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_____V_____ 06-18-2014 07:45 AM

32 films have received 2 nominations. They are:

12 Angry Men (1957) - 2
A Few Good Men - 2
Apocalypse Now - 2
Blade Runner - 2
Bonnie & Clyde - 2
Chinatown - 2
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind - 2
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - 2
Fargo - 2
Glengarry Glen Ross - 2
Gravity - 2
Inception - 2
Independence Day - 2
Lawrence Of Arabia - 2
North By Northwest - 2
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl - 2
Raging Bull - 2
Rashomon - 2
Rocky - 2
Seven Samurai - 2
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - 2
Terminator 2: Judgment Day - 2
The Dark Knight - 2
The Departed - 2
The Elephant Man - 2
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - 2
The Lion King - 2
The Lord of the Rings - 2
The Princess Bride - 2
The Wild Bunch - 2
This is Spinal Tap - 2
Unforgiven - 2


Arguments for/against? Majority rules.

The Villain 06-18-2014 08:12 AM

I neg vote:

Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind
Independence Day
Pirates of The Caribbean
Star Trek 2

All fine movies but they do not belong on this list

roshiq 06-18-2014 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by _____V_____ (Post 972192)

12 Angry Men (1957) - 2
A Few Good Men - 2
Apocalypse Now - 2
Blade Runner - 2
Chinatown - 2
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - 2
Glengarry Glen Ross - 2
Lawrence Of Arabia - 2
Raging Bull - 2
Rashomon - 2
Rocky - 2
Seven Samurai - 2
The Elephant Man - 2
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - 2

I'm not saying that I'm against the other films (except Gravity & Pirates of The Caribbean...count my neg vote for them) but just sharing my full support & wish to see the above 14 films straightly securing their places in the top 100.

Quote:

Originally Posted by _____V_____ (Post 972192)
The Lord of the Rings - 2

Which one...the whole trilogy or any specific part of the trilogy?

_____V_____ 06-18-2014 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by roshiq (Post 972203)
Which one...the whole trilogy or any specific part of the trilogy?

The complete trio, I am guessing, since hammerfan didn't mention any specific one out of the three.

hammerfan 06-18-2014 08:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by _____V_____ (Post 972204)
The complete trio, I am guessing, since hammerfan didn't mention any specific one out of the three.

It includes all 3 films

realdealblues 06-18-2014 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Giganticface (Post 972188)
Nah, sorry man. I knew that would get misinterpreted. My bad.

All I meant was that I don't think a film should get a negative vote just because it's not in *your* top 100, which is basically the only reason you gave. It should get a negative vote if it's clearly undeserving, and hopefully you can provide some reasoning behind the negative vote.

My votes are based on several criteria. First thing I look for is usually Cultural Significance which can include Box Office, Camera Work, Technical Aspects for advancing the field of cinema and it's impact on the general population.

But then more personally, how well I feel the Narrative is written, Originality, Memorability, Re-Watchability, etc.

Now this being a general list of non-horror I think about sub-genres. I personally would like to see a fair share of different genres represented. Comedies, Action, Westerns, Sci-fi, etc. so I make picks based on that as well.

For instance in this batch I would put Star Trek II in a Top 100 Sci-Fi films, but with limited space I think other films in a "General List" are more important based on my other criteria.

That said...

From the current list, I would neg-vote:

A Few Good Men
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Fargo
Glengarry Glen Ross
Gravity
Inception
Independence Day
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
Raging Bull
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
The Departed
The Elephant Man
The Lion King

roshiq 06-18-2014 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by _____V_____ (Post 972204)
The complete trio, I am guessing, since hammerfan didn't mention any specific one out of the three.

Quote:

Originally Posted by hammerfan (Post 972205)
It includes all 3 films

Then count my vote for it too.

The Villain 06-18-2014 10:49 AM

I have to argue for The Departed. First off it won Best Picture at the Oscars and scored Martin Scorcese his first Academy Award which if nothing else serves as a milestone for one of the greatest directors ever.

As for the movie itself, its amazingly acted. Has an awesome score and soundtrack and is shot brilliantly. The story is great and entertaining which builds up to an awesome finale.

Its arguably Scorceses best work and definitely one of the greatest films of all time.

Sculpt 06-18-2014 01:02 PM

Tough choices. Choosing the better films is easier than negging the existing, but I'll have a go. All films not listed below I support going through.


