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Forum: Movie Reviews 08-05-21
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Posted By Jinnistan
From the top ten, 8 1/2, Stalker and Persona were...

From the top ten, 8 1/2, Stalker and Persona were on my list.


All in all, I've not seen five films from the list (The Return, La Trou, Sundays & Cybele, Shoplifters and The Hunt)


From the...
Forum: Movie Reviews 08-02-21
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Posted By Jinnistan
8 1/2 was my, I dunno, 3 or 4 or 5. It's up...

8 1/2 was my, I dunno, 3 or 4 or 5. It's up there. Dolce Vita is better known because it came first and made the bigger international splash, but 8 1/2 is Fellini at his peak powers. I may be one...
Forum: Movie Reviews 08-02-21
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Posted By Jinnistan
Critics and audiences both were way too unkind to...

Critics and audiences both were way too unkind to this film. Soderbergh made the admirable choice to refuse to compete with Tarkovsky, and stylistically and structurally made a film which isn't...
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-31-21
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Posted By Jinnistan
My preferred pronoun is "smee".

My preferred pronoun is "smee".
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-30-21
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Posted By Jinnistan
Rashomon completes my Kurosawa trilogy picks. ...

Rashomon completes my Kurosawa trilogy picks. Obviously it's a daunting task, and even among those not on the list - Stray Dog, The Idiot, Throne of Blood, Bad Sleep Well, Dodes'ka-den (his most...
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-28-21
Replies: 2,033
The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown
Posted By Jinnistan
I like how suddenly 2001 is some kind of bridge...

I like how suddenly 2001 is some kind of bridge too far. "Whoa, whoa, whoa, there buddy!!! Fine with your Herzog and stuff, but hold your damn horses on the Ligeti bull****."
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-28-21
Replies: 2,033
The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown
Posted By Jinnistan
Amelie's cute. I would have preferred either of...

Amelie's cute. I would have preferred either of the other Jeunet/Caro classics, Delicatessen and City of Lost Children. Jeunet, on his own, hasn't quite been as outstanding.


Ran was one of my...
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-28-21
Replies: 2,033
The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown
Posted By Jinnistan
Well, one has talking and the other doesn't, but...

Well, one has talking and the other doesn't, but I liked Bresson's Trial pretty well anyway.
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-22-21
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The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown
Posted By Jinnistan
Funny thing: I had Akira at my #25 for the top...

Funny thing: I had Akira at my #25 for the top 100 list, but dropped it for this one :(


Apart from its obvious sensual qualities, like the colorful and psychedelic visuals and the sparkling...
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-22-21
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-20-21
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The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown
Posted By Jinnistan
I'm glad that I'm not a hipster enough to have...

I'm glad that I'm not a hipster enough to have considered it.
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-20-21
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The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown
Posted By Jinnistan
Metropolis was my #1. Not such a surprise since...

Metropolis was my #1. Not such a surprise since it was my #2 on my top 100 list.


Unfortunately, I probably had a disproportionate number of silent films on my list this time, something like 5?,...
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-16-21
Replies: 2,033
The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown
Posted By Jinnistan
I think those two - 400 Blows and Jules and Jim -...

I think those two - 400 Blows and Jules and Jim - have the best shot, but I would root for Shoot the Piano Player, Wild Child or Day For Night. But those are long shots at this point.
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-16-21
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The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown
Posted By Jinnistan
Yojimbo was my number 2, I think. I have two...

Yojimbo was my number 2, I think. I have two additional Kurosawa on my list that have a good shot.


Sure, Yojimbo is fun and very funny and arguably has the best soundtrack in a Kurosawa film,...
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-14-21
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Posted By Jinnistan
None of the last several were on my list, but...

None of the last several were on my list, but Sansho, Close Up, Pather Panchali, Playtime and Graves of the Fireflies are all great examples of the casualties of the brutality of condensing the...
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-10-21
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Posted By Jinnistan
Tokyo Story is classic that does seem a bit low...

Tokyo Story is classic that does seem a bit low here. I hope at least another one makes it, I'd go with Floating Weeds or I Was Born But. (I didn't have an Ozu on my list :()


The Celebration...
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-09-21
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Posted By Jinnistan
Hell, she can bring her.

Hell, she can bring her.
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-09-21
Replies: 2,033
The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown
Posted By Jinnistan
It's probably cause you never learned how to...

It's probably cause you never learned how to properly spell her name.

More Juliette for me.
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-09-21
Replies: 2,033
The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown
Posted By Jinnistan
If we're strictly talking about Kieslowski muses,...

If we're strictly talking about Kieslowski muses, then I'm actually partial to Grazyna Szapolowska. But thankfully, my heart is large enough to house many muses, and Jacob will always have a room. ...
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-09-21
Replies: 2,033
The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown
Posted By Jinnistan
Yes, she understands disappointment.

Yes, she understands disappointment.
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-09-21
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Posted By Jinnistan
https://64.media.tumblr.com/fde7a65319dee5407419c1...

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Forum: Movie Reviews 07-09-21
Replies: 2,033
The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown
Posted By Jinnistan
Since Irene Jacob is a treasure, Double Life of...

Since Irene Jacob is a treasure, Double Life of Veronique was one of my more painful cuts from my list. Red is great as well. What actress guzzles water as convincingly?

La Haine is fine but...
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-08-21
Replies: 2,033
The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown
Posted By Jinnistan
Like Orwell, you could also say that all art is...

Like Orwell, you could also say that all art is propaganda.
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-08-21
Replies: 2,033
The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown
Posted By Jinnistan
Children of Paradise is one of many of the...

Children of Paradise is one of many of the pre-Vague French films I ultimately passed over, like L'Atalante, Rules of the Game, La Ronde. All excellent, and I wish we could build a bigger house. ...
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-08-21
Replies: 2,033
The MoFo Top 100 Foreign Language Film Countdown
Posted By Jinnistan
I think we can at least agree, whether negative...

I think we can at least agree, whether negative or positive, it most certainly qualifies as propaganda.