For the people who don't have enough time to watch my videos. Here is just the films and in my videos I give you the reason for it being there. Also I've added what the film is rating in England and why, just to make it intrested and yes what I have put is what it says on the back of the DVD/Blu-ray. Also the Top 6 films are all rated 18 :D
20. Leon (1994) - Directed by Luc Besson
BBFC rating: 15 - For strong bloody violence and language
19. Ratatouille (2007) - Directed by Brad Bird
BBFC rating: U
18. Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006) - Directed by Liam Lynch
BBFC rating: 15 - For strong language, sex references and drug use
17. District 9 (2009) - Directed by Neill Blomkamp
BBFC rating: 15 - For one use of very strong language and bloody violence
16. Halloween (1978) - Directed by John Carpenter
BBFC rating: 18 - For strong violence and threat
15. Citizen Kane (1941) - Directed by Orson Welles
BBFC rating: U
14. Grave of the Fireflies (1988) - Directed by Isao Takahata
BBFC rating: 12A - For war time horror and upseting scenes
13. Pulp Fiction (1994) - Directed by Quentin Tarantino
BBFC rating: 18 - For strong language, sex references and drug use
12. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001 - 2003) - Directed by Peter Jackson
BBFC rating: PG, 12A and 12A - For intence war violence and scary scenes
11. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) - Directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones
BBFC rating: 15 - For comic bloody violence and sex references
10. Hard Candy (2006) - Directed by David Slade
BBFC rating: 18 - for strong sadistic violence
9. House of Flying Daggers (2004) - Directed by Zhang Yimou
BBFC rating: 15 - For strong violence
8. Fargo (1996) - Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen
BBFC rating: 18 - For strong bloody violence
7. Roman Holiday (1953) - Directed by William Wyler
BBFC rating: U
6. Audition (1999) - Directed by Takashi Miike
BBFC rating: 18 - For scenes of sadistic torture and psychological horror
5. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975) - Directed by Milos Forman
BBFC rating: 18 - For a mental illness theme and emotionally intence scenes
4. Lust, Caution (2007) - Directed by Ang Lee
BBFC rating: 18 - For strong sex and intence violence
3. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) - Directed by Johnathan Demme
BBFC rating: 18 - For strong horror and bloody violence
2. Battle Royale (2001) - Directed by Kinji Fukasaku
BBFC rating: 18 - For some strong language, infrequent mild references to sex and frequent strong bloody violence
1. American Beauty (1999) - Directed by Sam Mendes
BBFC rating: 18 - For strong sex and violence
A note: American Beauty will always be number one and will never not be number one, the film is so important to me and had the biggest impact on me than any other film on the list has. Other films will change position, but never American Beauty (and maybe Battle Royale).
grouchyeditor.com on 6/10/11 at 01:20 PM
Interesting picks. I suppose I'm just like everyone else -- strongly agree with you on some, and wonder what you are smoking on others. I've watched a couple of your reviews. They are entertaining, but yes, usually too long. Maybe you could edit some of those 15-minute reviews down into five-minute blocks? (By the way, I am forever ranting about this, but Carpenter's "Halloween" is nowhere near as original as you and most other people think it is.)
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David P. on 6/11/11 at 09:49 AM
Yeh, my vidoes are way to long; once I start talking though I can't stop until everything is told and I don't know how long they are going to be. What film before Halloween was like it (I know about Psycho so don't mention that).
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grouchyeditor.com on 6/11/11 at 12:31 PM
Black Christmas, a low-budget Canadian film made four years earlier (1974). The famous killer-point-of-view opening scenes, the "babysitters in distress," the killer in the house -- everything supposedly new about Halloween was done first and, in my opinion, better by Bob Clark four years earlier. Carpenter obviously did a lot of "borrowing."
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Sparky on 6/10/11 at 01:39 PM
Now that is what I call an interesting and eclectic list. I gotta say that I like all the films on this list that I have seen, and Fargo is a personal favorite. Nice job.
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David P. on 6/11/11 at 09:50 AM
Thanks alot Sparky.
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Colin C. on 6/10/11 at 02:03 PM
Great list, I saw your vids but I decided to read this too.
