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5/5/04 Freek Barbier (freekbarbier@yahoo.com) submitted the following: Some
suggestions.
I don't see the movie 'The Usual Suspects'!!!
Also the first
matrix movie is missing. ok reloaded and revolution sucks but the
first is
great.
-Jaws
-Memento
-C'est arrivé près de chez vous
-The Spanish Prisoner If
you haven't seen these. Have fun
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5/5/04 Charles Hunt (cahunt@mail.com) submitted the following: If
you're going to review movies and post them publicly, learn to spell; OR find
someone who CAN spell and ask that person to edit your work! I read one review
and found at least three spelling errors. It is hard to take a review seriously
when it appears the author has no education.
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5/2/04 n/a (n/a) submitted the following: I
liked a lot of the movies on your list...but The Last Temptation of Christ as
one of the top 5 on both lists? What planet are you from?
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5/2/04 Claudia (Claui_88@hotmail.com) submitted the following: Why
is the movie black and white?? Why does the little girl in red mean? I would like
to have the anwser today or tomorrow Here
is an essay discussing the girl in red (click
here) and here is a link to an interview with Spielberg (click
here). (AC 10/21/04)
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4/24/04 Ben Martin (bmartin@conair.com) submitted the following: 1.
The Seven Samurai
2. Straw Dogs
3. The Elephant Man
4. Deliverance
5. Once Upon a Time in the West
6. To Kill A Mockingbird
7. M
8.
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
9. Aguire: Wrath of God
10. The Incredible
Shrinking Man L’Aventura
Rider on the Rain
The Seventh Seal
Paths of Glory
Psycho
City Lights
Citizen Kane
Ace in the Hole
The Wild Bunch
Ed Wood The
Border
King Kong
Bride of Frankenstein
Frankenstein
The Man Who
Laughs
Sanjuro
High and Low
Rear Window
The Thing (1951)
The
Thing (1981) Rififi
The Graduate
Carnal Knowledge
Dog Day Afternoon
The Godfather
The Godfather Pt 2
The Chase (1966)
On the Waterfront
High Noon
Blood Simple Miller’s
Crossing
The Red Shoes
Eraserhead
Blue Velvet
The Wolfman
After the Fox
The Great Escape
Metropolis
Hunchback of Notre Dame
(1939)
Seven Faces of Dr. Lao War
of the Worlds
The Fly (1958)
Lilies of the Field
Pandora’s Box
Children of Paradise
Singin’ in the Rain
Double Indemnity
Being
There
True Confessions
Last Tango in Paris One-Eyed
Jacks
Ride the High Country
Million Dollar Legs
Top Hat
The Young
Lions
2001: A Space Odyssey
Black Sabbath
Night of the Living Dead
Horse Feathers
Sons of the Desert The
Ox-Bow Incident
Some Like it Hot
Taxi Driver
Last of the Mohicans
Casablanca
The Deer Hunter
The Vikings
Pinocchio
The Asphalt Jungle
Wages of Fear Guilty
Pleasures:
1. Beach Blanket Bingo
2. Camelot
3. The Sound of Music
4. Faster, Pussycat, Kill Kill
5. The Green Slime
6. Godzilla Vs. Monster
Zero
7. The Braniac
8. The Brain that Wouldn’t Die
9. The Mysterious
Island
10. The Tingler .
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4/23/04 Sam carpenter (samrcarpenter@hotmail.com) submitted the following: Only
top ten i'm afraid:
1. The Godfather
2. Schindlers list
3. Return
of the Jedi
4. Monty Pythons life of Brian
5. The Pink panther strikes
again
6. Dirty Harry
7. Alien
8. Indiana Jones and the last crusade
9. Raiders of the lost ark
10. Rock
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4/15/04 J.J. (zwadajam@hotmial.com) submitted the following: in
the movie wall street there is a painting in gordon geko's office of two hands
fighting over a 50 dollar bill....would you guys by chance know who did this painting
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4/7/04 Dan Grunden (chillin_on_earth@hotmail.com) submitted the following: For
every good movie.. there are 10 bad. Why would seven be on this list and not fight
club? Why punch drunk love and not Magnolia? I agree with the Kubricks...
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3/31/04 elizabeth heath (pixiebiz@excite.com) submitted the following: the
overture in 2001 is by richard strauss not wagner. just so you know.
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3/26/04 Tim May (tmay@glis.cc) submitted the following: The
background piano music ( slow, sad ) was great. Can any parts of the soundtrack
be purchased. I'm sorry, I meant, can the sheet music be purchased?
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3/23/04 David Lukens (jmlinteriors@aol.com) submitted the following: David
Lukens’ favorite films of all time 1.
Pulp Fiction (1994)
2. The Godfather (1972)
3. The Godfather Part two
(1974)
4. Trading Places (1983)
5. True Romance (1993)
6. Mystic River
(2003)
7. Fight Club (1999)
8. Chicago (2003)
9. Gangs of New York
(2003)
10. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
11. One Flew Over the Cuckoos
Nest (1975)
12. Casablanca (1943) & American Beauty (1999)
13. Scarface
(1980)
14. The Sting (1973)
15. Goodfellas (1990)
16. Fargo (1996)
17. As Good As It Gets & Return of the King (1997 & 2003)
18. The
Exorcist (1973)
19. The Terminator (1984)
20. Blazing Saddles & Spaceballs
(1974 & 1987)
21. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
22. Thelma and Louise
(1991)
23. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (2000)
24. Jaws & Star Wars
(1975 & 1977)
25. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
26. Caddyshack (1980)
27. Goldfinger (1964)
28. Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)
29. My Cousin
Vinny (1992)
30. Heat (1995)
31. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance kid (1969)
32. The Mexican (2001)
33. Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003)
34. Arthur (1981)
35. The Shining (1980)
36. Traffic (2000)
37. Ferris Bueller’s Day
Off (1986)
38. The Lord of the Rings: 1 & 2 (2001 & 2002)
39.
