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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 1369 Views
As for my quibbles with the list... Legolas - 31/08/2010 03:01:43 PM 785 Views
Since it's "World Cinema," does that automatically exclude U.S. films? *NM* Palatine - 31/08/2010 05:51:00 PM 370 Views
It usually means non-English language films *NM* snoopcester - 31/08/2010 06:36:34 PM 366 Views
Not only that, it also seems to exclude British, Australian and other English-language ones. Legolas - 31/08/2010 07:57:19 PM 679 Views
No one minds Australia's exclusion. All they make is bad Jackie Chan films. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 31/08/2010 10:55:18 PM 258 Views
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert would've been a shoe-in otherwise... *NM* Legolas - 01/09/2010 12:14:28 AM 255 Views
And after somebody brought up Requiem for a Dream in the other thread... Legolas - 01/09/2010 02:15:51 PM 609 Views
Hey I've only seen 21 ironclad - 31/08/2010 03:40:54 PM 710 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 685 Views
What exactly is Battle Royale doing there? Lordling - 31/08/2010 04:07:46 PM 788 Views
Juno is Canadian-American though. ironclad - 31/08/2010 07:40:20 PM 666 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 484 Views
Me too. Pleasantly surprised. *NM* Legolas - 31/08/2010 07:57:47 PM 365 Views
Really? I thought the movie was fantastic and well-made. *NM* Missa Sedai - 01/09/2010 12:36:05 AM 370 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 727 Views
We may have to fight, now. Camilla - 01/09/2010 10:47:45 AM 674 Views
He's so ridiculously full of himself. Legolas - 01/09/2010 02:10:27 PM 710 Views
Re: He's so ridiculously full of himself. Camilla - 01/09/2010 02:15:34 PM 690 Views
I've seen 28, so nearly a third snoopcester - 31/08/2010 06:50:43 PM 695 Views
I've seen Zatoichi among those you name... Legolas - 31/08/2010 07:59:14 PM 647 Views
You have no taste snoopcester - 31/08/2010 08:10:26 PM 752 Views
Re: You have no taste Legolas - 31/08/2010 08:34:03 PM 717 Views
Re: You have no taste snoopcester - 31/08/2010 10:02:45 PM 673 Views
Re: You have no taste Legolas - 31/08/2010 10:21:25 PM 701 Views
Re: You have no taste snoopcester - 01/09/2010 10:34:14 AM 743 Views
Re: You have no taste Legolas - 01/09/2010 01:56:48 PM 656 Views
Re: You have no taste snoopcester - 01/09/2010 02:55:56 PM 631 Views
I've seen a Belgian film lately ironclad - 31/08/2010 10:14:12 PM 526 Views
No, but I've heard a fair bit about it. Legolas - 31/08/2010 10:23:49 PM 676 Views
Good point Camilla - 01/09/2010 11:06:15 AM 650 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 401 Views
Well, you miss out on a ton, then. *NM* Legolas - 31/08/2010 07:59:33 PM 337 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 376 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 434 Views
only saw like 15 of them, but I think the list is somewhat weird. *NM* jh - 31/08/2010 08:32:34 PM 373 Views
Only seen 8 nossy - 31/08/2010 10:43:15 PM 643 Views
Re: Only seen 8 Legolas - 01/09/2010 12:17:17 AM 876 Views
Re: Only seen 8 nossy - 01/09/2010 04:27:38 AM 712 Views
Some of those films are really not Jen films snoopcester - 01/09/2010 10:36:36 AM 690 Views
You might be surprised what I'll watch. nossy - 01/09/2010 04:09:05 PM 684 Views
I wasn't suggesting you wouldn't watch them snoopcester - 01/09/2010 04:38:57 PM 719 Views
You mean you have discovered movies jh - 01/09/2010 08:10:12 PM 683 Views
That's a lot of Asian movies... Legolas - 01/09/2010 11:54:59 AM 706 Views
Yeah, I tend to really like even the silly ones. nossy - 01/09/2010 04:11:41 PM 889 Views
Re: Yeah, I tend to really like even the silly ones. Legolas - 01/09/2010 04:24:34 PM 655 Views
Re: Yeah, I tend to really like even the silly ones. nossy - 01/09/2010 04:36:54 PM 645 Views
I've seen 7 and plan to see at least 3 more! WTF?!?!?! Cannoli - 01/09/2010 01:14:45 AM 722 Views
I've seen 32. Tom - 01/09/2010 04:27:31 AM 709 Views
Nice. I agree with a lot of your assessments. Legolas - 01/09/2010 02:02:30 PM 756 Views
Well, I don't think that she could have made that movie IN Iran... Tom - 02/09/2010 09:51:17 PM 636 Views
Night Watch? Really? Fun book, bad movie. *NM* Ghavrel - 01/09/2010 07:29:58 AM 318 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 299 Views
Re: Empire's 100 Best Films of World Cinema Camilla - 01/09/2010 11:05:17 AM 752 Views
Re: Empire's 100 Best Films of World Cinema snoopcester - 01/09/2010 11:31:59 AM 688 Views
Re: Empire's 100 Best Films of World Cinema Legolas - 01/09/2010 02:09:20 PM 583 Views
Re: Empire's 100 Best Films of World Cinema Camilla - 01/09/2010 02:19:58 PM 624 Views
I've seen like 10 BlackAdder - 01/09/2010 11:35:58 AM 679 Views
I've seen eight but Cache is on tonight so I'll watch that. Stephen - 01/09/2010 03:56:31 PM 634 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 674 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 651 Views
So what did you think? *NM* Legolas - 02/09/2010 09:43:18 PM 251 Views
Same, except it was "Funny Games" that did it to me *NM* ironclad - 01/09/2010 08:30:34 PM 346 Views
8 MonCul - 02/09/2010 08:59:44 PM 663 Views
I sense a few amazon.com orders coming soon. Vodalus - 19/11/2010 06:20:53 AM 712 Views
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