Boards.ie favourite movie list - Nomination Thread

thenakedanddead

Has there ever been an attempt to compile a Boards.ie chosen list of the greatest movies of all time. AFI, Empire, IMDB - Why not us?

jaykhunter

i don't think it has, but the only 'fair' way would be for everyone to name their top 10 or 20 best films and someone would have to compile the results. I dunno how many would actually participate. Maybe 50 tops. But who knows!

thenakedanddead

jaykhunter wrote: »

i don't think it has, but the only 'fair' way would be for everyone to name their top 10 or 20 best films and someone would have to compile the results. I dunno how many would actually participate. Maybe 50 tops. But who knows!

Thanx for your feedback

Karl Hungus

Yes, there has.

More trouble than it was worth.

thenakedanddead

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Yes, there has.

More trouble than it was worth.

Any link?

Valmont

I vote for Karl Hungus to count and compile all of the lists submitted.

Nolanger

thenakedanddead wrote: »

Why not us?

Because it will be full of stuff like Star Wars, Apocalypse now, Matrix and very few black and white or subtitled movies

Goldstein

An interesting idea.

I just can't sit there with a straight face though and compare, for instance, "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" with "Wall-e". Or "Memento" with "Casablanca". Those all-in-one lists always seemed a bit ridiculous to me.

One idea would be to genre-ise it instead. For instance, you would end up with:

• top x action movies,
• top x comedies,
• top x westerns,
• top x Crime movies etc...

(You'd need about 20 genres).
Granted a fair few don't fit neatly into any particular section but these could form their own Misc group or could possibly be sub-divided into mini genres. You'd get over it some way. At least you'd be comparing movies with something in common and would make it easier for people to rank their choices I feel.

mikhail

Goldstein wrote: »

An interesting idea.

I just can't sit there with a straight face though and compare, for instance, "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" with "Wall-e". Or "Memento" with "Casablanca". Those all-in-one lists always seemed a bit ridiculous to me.

Me too.

One idea would be to genre-ise it instead. For instance, you would end up with:

• top x action movies,
• top x comedies,
• top x westerns,
• top x Crime movies etc...

(You'd need about 20 genres).
Granted a fair few don't fit neatly into any particular section but these could form their own Misc group or could possibly be sub-divided into mini genres. You'd get over it some way. At least you'd be comparing movies with something in common and would make it easier for people to rank their choices I feel.

Is Alien a horror or a sci-fi? I don't think things neatly fit into a single category; you have to allow films to appear on multiple lists.

Also, we need an accountant with no social life to compile the list.

Galvasean

I'd like to see a 'Boards favourite film census' just for fun (despite my objection to list threads ).

jaykhunter

i imagine nobody'll be up for doing serious counting. What about just making the "Your Top Favourite 20 films" thread instead? (lol, the ultimate list thread)

........as long as people don't start giving 30 honorable mentions :P

Goldstein

mikhail wrote: »

Me too.


Is Alien a horror or a sci-fi? I don't think things neatly fit into a single category; you have to allow films to appear on multiple lists.

Also, we need an accountant with no social life to compile the list.

Good point, I'd classify Alien as a Sci-Fi movie myself if I was pressed into choosing one but nice example. As you mention it Terminator 2 is another that springs to mind - Sci-Fi or Action? Yip, you're right, some movies would have to appear in 2 (Or possibly more) sections. About 10-15% would also end up in the "Doesn't fit anywhere else" / "Drama" genre like on IMDb

It's do-able but would take a lot of organisation and co-ordination...and a couple of arguments I'm betting

I was considering doing one of these awhile back but the manner in which the film of the week went tits up put me off.

komodosp

It's simple really. Alien is both horror and sci fi so it could appear in your list for either.

thenakedanddead

We could group them like thus ...


