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  2. The All-Purpose Flickchart thread

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    21 hours ago, Dread said:

    Yeah, I mean the earliest it appears in your list. Lower number, not the one you've seen first.

    Right then, let's do this again!

    -Spielberg: Jaws (22)

    -Kubrick: A Clockwork Orange (3)

    -Carpenter: The Thing (18)

    -Fincher: Fight Club (39* [for now])

    -Coen Brothers: True Grit (109)

    -Wes Anderson: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (394)

    -De Palma: Phantom of the Paradise (196)

    -Scorsese: Goodfellas (151* [for now])

    -Kurosawa: N/A

    -Cronenberg: A History of Violence (205)

    -Burton: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (167)

    -Tarantino: Pulp Fiction (80* [for now])

    -Coppola: The Godfather (16)

    -Leone: N/A

    -Paul Thomas Anderson: Boogie Nights (279)

  3. The All-Purpose Flickchart thread

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    On 2/8/2023 at 6:01 PM, Dread said:

    Question time again: what number and which movie is your first film by the following directors on your list? Copy the list and put your own answers in.

    Add a director if you want.

    -Spielberg: Hook (666* [really!])

    -Kubrick: Dr Strangelove (14)

    -Carpenter: Halloween (195)

    -Fincher: Se7en (136)

    -Coen Brothers: Fargo (192*)

    -Wes Anderson: The Royal Tenebaums (719*)

    -De Palma: Scarface (558*)

    -Scorsese: Goodfellas (151*)

    -Kurosawa: N/A

    -Cronenberg: A History of Violence (205)

    -Burton: Batman (291)

    -Tarantino: Pulp Fiction (80)

    -Coppola: The Godfather (16)

    -Leone: N/A

    -Paul Thomas Anderson: Boogie Nights (279)

    Assuming first means "first" rather than "best/favourite", these be my answers.

    * means they're long overdue a rewatch/proper ranking

  17. The All-Purpose Flickchart thread

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    Where is your first comic book movie? 36, The Dark Knight

    Where is your first Star Wars? 40, Empire Strikes Back (although I'm due a Star Wars rewatch)

    James Bond? 47, Goldeneye

    Biopic? 39, Gandhi

    Baseball movie? 664, Bull Durham

    Horror movie? 2, Let The Right One In

    Movie in a language other than English? 2, Let The Right One In

    First movie with a black lead actor/actress (let's keep this to one of the three names that Flickchart lists)? 9, Shawshank Redemption

    First adaptation of a book? 2, Let The Right One In

    First sequel? 36, The Dark Knight

    First movie released before 1980? 1, Casablanca

    First animated? Either 11, Wo Framed Roger Rabbit, or if that dosn't count, 57: Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker

    Comedy? 4, Some Like It Hot

  18. The All-Purpose Flickchart thread

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    On 11/6/2013 at 6:33 PM, Dread said:

    Flickchart is bullshit.

    On 1/17/2023 at 6:07 PM, Dread said:

    My issue with Flickchart in a nutshell: There is no chance that The Notebook is my 21st favourite film of all time, but it is definitely a better movie than Robocop 2.

    And yet, sometimes, it's absolutely accurate. Like, Phone Booth might actually be my 400th favourite film.

    41 minutes ago, Dread said:

    I came back to mine because I'm going to have a lot of time on my hands laying down recovering from surgery and thought it might be fun. After a few hours of selecting, I finally have a top 20 that doesn't have anything that shouldn't be there. There are plenty others that could beat a lot of these films, but I'm finally ok with what it looks like.

    A 10 year progression!

    I am one film short from 1000 movies on my Flickchart - am in two minds of doing film 1000 tonight - but in the spirit of Des' posts, my current Top 20:

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  22. The Flickchart Forum - join in!

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    1 hour ago, You Know Who said:

    Would characters like Sherlock Holmes, Robin Hood, Frankenstein's Monster, or Dracula be eligible for Flickchart Forum episodes (granted, you'd still have a lot to cover even if shaved the latter two down to English-language adaptations from key studios)?

    Yes, they would. But as you acknowledge, that would be quite the time commitment!

  24. Every Film You've Watched in 2023

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    2 hours ago, Dread said:

    They filmed this movie at my university while class was in session. Every day I would have to walk through a burnt out debris field to get to my classes. One day, the smoke from said pyro was sucked into the library air vents and we had to be evacuated. As I was walking from my last class to my car, I actually saw Arnold pretty close walking into his trailer. I screamed "Arnie, I love you!" and he stopped and said "Thank you! I love you too!"

    Wow, between that and the Hulk Hogan story, you'd have a potential side-gig as a raconteur, Mr Doomsday!