patiirc Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Sweep the Leg is an great video, well, I liked it anyway. Â The Karate Kid is another one of those films that holds high esteem for nostalgia reasons, I must have seen it a bunch of times growing up and can remember the figures and the play sets being really good, though it always irked me when figures were as 'jointed' as the Action Force ones for some reason. Â Anyway, is still ingrained in society or at least late 20/ early 30 somethings. Mr Myiagi Wax on and Wax off and Daniel-son and the crane kick are certainly moments that still raise a smile. And Martin Kove is delicious as the super hard bastard John Kreese. He was also in Death Race 2000, which is great and was recently in that Wrestler sit comwith Foley linked in on topic. Â 'No Mercy' Â Â Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted January 31, 2012 Author Paid Members Share Posted January 31, 2012 The List~! is going on hiatus until Saturday or Sunday as I will be away and that, but when I come back it will be time for the top 20! Â =21 Â My Neighbour Totoro (1988) Â Â People wot put it in 1st place: 1 Â IMDB Rating: 8.2 Â What's it about? Â A couple of girls meet some strange creatures in a nearby forest. Not dogging in Epping. Â What do we say? Â If you had told me before I put together this list that only two animated films would make it, I would have been dead sure and sad that one of them would have been Shrek and that the other definitely wouldn't have been Transformers: The Movie. So, it's time for a second surprise in the space of a few days. Â My Neighbour Totoro is easily dismissed as one of them Japanese anime manga things with the girls with the big eyes and the stupid tear that appears when they're worried and possibly cocks that turn into 67 headed demons or something. Erm. But it isn't. In fact, it's the kind of film that many people have always insisted that Disney used to make in its heyday but actually didn't because Disney has always pretty much been shit. Apart from Duck Tales. Â It's not a 'film for kids'. But it's not an 'adult animation'. It's just a beautiful and absolutely lovely film that just so happens to have something for everyone. It has a simple story that has enough emotion in it to never EVER even border on the maudlin, some great moments of humour, and some scenes that almost seem impossibly imaginative. Hayao Miyazaki never seems to run out of ideas - he's still making films and contributing while still resisting the temptation to head Stateside because of the total creative freedom he still enjoys in Japan. Â 'Genius' gets bandied around all too often these days as a description for all kinds of individuals, but I'm not sure what other words would more aptly describe his work. His quite amazing body of work speaks for itself - but for me, Totoro is still his finest film. I first saw it when I was 24 and I think it's the best animated film that I've ever seen. Like I say, it's not a kids' film. It's just a fabulous film. Innit, johnnyboy? Â "The most delightful film ever made. I could happily watch it until the end of time if it was the only option." Â Some good bits! (can only find the trailer, sorry!) Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamtheman Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Loved Pixar putting it in toy story 3 Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted January 31, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted January 31, 2012 So that's what film that creature thing is from. For some reason I was under the impression it was from Spirited Away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamtheman Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 popped up in south park as well once. studio ghilbi influenced a lot of people. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members FLips Posted January 31, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted January 31, 2012 Aw man. Quite disappointed at this entry on the list, and not because I don't like it but because I knocked it off my list in favour of Spirited Away, which has been pointed out won't be making the list. Â I love love love Studio Ghibli, and Totoro is easily one of my favourites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamtheman Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 have to say no pixar being on the list is a bit of a shock. Â bloody great list though regardless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Halitosis Romantic Posted February 1, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted February 1, 2012 This movie is perfection. I'm one of those obnoxious people that has had a catbus plush, and a catbus piggybank, and a totoro toilet roll container. Yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Right. Ok, I'll watch it. I record practically every Gibli film that's on and then delete them unwatched. I loved anim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra1000 Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Whoa. Again really should have voted. My Neighbour Totoro is up there for me as one of the best animated films ever. I always flip flop between Spirited Away and this as my favourite film of Ghibli. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Halitosis Romantic Posted February 1, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted February 1, 2012 I don't especially like most Anime, but that doesn't matter, as Ghibli is very Japanese Disney. That makes it better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted February 1, 2012 Moderators Share Posted February 1, 2012 When's Escape to Victory turning up? It better fucking had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobra_gordo Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I prefer this version of the picture Gladstone posted tbh  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Halitosis Romantic Posted February 1, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted February 1, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 This movie is perfection. I'm one of those obnoxious people that has had a catbus plush, and a catbus piggybank, and a totoro toilet roll container. Yeah. Â Is this your house? Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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