These films didn't hit as some of the best, but (except for Departed) I enjoyed them, and/or found them touching, and/or appreciated many of their technical accomplishments (including Departed). So I don't neg these:

Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl -
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan -
The Dark Knight -
The Departed - I didn't care for this film. It was finely shot and acted, but I didn't care for the story and characters. I don't recall being thrilled with the suspense, intrigue, action, but maybe I was too tired. Anyway, I'm Negging it.
The Elephant Man - Been a long long time since I've seen it. I remember expecting to be touched, but I seem to remember that I wasn't, which I would have assumed that (touching) was the point of the film, but since I don't remember it well enough, I'm not making any sort of critique here. Maybe I can coax some here, who's seen it, to tell me why they are supporting it.


These I neg, (and I do realise 3 of these have long been considered great films):

Gravity - I do like new experiences, creativity, this had technical expertise, I even like starkness, but the story hit me as a little too stark, as in I could have been right there with them and asked Bullock if she wanted to play 20 questions.
Independence Day - it was fairly entertaining, and that's what films are generally for, but I'm looking for something more from the greats. I know a good friend of mine was really moved by the ending presidential speech, but it and the film felt oldhat and formulaic to me.
Bonnie & Clyde - long time praised, each time I'll seen it, I don't get why. I didn't see any technical flaws. Some nicely shot sequences. But I didn't care about the characters, story, nor of course what they were doing. I didn't think it was in anyway masterful in suspense, action or change in character. Story didn't challenge my mind or beliefs in anyway, nor strum my emotions.
Chinatown - long time praised, each time I'll seen it, I don't quite get why it gets that much praise. I didn't see any technical flaws. Nicely acted, shot & directed film. But I didn't care about the characters, story, nor of course what was going on. I didn't think it was in anyway masterful in suspense, action or change in character. Story didn't challenge my mind or beliefs in anyway, nor strum my emotions.
Lawrence Of Arabia - long time praised, each time I'll seen it, I don't get why. There are very nice wide angle shots; finely shot. Some very fine performances. I wasn't thrilled by any particular suspense, intrigue or action, wasn't fascinated by the cultures or characters or story. Didn't notice any significant change in character. Lawrence was a mystery, and after the film, remained a mystery. Some will say that's the point. To each his own. Story didn't challenge my mind or beliefs in anyway, nor strum my emotions.

_____V_____ 06-20-2014 08:03 AM

Anyone else?

_____V_____ 06-22-2014 07:57 AM

Objections:

12 Angry Men (1957) - 2 (+2)
A Few Good Men - 2 (realdeablues) (+1)
Apocalypse Now - 2 (+1)
Blade Runner - 2 (+2)
Bonnie & Clyde - 2 (Sculpt) (+1)
Chinatown - 2 (+1) (Sculpt)
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind - 2 (+1)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - 2 (Villain) (realdeablues) (+1)
Fargo - 2 (realdeablues) (+1)
Glengarry Glen Ross - 2 (+2) (realdeablues)
Gravity - 2 (roshiq) (realdeablues) (Sculpt)
Inception - 2 (realdeablues)
Independence Day - 2 (Villain) (realdeablues) (Sculpt)
Lawrence Of Arabia - 2 (+2) (Sculpt)
North By Northwest - 2 (+1)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl - 2 (Villain) (roshiq) (realdeablues)
Raging Bull - 2 (+2) (realdeablues)
Rashomon - 2 (+2)
Rocky - 2 (+1)
Seven Samurai - 2 (+2)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - 2 (Villain) (realdeablues)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day - 2 (+1)
The Dark Knight - 2
The Departed - 2 (realdeablues) (+2)
The Elephant Man - 2 (+1) (realdeablues)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - 2 (+2)
The Lion King - 2 (realdeablues) (+1)
The Lord of the Rings - 2 (+1)
The Princess Bride - 2
The Wild Bunch - 2 (+1)
This is Spinal Tap - 2 (+1)
Unforgiven - 2 (+1)

+1s are for the support for the films.

Most objections have been highlighted in BOLD.

Anyone else want to add their views?

The Villain 06-22-2014 08:10 AM

I argue for Unforgiven, The Departed, Lion King, and Terminator 2

sfear 06-22-2014 04:06 PM

THE WILD BUNCH and THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY still get my vote. Well made, important and influential, and darned fun to watch.

Despare 06-22-2014 06:43 PM

The Departed was alright for a remake ;) ... 12 Angry Men gets my support, as does Blade Runner. As does Bonnie and Clyde, Close Encounters, Glengarry Glen Ross, Fargo, Lawrence of Arabia, North by Northwest, Raging Bull, Roshomon, Seven Samurai, and This is Spinal Tap.

