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Pretty sure Halloween will make the list.

I think people try and over think the frogs. A verse from Exodus is shown throughout. In Exodus, God's people are in bondage. He sends plagues to free us from our slave master. The plagues free us, but often only for a spell.

Magnolia is all about people enslaved to their circumstances. They have some moments of clarity, relief from their plagues. But that will never be the end of it. We carry it with us

The frogs are just very on the nose with this concept. That's why a lot of people don't like the film. I love it though.

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At least she's committed?

Black Swan could fit
So could Splendor in the Grass

Oooooo, clue could point to In The Realm Of The Senses, hope not though.

Yeahhhhh there's no way enough people voted for either of these.

I love it too. It's a great sequence and I love when movies throw the entire audience for a loop.

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Good explanation.

Also, perhaps it should be added (though I think it was also discussed previously) that a phenomenon like the raining frogs did happen. In modern day. And can happen again. It’s a weather phenomenon where the content of a lake is sucked up into a storm of sorts and it can actually rain down frogs, fish, whatever.

I think it’s nice to add, because even for the meaning behind the scene, some might find it far out and like something the movie just came up with. But instead it actually just adds to the many crazy coincidences and happenings of the film.

I demand a recount - other movies stole this ...... ermmm ..... countdown!!!!

At least she's committed?

Only thing I can come up with is Psycho but it seems early for that one.

Nice, A Woman Under the Influence is a great film that I watched last year. I desperately need to watch more Cassevetes.

Terminator 2 is a film I actually loved as a child. I've watched bits of it more recently and I still think it's very good. Cameron's last good film in my eyes.

30/30 seen

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Like/love pretty much all of the films that appeared since my last comment (which was around #90). One more film from my list made it: my #24 film, Fellini's brilliant 8 1/2 (1963). An absolute masterpiece in my book. I might've ranked it even higher if my last viewing did not already date back a few years ago. Stunning picture!



There are three more films I have shamefully never seen yet: A Woman Under the Influence (which I strangely haven't seen even though I've seen a bunch of Cassavetes pictures already), Akira and Metropolis. The latter is probably one of the top 5 most important films I've never seen so far. I have a great DVD cut back at home though, so I'm sure I'll give it a watch whenever I find the time. I'll definitely give Akira a watch too, sooner rather than later. I'm sure I'll get to A Woman Under the Influence as well sometime, as I really like Cassavetes' films.

Seen 26/30. These appeared from my list so far:

13) Brazil (1985) - #100
24) 8 1/2 (1963) - #82
25) The Saddest Music in the World (2003) - one pointer

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I don't love T2 as much as I once did and very much prefer part 1. Definitely an above average action flick still.

A Woman Under the Influence is very good but I don't quite love it. I do love Peter Falk in it.

You know what the store manager said on the day he was firing an employee, and suddenly another employee walks in drunk?

"That woman is under the influence. Terminate her too!"

I've shamefully never checked out a Cassavetes before, I really need to though.

Terminator 2 is the dictionary definition of a great Hollywood blockbuster, might have made my top 50 or 100 but didn't make my top 25.

Definitely never seen A Woman Under The Influence, never seen any Cassavetes.

Nice to see Terminator 2: Judgement Day show up - I'm one of those that prefers the previous instalment but it's still a very good sequel imo.

Seen: 23/30 (Own: 8/30)


Faildictions (Eternal vsn 1.0):
70. The Haunting (1963)
69. Unforgiven (1992)

Terminator 2 was my number 4!

Thoughts!

Haven't seen a single Cassavetes, but a couple of my RT/Corrie friends have mentioned A Woman Under the Influence, Faces, and Shadows as good entry points.

As for Terminator 2, I've been a fan of the original for a long time, after seeing it on TV and VHS. I remember I saw this one in theaters with my brothers and I was blown away by it. Loved how it added to the already twisty premise, plus it had great action, great characters. I had a VHS with both films recorded and I saw both endlessly. However, with time, I've leaned more and more towards the first one as my favorite. I won't deny how great and how kickass this one is, but I tend to find its "humanization" of the Terminator a bit problematic overall. That's why it ended up on the cutting room floor of my sloppy Top 100. I'm gonna keep my hopes up for the first one to pop up later *crosses finger*

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lol nice, I finally got a ballot on here, T2 is #12 on my list.

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