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Grave of the Fireflies, incredible movie. Best animated film I've seen, a must watch. If you've seen most of the films on top 250 but not that one, get to it.

I get sad just thinking about it.
 
Spoony Youngblood said:
Recent. And I've got The Secret in their Eyes on my to watch list, I think you've recommended it before.

I downloaded The City of Lost Children the other day... might watch it today.
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Check out this pair, neither trailer does justice to either movie btw…. also as something lighter but also a smart movie, I thought Cyrus was really excellent, exactly my kind of comedy, very subtle, definitely worth a watch

Cell 211 very clever movie


Mother (korean) some of the photography in this is masterful


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I just watched Captain America. I'd give it a 6/10 for effort. The only positive thing coming out of that movie for me was Hayley Atwell.
 
What I've seen that I can remember from the IMDb top 250

1. 9.2 The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 626,435
2. 9.2 The Godfather (1972) 478,524
3. 9.0 The Godfather: Part II (1974) 294,278
4. 8.9 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) 197,290
5. 8.9 Pulp Fiction (1994) 495,070
7. 8.9 Schindler's List (1993) 329,147
10. 8.8 The Dark Knight (2008) 562,063
11. 8.8 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 433,645
12. 8.8 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 322,989
14. 8.8 Fight Club (1999) 463,594
15. 8.7 Goodfellas (1990) 273,701
16. 8.7 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) 367,129
17. 8.7 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) 455,954
18. 8.7 City of God (2002) 202,075
20. 8.7 Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) 90,629
22. 8.7 The Matrix (1999) 452,893
23. 8.7 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 280,390
24. 8.7 The Usual Suspects (1995) 309,372
25. 8.7 Psycho (1960) 169,754
26. 8.7 The Silence of the Lambs (1991) 296,359
27. 8.6 Se7en (1995) 341,573
29. 8.6 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) 387,400
30. 8.6 Forrest Gump (1994) 374,015
31. 8.6 Memento (2000) 329,185
33. 8.6 Leon: The Professional (1994) 247,640
35. 8.6 Apocalypse Now (1979) 200,516
37. 8.5 American History X (1998) 273,600
40. 8.5 American Beauty (1999) 341,574
41. 8.5 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 283,512
42. 8.5 Taxi Driver (1976) 189,129
43. 8.5 Saving Private Ryan (1998) 321,514
44. 8.5 Alien (1979) 211,801
45. 8.5 Vertigo (1958) 106,303
48. 8.5 The Shining (1980) 215,444
51. 8.5 The Pianist (2002) 164,924
57. 8.4 The Departed (2006) 319,054
59. 8.4 To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) 94,618
60. 8.4 Aliens (1986) 196,412
66. 8.4 Reservoir Dogs (1992) 249,897
68. 8.4 Back to the Future (1985) 247,280
69. 8.4 L.A. Confidential (1997) 188,730
73. 8.4 The Green Mile (1999) 246,857
75. 8.4 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) 177,006
76. 8.3 Raging Bull (1980) 105,235
77. 8.3 Once Upon a Time in America (1984) 86,454
82. 8.3 Pan's Labyrinth (2006) 188,133
84. 8.3 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) 67,823
85. 8.3 Full Metal Jacket (1987) 181,634
89. 8.3 Braveheart (1995) 284,554
90. 8.3 Gladiator (2000) 338,169
94. 8.3 Downfall (2004) 99,956
95. 8.3 Oldboy (2003) 120,671
96. 8.3 Unforgiven (1992) 118,206
98. 8.3 Gran Torino (2008) 171,691
102. 8.3 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) 244,439
104. 8.3 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) 199,236
109. 8.3 Die Hard (1988) 216,905
110. 8.3 The Great Escape (1963) 72,154
111. 8.3 Sin City (2005) 297,734
113. 8.2 Batman Begins (2005) 320,625
115. 8.2 Heat (1995) 171,359
117. 8.2 Fargo (1996) 188,918
118. 8.2 Blade Runner (1982) 211,946
122. 8.2 Grave of the Fireflies (1988) 43,106
123. 8.2 Hotel Rwanda (2004) 110,039
124. 8.2 Jaws (1975) 163,261
126. 8.2 No Country for Old Men (2007) 239,893
127. 8.2 Snatch. (2000) 211,670
130. 8.2 The Lion King (1994) 176,615
132. 8.2 The Wizard of Oz (1939) 120,738
133. 8.2 Slumdog Millionaire (2008) 223,770
134. 8.2 The Deer Hunter (1978) 102,543
135. 8.2 The Big Lebowski (1998) 212,797
136. 8.2 The Sixth Sense (1999) 281,215
137. 8.2 Toy Story (1995) 191,599
139. 8.2 Annie Hall (1977) 76,483
142. 8.2 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) 275,684
143. 8.2 Donnie Darko (2001) 249,172
144. 8.2 High Noon (1952) 39,372
145. 8.2 Platoon (1986) 128,003
146. 8.2 Into the Wild (2007) 133,662
147. 8.1 Scarface (1983) 184,556
148. 8.1 Million Dollar Baby (2004) 173,208
149. 8.1 Trainspotting (1996) 177,946
154. 8.1 District 9 (2009) 201,722
157. 8.1 Gone with the Wind (1939) 92,879
160. 8.1 Groundhog Day (1993) 164,348
165. 8.1 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) 152,881
167. 8.1 The Graduate (1967) 91,079
168. 8.1 Life of Brian (1979) 111,582
169. 8.1 Finding Nemo (2003) 206,864
170. 8.1 The Terminator (1984) 214,197
171. 8.1 The Manchurian Candidate (1962) 38,789
173. 8.1 Casino (1995) 130,577
174. 8.1 The Thing (1982) 96,830
175. 8.1 Stand by Me (1986) 105,839
176. 8.1 The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) 180,624
183. 8.1 Gandhi (1982) 61,018
187. 8.1 Good Will Hunting (1997) 183,159
188. 8.1 Ratatouille (2007) 166,389
194. 8.0 The Princess Bride (1987) 138,765
195. 8.0 The Killing (1956) 28,999
197. 8.0 Star Trek (2009) 170,375
198. 8.0 The Hustler (1961) 29,417
204. 8.0 The Exorcist (1973) 126,220
209. 8.0 The Incredibles (2004) 194,119
214. 8.0 In Bruges (2008) 124,565
215. 8.0 Rocky (1976) 122,443
217. 8.0 The Truman Show (1998) 196,304
219. 8.0 Mystic River (2003) 143,627
221. 8.0 Magnolia (1999) 136,215
222. 8.0 Big Fish (2003) 167,771
227. 8.0 Infernal Affairs (2002) 41,609
232. 8.0 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 286,348
233. 8.0 Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) 218,647
242. 8.0 Monsters, Inc. (2001) 149,852
243. 8.0 Rain Man (1988) 129,905
247. 8.0 Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) 69,356