Sculpt 06-22-2014 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sculpt (Post 972225)
...These films didn't hit as some of the best, but (except for Departed) I enjoyed them, and/or found them touching, and/or appreciated many of their technical accomplishments (including Departed). So I don't neg these:
...
The Departed - I didn't care for this film. It was finely shot and acted, but I didn't care for the story and characters. I don't recall being thrilled with the suspense, intrigue, action, but maybe I was too tired. Anyway, I'm Negging it.

V, that was a typo. I meant to type, "Anyway, I'm not Negging it."

_____V_____ 06-22-2014 09:16 PM

Separating the ones which are getting strong support:

12 Angry Men (1957) - 2 (+2)
Apocalypse Now - 2 (+1)
Blade Runner - 2 (+2)
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind - 2 (+1)
North By Northwest - 2 (+1)
Rashomon - 2 (+2)
Rocky - 2 (+1)
Seven Samurai - 2 (+2)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day - 2 (+1)
The Dark Knight - 2
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - 2 (+2)
The Lord of the Rings - 2 (+1)
The Princess Bride - 2
The Wild Bunch - 2 (+1)
This is Spinal Tap - 2 (+1)
Unforgiven - 2 (+1)

These films now join our final 100 listing, unless there's a final objection against any of them.



A last call for debate are for these films:

A Few Good Men - 2 (realdeablues) (+1)
Bonnie & Clyde - 2 (Sculpt) (+1)
Chinatown - 2 (Sculpt) (+1)
Fargo - 2 (realdeablues) (+2)
Glengarry Glen Ross - 2 (realdeablues) (+2)
Inception - 2 (realdeablues)
Lawrence Of Arabia - 2 (Sculpt) (+2)
Raging Bull - 2 (realdeablues) (+2)
The Departed - 2 (realdeablues) (+2)
The Elephant Man - 2 (realdeablues) (+1)
The Lion King - 2 (realdeablues) (+1)

I am for moving those highlighted in BOLD into final selection, because despite getting one objection each, they have garnered 2 supporters each as well. What say?



And, moving these to the backburner:

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - 2 (Villain) (realdeablues) (+1)
Gravity - 2 (roshiq) (realdeablues) (Sculpt)
Independence Day - 2 (Villain) (realdeablues) (Sculpt)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl - 2 (Villain) (roshiq) (realdeablues)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - 2 (Villain) (realdeablues)

Sculpt 06-23-2014 11:17 AM

sounds good

_____V_____ 06-25-2014 05:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by _____V_____ (Post 972445)
A last call for debate are for these films:

A Few Good Men - 2 (realdeablues) (+1)
Bonnie & Clyde - 2 (Sculpt) (+1)
Chinatown - 2 (Sculpt) (+1)
Fargo - 2 (realdeablues) (+1)
Inception - 2 (realdeablues)
The Elephant Man - 2 (realdeablues) (+1)
The Lion King - 2 (realdeablues) (+1)

One last call for/against the films above, before we move to the films with single nominations.

We now have 40 spots filled up in our 100. (+ 25 Honorable Mentions)

hammerfan 06-25-2014 06:25 AM

I vote to move them on

The Villain 06-25-2014 06:43 AM

Sounds good

metternich1815 06-25-2014 07:28 AM

I haven't participated in this thread for a while, but those sounds good to me.

Doc Faustus 06-25-2014 11:02 AM

I don't know what this is but if I have points, they all go to removing Pirates of the Carribean movies.

_____V_____ 06-25-2014 11:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doc Faustus (Post 972610)
I don't know what this is but if I have points, they all go to removing Pirates of the Carribean movies.

The first one competing in this round of debate has been moved to the backburner, and I doubt the rest will garner enough support. ::wink::

Well, I'll hold on to the SEVEN films in question, despite the approval of 4 members. Let's first have a peek at the films which have SINGLE nominations:

