101. The Snatch
ugh .. guy ritchie. Well, he did launch dozens of imitators, first and foremost amongst them, guy ritchie himself. King Arthur is practically the same film.
entertaining to see these absurd characters put on film, but otherwise i'd rather go with something as weird, but that goes somewhere, such as 13 Monkeys. I simply cannot relate to caricatures of east-end gangsters to actually
feel anything for these characters.
6.5/10
102. Monty Python And The Holy Grail
oh dear ... i mean, i LOVE this film and everything else Python have ever done (except The Golden Age Of Balooning) but for how funny, endlessly quotable, and unique this film is, it never tries to draw you in; there is no moment, even in a dark theater room, that you forget you are a spectator of a comedy, and actually feel in the movie.
7/10, with reserve. closer to 6.5/10
103. Good Will Hunting
very disappointing. The film starts with drawing up a great character (Will), a whole host of supporting characters that work perfectly with him, and then .. they kill him. He completely changes, instead of haing an arc, it turns around and disappears with a "aha, it was never me" act.
6.5/10 there is no need for the sob stories
104. The Hunt
never watched it
no vote
105. For A Few Dollars More
i honestly couldn't tell you what the story is, except that it recycles Van Clyff and Eastwood's characters from Good Bad Ugly. I'm sure i must have watched it, but whatever.
no vote
106. L.A. Confidential
a bunch of good actors and a decent script in a film that looks like it's on the set of Batman (1989), same lighting, same horrid makeup, same shit sets, it's a decent afternoon film to watch once, but does not hold a candle to the otherways superior .. in everything .. Devil In A Blue Dress.
6.5/10
107. Scarface
good performance by Pacino, light script, some nice character interaction, but not a masterpiece in any sense. I wouldn't trade Scarface for, say , Highlander. Those few famouse quotes don't make up for the fact that it's basically a well made TV film with a super-basic plot.
7/10
108. The Apartment
This has been on my to-watch list for about 20 years ...
no vote
109. Metropolis
i watched this both in the ... in ONE of the original-soundtrack versions, and once in the restored, Queen-soundtrack version. Both times i thought it was magnificent, and must have been amazing for its time, but once the novelty of the exaggerated facial expressions wears off, it's .. well, still a decent film.
7.5/10, mostly for historical reasons
110. A Separation
an Iranian film i had never head of before
no vote
111. Rashomon
to Rashomon i reserve the same treatment that i did for Citizen Kane; the spectacle of the camera facing upwards through the leaves, the characters costumes and framing that strongly recall Noh theater, all these artifices are cool once, but after that, it's an art film. Sure, a pretty awesome art film, but it only works because the characters are exaggerated. Nothing like 7 Samurai, which is so real, it could happen to you.
8/10 it's still awesome
112. Indiana Jones and The One Scene With The Umbrella
otherwise, this film was the new definition of pathetic .. before refrigerators and aliens brought us a new meaning to the word "shame". garbage (mostly copied from Umberto Eco's book "Focault's Pendulum", itself a patchwork of other preexisting Templar bullshit).
5/10
113. the original All About Eve
which i did not watch, because i did not know it existed.
no vote
114. Yojimbo
ok, i simply love this film because Mifune is a massive badass. Not just in his combat skills, but in the way his character plays everyone else. And Kurosawa's refusal to even try to explain WHY he does it (basically Eastwood's Man With No Name) just makes the film so much more interesting.
it's not a GREAT film, but it's a very entertaining film.
8.5/10
115. My Father And My Son
turkish drama.
no vote and the armenian genocide is a myth
116. UP !
eh h.. heheh .. he he he .. giggles. I cannot help thinking about UP!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075376/reference , my favourite Russ Meyer film (spoiler - it has substantially more nudity than most normal Russ Meyer films, but it also has much more effective comedy).
Anyway, i did watch the film, yeah yeah i know, it's the best thing since sliced bread, but i have no sympathy for a character that looks too much like Mr Magoo (who i profoundly detest as a character) and therefore i'm in no rush to watch it.
no vote
117. Batman Begins
crap filWOOHA. wait. hear me out.
yes, i didnt like it.
This film is too much about bruce wayne. Which it shouldn't be. Bruce wayne is just a mask for Batman, who is the real hero.
Liam Neeson's Ras Al Ghoul is a stupid character retconned into the batman mythos to justify batmans ability to not suck, and Neeson sucks in it. The scarecrow is weak AF and the whole film is just mediocre. Black God Guy is totally out of place (as he is most of the time), and Alfred is ok, and so is the Tumbler, but otherwise, i'll pass.
6/10
118. Some Like It Hot
a great comedy if you are 12, but it hasn't stood the test of time well. would not recommend, if not for nostalgic reasons. If i really had to watch something along these lines, i'd go with the 1963 classic The Pink Panther.
6/10 down from 8/10
119. The Treasures Of The Sierra Madre
when i saw this film, the one time, it almost made me panic. The tension and paranoia is so high, it's still a great film capable of creating great emotions despite the years. Not something i would recommend for repeat viewings, though.
7.5/10
120. Unforgiven
the classic afternoon tv timefiller, it's just Eastwood putting the final touches on his "i'm a badass" character, however, he does lack the help of Leone, or Morricone, and generally someone telling him to put a little more content in his films. personally, i'd much rather watch Pale Rider, or even Misty. Or any Dirty Harry.
6/10
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