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500 Greatest Movies of All Time: An Anthology


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Once Upon a Time in America - but make sure to get the right version, since there were several versions released in America. Stay away from the version that received wide release in the U.S., because they edited the shit out of it and destroyed the movie (and Leone's desire to make movies by some accounts). Pick up either the 229 minute version or the director's cut with extended footage.

:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

And yes, the editing job in the U.S. disgusted him and he never made another film again. A perfect example of why you do not take scissors to a masterpiece.

Probs my favorite movie ever.

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500 isn't hard, just takes too long to list them out. A few more Humphrey Bogart movies to start:

To Have and Have Not

The Maltese Falcon

The African Queen

which leads to Katherine Hepburn:

The Philiadelphia Story

Bringing up Baby

The Lion in Winter

which leads to Cary Grant

Arsenic and Old Lace

Gunga Din

To Catch a Thief

His Girl Friday

and Jimmy Stewart:

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Who Shot Liberty Valence?

Harvey

It's a Wonderful Life

Rear Window

and Peter O'Toole

Lawrence of Arabia

etc., etc.

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Rain Man


The Last Emperor


Freaks


La dernière métro


The Prestige


The Life of Brian


Gorillas in the Mist


The Cook, the thief, his wife and her lover


The Graduate


Scarface


The Godfather


Delicatessen


When We Leave


Dangerous liaisons (dir. by Stephen Frears)


The King's Speech


A Clockwork Orange


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The Casablanca Effect

I recently watched Casablanca. WOW!!! Is all I have to say. You might be sitting there asking yourself,

"How has this 24 year old only watched one of the most well-made movies of all time only recently?"

The answer is a simple one, my friend. No one strongly recommended it to me. No one told me that the plot was simple, elegant and believable. No one ever told me of the amazing dialogue and the very amusing Captain Louis Renault. So here I am, having been deprived of this amazing cinematic experience for the past 24 years, telling you if you haven't watched it go do it now.

I agree. When I first saw it I knew it would become my favourite film. I really believe that if you only see one film in your whole life, it probably should be Casablanca. I know that's a cliche, but I think it's actually valid in this instance. So many people say "oh, it's not my thing," and then they end up really enjoying it.

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Yep, America was Leone's magnum opus, and the U.S. distributor absolutely butchered it.

I read a few weeks ago that Warner Bros is releasing a new version that restores over 20 minutes of footage to complete Leone's original final cut before he edited it down to the Sundance version.

Once Upon a Time in America is an incredible film, I was just about to mention it. There are so many wonderful shots in it. I wonder how much new footage Martin Scorsese will be able to track down, hopefully he'll throw more light on the frisbee scene, among other things.

I wouldn't worry about the two hour cut; no one's been able to find it for years. The only version now available is the four hour version.

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Ghandi

Empire of the Sun

Chariots of Fire

Rear Window

The Great Escape

The Magnificent Seven

North by Northwest

Goldfinger

Robocop

(there is more I promise)

If you're gonna put it at the very top of your list, then at least spell it correctly, buddy.

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Forrest Gump

:tantrum:

I know, I know, we're supposed to be civil. It's just... so sappy and emotionally manipulative and saccharine, in my eyes.

Plus, you know, it beat Pulp Fiction and The Shawshank Redemption to an Oscar. I still hold that grudge.

Anyway, my favourite films change all the time, but I'll give a go to naming some of my favourites since 2000 or so, since TC seems to be interested in finding more recent ones. Dunno if there's any you'll not have seen, mind:

Oldboy (2003)

Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)

Belleville Rendez-Vous (2003, also known as The Triplets of Belleville)

All Is Lost (2013)

Kick-Ass (2010)

Tokyo Godfathers (2003- the second greatest Christmas movie ever made)

Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

Donnie Darko (2001)

Sideways (2004)

5 Centimeters per Second (2007, mostly for the unbelievably gorgeous visuals)

Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... And Spring (2003)

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:tantrum:

I know, I know, we're supposed to be civil. It's just... so sappy and emotionally manipulative and saccharine, in my eyes.

Plus, you know, it beat Pulp Fiction and The Shawshank Redemption to an Oscar. I still hold that grudge.

Sideways (2004)

I agree with you and Jay on this one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cugsup-Ylzg

Loved Sideways!

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I'll put in my favorite five



5. Mystic River


4. The Breakfast Club


3. The Grand Budapest Hotel


2. Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring


1. The Big Lebowski



Other favorites of mine are Zodiac, the Departed, Casino, Taxi Driver, Moonrise Kingdom, Ocean's 11, Arsenic and Old Lace, Princess Bride, the Descendants, the other two LotRs, Everything is Illuminated and Hot Fuzz


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I'll put in my favorite five

5. Mystic River

4. The Breakfast Club

3. The Grand Budapest Hotel

2. Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring

1. The Big Lebowski

Other favorites of mine are Zodiac, the Departed, Casino, Taxi Driver, Moonrise Kingdom, Ocean's 11, Arsenic and Old Lace, Princess Bride, the Descendants, the other two LotRs, Everything is Illuminated and Hot Fuzz

Hot Fuzz over Shaun of the Dead?

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