The Sixth List of Scores

The 80's

10/10

City of Sadness (1989)
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Ran (1985)
The Shining (1980)

9/10

A Time to Live and a Time to Die (1985)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)

8/10

A Summer at Grandpa's (1984)
Dust in the Wind (1986)
The Last Emperor (1987)
Wings of Honneamise (1987)

7/10

The Elephant Man (1980)

6/10

The Boys from Fengkuei (1983)

5/10

The Killer (1989)

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Others

10/10

All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001)
Breathless (1960)
Eureka (2000)
Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003)
Harakiri (1962)
Ikiru (1952)
In the Mood for Love (2000)
Kwaidan (1964)
Last Life in the Universe (2003)
Letters to Father Jaakob (2009)
Love & Pop (1998)
Love Exposure (2009)
Maborosi (1995)
Mother of Mine (2005)
Only Yesterday (1991)
Seven Samurai (1954)
Spirited Away (2001)
Still Walking (2008)
The Idiot (1951)
The Wayward Cloud (2005)
Tokyo Story (1953)
Twenty-four Eyes (1954)
Ugetsu (1952)
What Time Is It There? (2001)
Woman in the Dunes (1964)

9/10

3-Iron (2004)
Audition (1999)
Children of Men (2006)
Dodesukaden (1970)
Elina: As If I Didn't Exist (2002)
Floating Weeds (1959)
Lady Oyu (1951)
Linda Linda Linda (2005)
Logorama (2009)
Nobody Knows (2004)
Persepolis (2007)
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
Stray Dog (1949)
Syndromes and a Century (2006)
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather Part II (1972)
Thirst (2009)Tokyo Sonata (2008)
Visitor Q (2001)

8/10

2046 (2004)
A Story of Floating Weeds (1934)
American Psycho (2000)
Amores perros (2000)
Antichrist (2009)
April Story (1998)
Cafe Lumiere (2003)
Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on the Heaven's Door (2001)
Departures (2008)
Downfall (2004)
Frost/Nixon (2008)
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
Gion Festival Music (1953)
Half Nelson (2006)
Hero (2002)
Ichi the Killer (2001)
Monrak Transistor (2001)
Suicide Club (2001)
The Man Without a Past (2002)
The Taste of Tea (2004)
Tony Takitani (2004)

7/10
 
Babel (2007)
Bad Guy (2000)
Cutie Honey (2004)
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Rebels of the Neon God (1992)
Scandal (1950)
Take Care of My Cat (2001)
The Cat Piano (2009)
The Godfather Part III (1990)
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
The Kon Ichikawa Story (2006)
The Sea Inside (2004)
Tokyo! (2008)

6/10

A Letter to Uncle Boonmee (2009)
American Beauty (2000)
Dolls (2002)
House of Flying Daggers (2004)
Little Children (2006)
My Winnipeg (2007)
Perfect Blue (1998)
The New World (2005)
The Skywalk Is Gone (2002)
Tropical Malady (2004)

5/10

Address Unknown (2001)
Dreams (1990)
Kamikaze Girls (2004)
Shinjuku Triad Society (1995)
Sukiyaki Western Django (2007)
Tales from Earthsea (2006)
The Isle (2000)
Une catastrophe (2008)

4/10

Crazed Fruit (1956)
Dogville (2003)
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Time (2006)

3/10

21 Grams (2003)

2/10

A Conversation with God (2001)
The Boondock Saints (1999)
Täällä Pohjantähden alla (2009)

Preparing for a new Top list

I have decided to make a list of my favourite 80's films by the end of June this year. For this project, I collected all the films I would put to the list right now, the ones I need to watch again and also the ones I want to see.

