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Sir_Didier_Drogba's Must See Best 100 Films Before You Die

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PhiLLer

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City of God is defenitely the best non-english film ever made. In fact it's one of my favourite films, full stop.
 
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Sir Calumn

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I havent seen City of God, I will look it out though.

I did like Battle Royale, but it's not up with those other foreign films I metioned.

I didnt put the Indiana Jones films in because I dont really like them, they were OK the first time I watched them (except #2 which is awful) but the second time round they were just rather dull. I'm sure they have been very important and influencial, but not to my tastes at all.

Originally posted by Virgo
all the movies you stated as worst cannot even be considered as so.

Maybe overrated but certainly not worst. You haven't seen many movies throughout your life if you think they're the worst.


Dances with Wolves is a great movie. Probably the only good movie by Kevin Costner. I don't consider it as one of the best western ever, because it's not your traditional western, but nonetheless it was one of the most enjoyable and hearthwarming movie experiences about the differences of cultures I have ever seen.
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Of course they're not the worst films ever made, far far from it, but the point of that list was to give people a wide selection of great films from accross the genres. The films I singled out as worst are the films which seem to get bigged up alot, and which someone might be tricked into watching. I mean, on face value one would think Lawrence of Arabia to be one of the best films ever made, but it really isnt IMO, same with Dances with Wolves. There are far worse westerns than it, Denby and Open Range for example, but no-one going out to see the best films around would really be tricked into watching them, unlike Dances with Wolves which people might be.

I knew that would be very controversial, lots of people love it, but I personally think its a really bad film.
 
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::shinji::

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Originally posted by Virgo



Dances with Wolves is a great movie. Probably the only good movie by Kevin Costner. I don't consider it as one of the best western ever, because it's not your traditional western, but nonetheless it was one of the most enjoyable and hearthwarming movie experiences about the differences of cultures I have ever seen.
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I'm a fairly big fan of this movie too, I don't really consider it a western either, if anything I'd call it a war-drama that happened to be set in that particular time period. But there are things I like and dislike about it though, for one I was impressed with how the Sioux culture was portrayed in a positive manner, as it was before European contact, which is actually pretty unheard of in movies like this that usually portray Native Amerindians in a more uncivilized role. I have family members, including my fiancee that are of Native descent so I usually have an extra interest in these things. I did have a problem with a couple things though....for one, despite wanting to break barriers and dispell stereotypes, I found it way too convienient and far-fetched that there just happened to be a white woman there to be Kevin Costner's love interest (still didn't want to cross the interracial barrier), and the fact that Kevin Costner's acting is usually pretty mediocre..
 
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$teauA

Superstar
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Milos Forman)

What a great movie, I watched it in my Psychology class not very long ago, awesome awesome movie (Y).
 
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Chacarita Juniors

The artist formerly known as ronnifan9
Amores Perros???
Y tu Mama Tambien???
Sexo Pudor y Lagrimas???
El Crimen del Padre Amaro???
....all great mexican films...i still havent seen Nicotina:(
 
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Sir Calumn

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Originally posted by ::shinji::
I'm a fairly big fan of this movie too, I don't really consider it a western either, if anything I'd call it a war-drama that happened to be set in that particular time period. But there are things I like and dislike about it though, for one I was impressed with how the Sioux culture was portrayed in a positive manner, as it was before European contact, which is actually pretty unheard of in movies like this that usually portray Native Amerindians in a more uncivilized role. I have family members, including my fiancee that are of Native descent so I usually have an extra interest in these things. I did have a problem with a couple things though....for one, despite wanting to break barriers and dispell stereotypes, I found it way too convienient and far-fetched that there just happened to be a white woman there to be Kevin Costner's love interest (still didn't want to cross the interracial barrier), and the fact that Kevin Costner's acting is usually pretty mediocre..
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I agree I did think the detail they went into of the day to day Sioux life was good to watch, but I feel the film shows no genuine curiosity about the larger designs of the Sioux culture. I thought the script was very loose and disconnected, and I thought Costner directed like a man who's been an actor all his life rather than a pure director, making it quite clumsy. It just seems like a mix of genres (Western, War-Drama, Romance) taking just the worst bits from each. However, that's just my opinion, and I'm definately in a minority as the 12 oscar nominations suggest
 
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Sir Calumn

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Originally posted by $teauA
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Milos Forman)

What a great movie, I watched it in my Psychology class not very long ago, awesome awesome movie (Y).
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Yeah, it really is an all time classic.

Originally posted by ronnifan9
Amores Perros???
Y tu Mama Tambien???
Sexo Pudor y Lagrimas???
El Crimen del Padre Amaro???
....all great mexican films...i still havent seen Nicotina:(
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I have to admit, I'm much more into French and Italian arthouse cinema than Spanish/South American and thus I havent seen any of those films. I expect my Foriegn Language section appears very biased toward Italy and France.
 
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Virgo

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Originally posted by Sir Didier*CFC
in a minority as the 12 oscar nominations suggest
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Titanic won 11 oscars therefore you're entitled to that opinion.
 
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turnandcough

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i cant believe people are dissin donnie brasco!!! thought it was a great movie...the part where he wont take his shoes off in the restaraunt....that was a fantastic scene....it may not be as good as other gangster movies but its still by no means the WORST gangster movie ever....any one who hasnt seen it i suggest you give it a try
 
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Sir Calumn

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Originally posted by turnandcough
i cant believe people are dissin donnie brasco!!! thought it was a great movie...the part where he wont take his shoes off in the restaraunt....that was a fantastic scene....it may not be as good as other gangster movies but its still by no means the WORST gangster movie ever....any one who hasnt seen it i suggest you give it a try
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Sorry but I have to disagree with you there, unlike the other worst categories, in this one I actually do believe Donnie Brasko to be the worst of all. It was just so poor, I was expecting so much from such great actors, but there was nothing to it. The storyline was weak and dull (alright, they were sticking to a true story, maybe they shouldnt have been so rigid), the actors were cast in rolls that didnt suit them (they acted really well, but Pacino should not be cast as an old, useless hasbien and Depp should not be cast as someone who is meant to be inconspicuous and blend in), the multiple storylines were really rough around the edges, the whole thing was just a really, really poor film.
 
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Sir Calumn

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Whoa, I just looked it (Amadeus) up in the Virgin Film Guide and it has 5 stars. F. Murry Abraham is in it too whom I really like. I'll definately check it out - thanks bruv.
 
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Sir Calumn

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Haha, thanks. Gotta update it though as I've seen some more stuff lately.
 
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