Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films [Archive] - Page 3

Cobpyth

01-14-15, 04:11 PM

36. La Dolce Vita (1960)

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R.I.P. Anita Ekberg

Before seeing this film, you might think that this is simply a large film that shows a glorified and beautiful version of Rome's nightlife spiced with some drama between the elitist characters. Well, in a way you wouldn't be completely wrong, but on the other hand, this film is also completely the opposite of that.

The film does bring us to some wonderful places and most of the time shows wealthy and handsome people partying and getting it on with eachother, but instead of romanticizing this lifestyle that many people always fantasize about so much, Fellini reveals the dark truth about what's beneath all the magnificent clothes, stylish clubs, expensive cars, liters of booze and evenings of sex...

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In this world of careless partying and enormous wealth, it seems like noone is actually truly happy. Something seems to be wrong, but what could it possibly be? Don't these people have everything they can wish for?

The sad tragedy that Fellini exposes, is the fact that these characters are all stuck in a superficial reality they can't escape from. They're the people who seem to have everything, but all of them are looking for something "more" in life. True love, true connection, a purpose, something that will distract them from the senselessness of their existence and their way of living.
That's not everything, though. What's truly the problem is the "can't escape" part. They are in a way addicted to the emptiness of their existence too. They know they're unhappy with their current status, but at the same time they're not strong, willing or capable enough to turn everything around anymore. They've lost all hope and simply keep going from one wild, but ultimately unfulfilling orgy to the next.

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This film does a brilliant job at making the viewer understand the temptations that guide Marcello Mastroianni's character in the first place, but probably even more so the ultimate philosophical hangover he experpiences when he realizes he's wasting every bit of true potential within him. The title "La Dolce Vita" couldn't be more cynical...

AND YET this film is not really as depressing as I'm making it appear. Fellini knows that life is not black or white, that's it's not complete doom and gloom, nor moonlight and roses. There's a sadness and darkness present in this picture, but don't let that distract you from all the sheer beauty and sweetness it also has to offer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=The8Xi6fKOE

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honeykid

01-14-15, 04:17 PM

I didn't find it depressing, just dull.

Cobpyth

01-14-15, 05:04 PM

I know.

christine

01-14-15, 06:14 PM

Just realised I've been really neglectful not being up to date in your top 101 Cob. Been through it now and decided you have great taste! Lots of rep from me tonight :)

Cobpyth

01-14-15, 06:20 PM

Just realised I've been really neglectful not being up to date in your top 101 Cob. Been through it now and decided you have great taste! Lots of rep from me tonight :)

Thanks for all the rep, Christine! I'm glad you liked the list so far. I can already say that there are some others of your favorites that will be appearing later. ;)

rauldc14

01-14-15, 06:22 PM

I didn't find it depressing, just dull.

We just can't take you anywhere, can we?

I think its a good film.

christine

01-14-15, 06:24 PM

Thanks for all the rep, Christine! I'm glad you liked the list so far. I can already say that there are some others of your favorites that will be appearing later. ;)

hmmm, intriguing!

donniedarko

01-14-15, 06:34 PM

Raging Bull, The Gofather, and La Dolce Vita :licklips: :up:

Spirited Away is beautifully animated, but I often cringed at the dialogue

nebbit

01-15-15, 08:55 PM

I :love: it :yup:

cricket

01-15-15, 10:33 PM

I liked La Dolce Vita but feel that I could potentially love it. I want to see it again.

Captain Spaulding

01-18-15, 08:37 AM

The Godfather and La Dolce Vita are two movies that I owe a re-watch. The only thing I remember about the latter is Anita Ekberg's bosom. I prefer The Godfather Part II to its predecessor, but I think that has more to do with already being familiar with the characters and their world. I didn't fall immediately in love with Apocalypse Now, Taxi Driver and many other movies that I now consider all-time favorites, so hopefully the same thing happens when I re-visit The Godfather, otherwise I'll have my MoFo registration revoked.

