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Originally Posted by davenotdead
john waters stuff is such shit...can't say i wasn't expecting it though...and how can this thread be this long without one mention of Alice in Wonderland? also, City of God was not mentioned enough, it is really an amazing experience...and the Passion of the Christ...A History of Violence...and Gangs of New York (Daniel Day-Lewis! Come on People!)...ok...now i feel better...also, I saw Miyazaki and Spirited Away mentioned, but I think Princess Mononoke is his best, though i love spirited away and his other stuff as well, but PM stands head and shoulders above the rest to me....
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I think the only Disney animated feature that's in my top 100 is Bambi.
While Alice in Wonderland has more thrills and spills, Bambi is a true delight for the ages. The animation, storytelling, editing, soundtrack, voicings and (animated) cinematography are bar-none.
City of God is fucking intense.
The Passion of the Christ is a quivering pile of poo next to Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ adaptation from the very great Nikos Kazanstakis novel. And it's even better than Gangs of New York, although, as you alluded, Daniel Day-Lewis is extremely underrated.
A History of Violence (& Cronenberg, in general, is overrated...not bad, but overrated...sort of like Brian De Palma).
I think Spirited Away is best. That movie really gets into your head. I rented it with McCabe & Mrs. Miller, and Bloody Sunday (all good) and remember coming away from it in a good way.
Paul Greengrass (Bloody Sunday, "Bourne" movies) is an amazing talent.
United 93 is maybe the best film of 2006.
The Departed is number two.
Three...perhaps Half Nelson.