Bully Wee Villa Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 (edited) VI is decent but II is the best by some distance IMO. I do feel that it's undermined by them totally ruining the brilliant ending in the next film, though. Edited January 5, 2023 by Bully Wee Villa 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee-Bey Posted January 5, 2023 Author Share Posted January 5, 2023 17th (new entry) The Thing (1982) Carpenter "I don't know what the hell's in there, but it's weird and pissed off whatever it is" Kurt Russell and his research team in Antarctica are picked off one by one by The Thing, an alien that can assume the appearance of the people it kills, slowly ratcheting up the tension and mistrust. Panned as garbage when it was initially released, it's been critically reevaluated as one of the most important and influential horror films. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee-Bey Posted January 5, 2023 Author Share Posted January 5, 2023 16th (new entry) Das Leben Der Anderen (2006) Von Donnersmarck "To HGW XX/7, in gratitude" The highest ranked foreign language film and the 2nd highest new entry on the list is The Lives Of Others. In Cold War East Berlin, Stasi Captain Wiesler is assigned to spy on a playwright and his girlfriend. An intimate portrayal of oppression, betrayal, love and integrity as Weisler sees a different way to live. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee-Bey Posted January 5, 2023 Author Share Posted January 5, 2023 15th (down 7) The Departed (2006) Scorsese "One of us had to die, with me, it tends to be the other guy" Marty finally wins the statue for Best Director as he moves Infernal Affairs to Boston, as the race is on between the police and the Irish Mob to find their respective rats. Featuring an all star cast putting in some top performances, including Jack Nicholson as Frank Costello/Whitey Bulger. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 14 minutes ago, Slim Charles. said: 15th (down 7) The Departed (2006) Scorsese "One of us had to die, with me, it tends to be the other guy" Marty finally wins the statue for Best Director as he moves Infernal Affairs to Boston, as the race is on between the police and the Irish Mob to find their respective rats. Featuring an all star cast putting in some top performances, including Jack Nicholson as Frank Costello/Whitey Bulger. Again, maybe unpopular but the original is better IMO (although the Departed is also a quality film). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 5 hours ago, Salvo Montalbano said: It may well be, but (and this might be one for the unpopular opinions thread) but I prefer Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Counry. Shitting, suffering f**k. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 2 hours ago, Salvo Montalbano said: Again, maybe unpopular but the original is better IMO (although the Departed is also a quality film). I'd agree with you on this but it is close. It's probably worth pointing out that The Departed isn't just a typical "English language remake" and is actually a very different film in tone, has much more focus on different characters and has a slightly different story. I can't agree with you on Star Trek VI v II because i can't tell the difference between those shades of shite. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewanandmoreagain Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 18 hours ago, Bully Wee Villa said: Reminder that this lost out on the Best Picture Oscar to Chariots of Fire. I know you're not supposed to take the Oscars too seriously, and I don't want to be accused of overreacting, but any surviving Academy member involved in that decision should be brutally murdered in front of their cheering families. Hi Jeremy , hi ,,,, 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 4 hours ago, Slim Charles. said: 16th (new entry) Das Leben Der Anderen (2006) Von Donnersmarck "To HGW XX/7, in gratitude" The highest ranked foreign language film and the 2nd highest new entry on the list is The Lives Of Others. In Cold War East Berlin, Stasi Captain Wiesler is assigned to spy on a playwright and his girlfriend. An intimate portrayal of oppression, betrayal, love and integrity as Weisler sees a different way to live. I agree with all the foreign language choices, but I'm surprised that Downfall didn't make the list... I wonder how Hitler would react? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee-Bey Posted January 5, 2023 Author Share Posted January 5, 2023 14th (up 21) Back To The Future (1985) Zemeckis "If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit" With one of the most famous cars, in movie history, Michael J Fox travels back in time to join his parents at High School and ensure they get together, in this 80's Sci Fi adventure. 2 more films, video games, theme park rides and more were to follow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 BTTF2 was better, IMO. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, Slim Charles. said: 16th (new entry) Das Leben Der Anderen (2006) Von Donnersmarck "To HGW XX/7, in gratitude" The highest ranked foreign language... Which means Shichinin No Samurai (aka Seven Samurai) isn't on the top 100? I demand a recount. ETA..I gave it 10, Aim Here gave it 3 and Eednud gave it 2 for a total of 15. Edited January 5, 2023 by Arch Stanton 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flybhoy Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 11 hours ago, Slim Charles. said: 25th (new entry) Casino (1995) Scorsese "when you love someone, you've gotta trust them. There's no other way." Scorsese, De Niro, Stone and Pesci are all on top form in this based on a true story crime epic, about a mob run casino in the 1970's Las Vegas Strip. "Anthony, can you hear me Anthony? I got ya head in a fucking vice, I'll squash it like a grapefruit and pop ya eye out ya fucking head if ya don't give me a fucking name" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 51 minutes ago, Flybhoy said: "Anthony, can you hear me Anthony? I got ya head in a fucking vice, I'll squash it like a grapefruit and pop ya eye out ya fucking head if ya don't give me a fucking name" A good bit of production trivia is that they filmed an effect with the eye popping out with no intention of putting it in the final cut. They used the footage to manipulate the censor into leaving the rest of the scene as it as was with the only change being no eye pop. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 You made me pop your fuckin' eye outta your head to protect that piece of shit, Charlie M? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 8 hours ago, Salvo Montalbano said: It may well be, but (and this might be one for the unpopular opinions thread) but I prefer Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Counry. Easily the two best movies in the whole series. Khan coming in at all, never mind number 18, is a very special treat. I saw it at the cinema last year and that was an utter highlight, and by far the busiest I have seen a cinema in many years. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 (edited) 38 minutes ago, scottsdad said: Easily the two best movies in the whole series. Khan coming in at all, never mind number 18, is a very special treat. I saw it at the cinema last year and that was an utter highlight, and by far the busiest I have seen a cinema in many years. You should have mentioned you were going to see it at the cinema, don’t think you ever did. Edited January 5, 2023 by Rugster 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee-Bey Posted January 6, 2023 Author Share Posted January 6, 2023 (edited) 13 hours ago, Arch Stanton said: Which means Shichinin No Samurai (aka Seven Samurai) isn't on the top 100? I demand a recount. ETA..I gave it 10, Aim Here gave it 3 and Eednud gave it 2 for a total of 15. Yeah you're right, I've recorded them as two different picks. I put your pick as Shichinin No Samurai instead of 7 Samurai then when it was picked 200 films later, I've quickly scrolled through the list looking for a 7, not found one and put it as a new entry. Like an idiot. It should be no. 53. I'll add it in later today and bump the rest up one. Unlucky Catch Me If You Can fans, you've been caught by 7 dudes with swords. Edited January 6, 2023 by Slim Charles. All caught up now, I'll do the next couple then the full Top 10 countdown tonight. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee-Bey Posted January 6, 2023 Author Share Posted January 6, 2023 13th (down 2) Reservoir Dogs (1992) Tarantino "You ever listen to K-Billy's 'Super Sounds of the Seventies' weekend ? It's my favourite." Quentin Tarantino bursts on to the scene with this debut tale of a diamond heist gone wrong, with all the features we've come to associate with his catalogue, bloody often stylized violence, witty often irrelevant dialogue and homages to pop culture and other films. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 Seeing Star Trek in a list of the top 100 films voted by P&B'ers is a low point for this site. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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