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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 1734 Views
As for my quibbles with the list... Legolas - 31/08/2010 03:01:43 PM 1113 Views
Since it's "World Cinema," does that automatically exclude U.S. films? *NM* Palatine - 31/08/2010 05:51:00 PM 523 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 962 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 412 Views
And after somebody brought up Requiem for a Dream in the other thread... Legolas - 01/09/2010 02:15:51 PM 948 Views
Hey I've only seen 21 ironclad - 31/08/2010 03:40:54 PM 1020 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 1007 Views
What exactly is Battle Royale doing there? Lordling - 31/08/2010 04:07:46 PM 1129 Views
Juno is Canadian-American though. ironclad - 31/08/2010 07:40:20 PM 1035 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 684 Views
Me too. Pleasantly surprised. *NM* Legolas - 31/08/2010 07:57:47 PM 505 Views
Really? I thought the movie was fantastic and well-made. *NM* Missa Sedai - 01/09/2010 12:36:05 AM 519 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 1032 Views
We may have to fight, now. Camilla - 01/09/2010 10:47:45 AM 985 Views
He's so ridiculously full of himself. Legolas - 01/09/2010 02:10:27 PM 1019 Views
Re: He's so ridiculously full of himself. Camilla - 01/09/2010 02:15:34 PM 1008 Views
I've seen 28, so nearly a third snoopcester - 31/08/2010 06:50:43 PM 959 Views
I've seen Zatoichi among those you name... Legolas - 31/08/2010 07:59:14 PM 942 Views
You have no taste snoopcester - 31/08/2010 08:10:26 PM 1061 Views
Re: You have no taste Legolas - 31/08/2010 08:34:03 PM 1018 Views
Re: You have no taste snoopcester - 31/08/2010 10:02:45 PM 987 Views
Re: You have no taste Legolas - 31/08/2010 10:21:25 PM 1018 Views
Re: You have no taste snoopcester - 01/09/2010 10:34:14 AM 1033 Views
Re: You have no taste Legolas - 01/09/2010 01:56:48 PM 987 Views
Re: You have no taste snoopcester - 01/09/2010 02:55:56 PM 918 Views
I've seen a Belgian film lately ironclad - 31/08/2010 10:14:12 PM 812 Views
No, but I've heard a fair bit about it. Legolas - 31/08/2010 10:23:49 PM 979 Views
Good point Camilla - 01/09/2010 11:06:15 AM 942 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 562 Views
Well, you miss out on a ton, then. *NM* Legolas - 31/08/2010 07:59:33 PM 485 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 516 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 585 Views
only saw like 15 of them, but I think the list is somewhat weird. *NM* jh - 31/08/2010 08:32:34 PM 515 Views
Only seen 8 nossy - 31/08/2010 10:43:15 PM 956 Views
Re: Only seen 8 Legolas - 01/09/2010 12:17:17 AM 1200 Views
Re: Only seen 8 nossy - 01/09/2010 04:27:38 AM 999 Views
Some of those films are really not Jen films snoopcester - 01/09/2010 10:36:36 AM 1000 Views
You might be surprised what I'll watch. nossy - 01/09/2010 04:09:05 PM 985 Views
I wasn't suggesting you wouldn't watch them snoopcester - 01/09/2010 04:38:57 PM 1034 Views
You mean you have discovered movies jh - 01/09/2010 08:10:12 PM 1000 Views
That's a lot of Asian movies... Legolas - 01/09/2010 11:54:59 AM 1007 Views
Yeah, I tend to really like even the silly ones. nossy - 01/09/2010 04:11:41 PM 1191 Views
Re: Yeah, I tend to really like even the silly ones. Legolas - 01/09/2010 04:24:34 PM 982 Views
Re: Yeah, I tend to really like even the silly ones. nossy - 01/09/2010 04:36:54 PM 946 Views
I've seen 7 and plan to see at least 3 more! WTF?!?!?! Cannoli - 01/09/2010 01:14:45 AM 1052 Views
I've seen 32. Tom - 01/09/2010 04:27:31 AM 1001 Views
Nice. I agree with a lot of your assessments. Legolas - 01/09/2010 02:02:30 PM 1060 Views
Well, I don't think that she could have made that movie IN Iran... Tom - 02/09/2010 09:51:17 PM 956 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 1067 Views
Re: Empire's 100 Best Films of World Cinema snoopcester - 01/09/2010 11:31:59 AM 996 Views
Re: Empire's 100 Best Films of World Cinema Legolas - 01/09/2010 02:09:20 PM 905 Views
Re: Empire's 100 Best Films of World Cinema Camilla - 01/09/2010 02:19:58 PM 952 Views
I've seen like 10 BlackAdder - 01/09/2010 11:35:58 AM 1001 Views
I've seen eight but Cache is on tonight so I'll watch that. Stephen - 01/09/2010 03:56:31 PM 913 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 967 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 986 Views
So what did you think? *NM* Legolas - 02/09/2010 09:43:18 PM 408 Views
Same, except it was "Funny Games" that did it to me *NM* ironclad - 01/09/2010 08:30:34 PM 502 Views
8 MonCul - 02/09/2010 08:59:44 PM 1003 Views
I sense a few amazon.com orders coming soon. Vodalus - 19/11/2010 06:20:53 AM 1015 Views
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