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[Jim]

100. Casino Royale (2006, US/GB)
Directed by Martin Campbell
Cheshire bulldog assumes mantle of world's smoothest man
Let’s face it: James Bond was always overrated, the quips, the girls and the gadgets serving to disguise the absence of tension, the half-arsed plotting and the general despicability of the central character. That is, until ‘Casino Royale’: here, at last, is a Bond we can relate to, or at least recognise as human: a self-hating misogynist suckered by love, a slave both to a disinterested administration and his own unchecked nihilistic tendencies. That, and some of the most ferociously entertaining action sequences of the decade: the breathless building-site chase alone justifies the film’s placing on this list.

Lordy

http://www.timeout.c...o-and-more.html

Reassuringly pretentious list as it progresses.

[marktmurphy]

Although, for those who like these sort of arguments, Bourne makes it to 50

[jaguar007]

I may be Time Out's #100, but it is my #1

[Safari Suit]

Cremaster 3? No thank you.

Why does the (OK, but anything but exceptional) School of Rock keep appearing on these lists? Almost as if people liked a movie more than I liked it or something.

Still lists is lists and it's nice that CR is on this one, I guess.

[DR76]

100. Casino Royale (2006, US/GB)
Directed by Martin Campbell
Cheshire bulldog assumes mantle of world's smoothest man
Let’s face it: James Bond was always overrated, the quips, the girls and the gadgets serving to disguise the absence of tension, the half-arsed plotting and the general despicability of the central character. That is, until ‘Casino Royale’: here, at last, is a Bond we can relate to, or at least recognise as human: a self-hating misogynist suckered by love, a slave both to a disinterested administration and his own unchecked nihilistic tendencies. That, and some of the most ferociously entertaining action sequences of the decade: the breathless building-site chase alone justifies the film’s placing on this list.

Lordy

http://www.timeout.c...o-and-more.html

Reassuringly pretentious list as it progresses.

You got that right on the nose.

Although, for those who like these sort of arguments, Bourne makes it to 50

As much as I liked them, none of the Bourne movies would make my top ten or top twenty list. I suspect it would be the same for Matt Damon.

[col_007]

there's a four letter word and that's full of it

[MrKidd]

I'm not commenting on the list although it does seem rather odd. But I'll tell you something about Time Out. I've got that big TO movie reference book - a thoughtful present from my mother. Excellent reading on the bog. Anyway its crap. 1000s of reviews just basically regurgitating each plot (err, spoilers alert anyone?!) and trying to sound all clever. Seems like its the house 'style' As I said, it really is crap so don't waste your money. Just wanted to say that, thanks.

[dinovelvet]

Thank God we have Time Out to let us know that Casino Royale is slightly superior to the Lindsay Lohan epic Mean Girls. How else would we have known?

[The Shark]

Wonder what Harmsway thinks of this. After all he's the resident film buff.

[danslittlefinger]

#100?

Another list to wipe my with.

[Safari Suit]

Thank God we have Time Out to let us know that Casino Royale is slightly superior to the Lindsay Lohan epic Mean Girls. How else would we have known?

Superior to Mean Girls? Sure. Clueless? Hmm... I'd have to think about that.

[Aris007]

Thank God we have Time Out to let us know that Casino Royale is slightly superior to the Lindsay Lohan epic Mean Girls. How else would we have known?

Superior to Mean Girls? Sure. Clueless? Hmm... I'd have to think about that.

I think they're wrong! We need to send them an e-mail so as to correct the inaccuracy!

[Turn]

I guess I must be pretty sad as a film fan as I haven't heard of probably half or more of these. Then again, films about the Romanian health system and Mexican sunsrises don't get much attention in a system dominated by vampire romances. Not that I'd care to watch any of those.

My biggest surprise was the Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford at no. 6. That film did nothing box-office wise or critically on release yet it's the second highest ranking American film on the list.

[Turn]

Double post

[Professor Dent]

I guess I must be pretty sad as a film fan as I haven't heard of probably half or more of these. Then again, films about the Romanian health system and Mexican sunsrises don't get much attention in a system dominated by vampire romances. Not that I'd care to watch any of those.

[Conlazmoodalbrocra]

#100?

Another list to wipe my with.

[B. Brown]

#100?

Another list to wipe my with.

Agreed.

Should have been lower.



I don't mind their #1 choice, though. Never expected that, actually.

[Ambler]

What a dismal decade the noughties has been for film making.And why isn't Transformers on that list?

Film snobs.

[Judo chop]

Hey! My OPEN RANGE got #91!

Time Out?

More like Time IN!!! WOO-HOO!!!

[Salomé]

What a dismal decade the noughties has been for film making.And why isn't Transformers on that list?

Film snobs.

