Redcafe Top 100 Movies: this time we're going to pull it off, honestly

I'm gonna have to finally get around to watching Toy Story before I submit my list. And 12 Angry Men. Oh and Akira.
 
I've seen a few Ghibli films on peoples lists, spirited away, grave of fireflies and princess mononoke but seldom see My Neighbour Totoro which I think is the best and is the most loved in Japan. It captures childhood and rural Japan beautifully - great songs too. Ponyo while not such a memorable story also does the same in the way it has captured a modern Japanese life and a fishing town.
 
pauldyson1uk said:
But I think the problem is there is not that many really good sci-fi films.
Click to expand...

All subjective I suppose. Personally I loved Blade Runner, District 9, Edge of Tomorrow, Sunshine, Never Let me Go, Ex Machina, The Matrix, Alien, Aliens, Predator, Terminator, Terminator 2, Inception, Star Wars 4, 5 & 6, Mad Max, and Children of Men. Just to name a few.
 
ThierryHenry said:
Which do you think is the best? Wall-E or the first Toy Story IMO.
Click to expand...

My personal favourite is probably not most peoples. Monsters, Inc. (my location is Monstropolis ;))

I've seen all of them except Finding Dory (which I plan to see soon).

Monsters, Inc.
Toy Story 3
Up (10/10)
The Incredibles
Finding Nemo
Toy Story
WALL-E
Ratatouille
The Good Dinosaur
Monsters, University
Toy Story 2 (9/10)
Brave
Inside Out (8/10)
A Bug's Life (7/10)
Cars (6/10)
Cars 2 (5/10)

... Probably
 
Aside from the other sci fi films mentioned:

Contact
Gattaca
Close Encounters
Source Code
THX 1138
 
Top 20 are pretty much in order, they are the standouts. I wouldn't know where to begin in ordering the others though. The positions mean very little, they are just what came to mind first. I tried to limit it to feature length films that had a theatrical release.

dumbo
the seventh seal
the night of the hunter
winter light
faust (murnau)
greed
cries and whispers
seven samurai
harakiri
the apartment

the godfather
no country for old men
the last laugh
Bambi
Satantango
sons of the desert
The Gold Rush
synecdoche new york
mary poppins
the trial of joan of arc

the passion of joan of arc
under the skin
breaking the waves
jaws
the incredible shrinking man
high noon
the good the bad and the ugly
the wizard of oz
there will be blood
boudu saved from drowning

army of shadows
ali fear eats the Soul
city lights
laaventura
singin in the rain
come drink with me
Glen or Glenda
cool hand luke
eraserhead
le trou

psycho
fargo
a man escaped
ace in the hole
of gods and men
one armed swordsman
monty python and the holy grail
iron monkey
Aparajito
make way for tomorrow

the bitter tears of petra von kant
ascent
the burmese harp
the cook the thief his wife and her lover
battle of algeirs
swing time
ben hur (silent)
happy go lucky
i am a fugitive from a chain gang
adaptation

aguirre wrath of god
alien
young frankenstein
zero for conduct
the devils
amour
dogville
andrei rublev
angels with dirty faces
festen

au hasard balthazar
dogtooth
double indemnity
snowtown
the train
Tremors
au revoir les enfants
babettes feast
shame
the lost weekend

snow white and the seven dwarfs
some like it hot
werkmeister harmonies
songs from the second floor
come and see
umberto d
blue velvet
body and soul
brazil
floating weeds

cabaret
casablanca
citizen kane
close up
crumb
detour
do the right thing
election (US)
faster pussycat kill kill
flash gordon

Paprika
This is England
The Great White Silence
Belleville rendez vous
The Elephant Man
the blue angel
Yojimbo
grave of the fireflies
hannah and her sisters
heat
Ugetsu monogatari
Spirited Away
Back To The Future
Miller's Crossing
in the mood for love
king kong
la strada
the haunting
let the right one in
little otik
lorna
metropolis
mindgame
mulholand drive
my neighbour totoro
panslabyrinth
paths of glory
peeping tom
perfect blue
primer
red river
rushmore
sansho the baliff
seconds
the 400 blows
the asphalt jungle
the fly 1986
the killing
the lost weekend
Lawrence of Arabia
the maltese falcon
the turin horse
Day of Wrath
The Red Shoes
the white balloon
M
toy story
+ many more

