Comments on: Top tens http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/03/06/top-tens/ When film critic Will Pfeifer isn’t watching movies, he’s reading about movies, talking about movies, thinking about movies or dreaming about movies. Now he shares that unhealthy obsession with you. From Hollywood hits to Japanese obscurities, from Oscar night to the summer season, he’s got movies on the brain — and on this blog. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:39:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.4 By: Thomas V. Bona http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/03/06/top-tens/#comment-335 Thomas V. Bona Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:02:21 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/03/06/top-tens/#comment-335 Time to finally do this. And yes, it's woefully lacking in older movies. I'm working on that. 1. Fargo 2. Citizen Kane 3. Magnolia 4. Requiem for a Dream 5. The Shawshank Redemption 6. High Fidelity 7. Amelie 8. Kill Bill (counting them together, deal with it) 9. The Paper 10 (a tie!) The Princess Bride and The Life of Brian Time to finally do this. And yes, it’s woefully lacking in older movies. I’m working on that.

1. Fargo
2. Citizen Kane
3. Magnolia
4. Requiem for a Dream
5. The Shawshank Redemption
6. High Fidelity
7. Amelie
8. Kill Bill (counting them together, deal with it)
9. The Paper
10 (a tie!) The Princess Bride and The Life of Brian

]]> By: temy56 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/03/06/top-tens/#comment-331 temy56 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:21:41 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/03/06/top-tens/#comment-331 My top ten: l0. Shindler's List 9. Batman Begins 8. Elephant Man 7. Ordinary People 6. Sophie's Choice 5. Deer Hunter 4. Broke Back Mountain 3. Amadeus 2. A River Runs Through it 1. East of Eden My top ten:
l0. Shindler’s List
9. Batman Begins
8. Elephant Man
7. Ordinary People
6. Sophie’s Choice
5. Deer Hunter
4. Broke Back Mountain
3. Amadeus
2. A River Runs Through it
1. East of Eden

]]> By: cinesven http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/03/06/top-tens/#comment-318 cinesven Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:08:58 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/03/06/top-tens/#comment-318 Just ten is REALLY tough, but here goes (in no particular order): Blade Runner Gallipoli Rushmore HEAT The Bridge on the River Kwai Throne of Blood 2001: A Space Odyssey The Sand Pebbles Miller's Crossing The Duellists Just ten is REALLY tough, but here goes (in no particular order):

Blade Runner
Gallipoli
Rushmore
HEAT
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Throne of Blood
2001: A Space Odyssey
The Sand Pebbles
Miller’s Crossing
The Duellists

]]> By: babypit http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/03/06/top-tens/#comment-299 babypit Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:17:33 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/03/06/top-tens/#comment-299 Oh, how could I forget.... The Usual Suspects is amazing. Oh, how could I forget….

The Usual Suspects is amazing.

]]> By: babypit http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/03/06/top-tens/#comment-298 babypit Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:14:32 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/03/06/top-tens/#comment-298 Movies I have to return to periodically I'm sure I'm forgetting many. Young Frankenstein Dr. Zhivago Last of the Mohicans (sp?) Holiday Inn Gone with the Wind Goodfellas Moulin Rouge Anne of a Thousand Days Blazing Saddles Hero Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Elizabeth Movies I have to return to periodically
I’m sure I’m forgetting many.

Young Frankenstein
Dr. Zhivago
Last of the Mohicans (sp?)
Holiday Inn
Gone with the Wind
Goodfellas
Moulin Rouge
Anne of a Thousand Days
Blazing Saddles
Hero
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Elizabeth

]]> By: Will Pfeifer http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/03/06/top-tens/#comment-288 Will Pfeifer Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:50:32 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/03/06/top-tens/#comment-288 Charlie: Nice to see POTEMKIN on another list. And I've always loved THE BIG SLEEP -- the dialogue is so sharp and funny it raises the movie to classic level all by itself! Charlie: Nice to see POTEMKIN on another list. And I’ve always loved THE BIG SLEEP — the dialogue is so sharp and funny it raises the movie to classic level all by itself!

]]> By: charlie schoeneck http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/03/06/top-tens/#comment-287 charlie schoeneck Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:12:04 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/03/06/top-tens/#comment-287 Not in order: The Good, THe Bad, & The Ugly The Grapes of Wrath She Wore a Yellow Ribbon Battleship Potemkin North by Northwest The Spirit of St. Louis For Whom the Bell Tolls The Big Sleep Casablanca My wife hates ALL of em!! Not in order:
The Good, THe Bad, & The Ugly
The Grapes of Wrath
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Battleship Potemkin
North by Northwest
The Spirit of St. Louis
For Whom the Bell Tolls
The Big Sleep
Casablanca

My wife hates ALL of em!!

