Mini reviews of the 100 greatest films (according to Robert the List)

88 out of 100 reconfirmed so far.

Wow, I'm surprised.
The later ones held up very well.

Everything is reconfirmed except for the following:

2 Seven Chances 1925 USA Buster Keaton NO
24 On the Waterfront 1954 USA Elia Kazan NOT SURE
30 Elevator to the Gallows 1958 France Louis Malle NOT SURE
33 Anatomy of a Murder 1959 USA Otto Preminger NOT SURE
39 Lola 1961 France Jacques Demy NOT SURE
49 Pierrot Le Fou 1965 France Jean Luc Godard NOT SURE
56 Stolen Kisses 1968 France François Truffaut NOT SURE
65 Badlands 1973 USA Terrence Malick NOT SURE
66 Chinatown 1974 USA Roman Polanski NOT SURE
74 Blade Runner (Director's Cut) 1982 USA Ridley Scott ESSENTIAL NOT SURE
79 Withnail & I 1987 UK Bruce Robinson NOT SURE
82 Days of Being Wild 1990 Hong Kong Wong Kar-Wai NOT SURE

I'm pleased to have 88 reconfirmed which is at the upper end of what I had estimated.

Probably won't get much more done on it now before next weekend, but the intention is to explore alternatives, and then compare to these 12.

The alternatives will largely come from films I already know, although I am interested in exploring the work of Eric Rohmer as well*.

*I know Claire's Knee and My Night at Maud's, but not his later stuff.

To be added:
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans 1927 USA
The Passion of Joan of Arc 1928 France
Whitney Houston The Concert for a New South Africa (doc) 2024

Other possibilities are:
Ornamental Hairpin 19341
Casablanca 1942 USA
Sanshiro Sugata 1943
Rome, Open City 1945
A Streetcar Named Desire 1951 USA
Bob the Gambler 1956
Le Mepris / Contempt 1963
Walkabout 1971 UK
The Travelling Players 1975 Greece
L'Argent 1983 France
Voices Through Time 1996
There Will be Blood 2008
Drive 2011
Frances Ha 2012
Argo 2012

To be viewed:
Love in the Afternoon (1972)
The Aviator's Wife (1981)
A Good Marriage (1982)
Pauline at the Beach (1983)
Winter Tale (1992)
Summer's Tale (1996)

CBA to do the write up tonight, but Sunrise (1927) has replaced Seven Chances.

i watched joan of arc with a different soundtrack and this time i got the fuss

I've whittled down the "other contenders" list above.
Although I haven't completely discounted the "unlikely" group yet.
Not had much time to spend on it, but will get this sorted out pretty uickly when I do, and down to a final list of contenders to play off against the existing entries which have been identified as being on the margins.
Also I need to watch those French films which I'll do at the weekend.

Frances Ha is challenging pretty hard right now.

You know what baby, I'm going to include you, because although it's not a traditional kind of movie, watching you and listening to you is the most fun anyone can have watching a screen for a couple of hours or so.

whittling it down.

do some more tomorrow night...

Chopped:
Seven Chances 1925 USA Buster Keaton NO
Stolen Kisses 1968 France François Truffaut NOT SURE
Days of Being Wild 1990 Hong Kong Wong Kar-Wai NOT SURE

To be added:
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans 1927 USA
The Passion of Joan of Arc 1928 France
Whitney Houston The Concert for a New South Africa (doc) 2024


Maybe for the chop:
On the Waterfront 1954 USA Elia Kazan NOT SURE
Elevator to the Gallows 1958 France Louis Malle NOT SURE
Anatomy of a Murder 1959 USA Otto Preminger NOT SURE
Lola 1961 France Jacques Demy NOT SURE
Pierrot Le Fou 1965 France Jean Luc Godard NOT SURE
Badlands 1973 USA Terrence Malick NOT SURE
Chinatown 1974 USA Roman Polanski NOT SURE
Blade Runner (Director's Cut) 1982 USA Ridley Scott ESSENTIAL NOT SURE
Withnail & I 1987 UK Bruce Robinson NOT SURE

