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Oh, is that what that is? Bummer, I thought his name was scary guy johnny. Oh well, thanks anyway.

Damn Sedai, always ruining my happy.

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Nice job as always Bri. I like the mix of films you have. I know you spent alot of time getting this together. Well done....except.....



....where's You've Got Mail?

Great list, Brian. And great presentation of such a list.

I love lists! I've seen 78 of your 100! You mentioned how difficult it is narrowing it down to a top 100, and how you should have made a top 250, but I think even then you'd have a difficult time. When it comes down to it, there are a lot of films out there that we really enjoy.

You also mentioned a few of your favorites that you left off your list because specific actors and directors would have filled the list. I'd be interested to know if you considered any of the following films and left them off for particular reasons, or if they would make your top 250 (not all the films below would be in my list of 100, but they're notables):

Dances With Wolves

Fight Club

The Terminator

The Matrix

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Psycho

The Exorcist

Reservoir Dogs

Crumb

City Slickers

Halloween

Parenthood

Valley Girl

Pee Wee's Big Adventure

Animal House

Sixteen Candles

Blazing Saddles

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

The Sound of Music

Die Hard

The Deer Hunter

Toy Story

Toy Story II

Monster's, Inc.

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

The Planet of the Apes

Westworld

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Red River

Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf?

It's a Wonderful Life

A Christmas Story

The Shining

Deliverance

The Warriors

The Seven Samurai

Shawshank Redemption

Rebel Without a Cause

Apocolapse Now

American Graffiti

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

High Noon

Cape Fear

Spartacus

The Longest Day

Platoon

The Pianist

Night of the Living Dead

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I think I'll get back to this one after the Cinema Taste Test has been settled.

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Bummer? I meant it as a compliment lol! Damn me for ruining happy time again, damn me!!! Seriously, Grant Morrison is an amazing writer and the book that drawing is from, Arkham Asylum, is one of my favorites. It's hard to classify it as a comic really. A few folks have had to put it down midway through, as it is quite graphic and disturbing. McKean does the art and it's some of his best work. This is one I would recommend even to folks who generally don't like the medium. I still like your avatar regardless
I REALLY like your reviews.

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Oh LordyLord NO!, I don't like your new avatar, it doesn't go with my vision of you, or is there something I am missing about you?, no way!, you are really too {sexy} sweet for your avatar

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Brian, I got your private message about you losing your reply, but I'm hoping that didn't discourage you from trying again. I'd still like to know your opinion of those films I listed in relation to your top 100 (or even a hypothetical top 250).

Thank you Annie. It’s really nice that I can depend on you to acknowledge my efforts. Who loves ya’, babe?

Sedai, thanks man. I’m going to look up that graphic novel to read. I have yet to read one.

Nibbles, deal with it woman. I’m evil, evil, evil…

Mark, sorry about the delay. Sometimes when I lose work due to an error, I never regain the desire to do it over again. I appreciate your taking time to converse about my list, and I’d hate to be rude by not answering, besides I kinda like you, you big lug.

Dances With Wolves
“Yes. I like this movie quite a bit, but I have always felt Goodfellas was robbed of its rightful Oscar in 1990. It doesn’t belong on my top 100 list, but there’s room for it on my top 250.”

Fight Club
“No. Cool movie, no doubt about it. But one of the greatest of all time? No.”

The Terminator
“No. If I were to make a top 100 sci-fi list, then this movie would be in the top 50, but it has no place in a greatest movie in general list.”

The Matrix
“No. I like the original in the trilogy, actually, it’s the only one of the trilogy I do like. But it’s not even close to belonging in my top 250…or 500.”

Fast Times at Ridgemont High
“No. I like this flick all right. It came out when I was a teen, but I was never enamored of it.”

Psycho
“Yes. I wanted to put it on my top 100 list, but then I also wanted to add about ten Hitchcock flicks to the list as well. I chose Rear Window because it was the first Hitchcock film I ever saw, and chose North by Northwest because I feel it was his crowning achievement.”

The Exorcist
“Yes. This flick is a classic and would easily make it into my top 250.”

Reservoir Dogs
“No. Cool movie, but not great.”

Crumb
“Yes. It is certainly a one of a kind film that could easily make it on my top 250, mainly because of its originality.”

City Slickers
“No. I want to say yes because I really enjoy this film, but it really isn’t in the same league as others on my list.”

