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Pinocchio is an interesting subject to study. In many ways, it is obvious that Disney had a lot more of everything in this film than he did in Snow White. The film clearly sets out to outdo Snow White in every way possible. It's a bit more mature as a story, it is more detailed in its design, better colored and more clean in its animation. The use of the multiplane camera<\/a> is simply stunning. And the special effects are extraordinary.
I think it's also important to note, that Pinocchio was a huge failure at the Box Office. And I often just can't explain it to myself. In what world, in 1940 is that movie not something amazing? It's a movie about perseverance and the values of education and knowledge. Maybe it's because I'm such a Ravenclaw but isn't that something we all should get through our heads at a young age? That knowledge is the real power, that without it we're the kind of fools who get taken advantage of? IIIIIIDK. Many people say it was because of the war breaking out, that international audiences didn't get to see the film. But it's still quite disheartening. It was the highest grossing film of the decade, regardless. So I guess there is a point to that.
Anyway, It's also interesting to note that Pinocchio received an episodic treatment that no other Disney film has, really. And this episodic treatment allows the film to touch upon many subjects while still in the main story. It's kind of a shame that Walt never thought of making more clear separations on these episodes, because perhaps they would've benefited from a different treatment each, design wise or music wise. But then again, the fact that they are so seamless makes the movie very coherent despite the very different settings and broken up story telling.
The Characters<\/b>
I think the character studies in Pinocchio are far more interesting than those of the films that followed it during that decade. Pinocchio has smarter use of characterization and the characters in it serve story in a much more efficient way.
I think, in a lot of ways it's interesting because most of the characters are very creative interpretations of the characters in the original story, and much like in Snow White, it was clear for the animation team that if they wanted their storytelling to be successful, they had to take ownership of the characters (which is what they did when naming the Dwarfs for SW).
The best example of this is Jiminy Cricket. He's a character that is basically non existent in the original story, and Disney not only made him a pivotal part of the film, they turned him into a Disney trademark that has outlived the film more than any other character including Pinocchio. Jiminy Cricket is the anchor of the film, really. He's a catalyzer for a lot of the action, but he is also comic relief in many cases, and the wise know it all in other cases. In some cases he even acts as all 3. Let's remember that he is also the narrator of the film, so in some stances he will speak up and sort of reflect the audience's point of view. A character that acts and works as so many things in a film is truly brilliant.
Pinocchio as the title character is also interesting to study. A lot of people can say that Pinocchio is kind of preachy (which it is), but I think that's a result of the character itself. Because Pinocchio embodies a lot of naivete that I think was present in kids a lot in the 20th century. Pinocchio comes off as very ignorant of the world around him and for good reason. Because here's what I think is interesting: I don't feel like Pinocchio comes off as a preachy film because of what happens to the character when he smokes or drinks or lies. I think it comes off as preachy because all of that happens to him as a result of forfeiting education. He deviates from going to school and that results in him making a lot of misinformed decisions. And the film is very clear in following the classical fantasy story pattern in that matter because it's very clear about the horrible things that happen to you if you don't have a conscience.
On the other hand, the goodness of Gepetto is a contrast to Pinocchio, I think. Because he is an inherently good person, and his actions reflect that because the Fairy is so thankful and appreciative of his good actions that she rewards him with Pinocchio. So it's interesting to see them in a contrasting light. And how ultimately Pinocchio comes to the realization that Gepetto truly deserves better and that drives him to make the brave rescue in the end.
I'll also add that Figaro and Cleo make for STUNNING character design. Their emotion is so clear and so spot on! They are such good sidekicks to Gepetto, even if they only appear for a short period of time in the film. But their design and the use of them in the film is really remarkable and of fantastic emotional weight.
The Design<\/b>
The design of Pinocchio is something that honestly didn't pop at me until I watched it on bluray. Very much like Snow White, Pinocchio has a style that follows the tradition of classical story books. The warmth in the coloring, the soft, rounded figures all reminisce of classic, kid aimed story books.
That being said, Pinocchio is a lot more refined than Snow White. It is quite evident that Walt had more money and a bigger team working on the film. The detail work is more evident, and the coloring more precise.
There are way too many backgrounds that look straight out of Rembrandt pieces, their light work is _that_ good. The lighting really stands out, honestly, their work is precise and fantastic. There is not one frame that misses the italian warmth of the setting and the story.
Also, all the design work in the toys, in the clocks and Gepetto's shop is flawless. Every clock is beautifully animated, and so detailed and colored to perfection. It is really quite remarkable work, and once again it shows off that Walt had a lot more money and people working on the film.
Special effects by the way, are spectacular. It's ridiculous how good some of them are. Especially the ones done on the Blue Fairy.
The Music<\/b>
I have to be honest. A lot of the music goes by unremarkably for me. I don't feel like the score is as good as the Snow White score, but there is something special about Pinocchio: When You Wish Upon a Star.
That song became not just one of the most notorious song of its time, but an absolute Disney symbol and a legend. It's a song that puts into words everything that Disney really is about: dreams and fantasy and imagination. Everything about it is special and referent to Disney, and looking back it's no wonder it became a Disney symbol.
I also think it's really special that the song, the biggest song, the one that really talks about the greatest thing Disney wants to put forward, it's a song that goes to the smallest, most humble character in the film. It's not for the lead, it's not for the fairy; it goes to the little bug in the tuxedo. It's quite beautiful and inspiring.
Other than that, I think I've Got No Strings deserves a mention for being such a fun song and for having such a beautifully made performance sequence.
The Digital Restoration<\/b>
Pinocchio is ridiculously good on bluray. The restoration makes the film look so bright and detailed. Every frame looks stunning. Every part of it looks colorful and sharp, and the film does not look a year old in the transfer. The shadows and the lights are beautifully detailed and there is not one scratch or flaw on it. The movie has NEVER looked better and it probably never will. Stunning work, worth every penny.
<\/a>","comments":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/172756.html?view=comments#comments","category":["when you wish upon a star","#filmsnobalert","reviewing movies cause i'm a film snob","disneywatch 2011"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/172328.html","pubDate":"Fri, 27 May 2011 01:54:56 GMT","title":"DisneyWatch 2011 - #1. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs","author":"snowweisz","link":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/172328.html","description":"I've thought very hard about how to really comment or criticize Disney films and ultimately think it's very hard to find a set of rules, or a guideline that could be helpful.
But I do believe, like Roy once said that there are 3 things that are pivotal to good Disney films. #1. Great story, #2. Great songs. But third and most importantly, remarkable characters.
So in thinking of a formula that would be sort of easy to follow, I think these are things that are definitely worth noting:
.The Characters. Not just in their personalities and how they are presented to the audience, but also in how they are designed and how much detail they have.
.The Music. Like Howard Ashman said, for a film to be Disney canon, its music has to be very memorable, very special and quite particular. I should say in advance that I think this isn't the case for every Disney film, but music will nevertheless be a special part of what I'll want to look for.
.The Design. Each of these films have a very particular visual approach. And I think studying the visual design is also a very specific way to outline the objectives and the ideas of the company at a certain time.
.The Digital Restoration. Where applicable, I will address the restorations, because Disney has done a rather impeccable job with their digital transfers and their restorations. Not every company is making their films look brand new and so vibrant and stunning.
.Overall impressions on the themes and the story. I'm not sure if I will try to rate them, but I will try to gather a general perception of the film and try to make a simple interpretation of it.
THAT BEING SAID:
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I am quite attached to Snow White, for obvious reasons.
But my attachment to Snow White is a recent thing, and my growing into actually, genuinely appreciating this film is more a matter of my growing nerdiness for film in general. I wasn't particularly attached to this film as a kid, and more than just a long time, it took a lot of knowledge about film and film history to see it for the cinematic breakthrough that it is.
In general, I think there are many elements to this film that are not necessarily clear to children, and while children will find every 5 dollar gag funny and endearing, I think the overall complexity of the film was aimed at an older audience at the time. However, the film continues to get some backslash from Disney fandom and I think I know why. I think that older audience, in this times, is not interested in a film like this. While younger audiences grow out of the 5 dollar gags very fast. And it takes some ... I guess acquired taste to be into a film like this one.
There is also something very, very interesting about the music that I'll address on the music part.
The Characters<\/b>
The character work on Snow White is so groundbreaking. A lot of the times that's hard to put into perspective because it's such an old film and we're used to modern characterization. But Snow White is so clever!
Snow White as a character provides most of the emotional load of the film, while the dwarfs are the comic relief. The other characters are counter points to move their stories on.