Decided to desert island it a little bit to add a little more variety. So To Have and Have not is left out for Casablanca, even though I don't really have a personal preference. Red Desert and La Notte are let go due to their thematic similarities to Laaventura. Autumn Sonata would occupy similar territory to Cries and Whispers and there is only one winner there. The Silence and Through a Glass Darkly again are covered somewhat by Winter Light. Summer With Monika, Dreams, Virgin Spring etc. are out because it can't all be Bergman. No Persona because that's Bergman for people who wish Bergman wasn't making Bergman films. The General, Steamboat Bill Jr and Safety Last perhaps trump Chaplin in terms of spectacle, but the Gold Rush has the guy in Chicken costume fade. Shawshank is a great film and I'm happy to defend it anytime but the superlative Cool Hand Luke keeps it out. Same goes for Escape From Alcatraz. It was either The Draftsman's Contract or The Cook The Theif His Wife and Her Lover. Ben Hurs each do specific things better than the other but Ben Hur 1959 will be forever in the original's shadow. Ordet would be top 10 but the ending keeps it out entirely (that was a painful omission). The Maltese Falcon, Detour and The Killing, so no Narrow Margin, Out of the Past, A Lonely Place, Stranger on the Third Floor. Pixar suffers at the hands of Disney, too bad Toy Story and Monsters Inc. Swingtime represents the likes of Shall we Dance, Top Hat, 42nd Street. Aparajito is simply my fave but it probably should have been Pather Panchali, whilst Apur Sansar is perhaps the most accomplished of the series but with the least satisfying story. No Godard cos even when I like Godard I don't think I like Godard. Hitchcock deserved more but for psuedy film snob genre bias. A Touch of Zen is King Hu's best but Come Drink with Me has that bar room scene. I chose The Good The Bad and The Ugly but Once Upon A Time In the West is just as good. The donkey covers for Mouchette. Then there is a bunch of efficiently made but unspectacular comfort films, that perhaps could be there on sentimentality alone: The Burbs, The Sword in the Stone, Bowfinger, Three Amigos, Homd Alone etc.

Biased towards early Hollywood and French/euro cinema. Which does reflect my tastes in general - and I'd argue is a fair reflection of how the two countries have defined the medium.

Come at me bro.
 
dumbo said:
Top 20 are pretty much in order, they are the standouts. I wouldn't know where to begin in ordering the others though. The positions mean very little, they are just what came to mind first. I tried to limit it to feature length films that had a theatrical release.

SNIP
Paprika
This is England
The Great White Silence
Belleville rendez vous
The Elephant Man
the blue angel
Yojimbo
grave of the fireflies
hannah and her sisters
heat
Ugetsu monogatari
Spirited Away
Back To The Future
Miller's Crossing
in the mood for love
king kong
la strada
the haunting
let the right one in
little otik
lorna
metropolis
mindgame
mulholand drive
my neighbour totoro
panslabyrinth
paths of glory
peeping tom
perfect blue
primer
red river
rushmore
sansho the baliff
seconds
the 400 blows
the asphalt jungle
the fly 1986
the killing
the lost weekend
Lawrence of Arabia
the maltese falcon
the turin horse
Day of Wrath
The Red Shoes
the white balloon
M
toy story
+ many more