Halloween
“Yes. I loathe slasher movies, that’s why I never comment in the Jason threads, but this movie is different. It was more of a suspense film that really grabbed you. Jaws on land kind of thing. ”

Parenthood
“No. I like this movie all right, but it is hardly great.”

Valley Girl
“No. I’ve never been a huge fan of this movie.”

Pee Wee's Big Adventure
“No. I love Pee-Wee, don’t get me wrong, but if I’m going to add a comedy centered around an idiot, I’d rather choose the much superior The Jerk.”

Animal House
“Yes. I suppose more out of obligation than anything. I recognize its popularity, but I’ve never been a big fan.”

Sixteen Candles
“No. I think John Hughes is probably the most accomplished director in the teen movie genre, but Ferris and The Club make the list way before this one.”

Blazing Saddles
“Yes. I wanted to add this movie to my top 100, but used Young Frankenstein instead.”

Ferris Bueller's Day Off
“Yes. See above.”

The Sound of Music
“Yes. This really belongs on the top 100 list, but I remembered it was for my personal favorites, and since it isn’t a favorite of mine, I didn’t bother.”

Die Hard
“No. If I made a top 100 action list then it would be there.”

The Deer Hunter
“Yes. I wanted to add this to my top 100, but I already had a number of De Niro flicks and didn’t want him to dominate too much.”

Toy Story
“No. Not really a great film.”

Toy Story II
“ No. Not really a great film.”

Monster's, Inc.
“ No. Not really a great film.”

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
“Yes. I love this flick, I should’ve had it on my top 100 list.”

The Planet of the Apes
“No. Sci-fi 100, yes.”

Westworld
“No. Sci-fi list, yes.”

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
“Yes. Awesome Bogart film that I really love.”

Red River
“The best Hawkes film out there, it should’ve been on the top 100.”

Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf?
“Yes. One scary chick and the role of her life. Legendary,”

It's a Wonderful Life
“Yes. Out of obligation, but I’m really sick of this movie and that makes it hard to want to add it. If I had made the list a few years ago before this movie became a chore to watch, then it would’ve been on my top 100.”

A Christmas Story
“Yes. I was going to add this to the top 100 but I forgot it.”

The Shining
“No. I loved Kubrick, I live Jack, I hate Duvall. She ruins this film completely for me. She only belonged in Popeye.”

Deliverance
“Yes. Easily. Probably 101.”

The Warriors
“No. Great cult classic that deserves to be on a cult classic list, but it is not a great film.”

The Seven Samurai
“Yes. I wanted to put about 6 Kurosawa films on my top 100, that’s the trouble with a small list with so many great directors.”

Shawshank Redemption
“Yes. Not on my 100, but easily on my 250.”

Rebel Without a Cause
“Yes. I’m surprised that I didn’t add it to my 100 list. I forgot.”

Apocolapse Now
“Yes. I would’ve added it to my 100 list, but I didn’t want Coppola to dominate.”

American Graffiti
“Yes. Dammit! I wanted to add it to my 100, I love, love, love this flick.”

Invasion of the Body Snatchers
“Yes. This sci-fi is one of the greatest ever made. Easy.”

High Noon
“Yes. A great film.”

Cape Fear
“No. I was never caught up with this film like most people were. Top 500? Sure.”

Spartacus
“Yes. I like Lawrence, Ben-Hur, and Zhivago, way better though. Dammit again! I forgot to add Zhivago!”

The Longest Day
“Yes. This, Battle of the Bulge, and Paths of Glory would all make it”

Platoon
“Yes. Easily.”

The Pianist
“Yes. Probably around 240 or so.”

Night of the Living Dead
“Yes. This is in my top ten horror films of all time.”

Ok, But I will not believe you are , evil, evil, evil,

You are very welcome sweetness....


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Cinemo Paradiso
I finally watched this yesterday. I loved both versions, but I wish I had re-read your review before I watched them. By the way....I probably wouldn't have thought to pick it up if I didn't remember you had reviewed it. So, Thank you.

