Top 100 Movies

[Guaporense]

Good evening fellow forumers...

I have decided to do a new top 100 movies list. The reason? My last top 100 movies list is from December 2012, I also did a top 50 but I mixed in 8 TV shows in there so I think I should do a list free of TV shows (with one exception because it was also released as a movie), so I think it's time for an update. Although one might noticed that a lot of the previous movies will show up again. However, through perspective of looking at movies through the lens of time, now I have further refined my favorite lists, although there are exactly 4 movies here that I have watched over the past 2 years, so they might not be "proven masterpieces" according to my tastes. :D

*Edit: I counted again and found 4 movies I watched since August 19, 2015 in here.

[HashtagBrownies]

This will be exciting.

[Guaporense]

100. Paths of Glory (1957)
http://theredlist.com/media/database/films/cinema/1950/paths-of-glory/021-paths-of-glory-theredlist.jpg

Nice to start of the list STRONG with an Hollywood war movie from a time when Hollywood made good war movies (and when they made a war movie featuring French main characters!) but not only that it's a Kubrick movie before Kubrick became kinda psychopathic (in this movies at least) as we have tons of human emotion in here. It is also one of the few black and white movies on this list.

[matt72582]

Hooray!
I look forward to your list, and hopefully, a few recommendations :)

[Mr Minio]

How many anime films versus live action out of the total of 100?

[MovieMeditation]

How many anime films versus live action out of the total of 100?
This is it for the live action. :laugh:

[Guaporense]

99. Sideways (2004)
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Such underrated masterpiece, well, it's not technically the most impressive film but I found it a very nice one, that goes down like a nice whine. The best movie about wine that I know about and it's also about whining about your middle age. :D Although I am not middle aged yet my friends always tell me that I am a bitter old man so I identify that kind of character. Great performances by the cast produced a delicious and natural narrative.

[Mr Minio]

*Looks at his user title*

Nazi, Pedo, Satanist and Antifa

Well, at least he's not an anime lover. Oh, wait... SHIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET

[Guaporense]

98. Legend of Galactic Heroes: My Conquest is a Sea of Stars (1988)

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There are mainly 3 kinds of movies in this countdown: science fiction, war movies and animated movies. So why not put everything together? Behold, Legend of Galactic Heroes, the absolute monument of nerdism: a strictly adult animated film from 1988. It was the pilot directo to video movie for the adaption of a series of 17 science fiction novels that detailed the process of unification of a galactic civilization through interstellar war which had lasted over 150 years.

Glorious 60 minutes of low budget animation in all it's glory (edit: found version with English subtitles): https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3gruhq_legend-of-galactic-heroes-my-conquest-is-the-sea-of-stars_shortfilms

Also shows how the Japanese already had a Prussian militarism fetish back in the 80's that now evolved into Tanya the Evil.

[HashtagBrownies]

100. Paths of Glory (1957)
http://theredlist.com/media/database/films/cinema/1950/paths-of-glory/021-paths-of-glory-theredlist.jpg

Love that film. The ending broke my big, manly heart.

[jal90]

*Looks at his user title*



Well, at least he's not an anime lover. Oh, wait... SHIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET
Well, that's kind of redundant after the first three.

[Guaporense]

You didn't watch that movie #98, @jal90 (http://www.movieforums.com/community/member.php?u=77208)? If not you I don't think anybody here watched it. This top list is actually a truly personal list now.

[rauldc14]

Sideways kicks ass! Excellent pick!

[False Writer]

I liked the last list you did. Will be following this one!

[Guaporense]

Sideways kicks ass! Excellent pick!

Movies like Sideways that few people talk about (relatively to other movies) are actually one of the reasons why I am doing this top 100: I introspected over my lifetime of film watching and found movies that left a deep impression on me, even though they are not very popular.

[Guaporense]

97. 12 Monkeys (1995)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cf/Twelve_monkeysmp.jpg

This is my favorite Terry Gilliam movie, although I haven't watched all his movies. I actually like Brazil as well, although Brazil's title is complete nonsense (coming from a Brazilian by the way), although Brazil is also a very bureaucratic country the movie Brazil feels more like what's happening with East Asia now rather than South America. 12 Monkeys is different, its a more elegant film and more powerful experience.

Anyway, this movie is very dark actually, a rather depressing and powerful experience. I found it very unlike Monthy Python's movies as well (Gillian directed some of that stuff too). But it's obviously heavily influenced, in fact, almost a remake of Chris Maker's short film from the 1960's. And yet, another film that's either science fiction, war or animated. :D

[HashtagBrownies]

97. 12 Monkeys (1995)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cf/Twelve_monkeysmp.jpg

There were a couple of time travel related goofs, but overall the film was pretty great. Monty Python and the Holy Grail Is the best Gilliam film by the way! :D

[Guaporense]

96. Hidden Fortress (1958)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f7/The_Hidden_Fortress_poster.jpg

To put simple: One of the most entertaining films ever made. It's a simple and straightforward movie but in my opinion Kurosawa's most entertaining movie and also has a very funny duo of main characters. Classic adventure storytelling, one can see how modern blockbuster movies have been influenced by this kind of movie.

[Mr Minio]

Lucas stole everything from it for Star Wars. The word has it he even wanted Mifune to star in it, but he turned it down. The funny duo are obviously the two robots...

[Guaporense]

95. Drive (2011)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/13/Drive2011Poster.jpg

Watched this as soon as it was released, back in 2011. I felt deeply impressed by it. It's a pure action movie exuding machismo without suffering from the lack of elegance most movies of the genre lack. Gosling was also great overall in this movie.

[HashtagBrownies]

95. Drive (2011)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/13/Drive2011Poster.jpg

Another film of many that I need to rewatch.

[Guaporense]

94. The Life of Oharu (1952)

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Now, that's how you do melodrama. I found this movie better than most of the other Mizoguchi films I watched as well since its plot is more complex but this movie still preserves the simplicity and gravity of Mizoguchi's films. It's basically the misadventures of Oharu through 17th century Japan, very sad story for a very sad period indeed.

[Guaporense]

93. Akira (1988)
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The second animated film on this list. And they are both from the same year: 1988. That was indeed the greatest year for animation of all time.

Now that is an aggressive movie. In contrast with Mizoguchi's contemplative atmosphere this movie is a ball of agrressive testoterone. The manga is widely regarded for revolutionizing manga art (one of the few manga where the characters look authentically Japanese) but the movie also revolutionized the expressive potential of animation.

[Mr Minio]

A pretty kewl top. Surprisingly, live action movies outnumber anime (so far!).

[Guaporense]

92. Alien (1979)

http://www.thegeekedgods.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/alien-4.jpg

Alien is regarded as an "horror movie" but essentially it is a masterpiece of design. It's dark style is extremely impacting and memorable. Perhaps, it's Jean "Moebius" Giraud's masterpiece more than Ridley Scott's.

[HashtagBrownies]

Akira's got some fine-@ss looking animation.
Alien is brilliant and I would regard it as a horror movie.

[Guaporense]

91. A Beautiful Mind (2001)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b8/A_Beautiful_Mind_Poster.jpg

My favorite "conservative Hollywood drama biographical movie", that is, it's perhaps my favorite of these numerous biographical Hollywood movies about historical figures. In this case I am personally affected because I actually work in the same field as Nash does although I didn't work when I watched the movie, which was when it first came out, it provides a glimpse of the zeitgeist of serious economics (in opposition to Marxism BS). :D At a first watch I also though the main character wasn't mad until the end of the movie, when I re-watched it I could clearly notice when he was hallucinating and when he wasn't,

[rauldc14]

Beautiful mind is great. Really need to see Akira and Oharu

[Guaporense]

90. Planet of the Apes (1968)

http://cdn1.thr.com/sites/default/files/2017/03/planet_of_the_apes_-__h_-_1968.jpg

Yet another Sci fi classic. Interesting how Hollywood today is milking up all their classic genre franchises (only 2001 hasn't been milked in, yet :D). This film has one of the best endings ever. Like, the whole movie is a set up for that ending. It really rings true for the world during the Cold War, now it's a bit anachronistic (which makes the newer movies way less relevant).