By the way, thanks to your current avatar and your previous Bogart one, I've decided to take up smoking.

rauldc14

02-05-15, 08:24 PM

Bump.

Toni

02-17-15, 09:41 PM

;)Yes, pretty good list there; Sleeping Beauty was so great in childhood.we didn't realize at the time, how good.I have a fixation on early Disney,cuz they really were DIFFERENT ("Snow-white & the 7 Dwarves, " "Fantasia,")because of the art & the animation.Now animation is computerized, and the whole "feel" is different."Toy Story" is great,but it's harder to find the artists's hand in it.,whereas, Myasaki still felt like he got art,personality, in there.Not just mechanical accuracy.(You wanta know an animated film I DON'T like? The one about all the FISH in the ocean, with Ellen.ugh.)Must be a total kids' film I guess. (I have heard "small soldiers" (name?) toy-warriors is violent. Kids tend to like SOME mayhem.I can't judge, not having any kids. But Sponge-Bob was far better" animation-haha-under the sea." .(I used to do cartooning, so i'm biased.)

The only film on the list I don't like is "Kill Bill"; I tried to watch it, & couldn't get past the violence.I quit early on. I have trouble with a lot of Tarantino, cuz I often feel "over-violenced" in his films. If I wanted real violence, I'd watch Pekinpah.THAT'S violence.Plus, I often think Tarantino is too "cutesy-pie-chic." --except for The 5 dollar milkshake movie.His attitude is too hip,.too "cool."Once you think you're cool, yer not. Only thing we agree on, is "The El Rey Network"(tv) , which is fun. a great list. Fellini, te amo!. :) I love The Sweet Smell of Success! ;)

Toni

02-17-15, 09:49 PM

I :love: it :yup:
(I agree about Buddha, that Cat is far above the best.) :cool:

Pussy Galore

02-22-15, 03:20 AM

Very good list, you should continue!

The Gunslinger45

05-09-15, 05:20 PM

I'm waiting for this to get finished...

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Camo

05-09-15, 05:27 PM

Same get the show on the road Cob. It feels great to not be on the receiving end of this anymore. :p

Guaporense

05-14-15, 01:25 AM

By now his top list must have changed significantly.

Guaporense

05-14-15, 01:35 AM

Felt the same way you did when I first saw Spirited Away, and ended up being one of my favorite films of all time (currently 9th). I was amazed by its imagination and the world filled with mysterious, exotic, and interesting creatures.

The extremely rich colours of the backgrounds and the incredibly realistic physics of the animation are among the reasons why I rate it so highly among my favorites. Some animated sequences send shivers down my spine every time I watch it. But the primary reason for my extremely high rating is its transcedental spiritual nature, its abstract qualities that distinguish it from other more "realistic" Miazaki films. I even had it number one at some point.

Also Chihiro is super cute without having those super distorted features as its common in manga, because of the films super high budget allowed for a realistic representation of her mannerisms, which make her look child-like naturally.

Cobpyth

06-02-15, 04:29 PM

By now his top list must have changed significantly.

Absolutely and that's what's holding me back a little bit. I might just post the films that originally were meant to be in the top 35 (which are all films that would probably still make my top 100 today), but without the big explanations for each film anymore.

Who reads those big blocks of text anyway, right? :p

rauldc14

06-02-15, 04:32 PM

Jaydee does in his review threads

Cobpyth

06-10-15, 11:49 AM

Alright. Time to finish this list. It will be shorter than normal. I'll keep the (longer) personal descriptions for the following 35 films for my next list. ;)

This is how my top 35 favorite films looked like on the 3rd of february, 2014:

Cobpyth

06-10-15, 12:23 PM

35. Taxi Driver (1976)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx4aK-YsPeU

Watched it again a couple of weeks ago and I love it even more than I used to. Exceptional atmospheric film about looking at society from a lonely and severely twisted viewpoint. Unbelievable filmmaking! It also has one of the best theme songs of all time!