Christ, it killed me to see how many of those movies I had to delete. I'll have to get downloading fairly lively.
 
Saliph said:
Grave of the Fireflies, incredible movie. Best animated film I've seen, a must watch. If you've seen most of the films on top 250 but not that one, get to it.

I get sad just thinking about it.
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Very good film. The saddest film I've seen. Can't watch it again.
 
Spoony Youngblood said:
1. 9.2 The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 625,374
2. 9.2 The Godfather (1972) 477,846
3. 9.0 The Godfather: Part II (1974) 293,776
4. 8.9 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) 196,984
5. 8.9 Pulp Fiction (1994) 494,290
6. 8.9 12 Angry Men (1957) 149,645
7. 8.9 Schindler's List (1993) 328,678
8. 8.8 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) 257,819
9. 8.8 Inception (2010) 392,740
10. 8.8 The Dark Knight (2008) 560,965
11. 8.8 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 432,908
12. 8.8 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 322,576
13. 8.8 Seven Samurai (1954) 112,375
14. 8.8 Fight Club (1999) 462,772
15. 8.7 Goodfellas (1990) 273,187
16. 8.7 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) 366,726
17. 8.7 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) 455,271
18. 8.7 City of God (2002) 201,718
19. 8.7 Casablanca (1942) 190,803
20. 8.7 Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) 90,493
21. 8.7 Rear Window (1954) 138,613
22. 8.7 The Matrix (1999) 452,179
23. 8.7 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 280,042
24. 8.7 The Usual Suspects (1995) 308,963
25. 8.7 Psycho (1960) 169,560
26. 8.7 The Silence of the Lambs (1991) 295,852
27. 8.6 Se7en (1995) 340,926
28. 8.6 It's a Wonderful Life (1946) 118,782
29. 8.6 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) 386,771
30. 8.6 Forrest Gump (1994) 373,248
31. 8.6 Memento (2000) 328,640
32. 8.6 Sunset Boulevard (1950) 64,777
33. 8.6 Leon (1994) 247,163
34. 8.6 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) 175,660
35. 8.6 Apocalypse Now (1979) 200,292
36. 8.6 Toy Story 3 (2010) 147,290
37. 8.5 American History X (1998) 273,079
38. 8.5 Citizen Kane (1941) 155,368
39. 8.5 North by Northwest (1959) 106,955
40. 8.5 American Beauty (1999) 341,095
41. 8.5 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 283,096
42. 8.5 Taxi Driver (1976) 188,843
43. 8.5 Saving Private Ryan (1998) 321,003
44. 8.5 Alien (1979) 211,531
45. 8.5 Vertigo (1958) 106,196
46. 8.5 Spirited Away (2001) 127,196
47. 8.5 Amelie (2001) 217,665
48. 8.5 The Shining (1980) 215,079
49. 8.5 City Lights (1931) 35,243
50. 8.5 Paths of Glory (1957) 52,847
51. 8.5 The Pianist (2002) 164,657
52. 8.5 WALL·E (2008) 232,060
53. 8.5 M (1931) 46,800
54. 8.5 Double Indemnity (1944) 43,900
55. 8.5 The Lives of Others (2006) 93,325
56. 8.4 Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 90,116
57. 8.4 The Departed (2006) 318,511
58. 8.4 A Clockwork Orange (1971) 227,279
59. 8.4 To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) 94,517
60. 8.4 Aliens (1986) 196,159
61. 8.4 Requiem for a Dream (2000) 222,760
62. 8.4 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) 262,643
63. 8.4 Das Boot (1981) 79,679
64. 8.4 Modern Times (1936) 44,028
65. 8.4 Life Is Beautiful (1997) 132,967
66. 8.4 Reservoir Dogs (1992) 249,547
67. 8.4 The Third Man (1949) 57,746
68. 8.4 Back to the Future (1985) 246,850
69. 8.4 L.A. Confidential (1997) 188,486
70. 8.4 Chinatown (1974) 91,429
71. 8.4 The Prestige (2006) 261,442
72. 8.4 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) 38,378
73. 8.4 The Green Mile (1999) 246,368
74. 8.4 Cinema Paradiso (1988) 54,745