]]> By: elDizzle http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/03/06/top-tens/#comment-286 elDizzle Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:44:28 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/03/06/top-tens/#comment-286 Oldboy is great. Was that an Oldboy poster in Sam's bedroom in Transformers? Or am I thinking of a different movie? I watched Casshern last night. Take some sci-fi, add a superhero, add some anime and a touch of horror and you've got something that's uniquely Japanese. I highly recommend it. Oldboy is great. Was that an Oldboy poster in Sam’s bedroom in Transformers? Or am I thinking of a different movie?

I watched Casshern last night. Take some sci-fi, add a superhero, add some anime and a touch of horror and you’ve got something that’s uniquely Japanese. I highly recommend it.

]]> By: Will Pfeifer http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/03/06/top-tens/#comment-285 Will Pfeifer Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:54:07 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/03/06/top-tens/#comment-285 More great lists and -- even better -- great discussion of movies. In all seriousness, just when I get depressed about the state of movies (and movie audiences), the comments section of this blog renews my faith. You don't know how exciting it is to hear from such devoted fans of movies! And of course you're right, John -- TESTAMENT OF DR. MABUSE is a sound movie, with some great use of sound, too. (And speaking of Criterion, there's a great DVD of it available.) There are thousands of great foreign films out there, and in this age of region-free DVD players and subtitles, there's no reason to check them out. Hong Kong has some great action/adventure movies, and there's the French New Wave (BREATHLESS, WEEKEND and ALPHAVILLE are three of my faves, all by John Luc Godard). There's Bergman's Swedish classics, lots of Japanese dramas by Ozu, Kurosawa and others, and that's all stuff that's decades old. Want something newer? Check out the Korean movies like THE HOST and OLDBOY -- a great monster movie and a punch-to-the-gut drama, and nothing like their American counterparts. A 100 list? I've got one of those all set to go -- but I'm going to limit myself to 10, too. I'm hoping to post it tomorrow...if I can get it narrowed down in time. More great lists and — even better — great discussion of movies. In all seriousness, just when I get depressed about the state of movies (and movie audiences), the comments section of this blog renews my faith. You don’t know how exciting it is to hear from such devoted fans of movies!

And of course you’re right, John — TESTAMENT OF DR. MABUSE is a sound movie, with some great use of sound, too. (And speaking of Criterion, there’s a great DVD of it available.) There are thousands of great foreign films out there, and in this age of region-free DVD players and subtitles, there’s no reason to check them out. Hong Kong has some great action/adventure movies, and there’s the French New Wave (BREATHLESS, WEEKEND and ALPHAVILLE are three of my faves, all by John Luc Godard). There’s Bergman’s Swedish classics, lots of Japanese dramas by Ozu, Kurosawa and others, and that’s all stuff that’s decades old. Want something newer? Check out the Korean movies like THE HOST and OLDBOY — a great monster movie and a punch-to-the-gut drama, and nothing like their American counterparts.

A 100 list? I’ve got one of those all set to go — but I’m going to limit myself to 10, too. I’m hoping to post it tomorrow…if I can get it narrowed down in time.

]]> By: Jason Cox http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/03/06/top-tens/#comment-284 Jason Cox Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:45:00 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2008/03/06/top-tens/#comment-284 Impossible to answer. However, I offer up these gems as my list (in chronological order)... 1. Lifeboat (1944) 2. Mister Roberts (1955) 3. Spartacus (1960) 4. Young Frankenstein (1974) 5. Alien (1979) 6. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) 7. The Shining (1980) 8. Stand by Me (1986) 9. The Usual Suspects (1995) 10. Napoleon Dynamite (2004) Why impossible to answer? Here are a few reasons why... Wizard of Oz A Christmas Story Rear Window Seven Samurai The Treasure of the Sierra Madre etc. How about a list of top 100 favorites? That I could do...well, maybe. Impossible to answer. However, I offer up these gems as my list (in chronological order)…

1. Lifeboat (1944)
2. Mister Roberts (1955)
3. Spartacus (1960)
4. Young Frankenstein (1974)
5. Alien (1979)
6. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
7. The Shining (1980)
8. Stand by Me (1986)
9. The Usual Suspects (1995)
10. Napoleon Dynamite (2004)

Why impossible to answer? Here are a few reasons why…

Wizard of Oz
A Christmas Story
Rear Window
Seven Samurai
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
etc.

How about a list of top 100 favorites? That I could do…well, maybe.

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