RevLeft's 100 Films to See Before You Die

[GiantMonkeyMan]

The idea behind this thread is simple. You each get to pick one film that you'd add to a list of 100 that you'd want everyone to watch before they shuffle off the proverbial mortal coil (after consenting to have their body nibbled upon by cannibals, of course). If a mod wants to move this to 'non-political' then go for it. I'll be editing this original post to include all the recommended films in order of the date they were released.

The List so far (93/100):

Man with a Movie Camera [Человек с киноаппаратом] (1929) - recommended by sasha
M (1931) - recommended by Per Levy
Triumph of the Will [Triumph des Willens] (1935) - recommended by Rocinante
Modern Times (1936) - recommended by GiantMonkeyMan
The Great Dictator (1940) - recommended by Xena Warrior Proletarian
Casablanca (1942) - recommended by Devrim
Bicycle Thieves [Ladri di biciclette] (1948) - recommended by GiantMonkeyMan
Old Yeller (1957) - recommended by Mari3l
Shadows (1959) - recommended by coda
Blast of Silence (1961) - recommended by coda
8½ [Otto e mezzo] (1963) - recommended by Captain Red
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) - recommended by Ethics Gradient
Andrei Rublov (1966) - recommended by Arlekino
The Battle of Algiers [La Bataille d'Alger] (1966) - recommended by Arlekino
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - recommended by Slippers
Night of the Living Dead (1968) - recommended by Rugged Collectivist
Z (1969) - recommended by Бай Ганьо
A Fistful of Dynamite (1971) - recommended by The Modern Prometheus
Klute (1971) - recommended by Five Year Plan
Punishment Park (1971) - recommended by Red Banana
Pink Flamingos (1972) - recommended by Red Banana
Silent Running (1972) - recommended by Firebrand
Can Dialectics Break Bricks? [La Dialectique Peut-Elle Casser Des Briques?] (1973) - recommended by Slavoj Zizek's Balls
Society of the Spectacle [La Société du Spectacle] (1973) - recommended by rednoise
Blazing Saddles (1974) - recommended by Brandon's Impotent Rage
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) - recommended by Minor
Novecento (1976) - recommended by Get a Job, Hippie!
Apocalypse Now (1979) - recommended by slum
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie (1980) - recommended by Sea
Reds (1981) - recommended by Remus Bleys
Blade Runner (1982) - recommended by slum
The Thing (1982) - recommended by bcbm
Yol (1982) - recommended by Devrim
Rosa Luxemburg [Die Geduld der Rosa Luxemburg] (1986) - recommended by Arbeitskraft
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) - recommended by Quail
Platoon (1986) - recommended by Futility Personified
Full Metal Jacket (1987) - recommended by Leonid Brozhnev
Matewan (1987) - recommended by Saint-Just 58
Drug (1987) - recommended by Armchair Partisan
Akira (1988) - recommended by Dennis the 'Blody Peasant'
They Live (1988) - recommended by Skinz
Willow (1988) - recommended by Mari3l
When Harry Met Sally... (1989) - recommended by Brutus
Miller's Crossing (1990) - recommended by #FF0000
The Fisher King (1991) - recommended by Red Son
Reservoir Dogs (1992) - recommended by 9mm
Schindler's List (1993) - recommended by Dennis the Bloody Peasant'
Pulp Fiction (1994) - recommended by TheBigREDOne
Pom Poko (1994) - recommended by Rudolf
Antonia's Line [Antonia] (1995) - recommended by Manoir de mes reves
Land and Freedom (1995) - recommended by Brandon's Impotent Rage
The Usual Suspects (1995) - recommended by 9mm
Transpotting (1996) - recommended by Brutus
The Postman (1997) - recommended by Red Economist
Princess Mononoke (1997) - recommended by Sabot Cat
Starship Troopers (1997) - recommended by edwad
Perfect Blue (1997) - recommended by ShadowStar
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) - recommended by Hrafn
Fight Club (1999) - recommended by A Psychological Symphony
The Matrix (1999) - recommended by Rocinante
The War Zone (1999) - recommended by Old Rope
Battle Royale (2000) - recommended by Rugged Collectivist
The Crimson Rivers [Les Rivières Pourpres] (2000) - recommended by BIAZED
American Psycho (2000) - recommended by Communist Mutant From Outer Space
Friend [Chin'gu] (2001) - recommended by JahLemon
Gosford Park (2001) - recommended by blake 3:17
Spirited Away (2001) - recommended by LiaSofia
Vanilla Sky (2001) - recommended by paranoidandroid
City of God [Cidade de Deus] (2002) - recommended by Invader Zim
Lilja 4-ever (2002) - recommended by Rosa Partizan
Good Bye, Lenin! (2003) - recommended by PeoplesRepublics
Memories of Murder [Sarinui Chueok] (2003) - recommended by JahLemon
The Room (2003) - recommended by CaptainCool309
Downfall [Der Untergang] (2004) - recommended by Halert
Everything is Illuminated (2005) - recommended by E.Everhard
Pan's Labyrinth (2006) - recommended by Taffy12
The Lives of Others [Das Leben der Anderen] (2006) - recommended by Vladimir Innit Lenin
The Wind That Shakes The Barley (2006) - recommended by rednoise
V for Vendetta (2006) - recommended by TheBigREDOne
Paprika (2006) - recommended by ShadowStar
The Man from Earth (2007) - recommended by Leftist
4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days [4 luni, 3 săptămâni şi 2 zile] (2008) - recommended by Dr Doom
Che (2008) - recommended by Supposed Mocha
In Bruges (2008) - recommended by Heinous Bifter
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008) - recommended by Heinous Bifter
Capitalism: A Love Story (2009) - recommended by Antonio Gramsci
Arrietty (2010) - recommended by Paul Lafargue
Carlos the Jackal (2010) - recommended by DaPartigiano
Django Unchained (2012) - recommended by Psycho P and the Freight Train
Life of Pi (2012) - recommended by xtrmntr
Escape from Tomorrow (2013) - recommended by VoX p°PuŁï
The Lego Movie (2014) - recommended by Russian Red
Relatos salvajes (2014) - recommended by 9mm

