makeshift_wings wrote:
I second torrino on Reservoir Dogs, Clerks, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and Blood Simple for Indie's.
I also second him on Spellbound for Docu's.
I also second him on Spellbound for Docu's.
No love for Dazed and Confused?
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| Author: | dolcevita [ Tue Oct 26, 2004 5:28 pm ] |
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Okay guys, I want to compile a members top 100 list of the best of the best indie and documentary films. So, be picky, only suggest which films you think are worthy, and they don't go onto the list until at least one second member concurs. Then they make the cut and go on the list. I'll throw out some suggestions in awhile, but I need to eliminate some of them first. *62 Entries that made the cut so far* 21 Grams Adaptation American History X American Splendor Blue Velvet Being John Malkovich Best in Show Blood Simple Bound Bowling for Columbine Boys Don't Cry Breaking the Waves Buckaroo Banzai Buena Vista Social Club Cane Toads Clerks Dancer in the Dark Dazed and Confused Dead Man Donnie Darko Down by Law Dr. Strangelove Eraserhead Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Evil Dead Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn Evil Fargo Fog of War Freaks Garden State Ghost World The Good Girl Gosford Park Harold and Maude Hoop Dreams Koyaanisquatsi Leon (The Professional) Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels Lost in Translation Lost Skeleton of Cadavra Magnolia Memento Monty Python and the Holy Grail Night of the Living Dead The Passion of the Christ Psycho Beach Party Pulp Fiction Requiem for a Dream Reservoir Dogs Rivers and Tides Rocky Horror Picture Show Roger & Me Shaun of the Dead Spellbound The Straight Story Thirteen This is Spinal Tap The Usual Suspects The Thin Blue Line Waiting for Guffman Waking Life Winged Migration |
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| Author: | torrino [ Tue Oct 26, 2004 7:37 pm ] |
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Reservoir Dogs Clerks Monty Python and the Holy Grail Blood Simple Dazed and Confused Spellbound The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg I NEED to see Dead Man. Next weekend, maybe. |
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| Author: | makeshift [ Tue Oct 26, 2004 7:39 pm ] |
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I second torrino on Reservoir Dogs, Clerks, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and Blood Simple for Indie's. I also second him on Spellbound for Docu's. |
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| Author: | torrino [ Tue Oct 26, 2004 7:41 pm ] |
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makeshift_wings wrote: I second torrino on Reservoir Dogs, Clerks, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and Blood Simple for Indie's. I also second him on Spellbound for Docu's. No love for Dazed and Confused?
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| Author: | matatonio [ Tue Oct 26, 2004 7:41 pm ] |
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Just The Passion of the Christ! |
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| Author: | makeshift [ Tue Oct 26, 2004 7:42 pm ] |
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torrino wrote: makeshift_wings wrote: I second torrino on Reservoir Dogs, Clerks, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and Blood Simple for Indie's. I also second him on Spellbound for Docu's. No love for Dazed and Confused? Meh. It's alright. I wouldn't call it an A+ film, though. |
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| Author: | torrino [ Tue Oct 26, 2004 7:46 pm ] |
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makeshift_wings wrote: torrino wrote: makeshift_wings wrote: I second torrino on Reservoir Dogs, Clerks, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and Blood Simple for Indie's. I also second him on Spellbound for Docu's. No love for Dazed and Confused? Meh. It's alright. I wouldn't call it an A+ film, though. I...didn't...pay...attention to that. I was, obviously, thinking of well known directors who started out kinda small with little gems. Before Sunrise and School of Rock were better. But, I always liked Dazed and Confused...I'm trying to think of the other films Linklater has done. |
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| Author: | dolcevita [ Tue Oct 26, 2004 7:50 pm ] |
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makeshift_wings wrote: I second torrino on Reservoir Dogs, Clerks, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and Blood Simple for Indie's. I also second him on Spellbound for Docu's. OMG, how could i forget speelbound...I LOVE that movie. I saw it twice big screen. Good one Torri. Match #s 1,2,3,4,5 More submissions, Cane Toads (funnest doc ever) Smoke Signals American Splendor Faster Pussycat, Kill, Kill Times of Harvey Milk Hoop Dreams Roger & Me 28/35/42 Up (I'm counting them as a series) Koyaanisqatsi Was Silence of the Lambs considered an indie before it surprisiingly took off? -Dolce |
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| Author: | torrino [ Tue Oct 26, 2004 7:59 pm ] |
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Hmm. American Splendor. Well, I doubt I've seen 100 indies, but, is it worthy of an "A+" I'll get back to you on that one. |
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| Author: | makeshift [ Tue Oct 26, 2004 8:00 pm ] |
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I'll second American Splendor and Hoop Dreams. |
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| Author: | dolcevita [ Tue Oct 26, 2004 8:03 pm ] |
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makeshift_wings wrote: I'll second American Splendor and Hoop Dreams. Match #s 6 and 7 Dolce |
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| Author: | matatonio [ Tue Oct 26, 2004 8:04 pm ] |
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..........................ill second matatonio's pick Passion of the christ........................................ |
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| Author: | torrino [ Tue Oct 26, 2004 8:04 pm ] |
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dolcevita wrote: makeshift_wings wrote: I second torrino on Reservoir Dogs, Clerks, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and Blood Simple for Indie's. I also second him on Spellbound for Docu's. OMG, how could i forget speelbound...I LOVE that movie. I saw it twice big screen. Good one Torri. Match #s 1,2,3,4,5 More submissions, Cane Toads (funnest doc ever) Smoke Signals American Splendor Faster Pussycat, Kill, Kill Times of Harvey Milk Hoop Dreams Roger & Me 28/35/42 Up (I'm counting them as a series) Koyaanisqatsi Was Silence of the Lambs considered an indie bbefore it surprisiingly took off? -Dolce I dunno about Silence of the Lambs. It was produced by United Artists, and I think that MIGHT have been the Indie branch of MGM at the time. Or was it a different studio? Anyways. What I NEED to know is if Spinal Tap counts. I don't know if Spinal Tap was Reiner's debut. But, regardless, any Spinal Tap fan can't mention it without including Waiting for Guffman Prob. the best mockumentary, asides from Spinal Tap. 