Decided to desert island it a little bit to add a little more variety. So To Have and Have not is left out for Casablanca, even though I don't really have a personal preference. Red Desert and La Notte are let go due to their thematic similarities to Laaventura. Autumn Sonata would occupy similar territory to Cries and Whispers and there is only one winner there. The Silence and Through a Glass Darkly again are covered somewhat by Winter Light. Summer With Monika, Dreams, Virgin Spring etc. are out because it can't all be Bergman. No Persona because that's Bergman for people who wish Bergman wasn't making Bergman films. The General, Steamboat Bill Jr and Safety Last perhaps trump Chaplin in terms of spectacle, but the Gold Rush has the guy in Chicken costume fade. Shawshank is a great film and I'm happy to defend it anytime but the superlative Cool Hand Luke keeps it out. Same goes for Escape From Alcatraz. It was either The Draftsman's Contract or The Cook The Theif His Wife and Her Lover. Ben Hurs each do specific things better than the other but Ben Hur 1959 will be forever in the original's shadow. Ordet would be top 10 but the ending keeps it out entirely (that was a painful omission). The Maltese Falcon, Detour and The Killing, so no Narrow Margin, Out of the Past, A Lonely Place, Stranger on the Third Floor. Pixar suffers at the hands of Disney, too bad Toy Story and Monsters Inc. Swingtime represents the likes of Shall we Dance, Top Hat, 42nd Street. Aparajito is simply my fave but it probably should have been Pather Panchali, whilst Apur Sansar is perhaps the most accomplished of the series but with the least satisfying story. No Godard cos even when I like Godard I don't think I like Godard. Hitchcock deserved more but for psuedy film snob genre bias. A Touch of Zen is King Hu's best but Come Drink with Me has that bar room scene. I chose The Good The Bad and The Ugly but Once Upon A Time In the West is just as good. The donkey covers for Mouchette. Then there is a bunch of efficiently made but unspectacular comfort films, that perhaps could be there on sentimentality alone: The Burbs, The Sword in the Stone, Bowfinger, Three Amigos, Homd Alone etc.

Biased towards early Hollywood and French/euro cinema. Which does reflect my tastes in general - and I'd argue is a fair reflection of how the two countries have defined the medium.

Come at me bro.
Click to expand...
Nice, first shouts I've seen for Army of Shadows and the Lost Weekend I think.
 
Organic Potatoes said:
Finally, somebody lists Harakiri. I'd put it above anything Kurosawa produced.
Click to expand...

Seven Samurai for it's glorious mythology and Harakiri for the way it shreds the mythology entirely. A perfect double bill.

Ubik said:
Nice, first shouts I've seen for Army of Shadows and the Lost Weekend I think.
Click to expand...
No one could do both light and dark as well as Wilder.
R.N7 said:
I really hated that ending.
Click to expand...
I thought it betrayed both the film's philosophy and that of Dreyer himself. The revelatory optimism of the ending seems at odds with the compassionate pessimism and tragedy of Gertrud, Day of Wrath, Joan of Arc and Ordet.

Interestingly the ending to Breaking the Waves is very similar but I think it works in the irreverent context of a Von Trier film. Dreyer is only ever sincere.
 
Last edited:
Rooney in Paris said:
Sunshine.
Click to expand...
j9DXjf0.png
 
pauldyson1uk said:
I am up to about 80, but realized I need to watch a few mentioned already.
I have never seen A Clockwork Orange or Mulholland Drive, to name but 2 :eek:
Click to expand...
Yep, these types of lists are great to inform people about other great movies.

Haven't watched Mullholland Drive too, while I loved A Clockwork Orange (like most of Kubrick's movies). However, it is a very divisive movie with a lot of people finding it shit.
 
I may or may not get to 100, but here is a first stab at a top 50 or so, not necessarily in order. Pretty sure I've missed ones I really like as well!
Braveheart
Inception
The Godfather
The Godfather 2
Goodfellas
Shawshank Redemption
Dumb and Dumber
Twin Town
Trainspotting
Stand By Me
One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
The Shining
The Usual Suspects
The Big Lebowski
Kingpin
Reservoir Dogs
Pulp Fiction
Apocalypse Now
Aliens
Terminator2
The Great Escape
The Goonies
Monty Python - Life of Brian
Jacobs Ladder
The Matrix
Star Wars - original one
Silence of the Lambs
Leon
The Bourne Identity
The Departed
Point Break
Heat
A Clockwork Orange
Full Metal Jacket
Snatch
Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Casino
The Deer Hunter
Fargo
Airplane
Gladiator
Zoolander
Jaws
Rambo - the first one
Goldfinger
The Rock
Con Air
Green Mile
 
You must log in or register to reply here.