[DOOM]

the crimson rivers

[Sasha]

"Man with a movie camera" (1939) http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_with_a_Movie_Camera

[Vladimir Innit Lenin]

The Baader Meinhof Complex
The Lives of Others
Downfall
Goodbye, Lenin

[Invader Zim]

City of God (2002)

[GiantMonkeyMan]

The Baader Meinhof Complex
The Lives of Others
Downfall
Goodbye, Lenin
You just get to pick one. I even underlined it in the original post. :P

[Slavoj Zizek's Balls]

The Matrix (1999)

[Decolonize The Left]

Antonia's Line (1995).

[GiantMonkeyMan]

Antonia's Line (1995).
A film I haven't seen before! I better find a copy before I croak.

[motion denied]

Die Geduld der Rosa Luxemburg (1986)

Great thread, GiantMonkeyMan.

[Vladimir Innit Lenin]

You just get to pick one. I even underlined it in the original post. :P

OK, then. The Lives of Others.

:grin:

[Remus Bleys]

Reds is pretty good. Its about John Reed

[GiantMonkeyMan]

Does everyone think I should put the films in their original language titles? For example Cidade de Deus as opposed to City of God.

[Slavoj Zizek's Balls]

Does everyone think I should put the films in their original language titles? For example Cidade de Deus as opposed to City of God.

Definitely.

[Slavoj Zizek's Balls]

If you're doing it for Man with a Movie Camera then make sure you put the translation in brackets of some form.

For example:

Man with a Movie Camera [Человек с киноаппаратом] (1929) - recommended by sasha

[Slippers]

2001: A Space Odyssey

[GiantMonkeyMan]

If you're doing it for Man with a Movie Camera then make sure you put the translation in brackets of some form.

For example:

Man with a Movie Camera [Человек с киноаппаратом] (1929) - recommended by sasha
Good shout. I'll probably do that for all of them, just to avoid any confusion. :)

[Ele'ill]

willow

[Zoroaster]

Capitalism: A Love Story. Although it is pro-Obama, I thought it was a good film.

[Per Levy]

Marat/Sade - a great adaptation of the play "the persecution and assassination of jean paul marat"

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M - from 1931, great movie nothing else to add.

[GiantMonkeyMan]

Capitalism: A Love Story. Although it is pro-Obama, I thought it was a good film.
I guess to be truly representative of RevLeft you need to including a little reformism. :P

@Per Levy: which would you chose? You only get to pick one film per user. :)

[Creative Destruction]

The Wind That Shakes The Barley

[Per Levy]

I guess to be truly representative of RevLeft you need to including a little reformism. :P

@Per Levy: which would you chose? You only get to pick one film per user. :)

ah well i go with "M" then, its a more important work in the end.

[Futility Personified]

Already mentioned but deserves a place is the Baader Meinhof Complex, i'm sure it's not 100% accurate, but I enjoyed it, showing the group in success and in failure.

[Brandon's Impotent Rage]

Land and Freedom (1995).

British film about members of the P.O.U.M. during the Spanish civil war.

[CaptainCool309]

The Room (2003)

Oscar Worthy Acting. A plot that leaves you on the edge of your seat. Jaw-droppingly stunning camera work/special effects. And a soundtrack that sets the mood for passionate love scenes. Tommy Wiseau's masterpiece is definitely a must-watch work of cinema art.

[Minor]

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975). A touching drama about the inhabitants of a mental institution. Well worth watching, one of my favorite films ever (possibly the favorite that isn't a "red" film, although it does have anti-authoritarian overtones). It's an adaptation of a book and one of the rare cases where the movie is indeed better than the book.

[#FF0000]

Miller's Crossing

[Ethics Gradient, Traitor For All Ages]

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

Favorite movie

[Rosa Partizan]

The Room (2003)

Oscar Worthy Acting. A plot that leaves you on the edge of your seat. Jaw-droppingly stunning camera work/special effects. And a soundtrack that sets the mood for passionate love scenes. Tommy Wiseau's masterpiece is definitely a must-watch work of cinema art.

actually, this awesome proposal makes me wanna write

/thread

but since we gotta collect 100 movies:

Lilja 4-ever (2002)

you won't be the same after this movie.

[Xena Warrior Proletarian]

The Great Dictator (1940)

Because Chaplin

[Psycho P and the Freight Train]

Django Unchained

[GiantMonkeyMan]

Updated and with 22 films so far. Over a fifth of the way. Some great films in there. :)

[Redistribute the Rep]

The latest Lego movie was pretty good

[slum]

apocalypse now

totally arbitrary choice on my part, making us pick only one is just cruel.

[Art Vandelay]

'the usual suspects' - probably needs to be watched more than once to be fully appreciated.

[Red Banana]

Pink Flamingos

[Halert]

der untergang/downfall

[GiantMonkeyMan]

apocalypse now

totally arbitrary choice on my part, making us pick only one is just cruel.
I feel your pain. I ended up going with Modern Times but there's like a million other films I wanted to suggest..... and I set out the layout of the thread, what was I thinking? D:

[Captain Red]

8½ is probably one of my favourite movies

[A Psychological Symphony]

Fight Club (1999)

Tyler Durden was my role model

[Five Year Plan]

Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland in Alan Pakula's Klute.

Acting doesn't get much better than Fonda's delivery in this cinema verite scene:
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[bcbm]

this is basically an impossible task so i am just going to say 'the thing' (1982)

[Devrim]

Yol (1982)

Devrim

[Dennis the 'Bloody Peasant']

Schindler's List (1993)

[GiantMonkeyMan]

this is basically an impossible task so i am just going to say 'the thing' (1982)
The Thing is probably my favourite film and I'm really glad you suggested it. List updated, 33 films so a third of the way there. :)

[DaPartigiano]

Carlos the Jackal (2010), althought the movie-version isn't as good as the mini-series, it's still amazing

[Trap Queen Voxxy]

http://mesfilmclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/escape-from-tomorrow.jpg

Escape from Tomorrow (2013)

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[Kill all the fetuses!]

Just re-watched and please add to the list: The Man from Earth (2007).

I thought the idea was just utterly brilliant.

[GiantMonkeyMan]

Just re-watched and please add to the list: The Man from Earth (2007).

I thought the idea was just utterly brilliant.
Yeah, that film is brilliant. Really interesting writing. Updated the list.

[Brutus]

When Harry Met Sally.

[Trap Queen Voxxy]

When Harry Met Sally.

Cheeky little shit

[paranoidandroid]

Vanilla Sky!

[blake 3:17]

Cheeky little shit

It's a great movie!

Gosford Park

[Dr Doom]

4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days (2008)

[Sea]

Cheech & Chong's Next Movie

[GiantMonkeyMan]

Updated. 41 films so far.... didn't realise this would take so long. D:

[Slavoj Zizek's Balls]

How. The. Hell. Did. I. Forget. ANTZ.

Antz (1998)

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[PeoplesRepublics]

I can't believe no ones suggested this yet, Goodbye Lenin, one of my all time favorite movies

[edwad]

starship troopers

[Saint-Just 58]

Matewan, a John Sayles film from the 1980's. One of my favorite films but there are many others.

[Slavoj Zizek's Balls]

Aliens (1986)

Because I am the ultimate badass.

[GiantMonkeyMan]

Updated to 44. I think when we get half way, people could get to suggest a second film if only to finish things up and get us the full hundred. :)

[Zoroaster]

Just to fill this list, I think that "Predator" should be an addition to the list.

Stick around.

[Five Year Plan]

I can't believe no ones suggested this yet, Goodbye Lenin, one of my all time favorite movies

Such a good movie. The last scene in the hospital between mother and son is definitely in my top 10 all time favorite scenes, up there with the ending of Casablanca, the scene in Gone with the Wind where Rhett meets Scarlet for the first time, or the end of the original Rocky movie where the scorer's official decisions is about to be announced, but where Rocky is only concerned about where Adrian is :)

[TheBigREDOne]

Has anyone suggested V for Vendetta? If not, I nominate

[Quail]

Honestly, I think everyone should watch Star Trek IV. The one with the whales. It's great.

[Slavoj Zizek's Balls]

Please put down Robocop (1987), you have twenty seconds to comply.

[Kill all the fetuses!]

Does anime count if it's really really great? Because I would put "Death Note" above any movie I've seen, quite frankly. Although, I might need to re-watch it again to make sure.

[GiantMonkeyMan]

Does anime count if it's really really great? Because I would put "Death Note" above any movie I've seen, quite frankly. Although, I might need to re-watch it again to make sure.
I was kinda just doing films but there's like a million great anime films. Akira, Princess Mononoko, etc... Updated to 46. Just four more and then I'll accept another film from each of you (so patience, Rocinante :P ).

