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Righto when the final thread "TSR Recommends" goes up which has all the films (highest ranking), I was hoping to incorporate special lists beneath the TSR list. Lists from regular FF posters/people who watch a lot of films. Basically, each poster's top 10/20/however you want - film recommendations.

So if anyone is willing (quoted or not quoted), please let me know (posting/private message) by composing a list of recommendations. It would be nice to have some member lists as some people that post here have a particular good sense and taste in films and cinema. This is where obscure films/films that are receiving few nominations in the main list can really shine.

I'm hoping to end up with a single master thread that goes;

TSR list
IMDB list
Experienced member #1 recommend list
Experienced member #2 recommend list

Spoiler

Top 20 recommends:

City of God
A Prophet
Remember the Titans
Glory
Men of Honor
Platoon
Pan's Labyrinth
Full Metal Jacket
Good Will Hunting
Taxi Driver
Scum
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
If
Withnail and I
Starship Troopers
Gandhi
The Deer Hunter
Casino
Sin Nombre
Trainspotting

Reply 3241

Roobsa

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I know I'm a bit late to the party but Inception was utterly brilliant.

Reply 3242

Madjackismad

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I'm watching this new Spanish film. It's quite enchanting and illuminating. It's called Totalmente Pretencioso.

It's a philosophical examination of the universe. :beard:

(edited 13 years ago)

Reply 3243

Ape Gone Insane

OP

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Special film recommendation lists from two users (channy via PM and zejonsmith via post) so far. :teeth:

Reply 3244

aja89

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My list of 20:

1. The English Patient
2. The Silence Of The Lambs
3. E.T. - The Extra Terrestrial
4. The Basketball Diaries
5. The Breakfast Club
6. Edward Scissorhands
7. The African Queen
8. The Crow
9. Thelma & Louise
10. Dogma
11. An Affair To Remember
12. Chocolat
13. Jackie Brown
14. Shallow Grave
15. Spirited Away
16. Mermaids
17. Aliens
18. Volver
19. Boogie Nights
20. Belleville Rendez-Vous

Top 20 Musicals:
1. The Rocky Horror Picture Show
2. Little Shop Of Horrors
3. Cabaret
4. RENT
5. Oliver!
6. Sweet Charity
7. My Fair Lady
8. Grease
9. The Wizard Of Oz
10. The Nightmare Before Christmas
11. The Sound Of Music
12. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
13. West Side Story
14. Bugsy Malone
15. Beauty & The Beast
16. The Blues Brothers
17. Hairspray (2008)
18. Mary Poppins
19. Dreamgirls
20. Chicago

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Reply 3245

aja89

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Also, if it would be of any interest, I could do a special list of 20 musicals, my ultimate guilty pleasures!

Reply 3246

Roobsa

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Original post by aja89

20. Belleville Rendez-Vous

I need to watch this again. I enjoyed it so much when I saw it for the first time about 5 years ago.

Reply 3247

unknownking321

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unknownking Kermode's Top 20

American Beauty
American History X
City of God
Die Hard
Fight Club
Gladiator
Goodfellas
Infernal Affairs
Memento
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Scarface
Se7en
Taxi Driver
The Dark Knight
The Departed
The Lion King
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Shawshank Redemption
The Usual Suspects
True Romance

Reply 3248

zjs

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I limited myself to twenty, but could've mentioned plenty more. Part of the reason I didn't was because they're films like the Shawshank Redemption and Fight Club, which tend to appear multiple times in recommendations anyway.

Reply 3249

Seanisonfire

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My 20

The Lives of Others
In the Mood for Love
Chinatown
Raising Arizona
Children of Men
Kill Bill Vol 1
Network
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Blade Runner
Rec
Grave of the Fireflies
Empire Strikes Back
Howl's Moving Castle
Infernal Affairs
The Thing
Audition
In Bruges
The Big Lebowski
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Truman Show

Reply 3250

Ape Gone Insane

OP

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Original post by zjs

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Original post by aja89

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Original post by unknownking321

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Original post by Seanisonfire

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Thankies.

Added to saved notepad file. :teeth:

Reply 3251

Ape Gone Insane

OP

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Original post by aja89

Also, if it would be of any interest, I could do a special list of 20 musicals, my ultimate guilty pleasures!

Sure, if it will fit in the OP, I'll be happy to add it! :smile:

Reply 3252

Phalanges

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It looks like MGM's going to live. :h:

OP

Original post by Ape Gone Insane

Sure, if it will fit in the OP, I'll be happy to add it! :smile:

Added musicals to my OP. :h:

Reply 3255

Phalanges

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James Bond film budgets are just mental.

Quantum of Solace - $200m!
Casino Royale - $150m!
Die Another Day - $140m!
The World is Not Enough - $135m!
Tomorrow Never Dies - $110m!
Moonraker - $35m back in 1979!

Maybe MGM deserved to go broke, these budgets are a joke. I mean, I love Casino Royale but I'm pretty sure you could have shot that film for less than $100m, easily.

You'd think they'd learn - the best Bond film ever was made for $2m and had no superfluous explosions or stupid set-pieces.

Reply 3256

S-man10

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Original post by Phalanges

James Bond film budgets are just mental.

Quantum of Solace - $200m!
Casino Royale - $150m!
Die Another Day - $140m!
The World is Not Enough - $135m!
Tomorrow Never Dies - $110m!
Moonraker - $35m back in 1979!

Maybe MGM deserved to go broke, these budgets are a joke. I mean, I love Casino Royale but I'm pretty sure you could have shot that film for less than $100m, easily.

You'd think they'd learn - the best Bond film ever was made for $2m and had no superfluous explosions or stupid set-pieces.

Half of that budget is probably used for marketing tbh.

Reply 3257

Phalanges

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Original post by S-man10

Half of that budget is probably used for marketing tbh.

Most budgets that are described are what's known as "first cut" - which is only the cost associated with the production i.e. no post-production editing, no marketing. This is why films like Primer can carry the label of only being made for $7,000 dollars and still not look terrible, because they don't have to factor in any of the costs which make the film look good.

Even if you assume best case that these also include post-production (which is a good possibility) there is no way the figures should include advertising... Ok, I've checked the numbers and for some reason the Casino Royale budget I quoted does include advertising of $43m, taking it down to an almost acceptable level. However, the others don't.