Horror
Western
Foreign
Comedy
SCi-fi
Action
Epic
Historical ("Spartacus", to my reasoning, belongs here where "Gladiator" would belong to the one above due to the former being factual and the latter being non)
Gangster
Sports
Mystery
Suspense
Thriller ("North by Northwest" seems to fit nicely in to all these categories)
Crime (The Godfather would belong in Gangster, not here)
Drama (All films are drama's in a sense. This can be reserved for films like "Five Easy Pieces"
Biopic (Aviator, I'm Not there, take your pick. Probably not the right section for "Kane" though)
Film Noir might be another one worth looking at
Animation
Psychological thriller
Political
War
Silent? - I'm reluctant, but if needs be
Courtroom drama

thenakedanddead

Would it be feasible to set up some sort of a committee (or group, for that matter) who would be employed to compile the results?

Goldstein

thenakedanddead wrote: »

We could group them like thus ...

Horror
Western
Foreign
Comedy
SCi-fi
Action
Epic
Historical ("Spartacus", to my reasoning, belongs here where "Gladiator" would belong to the one above due to the former being factual and the latter being non)
Gangster
Sports
Mystery
Suspense
Thriller ("North by Northwest" seems to fit nicely in to all these categories)
Crime (The Godfather would belong in Gangster, not here)
Drama (All films are drama's in a sense. This can be reserved for films like "Five Easy Pieces"
Biopic (Aviator, I'm Not there, take your pick. Probably not the right section for "Kane" though)
Film Noir might be another one worth looking at
Animation
Psychological thriller
Political
War
Silent? - I'm reluctant, but if needs be
Courtroom drama

Now you're talking. I think a consensus could be arranged without too much fuss with the understanding that some movies would be eligible for multiple categories.

Genres to start with I think most would agree with:
I've listed examples where ambiguity may exist.

• Action
• Adventure (Jurassic Park / Indiana Jones etc)
• Animated
• Comedy
• Crime
• Documentary (Man on Wire / Collapse / Religulous)
• Fantasy (The Fall / Land of the Lost / Sin City / Where the Wild Things Are)
• Film Noir
• Historical (Apollo 13 / Bobby / Frost/Nixon)
• Horror
• Romance (Incl. Chick flicks)
• Sci-Fi (Both ends of the spectrum from Star Wars to Primer)
• Thriller (Tough category to define, Funny Games / Mulholland Dr. / Fight Club - Possible overlap with Mystery if that genre is used.)
• War
• Western

Potential Genres / Sections that may need to be merged with one of the above sections:
(The more of these that could be incorporated elsewhere, the better)

• Disaster (Godzilla / The Core / The Day After Tomorrow etc)
• Sports (Rocky's / Raging Bull / Coach Carter etc)
• Superhero / Comic-book - Merge with action?
• Martial Arts - Possibly merge with action
• Foreign - Maybe foreign should be incorporated into all the genres and not isolated?
• Epic - Possibly merge this with Action, Disaster & other genres.
• Gangster - Merge with Crime
• Mystery
• Suspense - Possibly merge with Thriller / Mystery
• Drama - I'd argue to get rid of it or treat it as a miscellaneous/character based section.
• Biopic - Possible overlap with Historical
• Phychological Thriller - Merge with Thriller?
• Political
• Silent
• Courtroom Drama - Would hope to get rid of this one as it's a bit niche.

Interested in any comments / expansions / adjustments etc.

If this was to be done properly, having people listing out dozens of films is just asking for trouble. As I see it, each poster should nominate between 1-3 films and then give a reason for doing so. We could use the thanks system to help decide what films make the list, set a minimum number of votes needed to be considered for inclusion.

An example

Nominated film: Dark City

Great Sci Fi is something which we rarely see more than a fleeting glimpse of. Every year we get one or two sci fi films which do decently in cinema before disappearing into obscurity. Very few of them go on to be called classics though every now and again a sci fi film will cross over into the mainstream garnering not only critical acclaim but also commercial success, Blade Runner and The Matrix being the perfect examples of this. Both were films which slowly built into unstoppable monsters and are now looked upon as genre defining pieces of cinema.