Desperado & From Dusk ‘til Dawn (both 1995)
40. Taxi Driver (1976)
41. Major League (1989)
42. North by Northwest (1959)
43. My Big
Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
44. From Here to Eternity (1953)
45. Jerry Maguire
(1996)
46. About Schmidt (2002)
47. Vacation (1983)
48. The Last of
the Mohicans (1992)
49. Pirates of the Caribbean (2003)
50. Antz (1998) .
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3/22/04Mat (yipyop@msn.com) submitted the following: Top
ten of the movies I've seen and can remember. 1.
Chopper
2. American Psycho
3. Scarface
4. Brother
5. Godfather
part II
6. The Deer Hunter
6. Romper Stomper
7. Falling down
8.
Fight Club
9. Two Hands
10.Problem Child
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3/22/04 Barbara Lopez (neaj_tsuj@yahoo.com) submitted the following: The
Last Temptaton of Christ is absurd, BLASPHEMOUS and pure EVIL. I wonder how the
film maker and the writer can live their daily lives without realizing the defamation
they had done. I pity you. On the other hand, THE PASSION OF CHRIST is a "must-see
film". A very good one which touches the lives and hearts of christians and
believers alike. I believe Mel Gibson has done
what he should and did it gracefully
and courageously. It is a movie for everybody who can ACCEPT that they are truly
sinners. For those people and organizations trying to pull the movie down, may
GOD ENLIGHTEN YOUR MINDS AND HEARTs. ACCEPTANCE OF OUR SHORTCOMINGS, MISGIVINGS
AND SINS in our lives will make us all the more watch THE PASSION OF CHRIST. Those
who have watched the film , I believe wouldn't in their hearts want to see the
very hurt and
sufferings Jesus had for us. BUT MIND YOU PEOPLE!!!! They were
able to finish the movie because they ACCEPTED truly that we are all SINNERS.
HOW ABOUTYOU????
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3/18/04 Galen (galen1123@hotmail.com) submitted the following: The
links are broken to the trailer and audio clips on your page for "Eyes Wide
Shut" Can you fix them? Fixed
(AC 10/21/04)
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3/18/04 jessica (jmallottboo@yahoo.com) submitted the following: hey
i actually like your site alot but i actually have a question. I'm doing a report
on Natural Born Killers and i desperately need the mugshot for Mickey does anyone
know of anywhere that would
have that shot?? I
found it...but your report was probably due eight months ago. Let me know if you
still need it. (AC 10/21/04)
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3/17/04 Colin Campbell (newspriest@kyk.net) submitted the following: Read
Syndicated columnist, THE NEWSPAPER PRIEST's take on The Passion - and the temptations.
Click on http://www.newspriest.com
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3/12/04 Atsui (Atsuiemairu@hotmail.com) submitted the following: List
of good ones:- Sanjuro-Kurosawa
Rasho-mon-Kurosawa
Life is beautiful
Windtalkers
Hatari
Aparajito-Satyajit
Ray
Pather Panchali-Satyajit Ray
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3/10/04 Lauren (LooKG24@aol.com) submitted the following: Hey...this
site is great. I am a big movie buff. I had a top 100,but accidentally lost it.
I am in the process of a new one. Here are my top ten:
1. Braveheart
2. True Romance
3. The Breakfast Club
4. Schindler's
List
5. Goodfellas
6. Tommy Boy
7. Shrek
8. Se7en
9. American
History X
10. Pretty Woman
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3/7/04 Fififan (n/a) submitted the following: 1.Kill
Bill Vol 1
2.Resevoir Dogs
3.Pulp Fiction
4.Bowling for Columbine
5.Scarface
6.Pyscho
7.American Pyscho
8.Evil Dead
9.Silence of
the lambs
10.Lord of the Rings trilogy
11.Dr Strangelove
12.Texas
Chainsaw Massacre
13.Who framed Roger Rabbit
14.The Terminator
15.Natural
Born Killers
16.Basic Instinct
17.Jfk
18.Ed Gien
19.Copycat
20.Scary Movie
21.Helter Skeltetr
22.Phone Booth
23.Monster
24.Scream
25.Payback
26.Ghost Busters
27.Looney Tunes back in action
28.Nixon
29.Zero Day
30.Total Recall
31.Bordello Of Blood
32.Enemy at the gates
33.Capone
34.Christine
35.Time before tiime
36.Hannibal
37.Ted
Bundy
38.The Shining
39.Mafia
40.The God Father trilogy
41.Airplane
42.Army of Darkness
43.Night of the Loving dead
44.Muholland Drive
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3/3/04 Sgt Havoc (perkinses@mfp.usmc.mil) submitted the following: Ladies
and Gents.