[Guaporense]

89. Day of Wrath (1943)

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One of the very few 1940's movies I have watched. Essential Dreyer and it's a movie made in Denmark during the German occupation of the country. A truly severe piece of art: intensely muscular characterized by deep feelings of anxiety. While Dreyer's diction makes the weight of the frame feels like it's going to crush the audience which it's emotional weight. This is so far the strongest emotional reaction I got from a Dreyer film although all his films were very severe and distinct this one I found the most memorable.

[cricket]

My Favorites so far are Sideways, The Hidden Fortress, Drive, Planet of the Apes, and Alien. I also really liked Day of Wrath, Paths of Glory, and Life of Oharu. I like 12 Monkees a little and wasn't crazy about Akira or A Beautiful Mind. Looking forward to the rest!

[Guaporense]

@Criket, I think that you will have watched almost everything in here, certainly nearly all the live action movies.

Since I have nothing better to do on a Saturday morning let's continue this.

88. Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
http://videologybarandcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/eyes-wide-shut.jpg

When writing a top 100 movies list, when in doubt, fill it up with Kubrick's movies. :D Anyway, Kubrick is certainly my favorite Hollywood filmmaker because his movies are simultaneously entertaining, leave a powerful impact and are visually beautiful. Kubrick is a very visual filmmaker in fact at least that is what their movies remind me the most: their visuals. And Eyes Wide Shut was one of my most impacting experiences watching a Kubrick movie.

[Guaporense]

87. Royal Space Force: Wings of Honneamise (1987)

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xcokxyWOp94/TcWAcv3TmjI/AAAAAAAAAos/H9IM3QisMRI/s1600/Wings_-of_-Honneamise03.jpg

Back in the 80s science fiction dominated genre entertainment both in the West and the East. In animation I think that a large fraction if not most anime made in the 80s and 90s can be qualified as science fiction. I think that the reason is that most slice of life manga when adapted into film would be adapted into live action while science fiction manga would be adapted into animation. And animation is the ideal medium for science fiction: stuff like drawn space ships integrate much better in the general environment that is also drawn than plastic or CGI models integrate with cinematography.

[Guaporense]

86. Dune (1984)
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Harkonen animal! Perhaps the "worst" movie I ever watched it is epically bad in a way so memorable that it became a great experience. In fact, one of the most memorable movie experiences for me and also one of my favorite Lynch movies. :D Well, it is science fiction after all.

[Beatle]

This si a bloody fbrilliant list so far, man! Can't wait . Hurry up! Can you finish this today?

97. 12 Monkeys (1995)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cf/Twelve_monkeysmp.jpg

This is my favorite Terry Gilliam movie, although I haven't watched all his movies. I actually like Brazil as well, although Brazil's title is complete nonsense (coming from a Brazilian by the way), although Brazil is also a very bureaucratic country the movie Brazil feels more like what's happening with East Asia now rather than South America. 12 Monkeys is different, its a more elegant film and more powerful experience.

Anyway, this movie is very dark actually, a rather depressing and powerful experience. I found it very unlike Monthy Python's movies as well (Gillian directed some of that stuff too). But it's obviously heavily influenced, in fact, almost a remake of Chris Maker's short film from the 1960's. And yet, another film that's either science fiction, war or animated. :D

Brazil is totally insane. No wonder when it's after Kafka. Bureaucracy is the most powerful force in the universe. It's unbeatable.

Why did you leave the ...?
I couldnt stand the paperwork.

And then when in the end the papers take him away.

I just don't get 12 Monkeys. What's the point? I don't give a ****.

They're all srewed up in the head. Brains don't work.

When he arrives in nut house.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioBueVTZ0RM

Interstella performance by Brad. Perfect casting with Bruce who's anyhow nutz.

92. Alien (1979)

http://www.thegeekedgods.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/alien-4.jpg

Alien is regarded as an "horror movie" but essentially it is a masterpiece of design. It's dark style is extremely impacting and memorable. Perhaps, it's Jean "Moebius" Giraud's masterpiece more than Ridley Scott's.

I agree. Ridley did some of it himself or something like that.

91. A Beautiful Mind (2001)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b8/A_Beautiful_Mind_Poster.jpg

My favorite "conservative Hollywood drama biographical movie", that is, it's perhaps my favorite of these numerous biographical Hollywood movies about historical figures. In this case I am personally affected because I actually work in the same field as Nash does although I didn't work when I watched the movie, which was when it first came out, it provides a glimpse of the zeitgeist of serious economics (in opposition to Marxism BS). :D At a first watch I also though the main character wasn't mad until the end of the movie, when I re-watched it I could clearly notice when he was hallucinating and when he wasn't,

Great movie. I've been learning math 44 years. Crowe's great. You a mathematician? I recall you have a PhD? game theory, differential geometry, and the study of partial differential equations.? In terms of math movies, I'd have to give it to The Man Who Knew Infinity, though. It's worse, but it's about Rama, so period.

i also agree Marx was ans *******, fat bastard and a villain. Can't fstand him!

90. Planet of the Apes (1968)

http://cdn1.thr.com/sites/default/files/2017/03/planet_of_the_apes_-__h_-_1968.jpg

Yet another Sci fi classic. Interesting how Hollywood today is milking up all their classic genre franchises (only 2001 hasn't been milked in, yet :D). This film has one of the best endings ever. Like, the whole movie is a set up for that ending. It really rings true for the world during the Cold War, now it's a bit anachronistic (which makes the newer movies way less relevant).

I saw it too long ago to remember anything but switching people with apes. We should really do that.

2001 hasn't bc it's impossible. I'm expecting to see it no 1.

@Criket, I think that you will have watched almost everything in here, certainly nearly all the live action movies.

Since I have nothing better to do on a Saturday morning let's continue this.

88. Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
http://videologybarandcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/eyes-wide-shut.jpg

When writing a top 100 movies list, when in doubt, fill it up with Kubrick's movies. :D Anyway, Kubrick is certainly my favorite Hollywood filmmaker because his movies are simultaneously entertaining, leave a powerful impact and are visually beautiful. Kubrick is a very visual filmmaker in fact at least that is what their movies remind me the most: their visuals. And Eyes Wide Shut was one of my most impacting experiences watching a Kubrick movie.

Yes, I like Kubrick, but I'd switch him with Lean. Polanski, godard.

This movie however, saye we all have eyes wide shut to what's happenning in the world. And who relly rules it. You think it's Putin or Trump? The real fat bastards are hidden so they can't get shot. No wonder Stanley died right after this. They probably killed him.

86. Dune (1984)
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Harkonen animal! Perhaps the "worst" movie I ever watched it is epically bad in a way so memorable that it became a great experience. In fact, one of the most memorable movie experiences for me and also one of my favorite Lynch movies. :D Well, it is science fiction after all.

The novel is outstanding. I agree. the worst adoptation. to ruin such a master-piece. Why don't the Hollywood imbeciles make a proper re-make,of which there are so many, bc they have no more ideas, as you said. BC they know it wouldn't make enough money. People rather watch sw, lotr and other unbearable crap.

No wonder. I can't stand the rigid fat bastard lynch.

[Guaporense]

85. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a0/The_Texas_Chain_Saw_Massacre_%281974%29_theatrical_poster.jpg

Oh yeah, this one I couldn't leave out of a top movies list, like, it is essential film. Very exciting movie indeed.