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34. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8N72t7aScY

Miraculous filmmaking by Stanley Kubrick. Perhaps the most thematically ambitious film ever made. A triumph!

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33. Apocalypse Now (1979)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKaYOW9zMoY

Another ridiculously ambitious and miraculous film. Another triumph. This time from the mastermind of Francis Ford Coppola. I always watch the theatrical version, so that's also the version that this spot represents.

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32. Boogie Nights (1997)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-vmdBKX40I

It's fair to say that I became a devoted PTA "fanatic" after watching this film for the first time. It gave me energetic thrills like only some of the best of Scorsese's and Tarantino's films could (until that point). I LOVED it!

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31. After Hours (1985)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFBKqV6sckg

Man, this is such a fantastic film. It's like a trippy nightmare with some very seductive and comical aspects to it. A hell of a ride that is highly rewatchable! One of Scorsese's most enjoyable films in my opinion.

Camo

06-10-15, 12:35 PM

Taxi Driver is too low ;) . Also love Apocalypse Now and After Hours. 2001 is not a personal favourite but every time I've rewatched it I liked it more, I'm planning on rewatching it as my last film before I send in my 60s list. Boogie Nights desperately needs a rewatch, I only watched it once when I was 16 or something.

Glad to see you start this up again Cob :up:

Miss Vicky

06-10-15, 12:59 PM

I've seen three of this set and dislike them all. :laugh:

Daniel M

06-10-15, 01:03 PM

I've seen them all and I like them all :D

Cobpyth

06-10-15, 01:24 PM

30. Ikiru (1952)

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One of the most heartbreaking films ever made about aging and death. The third act is one of the greatest expositions of social hypocrisy ever put on film, but in the first place, this is a film with a very human core.

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29. Ed Wood (1994)

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You have to see Plan 9 from Outer Space (and preferrably some other Ed Wood films as well) before seeing this film. It offers a great context that enriches the experience of this film immensely.
This is Tim Burton's masterpiece. It breathes love for the cinematic medium and also love for the outsiders in the business that the medium has become associated with. Truly a wonderful film!

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28. The Master (2012)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ud91dE3hd0

This film... It would probably even be higher if I made this list today. It's so freaking fantastic. It perfectly reflects the love and respect PTA has for the old-fashionedness of the postbellum era (a love that I passionately have in common with him, by te way). The period settings are amazing and the costumes and mannerisms are all perfect, but the most important thing is that PTA succeeds where (most) others have failed. He was able to make everything look vital and real (while still being extremely "romantic" as well), while telling a magnificent character story about a lost ex-soldier and the equally troubled cult leader that takes him under his wings.
For me this is the greatest film of the 2010s and I'll be extremely (happily) surprised if another film will make me doubt that accolade for even one second.

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27. Manhattan (1979)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyaj2P-dSi8

Woody at his best. A rich (and occasionally very funny) film about neurotic lives in the Big Apple on the tunes of George Gershwin. It's profound, it's enjoyable and it's highly rewatchable. It's also one of Woody's best looking pictures.

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26. Stardust Memories (1980)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xZEdX5HIEo

Woody's take on Fellini's 8 1/2. It's obviously influenced by Fellini's masterpiece, but at the same time, I feel like it's also still very much a "typical" Woody Allen film. It's probably also one of his most audacious films.
It's very hard to describe the effect this film had on me the first time I watched it. I was so extremely touched by it. I litterally thought about this film every hour of the day for more than a month and watched the above scene everytime before I went to sleep. All of Woody's films have a very existential (and sometimes nihilistic) touch to them, but I don't think he ever dug deeper in his search for meaning and satisfaction than in this one. One of the best film experiences I ever had.

Miss Vicky

06-10-15, 01:35 PM

I've seen Ed Wood and The Master. Don't dislike either, but am not a fan.