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David P. on 6/11/11 at 09:51 AM
Well its more looking at pictures then reading lol Thanks and oh your favourite film is at spot 20, but at least it made my list.
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David Carrao on 6/10/11 at 02:25 PM
I never watched most of your list but they defineltly are amazing. Great list!
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David P. on 6/11/11 at 09:51 AM
Thanks.
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american psycho on 6/10/11 at 03:50 PM
Great list! American Beauty all the way.
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David P. on 6/11/11 at 09:51 AM
Thanks.
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HERESSSSSSJOHNNY on 6/10/11 at 03:59 PM
Excellent list, lots of my favorites on here. I hate tenacious D with a passion though, one of the worst movies I have ever seen.
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David P. on 6/11/11 at 09:54 AM
Lol, I had to have Tenacious D on my list (I mean everyones list is bond to have a guilty pleasure on there :D) and its my joint second most viewed of all time - when I was 11 I watched it constantly (this was before I saw American Beauty). Thanks, I'm sure the Shinning is number one for you lol
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HERESSSSSSJOHNNY on 6/11/11 at 09:59 AM
haha No, its actually Raiders of the Lost Ark. The Shining is third.
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David P. on 6/11/11 at 10:11 AM
Damn, I was nearly righ so whats second? And what guilty pleasure would you have?
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HERESSSSSSJOHNNY on 6/11/11 at 12:20 PM
Second is Scarface probably. Guilty pleasure Im not sure...
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simon m. on 6/10/11 at 08:04 PM
American Beauty is an awesome film. Cool list. I actually listened to what you had to say about each film and enjoyed it. Your videos are fun.
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David P. on 6/11/11 at 09:59 AM
Thanks alot Simon.
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Aditya Gokhale on 6/10/11 at 09:25 PM
Great list..can't say I love some of these films you mention but your picks are your picks! Great job! :)
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David P. on 6/11/11 at 10:00 AM
Which ones arn't you a fan of?
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Aditya Gokhale on 6/11/11 at 12:33 PM
Leon and Lord of the Rings are overrated in my opinion!
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Jhon E. on 6/10/11 at 10:17 PM
interesting
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Gavin the moviejunkie1994 on 6/11/11 at 06:47 AM
Nice list
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LG on 6/11/11 at 11:34 PM
Nice list! I haven't seen many of these, but your top ten is so great. :)
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Pandy357 on 6/12/11 at 05:04 AM
Love your videos but blogs are awesome too!!!! Excellent choices, of course, and best of luck with your exams ;)
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David P. on 6/14/11 at 07:05 AM
Woohoo I just finished all my exams :D, but thanks.
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Pandy357 on 6/14/11 at 07:22 AM
Fantastic :D Let the fun begin then!!!
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leeloo1967 on 6/12/11 at 05:21 AM
Spectacular films David:)~~~Youve got awesome taste dude~~~I still gotta see Battle Royal, Cuckoo's Nest & Grave of the Fireflies & Lust, Caution~
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Rohit Ramachandran on 6/12/11 at 05:32 AM
Nice list. A good mix.
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Jericho A. on 6/12/11 at 05:36 AM
I saw the vids. I enjoyed this list too coz of the ratings. American Beauty is awesome it is part of my top 20.
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peter h. on 6/19/11 at 02:10 AM
brilliant blog David some very fine picks
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Movie Monster on 7/19/11 at 06:22 PM
Great picks, David. Haven't seen many of these though.
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DrJimbo32 on 8/21/11 at 11:57 AM
Hmmm interesting picks David. I like that you have Hard Candy. A very good movie, I thought Ellen Page was great in it. The Silence of the Lambs is also brilliant. District 9 and Pulp Fiction are also great picks ;) And Battle Royale eh? Tarantinos favorite if I am not mistaken? Nice Blog David :)
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David P. on 8/22/11 at 10:10 AM
Hard Candy is my most viewed film of all time and one of the most intence films I've seen. Yeh, Battle Royale is Tarantino's favourite film; you seen it? Thanks.
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DrJimbo32 on 8/22/11 at 11:35 AM
I haven't yet, I need to get on that!
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