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2001: A Space Odyssey - Seen it
A Bout de Souffle - Not seen it
Aguirre, the Wrath of God - Not
Alien - Seen
All About Eve - Seen
Apartment, The - Not
Apocalypse Now - Seen
Badlands - Not
Black Narcissus - Not
Boyz N the Hood - Not
Brazil - Not
Breakfast Club, The - Seen
Cabaret - Not
Chinatown - seen
City of God - not
Come and See - not
Dawn of the Dead - seen
Donnie Darko - seen
Erin Brockovich - seen
Fanny and Alexander - not
Fight Club - seen
Heavenly Creatures - not
Hero - not
Ipcress File, The - seen
King of Comedy, The - not
Ladykillers, The - seen
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India - not
Lost in Translation - seen
Manhattan - seen
Manhunter - not
Mulholland Drive - seen
Night at the Opera - not
North by Northwest - seen
Pink Flamingos - not
Player, The - seen
Princess Mononoke - not
Pulp Fiction - seen
Raising Arizona - seen
Royal Tenenbaums, The - not
Scarface - seen
Searchers, The - not
Secrets and Lies - seen
Sexy Beast - seen
Shawshank Redemption, The - seen
Terminator 2: Judgement Day - seen
This Sporting Life - seen
Three Colours Blue - not
Touch of Evil - not
Trainspotting - seen
Walkabout - seen
so i've seen 27/50, my life is officially 54% over.....seeing as i'm 37 i'd say i've paced it quite well so far :D
Is Fight Club in there because of the "Most ludicriously crap ending ever" ? :wink:
It won't be long before that bring out "The Top 50 list of lists you must have watched/done/been to before you die" What a waste of time!
2001: A Space Odyssey - Y
A Bout de Souffle - N
Aguirre, the Wrath of God - N
Alien - Y
All About Eve - Y
Apartment, The - Y
Apocalypse Now - Y
Badlands - Y
Black Narcissus - N
Boyz N the Hood - Y
Brazil - N
Breakfast Club, The - N
Cabaret - Y
Chinatown - Y
City of God - Y
Come and See - N
Dawn of the Dead - Y
Donnie Darko - N
Erin Brockovich - Y
Fanny and Alexander - N
Fight Club - Y
Heavenly Creatures - Y
Hero - N
Ipcress File, The - Y
King of Comedy, The - Y
Ladykillers, The - Y
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India - N
Lost in Translation - Y
Manhattan - Y
Manhunter - Y
Mulholland Drive - N
Night at the Opera - N
North by Northwest - Y
Pink Flamingos - N
Player, The - Y
Princess Mononoke - N
Pulp Fiction - Y
Raising Arizona - Y
Royal Tenenbaums, The - Y
Scarface - Y
Searchers, The - Y
Secrets and Lies - Y
Sexy Beast - N
Shawshank Redemption, The - Y
Terminator 2: Judgement Day - Y
This Sporting Life - N
Three Colours Blue - N
Touch of Evil - Y
Trainspotting - Y
Walkabout - N
32/50... Eeek
It won't be long before that bring out "The Top 50 list of lists you must have watched/done/been to before you die" What a waste of time!
i'm not sure, but i think its just a bit of fun, not to be taken seriously
you need a life ian :wink:
2001: A Space Odyssey - yes
A Bout de Souffle - n
Aguirre, the Wrath of God - Not
Alien - Y
All About Eve - Y
Apartment, The - Not
Apocalypse Now - Y
Badlands - Y
Black Narcissus - Y
Boyz N the Hood - Not
Brazil - Not
Breakfast Club, The - Y
Cabaret - Y
Chinatown - Y
City of God - not
Come and See - not
Dawn of the Dead - Y
Donnie Darko - Y
Erin Brockovich - Y
Fanny and Alexander - not
Fight Club - Y
Heavenly Creatures - not
Hero - not
Ipcress File, The - Y
King of Comedy, The - not
Ladykillers, The - Y
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India - not
Lost in Translation - Y
Manhattan - Y
Manhunter - n
Mulholland Drive - N
Night at the Opera - Y
North by Northwest - Y
Pink Flamingos - N
Player, The - Y
Princess Mononoke - N
Pulp Fiction - N
Raising Arizona - Y
Royal Tenenbaums, The - N
Scarface - Y
Searchers, The - N
Secrets and Lies - Y
Sexy Beast - N
Shawshank Redemption, The - Y
Terminator 2: Judgement Day - Y
This Sporting Life - N
Three Colours Blue - N
Touch of Evil - Y
Trainspotting - Y
Walkabout - Y
28/50 :shock:
Where does the list come from?
