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Hi!

I thought about doing another 50 but I decided I didn't want to be so picky and give a better, more rounded view of my tastes, so I'm using several criteria here. Some I love dearly and would call my absolute favourites – those are in the top 50. Those below are favourites, but above all are films that have, in some unique way, stuck in my mind – maybe it contains a performance I love, or I was blown away by the craft, or it's a childhood favourite that evokes a great deal of nostalgia for me. Whatever it is, I love a lot of movies in lots of different ways and I wanted them all to be included here.

Above all I think I want this to be a record of my tastes and cinematic experience up to this point. Comparing this list to the top 50 I did has revealed just how much I have experienced in the last two years or so and I want to be able to look back in another two years (or however long) and see how much progress I've made; how my tastes have changed. I figured that as long as I'm doing that, I might as well share it with you lot – so here it is.

Once again, I'm sure I don't need to remind you that I don’t profess this to be a list of the "best" films in any way, shape or form. I'm in no way qualified nor have I seen enough movies to be able to do that, and have many deficiencies in important films and filmmakers that I am in the continual process of rectifying. So expect to see some not-so-guilty pleasures, and don't be surprised to see some "lesser" films ranked above "important" ones. That said, I do think I have a good mix here and hope that everyone sees something that they like.

I hope you enjoy, and remember – don't take it too seriously!

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:up: for Finding Nemo.

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:up: for Happy Gilmore - even though I haven't seen it. It's still Adam Sandler.

That and Punch-Drunk Love are the only movies of his that I really like. I don't find him as offensively bad as most others do, but then again I haven't seen any of his most recent movies - Click or Bedtime Stories might have been the last one, and I didn't like either of those.

You should check out Happy Gilmore though - I think you'd like it.

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You should check out Jack and Jill and That's My Boy.

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Happy Gilmore is possibly my favorite Sandler comedy vehicle.

"Just tap it in, tap, tap, tap it in, do a little tappy."

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Finding Nemo and Kick Ass are pretty good films, I want to see My Dinner with Andre

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Thanks for all the rep and comments so far guys - more movies tomorrow! :D

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Man are you guys just screwing with me?! I take all the time to work on the top 100 lists of the board to the point where it is completely up to date, and within minutes Sexy Celebrity has a new list. And now you!!! :mad:

:p

Anyway great to see you starting a new list. Curious to see what you come up with. So far I love Finding Nemo and really enjoy both Happy Gilmore and Kick-Ass. Not seen the other two although been curious to see Tom Hanks' directorial debut, That Thing You Do, for a while..

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Happy Gilmore is on of my five fave comedies for sure. Really like That Thing You Do, but haven't thought about it in years, might be time for a revisit.

Sandler is at his peak in Happy Gilmore, a favorite of mine as well.

Haha! I didn't plan it that way, honest... :p

Thanks, mate. I think you'd like That Thing You Do, it's very silly and a hell of a lot of fun. And if you're ever in a philosophical mood, Andre is the perfect film for that situation.

I must admit I was expecting to be lambasted for Happy Gilmore... good to see it getting some love. :)

Shall we continue?

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I love The Straight Story and Fargo... havent seen the others.

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Fargo is a good pick, and while it's good, I think it's one of Coen Brothers weaker films. I'll be watching Straight Story before the 90s MoFo list.

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I really want to see this list.I was planning to see Network for ages but when you gave a 4.5 in Move Tab thread I finally got myself to watch it and ended up loving it. :D I also finally watched Star Wars which,I believe, you also mentioned somewhere.So,I'll be looking forward to the list.

I'm not a huge fan of animation so Finding Nemo and Up left me emotionless. :D
I like Fargo,Happy Gilmore and Kick-Ass.
Haven't seen the others but they don't look very interesting,except for Breakfast Club.

Well this is a somewhat disappointing list so far. Props for Breakfast Club and maybe Kickass. I've still yet to see The Straight Story, but the rest an unimpressive.

Also, even though i'm glad you're not just listing random stuff, you need to do better than putting a quote from the film underneath a random pic. Think about your list better, man. We'll respect you more for it. See myself, Brodinski, Honeykid, Pyro and mark F's lists for reference.

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Finding Nemo and Up are great, Fargo is a brilliant film, good start and a nice layout too :up:

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I'm sorry I'm not living up to your standards. I'm sorry if I don't have time to write something for every movie I include. I'm sorry you seem to think this is so damned important, rather than the bit of fun it's supposed to be. You put yourself out there when you do something like this, and it's nice not to be made to feel sh*tty about it for no good reason.

I honestly have no idea where you get off with this judgmental, self-righteous crap. It's my list, I put what I want on it - if you don't like it, I really don't care. I don't "need" to do anything, much less anything anyone tells me I should do, especially in regard to something as lighthearted and ultimately trivial as this.

I neither need nor want your respect, and try to speak for yourself in that regard - lots of others seem to be enjoying my list for what it is.

You should try being a nicer person - people will respect you more for it.

Thanks! :)

You know you're getting + rep from me for The Straight Story. But thowing in The Breakfast Club and Fargo into this set ensured it. I've only seen it once, but I liked Kinsey. I didn't think it was anything special, but considering it stars Liam Neeson, I was surprised to like it as much as I did. I still don't see Bill Condon bettering Gods & Monsters, which is a shame, but that's quite a benchmark to set. Up?!?!? *sigh* :p

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Yeah settle it down a bit Prestige. While it would be nice had Skepsis added in a little bit of reasoning for his picks (as I did in my far superior list! :p Now there's one you should have cited as an examplePrestige) there are better ways to go about bringing it up. You could have suggested it or even asked if it was possible, instead of just ragging on him for not doing it and making it seem like he hasn't lived up to the board's standards or something.

Anyway from that last set the only one I really love is The Breakfast Club, though I did really enjoy Up. Not seen either Kinsey or Straight Story. Fargo I have watched but not for many years and was quite disappointed with it at the time. Just like Big Lebowski it's one I'll need to give another chance to someday.

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Hey, if you want me to tell you why I like the movies so much, just ask. Spark a discussion. That's what these lists are for, after all.

And just by the way, I was planning on possibly doing write-ups for the top 50. We'll see.

I'm not sure what prompted such a harsh response from you. I just re-read my previous message, and maybe I could have worded things better but you've taken my criticism a lot more personally than you had to.

It was not my intention to cause offence or make you feel a certain way. I guess after the effort I went through with my thread, and seeing other peoples thread, I felt that the standards had been set and that people should aspire to them when making such a list.

You seem like a nice kid, and I certainly don't want to get on the wrong side of you, but when you do a list like this, you are inviting all sorts of criticism, both good, encouraging and negative. I'm sure your list will get better, I honestly believe that. But for now, it's not too hot. That's all i'm saying.

Ok. Well, obviously I don't agree that there has been a standard set that everyone should be aspiring to. Some people just want to list their movies, others will do what I'm doing and make it look decent and maybe start adding comments later, others, like you and JayDee, go to a great deal of effort and that's very much appreciated by everyone - but that doesn't mean that everyone has to do the same. Some people don't have the time, some just don't want to, and that's fine. Some people like to play sports - doesn't mean they have to strive to do it professionally.

I'm a little confused here. Criticism about the movies I pick? Will my list get better if I pick "better" movies? Because I don't think that's what doing this is about. Everyone likes different stuff, and if you don't like a movie I include then that's fine, feel free to point it out as others already have, but I don't think it makes my list inherently worse. I think making one of these is about encouraging friendly discussion and making a statement in terms of what you like and don't like, imperfections and all. I welcome disagreement and argument but in the form of friendly banter, not harsh judgments.

Anyway. Sorry if I took what you said in the wrong way. I'd love to just forget about it so I can get on with my list - I've had fun putting it together and delivering it so far. I implore everyone to take notice of the final line of my introductory post. :p

More entries tomorrow guys. :)

Thanks! I thought Kinsey was immensely thought-provoking, in a lot of ways I definitely wouldn't have expected - its comments on the dynamic between humanity and nature and its implications, in particular, really got me thinking in a major way.

I'll have to check out Gods & Monsters. Kinsey isn't really what I would call a "directors film" but it certainly didn't do his reputation with me any harm.

I'd rep you twice for Up if I could. I haven't seen Kinsey yet, but like Honeykid, I loved Gods and Monsters, so it's something I want to see.

Thanks, and I'm glad you liked Network. Who knows, it might find a spot here. ;)

Fargo and Kick-Ass were my two favorite movies on this list up to now.

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I like the list so far.

Some choices there I wouldn't have picked myself but that's the point of a personal 100. You get to choose your own... hence my own list that caused a stir when I made it :D

Which I then changed around for some more weird choices anyway, but never mind.

Keep it going Skep!

Thanks, Rodent. :) Here's the next set.

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I've deleted a few more posts from this thread. The OP's made it clear he'd just like to move on with his list; please respect that. :)

Awesome set! The Artist, Punch-Drunk-Love and Chinatown are three wonderful films! I haven't seen the other two, but Pleasantville is on my watchlist.

Thank you! I feel like most Best Picture winners take a bit of a backlash, but I think The Artist is one of the genuinely great ones.

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Chinatown is, of course, brilliant, and I really liked Pleasantville (one of the 90's films I recommend watching if you haven't) and Cool Runnings is... Well, it's ok. It's watchable and, therefore, you get + rep. :)

I've not seen the other two. I might end up watching The Artist some day.

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Chinatown is an all time favorite, could very well be my over all number 1 film eventually. The Artist is based purely off style and is grossly overrated IMo, check out Silent Movie

Thanks. Cool Runnings is a childhood favorite and I still love to revisit it. It's very silly but still makes me laugh after a lot of viewings. :p

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Enjoying the list and the quotes are a nice touch, take.s me back into the movie

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Big thumbs up for Up, The Breakfast Club and Kinsey.:)

As for the most recent set, I didn't care for The Artist or Punch Drunk Love and haven't seen the others. Nice list so far though.

Thanks guys. :)

I won't be able to put up a set tomorrow so I'm gonna do an extra one tonight, I think.

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The Artist and Punch Drunk Love I liked without finding them to be anything really special. Loved Pleasantville, and like you Cool Runnings is a real childhood favourite. Love the film and love some of the memories it brings back. Back in the day it seemed to be one of those films that everyone watched when it was on TV, so the next day at school you'd have all the kids doing their best Jamaican accents. You haven't lived until you've heard a bunch of incredibly white Scottish kids talking in a Jamaican accent all day! :D Ya man!

Chinatown is another of those films that I just have no affection for, certainly not after its first viewing. A large part of that is likely down to Jack Nicholson's involvement.

This. All day long. Except think Brummie kids rather than Scottish ones. And my mom. :facepalm:

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I had that in both places.
Lived in Scotland when it came out but then had to endure it on school summer holidays in Shropshire too.

Plus my Name is Doug... I got called Doug E Doug for about a year.

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There's two I've seen from that set: Chinatown which is one of my all time favourites and Cool Runnings which I haven't seen for a while but I recall was not that great, but really enjoyable fun, a good choice :D

I wouldn't have had you pegged for a Doug, but it makes perfect sense. I'ma call you Doug E from now on. :p

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Nice picks, Skepsis. Chinatown is my definite fav so far, and Punch-Drunk Love and The Artist are both great choices. Seeing Monsters, Inc. with my grandpa is one of my earliest memories of going to the movies. :)

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Harry Potter and Dead Poet's Society - love them!

Thanks, man. I guess Pixar is responsible for a lot of early movie-going memories of young people. I think my first memory of the movies might be Toy Story 2. Monsters, Inc. is also special to me in that kind of way because it was the very first film we took my little sister to see at the cinema. I remember that day pretty vividly, for some reason.

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I've not seen O' Brother... since it's release, but I liked it. Monster's Inc is fantastic and the only Pixar that I love.

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Favorite bunch so far

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Yeah, really digging some of the choices on this list. O Brother is an all-time favorite.

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O Brother... and Monsters Inc I love. Both also on my list. Not seen Discreet Charm or Dead Poet's Society, though I've been meaning to watch the latter for a while. The Harry Potter films I'm not a huge fan of, despite the fact I have seen all of them. The first couple were fun in a kiddy kind of way, the next two I felt were definitely the best. After that though my interest waned, I just felt they became so talky and dull.

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:up: for O Brother, Where art Thou? and Monsters Inc. I think Dead Poets is incredibly cheesy and not at all emotionally powerful. The suicide scene was so overly dramatic. I want to see Discreet Charm

I personally prefer The Exterminating Angel to Discreet Charm (they're similar), but my favorite Bunuel has to be Belle de Jour.

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:love: the list :yup: except Happy Gilmore just can't get into it :nope:

Aside from Un Chien Andalou, Charm is the only Bunuel I've seen, I've been meaning to check those two and a few others out.

Thanks to all who have +repped and commented thus far. :)

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^The Phantom of Liberty is pretty cool too, it kinda feels like a Monty Python flick.

Huge props for The Assassination Of Jesse James. Brilliant film that. Haven't seen it for awhile so may check it out at some point in the near future. I'd have it even higher on my list, which I won't redo until I hit 30.

Couldn't get into Back To The Future 3. It's my least favourite of the trilogy.

North By Northwest is another treasure.

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Annie Hall is the best Woody Allen film, and North by Northwest is Hitchcock's most entertaining treat. Not sure if I saw BttFIII, if I did I don't remember it as much as the first two. The other two I have wanted to see, since they placed so highly on the Millenium list.

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Love all the Back to the Future films, and Part III is a huge amount of fun. Children of Men and Assassination... are both great films, but Annie Hall wasn't really for me. North by Northwest I have seen but not for years and years! And really don't remember all that much of it.

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I think the vast majority of people would say the first BTTF is their favorite and I'm among them, but I feel like I may be in the minority when I say I prefer the third over the second. I love them all, but I especially like the radical change in setting for Part 3, really brings a new dynamic to the proceedings. I also feel like it comes close to capturing the brilliant, wacky sense of fun that the first does so well; closer than Part 2.

Or I may be wrong. How would you guys rank them?

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I'm probably the same actually. I love all of them but the first film is miles ahead of the sequels. I've always enjoyed Part III because it's just immense fun and Mary Steenburgen is a really nice addition. I have certainly come to appreciate Part II more of the years however, appreciating how smart it proves as a link between the films. Even just little touches like Marty watching the Clint Eastwood film in part II and getting the idea for the makeshift bulletproof vest that he uses in III.

It's tough. On the one hand, I agree that the big change in location is welcome, but anytime a sci-fi film combines western film tropes, I can't help but compare it to Star Wars, as unfair as that is. I prefer the 2nd over the 3rd, despite the issues it has. The first is easily the best, though.

I think most people prefer the 3rd over the 2nd, Skep. So you're not in the minority.

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North by Northwest is one of my very favourites, the best Hitchcock in my opinion and great entertainment.

Back to the Future Part III I remember liking but haven't seen it in ages, really want to see it again considering like you guys said is quite different from the first two and it's a bit of a Western.

All the others are films that I really, really want to see. Especially The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford which looks like something I would absolutely love.

Thanks. :) NXNW isn't quite my favourite Hitch, you'll see what is later. :p It might be his most purely entertaining film, though.

Yeah, Jesse James would probably be right up your alley. Let me know what you think when you see it. :)

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I'd rank North by Northwest around 7th or 8th on my list of top Hitchcock films; in other words, it's still freaking awesome. I haven't seen it in ages, though.

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I think I am going to really like this list :yup:

(Spoiler Alert) 3rd for me, which gives something away. You've seen more than me though. I've seen all of his most famous stuff and one or two from the second tier but I really need to delve into his lesser-known work.

Thanks nebs! Glad you're enjoying it. :kiss:

I could not get into this movie the other night -- I tried watching it. I saw it once before in high school and really liked it, but it was too sllllllllllooooowwww the other night. A nice message, but not great.