Cobpyth

06-10-15, 03:14 PM

25. The Apartment (1960)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mip3FV0XBjg

This is a film that I always love to revisit when I'm feeling a little down. Not because it's such a "happy" film, but because it's a film that understands what "feeling like you're nothing" is like.
I also love the "Lonely Room" part of the theme music. You can listen it in the video above, preferably at night in your apartment when you're feeling a little melancholic. :p

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24. The Shining (1980)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmcnnRv58Z4

Kubrick's psychological horror labyrinth. I like all the theories that have been attributed to this film, but for me it's mainly a masterful haunting cinematic trip. It all makes sense when I'm watching the film.

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23. Sunset Boulevard (1950)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA9lFsiut2Q

The film speaks for itself. This is Billy Wilder's greatest cinematic achievement and it's (one of) the boldest films ever made about Hollywood by Hollywood. Stunning.

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22. Rear Window (1954)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5It0nmoYE4

When a cool movie idea like this gets directed by Alfred Hitchcock, you can be sure that the result will be something special. He doesn't need more than the courtyard of an apartment block during a hot summer week to create something that still feels original and unique 60 years after its release.

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21. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubVc2MQwMkg

The combination of epicness and intimacy that Leone was able to capture in his films is probably unmatched. It's perhaps even a little more prevalent in Once Upon a Time in the West (which is placed lower in this 2014 version of my favorites list), but I guess I placed this one higher because it's just so freaking cool and masculine.

Daniel M

06-10-15, 03:15 PM

Seen them all, like them all again. Rear Window is my favourite, I saw that at the cinema and it was fantastic.

Miss Vicky

06-10-15, 03:17 PM

I love Rear Window and quite liked Sunset Blvd, but it pains me to +rep a post that includes TGTBATU.

Pussy Galore

06-10-15, 03:18 PM

In this last set there are 2 movies that I absolutely love (Ikiru, Manhattan) one that I like very much (Stardust Memories) and 2 that I dislike (The Master, Ed Wood)

I don't think Stardust Memories is Allen's masterpiece, or even one of his best, but it is indeed his version of 8 1/2, it is no where near the beautifully pictued New York city and the charming story of Manhattan though :P

seanc

06-10-15, 03:23 PM

So much goodness in that last set.

Camo

06-10-15, 03:23 PM

The Master, The Apartment, Manhattan, TGTBATU, Sunset Boulevard and The Shining are all major favourites. Not a big fan of Rear Window and haven't seen the rest.

BlueLion

06-10-15, 03:26 PM

Stardust Memories is one of Woody's weakest for me, but back then I hadn't seen 8 1/2, so I didn't get the references.

Ikiru is easily my least favorite in these last two sets, I found it incredibly forced and melodramatic. Interesting that you place After Hours above Taxi Driver too, even if I love it to death. The rest all range from good to great.

Cobpyth

06-10-15, 03:30 PM

Interesting that you place After Hours above Taxi Driver too, even if I love it to death. The rest all range from good to great.

I think that would be one of the changes I'd make today. ;) I'd probably rank Raging Bull over After Hours as well. I still adore After Hours and it remains one of my favorite films, but I love those two other films more now.

seanc

06-10-15, 03:32 PM

BlueLion

06-10-15, 03:37 PM

I think that would be one of the changes I'd make today. ;) I'd probably rank Raging Bull over After Hours as well. I still adore After Hours and it remains one of my favorite films, but I love those two other films more now.

Makes sense. I think Raging Bull is undeniably a bigger achievement for Scorsese, it's definitely way more artistic (and cinematic). I will always prefer After Hours though, mainly because I've never had a movie fill me with such euphoria before (maybe with the exception of Vertigo), so it's obviously a very personal film for me. It's not exactly life-changing or a landmark for cinema, but it just tickled me in all the right places, in the best way possible.

Also, it's probably the only movie I love that I'll never see again.