Most of your lists are great, but there are some glaring flaws....where
the hell is Usual Suspects?????And where are the timeless comedies? Here is a
list of Modern classics broken up into category. Keep in mind that classics like
Citizen Kane need not be added to this list, for they are in a eague of their
own. Most of these are the mainstram blockbuster epics that we are force fed
from the studios, but, let's face it, we all have a free will, and these movies
are guilty pleasures most of us have seen time and time again.
Action
1. Matrix
2. Pulp Fiction
3. Reservior Dogs
4. Fugitive
5. Raiders of the Lost Ark
Comedy
1. Blazing Saddles
2. Monty Python
and the Holy Grail
3. Caddyshack
4. Animal House
5. Van Wilder
Drama
1. Godfather
2. Shawshank Redemption
3. Forrest Gump
4.
Good Will Hunting
5. Dead Poets Society
War
1. Platoon
2. Saving
Private Ryan
3. Apocolypse Now
4. We Were Soldiers
5. Enemy at the
Gates
Suspense/Thriller
1. Seven
2. Usual Suspects
3. Exorcist
4. Silence of the Lambs
5. The Shining
Epic
1. Schindler's List
2. Braveheart
3. Gladiator
4. JFK
5. Malcolm X
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3/3/04 Daniel Taylor (everest29@hotmail.com) submitted the following: 1.
Shawshank Redemption
2. Dead Poets Society
3. Fight Club
4. Pleasantville
5. Meet Joe Black
6. Legends of the Fall
7. Gattaca
8. The Edge
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3/2/04 Aaron Gussette (agussette@jade.co.nz) submitted the following: Platoon,
casualties of war, Black hawk down, Apocalypse now, We were soldiers, Resident
evil,
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2/28/04 David Lukens (n/a) submitted the following: 1.
Pulp Fiction
**** (1994)
2. The Godfather **** (1972)
3. The Godfather Part II ****
(1974)
4. Trading Places **** (1983)
5. Mystic River **** (2003)
6. Fight Club **** (1999)
7. Chicago **** (2003)
8. Gangs of New York
**** (2003)
9. The Silence of the Lambs **** (1991)
10. One Flew Over
the Cuckoo’s Nest **** (1975)
11. Casablanca **** (1943)
12. Scarface
*** ½ (1980)
13. The Sting **** (1973)
14. Goodfellas **** (1990)
15. Fargo **** (1996)
16. As Good As It Gets **** (1997)
17. The Exorcist
**** (1973)
18. The Terminator *** ½ (1984)
19. Blazing Saddles
& Spaceballs ****/*** ½ (1974 & 1987)
20. Dog Day Afternoon
**** (1975)
21. Arthur *** (1981)
22. Gladiator *** (2000)
23. Jaws
& Star Wars ****/**** (1975 & 1977)
24. The Royal Tenenbaum *** ½
(2001)
25. Caddyshack **** (1981)
26. Goldfinger *** (1964)
27. Terminator
2: Judgement Day **** (1991)
28. My Cousin Vinnie *** ½ (1992)
29. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid **** (1969)
30. The Mexican *** (2001)
31. Catch Me if you Can *** (2002)
32. Thelma & Louise **** (1991)
33. The Shining **** (1980)
34. Traffic **** (2000)
35. Ferris Beuller’s
Day Off *** (1986)
36. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy 1. **** 2. *** ½
3. **** (2001-2003)
37. Desperado & From Dusk til’ Dawn ***/*** (1995)
38. Taxi Driver **** (1976)
39. Major League *** (1989)
40. The Untouchables
**** (1987)
41. Titanic *** (1997)
42. From Here to Eternity **** (1953)
43. Forrest Gump **** (1994)
44. Bull Durham *** (1988)
45. Vacation ***
(1983)
46. Animal House **** (1978)
47. Pirates of the Caribbean ****
(2003)
48. Antz *** ½ (1998)
49. Predator *** (1984)
50. True
Lies *** (1992)
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2/28/04 Sander (sander_derycke@hotmail.com) submitted the following: You
guys have a great site, and a great taste for movies too. Keep up the good work. -
A Belgian fan;) Hey
Sander....thank you very much. (AC 10/21/04)
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2/21/04 Cliff (csdegraff@csinet.net) submitted the following: does
anyone know what the poem is that norman read with his dad in a river runs through
it?
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2/18/04 Andrew Piotrowski (jinglheimer@msn.com) submitted the following: Where's
Godfather? Surely with 100 chances you might point out the greatest movie ever
made
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2/17/04 CROC (jmlinteriors@aol.com) submitted the following: RESEVOIR
DOGS
THE BIG LEBOWSKI
SOME LIKE IT HOT
THE PARTY
LA CHEVRE FRENCH
FILM
FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS
NATURAL BORN KILLERS
TRUE ROMANCE
GREASE
FROM DUSK TILL DAWN
AMERICAN HISTORY X
GLADIATOR
MAGNOLIA
BEAUTY&BEAST BLACK&WHITE
CASINO
GOODFELLAS
NORTH BY NORTHWEST
PULP FICTION
FROM DUSK TILL DAWN 3
SNATCH
AS GOOD AS IT GETS
FARGO
DUMBO
LOCK STOCK
YOUNG GUNS
KILLING ZOE
LEAVING LAS VEGAS
MUCH A DO ABOUT NOTHING
RAISING ARIZONA
CITY OF GOD
TEXAS CHAINSAW
MASSACRE No 1
GOLD RUSH DAZE TEX AVERY
FATHER OF THE BRIDE
HOME ALONE
BRINGING OUT THE DEAD
CITY ON FIRE
THE FISHER KING
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2/17/04 anthony e (halflife@qnis.net) submitted the following: i
was looking through ur list and i agree with a lot of the movies put in ur list
but in my oppinion there was one movie i did not see in your list and that is
DONNIE DARKO
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2/10/04 Sharon Kass (KassSRI@aol.com) submitted the following: I
hope this is going to Josh Levin. 1.