I say it's my favourite, but I think Vertigo is slightly better from a technical perspective and Psycho is just as good too, they are my three favourites, but North by Northwest is just a whole lot more fun and I love Cary Grant in it, got it on blu-ray too unlike the other two at the moment :p

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Mystic River and Let The Right one In, are good films. Mulholland Drive is absolutely awesome though. I own Green Mile, but yet to see it. With my deep displeasure in Shawshank, I'm not sure if I'll like it.

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Enjoyed Green Mile but didn't like Let the Right One In and not a fan of Mystic River.Run Lola Run looks awesome,will watch it someday. :D

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From what I remember of it, Mystic River is one of Eastwood's better films (but not up there with his masterpieces). North By Northwest is my favourite Hitchcock, The Green Mile is an incredibly powerful film and I think Assassination Of Jesse James and Mulholland Drive are two of the best films of the noughties.

Hope to see the first two Back To The Futures as well.

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Actually only seen one of that set, the excellent Run Lola Run. However I have all 4 of the others on DVD but yet to watch

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Mulholland Drive! New favorite film on the list so far, definitely top fifteen material for me :)

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I only like the first Back To The Future film. Didn't get on with the second and I don't think I finished the third.

I like Annie Hall, but think Manhatten's better. I've only seen The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford once, but thought it was beautifully shot and really good. I liked Let The Right One In, as well.

The Green Mile was ok, as was Mystic River, but that's all. Liked Run, Lola Run, too, but 'ran' out of steam towards the end.

Can't stand North by Northwest.

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I love the first, used to like the third better than second as well. Unfortunately neither of the sequels held up for me when I re-watched them a couple of years ago.

Out of the last two sets I love Let the Right One In and The Assassination of Jesse James.

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I didn't care for Mulholland Drive or Let the Right One In and have only seen bits and pieces of Mystic River. I do enjoy The Green Mile though.

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So far a good selection featuring some of the best recent hollywood films.

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I remember I found Manhattan to be a little flat, but I haven't seen it in quite a while.

Thanks all. Vicky, I know you'll love at least one from the next set. :D

Thumbs up for Midnight in Paris! It's my 3th favorite Woody film and I rated it . It's probably on my top 10 of this milennium so far. Such a magical movie!

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Good to see another fan. :up: Have you seen any of the others?

I've seen Toy Story, which was of course enjoyable (Pixar always has a certain quality) and I own Being John Malkovich, so I'm probably watching it in the near future. I heard and read about the other two, but haven't seen them yet. They seem interesting, though.

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Another Lady Vengeance fan! I should probably see Midnight in Paris...

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Thumbs up for Mulholland Drive and Midnight in Paris, which I consider to be masterpieces.

Me too. I flick between Midnight in Paris and Annie Hall as my favourite Woody Allen flicks. Mulholland Drive is brilliant - perfect, really, because I so enjoy reveling in mystery, slowly peeling back layers.

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Of the last two sets I've seen Mystic River, Mulholland Drive and Toy Story.

Toy Story and Mystic River are great films, the latter is one of my favourite Eastwood and perhaps one of the most powerful films for me in terms of acting performances. Mulholland Drive is one of my very favourites, absolute masterpiece from Lynch :up:

Got The Green Mile on DVD to watch as well, and Midnight in Paris is always on Sky movies so I'll watch it sometime, never seen a Woody Allen film although I have Crimes and Misdemeanors recorded :)

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Huge thumbs up for Being John Malkovich!

It is such an original, bizarre and immensely entertaining movie. Anyone who hasn't seen it really needs to give it a try.

Toy Story is pretty good too.

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I think this might be the best set so far. Lady Vengance was good, but I still prefer Oldboy. Midnight in Paris while not better than Annie Hall, it's probably my second favorite Allen film. Being John Malkovich is one of the most entertaining movies of the 90s. Can't comment on Toy story since I haven't seen it since childhood, and I haven't seen An American Crime

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Love Toy Story and Being John Malkovich. :up: Plan on watching Lady Vengeance quite soon actually and will get to Midnight in Paris at somepoint.

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Why is Lady Vengeance better than the other two films in the Vengeance Trilogy? I'm just assuming the others won't pop up beyond this point so if they do, forget me asking this.

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I'm happy you like Hard Candy that much. Is there anything on that one you could clarify for choosing?