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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 1295 Views
As for my quibbles with the list... Legolas - 31/08/2010 03:01:43 PM 729 Views
Since it's "World Cinema," does that automatically exclude U.S. films? *NM* Palatine - 31/08/2010 05:51:00 PM 345 Views
It usually means non-English language films *NM* snoopcester - 31/08/2010 06:36:34 PM 339 Views
Not only that, it also seems to exclude British, Australian and other English-language ones. Legolas - 31/08/2010 07:57:19 PM 626 Views
No one minds Australia's exclusion. All they make is bad Jackie Chan films. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 31/08/2010 10:55:18 PM 234 Views
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert would've been a shoe-in otherwise... *NM* Legolas - 01/09/2010 12:14:28 AM 226 Views
And after somebody brought up Requiem for a Dream in the other thread... Legolas - 01/09/2010 02:15:51 PM 537 Views
Hey I've only seen 21 ironclad - 31/08/2010 03:40:54 PM 658 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 624 Views
What exactly is Battle Royale doing there? Lordling - 31/08/2010 04:07:46 PM 715 Views
Juno is Canadian-American though. ironclad - 31/08/2010 07:40:20 PM 614 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 454 Views
Me too. Pleasantly surprised. *NM* Legolas - 31/08/2010 07:57:47 PM 340 Views
Really? I thought the movie was fantastic and well-made. *NM* Missa Sedai - 01/09/2010 12:36:05 AM 341 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 675 Views
We may have to fight, now. Camilla - 01/09/2010 10:47:45 AM 623 Views
He's so ridiculously full of himself. Legolas - 01/09/2010 02:10:27 PM 653 Views
Re: He's so ridiculously full of himself. Camilla - 01/09/2010 02:15:34 PM 632 Views
I've seen 28, so nearly a third snoopcester - 31/08/2010 06:50:43 PM 636 Views
I've seen Zatoichi among those you name... Legolas - 31/08/2010 07:59:14 PM 590 Views
You have no taste snoopcester - 31/08/2010 08:10:26 PM 696 Views
Re: You have no taste Legolas - 31/08/2010 08:34:03 PM 655 Views
Re: You have no taste snoopcester - 31/08/2010 10:02:45 PM 623 Views
Re: You have no taste Legolas - 31/08/2010 10:21:25 PM 644 Views
Re: You have no taste snoopcester - 01/09/2010 10:34:14 AM 686 Views
Re: You have no taste Legolas - 01/09/2010 01:56:48 PM 603 Views
Re: You have no taste snoopcester - 01/09/2010 02:55:56 PM 567 Views
I've seen a Belgian film lately ironclad - 31/08/2010 10:14:12 PM 470 Views
No, but I've heard a fair bit about it. Legolas - 31/08/2010 10:23:49 PM 595 Views
Good point Camilla - 01/09/2010 11:06:15 AM 597 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 378 Views
Well, you miss out on a ton, then. *NM* Legolas - 31/08/2010 07:59:33 PM 316 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 349 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 410 Views
only saw like 15 of them, but I think the list is somewhat weird. *NM* jh - 31/08/2010 08:32:34 PM 338 Views
Only seen 8 nossy - 31/08/2010 10:43:15 PM 591 Views
Re: Only seen 8 Legolas - 01/09/2010 12:17:17 AM 814 Views
Re: Only seen 8 nossy - 01/09/2010 04:27:38 AM 657 Views
Some of those films are really not Jen films snoopcester - 01/09/2010 10:36:36 AM 642 Views
You might be surprised what I'll watch. nossy - 01/09/2010 04:09:05 PM 630 Views
I wasn't suggesting you wouldn't watch them snoopcester - 01/09/2010 04:38:57 PM 666 Views
You mean you have discovered movies jh - 01/09/2010 08:10:12 PM 612 Views
That's a lot of Asian movies... Legolas - 01/09/2010 11:54:59 AM 641 Views
Yeah, I tend to really like even the silly ones. nossy - 01/09/2010 04:11:41 PM 839 Views
Re: Yeah, I tend to really like even the silly ones. Legolas - 01/09/2010 04:24:34 PM 599 Views
Re: Yeah, I tend to really like even the silly ones. nossy - 01/09/2010 04:36:54 PM 589 Views
I've seen 7 and plan to see at least 3 more! WTF?!?!?! Cannoli - 01/09/2010 01:14:45 AM 669 Views
I've seen 32. Tom - 01/09/2010 04:27:31 AM 652 Views
Nice. I agree with a lot of your assessments. Legolas - 01/09/2010 02:02:30 PM 700 Views
Well, I don't think that she could have made that movie IN Iran... Tom - 02/09/2010 09:51:17 PM 585 Views
Night Watch? Really? Fun book, bad movie. *NM* Ghavrel - 01/09/2010 07:29:58 AM 294 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 268 Views
Re: Empire's 100 Best Films of World Cinema Camilla - 01/09/2010 11:05:17 AM 691 Views
Re: Empire's 100 Best Films of World Cinema snoopcester - 01/09/2010 11:31:59 AM 632 Views
Re: Empire's 100 Best Films of World Cinema Legolas - 01/09/2010 02:09:20 PM 524 Views
Re: Empire's 100 Best Films of World Cinema Camilla - 01/09/2010 02:19:58 PM 571 Views
I've seen like 10 BlackAdder - 01/09/2010 11:35:58 AM 626 Views
I've seen eight but Cache is on tonight so I'll watch that. Stephen - 01/09/2010 03:56:31 PM 588 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 616 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 596 Views
So what did you think? *NM* Legolas - 02/09/2010 09:43:18 PM 227 Views
Same, except it was "Funny Games" that did it to me *NM* ironclad - 01/09/2010 08:30:34 PM 323 Views
8 MonCul - 02/09/2010 08:59:44 PM 613 Views
I sense a few amazon.com orders coming soon. Vodalus - 19/11/2010 06:20:53 AM 654 Views
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