Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

I've hesitated a long time before making this list, but I've finally put a list together that I'm (kind of) happy with and I decided to share it with my fellow MoFos.

First of all, I'd like to emphasize the fact that I'm still very much a cinephile in development. I'm still discovering new films on a daily basis and therefore my list of favorite films is constantly evolving.
I'm doing this list now so I can look back on it two or three years from now to see how much my taste has changed over the years.

Second of all, the order of the list is not completely steadfast (not at all, actually). There are days that I will put some of the lower listed films above some of the movies that appear higher. I based the order of the list on my feelings towards the films right now. A week from now, the order may already have changed. So don't pay too much attention to the ranking, but focus on the films instead!

I will be posting one or two films at a time, whenever I feel like it.

Anyway, I hope you all enjoy this list and perhaps discover a few interesting films you haven't seen yet.

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

This. Is. Going. To. Be. Awesome.

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

This one will be good. I can see this being one of my favorites and giving me lots of good films to watch.

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

I sense some film noir class coming

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

Its finally happening. This gon' be good.

http://i.imgur.com/7drHiqr.gif

101. Goldfinger (1964)

http://images.ara.cat/cultura/Sean-C...04_0121_24.jpg

This film and Dr. No are pretty much the first films that made me feel nostalgic in ways that I never before could have imagined. They made me fall in love with the concept of 'older times' (in this case, the '60s).
I chose this one over Dr. No, because it has one of the most brilliant theme songs of all time and because it's the first Bond film I ever watched.
The film may have its flaws, but I couldn't exclude it from my list, as it was such an important film for my early developments as a cinephile. I still have tons of fun every time I watch it and my admiration for Connery's classy performance as James Bond still remains.

Goldfinger is cinema at its most entertaining and most basic. For me, this is the ultimate spy film and Sean Connery immortalized himself in it as the one and only true "Bond, ... James Bond".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt2WlDM3tEA

-------------------------------

looking forward to this

great start with Goldfinger!

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

And you start off great. This film is damn great and in my top 100.

I'm not a Bond fan, but Goldfinger is one of the better films.

100. Sleeping Beauty (1959)

http://www.louisvillehalloween.com/w...uty-dragon.jpg

Some people may be frowning right now, but yes, you're seeing it right. This Disney animation film made my list. Again, this is of course one of those very personal entries, as this film is my childhood favorite.
After watching it again a few months ago, I couldn't help falling in love with it all over again, though. I dare saying it out loud: this is one of the most magical films ever made.

The main reason why I love this film so much is probably its incredible atmosphere. Just look at the scene where the three fairies are granting their wishes in one of the opening scenes and you'll know what I mean. The film hypnotizes its small (and adult) viewers with its rich palette of colors and with its very inventive use of the famous Tchaikovsky ballet.
As a child I could watch this film over and over again and honestly, I still can. The mood of this film has such a strangely intoxicating effect on me that I can't possibly walk away from it once I start watching.

Apart from that engaging mood, this film also has the most memorable Disney villain of all time and simply THE best classic fairytale climax of the complete Disney gamma. Also, notice how little this film depends on dialogue. It's all about visual extravaganza.

This is one of Disney's finest animated films and possibly my personal favorite of them all. Sleeping Beauty is one of the most captivating and perfectly executed reproductions of a classic fairytale ever adapted to screen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuWGgqDKugI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmM-XX8atlQ

-------------------------------

99. The Sting (1973)

http://25.media.tumblr.com/421b26962...p2bvo3_500.jpg

http://todosobrecine.webcindario.com/GOLPE-2.jpg

This is just the classic example of how an entertaining flick should be: Two charismatic stars with great chemistry together, good humor, a smart and twisty storyline, a laid back but engaging atmosphere and one of the coolest and most memorable music themes ever!

This film has it all. It's pure fun!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WxfjWnuEno

-------------------------------

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

The animators of Sleeping Beauty did change their style to visualize art from the Middle Ages and, conversely, highlight the fact that it was the first animated feature made to be shown in 70MM. The climactic transformation and battle is indeed awesome. :cool:

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

This will be great!