[HashtagBrownies]

85. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a0/The_Texas_Chain_Saw_Massacre_%281974%29_theatrical_poster.jpg

Quote from the trailer: "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Once you stop screaming, you'll start talking about it. *Sound of breaking glass*." Sends shivers down my spine.

[rauldc14]

Day of Wrath is a great choice.

[Guaporense]

84. The Godfather (1972)
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Now that's a movie! The Godfather is very famous as being perhaps the peak of Hollywood's cinema. In many ways it is a perfect Hollywood movie: a powerful family drama characterized by great performances and direction.

[Guaporense]

83. The Human Condition Trilogy (1959-1961)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/dd/The_Human_Condition_VideoCover.jpeg

Now that's a real epic film. Made during the peak of Japan's golden age of cinema, the human condition trilogy is a 10 hour long powerful anti-war movie. Such a film could only be made in Japan during the golden age period since any period before or since would run into budgetary restrictions... Anyway, I think that Kobayashi's films are a bit simplistic but in this case it works very well because the clear message combined with the straight execution make it a highly memorable and tragic experience.

[Guaporense]

82. The Elephant Man (1980)

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Now that is a powerful drama movie. It shows Lynch knows how to do melodrama. And yes, it's the 2nd Lynch to show up here.

[Guaporense]

81. Genocyber (1994)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b6/Genocyber_manga_cover.jpg

Extremely violent, it's perhaps the most violent animation ever made and hence it had to make my favorites list. I first watched it when I was about 9 years old (as Brazilian TV channels though it was ok to show this on TV because it's animated, although they showed those violent OVAs on Friday nights around 8 PM). Overall, excellent example of early adult animation.

[Guaporense]

80. Rocky (1976)
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Now that's an emotional sports movie. Simple and muscular, just the way I like it.

[cricket]

Surprised you like Rocky so much. You see Warrior (2011)?

[Guaporense]

cricket, I haven't. I planned watching it actually but I gave up. Might be a good time to watch it.

Continuing with the list.

79. Werkermeister Harmonies (2000)

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For a slight change relative to Rocky, I put Werkermeister Harmonies in the list. Its indeed an unique experience: have not watched anything like it (besides the other Tarr movies). This is visual music: it is pure cinema without any elements of literature in it's constitution.

[Guaporense]

78. American Movie (1998)

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Now this is the essence of the purpose of artistic feeling. I actually envy these two guys as they just do what they want to do without regard for adhering to society. Also kudos for showing up in an Iron Maiden T shirt.

[cricket]

I had American Movie high on my documentaries list.

I didn't mind watching Werckmeister.

[Guaporense]

77. Fanny and Alexander (1982)

http://static.rogerebert.com/uploads/review/primary_image/reviews/great-movie-fanny-and-alexander-1983/hero_EB20041205REVIEWS08412050302AR.jpg

Now this is a movie. Like: look, this is how a good drama movie should be. Even though it's actually TV show. :D Well, anyway, it's the most European thing I ever watched and I watched a bunch of European stuff!

[Stirchley]

I love Fanny & Alexander

[cricket]

I still need to see that. I think I'd love it.

[Stirchley]

I still need to see that. I think I'd love it.

I think you would. I've seen it several times.

[Guaporense]

76. A Silent Voice (2016)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/32/A_Silent_Voice_Film_Poster.jpg

This one was amazingly realistic animated drama movie. I read the manga a couple of years ago and it was one of the best manga ever, then I heard it was going to be adapted into a movie by Naoko Yamada, who also directed K-On!, so I knew it was going to be great and indeed it was so much I put into into my top 100.

[Guaporense]

75. The Fly (1986)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/aa/Fly_poster.jpg

Very powerful stuff. A movie about the meaning of being human and the significance of humanity. Kinda like Kafka's Metamorphosis the movie.

[Guaporense]

74. Mad Max Fury Road (2015)

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Incredible movie. My favorite recent blockbuster movie and true to the spirit of The Road Warrior. This movie is pure metal: over the top just the way I like it.

[Velvet]

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

[The Gunslinger45]

A quarter of the way through and some excellent choices. Reps for many of my favorite films including The Godfather, Planet of the Apes, and Mad Max: Fury Road (a top 25 for me).

[Yam12]

Looks like a great list so far.

Drive, Planet of the Apes, The Godfather, The Fly and Mad Max: Fury Road are all favourites of mine

[Guaporense]

73. Schindler's List (1993)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/17/Schindlers_list_red_dress.JPG

Some call it manipulative but I loved it. It's like my Hachi a dog's tale style of movie: an effective emotional cry fest. Although I didn't cry at the stones ending, I though that was a bit too much, even though it was real. :D

[Guaporense]

72. City of God (2002)
http://www.gablescinema.com/media/filmassets/slides/City_of_God_5.jpg

While Brazilian cinema is not well regarded even locally (a Brazilian director even said it was the worst cinema in the world), sometimes we make some gems. I think that City of God is the only Brazilian movie that I watched several times and indeed it is very exceptional.

[Yam12]

Haven't seen Schindler's List or City of God, but both are on my watchlist

[cricket]

City of God and The Fly are also huge favorites of mine, but I didn't like Fury Road.

Schindler's List is probably the most noteworthy movie I've yet to see.

[Guaporense]

71. Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha the Movie 2nd A's (2012)
https://tonkuniverse.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/nanoha2nd-2.jpg

With the brightest colors, biggest explosions and cutest character voice acting and designs this is essentially the culmination of the evolution of action fantasy drama and cuteness (with Gothic Lolita inspired costumes mixed with a more "mechanical aesthetic") in the medium of animation. Although it's story is pretty standard sci-fi fantasy it's audiovisual experience is still very unique in its dialectical opposition to expected gender and age roles in contemporary Japanese society and hence it earns a place in my top 100.

[Guaporense]

70. The Apartment (1960)

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A powerful romantic comedy and penetrating exposition and criticism of post war American society. I strongly identified with the prototype character of the single solitary guy living in a studio.

[Yam12]

The Apartment is also on my watchlist. Haven't heard of the other one.

[rauldc14]

Elephant Man and Schindlers List are both fine films.

[Guaporense]

69. The White Ribbon (2009)
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LFSiP_cx3-I/UUivL9xSIZI/AAAAAAAAIbE/DqrYQQ66WZQ/s1600/20110331215843.jpg.jpg

Now, that is a real movie. Yes, it is a heavy handed message about the intrinsic evil of the German people but still highly impressive and effective as movie. The cinematography is also stellar.

[Guaporense]

68. Rhapsody in August (1991)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/84/RHAPSODY_IN_AUGUST.JPG

Kurosawa's penultimate film is also one of my favorites. It is very different from the early Kurosawa movies being a late example of contemplative cinema by perhaps the greatest director who ever lived in its twilight years.

[Guaporense]

67. Aliens (1986)
https://d3uf2ssic990td.cloudfront.net/images/4919/43c68b3a-0ac3-44aa-acb3-582dfe0c42ee/aliens.jpg

One of the finest action science fiction movies I had the pleasure to watch. Made in a time when James Cameron made good movies (like today his movies still feel like "Cameron" but before they were in someways much superior, they felt more "powerful" and "real"). This movie also features very cool technical special effects and art design. I liked it even more than the original alien although I included both in here.

[Guaporense]

66. Amadeus (1984)

https://travisryanfilmblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/amadeus.jpg

Now this is "Oscar bait" that is actually great. One of my most memorable movie watching experiences is a movie about the relationship between Mozart and Salieri, who is Mozart's rival and the only person in the movie that fully understand Mozart's genius.

