ash_is_the_gal's Top 100

[ash_is_the_gal]

:D

Coming soon!

[Thursday Next]

:D

Coming soon!

Tease...;)

[Ðèstîñy]

Looking at your favorites list, this should be interesting.

[Sedai]

Very cool! I have 70 titles so far on my list, which I will post when reach 100, and figure out the order...

Looking forward to yours! :)

[n3wt]

Good start lol I will be intereseted in seeing your top 100!

[7thson]

Should be interesting. :)

[Caitlyn]

Looking forward to it Ash... and also Sedai's... :) I feel like a zombie part of the time when I'm here so if I miss adding the actual lists to the top 100, let me know...

[ash_is_the_gal]

it's all very exciting, isn't it?

i've wanted to make a list like this for a very long time now, only i felt like i needed to see more movies first. i still feel like that now, but i'm starting to realize i'll probably always feel like that.

anyway, i'll be putting up the first ten soon--hopefully tonight!

[Powdered Water]

Super Duper! I love these.

[ash_is_the_gal]

#100
Can't Hardly Wait (1999)

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"My cousin has a dog named Samantha."

This is a huge guilty pleasure of mine. sometimes, when i'm really bored, and drunk, i put this movie on. i've even watched the commentary! [hee]. i'll probably get teased for putting it on 'the list' but it won't be the first time--the boyfriend has teased me for liking it, too.:(

#99
Dentist (1996)

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"Open wide!"

#98
The Accused (1988)

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"You don't understand how I feel! I'm standing there with my pants down and my crotch hung out for the world to see and three guys are sticking it to me, a bunch of other guys are yelling and clapping and you're standing there telling me that that's the best you can do. Well, if that's the best you could do, then your best sucks! Now, I don't know what you got for selling me out, but I sure as **** hope it was worth it!"

#97
Zoolander (2001)

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"Or did you think I was too stupid to know what a eugoogooly was?"

#96
Revenge of the Nerds (1984)

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"Jocks only think about sports, nerds only think about sex."

#95
American Splendor (2003)

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"See, I thought I was marrying somebody with a sense of humor."
"I guess I fooled you. "

#94
Now and Then (1995)

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"I say we make a pact. Here and now. We're here for each other, always, no matter what happens in life. If Teeny goes off to Hollywood or I marry a rich doctor, we remember this day and this pact. Whenever we need a friend, we're here for each other. We can count on it. Always. No matter what."

#93
Barton Fink (1991)

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"Look upon me! I'll show you the life of the mind!"

#92
Freaks (1932)

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"We accept you, one of us! Gooble Gobble!"

#91
Le Scaphandre et le papillon
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

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"We're all children, we all need approval."

#90
Persopolis (2007)

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"In this life you'll meet a lot of jerks. If they hurt you, tell yourself that it's their own stupidity that makes them act that way. That will keep you from responding to their meanness. There's nothing worse in this world than bitterness and revenge. Hold your head up and stay true to yourself."

[TheUsualSuspect]

I like it so far, keep em coming.

[The Prestige]

Hmmm, this is a very interesting list thus far. You've got me intrigued..

I remember Now and Then. I remember as a kid I desperately wanted to see it because I had a MASSIVE crush on Christina Ricci. From what I remember it was a pretty good coming of age drama. But yeah, i'm interested to see the next batch. Keep 'em comin', doll ;)

[Ðèstîñy]

Can't Hardly Wait (1999)

This is a huge guilty pleasure of mine. sometimes, when i'm really bored, and drunk, i put this movie on. i've even watched the commentary! [hee]. i'll probably get teased for putting it on 'the list' but it won't be the first time--the boyfriend has teased me for liking it, too.:(

It wouldn't be interesting, if you only listed what you thought others would approve of. ;)

I honestly didn't know about Can't Hardly Wait (1999), or Dentist (1966). I've thought about seeing The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007), but it would probably be too depressing for me right now.

Nice list, dear!

[Daffodil]

Mhmm. Nice list. :)

[n3wt]

Great list so far! I have learned from seeing other top 100 lists not to post them all in a long list like what I did first. Im going to reedo mine soon, copying your style lol!

[happycyclist]

I didn't think you liked Barton Fink that much. We watched it together, didn't we?

I love the Coens. Lebowski, Fargo and Barton Fink would be in my top twenty. As would American Splendour.

[The Prestige]

American Splendor is the most striking one out the list so far. Surprised to say that in the same list as The Dentist. This one's going to be unpredictable..

[Thursday Next]

I loved Now and Then. It is basically a girls' Stand By Me. Don't know how well it would stand up now, but I loved it at the time and saw it three times at the cinema. I wanted to be Christina Ricci...

[The Prestige]

I loved Now and Then. It is basically a girls' Stand By Me. Don't know how well it would stand up now, but I loved it at the time and saw it three times at the cinema. I wanted to be Christina Ricci...


I wanted to be WITH Christina Ricci :D

[TheUsualSuspect]

Isn't the Dentist 1996 and not 1966?

[ash_is_the_gal]

Isn't the Dentist 1996 and not 1966?

er, yes. i'll correct that now. sowwy!

[ash_is_the_gal]

Hmmm, this is a very interesting list thus far. You've got me intrigued..

I remember Now and Then. I remember as a kid I desperately wanted to see it because I had a MASSIVE crush on Christina Ricci. From what I remember it was a pretty good coming of age drama. But yeah, i'm interested to see the next batch. Keep 'em comin', doll ;)

i think Now and Then, for me, is one of those that came out when i was just about 13, and i just had to see it. i loved it at the time. i've caught it on TV a couple times since then, and it always comes off really corny now, but its still a guilty pleasure.

I didn't think you liked Barton Fink that much. We watched it together, didn't we?

I love the Coens. Lebowski, Fargo and Barton Fink would be in my top twenty. As would American Splendour.

we didn't watch Barton Fink together, you recommended it to me when we first started dating. we watched American Splendor together, though! and honey, you have to spell it Splendor, not 'Spendlour'. as to why, see the word before it! <3

American Splendor is the most striking one out the list so far. Surprised to say that in the same list as The Dentist. This one's going to be unpredictable..

do most people's list have a 'theme' by tens or something? well. this one doesn't. i just listed 'em and ranked 'em.

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except the next ten: soon!

[happycyclist]

I may say pants meaning trousers, I may say mom meaning mum, but I'll never drop the 'U's in 'colour' or 'splendour'. It's a national pride thing. You have... er... Wendy's and we have 'U's.