The films I consider eligible for the list right now 

A Summer at Grandpa's (Hou)
Akira (Otomo)
Aliens (Cameron)
Angel's Egg (Oshii)
Blade Runner (Scott)
Blue Velvet (Lynch)
City of Sadness (Hou)
Fitzcarraldo (Herzog)
Grave of the Fireflies (Takahata)
Koyaanisqatsi (Reggio)
Laputa: Castle in the Sky (Miyazaki)
My Neighbour Totoro (Miyazaki)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (Miyazaki)
Once Upon a Time in America (Leone)
Pink Floyd The Wall (Parker)
Raging Bull (Scorsese)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (Spielberg)
Ran (Kurosawa)
Star Wars Episode 5: The Empire Strikes Back (Kershner)
Star Wars Episode 6: Return of the Jedi (Marquand)
The Color of Money (Scorsese)
The Meaning of Life (Gilliam)
The Thing (Carpenter)
This Is Spinal Tap (Reiner)
Wings of Honneamise (Yamaga)

The film I need to watch again

1984 (Radford)
As Tears Go By (Wong)
Blood Simple (Coen & Coen)
Brazil (Gilliam)
Come and See (Klimov)
Do the Right Thing (Lee)
Fanny and Alexander (Bergman)
Full Metal Jacket (Kubrick)
Kiki's Delivery Service (Miyazaki)
Mystery Train (Jarmusch)
Nostalgia (Tarkovsky)
Scarface (De Palma)
Stranger than Paradise (Jarmusch)
The Last Temptation of Christ (Scorsese)
The Sacrifice (Tarkovsky)
The Shining (Kubrick)
They Live (Carpenter)
Time Bandits (Gilliam)

The film I should watch (listed under the director's name)

Aki Kaurismäki
- Ariel
- Crime and Punishment
- Shadows in the Paradise

Akira Kurosawa
- Kagemusha

Alejandro Jodorowsky
- Santa Sangre

Bela Tarr
- Damnation

Bernardo Bertolucci
- The Last Emperor

David Cronenberg
- Scanners

David Lynch
- The Elephant Man
- Dune

Edward Yang
- The Terrorizer
- Taipei Story

Francois Truffaut
- The Last Metro

Hsiao-hsien Hou
- Daughter of the Nile

Jean-Luc Godard
- First Name: Carmen

Kon Ichikawa
- The Burmese Harp

Krzysztof Kieslowski
- Decalogue
- A Short Film About Killing
- A Short Film About Love

Louis Malle
- Au revoir les enfants

Mamoru Oshii
- Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer

Martin Scorsese
- The King of Comedy

Nagisa Oshima
- Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Nicolas Roeg
- Bad Timing

Robert Bresson
- Money

Shohei Imamura
- Black Rain
- Ballad of Narayama

Takeshi Kitano
- Violent Cop

Terry Gilliam
- The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Werner Herzog
- Cobra Verde

The Fifth List of Scores

Titles sharing the same rating are in alphabetical order. (82 films in total)

10/10

All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001)
City of Sadness (1989)
Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003)
Harakiri (1962)
Ikiru (1952)
In the Mood for Love (2000)
Kwaidan (1964)
Last Life in the Universe (2003)
Love & Pop (1998)
Love Exposure (2009)
Maborosi (1995)
Ran (1985)
Seven Samurai (1954)
Spirited Away (2001)
The Wayward Cloud (2005)
Tokyo Story (1953)
Ugetsu (1952)
What Time Is It There? (2001)

9/10

3-Iron (2004)
A Time to Live and a Time to Die (1985)
Children of Men (2006)
Dodesukaden (1970)
Floating Weeds (1959)
Nobody Knows (2004)
Persepolis (2007)
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
Stray Dog (1949)
Syndromes and a Century (2006)
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather Part II (1972)
Thirst (2009)
Visitor Q (2001)

8/10

2046 (2004)
A Story of Floating Weeds (1934)
A Summer at Grandpa's (1984)
American Psycho (2000)
Amores perros (2000)
Antichrist (2009)
Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on the Heaven's Door (2001)
Downfall (2004)
Dust in the Wind (1986)
Frost/Nixon (2008)
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
Gion Festival Music (1953)
Half Nelson (2006)
Hero (2002)
Ichi the Killer (2001)
Monrak Transistor (2001)
Suicide Club (2001)
The Man Without a Past (2002)
The Taste of Tea (2004)

7/10
 
Babel (2007)
Cutie Honey (2004)
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Rebels of the Neon God (1992)
Scandal (1950)
Take Care of My Cat (2001)
The Cat Piano (2009)
The Godfather Part III (1990)
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
The Sea Inside (2004)
Tokyo! (2008)

6/10

American Beauty (2000)
House of Flying Daggers (2004)
Little Children (2006)
My Winnipeg (2007)
Perfect Blue (1998)
The Boys from Fengkuei (1983)
The New World (2005)
The Skywalk Is Gone (2002)
Tropical Malady (2004)