[I_Wear_Pants]

83. The Human Condition Trilogy (1959-1961)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/dd/The_Human_Condition_VideoCover.jpeg

Now that's a real epic film. Made during the peak of Japan's golden age of cinema, the human condition trilogy is a 10 hour long powerful anti-war movie. Such a film could only be made in Japan during the golden age period since any period before or since would run into budgetary restrictions... Anyway, I think that Kobayashi's films are a bit simplistic but in this case it works very well because the clear message combined with the straight execution make it a highly memorable and tragic experience.

This is my favorite trilogy ever. Every frame is excellent, and it's just a powerful film.

And Texas Chain Saw Massacre is my favorite horror film. I like how it was made on the cheap, funded by a studio, and still scares the crap out of me.

[Guaporense]

65. Howls Moving Castle (2004)

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And yes, the first Miyazaki movie to make the list. A film that features some of the best art and animation in the history of the medium while the plot makes little sense the film can be understood as being a roller coaster full of emotions.

[Guaporense]

64. La Jetee (1962)

https://lareviewofbooks-org-cgwbfgl6lklqqj3f4t3.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/lajeteesuperiorviaduct.jpg

The shortest movie in my top 100 is a French science fiction short film from the 1960's. Perhaps the first classic of science fiction it is indeed a powerful masterpiece of minimalistic cinema.

[cricket]

Love Aliens and The Apartment, liked La Jetee and Howl's Moving Castle, and didn't like Amadeus.

I look forward to The White Ribbon and Rhapsody in August.

[Guaporense]

63. Truman Show (1998)
https://media.licdn.com/mpr/mpr/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAYwAAAAJGM4MWIzMGQ1LTRhNWQtNGMyYy05MGMxLWI5NWU2NjU0YzJkNw.jpg

Really loved this movie. Although I watched about 19 years ago I still remember it clearly. It's a quite sophisticated movie for a Hollywood comedy. Hence, deserves a spot in my top 100.

[Guaporense]

62. A Man Escaped (1954)

https://bamlive.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/program_slide/s3/Bresson_Man-Escaped_004.jpg?itok=TG2bj2I7

Now for a more "art-house mafia" type of movie, I put A Man Escaped into my top 100. This is Bresson's minimalistic cinema at it's most intense and best according to my tastes. Bresson's film is a very unique experience as it maximizes the dramatic intensity of "prison life" by minimizing the degree of complexity of the prisioner's relationships inside the prison. In a way it articulates a pure visceral approach to a visceral need although planned with intellectual precision: to escape from prison.

[matt72582]

62. A Man Escaped (1954)

https://bamlive.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/program_slide/s3/Bresson_Man-Escaped_004.jpg?itok=TG2bj2I7

Now for a more "art-house mafia" type of movie, I put A Man Escaped into my top 100. This is Bresson's minimalistic cinema at it's most intense and best according to my tastes. Bresson's film is a very unique experience as it maximizes the dramatic intensity of "prison life" by minimizing the degree of complexity of the prisioner's relationships inside the prison. In a way it articulates a pure visceral approach to a visceral need although planned with intellectual precision: to escape from prison.

I loved this movie, but the term "art-house" means nothing to me.. Even if it's defined, if others use it on their own terms, it makes it obsolete. I like to be specific and just name the movie, which should be a genre on it's own, as opposed to a factory-made movie...

[Guaporense]

61. Children who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below (2011)
https://i.jeded.com/i/children-who-chase-lost-voices-from-deep-below-hoshi-o-ou-kodomo.41725.jpg

While this is regarded by many as Shinkai's worst movie it is my favorite movie by him in fact. It is Shinkai's tribute to Miyazaki and so he explicitly copies many of Miyazaki's stylizations. It also shows some apparent influence from Tarkovsky's Stalker in it.

[nebbit]

Great start except for Eyes Wide Shut :yup:

[Guaporense]

60. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Lawrence_of_arabia_ver3_xxlg.jpg

Now, this is a MOVIE. I mean, it is the definition of a classically epic movie. Essentially, a benchmark by which historical Hollywood dramas should be measured and indeed one of the best movies I ever watched.

[Guaporense]

59. A.I. Artificial Inteligence (2001)

http://www.10086sunsetblvd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/AI-Artificial-Intelligence-DI-1050x591.jpg

And yes, my favorite Speilberg movie of all time is A.I. Why? Because it was my most memorable experience with a movie of his. It feels disjointed and erratic in its narrative but that is what makes it great in a sense since real life is also disjointed and erratic.

[HashtagBrownies]

60. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Lawrence_of_arabia_ver3_xxlg.jpg

The shots of the desert are Godly amazing.

[Guaporense]

58. Back to the Future (1985)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/film/backtothefuture/backtofuture2.jpg?imwidth=1400

Now this is ENTERTAINMENT: The peak in quality of Hollywood genre movies was around this period from 1960's to the 1980's. Back to the Future for instance, is easily superior to any Hollywood blockbuster made in the past decade. Why? Because it has a natural and organic quality, and it has an accurate sense of 1980's zeitgeist.

[Guaporense]

57. Galaxy Express 999 (1979)

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/d6/9d/3a/d69d3a3d72dc44ca23424697f2fe6f19.png

The oldest animation to make my list is this classic from the late 1970's. Galaxy Express 999 is a very powerful animated film and it is the oldest animated film to leave me deeply moved.

[Guaporense]

56. A Clockwork Orange (1971)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/48/Clockwork_orangeA.jpg

And yet another science fiction movie, well, kinda science fiction. This movie is the first of Kubrick's second generation of movies: that is, after making 2001 his later movies changed greatly compared to the movies he made before 2001 and became more "spiritual", for lack of a better word. Also, his movies became divided into two halves: this movies' first half narrates the life of the gangster and the second half is his brainwashing procedure. All his later movies are also divided into two parts.

[Velvet]

good movie :up:

[Guaporense]

55. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

https://www.dia.org/sites/default/files/2017-06-11%20Once-Upon-a-Time-in-America.jpg

Now, this is a movie. An epic one at 4 hours long and certainly the most powerful gangster movie I ever watched. I am not a big fan of the genre since I find gangsters to unlikable and uncool in their nature but this and The Godfather are two gangster movies that are so good that they have been extremely memorable experiences despite being movies about gangsters.

[nebbit]

Now your talking :yup:

[Guaporense]

54. Eraserhead (1979)

https://thenypost.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/eraserhead.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1200

Disturbing and powerful, it's my favorite Lynch movie.

[cricket]

More great stuff, except I hated Once Upon a Time in America. I plan on trying it again.

[Guaporense]

53. The Wrath of Khan (1982)

https://scifanatic-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/twokscreenings-head.jpg

The Star Trek movie. I included it even though I am not interest in the recent "Star Trek" movies which are not really Star Trek movies but instead generic action movies with Star Trek characters and ships in them.

[Guaporense]

52. Ghost in the Shell (1995)

https://thevaultpublication.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/gits-post-1.jpg

The classic cyberpunk animated science fiction film. I watched it back when I was about 14 and since then it left me a very deep impression. In fact, it was almost a traumatic experience due to the highly disturbing concepts fleshed out in the movie.

[Ragen]

Invisible Guest is great movie, also Taken and Phone Booth are good movies

[Guaporense]

51. 300 (2006)

https://aelarsen.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/3003.jpg

Oh the glorious homoerotic masterpiece of Hollywood 21st century stylization of classical Greek history showing the glory and honor of the first elements that came to form the civilization that conquered the world. It is also indeed a special achievement of cinema thanks to it's combination of computer animation for the backgrounds and live action actors. And this movie is perhaps one of the movies that comes the closest to f*cking metal in the universe of movies.

[cricket]

I haven't seen 300

[Guaporense]

cricket, Its a good movie for teenager boys.

