Jimbo 175 Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 Saw this programme on Channel 4 last night, what a fuck up it was, every single movie they reviewed, they gave away the ending and any twists therein, Imagine having never seen Fightclub and then watch this programme only for them to give away the ending, fucking loons. This show was supposed to be a precursor for Film Four going free this weekend. If anything it undid any good work it set out to do. Film buffs reveal 'must see' list Cinema experts have named the 50 films they believe everyone should see before they die. Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 Vietnam War classic Apocalypse Now heads up the list chosen by an expert panel, which included director Lord David Puttnam. Other titles in the top 10 include Brazilian film City of God and Roman Polanski's Chinatown. The list was compiled to mark this Sunday's relaunch of Film Four as a free-to-air channel. Alien, Lost in Translation and The Shawshank Redemption just missed out on a top 10 place. The top 50 also includes Pulp Fiction, Trainspotting, Erin Brockovich, The Breakfast Club and Scarface. Channel 4 said each film has been chosen for its unique and creative approach to filmmaking. Film critics Jason Solomons and Karen Krizanovich, Channel 4 head of film and drama Tessa Ross and the film director Menhaj Huda were also on the panel. The full list: Apocalypse Now The Apartment City of God Chinatown Sexy Beast 2001: A Space Odyssey North by Northwest A Bout de Souffle Donnie Darko Manhattan Alien Lost in Translation The Shawshank Redemption Lagaan: Once Upon A Time in India Pulp Fiction Touch of Evil Walkabout Black Narcissus Boyz n the Hood The Player Come and See Heavenly Creatures A Night at the Opera Erin Brockovich Trainspotting The Breakfast Club Hero Fanny and Alexander Pink Flamingos All About Eve Scarface Terminator 2 Three Colours: Blue The Royal Tenenbaums The Ladykillers Fight Club The Searchers Mulholland Drive The Ipcress File The King of Comedy Manhunter Dawn of the Dead Princess Mononoke Raising Arizona Cabaret This Sporting Life Brazil Aguirre: The Wrath of God Secrets and Lies Badlands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 It was a fucking joke, not even a single Leone film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM4 0 Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 pfff, no Back To The Future either... what a bunch of losers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 175 Posted July 23, 2006 Author Share Posted July 23, 2006 By the looks of things it was based on films appearing on Film Four. Hence no "down the hatch 7". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7318 Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 Totally random selection. love raising arizona though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill 0 Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 I've hardly seen any of them and most of them I have seen from that list I didn't like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thompson 0 Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 Seen alot of them. City of God is a great film, might i add! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7318 Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 wacthed r-point today. probably one of the better 'asian cinema' films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus 0 Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 i thought this was an interesting list actually - no godfather, star wars or lord of the rings or titanic, in fact theres no real blockbuster films at all. some interesting choices like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Toplass-101 Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 One of my fav films is on the list, The Shawshank Redemption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radgina 1 Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 One of my fav films is on the list, The Shawshank Redemption. 163573[/snapback] Mine too...along with Donnie Darko, the Breakfast Club and Boyz in the Hood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 2 Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 One of my fav films is on the list, The Shawshank Redemption. 163573[/snapback] Further to the point made in the first post, the twist was revealed to me in a similar compilation programme a few years ago, before I'd seen it. Bastards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 The list doesn't seem to have ANY criteria whatsoever. If they were trying to avoid naming hugely popular films it's fine to include walkabout but why include Alien? If they were trying to avoid naming well renowned classics it's fine to include Boyz N the Hood but why include 2001: A Space Odyssey? If they were trying to go for renowned directors lesser known films it's fine to include Touch of Evil, but why include Aguirre, the Wrath of God? The ONLY criteria was "Is it coming soon to Film4?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 2 Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 The list doesn't seem to have ANY criteria whatsoever. If they were trying to avoid naming hugely popular films it's fine to include walkabout but why include Alien? If they were trying to avoid naming well renowned classics it's fine to include Boyz N the Hood but why include 2001: A Space Odyssey? If they were trying to go for renowned directors lesser known films it's fine to include Touch of Evil, but why include Aguirre, the Wrath of God? The ONLY criteria was "Is it coming soon to Film4?" 163578[/snapback] Probably. Channel 4's obession with lists is getting tedious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 175 Posted July 23, 2006 Author Share Posted July 23, 2006 Clearly it seems they were only allowed to pick films from the Film Four catalogue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 337 Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 The list doesn't seem to have ANY criteria whatsoever. If they were trying to avoid naming hugely popular films it's fine to include walkabout but why include Alien? If they were trying to avoid naming well renowned classics it's fine to include Boyz N the Hood but why include 2001: A Space Odyssey? If they were trying to go for renowned directors lesser known films it's fine to include Touch of Evil, but why include Aguirre, the Wrath of God? The ONLY criteria was "Is it coming soon to Film4?" 163578[/snapback] Probably. Channel 4's obession with lists is getting tedious. 163583[/snapback] They're doing 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches tonight.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11080 Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 my sister loves these list programs and says that "If no-one wanted to watch them, they wouldn't be on tv" utter bollocks, if they weren't incredibly cheap, time and resource light and insanely marketable... they wouldn't be on tv. it's the old Field of Dreams idea, "If you build it, he will come."... If you put it on, they will watch. people just vegetating in front of the tv will watch anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 It's like listening to a greatest hits album. I don't see anything wrong with it personally. All I ask is that the list should reflect the title in some way, shape or form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11080 Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 It's like listening to a greatest hits album. I don't see anything wrong with it personally. All I ask is that the list should reflect the title in some way, shape or form. 163612[/snapback] trouble is, it's qualitative what is your favourite album of all time might appear no-where in these "expert's" top 100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Hog 536 Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 Nice to see The Apartment in there. One of my favourites. I don't mind these lists shows. Generally you know what to expect. If they are compiled by experts there will be some agenda behind it and if it's by the general public the better ones will be nearer the beginning. As mentioned above it's like a greatest hits album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4446 Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 If they are compiled by experts there will be some agenda behind it163621[/snapback] Compare this list with the films on film four in the coming months now its on freeview [/cynic] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 I flicked through the list and noted what I hadn't seen as reasonably good recommendations. Not the sort of show I'd watch and I don't have Channel 4, but Jimbo's post was helpful. There's a lot of shit on television, who knew? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15871 Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Erin Brockovich 163494[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 As others have said, should be "50 Greatest films being shown on the next few months on FilmFour". Some good films on there but some average ones too, plus loads of glaring omissions imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 The full list: The Breakfast Club 163494[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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