Senses of Cinema

judasmuppet · Post by **judasmuppet** » 07 Aug 2006, 00:26

Great website for serious cinephiles: http://www.sensesofcinema.com/

They have an ongoing tally of the ten greatest films, which is updated every few months, but is reasonably locked in to this pattern:

1. Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958)
2. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)
3. Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941)
4. La Règle du jeu (Jean Renoir, 1939)
5. Tokyo Story (Yasujiro Ozu, 1953)
6. 8½ (Federico Fellini, 1963)
7. Sunrise (F. W. Murnau, 1927)
8. Playtime (Jacques Tati, 1967)
9. Au Hasard, Balthazar (Robert Bresson, 1966)
Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, 1976)

By director:
1. Alfred Hitchcock
2. Jean-Luc Godard
3. Orson Welles
4. Stanley Kubrick
5. Robert Bresson
6. Ingmar Bergman
7. Andrei Tarkovsky
8. Martin Scorsese
9. Carl Dreyer
10. Akira Kurosawa

Hitchcock is way out in front on both lists.

Roark · Post by **Roark** » 07 Aug 2006, 00:30

Well, let's face it. He was a fat, ugly bastard. His raw human potential had to go somewhere...

[/obvious + juvenile]

I really do object to 2001: A Space Odyssey being #2 on that list, though...

judasmuppet · Post by **judasmuppet** » 07 Aug 2006, 00:39

Of the top three, I really don't think any of them are THAT great. Technically accomplished for their time, and influential as all buggery, but Vertigo really isn't that fantastic to be so far out in front (I much prefer North-by-Northwest), and Citizen Kane has dated a fair bit in my opinion.

This is really a list for film-students and film-critics in a lot of ways.

It's good to see Tarkovsky and Kurosawa in the top ten directors, but I feel personally slighted that Wong Kar-wai isn't in the list.

Eviltoastman · Post by **Eviltoastman** » 07 Aug 2006, 02:17

Vertigo is my fave out of the top three. In fact it's one of my favourite films.

The problem with these lists is people cannot differentiate between the yell...between a great film and their favourite film.

Take football as an example I'm more comfortable with. Dennis Bergkamp is my favourite footballer of all time. However I realise that Diego Maradona, Thierry Henry and Zidane are far better players. I think this applies to film. While Die Hard might be your favourite film, Taxi Driver is a far more accomplished piece of cinema as far as fields outside pyrotechnics and rough German accents allow.

Busta · Post by **Busta** » 07 Aug 2006, 02:55

judasmuppet";p="778606 wrote: 4. La Règle du jeu (Jean Renoir, 1939)
5. Tokyo Story (Yasujiro Ozu, 1953)
6. 8½ (Federico Fellini, 1963)
7. Sunrise (F. W. Murnau, 1927)
8. Playtime (Jacques Tati, 1967)
9. Au Hasard, Balthazar (Robert Bresson, 1966)

I've yet to see these...
Opinions?

The ones I have seen are all over-rated 'cept Taxi Driver..IMHO

Eviltoastman · Post by **Eviltoastman** » 07 Aug 2006, 02:59

Only because you idenitfy with Travis, you psycho.

Me too.

judasmuppet · Post by **judasmuppet** » 07 Aug 2006, 04:46

Tokyo Story is "important" as an influential and ground breaking film, in terms of technique. But quite simply, it is tedious. I watched it in stages, because there was a fair bit to be learnt from a film-history POV.

8½ is on my shelf, waiting to be watched.

La Règle du jeu I want to see.

Miss Yvonne · Post by **Miss Yvonne** » 07 Aug 2006, 15:55

I'd put Vertigo in my top 5 Hitchcock films, but probably not the top 3. Rear Window belongs in Vertigo's spot on that list.

Roark · Post by **Roark** » 07 Aug 2006, 19:13

Nary a mention of Bloodsucking Freaks, either...

Mobiesque · Post by **Mobiesque** » 08 Aug 2006, 02:44

Let alone Brother From Another Planet or my beloved St. Elmo's Fire.

Someone must burn for this transgression.

