Most daring movies

April 25, 2008

Premiere magazine chose 100 movies that “shook the world,” because filmmakers dared to be ridiculous, offensive, or even unpopular, and still created classic films.

Here are is a sampling of films that made the list:

“Airplane!” (1980)

“Badlands” (1973)

“The Birds” (1963)

“Blazing Saddles” (1974)

“Blue Velvet” (1986)

“The Conversation” (1974)

“Dirty Harry” (1971)

“Do the Right Thing” (1989)

“Fast Times at Ridgemont High” (1982)

“Freaks” (1932)

“The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” (1966)

“The Hustler” (1961)

“Last Tango in Paris” (1973)

“Mean Streets” (1973)

“Metropolis” (1926)

“My Brilliant Career” (1979)

“Night of the Living Dead” (1968)

“Nosferatu” (1922)

“The Piano” (1993)

“Pink Flamingos” (1972)

“Raising Arizona” (1987)

“Repulsion” (1965)

“Reservoir Dogs” (1992)

“Shaft” (1971)

“Sullivan's Travels” (1941)

“The Thin Blue Line” (1988)

“Trainspotting” (1996)

“Walkabout” (1971)

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A little chess entertainment

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Beets, can you spawn tghread please? I have a feeling XVI is going to be a real hoot.

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I did NOT authorize this belly writing!

A little chess entertainment

Heheheh. Cute!


Thanks, Misfit!!!


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I'm boycotting the fun and games until number XVI comes along.

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I did NOT authorize this belly writing!

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Thanks, Good Friend of Mine! :]]

I've been tired to put stuff up, the last few days. Preparing my tax forms does that to me. :]]


MAYDAY! MAYDAY! MAYDAY!


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******A friendly bump******

Thanks, Good Friend of Mine! :]]

I've been tired to put stuff up, the last few days. Preparing my tax forms does that to me. :]]


MAYDAY! MAYDAY! MAYDAY!


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This is why i have a wife. She learned that job.

Germany has the most difficult tax system in the world. ;-(((((

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Its late now.


Good night to everyone here.

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Its late now.


Good night to everyone here.

Good night, Champ. Schlaffen Sie wohl!!! :]]

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Hello Beets and goodnight Champ.

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Hi Albert!

I'm tired right now. I'm even too tired to make supper.

I guess I'll have to shift myself soon, though. Heh.


Did you have a good day?


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Hi Albert!

I'm tired right now. I'm even too tired to make supper.

I guess I'll have to shift myself soon, though. Heh.


Did you have a good day?


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My day was pretty good. It has been a long day and I might go to bed early tonight, but I am not sure as some of my favorite shows are on tonight :) How about you? Have you had a good day?

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Hi Albert!

I'm tired right now. I'm even too tired to make supper.

I guess I'll have to shift myself soon, though. Heh.


Did you have a good day?


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My day was pretty good. It has been a long day and I might go to bed early tonight, but I am not sure as some of my favorite shows are on tonight :) How about you? Have you had a good day?

Not bad, not bad. I may be getting myself in one heck of a wild piece of litigation, I haven't decided yet.

We've got only 5 major banks in Canada, and they are much disliked ever since they closed down many local bank branches and started charging fees for every transaction they process.

Anyway, my bank screwed up. They eliminated almost all of the existing fee packages and replaced them with new packages starting May 1st. The result is, that on most common accounts, like chequing accounts, the fees have gone up a whopping 80% in this one shot alone. Reading my contract closely, there's a clause that says they're intitled to change fees on 30 days notice. But nothing specifically says they're entitled to eliminate the orginal service packages that people opened when they opened their accounts (for which there's a contract for each acoount).

So I smell a class action lawsuit, as well as huge punitive damages. I also briefed myself on all the complaint procedures needed to arbitrate this all the way up to the top: the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, that's the government body that oversees our banks.

I know I've got them over a barrel, but do I want to be the one to bring them down? Maybe.


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Hi Albert!