[Sabot Cat]

Princess Mononoke. It's not really about revolutionary leftism or revolution in general. It's just neat. :grin:

[Zoroaster]

Since you nerds are using anime, I'll just suggest "The Secret World of Ariety". It was nice.

And sorry for the nerd comment. I have a habit of using that.:lol:

[Lord Testicles]

They Live (1988).

If someone can't think of a film to recommend they should definitely say Network (1976). ;)

[Trap Queen Voxxy]

Away From Her. For all you badasses out there I want you to watch this movie without sobbing your eyes out. In fact, I defy you too. Sho good. :crying:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/58/Away_From_Her.jpg/220px-Away_From_Her.jpg

[Zoroaster]

Away From Her. For all you badasses out there I want you to watch this movie without sobbing your eyes out. In fact, I defy you too. Sho good. :crying:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/58/Away_From_Her.jpg/220px-Away_From_Her.jpg

That movie gave me the feels.:crying:

[Five Year Plan]

That movie gave me the feels.:crying:

Is this movie available on some streaming service?

[Slavoj Zizek's Balls]

Away From Her. For all you badasses out there I want you to watch this movie without sobbing your eyes out. In fact, I defy you too. Sho good. :crying:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/58/Away_From_Her.jpg/220px-Away_From_Her.jpg

The poster brought tears to my eyes :cries:

[Hrafn]

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998).

[Dennis the 'Bloody Peasant']

In the anime category, must submit Akira (1988)

'Tetsuooooooooooo!'

[Lord Testicles]

Is this movie available on some streaming service?

Why pay for a streaming service when you have access to the internet and therefore every movie ever made free of charge? ;)

[Zoroaster]

Since you nerds are using anime, I'll just suggest "The Secret World of Ariety". It was nice.

And sorry for the nerd comment. I have a habit of using that.:lol:

Fun fact: "Ariety" was also the name of an Italian Tank Divison during World War 2.

What a mysterious world we live in.:lol:

[Slavoj Zizek's Balls]

Triumph of the Will [Triumph des Willens] (1935)

[Slavic]

Sean Connery, enough said

http://art-tech.arts.ufl.edu/gal/d/2580-2/zardoz.jpg

[motion denied]

I'm offended by those including anime.

Anime is crap.

[slum]

if we were, hypothetically, doing the second-movie-each-thing i would say, hypothetically, blade runner (1982)

if we were doing that, i mean

[Zoroaster]

I'm offended by those including anime.

Anime is crap.

If that is your opinion, then so be it.

I can understand why many people don't like it, though. A lot of the stuff I've personally seen is just sexist trash, but there are good ones.

[Zoroaster]

Triumph of the Will [Triumph des Willens] (1935)

Wasn't that movie Nazi propaganda? I know it's pretty famous.

[bcbm]

if we were, hypothetically, doing the second-movie-each-thing i would say, hypothetically, blade runner (1982)

if we were doing that, i mean

my thoughts exactly

[Lord Testicles]

Wasn't that movie Nazi propaganda? I know it's pretty famous.

Yes it was. However according to rotten tomatoes it's really good.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/triumph_of_the_will/

:unsure:

[LiaSofia]

Spirited Away - Hayao Miyazaki. Yes, I know it's a kids' film and I don't care. :wub:

[Rugged Collectivist]

Battle Royale

[Red Banana]

Yeah, if we get a second one I want mine to be Punishment Park (1971).

[Rugged Collectivist]

My second choice would be "Night of the Living Dead"

[Slavoj Zizek's Balls]

Yes it was. However according to rotten tomatoes it's really good.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/triumph_of_the_will/

:unsure:

It's the best example of propaganda in history and a good lesson in how fascism functions.

[Supposed Mocha]

No Che Part I or II? (2008) That's rather surprising, anyway from what I remember it was good.

Otherwise Dawn and Land of the Dead were interesting films with those very obvious anti capitalist tones. I mean come on, whole horde of zombies working together to destroy a tower full of a few rich elite that live in total luxury even as people below are suffering, how doesn't that sound great?

[TheBigREDOne]

Well since we're doing seconds...
I nominate Pulp Fiction(1994)

[Slavoj Zizek's Balls]

Has no one suggested "A Clockwork Orange" (1971) yet?

Or "If..." (1968)?

I highly recommend "If...". Blew me away.

[motion denied]

1900 (Novecento) (1976)

[Mass Grave Aesthetics]

The War Zone (1999)

[Brandon's Impotent Rage]

Mel Brooks' famous comedy Blazing Saddles (1974).

Not only is it absolutely hilarious, it's a very biting satire of old Westerns and the squeaky clean, overly idealized vision of the American West. It's also biting in its satire of racism, both period and modern.

(Some of its humor, though common at the time, may be considered rather un-PC today)

[Orange Juche]

Good Bye, Lenin!