Goldfinger and The Sting are both freaking awesome movies. I've not seen the other one, but it's now on my watchlist

The Sting is a classic. I've not seen Sleeping Beauty, but it looks interesting.:cool:

98. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

http://www.filmreference.com/images/sjff_01_img0503.jpg

This is the first of several films on my list that are starring my favorite actor of all time, Humphrey Bogart. This film features one of his strongest and most difficult performances.

Bogart plays the character of Fred C. Dobbs, who tries to find wealth and happiness in the Sierra Madre Mountains, where he mines for gold together with his friend Bob Curtin and another old, but experienced prospector.

John Huston is one of the first filmmakers who insisted on filming on location (another example of that is The African Queen) and this is the reason why this film works so well. Because of the great performances (especially from Bogart) and because of the realistic environments, this film truly transports its viewers to the Sierra Madre Mountains and makes them part of the characters' quest for gold. There is constant suspense between the characters and their environment and because of the intensity of the whole film experience we are all the more devastated and involved with what happens at the end.

A haunting piece of cinema that truly knows how to make an audience 'experience' what's on the screen. Pure cinema at its best.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNOAdGCBC-g

-------------------------------

Another classic that has been on my watch list for too long. I focus too much on horror and sci-fi and miss out on classics like this, which is something I will have to remedy. :)

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

I strangely did not like Treasure of the Sierra Madre upon first viewing. I've grown to like the film though, because of Bogart and Hustons performances.

Sleeping Beauty is ok, plenty Disney better than it but everyone has their own favorites.

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

Sierra Madre is a great movie as well! Some nice action scenes for a 1948 movie

I assume I watched Sleeping Beauty at some point as a child, but I never cared for the "princess" type movies and they all kind of blur together in my memory.

Haven't seen any of the others but nice effort. :up:

97. L.A. Confidential (1997)

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XtNr6hUUw6...vin_spacey.jpg

This is one of the best attempts at making a neo-noir film that is at the same level of Chinatown. The atmosphere is perfect, the performances are great (especially Spacey and Basinger) and the story is full of awesome sideplots and contains some great twists. But somehow the very ending always left me a tiny bit unsatisfied and felt a little bit too much like a cliché action flick ending, in stead of a typical melancholic neo-noir ending, which I personally am a bigger fan of.

The film still has way too much good stuff going for it, that I can't help but freaking LOVE it. It portrays the 1950's in an enchantingly classy and nostalgic way that very few modern films were able to match.

This truly is a sensational movie!

I also love the film score by Jerry Goldsmith, who also created the brilliant 'Love Theme From Chinatown'! Piercing music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbZwAsIO39M

-------------------------------

Unusual start for me because out of 4 movies, they're all older, I've seen them all, and think they're all awesome.

I just saw you posted L.A. Confidential, one of the best movies of the last 25 years.

Love L.A. Confidential!

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

LA Confidential is a masterpiece, great choice.

96. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Gb3LuCLagn...7_e51a5598.jpg

I'm normally not the kind of person that is a huge fan of extreme violence or over the top action scenes (I still appreciate it from time to time), but Kill Bill: Vol. 1 is one of the exceptions for me. While watching this film, I just know that I'm in the hands of a masterful filmmaker, someone who is completely in control of his craft.
Tarantino is one of those directors that can make an ordinary story so much more interesting because of his exceptional vision and his extraordinary gift to make something as simple as walking, one billion times cooler to watch than it should be.

This first volume of the Kill Bill saga is so full of memorable and ridiculously stylized scenes that I can't help but revisiting its overblown universe from time to time when I'm in the mood for a big portion of entertaining escapism. Somehow it is extremely satisfying and refreshing to see a director with the visual skills of Tarantino make something as shamelessly and even daringly fun as this film.

