Comments on: British Film Institute Chooses 75 Classic Films to Share with Future Generations

By: SurveyReviewer

SurveyReviewer — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:45:08 +0000

Rather interesting. Has few times re-read for this purpose to remember. Thanks for interesting post. Waiting for the trackback.

By: Anglor

Anglor — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 06:49:29 +0000

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By: joe

joe — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:18:49 +0000

Wow… who would have thought I had similar tastes to Reed?? Anyways, good picks there. I haven’t seen “The Road Home”.

By: Reed Farrington

Reed Farrington — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:20:55 +0000

Oh, I didn’t notice Tarkovsky was on the list twice. Thx for pointing that out, brian.

Yeah, joe, I like the “meditative aspects of Kim Ki-Duk’s films.”

Interesting you should mention “2046,” because that’s one of my favourites. I think most critics would consider Wong Kar-Wai’s “In the Mood for Love” as more of a classic.

I think Zhang Yimou’s “Hero” is a classic.

I have a soft spot for Zhang Yimou’s “The Road Home.” That movie illustrates what true love is. It doesn’t explain it though.

I also consider Ang Lee’s “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” to be a classic as well, although it has some faults in my eyes.

By: brian

brian — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:39:30 +0000

Gotta love two Tarkovsky films (Stalker and The Sacrifice).

By: joe

joe — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:18:07 +0000

Reed,

Definitely put it on your list to see! Although it’s paced slowly, it is a drama with excellent characters and of course Ozu’s distinctive shooting style. I think you’d like it if you’re into the meditative aspects of Kim Ki-Duk’s film.

I don’t know many Chinese films that I would say were great enough to make a “top” list, besides maybe “2046″. What would you say is a “classic”? You should go on the podcast and give a top 5 Chinese movies list.

By: Sean

Sean — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:46:32 +0000

If you click to read more about each movie I think it says who nominated it.

By: Reed Farrington

Reed Farrington — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:13:48 +0000

Where’s “The Human Stain”?

I don’t understand how they could get 75 people who would each name a different film and no director would have more than one film in the list. Or did I miss something in the rules?

I also agree with Joel in that it would have been nice to see what film each person voted for.

No Chinese films!

I’ve seen less than half of the films on the list. I’m embarrassed. I’m interested in seeing “Tokyo Story.”

By: David Lay

David Lay — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:27:50 +0000

Its funny that you would find fault in the AFI list for being “predictable”…The best movies are the best movies… I didn’t know subtlety was what they were going for.

By: joe

joe — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:51:04 +0000

Yay, Ozu made the list (Tokyo Story). I agree that he should be on there before Kurosawa, but I didn’t expect it. Typically Seven Samurai gets credit before any other Japanese film.

By: Joel

Joel — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:16:47 +0000

This is obviously a more interesting list than the AFI ones. I’d like to see the individual voters’ ballots. It’s interesting that they let people choose films from all over the world. That always frustrates me about the AFI lists.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:26:54 +0000

I had a look through the list and it looks like the Sci-fi genre has been pretty much overlooked. I did see Blade Runner (good choice) but not much else in the genre.