that's one of his best
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 25 August 2016 15:30 (eight years ago) link
I liked In Another Country. I saw it the day before Christmas Eve and two of the six other people in the theater walked out.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 25 August 2016 15:33 (eight years ago) link
also Inland Empire got one vote, from Michael Atkinson
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 25 August 2016 15:35 (eight years ago) link
Whatre yr thoughts on the omission of kung fu hustle
― poor fiddy-less albion (darraghmac), Thursday, August 25, 2016 11:20 AM (fourteen minutes ago) Bookmark
shaolin soccer is better
― 龜, Thursday, 25 August 2016 15:36 (eight years ago) link
Inland Empire > Mulholland Drive
And yeah, Woman on the Beach might be the best Hong, though I haven't really seen the early ones.
― Frederik B, Thursday, 25 August 2016 15:39 (eight years ago) link
Good to see Two Lovers on Ed Gonzalez's list.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 25 August 2016 15:40 (eight years ago) link
one of 2 total James Gray votes
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 25 August 2016 15:44 (eight years ago) link
here's a fascinating list:
Kenji Fujishima – Freelance film critic (US)
1. The World (Jia Zhangke, 2004)2. Profit Motive and the Whispering Wind (John Gianvito, 2007)3. Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino, 2009)4. Pulse (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2001)5. Syndromes and a Century (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2006)6. In Jackson Heights (Frederick Wiseman, 2015)7. Synecdoche, New York (Charlie Kaufman, 2008)8. Love Exposure (Sion Sono, 2008)9. The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2011)10. Casino Royale (Martin Campbell, 2006)
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 25 August 2016 15:48 (eight years ago) link
I only saw one person list bad lieutenant: pocno, that film kills
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 25 August 2016 15:49 (eight years ago) link
Props for Weerasethakul and Tarr inclusions. Hunger would also be my Steve McQueen pick. I need to see White Material, The Headless Woman and Margaret, so this list offers some useful reminders.
In defense of...
Amelie - Whimsy is hard to pull off on the wide-screen. For some of us, this is a enduring rainy day film.WALL-E - As a children's film about societal concerns from environmental degradation to apathy, which should be subjects for children's films, its second only to Spirited Away. If not a great film, a necessary one.Mad Max:Fury Road - action films distilled to an essence.
That said, I'd be content to never see another Wes Anderson, Linklater, Tarantino, or post-Memento Nolan film.
― Shinzō Abe as Super Mario (Sanpaku), Thursday, 25 August 2016 15:54 (eight years ago) link
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Thursday, August 25, 2016 10:35 AM (nineteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I didn't catch that. That's insane. Almost certainly in my top ten.
― An Automatic Response To Things That Are Bullshit (Old Lunch), Thursday, 25 August 2016 15:55 (eight years ago) link
not sure i'd run across this b4
"Lists are a form of cultural hysteria." - Don DeLillo
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 25 August 2016 15:56 (eight years ago) link
WALL-E hate in thread is weird, one of the best animated films in the last 30 years surely
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 25 August 2016 15:57 (eight years ago) link
The opposite of hysteria if anything, the smniest of somas
― blafe and sand (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 25 August 2016 15:57 (eight years ago) link
I've resisted watching Amelie for years based only on that iconic winsome movie-poster smile — it drives me mad with rage. I should get over that and just watch the dang film.
― aaaaaaaauuuuuuuuu (melting robot) (WilliamC), Thursday, 25 August 2016 15:58 (eight years ago) link
like a few other pixar films, i'm not sure wall-e lives up to its first reel or two
― wizzz! (amateurist), Thursday, 25 August 2016 15:59 (eight years ago) link
Profit Motive and the Whispering Wind is nifty, here's yr starter kit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyTGnAZugRY
http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/profit-motive-and-the-whispering-wind
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 25 August 2016 16:00 (eight years ago) link
Reckon if they asked for a top 25 or something inland empire would have got in to the 100? Maybe nobody wants to be the dick who votes for two lynch films in a top ten (I would be that dick but no danger of anyone asking)
― the enigma of dagmar krause (wins), Thursday, 25 August 2016 16:02 (eight years ago) link
Which of the ones I own but haven't seen yet do I need to see immediately:
The Social NetworkWALL-EMargaret (extended, have seen the original)The PianistThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert FordRatatouilleany of the ones streaming on Netflix
― An Automatic Response To Things That Are Bullshit (Old Lunch), Thursday, 25 August 2016 16:03 (eight years ago) link
Ratatouille IMO
― wizzz! (amateurist), Thursday, 25 August 2016 16:04 (eight years ago) link
wld have voted for Margaret, Synecdoche, Inland, The Comedy fer sure.
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 25 August 2016 16:09 (eight years ago) link
@Old LunchThe Assassination of Jesse James, if you have time (2 hr 40 min, and it felt longer) and patience.
― Shinzō Abe as Super Mario (Sanpaku), Thursday, 25 August 2016 16:10 (eight years ago) link
Wercmeister, Boonmee, Stray Dogs... And then seven more.
― Frederik B, Thursday, 25 August 2016 16:11 (eight years ago) link
Yeah, I think if you're given a top ten, not many people would want to list multiple films by the same director, so they chose their favourite Lynch. I think I would probably put IE over MD, but maybe need to watch both again before deciding.