5/10

Dreams (1990)
Sukiyaki Western Django (2007)
Tales from Earthsea (2006)
The Killer (1989)
Une catastrophe (2008)

4/10

Crazed Fruit (1956)
Dogville (2003)
Requiem for a Dream (2000)

3/10

21 Grams (2003)

2/10

A Conversation with God (2001)
The Boondock Saints (1999)

Top 50 Films of the 2000's

# Name of the film (Director, the year of release)

50. I'm Not There (Haynes, 2007)
49. The Man Without a Past (Kaurismäki, 2002)
48. I'm a Cyborg But That's OK (Park, 2006)
47. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Kaufman, 2004)
46. Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (Oshii, 2004)
45. Howl's Moving Castle (Miyazaki, 2004)
44. Hero (Yimou, 2002)
43. Amélie (Jeunet, 2001)
42. Pan's Labyrinth (del Toro, 2006)
41. Monrak Transistor (Ratanaruang, 2001)

40. Antichrist (von Trier, 2009)
39. Amores perros (Inarritu, 2000)
38. 2046 (Wong, 2004)
37. Adaptation. (Kaufman, 2002)
36. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Hosoda, 2006)
35. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Jackson, 2002)
34. Downfall (Hirschbiegel, 2004)
33. The Taste of Tea (Ishii, 2004)
32. Lost in Translation (Coppola, 2003)
31. Mulholland Drive (Lynch, 2001)

30. Ichi the Killer (Miike, 2001)
29. American Psycho (Harron, 2000)
28. Suicide Club (Sono, 2001)
27. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Jackson, 2001)
26. Thirst (Park, 2009)
25. Children of Men (Cuaron, 2006)
24. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Dominik, 2007)
23. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Jackson, 2003)
22. Persepolis (Paronnaud & Satrapi, 2007)
21. Syndromes and a Century (Weerasethakul, 2006)

20. Nobody Knows (Koreeda, 2004)
19. 3-Iron (Kim, 2004)
18. Visitor Q (Miike, 2001)
17. 5 Centimeters per Second (Shinkai, 2007)
16. There Will Be Blood (Anderson, 2007)
15. The Wayward Cloud (Tsai, 2005)
14. Oldboy (Park, 2003)
13. In the Mood for Love (Wong, 2000)
12. Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (Park, 2002)
11. Spirited Away (Miyazaki, 2001)

10. Lady Vengeance (Park, 2005)
9. Synecdoche, New York (Kaufman, 2008)
8. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter ... and Spring (Kim, 2003)
7. Goodbye, Dragon Inn (Tsai, 2003)
6. All About Lily Chou-Chou (Iwai, 2001)
5. Last Life in the Universe (Ratanaruang, 2003)
4. What Time Is It There? (Tsai, 2001)
3. Shiki-Jitsu (Anno, 2000)
2. Love Exposure (Sono, 2009)
1. Yi yi (Yang, 1999) (the DVD release makes it eligible for the list)

The Fourth List of Scores

The 2000's films (46 films in total)

What Time Is It There? (2001) 10/10
Last Life in the Universe (2003) 10/10
All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001) 10/10
Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003) 10/10
Spirited Away (2001) 10/10
In the Mood for Love (2000) 10/10
The Wayward Cloud (2005) 10/10
Visitor Q (2001) 9/10
3-Iron (2004) 9/10
Syndromes and a Century (2006) 9/10
Persepolis (2007) 9/10
Thirst (2009) 9/10
Children of Men (2006) 9/10
Suicide Club (2001) 8/10
Ichi the Killer (2001) 8/10
2046 (2004) 8/10
Downfall (2004) 8/10
Amores perros (2000) 8/10
American Psycho (2000) 8/10
Monrak Transistor (2001) 8/10
Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on the Heaven's Door (2001) 8/10
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) 8/10
Hero (2002) 8/10
Antichrist (2009) 8/10
Half Nelson (2006) 8/10
The Man Without a Past (2002) 8/10
Tokyo! (2008) 7/10
Babel (2007) 7/10
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) 7/10
Cutie Honey (2004) 7/10
The Cat Piano (2009) 7/10
The Sea Inside (2004) 7/10
Tropical Malady (2004) 6/10
The Skywalk Is Gone (2002) 6/10
My Winnipeg (2007) 6/10
American Beauty (2000) 6/10
The New World (2005) 6/10
House of Flying Daggers (2004) 6/10
Little Children (2006) 6/10
Sukiyaki Western Django (2007) 5/10
Une catastrophe (2008) 5/10
Tales from Earthsea (2006) 5/10
Dogville (2003) 4/10
Requiem for a Dream (2000) 4/10
21 Grams (2003) 3/10
A Conversation with God (2001) 2/10

