50 films to see before you die

[mycats]

I cant find a list of the top ten, can anyone help please?

[Postdog]

Channel 4 normally put it up on their site, but I think it's too early yet - I just looked and it's not there.

[mycats]

Ah right, thanks Postdog

[Lorcan]

Top Ten should be at

http://www.people.co.uk/news/news/tm_objectid= 17432608%26method=full%26siteid=93463-name_pag e.html

If the link doesn't work 1 Apocalypse Now, 2 The Apartment, 3 City of God, 4 Chinatown, 5 Sexy Beast, 6 2001: A Space Odyssey, 7 North by Northwest, 8 A Bout de Souffle, 9 Donnie Darko, 10 Manhattan.

[ermintrude35]

..ah well 4 down , 6 to go...

[MelvynP]

"Sexy Beast"???? I wonder if the fact that Channel 4 co-produced it had anything to do with it being in the list.

And "Donnie Darko"........what was so good about that one? Surely the fact that nobody understood it doesn't make it a good film, does it?

[henke]

I don't think the list was necessarily about the best films to see before you die, hence no Godfather, Citizen Kane Braveheart etc. I think the list comprised films that were considered genre defining, strong visuals and were distinctive because of director. If that makes sense.

[dot.hawkes]

I have seen many many films, i go to the cinema on a regular basis, out of that lot i have not seen any at the cinema, tho 2001 a space Odyssey we did go to watch but never went in in the end. I think maybe we were too young at the time, as back then they didn't just let anyone in.

[MelvynP]

Henke, are you having a laugh!

"Sexy Beast"..........Genre defining????

[DiggerDoo]

What a joke : the whole programme was just an extended ad for a failing film channel which has had to go "free" as nobody was paying for it. so the advertisers were kicking off as nobody was watching the pathetic output. "Lost in Translation", do me a favour, more like 45 films to aviod before you die of boredom!!!

[mccfluff]

god i'm glad its not just me i watched it thinking i haven't see many of these and don't particulary want to!

[MelvynP]

"Lost In Translation"..........what a bore!

Let me know if Sofia Coppola writes and directs any more films, and I'll make a point of avoiding them.

Hasn't she just made "Marie Antoinette" with Kirsten Dunst? Shame, I was looking forward to that.