75. 8.4 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) 176,818
76. 8.3 Raging Bull (1980) 105,105
77. 8.3 Once Upon a Time in America (1984) 86,311
78. 8.3 Some Like It Hot (1959) 78,072
79. 8.3 Rashomon (1950) 46,528
80. 8.3 Singin' in the Rain (1952) 64,043
81. 8.3 Amadeus (1984) 113,846
82. 8.3 Pan's Labyrinth (2006) 187,796
83. 8.3 All About Eve (1950) 39,954
84. 8.3 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) 67,731
85. 8.3 Full Metal Jacket (1987) 181,379
86. 8.3 The Great Dictator (1940) 45,043
87. 8.3 Bicycle Thieves (1948) 33,691
88. 8.3 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 184,451
89. 8.3 Braveheart (1995) 284,087
90. 8.3 Gladiator (2000) 337,575
91. 8.3 The Apartment (1960) 43,122
92. 8.3 Metropolis (1927) 47,396
93. 8.3 Inglourious Basterds (2009) 244,592
94. 8.3 Downfall (2004) 99,796
95. 8.3 Oldboy (2003) 120,449
96. 8.3 Unforgiven (1992) 118,009
97. 8.3 The Sting (1973) 76,668
98. 8.3 Gran Torino (2008) 171,239
99. 8.3 Up (2009) 161,882
100. 8.3 The Elephant Man (1980) 69,282
101. 8.3 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) 38,152
102. 8.3 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) 244,084
103. 8.3 The Maltese Falcon (1941) 58,340
104. 8.3 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) 198,944
105. 8.3 On the Waterfront (1954) 47,587
106. 8.3 Black Swan (2010) 154,499
107. 8.3 Princess Mononoke (1997) 78,580
108. 8.3 Rebecca (1940) 40,549
109. 8.3 Die Hard (1988) 216,529
110. 8.3 The Great Escape (1963) 72,077
111. 8.3 Sin City (2005) 297,353
112. 8.3 The Seventh Seal (1957) 44,948
113. 8.2 Batman Begins (2005) 320,008
114. 8.2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) 79,548
115. 8.2 Heat (1995) 171,051
116. 8.2 The General (1926) 23,619
117. 8.2 Fargo (1996) 188,693
118. 8.2 Blade Runner (1982) 211,716
119. 8.2 Yojimbo (1961) 34,079
120. 8.2 The King's Speech (2010) 104,577
121. 8.2 For a Few Dollars More (1965) 54,887
122. 8.2 Grave of the Fireflies (1988) 43,023
123. 8.2 Hotel Rwanda (2004) 109,893
124. 8.2 Jaws (1975) 163,024
125. 8.2 Witness for the Prosecution (1957) 21,614
126. 8.2 No Country for Old Men (2007) 239,452
127. 8.2 Snatch. (2000) 211,277
128. 8.2 Ran (1985) 39,307
129. 8.2 Touch of Evil (1958) 37,294
130. 8.2 The Lion King (1994) 176,200
131. 8.2 Wild Strawberries (1957) 25,715
132. 8.2 The Wizard of Oz (1939) 120,584
133. 8.2 Slumdog Millionaire (2008) 223,280
134. 8.2 The Deer Hunter (1978) 102,395
135. 8.2 The Big Lebowski (1998) 212,491
136. 8.2 The Sixth Sense (1999) 280,750
137. 8.2 Toy Story (1995) 191,211
138. 8.2 Cool Hand Luke (1967) 53,201
139. 8.2 Annie Hall (1977) 76,380
140. 8.2 Strangers on a Train (1951) 40,370
141. 8.2 It Happened One Night (1934) 29,186
142. 8.2 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) 275,302
143. 8.2 Donnie Darko (2001) 248,827
144. 8.2 High Noon (1952) 39,324
145. 8.2 Platoon (1986) 127,834
146. 8.2 Into the Wild (2007) 133,352
147. 8.1 Scarface (1983) 184,181
148. 8.1 Million Dollar Baby (2004) 172,917
149. 8.1 Trainspotting (1996) 177,666
150. 8.1 The Gold Rush (1925) 25,404
151. 8.1 There Will Be Blood (2007) 155,690
152. 8.1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) 66,886
153. 8.1 Notorious (1946) 35,936
154. 8.1 District 9 (2009) 201,243
155. 8.1 Ikiru (1952) 19,070
156. 8.1 The Grapes of Wrath (1940) 27,304
157. 8.1 Gone with the Wind (1939) 92,721
158. 8.1 Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) 13,723
159. 8.1 The Kid (1921) 18,611
160. 8.1 Groundhog Day (1993) 164,054
161. 8.1 The Secret in Their Eyes (2009) 33,870
162. 8.1 The Wages of Fear (1953) 16,828
163. 8.1 Amores Perros (2000) 72,006