Some antisemitic staffer over there added "The" to "Citizen Kane." 2.
I really wanted to comment on your review of "The Passion of the Christ."
Gibson seems to find violence ennobling, independent of anything else. I'll not
forget the scene in "Braveheart" where the gay guy got tossed out of
a window. Gibson's kind of deluded, I think, and wrapping himself now in a crown
of thorns, so to speak. Too bad. He seemed kind of nice in "Lethal Weapon"
and other films.
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2/10/04 Gizmo_162 (programming_kid@yahoo.co.uk) submitted the following: Don't
u reckon they should make a film about crack heads next? It should be set in the
St. Paul's district in Bristol, England.
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2/7/04 "Jo" Giovannina Garcia (gio@optonline.net) submitted the following: I'm
looking for the M. Alexander who took part in the creation of a movie made in
Italy in 1963 called "Il Nuovo Italiano" -In English, "The New
Italian" --A relative of ours who starred in that movie is now very old and
he never got a copy of the movie. We would appreciate a copy of that movie in
whatever shape --It was done with the cooperation of Wwestinghouse. Thank you
for your time
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2/7/04 CHRIS KARMASEK (CHRISKARM32@AOL.COM) submitted the following: 1)DAWN
OF THE DEAD
2)NIGHT OF THE LIVEING DEAD
3)DAY OF THE DEAD
4)PULP
FICTION
5)RESRIOR DOGS
6)LOCK STOCK AND TO SMOKING BARRALS
7)TAXI
DRIVER
8)SNATCH
9)THE BIG LABWOSKI
10)THE USUAL SUSPECTS
11)HARD
BOILAD
12)THE KILLER
13)THE BEYOND
14)ZOMBIE
15)THE LIMEY
16)CTICIN KANE
17)ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK
18)THE THING
19)IN THE MOUTH
OF MADNESS
20)MOMENTO
21)GROSSE POINT BLANK
22)JAWS
23)THE FRANCH
CONNECTION
24)SAVEING PRIVATE RYAN
25)A BRIDGE TO FAR
26)THE LONGEST
DAY
27)SHATTRED DEAD
28)THE EVEL DEAD TRILAGY
29)THE CRAZIES
30)THE
3RD MAN
31)REATURN OF THE LIVEING DEAD
32)HALLOWEEN
33)DEAD ALIVE
34)BAD TASTE
35)HELLRAISER
36)MAD MAX
37)THE ROAD WORRIOR
38)THE
BIG CHILL
39)APOCALYPSE NOW
40)BAD LIEUTENANT
41)THE SHINING
42)THE
EXORCIST
43)ASSAULT ON PRRECINCT 13
44)NESFERATU
45)CEMETERY MAN
46)PHILADELPHIA
47)REPO MAN
48)THEY LIVE
49)ON THE BEACH
50)ANIMAL
HOUSE
51)MAN BITES DOG
52)THE PROFISSINOL
53)TOMBSTONE
54)THE
GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY
55)SLC PUNK
56)TRUE ROMANCE
57)BLADE RUNNER
58)28 DAYS LATER
59)TRANSSPOTING
60)CITY OF THE LIVEING DEAD
THIS
IS MY TOP 60 I FIGURE 40 MORE ARE POINTLESS I CONSIDER THESE MOVIES THE
ONES
THAT MADE ME WANT TO MAKE FILMS SO I LISTED THEM .
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2/7/04 Wow! (millerjody@hotmail.com) submitted the following: It's
mind blowing to see that the majority of these lists are made up of American films..
How about getting a larger perspective instead of concentrating on the one industry
that pollutes cinemas across the world with ninety- five percent of what it produces.
There's a whole other world out there
folks and it's a hell of a lot more
interesting than the old U.S of A. Get up off your botties, walk out the door,
stroll down the street to your local Multiplex...and keep on walking.
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2/3/04 Ola Andersson (ola.andersson@agi.se) submitted the following: Please
can you help me. Im trying to find the soundtrack to Indian Runner but it seem
impossiple to get. Can someone help me, please mail I
found it on EBay.
AC (10/23/04)
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2/2/04 Trey (n/a) submitted the following: Casablanca?
Pulp Fiction?
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2/2/04 Trey (DrTre2k1@comcast,net) submitted the following: no
godfather, fight club, se7en?
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2/1/04 reza imam (reza_imam@hotmail.com) submitted the following: top
100 ever green hit movies list.
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1/30/04 imen (imenn@hotmail.com) submitted the following: hai
my name is imen and i;m having a talk about roberto benigni at school. i want
to know his email or his fanmail that i can write him..do u know how i can get
to it, or do u have his fanmail adress? please reward me cause i want to have
a special talk for a 10+!:D ThanX (K)
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1/30/04 Lloyd Chapell (classicuk@hotmail.com) submitted the following: 1.