50. Kamikaze Girls (2004)
http://www.btchflcks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/kamikaze-girls-gd.jpg

My favorite Japanese movie made after the Golden Age of Japanese cinema (that is, made after 1970). It's a very special movie featuring a mostly female cast about individualism, materialism and friendship. It has some of that typical Japanese silliness involved in youth culture (since it's adapted from a young adult novel).

[Guaporense]

49. M (1931)

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--8---ghm6DI/UDtxIt6_XwI/AAAAAAAACNs/02KEyx9ZVaE/s1600/peter+lorre+m+10.jpg

One of the oldest movies in this list is this classic. Powerful and haunting crime movie, it is also interesting in it's portrayal of how life was in Germany around 1930. Those times were certainly dark and this movie reflects that, even through it's cinematography.

[HashtagBrownies]

49. M (1931)

Lorre's performance in that was one of my favourites. The ending really makes you question morality.

[Guaporense]

48. There Will be Blood (2007)

http://resizing.flixster.com/88rsUm6-cHJMpW6JJgmL8HhaCIM=/800x1200/dkpu1ddg7pbsk.cloudfront.net/movie/11/16/89/11168971_ori.jpg


Now that's a heavy movie. The main character is an absolute psychopath, which is expected given it's a movie about an oil baron and we know the US artistic class tends to be Marxist and so hate entrepreneurs (even though they are supported by entrepreneurs). Anyway, the movie is a tour de force in modern Hollywood, perhaps their most impressible product in over a decade.

[cricket]

I was a little disappointed in M, but I would say There Will Be Blood is just about a masterpiece.

[Guaporense]

47. Adolescence of Utena (1999)
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8f4IHt01QZA/maxresdefault.jpg

Now that's great animation. It's highly experimental and aesthetically creative without feeling pretentious or failing to relay accurately it's themes. This is true artistic animation.

[Stormdust]

Good list so far, other than what I haven't seen I am yet to drastically disagree with any of your choices. Hoping to see Stalker (1979) in the top 10.

[Guaporense]

46. The Terminator (1984)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/70/Terminator1984movieposter.jpg

An old favorite of mine, the classic Terminator derives it's appeal not only from the movie itself but from the whole sci-fi mythology that was built from it. Similar to Alien in that regard which also shows up in this list.

[Guaporense]

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

http://cinetropolis.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-t-anderson-banner.jpg

Incredible film. It's the epitome of cinematic coolness and boasts a powerful soundtrack that has been forever parodied. It's incredibly the world's most famous western and it's not a proper western but essentially an Italian parody of the genre. Also, the battle in the middle of the movie is awesome as well as the uber epic climax.

[HashtagBrownies]

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

The graveyard scene I could safely call the greatest film scene of all time.

[Guaporense]

44. 8 and 1/2 (1963)

https://s3.amazonaws.com/criterion-production/release_boxshots/2671-c1ee0bfc0175626693ef95483e30f283/EAH5_8_1_2_Box_348x490_original.jpg

Now this is a great art movie. I am not a big fan of Fellini's movies in general because I either find his movies too simplistic (earlier ones) or all over the place (La Dolce Vita) but this one hits the spot. Deeply personal, it's an pseudo autobiographical movie and it's also very cool because it incorporates a lot of experimental elements and it's almost pure symbolism. Being essentially like visual music.

[resopamenic]

Guap love 300 :) bravura

[Guaporense]

300 is metal

[Guaporense]

43. Dersu Uzala (1975)

https://resizing.flixster.com/Hmeib88KO7WEePwWzRixZJNHedk=/300x300/v1.bjs2MzE0MzM7ajsxNzU1NzsxMjAwOzEyODA7NzIw

Now this is a real movie. Kurosawa's visual language is so awesome that you can watch this without understanding the dialogue and still be able to get the plot. Which is fairly simple but majestically executed.

[resopamenic]

300 also has impact for me as teenager. Probably it became lesser as i rewatch it couple of years back but it still memorable. quiet proud that to be the one that introduced it to bunch of my peers back then lol

[nebbit]

Now this is a great art movie. I am not a big fan of Fellini's movies in general.

Nooooooooo :eek:

[Guaporense]

Some great scenes of Dersu:

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

[Guaporense]

42. EVA 3.0 (2012)

https://scumcinema.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/eva3-0-theatrical1.jpg

This one is a big twisted piece of animation. It's very different from the earlier incarnations of EVA although it preserves it's EVA'ness. It represents Anno's last attempt (so far) of dealing with his own emotional problems through the franchise he created in 1995-1996 and it is his most ambitious movie yet. It's plot is very convoluted and confusing, the characters behave in a very mysterious way and overall it left many people unsatisfied but I though it was the most emotionally dense of the EVA movies released so far and hence a truly memorable experience.

[cricket]

I don't love TGTBATU as much as I used to but it's still great.

I like 8 1/2 and love The Terminator and Dersu Uzala!

[Steve Freeling]

didn't like Amadeus.
I thought I was the only one for a while there.

[rauldc14]

I thought I was the only one for a while there.

I'm not a fan either.

[Guaporense]

41. Bashu the Little Stranger (1986)

https://www.chapter.org/sites/default/files/production/banner/Bashu%20banner.jpg


Very powerful and minimalistic film. Visceral and at the same time penetrating analysis of war torn Iran due to the Iraq-Iran war.

[cricket]

I liked Bashu and thought it was a good HoF nomination.

[Guaporense]

I liked Bashu and thought it was a good HoF nomination.

Yeah I was quite disappointed with its reception.

[Guaporense]

40. Judgment at Nuremberg (1962)

http://floridapolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/judgment-at-nuremberg.jpg

A very powerful film in fact I was really impressed with it and one of the best movies that I came to watch though the forum's HOF's. At the time I watched it I didn't think it was so good but now when I think back about it it was an amazing film with super memorable scenes.

[cricket]

Excellent^^

[Guaporense]

39. The Exterminating Angel (1962)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7e/The_Exterminating_Angel_%28film%29.jpg

Mexican cinema at it's finest is this highly refined piece of psychological surrealist film making. Like Nuremberg I didn't care for it much when it was watched it but since I still remember it vividly I decided to include it in my top. I think it's the only spanish language film in here.

[the samoan lawyer]

39. The Exterminating Angel (1962)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7e/The_Exterminating_Angel_%28film%29.jpg

Mexican cinema at it's finest is this highly refined piece of psychological surrealist film making. Like Nuremberg I didn't care for it much when it was watched it but since I still remember it vividly I decided to include it in my top. I think it's the only spanish language film in here.


Bunuel is a director I really need to see more from. I thought this was great although I preferred his Belle De Jour.

[Guaporense]

38. Solaris (1972)

http://www.cinematheia.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Akira-Kurosawa-on-watching-“Solaris”-with-Andrei-Tarkovsky-www.cinematheia.com_.jpg

Solaris is the first Tarkovsky movie on this list and also was the first I watched. It's an impressive psychological horror movie, well, in the sense of dread and awe that it evoked. It's cinema at its most serious and powerful.

Also, look at this picture I found of Tarkovsky and Kurosawa:
http://www.cinematheia.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Akira-Kurosawa-with-Andrei-Tarkovsky-www.cinematheia.com_.jpg

I didn't know Tarkovsky was so short since Kurosawa wasn't tall.

Anyway this story is cool:
http://www.cinematheia.com/akira-kurosawa-on-watching-solaris-with-andrei-tarkovsky/

“Tarkovsky was sitting in the corner of the screening room watching the film with me, but he got up as soon as the film was over and looked at me with a shy smile. I said to him, “It’s very good. It’s a frightening movie.” He seemed embarrassed but smiled happily.
Then the two of us went to a film union restaurant and toasted with vodka. Tarkovsky, who does not usually drink, got completely drunk and cut off the speakers at the restaurant, then began singing the theme of Seven Samurai at the top of his voice. I joined in, eager to keep up. At that moment, I was very happy to be on Earth.”

