iam beautiful.

Vote.

What do you like about gone with the wind so much? Its honestly bored me stiff. The godfather is a great film and Casablanca is cool but overrated. I saw lost in trans recently and that was good, but I did feel bored at times. I feel the rewatches of that will enhance the experience though.

Well, this list is excellent.

Howdy

Do you think I'll like Maboroshi if I liked Nobody Knows but not After Life? I mean, I haven't even finished After Life yet (I might soon) but what I saw was kinda meh.

Good to see WATER @ 33 in your top 100

oh Iceman, I recognize that name from ymdb2. Good deal.

Ah Maborosi and the Dekalog. I like some of your classic loves as well, particularly 3, 4, and 13.

An excellent list!!!


(*) = Overrated
Grades out of 10

Snow WHite 9
Gone with the Wind 9
Fantasia 7 (*)
Pinnochio 7 (*)
Dumbo 7
Casablanca 9
Bambi 8
Rear Window 9
Mary Poppins 8
Star Wars 7 (*)
Annie Hall 9
Manhattan 8
Empire strikes back 7 (*)
Gandhi (1982, Richard Attenborough) 8
E.T. (1982, Steven Spielberg) 8
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi 7 (*)
Out of Africa (1985, Sydney Pollack) 7
Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo cinema Paradiso) 10!!
Beauty and the Beast (1991, Gary Trousdale/Kirk Wise) 9
Forrest Gump (1994, Robert Zemeckis) 7 (*)
The Lion King (1994, Roger Allers) 8
Jerry Maguire (1996, Cameron Crowe) 6 (*)
Titanic (1997, James Cameron) 9
The Matrix (1999, Andy Wachowski/Larry Wachowski) 6 (*)
Being John Malkovich (1999, Spike Jonze) 9
The Virgin Suicides (1999, Sofia Coppola) 6 (*)
Traffic (2000, Steven Soderbergh) 7 (*)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long) (2000, Ang Lee) 5 (*)
Almost Famous (2000, Cameron Crowe) 6 (*)
Gladiator (2000, Ridley Scott) 6 (*)
Requiem for a Dream (2000, Darren Aronofsky) 8
Bread and Tulips (Pane e tulipani) (2000, Silvio Soldini) 7 (Nice one!)
In the Mood for Love (Fa yeung nin wa) (2000, Kar Wai Wong) 8
Memento (2000, Christopher Nolan) 8
Mulholland Dr. (2001, David Lynch) 8
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001, Peter Jackson) 7 (*)
A Beautiful Mind (2001, Ron Howard) 7
Amélie 6 (*)
In the Bedroom (2001, Todd Field) 7.5
Artificial Intelligence: A.I. (2001, Steven Spielberg) 7
Ghost World (2001, Terry Zwigoff) 7
Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi) (2001, Hayao Miyazaki) 9
The Pianist (2002, Roman Polanski) 9
Chicago (2002, Rob Marshall) 7 (*)
In America (2002, Jim Sheridan) 7
The Hours (2002, Stephen Daldry) 10!!!
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002, Peter Jackson) 7 (*)
Talk to Her (Hable con ella) (2002, Pedro Almodóvar) 8
City of God (Cidade de Deus) (2002, Fernando Meirelles/Kátia Lund) 7 (*)
Whale Rider (2002, Niki Caro) 8
Spider-Man (2002, Sam Raimi) 6 (*)
Signs (2002, M. Night Shyamalan) 7
Elephant (2003, Gus Van Sant) 8
Big Fish (2003, Tim Burton) 8
Lost in Translation (2003, Sofia Coppola 10!!!
Last Life in the Universe (Ruang rak noi nid mahasan) (2003, Pen-Ek Ratanaruang) 8
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003, Peter Weir) 8
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003, Peter Jackson) 7 (*)
Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003, Peter Webber) 8
Love Actually (2003, Richard Curtis) 7.5
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 10!!!
Sideways (2004, Alexander Payne) 9
Million Dollar Baby (2004, Clint Eastwood) 10!!!
Finding Neverland (2004, Marc Forster) 8
Spider-Man 2 (2004, Sam Raimi) 6 (*)
Crash (2004, Paul Haggis) 9
The New World (2005, Terrence Malick) 3 (*!!!!!!)
Walk the Line (2005, James Mangold) 7 (*)
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005, Rob Marshall) 6 (*)
Brokeback Mountain (2005, Ang Lee) 10!!!
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005, George Clooney) 7.5
Pride and Prejudice (2005, Joe Wright) 6 (*)
Match Point (2005, Woody Allen) 9
The Constant Gardener (2005, Fernando Meirelles) 7.5
Cinderella Man (2005, Ron Howard) 4 (*!!!)
Junebug (2005, Phil Morrison) 8
Munich (2005, Steven Spielberg) 5 (*!!!)
Batman Begins (2005, Christopher Nolan) 7 (*)
King Kong (2005, Peter Jackson) 6 (*)
Capote (2005, Bennett Miller) 9
V for Vendetta (2006, James McTeigue) 6 (*)
Superman Returns (2006, Bryan Singer) 6 (*)
Little Miss Sunshine (2006, Jonathan Dayton/Valerie Faris) 8
United 93 (2006, Paul Greengrass) 7
Babel (2006, Alejandro González Iñárritu) 8


This is without a doubt an amazing list. Really really few lists have got as many 8/10 and from me as this one here

I never said you did Ryan. We agree to disagree on what Ebert said. Done.

I like your writing on "What does cinema mean to me?" I love it when people can express themselves in a way like that: very personal, off-the-cuff, but also with a sense of clarity. You've put alot of work into your user statement, and it shows.

what's a snob?

Those are my favorite 20 films of all time roughly.

And itsnot snobs who like them (snobs to not actually like movies). Most people who like a certain type of serious, spritual film (like me) usually have similar lists and tastes. That is why among us, certain great films like Rublev, Balthazar, Ordet etc keep reappearing on out top lists.

Most of the films on my top 20 move me to near tears, as do allot of other films which I did not have space to include. For lesser known films which are among my favorites see this list:

http://www.ymdb.com/m/l30901_ukuk.html

Jon Stewart said at the Oscar last year after showing all the important movie clips from Civil Rights to Gay Rights to political exposé, "yeah, movies solved all these problems and we never had to deal with them again". I don't know, I guess, I've just grown old, jaded and cynical. Don't take me seriously.

Try Seppuku.

Very classy list. Read your user statement too. Good stuff, although I wouldn't give movies as much credit as Ebert does; "can make us into better people".

Just saw Casino Royal today. Great. I have a weak spot for well made action movies too. You rate it pretty high in your scoreboard. You liked it that much?

It was so different than usual 007 movies. Without the cheesy Bond music, you wouldn't believe it is a Bond movie. It was more of a character study. And Bare-knuckled action flick that has no tidy ending. Her majesty's secret service has many flaws. I wonder what'll become of the franchise? Daniel Craig was great.

Nice statemant man. A great actor you should check out is Tatsuya Nakadai.

Classics like Gone With the Wind, The Godfather, Casablanca, and Rear Window mixed with Wong Kar Wai and other experimental films? Very interesting.

I made the mistake of watching Accepted with Parris. One of the worst movies I've seen ever.