Peter Henry
24-07-06, 12:08 PM
That list is flawed rather markedly, no Willie Wonker and the chocolate Factory? Pah! :P
That list is flawed rather markedly, no Willie Wonker and the chocolate Factory? Pah! :P
Mmm - and no 'Cousin, Cousine' - terrific French film exploring - well, need I say...
Something tells me this is going to be a long thread :wink: :P :lol: :lol: :lol:
As for the list, well as far as Im concerned I'll decide what constitutes a top 50 I should see not someone else who probably doesnt like the same films as me. For example, how can the list NOT have POTC I in it? Wheres Its a Wonderful Life and Harvey?
How does Caberet get a mention but Casablanca doesnt?
I agree with Mr Henry - that list is flawed. :P :lol:
Where does the list come from?
Movie experts have named the 50 films you should see before you die.
Number one is Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 Vietnam War classic Apocalypse Now.
The list was compiled by a panel of movie experts to mark the free-to-air launch of Film4.
Few of the entries are big screen blockbusters.
Second is The Apartment, Billy Wilder's 1960 comedy drama starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine.
Brazilian film City of God is third, followed by Roman Polanski's Chinatown.
Sexy beast, starring Ray Winstone and Sir Ben Kingsley, is fifth.
The top 10 is completed by 2001: A Space Odyssey, Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest, French flick A Bout de Souffle, Donnie Darko and Woody Allen's Manhattan.
Alien, Lost in Translation and The Shawshank Redemption just missed out on a top 10 place. The top 50 includes Pulp Fiction, Trainspotting, Erin Brockovich, The Breakfast Club and Scarface.
The list was chosen by a panel of experts including Lord Puttnam, producer of Chariots of Fire and Midnight Express.
TVR_Tracy
24-07-06, 12:23 PM
Hmm I have dodgy taste in films... I didn't see Zoolander anywhere!!
I agree the list is flawed!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
No Star Wars? No Ferris Bueller? No Back to the Future? No Not Another Teen Movie? And more seriously, no Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas??!
Lists - pah!
Im like tracey, i have a very bizzare taste in films, as i have seen 2 and a half of those films.
fizzwheel
24-07-06, 12:47 PM
Umh.. that list is remarkably similar to the list of films that Film 4 are showing over the next month or so.
Film 4 went free on Freeview last night..
Coincidence or not.
I think not..
Umh.. that list is remarkably similar to the list of films that Film 4 are showing over the next month or so.
Film 4 went free on Freeview last night..
Coincidence or not.
I think not..
no its not a coincidence, it was commissioned by channel 4, they asked a panel of experts and from their findings they are showing the films
Breakfast Club
Reservoir Dogs
Kill Bill
Star Wars 3,4,5,6
Leaving Las Vegas
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Bullet
etc!
fast and the fur...oh i see, they are meant to be good films
you need a life ian :wink:
you're only 4 behind :P
What about the godfather series, I thought that was considered one of the best film(s) along with Star wars, LOTR, schindlers list oh and the Rambo trilogy
philipMac
24-07-06, 02:47 PM
Umh.. that list is remarkably similar to the list of films that Film 4 are showing over the next month or so.
Film 4 went free on Freeview last night..
Coincidence or not.
I think not..
Christ I miss Chanel 4.
And the Beeb.
And semi decent TV once in a while.
To be fair, this list is very middle of the road. And the indie films... Three colours blue?? Meh. Booooring. Oh I'm french and its ever so mysterious and sexual.
There are some really amazing films being made now.
Keep an eye out for Aki Kaurismäki films. (ie The Man Without a Past.) Also, Werner Herzog. (ie Grizzly Man)
Osama was another great one. (Siddiq Barmak)
Also, Vozvrashcheniye (The Return), by Andrei Zvyagintsev.
Shake Hands with the Devil, by Peter Raymont.
Dancer in the Dark, or Breaking the Waves etc by Lars von Trier.
Das Boot, by Wolfgang Petersen
Festen by Thomas Vinterberg, another dansk film. Amazing.
I dunno. The list goes on.
