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I’d personally love to see one more sequel to Before Sunrise—something like Sunset. 😍

Joseph Lee3 said:Has anyone ever seen that 1997 version of Lolita pop up in our local rental shops? I'm looking for some intel. It aired on TV recently, but my plans to sit down and watch the whole thing uninterrupted just went up in smoke. 😢

It’s honestly a tragedy that we don't have the complete, uncut Kubrick version of Lolita preserved. What people are watching these days isn't the director's vision—it's just the product of heavy-handed censorship. 👎

I think I have it on tape in my video collection—I'm pretty sure—but I'm not certain about the DVD. I'll check and let you know.😉

Raymond Palmer8 said:why isn't "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" on this list?
I mean, if we're talking about an "Odyssey" vibe, shouldn't "The Day After Tomorrow" and "The Omega Man" be in there too?

honestly, what creeps me out here is just the fact that anyone even bothered making a "list" that's basically absurd to begin with.
the whole point of a movie isn't to give you a history lesson—it's just straight-up entertainment.
if this were a list of documentaries, I'd get the backlash, but as it stands... hmm

Yeah, let's say in... 300 That's true, but *Gladiator* acts like it’s some deep masterpiece rather than just pure entertainment. Even though it did win an Oscar. 🙏 🤣

@goldeneagle2, Joseph Lee3, thanks for the deep dives into Roman customs 😁

@Joseph Lee3, I watched that a long time ago. Tell me, what are all the lies in Gladiator?

He made a solid point. Don't waste your energy on this. It’s better if people just stick to the old classics instead of letting the government rake in 😉

If those DVDs were bought through Amazon and include older movies that aren't even distributed here in the States, I don't see why anyone would care.

By the way, what are you showing 😁

redowl90 said:Film festivals??? 🙂

That’s a stupid comment!

wearytinker8 said:

Scáthach Asks:
Ugh... I honestly thought I was the only person on this entire planet who found that movie absolutely infuriating... Usually, whenever I bring it up, people just stare at me like I’ve lost my mind or start falling asleep right then and there...

Next time those pseudo-intellectual friends of yours pull that stunt, just tell them where to shove it... honestly. And don't ever be afraid to call a movie garbage, even if it's something like Citizen Kane...

So, when they hand out an Oscar for No Man's Land... then suddenly everything is just fine, right?

Like I’ve said before... action and tension just aren't the same thing. In fact, constant action tends to kill the tension entirely. That's probably why you don't see many action flicks showing up in the top 100...
But obviously, that doesn't mean an action flick can't pack in some suspense and actually feel tense... I mean, just look at Die Hard or Speed. They get it right...
As for those two directors... clearly, according to whatever "expert" jury you ask, their work just doesn't have enough tension to crack the top 100. If it makes you feel any better, Face/Off was one of those 300 nominees that just couldn't quite break through the barrier...
Look, "Rear Window"... the whole thing basically takes place in a single room with just one guy—and then there's the other character who's really only there to talk to him, essentially acting as a mouthpiece for us, the audience... it’s still more intense than "The Rock," "Armageddon," and "Pearl Harbor" combined.

What exactly are you trying to get at here? When did I ever loudly defend the Academy or their decision to give an award to No Man's Land?

Even though I despise that award, you have to recognize its undeniable impact on a filmmaker's career trajectory.

Sorry, drifted a bit off-topic there.

OT: It absolutely infuriates me how people claim a "thriller" has to be fast-paced, while slow shots can never be considered tense. Look, not everyone watches movies the same way. Tension doesn't always require constant action. Even the sheer beauty of a shot can feel tense. Just watch Blowup and you'll see what I mean.

wearytinker8 said:Every single time I sit down to watch this movie, it keeps me right on the edge of my seat from the opening frame until the very last minute...
The main thing is probably that gut-wrenching fear for those two robbers... you know, that tension that kicks in once you realize they aren't just walking out of the bank with the cash. It’s easy to get sucked into their struggle, especially with performances from Pacino and Cazale that feel so incredibly raw and real...
Jerry Martin19 hit the nail on the head... dynamics and tension are two completely different beasts.
For instance, like, 95% of *Deliverance* doesn't even have any actual action in it... yet it’s still easily the most nerve-wracking movie I've ever seen.

The jury's whole mission was to nail down the "100 greatest American heart-pounding and adrenaline-inducing films, regardless of the genre"... which basically means finding those hundred movies that actually get your pulse racing and your adrenaline pumping, no matter what kind of flick they are...
Look, you can totally disagree with certain picks—for instance, I’ve always found things like *The Wizard of Oz*, *E.T.*, *Rocky*, or *Raging Bull* to be pretty questionable... But calling the entire list a massive pile of garbage? Saying it's completely unprofessional just because it was compiled by some group of 1,800 actors, directors, writers, producers, historians, and critics? That's a bit much...