Kurosawa and Tarkovsky: the two greatest filmmakers in history together. :eek:

[HashtagBrownies]

40. Judgment at Nuremberg (1962)

http://floridapolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/judgment-at-nuremberg.jpg

Not my favourite courtroom drama but is certainly isn't the worst.

[the samoan lawyer]

Solaris is my favourite Tarkovsky. Even the remake is very good.

[Guaporense]

37. Gladiator (2000)

https://cdn1.thr.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/landscape_928x523/2017/05/gladiator_-_h_-_2000.jpg

Now this was a good movie. It's the classic historical Hollywood epic executed perfectly. It's simple and elegant and I had a big impact from it when I watched in theaters when I was 11, still being among my favorite movies.

[Guaporense]

36. Barry Lyndon (1975)

http://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/barry-lyndon-landscape.jpg

With a visual style that is heavily inspired by 18th century landscape painting. It's spectacular visuals were obtained through very careful techniques using ambient light.

Barry Lyndon is Kubrick at his most sarcastic: the film is pretty much a 3 hour long comedy on slow motion and it can even trick some unsuspecting viewers that it is a drama, I almost cried the first time I watched it in fact ;). Kubrick was a genius and perhaps the greatest Hollywood movie director ever and this is one of his top masterpieces.

[HashtagBrownies]

Yeah, the way some of the frames looked like old paintings was really cool.

[Camo]

Solaris is really great. Think i've thought more about Stalker and i'll get more out of that on a rewatch but i enjoyed Solaris more. I had the trippiest experience while watching it, at the start of it i got toothache out of nowhere so i took a few painkillers then i started feeling insanely nauseous and dizzy ended up falling asleep when he got to the station then i woke up and was fine, started it from the start again and i loved it. Weird coincidence that happened during an already trippy film. The 4 hour long car ride scene was insane when i was feeling like that, i was mesmerized. I'm guessing it's similar to what watching 2001 on the big screen on acid would be like haha.

Gladiator is very enjoyable, don't like it as much as you but it's definitely entertaining.

Barry Lyndon is one of the films i need to see most, no clue why i haven't by now. Kubrick is someone i've really took my time with i only watched Paths of Glory for the first time this year. Just Killer's Kiss and Barry Lyndon left now.

[Guaporense]

35. In This Corner of the World (2016)
https://myanimelist.cdn-dena.com/images/anime/2/87704l.jpg

A deeply humanistic take on WW2 through the eyes of a young Japanese housewife. Shows the power of animation as it's highest level.

[cricket]

I saw Gladiator once at the cinema and didn't care much for it, although that's around the time I stopped enjoying going to the movies in general.

Barry Lyndon is one of my favorite period pieces, the type of movie I don't generally care for.

[Annie9416]

Can't wait to see the suggestions!

[Guaporense]

34. Bicycle Thieves (1948)

https://jojud265nia2bj9sy4ah9b61-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Bicycle-Thieves-1600x900-c-default.jpg

Now this was a powerful movie. The classic "suffering underdog" story that reflected the painful conditions of post-war Italy in the late 40's. Rotting for the father and son to find the bicycle is hearth wrenching.

33. The Tale of Princess Kaguya (2014)

http://reelgood.com.au/app/uploads/2014/08/the-tale-of-princess-kaguya-23.jpg

Takahata's final film was extremely powerful and elegant. It's the first film he was able to do without any restrictions: the art style is fairly unique as it represents what Takahata wanted to do but couldn't do before due to budget restrictions which forced him to adhere to the aesthetic standards of the Japanese industry.

[Gideon58]

82. The Elephant Man (1980)

https://criticsroundup.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/the-elephant-man-still2-526x284.jpg

Now that is a powerful drama movie. It shows Lynch knows how to do melodrama. And yes, it's the 2nd Lynch to show up here.

Very pleased to see this movie on your list...it is absolutely heartbreaking.

[Guaporense]

32. Shoah (1985)

http://cdn.nybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Shoah.jpg

Now this was a powerful documentary. One of the very few French movies in this list (indeed it's a list lacking in any traditional French films).

31. Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)

http://www.electricsheepmagazine.co.uk/reviews/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/AQUIRRE-4.jpg

How can a best movie list work without Aguirre showing up? ;) Absolutely essential performance from the greatest actor who ever lived.

[Guaporense]

30. The Matrix (1999)

https://i.stack.imgur.com/AvtKr.jpg

Perhaps the pinnacle of modern Hollywood is The Matrix. Why it is so great? Well, the Matrix is among American movies made in the past 20 years the one that reflects the spirit of our times the best. It also features some of the best special effects of it's time and philosophical food for though, essentially a live action "anime".

[cricket]

I would say Bicycle Thieves, Shoah, and Aguirre are the best of the last 5, although I also enjoyed Princess Kaguya and The Matrix as well.

[Guaporense]

29. Sans Soleil (1982)

http://altshippingforecast.ca/files/2012/06/marker-sans-soleil-iceland.jpg

The last documentar to show up in my list. It is a documentary that is not really a traditional documentary like Shoah but a art documentary that is essentially an experimental film that portrays itself as a documentary.

[Guaporense]

28. The Road Warrior (1981)

https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/86fe5ca1-f9a1-428e-904f-1267dda1f690_1.7ca39fc5dd8c122b37e8a4002795c4f8.jpeg?odnHeight=450&odnWidth=450&odnBg=FFFFFF

Absolute classic. Perhaps one of the best pure action movies ever made.

[Guaporense]

27. The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979)

http://asianwiki.com/images/3/3d/The_Man_Who_Stole_the_Sun.jpg

While looking at this top 100 I noticed the relative lack of new movies in the list. I mean by new the fact that my top 100 from 2012 has about 90% of the movies this list has. The reason is that I have been mostly into other hobbies like TV series and manga lately. But I watched some movies that have made into my top 100 recently. One of those is The Man Who Stole the Sun, a great movie that's basically the Japanese version of Taxi Driver, but with a more conventional visual style.

[resopamenic]

^been longing to see it. One of them classic and iconic movies i noted

[Guaporense]

26. Star Wars (1977)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/87/StarWarsMoviePoster1977.jpg

Now this one I think it's a popular movie among Americans. Indeed, it is one of the finest adventure movies I ever watched and certainly among the most entertaining and re-watchable movies. I love it's soundtrack as it is in my opinion the best part of the movie since it lends the rest of the movie with an epic aura that later blockbusters almost never manage to reproduce.

[the samoan lawyer]

Never heard of The Man who Stole the Sun but it looks and sounds great. Added to the list. Cheers.
Great list so far Guap.

[Guaporense]

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

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/87/Ringstrilogyposter.jpg

I am including this as a single movie because it was filmed as such and it is essentially a 9 hour long epic. Like Star Wars it is characterized by an organic quality that is lacking in most modern blockbuster movies.

[HashtagBrownies]

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

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/87/Ringstrilogyposter.jpg

I am including this as a single movie because it was filmed as such and it is essentially a 9 hour long epic. Like Star Wars it is characterized by an organic quality that is lacking in most modern blockbuster movies.

I adored all the stuff with Frodo and Sam, but I really didn't care for Aaragon's plot. Maybe if I read the books I'll understand it better.

[Guaporense]

24. Little Witch Academia (2013)

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/vsbattles/images/d/d0/1444496943-3b0eeeefb19689df881569b457a44b24.jpeg/revision/latest?cb=20170707202706

Already a modern classic, Little Witch Academia embodies the artistic greatness that can be achieved in animation in less than half an hour.

