Alfs 3:02 Thu Aug 2
The Critics’ Top Ten Greatest Films of All Time
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Voted for once a decade. Interestingly, the most modern film on the list is A Space Odyssey from 1968.
Having been to see the Black Knight tonight and seeing the millions splurged on a cliché ridden story I'm wondering what we've lost in terms of cinema.
Here's the list.
1. Vertigo (Hitchcock, 1958)
2. Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941)
3. Tokyo Story (Ozu, 1953)
4. La Règle du jeu (Renoir, 1939)
5. Sunrise: a Song of Two Humans (Murnau, 1927)
6. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Kubrick, 1968)
7. The Searchers (Ford, 1956)
8. Man with a Movie Camera (Dziga Vertov, 1929)
9. The Passion of Joan of Arc (Dreyer, 1927)
10. 8 ½ (Fellini, 1963)
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Blunders
12:24 Sat Aug 4
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Vertigo on ITV3 now.
Hour in, don't recommend you start now if you've never seen it.
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ManorParkHammer
12:15 Sat Aug 4
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I agree with him. I go to the £3 Sky at the o2 on a Monday night.
Cant remember seeing a brilliant film there this year. Best so far was the Dark Knight Rises and that was at best decent.
Although I streamed a film called 'God Bless America' which was the fucking nuts. Loved it.
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SurfaceAgentX2Zero
12:07 Sat Aug 4
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There is a great quote by Harry Cohn, boss of Columbia Pictures way back then. It goes along the lines of, 'I like good movies, too. But every year I have to kick 51 pieces of shit out onto the street to pay for one'.
I suspect nothing changes.
There are some great old movies, but not as many as some would have us believe, and in a much lesser proportion of total output than we are given to understand.
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ManorParkHammer
11:59 Fri Aug 3
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I make you right though Surface it should be much more highly rated than it is.
I don't really get on with pre-60's cinema to be honest. I find it far less rewarding and challenging than it is made out to be.
I can understand why people love it but only for the same reasons I prefer a book to a Kindle.
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SurfaceAgentX2Zero
11:56 Fri Aug 3
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I'm not even particularly a fan. But any discussion about the greatest ever animated film that consists of a list of Japanese semi-animated anime films seems redundant.
I'm not saying that they aren't good films. They can all be 'my favourite', as can any film.
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SurfaceAgentX2Zero
11:53 Fri Aug 3
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Ahhh. that would explain it.
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I.want.that.one
11:53 Fri Aug 3
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What?
Walle is one of THE best films ever made.
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ManorParkHammer
11:51 Fri Aug 3
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Haha, Morpheus I saw Spirited Away first and loved it too,
Surface, only blokes with kids are allowed to like Disney films which counts me out.
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SurfaceAgentX2Zero
11:47 Fri Aug 3
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Its funny. By everything that a film buff holds dear Snow White would win hands down.
Cinematic innovation
Technical excellence
Originality
Soundtrack
Unanimous critical acclaim
Enduring popularity and accessability
But it's a musical by Walt Disney, so it can't be any good.
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Morpheus
11:46 Fri Aug 3
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I know, I know - but it was the first Miyazake film I saw and it blew me away
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ManorParkHammer
11:43 Fri Aug 3
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Over Princess Monokee, Morpheus?
Crazy decision.
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Morpheus
11:43 Fri Aug 3
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Spirited Away gets my vote
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ManorParkHammer
11:41 Fri Aug 3
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The Lion King is by far the best animation ever.
I KILLED MUFASA!
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SurfaceAgentX2Zero
11:38 Fri Aug 3
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Alex V 6:10 Fri Aug 3
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs not achingly cool enough?
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Alex V
6:10 Fri Aug 3
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I'm sure there were plenty of animated movies in the voting. I would argue there's isn't an animation that really stands out as the best of all time. I'd pick Totoro myself.
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Blunders
3:41 Fri Aug 3
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Wall.E was fucking genius. A Chaplin silent film mixed with a sci-fi story. Brilliant.
Sold,
So you've seen nothing from Kurosawa, Kobayachi, Mizoguchi, Miyazaki, Kitano or Ozu? Just cos they were a bit naughty 70 years ago?
Your (significant) loss.
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Goat Boy
3:30 Fri Aug 3
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WaLL.E was dull as fuck.
Nothing (NOTHING) happens.
And shame on you Sold, call yourself a dog lover? Don't see Bolt of your list.... He's got a 'super-bark' for fucks sake!
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Northern Sold
3:25 Fri Aug 3
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Blunders.... JAP films?? Are you sure... after they got our Gymnastic SILVER over turned to a BRONZE.... that and obvioulsy the Burma Death march ... not for me...
UP is the Greatest ANIMATED film ever...
A TALKING DOG THAT TELLS JOKES ABOUT SQUIRRELS
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Blunders
3:17 Fri Aug 3
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The sad bits from UP worked really well, but I was disappointed with the film as a whole.
Don't think it touches Wall.E or the Toy Story trilogy.
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Blunders
3:16 Fri Aug 3
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Swiss,
Amazing film makers.
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Swiss.
3:14 Fri Aug 3
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Not one Powell and Pressburger film there...not good.
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