Back to the Future
2. Back to the Future 2
3. Back to the Future 3
4. Back to the Future 4 (one day)
5. Casualties of War (gritty, I really understood
what it is like to die in
Vietnam from this film)
6. The Godfather I and
II. I can relate, living in Sittingbourne.
7. Forrest Gump. Showed that weirdos
can be human too.
8. The Shawshank Redemption. A sleeping classic. Friendly
black man too.
9. Doc. Hollywood. This time, Michael J's the Doc!!!!
10.
Star Wars. 'Cause I just can't let go...
11. Vertigo. Who hasn't tried to
turn one cat into the image of another. I mean
woman...
12. Lord of the
Rings. A brilliantly constructed and acted new cult.
13. Pulp Fiction. I barely
had to think once, brilliant!
14. Amelie. See? I like foreign films too!
15. Alien. 'Cause I know if I was there, I'd've survived.
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1/29/04 Iceman (iceman73it@yahoo.com) submitted the following: Ehi
Mark,
pick #79 in not present in you list...Which would then be?...Great job
men Ice Thanks
Iceman (AC 10/23/04)
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1/29/04 tony montana (n/a) submitted the following: je
suis monsieur montana tony prisonnier politique renvoyer par cuba OK
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1/28/04 Kyle (kweinste@ramapo.edu) submitted the following: I
was wondering if you could send me a link to or the actual list of songs in Donnie
Darko. I know they did not make a soundtrack... only a score. I cant seem to find
the song list anywhere. Thank you Hey
Kyle...here it is (AC 10/23/04) : 01.
Never Tear Us Apart - INXS
02. Head Over Heals - Tears For Fears
03. Under
The Milky Way - The Church
04. Lucid Memory - Sam Bauer & Gerard Bauer
05. Lucid Assembly - Gerard Bauer & Mike Bauer
06. Ave Maria - Giulio
Caccini & Paul Pritchard
07. For Whom The Bell Tolls - Steve Baker &
Carmen Daye
08. Show Me (pt. 1) - Quito Colayco & Tony Hertz
09. Notorious
- Duran Duran
10. Stay - Oingo Boingo<
11. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy
Division
12. The Killing Moon - Echo & The Bunnymen
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1/23/04 May (glorybee@wecentral.com) submitted the following: I
am appalled at what you said of 'The Last Temptation of Christ'. Prier to moments
ago I did not know anything about you or it, but now I have made a point to remember
who you and it is..My family will NEVER watch that awful movie, and I am making
a point to pray for you. Jesus is perfect. The
Devil LOST. It is just a matter
of time before God, Jesus Christ, comes back to call His Children. Only a Fool,
such as you are, would write such trash and believe in it.
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1/23/04 Josh Mill (mrvelcropart2@cs.com) submitted the following: ATTENTION
CALDWELL's!!!! First and foremost I would just like to say I love the site. It
is truly a hidden treasure for film lovers. By far the best movie site in the
entire world if you ask me. Anyway, I couldn't find an email for you guys but
wanted to contact you personally. I am currently working on an epic book about
the wonderful world of cinema. I have been using your site
constanly for reference
and would love to get feedback and discuss the project with you guys. If you guys
stumble across this please drop me a line at my email address. I would greatly
appreciate it and hope to hear from you soon. Thanks a lot and keep up with the
tremendous work. Thank
you very much Josh...probably the kindest feedback we have received since starting
the site three years ago. (AC 10/23/04)
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1/21/04 Joey (n/a) submitted the following: What
the hell is name name of the opera song that Al Capone (DeNiro) is watching when
Nitty tells him Sean Connery is dead, In the Untouchables Movie??? I
believe it's "Vesti la guibba" an aria from opera "Pagliacci".
(AC 10/23/04)
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1/19/04 Jerry (n/a) submitted the following: I
just read the best book in years, The Return of SF. It is the unofficial sequel
to Scarface, check it out at www.thereturnofsf.com. It's action packed.
On
1/18/04 cheryl (moonchild579@aol.com) submitted the following: what
situations did Carlito put himself in which led to his death and his inabilty
to escape the streets? This
sounds like an essay question Cheryl. Watch the movie...it's worth it! (AC 10/23/04)
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1/15/04 Lars A Gronningsater (lag2@c2i.net) submitted the following: I
agree that Indian Runner deserves a lot more attention than it has. The opening
scene with the car coming out of the screen from behind is simply stunning. The
whole movie is a textbook for . directors. Why Sean Penn doesn't stick with his
talents is beyond me. Thanks for your review. Lars
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1/10/03 Guller Andor (mandi4585@hotmail.com) submitted the following: 1
BEN-HUR (William Wyler, 1959) 2
AU HASARD BALTHAZAR (Robert Bresson, 1966)
3 SÁTÁNTANGÓ(Tarr Béla, 1994)
4 MAMMA ROMA(Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1964)
5 LA DOLCE VITA(Federico Fellini, 1960)
6 NOSTALGHIA(Andrej Tarkovszkij, 1983)
7 2001(Stanley Kubrick, 1968)
8 LA NOTTE(Michelangelo Antonioni, 1961)
9 CITIZEN KANE (Orson Welles, 1941) 10
THE SEARCHERS(John Ford, 1956) 11
VERTIGO(Alfred Hitchcock, 1958) 12
THE AGE OF INNOCENCE(Martin Scorsese, 1993) 13
THE CIRCUS (Charlie Chaplin, 1928) 14
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA(David Lean, 1962) 15
HADAKA NO SHIMA(Shindo Kaneto, 1958) 16
WILLOW AND WIND (Mohammed Ali Talebi, 1999) 17
SZEGÉNYLEGÉYNEK(Jancsó Miklós, 1965) 18
AGUIRRE, DER ZORN GOTTES(Werner Herzog, 1972) 19
DET SJUNDE INSEGLET(Ingmar Bergman, 1956) 20
MASCULIN - FEMININ(Jean-Luc Godard, 1966) and
MATER JOHANNA, SZINDBÁD, METROPOLIS, PETRA VON KANT, SUNRISE, UMBERTO D,
IKIRU, SCARFACE (by Hawks), HAMLET (by Olivier), IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE, THE TASTE
OF CHERRY...