One film which has always deserved more than the quiet critical appreciation it achieved is Dark City. Long etched in my top 5 films of all time it is one of the most visually stunning, intelligent and awe inspiring films ever made. Largely ignored upon it's initial release in 1998 the film slowly began to earn an underground following until the The Matrix was released the following year, and sent Dark City scurrying to the dark. The similarities between both films are numerous. Both concern an ordinary man dealing with a world hidden beneath his own and how he alone can save humanity. Visually both are strikingly similar, in fact The Matrix reused sets from Dark city and both share a similar atmosphere, though at the end of the day Dark City remains the superior film, it could even be subtitled the thinking mans Matrix.

The plot revolves around John played by an understated Rufus Sewell, who wakes up in a bathtub one day with no memory of whom he is. Upon discovering a dead hooker in his bed room Murdoch goes in search of his identity. Searching for him are his wife who hasn't seen him in weeks and the police who believe that he is a serial killer responsible for the murder of 6 women.

When approaching the film it really is best to know as little as possible beforehand, as it is one of the rare breed of film which sets out initially to confuse the viewer before slowly drawing them into its world and offering a glimpse behind the curtains. The original cut of the film featured a studio added voice over which gave away several of the films twists before the credits even rolled. Anyone watching the initial cut of the film is advised to mute their TV until Dr. Schreber (Kiefer Sutherland) looks at his pocket watch.

So many reviewers have accused the film of being all style over substance but to take this viewpoint is to completely miss the point. Yes, the film is amazingly stylistic but the entire film hinges on the strong, layered plot which rewards repeated viewings. The newly released directors cut is a joy to watch, it allows the film to breathe and gives the characters more time to develop and slowly become more human before our eyes.The use of effects which rely more on imagination than computer trickery has lend the film a timeless look, as fresh today as it was a decade ago. Alex Proyas eye for detail is unmatched, take any scene, even the smallest most insignificant scene and watch as every part of the screen comes alive.

Remember the last time you sat down and saw something which exceeded all your expectations and truly surprised you? No, well Dark City is a film that will do just this. It's one of the rarest breed of film, it not only challenges the viewer but entertains them at the same time.

The recently released Directors Cut is the way to go for it not only contains the film as Alex Proyas intended but the theatrical cut also. So if you enjoy cinema which does'nt set out to lead you by the hand or enjoy great Sci Fi then you simply cannot go wrong with Dark City.

The above is from my film of the week nomination here.

thenakedanddead

Let the battle of modus operandi's commence

Goldstein vs Darko

Goldstein

thenakedanddead wrote: »

Let the battle of modus operandi's commence

Goldstein vs Darko

lol, I'm not gonna argue with someone who nominates one of my favourite science fiction movies as the movie of the week.

In the short time that I've been active again here, this forum has provided me with at least 10 new personal favourites, a debt I feel needs repaying so I'm available for any donkey work that needs doing regarding ideas / suggestions / tabulation of results etc.

The problem with having people nominate one film in each genre is immense, each person could be nominating up to 20 films, ho win Gods name would anyone keep track of 20 films per person if say 30 people participated, which given some members love of list threads is a conservative number.

By having people pick 1 film it makes everything far more manageable. Lay down some ground rules, one film per post, once a film has been nominated by a user no one else can nominate it. Then use the thanks option to determine which films are selected, say any film with less than 10 votes is disqualified for consideration.

I really dont see this working if each person is going to be picking a dozen or so films each time, it's going to be chaos.

ziedth

Could we link it to a google docs page or something? Keep the thread for discussion and voting elsewhere?

faceman

Seperating by genre is a bad idea IMO for any film poll. For example:

Alien - is it a horror film or sci fi?
The Godfather - is it a crime or drama?
Blade Runner - is it sci fi or film noir?

homer simpson

Anchorman should get every number from 1 - 50, end of discussion!

thenakedanddead

Right. So we'll go by the film-nomination process. Although, is it really imperative that we write big, long reviews that justifies why the film in question should be considered? Some of us mightn't be the most articulate beings?

thenakedanddead

thenakedanddead wrote: »

Right. So we'll go by the film-nomination process. Although, is it really imperative that we write big, long reviews that justifies why the film in question should be considered? Some of us mightn't be the most articulate beings?