I'm tired right now. I'm even too tired to make supper.

I guess I'll have to shift myself soon, though. Heh.


Did you have a good day?


.

My day was pretty good. It has been a long day and I might go to bed early tonight, but I am not sure as some of my favorite shows are on tonight :) How about you? Have you had a good day?

Not bad, not bad. I may be getting myself in one heck of a wild piece of litigation, I haven't decided yet.

We've got only 5 major banks in Canada, and they are much disliked ever since they closed down many local bank branches and started charging fees for every transaction they process.

Anyway, my bank screwed up. They eliminated almost all of the existing fee packages and replaced them with new packages starting May 1st. The result is, that on most common accounts, like chequing accounts, the fees have gone up a whopping 80% in this one shot alone. Reading my contract closely, there's a clause that says they're intitled to change fees on 30 days notice. But nothing specifically says they're entitled to eliminate the orginal service packages that people opened when they opened their accounts (for which there's a contract for each acoount).

So I smell a class action lawsuit, as well as huge punitive damages. I also briefed myself on all the complaint procedures need to arbitrate this all the way up to the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, that's the government body that oversees our banks.

I know I've got them over a barrel, but do I want to be the one to bring them down? Maybe.


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It sounds as though you and the banks just can't seem to get along lately :)

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Hi Albert!

I'm tired right now. I'm even too tired to make supper.

I guess I'll have to shift myself soon, though. Heh.


Did you have a good day?


.

My day was pretty good. It has been a long day and I might go to bed early tonight, but I am not sure as some of my favorite shows are on tonight :) How about you? Have you had a good day?

Not bad, not bad. I may be getting myself in one heck of a wild piece of litigation, I haven't decided yet.

We've got only 5 major banks in Canada, and they are much disliked ever since they closed down many local bank branches and started charging fees for every transaction they process.

Anyway, my bank screwed up. They eliminated almost all of the existing fee packages and replaced them with new packages starting May 1st. The result is, that on most common accounts, like chequing accounts, the fees have gone up a whopping 80% in this one shot alone. Reading my contract closely, there's a clause that says they're intitled to change fees on 30 days notice. But nothing specifically says they're entitled to eliminate the orginal service packages that people opened when they opened their accounts (for which there's a contract for each acoount).

So I smell a class action lawsuit, as well as huge punitive damages. I also briefed myself on all the complaint procedures need to arbitrate this all the way up to the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, that's the government body that oversees our banks.

I know I've got them over a barrel, but do I want to be the one to bring them down? Maybe.


.

It sounds as though you and the banks just can't seem to get along lately :)

Maybe. They misled me (accidently, I hope, although they did speak to their legal department) by giving me the wrong advice on pursuing a complaint right to the top. They had a branch executive deal with me, but not the manager. I have to complain to the branch manager first. I researched it and found out that this is the necessary procedure. So I have an appointment with him tomorrow, and I'll make my formal complaint to him then. :]]

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Hi Albert!

I'm tired right now. I'm even too tired to make supper.

I guess I'll have to shift myself soon, though. Heh.


Did you have a good day?


.

My day was pretty good. It has been a long day and I might go to bed early tonight, but I am not sure as some of my favorite shows are on tonight :) How about you? Have you had a good day?

Not bad, not bad. I may be getting myself in one heck of a wild piece of litigation, I haven't decided yet.

We've got only 5 major banks in Canada, and they are much disliked ever since they closed down many local bank branches and started charging fees for every transaction they process.

Anyway, my bank screwed up. They eliminated almost all of the existing fee packages and replaced them with new packages starting May 1st. The result is, that on most common accounts, like chequing accounts, the fees have gone up a whopping 80% in this one shot alone. Reading my contract closely, there's a clause that says they're intitled to change fees on 30 days notice. But nothing specifically says they're entitled to eliminate the orginal service packages that people opened when they opened their accounts (for which there's a contract for each acoount).

