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Post by PhantomKnight on Sept 25, 2021 21:04:47 GMT -5
So, as promised, here is the official thread to leave blurbs, mini-reviews, etc. for any and all films on the recently-amassed CS! AFI Top 100 Movies: 1980-1999 Edition.
The blurbs/reviews left here will go on to be used for the CS! Voices feature once the final, ranked list starts to be revealed. So if there are any movies on there that you particularly love and would like to have the possibility to be quoted for, leave them here. Also, for Letterboxd users, you're free to leave links to reviews already written on there -- just make sure to specify the movies, of course.
The list is as follows:
1. Raiders of the Lost Ark
2. The Shining
3. Pulp Fiction
4. Goodfellas
5. Back to the Future
6. Do The Right Thing
7. Raging Bull
8. Unforgiven
9. Blade Runner
10. Ran
11. Malcolm X
12. Silence of the Lambs
13. Fanny and Alexander
14. Fargo
15. The Shawshank Redemption
16. The Matrix
17. Aliens
18. Saving Private Ryan
19. The Three Colors Trilogy
20. Fight Club
21. Princess Mononoke
22. Se7en
23. This Is Spinal Tap
24. Amadeus
25. Heat
26. Jurassic Park
27. L.A. Confidential
28. Magnolia
29. Come and See
30. The Fly
31. Before Sunrise
32. Full Metal Jacket
33. The Thing
34. Batman
35. The Big Lebowski
36. Paris, Texas
37. Being John Malkovich
38. Brazil
39. Eyes Wide Shut
40. Schindler's List
41. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
42. Beauty and the Beast
43. Scarface
44. Boogie Nights
45. Rushmore
46. The Vanishing (Spoorloos)
47. Chungking Express
48. Die Hard
49. RoboCop
50. Blue Velvet
51. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
52. Akira
53. Groundhog Day
54. Menace II Society
55. The Elephant Man
56. Hannah and her Sisters
57. Braveheart
58. Once Upon a Time in America
59. Ghostbusters
60. Trainspotting
61. Speed
62. Airplane!
63. Ed Wood
64. Miller's Cossing
65. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
66. Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
67. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
68. Hard Boiled
69. The Age of Innocence
70. Cinema Paradiso
71. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
72. Toy Story
73. The Terminator
74. The Truman Show
75. The Princess Bride
76. The Insider
77. Jackie Brown
78. Platoon
79. Scream
80. The Double Life of Veronique
81. The Lion King
82. Videodrome
83. All About My Mother
84. Blow Out
85. Casino
86. Dazed and Confused
87. The Thin Red Line
88. Das Boot
89. Blood Simple
90. Evil Dead II
91. Kagemusha
92. Predator
93. Tombstone
94. When Harry Met Sally...
95. The Fifth Element
96. Naked
97. Man on the Moon
98. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
99. The Sixth Sense
100. Henry V
Thanks in advance.
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Post by Neverending on Sept 26, 2021 13:28:32 GMT -5
The Sixth Sense (1999)M. Night Shyamalan sucks ass — but not as much as PhantomKnight.
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Post by PhantomKnight on Oct 6, 2021 18:51:54 GMT -5
Wow.
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Post by thebtskink on Oct 6, 2021 20:08:28 GMT -5
Holy crap, man
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Post by PhantomKnight on Oct 6, 2021 20:29:58 GMT -5
Coop’s trying to get the edge on quote opportunities.
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Post by PG Cooper on Oct 7, 2021 13:30:58 GMT -5
I just thought it help cut down on time combing through letterboxd reviews, especially for movies that I've logged multiple times.
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Post by PhantomKnight on Oct 7, 2021 14:11:45 GMT -5
I just thought it help cut down on time combing through letterboxd reviews, especially for movies that I've logged multiple times. No, no complaints. Just kiddin' around like usual. Honestly, listing them like that helps a ton. |
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Post by thebtskink on Oct 9, 2021 20:17:29 GMT -5
Watching Man on the Moon now.
Jerry Lawlor recognizing Kaufman was creating an act is surprisingly great acting.
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Post by thebtskink on Oct 11, 2021 14:47:51 GMT -5
Mixed in an Amadeus rewatch this weekend.
I forgot how fantastic F Murray Abraham is in that role. The scenes with him narrating how a symphony pieces together are a clear highlight.
Also the movie shows that we can have historical works without pretending every other country speaks the King's English.
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Post by PhantomKnight on Oct 11, 2021 15:20:25 GMT -5
I love Amadeus too for all the expected reasons...but also for giving us the term "shitwit."
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Post by PhantomKnight on Jan 26, 2022 2:31:18 GMT -5
The list is made. Last call for any reviews/pull quotes for movies on it. There are quite a few that need them. Otherwise, I can think of other options.
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Post by Dracula on Jan 26, 2022 7:50:15 GMT -5
The list is made. Last call for any reviews/pull quotes for movies on it. There are quite a few that need them. Otherwise, I can think of other options. Feel free to take stuff from my letterboxed. |
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Post by donny on Jan 26, 2022 10:29:41 GMT -5
Blade Runner- A wonderful blend of science fiction and noir. Voiceovers and multiple versions aside, this continues to remain one of my favorites.