164. 8.1 Ben-Hur (1959) 68,248
165. 8.1 The Big Sleep (1946) 32,805
166. 8.1 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) 152,607
167. 8.1 The Graduate (1967) 90,898
168. 8.1 Life of Brian (1979) 111,431
169. 8.1 Finding Nemo (2003) 206,423
170. 8.1 The Terminator (1984) 213,849
171. 8.1 The Manchurian Candidate (1962) 38,762
172. 8.1 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) 19,826
173. 8.1 Casino (1995) 130,355
174. 8.1 The Thing (1982) 96,652
175. 8.1 Stand by Me (1986) 105,631
176. 8.1 The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) 180,285
177. 8.1 Dog Day Afternoon (1975) 71,175
178. 8.1 V for Vendetta (2006) 275,197
179. 8.1 Twelve Monkeys (1995) 198,299
180. 8.1 How to Train Your Dragon (2010) 87,402
181. 8.1 The Fiends (1955) 17,881
182. 8.1 The Wrestler (2008) 120,524
183. 8.1 Gandhi (1982) 60,917
184. 8.1 My Neighbour Totoro (1988) 40,297
185. 8.1 Avatar (2009) 341,121
186. 8.1 Judgement at Nuremberg (1961) 17,143
187. 8.1 Good Will Hunting (1997) 182,812
188. 8.1 Ratatouille (2007) 166,070
189. 8.1 The Night of the Hunter (1955) 30,056
190. 8.1 Network (1976) 41,620
191. 8.1 8½ (1963) 34,849
192. 8.0 The 400 Blows (1959) 28,452
193. 8.0 The Battle of Algiers (1966) 16,608
194. 8.0 The Princess Bride (1987) 138,613
195. 8.0 The Killing (1956) 28,957
196. 8.0 Mary and Max (2009) 25,288
197. 8.0 Star Trek (2009) 169,955
198. 8.0 The Hustler (1961) 29,379
199. 8.0 La Strada (1954) 20,879
200. 8.0 Dial M for Murder (1954) 36,317
201. 8.0 Persona (1966) 20,395
202. 8.0 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) 23,992
203. 8.0 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) 39,094
204. 8.0 The Exorcist (1973) 126,015
205. 8.0 A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) 39,332
206. 8.0 The Wild Bunch (1969) 35,760
207. 8.0 Stalag 17 (1953) 23,364
208. 8.0 The Social Network (2010) 140,325
209. 8.0 The Incredibles (2004) 193,783
210. 8.0 Fanny and Alexander (1982) 17,232
211. 8.0 The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) 13,190
212. 8.0 Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) 15,274
213. 8.0 In Bruges (2008) 124,320
214. 8.0 Barry Lyndon (1975) 45,933
215. 8.0 All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) 25,053
216. 8.0 Rocky (1976) 122,181
217. 8.0 The Truman Show (1998) 195,940
218. 8.0 Let the Right One In (2008) 78,039
219. 8.0 Mystic River (2003) 143,370
220. 8.0 Sherlock Jr. (1924) 9,541
221. 8.0 Magnolia (1999) 136,079
222. 8.0 Big Fish (2003) 167,530
223. 8.0 Ed Wood (1994) 84,912
224. 8.0 Rosemary's Baby (1968) 62,217
225. 8.0 Nights of Cabiria (1957) 13,776
226. 8.0 Howl's Moving Castle (2004) 58,093
227. 8.0 Infernal Affairs (2002) 41,559
228. 8.0 Manhattan (1979) 45,156
229. 8.0 Children of Men (2006) 187,151
230. 8.0 Festen (1998) 31,036
231. 8.0 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 285,833
232. 8.0 Roman Holiday (1953) 37,045
233. 8.0 Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) 218,306
234. 8.0 Rope (1948) 37,975
235. 8.0 Patton (1970) 45,054
236. 8.0 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) 26,238
237. 8.0 Sleuth (1972) 20,738
238. 8.0 Ip Man (2008) 25,967
239. 8.0 Shutter Island (2010) 175,587
240. 8.0 His Girl Friday (1940) 23,807
241. 8.0 Monsters, Inc. (2001) 149,470
242. 8.0 Duck Soup (1933) 30,651
243. 8.0 Rain Man (1988) 129,495
244. 8.0 A Separation (2011) 12,245
245. 8.0 Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) 69,248
246. 8.0 Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... and Spring (2003) 23,177
247. 8.0 Tokyo Story (1953) 9,883
248. 8.0 Stalker (1979) 24,869
249. 8.0 Harvey (1950) 26,840
250. 8.0 La Grande Illusion (1937) 13,96


