DDD's Favourite Films: 16/9/14 Updated!

Sodacake · **Posted:** Tue Jan 01, 2013 6:21 pm

Yeah I never understand that criticism. In what sense is The Big Lebowski not as well made? The editing? The lighting?

ClashWho · **Posted:** Tue Jan 01, 2013 6:33 pm

Sodacake wrote:

Yeah I never understand that criticism. In what sense is The Big Lebowski not as well made? The editing? The lighting?

The pacing.

wantabodylikeme · **Posted:** Tue Jan 01, 2013 6:41 pm

yeah pacing is a big one and the setting in general. It just seems more of a well conceived story in general where everything feels pretty at one and of its own little world. I like Big Lebowski but it's no contest for old men, Fargo is definitely a better film.

pgm · **Posted:** Tue Jan 01, 2013 8:44 pm

Big Lebowski is all about the time and place, imo. They set the film up as a lost indie film from the early '90s and it succeeds as that. The time frame is explicitly referenced (with the constant Saddam remarks), but it doesn't try to dwell on it. I think some of the odd things about the film can be partly explained by that.

Two Headed Boy · **Posted:** Tue Jan 01, 2013 8:49 pm

Quick list:

1. Taxi Driver
2. Apocalypse Now
3. There Will Be Blood
4. The Thin Red Line
5. The Godfather pt.1/2
6. Walkabout
7. Memento
8. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
9. Days of Heaven
10. Raging Bull
11. Moon
12. A Man Escaped
13. City of God
14. The Prestige
15. Pulp Fiction
16. Blue Valentine
17. Drive
18. Fight Club
19. Chinatown
20. Half Nelson
21. Children of Men
22. Blade Runner
23. 2001: A Space Odyssey
24. Vertigo
25. Rosemary's Baby
26. Se7en
27. American Psycho
28. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
29. Miller's Crossing
30. The Shawshank Redemption
31. Magnolia
32. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
33. Grizzly Man
34. The Shining
35. Fargo
36. Dog Day Afternoon
37. 28 Days Later
38. No Country For Old Men
39. Lord of the Rings
40. Little Miss Sunshine

Will probably come back and make adjustments, and some re-watches are definitely needed.

Sodacake · **Posted:** Thu Jan 03, 2013 3:50 pm

Sodacake wrote:

Only listing live-action because my list would be too big if I also included my favourite animated films.

1. 12 Angry Men
2. The Godfather Parrts 1 & 2
3. Stand By Me
4. 2001: A Space Odyssey
5. The Shawshank Redemption
6. Terminator 2: Judgement Day
7. Amadeus
8. Fight Club
9. American Psycho
10. Pulp Fiction
11. Trainspotting
12. Magnolia
13. Blazing Saddles
14. Drive
15. Apocalypse Now
16. The FIfth Element
17. Layer Cake
18. LA Confidential
19. Leon
20. There Will Be Blood
21. Chinatown
22. Collateral
23. The Prestige
24. The Dark Knight
25. The Green Mile
26. Alien
27. Blade Runner
28. Inception
29. Moon
39. Casino
31. Network
32. 3:10 to Yuma
33. Big Trouble In Little China
34. American Beauty
35. 28 Days Later
36. Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
37. The Truman Show
38. The LOTR Trilogy
39. District 9
40. Showdown In Little Tokyo

After 7 edits I finally have it looking right.

ClashWho · **Posted:** Thu Jan 03, 2013 3:52 pm

Now throw in your top ten animated films.

Sodacake · **Posted:** Thu Jan 03, 2013 3:55 pm

I'm not sure if Slutty Princess Diaries is eligible for this list.

ClashWho · **Posted:** Thu Jan 03, 2013 5:24 pm

Sodacake wrote:

I'm not sure if Slutty Princess Diaries is eligible for this list.

I put in Where the Boys Aren't 10.

wantabodylikeme · **Posted:** Thu Jan 03, 2013 7:12 pm

great list brien. Makes me want to watch my 12 Angry Men blu crit I have on my shelf unwatched. Shit has so much extras.

I too have lacked on animation in my film viewing life. Not sure what would make mine, probably a Miyazaki or the most recent The Illusionist.

Dreww · **Posted:** Fri Jan 04, 2013 12:45 am

Only feel confident about these atm

1. It’s a Wonderful Life
2. Early Summer
3. The Mirror
4. Trash
5. Beau Travail
6. Taxi Driver
7. Safe
8. The Kiss of Death (77)
9. The Rules of the Game
10. Late Spring
11. Stalker
12. The Big Lebowski
13. Ménilmontant
14. Old Joy
15. Stranger Than Paradise

Led for your Head · **Posted:** Fri Jan 04, 2013 12:54 am

I'd rather take it to the Ozu thread, but why Early Summer > Late Spring? Late Spring mo bettah, as they say.

Dreww · **Posted:** Fri Jan 04, 2013 1:11 am

I think Early Summer has richer character dynamics, is funnier, has more of the lightness of spirit that I love in Ozu.

wantabodylikeme · **Posted:** Fri Jan 04, 2013 1:16 am

yeah I think Early Summer is his most ambitious and perfect film, Late Spring is really close tho.

Led for your Head · **Posted:** Fri Jan 04, 2013 1:28 am

How do you rate Noriko, Jake? Tokyo, Summer, Spring?

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