Top 20 favourite films

[charlesa]

I'm a member of YMDB, a website were people choose their top 20 favourite films of all times. Here's my list, which can also be viewed in the following link: www.ymdb.com/car-nune/l34353_ukuk.html

1. A Clockwork Orange
2. 8 1/2
3. Sjunde inseglet, Det
4. Passion de Jeanne d'Arc, La
5. Andrei Rublyov
6. Dekalog
7. Psycho
8. Shichinin no samurai
9. The Great Dictator
10. M
11. Citizen Kane
12. Viridiana
13. Ugetsu monogatari
14. Smultronstället
15. La dolce vita
16. La règle du jeu
17. Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes
18. Nuit américaine, La
19. Ivan Groznyj II
20. Charme discret de la bourgeoisie, Le

[Nomansvally]

1. La Double vie de Véronique (1990) [Krzysztof Kieslowski]
2. Belle de jour (1967) [Luis Buñuel]
3. Fanny och Alexander (1982) [Ingmar Bergman]
4. Black Narcissus (1947) [Powell/Pressburger]
5. Le Samouraï(1967) [Jean-Pierre Melville]

Will fill it up shortly...

[blackmoses]

Nice list I love Hiroshima mon amour and I have been wanting to see Red Shoes.

[kiddo]

Welcome, charlesa!
I like your list very much. Many fantastic titles there...

Here`s my list (youl`ll find a ymdb-link in my signature):

Smultronstället (Ingmar Bergman) 1957
Chinatown (Roman Polanski) 1974
Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese) 1976
Goodfellas (Martin Scorsese) 1990
Touch of Evil (Orson Welles) 1958
C`era una volta il West (Sergio Leone) 1968
Elephant Man, the (David Lynch) 1980
Repulsion (Roman Polanski) 1965
Det Sjunde Inseglet (Ingmar Bergman) 1957
12 Angry Men (Sidney Lumet) 1957

Sunset Blvd. (Billy Wilder) 1950
Godfather, the (Francis Ford Coppola) 1972
C`est arrivè près de chez vous (Rèmy Belvaux, Andrè Bonzel, Bonoìt Poelvoorde) 1994
A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick) 1971
Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, the (Peter Greenaway) 1989
Day of the Dead (George A. Romero) 1985
Heat (Michael Mann) 1995
Son otoko, kyobo ni tsuki (Takeshi Kitano) 1989
Lashou shentan (John Woo) 1992
Akahige (Akira Kurosawa) 1965

[Nomansvally]

I really got to see some Greenaway, I'm almost embarrast!

[kiddo]

I have to see more of him myself. The Cook, the Thief... is just so absorbing and delicate. You know, it`s one of those films that no matter how bad the plot is (though it is very good in this film, do not get me wrong) it`s so utterly fantastic. A must see for you, Nomansvally!

Note on Norwegian to my friend Nomansvally: Tror du vil like den svært godt, tatt i betrakning hvordan, fra min synsvinkel, din filmsmak ser ut.

[Nomansvally]

åja, takker og bukker! En salutt til deg, Endre! Jeg har forresten fått mye anbefalinger av folk at jeg må se Greenaways filmer, han er visst en skikkelig genuin filmmakker. "Kokken, tyven, hans kone og hennes elsker" er et MUST! Det er et faktum!

Fy søren, jeg måtte sette inn Kniven i Vannet av Polanski på lista igjen. Jeg så noen scener istad fra den bare til kveldsmaten (for jeg har'n på dvd) og den er jo så gooodt. Du har sett den, har du ikke?

Pardon the Norwegian, fellas!

[kiddo]

Ja, har sett Knife in the Water. Synes den manglet intetsiteten som man finner i feks. Repulsion, men fungerte veldig godt på andre områder. Nydelig fotografert, gode skuespillerprestasjoner og et ganske så interessant plot/tema. Knife in the Water er en veldig god film og tatt i betrakning at dette var en av mine favorittregissørers første langfilm har den en fin plass i min filmhukommelse. Men blant toppfilmene mine vil den nok ikke komme, i det minste ikke før et gjensyn blir en realitet. Back to the english now, ay?

[Nomansvally]

Akkuratt, jeg skjønner deg. Yes sir, about time...

[blackmoses]

Here is my list.

1. The Graduate
2. 2001: A Space Odyssey
3. Midnight Cowboy
4. Ran
5. Straw Dogs
6. The 400 Blows
7. M
8. A Clockwork Orange
9. Star Wars
10. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
11. Dazed and Confused
12. The Day the Earth Stood Still
13. A Woman Under the Influence
14. Ikiru
15. Band of Outsiders
16. Barry Lyndon
17. Easy Rider
18. Wages of Fear
19. Eyes Wide Shut
20. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Tell me what you think.

[captainofbeef]

Band of Outsiders, nice choice.

