Wednesday, February 5, 2003

Almost Perfect - the movies

10 English movies which I have seen and believe are very close to perfection, or movie nirvana:

1. Casablanca
2. Some Like it Hot
3. The Godfather
4. Raging Bull
5. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
6. Pulp Fiction
7. Singing in the Rain
8. Psycho
9. The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
10. When Harry Met Sally

I need to see many more Indian movies before I can come up with such a list. The top 3 I can think of right now are:

1. Sholay
2. Manichitrathazhu
3. Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron
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18 comments:

  1. scherazadeFebruary 4, 2003 at 10:15 PM

    Manichitrathazhu was really good. I liked Paithrukam a lot as well. It is in that genre, thereabouts..

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  2. itsjoyFebruary 4, 2003 at 11:57 PM

    These are the only two I can think of now... but, dont Fight Club and Shawshank Redemption make your list? If the ones you have listed are better than them, I need to catch some movies!

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  3. madhavFebruary 5, 2003 at 12:44 AM

    I considered Shawshank. It would definitely figure in my top 20. Fight Club - yes, it is a good movie. However I don't really think its in this league. IMHO, of course ;-)

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  4. charlesjFebruary 5, 2003 at 1:02 AM

    You bet! Manichitrathaazhu was too good.

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  5. itsjoyFebruary 5, 2003 at 1:40 AM

    IMHO? H = Hallowed? :)

    Thanks for my movies-to-watch list for my next vacation :)

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  6. birdonthewireFebruary 5, 2003 at 5:08 AM

    What, no Rocky!!!! Haven't seen Raging Bull, but Rocky's simply got to be on that list!!!

    Others on my list would include

    Usual Suspects, Shawshank Redemption, American Beauty, As good as it gets, French kiss(Gosh, I think one of my all time fav scenes is Meg Ryan sniffing at those bottles of wine in Kevin Kline's home, almost transported me to Champagne :-)), and Titanic.

    Hindi
    Jaane Bhi do yaaron - simply the best

    One of my favs is choti si baat. I mean, consider Hrishikesh Mukherjee's gall - Asrani as the epitome of style!!!

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  7. mmkFebruary 5, 2003 at 7:59 AM

    speech-less, but superbly done movie, IMHO.

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  8. beatzoFebruary 5, 2003 at 2:07 PM

    I know this might seem out of place, but The Matrix is one movie that has got to be on my list.
    Psycho, i feel is a little over-rated. Check out Citizen Kane. The vcd has just come out in the market...

    Indian movies: Anand. Golmaal. Lagaan. (Feel-good movie, but I like it) Any Ramgopal Verma flick. :-)

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  9. charlesjFebruary 5, 2003 at 2:43 PM

    Some of the movies on my hard-disk right now are PulpFiction, Pi, Schindler's List, Shawshank Redemption, Seven, Southpark and No Man's Land. Now, I gotta find the time & patience to sit and watch them.

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  10. grecianurnFebruary 5, 2003 at 2:59 PM

    I've seen only one movie from that list... 'When Harry Met Sally'.

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  11. madhavFebruary 5, 2003 at 3:01 PM

    I've seen Kane. I did like it, but I wouldn't put it in my top 10, thanks. ;-)

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  12. jayasankarvsFebruary 5, 2003 at 4:48 PM

    Naseeruddin Shah recently said in one interview that he absolutely hated doing Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron.. Wonder why.

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  13. ex_sonal152February 5, 2003 at 6:10 PM

    i saw "Some Like it Hot" for the first time last week..:) and i totally agree with you on that one..

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  14. eve_l_incarnataFebruary 6, 2003 at 3:29 AM

    Madhav, none of those first ten movies were made in England. ;) There are some great movies made in English outside the US, but I suspect they might not be as widely distributed as the Hollywood stuff.

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  15. madhavFebruary 6, 2003 at 3:21 PM

    Oh, English=the language english, not necessarily those made in England. Sorry ;-)

    And yes, I have seen a few great movies in English made outside the US. Just that they didn't make it to my list.

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  16. jayasankarvsFebruary 6, 2003 at 7:26 PM

    Yeah. And some of them starred Suresh Gopi.

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  17. madhavOctober 20, 2003 at 12:49 AM

    Hey Charles, do you still have Pi with you ? Was just going through this list today when I saw your comment again.

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  18. charlesjOctober 20, 2003 at 1:27 AM

    Yup :)

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