This is the first Tarantino film on the list, but it should come as no surprise to most of you, that there will follow a few more.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZwsK36BzcY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImyntxVxZyE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJlu_xo79k8

-------------------------------

Some truly erotic choices so far, great list, keep them coming.:)

Looking forward to your list, Cobpyth. :) + rep for L.A. Confidential. :up:

I really must watch Kill Bill again, as I've not sat and watch them all the way through since they were released. I'm not a big fan and Kill Bill Vol 1 was the first Tarantino film which disappointed me. I remember liking Vol 2 a lot more than Vol 1, however, with a few exceptions, I'm not a fan of the source material. The same happened with Inglorious Basterds and Django (which I still haven't seen).

95. Sweet Smell of Succes (1957)

http://s1.hubimg.com/u/5198884_f520.jpg

Burt Lancaster is one of those few classic actors that dared take on risky and unusual roles for stars of his caliber and his performance as J.J. Hunsecker in this noir film is a result of one of those daring choices.

The reason why I like this film so much is first of all the wonderful noir atmosphere (in case you didn't know, I'm a huge fan of the noir genre) and second of all the outright GENIUS script. Seriously, watch this film and listen to the dialogue. You can take almost every random piece of dialogue, write it down on a piece of paper and frame it, because it's so fantastic.

Glorious film!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBbPlyHxj8c

-------------------------------

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

LA Confidential is Awesome.
Kill Bill is more than awesome, it's one of my personal favorite.
And I have rented Sweet Smell of Success I hope I'll like it

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

THE STING is such a wonderful film and you see very little discussion about it on these boards.

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

Sweet Smell of Success is a superb film.

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

Love The Sting, LA Confidential, and Kill Bill. You should combine the volumes though, people around here love that.

I thought the second wasn't as good as the first (I still like it of course), so I chose to solely include the first one. They both should be watched as a whole, of course, but they are two different films in tone for me and I also give them both a different rating.

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

Just teasing. I'm the opposite of you, I prefer Volume 2.

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

Great start! I myself loved Sleeping Beauty as a kid. LA Confidential is a good movie and The Sweet smell of Success and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre are both classics. I look forward to the rest of your list!

94. Rosemary’s Baby (1968)

http://thisdistractedglobe.com/wp-co...kmer-pic-4.jpg

http://25.media.tumblr.com/e84189a0e...2bleo1_500.gif

This Polanski picture simply is one of the very best horror films ever made. The film is so effective because everything takes place in such a rational and realistic environment that we don't even dare to think what horrifying and unbelievable events are actually happening. We start doubting ourselves, just like Mia Farrow's character constantly is doubting her own sanity throughout the whole story.

I'm also a big fan of films that portray the 'apartment life' in an interesting way as I've lived in an apartment for a big part of my youth (and probably will again in the future). Polanski perfectly exploits the paranoia and mystery that is caused by living very closely with a lot of strange people in one big building in a city where everything can happen.

Another reason why I love this film so much is because it has such a lovely '60s feeling and because of how Polanski visualized some of the more 'surreal moments'.

Very impressive film that definitely deserves its place among the most praised horror movies of all time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwRmCGtWGaE

-------------------------------

93. Toy Story 3 (2010)

http://brianorndorf.typepad.com/.a/6...8b32970c-500wi

http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ky...44fmo1_500.jpg

Pixar made some of the best American animated movies of all time during the 1995-2010 era and I bet everyone has his/her personal favorite one. Toy Story 3 is mine.

This film manages to be wildly entertaining and is full of great comedy and exciting plotlines, while still maintaining a certain overarching depth to the story that's being told.
The whole trilogy is one of the best and most original stories about the transience of existence, in my opinion, but this last entry tackles the topic in the darkest and most profound manner in the form of its villain, Lotso.
Lotso gets confronted with the reality of his own transience and uses the 'unfairness' of his fate as an excuse to act immoral. If anything (including himself) ends, morality is simply an illusion anyway. On that immoral basis and with the power that attitude offers him, he decides to pick out a few fellow toys with whom he then founds a cruel and terrorizing reign over a fragile community (in this case the toys of the Day Care).
I love it!