[Guaporense]

23. Ugetsu (1953)

http://classiq.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/ugetsu-monogatari-1953-1-e1350202376230.jpg

Now bringing up the big guns. This one is a powerful ghost story set in medieval Japan. Its very austere style helped it to become so memorable.

[Guaporense]

22. Taxi Driver (1976)

http://moviemezzanine.com/wp-content/uploads/taxi-driver_converted.jpg

Classic of classics. This is perhaps a pinnacle of American cinema and one of the best stories about social alienation.

[HashtagBrownies]

22. Taxi Driver (1976)

one of the best stories about social alienation.

Lots of interesting interpretations of the film. I always saw it as the story of a psychopath who's violent needs slowly grow like a bubble until it bursts into a disturbing, unsatisfying rampage at the end. When he looks nervously through his rear-view mirror at the end it shows that the bubble is blowing up again.

[Guaporense]

21. Andrei Rublev (1966)

https://www.chapter.org/sites/default/files/production/banner/Andrei%20Rublev%20banner.jpg

Bringing another of the big guns now. Andrei Rublev is a massive monument, a deeply poetic manifest regarding the meaning and relevance of art through an artist that is talking about another artist.

[Guaporense]

20. Whisper of the Heart (1995)

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/studio-ghibli/images/b/bc/Whisper_of_the_heart_01.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150918181822

This is probably the most lovely movie in this list. Its a very charming and honest movie. Its perfectly executed like other movies from the golden age of the greatest animation studio of all time.

[Mr Minio]

Pretty pitiful, but has something about it. Still one of Ghibli's worst...

[Guaporense]

19. Late Spring (1949)

https://cinematicscribblings.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/late-spring-noh-play1.jpg?w=450&h=341

One of the most underrated movies, (I mean in terms of popularity, although it's popular among film snobs, even in Japan most people haven't seem it), it is also one of the most powerful drama movies ever made. Another interesting set of elements in this movie is a portrait of Japan back in 1949 when it was still a mainly rural developing country that was beginning it's recovery. Some people say that Ozu's movies are not popular in contemporary Japan since it's a country that has become so different from the more traditional Ozu's Japan from circa 1950.

[Guaporense]

18. Grave of the Firelies (1988)

https://talkiesnetwork.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/grave-of-the-fireflies-1200-1200-675-675-crop-000000.jpg?w=950

The highest emotional intensity I have ever experienced from a movie. Watching this was one of the big experiences I had that made me "transition" from a live action movie fan into a animation and manga fan. Indeed, it also made me notice that Japanese culture is unique in the world for the dignity they are able to incorporate in their animation.

[cricket]

You're rolling with those last 6, and I'm surprised you have Fireflies so low.

Used to love Star Wars but I didn't feel the same when I watched it last year.

Only saw the first Lord of the Rings and it was a struggle.

I prefer Mad Max but The Road Warrior is pretty awesome.

[Mr Minio]

Some people say that Ozu's movies are not popular in contemporary Japan since it's a country that has become so different from the more traditional Ozu's Japan from circa 1950. Pre-1980s movies are just not popular anywhere. Period.

[Guaporense]

17. Apocalypse Now (1979)

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While the previous movie was about the tragedy of war this movie is about the madness of war.

[Guaporense]

16. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

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And the third war movie in a row. I love that genre.

[Guaporense]

15. The Mirror (1975)

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The classic of classics of the abstract autobiographical film genre, well, actually this is the only one I know. ;) Truly a work of visual art and the closest to visual music I know in terms of live action film.

[Guaporense]

14. Blade Runner (1982)

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Amazing piece of classic Hollywood. Perhaps one of the finest movies that the US has ever made and certainly among the best sci fi in any medium. Amazing atmosphere is what made it a powerful and memorable experience.

13. Seven Samurai (1954)

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Classic of classics in cinema. It's perhaps the ultimate movie in the sense of being the piece that perfected the use of film as a storytelling medium. It's impact now might be perhaps lessened by the fact thousands of other movies were heavily inspired by it, being perhaps the single most influential movie of all time.

[Stirchley]

Grave of the Firelies (1988)

I rarely watch animated movies, but I’ve seen this twice. The horrors of war no matter whose side one is on.

[Guaporense]

12. 2001 A Space Odyssey (1968)

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An old favorite of mine this is my number 1 American movie.

[HashtagBrownies]

12. 2001 A Space Odyssey (1968)

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An old favorite of mine this is my number 1 American movie.

Probably the most universally recognized art film, and in my opinion the best.

[Guaporense]

I personally dont think in terms of "art film" or "entertainment film", I separate movies into narrative movies, documentary movies and experimental movies, 2001 is a narrative movie with substantial doses of symbolism. It's not a different category from Star Wars for instance although its presentation is much more explicitly symbolic.

[Guaporense]

11. Only Yesterday (1991)

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In my honest opinion this is Takahata's masterpiece. While it lacks the elegance and transcendental qualities of Kaguya and the dramatic weight of Grave of the Fireflies it's realistic slice of life makes it the most memorable and impacting film from Takahata's career.

[Guaporense]

10. Tokyo Story (1953)

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When making this top 100 I was thinking about whether I should place Only Yesterday higher or lower than Tokyo Story and I decided Tokyo Story would be higher because it's more elegant than Only Yesterday. Although I like animation more than live action because it feels more "realistic", the sheer realism and humanism of the live action film Tokyo Story makes it a specially affecting movie.

[matt72582]

36. Barry Lyndon (1975)




Barry Lyndon is Kubrick at his most sarcastic: the film is pretty much a 3 hour long comedy on slow motion and it can even trick some unsuspecting viewers that it is a drama, I almost cried the first time I watched it in fact ;). Kubrick was a genius and perhaps the greatest Hollywood movie director ever and this is one of his top masterpieces.

Favorite comedic moments? I haven't saw this in a while, but I don't remember anything funny, but I could see someone finding irony or surprises that might seem funny - the homosexual Englishmen who "fights" for a woman when he wants a man in the water after he survives being shot :)

[Guaporense]

Favorite comedic moments? I haven't saw this in a while, but I don't remember anything funny, but I could see someone finding irony or surprises that might seem funny - the homosexual Englishmen who "fights" for a woman when he wants a man in the water after he survives being shot :)

To me it feels like a very sarcastic movie.

[Guaporense]

9. Ikiru (1952)

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Kurosawa's timeless masterpiece, this film is about the meaning of life: what it means to live, really? From the most celebrated filmmaker of all time.

[Stirchley]

From the most celebrated filmmaker of all time.

Up for debate, surely?

[Guaporense]

Kurosawa is the most universaly respected filmmaker and perhaps the most influential: about 90% of the movie tickets sold today over the world and specially in the US, South America, Europe, China and Japan are for movies that have been heavily influenced by Kurosawa. The same doesn't apply to other celebrated filmmakers like Kubrick and Hitchcock. That is, Kurosawa invented blockbuster movies and the modern action movie. Given the overwhelming popularity of the genres the developed plus his massive critical respect he can be regarded as the most celebrated filmmaker. It's basically the fusion of Kubrick, Welles and Spielberg.

[matt72582]

To me it feels like a very sarcastic movie.

Can you give an example?

[matt72582]

Btw, "2001" is on TCM tomorrow.

[Stirchley]

about 90% of the movie tickets sold today over the world and specially in the US, South America, Europe, China and Japan are for movies that have been heavily influenced by Kurosawa.

I’m curious as to how you know this if it is, in fact, true.

[rauldc14]

I almost forgot about Ikiru. I really liked it but it was far from a favorite after first watch.

[Guaporense]

I’m curious as to how you know this if it is, in fact, true.

