Guaporense top 100 favorite live action films

As I finished watching 100 animated films in my marathon (I even fell a headache now), I wrote my top 100 animated films list. Now for the sake of organization I also have written a new top 100 live action films list. Of course, since I have watched several times more live action films than animated films I feel that my top 100 live action films list is much stronger: it's hard for a movie that I watch now to take out a spot on that list while many changes occurred in my top 100 animated movies list during the marathon of 100 animated movies that I did.

Why do a separate list excluding animation? Well, here we have 100 movies that I love and that use a visual language that all the people in the forums are interested in. Also, animation is a distinct artform in the same way that photographs and paintings are distinct artforms although it's possible to mix the two (like it's done with live action films that make heavy use of CGI). I classify a film as live action if all or nearly of the characters are filmed actors (i.e. Gollum in the Lord of the Rings doesn't make it an animated film).

100. Shoah (1985)

Extremely powerful documentary one of the best and most memorable documentaries I ever watched.
99. First Blood (1982)

98. Woman in the Dunes (1964)

97. Children of Men (2007)

96. Watchmen (2009)

95. Goodfellas (1990)

94. A Man Escaped (1956)

93, Commando (1985)

92. District 9 (2009)

91. 12 Angry Men (1957)

90. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

89. Rocky (1976)

88. High and Low (1963)

87. The Aviator (2004)

86. The Passion of Joan D'Arc (1928)

85. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

84. Sans Soleil (1983)

83. War Horse (2011) (yey!!!!!!!!, one of Spielberg's best!)

82. Das Boot (1981)

81. In the Name of the Father (1993)

80. Dune (1984)

79. Nostalgia (1983)

78. Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

77. Robocop (1987)

76. Terminator 2 (1991)

75. Full Metal Jacket (1987)

74. Au Hasard Balthazar (1966)

73. The Fly (1986)

72. The Elephant Man (1980)

71. Satantango (1994)

70. Kill Bill (2003-2004)

69. Dreams (1990)

68. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

67. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

66. M (1931)

65. Shutter Island (2010)

64. Fanny and Alexander (1982)

63. Rhapsody in August (1991)

62. Enter The Dragon (1973)

61. Planet of the Apes (1968)

60. The Pianist (2002)

59. Life of Brian (1979)

58. Anvil: The History of Anvil (2008)

57. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

56. Downfall (2004)

55. The Shining (1980)

54. The Thing (1982)

53. La Jetee (1962)

52. Mad Max 2 (1981)

51. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

50. Umberto D. (1952)

49. Alien (1979)

48. Sancho the Bailiff (1954)

47. Mulholland Drive (2001)

46. Paths of Glory (1957)

45. Citizen Kane (1941)

44. City of God (2002)

43. A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Holy crap Guap, I'm going to need some time tomorrow to look at this-you're going through it fast. At first glance, it looks awesome.

42. Pulp Fiction (1994)

41. Eraserhead (1977)

40. The Matrix (1999)

39. Solaris (1972)

38. Ran (1985)

37. Schindler's List (1993)

36. The Lives of Others (1985)

35. Gattaca (1997)

34. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

33. Taxi Driver (1976)

32. City Lights (1931)

31. Rashomon (1950)

30. Dersu Uzala (1975)

29. Gladiator (2000)

28. Day of Wrath (1943)

27. Back to the Future (1985)

26. There Will Be Blood (2007)

25. Persona (1966)

24. The Godfather I & II (1972-1974)

23. For a Few Dollars More (1966)

22. Aliens (1986)

21. Andrei Rublev (1966)

20. The Lord of the Rings (2001-2003)

19. The Human Condition (1959-1961)

18. Dr. Strangelove (1964)

17. The Terminator (1984)

16. Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972)

15. Barry Lyndon (1975)

14. The Good, the Bad and The Ugly (1968)

13. Star Wars & Empire (1977-1980)

12. Late Spring (1949)

11. 8 1/2 (1966)

10. Seven Samurai (1954)

9. Bicycle Thieves (1948)

8. The Mirror (1975)

7. Ugetsu (1953)

6. Blade Runner (1982)

5. Apocalypse Now (1979)

4. Tokyo Story (1953)

3. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

2. Stalker (1979)

1. Ikiru (1952)

Guap says big f word to suspense in list making. He just blasted the full list in front of our eyes!

Even Sexy Celebrity couldn't do it faster! He's embarrassed! (and angry with the number of Asian films here)

It doesn't contain any animation films by definition, so if you are allergic to cute Japanese girls twitching around it's something for you!

A brand new list of Guap's top 100 live action films! New, but contains a lot of films from the previous list, but it's new. Like, you know, by definition, because he just posted it!

I'm just advertising your list, sorry.

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Look, I'm not judging you - after all, I'm posting here myself, but maybe, just maybe, if you spent less time here and more time watching films, maybe, and I stress, maybe your taste would be of some value. Just a thought, ya know.

Well it kills discussion about it, but it's all out there, Guap. Lots of stuff to like here. I wonder how many there'd be if you took out the non-English drama and Hollywood action.

I do love seeing Enter The Dragon on here, though.