I saw the director's cut first. I loved it, but wish a few things had been cut out of it. I loved the first and third part. It's the second past....the deflowering scenes and row of little boys jerking off that were pretty frivoulous and took away from the charm of the movie at that point (but not from the whole movie). My daughter watched part of it with me, but when certain scenes popped up I was annoyed because I had to stop and/or fast forward. I wanted her to appreciate this kind of heart warming movie...and it still could have been/and was sweet and emotional without certain scenes. I abosolutely loved the relationship between Salvadore as a boy and Alfredo. The impish boy had such an engaging, impish, sweet soul and the old man who pretended to be crusty at times for him, but really had a soft spot in his heart for him....and grew to be his father figure. Very Touching stuff. I also loved the ending of the director's cut....very touching and more emotional than the edited version. Both my daughter and I were bawling like babies at the end.

I kinda of wish there was another version...a combo of the edited version...and the directors cut.

I loved it though....this movie was very endearing and heart warming.
Bri...thanks for reviewing it and recommending Cinemo Paradiso.

Ahhh, a vengeful omission

One of the greatest of all time? No. But this is a personal favorite list, isn't it?

Again, you mean no place in YOUR general list.

Did the sequels cause this film to lose part of its luster for you? Or had you never been a huge fan of it?

Hey, Bri, it's your list. I say put however many Hitchcock, DeNiro, or whatever films you want.

Again, it's your "Favorites" list. If you saw my top 100, you'd laugh your ass off at some of the cheesy, shallow films that would be listed.

Why not both? I know the answer, but the point I keep making is this: why try to give fair representation? If you like two films that are similar, or several from the same director, why shouldn't they be included?

Here's a perfect example of what I'm talking about. It appears by this statement that you picked some films that you thought "deserved" to be on the list, but in this case you realized it wasn't really one of your favorites.

Then what's one more if it's one of your favorites?

Ahhh...one of my top three westerns all time.

I know you're tired of working and re-working your list, but does this mean you might be making some changes (someday?)

I'm talking about the Gregory Peck/Robert Mitchum version. Is this the one you're referring to here?

Ditto

Ah. I’m glad you liked it Babe. Did your daughter say, “Oooh! Gross! Those kids are spanking the monkey mommy!”? Alright, bad joke. Thank you for the compliment, and I agree, both versions are wonderful.


No, not really. I didn’t convey my meaning well. I liked it, but thought Goodfellas deserved the Oscar more. That isn’t why it isn’t one of my top 100 movies though.


Yes, it’s my personal list, and I don’t like Fight Club enough to make it one of my top 100 films. I’m not even sure if it would belong on my top 250.


I like The Terminator, but it really isn’t one of my all time favorites.


Yes, I think they did. When the original came out, I was blown away. I went to see it three times actually. I might be treating the original unfairly, but I really don’t see it as being one of my top 100 movies. Not when there are sci-fi’s like Blade Runner, Dark City, and The Empire Strikes Back out there.


Yeah, but then my list wouldn’t encompass all my favorites from all the different genres. I tried to have animation, drama, sci-fi, musical, western, noir, war, and comedy make up the list. I could easily have filled it with just a handful of directors.


I agree, there are cheesy films that I like quite a bit, but they aren’t my favorites. I really liked City Slickers and thought of adding it to my list, but there are so many more comedies that I like more, so I left it off.


Like I said to a couple of other questions, I wanted to make sure that there was not a disproportionate amount of movies from a particular genre on my list, so I left it off.


I didn’t pick any movie that wasn’t a personal favorite of mine. Notice that Citizen Cain isn’t included on my list. It’s arguably the best film ever made, but I didn’t really love it, same with Gone With the Wind, not a favorite. I never meant that I put films on my list because of their notoriety and not my actual love for them.


Because I have so many favorites. I had to pick among my De Niro favorites, and this one isn’t in the top three.


It’s on my top ten list for westerns as well.


Hell, memory changes the list constantly.


No it wasn’t actually. I liked the original better than the Scorsese version, but not enough to be one of my favorites. The Scorsese version did have De Niro though.

Great review for a great film.

This is truly one of my favourite films.

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Serial Killers

Thanks for the review and recommendation, Brian. I watched this tonight. Although depressing, a wonderful film.

Great! I'm glad that at least one person here saw this movie. It is a sad movie, but so are a lot of good movies.

Hey, I have seen it, i saw it at the theater, It was a very moving story and well acted.

Great! I'm glad that at least two people have seen this movie.

Actually, I can think of a couple of other people that have probably seen it, but they haven't mentioned it.

Nice new avi LordyLord.