungodly boring. And seriously, let's not hold any illusions about Ms. Hepburn's accent either.
I like Sabrina and I like Breakfast at Tiffany's, and I like Hepburn in them, and Keanu has a lot of bad movies. But do I prefer The Matrix, Point Break or My Own Private Idaho over Charade, Wait Until Dark or Roman Holiday? Yes, absolutely. |
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damalc
"last watched: Sausage Party"
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Posted - 06/12/2008 : 19:50:25
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Originally posted by MisterBadIdea
bore-tacular
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Sean
"Necrosphenisciform anthropophagist."
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Posted - 06/13/2008 : 01:55:06
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The thing that I find irritating about these kinds of lists is... where's the actual list?
All I see is 10+ pages of waffle that I've no interest in reading.
Although if they supplied a list then they wouldn't be able to ram 10 pages of ads down readers' throats.
Or did I miss something? |
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ChocolateLady
"500 Chocolate Delights"
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Posted - 06/13/2008 : 07:21:38
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quote:
Originally posted by wildheartlivie
One thing I can say... a list that puts any film with Keanu Reeves (whom I do like, but...) ahead of any film with Audrey Hepburn is suspect to me.
I'm with you there.
(Except that I don't like Reeves.) |
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Conan The Westy
"Father, Faithful Friend, Fwiffer"
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Posted - 06/13/2008 : 07:51:27
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Originally posted by Whippersnapper
I don't mind Keanu that much either.
Of course, I prefer mahogany or oak, but at least he's better than pine.
I draw your attention to The Mahogany Oscar accolade. It's been around for a while but only Randall has achieved it. |
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GHcool
"Forever a curious character."
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Posted - 06/14/2008 : 00:32:04
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There Will Be Blood at second place is highly suspect.
I'm not sure what the appeal is for Alien. I love the effects, but the story is paper thin (Jaws in space).
Also, I understand that I am in the minority on A Streetcar Named Desire. I respect how the directing and acting style was ahead of its time, but I never found the story to be particularly compelling. On the Waterfront holds up a lot better.
Cabaret failed for me because I didn't feel like it was a realistic portrayal of (or even a very interesting comment on) the rise of the Nazis in Berlin. Again, I seem to be in the minority here.
A few missing from the list: Citizen Kane, Forrest Gump, Pinocchio, Schindler's List ... |
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{not the NY} Times 100 Films List