I don't think anyone wants a thread full of lists. A little paragraph or three on why the film should be included would make for a far more interesting thread.

thenakedanddead

OK. How is a paragraph? Nothing too detailed, just concise.

This may sound like a dumb question, but when we have inferred which movies are eligible for consideration, how will we go about ordering them into a list?

Sorry, silly question.

2ygb4cmqetsjhx

If you guys want to do this I could write a program to do the counting

CrazyTalk

Goldstein wrote: »

Genres to start with I think most would agree with:
I've listed examples where ambiguity may exist.

• Animated
  

Tut tut, Animation isn't a genre, it's a different medium for cinema, as opposed to live action. 'Akira' (sci fi/ action?) and 'Toy Story' (family) are both animated, yet they're hardly the same genre by any stretch of the imagination.

Warper

Just go for best movie - if a film is good enough it should be able to cross genres.

thenakedanddead

We decided against segregating the films by genres ages ago. We're going instead by Darko's suggestion - nominating a film and giving a brief overlook at why it should be included.

While we're on the subject of the process, the first film I shall be nominating is Sidney Lumets 12 Angry Men. Hardly the best film of all time, but approaching the cut.

Now, should documentaries be included? By that I mean, things like "An Inconvenient truth". Personally, I'd be against this, but just for clarification...

Renn

Wait, documentaries aren't films now?

thenakedanddead

Renn wrote: »

Wait, documentaries aren't films now?

They are, i suppose. I'm just wondering, should the list be reserved for motion pictures?

Just to clear something up, I fully advocate the inclusion (or consideration, nomination) of films based on fact. I think we can all agree on that.

e_e

Yeah documentaries are as important a genre as any and can at times be more cinematic than fiction movies.

Watch Koyaanisqatsi, Encounters at the End of the World or Hoop Dreams to see what I mean.

thenakedanddead

Right, that settles it. Documentaries are being included, which means I'm fully permitted to try "Runnin' Down a Dream".

Back to the matter of the result process. What will happen after each film has been considered and accepted? What process will be undertook to compile the select few into a list?


I'm stuck for ideas myself. Has anyone got any. I'm becoming as impatient as a five year old child awaiting a rather tasty, yet distinct ice lolly, but we need clarification.

Goldstein

Hi folks,
I took the liberty of compiling a system for collating the results, regardless of what system was chosen, just to prove that it was straight-forward and not as complex as people were assuming. Little bit of data entry before and after the vote, that is all. The expanded version of the below could be posted online after the votes for all to peruse.

The system below can be used for an all-in-one setup (non-genre) too which is the direction we seem to be headed.
The data below is purely for example purposes, I just inserted votes & movies randomly so pay no attention to the results themselves.


I've used a standard votes/points weighting above (Based on a top 10, a top 20 would follow a similar pattern), but here are other options/weightings if people prefer:


I concur there needs to be 2 phases of this - 1. A nomination phase and 2. A voting phase. All movies elibible for voting should be on a single list that everyone can see before the voting begins. This avoids the "Oooh yaaa" syndrome, whereby someone forgets about a movie they would have otherwise voted for, until they see it in the results. It also allows anyone who hasn't yet seen a particular movie that appears on the list to do so if they wish before they cast their votes.

Based on that, I propose we keep a dynamic list (starting with the IMDB 250) and add to it any suggestions / nominations that anyone has. The nomination period would last for, let's say, 1-2 weeks. After that the list is locked and we can procede to the voting stage.