It's amusing to see how fandom reacts to Snow White as a character these days. People think she's too submissive and too annoying. But it's borderline heartbreaking to see people react to her that way. It's quite obvious to me that she's just incredibly good. She's an innocent kid and quite naive, of course, but she is also very kind hearted. She is put in a terrible situation and to be quite frank, she makes the best of it. She makes a serious effort to make the best out of what she gets with what she knows.
It's quite obvious that her stepmother has made sure she doesn't know much of anything except housekeeping, and she uses that to put herself to an advantage. To give the dwarfs something that would in return provide her with a house.
I think that makes her quite remarkable. She does what she can and is successful at getting what she wants out of it.
ALSO THIS: People have said that she's motherly and enjoys housekeeping too much. But WHAT IS WRONG WITH THAT?
I love to cook, and I'm motherly and enjoy hosting. How in the world is that a bad thing? Of course at the time the film was released many women did only that, but I think it's a reflection of bad and misguided feminism to get on her for that, when clearly at this age women can do whatever they want and ALSO enjoy being in the house and cooking and hosting and mothering. But I hate those misguided feminism arguments so I won't get into it anymore.
Suffice it to say, she's a BAMF.
Like I said, the dwarfs are very much comic relief and I think they are mostly a counterpoint to Snow White in their emotional development. But in general they are comic characters aimed at kids. I think this is why I find them generally irrelevant to my interests. But still think it's quite remarkable how they are so well characterized and are each so interesting. Grumpy is my absolute favorite because I think he's the one who grows the most, but also because I have a soft spot for his need to show as little emotion as possible when it's obvious he does care. GPOY TBH.
Also real quick: I've noticed some reactions to The Prince and how come Snow White loves him if they've barely seen each other. Well here's what: IT IS A MUSICAL. And it is called time compression. When people share any kind of romantic singing in a musical, you have to suspend your disbelief and realize that by the end of that musical number, the protagonists are clearly in love. That's it.
The Design<\/b>
I think the greatest thing about Snow White is how sophisticated it is. The complexity of the design and the characterization is something that is truly groundbreaking. It needs to be said that up until that point, even the best Silly Symphonies were just little music pieces. Snow White not only broke through the length of the usual cartoons, but it did it with a level of sophistication and with an attention to detail that really made it quite special. Because it also needs to be said that even fantastic Silly Symphonies like Elmer Elephant, Three Little Wolves or Music Land, while very well done they were not designed with this amount of detail and care. And most of all with this fidelity.
Also it's worth noting that there is something very special about the old school, european fairy tale look of the film. All of the backgrounds were watercolored, and very classically drawn. While the characters are a compromise between that classic design but also a very modern feel in their colorful schemes and their Disney trademarks, with big eyes and very round, heartwarming lines. That makes them all incredibly beautiful but still in a very human way, which is something that later films (especially in the Renaissance period) lacked.
The film looks very much like an old fairy tale book, but there is a level of artistry in it that I think has not aged at all. That is one of the reasons why the film is still so current, because its design concept is still very clear. Some of the films that followed it, tried to replicate this style and many of them were unsuccessful, but Snow White was very successful in its design objectives.
The Music<\/b>
It's interesting to note that generally it is said that the first book musical was Oklahoma in the 40's. But Snow White is very much the essence of a book musical. There was a great level of care and complexity in the songwriting because every song illustrates storytelling.
This isn't that surprising because Walt had been doing that very thing in most Silly Symphonies by then.
But it is quite remarkable for full length features.
Also it's worth noting that the songs are very interesting in that they balance, very particularly that old school feel of the movie with a modern reaction to music. The music is very much what people liked to hear in the 30's, but with just enough elements to keep it tied with the look of the film.
And yet, it has such a beautiful, upbeat and cheerful feel to it, that it's charming and engaging to hear it today. I can jam shamelessly to Whistle While You Work ANY day.
The Digital Restoration<\/b>
Maybe a lot of what I'm saying now is influenced by the fact that the Bluray edition is almost ridiculously good. I realize Disney has restored its films frame but frame but the work on Snow White is out of the park, really. The film does not look a day old in its brightness or its coloring. It's absolutely perfect and quite a joy to watch. For a film that is almost 80 years old, it's quite amazing that there is not one scratch of it on the transfer. Absolute AA+ on the transfer.
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TL;DR sorry.","comments":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/172328.html?view=comments#comments","category":["disney nerding on another level","#filmsnobalert","disneywatch 2011","needs more tags","disney is amazing","movies","snow white ofc"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/172047.html","pubDate":"Thu, 26 May 2011 06:48:57 GMT","title":"OH HELLO. I LIVE.","author":"snowweisz","link":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/172047.html","description":"Sylwia poked me today and I haven't updated in a long time so she was right.
She's also tempted me and convinced me that I should do a DisneyWatch 2011<\/b>. In which I will watch EVERY single Disney animated film and review it.
This is appropriate because my Disney nerdiness has reached shameless levels, and I could probably use a place and a way to use as an outlet. You think you've seen Disney nerdiness, and then I'll geek out about a certain period, or a specific animator and it's just... off the charts.
Ridiculous really.
Also, this may or may not have to do with the fact that 2 months ago I got an HDTV and that for my birthday this month, my mom got me 4 Disney blurays. And I have been geeking out a lot. Especially because they are SO FULL of special features
Anyway, I had kinda meant to do that Disney watch thing anyway, with the bf. Except then (NEWS FLASH BTW) I broke up with him, and well lol yeah.
If you are surprised, don't be. Sometimes, I wonder if I'm at all the relationship type. If I'm just inconstant, or if I'm just too demanding. If I just get bored too easily. Or if I'm just completely unable to seriously commit to someone.
IDK IDK
Whatever the reason, well I'm single again.
Let's see what else.
OOOOOOOOOOH
I AM THE PREFECT OF THE NOBLE HOUSE OF RAVENCLAW FOR THIS TERM!
I love my claws, they are so precious and stunning and we will conquer the House Cup and we will pwn and pillage and raid. It will be flawless. Also my co-prefect is also flaw free so that won't be too hard :)
ABOUT TELEVISION THAT I WATCH:
Glee is ridiculous, I hated a lot of it lately except for the Jesse St James and the Kurt and the Blaine in it.
Grey's Anatomy was underwhelming and I'm pissed off about it.
COMMUNITY IS A FLAW FREE SHOW AND IT DESERVES ALL THE AWARDS.
AND FINALLY:
FRINGE IS THE MOST BRILLIANT, STUNNING, EXTRAORDINARY, BEAUTIFUL, SMART, CLEVER SHOW ON TELEVISION.
#ALLTHEAWARDS<\/a><\/font>
I also got into White Collar and can Season 3 start rn pls?
ONE MORE THING:
LADY GAGA IS MY MOTHER MONSTER AND BORN THIS WAY IS THE ALBUM OF THE DECADE.
It is stunning, she is amazing, I can't get enough of it. It's inspiring and fantastic and revolutionary. And it's such a great, different, sound. The production is just so extraordinary. And this is without mentioning the lyrics which are so thoughtful and just so inspired and I will listen to this album for years and love it forever.
OK. THAT IS ALL.
I will start writing about Snow White tonight or tomorrow. Feel free to skip all my Disney ramblings if you want. BUT I WILL POST CUTE PICTURES SO THAT YOU FEEL TEMPTED. OK? TY.
ALSO WELCOME SYLWIA AND DENISE WHO I JUST FRIENDED.","comments":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/172047.html?view=comments#comments","category":["ravenclaw is the bamfest","my husband neal caffrey","you should hire me disney company","hih who wouldve thought","disney nerding on another level","lady gaga is brilliant","disney princesses are ftw","disney is amazing","tv","fringe sciences"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/171462.html","pubDate":"Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:20:39 GMT","title":"What a good week to be a film nerd","author":"snowweisz","link":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/171462.html","description":"I think I've always loved films. Since I can remember, really.
And I've aaaalways loved award season. It's my jam. It's the best time ever to be a film nerd. Film nerding comes so easy during Award Season, and it's everywhere, so everyone enables you lol. Well, then I went to art school and I wouldn't say the way I look at film changed, but the way I analyze it did. So idk, I've become very strongly opinionated about film. I can't help it. I can't help myself.
And btw, that would go on to be why I haven't really made any reviewing this year of any films. Because I've had very strong opinions about some of the things that fandom in general has been collectively fapping about so lol I rather keep my unpopular opinions behind closed doors. But oh god, it's award season and I am feeling enabled. Everywhere.
