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August 9, 2001 Donald (donald@stuartswan.com) submitted the following:
Having traweled
through a lot of "Best of all time" movie sites most of them seemed very similar,
with Citizen Kane topping the bill on numerous occasions. This is a fine movie
but surely people have a mind of their own and should not follow the AFI or BFI
on what to rate. Any way it was good to see a site that didnt rate Kane as the
best film ever made, and Kuroswa works included. But I fail to notice 'Bladerunner'...
Hey
Donald...thanks for the input. I agree with you, there are too many critics who
don't have the balls to differ from the mainstream, in fear of losing there job.
While the visuals in Bladerunner are awesome, I found the story somewhat lacking.
(AC 8/27/01)
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August 3, 2001 Lorenzo (LT1216@Hotmail.Com) submitted the following: Hi,
I was surfing the net to find info on my all-time favorite movie, and I ran across
your website and review of my movie. The movie I’m talking about, of course, is
“Little Big Man”, starring Dustin Hoffman. Do you have any info as to when or
if this movie will be released on DVD? I’ve searched, but I have found any information,
in fact I’ve written emails to the studios, but I haven’t heard a word. Well,
if you get this, let me know if there is anyone I can write who might know of
a fan club, or anyone I can contact to see about getting this GREAT movie put
on DVD. I searched and found out that it was released on Laser Disk in Europe,
a few years ago, that means the transition to DVD shouldn’t be that much of a
leap. Thanks
for your time… Oh yeah, by the way, I have a memorable quote you can add to your
list: Little Big Man to Wild Bill while laying in the gutter during a pouring
rain – “Bill, I could use a drink, badder than the breath of life itself”…!
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August 1, 2001 Th (chucke_Weiss@yahoo.com) submitted the following: just
wonder why you prefer the 1997 remake to Stanley Kubrick's Lolita Adrian
Lyne's version is much closer to
Nabokov's novel and it's more realistic as well. (AC 12/11/01)
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August 1, 2001 Kenny S. (kenhaug@hotmail.com) submitted the following:
The Five Greatest
Directors of all time -
5)
Curtis Hanson-Director of my favorite all-time movie LA Confidential and the scary
as hell The Hand That Rocks The Cradle -
4)
Quentin Tarantino-need I say more than Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction -
3)
Paul Verhoeven-He did a great job with Basic Instinct and Starship Troopers -
2)
Joel Coen-Four reasons right here-O Brother Where Art Thou, Fargo, Blood Simple,
and Miller's Crossing -
1)
Kevin Smith-My favorite director and genius behind four modern classics- the very
witty and biting Clerks, the underrated Mallrats, the daring and unconventional
Chasing Amy, and the satirical and hilarious Dogma
Thanks
for the contribution. With regard to Quentin Tarantino, in which you stated "need
I say more than Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction", I have to say YES...tell
me more, because as far as I'm concerned those are the only two films worth mentioning.
(AC 12/11/01)
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August 1, 2001 Kenny S. (kenhaug@hotmail.com) submitted the following: Five
Worst Films
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10 Things I Hate About You -
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The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (Disney animated version)
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July 31, 2001 AndrewK (citizenkane@lycosmail.com) submitted the following: Well,
nice lists, to begin. Mark, you seem to have more of an interest in older and
foreign films. It's nice to see some diversity on the web. I noticed that you
have a lot of Bergman and Kurosawa. Both are great. May I suggest the films of
Mizoguchi and Bresson? I've always favored Mizoguchi over Kurosawa, who seems
a little like the Spielberg of Japan sometimes. Anyhow, here's a top 20:
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Letter from an Unknown Woman (Ophuls) -
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Intolerance (Griffith) -
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Sherlock, Jr. (Keaton) -
10. L'Avventura (Antonioni) -
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The Rules of the Game (Renoir) -
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The Red Shoes (Powell) -
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Rear Window (Hitchcock) -
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La Dolce Vita (Fellini) -
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Raging Bull (Scorsese) -
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To Be or Not to Be (Lubitsch) -
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Modern Times (Chaplin) -
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A Man Escaped (Bresson)
Ok, well that list
would probably change drastically if I did it again tomorrow, but at least these
are 20 great films. Ok guys- Thanks
for the suggestion, I enjoy trying out the new recruits. Just last weekend I was
introduced to Tarkovsky. I'm not to fond of Renior, Antonioni, or Fellini. I may
have put 8 1/2 on my list for petty reasons, although I did enjoy La Strata. Maybe
I need to watch other movies by Antonioni besides "Blow Up" (which bored me).