[ash_is_the_gal]

I may say pants meaning trousers, I may say mom meaning mum, but I'll never drop the 'U's in 'colour' or 'splendour'. It's a national pride thing. You have... er... Wendy's and we have 'U's.

well. my point was, its an American movie. but fine. have it your way!

oh, and i have 0 pride over Wendy's. what a thing to say!

[ash_is_the_gal]

#89
Chicken Run (2000)

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"Ladies, please. Let's not lose our heads."
"Lose our heads? Aaaahh."

#88
Boogie Nights (1997)

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"I am a star. I'm a star, I'm a star, I'm a star. I am a big, bright, shining star. That's right."

#87
Ghost World (2001)

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"I can't relate to 99% of humanity."

#86
Repulsion (1965)

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"I must get this crack mended."

#85
Election (1999)

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"You can't interfere with destiny. That's why it's destiny. And if you try to interfere, the same thing's going to happen anyway, and you'll just suffer."

#84
Newsies (1992)

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"You get your picture in the papes, you're famous. You're famous, you get anything you want. That's what's so great about New York."

#83
Labyrinth (1986)

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"I ask for so little. Just fear me, love me, do as I say and I will be your slave."

#82
Little Women (1994)

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"We'll all grow up one day, Meg. We might as well know what we want."

#81
Caged (1950)

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"What I'd give for a sink full of dirty dishes."

[honeykid]

Oh I think I'm going to enjoy this list. :) It would appear to be very eclectic (others would say "random" I'm sure) and that is probably similar to how my list would be. Wonderful to see Little Women there. I'd probably have it a little higher, but then, this isn't my list. ;)

[ash_is_the_gal]

Oh I think I'm going to enjoy this list. :) It would appear to be very eclectic (others would say "random" I'm sure) and that is probably similar to how my list would be. Wonderful to see Little Women there. I'd probably have it a little higher, but then, this isn't my list. ;)

it's most definitely going to be a pretty eclectic list. i'm not a one-genre kind of girl.

[Godoggo]

I really love Chicken Run. Glad to see someone else giving it the love it deserves.

[Swedish Chef]

This really is a very cool list. I'm kicking myself for not sticking Labyrinth somewhere on my own top 100.

Looking forward to the rest :up:

[mark f]

I'm happy to see such a visionary movie as Caged on the list. Can you tell us when and where you saw it and why it struck such a deep personal note with you?

[Daffodil]

I want to see Little Women. D:

[The Prestige]

VERY glad to see Boogie Nights on your list. :) It could have been higher but at least it's there, so i'll give you that. As you might know, it made it very high onto my list. What did you like about it anyways?

[happycyclist]

Chicken Run? Hmm... I always thought it looked obnoxious. And it has leatherface Mel Gibson in. But I might watch it if it comes on telly.

Boogie Nights is amazing. Probably in my top five; all of PT Anderson's films are in my top thirty.

[ash_is_the_gal]

I'm happy to see such a visionary movie as Caged on the list. Can you tell us when and where you saw it and why it struck such a deep personal note with you?

actually, i only recently saw Caged--about a month ago or so. but i loved it so. i find the writing brilliant and colorful. its tense, gripping very realistic and even dare i say a little campy, which only adds to the experience of watching it. and Eleanor Parker is a revelation. her transformation from sweet innocent into a hard bitten broad is unreal! its so seamless.

VERY glad to see Boogie Nights on your list. :) It could have been higher but at least it's there, so i'll give you that. As you might know, it made it very high onto my list. What did you like about it anyways?

i've only seen Boogie Nights twice--the first time was about 4 or 5 years ago--and at the time, i thought it was pretty good, but not amazing. the second time was a few months ago or so, and i appreciated it so much more. when i was making this list, i read into this film a bit more, and when i found out Paul Thomas Anderson was only 27-years-old [that's only three years older than me, folks!] when he wrote this, i felt nearly humbled. especially since this is probably one of the best and most realistic potrayals of the 80's i have ever seen, and he was just a young teen at the time. :up:

Chicken Run? Hmm... I always thought it looked obnoxious. And it has leatherface Mel Gibson in. But I might watch it if it comes on telly.

its not obnoxious, its lovely, but your millage may vary.

[ash_is_the_gal]

#80
Majo no takkyûbin
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)

a cute, candy colored film.
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"Smile so we can make a good impression."

#79
The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)

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"How is it possible to feel nostalgia for a world I never knew?"

#78
Ôdishon
Audition (1999)

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"Kiri kiri kiri kiri kiri kiri!"

#77
Adaptation (2002)

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"To begin... To begin... How to start? I'm hungry. I should get coffee. Coffee would help me think. Maybe I should write something first, then reward myself with coffee. Coffee and a muffin. Okay, so I need to establish the themes. Maybe a banana-nut. That's a good muffin."

#76
Punch-drunk Love (2002)

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"I didn't do anything. I'm a nice man. I mind my own business. So you tell me 'that's that' before I beat the hell from you. I have so much strength in me you have no idea. I have a love in my life. It makes me stronger than anything you can imagine. I would say 'that's that', Mattress Man."

[Pyro Tramp]

Hey, it's got a Miike flick and Labyrinth so it's ok by me ;)

Strangely, the a lot of the films seem to be all the ones i've heard about but never seen, nor know much about. Would love to read your reasoning or a bit about each film on the list. Either way though, keep it up :)

[Justin]

A lot of great films here...

[ash_is_the_gal]

i'm sorry, should i be giving a few comments on each film? i wanted to, but i'm not really good at doing reviews and the like. i'll try, though.

[Ðèstîñy]

i'm sorry, should i be giving a few comments on each film? i wanted to, but i'm not really good at doing reviews and the like. i'll try, though.

I'm also dreadful with writing reviews. Although you did very well answering Marks question, so I am sure you are a lot better at it than I am. I like your idea. A favorite quote, with each movie. I did that by making a favorite movie scene. Well, two to three scenes per movie, and I put them all together in one video clip. My way takes forever to do, though. Which is one of the reasons why I'm very behind with mine. I need to work up a horror genre set, very soon. Very soon!

[Justin]

i'm sorry, should i be giving a few comments on each film? i wanted to, but i'm not really good at doing reviews and the like. i'll try, though.

I don't think there is any rule that says you must. What you're doing is fine, keep up the good work.

[Powdered Water]

Yeah no rules, its your list. Do it however you like. I love Punch Drunk Love. Sandlers best movie.

[ash_is_the_gal]

i've decided i'm going to keep going as i have been, and if anyone wants to know anything about any particular movie, i will continue to answer them as best i can.