The exact same people pick the Oscars, so you tell me if they’re actually the gold standard for quality.😉

hollowsailor19 said:*The Conversation* was boring? What kind of stuff are you on? Someone might claim *Cool Hand Luke* is a drag, but they're wrong. Just don't come at me talking trash about *The Conversation*. It’s easily the most tedious thing I've seen.
The lineup includes 2001: A Space Odyssey, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and Casablanca.
If you're looking for the ultimate thrill, it’s Vertigo. Period.🙏

This thread is honestly pointless. To me, The Conversation is boring (though that doesn't mean I think it's a bad movie), but I would never say that about Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. It all comes down to personal taste.

EDIT: Forgot to mention. Vertigo is also a boring and exhausting film for me. 😬

Jerry Martin19 said:But Shower, how are we even supposed to know what you're spoiling? The sentence goes: But I would’ve lost my mind if someone spoiled that he was in ... (spoiler follows) but there's zero mention of which movie we're talking about. So your "spoiler" is basically just a lottery draw. If you had mentioned Fight Club and then hidden the text in white, we'd know it was a spoiler for Fight Club, but this way, you're just spoiling it for everyone 😁

p.s. That movie was spoiled for me ages ago. Same thing happened with The Usual Suspects 😢

I explicitly wrote that in lowercase for a reason. If I put a "spoiler alert" warning for Fight Club, the mere fact that I’m mentioning it basically ruins the twist anyway. It's a total gamble either way. Honestly, screw it—might as well just spoil it upfront. 😬

I’ve watched pretty much everything out there, but I haven't seen Sixth Butt yet. 🤣 I just can't stand Willis; he's impossible to watch sometimes. 😬 That said, I know there's a major spoiler in there. Honestly, I don't care. But man, I would have lost my mind if someone had spoiled that in Fight Club, where Edward Norton is actually Tyler Durden.

See, I even white-out the parts of a movie that contain heavy spoilers, because once you know the twist, the whole thing loses its edge. 🙂

silentpuma7 said:Alright, let me clarify—when I said "a few," I meant a handful, just to be precise...

Andrei Tarkovsky and Sergei Parajanov aren't the same thing, even if they’re close. Tarkovsky is superior because, for instance, in his film Mirror, he introduces a cinematic language that had never been seen before. He uses non-linear storytelling where the protagonist is physically absent for almost the entire movie. Then you have him mixing documentary footage, black-and-white, sepia, and color photography; he uses a narrator, gives the lead actress a dual role, incorporates poetry, and even films the wind by tracking the camera in the direction it's blowing. It's all done to tell his own story—an autobiographical, authentic staging of his life. He originally envisioned the film as a series of hidden-camera interviews with his mother, which eventually evolved into Mirror. So, we're talking about an ingenious, singular film that reconstructs what actually happened (if not entirely), functioning like a fictional documentary woven from reconstructed reality. The director doesn't dare to invent... some might call it an "experimental" film, though I don't really care for those kinds of labels. In this case, the way he tells the story is what matters; Tarkovsky reaches for every tool necessary to reconstruct lost time, using his lens to pierce through into the memory of a life already lived.

silentpuma7👍 I was actually hyped to watch Mirror right after finishing Stalker, and you just laid out all the reasons why this film is great. Now I'm even more eager to sit down and watch it.

Amanda Nguyen5 said:Wait, does the guy at the end of I Am Legend actually die or what?
Just tell me so I can decide if it's worth dropping some cash on a movie ticket.

I'd much rather spend my money on a couple of beers instead.

🤣🤣🤣

A For Balthazar (1966)

Honestly, the movie didn't hit me as hard as I expected it to. People always talk about how deeply emotional it is—I mean, in the Iñárritu segment from Chacun son cinéma, there's a girl who actually breaks down in tears while watching it—but to me, it felt incredibly cold. Maybe too cold, if you ask me. That said, you have to respect the way he experimented with the actors; having them repeat scenes 20 to 50 times until all the emotion is stripped away adds this surreal, almost fabricated dimension to the whole thing. Also, young Anne Wiazemsky was a total standout; she really saved the film for me. Perhaps only Isabelle Adjani in The Story of Adele H. has ever shown that kind of similar innocence and sensitivity in a performance.

wearytinker8 said:Hands down the most twisted movie I've seen yet.
It makes Salò, Eraserhead, and Pink Flamingos look tame by comparison.
I’d heard rumors about that scene involving necrophilia and... well, bodily fluids... and thought *that* would be the peak of the depravity, but honestly? That was probably the least disturbing part of the whole thing.

The dialogue is legendary:

(After a middle-aged Husband gets his junk stuck in a corpse, the next scene shows him and the body in a small tub, where his wife tries to help him out by pouring gallons of vinegar into the water)

Husband: Are you sure this is actually going to work?
Wife: They say it softens the tissue.
Husband: Wouldn't warm oil be more effective?
Wife: At least it'll be easier to clean up later.

Then there's the son, getting bullied at school and taking it all out on his mother.😂 Truly the most dysfunctional family ever put on screen.🙏

That milk spraying from the breast scene totally made me want to gag.🤮

Roger Allen3 said:Alilović is showing that guy how defense is actually done 🙂 😬

Racist 😉

Man, I honestly didn't think they'd come out this strong right from the jump.

Roger Allen3 said:For crying out loud... Let's goooooooo, David, just beat them all now. 😠

There he goes again 🤣