It has been, for those who insist to confine themselves to Anglo-Saxon features.
I think cinema in continental Europe and Central and South America actually had a bit of a renaissance in the noughties. And that's disregarding all the good things that came out of the East.

I do agree that we have likely reached the nadir of the studio system, considering the fodder they have been churning out for most of the decade.

Edited by Salomé, 15 December 2009 - 09:09 AM.

[Ambler]

What a dismal decade the noughties has been for film making.And why isn't Transformers on that list?

Film snobs.

It has been, for those who insist to confine themselves to Anglo-Saxon features.
I think cinema in continental Europe and Central and South America actually had a bit of a renaissance in the noughties. And that's disregarding all the good things that came out of the East.

I do agree that we have likely reached the nadir of the studio system, considering the fodder they have been churning out for most of the decade.

I think film was essentially a 20th century medium in the same way the novel belonged to the 19th. But I accept your point about continental cinema. These days the most interesting European directors do not come from Italy or Britain as often used to be the case. Michael Haneke and Lars von Trier are obvious examples of this.

[Mr. Blofeld]

Agreed.

Should have been lower.

What is it with you and your hatred for the Craig era? Be a little more open to new ideas, mate!

[Major D.Smythe]

What a boring top 10.

[Zorin Industries]

What a boring top 10.

If you haven't seen those films or didn't like them. But they are not boring to everyone. Far from it, in fact.

[Major D.Smythe]

Well... ok, boring was the wrong word. But uninteresting, certainly. Not one film in the top 10, i'd want to watch. Beyond the top 10, of the 101 films listed, and those that i've seen, the following were the one I liked:


#101 Mean Girls
#100 Casino Royale
#080 Heist
#033 Before Sunset (Delpy - french chicks, what can I say?)

4/101.

Edited by Major D.Smythe, 15 December 2009 - 10:56 AM.

[Zorin Industries]

Well... ok, boring was the wrong word. But uninteresting, certainly.

You stick with the interesting MEAN GIRLS and I will stick with the "not interesting" NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, TALK TO HER and THE LIVES OF OTHERS.

[Salomé]

What a dismal decade the noughties has been for film making.And why isn't Transformers on that list?

Film snobs.

It has been, for those who insist to confine themselves to Anglo-Saxon features.
I think cinema in continental Europe and Central and South America actually had a bit of a renaissance in the noughties. And that's disregarding all the good things that came out of the East.

I do agree that we have likely reached the nadir of the studio system, considering the fodder they have been churning out for most of the decade.

I think film was essentially a 20th century medium in the same way the novel belonged to the 19th. But I accept your point about continental cinema. These days the most interesting European directors do not come from Italy or Britain as often used to be the case. Michael Haneke and Lars von Trier are obvious examples of this.

Completely besides the topic of this thread, but how did you feel about Inglorious Basterds? Both the opening scene and La Louisane were unapologetic Hitch homages.

[Major D.Smythe]

Well... ok, boring was the wrong word. But uninteresting, certainly.

You stick with the interesting MEAN GIRLS and I will stick with the "not interesting" NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, TALK TO HER and THE LIVES OF OTHERS.

Good arrangement. But seriously, take it easy. It's not like i've just taken a in your Frosties. Oh come on...... wristwatch. Hey, you can say wristwatch here?

[Trident]

What a boring top 10.

Absolutely not IMO, cannot agree here. I urge you to give No Country For Old Men a try. And while The Assassination Of Jesse James isn't an action flick, yet it contains tenfold more explosive potential, revealing how mundane and ordinary the raw material of our popular myths really is. Disturbing, if you really dare to think about it.

Life Of the Others is one of my personal favourites and I feel not a little surprised that this one made it to rank 5. No, once more only little action. Yet lots of suspense of a kind. No, the story isn't exactly real. But all the ingredients are, the atmosphere of drab oppression, of corrupt arbitrariness and of a state governed by cynic and reckless bullies spying on their own people. Check it out and you will find more than just a few most disturbing truths about living in a dictatorship. An authentic glance into the works of despotism in the final throes of decline.

There are many interesting films on this list. Of course, not every single one is made for everybody's tastes and I won't claim to watch them all. But many of them are surely worth giving them a try. I urge you to do so too. Be open minded, avoid being limited by your own watching habits, your personal views and prejudices. There is something worth discovering beyond our own tiny horizons, our own scope of mind. Go for it.

If you find the voyage wasn't worth the effort, you can still safely return to your home base and no one can accuse you for not trying.

[Major D.Smythe]

I'm hardly against experimenting, otherwise i'm sure i'd have a rather limited number of favourite films and tv shows. But those films, on that list, don't grab me enough to want to rush out and see them. Another list and it could be very, very different.