Renior's not a bad frenchy either. I would ignore this response if it's not too
late. (MC 8/3/01)
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July 31, 2001 Anthony (ciervo76@hotmail.com) submitted the following: Why
is Gladiator on your top 100 list. it should be on the worst 100. it was nothing
but overrated crap that is in every other movie, nothing original, and not that
well done. didn't you notice the pathetic attempt to put real tigers into fuzzy
computer generated "special" effects, or the terrible screenplay, or the horrendous
acting (except by Joaquin Phoenix)? Hey
Anthony...you must be one of these guys who is anti-success. While I typically
like non-mainstream films, I don't penalize a movie if it does well. If I'm not
mistaken, this film won the Academy Award for the Best Picture of 2000 along with
many more awards (click here
to see the entire list). I really didn't get tied up examining the fuzzy tigers
like yourself. (AC 8/27/01)
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July 30, 2001 David Buskirk (d_buskirk@hotmail.com) submitted the following: TOP
5 FAMILY MOVIES EVER MADE
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July 27, 2001 Gareth Humphreys (formbygaz@hotmail.com) submitted the following: There
really is no one to touch De Niro or Pacino is there. Different class.
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July 25, 2001 Lucas Yothment (StangPlaya76@aol.com) submitted the following:
1.
BRAVEHEART I don't understang why I'm the only one who has this movie ranked this
high! 2.
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the greatest prison
film of all time. Knockout performance by Morgan Freeman, should've won an Oscar
3.
THE GREEN MILE Holds your attention from beginning to finish. A strong message.
I thought the ending was kind of lame though. Should've easily beaten out American
Beauty for best pic though. I thought that sucked.
4. THE GODFATHER Excellent mob movie. The story line and the sequals made it beat
out Goodfellas and Casino. 5.
FORREST GUMP The movie makes you laugh, cry, and make it worth a second viewing.
6.
CASINO How was this movie not nominated for Best Picture?
7. GOODFELLAS As you can see I love mob movies. Makes you think twice about insulting
Joe Pesci. 8.
THE PRIDE OF THE YANKEES My favorite baseball movie of all time. Plus "The Babe"
is in it. 9.
THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE When will this movie get more attention. Hardly any
gore. Probably would be PG-13 now. Terrible cameras during the film which made
it look almost real. 10.
PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES You roar the whole way through the moive, but
people don't realize how touching this movie really is.
11.
THE SIXTH SENSE I couldn't have guessed the plot in a million years. My uncle
figured it out in 20 minutes. 12.
DUMB AND DUMBER Every time I watch this movie I find a new line to say to all
my friends the next day. 13.
WHITE MEN CAN'T JUMP This may seem like a bad choice. I loved it. I can't see
anyone not liking this movie even if you don't like basketball.
14.
SE7EN I loved this movie from start and especially the finish. I was shocked by
the plot (inside the package). 15.
THE SHINING I just saw this movie this year. Kubrick is one wierd fellow I think.
What's the story with the dude dressed as a chipmunk at the end?
16.
MAJOR LEAGUE Another great baseball movie and love story. A million good one liners.
"Yo Bartender Jobu needs a refill." 17.
THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY The dates keep getting worse and worse for Ben Stiller
and Cameron Diaz. Very funny. I love the retarted brother. "Have you seen my baseball!"
18.
RAIN MAN Knockout performance by Dustin Hoffman. Cruise really had the tough role
playing a jerk the whole movie though.
19.
GLADIATOR Great, Great, Great fight scenes. My favorite is with the tigers.
20.
DEAD POETS SOCIETY It went a little too slow for me, but I still liked it.
21.
HOOSIERS I live in Northwest Indiana. I have to love this movie.
22.
THE PROGRAM My favorite football movie. If you haven't seen it, rent it.
23.
THE SANDLOT Great movie about boys and baseball. Love the seen at the pool with
the lifeguard. 24.
HALLOWEEN My favorite slasher movie. I like all the sequals too. Michael Meyers
would wail on Kruger, Jason, and all those other fags.
25.
TITANIC I'm getting pretty bored making this list so we'll leave it here with
the #1 $$$ making film of all time.
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July 25, 2001 dave (levy_family@hotmail.com) submitted the following:
great lists for
both and it's a good sight but one thing for aaron, in one flew over the cukoos
nest it wasn't shock treatment that made mcmurphy zombie like it was a labotomy
(thus explaining the scars on his head) Hey
Dave...thanks for the correction. Electric shock treatment is used earlier in
the film, but ultimately it's the lobotomy that turns Mcmurphy into a vegetable.
Here are some interesting links: http://www.nhmccd.edu/contracts/lrc/kc/kesey.html
http://stud3.tuwien.ac.at/~e9902644/doc/cuckoos_nest.htm
(AC
8/10/01)
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July 25, 2001 aj burton (burton7618@aol.com) submitted the following: Your
site is awesome!
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July 24, 2001 Joe Waselewski (TaxiDriver682@aol.com) submitted the following:
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Citizen Kane -Orson Welles -
2) Vertigo -Alfred Hitchcock -
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The Godfather -Francis Ford Coppola -
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Schindler's List -Steven Spielberg -
5) Seven Samurai -Akira Kurosawa -
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Casablanca -Michael Curtiz -
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2001: A Space Odyssey -Staley Kubrick -
8) The Searchers -John Ford -
9)
Raging Bull -Martin Scorsese -
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The Doors -Oliver Stone -
11) Rear Window -Alfred Hitchcock -
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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial -Steven Spielberg -
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Rashomon -Akira Kurosawa -
14) Bride of Frankenstein -James Whale -
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Titanic -James Cameron -
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Forrest Gump -Robert Zemekis -
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The Godfather Part II -Francis Ford Coppola -
19) Gone With the Wind -Victor Fleming -
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North By Northwest -Alfred Hitchcock -
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King Kong -Merian C. Cooper -
22) 12 Angry Men -Sidney Lumet Joe....You've
got some great choices here. Thanks for the input. (AC 8/10/01)
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July 22, 2001 Nick (rivalknight@aol.com) submitted the following:
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July 20, 2001 Greg (svitt@aol.com) submitted the following: Kind
of surprised that Eraserhead and Twin Peaks make the lists but not Blue Velvet.
Many many great Dennis Hopper lines...
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July 19, 2001 Evan (evo8@hotmail.com) submitted the following: if
anyone knows where ti can download the trailer for "Citizen X" let me know.