12 Rounds
21 Jump Street
8 ½ (1963)
9#11
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
A Fistful of Dollars
A HARD DAY'S NIGHT
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Amadeus (1984)
Amelie (2001)
ANDREI RUBLEV
Annie Hall
Argo
Avatar
Back to the Future Part II
Ben Hur
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Black Swan (2010)
Blazing Saddles
Bottle Rocket
Braveheart
BRAZIL
Breaking The Waves (1996)
Broadcast News
Bugsy Malone (1976)
Casino
City Lights
Coach Carter
Come and See (1985)
Cool Hand Luke
Crash
CROSS OF IRON
DAMNATION
Dancer In The Dark (2000)
Dances With Wolves (1990)
Dazed and Confused
Dear John
Django Unchained
Double Indemnity (1944)
Drowning By Numbers (1988)
Duck Soup
Duck You Sucker
Dumbo
Dune (1984)
E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
Enemy At The Gates
Erin Brockovich
Escape From New York
Fight Club
Fitzcarraldo (1982)
FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE
Forrest Gump
Friday
Gandhi
Gettysburg
Glory
GoodFellas
Gran Torino
Groundhog Day
Harold and Maude
HELP!
I, Robot
Iron Will
Kill Bill [2003]
La Bamba (1987)
Labyrinth
LAURA
Legend
Live Free or Die Hard [2007]
Mac and Devin go to High School
MASH
Modern Times
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Music Man
Mystic River
Nightmare Alley (1947)
NORTH TO ALASKA
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Old Yeller (1957)
On Golden Pond
Once
PAPILLION
Paths of Glory
Philadelphia (1993)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End (2007)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest (2006)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Platoon
Princess Mononoke [1997]
Punch Drunk Love
Raising Arizona
RAN
Rear Window
Road To Perdition
Romeo & Juliet [1996]
Rushmore
SATANTANGO
Scum (1977)
Singing in the Rain
Sleeping Beauty
Spartacus
Star Trek (2009)
Star Trek Into Darkness
Steel Magnolias
StreetBallers
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Super Troopers
Superman
Taxi Driver
The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen (1988)
The African Queen
THE APARTMENT
The Avengers
The Bicycle Thief (1948)
The Blind Side
The Boondock Saints
THE COMANCHEROS
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1989)
The Crow
The Day After Tomorrow
THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (Robert Wise)
THE DEER HUNTER
The Descendents
The Fifth Element [1997]
The Fountain (2006)
THE GETAWAY (Sam Peckinpah)
The Godfather II
The Goonies (1985)
The Grapes of Wrath
THE GREAT ESCAPE
The Great Race
The Green Mile (1999)
The Hunt For Red October [1990]
The Hurt Locker
The Karate Kid
THE LONGEST DAY
The Magnificent Seven [1960]
The Music Room (1958)
The Naked Civil Servant (1975)
The Naked Gun [1988]
The Neverending Story
The Patriot
THE PIANIST
The Piano Teacher (2001)
The Quiet Man (John Ford film)
The Social Network
THE SONS OF KATIE ELDER
The Sting
The Ten Commandments (1956)
The Third Man (1949)
The X-Men
Thunderheart (1992)
Time Bandits (1981)
Tombstone [1993]
Toy Story
Trainspotting
Tron [1982]
Up (2009)
Walk The Line
Wall-E
Warrior
We Were Soldiers
When Harry Met Sally
Wild Strawberries (1957)
Willow (1988)
Yellow Submarine



167 entries, for a possible 60 (+25) spots. Let's see some approvals/objections first for these.

hammerfan 06-25-2014 12:00 PM

I vote to move the following forward:

9/11
Ben Hur
Blazing Saddles
Braveheart
Cool Hand Luke
Dances With Wolves
Gettysburg
Glory
Kill Bill
Legend
Philadelphia
Steel Magnolias
Taxi Driver
The Blind Side
The Fountain
The Neverending Story
The Sting
The Ten Commandments

Question, V: was Passion of the Christ ever on here?

The Villain 06-25-2014 02:58 PM

I'll support:
Argo
A Fistful of Dollars
Django Unchained
E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
Fight Club
Gran Torino
Mystic River
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Old Yeller (1957)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Platoon
Road To Perdition
The Crow
The Godfather II


I neg vote:
12 Rounds
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Avatar
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Dazed and Confused
Dear John
I, Robot
Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End (2007)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest (2006)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
Star Trek (2009)
Star Trek Into Darkness
The Day After Tomorrow

