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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 1732 Views
As for my quibbles with the list... Legolas - 31/08/2010 03:01:43 PM 1110 Views
Since it's "World Cinema," does that automatically exclude U.S. films? *NM* Palatine - 31/08/2010 05:51:00 PM 522 Views
It usually means non-English language films *NM* snoopcester - 31/08/2010 06:36:34 PM 501 Views
Not only that, it also seems to exclude British, Australian and other English-language ones. Legolas - 31/08/2010 07:57:19 PM 960 Views
No one minds Australia's exclusion. All they make is bad Jackie Chan films. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 31/08/2010 10:55:18 PM 397 Views
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert would've been a shoe-in otherwise... *NM* Legolas - 01/09/2010 12:14:28 AM 411 Views
And after somebody brought up Requiem for a Dream in the other thread... Legolas - 01/09/2010 02:15:51 PM 945 Views
Hey I've only seen 21 ironclad - 31/08/2010 03:40:54 PM 1018 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 1004 Views
What exactly is Battle Royale doing there? Lordling - 31/08/2010 04:07:46 PM 1127 Views
Juno is Canadian-American though. ironclad - 31/08/2010 07:40:20 PM 1032 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 682 Views
Me too. Pleasantly surprised. *NM* Legolas - 31/08/2010 07:57:47 PM 504 Views
Really? I thought the movie was fantastic and well-made. *NM* Missa Sedai - 01/09/2010 12:36:05 AM 517 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 1031 Views
We may have to fight, now. Camilla - 01/09/2010 10:47:45 AM 982 Views
He's so ridiculously full of himself. Legolas - 01/09/2010 02:10:27 PM 1016 Views
Re: He's so ridiculously full of himself. Camilla - 01/09/2010 02:15:34 PM 1005 Views
I've seen 28, so nearly a third snoopcester - 31/08/2010 06:50:43 PM 957 Views
I've seen Zatoichi among those you name... Legolas - 31/08/2010 07:59:14 PM 940 Views
You have no taste snoopcester - 31/08/2010 08:10:26 PM 1058 Views
Re: You have no taste Legolas - 31/08/2010 08:34:03 PM 1017 Views
Re: You have no taste snoopcester - 31/08/2010 10:02:45 PM 986 Views
Re: You have no taste Legolas - 31/08/2010 10:21:25 PM 1017 Views
Re: You have no taste snoopcester - 01/09/2010 10:34:14 AM 1031 Views
Re: You have no taste Legolas - 01/09/2010 01:56:48 PM 985 Views
Re: You have no taste snoopcester - 01/09/2010 02:55:56 PM 916 Views
I've seen a Belgian film lately ironclad - 31/08/2010 10:14:12 PM 811 Views
No, but I've heard a fair bit about it. Legolas - 31/08/2010 10:23:49 PM 978 Views
Good point Camilla - 01/09/2010 11:06:15 AM 941 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 560 Views
Well, you miss out on a ton, then. *NM* Legolas - 31/08/2010 07:59:33 PM 484 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 514 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 583 Views
only saw like 15 of them, but I think the list is somewhat weird. *NM* jh - 31/08/2010 08:32:34 PM 514 Views
Only seen 8 nossy - 31/08/2010 10:43:15 PM 955 Views
Re: Only seen 8 Legolas - 01/09/2010 12:17:17 AM 1198 Views
Re: Only seen 8 nossy - 01/09/2010 04:27:38 AM 998 Views
Some of those films are really not Jen films snoopcester - 01/09/2010 10:36:36 AM 998 Views
You might be surprised what I'll watch. nossy - 01/09/2010 04:09:05 PM 983 Views
I wasn't suggesting you wouldn't watch them snoopcester - 01/09/2010 04:38:57 PM 1032 Views
You mean you have discovered movies jh - 01/09/2010 08:10:12 PM 997 Views
That's a lot of Asian movies... Legolas - 01/09/2010 11:54:59 AM 1006 Views
Yeah, I tend to really like even the silly ones. nossy - 01/09/2010 04:11:41 PM 1188 Views
Re: Yeah, I tend to really like even the silly ones. Legolas - 01/09/2010 04:24:34 PM 979 Views
Re: Yeah, I tend to really like even the silly ones. nossy - 01/09/2010 04:36:54 PM 944 Views
I've seen 7 and plan to see at least 3 more! WTF?!?!?! Cannoli - 01/09/2010 01:14:45 AM 1050 Views
I've seen 32. Tom - 01/09/2010 04:27:31 AM 998 Views
Nice. I agree with a lot of your assessments. Legolas - 01/09/2010 02:02:30 PM 1059 Views
Well, I don't think that she could have made that movie IN Iran... Tom - 02/09/2010 09:51:17 PM 955 Views
Night Watch? Really? Fun book, bad movie. *NM* Ghavrel - 01/09/2010 07:29:58 AM 455 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 437 Views
Re: Empire's 100 Best Films of World Cinema Camilla - 01/09/2010 11:05:17 AM 1065 Views
Re: Empire's 100 Best Films of World Cinema snoopcester - 01/09/2010 11:31:59 AM 995 Views
Re: Empire's 100 Best Films of World Cinema Legolas - 01/09/2010 02:09:20 PM 904 Views
Re: Empire's 100 Best Films of World Cinema Camilla - 01/09/2010 02:19:58 PM 950 Views
I've seen like 10 BlackAdder - 01/09/2010 11:35:58 AM 999 Views
I've seen eight but Cache is on tonight so I'll watch that. Stephen - 01/09/2010 03:56:31 PM 911 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 965 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 983 Views
So what did you think? *NM* Legolas - 02/09/2010 09:43:18 PM 406 Views
Same, except it was "Funny Games" that did it to me *NM* ironclad - 01/09/2010 08:30:34 PM 500 Views
8 MonCul - 02/09/2010 08:59:44 PM 1000 Views
I sense a few amazon.com orders coming soon. Vodalus - 19/11/2010 06:20:53 AM 1012 Views
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