thanks Evan...go
to this link to download the trailer for Citizen X (1994). http://shopping.yahoo.com/shop?d=v&id=1800227910
(AC 8/10/01)
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July 18, 2001 Luke (Lukemitchells@aol.com) submitted the following:
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Aliens (regular and SE)
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July 17, 2001 Aran (mcroy83@hotmail.com) submitted the following: Hey
there. I must say that there are some excellent films on your list and I'm glad
to see that. I would like to address that Steven Spielberg has made movies, that
in addition to being hits, were also great films, such as Jaws and Raiders of
the Lost Ark. Granted, they were among the first "blockbusters", they are still
great films. I would like to know what you thought of Jaws and Raiders, as well
as Saving Private Ryan, Die Hard, and The Usual Suspects. If at all possible,
please tell me or email me as to why you excluded the aforementioned films. Thank
you. Hello
Aran...Mark has included Jaws
and Raiders of the
Lost Arc on his list, and I have included Schindlers
List and Close Encounters of the Third Kind on mine
(so...I believe we have the Speilberg films credited). As far as Saving Private
Ryan, I found the first twenty minutes awesome, but found myself bored with
the gung-ho dribble that followed. Die Hard is an excellent film and I
believe it's formula has been ripped off over and over again since its creation
and perhaps I harbor some resentment for that reason, although it's probably unjustified.
Usual Suspects was good but too contrived for me. Thanks for the input.
(AC 8/10/01)
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July 16, 2001 TSREELANCHUR (WUPHANTOMX@AOL.COM) submitted the following: IVE
ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT AN IQ TEST SHOULD HAVE TO BE TAKEN, SO THAT MORONS ARENT GIVE
THE ABILITY TO POST STUPID THINGS ONLINE... OH WELL... "This
movie was panned by the critics and the author Stephen King, so King decided to
make his own version and royally f* it up, making him look like the a**that he
is." SHOWS
WHAT U KNOW ***HOLE, HE IS THE MASTER OF HORROR, AND FOR ONCE HE TRIED TO MAKE
A MOVIE LIKE ONE OF HIS BOOKS, IF YOU COULD READ, MAYBEE YOU SHOULD PICK UP A
COPY. READ "IT" TOO IF YOU CAN FIND TIME BETWEEN BEING AN ***HLE, AND UPDATING
THIS PAGE... HAVE A NICE LIFE MR. IGNORANT! Hay
Lackey, you should try reading someone who can actual write (i.e. Dostovesky,
Kazanzakis, Camus, Kafka, Poe, etc. etc.) instead of wasting your time on poorly
written dribble like Stephen King. Your the type of idiot who would belong to
Opras book of the month club. (MC 7/19/01)
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July 15, 2001 Melissa (GigiAngelina@hotmail.com) submitted the following: First
of all, I just want to say I LOVE your site and am looking forward to going through
all of it when I have more time. Also, I am submitting some of my favorite films:
Moonstruck, Meet Joe Black, L.A. Confidential, Meet the Parents, Absolute Power,
Legends of the Fall, What Women Want, Seven Years in Tibet, The Godfather, The
Patriot, Sleepers, Father of the Bride...I hope to make my own 100 list, and then
I'll e-mail that to you, in its entirety. Best of luck, and thank you!
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July 15, 2001 Richard Barone (rbarone@cfl.rr.com) submitted the following: Regarding
Platoon, I think it was a lie. It should have been titled My Lai, because that's
about as close to reality as it came. It was filled with a false, hyper-active
realism that was indeed intended to shock, but didn't come close to showing the
sensitivity that was really present in the young men who served in the field in
Vietnam, especially in the 25th ID. Hey
Richard...let's not forget that the director, Oliver Stone, served as a soldier
in Vietnam, where he was wounded and received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart
for his service. Clearly, with the limited time in the film, not every possible
emotion can be conveyed, but to the films credit, it comes as close as any film
of its time. The Missing in Action and Rambo series dominated the
eighties and your choosing to blast this movie? Which film do you believe most
accurately represented what is was like to fight in the jungles of Vietnam? Deer
Hunter, Coming Home, and Born on the Fourth
of July are basically about the "return" from the war. You bring
up a interesting argument and I would like to get some feedback from people. Thanks
(AC 8/10/01)
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July 15, 2001 Joey D (jlzep4@aol.com) submitted the following:
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July 14, 2001 kenny (frenzykenny@yahoo.com) submitted the following: is
there anyone out there that knows if the movie crazy larry and dirty mary is out
on video or dvd? staring i think peter fonda. i havn't been able to find it anywhere.
it has one of the best car chase scenes of its time ecsept maybe bullit!! a littlr
help please,tanx!! Videoflicks.com
states the following: "Unfortunately, this movie is not available. The studio
that had rights to this film have chosen to discontinue it, or their rights may
have expired. Whatever the reason, we can not obtain this movie, and can not take
orders for it." I did find the following site that may help you out though
(http://www.wandwvideo.com/catalog/catalog.cgi/CAR).