This film is very clever and has a lot of interesting stuff going on for kids and adults alike. It's truly one of the best family pictures I've ever seen. It's also full of inventive filmmaking and great visuals. It's a great film and I still like it as much as the first time I watched it in the cinema.

P.S. I cried at the end.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXI5i7PEb8U

-------------------------------

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

Goldfinger - -
Sleeping Beauty - needs a rewatch though
The Sting - +
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre - +
L.A. Confidential - +
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 - -
Sweet Smell of Success - +
Rosemary's Baby -
Toy Story 3 - +

Seen all, liked all, loved most. I knew I could count on you Cobpyth :cool:

Who is Skepsis?

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

LA Confidential is in my top 50! That film rules!

Oh s*it :D Just hope he doesn't notice that slip up otherwise it will just continue to inflate his already massive ego :p

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

Glad you enjoy Toy Story 3 so much. They definitely did a great job with it, and it was a fitting end to one of my favourite trilogies.

I'm not too keen on Kill Bill, although I don't think it's bad and I'll probably try it again.

I haven't seen Sweet Smell of Success but put it on my watch list.

Rosemary's Baby is awesome.

Haven't seen any of the Toy Story movies; I don't think I will at this point.

Why is Kill Bill so low now?

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

not keen on it? :O Rewatch it asap to fix this!

Clearly Daniel is completely obsessed with me, to such an extent that I'm the subject of his Freudian slips. I can't say I'm not flattered, but I'm not interested in you in that way, man.









Or am I? :randy:

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

Loving your list so far :yup: great work :)

That's not low!

More of a tightening of ratings than anything else, as I used to give too many films 4.5 or 5, anything with 4 would probably get on my top 100 currently.

But Vol. 1 is probably one of my least favourite Tarantino films, but that's because everything else is great. As a two part watch, Kill Bill can be one of my very favourite Tarantino films on the right day, depends on my mood :cool:

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

+ rep for The Sweet Smell Of Success. One of the very few 50's films that I really love. Curtis and Lancaster play their respective roles perfectly and the script and dialogue is barely a notch below the level of Chinatown and Citizen Kane. It really is that good.

I last saw Rosemary's Baby about a year or so ago and, while I liked it a lot more than I did previously, I still don't care much for it. I liked Toy Story 3 a lot better when they called it Toy Story 2, but the Toy Story trilogy really doesn't do anything for me.

92. The Seventh Seal (1957)

http://x.vukajlija.com/var/uploads/a...chess-game.jpg

This film is THE epitome of films that deal with existentialism. It takes place in the Middle Ages during the times when The Plague was afflicting Europe and it portrays a knight playing a metaphorical chess game with Death. He tries to understand how life possibly could have any meaning and questions the (higher) forces of our universe, while searching for truth in a time of unfairness and immense cruelty.

This description makes this film look like an extremely hard and serious movie to watch, but actually Bergman keeps it quite light in this one. It's a very easy movie to watch and I certainly recommend it to people who haven't seen any Bergman films yet.

A thoughtful, but easily watchable and lovely piece of classic cinema!

http://www.toportal.gr/resources/201...humb-large.jpg

-------------------------------

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

The Seventh Seal might be my second favourite Bergman behind Fanny and Alexander, a fantastic film for reasons you describe in how it deals with existentialism and vital questions regarding life and death, its one of the films that has made me think about such issues so strongly when watching, I thought it was extremely powerful in its tragic yet beautiful representation of such questions; aided of course by its striking images such as the one in the image you chose and the closing dance scene.

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

The Seventh Seal is really good, but I feel the humor and light tone in some scenes detracts from the film honestly. It just feels out of place in a film like this.

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

It's a dark comedy.

I haven't seen The Seventh Seal, and I really don't have any feeling as to if I would like it. I do know it's considered an all time great, and would like to at least give it a chance.

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

The Seventh Seal is probably my favorite Bergman film followed by Persona. Good choice!

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

I have only watched two Bergman films but have loved both. He is the next director I am going to dig into after I am finished with Hitchcock. Seventh Seal will be the first film I watch.