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1/8/04 oliver stone in the flesh (rettytry@aol.com) submitted the following: the
JFK movie does not have any true revelations in its script. oliver stone uses
false facts and creates misleading information to convince the audience that there
is more to the story than has previously met the eye. in other words, most of
the movie is bull shit. any theory that is supported by facts revealed in the
movie are simpky not true and never too place. oliver stone, while an extraordinary
visionary, storyteller, and director, has no proof that any information and facts
in the story are true because there isn't any support or documentation for most
of the facts, need be startling and interesting to spice up interest in the movie,
but unfortunatly oliver stone is a liar when he states his movie is accurate...he
uses a technique in his defense that says there is nothing contradicting the facts
of his case...more importantly, there is nothing to support that what he tates
is true. I
disagree. For those interested in this subject, check out the following sites
(AC 10/23/04): http://www.jfk-online.com/jfklinks.html#stone
; http://www.jfk-online.com/jfklinks.html#more
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1/6/04 Ken Billings (ahsinc@eritter.net) submitted the following: From
Ken L. Billings in Arkansas. Your
list is not too bad, but where is "Outlaw Jose Wales?".
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1/6/04 Peter (colpjs@adelphia.net) submitted the following: I'm
trying to find the name of the song playing in Godfather II in the scene where
Michael is arriving in Havana. It is a very old Cuban folk mambo; so cool. I also
would like the name of the group singing it. It is not listed in the movie credits
as it is probably in the public domain. Thanks
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1/5/03 Dustin (dustwoo76er@aol.com) submitted the following: C'mon
man! Where's the good movies like "The Godfather, Scarface, Pulp Fiction,
and The Godfather Part II?" Even "E.T. and Forrest Gump." I agree
on Apocolypse Now but you have to add in a couple of my movies like "Scarface"
and "The Godfather."
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12/30/03 Bill (Sattler1423@aol.com) submitted the following: 1.
Full metal jacket 2. Scarface 3. American History X 4. Braveheart 5. Falling down
6. Road to Perdemtion 7. Apocalypse Now 8. Saving Private Ryan 9. Gangs of New
York 10. The Godfather 11. The Godfather part 2 12. Blazing Saddles 13. Animal
House 14. Revenge of the Nerds 15. Phsyco - original one 16. Lord of the Rings:
Two towers 17. Bloodsport 18. The thin red line 19. The Patriot 20. Gladiator
21. Halloween 22. The Exorcist 23. A nightmare on elm st. 24. The Shining 25.American
Pie
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12/28/03 Mr. Sonic (n/a) submitted the following: hey
man:
what's shaking? just visited you website, and re-read the message from
the guy who condescended to my note re: surly site users, and he's correct. first
of all, as you can tell by scrolling down, i tend
to be a bit wordy, meaning
that i'm a little flashy with the vocabulary at times and that i'm also little
self-satisfied (but i'm a writer, that's what i'm paid ((poorly)) to do, which
means, like most writers, i've also cleaned out my fair share of public restrooms,
donated my fair share of plasma and learned how to operate heavy machinery). either
way, if i've learned one thing, ay least when it comes to film, everyone's an
expert. secondly, anyone willing to publish their opinions, whether in a letter
to the editor, or a top 100 list, suffers, at best, from a little egomania (including
said author's response to my original letter (as well as, or course, my original
letter), the point of which, i had hoped, was to defend the brothers caldwell
and most of the folks who visit your site from the drunkards who continue to leave
mean-spirtited messages ~ something of which ((surprise!)) i have been both guilty
and ashamed). he's also correct, i believe, that our generation is a bit self-indulgent
by making lists in the first place, but what can you say? the end of the millinium
sent shockwaves of lists throughout western culture. who can forget A&E's
100 most influential people of the last 1,000 years, let alone AFI's 100 american
films, and (i believe) random house's top 100 books written in the english language
of the 20th century. also, if i remeber correctly, VH1 posted and broadcast at
least one or two top 100 (blank) of all time lists. of course, omissions of any
sort resulted in the creation of only more lists, like 100 best films, period,
regardless of the director's nationality and the script's language. after all,
how can you have all those great films lists, like AFI's, neglecting every foreign
film (ie, made outside the u.s.) ever made. to make matters worse, as your website
points out, how does one classify hitchcock? american? foreign? a bit of both?