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| Author: | torrino [ Tue Oct 26, 2004 8:05 pm ] |
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matatonio wrote: ..........................ill second matatonio's pick Passion of the christ........................................ Erm. Is it really an indie? I mean, $25m-ish budget? It was independent though... Whatever. A+ quality? Ya, sure. But, fine. I'll be tolerant. JEW POWAH!!!!! |
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| Author: | dolcevita [ Tue Oct 26, 2004 8:10 pm ] |
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matatonio wrote: ..........................ill second matatonio's pick Passion of the christ........................................ Yes it is considered an indie. Gibson paid it all out of his own pocket I think. don't worry mata, lol, its just cause no one visits this forum. as soon as people start peeking in other than MODs someone will notice your suggestion. -Dolce |
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| Author: | matatonio [ Tue Oct 26, 2004 8:11 pm ] |
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dolcevita wrote: matatonio wrote: ..........................ill second matatonio's pick Passion of the christ........................................ Yes it is considered an indie. Gibson paid it all out of his own pocket I think. don't worry mata, lol, its just cause no one visits this forum. as soon as people start peeking in other than MODs someone will notice your suggestion. -Dolce 
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| Author: | matatonio [ Tue Oct 26, 2004 8:13 pm ] |
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torrino wrote: matatonio wrote: ..........................ill second matatonio's pick Passion of the christ........................................ Erm. Is it really an indie? I mean, $25m-ish budget? It was independent though... Whatever. A+ quality? Ya, sure. But, fine. I'll be tolerant. JEW POWAH!!!!! of course its a indie, Gibson paid for all of it! |
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| Author: | dolcevita [ Tue Oct 26, 2004 8:14 pm ] |
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torrino wrote: I dunno about Silence of the Lambs. It was produced by United Artists, and I think that MIGHT have been the Indie branch of MGM at the time. Or was it a different studio? Anyways. What I NEED to know is if Spinal Tap counts. I don't know if Spinal Tap was Reiner's debut. But, regardless, any Spinal Tap fan can't mention it without including Waiting for Guffman Prob. the best mockumentary, asides from Spinal Tap. Or my fave of his, Best in Show. Its a toss up for me if Guffman or Show is better, so I'll let someone else second them if (s_he wants. -Dolce |
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| Author: | torrino [ Tue Oct 26, 2004 8:19 pm ] |
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Blah. TIS A DISGRACE! 
Anyways. This is Spinal Tap was Rob Reiner's debut. I think it's fair to call it an indie, no? No mainstream actors, low budget, etc. Certaintly, in the topsy turvy world of heavy rock, having a good, nice, and solid piece of wood in your hand is OFTEN useful! And, btw, makeshift, how come you haven't mentioned any low budget Romero films? Fine, I'll say it. Night of the Living Dead |
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| Author: | makeshift [ Tue Oct 26, 2004 8:21 pm ] |
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Oh, good call, torri! Honestly, I wasn't even thinking. I totally second NOTLD, though. |
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| Author: | torrino [ Tue Oct 26, 2004 8:21 pm ] |
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dolcevita wrote: torrino wrote: I dunno about Silence of the Lambs. It was produced by United Artists, and I think that MIGHT have been the Indie branch of MGM at the time. Or was it a different studio? Anyways. What I NEED to know is if Spinal Tap counts. I don't know if Spinal Tap was Reiner's debut. But, regardless, any Spinal Tap fan can't mention it without including Waiting for Guffman Prob. the best mockumentary, asides from Spinal Tap. Or my fave of his, Best in Show. Its a toss up for me if Guffman or Show is better, so I'll let someone else second them if (s_he wants. -Dolce While it's still an indie at heart, Best in Show was a bit more mainstream. You can tell from the set designs, etc. But, the more Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy in the top one hundred, the better! |
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| Author: | dolcevita [ Tue Oct 26, 2004 8:22 pm ] |
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makeshift_wings wrote: Oh, good call, torri! Honestly, I wasn't even thinking. I totally second NOTLD, though. Match #8 -Dolce |
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| Author: | torrino [ Tue Oct 26, 2004 8:27 pm ] |
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Being John Malkovich Lost in Translation Garden State THE USUAL SUSPECTS MEMENTO The Straight Story TRAINSPOTTING I looked through the top IMDB independent film list, and wrote some of the films I hit myself for forgetting. YOU BETTER PICK THE ONES IN CAPS, DAMNIT!
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| Author: | makeshift [ Tue Oct 26, 2004 8:28 pm ] |
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Being John Malkovich Lost in Translation Garden State Memento I second all of those. |
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| Author: | dolcevita [ Tue Oct 26, 2004 8:29 pm ] |
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makeshift_wings wrote: Being John Malkovich Lost in Translation Garden State Memento I second all of those. Matches 9,10,11,12 ADAPTATION anyone? -Dolce |
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