The 2006 Xixax DEKAPENTICON

Started by modage, January 23, 2006, 10:25:46 AM

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modage

Christopher Nolan's directive was clear to everyone in the cast and crew: Use CGI only as a last resort.

Fernando

Wow, really nice work mod. I'm surprised by some of the films that made the 15.

Again, three K's, I'm so happy for The Shining and EWS.

Kal

Amazing presentation... I dont agree with all the results but I dont think they are very bad either.

The only one I dont think it belongs in the top 10 at all is Mulholand Dr.... but thats just me!

Good job everyone... and again very cool presentation!

grand theft sparrow

Quote from: Fernando on January 23, 2006, 11:21:03 AM
Again, three K's, I'm so happy for The Shining and EWS.

But I mourn the loss of Dr. Strangelove.

mod, can you make up a #16 of the war room for me?  Just so I can see what it would have looked like?   :cry:

Interesting list though.  Annie Hall above Taxi Driver... didn't see that coming.  And I thought Magnolia would have squeezed ahead of 2001.

ono

Bizarre.  Eternal Sunshine is good but overrated.  Goodfellas and Apocalypse Now have no business on the list.  I'd say the same about Taxi Driver, 8 1/2, and Mulholland Drive, but that's part of Xixax, it seems.  Otherwise, I'm pleased with the list.  At first I raised an eyebrow at Boogie Nights, but the more I think about it, the more it fits.  And I can rest easy knowing that Spielberg was shunned, not to mention Lucas.  And at least there's no Vivre Sa Vie-esque surprise this year.  Nice to see Eyes Wide Shut get its due.  Too bad about The Big Lebowski, Amelie, and Persona (especially Persona).  Great work on the graphics, though.  :yabbse-thumbup:

If I could say anything about this list, it'd be that it's more "sophisticated" overall than the one of two years ago, and even though I disagree with some of the choices, as was expected, that's a good thing.

Looking forward to reading people's top 30 picks, whenever given the go-ahead.

w/o horse

Extremely great presentation.

Eyes Wide Shut at number three surprises me.
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modage

thanks to everyone for the nice comments about presentation, but PLEASE lets keep the focus on complaining about the list!  :wink:


but if you must, click to download a 1024x768 commemorative Dekapenticon '06 desktop background
Christopher Nolan's directive was clear to everyone in the cast and crew: Use CGI only as a last resort.

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No Network  :yabbse-sad:

but still a great list and its now my desktop wallpaper
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RegularKarate

Eternal Sunshine is really the only one that absolutely doesn't belong on there (not that it's bad, it's just not top 15 material).  I think Apocolypse now is way overrated, but I understand people's love of it so I'm fine with it on the list.

Obviously, I'm pissed that Lebowski didn't make it, but I can deal with where it did make it (will you ever find out where on the list it ended up?  it's a secret... for now!!*)


*and possibly forever

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The 3 Kubricks that were selected this time were his best ones, so I'm happy about that.  I am a little puzzled the ESotSM made it, great movie, but one of the 15 best of all time? 

I can't complain much, though.  This list is much better than the last, although... there's only one non-English film, and I really doubt that the top 15 movies of all time were made in America.
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Redlum

Dissapointed with the absence of Its a Wonderful Life (I thought we had a chance) and a much broader age range of the films in general would have been nice. The only placements I strongly agree with are the Kubrick bookends, everything else is a jumble. Still its a fairly strong list and looks very cool, especially the 8&1/2 capture!
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ElPandaRoyal

Although I love Eternal Sunshine and Boogie Nights, I don't think they're among the 15 best movies ever. Anyway, the presence of a Woody Allen movie made me cream my pants, so it's all right.
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Fernando

Films that lost its spot on this year deka:

Dr. Strangelove
A Clockwork
PDL
My life to live
400 blows
Seven samurai
Fight Club

Only Kubrick and PTA got their movies replaced, the others just didn't showed up, The 400 is truly the only one I miss.

New additions:

EWS - At number three can't really complain, as I was seeing the list was worried for a second that it didn't show.
Annie Hall - Nice Allen got some recognition
Goodfellas - Casino is better but I still love this flim
Boogie Nights - I completly agree with this one, after all, is the one flim that made greg start his pta site, in a way it brought us where we are now
Eternal Sunshine - Gondry is a master but it is out of place
Apocalypse Now - Too bad it wasn't The Godfather, that is a wonderful flim
The Shining - Looky here, where are the other better horror flims I wonder?  :finger:


Quote from: ®edlum on January 23, 2006, 01:19:05 PM
Still its a fairly strong list and looks very cool, especially the 8&1/2 capture!

I think the 2001 and Vertigo are the best, just wonderful choices.

Gloria

Wow...I've only seen 10 of the 15 movies listed.  I need to catch up.

Good list and presentation!  Well done.  :bravo:

Gold Trumpet

Three directors have a total of 7 films on the list........

I should have remembered the distaste of last year's list before bellying for another one this year. Good showing on the process. Again XIXAX brings creativity to everything it does.