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However, what keeps me going back to it (and I'll talk about this in greater detail during my Spielberg project), besides its incredible craft and the need I feel to remind myself of the kind of depravity which we are all capable of (it sort of "resets my compass"), is that it also simultaneously shows humanity at its most noble and heroic. <I>Schindler's List</I> is not just a film about doing evil, it's a film about doing good. It makes me want to be a batter person (how many movies can one say that about?) and that's what makes it, in my eyes, a truly great film. <BR/><BR/>Again, I'll talk about this in "31 Days of Spielberg" but I think <I>Munich</I>, while just shy of the greatness of <I>Schindler's List</I> and <I>Saving Private Ryan</I>, is one of Spielberg's most morally complex and sophisticated films to date.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Tucker:<BR/><BR/>Good to hear you made it back from your vacation in one piece. I'm glad you liked the list too. I was curious as to what you'd think of it. I knew there were several picks on there you probably wouldn't agree with but if/when you make your list (and I'd be very interested to see it) I have little doubt that there'll be titles on there that I won't have even seen.<BR/><BR/>Regarding <I>The Secret Life of Walter Mitty:</I> I know I've talked about it quite a bit because it is one of my favorite films. I almost didn't include it because I think a good argument could be made that Danny kaye's wonderful <I>Court Jester</I> is a better movie. In the end, I went with <I>Mitty</I> because I felt it was ultimately just as good as <I>Jester</I> but not nearly as highly regarded. Incidentally, you mention not having seen it, but I remember showing it you and Maricel one night. You both enjoyed it (I can even recall a few of the things you laughed at and the comments you each made afterwards) but neither of you found it especially brilliant or, since you don't remember watching it, that memorable either I guess. Lily would probably love it (and <I>Court Jester</I> too).<BR/><BR/>I'm almost wondering if by now I've built <I>The Shawshank Redmeption</I> up too much for you that you can't help being somewhat disappointed. I know how discerning your tastes in film can be and if you had been able to "discover" it on your own (as many people did at the time) perhaps you would have praised it more than you will end up doing if you to watch it now. I still think it's a great movie and there's enough substance there for you to like it and to find it a worthwhile viewing experience. 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And I'm guilty of Army Of Darkness, but I would be struck down before I put together a list of 100 and didn't pay props to Raimi and not with Spiderman movies. <BR/><BR/>But I think of There's Something About Mary and I specifically picked that movie because when it came out, it helped revive the 'R' rated comedy. It was the Zuckers to the extreme, so I wanted to acknowledge that. And Blow Out is a fine, fine film and I would argue DePalma's best. And now I'm just rambling.<BR/><BR/>Oh well, thanks for making me think about all this stuff.PIPERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13054305230216613759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332525178317601464.post-603026953874884262007-06-29T16:38:00.000-07:002007-06-29T16:38:00.000-07:00Catherine:One of the things I eventually had to re...Catherine:<BR/><BR/>One of the things I eventually had to realize about my list was that the ranking was going to be more an approximation than anything else. My concern, for example, was not so much that #37 be better than #38 but that both titles be, say, in my top 50. So, I wouldn't put too much stock in the minutiae of the actual numbering.<BR/><BR/><BR/>J.J.:<BR/><BR/>I had to have the <I>Red Violin</I> on there. I just had to. Not only is it one of my favorites but I think it is a criminally under-appreciated work.Damian Arlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07937513879456460221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332525178317601464.post-31769655572479229912007-06-29T07:35:00.000-07:002007-06-29T07:35:00.000-07:00Glad that The Red Violin squeaked in.Glad that The Red Violin squeaked in.J.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07815005929352267468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332525178317601464.post-8180181310092939342007-06-28T19:06:00.000-07:002007-06-28T19:06:00.000-07:00I have seen a scant 28 from your top 100. Boo. :(M...I have seen a scant 28 from your top 100. Boo. :(<BR/><BR/><BR/>May I ask, how on earth did you go about compiling that list? I speak as someone who nearly tore her hair out trying to pick a top TEN, so how is picking 100 even possible? Why is 37 better than 38? <BR/><BR/>Anyway, delighted to see Tootise so high.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09258493877737555910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332525178317601464.post-42131913956093107402007-06-27T18:44:00.000-07:002007-06-27T18:44:00.000-07:00I agree. That's what bugged me about Crash so much...I agree. That's what bugged me about Crash so much. Haggis acted like it was so profound (he said it came to him in a dream - Good Lord) when in fact Kasdan had covered this long before.PIPERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13054305230216613759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332525178317601464.post-59445789460806557302007-06-27T17:51:00.000-07:002007-06-27T17:51:00.000-07:00Thanks, Piper. :)Incidentally, I agree. I actually...Thanks, Piper. :)<BR/><BR/>Incidentally, I agree. I actually quite liked <I>Crash</I> (maybe because of its similarities to <I>Grand Canyon</I>) but was surprised that in the midst of all the praise and criticism that was directed at it a couple years ago, NOBODY mentioned Lawrence Kasdan's 15-year-old meditation on racial prejudice and class distinction in modern-day Los Angeles.Damian Arlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07937513879456460221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332525178317601464.post-38622703766435654292007-06-27T17:43:00.000-07:002007-06-27T17:43:00.000-07:00Good list. I'm posting mine soon. Was surprised an...Good list. I'm posting mine soon. Was surprised and delighted to see Grand Canyon on there. It is a flawed film, but a good one. Much better and less heavy handed than Crash.PIPERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13054305230216613759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332525178317601464.post-14086757372968603452007-06-27T01:59:00.000-07:002007-06-27T01:59:00.000-07:00And I have good news for you -- there's room for o...<I>And I have good news for you -- there's room for one more, because you have Dr. Strangelove down twice.</I><BR/><BR/>I do? Uh-oh. That's a little disconcerting actually because it means that somewhere in the shuffle a title got lost. I'd have to go through my eight pages of notes to find out which one it was because I know it wasn't one of the dozen titles that I list as runners-up. <BR/><BR/>In the meantime, I'll replace it with Truffaut's brilliant <I>400 Blows</I> (the last movie to be cut from my top 100) as far as the ranking goes, as long as it's beneath <I>Day For Night</I>, I'm satisfied. Thank you for pointing that out, Weigard, and don't worry about the blog-a-thon. You can still submit something if you like. I can tell you now that It'll be a long time before I do another blog-a-thon.Damian Arlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07937513879456460221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332525178317601464.post-74523062598349332742007-06-27T01:48:00.000-07:002007-06-27T01:48:00.000-07:00Neat list, Damian! And I have good news for you -...Neat list, Damian! And I have good news for you -- there's room for one more, because you have <I>Dr. Strangelove</I> down twice. :) I was surprised but pleased to see <I>Die Hard</I> on there -- I've always thought it was a really well-constructed film. Don't know if I'd have it among my all-time favorites, but I've sure watched it more times than a lot of my all-time favorites! :) And I've never heard of <I>Visions of Light</I> before, it sounds really good! Don't suppose you have it in stock down there?<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry I didn't get a post in for the film music blogathon -- I'm trying to get my house cleaned up and packed up for moving, and things have just been too crazy. Maybe the next one though!Weigardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10356550248302531786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332525178317601464.post-82289510855366338752007-06-26T23:21:00.000-07:002007-06-26T23:21:00.000-07:00Thank you for including Robocop -- it will definit...<I>Thank you for including Robocop -- it will definitely be in my list,...</I><BR/><BR/>Well, I re-watched it again recently and was reminded of what a truly great (and highly underrated) film it is. <BR/><BR/><I>I had mentally pegged "Pinocchio" at No. 21 recently.</I><BR/><BR/>There were SO MANY animated films I could've put on this list (<I>Fantasia, Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Little Mermaid, Lion King, Toy Story, The Incredibles, Finding Nemo, The Secret of NIMH, An American Tail, The Prince of Egypt,</I> etc) that it pained me to leave them all out, but I think the two that I included (<I>Nightmare Before Christmas</I> and <I>Pinocchio</I>) richly deserve it. <BR/><BR/>Maybe it's just because I'm a boy but I've always sympathized more with Pinocchio than with Snow White and found the whole thing to be a more compelling story. Also, to this day, it STILL has some of the best sequences I've ever seen in an animated film: the climactic Monstro attack (I mean... WOW!) and that shot of the shadow on the wall as Lampwick turns into a donkey while screaming "Momma! Momma!" has to be one of the most frightening things I've ever seen depicted onscreen.Damian Arlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07937513879456460221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332525178317601464.post-76354884137575023692007-06-26T21:21:00.000-07:002007-06-26T21:21:00.000-07:00Thank you for including Robocop -- it will definit...Thank you for including Robocop -- it will definitely be in my list, which will be similar to yours in a few spots (I had mentally pegged "Pinocchio" at No. 21 recently).Adam Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968051066147134504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332525178317601464.post-12050404850312198832007-06-26T20:29:00.000-07:002007-06-26T20:29:00.000-07:00The only film on which you and I are like day and ...<I>The only film on which you and I are like day and night is The Passion of the Christ. I admire your choice of course, but I am not a very big proponent of that movie. It's a conversations starter, though. That's for sure.</I> <BR/><BR/>Yeah, I figured that out of all the titles I included here <I>that one</I> would probably spark the most controversy (I even wondered if some people would stop reading the list once they saw it there). I debated whether or not to put it on there for a while, but in the end I just had to follow my gut. You're right, though, in that it's certainly a conversation starter.Damian Arlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07937513879456460221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332525178317601464.post-6807804494447162612007-06-26T19:51:00.000-07:002007-06-26T19:51:00.000-07:00I think I'm finally understanding the scariness, D...I think I'm finally understanding the scariness, Damian. Your list is oddly similar to my own. This is freaky... Obviously, there are differences. I for one haven't come up with 100 I can settle on or even ranked them, but in my failed attempts at doing so over the years, they have been made up of many of the films you have chosen for your list. The only film on which you and I are like day and night is The Passion of the Christ. I admire your choice of course, but I am not a very big proponent of that movie. It's a conversations starter, though. That's for sure. <BR/><BR/>I just may have to post my own sometime.Ted Pigeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789041055263853568noreply@blogger.com