#75
La Vita è bella
Life Is Beautiful (1997)

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"You can't imagine how much I feel like making love to you. But I'll never tell anyone, especially not you. They'd have to torture me to make me say it."

#74
Broken Flowers (2005)

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"I'm like your mistress, except you're not even married."

#73
Y tu mamá también (2001)

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"Life is like the surf, so give yourself away like the sea."

#72
This Is England (2006)

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"Oh, and you're a mong."

#71
Memento (2000)

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"Memory can change the shape of a room; it can change the color of a car. And memories can be distorted. They're just an interpretation, they're not a record, and they're irrelevant if you have the facts."

#70
The Princess Bride (1987)

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"This is true love - you think this happens every day?"

#69
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

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"You are absolutely, unconditionally, positively the most stubborn person I've ever known in my life."

#68
The Philadelphia Story (1940)

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"Put me in your pocket, Mike."

#67
A Clockwork Orange (1971)

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"Hi, hi, hi, Mr. Deltoid!"

#66
Cruel Intentions (1999)

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"E-mail is for geeks and pedophiles."

[honeykid]

It seems that I was right about your list being eclectic. I love that you have Cruel Intentions in it. I don't know if it'd make mine (though Dangerous Liaisons certainly would) but, if it didn't, then I think it'd be close.

[Thursday Next]

Love Cruel Intentions :)

Hmm, Memento and This is England...Prestige may just want to copy and paste for his top ten ;)

[ash_is_the_gal]

#65
Hilary and Jackie (1998)

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"If you think being an ordinary person is any easier than being an extraordinary one, you're wrong."

#64
Janghwa, Hongryeon
A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)

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"As much as you hate it, I'm the only one in this world you can call mother, got it?"

#63
Mean Creek (2004)

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"We'll never be forgiven for what we did."

#62
Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)

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That's the spirit bird. He will always look after you.

#61
Being John Malkovich (1999)

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"Meet you in Malkovich in one hour."

[happycyclist]

Haha, that last quote is the best line of dialogue that's ever been written.

I like Adaptation. more than Malkovich, though. A lot of people say Adaptation. is up it's own arse, and it is, but it's one of the most interesting films I've ever seen.

Also; Tale of two Sisters is amazing. In my top 20.

[Mrs. Darcy]

I like your list, Ash. I've not seen any of this last group, but have heard good things about all of them.

[ash_is_the_gal]

#60
As Good As It Gets (1997)

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"When you first entered the restaurant, I thought you were handsome... and then, of course, you spoke."

#59
Mulholland Drive (2001)

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"I want to, with you... I'm in love with you."

#58
American Psycho (2000)

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"Would you like to hear today's specials?"
"Not if you want to keep your spleen."

#57
Magnolia (1999)

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"When the sunshine don't work, the good Lord bring the rain in."

#56
The Big Lebowski (1998)

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"You want a toe? I can get you a toe, believe me. There are ways, Dude. You don't wanna know about it, believe me. Hell, I can get you a toe by 3 o'clock this afternoon... with nail polish."

#55
Don't Look Now (1973)

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"if the world is round, why is a frozen lake flat?"

#54
Tonari no Totoro
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

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"I'm coming too!"

#53
The Birds (1963)

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"Why are they doing this? Why are they doing this? They said when you got here the whole thing started. Who are you? What are you? Where did you come from! I think you're evil. EVIL!"

#52
I Want To Live! (1958)

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"When you hear the pellets drop, count to ten. Take a deep breath. It's easier that way."
"How do you know?"

#51
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

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"Too much ****ing perspective."

[honeykid]

There's more than a few films on this page that I haven't seen ash but, to be honest, I don't really want to see them either. Some films here that really annoy me but, also, three of my favourite comedies on this page too (American Psycho, the Big Lewbowski and, the funniest film of all time, This Is Spinal Tap.)

It's all in keeping with your eclectic mix ash. :)

Great quote BTW. I started to :laugh: the moment I read it.

[ash_is_the_gal]

which ones don't you want to see? some of the movies i have here are definitely either hit or miss.

[happycyclist]

You might want to change the Don't Look Now picture, hon.

"None more black."

[ash_is_the_gal]

here comes the second half. :)

[ash_is_the_gal]

#50
Volver (2006)

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"It smells of... farts, my mother's farts."

#49
The Magdalene Sisters (2002)

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"Open your eyes, girl. Open them. I want you to see what you really are. Now that vanity has gone and your arrogance has been defeated, you are free to choose between right and wrong, good and evil. Look into the bottom of your soul and find what is pure and offer it to the Lord."

#48
Rosemary's Baby (1968)

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"Snips and snails and puppy dog's tails."

#47
Gone with the Wind (1939)

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"How fickle is woman."

#46
Finding Nemo (2003)

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"Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming. What do we do? We swim, swim."

[honeykid]

which ones don't you want to see? some of the movies i have here are definitely either hit or miss.

As you asked, I shall respond.

Tonari No Totoro (just because I don't like Anime. I've tried and tried, but I just can't do it)
Mean Creek (Because it does look like a mean, nasty film. Also, I don't like the 'look' of the film and that's something that I can never get past. It's why I've never seen Withnail & I)
Fried Green Tomatoes (I love chick flicks, but this just looks so boring. Sorry.)
Broken Flowers (It looked like that years "Must See American Indie Film", there's usually one a year. Others I've given that title include Rushmore, Lost In Translation, Little Miss Sunshine, Napoleon Dynamite, The Royal Tenenbaums. The only one I saw and enjoyed was Sideways)
Life is beautiful (The Italian bloke just annoys me. Also, it looked like there was a lot of 'physical comedy' in it and that's not my thing)

On the plus side, there's only 6 films so far that I really don't like. :cool:

[ash_is_the_gal]

As you asked, I shall respond.

