Friday, September 16, 2011

Top 100 Films #10-1

10.   Rear Window
Trope: Nosy Neighbor



9.   Wendy and Lucy
Trope: Canine Companion



8.   To Kill A Mockingbird
Trope: Shaming the Mob



7.   Wall-E
Trope: Crapsaccharine World



6.   In America
Trope: Big Applesauce



5.   Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
Trope: Friend to All Living Things



4.   The Mission
Trope: Badass Pacifist



3.   The Double Life of Veronique
Trope: Show, Don’t Tell



2.   Finding Nemo
Trope: The Quest





1.   Spirited Away
Trope: “What Do You Mean It’s For Kids?”


















Top 100 Films: #20-11


20.   Princess Mononoke
Trope: Cursed with Awesome






19.   You Can’t Take It With You
Trope: Quirky Household





18.   Edward Scissorhands
Trope: The Grotesque



17.   Tree of Life
Trope: Scenery Porn



16.   Lawrence of Arabia
Trope: Rated M for Manly



15.   The Red Shoes
Trope: Hans Christian Andersen



14.   Brazil
Trope: Fascist But Inefficient



13.   Ostrov (The Island)
Trope: The Snark Knight



12.   8 ½
Trope: All Take and No Give



11.   Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Trope: Lost Love Montage

Top 100 Films: #30-21

30.   Pan’s Labyrinth
Trope: Down the Rabbit Hole



29.   The Lives of Others
Trope: Rage Within the Machine



28.   It’s A Wonderful Life
Trope: Be Careful What You Wish For



27.   Red Beard
Trope: Good is Not Dumb



26.   Tideland
Trope: Adult Fear



25.   Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Trope: You Have Failed Me






24.   The Princess Bride
Trope: Fairy Tale



23.   Mary Poppins
Trope: Inexplicitly Awesome



22.   The Dark Knight
Trope: The Villain Makes The Plot



21.   A Short Film About Love
Trope: The Chivalrous Pervert

Top 100 Films #40-31



40.   A Serious Man
Trope: It Gets Worse




39.   Groundhog Day
Trope: Deadpan Snarker



38.   The Brother’s Bloom
Trope: One Last Job



37.   Fight Club
Trope: Sensei for Scoundrels



36.   Three Colors: Blue
Trope: Fade to Black



35.   Being There
Trope: Chance the Gardener



34.   The Children of Men
Trope: Apocalypse How



33.   Apocalypse Now
Trope: River of Insanity



32.   Malcolm X
Trope: Malcolm Xerox



31.   The Emperor’s New Groove
Trope: Rule of Funny






Thursday, September 15, 2011

Top 100 Films: #50-41


50.   Citizen Kane
Trope: Driving Question






49.   Hunger
Trope: But It Really Happened




48.   United 93
Trope: Dramatization






47.   The Lion King
Trope: Evil is Stylish






46.   I [Heart] Huckabees
Trope: The Philosopher








45.   Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Trope: Credits Gag






44.   Lilo and Stitch
Trope: No One Gets Left Behind




43.   City Lights
Trope: Innocent Flower Girl



42.   Amadeus
Trope: Insufferable Genius




41.   The New World
Trope: Not Quite Dead