"Without these discs, the rest of your library wouldn't exist."
1. the birth of a nation
2. the kid
3. the sheik
4. dr. mabuse: the gambler
5. nanook of the north
6. nosferatu
7. the battleship potemkin
8. the general
9. metropolis
10. frankenstein
11. m
12. duck soup
13. 42nd street
14. it happened one night
15. snow white and the seven dwarfs
16. gone with the wind
17. stagecoach
18. the wizard of oz
19. citizen kane
20. the maltese falcon
21. casablanca
22. double indemnity
23. the lost weekend
24. the bicycle theif
25. rashomon
26. singin' in the rain
27. high noon
28. on the waterfront
29. the seven samurai
30. rebel without a cause
31. the bridge on the river kwai
32. sweet smell of success
33. the 400 blows
34. north by northwest
35. psycho
36. breathless
37. dr. no
38. 8 1/2
39. a hard days night
40. the good, the bad and the ugly
41. bonnie and clyde
42. faces
43. night of the living dead
44. the producers
45. 2001: a space odyssey
46. easy rider
47. the french connection
48. shaft
49. dirty harry
50. the godfather
51. american graffiti
52. jaws
53. nashville
54. rocky
55. taxi driver
56. annie hall
57. eraserhead
58. halloween
59. national lampoon's animal house
60. superman
61. airplane!
62. raiders of the lost ark
63. blade runner
64. fast times at ridgemont high
65. scarface (1983 & 1932)
66. this is spinal tap
67. the terminator
68. do the right thing
69. the killer
70. sex, lies and videotape
71. boyz n the hood
72. jurassic park
73. pulp fiction
74. toy story
75. breaking the waves
anyone who wants to check out the explanations for these choices, (which are chronological by the way if you didnt notice), they're in the new issue of premiere magazine with the hobbits on the cover.
I have 58 of them.
should this be in the DVD section?
i only have 3
man i need some more dvds
i've have 30. and a bunch more are on my wishlist. and i think i've seen 57 of them.
The majority of the items on that list are way overrated. (And yes, I realize the list is supposed to be "influential," but still, I question where movies are even drawing their influences from sometimes.) There are a few gems, though. And the rest I haven't had a chance to see yet.
Quote from: OnomatopoeiaThe majority of the items on that list are way overrated. There are a few gems, though. And the rest I haven't had a chance to see yet.
influential doesnt mean best. it doesnt even neccesarily mean good. so, overrated or not, they had more impact on movies than most others.
I just got this in the mail today. I'll probably glance it over, but to tell the truth, I'm really sick of lists. I suppose lists are useful if you haven't seen very many, but after you've seen (and made) as many lists as I have and know a little something about the movies, they start to seem pointless and same-y... Don't they?
I've seen 43 of them.
I own 14 of them
5 more my roommate owns so that is why I don't currently.
well, i'd definitely have #33 if it wasn't in a stupid box set.....come on Criterion
Quote from: bigideaswell, i'd definitely have #33 if it wasn't in a stupid box set.....come on Criterion
Yes, me too. I think I'll end up getting the box set.
Well, considering that The 400 Blows dvd used to cost twice (three or four times?) the boxset on ebay, picking up the Doniel series ain't that bad of deal. It's extremely well put together, interesting and comprehensive.
Quote from: godardianI just got this in the mail today. I'll probably glance it over, but to tell the truth, I'm really sick of lists. I suppose lists are useful if you haven't seen very many, but after you've seen (and made) as many lists as I have and know a little something about the movies, they start to seem pointless and same-y... Don't they?
i actually like lists. film history is so vast, and i never went to school to learn about them or anything. so combing over a bunch of lists is a good way to find some interesting movies to watch. how else does one learn? its a good place to start, atleast.
Quote from: SHAFTRQuote from: bigideaswell, i'd definitely have #33 if it wasn't in a stupid box set.....come on Criterion
Yes, me too. I think I'll end up getting the box set.
WHATWHATWHAAAT?!!!! Come on, guys. Stolen Kisses and Bed And Board are must-sees. Really, this is one of the best sets ever.
Plus, did Antoine And Collette come on the first edition? If not, it is also a must-have.
Also, I fail to see how Nanook Of The North is an "essential" dvd. It's not like Train Coming Into Station is an essential movie to own, but it is a "first".
Quote from: SoNowThenQuote from: SHAFTRQuote from: bigideaswell, i'd definitely have #33 if it wasn't in a stupid box set.....come on Criterion
Yes, me too. I think I'll end up getting the box set.
WHATWHATWHAAAT?!!!! Come on, guys. Stolen Kisses and Bed And Board are must-sees. Really, this is one of the best sets ever.
Plus, did Antoine And Collette come on the first edition? If not, it is also a must-have.
Antoine and Colette and
Les Mistons came on a separate Fox Lorber disc.
But yeah, this box set is well worth it.
...seen:31..
own:eight..
have never heard of:5
have heard of:seventy..
would like to see/purchase in the near future: 9
I've seen 41 on the list. Big deal.
Seen just about all of these, with the exception of a couple silents. Own almost all of them on DVD AND VHS but a little under half on DVD.
Quote1. the birth of a nation
:) I love my Griffith Masterworks Set.
And I think its fair to say that the Lumiere Brothers DVD should be on here.
seen em all, taped em all, ate em all.
THE BIRTH OF A NATION? really? i'm just really shocked....
Shocked about what?
Quote from: godardianI just got this in the mail today. I'll probably glance it over, but to tell the truth, I'm really sick of lists. I suppose lists are useful if you haven't seen very many, but after you've seen (and made) as many lists as I have and know a little something about the movies, they start to seem pointless and same-y... Don't they?
Cough (http://xixax.com/viewtopic.php?t=4316&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0).
Quote from: Jeremy BlackmanQuote from: godardianI just got this in the mail today. I'll probably glance it over, but to tell the truth, I'm really sick of lists. I suppose lists are useful if you haven't seen very many, but after you've seen (and made) as many lists as I have and know a little something about the movies, they start to seem pointless and same-y... Don't they?
Cough (http://xixax.com/viewtopic.php?t=4316&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0).
Oh, not
our list, of course! That's a whole 'nother story. That'll be the picks of something I'm directly involved in, with people I "know" (virtually).
The Xixax list might not reveal anything to me about movies, but it will definitely say something about us, collectively. Believe me, my ballot was drawn and sent weeks ago. And I can't wait for the results.
:)
yeah, isnt the deadline coming up soon? reminder to anyone who hasnt turned in their ballots yet. (or anyone who doesnt visit IDLE CHATTER, and who might be unaware of the thing.)
Why isn't Star Wars on there? :roll: