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Guldbamsen 
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 Topic: Your favourite of my favourite movies, part II
Posted: September 24 2011 at 15:45 |
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The 400 Blows by Truffaut for me. I´ve seen 8 or 9 of these as I recall.
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
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Formentera Lady
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Posted: September 23 2011 at 18:58 |
I am surprised that you know The Firemen's Ball  , which of course I know because I study Czech Studies. Still no vote from me. Although I have seen about half of the films you named here, no one really sticks out for me, sorry.
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The T
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Posted: September 23 2011 at 16:12 |
^Oh come on The Searchers is pretty good. 
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Posted: September 23 2011 at 16:02 |
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I made a list of the worst movies ever made last night. It happens to perfectly coincide with this list.
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Posted: September 23 2011 at 14:12 |
 Conor Fynes wrote:
Les 400 Coups. Truffault is a great filmmaker. I would very much like to snuggle up with Vompatti and watch it sometime, if that's okay. |
Reported for sexual harassment. 
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Posted: September 23 2011 at 14:01 |
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Les 400 Coups. Truffault is a great filmmaker. I would very much like to snuggle up with Vompatti and watch it sometime, if that's okay.
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Chris S
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Posted: September 23 2011 at 06:19 |
Whats this about? these movies are totally alien to me.....Vompatti which world are you from? 
ahhh...just picked out Angel Heart.
Edited by Chris S - September 23 2011 at 06:20
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Posted: September 23 2011 at 05:52 |
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The General. I've always been a big Buster Keaton fan.
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Posted: September 22 2011 at 08:07 |
I really enjoyed Angel Heart and Leon (but I suspect the remainder are way over my furry head even if I did see them  )
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Posted: September 21 2011 at 20:04 |
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Wow, you've exploring quite a lot, Vomps. I only saw three of these, Death in Venice (*****), Barton Fink (****1/2) and Leon (****). I know some of them are mandatory for film buffs (400 Coups, Firemen's Ball) and that I need to see them.
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Posted: September 21 2011 at 19:47 |
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Barton Fink is one of the Cohen Brothers' best films. So, had to go with that one.
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The T
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Posted: September 21 2011 at 19:45 |
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Damn, I can't believe I have seen TWO of these films.
Obviously, of those two (Angel Heart and The Searchers) I'll choose the latter which is a western masterpiece over the former which is just a so-so pseudo-thriller.
Edit: Oh I forgot I have actually seen three. Leon is The Professional. It still rates below The Searchers for me.
Edited by The T - September 21 2011 at 19:47
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Henry Plainview
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Posted: September 21 2011 at 19:26 |
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Not only have I never seen any of these (although I've been meaning to get around to Barton Fink...), I've only ever heard of two.
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Alitare
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Posted: September 21 2011 at 19:02 |
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I haven't seen any of these.
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Posted: September 21 2011 at 18:53 |
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Only one I've seen is Leon (The Professional in the States). Don't remember much about it.
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Cactus Choir
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Posted: September 21 2011 at 14:48 |
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I've only seen four of these and out of them I chose Eyes Without a Face. A very haunting and atmospheric French horror film and pretty grisly for the time in one scene.
Edited by Cactus Choir - September 21 2011 at 14:49
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Posted: September 21 2011 at 14:32 |
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Barton Fink is the only one of these I've seen and it is a really good movie. It has a lot of symbols great acting. I love Goodman's acting in the film.
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The future's uncertain and the end is always near. - Jim Morrison
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Posted: September 21 2011 at 14:27 |
rushfan4 wrote:
Sorry Vomps. Nothing against your choices, I've just never heard of any of them. |
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Posted: September 21 2011 at 14:15 |
irrelevant wrote:
I have not seen any of these. |
^ this.
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Vompatti
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Posted: September 21 2011 at 13:54 |
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Your favourite of my favourite movies, part II