Idk, maybe I should just make a ranking of the nominated films and talk some bits about them. But lmao idek who would read that.
Anyway, I'm vidding Fringe. Or trying to but getting wrapped up in a ton of other stuff. Will get there. ALSO NEW FRINGE TONIGHT YESSSSSSS! FUCK YES! LUV U FRINGE ALSO DID YOU PEOPLE SEE FRINGE'S NUMBERS LAST WEEK? FUCK YES! KEEP IT UP FRINGE I WILL BE PRAYING FOR YOU OMG I NEED FRINGE GIFS H\/O
FRINGE PRAYER CIRCLE PLS","comments":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/171462.html?view=comments#comments","category":["save the day","i love olivia","peter you dumbass","tag abuse necessary","olive is my favorite","fringe fridays","fringe sciences"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/171166.html","pubDate":"Tue, 04 Jan 2011 19:08:24 GMT","title":"Eh eh so happy I could die","author":"snowweisz","link":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/171166.html","description":"WELL IDK LET ME TELL YOU 3 THINGS OKAY
#1. I am really happy rn. Idk, I just am. I have a man in my life who loves me and I love him back and it's all so fantastic and giddy and I feel so good about it and idk it's like my luck is turning and I am just HAPPY SO HAPPY I COULD DIE AND IT'S ALRIGHT THIS IS NO BAD ROMANCE
#2. I love being on the Noble House of Ravenclaw, these people are bamfs and sweethearts and they just omg, make me happy a lot and I could not have possibly wished for a better house or a better hih experience! EVERYONE JOIN YOU KNOW THAT I WANT YOU YOU KNOW THAT I NEED YOU
#3. Lady Gaga is my jam and I've been jamming and gagasming all over the place for the last 2 days aaaaaaaaaaaah i love Lady Gaga so much, I WANT YOUR LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE
#4. OH YEAH I SAID JUST 3 BUT WHO CARES. I have a job interview on Thursday, snaps for me pls, this could be very very good. I LOVE THIS RECORD BABY","comments":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/171166.html?view=comments#comments","category":["peyton points","gagasm","rl","that's all","hih who wouldve thought","omg yay","lady gaga is brilliant","accept lady gaga into your heart","se parece mas a ti","ana of ravenclaw","just dance","so happy i could die"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/170559.html","pubDate":"Sat, 01 Jan 2011 18:16:57 GMT","title":"Baby you're a fiiiiiiiirework!","author":"snowweisz","link":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/170559.html","description":"S'up 2011?
Since my last post, my holiday blues kinda wore off. I did host a Christmas eve dinner, had fun on Christmas day, went to the beach for like 3 days, and then last night had an okay time, I guess. And lots of wine.
I won't lie, things could be way better. But hfc they can't but get better from here on, yk? That's kinda my attitude for 2011: from here, I can only go forwards. And it's funny cause I think for the first time in a loooooong time, that's a resolution that I am completely comfortable with. I didn't even shed any tears last night. Not even after I got it on with the wine. Idk, things _will_ get better because I honestly can't see them getting any worse. Things will look up, I have to believe it.
So yeah.
Well also, I wrapped up my 2010 Scrapbook<\/a> and I closed the year at 163 movies which sounds pretty awesome for my 2011 goal of 200.
I find that making a scrapbook gives me a very accurate sense of things tbh. I see very clearly where I've been through the year and idk, it's comforting. To know that I collected some of these moments and things and that they won't disappear away into the internet. Or something.
In short, there is A LOT of Lost, jjverse, Oceanaldi, Fringe, Disney and then towards the end some Ravenclaw :)
After I post this, I'll do some work on my 2011 with some banners and stuff and then I'll be on it one more time. Hopefully, it'll be just as successful.
Okay I lie, after I post this, I will go update on DisneyVerse because the holidays and my beach trip made me neglect it omg how shameful.
So idk, I might have to knock on wood as I say this, but I just wanted to write this entry to let it be on record that i feel positive about 2011. Things will look up, really.","comments":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/170559.html?view=comments#comments","category":["scrapbooking is fun","good times were had","needs more tags","kaela we need a new twin tag","idk stuff","rl","lol idek"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/170210.html","pubDate":"Wed, 15 Dec 2010 20:27:53 GMT","title":"Some things would make me happy and they are very simple.","author":"snowweisz","link":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/170210.html","description":"One of them would be a Safari extension that tells you when a website has been updated, like the way tumblr and twitter work. So I could use it on Oceanaldi and on FLOURISH & BLOTTS WHEN I AM WAITING FOR THE ACTIVITY SWEEP TO BE POSTED SO I CAN HAVE A SHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP
Yk, not that my catalogue is finished but I _really_ want this lol kaela are you lol'ing irl now? I bet you are.
I would probably be too
Also my niece is OBSESSED with a sequence on a Disney movie but I cannot divulge what it is because it's a spoiler alert for the DisneyVerse Guess the Song challenge lololol
Yeah idk what this post is.
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Idk, I feel like I could use some love.","comments":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/169965.html?view=comments#comments"},{"guid":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/169603.html","pubDate":"Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:21:26 GMT","title":"I wanna post using hashtags","author":"snowweisz","link":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/169603.html","description":"I've realized I have a chronic problem: Sometimes I mean to reply to a comment or an entry. But I don't. And then I kinda like don't realize I didn't comment and then (and by then I mean anywhere from a day to a week later) I realize \"oh uh\"
#idk<\/a> #shortattentionspan<\/a>
So yeah, if I ever like don't reply to you, there is a 65% chance that in my head I think I did
#thisismylife<\/a>
Yk, I could use this opportunity rn to talk about Fringe last night but if I do I will be heartbroken all over again and oh god MY POOR OLIVE NO WHY OMG :'( OLIVIA ILU :(
#iluolive<\/a>
ALTHOUGH THIS JUST IN:
Last night I was watching 117 Bad Dreams with Anj and my sister came over and sat with me and she was like omg omg and all into it and then she was like omg that was so cool and now she's like uhm so i uhm... wanna watch fringe now.
#FUCKYES<\/a> #SUCCESS<\/a>
Also 2 things:
1. This weekend I will do a minor friends cut. I'll only cut people who have cut me before or who are filtering me out, cause tbh yk what's the point. So if you get a notif and come back and read this: Hi, don't use filters as a less passive aggressive way of friends cutting.
#tyfyt<\/a>
2. I want to write hhr fanfic
#storyofmylife<\/a>
LOL WTF IS THIS POST IDEK
OH HEY DOESNT OLIVE LOOK BANGING WITH THAT SANTA HAT?","comments":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/169603.html?view=comments#comments","category":["il this song","idk stuff","scary shit","lol w\/e","fringe sciences","lol idek"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/169283.html","pubDate":"Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:37:10 GMT","title":"Oh children!","author":"snowweisz","link":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/169283.html","description":"Let me preface this post by saying that by now you ALL should know I ship H\/Hr hardcore.
As hardcore as Courtney ships Cindy\/Lennon or Sarahmotion ships Peter\/Olivia or Cat ships Angel\/Cordelia. I ship it hard, okay? Really, hard.
So if you don't care about some H\/Hr shipper flailing, we may continue. Otherwise pls scroll. I'm sure ilu either way
#maybe<\/a>
Okay so I watched Deathly Hallows
And it was entertaining. It had loooooots of design flaws that rly distracted me many times, and sigh David Yates _really_ needs to direct a mafia movie some time because his villain scenes were pretty amazingly done. Maybe also direct a war drama of ppl falling in love. Because let's be quite honest, the H\/Hr dancing scene was BANGIN, by far among the best achieved scenes in the film and also one of the best executions on the film. I mean, I want to be objective and objectively my designer head tells me it had superb music and the camera movement was charming and the performances were stunning and the photography was rly special.
But also, my shipper heart just honestly loves it. Without any other reason other than it was fantastic. It was intimate and emotional and GOOD GOD THE SECOND HE TAKES OFF THE LOCKET GOSH CAN IT GET SEXIER? I MEAN HONESTLY IN ANY OTHER FILM THAT WOULD'VE ENDED UP WITH THEM HAVING INTENSE SEX LETS BE SRS HERE.
Hey, little train! Wait for me! I once was blind but now I see Have you left a seat for me? Is that such a stretch of the imagination?<\/i><\/font>
My ship can get it yk.