[blackmoses]

Here is my updated list!

1. Graduate, The
2. 2001 : A Space Odyssey
3. Midnight Cowboy
4. Les 400 coups
5. Ran
6. Straw Dogs
7. M
8. A Clockwork Orange
9. Rashomon
10. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
11. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
12. The Day the Earth Stood Still
13. North by Northwest
14. Woman Under the Influence, A
15. Ikiru
16. Bande à part
17. C'era una volta il West
18. Le Salaire de la peur
19. Barry Lyndon
20. Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo

Tell me what you think!

[slapshot63]

1. Spider-Man 2
2. Halloween
3. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
4. The Godfather
5. Batman Begins
6. United 93
7. Jaws
8. The Thing
9. Shaun of the Dead
10. GoldenEye
11. V for Vendetta
12. Se7en
13. King Kong
14. American Psycho
15. Serenity
16. Thriller
17. Kill Bill: Vol. 1
18. Kill Bill: Vol. 2
19. Airplane!
20. Back to the future

[criterionmaster]

blackmoses said:

Here is my updated list!
Tell me what you think!

Take Rashomon out right now.

[blackmoses]

Why?

[agentknight]

My current top 20. One per director, o' course.

1. Solyaris (Andrei Tarkovsky; 1972)
2. Eraserhead (David Lynch; 1977)
3. Sonatine (Takeshi Kitano; 1993)
4. Down by Law (Jim Jarmusch; 1986)
5. 2046 (Wong Kar-Wai; 2004)
6. La Dolce Vita (Frederico Fellini; 1960)
7. Naked Lunch (David Cronenberg; 1991)
8. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick; 1968)
9. Metropolis (Fritz Lang; 1927)
10. Dancer in the Dark (Lars Von Trier; 2000)
11. Elephant (Gus Van Sant; 2003)
12. Pi (Darren Aronofsky; 1997)
13. Audition (Takashi Miike; 1999)
14. Oldboy (Chan-wook Park; 2003)
15. Primer (Shane Carruth; 2003)
16. Clerks (Kevin Smith; 1994)
17. Happiness (Todd Solondz; 1998)
18. Ran (Akira Kurosawa; 1985)
19. Adaptation. (Spike Jonze; 2002)
20. The Conversation (Francis Ford Copolla; 1972)

[criterionmaster]

blackmoses said:

Why?

Because you said you wouldn't put it on there. You also put Ikiru on there. I know there are movies you like more but for some reason you put it on there. You have 3 fucking Kurosawa on there!

[blackmoses]

What movies do I like more then Ikiru? Don't even say Dazed and Confused cause I don't! Their will be four Kurosawa's once I see Seven Samurai.

[captainofbeef]

Can you pick out what I changed?
1. TGBU
2. Pulp Fiction
3. Seven Samurai
4. Le Samourai
5. OUATIW
6. Reservoir Dogs
7. Shawshank Redemption
8. Million Dollar Baby
9. Unforgiven
10. Band of Outsiders
11. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
12. OUATIA
13. Breathless
14. Chinatown
15. 8 1/2
16. Solaris
17. Man Bites Dog
18. Wages of Fear
19. Amadeus
20. Dead Man

[captainofbeef]

Well, Le Samourai has been way up for awhile, and OUATIA and WOF have been on there for awhile as well. But you got the Amadeus for Andrei Rublev add spot on.

[blackmoses]

This is a list!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1. Graduate, The
2. 2001 : A Space Odyssey
3. Midnight Cowboy
4. Les 400 coups
5. Ran
6. Straw Dogs
7. M
8. A Clockwork Orange
9. The Day the Earth Stood Still
10. North by Northwest
11. Clerks II
12. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
13. Woman Under the Influence, A
14. Bande à part
15. Rashomon
16. C'era una volta il West
17. Le Salaire de la peur
18. Dazed and Confused
19. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
20. Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo

[agentknight]

My list is far better now imo.

www.ymdb.com/agentknight/l33476_ukuk.html

1. 8 1/2 [Frederico Fellini; 1963]
2. Lost Highway [David Lynch; 1997]
3. Solyaris [Andrei Tarkovsky; 1972]
4. Sonatine [Takeshi Kitano; 1993]
5. Down by Law [Jim Jarmusch; 1986]
6. 2046 [Wong Kar-Wai; 2004]
7. Naked Lunch [David Cronenberg; 1991]
8. Annie Hall [Woody Allen; 1977]
9. Pi [Darren Aronofsky; 1997]
10. The New World [Terrence Malick; 2005]
11. M [Fritz Lang; 1931]
12. Dancer in the Dark [Lars Von Trier; 2000]
13. Elephant [Gus Van Sant; 2003]
14. Ôdishon [Takashi Miike; 1999]
15. Oldboy [Chan Wook Park; 2003]
16. Primer [Shane Carruth; 2004]
17. Happiness [Todd Solondz; 1998]
18. Ran [Akira Kurosawa; 1985]
19. The Conversation [Francis Ford Copolla; 1974]
20. Dazed and Confused [Richard Linklater; 1993]

[blackmoses]

How do you do it? Number 7 is amazing!