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That's an awesome list Guap; a lot of my favorites are in there and also quite a few I plan on seeing. I watched Tokyo Story this morning and loved it btw. I watched the 3 big 70's Tarkovsky movies and struggled with them, but I do have admiration for them. I also don't like 2001, but so what, I'm in the minority. Other than that, I'm not very keen on Shutter Island, Once Upon a Time in America, or Kill Bill, but they obviously have plenty going for them. I think overall it's a phenomenal list packed with great movies. It's also great to see that you have a bunch of movies that are just a lot of fun, and that you can give credit for that.

I'm not surprised, Guap is always ridiculously fast. It's his greatest asset...and weakness.

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Mubi

That's what she said.

Not sure how I missed this the other week. But I love this list, I've always liked how you've been unafraid to admit that you love good old fashioned entertaining and popular movies as well as art house classics, and it seems this list does accurately reflect your favourites. Quite a few movies surprised me here too...


100. Shoah (1985)
99. First Blood (1982)
98. Woman in the Dunes (1964)
97. Children of Men (2007)
96. Watchmen (2009) - got it recorded, think I'd enjoy it
95. Goodfellas (1990)
94. A Man Escaped (1956)
93, Commando (1985)
92. District 9 (2009)
91. 12 Angry Men (1957)
90. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
89. Rocky (1976)
88. High and Low (1963)
87. The Aviator (2004)
86. The Passion of Joan D'Arc (1928)
85. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
84. Sans Soleil (1983)
83. War Horse (2011) - surprised you rate this so highly
82. Das Boot (1981)
81. In the Name of the Father (1993) - might be underrating this, slightly surprised you've seen and like this so much, very good film though
80. Dune (1984)
79. Nostalgia (1983)
78. Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
77. Robocop (1987)
76. Terminator 2 (1991) - might be underrating, haven't seen in ages
75. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
74. Au Hasard Balthazar (1966)
73. The Fly (1986)
72. The Elephant Man (1980)
71. Satantango (1994)
70. Kill Bill (2003-2004)
69. Dreams (1990)
68. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
67. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
66. M (1931)
64. Fanny and Alexander (1982)
63. Rhapsody in August (1991)
62. Enter The Dragon (1973)
61. Planet of the Apes (1968)
60. The Pianist (2002)
59. Life of Brian (1979) - surprised you're a fan, but happy as I love the Monty Python films
58. Anvil: The History of Anvil (2008)
57. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
56. Downfall (2004)
55. The Shining (1980)
54. The Thing (1982)
53. La Jetee (1962)
52. Mad Max 2 (1981)
51. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
50. Umberto D. (1952)
49. Alien (1979)
48. Sancho the Bailiff (1954)
47. Mulholland Drive (2001)
46. Paths of Glory (1957)
45. Citizen Kane (1941)
44. City of God (2002)
43. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
42. Pulp Fiction (1994)
41. Eraserhead (1977)
40. The Matrix (1999)
39. Solaris (1972)
38. Ran (1985)
37. Schindler's List (1993)
36. The Lives of Others (1985)
35. Gattaca (1997)
34. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
33. Taxi Driver (1976)
32. City Lights (1931) - might be underrated, need to see again
31. Rashomon (1950)
30. Dersu Uzala (1975)
29. Gladiator (2000)
28. Day of Wrath (1943)
27. Back to the Future (1985)
26. There Will Be Blood (2007)
25. Persona (1966)
24. The Godfather I & II (1972-1974) &
23. For a Few Dollars More (1966)
22. Aliens (1986)
21. Andrei Rublev (1966)
20. The Lord of the Rings (2001-2003)
19. The Human Condition (1959-1961)
18. Dr. Strangelove (1964)
17. The Terminator (1984)
16. Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972)
15. Barry Lyndon (1975)
14. The Good, the Bad and The Ugly (1968)
13. Star Wars & Empire (1977-1980)
12. Late Spring (1949)
11. 8 1/2 (1966) - awesome to see you love this, was my HOF nomination
10. Seven Samurai (1954)
9. Bicycle Thieves (1948)
8. The Mirror (1975)
7. Ugetsu (1953)
6. Blade Runner (1982)
5. Apocalypse Now (1979)
4. Tokyo Story (1953)
3. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2. Stalker (1979)
1. Ikiru (1952)

Whatta. You haven't seen some greats from the list, Daniel M!

I love Ikiru. I thought about nominating for the current Hall of Fame. Your taste in live-action is better than your taste in animation

I know, I know... I don't know why I have been putting off Dune for so long

But yeah you're right, especially Japanese cinema. I actually plan on watching Tokyo Story tonight, which will be my first Ozu. I also have Sanjuro and Yojimbo recorded, and need to watch more Kurosawa, then get to Mizoguchi. I also have two Mikio Naruse films recorded.

Nice to see some love for Bresson, Dreyer, Tarkovsky, Herzog, Bergman and other stuff i consider great. A lot of the same arthouse films would be on my list if i made one today.

Also great to see that Shoah managed to crack your top 100. Its one of those documentaries everybody should be forced to watch at least once! Its the 1 of 2 documentaries i give a full

The one thing i will never get is the love for Lord of the Rings. I saw the first two as a teen in the cinema and even at that time i was bored to death and thought they were horrible. I never got around to the third one. I think its also tyler1 who had it in his top 100...

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What's the other one?

The Passion of Joan of Arc

I was close

I've never heard of 4enobek C in my life.

It sounds like a vitamin.