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And then good heathus christ when they were in the Godric's Hollow omg I wanted to cry so bad and it was so emotional and the intimacy is what ALWAYS kills me with this ship. They are just so in sync how come ppl ask why do I ship it honestly?! I MEAN WE COULD STAY HERE, HARRY. GROW OLD!
Okay uhm
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Well anyway it was an okay made film, but the H\/Hr scenes were truly splendid.
Also, people hate Kloves for his H\/Hr but the man has FANTASTIC pacing. So haters stay pressed.
That's all.
Well now it's TV Thursday and there is A FRINGE YES! Also lol last week Alex and I couldn't watch TVD on time and we said we'd do Friday but I had DV bingo and then theater and then I realized _today_ that we haven't seen it lol oops
I was on a Fringe high so that's my excuse. ALSO: ![](\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/userinfo_v8.png?v=17080&v=916.1\")
<\/a>snorkack<\/b><\/a><\/span> is marathoning Fringe S1 and that makes me so so happy and proud. Aren't you happy I made you watch the pilot, Anj?! :)
ALSO THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT OKAY
LAST NIGHT I UPDATED MY SCRAPBOOK AND I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT
I REACHED MY GOAL OF 150 MOVIES THIS YEAR
LIKE A BOSS<\/font>
DH was #153, so gj, self!<\/center>","comments":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/169283.html?view=comments#comments","category":["look at my icon usage","steve kloves ships h\/hr","slow danced to nick cave lol","h\/hr is better than canon","h\/hr is my otp","il this song","how many hhr tags do i have really","leading me on","h\/hr","i cant remember my tags","fanfic memes are lovely","otp always always"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/169040.html","pubDate":"Mon, 06 Dec 2010 09:40:08 GMT","title":"2 Things and a requiem to my eMac","author":"snowweisz","link":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/169040.html","description":"Well today is my 1 week of being a member at the Noble House of Ravenclaw. And I want to ponder the following:
Do I have a sigtag addiction problem already?<\/a>
I think the answer is yes.
Also:
I am going to watch Deathly Hallows today (yes finally) and I think the holidays are a prime time to be single.
On a short unrelated note, today I part ways with my faithful eMac that I have owned for 5 years. So in chronicling said event, I wrote my eMac, Coco the following requiem:
Oh Coco!
We had a good life, and our time together had its ups and downs but it was generally pleasant. We learned many things together, like editing videos, the wonders of iWork and the dis<\/s>pleasures of Illustrator. We learned the ways of Photoshop and VectorWorks and you showed me how to use Flash against my better judgement. We went through all the basics of living your life with a mac and you started an endless road of Apple products that will never end for me. You were with me during prime H\/Hr times, when I became addicted to LOST, and even when I joined _twatlight. I should also mention that I really appreciate those times I used you to seed the ballet torrents I downloaded. We've had many years together and you must admit that until Coppelia came into my life you were my #1. I will always think of you fondly.
I'm sorry to part with you Coco, but I cannot keep you around gathering dust while you get older and less valuable. Not to mention I am passing the Mac torch on to my cousin and he will give you an honorable end to your existence while using you to what you did so fine with me: convert me without hope of return.
I loved you.
Thank you for the moneys you are providing me with for this holiday season, me and my new bluray appreciate it very much. You will be sorely missed.
Goodbye.
Love,
Ana
I have a small impulse to just sign this with a sigtag but I will hold it back....
okay maybe not
Perfect for me y\/y?
PS: What's it with this TSwift album? It's kinda bangin
PPS: My default now has a santa hat. It suits Olivia kinda fine. luv u Olive <3","comments":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/169040.html?view=comments#comments","category":["hih who wouldve thought","holidays","hogsmeade weekend is coming","yes i suck up to steve jobbs","i dig apple things okay","ana of ravenclaw","lol idek"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/168757.html","pubDate":"Thu, 02 Dec 2010 09:16:42 GMT","title":"ANA OF RAVENCLAW POSTING","author":"snowweisz","link":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/168757.html","description":"I HAVE BEEN SORTED IN THE NOBLE HOUSE OF RAVENCLAW
AND MY DEFAULT HAS A PARTY HAT.
YES THAT IS INCREDIBLY BAMF.
BOTH OF THOSE THINGS.
PS: Ty Sara this is so presh!<\/font>
You guys, I love ![](\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/community.png?v=556&v=916.1\")
<\/a>hogwartsishome<\/b><\/a><\/span>! Like, an awful fucking lot. It's overwhelming because it's really big and there is like a lot to do, but it's awesome I love it. I am excited. I started some fic that I'm gonna finish and post and I applied for a tag shop. Although Ravenclaw is maxed out so I'll have to wait for a spot to open. ANYWAY I AM EXCITE IT IS THE QTEST EVER!
No, really it is. <\/a>kaelakaelakaela<\/b><\/a><\/span> is like ridiculously happy that I ended up loving it so much, because I wasn't sure I was going to love it, but I really do. And a Hogsmeade weekend is coming up and I am like harboring so much anticipation it's ridic. In Kaela's words, I don't think I know how much fun I'm going to have omg. Srsly. Also the claws are awesome. Idk, it's all so bamf. It's awesome. Okay I'll stop.
Okay so did you guys watch Glee?
PROB NOT EVEN TRUE BUT I STILL WANT TO PEE MY PANTS THINKING IT MAY BE! I CAN DREAM OKAY?!
Thoughts: I liked the ep. I have consistently liked the past few eps. But I miss Jesse a lot omg, it's like ridic but I do. Pls be back for the back however many eps, Groff. I need you.
ALSO FUCK YOU GLEE I DONT WANT TO HAVE HEY SOUL SISTER STUCK IN MY HEAD!
I'm sorry, <\/a>maidel<\/b><\/a><\/span> but I really don't like Finn one bit lately. Not one.
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SO ANYWAY
TODAY IS TV THURSDAY AND THIS IS THE STORY OF MY LIFE: I AM SICK.
I have a cold, like a rly bad one where I have a horribly sore throat and a fever and it sucks so much. I was gonna go watch Deathly Hallows, but well not happening now. I'll stay home and prob order pizza and watch all my tv shows but specially
FUCKING FRINGE
Omg can I just say that I have needed this episode in my life for what feels like forever now. TOO EXCITED TBH
Yeah that's all, once it gets to Fringe I am too excited to function. Oh how the times have changed.
PS: I NEED MORE FRINGE ICONS, ANYONE HAS RECS?","comments":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/168757.html?view=comments#comments","category":["fuck fake bitches","kaela we need a new twin tag","#teamrealolivia","nothing ironic about show choir","jesse st james in my pants pls","being sick sucks","hih who wouldve thought","i love olivia","the ravenclaw tower is bangin","ana of ravenclaw","fringe sciences","#teamjesse"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/168666.html","pubDate":"Sat, 27 Nov 2010 07:16:07 GMT","title":"Shopping is like chicken soup for the soul","author":"snowweisz","link":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/168666.html","description":"
Well, it's been like forever since I updated, but as it is my favorite holiday ever, I shall talk about it.
Also about life, but tbh a LOT of things have gone on irl this month, have rly made my life hard and I just honestly don't feel like talking about them. Which I think is the main reason I have not updated much.
It's been a just a tough month. I feel like I've been all over the place, and exhausted most of the time. So yeah... I just really don't feel like I want to talk about it. Let's just let this month go by and be over. W\/E
So since I let most of the month go by until things calmed down, I had to disconnect with my nano, slacked a bit on the landcomms and on my movie watching goals. I have, however kept up with generally all of my tv, specially FUCKING FRINGE BECAUSE IT IS AMAZING AS FUCK :D, but anyway I digress. Come this week, Black Friday almost caught me by surprise! OMG!
I was prepared but not like a lot lol. The only reason I had money to spend was because I sold my desktop computer to my cousin. So I had moneys.
And anyway here is a recollection of the damages:
$7.5
$26
$69!
$12!
$9!
and Center Stage lol
SUCCESS OF A BF TBH!
Shopping also made me feel lots better so stuff is okay, I feel happy and okay and things will work themselves out. :)
I ALSO APPLIED TO HOGWARTS IS HOME AND I AM PART OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T SEEN DEATHLY HALLOWS CLUB.","comments":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/168666.html?view=comments#comments","category":["yk whatever","shopping","shoes","idk stuff","oh deer","yeah i updated wow","tales of a film snob","black friday is my favoritest holiday"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/167998.html","pubDate":"Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:22:55 GMT","title":"Nothing can save me but the sound of your voice","author":"snowweisz","link":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/167998.html","description":"I'm awake at 9 am. I went to bed at like 5:40 and woke up 3 hours later. Invariably awake, like no chances of going back to sleep. Hfc what is going on with me.
SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGH
Well remember how I said I had done some fandomy things that I just had to like arrange, well I did.![](\"https:\/\/i384.photobucket.com\/albums\/oo282\/maleficent_hbic\/wdlims12\/wdl_r12_snowweisz.png\")
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Click the banner to go to the Dazzlecake post with all the icons<\/font>
Peter\/Olivia fanvid for <\/a>scifiland<\/b><\/a><\/span> Video Challenge. 2nd place winner (GO SIDEKICKS!) :)<\/a>
50 BTTF .gifs for my <\/a>scifiland<\/b><\/a><\/span> Big Bang.
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Also, last night I started following @adamlevine. INSTANT CRUSH. He's awesome and so so qt and has flawless #hashtagusage<\/a>.
In an unrelated thing, I downloaded Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Not even sure when I'll get on it, but I will. Oh, this was mostly prompted by me watching the pilot to The Walking Dead. Which was soooooo good. Then again, ik I love me zombie movies\/books\/anything (and they are prime preparation for the apocalypse too), but it really was good and fast paced and intense. I was even surprised so much happened given that it was just the pilot. Best pilot of the year by far.
Some Danny Boyle references from 28 Days Later, which wikipedia tells me are from the graphic novel, and I was a little meh about those cause I couldn't help but feel it really was a bit of a rip off, given that in 28 Days Later it's such a pivotal part of the plot... But still a fabulous pilot.
Very excited to see more!","comments":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/167998.html?view=comments#comments","category":["1.21 gigawatts","the zombies are coming","marty mcfly is some badass motherfucker","vids","i should go sleep","ratatouille is a metaphor for art","i love fringe now","wishing you were as bamf as olive","remy is me"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/167866.html","pubDate":"Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:16:09 GMT","title":"Give me some rope tie me to dream","author":"snowweisz","link":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/167866.html","description":"It is 3 am, I am pretty much wide awake. Maybe I'll watch a movie. In the past 10 days I have screwed up my body clock. Big time. I hardly sleep at night except for a few hours and then I spend the morning quite okay but the afternoon totally kills me and I end up napping it away. The other day I tried not to nap and instead went to bed early... and it still was all wrecked the next day. Idek what to do at this point I'll just keep trying to go to bed a bit earlier every night and to nap a little less and maybe slowly I'll get back to something kinda normal.
So tonight, after I watched The Rocky Horror Picture Show, I cleaned up my downloads folder cause I've downloaded a ton of stuff I hadn't put together (mostly a lot of music).
Since it was released, I've had the LOST season 6 score and I had not dared to listen to it. Let's just say while I was clearing away my folder I listened to it and realized why<\/i> I hadn't done it before. And in case that's not clear enough, it involved tears. Lots of them at 2 am.
Oh show, I just want you to know: I'm not over you yet. Ik I do a good job at playing the part of being over you but I'm really not. I miss you LOST. A lot a lot.
I've done a ton of stuff fandom wise these days but I need to finish putting it all up together so I won't link any of it yet. But yeah whatever idek what I'm saying. I've also watched The Duchess twice this week. Partly because it was on tv but also because something about that film drives me so insane. I love it but not in the omg I am in love way... more in a very god I find it so intriguing... Even tho the film itself is quite simple. Idk I guess it has a lot more balance than other period films of the same tone, where Marie Antoinette is too over the top that it becomes almost a joke and Pride and Prejudice is too simple that it blurs away a little, The Duchess is a lot more balanced.
Or maybe I just guilty pleasure it a lot.
Penny is sleeping next to me and I'm jealous of her. I'm jealous of my dog what is this.
OH HEY PS CAT: I found a link for that thing we're gonna have a snarkalong to. Js. Also ilu<\/font>","comments":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/167866.html?view=comments#comments","category":["idk stuff","w\/e","lost you are my constant","blah blah blah","movies","i should go sleep","#filmsnobalert","i dig music","awake at stupid times"]},{"guid":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/167480.html","pubDate":"Sat, 23 Oct 2010 20:53:55 GMT","title":"Empire Magazine's 500 Greatest Films of all time!","author":"snowweisz","link":"https:\/\/snowweisz.livejournal.com\/167480.html","description":"So, I stole this from <\/a>malicat<\/b><\/a><\/span>. I am well aware I am kind of a film snob, but I feel like this list puts me to shame a little bit. However, it has Transformers so well, that makes it lose some credit. I added some big font cause some of these films I just loved a lot. Also added some stars to some I'll be adding to my list to watch since I do want to\/feel like I should.
So, 500 movies,
Bold- Saw\/loved
Italics- Haven’t seen\/don’t know anything about
Strike- Saw\/hated
underline- saw but indifferent
* - adding to my To Watch list
1. The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)
2. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, 1981)
3. Star Wars Episode V: Empire Strikes Back (Irvin Kershner, 1980)<\/span>
<\/b>4. Shawshank Redemption (Frank Darabont, 1994)
5. Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975)
6. GoodFellas (Martin Scorsese, 1990)
7. Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979)
8. Singin’ in the Rain (Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly, 1952)
9. Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)
<\/b><\/span>10. Fight Club (David Fincher, 1999)
<\/b>11. Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese, 1980)
12. The Apartment (Billy Wilder, 1960)
13. Chinatown (Roman Polanski, 1974)
14. Once Upon a Time in the West (Sergio Leone, 1968)
15. The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan, 2008)<\/b><\/span>
<\/b>16. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)
17. Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, 1976)
18. Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, 1942)
19. The Godfather Part II (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
<\/b>20. Blade Runner (Ridley Scott, 1982)
21. The Third Man (Carol Reed, 1949)
22. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (George Lucas, 1977)
23. Back to the Future (Robert Zemeckis, 1985)
<\/b><\/span>24. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Peter Jackson, 2001)
<\/strike>25. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Sergio Leone, 1967)
26. Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Stanley Kubrick, 1964)
27. Some Like It Hot (Billy Wilder, 1959)
28. Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941)
29. Die Hard (John McTiernan, 1988)
30. Aliens (James Cameron, 1986)
<\/u>31. Gone with the Wind (Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Sam Wood)
<\/b>32. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (George Roy Hill, 1969)
33. Alien (Ridley Scott, 1979)34. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Peter Jackson, 2003)
<\/strike>35. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (James Cameron, 1991)<\/u>
36. Andrei Rublev (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1969)
37. A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick, 1971)
38. Heat (Michael Mann, 1995)
