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Murdoch wrote:Here's my bottom ten:

41. The Addiction (1995) – Abel Ferrara
42. Rush (1991) – Lili Fini Zanuck
43. Lost Highway (1997) – David Lynch
44. Ratcatcher (1999) – Lynne Ramsay
45. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) – Terry Gilliam
46. Open Your Eyes (1997) – Alejandro Amenabar
47. The Game (1997) – David Fincher
48. Before Sunrise (1995) – Richard Linklater
49. Bringing Out the Dead (1999) – Martin Scorsese
50. eXistenZ (1999) – David Cronenberg

3 good ones that didn't quite make my 50!

3 good ones

Indeed! Thank goodness a few lists are being shared before the deadline..I frantically have to add/subtract a few from mine now, after the fact!

Here`s my top 10 films from `90s
1. The Double life of Veronique ( 1991 ) - K. Kieslowski
2. Days of Being wild ( 1990 ) - W. kar wai
3. Vanya on 42nd street ( 1994 ) - L. malle
4. The Thin red line ( 1998 ) - T. malick
5. Barton Fink ( 1991 ) - J. coen
6. After Life ( 1998 ) - K. hirokazu
7. Naked Lunch ( 1991 ) -D. Cronenberg
8. Dead Man ( 1996 ) -J. Jarmusch
9. Matinee ( 1993 ) -J. Dante
10. Fight Club ( 1999 ) -D. Fincher

ineedyoubad wrote:Here`s my top 10 films from `90s
1. The Double life of Veronique ( 1991 ) - K. Kieslowski
2. Days of Being wild ( 1990 ) - W. kar wai
3. Vanya on 42nd street ( 1994 ) - L. malle
4. The Thin red line ( 1998 ) - T. malick
5. Barton Fink ( 1991 ) - J. coen
6. After Life ( 1998 ) - K. hirokazu
7. Naked Lunch ( 1991 ) -D. Cronenberg
8. Dead Man ( 1996 ) -J. Jarmusch
9. Matinee ( 1993 ) -J. Dante
10. Fight Club ( 1999 ) -D. Fincher

Great to see such support for 'Dead Man', but I'm puzzled by the lack of high rankings for 'Short Cuts'

My Top 10:

Chungking Express
Happy Together
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
Waiting For Guffman
Safe
Brother's Keeper
Fucking Amal
Ratcatcher
My Own Private Idaho
Election

My Top 15

1. A Brighter Summer Day (Yang, 1991)
2. Sink or Swim (Friedrich, 1990)
3. Through the Olive Trees (Kiarostami, 1994)
4. Flowers of Shanghai (Hou, 1998)
5. The Long Day Closes (Davies, 1992)
6. Quince Tree of the Sun (Erice, 1992)
7. And Life Goes On… (Kiarostami, 1991)
8. The Thin Red Line (Malick, 1998)
9. Happy Together (Wong, 1997)
10. Nenette et Boni (Denis, 1996)
11. Public Housing (Wiseman, 1997)
12. To Sleep With Anger (Burnett, 1990)
13. Heat (Mann, 1995)
14. The Comb (Stephen and Timothy Quay, 1990)
15. No Fear, No Die (Denis, 1990)

my top 10 (probably won't change):

1. Institute Benjamenta
2. And Life Goes On …
3. The Suspended Step of the Stork
4. Close-Up
5. Satantango
6. The Wind Will Carry Us
7. The Thin Red Line
8. Lessons in Darkness
9. The Power of Kangwong Province
1o. Groundhog Day

(Yes, that's three Kiarostami. Hint: there's a reason I stopped at 10...)

