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I sense a few amazon.com orders coming soon. Vodalus Send a noteboard - 19/11/2010 06:20:53 AM
92 Ghost In The Shell (Japan)

86 Run Lola Run (Germany)

82 Battle Royale* (Japan)


Unfortunately, I read the book first. The movie was a major disappointment, devoid of almost all the humor and the wonderful little mindfucks that made the book shine.

77 House of Flying Daggers (China)

70 Hard Boiled (Hong Kong)

69 Ringu (Japan)


Saw this in Japan when it first came out. Probably creeped me out more than it did my girlfriend.

66 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (China)

51 Akira (Japan)


Interesting start. Then it just gets bizarre.

31 Godzilla (Japan)

28 Raise the Red Lantern (China)

25 Das Boot (Germany)

20 Y Tu Mamá También (Mexico)

14 Three Colours Trilogy* (Poland)


I picked up the trilogy on sale for $25. While it wasn't a waste of money, I really should've spent it on something else. Pretty woman in each one, though. And all French, I think.

7 City of God (Brazil)

5 Pan's Labyrinth*


Saw this not too long ago. Loved it.

2 Amelie* (France)


Along with P&P** and Bend It Like Beckham*, this is a great flick for when I'm in need of a warm fuzzy. And no, I'm not gay.

1 Seven Samurai* (Japan)







*=in my library
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Empire's 100 Best Films of World Cinema Legolas - 31/08/2010 02:50:01 PM 1461 Views
As for my quibbles with the list... Legolas - 31/08/2010 03:01:43 PM 852 Views
Since it's "World Cinema," does that automatically exclude U.S. films? *NM* Palatine - 31/08/2010 05:51:00 PM 402 Views
It usually means non-English language films *NM* snoopcester - 31/08/2010 06:36:34 PM 398 Views
Not only that, it also seems to exclude British, Australian and other English-language ones. Legolas - 31/08/2010 07:57:19 PM 744 Views
No one minds Australia's exclusion. All they make is bad Jackie Chan films. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 31/08/2010 10:55:18 PM 288 Views
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert would've been a shoe-in otherwise... *NM* Legolas - 01/09/2010 12:14:28 AM 282 Views
And after somebody brought up Requiem for a Dream in the other thread... Legolas - 01/09/2010 02:15:51 PM 689 Views
Hey I've only seen 21 ironclad - 31/08/2010 03:40:54 PM 773 Views
My opinion of their list rose by a fair bit when I saw La vita è bella was not on it. Legolas - 31/08/2010 07:56:15 PM 762 Views
What exactly is Battle Royale doing there? Lordling - 31/08/2010 04:07:46 PM 872 Views
Juno is Canadian-American though. ironclad - 31/08/2010 07:40:20 PM 739 Views
I'm quite surprised to see that La Vita e bella (Life is Beautiful) isn't on the list. *NM* Missa Sedai - 31/08/2010 04:51:53 PM 518 Views
Me too. Pleasantly surprised. *NM* Legolas - 31/08/2010 07:57:47 PM 395 Views
Really? I thought the movie was fantastic and well-made. *NM* Missa Sedai - 01/09/2010 12:36:05 AM 406 Views
In fairness, Roberto Benigni being an overrated ass doesn't mean his only good film isn't good. Legolas - 01/09/2010 01:01:21 AM 801 Views
We may have to fight, now. Camilla - 01/09/2010 10:47:45 AM 749 Views
He's so ridiculously full of himself. Legolas - 01/09/2010 02:10:27 PM 786 Views
Re: He's so ridiculously full of himself. Camilla - 01/09/2010 02:15:34 PM 763 Views
I've seen 28, so nearly a third snoopcester - 31/08/2010 06:50:43 PM 737 Views
I've seen Zatoichi among those you name... Legolas - 31/08/2010 07:59:14 PM 719 Views
You have no taste snoopcester - 31/08/2010 08:10:26 PM 822 Views
Re: You have no taste Legolas - 31/08/2010 08:34:03 PM 790 Views