Lucas

06-10-15, 03:37 PM

wow, wow, wow. One of the best sets on any list ever, bar none. The Shining, Sunset Boulevard, TGTBATU, and The Apartment are all masterpieces. Rear Window is the weakest (in my humble opinion) but it is still a very good film.

:up:

Cobpyth

06-10-15, 04:42 PM

20. Pulp Fiction (1994)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPd4ZpzIFtk

I'm one of the many 21 year old guys who love Pulp Fiction. Travolta's heroin scene perfectly shows how I feel when watching this film. In a trance...

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19. A Clockwork Orange (1971)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46yfDBfs4R8

If I can believe what Bluedeed once wrote about this film, he must think I'm a morally despicable person now (if he didn't think that already). :p
I can see people having problems with its content and the way everything is presented, but I gave a good enough personal spin to my interpretation of the film (as a whole experience) to make me feel comfortable with my love for it.
If I could only use two words to describe this film I'd say it is one of the most "cinematically effective" films I've ever seen. It's unmistakably the work of a filmmaking giant.

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18. Modern Times (1936)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2Kundn9Ub4

Chaplin is one of the most "relaxing" filmmakers to watch in my opinion. I always get emotionally and comically involved with his films and it just happens so seamlessly, so unforced. It's amazing how warm Chaplin's films are, considering that they're not even in the least bit naive.
I realize that I probably use this word way too lightly at times, but Chaplin was definitely one of the greatest "geniuses" cinema has ever known.

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17. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRL2I_JSWbM

Speaking of "naive" films... Some people would probably consider this one of them. I don't! First of all it's just one of those films that I simply love for its old-fashioned 'small town' atmosphere, but besides that I also think there's a lot of truth in the smaller "details" of this film.
The ending may be highly sentimental, but by that time it just comes across as so emotionally "earned" to me that I can't help but cry and laugh and feel a genuine happiness come over me every time I watch it.
It's also one of those films that I watched fairly early in my development as a cinephile and that confirmed my love for classic films.

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16. The Graduate (1967)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9K_xTQA8Wok

Just like The Apartment, this is a film that I love to rewatch when I'm alone or when I'm feeling a little down. Its melancholy is so wise and recognizable that it somehow eases my mind.
Mike Nichols is also a great director and he proves it with some very (effectively) fancy bits in this film. The whole picture is a joy to look at and listen to! The video above shows what is perhaps my favorite montage scene of all time!

Miss Vicky

06-10-15, 04:45 PM

Seen all of them, only like Pulp Fiction.

Thursday Next

06-10-15, 04:48 PM

Seen all of them except Modern Times, only like Pulp Fiction ;)

Camo

06-10-15, 04:48 PM

A Clockwork Orange and The Graduate :up: . I also like Pulp and It's a Wonderful Life. Have to see Modern Times and more Chaplain in general.

Cobpyth

06-10-15, 04:52 PM

Seen all of them, only like Pulp Fiction.

Oh God. I have a feeling you're not going to like any of the films on the next set either. :p

Miss Vicky

06-10-15, 04:54 PM

Seen all of them, only like Pulp Fiction.

Oh God. I have a feeling you're not going to like any of the films on the next set either. :p
Probably.

Cobpyth

06-10-15, 05:44 PM

15. Dr. Strangelove or: How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxrWz9XVvls

A comedy that takes the main issues of the Cold War, pours it into a razorsharp satire, and ultimately makes the whole thing seem like one big act of sexual intercourse. Hysterically brilliant.

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14. Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEXyKPany3M

My favorite Woody Allen film. A morally heavy film (as usual with a nice edge of humor) with a conclusion that's equally horrific and fascinating...

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13. Touch of Evil (1958)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWtAZwxK5H0

I just feel blessed whenever I see a Welles film that's only mildly harmed by studio intervention (I'm talking about the reconstructed version here of course). You could say that this is still probably my favorite american film noir of the classic noir era (1941-1958), even a year and a half after I made this list.