Tonari No Totoro (just because I don't like Anime. I've tried and tried, but I just can't do it)
Mean Creek (Because it does look like a mean, nasty film. Also, I don't like the 'look' of the film and that's something that I can never get past. It's why I've never seen Withnail & I)
Fried Green Tomatoes (I love chick flicks, but this just looks so boring. Sorry.)
Broken Flowers (It looked like that years "Must See American Indie Film", there's usually one a year. Others I've given that title include Rushmore, Lost In Translation, Little Miss Sunshine, Napoleon Dynamite, The Royal Tenenbaums. The only one I saw and enjoyed was Sideways)
Life is beautiful (The Italian bloke just annoys me. Also, it looked like there was a lot of 'physical comedy' in it and that's not my thing)

On the plus side, there's only 6 films so far that I really don't like. :cool:

on My Neighbor Totoro: fair enough.

i have no idea what your taste in films are, but i find it really hard to believe that you'd find Fried Green Tomatoes boring. i can't think of a person that has actually seen the film that would think so. [anyone who responds and says they do will be smacked upside the head!]

i'm not sure what you mean by 'a mean, nasty film', but Mean Creek is definitely not feel-good, if that's what you mean. but its intense, and the acting is amazing. but if you don't like the 'look' then you may want to steer clear. its a bit raw.

i myself hadn't wanted to see Broken Flowers at first, but its actually quite a gem. also, because i'm curious, how many of the films you titled "Must See American Indie Film' did you actually see?

it sort of seems like most of what you weren't interested in seeing was your assumptions based loosely on something that has no real depth to it. i'm not trying to be insulting or anything, obviously i really love all of these movies so of course i'd stick up for them, but i always feel a bit of pity when people are quick to refuse to see movies for the reasons you listed above, [it looks nasty, "too indie looking"]. see, there are probably a lot of films i would have never bothered with if it hadn't been for my boyfriends recommendations. i just happen to respect his taste in film--and fawn all over his opinions, so now i'll basically see anything he tells me to. its probably why i love him so much. he's my other half.

and he's also inspired nearly 50% of this list. amazing! <3

[honeykid]

also, because i'm curious, how many of the films you titled "Must See American Indie Film' did you actually see?

it sort of seems like most of what you weren't interested in seeing was your assumptions based loosely on something that has no real depth to it. i'm not trying to be insulting or anything...

OK, first part. I saw Napolean Dynamite, but only because I was at someone's house and they refused to turn it off. Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums I tried to watch a couple of times, but I didn't get very far. I've not seen any of Lost In Translation or Little Miss Sunshine. Lost In Translation I've just not seen. I've not avoided it, but it does fit into the "Must See American Indie Film" category and Little Miss Sunshine looked like it could be good, but it stars (and I use the word loosely) Greg Kinnear and Steve Carell, so I've not gone out of my way to see that either.

You're absolutely right about my assumptions being based on nothing with any depth. All I will say is that, sometimes, I take an instant like or dislike to something and I'm pretty good at knowing what I will and won't like. I have so many films that I haven't gotten around to watching yet (I probably have around 100 films on my shelf that I've yet to watch and that's not including boxsets, both tv and film) that I just don't bother with anything that I don't think I'm going to like.

Maybe if I did, I would but, experience has shown me that if I didn't like the look of something, when I've watched it I've usually been right.

Lastly, I'm not offended and don't worry about offending me. If people did that then no one would ever say anything. Not anything interesting anyway. ;)

[The Prestige]

...Little Miss Sunshine looked like it could be good, but it stars (and I use the word loosely) Greg Kinnear and Steve Carell, so I've not gone out of my way to see that either.



Mate, I had the EXACT same thoughts going through my head before I watched Little Miss Sunshine. I don't like either Kinnear nor Carell...but you'd be surprised, they tone things done here and they are MUCH more funnier for it. I was never planning on seeing it but to my surprise it was fantastic indie filmmaking fare. Not only will you not be annoyed by Kinnear or Carell, but you'll actually care about their characters too :eek: . I don't wanna hype it up too much incase you're disappointed, but if there is any 'indie flick of the year' to choose from then it's that. You can't see you not liking it, I just can't.

Anyways, BRILLIANT list Ash!! Your list is VERY identical to mine, though I have some of your key films higher on my list. I wish I could give you 1000+ reps for just mentioning Memento and This Is England.

Well done, lass. :)

[ash_is_the_gal]

thanks for all the rep, and nice words, Prestige. i'll check our your list soon!

[Thursday Next]

OK, first part. I saw Napolean Dynamite, but only because I was at someone's house and they refused to turn it off. Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums I tried to watch a couple of times, but I didn't get very far. I've not seen any of Lost In Translation or Little Miss Sunshine. Lost In Translation I've just not seen. I've not avoided it, but it does fit into the "Must See American Indie Film" category

In a way, I know what you mean, often indie films get over-hyped by people who are just so proud of themselves for watching something that isn't a comic book sequel (these people keep Empire magazine in business...:rolleyes: ). I'm guessing last years 'big American indie film' would be Juno. But just because they are all American indie films doesn't mean they have anything else in common. It's a bit like saying I saw a French film once and didn't like it so I won't be watching any more!

Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums are both Wes Anderson, and you probably either like his style or you don't. Little Miss Sunshine is a little bit like The Royal Tenenbaums roadtrip so you might not like that. Apart from having Bill Murray in it, Lost In Translation is quite different; it has quite a distinctive look to it which I really like but do not know enough about your tastes to presume you would too, but I think it is worth your time.

And in defence of Napoleon Dynamite, I didn't like it at all the first time I saw it, but on being subjected to a second viewing, found myself both amused and quite charmed.

[ash_is_the_gal]

In a way, I know what you mean, often indie films get over-hyped by people who are just so proud of themselves for watching something that isn't a comic book sequel (these people keep Empire magazine in business...:rolleyes: ). I'm guessing last years 'big American indie film' would be Juno. But just because they are all American indie films doesn't mean they have anything else in common. It's a bit like saying I saw a French film once and didn't like it so I won't be watching any more!

i still liked Juno, [though its not in my top 100 or anything ;)], it always kind of bugs me when people pick on it so. i think a lot of people pick on it so much because they are more annoyed by the fans rather than the movie itself.

Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums are both Wes Anderson, and you probably either like his style or you don't.

that is definitely true. i'm not a huge fan of Wes, either. its one of the main ways me and my guy disagree--he loves Wes Anderson. i do like his stuff, but i'm not in love with it or anything. i think my main concern is most of his movies are very samey.

that said, i think all the films honeykid listed, i just like 'okay.' none of them are in my top 100 list [well, except Broken Flowers, obviously]. Napolean Dynamite. :indifferent:

[honeykid]

In a way, I know what you mean, often indie films get over-hyped by people who are just so proud of themselves for watching something that isn't a comic book sequel (these people keep Empire magazine in business...:rolleyes: ). I'm guessing last years 'big American indie film' would be Juno. But just because they are all American indie films doesn't mean they have anything else in common. It's a bit like saying I saw a French film once and didn't like it so I won't be watching any more!