[agentknight]

Thanks, you have a good list yourself, even though I have not seen enough of the films on there (I must see Clerks II, Rashomon and A Band of Outsiders in particular).

[kiddo]

Excellent lists... But I found Naked Lunch far from ze masterpiece many people think it is. I can see the appeal, though. It did just not grab me by the balls.

Here`s my list, btw. I guess it`s not necessary to put it here, since you`ve all seen it, but whatever... I just feel like it.

Smultronstället (Ingmar Bergman) 1957
Chinatown (Roman Polanski) 1974
Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese) 1976
Goodfellas (Martin Scorsese) 1990
Touch of Evil (Orson Welles) 1958
C`era una volta il West (Sergio Leone) 1968
Elephant Man, the (David Lynch) 1980
Repulsion (Roman Polanski) 1965
Det Sjunde Inseglet (Ingmar Bergman) 1957
12 Angry Men (Sidney Lumet) 1957

Sunset Blvd. (Billy Wilder) 1950
Godfather, the (Francis Ford Coppola) 1972
C`est arrivè près de chez vous (Bonoìt Poelvoorde m.f.) 1994
A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick) 1971
Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, the (Peter Greenaway) 1989
Stroszek (Werner Herzog) 1976
Day of the Dead (George A. Romero) 1985
Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle (Werner Herzog) 1974
Son otoko, kyobo ni tsuki (Takeshi Kitano) 1989
Elephant (Gus Van Sant) 2003

[agentknight]

Some great movies there. Violent Cop is amazing, good to see it on your list!

[Nomansvally]

This is my currently complete list, I recently revisited my last part of this list and at the time being I feel good about it.

1. La Double vie de Véronique (1991) - Krzysztof Kieslowski
2. Barry Lyndon (1975) - Stanley Kubrick
3. Fanny och Alexander (1982) - Ingmar Bergman
4. Belle de jour (1967) - Luis Buñuel
5. Black Narcissus (1947) - Michael Powell/Emeric Pressburger
6. Repulsion (1965) - Roman Polanski
7. Le Doulos (1961) - Jean-Pierre Melville
8. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) - John Huston
9. Shadow of a doubt (1943) - Alfred Hitchcock
10. Jules et Jim (1961) - Francois Truffaut
11. Le Mépris (1963) - Jean-Luc Godard
12. Il deserto rosso (1964) - Michelangelo Antonioni
13. Trois couleurs: Bleu (1993) - Krzysztof Kieslowski
14. Stroszek (1977) - Werner Herzog
15. Kes (1969) - Ken Loach
16. Mouchette (1967) - Robert Bresson
17. Don't Look Now (1973) - Nicolas Roeg
18. Hiroshima mon amour (1959) - Alain Resnais
19. Le Notti di Cabiria (1957) - Federico Fellini
20. Sunset Blvd. (1950) - Billy Wilder

I really do love the 60s, some of the golden-age British and American films, French New Wave and modern European films. I prefer female leading characters, that in certain films experiance or have experianced a distortion of their lives to constantly drive them in search for change and truth. I also appreciate films with a slightly mystique touch, with blurred narratives and mixed purposes. Most importantly an artistic, strong and affecting visual style gets my attention. I'm very weak for films with a good amount of aesthetics and beauty (also intensionally) portrayed on film.

My YMDB is featured as a part of my signature.

[criterionmaster]

1. Fanny och Alexander
2. Shichinin no samurai
3. A Clockwork Orange
4. Raging Bull
5. 2001 : A Space Odyssey
6. Almost Famous
7. Faces
8. 8 1/2
9. Pulp Fiction
10. Les 400 coups
11. Yi yi
12. Rear window
13. Battaglia di Algeri, La
14. Passion de Jeanne d'Arc, La
15. Jules et Jim
16. Angst essen Seele auf
17. Andrei Rublyov
18. Ángel exterminador, El
19. Letjat zhuravli
20. Les enfants du paradis - 1ère époque

[blackmoses]

1. Graduate, The
2. 2001 : A Space Odyssey
3. Midnight Cowboy
4. The 400 Blows
5. Straw Dogs
6. Yi yi
7. Ran
8. M
9. A Clockwork Orange
10. The Day the Earth Stood Still
11. North by Northwest
12. Band of Outsiders
13. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
14. Woman Under the Influence, A
15. Au hasard Balthazar
16. Once Upon a Time in the West
17. Russian Ark
18. Wages of Fear
19. Videodrome
20. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Tell me what you think!!!!

[criterionmaster]

Take Yi Yi out and it would be decent.