Other films (10 films in total)

Tokyo Story (1953) 10/10
Ikiru (1952) 10/10
A Time to Live and a Time to Die (1985) 9/10
The Godfather (1972) 9/10
The Godfather Part II (1974) 9/10
Dust in the Wind (1986) 8/10
A Summer at Grandpa's (1984) 8/10
The Godfather Part III (1990) 7/10
The Boys from Fengkuei (1983) 6/10
Perfect Blue (1998) 6/10

The Third List of Scores

The List (39 movies in total)

All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001) 10/10
Last Life in the Universe (2003) 10/10
Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003) 10/10
Spirited Away (2001) 10/10
In the Mood for Love (2000) 10/10
The Wayward Cloud (2005) 10/10
Visitor Q (2001) 9/10
3-Iron (2004) 9/10
Thirst (2009) 9/10
Children of Men (2006) 9/10
Ichi the Killer (2001) 8/10
2046 (2004) 8/10
Downfall (2004) 8/10
Amores perros (2000) 8/10
American Psycho (2000) 8/10
Monrak Transistor (2001) 8/10
Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on the Heaven's Door (2001) 8/10
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) 8/10
Hero (2002) 8/10
Antichrist (2009) 8/10
Half Nelson (2006) 8/10
The Man Without a Past (2002) 8/10
Tokyo! (2008) 7/10
Babel (2007) 7/10
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) 7/10
Cutie Honey (2004) 7/10
The Sea Inside (2004) 7/10
Tropical Malady (2004) 6/10
My Winnipeg (2007) 6/10
American Beauty (2000) 6/10
The New World (2005) 6/10
House of Flying Daggers (2004) 6/10
Little Children (2006) 6/10
Sukiyaki Western Django (2007) 5/10
Une catastrophe (2008) 5/10
Tales from Earthsea (2006) 5/10
Dogville (2003) 4/10
Requiem for a Dream (2000) 4/10
21 Grams (2003) 3/10
A Conversation with God (2001) 2/10

The Second List of Scores

The List (28 films in total)

All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001) 10/10
Last Life in the Universe (2003) 10/10
Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003) 10/10
In the Mood for Love (2000) 10/10
The Wayward Cloud (2005) 10/10
Visitor Q (2001) 9/10
3-Iron (2004) 9/10
Children of Men (2006) 9/10
Ichi the Killer (2001) 8/10
2046 (2004) 8/10
Downfall (2004) 8/10
Monrak Transistor (2001) 8/10
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) 8/10
Hero (2002) 8/10
Antichrist (2009) 8/10
Half Nelson (2006) 8/10
The Man Without a Past (2002) 8/10
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) 7/10
Cutie Honey (2004) 7/10
My Winnipeg (2007) 6/10
American Beauty (2000) 6/10
The New World (2005) 6/10
House of Flying Daggers (2004) 6/10
Little Children (2006) 6/10
Tales from Earthsea (2006) 5/10
Dogville (2003) 4/10
Requiem for a Dream (2000) 4/10
A Conversation with God (2001) 2/10

The First List of Scores

I thought I should make a list of all scores I've given on this blog now, and I was thinking of continuing this tradition from time to time.

The List (16 movies in total):

Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003) 10/10
In the Mood for Love (2000) 10/10
Visitor Q (2001) 9/10
Ichi the Killer (2001) 8/10
2046 (2004) 8/10
Downfall (2004) 8/10
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) 8/10
Hero (2002) 8/10
Antichrist (2009) 8/10
Half Nelson (2006) 8/10
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) 7/10
The New World (2005) 6/10
House of Flying Daggers (2004) 6/10
Tales from Earthsea (2006) 5/10
Dogville (2003) 4/10
A Conversation with God (2001) 2/10