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

I found The Seventh Seal very interesting but at the same time I felt emotionally distant from it. So I would rate it around 65/100, several other Bergman films I rate much higher.

I don't agree, as I like comic moments in films that tackle serious themes. I'm the kind of person that is more put off by films that are too serious (not in all cases of course).
I'm a big fan of comic relief when it's tastefully done. I thought it worked very well in The Seventh Seal, but of course that's a matter of taste. ;)

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

I haven't seen The Seventh Seal, but I'm really interested in it

91. Midnight in Paris (2011)

http://media.tumblr.com/4933e476dcd7...GMz1qz4rgp.jpg

http://media3.giphy.com/media/SKFqRc2N2dP8I/giphy.gif

I LOVE Woody Allen. I LOVE Paris. I LOVE fantasizing about older times.

This film was practically made for me. It was the film that truly made me want to explore Allen's filmography, which basically turned out to be one of the greatest film treasures ever.
Everything worked here for me. The visuals are great, the story about the fantasizing writer in the most romantic city in the world is magical, Owen Wilson and Woody Allen's writing are a match made in heaven and the jokes and historical references are all awesome.

This is Allen's most recent masterpiece for me to date and I will keep revisiting it whenever I'm in the mood for some good old nostalgia and some classic Woody Allen dialogue.

Midnight in Paris is a wonderful film and one of my personal favorites of this decade so far. I strongly recommend it to people who haven't watched many Allen films yet. It's a good starter, in my opinion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6n34E2vXzs

-------------------------------

very nice pick with your #91

one of my favorites of the 2010s so far

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPN7J369RNI

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

An other one I haven't seen an am really interested to watch

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

Get to it Pussy :D

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

+ rep for The Seventh Seal. I've only seen it twice, but I loved it, though it's definitely not the kind of film I could just throw on at any time.

I've not seen Midnight In Paris, but I will at some point.

90. Young Frankenstein (1974)

http://media.giphy.com/media/5lsF2RoeP7qww/giphy.gif

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z7W_e_oK7C...KTa1qd6h8q.gif

Young Frankenstein is by far the best parody of a genre that I've ever seen. While being absurdly hilarious, this film is still infused with love for the source material it is ridiculing. Therefore, this film has the wonderful classic horror atmosphere AND the brilliant comedy.
Furthermore, the performances in this film are absolutely fantastic. Gene Wilder is LEGENDARY as Dr. Frankenstein and Peter Doyle, Marty Feldman, Cloris Leachman, Teri Garr and especially Madeline Kahn are also phenomenal.

I can't imagine anyone NOT liking this film. This is Comedy with a big C.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1FLZPFI3jc

-------------------------------

I preferred Blazing Saddles when I was younger but not anymore. I think Young Frankenstein has aged much better; it will certainly be on my 70's list.

Haven't seen Midnight in Paris.

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

I am going to watch Young Frankenstein today hopefully.

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

Midnight in Paris was my first Woody Allen and it's by far his best for me. Truly great movie.

I like at least three other Bergman films more than Seventh Seal, which I found a bit hard to sit through.

It's a film that does get better upon rematches for me, but still not my favorite Woody.

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

Young Frankenstein will make the 70's list... Sadly.

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

Watched Young Frankenstein recently, thought it was good but not great. Midnight in Paris is one of only two Woody Allen films that I have seen, and I think it's very good :)

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

I've never really got why people (especially those who have seen his other films) were crazy about Midnight in Paris. It's somewhat fun in the midnight portions, but nothing that ever feels better than a good gimmick. The exterior plot was dull and obvious, a pretty bad misread on the relationship, and characters. It essentially felt like an updated and muddled version of the much better The Purple Rose of Cairo.

