Well, to spice things up and tie up with a couple of questions, comments, and predictions from some of you, here are some of the films that didn't quite make the Top 100, but were stuck in that 100-110 "purgatory".
101. Still Walking (65 points)
102. Little Miss Sunshine (64 points)
103. Once (64 points)
104. Chicago (63 points)
105. A Beautiful Mind (63 points)
This half-answers the question of how many/which Academy Award Best Picture winners will/won't make it into the list. Was it @Holden Pike that posted something about that?
In a while, I will share #106 to #110.
101. Still Walking (65 points)
102. Little Miss Sunshine (64 points)
103. Once (64 points)
104. Chicago (63 points)
105. A Beautiful Mind (63 points)
This half-answers the question of how many/which Academy Award Best Picture winners will/won't make it into the list. Was it @Holden Pike that posted something about that?
In a while, I will share #106 to #110.
Once, like Little Miss Sunshine, also just missed my list altogether. It'd also would be in the 40s.
Chicago was my number 22. What I dug about it was the verve and commitment of the cast as they torn into what could be described as an anti-musical. Instead of being uplifting and being about young love or landing success on Broadway, it's about murder, getting away with it, and becoming famous off the infamy. It telegraphs one of its key points a bit too early, but between the bravura Cell Block Tango and the knock 'em dead finale, there's more than enough excitement to lead to a standing ovation by the end.
A Beautiful Mind, I liked at the time, although I'm not sure how well it would hold up now. It did get used a few times in college (most notably, the prisoner's dilemma).