My top 10

1. Ohikkoshi / Moving (Shinji Somai, 1993)
2. Omohide poro poro / Only Yesterday (Isao Takahata, 1991)
3. Bad ma ra khahad bord / The Wind Will Carry Us (Abbas Kiarostami, 1999)
4. Wandâfuru raifu / After Life (Hirokazu Kore'eda, 1998)
5. Qiu Ju da guan si / The Story of Qiu Ju (ZHANG Yimou,1992)
6. Palwolui Christmas / Christmas in August (HUR Jin-ho, 1998)
7. Pidä huivista kiinni, Tatjana / Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatiana (Aki Kaurismaki, 1994)
8. Persuasion (Roger Michell, 1995)
9. Haut bas fragile / Up, Down, Fragile (Jacques Rivette, 1995)
10. Bakha satang / Peppermint Candy (LEE Chang-dong, 1999)

Michael Kerpan wrote:My top 10

1. Ohikkoshi / Moving (Shinji Somai, 1993)
2. Omohide poro poro / Only Yesterday (Isao Takahata, 1991)
3. Bad ma ra khahad bord / The Wind Will Carry Us (Abbas Kiarostami, 1999)
4. Wandâfuru raifu / After Life (Hirokazu Kore'eda, 1998)
5. Qiu Ju da guan si / The Story of Qiu Ju (ZHANG Yimou,1992)
6. Palwolui Christmas / Christmas in August (HUR Jin-ho, 1998)
7. Pidä huivista kiinni, Tatjana / Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatiana (Aki Kaurismaki, 1994)
8. Persuasion (Roger Michell, 1995)
9. Haut bas fragile / Up, Down, Fragile (Jacques Rivette, 1995)
10. Bakha satang / Peppermint Candy (LEE Chang-dong, 1999)

'Tatiana' made it in my Top 50, - (I believe I recommended it to you in another life!),...and 'The Story of Qiu Ju' made my short-list of 75 or so
(one of these days I'll get to watch my 'Only Yesterday ' DVD, but too late for this deadline)

My top 10:

1. Maborosi (Kore-eda, 1995)
2. After Life (Kore-eda, 1998)
3. The Long Day Closes (Davies, 1992)
4. L’Humanité (Dumont, 1999)
5. Sátántangó (Tarr, 1994)
6. Red (Kieslowski, 1994)
7. Wild Reeds (Téchiné, 1994)
8. A Brighter Summer Day (Yang, 1991)
9. Secrets & Lies (Leigh, 1996)
10. Orlando (Potter, 1992)

Yojimbo wrote:'Tatiana' made it in my Top 50, - (I believe I recommended it to you in another life!),...and 'The Story of Qiu Ju' made my short-list of 75 or so
(one of these days I'll get to watch my 'Only Yesterday ' DVD, but too late for this deadline)

Well, I got Tatiana as soon as it came out on DVD in Finland (which is quite a long time ago now).

Too bad you ignored my repeated recommendations for Only Yesterday over the course of the past 7 years or so. ;~}

It was hard deciding on what ZY film to put into my top 10.

Michael Kerpan wrote:

Yojimbo wrote:'Tatiana' made it in my Top 50, - (I believe I recommended it to you in another life!),...and 'The Story of Qiu Ju' made my short-list of 75 or so
(one of these days I'll get to watch my 'Only Yesterday ' DVD, but too late for this deadline)

Well, I got Tatiana as soon as it came out on DVD in Finland (which is quite a long time ago now).

Too bad you ignored my repeated recommendations for Only Yesterday over the course of the past 7 years or so. ;~}

It was hard deciding on what ZY film to put into my top 10.

well I'm not a huge fan of animation, as a rule, so when it comes to choosing between live action or animation, I usually settle on the former.

ptatler wrote: 34. Blue (Jarman)

I've been meaning to get to this. Is it just poetry/ radio play or does it work as a movie?
Also ultra generic bottom ten

41 The Big Lebowski
42 The Iron Giant
43 Felidae
44 Bad LT.
45 Terminator 2: Judgment Day
46 Bottle Rocket
47 Reservoir Dogs
48 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
49 Jacob’s Ladder
50 Mystery Men

knives wrote:

ptatler wrote:34. Blue (Jarman)

I've been meaning to get to this. Is it just poetry/ radio play or does it work as a movie?

It's basically an installation piece. I don't know what you mean by "work as a movie." It's a single frame of blue so it's not really cinematic per se.

knives wrote: I've been meaning to get to this. Is it just poetry/ radio play or does it work as a movie?