I've pretty much seen all of his films (I've seen 40 of them) and I still think it's one of his best. It may be because it was one of the first Allen films I saw, but I still think it's a great film objectively speaking.
I don't think there was a "misread" on the relationship or the characters in the exterior plot. Allen was just presenting life's disappointments in, admiddetly, an obvious and familiar way, but it worked very well for me in contrast with the ideal image that the main character had of older and so called better times.
It certainly has many similarities with the perhaps even more clever The Purple Rose of Cairo (which is a film that I also adore) and it may be a concept that has been done before, but I'm not the kind of person who really cares about such things, unless it is really bothering me.
Midnight in paris was very effective to me and I was loving practically every scene I was watching. It charmed me, it made me laugh and it tackled interesting themes (that have been done before, even by Woody) in original and atmospheric ways that really struck me personally. That's why I added it to this list of personal favorites.

As expected, I'm digging this list based off the first ten (+), in fact it's hard to believe that it gets better from here, but I have faith in you Cob :licklips: , I'm pretty sure I saw Sleeping Beauty as a kid but I'm not positive. LA Confidential is my least favorite from the list as I think it's grossly over rated.Kill Bill volume 1 is a great action, and Rosemary Baby is one of my favorites. Have you seen any of the other apartment trilogy films, since the environment is one that you love? I own The Seventh Seal but have not watched it yet, Midnight in Paris is my second favorite Woody Allen film and one of my favorite atmosphere movies. I've been a long time fan of Mel Brooks, and Young Frankenstein is his classic comedy.

Unfortunately not. It is definitely something I will fix in the upcoming months, though. I already have Repulsion ready to watch.

I'm glad you're enjoying the list so far. I knew you would like some of these early choices. ;)

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

I've not seen Young Frankenstein, but I'll check it up!

that is film, they're all gimmicks

the ones we love are the ones that are good, interesting, & strike a chord, so we don't care... that or they hypnotized you so well that you think it's not a gimmick when it still is

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

Wonderful start to the list Cobpyth!

89. Gravity (2013)

http://medinamag.com/wp-content/uplo...ie-Image-6.jpg

This is one of the most recently released additions to my list of favorite films. I saw it at the theater a few months ago (in 3D) and since then I haven't stopped defending this film's greatness against some of my friends and a few of my fellow MoFo members. Gravity truly is a remarkable cinematic experience.

This film is particularly praised for its brilliant visual effects, and rightly so. This is one of the best looking movies of recent memory.
Apart from that, I also found great satisfaction in its story. It's simple, but it struck me as extremely humane and meaningful. The fact that it was presented in such a spectacular and intense manner only strengthened it.

Gravity is without a doubt one of the greatest cinematic achievements of our decade so far.

http://media.giphy.com/media/wQsFRoCv8Nt84/giphy.gif

-------------------------------

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

Great review on Gravity there. I agree completely.

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

Yep, I share your feelings on Gravity great movie. The only thing that bothered me was when Bullock saw the ghost of Clooney. I found it cliché and pointless, but it doesn't change the fact that it's a great film

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

I'm with you on Gravity my friend. Best flick of 2013!

That's actually one of my favorite moments of the film and I think it's also one of the most poignant scenes in terms of message and emotional impact on the audience. I heard the audience in my theater sobbing during that scene, but when Clooney suddenly entered the picture, everyone started laughing. I absolutely loved that. The scene wasn't only telling something, but it was also letting us experience its meaning. It's a pity it didn't have the same effect on you, but for me it worked marvelously.

I look forward to seeing Gravity, yet I do have the fear that I may not like it at all. In general, I do not like outer space films.

I was about to say that that was my favorite part as well. It really really worked well for me.

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu...aoq4o1_250.gif


Only joking, glad to see it on your list.:D

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

I liked Gravity, but was far from blown away by it. I don't think it would even make my top 200, but to each their own.

Gravity was OK. It would've been more like the spectacular I was expecting if it'd looked half as good as it does in 2D. It still wouldn't have been great, because I didn't get any of the tension or anything else that others do from it, but at least the spectacle would've matched expectations.

88. Rebecca (1940)

http://theredlist.fr/media/database/...theredlist.jpg

I was completely blown away by this picture when I watched it for the first time and I still adore it very much. I like how it is divided in three clearly different parts with three very different plot developments, but all with the same presence of this overarching figurative 'ghost'. It creates mystery, it creates suspense and it results in several unforgettable climaxes.