Sculpt 06-25-2014 10:25 PM

I strongly support these films:
  1. Groundhog Day - Man repeats the same day in a time loop until he understands what's important & lasting; a beautiful, smart, existential, funny film. American Film Institute voted 8th Best Fantasy Film All-time.
  2. Yellow Submarine - mind blowing existential film, with amazing psychedelic animation, sci-fi symbolism on evil, fear, knowledge, psychology and of course LOVE; Beatles & original music. A moving experience.
  3. Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey - a truely spectacular sci-fi film where two lazy best friends go through death, Hell, challenge the Grim Reaper, not to a a game of chess (ode to The Seventh Seal), but to games of Battleship, Clue, vibration football and Twister, then go to Heaven, meet God and Einstien, go back to Earth and save their fiancées from evil Bill & Ted robots, where they learn "We've been to the past. We've been to the future. We've been all around the afterlife. The best place to be, is here. The best time to be, is now." Amazing visual inventions & special effects, a great mix of high & low brow humor, very touching. Has to be seen to be believed. Roger Ebert wrote, " "It's the kind of movie where you start out snickering in spite of yourself, and end up actually admiring the originality that went into creating this hallucinatory slapstick."
  4. Gandhi - the story of how Gandhi became and developed the peaceful protest of non-resistence (later used by Martin Luther King) to free India from British colonial rule. Nominated Best Picture.
  5. Annie Hall - immensely engaging & funny film with excellent pacing. Hard film to describe. Won Best Picture.
  6. Broadcast News - beautifully written story of conflicts between attraction, friendship and compatibility. Nominated Best Picture.
  7. Crash - Well crafted film where acts of coldness, harshness, racism lead to more acts of harm & death; and each act of kindness and love leads directly peace, resolution, love & life. Won Best Picture.
  8. Dances With Wolves - beautiful big screen film of man leaving the absurdities, chaos & violence of Western like during Civil War and finding the loveliness of living within a Sioux tribe & nature. Won Best Picture.



I support these films into the 100:
Music Man
THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (Robert Wise)
THE DEER HUNTER
When Harry Met Sally

roshiq 06-25-2014 11:07 PM

Support:

A Fistful of Dollars
Amadeus (1984)
ANDREI RUBLEV
BRAZIL
City Lights
FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE
Gandhi
GoodFellas
Platoon
RAN
Taxi Driver
THE DEER HUNTER
The Godfather II
The Ten Commandments (1956)
The Third Man (1949)
The Green Mile (1999)

I haven't included the following 5 films as I've already voted for them. Each one of them deserve to be in Top 100, IMO.
Quote:

Originally Posted by _____V_____ (Post 972615)
Come and See (1985)
Fitzcarraldo (1982)
The Bicycle Thief (1948)
The Music Room (1958)
Wild Strawberries (1957)


_____V_____ 06-29-2014 09:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hammerfan (Post 972618)
Question, V: was Passion of the Christ ever on here?

Nope. Nobody nominated it in their lists.

Here's how it looks after approvals/thumbs-downs:


12 Rounds (-2)
21 Jump Street (-1)
8 ½ (1963)
9#11 (+1)
A CHRISTMAS CAROL (+1)
A Fistful of Dollars (+2)
A HARD DAY'S NIGHT
Alice in Wonderland (2010) (-1)
Amadeus (1984) (+1)
Amelie (2001)
ANDREI RUBLEV (+1)
Annie Hall (+1)
Argo (+2)
Avatar (-1) (+1)
Back to the Future Part II
Ben Hur (+2)
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (-2) (+1)
Black Swan (2010) (+1)
Blazing Saddles (+1)
Bottle Rocket
Braveheart (+2)
BRAZIL (+2)
Breaking The Waves (1996)
Broadcast News (+1)
Bugsy Malone (1976)
Casino (+1)
City Lights (+1)
Coach Carter (-1)
Come and See (1985) (+1)
Cool Hand Luke (+1)
Crash (+1)
CROSS OF IRON
DAMNATION
Dancer In The Dark (2000)
Dances With Wolves (1990) (+2)
Dazed and Confused (-1)
Dear John (-1)
Django Unchained (+2)
Double Indemnity (1944)
Drowning By Numbers (1988)
Duck Soup (+1)
Duck You Sucker
Dumbo (+1)
Dune (1984)
E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (+1) (-1)
Enemy At The Gates
Erin Brockovich (+1)
Escape From New York
Fight Club (+2)
Fitzcarraldo (1982) (+1)
FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE (+1)
Forrest Gump (+1)
Friday (-1)
Gandhi (+2)
Gettysburg (+2)
Glory (+1)
GoodFellas (+2)
Gran Torino (+2)
Groundhog Day (+1)
Harold and Maude
HELP!
I, Robot (-2)
Iron Will
Kill Bill [2003] (+1)
La Bamba (1987)
Labyrinth
LAURA
Legend (+1)
Live Free or Die Hard [2007] (-1)
Mac and Devin go to High School (-1)
MASH
Modern Times (+1)
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Music Man (+1)
Mystic River (+1)
Nightmare Alley (1947)
NORTH TO ALASKA
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (+2)
Old Yeller (1957) (+1) (-1)
On Golden Pond
Once
PAPILLION
Paths of Glory
Philadelphia (1993) (+2)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End(2007) (-2)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest (2006) (-2)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) (-2)
Planet of the Apes (1968) (+2)
Platoon (+2)
Princess Mononoke [1997]
Punch Drunk Love
Raising Arizona
RAN (+1)
Rear Window (+1)
Road To Perdition (+1)
Romeo & Juliet [1996]
Rushmore
SATANTANGO
Scum (1977)
Singing in the Rain (+1)
Sleeping Beauty
Spartacus
Star Trek (2009) (-2)
Star Trek Into Darkness (-2)
Steel Magnolias (+2)
StreetBallers
Sunset Boulevard (1950) (+1)
Super Troopers (-1)
Superman
Taxi Driver (+3)
The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen (1988)
The African Queen (+1)
THE APARTMENT
The Avengers
The Bicycle Thief (1948) (+1)
The Blind Side (+2)
The Boondock Saints
THE COMANCHEROS
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1989)
The Crow (+1) (-1)
The Day After Tomorrow (-1)
THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (Robert Wise) (+2)
THE DEER HUNTER (+2)
The Descendents
The Fifth Element [1997] (+1)
The Fountain (2006) (+1)
THE GETAWAY (Sam Peckinpah)
The Godfather II (+2)
The Goonies (1985)
The Grapes of Wrath (+1)
THE GREAT ESCAPE
The Great Race
The Green Mile (1999) (+2)
The Hunt For Red October [1990]
The Hurt Locker
The Karate Kid
THE LONGEST DAY
The Magnificent Seven [1960]
The Music Room (1958) (+1)
The Naked Civil Servant (1975)
The Naked Gun [1988] (-1)
The Neverending Story (+1)
The Patriot
THE PIANIST
The Piano Teacher (2001)
The Quiet Man (John Ford film)
The Social Network (+1)
THE SONS OF KATIE ELDER
The Sting (+1)
The Ten Commandments (1956) (+3)
The Third Man (1949) (+1)
The X-Men
Thunderheart (1992)
Time Bandits (1981)
Tombstone [1993]
Toy Story
Trainspotting
Tron [1982]
Up (2009) (-1)
Walk The Line
Wall-E (-1)
Warrior
We Were Soldiers
When Harry Met Sally (+2)
Wild Strawberries (1957) (+1)
Willow (1988)
Yellow Submarine (+1)


Ones in BOLD have strong support, ones in Italic are negated.

Anyone else?

sfear 06-29-2014 04:23 PM

Very sorry to see THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY and THE WILD BUNCH didn't make the cut. Won't bawl like a baby over it but my previous vote still represents my stand.

_____V_____ 06-29-2014 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sfear (Post 972839)
Very sorry to see THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY and THE WILD BUNCH didn't make the cut. Won't bawl like a baby over it but my previous vote still represents my stand.

They made it.

sfear 06-30-2014 07:08 PM

Great news! Thanks.

metternich1815 07-01-2014 12:03 PM

I'll support:
A CHRISTMAS CAROL (only if this is the original 1930s version)
Argo
Avatar
Ben Hur
Black Swan
Braveheart (insanely inaccurate historically, but a solid film, in my opinion)
BRAZIL (I have not seen it, but i'll back it because I heard it was excellent)
Casino
Django Unchained
Duck Soup
Dumbo
Erin Brockovich
Fight Club (I have not seen it, but i'll back it because I heard it was excellent)
Forrest Gump
Gettysburg
GoodFellas
Gran Torino
Modern Times
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Philadelphia (1993)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Rear Window
Singing in the Rain
Steel Magnolias
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Taxi Driver
The African Queen
The Blind Side
THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (Robert Wise)
The Fifth Element [1997]
The Grapes of Wrath
The Green Mile (1999)
The Social Network
The Ten Commandments (1956)
When Harry Met Sally

I'll negative vote:
12 Rounds
21 Jump Street
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (this definitely does not belong on this kind of list, at best it's a guilty pleasure)
Coach Carter
E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (overrated in my opinion)
Friday
I, Robot (I really enjoy this film, but again does not belong on the list)
Live Free or Die Hard [2007]
Mac and Devin go to High School
Old Yeller (1957)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End (2007)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest (2006)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
(not a big fan of the Pirates of the Caribbean films)
Star Trek (2009)
Star Trek Into Darkness
(I enjoyed both Star Trek films, but they don't belong on this list either)
Super Troopers
The Crow
The Naked Gun [1988]
Up (2009)
Wall-E

Sorry, if I supported too many films...lol.

