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Both you, and your list sir, are wrong!

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So, we’re sharing our thoughts, as the author asked us to – and he didn’t say, “only if you agree with me.” This is not some huge group merely insulting the author or the films he chose, or seriously enraged their favorite is not in the list. Most of the posters are polite and enthusiastic.

By the way did you look at the date of the article? May 27….2008. Not this year. Last year. This discussion has been going on for almost and year and a half. 384 comments total. Did you read all of them, or did you decide they were “stupid” on the basis of the most recent, visible ones only?

In a way, this has become an informal, but ongoing, Internet discussion of “blow your mind” movies in general. What you term “stupid” is the very thing that jump-starts a potentially satisfying conversation: passionate sharing and debate, exploring new possibilities, enriching everyone’s experience by expanding the sum total of their knowledge.

You’ve also overlooked a simple point: the more comments people make, the more movies they mention, the closer they get to something that IS in essence the “impossible” complete list you poo-pooed. Already seen all the films on the original list? Wishing you had more possibilities? Now you do! Anybody counted yet? Eventually it MAY be a 100-item list.

This is a good thing, OK? Learning about MORE good movies is something commenters seem to be enjoying here. The majority seem to understand that. But instead of joining in the fun, you call people’s comments, “Truly stupid”.

If the author is annoyed by the comments, or thinks they are out of line, or inappropriate, I would wager he is capable of saying so himself, or having them deleted. I would also bet that, unlike you, he can express himself coherently, using proper grammar, without typos….and that he can do so politely and in an adult manner.

You, also, are entitled to your opinion, and I sincerely agree with and support your right to say anything you wish about the subject of this discussion: the movies on the list and related films.

However – in my opinion, of course, not speaking for anyone else here – you are not entitled to call other commenters’ contributions “stupid”. You have no inalienable right to be rude.

I’d like to say thank you to everyone, and the author, for sharing some movies I’d never heard of, and which I got tremendous pleasure out of watching. Can’t wait to see what suggestions show up in my inbox next!

All best,
cordwainer

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I think it is a nice list. I haven’t seen all the movies, but the ones I have I think fit well there. As other have mentioned, Eternal Sunshine would also fit very well in it. But then again what about 2001: A Space Odyssey, Clockwork Orange, Videodrome and so on. A complete list is impossible.

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Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television, Choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol and dental insurance. Choose fixed- interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisure wear and matching luggage. Choose a three piece suite on hire purchase in a range of fucking fabrics. Choose DIY and wondering who you are on a Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing sprit- crushing game shows, stuffing fucking junk food into your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pishing you last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, fucked-up brats you have spawned to replace yourself. Choose your future. Choose life… But why would I want to do a thing like that?

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or at least Persepolis..
Some high class indie films! Check these out!

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