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I thought Sonatine would be higher. I had it at #5. Looks like quite a high points threshold to make the list.
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Seen neither. Gilbert Grape is one I keep putting off but I guess I should see it soon.
Sonatine is Kitanoand I have no excuse for not watching it yet. I expect Hanabi to appear as well, which I have seen
Sonatine is Kitanoand I have no excuse for not watching it yet. I expect Hanabi to appear as well, which I have seen
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I've seen everything in the top 100 - and just went and had a quick look, and I've seen them all until the 217th entry - so that's a good run. I'll have to add that 217th flick to my watchlist just for the heck of it.
So, I need to crash, but I wanted to read the posts here before I did (I was hoping to see CRs reaction, since he campaigned for #100).
I'll return with 2 more in the AM tomorrow.
So, I need to crash, but I wanted to read the posts here before I did (I was hoping to see CRs reaction, since he campaigned for #100).
I'll return with 2 more in the AM tomorrow.
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I've seen everything in the top 100 - and just went and had a quick look, and I've seen them all until the 217th entry - so that's a good run. I'll have to add that 217th flick to my watchlist just for the heck of it.
So, I need to crash, but I wanted to read the posts here before I did (I was hoping to see CRs reaction, since he campaigned for #100).
I'll return with 2 more in the AM tomorrow.
So, I need to crash, but I wanted to read the posts here before I did (I was hoping to see CRs reaction, since he campaigned for #100).
I'll return with 2 more in the AM tomorrow.
It wouldn't surprise me it there's at least 100 in that 216 that I've not seen.
I'm delighted that you're finally going to get to watch Bodyguard though.
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I've seen everything in the top 100 - and just went and had a quick look, and I've seen them all until the 217th entry - so that's a good run. I'll have to add that 217th flick to my watchlist just for the heck of it...
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I haven't seen Gilbert Grape but would like to at some point.
Sonatine was just ok for me.
Sonatine was just ok for me.
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#100. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) was my #8 for eighteen of my points.
I saw this movie twice in a theatre when it came out and several more times since then. Lasse Hallström became one of the noted figures in my circles. That's a perfectly filmed unique story with great cast. Juliette Lewis, in her hey days, here in one of her four cult films in a row, wow! Hope the other three also going to make the list. To share here, I had a crush on this lady in those years.
Yes, I was also shocked to see Gilbert Grape on the edge at #100. I Hoped, it gonna make top 80.
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I saw this movie twice in a theatre when it came out and several more times since then. Lasse Hallström became one of the noted figures in my circles. That's a perfectly filmed unique story with great cast. Juliette Lewis, in her hey days, here in one of her four cult films in a row, wow! Hope the other three also going to make the list. To share here, I had a crush on this lady in those years.
Yes, I was also shocked to see Gilbert Grape on the edge at #100. I Hoped, it gonna make top 80.
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#100. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) was my #8 for eighteen of my points.
...Juliette Lewis, in her hey days, here in one of her four cult films in a row, wow! Hope the other three also going to make the list. To share here, I had a crush on this lady in those years...
...Juliette Lewis, in her hey days, here in one of her four cult films in a row, wow! Hope the other three also going to make the list. To share here, I had a crush on this lady in those years...
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It will definitely never make it on here, but Kalifornia is one of her standout performances if you ask me, and is an overlooked gem worthy of more appreciation. Also features Brad Pitt at his very creepiest and most repulsive.
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It will definitely never make it on here, but U-Turn is one of her standout performances if you ask me, and is an overlooked gem worthy of more appreciation. Also features Brad Pitt at his very creepiest and most repulsive.
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What the ****. I knew very well it was Kalifornia! Why did my brain screw me over like that? I've even seen both movies 
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I've seen and liked both Sonatine and What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, but neither were in contention for my ballot.
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Haven't seen Sonatine and I've been meaning to see What's Eating Gilbert Grape forever but I guess it will be forever and a day. No joy so far.
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I like Sonatine very much, but it didn't make my top 25. It definitely makes my top 50 90's movies though. Gilbert Grape is also a very good film. I'm surprised neither made it closer to the middle of the list. Especially Sonatine, considering it was #43 last time.
Sonatine's greatest weakness is it definitely favors style over substance. It also only has one really strong performance, from Takeshi.
Gilbert Grape has a similar problem, where our titular character and his brother really outshine the rest of the cast.
Seen: 2/2
List: 0/25
Sonatine's greatest weakness is it definitely favors style over substance. It also only has one really strong performance, from Takeshi.
Gilbert Grape has a similar problem, where our titular character and his brother really outshine the rest of the cast.
Seen: 2/2
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What's Eating Gilbert Grape?
...that the movie only made #100, geez
...that the movie only made #100, geez
But I've never heard of the other film so I guess that evens it out.
Sonatine? Haven't seen it.
What's Eating Gilbert Grape? That I saw. But not quite there for my list.
