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100. Django Unchained (2012)
It's not Quentin Tarantino's finest film to date, but it's certainly one of his most mature. Django Unchained is ridiculously violent, nail-bitingly intense, and ten times darker than any other film of Tarantino's. Waltz delivers a great performance as Dr. King Schultz, and in my personal opinion Leonardo DiCaprio was cheated out of an Oscar. There are less memorable scenes found within Django when compared to Tarantino's other work, but it's nonetheless a worthy addition to Tarantino's remarkable filmography. Additionally, the deliberately slow pacing trademark of the director works incredibly well during the dinner act.
99. Blue Velvet (1986)
The first time I ever watched anything from David Lynch, it was the hit television series Twin Peaks. Kyle MacLachlan played FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper as he searched for the killer of a young homecoming queen in a small and mysterious Washington town. In Blue Velvet, the idea is somewhat similar, except there are different layers of "mystery" involving an amyl nitrite-breathing Dennis Hooper, a severed ear, and a sexually bizarre female singer with a secret. It's one of the most extraordinarily original films I've ever seen and will always be one of my favorites.
98. Being John Malkovich (1999)
Of course, coming from Spike Jonze, the film is going to be a unique experience. Being John Malkovich marks Jonze's directorial debut. I recently viewed Her - in fact, at the time of this writing, it would have been yesterday - and I've come to admire his work. And I can definitely admire Being John Malkovich, which is what I can only describe as original. It's almost a parody of itself, and that's one aspect of the movie that I really enjoy. Hell, even the plot alone is a perfect example: "A puppeteer discovers a portal that leads literally into the head of the movie star, John Malkovich."
It's not Quentin Tarantino's finest film to date, but it's certainly one of his most mature. Django Unchained is ridiculously violent, nail-bitingly intense, and ten times darker than any other film of Tarantino's. Waltz delivers a great performance as Dr. King Schultz, and in my personal opinion Leonardo DiCaprio was cheated out of an Oscar. There are less memorable scenes found within Django when compared to Tarantino's other work, but it's nonetheless a worthy addition to Tarantino's remarkable filmography. Additionally, the deliberately slow pacing trademark of the director works incredibly well during the dinner act.
99. Blue Velvet (1986)
The first time I ever watched anything from David Lynch, it was the hit television series Twin Peaks. Kyle MacLachlan played FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper as he searched for the killer of a young homecoming queen in a small and mysterious Washington town. In Blue Velvet, the idea is somewhat similar, except there are different layers of "mystery" involving an amyl nitrite-breathing Dennis Hooper, a severed ear, and a sexually bizarre female singer with a secret. It's one of the most extraordinarily original films I've ever seen and will always be one of my favorites.
98. Being John Malkovich (1999)
Of course, coming from Spike Jonze, the film is going to be a unique experience. Being John Malkovich marks Jonze's directorial debut. I recently viewed Her - in fact, at the time of this writing, it would have been yesterday - and I've come to admire his work. And I can definitely admire Being John Malkovich, which is what I can only describe as original. It's almost a parody of itself, and that's one aspect of the movie that I really enjoy. Hell, even the plot alone is a perfect example: "A puppeteer discovers a portal that leads literally into the head of the movie star, John Malkovich."
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