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Happy to see Patton so high up. It would have made my top 50. it's a great film with performances and obviously, especially, one extraordinary performance.
The Human Condition I made my list at #5. I went with the first in the trilogy as a representative of the entire trilogy. Like I've said before it's a masterpiece and like others have said before take the time and watch it. It's worth it.
5. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
9. Shoah (1985)
10. The General (1926)
15. Army of Shadows (1969)
18. Waltz with Bashir (2007)
19. Rome, Open City (1945)
21. Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
23. Three Kings (1999)
24. Underground (1995)
25. La Commune (Paris, 1871) (2003)
The Human Condition I made my list at #5. I went with the first in the trilogy as a representative of the entire trilogy. Like I've said before it's a masterpiece and like others have said before take the time and watch it. It's worth it.
5. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
9. Shoah (1985)
10. The General (1926)
15. Army of Shadows (1969)
18. Waltz with Bashir (2007)
19. Rome, Open City (1945)
21. Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
23. Three Kings (1999)
24. Underground (1995)
25. La Commune (Paris, 1871) (2003)
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"Don't be so gloomy. After all it's not that awful. Like the fella says, in Italy for 30 years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love - they had 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock."
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26. Apocalypse Now
Yeah, seems too early, but outside of Braveheart, it's my only guess.
Yeah, seems too early, but outside of Braveheart, it's my only guess.
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Army of Shadows was my #23. I wasn't expecting it to make the list at this point, but I also have no idea what's making the list other than about 5 movies.
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love was my #7.
Or to recap:
2. The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)
5. The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)
7. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
I was tempted to make them 2-4, but there were some other great movies that made their way in there. The quality seemed impressively consistent throughout, with the main qualm being that Road to Eternity felt a little repetitive structure-wise to No Greater Love. For ranking, I don't know which I prefer more I or III. However I placed II over I for this ranking just because it was active military service, rather than life during wartime (under an oppressive military regime), so for the sake of a "war" movie, I gave Road to Eternity an edge over No Greater Love specifically for this list.
In some ways I like No Greater Love the most because it does seem to capture the futility of thinking one might be able to be change a system from the inside, while A Soldier's Prayer feels more like Kobayashi just taking a knife to the audience member for having any hope. All very solid.
My #4 was Waltz with Bashir. Since Army of Shadows showed up this late, I now have to at least consider my #3 still has a chance, but it feels unlikely. My #6 has no hope, which feels appropriate.
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love was my #7.
Or to recap:
2. The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)
5. The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)
7. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
I was tempted to make them 2-4, but there were some other great movies that made their way in there. The quality seemed impressively consistent throughout, with the main qualm being that Road to Eternity felt a little repetitive structure-wise to No Greater Love. For ranking, I don't know which I prefer more I or III. However I placed II over I for this ranking just because it was active military service, rather than life during wartime (under an oppressive military regime), so for the sake of a "war" movie, I gave Road to Eternity an edge over No Greater Love specifically for this list.
In some ways I like No Greater Love the most because it does seem to capture the futility of thinking one might be able to be change a system from the inside, while A Soldier's Prayer feels more like Kobayashi just taking a knife to the audience member for having any hope. All very solid.
My #4 was Waltz with Bashir. Since Army of Shadows showed up this late, I now have to at least consider my #3 still has a chance, but it feels unlikely. My #6 has no hope, which feels appropriate.
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#26
#26
Mel Gibson, 1995
Mel Gibson, Catherine McCormack, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan
175 points, 14 lists
Braveheart
Director
Mel Gibson, 1995
Starring
Mel Gibson, Catherine McCormack, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan
#25
#25
Michael Cimino, 1978
Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Cazale, John Savage
187 points, 15 lists
The Deer Hunter
Director
Michael Cimino, 1978
Starring
Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Cazale, John Savage