and so they began. top 100 comedies. worst 100 films. top 100 records. top 100
album covers of the last decade, etc. the lists: entertainment, entertainment,
entertainment. nothing about top 10 dictators of all time, let alone the 20th
century. but actually, if i also remember correctly, journalists and historians,
a few years back, ranked u.s. presidents from top to bottom in order of their
greatest accomplishments, using as a variable, the difficulty of the challenges
they faced while their administrations served. so, there you go. lists. ridiculous
and insignificant, but something i (and many of my brothers and sisters) seem
to have spent a lot of time compiling. may god have mercy on us all. if
i can make one last defense of the site: sure, we're all experts, but, with cinema
tickets ranging from $8-$10, and because of the net, and sites like this one,
as well as the much-needed creation of a company like netflix, people no longer
have to rely on their leonard malitin handbooks and one of the three blockbusters
in their hometown to find movies they want to see. what you can find here, if
you're interested, is a community-of-sorts, made up of users can agree, disagree,
argue, priase, teach and learn. so
here you go: my list of 2003's best films (though it should be noted that there
were plenty of films i did not see because i simply did not want to see them (for
some reason, there's something about the lord of the rings movies i do not get,
even though everybody else does, and from what i can tell, something is in fact
there, and the films are made with integrity and blend the magic of action and
art. still, i have no idea what's there. maybe someday it will dawn on me the
way it did when it finally dawned on me that the ramones and hank williams crafted
wonderful music), where, at the same time, there were populist films i did see
(matrix reloaded & revolutions) which, most will agree, we all could have
done without. enough
chatter. it's a little political, but here it is: 1.)
lost in translation
2.) the weather underground
3.) the trials of henry
kissinger
4.) gerry
5.) naqoqatsi
6.) spellbound
7.) rivers and
tides
8.) irreversible
9.) heaven
10.) stevie
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12/27/03 Ania (migotqa@op.pl) submitted the following: 1.
The Pianist
2. Braveheart
3. Dances with wolves
4. Shawshank Redemption
5. Band of Brothers
6. Saving private Ryan
7. Awekenings
8. The Negotiator
9. The Green Mile
10. Lord of the rings
11. The usual suspects
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12/26/03 n/a (n/a) submitted the following: Why
your list is so so limited to the rpresent movies? The majority of lists are only
recent ones...
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12/24/03 Rick Coombs (rickmulti@optonline.net) submitted the following: Aaron,
you would do better if you did not resort to name calling, political pigeonholing
and contempt for those who disagree with you. Where's all that compassion, tollerance
and open mindedness you supposedly admire and expect in this modern day? Do you
reserve your openmindedness and tolerance only for those who agree with your own
parameters of same? So much for those concepts!If not you need to rewrite some
of your reviews and do a little research before spouting off about subjects you
are woefully ignorant about. Try a little REAL tollerance and REAL understanding
beyond your current limitations and see how much further you can grow. What
review sent you into such a fit Rick? Get a life you moron. (AC 10/23/04)
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12/20/03 AMANDA (mandi4585@hotmail.com) submitted the following: PLEASE
HELP ME. I'm trying to find the picture you have of Robert Duval when he's kneeling
down and you can see all the smoke behind him but I really want the whole picture
if you have it or know where I can find it I would reaally appreciate the help. Hey
Amanda..I just e-mailed you the picture. (AC 10/23/04)
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12/20/03 john doe (john_dow@msn.com) submitted the following: "what
is the world without sin?"
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12/20/03 BW Morrison (bwmorrison@bonnellford.com) submitted the following: 1.
It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
2. The Godfather
3. Shawshank Redemption
4. Spellbound
5. The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
6. The Horn Blows At
Midnight
7. Take The Money And Run
8. Lifeboat
9. Full Metal Jacket
10. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
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12/20/03 Andrew Rasmussen (rasmussen243@hotmail.com) submitted the following: hello
there
i am 18 from Norway i write a biography and filmography of Oliver Stone
my favorite director and thank you for your nice pic that i can use for my mini
book i make on a school project. Keep up the good work from a movie genius. Hello
Andrew...thank you. (AC 10/23/04)
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12/20/03 Logan (www.logpollobtt1o@hotmail.com) submitted the following: 1)Scarface.
2)Fight Club. 3)Pulp Fiction 4)Resevoir Dogs 5)In China they eat dogs 6) Lock
Stock and Two Smoking Barrels 7) Snatch 8) The Crow 9) The Godfather (except last
one) 10) Schindlers List
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12/15/03 krisc. (kccantrell@hotmail.com) submitted the following: 1.a
christmas story2.lotr two towers3.lotr fellowship3.harry potter chamber4.space
balls5.malcolm in the middle first season
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12/13/03 Esther Delmatier (johnestherd@comcast.net) submitted the following: Hello.
One of my absoute, favorite movies in 1984 was "Amadeus." What sticks
in my mind, and haven't found, were the truffles served to Amadeus'wife, during
the selling of a few of hiw works to Antonio Salieri. They were in the shape of
women's breasts, and were quite a conversation piece! She must have devoured two,
or three of them, with sheer delight! Is there such a place to purchase them?
- anywhere?? I have scoured the interenet,, to no avail. Reply would be extremely
appreciated. Thank you for your time. Esther Delmatier
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12/13/03 Nils (nils_broos@hotmail.com) submitted the following: No
Fight club in your Top 100 and amorres perros. no american history X, No Lola
rennt, No Memento, No Deliverance, No Chopper, No Baise-moi, Bread and Roses,
What's that about??