I love your comment about Empire magazine, I couldn't agree more. I haven't looked at a copy for about 10 years now which, coincidently, was the last time I remember seeing Drew Barrymore on the cover. ;)

I'd just like to clarify, I don't dislike or hate American indie films. Hell, I introduced my Film Studies tutor to Slacker back in the 90's. It's just that, every year, there's one in particular (often a comedy) that 'you just have to see' and, invariably, I don't because they don't look good, let alone funny. Those are the films I meant when I used the term "Must See American Indie". I started with Rushmore because that was the first one that I really remember being pushed hard in that way, usually by the same people who tell you that Seinfeld is funny. I guess you could take it back to Pulp Fiction if you wanted to or even Reservoir Dogs or Slacker, but I think that'd be disingenuous.

Pres, I remember seeing Little Miss Sunshine on your list, after reading what you wrote about it, I thought that next time it's on, I may give it a look. The problem is, as I said, I have so many films on the shelves that I've yet to see, that watching something that I'm not up for seeing has been rare over the last few years.

[ash_is_the_gal]

i've really gone off Seinfeld, now. i can't even watch it when it comes on TV anymore. :(

[ash_is_the_gal]

#45
Keeping the Faith (2000)

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"May those who love us, love us. And those who don't love us - may God turn their hearts. And if He cannot turn their hearts, may he turn their ankles, so that we may know them by their limping."

#44
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)


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"I said Plumb."

#43
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)

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"Snosberry? Whoever heard of a snosberry?"

[I]#42
A Christmas Story (1983)

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"It was all over - I was dead. What would it be? The guillotine? Hanging? The chair? The rack? The Chinese water torture? Hmmph. Mere child's play compared to what surely awaited me."

#41
Out of Africa (1985)

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"If I know a song of Africa, of the giraffe and the African new moon lying on her back, of the plows in the fields and the sweaty faces of the coffee pickers, does Africa know a song of me? Will the air over the plain quiver with a color that I have had on, or the children invent a game in which my name is, or the full moon throw a shadow over the gravel of the drive that was like me, or will the eagles of the Ngong Hills look out for me?"

#40
The Virgin Suicides (1999)

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I’m a high school lover, and you’re my favorite flavor
Love is all, all my soul
You’re my playground love
[this isn't actually spoken dialogue in the movie but rather a song from Air - Playground love. Air is amazing, and several of their songs are featured in this film <3]

#39
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

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"You could have dinner with us..."

#38
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

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"Well, ain't this place a geographical oddity. Two weeks from everywhere!"

#37
Before Sunset (2004)

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"Baby... you are gonna miss that train."

#36
Citizen Kane (1941)

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"You know, Mr. Bernstein, if I hadn't been very rich, I might have been a really great man."

[mark f]

Beautiful list so far, but now you're causing me to ask you some personal questions. Feel free to ignore them if they seem too "wonka". :cool:

C'mon now. Which one do you like more? Excellent or Bogus?

Is Before Sunrise on your list yet, or has my brain farted too many times?

What is is about Citizen Kane that rocks your socks? Go ahead and knock yourself out!

[ash_is_the_gal]

mark, i just responded to you, and i pray you didn't read it because i am an absolute moron, and i deleted it before anyone else could get a whiff of that. i basically misunderstood one of your questions, and answered it... oh, never mind. i'm confusing myself. but i will respond to your questions tomorrow. i promise. right now my feet are freezing, and i need to study! thanks mark.

[Iroquois]

I got a whiff.

[ash_is_the_gal]

C'mon now. Which one do you like more? Excellent or Bogus?

okay, okay. Bogus. its not as happy as the first one, but it made me laugh more, and i liked the heaven/hell/death reaper bits a lot.

Is Before Sunrise on your list yet, or has my brain farted too many times?

your brain hasn't farted. it's actually not on my Top 100 at all. i almost grouped it in with Before Sunset, like i did with Bill & Ted, but i realized its really the second one i loved. i like the first one about average.

What is is about Citizen Kane that rocks your socks? Go ahead and knock yourself out!

i know i'm going to be really bad at this, but i'll do my best.

i love this movie on several different levels. the cinematography, even to the untrained eye, is superb. the use of light and shadow, camera angles and composition was exquisite. i wanted to post about ten pictures of this gorgeous movie on my list. unfortunately the one specific scene i wanted i had a hard time finding. another thing i loved about this film is that it is so ahead of its time. even sixty years later it has a very modern feel to it--and i can't think of any other film where that is the case.

all that said, i think out of all the movies on my list, Citizen Kane is probably the most difficult to talk about, in regards to why i love it so much and what about it is so freaking amazing. there are books that have been written on the complexities and genius of Orson's visionary epic, and i certainly can't argue the value in a historical sense--but its just a film that left me fascinated and dizzy.

[ash_is_the_gal]

#35
The Descent (2005)

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"I'm an English teacher, not ****ing Tomb Raider."

#34
Wall-E (2008)

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#33
Network (1976)

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I want you to go to the window, open it, stick your head out and yell: "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore."

#32
Wolf Creek (2005)

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"I always use a rubber with you c*nts... I just don't know where ya been!"

#31
The Mist (2007)

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"Sure, as long as the machines are working and you can dial 911. But you take those things away, you throw people in the dark, you scare the **** out of them - no more rules."

[honeykid]

Some good additions to your list ash. As I was looking through it, I saw that you had Before Sunset and I thought "Great, that means that Before Sunrise will be even higher" and then I read your reply to Mark... Oh, dear. :(

Still, great to see Kane and Network listed, especially Network as it's so often overlooked.

One question, have you only seen the American ending to The Descent? If not, which do you prefer?

[MovieMan8877445]

Thank you, someone else on here that loves The Mist. What did you think of the ending? Because I know that's a reason why a lot of people didn't like it.

[7thson]

I loved The Mist also, it is not on my top 100, but I really did enjoy it. It has been a long time since I had a really good time at the movies with the whole family, and this film fit the bill. All of us left with a kinda quirky feeling, yet we all enjoyed it. I love films like this.

[Mrs. Darcy]

Love Out of Africa. When Denys washes Karen's hair, it's one of the sexiest movie scenes ever.

[happycyclist]

Wolf Creek and The Mist surprised me. I know you liked them, but not that much.

It's nice to see a lot of British films (The Descent) on there, too. To my mind, the best conventional horror film for years.

[ash_is_the_gal]

All of us left with a kinda quirky feeling, yet we all enjoyed it. I love films like this.

that pretty much sums up my feelings on it. the Mist gave me that sort of weird feeling for several days after seeing it. at the time i saw it, it was one of the most intense movies i had seen in such a long time.

and to the person who asked about the ending, it really made the movie for me. i'm a pretty huge fan of unconventional, depressing endings. i've seen a lot of people call it ridiculous or irrational. those people don't know what they are talking about.

