voting for the Xixax Dekapenticon

[MacGuffin]

so by this definition, spike jonze has made more great films than fellini.

Richard Kelly has made more than Billy Wilder.

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so by this definition, spike jonze has made more great films than fellini.

Richard Kelly has made more than Billy Wilder.

*(shits pants.)  i know, his and jonze track records are flawless.  they are at 100%.  they'd better stop now cause theyll only get worse and then NONE of their flicks'll be on the list.

[Sleuth]

so by this definition, spike jonze has made more great films than fellini.

Richard Kelly has made more than Billy Wilder.

*(shits pants.)  i know, his and jonze track records are flawless.  they are at 100%.  they'd better stop now cause theyll only get worse and then NONE of their flicks'll be on the list.

This has nothing to do with the fact that some people haven't seen every single movie ever made like Mac and Mini

[abuck1220]

yeah, who's even heard of this billy wilder guy?

[Sleuth]

yeah, who's even heard of this billy wilder guy?

exactly my point

[aclockworkjj]

yeah, who's even heard of this billy wilder guy?

ask cameron crowe, he mighta talked to him.

[abuck1220]

i'm joking!

i voted for the apartment!

[Weak2ndAct]

Huh, what an interesting list.  I'm happy that 14 of my choices made it, but it seems like those that did get in were the safest.
Cheers:
- My Life to Live (!!!!! I am not alone!  I'm miffed Contempt didn't make the cut-- I figured people would have been all over that criterion-- but I'll settle for this).
- Barry Lyndon (this bores some to tears, but it's my favorite Kubrick).
- Elephant Man (I didn't even vote for it, but I love Lynch, so it's all good).
Jeers:
- Casino (I love it, but Marty's made many more better films than this one)
- Too much PTA (I love the guy, but sheesh, kids, expand your horizons!)
- No Soderbergh (I voted for Schizopolis and The Limey)
- No Peckinpah (Wild Bunch?  Straw Dogs?  Garcia?)
- No Altman (McCabe, Short Cuts, The Player, Nashville all seem worthy)
- The Third Man

[cine]

If I could add to Weak's very good list here, I would say:

No Lean (especially Lawrence of Arabia)
No Herzog (Mr. BK is not going to be too pleased)
and no silent movies! Chaplin, Keaton, Griffith, Dreyer, Murnau, etc. Not ONE of these greats that paved the way for every other filmmaker.
But since this is Xixax, I'm still very satisfied with the list produced.

[Gamblour.]

- The Third Man

Fuck.

This list is ok. I think when people voted, they voted for their favorite films, but now, looking at the list, people are looking for the best films ever made list, which I think might explain more modern films that past and why the list isn't more eclectic. There's a difference between favorite and best, so I think there might be some confusion as to what kind of list we actually have here. 11 of mine got on, some that I'd forgotten about too (Elephant Man), so I guess I'm fine with it.

And why is Donnie Darko on there?

[Banky]

i think everyone needs to man up an admit the PDL has no place on the list

[Find Your Magali]

I wish a few more older films had gotten onto to the list, but I can't really say anything, because some of the older ones I voted for were films that I KNEW had no shot of making the Final 50.

I can be very grateful, though, for:

Seven Samurai
Vertigo

In addition to lack of Spielberg, the other bummers upon analysis include:

All the President's Men
Rocky
Treasure of the Sierra Madre

But I can't bitch too much about any of those.

Also, no animation. I'm guessing there were a lot of widely spread votes in this area. I would have guessed that a much-praised recent film like "Spirited Away" would have a shot, given the inclination toward recent movies (That's not the animation I voted for, though).

Also, I'm not embarrassed to note that it seems strange to have "Empire" but not "Star Wars."

[Pubrick]

they voted for their favorite films, but now, looking at the list, people are looking for the best films ever made list, which I think might explain more modern films that past and why the list isn't more eclectic. There's a difference between favorite and best, so I think there might be some confusion as to what kind of list we actually have here. 11 of mine got on, some that I'd forgotten about too (Elephant Man), so I guess I'm fine with it.

this is exactly right. everyone read this and be enlightened.

[aclockworkjj]

i think everyone needs to man up an admit the PDL has no place on the list

i voted for amelie, don't blame me.

ps.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you THE LIST:

2001: A Space Odysee    
400 Blows
8 1/2      
Adaptation        
Amelie        
Annie Hall        
Apocolypse Now        
Barry Lyndon
Barton Fink
Being John Malkovich      
Big Lebowski      
Blue Velvet        
Boogie Nights      
Brazil        
Casino        
Cassablanca
Citizen Kane        
Clockwork Orange, A      
Do the Right Thing      
Donnie Darko      
Dr. Strangelove        
Elephant Man        
Empire Strikes Back      
Eyes Wide Shut      
Fargo                
Fight Club      
Godfather        
Godfather part II      
Good, the Bad, and the Ugly    
Goodfellas        
Jackie Brown        
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
Magnolia        
Matrix        
Mulholland Dr.        
My Life to Live
One Flew over the Cuckoo's nest
Psycho
Pulp Fiction    
Punch Drunk Love      
Raging Bull        
Requiem for a Dream      
Royal Tennenbaums    
Rushmore        
Seven Samurai      
Shawshank Redemption
Shining        
Singin' in the Rain      
Taxi Driver      
Vertigo        

Pardon any typos... I was in a hurry

Anyway, there it is, if you didn't vote, I'd better not hear too much bitching from you.

EDIT: DO NOT VOTE YET

[SoNowThen]

THAT LIST IS FUCKING GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm gonna have a lovely time picking the final ten!!!


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