Other contenders to join the list:
Casablanca 1942 USA
Sanshiro Sugata 1943
Bob the Gambler 1956
Walkabout 1971 UK
L'Argent 1983 France
Voices Through Time 1996
Frances Ha 2012

To be viewed:
Love in the Afternoon (1972)
The Aviator's Wife (1981)
A Good Marriage (1982)
Pauline at the Beach (1983)
Winter Tale (1992)
Summer's Tale (1996)

Shows how good my list is if these are the vulnerable ones, because these are good films

On the Waterfront 1954 USA Elia Kazan NOT SURE
Elevator to the Gallows 1958 France Louis Malle NOT SURE
Anatomy of a Murder 1959 USA Otto Preminger NOT SURE
Lola 1961 France Jacques Demy NOT SURE
Pierrot Le Fou 1965 France Jean Luc Godard NOT SURE
Cabaret 1972 USA NOT SURE Bob Fosse
Badlands 1973 USA Terrence Malick NOT SURE
Chinatown 1974 USA Roman Polanski NOT SURE
Blade Runner (Director's Cut) 1982 USA Ridley Scott ESSENTIAL NOT SURE
Withnail & I 1987 UK Bruce Robinson NOT SURE

Finally got round to watching one of these films by this French director.
The Aviator's Wife. Excellent so far...

I'm too tired right now. But it looks great. I look forward to the treat...

Badlands was so slow that I had to quit it. Expect many opinions like this on movies you, claim, to like.

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There are films that I claim to like that are a lot slower than Badlands!

That wasn't a serious criticism on my part. That was actually pulled off another website. But I wanted to see what you would say to that.


You should think of something more in-depth than that reply, even if you want to keep it quick. For example, I could argue, "I'd rather have a slow cinema movie that covers a lot of ground with its camera than a normal drama movie with very little plot." Take the opening sequence to Satantango. This won't be a spoiler at all: it covers a large sect of a post-apocalyptic community by slowly going over their houses in black and white. And the depression and near-devestation is what does all the talking before the plot kicks in, as it gives you time to contemplate the surroundings.


Although in all honesty, I gave Badlands a 95/100. I kept my consensus light: "A well-acted and emotional heavy-hitter from start to finish," because the list is so light, but in the world of discussion, try to keep it a little more in-depth than you're generally willing. This will give much better insight into the reasoning behind your ratings, and thus improve on your own reasoning overtime as well.

lol

come back with the advice when your 100 greatest films list isn't mostly a pile of shite mate.

And this is how you treat someone who offers you a little friendly advice. Maybe I did use a little deception, and had you asked I would've apologized. But check the rules here.


No Harassment

Judged on a case-by-case basis, though usually defined as a string of unnecessarily personal insults with no real effort to have an actual discussion.


That last post you made is exactly that, an unnecessarily personal insult, and you won't be able to convince anyone that any attempt at discussing potential disagreements with your list or your methods will be an insult. You literally just proved that I am a more mature person than you in one comment. But if you're so keen on using that language again, I'll just have to keep posting my friendly advice here so that you can insult me and prove my point again. Because in the end, I'll be the one following the rules.


And besides, after 14 years, you're the only person who's ever called my list that. So there's no real need for your opinion to be the deciding factor on its quality. The difference between you and me is that I criticized the movie, whereas you criticized my work to my face with foul language. Two very different things.


See, I disagreed with you.
You insulted me.


If you seem to think that you can convince the world never to disagree with you about your list again, hope you're a good public speaker.

1957 Nights of Cabiria
1972 Sleuth
1973 The Holy Mountain
1984 Amadeus
1990 Total Recall
1995 Twelve Monkeys
1998 The Prince of Egypt
2006 The Departed
2012 The Avengers
2017 It
2022 Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022 Scream

The entry actually says Scream 2022.