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the movie poll...the top 100 movies we haven't seen

These are mine. I really wish I had seen them before voting, as I think many of them have a chance to make my top 100.

99. LE SAMOURAÏ/THE SAMOURAI (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1967)
95. SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMANS (F.W. Murnau, 1927)
90. DAZED AND CONFUSED (Richard Linklater, 1993)
86. THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (John Frankenheimer, 1962)
84. DER HIMMEL ÜBER BERLIN/WINGS OF DESIRE (Wim Wenders, 1987)
81. HOOP DREAMS (Steve James, 1994)
80. DELIVERANCE (John Boorman, 1972)
79. YI YI: A ONE AND A TWO (Edward Yang, 2000)
78. GHOST WORLD (Terry Zwigoff, 2001)
74. FREAKS (Tod Browning, 1932)
70. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (Joel & Ethan Coen, 2007)
68. DAWN OF THE DEAD (George A. Romero, 1978)
65. NETWORK (Sidney Lumet, 1976)
64. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (George A. Romero, 1968)
63. THE EVIL DEAD (Sam Raimi, 1981)
52. PERSONA (Ingmar Bergman, 1966)
47. BLOW-UP (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1966)
44. THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (Charles Laughton, 1955)
30. DOWN BY LAW (Jim Jarmusch, 1986)
29. BRAZIL (Terry Gilliam, 1985)
27. DO THE RIGHT THING (Spike Lee, 1989)

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Re-posting what I just posted in the main Movie Poll thread:

88. THE GREAT DICTATOR
85. THE SEVENTH SEAL
68. DAWN OF THE DEAD
63. THE EVIL DEAD
42. AMADEUS

Henrik, if I had to pick one from your list to see first, it would be THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, followed closely by THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (the greatest one-shot directorial effort in history, from legendary actor Charles Laughton) and SUNRISE (the last great silent film, and possibly the greatest of them all). And DAZED AND CONFUSED is just pure, blissful entertainment from start to finish.

"You know what I love about these high school girls? I keep gettin' older...they stay the same age."
-- A young (and, briefly, promising) Matthew McConaughey as Woodersen in DAZED AND CONFUSED

Re: the movie poll...the top 100 movies we haven't seen

13 movies. And most of them are classics. I really need to see them.
94. LA DOLCE VITA (Federico Fellini, 1959)
93. LES ENFANTS DU PARADIS/CHILDREN OF PARADISE (Marcel Carné, 1945)
91. NOSFERATU, EINE SYMPHONIE DES GRAUENS (F.W. Murnau, 1922) (seen over half of this)
89. 12 ANGRY MEN (Sidney Lumet, 1957)
87. THE SEARCHERS (John Ford, 1956)
86. THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (John Frankenheimer, 1962)
82. MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (Frank Capra, 1939)
81. HOOP DREAMS (Steve James, 1994)
76. LADRI DI BICICLETTE/BICYCLE THIEVES (Vittorio De Sica, 1948)
68. DAWN OF THE DEAD (George A. Romero, 1978)
48. RUSHMORE (Wes Anderson, 1998)
41. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (David Lean, 1962)
36. TOUCH OF EVIL (Orson Welles, 1958)

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I watch quite a lot of movies, but they are not necessarily what is to be found in lists like this. So I am missing some of these classics. Also, I mostly watch movies that I record from television, so French avant-garde and Italian realism is far between, sadly.

Here's my list:
99. LE SAMOURAÏ/THE SAMOURAI (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1967)
98. 8½ (Federico Fellini, 1962)
95. SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMANS (F.W. Murnau, 1927)
94. LA DOLCE VITA (Federico Fellini, 1959)
93. LES ENFANTS DU PARADIS/CHILDREN OF PARADISE (Marcel Carné, 1945)
89. 12 ANGRY MEN (Sidney Lumet, 1957)
86. THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (John Frankenheimer, 1962)
84. DER HIMMEL ÜBER BERLIN/WINGS OF DESIRE (Wim Wenders, 1987)
82. MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (Frank Capra, 1939)
81. HOOP DREAMS (Steve James, 1994)
80. DELIVERANCE (John Boorman, 1972)
79. YI YI: A ONE AND A TWO (Edward Yang, 2000)
74. FREAKS (Tod Browning, 1932)
68. DAWN OF THE DEAD (George A. Romero, 1978)
67. SEN TO CHIHIRO NO KAMIKAKUSHI/SPIRITED AWAY (Hayao Miyazaki, 2001)
65. NETWORK (Sidney Lumet, 1976)
61. SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (Gene Kelly/Stanley Donen, 1952)
53. SOME LIKE IT HOT (Billy Wilder, 1959)
52. PERSONA (Ingmar Bergman, 1966)
48. RUSHMORE (Wes Anderson, 1998)
45. ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (Michel Gondry, 2004)
44. THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (Charles Laughton, 1955)
41. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (David Lean, 1962)
31. BREAKING THE WAVES (Lars von Trier, 1996)
30. DOWN BY LAW (Jim Jarmusch, 1986)
23. THE THIRD MAN (Carol Reed, 1949)
21. IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (Frank Capra, 1946)
20. MULHOLLAND DRIVE (David Lynch, 2001)
4. CASABLANCA (Michael Curtiz, 1942)