[GiantMonkeyMan]

My second choice would be "Night of the Living Dead"
Which one? 1968 or 1990? I'm assuming the original but I wanted to check...


It's the best example of propaganda in history and a good lesson in how fascism functions.
It get's a lot of credit as being a pioneering film utilising interesting filming techniques such as the aerial shots over Nuremberg but, to be honest, it's nothing special. A lot of films of the same period were developing the same techniques but in more interesting ways. I remember when I was studying film a German friend of mine being really frustrated whenever someone mentioned it as a good film because it was just part of a whole movement in film that was developing due to advancing technologies. In marxist terms, it's almost just a ideological reflection of the developing means of production.


Good Bye, Lenin!
That's already been suggested, want to suggest another?

Ok, I've been away for a week or so at the CWI summer school but now I've updated the list with everything that was suggested since I last posted even if posters have already suggested a film. I got to 60 films but I think I may have miscounted somewhere. :)

[Rugged Collectivist]

Which one? 1968 or 1990? I'm assuming the original but I wanted to check...

The original.

[GiantMonkeyMan]

The original.
Coolio. Added. :)

edit: also, I added Bicycle Thieves (1948) because it's a brilliant and important film and no-one had yet recommended it. :P

[Futility Personified]

In Bruges? That'd be my second.

[Brutus]

Second: Trainspotting

[Firebrand]

Silent running
(the robots are adorable)

[GiantMonkeyMan]

Updated to 66, pretty much 2/3rds of the way there! :)

[Arlekino]

Karl Marx. Molodyje gody mini series, lest hope there will be English subtitles in near future. As well I should recomend to watch as much as you can to watch Soviet Films the list would be too long so on Mosfilm youtube you can see with English sub.

[Zoroaster]

Marx Reloaded.

[Ele'ill]

old yeller

[GiantMonkeyMan]

old yeller
Added.


Marx Reloaded.
You've already suggested two, haven't you. Under a different name maybe? :confused:

[Zoroaster]

You've already suggested two, haven't you. Under a different name maybe? :confused:

Oh sorry, my bad.

[Ritzy Cat]

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Although I would say the book was better than the movie. The actress who played the nurse did an incredible job .

[Leonid Brozhnev]

Full Metal Jacket

[Taffy12]

pan's labyrinth!!!

[Arlekino]

how about Battle of Algeria

[Slavoj Zizek's Balls]

MY GOD! You have to add "La Dialectique Peut-Elle Casser Des Briques?" [Can Dialectics Break Bricks?] (1973).
How on EARTH did I forget this film?

[Creative Destruction]

i know already used up my first suggestion, but i think this should probably be added:

The Society of the Spectacle
http://vimeo.com/60328678

[Five Year Plan]

Can I just take this time to say that I just saw a fantastic film, a great film. You might know what I mean when I say "great." It's that feeling of unexpected exhilaration, as though you have just unexpectedly seen a long-lost best friend from your childhood. It gives you that tingling feeling. It reminds you of why you're a socialist. It gives you a peek into the world that lies dormant within society, within each one of us, hidden--a world that is only occasionally glimpsed through the great movies, through world-class literature, through the best music, through the closest friendships, through love. It projects how honest the world could be in different circumstances, without capitalism. It reminds us of what humans can be, what humans are.

It leaves you with the feeling that you just witnessed something obvious but long hidden, something universal but mysterious.

When the last credit rolls of the screen in a great movie, you smile with the understanding that you've been given a gift that is truly special. It changes you.

[Slavoj Zizek's Balls]

Can I just take this time to say that I just saw a fantastic film, a great film. You might know what I mean when I say "great." It's that feeling of unexpected exhilaration, as though you have just unexpectedly seen a long-lost best friend from your childhood. It gives you that tingling feeling. It reminds you of why you're a socialist. It gives you a peek into the world that lies dormant within society, within each one of us, hidden--a world that is only occasionally glimpsed through the great movies, through world-class literature, through the best music, through the closest friendships, through love. It projects how honest the world could be in different circumstances, without capitalism. It reminds us of what humans can be, what humans are.

It leaves you with the feeling that you just witnessed something obvious but long hidden, something universal but mysterious.

When the last credit rolls of the screen in a great movie, you smile with the understanding that you've been given a gift that is truly special. It changes you.

Yes it's called "Can Dialectics Break Bricks?".

You know... a rolling grandpa gathers no moss. It's amazing!

[Arlekino]

Anderi Rublov 1966
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrei_Rublev_(film)

[GiantMonkeyMan]

Finally got round to updating this. If I missed any tell me but by my count that's 72/100 so far. :lol:

[Devrim]

If I can have a second it would be Casablanca.

Devrim

[E.Everhard]

"Everything is illuminated" I love Eugene Hutz. He also happens to be the lead singer of one of my most favorite bands Gogol Bordello.

[Lily Briscoe]

The episode of 'The Blue Planet' called 'The Deep'. :o

Seriously, though:
http://www.astronoo.com/images/abysses/animaux-lumineux-abysse.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qwB-gZIwKvE/Tu3WZxm3qOI/AAAAAAAANJI/lfhS-lFs67Y/s1600/photo-766689.JPG

http://ib3.huluim.com/video/60266866?region=US&size=600x400

[The Modern Prometheus]

I'll add A Fistful of Dynamite to that list. No doubt the weirdest and one of the most interesting westerns I've seen. And definitely the only one I've seen comparing the Irish and Mexican revolutions and starts off with a quote from Mao. The flashback scenes are really strange for a western as well.

[Red Economist]

The Postman (1997) with Kevin Costner. It was panned by critics and was a box office flop, and is not a 'great' or 'classic' movie. For revleft uses way too much patriotism. but deserves to be on the list as the only post-apocalyptic film I've ever come across where people are still relatively human and want a better future against the odds and is worth watching once for that reason.

[JahLemon]

Memories of Murder (2003)
Friend (2001)
Oldboy
Joint Security Area
The Host
Mother (2009)
3-Iron
Thirst
South Korea's cinema has produced some excellent movies.
Seven Samurai (1954)
Rashomon (1950)
Battle Royale
Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East?
Akira
Tale of Two Sisters
Attack the Gas Station!
Der Letze Mann
I Saw The Devil
La Haine
Hiroshima Mon Amour
My Brother the Devil
A Bittersweet Life
Irreversible
Come and See <-- a must
Pi
Shoah
Drunken Angel
Metropolis
M
German expressionism is on point
The Wild Bunch
Paths of Glory
Peppermint Candy
The Consequences of Love
Tokyo Story
Ugetsu Monogatari
Un Chien Andalou

[JahLemon]

Begotten & Din of Celestial Birds are also pretty cool.

[vijaya]

Why the heck is Triumph of The Will on there?

[Slavoj Zizek's Balls]

Why the heck is Triumph of The Will on there?

You're not one of those people who sniffs at everything related to 'Fascism' and has this black and white vision of reality, right? If you are, I could ask why the heck you haven't cottoned onto the benefits of understanding that which you are against.

[GiantMonkeyMan]

Begotten & Din of Celestial Birds are also pretty cool.
Hey comrade, the idea behind this thread is that you just suggest one film. You've got a lot of good films on your list and I know it'd be tough to pick so... sorry! :P

Anyway, I finally got round to updating to 76/100. I wasn't sure I should add the tv episode suggested by Strix. Thoughts?

[Red Son]

In light of recent events, I nominate The Fisher King - one of Robin Williams' (and Jeff Bridges') best performances, equal parts hilarious and heart-breaking.

[JahLemon]

Hey comrade, the idea behind this thread is that you just suggest one film. You've got a lot of good films on your list and I know it'd be tough to pick so... sorry! :P

Anyway, I finally got round to updating to 76/100. I wasn't sure I should add the tv episode suggested by Strix. Thoughts?
I didn't read the first post until after I posted the list. :blushing:

[coda]

Shadows (Cassavetes)

Blast of Silence (directed/written/starring Alan Baron

[GiantMonkeyMan]

I didn't read the first post until after I posted the list. :blushing:
No problem, comrade. Just narrow down your suggestions to one or two and I'll add them. :)


Shadows (Cassavetes)

Blast of Silence (directed/written/starring Alan Baron
Two films I've never seen before. Interesting, will have to try and find them online. :)

Updated to 79/100.... 21 to go.

[Invader Zim]

I'll add A Fistful of Dynamite to that list. No doubt the weirdest and one of the most interesting westerns I've seen. And definitely the only one I've seen comparing the Irish and Mexican revolutions and starts off with a quote from Mao. The flashback scenes are really strange for a western as well.

And Sergio Leone's worst western by far, being too long, too silly and without either the charm necessary to make 'A Fist Full of Dollars' or' 'For a Few Dollars More' brilliant films or the operatic grandiosity that made 'Once Upon A Time in the West' and 'The Good, The Bad and the Ugly' two of the best films ever made irrespective of genre. Also the film is actually called 'Duck, You Sucker' [Giù la testa].

In short, you're wrong.

[Invader Zim]

Carlos the Jackal (2010), althought the movie-version isn't as good as the mini-series, it's still amazing

So, you've selected a TV series as opposed to a film... And, 1973 film The Day of the Jackal is the Citizen Kane of assassin films. It really is that good and would be a worthy addition to the list. Perhaps you are thinking of the very dodgy 1997 Bruce Willis movie Jackal?

[JahLemon]

No problem, comrade. Just narrow down your suggestions to one or two and I'll add them. :)
Okay, I'll go with "Memories of Murder (2003)" and "Friend (2001)"

[TheDark]

Taxi Driver

[The Intransigent Faction]

Is "Snowpiercer" any good? All I've really heard was that it's about a revolution and something to do with a class system on a train in a world destroyed by global warming. I may have read a couple of spoilers but meh.

