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Re: avenging angel; barry lyndon

I think Angel represents a more raw talent, is more original in most respects. I love his later works great deal, but as they became more polished, they lost some of that raw discovery charm.

Barry Lyndon is different, because it is hard choice between it and my other favorite - The Paths of Glory. It is perhaps the most artistic film or all. I never liked the 2001, Strangelove let the satire get the best of the director, and Orange is overrated, I think, because it is based too heavily on the story. When the story dominates, the storytelling takes the back seat. But it is still a masterpiece, make no mistake about it.

I looked at the ebert list, I am not impressed. He seems to like a lot of films I would only consider just average. For instance, how could The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp make it there? I mean - on the same list with an M? Give me a break.

This is the problem with large lists, that the range also ends up wide, in essence watering down the super qualities of the top ones.

I think the lists should be kept to no more than 20, better 10 or so, as usually the level difference between the first twenty and the second can ge large.



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