39. The Matrix (Andy & Larry Wachowski, 1999)<\/u>
40. Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958) **
41. The 400 Blows (François Truffaut, 1959)
42. Kind Hearts and Coronets (Robert Hamer, 1949)
43. The Big Lebowski (Joel & Ethan Coen, 1998)
44. Schindler’s List (Steven Spielberg, 1993)
<\/b>45. Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)
46. On the Waterfront (Elia Kazan, 1954)
47. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (Steven Spielberg, 1982)
<\/b>48. This Is Spinal Tap (Rob Reiner, 1984)
<\/b><\/span>49. Evil Dead (Sam Raimi, 1987)
50. Seven Samurai (Akira Kurosawa, 1954)
51. 8 ½ (Federico Fellini, 1963)
52. The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980)**
53. Donnie Darko (Richard Kelly, 2001)54. The Lord of the Rings: Two Towers (Peter Jackson, 2002)
<\/strike>55. La Dolce Vita (Federico Fellini, 1960)**
56. Casino Royale (Martin Campbell, 2006)
57. Lawrence of Arabia (David Lean, 1962)
58. His Girl Friday (Howard Hawks, 1940)
59. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Steven Spielberg, 1977)
60. Come and See (Elem Klimov, 1985)
61. The Usual Suspects (Bryan Singer, 1995)
62. The Graduate (Mike Nichols, 1967)**
63. Sunset Boulevard (Billy Wilder, 1950)
64. Oldboy (Park Chan-wook, 2003)
65. Harold and Maude (Hal Ashby, 1971)
66. Edward Scissorhands (Tim Burton, 1990)
<\/b>67. Tokyo Story (Yasujiro Ozu, 1953)
68. Annie Hall (Woody Allen, 1977)
<\/b><\/span>69. Three Colours Red (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1994)
70. Stand by Me (Rob Reiner, 1986)
71. The Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton, 1955)
72. 12 Angry Men (Sidney Lumet, 1957)
73. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004)
<\/b><\/span>74. The Treasure of Sierra Madre (John Huston, 1948)
75. A Matter of Life and Death (Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, 1946)
76. Manhattan (Woody Allen, 1979)
<\/b>77. Spartacus (Stanley Kubrick, 1960)
78. Rosemary’s Baby (Roman Polanski, 1968)
79. The Thin Red Line (Terrence Malick, 1998)
80. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, 1943)
81. Batman Begins (Christopher Nolan, 2005)<\/u>
82. The Great Escape (John Sturges, 1963)
83. Brazil (Terry Gilliam, 1985)
84. L.A. Confidential (Curtis Hanson, 1997)
85. Blue Velvet (David Lynch, 1986)
86. Carrie (Brian De Palma, 1976)<\/b>
87. The King of Comedy (Martin Scorsese, 1983)
88. Ferris Bueller’s Day off (John Hughes, 1986)
89. Magnolia (Paul Thomas Anderson, 1999)<\/b>
90. When Harry Met Sally (Rob Reiner, 1989)
<\/b><\/span>91. Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (Richard Marquand, 1983)
<\/b><\/span>92. Once Upon a Time in America (Sergio Leone, 1984)
93. Spirit of the Beehive (Victor Erice, 1973)
94. The Wild Bunch (Sam Peckinpah, 1969)
95. Yojimbo (Akira Kurosawa, 1961)96. American Beauty (Sam Mendes, 1999)<\/strike>
97. Reservoir Dogs (Quentin Tarantino, 1992)
<\/b>98. North by Northwest (Alfred Hitchcock, 1959)
99. Toy Story (John Lasseter, 1995)
<\/b><\/span>100. Network (Sidney Lumet, 1976)
<\/u>101. Raising Arizona (Joel & Ethan Coen, 1987)
102. The Hustler (Robert Rossen, 1961)
103. Rear Window (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954)<\/b>
104. The Rules of the Game (Jean Renoir, 1939)
105. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Milos Forman, 1975)
106. A Man for All Seasons (Fred Zinnemann, 1966)
107. An American Werewolf in London (John Landis, 1981)
108. The Tree of Wooden Clogs (Ermanno Olmi, 1978)
109. Touch of Evil (Orson Welles, 1958)
110. Before Sunset (Richard Linklater, 2004)
111. Fitzcarraldo (Werner Herzog, 1982)
112. I Am Cuba (Alexander Payne, 1964)
113. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (Adam McKay, 2004)
114. The Conversation (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
115. Blazing Saddles (Mel Brooks, 1974)
116. Rio Bravo (Howard Hawks, 1959)
117. Miller’s Crossing (Joel & Ethan Coen, 1990)
118. Withnail and I (Bruce Robinson, 1987)
119. The Wages of Fear (Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1953)
120. The Battle of Algiers (Gillo Pontecorvo, 1966)
121. Los Olvidados (Luis Buñuel, 1950)
122. The Princess Bride (Rob Reiner, 1987)
123. A Woman Under the Influence (John Cassavetes, 1974)
124. The Silence of the Lambs (Jonathan Demme, 1991)
<\/b>125. A Bout de souffle (Jean-Luc Godard, 1960)
126. Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (Sam Peckinpah, 1973)
127. The Sting (George Roy Hill, 1973)
128. Lost in Translation (Sofia Coppola, 2003)
<\/u>129. Harvey (Henry Koster, 1950)
130. The Man Who Would Be King (John Huston, 1975)131. The Last of the Mohicans (Michael Mann, 1992)
<\/strike>132. Pan’s Labyrinth (Guillermo del Toro, 2006)
133. Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, 1944)
134. Seven (David Fincher, 1995)
<\/b>135. Duck Soup (Leo McCarey, 1933)
136. Amadeus (Milos Forman, 1984)
<\/b>137. Dances with Wolves (Kevin Costner, 1990)
138. Cool Hand Luke (Stuart Rosenberg, 1967)
139. Blow Out (Brian De Palma, 1981)
140. As Good as It Gets (James L. Brooks, 1997)
141. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (David Hand, 1937)
<\/span><\/b>142. Almost Famous (Cameron Crowe, 2000)
<\/b><\/span>143. Cyrano De Bergerac (Jean-Paul Rappeneau, 1991)
144. There Will Be Blood (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007)
145. Sophie’s Choice (Alan J. Pakula, 1982)
146. Shampoo (Hal Ashby, 1975)
147. Notorious (Alfred Hitchcock, 1946)
148. Z (Costa-Gavras, 1969)
149. The Red Shoes (Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, 1948)
<\/b><\/span>150. The French Connection (William Friedkin, 1971)151. Gladiator (Ridley Scott, 2000) I liked it at first but it can smd now<\/b><\/strike>
<\/b>152. Boogie Nights (Paul Thomas Anderson, 1997)
153. The Innocents (Jack Clayton, 1961)
154. Betty Blue (Jean-Jacques Beineix, 1986)
155. Badlands (Terrence Malick, 1973)
156. Saving Private Ryan (Steven Spielberg, 1998)<\/u>
157. True Romance (Tony Scott, 1993)
158. Unforgiven (Clint Eastwood, 1992)
159. The Royal Tenenbaums (Wes Anderson, 2001)
160. Being There (Hal Ashby, 1979)
161. The Year of Living Dangerously (Peter Weir, 1982)
162. A Nightmare on Elm Street (Wes Craven, 1984)<\/u>
163. The Bridge on the River Kwai (David Lean, 1957)
164. The Searchers (John Ford, 1956)
165. Partie de campagne (Jean Renoir, 1936)
166. Goldfinger (Guy Hamilton, 1964)
167. Don’t Look Now (Nic Roeg, 1973)
168. Tootsie (Sydney Pollack, 1982)
169. Viridiana (Luis Buñuel, 1961)
170. La Haine (Mathieu Kassovitz, 1995)
171. Brief Encounter (David Lean, 1945)
172. The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming, 1939)
<\/b><\/span>173. Memento (Christopher Nolan, 2000)
<\/u>174. Superman the Movie (Richard Donner, 1978)
<\/u>175. Rushmore (Wes Anderson, 1998)
176. A Canterbury Tale (Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, 1944)
177. City of God (Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund, 2002)
178. Hellzapoppin’ (H.C. Potter, 1941)
179. Toy Story 2 (John Lasseter, 1999)
<\/b>180. To Kill a Mockingbird (Robert Mulligan, 1962)
181. Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (Russ Meyer, 1970)
182. Performance (Donald Cammell, Nic Roeg, 1970)
183. Le Samourai (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1967)
184. Dirty Harry (Don Siegel, 1971)
185. Paths of Glory (Stanley Kubrick, 1957)
186. United 93 (Paul Greengrass, 2006)
<\/u>187. The Big Country (William Wyler, 1958)
188. School of Rock (Richard Linklater, 2003) omg il this movie it is awesome
189. Ghostbusters (Ivan Reitman, 1984)
<\/b>190. Big (Penny Marshall, 1988)
<\/u>191. Brokeback Mountain (Ang Lee, 2005)
<\/u>192. Eraserhead (David Lynch, 1977)
193. Ed Wood (Tim Burton, 1994)
194. Bicycle Thieves (Vittorio De Sica, 1948)