Anonymous
24-07-06, 03:32 PM
Where's Its a Wonderful Life and Harvey?
How does Cabaret get a mention but Casablanca doesnt?
Go Lynn! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: =D>
Plus, for all anti-authoritarians: Duck Soup and The Great Dictator. Total classics of the genre - poking fun at the (so called) untouchables!
no its not a coincidence, it was commissioned by channel 4, they asked a panel of experts and from their findings they are showing the films
So no 'The Great Escape' - that means it can't be Christmas yet!
I thought that was compulsory viewing, by everyone in the whole Universe. :lol:
A.
fizzwheel
24-07-06, 03:47 PM
no its not a coincidence, it was commissioned by channel 4, they asked a panel of experts and from their findings they are showing the films
Ah ha. I didnt realise that. Thank you Mr D.
I think though that their panel of experts were't experts theres alot a goof films missing from that list IMHO.
How does Caberet get a mention but Casablanca doesnt?
I agree with Mr Henry - that list is flawed. :P :lol:
As for the list, well as far as Im concerned I'll decide what constitutes a top 50 I should see not someone else who probably doesnt like the same films as me.
there's your answer!! :D
no its not a coincidence, it was commissioned by channel 4, they asked a panel of experts and from their findings they are showing the films
Ah ha. I didnt realise that. Thank you Mr D.
I think though that their panel of experts were't experts theres alot a goof films missing from that list IMHO.
you're wanting something a little more slapstic then? maybe a bit of Laurel and Hardy? :D
fizzwheel
24-07-06, 03:58 PM
you're wanting something a little more slapstic then? maybe a bit of Laurel and Hardy? :D
Oh yes. :oops: :lol:
philipMac
24-07-06, 04:01 PM
As for the list, well as far as Im concerned I'll decide what constitutes a top 50 I should see not someone else who probably doesnt like the same films as me.
Yeah. Ok, but I have no problem with people recomending films to me. I would never have seen Kaurismäki films had it not been for a Finnish girl I knew....
Or Von trier films if it wasnt for a norwegian girl... or etc
This list was very tame stuff though.
CoolGirl
24-07-06, 05:43 PM
Midnight Cowboy's missing, innit.
A lesson to all the people who say "I'm gonna do x" and then sit on their behind moaning for the rest of their lives......
You've surely got to include.
Once Upon a Time in the West.
The Wizard of Oz
Goodbye Mr. Chips
Citizen Kane
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
Ghost World not on the list? Pah!
ps it's on Film Four tonight at 11.25! :D
2001 - A Space Odyssey - YUP
A Bout De Souffle - NOPE
Aguirre, The Wrath of God - NOPE
Alien - YUP
All About Eve - YUP
The Apartment - YUP
Apocalypse Now - YUP
Badlands - YUP
Black Narcissus - NOPE
Boyz N the Hood - YUP
Brazil - YUP
Breakfast Club, The - YUP
Cabaret -YUP
Chinatown - YUP
City of God - YUP
Come and See - YES and I'm still emotionally scarred.
Dawn of the Dead - YUP
Donnie Darko - YUP
Erin Brockovich - YUP
Fanny and Alexander - NOPE
Fight Club - YUP
Heavenly Creatures - YUP
Hero - NOPE
The Ipcress File - YUP
King of Comedy, The - YUP
The Ladykillers - YUP
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India - NOPE
Lost in Translation - YES
Manhattan - YES but fell asleep so took 3 views to see the whole thing.
Manhunter - YES
Mulholland Drive - YuP
Night at the Opera - nope
North by Northwest -Yup
Pink Flamingos - nope
Player, The - Yup Altman roolz
Princess Mononoke - nope
Pulp Fiction - hasn't everyone?
Raising Arizona - Yeah in 1987 when it came out, 4 times!
The Royal Tenenbaums - Not as cool as bottle rocket, but saw it anyway
Scarface - SAY hello to my little friend!
Searchers, the - yup
Secrets and Lies - yeah
Sexy Beast - yup
The Shawshank Redemption - yes, top film.
Terminator 2: Judgement Day - YAh the Governator as we know and lurve him!
This Sporting Life - nope
Three Colours Trilogy - nope
Touch of Evil - nope
Trainspotting - I choose life but I still saw this.
Walkabout - yes cobbers.
38/50 and the ones I haven't seen I'm not too fussed about.
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