As I was looking through it, I saw that you had Before Sunset and I thought "Great, that means that Before Sunrise will be even higher" and then I read your reply to Mark... Oh, dear. :(

yeah, i know a lot of people feel that way. most people prefer the first one, right? don't get me wrong, i adore them both--but i think i 'connected' with the second one on a much deeper level, as it focused less on the love story, and focused more on their feelings regarding their regrets. both of them, despite their enormous accomplishments, i think felt a sense of 'life passing them by', and it was incredibly well-done. i think the end made me well up a bit.

One question, have you only seen the American ending to The Descent? If not, which do you prefer?

i think i saw the British version. the American version just cut's out a couple minutes at the end, right? that would have made the movie significantly less-good!

[ash_is_the_gal]

#30
There Will Be Blood (2007)

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"I don't want to talk about those things. I see the worst in people. I don't need to look past seeing them to get all I need. I've built my hatreds up over the years, little by little, Henry... to have you here gives me a second breath. I can't keep doing this on my own with these... people."

#29
Anne of Green Gables (1985)

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"Ruby Gillis says when she grows up, she wants to have a line of beaus on a string and make them crazy for her. I'd rather have ONE in his rightful mind."

#28
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

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"I hate snakes, Jock! I hate 'em!"

#27
Alice in Wonderland (1951)

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"Well, after this I should think nothing of falling down stairs."

#26
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

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"You spineless bimbo."

[mark f]

I can certainly live with that set, but isn't that Anne of Green Gables a TV series? It's OK. It's your list. I like the old '30s version with "Anne Shirley', so your list is fine with me. :)

[honeykid]

I think it was a tv movie mark. Or was it a 2 part mini-series? I don't know, but I do like it.

[Powdered Water]

What a great list. I second the Fried Green Tomatoes to any ones must see list. Its just a damn good movie with three excellent performances to boot.

Keep em coming Ashes...

[honeykid]

i think i saw the British version. the American version just cut's out a couple minutes at the end, right? that would have made the movie significantly less-good!

I've not seen the American version, but it does sound as if you've seen the British ending.

[ash_is_the_gal]

#25
Shallow Grave (1995)

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"I've never seen a dead body before. I saw my grandmother of course, but I don't think that counts. I mean, she was alive at the time."

#24
Paper Moon (1973)

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"Let Miss Trixie sit up front... with her big ****."

#23
The Shining (1980)

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"Wendy? Darling? Light, of my life. I'm not gonna hurt ya. You didn't let me finish my sentence. I said, I'm not gonna hurt ya. I'm just going to bash your brains in."

#22
Chinatown (1974)

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"You're a very nosy fellow, kitty cat. Huh? You know what happens to nosy fellows? Huh? No? Wanna guess? Huh? No? Okay. They lose their noses."

#21
Secretary (2002)

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"One scoop of creamed potatoes. A slice of butter. Four peas. And as much ice cream as you'd like to eat."

[ash_is_the_gal]

left to go: my top 20. :) anyone have any guesses as to what could be in there?

[mark f]

Twenty random picks from my Top 100? :cool:

[ash_is_the_gal]

mark, i've been meaning to ask you. are you still updating your Top 100 list? i noticed some movies on there with no numbers on them. i was thinking of doing the same thing with mine. i know i'll see movies in the future that i'll love and want to give some love!

[mark f]

Yes. Partway through my list, I mentioned that if I had made the list any other day, I could have switched out at least half of the films, so Tatty suggested making a Top 200. I decided that I'd add other films which were worthy of being in my Top 100, so I keep adding them, and I will continue to do so. I didn't see the point of making it a separate thread because then it'd be out of context. I also don't see the point of changing up the numbers, but when the total number of films gets to a big round number, I may change the title of the thread to increase the number above 100.

[ash_is_the_gal]

that seems like a pretty good idea, and i think i'll do the same. i noticed you added The Last Picture Show recently, did you only just see it?

[mark f]

No. If you look at my previous addition, Easy Rider, I mentioned that I first saw those two films together as a reissued double bill. I believe it was 1973 or 1974. 1973 was the first year I could legitly get into R-rated movies by myself. :) I just rewatched it specifically so I could add it to the list. I'm sure I've seen Easy Rider at least 25 times and The Last Picture Show a good dozen.

[honeykid]

left to go: my top 20. :) anyone have any guesses as to what could be in there?

I can honestly say that I think any guess I made would be an exercise in redundency. Looking forward to it though. Good to see Chinatown on your list. Class film. I'd have it higher, so I'm really interested to see what's coming up.

[ash_is_the_gal]

Yes. Partway through my list, I mentioned that if I had made the list any other day, I could have switched out at least half of the films, so Tatty suggested making a Top 200. I decided that I'd add other films which were worthy of being in my Top 100, so I keep adding them, and I will continue to do so. I didn't see the point of making it a separate thread because then it'd be out of context. I also don't see the point of changing up the numbers, but when the total number of films gets to a big round number, I may change the title of the thread to increase the number above 100.

sounds good. the only thing that makes me apprehensive about occasionally adding movies to my list is: i'm terrible at writing reviews. it just doesn't come naturally to me, and if i only add one or two at a time, i'll feel more obligated to actually say something about them. but the thing is, there are a lot of movies out there i haven't seen. some really obvious good ones, too. i've never seen Jaws, for instance. please, no one scream at me for that, there's probably 50 more out there i haven't seen yet that i should have. :( and last night, i saw American Werewolf in London for the first time ever. [loved it, would have put it in my list if i could have].

the thing is, i wasn't allowed to see pretty much anything as a kid, except for mainly PG, and even at that it was a bit limited. my Mother was what you could call overbearing. i had a lot of catching up to do, but i only really got into movies around 21-ish.

but yeah, i'll probably throw 11-20 up sometime tomorrow!

[honeykid]

An American Werewolf In London's great isn't it?

"Beware the moon lads"

Also, see Jaws as soon as you can. Top film.

[Powdered Water]

Love Secretary... absolutely love it.

[ash_is_the_gal]

#20
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)

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"F*ck you. That's my name."

#19
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

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"Remember the night we broke the windows in this old house? This is what I wished for."

#18
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

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"Remember me. Try your best; maybe we can."

#17
Sideways (2004)

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Half my life is over and I have nothing to show for it. Nothing. I'am thumbprint on the window of a skyscraper. I'm a smudge of excrement on a tissue surging out to sea with a million tons of raw sewage.