195. It’s a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra, 1946)
196. Amélie (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 1999)**
197. Point Break (Kathryn Bigelow, 1991)
198. Fargo (Joel & Ethan Coen, 1996)
199. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Tobe Hooper, 1974)
<\/u>200. Before Sunrise (Richard Linklater, 1995)
201. JFK (Oliver Stone, 1991)
202. The Killer (John Woo, 1989)
203. Life of Brian (Terry Jones, 1979)
204. The Bride of Frankenstein (James Whale, 1935)
205. The Addiction (Abel Ferrara, 1995)
206. The Exorcist (William Friedkin, 1973)
<\/b><\/span>207. The Misfits (John Huston, 1961)
208. The Departed (Martin Scorsese, 2006)
<\/b><\/span>209. Local Hero (Billy Forsyth, 1983)
210. Platoon (Oliver Stone, 1986)
211. Moulin Rouge! (Baz Luhrmann, 2001)
<\/b><\/span>212. M (Fritz Lang, 1931)
213. Songs from the Second Floor (Roy Andersson, 2000)
214. Army of Shadows (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1969)
215. Jackie Brown (Quentin Tarantino, 1997)
216. Sunday Bloody Sunday (John Schlesinger, 1971)
217. The Magnificent Seven (John Sturges, 1960)
218. Mr. Hulot’s Holiday (Jacques Tati, 1953)
219. The Outlaw Josey Wales (Clint Eastwood, 1976)
220. Far From Heaven (Todd Haynes, 2002)
221. McCabe & Mrs Miller (Robert Altman, 1971)
222. Mother and Son (Aleksandr Sokurov, 1997)
223. Safe (Todd Haynes, 1995)
224. Distant Voices, Still Lives (Terence Davies, 1988)
225. Get Carter (Mike Hodges, 1971)
226. Romeo + Juliet (Baz Luhrmann, 1996)<\/b>
<\/span>227. Léon (Luc Besson, 1994)
228. No Country for Old Men (Joel & Ethan Coen, 2007)
229. Festen (Thomas Vinterberg, 1998)
230. Howl’s Moving Castle (Hayao Miyazaki, 2004)
231. Shaun of the Dead (Edgar Wright, 2004)
232. Jurassic Park (Steven Spielberg, 1993)
233. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Steven Spielberg, 1984)
234. The Bourne Ultimatum (Paul Greengrass, 2007)
<\/b>235. Battle Royale (Kinji Fukasaku, 2000)
236. Black Narcissus (Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, 1947)
237. Delicatessen (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro, 1991)238. Requiem for a Dream (Darren Aronofsky, 2000) This movie needs to smd excessively
<\/strike>239. Cinema Paradiso (Giuseppe Tornatore, 1988) **
240. Forrest Gump (Robert Zemeckis, 1994)
<\/b>241. Brighton Rock (John Boulting, 1947)
242. King Kong (Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack, 1933)
243. Heimat (Edgar Reitz, 1984)
244. Dazed and Confused (Richard Linklater, 1993)
245. Downfall (Oliver Hirschbiegel, 2004)
246. The Philadelphia Story (George Cukor, 1940)
247. All That Jazz (Bob Fosse, 1979)
248. Pandora’s Box (Georg Wilhelm Pabst, 1929)
249. My Darling Clementine (John Ford, 1946)
250. Sunrise (F.W. Murnau, 1927)
251. Darling (John Schlesinger, 1965)
252. The Leopard (Luchino Visconti, 1980)
253. First Blood (Ted Kotcheff, 1982)
254. The Verdict (Sidney Lumet, 1982)
255. Ninotchka (Ernst Lubitsch, 1939)
256. Le Quai des brumes (Marcel Carné, 1938)
257. The Black Cat (Edgar G. Ulmer, 1934)
258. The Blues Brothers (John Landis, 1980)
259. Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis, 1993)
260. Field of Dreams (Phil Alden Robisnon, 1989)
261. Roman Holiday (William Wyler, 1953) **
262. The Virgin Suicides (Sofia Coppola, 1999)
<\/b>263. Das Boot (Wolfgang Petersen, 1981)
264. American Graffiti (George Lucas, 1973)
<\/u>265. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Steven Spielberg, 2001) <\/b>
266. Ghost World (Terry Zwigoff, 2001)
267. Crimes and Misdemeanors (Woody Allen, 1989)
268. The Lady Vanishes (Alfred Hitchcock, 1938)
269. A Place in the Sun (George Stevens, 1951)
270. The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (Cristi Puiu, 2005)
271. Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure (Tim Burton, 1985)
272. The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (Dario Argento, 1970)
273. The Maltese Falcon (John Huston, 1941)
274. Sin City (Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller, 2005)
<\/b>275. My Neighbour Totoro (Hayao Miyazaki, 1988)
276. Layer Cake (Matthew Vaughn, 2004)
277. On the Town (Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly, 1949)
278. Carlito’s Way (Brian De Palma, 1993)
279. National Lampoon’s Animal House (John Landis, 1978)
280. Mad Max 2 (George Miller, 1982)
281. Interview with the Vampire (Neil Jordan, 1994)
282. The Godfather Part III (Francis Ford Coppola, 1990)
<\/b>283. Ran (Akira Kurosawa, 1985)
284. Scarface (Brian De Palma, 1983)
285. Solaris (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1972)
286. L’avventura (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1960)
287. Secrets and Lies (Mike Leigh, 1996)
288. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Robert Zemeckis, 1988)
<\/u>289. John Carpenter’s The Thing (John Carpenter, 1982)
290. Rashomon (Akira Kurosawa, 1950)
291. Rocco and His Brothers (Luchino Visconti, 1960)
292. Le belle et la bête (Jean Cocteau, 1946)
293. La maman et la putain (Jean Eustache, 1973)
294. The Red Balloon (Albert Lamorisse, 1956)
295. The Untouchables (Brian De Palma, 1987)
296. All the President’s Men (Alan J. Pakula, 1976)
297. It Happened One Night (Frank Capra, 1934)
298. Le cercle rouge (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1970)
299. The Palm Beach Story (Preston Sturges, 1942)
300. Sawdust and Tinsel (Ingmar Bergman, 1953)
301. Love and Death (Woody Allen, 1975)
302. The Best Years of Our Lives (William Wyler, 1946)
303. Together (Lukas Moodyson, 2000)
304. Radio Days (Woody Allen, 1987)
305. The Prestige (Christopher Nolan, 2006)
306. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Steven Spielberg, 1989)
<\/b>307. Midnight Cowboy (John Schlesinger, 1969)
308. The Terminator (James Cameron, 1984)
<\/u>309. Transformers (Michael Bay, 2007) SMD AT THIS BEING ON THE LIST. IC SOMEONE BOUGHT THIS SPOT.
<\/strike>310. Gremlins (Joe Dante, 1984)
311. American History X (Tony Kaye, 1998)
312. Suspiria (Dario Argento, 1977)
313. Battleship Potemkin (Sergei Eisenstein, 1925)
314. Sweet Smell of Success (Alexander Mackendrick, 1957)
315. Sense and Sensibility (Ang Lee, 1995)
<\/b>316. Trainspotting (Danny Boyle, 1996)
317. Midnight Run (Martin Brest, 1988)
318. Rebecca (Alfred Hitchcock, 1940)
319. The Lion King (Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff, 1994)<\/b>320. Braveheart (Mel Gibson, 1995)
<\/strike>321. Funny Face (Stanley Donen, 1957)
322. Aladdin (Ron Clements, John Musker, 1992)
<\/b>323. The Last Seduction (John Dahl, 1994)
324. Lone Star (John Sayles, 1996)
325. Kill Bill Vol. 1 (Quentin Tarantino, 2003)<\/b><\/span>
<\/b><\/span>326. Out of Sight (Steven Soderbergh, 1998)
327. The Nightmare Before Christmas (Henry Selick, 1993)
328. The Truman Show (Peter Weir, 1998)
<\/b>329. The Lives of Others (Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, 2006)
330. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (George Lucas, 2005)
<\/u>331. The Green Mile (Frank Darabont, 1999)
332. The Sixth Sense (M. Night Shyamalan, 1999)
<\/b>333. Grease (Randal Kleiser, 1978)
<\/b><\/span>334. The Magnificent Ambersons (Orson Welles, 1942)
335. The Seventh Seal (Ingmar Bergman, 1957)
<\/b>336. Titanic (James Cameron, 1997) smd james cameron
<\/strike>337. 300 (Zack Snyder, 2006)
<\/u>338. Jules et Jim (François Truffaut, 1962)
339. Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki, 2001)
340. High and Low (Akira Kurosawa, 1963)
341. The Passenger (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1975)
342. The Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin, 1925)
343. Monsters, Inc. (Pete Docter, 2001)
<\/b>344. The Last Waltz (Martin Scorsese, 1978)
345. Fatal Attraction (Adrian Lyne, 1987)
