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76. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang : After an eternity, and having remembered enjoying it, I rewatched Kiss Kiss Bang Bang early on in my preparation for this countdown. Quick-witted, it gives Val Kilmer another chance to show off a sense of humour he came to the acting profession well-equipped with, and although I don't like Robert Downey Jnr all that much he's excellent here and matches Kilmer, playing off of him quite well. A very loose and funny take on the adaptations of hardboiled crime novels of earlier times. I knew it wasn't quite enough to break into my list, but my fondness for it made me wish and hope that it would show up in the countdown and I'm pretty happy that it did. Shane Black would go on to make another even better version of this kind of film with Russel Crowe and Ryan Gosling - The Nice Guys. To all of those who voted for this : Thank you!
75. The Devil's Backbone : I'd watched a lot of Guillermo del Toro's stuff by the time I got around to this, and really liked it. Something about The Devil's Backbone simply didn't click with me though, and I've sat through it twice to be sure. I remember kids, the bomb, a supposed ghost - something to do with cruelty to the kids or one of the kids. It hasn't stuck with me really well, but if I were to watch it again it would all come flooding back. I watched the trailer, and while I still remember it, it didn't help bring back all of the plot details. It's been too long. There's another, better Guillermo del Toro film that's sure to crack this list much higher up. In the meantime I'll ponder whether I should give this film yet another go considering how it's held in such high regard.
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