I'm half-expecting another "Dark Knight Rises" style film in which revolution is presented as superficially attractive but ultimately more costly than the status quo, or something along those lines. So again, is it worth seeing (given that it's an explicitly or intentionally political film this depends in my opinion on the nature of its message)?

[GiantMonkeyMan]

81/100... I didn't add the banned newbies' film.


Is "Snowpiercer" any good? All I've really heard was that it's about a revolution and something to do with a class system on a train in a world destroyed by global warming. I may have read a couple of spoilers but meh.

I'm half-expecting another "Dark Knight Rises" style film in which revolution is presented as superficially attractive but ultimately more costly than the status quo, or something along those lines. So again, is it worth seeing (given that it's an explicitly or intentionally political film this depends in my opinion on the nature of its message)?
I actually really enjoyed it because there was a certain element of surrealism that made it have a fantastic atmosphere. It's adapted from a French graphic novel but the plot is a bit different.

[Art Vandelay]

Reservoir dogs.

[GiantMonkeyMan]

Reservoir dogs.
Good choice, you crazy Canadian. Also, did you get my pm?

[Art Vandelay]

Good choice, you crazy Canadian. Also, did you get my pm?

Apparently I did but I don't remember seeing it at all, so sorry for not getting back to you sooner. We're gonna have to look at the 31st for a day to potentially meet up. Hopefully I can come to the demo.

[GiantMonkeyMan]

Apparently I did but I don't remember seeing it at all, so sorry for not getting back to you sooner. We're gonna have to look at the 31st for a day to potentially meet up. Hopefully I can come to the demo.
Well I recently got a tax rebate and have a little bit of disposable income so I'm up for meeting up wherever/whenever. PM me when you have a more concrete plan. :)

Edit:
Also, I finally got round to actually checking the count of the recommended films and there's 84 so far which means only 16 remaining.

[Trap Queen Voxxy]

Paris Hilton's sex tape

[GiantMonkeyMan]

Paris Hilton's sex tape
Deep Throat (1972) is the more famous cult porn film and, due to mafia shenanigans involved in its distribution, some estimate that it made enough money to get into the top ten grossing films in history (adjusted for inflation). It's also ridiculously campy. I'll add 1 Night in Paris if you really want but... it's shit and not even funny shit like The Room.

[Futility Personified]

Platoon!

[JahLemon]

Platoon!
this

[The Modern Prometheus]

And Sergio Leone's worst western by far, being too long, too silly and without either the charm necessary to make 'A Fist Full of Dollars' or' 'For a Few Dollars More' brilliant films or the operatic grandiosity that made 'Once Upon A Time in the West' and 'The Good, The Bad and the Ugly' two of the best films ever made irrespective of genre. Also the film is actually called 'Duck, You Sucker' [Giù la testa].

In short, you're wrong.

I couldn't disagree more on that. I thought it was his most underrated film by far. It was certainly shot much different then other westerns at it's time and i guess could be hard to follow but for the cinematography alone it's a good movie. Plus it does give a pretty good commentary on how many revolutions turn out in the end through Juan. I especially liked the discussions on revolution itself between John and Jaun and how these palace revolutions certainly don't help the working class that fight them. Granted it was hardly the only western of that era to discuss class politics.I thought "Duck you sucker" was just a alternate name for it? I could be wrong on that but i come up with less results putting in "Duck you sucker" into tube plus or whatever streaming sight then "A Fistful of Dynamite"

I would definitely have to rank "The Wild Bunch" up there as one of my fav westerns as well. The way it's shot combined with the fact that it was one of the first westerns to show very amoral characters as well as much more real violence makes it a ground breaker. And i do admit to having a good laugh at the first of the movie when they use the temperance movement as cover resulting in a fuckload of carnage :grin: . But i'm sure that ones already been mentioned.

[ShadowStar]

Perfect Blue (1997)
Paprika (2006)

[Бай Ганьо]

Z (1969) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z_(1969_film)

[OGG]

The Human Condition (trilogy)

[Art Vandelay]

Since this thread is being revived, I am going to add the film: wild tales.

[Armchair Partisan]

Alright, so here is an extremely rare and unusual recommendation: Drug (1987). I hesitated to suggest it simply because it seems almost impossible to find it on the Internet - I've managed to safely download it in Hungarian, and it seems to be up in Czech as well, but no English version. However, if someone can find it, it'd be great - or in the worst case, download a foreign version and some subtitles to it, English subtitles seem more common. (try searching for 'Koljun' along with the film's name if you want to find it)

It's a Soviet-Georgian film, a very touching, gloomy story about an alcoholic named Koljun who acquires a dog one day - but the dog hates alcohol and ends up having a profound effect on Koljun. This movie is great and I can't express how happy I was when I recently remembered it and then managed to find a Hungarian version on the Internet.

[xtrmntr]

Please put down Robocop (1987), you have twenty seconds to comply.

can you fly, bobby :lol:


Well since we're doing seconds...
I nominate Pulp Fiction(1994)

yep


Second: Trainspotting

yep


Taxi Driver

yep


my pick would be 'life of pi'
frigging awesome.