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99. LE SAMOURAÏ/THE SAMOURAI
98. 8½
96. BARRY LYNDON
95. SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMANS
94. LA DOLCE VITA
93. LES ENFANTS DU PARADIS/CHILDREN OF PARADISE
92. BOOGIE NIGHTS
90. DAZED AND CONFUSED
89. 12 ANGRY MEN
88. THE GREAT DICTATOR
87. THE SEARCHERS
86. THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE
85. DET SJUNDE INSEGLET/THE SEVENTH SEAL
84. DER HIMMEL ÜBER BERLIN/WINGS OF DESIRE
83. SHORT CUTS
81. HOOP DREAMS
79. YI YI: A ONE AND A TWO
78. GHOST WORLD
77. MEMENTO
76. LADRI DI BICICLETTE/BICYCLE THIEVES
73. RAGING BULL
72. THE DEER HUNTER
69. M
67. SEN TO CHIHIRO NO KAMIKAKUSHI/SPIRITED AWAY
65. NETWORK
61. SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
58. HIGH FIDELITY
57. GOODFELLAS
56. NORTH BY NORTHWEST
53. SOME LIKE IT HOT
52. PERSONA
51. BONNIE AND CLYDE
49. MAGNOLIA
48. RUSHMORE
47. BLOW-UP
46. CIDADE DE DEUS/CITY OF GOD
45. ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND
44. THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER
43. THE USUAL SUSPECTS
40. IL BUONO, IL BRUTTO, IL CATTIVO/THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
39. SHICHININ NO SAMURAI/SEVEN SAMURAI
38. ANNIE HALL
36. TOUCH OF EVIL
35. BLUE VELVET
32. REAR WINDOW
31. BREAKING THE WAVES
30. DOWN BY LAW
29. BRAZIL
27. DO THE RIGHT THING
23. THE THIRD MAN
20. MULHOLLAND DRIVE
17. CHINATOWN
16. FARGO
14. MODERN TIMES
10. DR. STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING
AND LOVE THE BOMB
7. THE GODFATHER PART II
6. VERTIGO
5. TAXI DRIVER

For those counting, that's 58 of our 100 that I haven't seen. I've got my movie-renting list for the next several months now.

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My shameful list:

100. ERASERHEAD (David Lynch, 1977)
99. LE SAMOURAÏ/THE SAMOURAI (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1967)
98. 8½ (Federico Fellini, 1962)
97. REQUIEM FOR A DREAM (Darren Aronofsky, 2000)
96. BARRY LYNDON (Stanley Kubrick, 1975)
93. LES ENFANTS DU PARADIS/CHILDREN OF PARADISE (Marcel Carné, 1945)
88. THE GREAT DICTATOR (Charles Chaplin, 1940)
84. DER HIMMEL ÜBER BERLIN/WINGS OF DESIRE (Wim Wenders, 1987)
79. YI YI: A ONE AND A TWO (Edward Yang, 2000)
78. GHOST WORLD (Terry Zwigoff, 2001)
74. FREAKS (Tod Browning, 1932)
70. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (Joel & Ethan Coen, 2007)
67. SEN TO CHIHIRO NO KAMIKAKUSHI/SPIRITED AWAY (Hayao Miyazaki, 2001)
51. BONNIE AND CLYDE (Arthur Penn, 1967)
45. ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (Michel Gondry, 2004)
31. BREAKING THE WAVES (Lars von Trier, 1996)
30. DOWN BY LAW (Jim Jarmusch, 1986)
20. MULHOLLAND DRIVE (David Lynch, 2001)
15. C’ERA UNA VOLTA IL WEST/ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (Sergio Leone, 1968)

Re: the movie poll...the top 100 movies we haven't seen

Nothing to be ashamed of. It seems you've seen a lot of films. I've studied movies at university level, and there are thousands of great "must-see" movies I haven't seen. and never will see. And there's a lot I don't even want to see, even if they are so called classics.

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My turn...

100. Eraserhead
98. 8 1/2
97. Requiem for a Dream
95. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
94. La Dolce Vita
91. Nosferatu
90. Dazed and Confused
88. The Great Dictator
84. Wings of Desire
83. Short Cuts
79. Yi Yi
78. Ghost World
76. Bicycle Thieves
74. Freaks
73. Raging Bull
72. The Deer Hunter
69. M
68. Dawn of the Dead
64. Night of the Living Dead
63. The Evil Dead
62. The Graduate
61. Singin' in the Rain
57. Goodfellas
53. Some Like It Hot
50. Halloween
47. Blow-Up
46. City of God
44. The Night of the Hunter
38. Annie Hall
36. Touch of Evil
35. Blue Velvet
34. Psycho
31. Breaking the Waves
30. Down by Law
21. It's a Wonderful Life
18. Blade Runner
14. Modern Times
12. The Shining
10. Dr. Strangelove
7. The Godfather, Part II
5. Taxi Driver

Here's the rub: I actually own 19 of these 41, but haven't gotten around to watching them. And knowing me, I'll probably be buying one or two more before I watch any of the others...