The New World

[Clinamenic]

Is that too much? Craner just made a solid 100 list.

 

[Clinamenic]

Here is mine:

Favorite 100

A list of 100 films compiled on Letterboxd, including The General (1926), Metropolis (1927), Man with a Movie Camera (1929), City Lights (1931) and Grand Hotel (1932).

letterboxd.com

 

[Clinamenic]

I do think 100 will force most people into dishonesty (including me)

I’ve also just seen a lot of films for someone my age, just over 1600 as of now

 

[Clinamenic]

But you make a good point: the temptation for ostentatious list-making can be strong, especially when in so sophisticated a salon as Dissensus.

 

[Corpsey]

More that I don't think most people will see even a very good film more than two or three times. Could be wrong. Compare that to a list of songs, I could probably quite easily list 200 that I've listened to dozens of times.

 

[Corpsey]

So maybe dishonesty is the wrong word. But as I said in the other thread, I've seen Tokyo Story, though it was brilliant, but this was years ago, I can't honestly remember much about it.

 

[Clinamenic]

More that I don't think most people will see even a very good film more than two or three times. Could be wrong. Compare that to a list of songs, I could probably quite easily list 200 that I've listened to dozens of times.

Well this is an interesting point, because I’ve seen Men in Black III probably eight or nine times now, and I really enjoy it, and it probably should be on my favorite 100 - but at the same time, if I had to bring 100 films on a remote island, alone and where ostentation has no motive, I’m not sure I would include it.

 

[Clinamenic]

So I think a lot of it is just semantics between favorite/best/top/etc 100, and the different implications and constraints they all have.

Many on my 100 list are ones I’ve only seen once, but which made an impact.

 

[Clinamenic]

I’d have a difficult time listing even fifty favorite songs.

 

[sus]

I can do 10. Maybe 20.

 

[sus]

Well this is an interesting point, because I’ve seen Men in Black III probably eight or nine times now, and I really enjoy it, and it probably should be on my favorite 100 - but at the same time, if I had to bring 100 films on a remote island, alone and where ostentation has no motive, I’m not sure I would include it.

QFtheArchive

 

[Clinamenic]

10 films might actually be harder for me than 100, but I should do it anyway.

 

[Clinamenic]

QFtheArchive

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[sus]

I love that Stan has Man with a Movie Camera on the top of his list

 

[sus]

And Moonstruck!!

 

[sus]

@Clinamenic https://letterboxd.com/suspendedreason/films/rated/4.5-5/

 

[sus]

Now where is @craner s

 

[Clinamenic]

I love that Stan has Man with a Movie Camera on the top of his list

Normally I thought being forced to watch a film in film class sorta tainted that film, deprived me of discovering it by my own devices, but we saw that one in class and I found it profound. Profound in the sense that when you’re high it’s easier to find things profound, but I was completely sober.

 

[sus]

Damn I did not have that experience lol

That's cool though

 

[Clinamenic]

@Clinamenic https://letterboxd.com/suspendedreason/films/rated/4.5-5/

Think we have five or six common between us.