Reckon there are 40 that I've not seen.
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mehro said:
1. 9.2 The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 625,374
2. 9.2 The Godfather (1972) 477,846
3. 9.0 The Godfather: Part II (1974) 293,776
4. 8.9 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) 196,984
5. 8.9 Pulp Fiction (1994) 494,290
6. 8.9 12 Angry Men (1957) 149,645
7. 8.9 Schindler's List (1993) 328,678
8. 8.8 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) 257,819
9. 8.8 Inception (2010) 392,740
10. 8.8 The Dark Knight (2008) 560,965
11. 8.8 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 432,908
12. 8.8 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 322,576
13. 8.8 Seven Samurai (1954) 112,375
14. 8.8 Fight Club (1999) 462,772
15. 8.7 Goodfellas (1990) 273,187
16. 8.7 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) 366,726
17. 8.7 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) 455,271
18. 8.7 City of God (2002) 201,718
19. 8.7 Casablanca (1942) 190,803
20. 8.7 Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) 90,493
21. 8.7 Rear Window (1954) 138,613
22. 8.7 The Matrix (1999) 452,179
23. 8.7 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 280,042
24. 8.7 The Usual Suspects (1995) 308,963
25. 8.7 Psycho (1960) 169,560
26. 8.7 The Silence of the Lambs (1991) 295,852
27. 8.6 Se7en (1995) 340,926
28. 8.6 It's a Wonderful Life (1946) 118,782
29. 8.6 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) 386,771
30. 8.6 Forrest Gump (1994) 373,248
31. 8.6 Memento (2000) 328,640
32. 8.6 Sunset Boulevard (1950) 64,777
33. 8.6 Leon (1994) 247,163
34. 8.6 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) 175,660
35. 8.6 Apocalypse Now (1979) 200,292
36. 8.6 Toy Story 3 (2010) 147,290
37. 8.5 American History X (1998) 273,079
38. 8.5 Citizen Kane (1941) 155,368
39. 8.5 North by Northwest (1959) 106,955
40. 8.5 American Beauty (1999) 341,095
41. 8.5 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 283,096
42. 8.5 Taxi Driver (1976) 188,843
43. 8.5 Saving Private Ryan (1998) 321,003
44. 8.5 Alien (1979) 211,531
45. 8.5 Vertigo (1958) 106,196
46. 8.5 Spirited Away (2001) 127,196
47. 8.5 Amelie (2001) 217,665
48. 8.5 The Shining (1980) 215,079
49. 8.5 City Lights (1931) 35,243
50. 8.5 Paths of Glory (1957) 52,847
51. 8.5 The Pianist (2002) 164,657
52. 8.5 WALL·E (2008) 232,060
53. 8.5 M (1931) 46,800
54. 8.5 Double Indemnity (1944) 43,900
55. 8.5 The Lives of Others (2006) 93,325
56. 8.4 Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 90,116
57. 8.4 The Departed (2006) 318,511
58. 8.4 A Clockwork Orange (1971) 227,279
59. 8.4 To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) 94,517
60. 8.4 Aliens (1986) 196,159
61. 8.4 Requiem for a Dream (2000) 222,760
62. 8.4 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) 262,643
63. 8.4 Das Boot (1981) 79,679
64. 8.4 Modern Times (1936) 44,028
65. 8.4 Life Is Beautiful (1997) 132,967
66. 8.4 Reservoir Dogs (1992) 249,547
67. 8.4 The Third Man (1949) 57,746
68. 8.4 Back to the Future (1985) 246,850
69. 8.4 L.A. Confidential (1997) 188,486
70. 8.4 Chinatown (1974) 91,429
71. 8.4 The Prestige (2006) 261,442
72. 8.4 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) 38,378
73. 8.4 The Green Mile (1999) 246,368
74. 8.4 Cinema Paradiso (1988) 54,745
75. 8.4 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) 176,818
76. 8.3 Raging Bull (1980) 105,105
77. 8.3 Once Upon a Time in America (1984) 86,311
78. 8.3 Some Like It Hot (1959) 78,072
79. 8.3 Rashomon (1950) 46,528
80. 8.3 Singin' in the Rain (1952) 64,043
81. 8.3 Amadeus (1984) 113,846
82. 8.3 Pan's Labyrinth (2006) 187,796
83. 8.3 All About Eve (1950) 39,954
84. 8.3 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) 67,731
85. 8.3 Full Metal Jacket (1987) 181,379
86. 8.3 The Great Dictator (1940) 45,043
87. 8.3 Bicycle Thieves (1948) 33,691
88. 8.3 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 184,451
89. 8.3 Braveheart (1995) 284,087
90. 8.3 Gladiator (2000) 337,575
91. 8.3 The Apartment (1960) 43,122
92. 8.3 Metropolis (1927) 47,396
93. 8.3 Inglourious Basterds (2009) 244,592
94. 8.3 Downfall (2004) 99,796
95. 8.3 Oldboy (2003) 120,449
96. 8.3 Unforgiven (1992) 118,009
97. 8.3 The Sting (1973) 76,668
98. 8.3 Gran Torino (2008) 171,239
99. 8.3 Up (2009) 161,882
100. 8.3 The Elephant Man (1980) 69,282
101. 8.3 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) 38,152
102. 8.3 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) 244,084
103. 8.3 The Maltese Falcon (1941) 58,340
104. 8.3 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) 198,944
105. 8.3 On the Waterfront (1954) 47,587
106. 8.3 Black Swan (2010) 154,499
107. 8.3 Princess Mononoke (1997) 78,580
108. 8.3 Rebecca (1940) 40,549
109. 8.3 Die Hard (1988) 216,529
110. 8.3 The Great Escape (1963) 72,077
111. 8.3 Sin City (2005) 297,353
112. 8.3 The Seventh Seal (1957) 44,948
113. 8.2 Batman Begins (2005) 320,008
114. 8.2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) 79,548
115. 8.2 Heat (1995) 171,051
116. 8.2 The General (1926) 23,619
117. 8.2 Fargo (1996) 188,693
118. 8.2 Blade Runner (1982) 211,716
119. 8.2 Yojimbo (1961) 34,079
120. 8.2 The King's Speech (2010) 104,577
121. 8.2 For a Few Dollars More (1965) 54,887
122. 8.2 Grave of the Fireflies (1988) 43,023
123. 8.2 Hotel Rwanda (2004) 109,893
124. 8.2 Jaws (1975) 163,024
125. 8.2 Witness for the Prosecution (1957) 21,614
126. 8.2 No Country for Old Men (2007) 239,452
127. 8.2 Snatch. (2000) 211,277
128. 8.2 Ran (1985) 39,307
129. 8.2 Touch of Evil (1958) 37,294