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12. The Player (1992)

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nFAGnx0hN1U/TTJQWgP0akI/AAAAAAAAB4E/yJTtQAroZro/s1600/3210_2.jpeg

I don't really know what to say about this one. My love for it is very personal, but I also feel like it's a film that many people can enjoy.
I just like every frame of it. It's pure perfection. The content is hilariously and thrillingly dark and like all of Altman's films, the film also has such a great "lived in" look.
The coloring in The Player is especially unique, I think. I don't know if this was intentional, but a lot of things in this film also seem to "shine", like water, iron/steel, leather, cars, windows, skin, glasses... The film really has this inexlainably odd look to it that makes it more attractive to look at (in my opinion) than almost any film out there and it works perfectly in the film's context.
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11. City Lights (1931)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5EFMFtlnLw

One of the sweetest and most deeply romantic films I've ever seen. As you can expect from Chaplin, it's also full of great comical bits.

rauldc14

06-10-15, 05:47 PM

Ah well, at least you listed The Graduate and Its a Wonderful Life on this page.

I haven't seen a few though.

Gatsby

06-10-15, 06:16 PM

God dammit I f*cking love this list. With the exception of a few films I love every cinematic masterpiece you posted so far.

Cobpyth

06-10-15, 06:17 PM

10. In the Mood for Love (2000)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23oBMOvt85o

Wong Kar Wai is not afraid to trust his instincts as a filmmaker. He's one of my all time favorite directors and this is (in my opinion) still my favorite film of his. Some of his other pictures would also make this list if I made it today, though.

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9. The Third Man (1949)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT6TYisX9oA

This is my all time favorite film noir and it's set in Europe! It's again a film that speaks for itself.

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8. 8 1/2 (1963)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmEqBdde5H0

This is what cinema can do. Sheer artistry.

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7. Brazil (1985)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu1iND6vtcE

This film simply dances to cinematic heaven. It has a phenomenal sense of rhythm and it's constantly interesting and breathtaking to watch.

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6. Vertigo (1958)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwD9twaZMZM

Hithcock's greatest. This film even made me obsessed with Kim Novak's character. Vertigo enters mystically powerful and beautiful territories at times.

Miss Vicky

06-10-15, 06:17 PM

I've seen two of the 15-11 set - Dr. Strangelove and City Lights. Really hated the former and was indifferent to the latter.

For the newest set, I've seen Brazil, which I hated, and Vertigo, which I quite liked. Plus rep for Vertigo though I much prefer Rear Window and North by Northwest.

Swan

06-10-15, 06:21 PM

In the Mood for Love is stylish greatness and I hate that I got rid of it.

Also love some of the other ones in that set, and similarly got rid of them when I shouldn't have. I'm just pointing out ITMFL because, you know, I can and you can't stop me.

Camo

06-10-15, 06:23 PM

City Lights, 8 and a half, Vertigo and The Third Man are all excellent. I also liked Strangelove and haven't seen the rest.

jiraffejustin

06-10-15, 06:26 PM

Gatsby

06-10-15, 06:29 PM

Pussy Galore

06-10-15, 06:44 PM

We really have a similar taste, I've seen pretty much every movie you listed and loved the great majority of them.

Cobpyth

06-10-15, 07:02 PM

5. Goodfellas (1990)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeL8EYtbVw0

Two and a half hours of filmmaking mastery. It's also madly entertaining and rock'n roll! :cool:
It may not be original or particularly refined to think so, but Scorsese is in my opinion still the greatest film director alive today (from what I've witnessed of course). His cinema is a source of endless inspiration. This is my favorite of his.

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4. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sbd2wvjadnA

The most brilliant film epic of all time. A meditation on a gangster's life. There are no words that can do justice to the scope of this film's magnificence.

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3. Citizen Kane (1941)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTyOC8GF-qg

I'm not even worthy of talking about this film.