Some thoughts on this.

reno dakota wrote: 10. Orlando (Potter, 1992)

Nice to see a vote for Orlando! An exquisitely beautiful movie, and my favorite Tilda Swinton role.

I like the trend of posting bottom 10's. Here's mine:

41. “Sugar Water” (Michel Gondry, 1996) [Cibo Matto music video]
42. Little Dieter Needs to Fly (Werner Herzog, 1997)
43. Rock Hudson’s Home Movies (Michael Rappaport, 1992)
44. Amarillo by Morning (Spike Jonze, 1998)
45. Anything Can Happen (Marcel Łoziński, 1995)
46. Naked (Mike Leigh, 1993)
47. Fallen Angels (Wong Kar-Wai, 1995)
48. Leaving Las Vegas (Mike Figgis, 1995)
49. The Double Life of Véronique (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1991)
50. Crumb (Terry Zwigoff, 1994)

far be it from me to want to steal zedz' thunder, but here's the bottom 10 on my top 50, and my lips are sealed until after the final poll is revealed

Braindead (1992)
Calendar (1993)
Caro diario (1993)
Così ridevano (1998)
Gabbeh (1996)
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
Secret défense (1998)
Notes From The Underground (1995)
Flower of My Secret, The (1996)
Crow, The (1994)

say, I suppose I'll play the bottom ten game as well (I think all I have time for until I submit my list is to rewatch a couple old favorites that are sliding a little too low for comfort at the moment):

41. A Brighter Summer Day (I can't wait to see this not on my computer/without Mandarin subtitles/in a transfer that does justice to all the outdoor night scenes, and lord this film has plenty of those)
42. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
43. Barton Fink
44. Lamerica
45. To Sleep with Anger
46. Showgirls
47. Freeway
48. All About My Mother
49. Jackie Brown
50. The Celebration

(Jesus, looks like I stumbled in on a premature ejaculation circle jerk - keep something in reserve for the after-match party, you guys!)

Oh well, ten more lists in overnight and the big surprise is that there are no really major changes in the top ten, with everything consolidating, including the unlikely ones. Two clear frontrunners (that could still easily reverse positions), then a very odd foursome (maybe even a fivesome) that could end up in any order, then there's quite a step down to the next tier.

At this stage, it looks like there will be plenty of surprise exclusions from the top 100.

Time is running out for submissions, so don't miss out and forever regret the absence of Troll 2!

mikeohhh wrote:say, I suppose I'll play the bottom ten game as well (I think all I have time for until I submit my list is to rewatch a couple old favorites that are sliding a little too low for comfort at the moment):

41. A Brighter Summer Day (I can't wait to see this not on my computer/without Mandarin subtitles/in a transfer that does justice to all the outdoor night scenes, and lord this film has plenty of those)
42. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
43. Barton Fink
44. Lamerica
45. To Sleep with Anger
46. Showgirls
47. Freeway
48. All About My Mother
49. Jackie Brown
50. The Celebration

you've two that made my bubbling under list, and Lamerica which slipped under the radar when I was doing my 'power search' on IMDb
(not much to choose between it and 'Così ridevano')

Michael Kerpan wrote: Ohikkoshi / Moving (Shinji Somai, 1993)

Is there any way to find this?

roujin wrote:

Michael Kerpan wrote: Ohikkoshi / Moving (Shinji Somai, 1993)

Is there any way to find this?

There was a decent (but only decent) Japanese DVD -- with no subtitles. So far as I can tell, no subbing script has ever surfaced at any of the usual sites. Luckily large chunks of this have no (or little) dialogue. Still, subs would be helpful (especially since this uses Kansai dialect to a considerable extent).

Some pictures here -- as a consolation prize.

That's a damn shame. I forgot to save my list but I'm pretty sure none of my titles were that obscure.

roujin wrote:That's a damn shame. I forgot to save my list but I'm pretty sure none of my titles were that obscure.

I can do a barebones narration for visitors who watch my copy (with me), but am not up to the task of providing full subtitles for Somai's Ohikkoshi. It is a shame that this has never gotten a subbed release. (The Japan Foundation does -- or did -- have a subbed print, but that doesn't help much).