I haven't seen Nostalghia, but I have seen The Mirror and Brazil. I really didn't like The Mirror, but I can't remember why. I liked Brazil, but apparently not as much as Ran.
I might put together my top 10, but I have a feeling it would just be films that resonant with me personally but aren't really well known.
hmm.. it looks like they've possibly changed the date since I created this list. The imdb release date page for it lists a limited release in December 1966 and then the next date is May 1969 at Cannes. The trivia page says it had private screenings in 1966 and the first official screening was in 1969.
Now I'm not sure if I should change it. Thanks for pointing it out though. :D
I'm afraid there's no set guidelines for my ratings other than my own subjective views. I'd be happy to elaborate my views on certain films if there's something you're interested in hearing my opinion on though. :D
It's amazing how often regional releases are ruined by companies deciding to change certain aspects of the film. DVDBeaver.com has compiled a whole list of comparisons of films and their differences between regions: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/compare.htm
Joel Coen - The Big Lebowski
Wes Anderson - The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Hal Ashby - Harold and Maude is all I've seen and I hated it
Kevin Smith - Clerks.
Quentin Tarantino - Pulp Fiction
Stanley Kubrick - The Killing
P.T. Anderson - Boogie Nights
Errol Morris - The Fog of War is all I've seen and I thought it was okay
David Lynch - Eraserhead
The point was that Satyricon isn't a likely candidate that someone might list as best film ever. And the Scaruffi crowd all have a similar list of unexpected candidates.
Let's say my 5 favorite albums are (I really love these albums, but they're not necessarily my top 5.. just first to come to mind):
Burzum - Filosofem
Ulver - Themes from William Blake's "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell"
Agalloch - The Mantle
Negura Bunget - OM
Triarii - Pièce Héroique
I would be rather surprised to come across one other person that lists these same albums in their top 10. But the Scaruffi crowd have similar top lists of unusual choices, which simply comes across as quite unusual and suspicious.
Not really. Welles and Hitchcock are fairly mainstream, conventional filmmakers. It's like music critics listing The Beatles as a top band, and that's not what this Scaruffi-ism is all about.
Imagine if a film critic showed up and said, the best film ever made is Fellini's Satyricon followed by all these other unusual, avant-garde films. Then, after saying this, a group of people show up saying that indeed Satyricon is the best film ever made along with a similar list of unusual, avant-garde films following it. And they stated that this objectively so, and if you don't recognize the brilliance that is Satyricon, you just have to watch it a couple hundred more times to appreciate its beauty and emotion. This is what Scaruffi-ism looks like to me, and it all seems most peculiar.
Has it been 8 years already? Aiming to get position #24 three years in a row!
http://listology.com/hinterland/list/films-seen-2013
I haven't seen Nostalghia, but I have seen The Mirror and Brazil. I really didn't like The Mirror, but I can't remember why. I liked Brazil, but apparently not as much as Ran.
I might put together my top 10, but I have a feeling it would just be films that resonant with me personally but aren't really well known.
Gotta keep the tradition alive. I'm in for another year: http://listology.com/hinterland/list/films-seen-2012
Because Tracy Morgan is hilarious. :D
I believe I've done this every year, so I'm in again this year: http://listology.com/hinterland/list/films-seen-2011
hmm.. it looks like they've possibly changed the date since I created this list. The imdb release date page for it lists a limited release in December 1966 and then the next date is May 1969 at Cannes. The trivia page says it had private screenings in 1966 and the first official screening was in 1969.
Now I'm not sure if I should change it. Thanks for pointing it out though. :D
I'm not a fan of stage plays, but being a fan of Miike and the Zatoichi series, I might just have to watch that sometime. :D
I'll play again! http://listology.com/hinterland/list/films-seen-2010
I'm afraid there's no set guidelines for my ratings other than my own subjective views. I'd be happy to elaborate my views on certain films if there's something you're interested in hearing my opinion on though. :D
It's amazing how often regional releases are ruined by companies deciding to change certain aspects of the film. DVDBeaver.com has compiled a whole list of comparisons of films and their differences between regions: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/compare.htm
I'll join once again, though I'll probably be near the bottom again. List here
Joel Coen - The Big Lebowski
Wes Anderson - The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Hal Ashby - Harold and Maude is all I've seen and I hated it
Kevin Smith - Clerks.
Quentin Tarantino - Pulp Fiction
Stanley Kubrick - The Killing
P.T. Anderson - Boogie Nights
Errol Morris - The Fog of War is all I've seen and I thought it was okay
David Lynch - Eraserhead
Keep praying, you'll eventually find God. Keep listening, you'll eventually find Scaruffi.
I prefer goats over sheep.
The point was that Satyricon isn't a likely candidate that someone might list as best film ever. And the Scaruffi crowd all have a similar list of unexpected candidates.
Let's say my 5 favorite albums are (I really love these albums, but they're not necessarily my top 5.. just first to come to mind):
Burzum - Filosofem
Ulver - Themes from William Blake's "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell"
Agalloch - The Mantle
Negura Bunget - OM
Triarii - Pièce Héroique
I would be rather surprised to come across one other person that lists these same albums in their top 10. But the Scaruffi crowd have similar top lists of unusual choices, which simply comes across as quite unusual and suspicious.
Not really. Welles and Hitchcock are fairly mainstream, conventional filmmakers. It's like music critics listing The Beatles as a top band, and that's not what this Scaruffi-ism is all about.
Imagine if a film critic showed up and said, the best film ever made is Fellini's Satyricon followed by all these other unusual, avant-garde films. Then, after saying this, a group of people show up saying that indeed Satyricon is the best film ever made along with a similar list of unusual, avant-garde films following it. And they stated that this objectively so, and if you don't recognize the brilliance that is Satyricon, you just have to watch it a couple hundred more times to appreciate its beauty and emotion. This is what Scaruffi-ism looks like to me, and it all seems most peculiar.