#16
A Room for Romeo Brass

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"One beat, two beat three beat, sugar beat. Four beat, five beat, six beat, wheat-a-beat. Seven beat, eight beat, nine beat, heartbeat. My heartbeat, my heart is beating for you."

[Ðèstîñy]

left to go: my top 20. :) anyone have any guesses as to what could be in there?

I would if you had your top ten filled in!

[ash_is_the_gal]

#15
Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995)

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"They found her tu-tu!"

#14
United 93 (2006)

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Of the four aircraft hijacked that day, United 93 was the only one that did not reach its target. It crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania at 10:03am. No one survived.

#13
Pans Labyrinth
El Laberinto del fauno(2006)

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"I am Princess Moanna, and I am not afraid of you."

#12
The King of Kong (2007)

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"I don't drink, I don't smoke, I don't do drugs. I play video games, which I think is a far superior addiction to any of those other ones."

#11
Sophie's Choice (1982)

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"I was 22, and a virgin, and I was holding in my arms the goddess of my dreams."

[happycyclist]

Damn, and I was a little anxious about showing you King of Kong - and so were you when I told you it was a documentary about Donkey Kong hi-scores.

[happycyclist]

You're slacking.

[ash_is_the_gal]

yeah, yeah. :( i haven't been in the mood. i know i need to finish, i only have ten left--i'll try to get to it tonight!

[honeykid]

Come on ash! You can do it!

[ash_is_the_gal]

#10
Children of Men (2006)

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"As the sound of the playgrounds faded, the despair set in. Very odd, what happens in a world without children's voices."

#9
The Wizard of Oz (1939)

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"I think that it wasn't enough to just want to see Uncle Henry and Auntie Em - and it's that - if I ever go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't look any further than my own back yard. Because if it isn't there, I never really lost it to begin with! Is that right?"

#8
The Sound of Music (1965)

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"These walls were not meant to shut out problems. You have to face them. You have to live the life you were born to live."

#7
Aladdin (1992)

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"Do not be fooled by its commonplace appearance. Like so many things, it is not what outside, but what is inside that counts. This is no ordinary lamp. It once changed the course of a young man's life. A young man, who, like this lamp, was more than what he seemed. A diamond in the rough."

#6
Spirited Away
Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)

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"I finally get a bouquet and it's a goodbye present. That's depressing."

#5
25th Hour (2002)

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"Champagne for my real friends, and real pain for my sham friends."

#4
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)

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"He's all right! Aren't you, cat? Poor cat! Poor slob! Poor slob without a name! The way I see it I haven't got the right to give him one. We don't belong to each other. We just took up one day by the river. I don't want to own anything until I find a place where me and things go together. I'm not sure where that is but I know what it is like. It's like Tiffany's."

#3
The Station Agent (2003)

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"It's funny how people see me and treat me, since I'm really just a simple, boring person."

#2
Muriel's Wedding (1994)
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"I could see your wheels."

#1
Amélie (2001)

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"I am nobody's little weasle."

[mark f]

Very nice and somewhat unexpected Top 10. :up: Without immediately going into detail, The Wizard is already in my top 100, and six others here should go into my alternative list. So, you've either been warned or thanked, or both. :cool:

[ash_is_the_gal]

unexpected, really? that sounds like a good thing.

oh, which six?

i'm going to add more like you're doing, too. :)

[Daffodil]

Nice top ten. :)

[mark f]

Well, I can still remember not so long ago when you had a Favorite Movie list connected with each post and what most of them were. (Maybe you can go ahead and put up the new one now?) But there were a few changeups on here, unless I'm really going Alzheimer's (I probably am.)

Well, the six which would qualify for me are Children of Men, The Sound of Music, Aladdin, Spirited Away, Breakfast at Tiffany's (even w/ Mickey Rooney) and Amélie. The thing which I really loved about Aladdin, and I'm guessing that you may have seen it as a wee youngster in the theater, is the stuff at the beginning where everything is so dark, and then the stars and the gold all start glowing. That's really cinematic to me and would be a good way to turn somebody on to movies, no matter what their age.

[Caitlyn]

Great list Ash... you have a lot on there I still need to see and some that are also favorites of mine... :)

[ash_is_the_gal]

your right, my favorite movie list was different to the top 10 here. albeit, most of them found their place on my top 100 somewhere. but there were a few that didn't make the cut at all. well, only two that i can think of, really. when i made that list though, i literally just listed the first ten movies that came to mind. i hadn't strategically thought out a real top 10 list or anything. now that i have, i should re-do it with the new list!

Aladdin probably isn't the best Disney movie ever, but it will always be my ultimate favorite. i was about 11 or so when it came out--wait, let me do the math--about 10-years-old.

the Wizard of Oz is the first memory i have connected to movies. i think it's literally the first movie i ever saw. i was about four. i loved it so much, i think i watched it every single day for a year or something. and i was in a play when i was in the second grade. :) and i was in a play of the Sound of Music in the fourth grade! :D

[mark f]

Well, I thought the intro was quite stunning in a dark theater. This is what I'm talking about, here; say, about from the 2:45 mark to the 6:15 one. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuhG-m4MC8k

Glitch, click this instead: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuhG-m4MC8k

[ash_is_the_gal]

it looks like Jafar is growing a second head in that Youtube stand still up there!

[mark f]

We all know that Jafar is a MoFo. Does that mean that he'd fit right in here?

[ash_is_the_gal]

oh, this Youtube clip made me feel all happy. that talking sand-head thing is the best thing ever.

[mark f]

Yep! It's super cool. Way cooler than the crap I watched in 1964 (for the most part :cool:. )

:D

[happycyclist]

I'm really glad you loved Muriel's Wedding. I think your top two are amongst the two most perfect film ever.

[honeykid]

Thank God you included Breakfast At Tiffany's and Amelie. 25th Hour and The Station Agent are two films that I wouldn't mind seeing sometime. I have Children Of Men sitting, unwatched, on one of my shelves (one of my many unwatched dvd's I'm afraid.) As for the other 5 films... Erm... I'm glad you like them? Seriously though, I know that they're many people's favourites, but I really can't stand them and, if I never see them again, it'll be too soon.

Not a bad list though, I've just had a count and I liked 30 of them, which isn't bad when you consider that I haven't seen almost half of them, for one reason or another.

Thanks for sharing ash. :)

[Sir Toose]

Great list!