This is actually the only film by Hitchcock that ever won the Oscar for best Picture, but somehow it gets overlooked a lot in conversations about the director's filmography. I happen to think that it's an extremely effective and grotesque dramatic thriller that really knows how to captivate an audience's attention.

http://intratecal.files.wordpress.co...02/rebecca.jpg

-------------------------------

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

Rebecca is pretty low on my Hitchcock chart, but it still is a good film. I would probably like it even more if I saw it again, since it has been awhile.

87. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

http://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploa...all-Street.gif
(What other image could I have possibly used? :p)

This is the most recent inclusion on my list and also ranks as my favorite film of 2013 at this point (although you can all see that Gravity comes really close).

What can I say? I Loved every single minute of Scorsese's latest picture about excess, greed and how our current system somehow promotes this kind of behavior.

This film is not a lecture and it never comes across as preachy, but instead it submerges the audience in the life of one of Wall Street's most infamous characters of the '80s and early '90s and makes them experience the exuberance that goes with the lifestyle, while also exposing the dark and immoral sides of it all.

The Wolf of Wall Street is three hours of pure entertainment and dark comedy at its best and ranks among the very best films of recent years and of Martin Scorsese's career.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj9pv_SqARE

-------------------------------

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

Loved The Wolf of Wall Street. My second favorite movie from last year. Don't know if I'd put it in my top 100 though, but still :up:

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

Wolf of Wall Street is incredible. Might make my top 100 of all-time as well.

Well, I think it's a pretty easy and oversentimental way to give her some hope back, but I see your point

Rebecca and Woolf of Wall Street are awesome!

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

I completely agree on Young Frankenstein, a hilarious movie by the greatest comedic director ever.

Gravity is one of the best films of this year, and I could not agree more on the mind blowing visual spectacle in the theater. I am very excited for the future of cinema because of it!

And do I need to even mention Wolf of Wall Street? I was very vocal in my anticipation and even more vocal with my love for it! My favorite film of the year!

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

I saw Gravity in 3D at the cinema and thought it was great, and I have now seen The Wolf of Wall Street three times already, two great films that are amongst my favourites of 2013.

Edit: Also need to see Rebecca, feels like I haven't watched a Hitchcock film in ages, which is never a good thing!

It's been a long time since I saw Rebecca; I remember loving it, but need to see it again.

The Wolf of Wall Street was an instant favorite; I can't wait until I show it to the wife.

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

Keep this baby moving Cobpyth :( :yup:

Of course, of course. I went to London for a few days with some friends, so I didn't really have the time to go on the computer a lot. I'll definitely go further with this now that I'm back. ;)

86. Nashville (1975)

http://img.rlsbb.com/images/2013/11/25/nashville-2.jpg

This is the first Altman film on my list. He's one of my very favorite directors and he made a whole bunch of memorable films. This is one of them.

Altman is a master of big film pieces that bring together several character plots, as he always seems to make the whole better than the summation of the different parts, in my opinion. I love how Altman's films focus on character stories, rather than classic plots and this is very much the case in Nashville.

I can't give away too much about this film, as it is very much an experience that you have to go through before you are able to grab its purpose and can see it for what it is. It's not a film for everyone, but I absolutely LOVE it. It's such a rich piece of cinema and it's full of thoughtful themes and emotional power.

I also thought the music was kind of good, actually. I know many MoFos dislike it, but I though it was more than OK! Don't let your hate for country music pull you away from this movie, though. Loving country music is definitely not necessary to enjoy this film's greatness. Interesting story developments are also often happening during the songs, so it's not like you'll get bored by the songs if you find yourself engaged with the stories.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6y47KcuI4Y

-------------------------------

Re: Cobpyth's Top 101 Favorite Feature Films
 

Great choice. I have only watched this for the first time this past year and loved it. It is only growing in my mind. Probably will make my next 100 list.