For once, I'm even more cynical than Hec -- I highly doubt that Time's purpose in anything is to prompt thought. The purpose of such a list is to say "lookit us! we made a list!" and to get lots of people to post it to Facebook.
Damn you, Bridget! Damn you to Hades! You broke my heart in a million pieces! You made me love you, and then you-- I SHAVED MY BEARD FOR YOU, DEVIL WOMAN!
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amych - Nov 23, 2009 7:35:42 am PST #5130 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
DavidS - Nov 23, 2009 7:38:41 am PST #5131 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
and to get lots of people to post it to Facebook.
They snookered Tommyrot. Suckah! Link whore!
§ ita § - Nov 23, 2009 7:39:34 am PST #5132 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Bambi made the list, and the #1 movie is Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat
Actually, Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat is #25. Shaun of the Dead is #1. It's a fairly conventional list, with just La Ciotat and Bambi out of 25 for "shock" value. Freaks, Audition, Frankenstein, Jaws, Carrie, Psycho, etc.
tommyrot - Nov 23, 2009 7:39:48 am PST #5133 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
They snookered Tommyrot. Suckah! Link whore!
But if we make fun of their list, that makes up for it.
Right?
amych - Nov 23, 2009 7:50:50 am PST #5134 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Right?
Totes! We are not facebook!
§ ita § - Nov 23, 2009 7:56:46 am PST #5135 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't think they did enough work to make their list mockworthy. Though they did include something-- The Men Behind The Sun-- that I have no interest whatsoever in grossing myself out with.
Still, no Oldboy. What's that pic gotta do to get some play?
Daisy Jane - Nov 23, 2009 8:45:15 am PST #5136 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
I think of Oldboy as in the realm of Kill Bill. Imma go see what we have it as.
Looks like keywords are mystery [enigma), revenge, imprisonment, Korean ,torture
Descriptors are Graphic Violence, Psychological Drama, and Thriller.
§ ita § - Nov 23, 2009 9:01:55 am PST #5137 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I would categorise it as psychological horror. Drama doesn't do it justice, and thriller gives the wrong idea to me. Graphic violence is spot on. It has no surreal elements to it, like Audition does. But I think Misery is horror too.
DavidS - Nov 23, 2009 9:04:39 am PST #5138 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Oldboy is considered an action/revenge movie rather than a horror movie.
§ ita § - Nov 23, 2009 9:18:24 am PST #5139 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Yeah, it's Misery horror to me. Perhaps I mean sickening instead of horror.