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Offline Machiavelli

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The 21st Century’s 100 greatest films
« on: August 23, 2016, 04:51:50 pm »
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August 23, 2016

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...Film-making today, whether massively expensive or made with tiny budgets, shot on celluloid or video, is thriving artistically as much as it ever has. But today you’ll find greater diversity in the kinds of films being made, if not in the people who are making them. That’s why we, the editors of BBC Culture, decided to commission a poll of critics to determine the 100 greatest films of the 21st Century. Last year, we asked critics to name the greatest American films of all time, and we were surprised that only six films made since 2000 made the top 100. Is there a feeling that time sanctifies a classic? Perhaps. But this time, we wanted to prove that this century has given us films that will stand the test of time, that you will continue to think about and argue about if only you give them a chance and watch them...
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Re: The 21st Century’s 100 greatest films
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2016, 05:06:59 pm »
They really don't make them like they used to, this list is proof.
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Re: The 21st Century’s 100 greatest films
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2016, 05:13:16 pm »
Quote from: geronl on August 23, 2016, 05:06:59 pm
They really don't make them like they used to, this list is proof.

Lot of good ones on there but majority  I have not seen. Many are foreign films.

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« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2016, 05:46:43 pm »
Quote from: mirraflake on August 23, 2016, 05:13:16 pm
Lot of good ones on there but majority  I have not seen. Many are foreign films.

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PC libs, they had to throw a bunch of foreign ones in for appearances. 99% are foreign to the BBC, of course. :p
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Re: The 21st Century’s 100 greatest films
« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2016, 06:23:03 pm »
Most of them, to my eye, seem to be gloomy, moody, dystopian movies.
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Re: The 21st Century’s 100 greatest films
« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2016, 06:26:42 pm »
Quote from: Sanguine on August 23, 2016, 06:23:03 pm
Most of them, to my eye, seem to be gloomy, moody, dystopian movies.

Yeah I agree..did not pick that up but you  are right.

Watch the movie "The Road'  the gloomiest movie I have ever seen.

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Re: The 21st Century’s 100 greatest films
« Reply #6 on: August 23, 2016, 06:31:57 pm »
Quote from: mirraflake on August 23, 2016, 06:26:42 pm
Yeah I agree..did not pick that up but you  are right.

Watch the movie "The Road'  the gloomiest movie I have ever seen.

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I read the book.  Gave me nightmares.
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Re: The 21st Century’s 100 greatest films
« Reply #7 on: August 23, 2016, 06:37:42 pm »
16 years in...did they think it might be a bit early for this list?
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« Reply #8 on: August 23, 2016, 06:49:46 pm »
Quote from: Machiavelli on August 23, 2016, 04:51:50 pm
But this time, we wanted to prove that this century has given us films that will stand the test of time

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« Reply #9 on: August 23, 2016, 06:52:14 pm »
Quote from: Free Vulcan on August 23, 2016, 06:37:42 pm
16 years in...did they think it might be a bit early for this list?

BBC's 2015 list of 100 Best American Movies

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20150720-the-100-greatest-american-films

their #1 on this list was #21 last year
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« Reply #10 on: August 23, 2016, 06:54:15 pm »
everyone has their opinion and the BBC's is smelly
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Re: The 21st Century’s 100 greatest films
« Reply #11 on: August 23, 2016, 07:26:14 pm »
Quote from: Free Vulcan on August 23, 2016, 06:37:42 pm
16 years in...did they think it might be a bit early for this list?

Yeah. I'm sure a lot of us will be around in 2100.  :laugh:
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Re: The 21st Century’s 100 greatest films
« Reply #12 on: August 24, 2016, 12:33:23 am »
Quote from: geronl on August 23, 2016, 05:06:59 pm
They really don't make them like they used to, this list is proof.
Not only do they not make them like they used to, they don't film them like they used to. Since purchasing an HD tv eight years ago, I've noticed many of the color films of fifty-sixty years ago made in Technicolor look spectacular with HD. Then I watch some of the modern movies with their lousy scripts and made with washed out-gloomy looking film. Not only are the stories awful, they look awful
And modern remakes are awful. I saw "3:10 To Yuma" with Russell Crowe, and it stank to high heaven. I practically laughed out loud at many of the ridiculous scenes.
There have been a few good modern flicks (Slumdog Millionaire for one), but for the most part I'm resigned to watching my favorite old flicks over and over. I've seen "Bad Day At Black Rock" about ten times in the last five years, and I still enjoy it every time. Ditto for "It's A M,M,M,M World" and the original "The Producers" with Zero Mostel.  I regard Mostel's performance in that film as the single funniest performance by any actor in all the films I've seen in my life.....and I've seen many thousands.
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« Reply #13 on: August 25, 2016, 09:39:58 pm »
Quote from: goatprairie on August 24, 2016, 12:33:23 am
Not only do they not make them like they used to, they don't film them like they used to. Since purchasing a HD tv eight years ago, I've noticed many of the color films of fifty-sixty years ago made in Technicolor look spectacular with HD. Then I watch some of the modern movies with their lousy scripts and made with washed out-gloomy looking film. Not only are the stories awful, they look awful
And modern remakes are awful. I saw "3:10 To Yuma" with Russell Crowe, and it stank to high heaven. I practically laughed out loud at many of the ridiculous scenes.

Interesting observation!
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Re: The 21st Century’s 100 greatest films
« Reply #14 on: August 26, 2016, 11:56:38 pm »
Quote from: geronl on August 25, 2016, 09:39:58 pm
Interesting observation!
I am an admitted old fogey (66). But it's not like i don't like modern flicks or tv shows just because I'm a crotchety, old bast...d. I think "Breaking Bad" was the best thing ever produced by tv.  But I'll admit to not watching many modern flicks. It started about 20 years ago when I noticed many modern films had vacant plots and something was screwy about the color. Nevertheless, I thought "Fargo" and "The Shawshank Redemption" were great flicks.
 But many touted movies I found wanting. Things just got worse in the new century.  I have seen some good modern movies, but most of them are short on plot and long on special effects and p.c. themes.  And this whole thing with women turned into superhuman tough guys is just laughable. It seems every new action movie or tv show has to show physically small women beating the heck out of huge men twice their size. There are other p.c. manifestations that I don't like.
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Re: The 21st Century’s 100 greatest films
« Reply #15 on: August 27, 2016, 07:21:13 am »
Wow, I have only seen 9 of those (6 in the bottom half), and two were cartoons.
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Re: The 21st Century’s 100 greatest films
« Reply #16 on: August 27, 2016, 08:24:04 am »
I'm surprised that nothing from Studio Ghilbi was on the list. 

Spirited Away was amazing.

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Wolf Children, too.

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And the Tale of Princess Kaguya looks to be a masterpiece.  It's based of the tale of the Bamboo Cutter.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_the_Bamboo_Cutter


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lDrkokymLQ
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