130. 8.2 The Lion King (1994) 176,200
131. 8.2 Wild Strawberries (1957) 25,715
132. 8.2 The Wizard of Oz (1939) 120,584
133. 8.2 Slumdog Millionaire (2008) 223,280
134. 8.2 The Deer Hunter (1978) 102,395
135. 8.2 The Big Lebowski (1998) 212,491
136. 8.2 The Sixth Sense (1999) 280,750
137. 8.2 Toy Story (1995) 191,211
138. 8.2 Cool Hand Luke (1967) 53,201
139. 8.2 Annie Hall (1977) 76,380
140. 8.2 Strangers on a Train (1951) 40,370
141. 8.2 It Happened One Night (1934) 29,186
142. 8.2 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) 275,302
143. 8.2 Donnie Darko (2001) 248,827
144. 8.2 High Noon (1952) 39,324
145. 8.2 Platoon (1986) 127,834
146. 8.2 Into the Wild (2007) 133,352
147. 8.1 Scarface (1983) 184,181
148. 8.1 Million Dollar Baby (2004) 172,917
149. 8.1 Trainspotting (1996) 177,666
150. 8.1 The Gold Rush (1925) 25,404
151. 8.1 There Will Be Blood (2007) 155,690
152. 8.1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) 66,886
153. 8.1 Notorious (1946) 35,936
154. 8.1 District 9 (2009) 201,243
155. 8.1 Ikiru (1952) 19,070
156. 8.1 The Grapes of Wrath (1940) 27,304
157. 8.1 Gone with the Wind (1939) 92,721
158. 8.1 Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) 13,723
159. 8.1 The Kid (1921) 18,611
160. 8.1 Groundhog Day (1993) 164,054
161. 8.1 The Secret in Their Eyes (2009) 33,870
162. 8.1 The Wages of Fear (1953) 16,828
163. 8.1 Amores Perros (2000) 72,006
164. 8.1 Ben-Hur (1959) 68,248
165. 8.1 The Big Sleep (1946) 32,805
166. 8.1 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) 152,607
167. 8.1 The Graduate (1967) 90,898
168. 8.1 Life of Brian (1979) 111,431
169. 8.1 Finding Nemo (2003) 206,423
170. 8.1 The Terminator (1984) 213,849
171. 8.1 The Manchurian Candidate (1962) 38,762
172. 8.1 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) 19,826
173. 8.1 Casino (1995) 130,355
174. 8.1 The Thing (1982) 96,652
175. 8.1 Stand by Me (1986) 105,631
176. 8.1 The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) 180,285
177. 8.1 Dog Day Afternoon (1975) 71,175
178. 8.1 V for Vendetta (2006) 275,197
179. 8.1 Twelve Monkeys (1995) 198,299
180. 8.1 How to Train Your Dragon (2010) 87,402
181. 8.1 The Fiends (1955) 17,881
182. 8.1 The Wrestler (2008) 120,524
183. 8.1 Gandhi (1982) 60,917
184. 8.1 My Neighbour Totoro (1988) 40,297
185. 8.1 Avatar (2009) 341,121
186. 8.1 Judgement at Nuremberg (1961) 17,143
187. 8.1 Good Will Hunting (1997) 182,812
188. 8.1 Ratatouille (2007) 166,070
189. 8.1 The Night of the Hunter (1955) 30,056
190. 8.1 Network (1976) 41,620
191. 8.1 8½ (1963) 34,849
192. 8.0 The 400 Blows (1959) 28,452
193. 8.0 The Battle of Algiers (1966) 16,608
194. 8.0 The Princess Bride (1987) 138,613
195. 8.0 The Killing (1956) 28,957
196. 8.0 Mary and Max (2009) 25,288
197. 8.0 Star Trek (2009) 169,955
198. 8.0 The Hustler (1961) 29,379
199. 8.0 La Strada (1954) 20,879
200. 8.0 Dial M for Murder (1954) 36,317
201. 8.0 Persona (1966) 20,395
202. 8.0 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) 23,992
203. 8.0 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) 39,094
204. 8.0 The Exorcist (1973) 126,015
205. 8.0 A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) 39,332
206. 8.0 The Wild Bunch (1969) 35,760
207. 8.0 Stalag 17 (1953) 23,364
208. 8.0 The Social Network (2010) 140,325
209. 8.0 The Incredibles (2004) 193,783
210. 8.0 Fanny and Alexander (1982) 17,232
211. 8.0 The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) 13,190
212. 8.0 Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) 15,274
213. 8.0 In Bruges (2008) 124,320
214. 8.0 Barry Lyndon (1975) 45,933
215. 8.0 All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) 25,053
216. 8.0 Rocky (1976) 122,181
217. 8.0 The Truman Show (1998) 195,940
218. 8.0 Let the Right One In (2008) 78,039
219. 8.0 Mystic River (2003) 143,370
220. 8.0 Sherlock Jr. (1924) 9,541
221. 8.0 Magnolia (1999) 136,079
222. 8.0 Big Fish (2003) 167,530
223. 8.0 Ed Wood (1994) 84,912
224. 8.0 Rosemary's Baby (1968) 62,217
225. 8.0 Nights of Cabiria (1957) 13,776
226. 8.0 Howl's Moving Castle (2004) 58,093
227. 8.0 Infernal Affairs (2002) 41,559
228. 8.0 Manhattan (1979) 45,156
229. 8.0 Children of Men (2006) 187,151
230. 8.0 Festen (1998) 31,036
231. 8.0 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 285,833
232. 8.0 Roman Holiday (1953) 37,045
233. 8.0 Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) 218,306
234. 8.0 Rope (1948) 37,975
235. 8.0 Patton (1970) 45,054
236. 8.0 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) 26,238
237. 8.0 Sleuth (1972) 20,738
238. 8.0 Ip Man (2008) 25,967
239. 8.0 Shutter Island (2010) 175,587
240. 8.0 His Girl Friday (1940) 23,807
241. 8.0 Monsters, Inc. (2001) 149,470
242. 8.0 Duck Soup (1933) 30,651
243. 8.0 Rain Man (1988) 129,495
244. 8.0 A Separation (2011) 12,245
245. 8.0 Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) 69,248
246. 8.0 Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... and Spring (2003) 23,177
247. 8.0 Tokyo Story (1953) 9,883
248. 8.0 Stalker (1979) 24,869
249. 8.0 Harvey (1950) 26,840
250. 8.0 La Grande Illusion (1937) 13,96
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I just watched 'I Am Number Four'. It has a good story line to it. Its a pity this movie did not do well. It is one of six books I think. So far only one has come out and they made that a movie already. If there was a part two, which I am not too confident about, I would watch it. The book came out only last August and the movie came out this February. I really don't think they should have hurried with the movie.
 