Oh. That's because:

Star Wars is based on a Kurosawa movie and it heavily influenced pretty much all big blockbuster movies today. Also, modern westerners have been heavily influenced by Kurosawa's samurai movies and the whole spaghetti western genre was developed out of Kurosawa's Yojimbo. Besides, Ikiru is Spielberg's favorite movie, hence Spielberg was heavily influenced by Kurosawa, while Scorsese was also heavily influenced by Kurosawa and he even acted in one of Kurosawa's later movies. Also, the kings of European film, Bergman and Tarkovsky were big fans of Kurosawa's movies even his samurai action movies. While the king of animation, Miyazaki, claims that Kurosawa is his greatest influence in terms of direction. Miyazaki in turn has had enormous influence on modern Japanese, Chinese and Western animation. Hence, Kurosawa directly exerted enormous influence over the films made in US, Europe, Japan and China.

Also, when one does speak of great film makers, Kurosawa is always included. He is universally admired both by Japanese critics and Western critics and critics everywhere else. For instance, Iranian film critics when they made a list of top 10 best non-Iranian movies ever they obviously included a Kurosawa movie.Kurosawa was even named the Asian of the century in cultural fields: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_of_the_Century

Finally, Kurosawa is a director that achieved simultaneously popular and critical success, something that's extremely rare in any field and specially in film. His influence was enormous not only in film but many other artistic fields. For instance, many early manga artists were heavily influenced by Kurosawa's visual language. He was essentially a master in using images to tell stories and convey symbolic meaning and remains the gold standard by which conventional film is judged.

[Guaporense]

8. Gunbuster (1988-89)

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I though long and hard where I would place Gunbuster. But I decided to place this masterpiece in the lower ranks of my top 10, while I considered it for 1st place I don't think it's that good. Although certainly a masterpiece and an important artistic milestone in adult animation.

[Resifettam]

I've never seen any of these movies

[Stirchley]

Oh. That's because:

Star Wars is based on a Kurosawa movie and it heavily influenced pretty much all big blockbuster movies today. Also, modern westerners have been heavily influenced by Kurosawa's samurai movies and the whole spaghetti western genre was developed out of Kurosawa's Yojimbo. Besides, Ikiru is Spielberg's favorite movie, hence Spielberg was heavily influenced by Kurosawa, while Scorsese was also heavily influenced by Kurosawa and he even acted in one of Kurosawa's later movies. Also, the kings of European film, Bergman and Tarkovsky were big fans of Kurosawa's movies even his samurai action movies. While the king of animation, Miyazaki, claims that Kurosawa is his greatest influence in terms of direction. Miyazaki in turn has had enormous influence on modern Japanese, Chinese and Western animation. Hence, Kurosawa directly exerted enormous influence over the films made in US, Europe, Japan and China.

Also, when one does speak of great film makers, Kurosawa is always included. He is universally admired both by Japanese critics and Western critics and critics everywhere else. For instance, Iranian film critics when they made a list of top 10 best non-Iranian movies ever they obviously included a Kurosawa movie.Kurosawa was even named the Asian of the century in cultural fields: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_of_the_Century

Finally, Kurosawa is a director that achieved simultaneously popular and critical success, something that's extremely rare in any field and specially in film. His influence was enormous not only in film but many other artistic fields. For instance, many early manga artists were heavily influenced by Kurosawa's visual language. He was essentially a master in using images to tell stories and convey symbolic meaning and remains the gold standard by which conventional film is judged.

Fair enough. Not sure I agree with you, but you make a very good case for your position.

[Guaporense]

7. Stalker (1979)

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My favorite Tarkovsky movie and perhaps my favorite Western movie of all time. Truly monumental piece of super serious filmmaking. Tarkovsky does the cinematic equivalent of the Tolstoy epic novel in cinematic form.

[Guaporense]

1. Miyazaki's movies from 1984 to 2001

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Yep, I am including ALL Miyazaki's movies from 1984 to 2001 essentially tied in first place (hence why Stalker was 7th place).

Miyazaki's first movie was Gagliostro in 1979 and in 1984 with his second movie, Nausicaa, he achieved perfection: nothing I have watched in my life matches the quality of his movies from 1984 to 2001. I guess one of the reasons is that I like animation more than live action film so it's very hard for a live action movie to reach the same level as these movies for me. While Miyazaki is without a doubt the greatest artist in animation who ever lived, his output's quality is just beyond what other animation artists have achieved: his perfectionism is just impossible to match. Because his movies are not often really "powerful" like for instance Tarkovsky's Stalker or Kurosawa's Ikiru, but instead they are like visual music that I can watch over and over, they are truly art film in the same way music is sonic art: I appreciate them for their visual qualities as some of the animation in these movies give me chills and combined with Hisaishi's soundtrack (a big part of the reason why these movies are so special) make them truly astounding audio-visual experiences.

[Mr Minio]

No love for Ponyo?

[Guaporense]

I would include Gagliostro, Wind Rises and Ponyo in a top 200. Ponyo I think is Miyazaki weakest movie but still great.

[Mr Minio]

I loved Ponyo more than Nausicaa. :shrug:

[Guaporense]

You are weird. ;)

[cricket]

Good job Gaup finishing up-great thread!

[Guaporense]

I took a while to finish it up. I think that this top 100 is going to stay as my top list for a long time now.

[honeykid]

Congrats on finishing your list, Guap. Though I feel your #1 is a complete cop out.

[Guaporense]

Well then my top 10 with movie titles looks like this:

1. Castle in the Sky
1. Kiki's Delivery Service
1. My Neighbor Totoro
1. Nausicaa & Princess Mononoke (two versions of the same theme so I counted as one movie)
1. Porco Rosso
1. Spirited Away
7. Stalker
8. Gunbuster
9. Ikiru
10. Tokyo Story

I don't feel like I can order Miyazaki's best movies: they are 10/10 each in their own way.

[MoreOrLess]

1. Nausicaa & Princess Mononoke (two versions of the same theme so I counted as one movie).

Interesting you mention that as not only are the films similar I think Mononoke is even more similar to the direction the Nausicaa manga went after the film.

Indeed I think to really understand Miyazaki's career path generally you need to consider the Nausicaa manga as I think the darker side to his work diverted into that in the late 80's and 90's, Mononoke was the first film he made after it finished and I think you see a clear shift in style from that point even in more family focused films like Spirited Away.

[Guaporense]

Interesting you mention that as not only are the films similar I think Mononoke is even more similar to the direction the Nausicaa manga went after the film.

Indeed I think to really understand Miyazaki's career path generally you need to consider the Nausicaa manga as I think the darker side to his work diverted into that in the late 80's and 90's, Mononoke was the first film he made after it finished and I think you see a clear shift in style from that point even in more family focused films like Spirited Away.

Indeed. Miyazaki's though evolved a lot during Nausicaa's manga. So Nausicaa reflects his early perceptions on ecological issues and Mononoke reflects his mature perceptions. He got a bit more nuanced on these issues as time went by.

[MoreOrLess]

Indeed. Miyazaki's though evolved a lot during Nausicaa's manga. So Nausicaa reflects his early perceptions on ecological issues and Mononoke reflects his mature perceptions. He got a bit more nuanced on these issues as time went by.

I do think that's part of what makes the Nausicaa manga for interesting, that it was created over so many years(although its not actually over long/episodic, more created in the gaps between films) means you get to see the shifts in the story reflect the authors shifting world view. I'm not generally a big reader or manga or indeed comics/graphic novels generally but I would definitely recommend it to anyone interested in Miyazaki's career.

Film wise Castle in the Sky does hold a special attraction for me considering it was the first film of his I ever saw(indeed probably the first anime film I saw although I didn't know it's source) when it was shown on kids ITV in the late 80's. My favourites though would probably be Porco Rosso and Mononoke, the latter again I think reflects a lot of the strengths of the Nausicaa manga and the former is for me his best outwardly light hearted family story with more serious depth in the background.