As to the idea of nominating every single movie people can vote on, why restrict it so? I'd start with IMDBs top 250 and if anyone wants to add additional movies they can, this is where you could use the paragraph of text describing why you think the movie should be included. If you insist upon everyone writing paragraphs of text to support their choices you're going to seriously restrict the participation - Remember in this one instance, the purpose is to end up with a boards.ie version of IMDBs top 100, not to discuss ad-nauseum the reasons why everyone likes the movies they like. (I concede, that it's also an interesting topic to persue, but it's not the purpose of this one)

If you vote on a very limited data set, you're assured of ending up with...very limited results.

Also, the purpose of the thread will not be to entertain but to serve a singular purpose - that of a ballot box...the results will be the interesting part and they can be discussed until the cows come home.

Sorry for the long post.

thenakedanddead

I think Goldstein's method is pretty good. Any objections?

One hour to present them, and for any other biting enquiries not yet attended to, starting now.

Will shorts be permitted? May seem like a stupid question, so apologies

thenakedanddead

Do what you will as regards shorts. I believe it's time for the preliminaries to subside, apologies for those who would prefer to wait to sixteen years.

To recap, we're basing our list of an already developed one of IMDB. Nominations for films not appearing on the list (which will be the version posted on this thread, no updates will count), and holding a special nomination and consideration process for those not appearing. The selection will pertain to a thanks system i.e, you like a film and think it's eligible for consideration, therefore you thank it. Edit: Reread Goldsteins post. It appears the idea has been suspended, which means all considered films will be eligible.

This part of the process will last two weeks, after which all films will be assembled, wherupon we begin the voting system explained in Goldstein's post.

I'm giving Goldstein the task of assembling the results. I'd take it up on myself, but I'd be afraid I would make a mistake
Here's the list from IMDB


. The Shawshank Redemption
,
. . The Godfather

. . The Godfather: Part II

. . Inception

. . The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

. . Pulp Fiction

. . Schindler's List

. . 12 Angry Men

. . One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

. . Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

. . The Dark Knight

. . Toy Story

. . The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

. . Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

. . Seven Samurai

. . Casablanca

. . Goodfellas

. . Fight Club

. . City of God

. . The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

. . Rear Window

. . Raiders of the Lost Ark

. . Psycho

. . Once Upon a Time in the West

. . The Usual Suspects

. . The Silence of the Lambs

. . The Matrix

. . Seen

. . Memento

. . It's a Wonderful Life

. . The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

. . Sunset Blvd.

. . Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

. . The Professional

. . North by Northwest

. . Citizen Kane

. . Forrest Gump

. . Apocalypse Now

. . American Beauty

. . American History X

. . Taxi Driver

. . Terminator : Judgment Day

. . Vertigo

. . Alien

. . Lawrence of Arabia

. . Saving Private Ryan

. . Amelie from Montmartre

. . WALL•E

. . The Shining

. . A Clockwork Orange

. . Paths of Glory

. . The Departed

. . The Pianist

. . Aliens

. . To Kill a Mockingbird

. . Spirited Away

. . M

. . The Lives of Others

. . Double Indemnity

. . Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

. . Chinatown

. . Requiem for a Dream

. . L.A. Confidential

. . Reservoir Dogs

. . The Third Man

. . Das Boot

. . The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

. . City Lights

. . Monty Python and the Holy Grail

. . Pan's Labyrinth

. . The Bridge on the River Kwai

. . The Prestige

. . Back to the Future

. . Raging Bull

. . Life Is Beautiful

. . : A Space Odyssey

. . Modern Times

. . Inglourious Basterds

. . Singin' in the Rain

. . Some Like It Hot

. . Downfall

. . Amadeus

. . Full Metal Jacket

. . Cinema Paradiso

. . Up

. . Braveheart

. . The Green Mile

. . Once Upon a Time in America

. . The Maltese Falcon

. . Rashômon

. . All About Eve

. . Metropolis

. . Gran Torino

. . The Elephant Man

. . The Great Dictator

. . Gladiator

. . The Apartment

. . Sin City

. . Rebecca

. . The Sting

. . The Great Escape

. . Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

. . Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

. . Unforgiven

. . Bicycle Thieves

. . Jaws

. . Batman Begins

. . Slumdog Millionaire

. . Die Hard

. . Oldboy

. . On the Waterfront

. . Blade Runner

. . Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

. . Hotel Rwanda

. . Touch of Evil

. . No Country for Old Men

. . The Seventh Seal

. . Avatar

. . Fargo

. . Princess Mononoke

. . For a Few Dollars More

. . Heat

. . The Wizard of Oz

. . District

. . Strangers on a Train

. . Cool Hand Luke

. . Donnie Darko

. . The Sixth Sense

. . High Noon

. . The Deer Hunter

. . Notorious

. . Snatch.

. . The General

. . Kill Bill: Vol.

. . The Big Lebowski

. . Annie Hall

. . There Will Be Blood

. . Platoon

. . Yojimbo

. . The Manchurian Candidate

. . Ran

. . The Lion King

. . Into the Wild

. . Ben-Hur

. . The Big Sleep

. . Million Dollar Baby

. . The Wrestler

. . Toy Story

. . Witness for the Prosecution

. . It Happened One Night

. . Life of Brian

. . Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

. . The Bourne Ultimatum

. . Finding Nemo

. . Wild Strawberries

. . Trainspotting

. . Gone with the Wind

. . The Terminator

. . Groundhog Day

. . Scarface

. . Stand by Me

. . The Graduate

. . The Thing

. . Love's a Bitch

. . Dog Day Afternoon

. . The Secret in Their Eyes

. . Gandhi

. . The Wages of Fear

. . Ratatouille

. . Star Trek

. . V for Vendetta

. . Grave of the Fireflies

. . Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

. . The Grapes of Wrath

. . Twelve Monkeys

. . Casino

. . The Gold Rush

. . ½

. . Diabolique

. . How to Train Your Dragon

. . The Night of the Hunter

. . Judgment at Nuremberg

. . The Princess Bride

. . The Incredibles

. . The Killing

. . Kick-Ass

. . The Wild Bunch

. . Kind Hearts and Coronets

. . The Exorcist

. . Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

. . The Kid

. . The Best Years of Our Lives

. . In Bruges

. . Children of Men

. . Dial M for Murder

. . Nights of Cabiria

. . The Hustler

. . Good Will Hunting

. . Rosemary's Baby

. . Ed Wood

. . Harvey

. . Big Fish

. . The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

. . Let the Right One In

. . King Kong

. . A Streetcar Named Desire

. . Sleuth

. . Rocky

. . Magnolia

. . Network

. . Kill Bill: Vol.

. . Mystic River

. . Letters from Iwo Jima

. . Shadow of a Doubt

. . Stalag

. . Brief Encounter

. . Rope

. . The Battle of Algiers

. . The African Queen

. . Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

. . The Blows

. . Crash (/I)

. . Bonnie and Clyde

. . Duck Soup

. . Ikiru

. . Planet of the Apes

. . Toy Story

. . Patton

. . The Truman Show

. . Manhattan

. . The Conversation

. . La strada

. . All Quiet on the Western Front

. . Barry Lyndon

. . My Neighbor Totoro

. . Anatomy of a Murder

. . Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

. . Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

. . Roman Holiday

. . Monsters, Inc.

. . Little Miss Sunshine

. . Spartacus

. . The Nightmare Before Christmas

. . The Adventures of Robin Hood

. . Mulholland Dr.

. . Rain Man

. . Infernal Affairs

. . Shaun of the Dead

. . Changeling

. . Arsenic and Old Lace



I believe it's good to go. Let the battle commence

duckworth

Okay, since the above list is heavily skewed towards American Movies, I'll choose a Hong Kong one.

"In The Mood For Love"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118694/

A Movie from 2000 by the now famous director Wong Kar-wai. It's the story of a man and a woman who live next door to each other in overcrowded, steaming hot, claustrophobic 1960s Hong Kong. They find out that each their respective husband and wife are having an affair. So they strike up a friendship, and of course, slowly fall in love. Wanting to escape the gossip, and to not behave like their spouses, they try not to act on their feelings.