Kagemusha - Doesn't quite reach the great heights of Ran but a fine film of colossal proportions.

Also watched Fanny och Alexander which I hadn't seen since I was a kid. It's a good film, filled with great performances and is nice to look at, but not sure if it deserves it's masterpiece tag.
 
R.Nilsson7 said:
Kagemusha - Doesn't quite reach the great heights of Ran but a fine film of colossal proportions.
Also watched Fanny och Alexander which I hadn't seen since I was a kid. It's a good film, filled with great performances and is nice to look at, but not sure if it deserves that masterpiece tag.
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Yep, it was a precursor to Ran or has he said a dress rehearsal. Have you seen Kaidan?

IMDb - Kwaidan (1964)
 
Well if Pete thought Kagemusha was fantastic, which it was in all fairness, he's in for a treat when he watches Ran. It's in my top three or four or five.
 
Anyone here seen 'The Conversation'? Coppola movie that stars Gene Hackman, who plays a paranoid surveillance expert. Its a strange strange film. Very non-Hollywoodesque and a good character study of a deeply guilty individual. Worth watching !
 
Anyone have recommendations for Netflix's Instant Watch flicks? Going to give 'Name of the Rose' a go tonight but open to suggestions.
 
Hmm I havent seen the movie. But the book is brilliant. I dont see Sean Connery being able to pull off that role.

Kagemusha was being discussed earlier and its there on instant watch. The instant watch on netflix went a bit shit recently. they dropped a lot of good titles but still have lots of classiscs. Umberto D. Smiles of a summer night. The sorrow and the pity. these are 3 from my very long queue that are still available for instant watch.
 
mehro said:
Hmm I havent seen the movie. But the book is brilliant. I dont see Sean Connery being able to pull off that role.

Kagemusha was being discussed earlier and its there on instant watch. The instant watch on netflix went a bit shit recently. they dropped a lot of good titles but still have lots of classiscs. Umberto D. Smiles of a summer night. The sorrow and the pity. these are 3 from my very long queue that are still available for instant watch.
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Ah good man. Thanks for the recommendations. I'm adding all three to my queue as well. 'Name of the Rose' and 'Foucault's Pendulum' are the only two Eco books I've read and I consider them both pretty much unfilmable. Yeah, I can't see Connery pulling off 'William of Baskerville' either, I'll know tonight.
 