I am surprised that Black Swan was not counted as horror.

_____V_____ 07-01-2014 08:13 PM

Done. Original post edited accordingly.

Anyone else?

_____V_____ 07-05-2014 11:13 AM

Separating the films...

Strong Approvals:

A Fistful of Dollars (+2)
Argo (+2)
Ben Hur (+2)
Black Swan (2010) (+3) (-1)
Braveheart (+2)
BRAZIL (+2) (-1)
Dances With Wolves (1990) (+2)
Django Unchained (+2)
Fight Club (+4)
Gandhi (+2)
Gettysburg (+2)
GoodFellas (+2)
Gran Torino (+2) (-1)
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (+2)
Philadelphia (1993) (+2) (-1)
Planet of the Apes (1968) (+2)
Platoon (+2)
Steel Magnolias (+3) (-1)
Taxi Driver (+3)
The Blind Side (+2)
THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (Robert Wise) (+2)
THE DEER HUNTER (+3)
The Godfather II (+2)
The Green Mile (1999) (+2)
The Ten Commandments (1956) (+3)
When Harry Met Sally (+2) (-1)


Nominal Support:

9#11 (+1)
A CHRISTMAS CAROL (+2)
Amadeus (1984) (+1)
ANDREI RUBLEV (+1)
Annie Hall (+1)
Blazing Saddles (+1) (-2)
Broadcast News (+1)
Casino (+1)
City Lights (+1)
Come and See (1985) (+1)
Cool Hand Luke (+1)
Crash (+1)
Duck Soup (+1)
Dumbo (+1)
Erin Brockovich (+1)
Fitzcarraldo (1982) (+1)
FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE (+1)
Forrest Gump (+2)
Glory (+1)
Groundhog Day (+2)
Kill Bill [2003] (+1) (-1)
Legend (+1)
Modern Times (+1)
Music Man (+1)
Mystic River (+1)
RAN (+1)
Rear Window (+1)
Road To Perdition (+1) (-1)
Singing in the Rain (+1)
Sunset Boulevard (1950) (+1)
The African Queen (+1)
The Bicycle Thief (1948) (+1)
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1989) (+2)
The Fifth Element [1997] (+2) (-1)
The Fountain (2006) (+2)
The Grapes of Wrath (+1)
The Music Room (1958) (+1)
The Neverending Story (+1)
The Social Network (+1) (-1)
The Sting (+1)
The Third Man (1949) (+1)
Wild Strawberries (1957) (+2)
Yellow Submarine (+1)


No Opinion:

8 � (1963)
A HARD DAY'S NIGHT (-1)
Amelie (2001) (+1) (-1)
Back to the Future Part II
Bottle Rocket
Breaking The Waves (1996) (+1)
Bugsy Malone (1976) (-1)
CROSS OF IRON
DAMNATION
Dancer In The Dark (2000) (+1)
Double Indemnity (1944) (+1)
Drowning By Numbers (1988) (+1)
Duck You Sucker
Dune (1984) (+1)
Enemy At The Gates
Escape From New York (-1)
Harold and Maude
HELP! (-1)
Iron Will
La Bamba (1987) (-1)
Labyrinth
LAURA
MASH
Mulholland Drive (2001) (+1) (-1)
Nightmare Alley (1947) (+1)
NORTH TO ALASKA
On Golden Pond (+1)
Once
PAPILLION
Paths of Glory
Princess Mononoke [1997] (+1)
Punch Drunk Love
Raising Arizona
Romeo & Juliet [1996]
Rushmore (-1)
SATANTANGO
Scum (1977) (+1)
Sleeping Beauty (-1)
Spartacus
StreetBallers
Superman
The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen (1988) (+1) (-1)
THE APARTMENT
The Avengers
The Boondock Saints
THE COMANCHEROS
The Descendents
THE GETAWAY (Sam Peckinpah)
The Goonies (1985) (-2)
THE GREAT ESCAPE
The Great Race
The Hunt For Red October [1990]
The Hurt Locker
The Karate Kid
THE LONGEST DAY
The Magnificent Seven [1960] (-1)
The Naked Civil Servant (1975)
The Patriot (-1)
THE PIANIST
The Piano Teacher (2001) (+1)
The Quiet Man (John Ford film)
THE SONS OF KATIE ELDER
The X-Men
Thunderheart (1992)
Time Bandits (1981) (+1) (-1)
Tombstone [1993] (-1)
Toy Story (-1)
Trainspotting (-1)
Tron [1982] (+1)
Walk The Line
Warrior
We Were Soldiers
Willow (1988) (+1) (-1)


