Here's mine:
- Requiem for a Dream
- Crumb
- El Topo
- If...
- The Last Temptation of Christ
- Fargo
- Malcolm X
- Before Night Falls
- Jackie Brown
- Trainspotting
Friday, July 4, 2008
Why not just jump into it?
Hey guys, I figured we could either talk about it or do it. So for the time being I just created this blog so we could start chatting about films and our writing. Maybe in the future someone who's a bit more tech savvy than I might want to create a better site. It's basically free game as far as I'm concerned, I'm not electing myself moderator or chairman or anything. Post whatever you want. Ask whatever questions you want. If you want to do introductions then that's fine. I don't have time to write mine right now. To start the discussion, though, how about top 10 favorite film lists?
Here's mine:
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Excellent! Thanks for taking the initiative, David. Ok, wow, top 10 films. That's a tough one, but off the top of my head:
Fargo (thanks for reminding me)
The Departed
Iron Man
Finding Nemo
The Incredibles
Pillow Talk
O Brother Where Art Thou
Office Space
School of Rock
The Lives of Others
Jane Boursaw
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Honestly, I don't really have favorite movies that I can rank in a top movie list. I will say, though, that this blog for us amateur critics is a good idea. :-)
Hey Anthony! Who you callin' amateur? I support my family of four on writing/blogging. :-)
I'm not saying all of us are amateurs. I was really referring to just me. Sorry for the confusion. :-)
Jane, I see two Pixar movies on your list so you're the one I'd definitely want to ask about this. I really think "WALL-E" is the best thing Pixar has ever done. It's heads above "The Incredibles," "Ratatouille," and "Toy Story 2," my favorite Pixars. Agree? Disagree?
David - In my book, WALL*E is definitely better than Ratatouille and Toy Story 2, but The Incredibles? I don't know. That was a skillful piece of work, everything from the characters to the voices to the music to the storyline. I'd put The Incredibles, Finding Nemo and WALL*E on the same plain. The fact that WALL*E pulled it off with very little talking is a thing of beauty.
Anthony - no problem. Just wanted to say there are people out here making a good living doing this. :-)
Jane,
I ask because I felt like "WALL-E" really pushed it to the next level. I talk about it in my review - http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=8581191&nav=menu188_8_1
I really think "WALL-E" could be the medium's "Beauty and the Beast," the first computer animated film to be nominated for best picture.
-David
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