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2. Chinatown (1974)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjSshSvQWQA

My first watch of Chinatown was one of the most shockingly resonant film experiences I've ever had. I rewatched it immediately the next day and the resonance only deepened. I'm still processing this film's sheer perfection until this very day.

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1. Casablanca (1942)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAlzmRjixr0

This is where it all truly began for me. After watching this film, I knew that the art of cinema would become an important part of my life. Not a single "thing" has ever had a greater effect on me than this film. I don't think there's anything that I'll ever love as passionately as Casablanca...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G62tkd2t7qk

Cobpyth

06-10-15, 07:03 PM

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Daniel M

06-10-15, 07:07 PM

Seen all of the top 20 except for Modern Times. Would give them all at least 4, A Clockwork Orange just under which I like a lot but don't absolutely love.

BlueLion

06-10-15, 07:20 PM

Most of these are pretty great. Still need to see Once Upon a Time in America.

Good list. :up:

Cobpyth

06-10-15, 07:20 PM

Camo

06-10-15, 07:42 PM

Great top five.

Congrats on finishing your list Cob :up:

Guaporense

06-10-15, 07:47 PM

The Gunslinger45

06-10-15, 08:08 PM

Finally finished, but worth the wait! Excellent selections Cob! Though Camo is right, Taxi Driver is way too low. ;)

Cobpyth

06-10-15, 08:14 PM

Of the top 35 watched 31, liked them all except the number 1 and 2. :) Though I might try watching Casablanca again in the future. My favorites of the top 35 is 2001, obviously since its in my top 10 as well. :)

What about Ikiru? ;)

@Gunslinger: I'd probably put it a little higher if I made a list right now.

Miss Vicky

06-10-15, 08:15 PM

+rep for Casablanca and Goodfellas. Haven't seen Once Upon A Time and was indifferent to the others. Also, it's about time you finished this thing, slacker.

Cobpyth

06-10-15, 08:19 PM

+rep for Casablanca and Goodfellas. Haven't seen Once Upon A Time and was indifferent to the others. Also, it's about time you finished this thing, slacker.

1 year, 4 months and 8 days.

That's 493 days.

I still posted more than 1 movie every 5 days on average! :p

The Gunslinger45

06-10-15, 08:20 PM

What about Ikiru? ;)

@Gunslinger: I'd probably put it a little higher if I made a list right now.

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Miss Vicky

06-10-15, 08:25 PM

1 year, 4 months and 8 days.

That's 493 days.

I still posted more than 1 movie every 5 days on average! :p

I posted five movies a day when I did mine. :p

rauldc14

06-10-15, 09:12 PM

CASABLANCA is a masterpiece. Chinatown and Goodfellas are super great. Citizen Kane is really good, and I quite enjoy Vertigo. And then there is 8 1/2.

Miss Vicky have you seen 8 1/2? It's one film that I'm fairly confident we would actually agree on (meaning I'm probably totally wrong :p)

Gatsby

06-10-15, 09:45 PM

Great list. Now ahead and immediately start a new one so you can include Network, Lawrence of Arabia, and basically all of the random films you chose. :p

...Oldboy is too low. :lol:

Friendly Mushroom!

06-10-15, 10:08 PM

Great list!

Miss Vicky

06-10-15, 10:21 PM

Miss Vicky have you seen 8 1/2?

No. Can't say I have any real desire to watch it, either.

Lucas

06-10-15, 10:36 PM

Excellent conclusion to the list, love pretty much every film listed. So glad to see absolute masterworks like Brazil and Once Upon a Time in America getting some love. Two of the most atmospheric films i've ever seen.

You also just put The Player on my radar. I like Altman quite a bit, just never gave this specific film the time of day. Now I have to see it.

honeykid

06-11-15, 04:41 PM

Congrats on finishing your list, Cob. I can remember which you were just a little Cobbling and probably hadn't seen 95% of the films on this list. Hell, I can even remember recommending a few of them. You're really grown since then. :)

Cobpyth

06-11-15, 07:16 PM

Yeah, your recommendations have been very valuable to me. Thanks for that, Honeykid!

