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They did 15 for some reason.
Interesting list and I pretty much agree. The only film I haven't seen was The Pianist. I love all of the others but I do wonder if Up is elevated because while it made an emotional superpunch to the gut in the beginning, I think Wall-E is the stronger overall Pixar film.
What fascinates me is this is based on user votes and seems to be a twist on the popular vs. critical darling argument. ROTK and The Departed are best picture Oscar winners; The Lives of Others, Wall-E, Spirited Away won their categories; and the rest were nominated for either Best Picture, Writing or Directing, save Requiem which got truly fucked by the academy.
These are all movies that get watched and watched over again. Movies that blew my mind when I saw them, each one had me going "Wow, that was more than just a movie, but a work of genius." Eternal Sunshine is my all-time favorite movie and Spirited Away is in my top 10, with Amelie and Lives of Others up there too. And City of God is truly one of the best films ever made like all the critics say.
Question is, what's not on there? Any weird choices?
They did 15 for some reason.
15. Requiem for a Dream
14. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
13. Spirited Away
12. The Pianist
11. The Lives of Others
10. The Departed
9. Amelie
8. Wall-E
7. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
6. Memento
5. Up
4. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
3. City of God
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
1. The Dark Knight
Interesting list and I pretty much agree. The only film I haven't seen was The Pianist. I love all of the others but I do wonder if Up is elevated because while it made an emotional superpunch to the gut in the beginning, I think Wall-E is the stronger overall Pixar film.
What fascinates me is this is based on user votes and seems to be a twist on the popular vs. critical darling argument. ROTK and The Departed are best picture Oscar winners; The Lives of Others, Wall-E, Spirited Away won their categories; and the rest were nominated for either Best Picture, Writing or Directing, save Requiem which got truly fucked by the academy.
These are all movies that get watched and watched over again. Movies that blew my mind when I saw them, each one had me going "Wow, that was more than just a movie, but a work of genius." Eternal Sunshine is my all-time favorite movie and Spirited Away is in my top 10, with Amelie and Lives of Others up there too. And City of God is truly one of the best films ever made like all the critics say.
Question is, what's not on there? Any weird choices?