NR. 17:
SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991)
Directed by: Jonathan Demme
Starring: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins and Scott Glenn
A young FBI cadet must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive his help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims.
WHY IT MADE MY TOP 100
It is hard to imagine a time before Anthony Hopkins' portrayal as Hannibal Lectre which is the true testament to the powerful performance in this film. A brilliantly executed thriller that will stand the test of time as one of the best of its genre.
NR. 16:
FIGHT CLUB (1999)
Directed by: David Fincher
Starring: Brad Pitt, Edward Norton and Helena Bonham Carter
An office employee and a soap salesman build a global organization to help vent male aggression.
WHY IT MADE MY TOP 100
Fight Club is truly a movie unlike anything that came before and have arrived at cinemas since. It is not so much a film as a manifesto to a way of life that flies in the face of everything IKEA cataloges and self help groups want you hold dear. Fight Club is not a movie you can read about and study. It is simply a movie you need to see and see it again.
NR. 15:
UP IN THE AIR (2009)
Directed by: Jason Reitman
Starring: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick
With a job that has him traveling around the country firing people, Ryan Bingham leads an empty life out of a suitcase, until his company does the unexpected: ground him.
WHY IT MADE MY TOP 100
Up in the air is a close look at a world going through a financial crisis, seen from the point of view of the average working man. A film about reevaluating ones life and discover what is truly important in life. Yet, it does not tell you that a life dedicated to work is bad, but rather that there are possibilities available either you take it or not.
NR. 14:
SEVEN (1995)
Directed by: David Fincher
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt and Kevin Spacey
Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his modus operandi.
WHY IT MADE MY TOP 100
A mix between classic detective stories and the epic poem Dante's Inferno elevates this thriller to a class of its own. It is as inventive and smart as it is heinous and really examins the darker sides of the human mind and its capabilities. if todays post has shown anything it is that David Fincher is a film maker you should pay attention to (except maybe Alien 3 ;-)
4 comments:
Hmm, Up in the Air faktisk, ikke sett den sjøl, men etter intrykk fra annmeldelser og andre som har sett den så overrasker det meg veldig at den er med så høyt. Kanskje man må se den og...
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Også lurer jeg på om jeg er den eneste i hele verden som syns avslutninga i Fight Club er tåpelig, og uten slutten er det en merkelig film, men men ikke alle som liker "drømmesekvenser" i filmer(veit det ikke er en drøm, men like billig poeng)
Ja, jeg tror kanskje du er den eneste Lars Erik... Fight Club handler (blant annet) om å bryte ut av det meningsløse jaget etter statussymboler. Hvorfor bli i en jobb man hater bare for å kunne kjøpe greier man egentlig ikke trenger? Filmen er en slags "coming of age"-historie om menn mellom 20 og 50.
Hovedpersonen trengte en stor forandring i livet men var ikke i stand til å gjøre dette alene. Så derfor kom Tyler inn i bildet. Hvis du forstår essensen i filmen så forstår du at slutten ikke er ment som et "billig poeng" men som hovedpersonens erkjennelse av hvem han egentlig er, og så hans kamp med seg selv.
Jeg bruker fremdeles mye fra Fight Club som veiledere for hvordan jeg skal leve. Det er rett og slett filmen som ville havnet på førsteplass i min topp 100-liste. :)
Folk liker forskjellige ting for forskjellige grunner.
Detter har vært mine to cents.
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