The greatest movie ever sold Morgan Spurlock’s documentary about product placement is quite entertaining but guilty of leaving you wanting more. Although at the end of the film he claims that none of the companies that sponsored the film had any editorial say you’re still left with the feeling that it doesn’t matter because throughout the film you get the feeling he was cuckolded into basically having no opinion, maybe that is the point he is trying to make, that by selling out the message was lost but that is a dangerous game to play when you’re making a documentary and as all your left with is some entertaining skits and information that barely scratches any surface it’s safe to say he lost. Great idea and interesting concept but unfortunately they just don’t work.

North By Northwest I saw this being mentioned in the other thread and people claiming it has aged badly and wasn’t as good as it they remembered but on my first viewing I absolutely loved it. Yes some of the sets were wobbly and the effects laughable but my god it has Cary Grant playing drunk what is not to love.


Manhattan Another film I really enjoyed as Woody Allen muses on love, materialism, loyalty, truth and just about anything he can get his hands on, not sure whether I prefer this or Annie Hall but this is full of some excellent dialogue (Oh really, he was a genius, Helen's a genius and Dennis is a genius. You know a lot of geniuses, y'know. You should meet some stupid people once in a while, y'know, you could learn something.) and I thought Mariel Hemingway was fantastic as his young love interest.



Rio Better than I was expecting, only watched it for Tracy Morgan and he was hardly in it but entertaining enough and worth watching just for Jermaine Clement (flight of the Conchords) who plays a brilliant villain.


To Catch a Thief Although I did enjoy this I was slightly underwhelmed with the reputation that preceded it and the personnel involved I was expecting more. Don’t get me wrong the acting was good, Grace Kelly was sumptuous and Cary Grant is basically the living embodiment of charisma and makes anything worth watching but the plot was so obvious that I had everything figured out within the opening 10 minutes.


Things to do in Denver when you’re dead I’ve been meaning to watch this for years after someone had given me a basic idea of what it was about, or so I thought, turns out they’d made it out to be a completely different film than it actually is giving the impression the lead character goes about living vicariously because he knows he hasn’t got long to live. In reality it is quite dark, although there is plenty of black humour thrown in especially from a Dennis Hopper in Blue Velvetesque Christopher Walken. Glad I watched it even if it wasn’t as expected. Would have been better with Berbatov.


Taxi Driver Another film I’ve been meaning to get around to watching but I always thought the hype behind it and how much I enjoyed Mean Streets might leave me underwhelmed. Boy was I wrong, this is quite simply a fantastic film, DeNiro’s performance alone should merit it a classic, facially, movement wise and dialogue delivery was all spot on to really convey his decaying mental state. The ending sequence if left to someone else could have been awful but with an on top of his game Scorcese you are instead left with a real intrigue to whether what you’re watching is reality or not.
 
The Devil's Double Tells the story of Saddam Hussein's psychotic son's double. Where can I start? The acting was diabolical and wasn't helped by the fact that they used Caucasians with what sounded like broken Russian accents to come across as Iraqis. And to add to that the film was littered with HUGE historical inaccuracies. But it was an enjoyable watch nonetheless.
 
Hanna - The character is odd, the movie was odd, but it was interestingly odd. Saoirse Ronan, bless her name, really impressed me with her screen abilities. Story-wise it didn't seem all that interesting, but the character of Hanna is interesting enough to keep you watching. 7/10

Rise of the Apes - Surprised at how much I liked the movie - thought it applied much to the selfishness of humanity these days, and how more "human" the apes seemed than the humans did. 8/10

Horrible Bosses - Not my type of genre, comedies that're rated R, but this one caught me by surprise. Actually made me laugh throughout the movie despite the ridiculous plot, and again, even if I didn't like these types of movies. Much better than Hangover II and Bridesmaids, IMO. 7/10
 
RedKaos said:
The Devil's Double Tells the story of Saddam Hussein's psychotic son's double. Where can I start? The acting was diabolical and wasn't helped by the fact that they used Caucasians with what sounded like broken Russian accents to come across as Iraqis. And to add to that the film was littered with HUGE historical inaccuracies. But it was an enjoyable watch nonetheless.
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Yeah I found that odd. I haven't seen it yet (though I read a few articles on it and Latif Yahia and it obviously sounds like a classic "inspired by real events" movie) but the casting of Dominic Cooper just seemed a little uncontemporary. It's not exactly "Soul Man" but I find it really odd that no one during the making of this thought, "isn't this sort of blacking up?"
 
Mockney said:
Yeah I found that odd. I haven't seen it yet (though I read a few articles on it and Latif Yahia and it obviously sounds like a classic "inspired by real events" movie) but the casting of Dominic Cooper just seemed a little uncontemporary. It's not exactly "Soul Man" but I find it really odd that no one during the making of this thought, "isn't this sort of blacking up?"
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The odd thing was that they casted a few authentic Arab actors, but then it clearly showed they'd run out of them, so they picked up a few Brits and Aussies, gave them some shoe polish and asked them to put on their best Ivan Drago impression.
 
Blitz- Jason Statham playing...well himself again only this time he has a lower budget and a queer sidekick. Honestly films like this I don't think any thought goes into at any level. Pick a few British actors, one hardman, one mentor, one nutcase and one eye candy then choose any clichéd script you like and job done. Nothing interesting about this movie and its not even got that much action in it you make up for it.

3/10
 
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