― emil.y, Thursday, 25 August 2016 16:13 (eight years ago) link
Oh, I forgot to quote there, but I think people can work out what I'm responding to.
― emil.y, Thursday, 25 August 2016 16:14 (eight years ago) link
Also I'm totally not convinced that an ilx poll would be *better* than this. A little different but not markedly better.
― emil.y, Thursday, 25 August 2016 16:15 (eight years ago) link
ILX would have more genre films. In my sci-fi wheelhouse I think Moon and Ex Machina would find a place, maybe even Perfect Sense and Upstream Color.
― Shinzō Abe as Super Mario (Sanpaku), Thursday, 25 August 2016 16:21 (eight years ago) link
xps to get further into author insertion list fanfic, if I were voting in this and allowing myself only one lynch, I'd pick inland empire because I think it's better and also because md's place at the top is obv pretty secure
― the enigma of dagmar krause (wins), Thursday, 25 August 2016 16:25 (eight years ago) link
The ILX list would have Stray Dogs on it. But yeah, it would also have a lot of boring stuff.
― Frederik B, Thursday, 25 August 2016 16:26 (eight years ago) link
fwiw here are some films from the past 16–17 years that mean a lot to me:
Goodbye to LanguageExiledPlatformA History of ViolenceSpirited AwayOur Beloved Month of August35 Shots of RumEccentricities of a Blonde-Haired GirlIn the City of SylviaAI: Artificial IntelligenceHoly MotorsThe Holy GirlMoonrise KingdomInland EmpireGravityMelancholiaRatatouilleInglourious BasterdsNo Country for Old MenHukkleThe Iron Ministry
― wizzz! (amateurist), Thursday, 25 August 2016 16:28 (eight years ago) link
and lots more. ah, never mind, i can't do this.
Glad to see 12 people included Synecdoche, New York in their lists. Easily the best film of the millennium so far.
― flappy bird, Thursday, 25 August 2016 17:58 (eight years ago) link
synecdoche kinda the neutral milk hotel of movies for me. i get why people like it so much but.......yeah, not for me.
― scott seward, Thursday, 25 August 2016 18:02 (eight years ago) link
or maybe it's the house of leaves of movies....
― scott seward, Thursday, 25 August 2016 18:03 (eight years ago) link
― wizzz! (amateurist), Thursday, 25 August 2016 16:28 (one minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
wtf
― poor fiddy-less albion (darraghmac), Thursday, 25 August 2016 18:29 (eight years ago) link
no kung fu for old men
― the enigma of dagmar krause (wins), Thursday, 25 August 2016 18:30 (eight years ago) link
Ah jaysus this guy
― poor fiddy-less albion (darraghmac), Thursday, 25 August 2016 18:33 (eight years ago) link
what about kung fu panda
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Thursday, 25 August 2016 18:37 (eight years ago) link
I'm not hating Wall-E, but it's incredibly smug about lol fat americans, and the romancing-the-unconscious is pretty gross. Compared with the other Pixar', it's a very odd choice (particularly at 29! 67 places above Finding Nemo, 64 above Rataouille)
― Andrew Farrell, Thursday, 25 August 2016 18:52 (eight years ago) link
yeah, the second half of wall-e sucked a bunch. i thought ILX hated the whole DO YOU SEE? approach across the board.
― scott seward, Thursday, 25 August 2016 18:54 (eight years ago) link
Yeah. First half is magic but overall it's a long way short of boxtrolls
― poor fiddy-less albion (darraghmac), Thursday, 25 August 2016 18:56 (eight years ago) link
I don't mind WALL-E but I've no interest in watching it again whereas I love Ratatouille.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 25 August 2016 19:01 (eight years ago) link
Yeah I never want to go too far down the road of complaining that a film for children is dumb and obvious but in the context of more than one adult professional film critic deciding it's one of the ten best films of the last 1.5 decades I'll happily add my voice to the chorus of ppl saying that wall e goes to shit once it leaves the deserted planet and gets into the trenchant consumerism stuff
― the enigma of dagmar krause (wins), Thursday, 25 August 2016 19:03 (eight years ago) link
wall-e is a decent attempt
we need more cartoons shaming our societies like in the olden days
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Thursday, 25 August 2016 19:04 (eight years ago) link
Cartoons where characters literally go to hell
― the enigma of dagmar krause (wins), Thursday, 25 August 2016 19:05 (eight years ago) link
ctrl + f + Crash = zero votes = A+
― An Automatic Response To Things That Are Bullshit (Old Lunch), Thursday, 25 August 2016 19:05 (eight years ago) link
xp
bit derivative but might work
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Thursday, 25 August 2016 19:07 (eight years ago) link
No I was saying that that happens in cartoons from the olden days
― the enigma of dagmar krause (wins), Thursday, 25 August 2016 19:08 (eight years ago) link
oh ya like a modern version of
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mXSNg3MeaA
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Thursday, 25 August 2016 19:09 (eight years ago) link
I thought inside out was a better message movie, basically a film version of those facebook comics explaining how you shouldn't behave around depressed people
― the enigma of dagmar krause (wins), Thursday, 25 August 2016 19:10 (eight years ago) link