[ShadowStar]

Ghost in the Shell (1995)

[Workers-Control-Over-Prod]

1900 aka Novecento!
My favorite movie of all time, beautiful

[ShadowStar]

Eraserhead (1977)

[Full Metal Bolshevik]

What a shit list.

I won't even say a movie because I don't want it to be put on the same list as the likes of Lego movie or Arrietty ahahaha, no Kurosawa movie beats those apparently!

[Invader Zim]

What a shit list.

I won't even say a movie because I don't want it to be put on the same list as the likes of Lego movie or Arrietty ahahaha, no Kurosawa movie beats those apparently!

Oh yeah, totes, dude. Coz an animated film just can't be art. At least not like a 1950s samurai films. You can tell they're art because of the subtitles, black and white, and complete lack of editing. Seven Samurai is like so profound, you can tell because the film spends at least an hour more than it needs to be. Can you belive that Hollywood remade it in like just 2 hours?

[Communist Mutant From Outer Space]

American Psycho (2000)

I think the Wikipedia section on the themes is spot-on, so I'll just paste that here as to why I think the film should be on the list.


"According to literary critic Jeffrey W. Hunter, American Psycho is largely a critique of the "shallow and vicious aspects of capitalism (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalism)." The characters are predominantly concerned with material gain and superficial appearances, traits indicative of a postmodern world in which the 'surface' reigns supreme. This leads Patrick Bateman to act as if "everything is a commodity, including people," an attitude that is further evident in the rampant objectification of women that occurs in the novel. This distancing allows Bateman to rationalize his actions, in one anthropophagic (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibalism) scene, Bateman remarks "though it does sporadically penetrate how unacceptable some of what I'm doing actually is, I just remind myself that this thing, this girl, this meat, is nothing..."


Patrick Bateman's consumption of what he views as nothing more than a piece of meat is an almost parodically literal interpretation of a monster created by consumer culture. This, combined with sex, violence, drugs, and other desires of the id, is how Bateman realizes his base urges in a superficial world."

[Rudolf]

Pom Poko (1994)

It's pretty much about racoon dogs with shapeshifting testicles taking on property developers who are destroying their habitat.

[Full Metal Bolshevik]

Oh yeah, totes, dude. Coz an animated film just can't be art. At least not like a 1950s samurai films. You can tell they're art because of the subtitles, black and white, and complete lack of editing. Seven Samurai is like so profound, you can tell because the film spends at least an hour more than it needs to be. Can you belive that Hollywood remade it in like just 2 hours?
You said it not me, I just picked 2 movies far from worthy of belonging in a top100, that coincidentally were animated, are you that insecure about enjoying animation that you jumped to the conclusion I was hating on it?
Who had the idea to say Lego Movie and Arriety before The Lion King for example. And apparently, Lego movie is better than 100% of the movies Kurosawa made. And that's freaking hilarious.

Kurosawa movies weren't all black and white either, Ran is pretty awesome and in colors (really pretty film to look at), again you're putting words in my mouth and jumping to conclusions.

Subtitles? 99% of the movies I watch have subtitles, kind of an aglocentric view you got there mate :)

Geez, everything you said there was a miss.

[GiantMonkeyMan]

Wow, didn't even realise folks were still posting in this thread. I'll update the list at some point if I have time. One thing I'll say about Kurosawa is the amazingly precise composition to his work and the brilliant framing and art direction although I would say that some of the credit has to go with his partnership with cinematographer Asakazu Nakai. At the end of the day though, this is RevLeft's 100 Films to See... so of course you're going to have some questionable choices. :P

edit: ok added all that were missing and updated so the list currently stands at 93/100...

[Full Metal Bolshevik]

That's why I didn't criticize movies like Rosa Luxemburg because they are political and mostly share the same views of the revelft users, but as a movie, it's not that great. You can see political messages in the lego movie, but it's still an average one on all accounts.

[Antiochus]

My Favorite is Team America: WOrld Police. Because it is congruent with my political views lawl

[Full Metal Bolshevik]

Just noticed Bryan Cranston was nominated for lead actor in a movie I didn't know existed, Trumbo.

Has anyone seen it? Is it good? Not on Kickass yet, shame most movies come out in November-December just for the Oscars and it takes a while to come out on piracy sites on HD ^^

Hope piracy discussion is ok here, in my country it's not illegal :D

[Vee]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matrubhoomi

i believe this should be on the list

[Klaatu]

Norma Rae (1979)

pro-union film

[Lord Testicles]

And apparently, Lego movie is better than 100% of the movies Kurosawa made. And that's freaking hilarious.


No it's not, the lego movie is 100% better than 100% of Kurosawa's filmography. Any film with Rob Schneider is better than any Kurosawa movie because at the end of the day nobody made you the arbiter of good taste, so you can drop the film snob routine.