Good find Steve I have just found that on IMDb also....You can't argue with those statistics. A much more realistic perspective.
"as voted by our users" To give Ang Lee a little credit, he does make it at Number 110 with "Wo hu cang long" (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) But I rest my case with Tarantino and all the other directors I mentioned being "Great" Regards Andy ----Original Message Follows---- From: dsonesheets <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: dsonesheets <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] TARANTINO Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 18:27:55 -0700 Well, I don't chime in often, but here's a good indicator of the general internet film community - WOW! Look who's #9. Maybe there are other people that actually like and consider Pulp to be a classic. Oh, and it's got more votes than the #1 film by almost 10,000 votes. *1.*9.1The Godfather <http://imdb.com/title/tt0068646/> (1972)147,825*2.* 9.0The Shawshank Redemption <http://imdb.com/title/tt0111161/> (1994)178,739 *3.*8.9The Godfather: Part II <http://imdb.com/title/tt0071562/> (1974) 84,887*4.*8.9The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King<http://imdb.com/title/tt0167260/>(2003) 132,831*5.*8.8Shichinin no samurai <http://imdb.com/title/tt0047478/> (1954) 39,340*6.*8.8Schindler's List <http://imdb.com/title/tt0108052/> (1993) 112,664*7.*8.7Casablanca <http://imdb.com/title/tt0034583/> (1942)76,020*8.* 8.7Star Wars <http://imdb.com/title/tt0076759/> (1977)156,915*9.*8.7Pulp Fiction <http://imdb.com/title/tt0110912/> (1994)157,514*10.*8.7Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back <http://imdb.com/title/tt0080684/>(1980) 122,502 *21.*8.6Citizen Kane <http://imdb.com/title/tt0033467/> (1941)69,431 Of course, Citizen Kane and others will rate higher on most film critics' all-time lists, but film is for everyone, not just the critics. And what most people don't realize - here it is: the Absolute Truth of Cinema: FILM IS SUBJECTIVE. If you can't understand that no one is right and no one is wrong about film, then you have no right discussing it. You can DEBATE, but there are no absolutes apart from this fact. Now on to my opinions: I personally think the Kill Bill films were genius - it combined elements from the western, samurai, contemporary action, Kung-Fu, and anime genres. People condemning this feat as a mere rip-off couldn't be farther from the truth. This comes from a thorough examination of the genres in question and a masterful application of such. And it must be obvious that Quentin's now-signature use of editing his timelines in a non-linear fashion is another example of his mastery of the medium, and is now often-imitated. I personally look forward to every one of his new films, and often will watch KB 1 and 2 back-to-back. BTW, the Japanese posters for Kill Bill, both parts, are absolutely incredible (some 14 styles and counting) Steve Zammar [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.dsonesheets.com 303/478-3973 On 1/5/06, Susan Heim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thank you Craig............. > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Craig Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > *Sent:* Thursday, January 05, 2006 4:03 PM > *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] TARANTINO > > At 02:47 PM 1/5/06 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >And, I guarantee you, decades from now when we look back on the greatest > >films ever made, Pulp Fiction will be right up there with Citizen Kane > and > >Casablanca. > > Decades from now, I'll be collecting on that guarantee. > > Pulp Fiction may be Tarantino's best but it isn't Citizen > Kane. Or Casablanca. 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