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12/7/03 murdock moore (svnccccccc@aol.com) submitted the following: i
would like a copy of the phil silvers tv show episode #25, "the court martial"
please e-mail details for purchase + merry xmas! Try
Google Murdock. Good luck. (AC 10/23/04)
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12/5/03 ryan stewart (highflyer22090@aol.com) submitted the following: The
Shawshank Redemption is the best movie of all time
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12/4/03 prashant ganapathy (rogerx@indiatimes.com) submitted the following: 1.
life is beautiful
2. forrest gump
3. Scent of a woman
4. Truman Show
5. Godfather
6. shrek
7. Saving Private Ryan
8. A few good men
9. shawshank Redemtion
10. Terminator 2
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12/4/03 James Owen (jamesowen50@hotmail.com) submitted the following: Top
15 Movies: 1.
Citizen Kane
2. 8 1/2
3. Rashomon
4. Man with a movie Camera
5.
Regle du Jeu
6. Battleship Potemkin
7. The general
8. Bicycle Thieves
9. Vertigo
10. The Mirror
11. City lights
12. Enfants du Paradis
13. Raging Bull
14. Ugetsu Monogatari
15. Dekalog
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12/2/03 Stefanie Perricone (cheffychic@hotmail.com) submitted the following: Okay,
65, I can't really think of 100 movies I really really love... In
alphabetical order:
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Almost Famous
Amadeus
Apocalype Now
As Good As It Gets
The Best Years of Our Lives
Big
Birdman of Alcatraz
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Butch Cassidy and the
Sundance Kid
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Chinatown
Cool Hand Luke
The
Court Jester
Dark Star
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Easy Rider
Edward Scissorhands
The Elephant Man
The Godfather
The Godfather,
Part II
The Graduate
The Grapes of Wrath
Hair
A Hard Day's Night
Harold and Maude
It Happened One Night
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
L.A. Confidential
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
The Man Who
Would Be King
M*A*S*H
Memento
Midnight Cowboy
Murder By Death
My Fair Lady
The Night of the Hunter
North By Northwest
The Odd Couple
On Golden Pond
On the Waterfront
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Paper
Moon
A Patch of Blue
Pee Wee's Big Adventure
Rebel without a Cause
Return of the Pink Panther
Roman Holiday
Roxanne
Saturday Night Fever
Sleuth
Some Like It Hot
The Sound of Music
Stand By Me
The Sting
A Streetcar Named Desire
Three Amigos!
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Sir,
With Love
Tommy
Top Hat
Twelve Angry Men
West Side Story
Willy
Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Wuthering Heights
Yellow Submarine
Young Frankenstein
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12/1/03 Matt (matthew.clausen@avnet.com) submitted the following: I
am looking to buy a copy of the movie, "For the Love of Wiladeen". I
noticed it was ranked #19 on Anderson Jones's list. Any idea where I could buy
a copy? Perhaps
this link will be helpful. (AC
10/23/04)
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11/29/03 Patrick Metzger (pametzger@columbus.rr.com) submitted the following: The
10 Best Films Ever Made:
1) Citizen Kane
2) Rules of the Game
3) 2001
4) Seven Samurai
5) Dumb and Dumber
6) 8 1/2
7) Tokyo Story
8) Bicycle Thieves
9) Happy Gilmore
10) Battleship Potemkin
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11/24/03 Dawn (Conover5@tcnj.edu) submitted the following: I
was upset by your review of the Last Temptation of Christ. First of all, I am
unfamiliar with the term "religious atheist" but it sounds like an oxymoron
to me. Secondly, the historocity of the Bible has been proven time and again,
as well as the existence of Jesus Christ -- I'm not sure why it took a movie for
you to see that. Thirdly (and most importantly), your assessment of Christian
"fanatics and fundamentalists" is shortsighted and without substantive
proof. Bible believing, born again Christians fervently purport the accuracy of
the Bible, reading it in the context of time, place, author and using the original
Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic texts. In closing, I suggest you look into intelligent
Christian readings. We are not all crazy right-wing Ned Flanders - if you like
good authors then look at books authored by Lee Strobel, C.S. Lewis and other
Christian authors. ~Dawn
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11/24/03 bryan (bryanhernandez@sbcglobal.net) submitted the following: Unlike
alot of the people that visit this site I did grow up on older movies 30s 40s
50s, and have an appreciation regardless of having it imprinted on my mind. And
having this advantage almost makes me look down upon anybody of this generation
giving there top 100 films or giving their opinions
that are obviously oxford
encyclipedia driven,(in short they want to sound educated and intelligent, don't
forget people the purpose of language is to communicate, i could use words like
nefacious and insoucient but would only come off as thinking too much of myself,THEY
ARE JUST WORDS Example: lugubrious and squalid? no need for it) anyways Iv'e found
that older movies when done right are much more innovative like NOTORIOUS alfred
hitchcock: CITIZEN KANE orson welles: REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE nicholas ray: THE
GODFATHER coppola: and the only director to even come up with something new this
past generation is Martin Scorcese. Some movies come to mind that were critically
acclaimed but to me were obviously trying to be something it never amounted to
FIGHT CLUB like the movie but hate the hoaky camera work SNATCH again bad camera
work obviously trying to be innovative and anything Quintin Tarentino did. In
short to sum it up like frank Sinatra's voice some of those old movies did things
people could only dream about.... heres my list. 1. casablanca 2. touch of evil
3. notorious 4. citizen kane 5. on the waterfront 6. the third man 7. lady from
shanghai 8. duck soup (the marx brothers) 9. it's a wonderful life 10. a place
in the sun 1.
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