Top 100 movies listed by Time magazine
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Bozo Erectus
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Speilbergs AI would be on my list. One of the most overlooked movies ever. I think its the best film Speilberg ever made.
thetrooper
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AI was nice, but IMHO he should have made the ending a little less sentmental.
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I thought the ending was perfect. But the ending probably played a part in it bombing and being quickly forgotten. It wasnt the type of ending American audiences are used to, especially in this sort of fim.
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No braveheart???
Yuri2356
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I realy found the ending of AI to be rather pathetic, along with the rest of the film. Though I'm sure it has worth some people who enjoy the emotional aspects of the film, I'm not one of them.Bozo Erectus said:
BorgeoisBuffoon
Local Idiot
I suppose the one movie I give a damn about, Ghostbusters, won't make any lists anytime soon, huh? 
It became your usual children's merchandise fad once the cartoon hit, but for what I see the original movie as it's a genuine laugh-fest, and I grew up with it, so it always deserves a spot in any decent movie list if I could help it.
It became your usual children's merchandise fad once the cartoon hit, but for what I see the original movie as it's a genuine laugh-fest, and I grew up with it, so it always deserves a spot in any decent movie list if I could help it.
Rambuchan
The Funky President
I sincerely like all those old films I commented on and love talking about. I find they have a certain gravity that modern day films generally lack. These 'oldies' were also subject to far less of the heavy commercial pressure we find in cinema today. For this reason in the mainpart the oldies are demonstrations of far greater artistic freedom, therefore achieving more satisfying creative levels. Just my little word for the oldiesrbis4rbb said:
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FriendlyFire
Codex WMDicanious
WTH ?
Thats cause two directors worked on it. I forget the orginal director but spilberg ended up taking over and completing the project when the orginal director died. And I though it was just a mess.
Rambuchan
The Funky President
First script drafts were written by Stanley Kubrick. The film is an absolute balls up because Kubrick was one of the most seeringly intellectual filmmakers ever to grace western screens (and a f***ing good photographic brain at that) - whereas Spielberg is a slushy idiot.FriendlyFire said:
Hold up!
Old movies aren't automatically outdated and boring! Anyone claiming that, has little sense of history and shouldn't be on civ fanatics. Every film is another story and should be considered individually.
BTW where is MPFC the holy grail?
Old movies aren't automatically outdated and boring! Anyone claiming that, has little sense of history and shouldn't be on civ fanatics. Every film is another story and should be considered individually.
BTW where is MPFC the holy grail?
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Rambuchan said:
Welcome to the club!
The Fjonis
Prince
I never understood why so many people are fascinated by Barry Lyndon. The film is about --- nothing at all. I know this is exactly the point (showing how pointless our lives are, underlined by the line at the end; "but in the end, it didn't matter at all" or something like that), but it doesn't make a very good film. There are so many much better and more refined ways of communicating that message...
ferenginar
Grand Nagus
There are quite a few on the list that I am not familiar with, but I think they made a few mistakes anyway. Where are the following....
Shawshank Redemption (This should be No 1)
The Usual Suspects
Life of Brian
Terminator
Erin Brockovich
Ben Hur
The Italian Job (1969)
The Time Machine (1960)
Shawshank Redemption (This should be No 1)
The Usual Suspects
Life of Brian
Terminator
Erin Brockovich
Ben Hur
The Italian Job (1969)
The Time Machine (1960)
Rambuchan
The Funky President
I disagree. There is an almost Zen quality to that film, which I find makes it a good and original film/experience. He achieves it again in Space Odessey (can never spell that word) and also in Eyes Wide Shut. Tarkofvski does it in Solaris also. You get it in Being There also. There's an emptiness or illusion and that's the point and it wouldn't be making the point if it followed any other pattern. I appreciate some find that a bit lame but I'm a sucker for this guy's films. He's the dog's nuts of them all in my book.The Fjonis said:
Doc Tsiolkovski
Deity
Why? I mean, I'm really asking - not flaming. I simply fail to see anything that makes this one more than a well-played drama, and yet it gets glorified by US critics/imdb voters.
Usual Suspects, yes. Terminator...dunno. In the hindsight, T3 is better (but still not really outstanding). T1 has some classical scenes and quotes, but overall the move isn't great.
superisis
His Highness' dog at Kew
Am I correct to spot that there are no Ingmar Bergman titles on the list? Det sjunde inseglet (The Seventh Seal), Fanny och Alexander (Fanny and Alexander) or Smultronstället (Wild Strawberries).
Also I'ld like to see Freaks (1932) and Groundhog Day (1993)
as for A.I.
a film missing logistics that never ended (kid fall into ocean... doesn't die, looks at statue, ocean freezes, aliens come 3000 years later... yawn)
Also I'ld like to see Freaks (1932) and Groundhog Day (1993)
as for A.I.
a film missing logistics that never ended (kid fall into ocean... doesn't die, looks at statue, ocean freezes, aliens come 3000 years later... yawn)
Doc Tsiolkovski
Deity
Last we forget:
Plan 9 from Outer Space.
Plan 9 from Outer Space.
Bartleby
Remembers laughter
superisis said:
No:
Persona and Smiles of a Summer Night.
The Seventh Seal was always my favourite but it is rather heavy going.