Busta · Post by **Busta** » 08 Aug 2006, 05:17

Mobiesque";p="779348 wrote:Brother From Another Planet or my beloved St. Elmo's Fire.

Someone must burn for this transgression.

Mods? Delete this horrible post.

Eviltoastman · Post by **Eviltoastman** » 08 Aug 2006, 05:21

I'd do it., but you don't buy a dog and lick your own balls now do you?

Busta · Post by **Busta** » 08 Aug 2006, 05:25

Just fucking do it.

Mobiesque · Post by **Mobiesque** » 08 Aug 2006, 05:40

You hurt me. Continually.

*jihad*

judasmuppet · Post by **judasmuppet** » 08 Aug 2006, 06:13

I agree. Brother From Another Planet is a sensational film. I'm thinking of buying the re-issue DVD.

Hitman · Post by **Hitman** » 13 Aug 2006, 19:35

I would buy you a Mercedes.

judasmuppet · Post by **judasmuppet** » 27 Aug 2006, 22:42

I just tried to put a top ten together, but found it extremely taxing on my fragile little mind. Instead, I have decided that the following five films would definately be "up there", in no particular order:

Man Bites Dog (Belvaux)
In The Mood For Love (Wong Kar-wai)
Happy Together (Wong Kar-wai)
Solaris (Tarkovsky)
Alphaville (Godard)

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » 28 Aug 2006, 06:03

judasmuppet";p="778645 wrote:Tokyo Story is "important" as an influential and ground breaking film, in terms of technique. But quite simply, it is tedious. I watched it in stages, because there was a fair bit to be learnt from a film-history POV.

Yeah, it's not a film that gets your heart racing, that's for sure. I enjoyed the atmosphere of it, though, and I found some parts genuinely moving. And yeah, pretty important from a technical point of view.

Thunder Beer · Post by **Thunder Beer** » 28 Aug 2006, 07:42

judasmuppet";p="778613 wrote:Of the top three, I really don't think any of them are THAT great. Technically accomplished for their time, and influential as all buggery, but Vertigo really isn't that fantastic to be so far out in front (I much prefer North-by-Northwest), and Citizen Kane has dated a fair bit in my opinion.

How about Rare Window? Its Hitchcocks best in my opinion, and among my top 5 favorite films of all time!

Fuzzymuffins · Post by **Fuzzymuffins** » 28 Aug 2006, 13:18

Sunset Blvd.
and
Whatever happened to baby jane
they should of been somewhere on the top ten

judasmuppet · Post by **judasmuppet** » 24 Apr 2007, 15:13

Nam, a link I'm not going to read just yet:

http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/ ... aneke.html

ReverseEngineer · Post by **ReverseEngineer** » 24 Apr 2007, 17:05

Miss Yvonne";p="778908 wrote:I'd put Vertigo in my top 5 Hitchcock films, but probably not the top 3. Rear Window belongs in Vertigo's spot on that list.

best Hitch film I ever saw was Dial 'M' For Murder in 3-d

Thunder Beer · Post by **Thunder Beer** » 24 Apr 2007, 17:46

Thunder";p="790859 wrote:
judasmuppet";p="778613 wrote:Of the top three, I really don't think any of them are THAT great. Technically accomplished for their time, and influential as all buggery, but Vertigo really isn't that fantastic to be so far out in front (I much prefer North-by-Northwest), and Citizen Kane has dated a fair bit in my opinion.
How about Rare Window? Its Hitchcocks best in my opinion, and among my top 5 favorite films of all time!

Dammit, one of my favorite films, and I dont even get the name right. REAR window it is...

Anyway... Here it is, Thunder top five:

1. 12 Angry Men (goes without saying)
2. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
3. Rear Window
4. Mulholland Drive
5. Fight Club

Dont fuck with my list!

Thunder Beer · Post by **Thunder Beer** » 24 Apr 2007, 17:47

Wait, lets kick out Fight Club, and add Forrest Gump instead...

Damn this shit is hard!

ReverseEngineer · Post by **ReverseEngineer** » 24 Apr 2007, 18:00

Thunder";p="868237 wrote:Wait, lets kick out Fight Club, and add Forrest Gump instead...

you are dead to me now

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