Re: You have no taste snoopcester - 31/08/2010 10:02:45 PM 754 Views
Re: You have no taste Legolas - 31/08/2010 10:21:25 PM 772 Views
Re: You have no taste snoopcester - 01/09/2010 10:34:14 AM 819 Views
Re: You have no taste Legolas - 01/09/2010 01:56:48 PM 734 Views
Re: You have no taste snoopcester - 01/09/2010 02:55:56 PM 697 Views
I've seen a Belgian film lately ironclad - 31/08/2010 10:14:12 PM 591 Views
No, but I've heard a fair bit about it. Legolas - 31/08/2010 10:23:49 PM 753 Views
Good point Camilla - 01/09/2010 11:06:15 AM 722 Views
I've seen a whopping 4.....but in my defense, I hate subtitles, so I just don't watch these movies *NM* Brian - 31/08/2010 07:49:38 PM 439 Views
Well, you miss out on a ton, then. *NM* Legolas - 31/08/2010 07:59:33 PM 368 Views
Indeed....many of them are available on Netflix streaming though, so maybe I'll watch some soon *NM* Brian - 31/08/2010 08:17:39 PM 408 Views
only 11 myself and i don't think that my neighbour totoro is as good princess monoke *NM* Foxhead - 31/08/2010 08:20:15 PM 467 Views
only saw like 15 of them, but I think the list is somewhat weird. *NM* jh - 31/08/2010 08:32:34 PM 407 Views
Only seen 8 nossy - 31/08/2010 10:43:15 PM 706 Views
Re: Only seen 8 Legolas - 01/09/2010 12:17:17 AM 943 Views
Re: Only seen 8 nossy - 01/09/2010 04:27:38 AM 778 Views
Some of those films are really not Jen films snoopcester - 01/09/2010 10:36:36 AM 767 Views
You might be surprised what I'll watch. nossy - 01/09/2010 04:09:05 PM 758 Views
I wasn't suggesting you wouldn't watch them snoopcester - 01/09/2010 04:38:57 PM 782 Views
You mean you have discovered movies jh - 01/09/2010 08:10:12 PM 750 Views
That's a lot of Asian movies... Legolas - 01/09/2010 11:54:59 AM 788 Views
Yeah, I tend to really like even the silly ones. nossy - 01/09/2010 04:11:41 PM 957 Views
Re: Yeah, I tend to really like even the silly ones. Legolas - 01/09/2010 04:24:34 PM 726 Views
Re: Yeah, I tend to really like even the silly ones. nossy - 01/09/2010 04:36:54 PM 718 Views
I've seen 7 and plan to see at least 3 more! WTF?!?!?! Cannoli - 01/09/2010 01:14:45 AM 791 Views
I've seen 32. Tom - 01/09/2010 04:27:31 AM 786 Views
Nice. I agree with a lot of your assessments. Legolas - 01/09/2010 02:02:30 PM 830 Views
Well, I don't think that she could have made that movie IN Iran... Tom - 02/09/2010 09:51:17 PM 713 Views
Night Watch? Really? Fun book, bad movie. *NM* Ghavrel - 01/09/2010 07:29:58 AM 346 Views
Yeah the film wasn't much to write home about, opposite to what the trailer made you believe *NM* ironclad - 01/09/2010 11:37:05 AM 325 Views
Re: Empire's 100 Best Films of World Cinema Camilla - 01/09/2010 11:05:17 AM 823 Views
Re: Empire's 100 Best Films of World Cinema snoopcester - 01/09/2010 11:31:59 AM 763 Views
Re: Empire's 100 Best Films of World Cinema Legolas - 01/09/2010 02:09:20 PM 672 Views
Re: Empire's 100 Best Films of World Cinema Camilla - 01/09/2010 02:19:58 PM 694 Views
I've seen like 10 BlackAdder - 01/09/2010 11:35:58 AM 761 Views
I've seen eight but Cache is on tonight so I'll watch that. Stephen - 01/09/2010 03:56:31 PM 673 Views
I've seen one Haneke movie (La Pianiste), and I've decided I'm going to keep it that way. Legolas - 01/09/2010 04:08:55 PM 743 Views
I haven't seen any of his other films so I'm not sure what to expect really Stephen - 01/09/2010 04:26:40 PM 727 Views
So what did you think? *NM* Legolas - 02/09/2010 09:43:18 PM 282 Views
Same, except it was "Funny Games" that did it to me *NM* ironclad - 01/09/2010 08:30:34 PM 372 Views
8 MonCul - 02/09/2010 08:59:44 PM 734 Views
I sense a few amazon.com orders coming soon. Vodalus - 19/11/2010 06:20:53 AM 793 Views
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