So I smell a class action lawsuit, as well as huge punitive damages. I also briefed myself on all the complaint procedures need to arbitrate this all the way up to the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, that's the government body that oversees our banks.

I know I've got them over a barrel, but do I want to be the one to bring them down? Maybe.


.

It sounds as though you and the banks just can't seem to get along lately :)

Maybe. They misled me (accidently, I hope, although they did speak to their legal department) by giving me the wrong advice on pursuing a complaint right to the top. They had a branch executive deal with me, but not the manager. I have to complain to the branch manager first. I researched it and found out that this is the necessary procedure. So I have an appointment with him tomorrow, and I'll make my formal complaint to him then. :]]

Good luck!

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Hello Beets, Albert, Champ!!!! + everyone else....

Hope life is being too hard on you Beets!!!

I'm knackered from my maintaining my Maths Problems thread...
I can see how you feel Beets.... and you are the author of 3... at last count....

I think I will go join my kitties with a short nap while my computer finishes crunching a WU....

Also, if you can read this, Mark....
The two little cute kitties I was eying at the shelter were sold a few days ago..
I'll keep on looking.......

Best Regards everyone and keep on crunchin,
Luke.

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- Luke.

Hi Albert!

I'm tired right now. I'm even too tired to make supper.

I guess I'll have to shift myself soon, though. Heh.


Did you have a good day?


.

My day was pretty good. It has been a long day and I might go to bed early tonight, but I am not sure as some of my favorite shows are on tonight :) How about you? Have you had a good day?

Not bad, not bad. I may be getting myself in one heck of a wild piece of litigation, I haven't decided yet.

We've got only 5 major banks in Canada, and they are much disliked ever since they closed down many local bank branches and started charging fees for every transaction they process.

Anyway, my bank screwed up. They eliminated almost all of the existing fee packages and replaced them with new packages starting May 1st. The result is, that on most common accounts, like chequing accounts, the fees have gone up a whopping 80% in this one shot alone. Reading my contract closely, there's a clause that says they're intitled to change fees on 30 days notice. But nothing specifically says they're entitled to eliminate the orginal service packages that people opened when they opened their accounts (for which there's a contract for each acoount).

So I smell a class action lawsuit, as well as huge punitive damages. I also briefed myself on all the complaint procedures need to arbitrate this all the way up to the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, that's the government body that oversees our banks.

I know I've got them over a barrel, but do I want to be the one to bring them down? Maybe.


.

It sounds as though you and the banks just can't seem to get along lately :)

Maybe. They misled me (accidently, I hope, although they did speak to their legal department) by giving me the wrong advice on pursuing a complaint right to the top. They had a branch executive deal with me, but not the manager. I have to complain to the branch manager first. I researched it and found out that this is the necessary procedure. So I have an appointment with him tomorrow, and I'll make my formal complaint to him then. :]]

Good luck!

Oh, I'm not expecting anything from him. But by merely making my complaint to him, I'm completing the first step necessary to meet the Superintendant of Financial Institution's requirements. :]]

I'm famous at IBM over catching them in a contract mistake, now it looks like I'm about to make myself a name at one of our country's largest banks.

And they told me that retirement is a time for peace, quiet and relaxation. LOL

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Hello Beets, Albert, Champ!!!! + everyone else....

Hope life is being too hard on you Beets!!!

I'm knackered from my maintaining my Maths Problems thread...
I can see how you feel Beets.... and you are the author of 3... at last count....

I think I will go join my kitties with a short nap while my computer finishes crunching a WU....

Also, if you can read this, Mark....
The two little cute kitties I was eying at the shelter were sold a few days ago..
I'll keep on looking.......

Best Regards everyone and keep on crunchin,
Luke.

Hi Luke!!!

You're absolutely right! It takes a lot of time and effort to keep a content thread going. (Many people either don't realize it or don't care, but that's life.) Hopefully, you'll find that enough of the people you like appreciate it...enough to make the effort worthwhile anyways. :]]

I congratulate you on keeping it up as well as you have done.

Good Job!!!


Beets

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