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'the cinematography, the acting, the screenplay, all top-notch..'
(John Travolta., Swordfish)

That might sound dramatic, some people will worry, but that's even part of it: I don't want online public exposure to lead to conclusions about my wellbeing, I long for anonimity. I want to spend all my time on one-on-one contact: mails and letters, real life every now and then. Most of all I'm not having much fun anymore, the words only come out when trying and pushing very hard. It feels great to imagine never rating and ranking again, to sit back and enjoy the movies without simultaneously forming all sorts of opinion in my head. I fucking hate all these internet opinions devoid of real empathy, I truly wish to never read any review ever again. Last night I fell asleep with A Chronicle of Corpses again, totally at ease, completely convinced I would never be able to explain. I haven't made any final decisions yet, but what I do know is that it would be so awesome to spend the next couple of days just watching films without any strings attached. Of course I will publish my decade lists one way or another, just because you are curious and I am dying to blurt them out, perhaps without any text whatsoever. I had it coming, this change, it is necessary. Because I'm just not having fun with the current form anymore. Here are my numbers 30-21, without any further comments. Here comes the future, and who knows where it could lead... Well, right now, to bed.

(added commentary will follow soon)
 

A Chronicle of Corpses

30. A Chronicle of Corpses
(2000, Andrew Repasky McElhinney)

29. On the Edge
(2001, John Carney)

On the Edge

The Day After Tomorrow

28. The Day After Tomorrow
(2004, Roland Emmerich)

27. Garden State
(2004, Zach Braff)

Garden State

The Descent

26. The Descent
(2005, Neil Marshall)

25. Innocence
(2004, Lucile Hadzihalilovic)

Innocence

Grace Is Gone

24. Grace Is Gone
(2007, James C. Strouse)

23. Marie Antoinette
(2006, Sofia Coppola)

Marie Antoinette

Container

22. Container
(2006, Lukas Moodysson)

21. Les Diables
(2002, Christophe Ruggia)

Les Diables


(Menni, untamed.nl 2009)