It is as stylish as Tarantino, and as sad as the end of Casablanca. The plot sounds boring and sentimental, but it is the opposite.

If this isn't my favourite film of all time, its up in the top 5 or so. I feckin love it.

thenakedanddead

Any bets on who will be the first person to nominate a Kieślowski movie?

Black Swan

thenakedanddead wrote: »

Here's the list from IMDB

Was "Dr Zhivago" missing from the list (1965), a classic love triangle plot against the setting of war torn and revolutionary Russia, starring Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin, and Alec Guinness? It won 5 Oscars and 5 Golden Globes (Genre drama).

**Maybe I missed it on the long list?**

thenakedanddead

Blue_Lagoon wrote: »

Was "Dr Zhivago" missing from the list (1965), a classic love triangle plot against the setting of war torn and revolutionary Russia, starring Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin, and Alec Guinness? It won 5 Oscars and 5 Golden Globes (Genre drama).

**Maybe I missed it on the long list?**

Word finder suggests it was missing. Consider nomination valid

thenakedanddead

Misery

Might seem a bit contemporary comparing to all the other mad suggestions, yet this ranks as easily on the best thrilers ever made. Based upon the story by King, writer Paul Sheldon is rescued from near-death by a nurse, who just happens to be his biggest fan, a nurse that adores Misery, the lead character in his best-selling series. But there's a twist: Sheldon has killed Misery, done away with her and decided to move onto other projects. And she ain't gonna be happy about it!

Runnin Down a Dream
Consider this my second nomination. Peter Bogdanovitch's epic 4 hour long documentary, Runnin Down a dream, chronicling the career of TPATH. Contributions from legends of music.

SVG

It's hard to choose just one but a film I love love love that's not on the list is Zodiac.

It's just so well put together. Great acting, great cinematography and leaves you with a lot to think about. And the opening sequence driving through suburbia on the 4th of July is sublime!

thenakedanddead

SVG wrote: »

It's hard to choose just one but a film I love love love that's not on the list is Zodiac.

It's just so well put together. Great acting, great cinematography and leaves you with a lot to think about. And the opening sequence driving through suburbia on the 4th of July is sublime!

Choose more if you want. The limit to each person is three

Nolanger

thenakedanddead wrote: »

The limit to each person is three

On the buses
Mutiny on the buses
Holiday on the buses

Galvasean

Goldstein wrote: »

In the short time that I've been active again here, this forum has provided me with at least 10 new personal favourites, a debt I feel needs repaying so I'm available for any donkey work that needs doing

Clean my socks! :mad:

So, when are nominations open until?

(I might make a new sticky thread for nominations only to save clutter if that's cool with people)

thenakedanddead

Galvasean wrote: »

Clean my socks! :mad:

So, when are nominations open until?

(I might make a new sticky thread for nominations only to save clutter if that's cool with people)

Yep, thats fine with me. Would it be possible to move considerations from this thread, plus all accompanying posts over to that sticky? Nominations will be valid for 14 days starting today. If you have no objection, I'll close it at around 16:20

Tomohawk

Come and See (Idi i smotri) 1985
Better than Saving Private Ryan, this tops my war genre just ahead of Das Boot.

Wings of Desire 1987

Naked 1993 by Mike Leigh.

These are my 3 nominations.

duckworth

thenakedanddead wrote: »

Any bets on who will be the first person to nominate a Kieślowski movie?

Weird you should say that straight after my post. I was very close to saying the Dekalog, but wasn't sure it would count. So I went with the Wong Kar Wai.

thenakedanddead

Tomohawk wrote: »

Come and See (Idi i smotri) 1985
Better than Saving Private Ryan, this tops my war genre just ahead of Das Boot.

Wings of Desire 1987

Naked 1993 by Mike Leigh.

These are my 3 nominations.

Jesus. We are ones for archaic film buffery, aren't we?