I kind of wish I could still remember which specific MoFos helped me discover certain films on this list (and on my future list). There are a few that had a very big influence on me.

What the heck, I'm just gonna name a few MoFos who I feel I should thank specifically, for their interesting posts about cinema, their fantastic recommendations and the enlightening (and often passionate) discussions about film we had over the last two and a half year I've been here.

Honeykid - Plenty of great recommendations when I was still very new here. Always took the time to send me a post comment or a private/profile message to help me with my search for great films.

Daniel M - Countless great talks about cinema. Countless recommendations.

Hitchfan - Wherever you are, your threads and passion for the medium made me aware of Altman AND Cassavetes! That's pretty huge.

Holden Pike & Mark F - Who on this site isn't influenced by these two giants? Their posts are treasures of cinematic knowledge.

Bluedeed - Probably the one single MoFo who has influenced my watching habits the most during the past few months, because of his passionate posts about filmmakers like Lubitsch, Ozu, Ford, Hawks and some other favorite directors of his that I still need (and very much want) to explore in the near future.

Swan - Always ready to passionately defend and recommend his newest favorite film. :p Always great to have a talk with him!

There are many others of course. Just out of the top of my head:

Lucas (who kind of went through the same process as I did since he became a member here), Gunslinger (Kurosawa and Scorsese completist), Cricket (watches an insane amount of films and posts about them), Sane (same as Cricket), Skepsis, Miss Vicky, Harry Lime (who all organized MoFo lists, which are always helpful), Guap (introduced me to anime), Pussy Galore, BlueLion, Camo, Yoda (he kind of created the site, so yeah that's pretty great), Godoggo, Minio, Donnie (he should revive that old director thread (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=30536&page=12) of his, which was really cool), wintertriangles, Jiraffe, Seanc, Raul, Frightened Inmate, Captain Spaulding, Jal90 and basically everyone else that I ever talked with on these forums about something cinema-related (or have been influenced by because of their interesting posts).

The love for cinema is what brought us all together here, but the fact that we're constantly enriched by eachother's experiences is what truly makes this a very special and important place for me.

Thank you, all!

Swan

06-11-15, 07:19 PM

My pleasure, Cob! I always enjoy reading your posts, as well. :)

cricket

06-11-15, 10:46 PM

I think I'm going to give Once Upon a Time in America another try.

Great job Cob! So glad you were able to finish!

Cobpyth

07-01-16, 12:53 PM

Some random films that would have a great chance of making my list if I made it today:

Network (1976)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Le Cercle Rouge (1970)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
High and Low (1963)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Playtime (1967)
Body Heat (1981)
Solaris (1972)
2046 (2004)
Trouble in Paradise (1932)
The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
Birdman (2014)
An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
Inherent Vice (2014)
F for Fake (1973)
Floating Weeds (1959)
Rio Bravo (1959)
Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
The Silence (1963)
The End of Summer (1961)
The Nights of Cabiria (1957)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence (1962)
The Searchers (1956)
Belle de Jour (1967)
Wild Strawberries (1957)

Here are some other films that I've seen since this post (about a year ago) that would have a chance of making my list today:

L'Atalante (1934)
The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
Juliet of the Spirits (1965)
Late Autumn (1960)
Good Morning (1959)
The Cameraman (1928)
Youth (2015)
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
Equinox Flower (1958)
Letter From an Unknown Woman (1948)
The Hateful Eight (2015)
Memories of Murder (2003)
Crumb (1994)
Tokyo Drifter (1966)
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)

Not all of these would make the list, but they definitely would be under consideration. Maybe I would consider some others too, but these are the ones that came to mind first.

I'm sure my list would look pretty different from my original one right now.