#137. South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut (1999)

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Now, I'm not a huge fan of the show but the episodes that I've seen are good. This movie is slightly outdated on the political aspect but it's still good and kind of works. You get your satire on politics, religion, political correctness and even MPAA, and if you like these subjects you'll probably find this hilarious. If you think it's just about swearing, well then you're wrong.

7/10

#44-136. A bunch of movies!

I've been too busy to maintain the blog but I'll revive it once again. This time I'll just give you a list of movies (and ratings) I've watched from the 1001 Schneider-list since the last post.

IMDB-rating High-low:

44. Ran (1985) - 10

45. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) - 9
46. M (1931) - 9
47. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) - 9
48. The Elephant Man (1980) - 9
49. Barry Lyndon (1975) - 9
50. 12 Angry Men (1957) - 9
51. Rear Window (1954) - 9
52. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) - 9
53. The Graduate (1967) - 9
54. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) - 9

55. Metropolis (1927) - 8
56. La passion de Jeanne d'Arc (1928) - 8
57. Modern Times (1936) - 8
58. Rope (1948) - 8
59. Sunset Blvd. (1950) - 8

60. Shichinin no samurai (1954) - 8
61. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) - 8
62. Princess Mononoke (1997) - 8
63. Smultronstället (1957) - 8
64. Vertigo (1958) - 8
65. Blue Velvet (1986) - 8
66. North by Northwest (1959) - 8
67. Repulsion (1965) - 8
68. Psycho (1960) - 8
69. Persona (1966) - 8
70. Rosemary's Baby (1968) - 8
71. Easy Rider (1969) - 8
72. Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972) - 8
73. The Sting (1973) - 8
74. The Exorcist (1973) - 8
75. Chinatown (1974) - 8
76. Annie Hall (1977) - 8
77. Days of Heaven (1978) - 8
78. Hold Me While I'm Naked (1966) - 8 [Short]
79. La jetée (1962) - 8 [Short]

80. The Gold Rush (1925) - 7
81. Un chien andalou (1929) - 7 [Short]
82. Duck Soup (1933) - 7
83. Double Indemnity (1944) - 7
84. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) - 7
85. The Bicycle Thief (1948) - 7
86. The Third Man (1949) - 7
87. Rashomon (1950) - 7
88. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) - 7
89. Strangers on a Train (1951) - 7
90. Singin' in the Rain (1952) - 7
91. On the Waterfront (1954) - 7
92. Les Diaboliques (1954) - 7
93. Touch of Evil (1958) - 7
94. Les quatre cents coups (1959)- 7
95. Some Like It Hot (1959) - 7
96. The Apartment (1960) - 7
97. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) - 7
98. 8 1/2 (1963) - 7
99. Badlands (1973) - 7
100. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) - 7
101. Manhattan (1979) - 7
102. The Thing (1982) - 7
103. The Terminator (1984) - 7
104. Groundhog Day (1993) - 7
105. Trois couleurs: Bleu (1993)- 7
106. Festen (1998) - 7
107. Rushmore (1998) - 7
108. Amores Perros (2000) - 7
109. Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001) - 7
110. The Pianist (2002) - 7
111. Irreversible (2002) - 7
112. Der Untergang (2004) - 7
113. Report (1967) - 7 [Short]
114. Meshes of the Afternoon (1943) - 7 [Short]
115. Khaneh siah ast (1963) - 7 [Short]
116. Las Hurdes (1933) - 7 [Short]
117. Nuit et brouillard (1955) - 7 [Short]

118. City Lights (1931) - 6
119. King Kong (1933) - 6
120. It Happened One Night (1934) - 6
121. The Wizard of Oz (1939) - 6
122. Notorious (1946) - 6
123. The Night of the Hunter (1955) - 6
124. Faster, Pussy Cat! Kill! Kill! (1965) - 6
125. Eraserhead (1977) - 6
126. Trois couleurs: Rouge(1994) - 6
127. L.A. Confidential (1997) - 6

128. His Girl Friday (1940) - 5
129. The Philadelphia Story(1940) - 5
130. The Maltese Falcon (1941) - 5
131. The Big Sleep (1946) - 5
132. Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) - 5
133. High Noon (1952) - 5
134. Scorpio Rising (1964) - 5 [Short]
135. Sherlock Jr. (1924) - 5

136. The General (1926) - 4

#43. Citizen Kane (1941)

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Many would say that this is the best picture of all time. I personally wouldn't go that far but it is one great classical film. I must say that it has stand the test of time, both artistically and in entertainment value. Citizen Kane probably works better today than it did in 1941.

Rating: 4/5
IMDb-rating: 8/10

#42. The Breakfast Club (1985)

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Another classic I saw in the summer, but not as good as Stand by Me. The solid and "down to earth" script works well with its great actors (some better than others). I'd prefer Hughes film rather than most of today's movies in the same genre.

Rating: 3/5
IMDb-rating: 6/10

#41. Stand by Me (1986)

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I saw this cult classic earlier this summer for the mood was in the right place. Memorable and beautiful in its own simplicity.

Rating: +3/5
IMDb-rating: 7/10

#40. The Quiet Earth (1985)

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Good film. Not as great as I wanted it to be. I hoped for more depth and well thought-out story, but it is beautifully made and has a nice slow pace.

Rating: 3/5

IMDb-rating: 6/10

#39. The Fly (1986)

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Finally it was time for a sci-fi/horror gore-fest film. Great score by Howard Shore, great actors (Goldblum, Geena Davis), nice script with memorable and classic quotes and above all, awesome special effects.  It's a small movie with a nice atmosphere, the only negative is the 80s clothing and hair-styles...

Rating: +3/5
IMDb-rating: 7/10

#38. Caravaggio (1986)

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Caravaggio is full of symbolism, intentional anachronism, poetic but also really slow and gets you pretty bored on occasion. Therefore, pretty unbalanced, but I bet if you're a fan of Caravaggios paitings you'll probably love this. Good lightning and props though.

Rating: 2/5
IMDb-rating: 5/10

#37. Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)

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Gooooooooood morning Vietnam! I'm a huge fan of Robin Williams, and I must say this classic is one of the best. His comedy-style for this particular character fits like a glove. Oh, and the soundtrack is pretty neat.

Rating: +3/5
IMDb-rating: 7/10

#36. Au revoir les enfants (1987)

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It starts slow but gets more interesting in the second act and ends great in the third. Interesting french point of view on the WWII, from the perspective of school children, priests, parents etc. Also, it's based on true events from the director himself.

Rating: 3/5
IMDb-rating: 6/10