The Fly- Probably my favorite Cronenberg, I appreciate how quickly The Fly gets going, devoid of any unnecessary filler. Goldblum is fully committed to the absurdity of it all, and some real grotesque creatures. A great prequel to MCU’s Ant-Man.
Unforgiven- Hell of a thing, killing a man. Top 10 western All-Time for me. Clint’s best performance and wonderful cinematography.
Jurassic Park- T. Rex. 10/10
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Post by PhantomKnight on Jan 26, 2022 11:36:04 GMT -5
The list is made. Last call for any reviews/pull quotes for movies on it. There are quite a few that need them. Otherwise, I can think of other options. Feel free to take stuff from my letterboxed. That's...still not really gonna help me out on some of these.  |
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Post by thebtskink on Jan 26, 2022 13:13:07 GMT -5
Most of my blurbs were in the other thread
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Post by Doomsday on Jan 26, 2022 13:22:31 GMT -5
Which movies are you missing blurbs for? I'm sure we can all chip in.
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Post by PhantomKnight on Jan 26, 2022 13:58:39 GMT -5
Which movies are you missing blurbs for? I'm sure we can all chip in. In alphabetical order and in no way indicative of their placements...these are some that could use some juicy quotes. I'll add more later:
Blow Out Blood Simple Blue Velvet Braveheart Das Boot Dazed and Confused The Elephant Man Evil Dead II The Fifth Element ( frankyt) Ghostbusters Hannah and her Sisters Mad Max 2 Miller's Crossing Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters Predator The Princess Bride Scarface Scream Speed The Three Colors Trilogy Tombstone Toy Story Trainspotting The Vanishing When Harry Met Sally... There are more than these I could use, but for now... I'm just trying not to have the quotes be dominated by Dracula, PG Cooper and myself. No offense, guys.
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Post by thebtskink on Jan 26, 2022 14:10:53 GMT -5
I got a Blow Out somewhere on here from the past two years.
Will search when home.
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Post by PhantomKnight on Jan 26, 2022 14:15:27 GMT -5
I already have 100-91 prepped to go -- and at least one of the movies I just listed is among those ten, but I had to use my back-up idea for it, so it could use a quote from one of us.
So I'll hold off on starting to post the list for just a bit.
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Post by frankyt on Jan 26, 2022 15:13:43 GMT -5
Where to start with the perfect movie? Sci Fi buddy cop brilliance. Ripped off a well known graphic novel, absolutely perfect casting top to bottom, the use of physical effects (when prudent) make this thing age like a fine wine. And don't get me started on the musical number. Who here can't sing that fucking thing right now if I gave you the beat? The rest of the music is no slouch either.
Gimme the friggin heat mon. Fifth element is pure comfort food.
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Post by donny on Jan 26, 2022 16:33:28 GMT -5
The Vanishing- An eerie Hitchcockian thriller that can get under your skin. Maybe not what one would call a ‘Horror’ film, at least in some of the trademark ways, it at times still feels like one, due to nature of the story. There are countless films centered on kidnappers/murderers, but The Vanishing really sets its self apart by really taking its time and getting inside the mind of the kidnapper. Structurally, it’s genius in the way the story is told as well. It tricks you into thinking what your watching is chronological in the present tense, when it really isn’t, and emotionally that throws you through a loop.
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Post by donny on Jan 26, 2022 18:58:07 GMT -5
Hannah and Her Sisters- Allen's overall best decade of work may have been in the 1980's, with Hannah and Her Sisters being one of his top works. Told over the course of 24 months, beginning and ending with a Thanksgiving gathering, tells story of the titular character Hannah, and her sisters Lee, and Holly. Told in 3 arcs, most of the characters and events in the story lead back to Hannah, and Allen finds a way to deftly balance the humor and heart into something that doesn't feel too forced. When Allen's films work, it's usually because a strong script that compliments it's strong cast. The characters feel fully realized, and as with most of Allen's works, explore a multitude of topics, both funny and serious.
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Post by Doomsday on Jan 27, 2022 1:33:43 GMT -5
Ed Wood
One of my favorite unsung sub-genres of movies is the 'movie about making movies.' They're usually pretty enjoyable and most of them settle for being entertaining glimpses into the behind the scenes workings of Hollywood. Movies such as Hitchcock and The Disaster Artist do a good job of delivering the goods but every once in a while you get something that stands apart and above. Who would have thought Ed Wood, a movie about one of the greatest hacks in all of cinema, would be that movie? Who also would have thought that Tim Burton's best movie would be an R-rated black comedy such as this? Johnny Depp gives probably the best performance of his career (eat it Jack Sparrow) as Edward D. Wood Jr., a filmmaker who with the help of Bela Lugosi (an Oscar-winning turn by Marin Landau) tries to make his mark on Hollywood and culminates at the premiere of his magnum opus, Plan 9 From Outer Space. This is my favorite type of movie, the one that gets better with each and every viewing. It's hilarious, heartwarming and you can see the passion that Ed Wood has for the art of filmmaking, the quality of his work be damned. Tim Burton and Johnny Depp have many big, successful movies between them and this is possibly (in my opinion 'easily') their best.
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Post by PhantomKnight on Jan 27, 2022 20:18:59 GMT -5
If there's anybody who feels passionately about Blue Velvet, you might wanna make your statement, since that's one that's giving me nothing much to go on, quote-wise...
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