You have two Polanski films on there, you're definitely okay in my book :D

[ash_is_the_gal]

thank you Toosey Woosey.

i keep meaning to update this list, i've seen a few list-worthy films i wanted to write about. ill try to get to that tonight!

[Sir Toose]

That's my problem with making one... can't nail it down to 100 and if i could I couldn't order them very well. Favorites depend on mood for me and it changes daily.

[ash_is_the_gal]

i think a lot of people feel like that. mark said when he made his list, on any other day he could have listed a number of other movies. i realized if i kept worrying about that too much i'd never make one, so i finally bit the bullet and did. but i like the idea of adding new additions to the list, deeming them 'list worthy'

this thread will probably turn into my own little review thread. yay!

[ash_is_the_gal]

i've watched a couple movies that i think appropriately need to be praised, so here goes. :)

Pride and Prejudice (2005)

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i'd just first and foremost like to say that i really went into this not even thinking i'd be all that thrilled with it. the only reason i actually watched it is because a friend of mine [a male friend, no doubt!], kept going on and on about it.

i had no real reason to think i wouldn't like this; i hadn't really heard anything bad about it, actually i know it was well received. i think i was just being a snob; i have a hard time watching Keira Knightly; and while i do like movies set in this time period usually, i don't usually fall in love with them.

well, i fell in love with this one. let me just say i've never even read the book it is based on, but i'm certainly going to be picking up a copy of it sometime in the future. it was heartwarming, sweet, delightful, and Keira Knightly literally blew me away--i can't believe i'm saying that, but her performance was so much fun to watch. there were even a few times, when all she did was have a certain look or smile on her face, and i literally said 'wow' out loud. she was quite literally a breath of fresh air.

the ball room scenes, [a cliche norm for any period peice as this!] were entertaining as hell, and the dialogue between all the characters was sharp, witty, and really-well done. the cinematography was gorgeous and enough reason alone to watch. there were a number of scenes that were so well done, for instance the scene with Elizabeth Bennet/Kiera Knightly on the swing when she is approached by her friend to hear she is engaged to Mr. Collins, the raining scene, and of course the ending [which made me smile and feel all schmooply].

i feel like having not read the novel i can't really say how much of a likeness it was to it, but i have heard some complain that it is very condensed compared to it--which is something you can usually expect from a classic novel.

for sure, i'd say this is a must-see, i really have a hard time thinking anyone would go away from this without liking it--but i recommend if you're male, to watch it with your girlfriend/wife/fiance! i think it would be more well-received on both ends. :)

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[ash_is_the_gal]

Heavenly Creatures (1994)

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i actually had a hard time with this one.

i went into it not knowing what to expect; all i knew was i had heard really good things and was expecting brilliance, but i didn't really know anything about the film itself. upon first viewing, i was so overwhelmed with the subject matter, and the actors performances it was almost hard for me to say that i enjoyed it. i didn't think it was badly done, but i guess i didn't really know what the director was trying to really say, and i really didn't know what to think of our two lead actresses. these two girls, who were in much more of a fantasy land than me and my friends ever were at that age [the fantasy bits in the movie were absolutely breathtaking, by the way]; it was a mixture of awe and fear.

however, after watching the ending, i nearly **** myself. it was so abrupt, and raw, much different than the rest of the movie. even at this point i didn't really know what to think about it, but it left me with such a queer feeling [the first sign of a successful film!] that i went straight to Google to do some reading. that is when i found out that it was actually based on a very true story, which even made me more in awe. i went to bed that night thinking about it still, and i think i even had a dream. when i woke up in the morning i was still thinking about it, all through work, and when i got home that night i rewatched it.

my second viewing was different than the first. i was still in awe, and i realized i actually really loved this movie, but watching it wasn't exactly what i would call enjoyable. it left me with a really unsettling feeling, even still. there was something terrifying about it, and it's almost like a train-wreck that i can't quite make myself turn away from.

after i read the Heavenly Creatures debate on Mofo i realized i wouldn't be able to write a proper review on it. this is a bit of a mess, actually. i recommend everyone should read the debate that some other members had on it a year or so ago [found here (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=13447&highlight=disturbing)]; and after you've read it, i dare you not to get the urge to watch it yourself.

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[honeykid]

I loved Heavenly Creatures, I still think it's Jackson's best film. Can't say the same about Pride & Prejudice though, a pretty average, by-the-numbers version as I remember it, though I can't say that I'm a fan of the source material either. Glad you liked it though and, may I suggest seeing the mid 90's BBC production of Pride & Prejudice. As I said, I'm not a fan, but that's the one that most people rave about over here.

[Harry Lime]

Interesting list, and I could agree with many of your selections. But the ones I am going to single out are Repulsion, Network, and A Fish Called Wanda. I like seeing them there.

[martyrofevil]

Some good films on the list (Audition, The Shining, more) also some stinkers though (The Decent, The Mist).

[The Prestige]

Nice list. Great to see A Room For Romeo Brass so high.

[L .B . Jeffries]

I really enjoyed looking threw your top 100



It was really great too see Little Women and Fried Green Tomatoes on your list. I haven't seen Rabbit Proof Fence in a moons age thanks for the reminder. Repulsion is a deeply distrubing psychological film. I felt so Agitated while watching and after watching this film. Network, respect. It's a Wonderful Life, Hotdog have you seen anything else of Frank Capra's ? American Psycho is one of those films I felt like I shouldn't be laughing yet with every new insane encounter I found myself laughing even harder, truely dazzing dark comedy. A Christmas Story Classic. Plus huge reps for putting a holiday film in your top 100. I've always found it hard. It's a Wonderful Life is in my top 100 but for me I don't relagate it too holiday film views or see it as a holiday film. Paper Moon Bogdanovich best in my opinion but if you haven't seen What's up Doc ? I truely beileve it would be to your tastes. The King of Kong, I recently watched this. One of the Rogers video store clerks recommended it very satirical, charmingly simple, and obssesive. Hands down the only film I really didn't care for in your list was The Mist. It just wasn`t my cup of tea.

Another recommendation if you haven`t seen The Women (1939) directed by George Cukor after seeing The Phildelphia Story¸in your list which I love as well.

Again fantasic list.

[Strummer521]

Wow, Ash. Really fun list! It feels so personal since so many of the choices are obviously personal favorites that don't necessarily fall into "the cannon" of the all-time great movies. Also, I like the new (to me, at least) avatar from Eyes Without a Face (surprised it didn't make your list) even though it kind of creeps me out.

[Gideon58]

Nice to see some love for Zoolander and Revenge of the Nerds.