My one pointer? It was Hurricane Streets. Happened to see this one on base at Fort Sill via a rental. We had a theater on base, but two better ones across base in nearby Lawton (I think one was like a 8 screen multiplex and the other one was a 6). I grew up watching a bunch of the typical films of the time, but having gone through basic and AIT, I was in search of something off the beaten path. And I found it in a story about a streetwise teen who battles between getting caught up in crime with some of his friends or a nice girl who wants to head to Alaska one day. The teen wants to go back to New Mexico with his mother who is in prison for smuggling illegal immigrants into that state. But the truth gets complicated as facts come out about his mother, the crimes that the teens commit increase in consequences and the danger faced by Melena. A few actors you may have heard of are in this: The Soprano's Edie Falco, Big's David Moscow, and Adrian Grenier who would find the 2000s better suited to him with Entourage. But the center? A memorable turn from Brendan Sexton III. And the director was Morgan J. Freeman who would find the 2000s memorable for his turn as a reality producer (Laguna Beach, Teen Mom 1-2).
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What's Eating Gilbert Grape? That I saw. But not quite there for my list.
My one pointer? It was Hurricane Streets. Happened to see this one on base at Fort Sill via a rental. We had a theater on base, but two better ones across base in nearby Lawton (I think one was like a 8 screen multiplex and the other one was a 6). I grew up watching a bunch of the typical films of the time, but having gone through basic and AIT, I was in search of something off the beaten path. And I found it in a story about a streetwise teen who battles between getting caught up in crime with some of his friends or a nice girl who wants to head to Alaska one day. The teen wants to go back to New Mexico with his mother who is in prison for smuggling illegal immigrants into that state. But the truth gets complicated as facts come out about his mother, the crimes that the teens commit increase in consequences and the danger faced by Melena. A few actors you may have heard of are in this: The Soprano's Edie Falco, Big's David Moscow, and Adrian Grenier who would find the 2000s better suited to him with Entourage. But the center? A memorable turn from Brendan Sexton III. And the director was Morgan J. Freeman who would find the 2000s memorable for his turn as a reality producer (Laguna Beach, Teen Mom 1-2).
As for the RT hint? A portion of the poster served as my first avatar.
Sorry I'm a bit late...
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No link from the Prelim thread? Somebody incredibly brave and handsome should do something about that.
Possibly features the greatest Jackie Chan fight scene of any movie he's starred in, no question... but you gotta slog through a whole shitty movie of Chan acting like an insufferable drunk to get to it.
I would argue that the first Drunken Master is better, not just because Chan's character is not ordinarily shit-faced, but because it's one of the most densely packed with fights. Battle Creek Brawl is also packed with fights, but Drunken Master actually features Chan's trademark improvisational weaponry so the quality of the fights is significantly better.
Anyway I didn't get a 1-pointer and I haven't heard of most of them.
There are only 2, Drunken Master, and Drunken Master 2 (a.k.a. Legend of Drunken Master). Drunken Master was however filmed back-to-back with Snake in the Eagle's Shadow, which is an extremely similar movie, featuring the same actors, same general plot, and locations.
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I would argue that the first Drunken Master is better, not just because Chan's character is not ordinarily shit-faced, but because it's one of the most densely packed with fights. Battle Creek Brawl is also packed with fights, but Drunken Master actually features Chan's trademark improvisational weaponry so the quality of the fights is significantly better.
Anyway I didn't get a 1-pointer and I haven't heard of most of them.
Can someone give me a crash course on the Drunken Master movies? I like Jackie Chan but have only seen the Police Stories and Rumble in the Bronx. Looking up Drunken Master on IMDB and the information is baffling.
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The reveal posts look great, well done!
I am one of those people that keeps voting for Sonatine. This time I had it #20. What can I say, Takeshi Kitano makes me want to turn the TV up louder any time i see him.
I love the stillness and mundane, the explosion of violence, the nihilism. This tops the list of his films although it was a great decade for him: Hana-bi, Kikujiro, and my other favourite, Boiling Point. Certainly his best decade.
What's Eating Gilbert Grape is good. I don't love it but I'm fine with it here.
20. Sonatine (1993)
I am one of those people that keeps voting for Sonatine. This time I had it #20. What can I say, Takeshi Kitano makes me want to turn the TV up louder any time i see him.
I love the stillness and mundane, the explosion of violence, the nihilism. This tops the list of his films although it was a great decade for him: Hana-bi, Kikujiro, and my other favourite, Boiling Point. Certainly his best decade.
What's Eating Gilbert Grape is good. I don't love it but I'm fine with it here.
20. Sonatine (1993)
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Some interesting pictures there.
The Ox was directed by cinematographer Sven Nyquist and features some top notch acting, especially from Stellan Skarsgård. https://letterboxd.com/film/the-ox/
The Ox was directed by cinematographer Sven Nyquist and features some top notch acting, especially from Stellan Skarsgård. https://letterboxd.com/film/the-ox/
i have definitely seen this. I was a big Stellan Skarsgard fan in the nineties.
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