(AC 7/20/01)
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July 13, 2001 Fredee (onewulfpup@aol.com) submitted the following: What
is the guys name that played the Lakota chief in "Dances with Wolves" Chief
Ten Bears was masterfully played by Floyd Red Crow Westerman. He also appeared
as a Shaman in another film I enjoyed, The Doors (1991).
(AC 7/20/01)
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July 11, 2001 Michael (dukey11@hotmail.com) submitted the following: Do
you know where I can find other soundbites from the movie "Scent of a Woman"?
I am looking for the bite when Al Pacino screams to Chris O'Donnell....."CHARLIE".
Thanks in advance for any help provided. Michael Hello
Michael...unfortanetly the only Scent of a Woman soundbites we have can
be downloaded by clicking here. (AC 7/20/01)
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July 11, 2001 Joe Insomnia (mattheworobko@hotmail.com) submitted the following: I
only have one thing to say, 2001 is the best movie ever made! The Shining comes
in a close Second. Kubrick is a genious! Oh ya, bothe the lists include all of
my favorite movies. You guys have great taste! Hey
Joe...it appears you have great taste as well (ha, ha). Thanks for the compliment.
(AC 7/20/01)
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July 10, 2001 some guy (n/a) submitted the following: I
just thought that Gladiator was the best film ever
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July 10, 2001 jay (jpave2022) submitted the following: your
list is pretty good but your missing some extremely good movies such as SAVING
PRIVATE RYAN, and schindler's list and many , but other than that your list very
good Thanks
Jay..unfortantly when you create a list limited to a hundred movies you are bound
to leave off some great films (Schindlers List actually
made my list). Take care. (AC 7/16/01)
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July 8, 2001 JIM (eazyev17@aol.com) submitted the following:
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July 8, 2001 Jennifer (Jenn18115@yahoo.com) submitted the following: Hello,
i was wondering if anyone knew where i could find pictures on the internet of
what the real Leonard Lowe from the movie "The Awakenings" looked like.(played
by robert de niro.) thank you I
couldnt find pictures, but the following sites contain information about the real
Dr. Sacks and Leonard Lowe. http://www.cix.co.uk/~neilsands/films/awake.htm,
http://www.filmeducation.org/filmlib/awakenings.pdf,
http://www.oliversacks.com/wwwboard/messages/538.shtml
(AC
7/16/01)
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July 7, 2001 keir (kmcewan@hawaii.rr.com) submitted the following:
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July 7, 2001 Jon (jonmorrow@home.com) submitted the following: Has
anyone ever seen the movie "Kenny and Company"? I've been trying to find it for
years and years. Hello
Jon...I'm not familiar with Kenny and Company (1976). For those who are
interested, here is Leonard Maltin's brief summary: Sweet-natured, upbeat look
at adolescent life, focusing on one boy's growing pains. Virtually a one-man-show
behind the camera by young Coscarelli. (AC 7/13/01)
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July 5, 2001 Eric (n/a) submitted the following: I
have a great problem with Steven Speilberg being the #2 director. Compared with
these other directors, he simply has not taken as many risks, or made nearly as
many classics as Kubrick, Scorsese, and so on Yeah
Eric...I know where your coming from. Speilberg makes hits, not great films. Although
I did like Close Encounters of a Third Kind and Schindlers List. (AC 7/13/01) |
