From: ad196@cs.city.ac.uk (THOMPSON M D) Subject: Monkia M's Celebrity Top 15 (I want to marry this woman) Keywords: moist puppies Nicked fresh from the pages of Film Extremes 2 (but then, can a top ten be copyrighted?), is the all time top 15 favorite films of Monika M, star of Nekromantik II, Der Todesking, and the upcoming Schramm. 15 Je T'aime : Serge Gainsbourg Very sexy and stimulating film 14 Vertigo : Alfred Hitchcock Terrible, thrilling. 13 The Last Movie : Dennis Hopper Just weird. 12 Blood Simple : Coen Brothers Very mean and sinister main character. 11 Metropolis : Fritz Lang Spectacular settings, remarkable vision of the future. 10 Midnight Express : Alan Parker You can really feel the mood of absolute helplessness that slowly takes posession of the main character and reduces a complex individual. One man's instinct for self preservation. 9 Dead Ringers : David Cronenberg I'm always looking for the point where the story tips into that nightmare of personality loss. Jeremy Irons is amazing. 8 Eraserhead : David Lynch One of the saddest movies I have ever seen. 7 Salo - 120 Days of Sodom : Peire Paolo Pasolini Shows violence in a very shocking way, without having obvious moral ambitions. Reveals power-structures and how they influence relationships between human beings. 6 Jacob's Ladder : Adrian Lynn If you see this movie for the first time, you immediately want to start again after it's finished - it twists your mind. 5 Brazil : Terry Gilliam Impressive decor, good story. 4 Taxi Driver : Martin Scorsese Roberd De Niro, Jodie Foster. I simply lover stories about crazy people. 3 The Thing : John Carpenter The mother of modern horror movies (Hellraiser etc). Oppresive, tremendous special effects. 2 Blast of Silence : Allen Barron Very atmospheric, cool mood, good soundtrack, inevitable ending, economical staging. 1 Resevoir Dogs : Quintin Tarantino Fantastic actors, excellent dramaturgy, longest and hardest dying seen I have ever seen in a movie. A very significant film! ------------------------------------------------------- Never, ever have I seen such a beautiful selection of films. I defy anyone to come up with a celebrity list which has more modern classics than this (and I don't mean terminator 2). Monika, if you're reading this, be mine. Spongeboy