Negated:

21 Jump Street (-2)
Alice in Wonderland (2010) (-2)
Avatar (-1) (+1)
Coach Carter (-1)
Dazed and Confused (-1)
Dear John (-1)
E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (+2) (-2)
Friday (-1)
Live Free or Die Hard [2007] (-2)
Mac and Devin go to High School (-2)
Old Yeller (1957) (+1) (-1)
Super Troopers (-3)
The Crow (+2) (-2)
The Day After Tomorrow (-2)
The Naked Gun [1988] (-3)
Up (2009) (-2)
Wall-E (-1)


Strongly Negated:

12 Rounds (-2)
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (-2) (+1)
I, Robot (-2)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End(2007) (-3)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest (2006) (-3)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) (-3)
Star Trek (2009) (-3)
Star Trek Into Darkness (-3)


Anyone else voicing their opinions?

sfear 07-05-2014 11:45 AM

Is it too late to add something? I watched THE TRAIN (1965) this morning and was reminded how good it is. Story, acting, photography and by implication directing, all top-notch. Especially the photography. Since several of my nominations have been negated I'd like to toss this into the fray. Should have nominated it the first time, just didn't think of it.

Giganticface 07-05-2014 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Giganticface (Post 971237)
1. Black Swan -- Although I truly consider this a horror film, Arnofsky and Co. did a great job marketing this as non-horror so it would get attention at the Oscars -- so much so that even horror fans believe it. A modern masterpiece in psychological storytelling. Heartbreaking and distressing.

2. Monty Python & The Holy Grail -- No argument is really necessary. If you love it, you love it, and if you don't, you never will. But for a comedy, this film has the most amazingly detailed sets and costumes, and feels extremely gritty for being off-the-wall British slapstick. This film has no peers.

3. The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover -- This film breaks too many rules for most folks, and I wouldn't want to watch it with my mom. But every time I do watch it, I'm left gut-punched for a couple days.

4. The Deer Hunter -- Incredible cast, moving, heartbreaking, epic. A truly impactful drama that is oh so human.

5. Fargo -- I would be fine with any number of Coen Brothers films, but one of them really needs to make the list. I chose O Brother, Where Art Thou?, but that film is a bit niche for a broad range of voters. Fargo has been cherished by quite a few, including myself, and has an endless number of memorable moments. The Coen Bros know how to define and develop unique, but still believable, characters. I personally think The Big Lebowski is a better example of that, but Fargo is probably more respected in a general sense, and a good choice if the Bros only get one.

I'll back these.

_____V_____ 07-15-2014 09:22 PM

Adding those in bold (strong approvals) in my post above, we are now at 67 films. Still need 33 more.

Can I have a say in the films which are remaining? If no one objects, that is.

Sculpt 07-15-2014 09:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by _____V_____ (Post 973645)
Adding those in bold (strong approvals) in my post above, we are now at 67 films. Still need 33 more.

Can I have a say in the films which are remaining? If no one objects, that is.

Certainly.

How do you want to proceed to select 33 more? Would you like us to go ahead and support films for the full list (ones we haven't supported already?)?

_____V_____ 07-15-2014 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sculpt (Post 973647)
How do you want to proceed to select 33 more? Would you like us to go ahead and support films for the full list (ones we haven't supported already?)?

Review the ones from the 2-vote and 1-vote section which have nominal support and/or no support so far, then rummage through the ones from the backburner.

Will post the lists once I get the approval from more members to put my inputs into the remaining films.

Fearonsarms 07-15-2014 10:20 PM

Computers breaks down and I miss so much wish I'd been earlier to back Twelve Monkeys anyway....

I support:-

Amelie
Black Swan
Breaking The Waves
Dancer In The Dark
Double Indemnity
Drowning By Numbers
Dune
Fight Club
Groundhog Day
Mulholland Drive
Nightmare Alley
Princess Mononoke
Scum
Steel Magnolias
The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover
The Crow
The Fifth Element
The Fountain
The Piano Teacher
Time Bandits
Wild Strawberries
Willow

and my neg votes are for:-

Brazil
When Harry Met Sally
Blazing Saddles
The Social Network
Bugsy Malone
Rushmore
Sleeping Beauty
The Goonies
The Magnificent Seven
Tombstone
Toy Story
21 Jump Street
Alice In Wonderland
ET The Extra Terrestial
Mac and Devin Go To High School
Super Troopers
The Naked Gun


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