<\/b>346. Leave Her to Heaven (John M. Stahl, 1945)
347. All About Eve (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1950)
348. Au hasard Balthazar (Robert Bresson, 1966)
349. Arthur (Steve Gordon, 1981)
350. Planet of the Apes (Franklin J. Schaffner, 1968)
351. Zulu (Cy Endfield, 1964)
352. Unfaithfully Yours (Preston Sturges, 1948)
353. Bugsy Malone (Alan Parker, 1976)
354. Un chien andalou (Luis Buñuel, 1929)
355. Sunshine (Danny Boyle, 2007)
356. Napoléon (Abel Gance, 1927)
357. The Long Goodbye (Robert Altman, 1973)
358. Russian Ark (Aleksandr Sokurov, 2002)
359. The Lady Eve (Preston Sturges, 1941)
360. The Return (Andrei Zvyagintsev, 2003)
361. Clerks (Kevin Smith, 1994)
<\/b>362. The Elephant Man (David Lynch, 1980)
363. Good Morning, Vietnam (Barry Levinson, 1987)
364. Natural Born Killers (Oliver Stone, 1994)
365. The Bourne Identity (Doug Liman, 2002)
<\/b>366. Predator (John McTiernan, 1987)
367. Cabaret (Bob Fosse, 1972)
368. Airplane! (Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, 1980)
369. The Breakfast Club (John Hughes, 1985)
370. Rocky (John G. Avildsen, 1976)
<\/u>371. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Gore Verbinski, 2003)
<\/b><\/span>372. Army of Darkness (Sam Raimi, 1992)
373. Wall-E (Andrew Stanton, 2008)374. Hot Fuzz (Edgar Wright, 2007)
<\/strike>375. Four Weddings and a Funeral (Mike Newell, 1994)
<\/u>376. Zodiac (David Fincher, 2007)
<\/u>377. Mean Streets (Martin Scorsese, 1973)
378. The Goonies (Richard Donner, 1985)
379. Ratatouille (Brad Bird, 2007)<\/b><\/span>
<\/b><\/span>380. Children of Men (Alfondo Cuarón, 2006)
<\/b><\/span>381. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, 1975)
382. Caché (Michael Haneke, 2005)
383. Serenity (Joss Whedon, 2005)
384. The Shop Around the Corner (Ernst Lubitsch, 1940)
385. Ace in the Hole (Billy Wilder, 1951)
386. The Great Silence (Sergio Corbucci, 1968)
387. Rain Man (Barry Levinson, 1988)
388. The English Patient (Anthony Minghella, 1996)<\/b><\/span>
<\/b>389. Election (Alexander Payne, 1999)
390. 2 Days in Paris (Julie Delpy, 2007)
391. Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, 2001)
392. Paris, Texas (Wim Wenders, 1984)
393. Garden State (Zach Braff, 2004)
<\/b>394. Cloverfield (Matt Reeves, 2008)
<\/b><\/span>395. Casino (Martin Scorsese, 1995)<\/u>
396. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Andrew Dominik, 2007)
397. Night of the Living Dead (George A. Romero, 1968)
398. Killer of Sheep (Charless Burnett, 1977)
399. Greed (Erich von Stroheim, 1924)
400. The Incredibles (Brad Bird, 2004)
<\/b>401. Batman Returns (Tim Burton, 1992)
<\/u>402. Little Miss Sunshine (Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris, 2006)
<\/b>403. Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee, 1989)
404. RoboCop (Paul Verhoeven, 1987)
<\/u>405. Dirty Dancing (Emile Ardolino, 1987)
<\/u>406. Iron Man (Jon Favreau, 2008)
<\/u>407. The Jungle Book (Wolfgang Reitherman, 1967)
<\/u>408. Zelig (Woody Allen, 1983)
409. Men in Black (Barry Sonnenfeld, 1997)
410. A Hard Day’s Night (Richard Lester, 1964)
<\/b>411. Spider-Man 2 (Sam Raimi, 2004)<\/strike>
412. Heathers (Michael Lehmann, 1989)
413. Finding Nemo (Andrew Stanton, 2003)<\/u>
414. The Double Life of Véronique (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1991)
415. Dawn of the Dead (George A. Romero, 1978)
416. Bad Taste (Peter Jackson, 1987)
417. Lords of Dogtown (Catherine Hardwicke, 2005)
418. V for Vendetta (James McTeigue, 2005)
<\/u>419. Days of Heaven (Terrence Malick, 1978)
420. Jerry Maguire (Cameron Crowe, 1996)
<\/b>421. Lethal Weapon (Richard Donner, 1987)
422. A Man Escaped (Robert Bresson, 1956)
423. Kill Bill Vol. 2 (Quentin Tarantino, 2004)
<\/b><\/span>424. To Have and Have Not (Howard Hawks, 1944)
425. Wonder Boys (Curtis Hanson, 2000)
426. Enduring Love (Roger Michell, 2004)
427. Spring in a Small Town (Mu Fei, 1948)
428. The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (Werner Herzog, 1974)
429. Danger: Diabolik (Mario Bava, 1968)
430. Big Trouble in Little China (John Carpenter, 1986)
431. Electra Glide in Blue (James William Guercio, 1973)
432. X-Men 2 (Bryan Singer, 2003)
<\/u>433. Good Will Hunting (Gus Van Sant, 1997)
<\/u>434. The Cat Concerto (William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, 1947)
435. American Psycho (Mary Harron, 2000)
<\/b><\/span>436. Beauty and the Beast (Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise, 1991)
<\/b>437. Spider-Man (Sam Raimi, 2002)
<\/u>438. The Lost Boys (Joel Schumacher, 1987)
439. Grosse Pointe Blank (George Armitage, 1997)
440. Akira (Katsuhiro Otomo, 1988)
441. Being John Malkovich (Spike Jonze, 1999)
442. Atonement (Joe Wright, 2007)
<\/b>443. Dog Day Afternoon (Sidney Lumet, 1975)
444. Hairspray (John Waters, 1988)
445. Dumb and Dumber (Peter and Bobby Farrelly, 1994)
446. High Fidelity (Stephen Frears, 2000)
<\/b>447. Ten (Abbas Kiarostami, 2002)
448. A History of Violence (David Cronenberg, 2005)449. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (George Lucas, 1999) oic there was a sale on spots for this George Lucas?
<\/strike>450. King Kong (Peter Jackson, 2005)<\/strike>
451. Speed (Jan De Bont, 1994)
<\/b>452. Unbreakable (M. Night Shyamalan, 2000)
453. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Steven Spielberg, 2008) lol wat
454. The Bourne Supremacy (Paul Greengrass, 2004)
<\/b>455. Top Gun (Tony Scott, 1986)
<\/u>456. 28 Days Later (Danny Boyle, 2002)
<\/b>457. Full Metal Jacket (Stanley Kubrick, 1987)
458. Batman (Tim Burton, 1989)
<\/b>459. Ikiru (Akira Kurosawa, 1952)
460. Crash (Paul Haggis, 2004)
<\/u>461. Halloween (John Carpenter, 1978)
462. Dead Man’s Shoes (Shane Meadows, 2004)
463. Juno (Jason Reitman, 2007)
<\/u>464. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Stanley Donen, 1954)
465. 12 Monkeys (Terry Gilliam, 1995)
<\/u>466. Snatch (Guy Ritchie, 2000)
467. The Deer Hunter (Michael Cimino, 1978)
468. The Crow (Alex Proyas, 1994)
469. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Terry Gilliam, 1998)
470. Glengarry Glen Ross (James Foley, 1992)
471. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Alfonso Cuarón, 2004)
<\/b>472. Le Doulos (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1962)
473. Into the Wild (Sean Penn, 2007)
474. Enter the Dragon (Robert Clouse, 1973)
475. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (Gore Verbinski, 2006) but it can smd compared to At World's End
<\/b>476. Santa Sangre (Alejandro Jodorowsky, 1989)
477. Rebel Without a Cause (Nicholas Ray, 1955)
478. Flesh (Paul Morrissey, 1968)
479. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (Norman Z. McLeod, 1947)
480. The Son’s Room (Nanni Moretti, 2001)
481. Topsy-Turvy (Mike Leigh, 1999)
482. Scream (Wes Craven, 1996)
<\/b>483. The Big Red One (Samuel Fuller, 1980)
484. The Fountain (Darren Aronofsky, 2006)
485. The Wicker Man (Robin Hardy, 1973)
486. Breakfast at Tiffany’s (Blake Edwards, 1961)
<\/b><\/span>487. Superbad (Greg Mottola, 2007)
488. Princess Mononoke (Hayao Miyazaki, 1997)
489. Brick (Rian Johnson, 2005)
490. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Tim Burton, 2007)
491. Ben-Hur (William Wyler, 1959)
<\/b>492. Amores Perros (Alejandro González Iñárritu, 2000)
<\/u>493. In the Company of Men (Neil LaBute, 1997)
494. Sideways (Alexander Payne, 2004)
<\/b><\/span>495. Jailhouse Rock (Richard Thorpe, 1957)
496. Superman Returns (Bryan Singer, 2006)
<\/u>497. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Ang Lee, 2000)
<\/strike>498. Back to the Future Part II (Robert Zemeckis, 1989)
<\/b><\/span>499. Saw (James Wan, 2004)
<\/strike>500. Ocean’s Eleven (Steven Soderbergh, 2001)<\/b>
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