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I've seen
#25 - Alladin
#21 - Bonnie and Clyde (Very good movie, but it's been years since I saw it.)
#19 - Basic Instinct
#14 - The Warriors (I LOVE this movie!
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#2 - A Clockwork Orange (Foul will tell us how good this one is. Again, it's been years.)
#25 - Alladin
#21 - Bonnie and Clyde (Very good movie, but it's been years since I saw it.)
#19 - Basic Instinct
#14 - The Warriors (I LOVE this movie!
)#2 - A Clockwork Orange (Foul will tell us how good this one is. Again, it's been years.)
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Alladin
Basic Instinct
Natural Born Killers
Last Temptation of Christ
Deep Throat
Farenheit 9/11
A Clockwork Orange
Basic Instinct
Natural Born Killers
Last Temptation of Christ
Deep Throat
Farenheit 9/11
A Clockwork Orange
"It is not the literal past that rules us, save, possibly, in a biological sense. It is images of the past. Each new historical era mirrors itself in the picture and active mythology of its past or of a past borrowed from other cultures. It tests its sense of identity, of regress or new achievement against that past.”
-George Steiner
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i've seen 15 of the twentyfive 
Caligula
Do the Right Thing
Bonnie & Clyde
Basic Instinct
Freaks
Triumph of the Will
The Warriors
Deer Hunter
Baby Doll
Last Tango in Paris
Natural Born Killers
The Last Temptation of Christ
JFK
Farenheit 9/11
A Clockwork Orange
Caligula
Do the Right Thing
Bonnie & Clyde
Basic Instinct
Freaks
Triumph of the Will
The Warriors
Deer Hunter
Baby Doll
Last Tango in Paris
Natural Born Killers
The Last Temptation of Christ
JFK
Farenheit 9/11
A Clockwork Orange
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
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gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
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have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
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lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
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Another silly "top 25 'something'" list.
Is it just me, or does it seem like every week there's another one?
Is it just me, or does it seem like every week there's another one?
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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Top 25 pointless lists anyone?Cail wrote:Another silly "top 25 'something'" list.
Is it just me, or does it seem like every week there's another one?
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I didn't even know sheep ate bananas.
I didn't even know sheep ate bananas.
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I find it hard to believe that none of you have seen The Passion of the Christ - was it really that controversial in the US?
Wait, what a silly question. Of course it was.
Do normal US citizens get tired of all the controversy?
Wait, what a silly question. Of course it was.
Do normal US citizens get tired of all the controversy?You do not hear, and so you cannot be redeemed.
In the name of their ancient pride and humiliation, they had made commitments with no possible outcome except bereavement.
He knew only that they had never striven to reject the boundaries of themselves.
In the name of their ancient pride and humiliation, they had made commitments with no possible outcome except bereavement.
He knew only that they had never striven to reject the boundaries of themselves.
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I saw maybe 6 - 9 of those movies. And Do the Right Thing is controversial? But I like most of Spike's movies. You saw Kids on TV, most of Larry Clark's work is very raw and in your face, more than even what IME paid cable tolerates. The film is from 1995.
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Yep. Was flipping channels around midnight when I was first saw it. I was very lucky, because I caught it right at the opening credits. Was 15 years old, to boot. Quite an impression! Orange used to be my favorite movie, until Seven Samurai rocked my socks.Fist and Faith wrote: #2 - A Clockwork Orange (Foul will tell us how good this one is. Again, it's been years.)
I'm really glad they listed the Deer Hunter.
Last Temptation was the last temptation for me.variol son wrote:I find it hard to believe that none of you have seen The Passion of the Christ - was it really that controversial in the US?
Wait, what a silly question. Of course it was.
hell scorsese couldn't do it. did you think MEL COULD? pft. the controversy is not a good enough reason to make me go to see a movie.
*shrug*
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
Lists provide a fun basis for discussion.Cail wrote:Another silly "top 25 'something'" list.
Is it just me, or does it seem like every week there's another one?
Lists are inevitable. Some, like Schindler's list, were actually important. Others, like this one, help pass the time (and nobody gets killed). 
Making comments about the ones I've seen as I go down the list...
I thought Basic Instinct was overrated, and so is Paul Voerhoeven. IMO, his one truly good film was Robocop.
Of the ones I've seen on this list, The Warriors might be my favorite. Perfect in its simplicity.
I watched a copy of Last Tango In Paris about ten years ago. Okay, I could see how the explicit-looking sex stuff would have caused controversy back in '72. But aside from that, having to sit through a mumbling, barely coherent Marlon Brando really tried my patience. What the hell was he going on about and why should I care? This movie did not do anything for me. I felt sorry for Maria Schneider. I recall reading that this film ruined her film career even as it made her a star, because everyone basically saw her as just a slut afterwards.
Natural Born Killers completely wowed me. It had me mesmerized from beginning to end. It was one of those movies that made me wish I was a filmmaker so I could make cool s**t like that, too. I was conscious that NBK's violence would cause controversy, but I really and simply appreciated the film as brilliant cinematic art.
Same with JFK. With this film and then NBK, I was in awe of Oliver Stone for a brief time in the '90s - strictly in terms of his filmmaking prowess, questions of violence and politics aside. JFK blew me away just as thoroughly as Terminator 2 did earlier that same year.
I can't quite make up my mind about A Clockwork Orange - and maybe that's the point. Kubrick wanted the movie to challenge and disturb, not just be filed away under a convenient label. I can see how this movie could offend many women, and it would be understandable. I can't distance myself from Clockwork the way I can pull back from Natural Born Killers and just look at the visual pyrotechnics. NBK's graphic violence eclipses anything in Clockwork, but Kubrick's film is still more subversive in my mind.
I'm a little surprised that I Spit On Your Grave didn't make the Top 25. Maybe it's lurking just beyond...like a bad odour? I watched it only a few months ago. It is so BAD. Bad acting, bad dialogue, bad direction, bad editing...the movie would be laughable if it weren't so sick. Pretty much a waste of my time. Syl had advised me not to bother seeing it. Sorry, man, my curiosity got the better of me. However, I'd still be interested in opinions from any other Watchers who have seen this travesty. I would especially be curious to see a feminist take of the film.
Perfect!Marvin The Magnificent wrote:Top 25 pointless lists anyone?Cail wrote:Another silly "top 25 'something'" list.
Is it just me, or does it seem like every week there's another one?
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
_____________
"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
_____________
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
_____________
_____________
"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
_____________
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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Hey, all you guys who haven't seen The Warriors, it's maybe the ultimate Guy Movie. Rent it!
I can't watch the kind of brutality that's supposed to be in the movie. I wouldn't be able to watch it happening to Hitler.variol son wrote:I find it hard to believe that none of you have seen The Passion of the Christ - was it really that controversial in the US?
Wait, what a silly question. Of course it was.
All lies and jest
Still a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest -Paul Simon
Still a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest -Paul Simon
The Warriors is a great film, but I really don't consider it controversial.
The Passion is pretty harrowing to watch, but I felt it was worth it.
The Passion is pretty harrowing to watch, but I felt it was worth it.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
_____________
"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
_____________
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
_____________
_____________
"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
_____________
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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