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The Greatest Original Screenplay


For me its The Usual Suspects, then Se7en, then American Beauty, Then Taxi Driver and then Fargo.

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Your list is based on insufficient input and personal opinion.....

How is this possible you say ??

Well, lets say your opinion is based on 500 films, that you have seen.

But.......Joe Blow or Mary Smith have seen 10,000 films, or 20 times more films then you have seen, their opinion would be based on more input.

I have seen over 100,000 films so my input is based on better data......but it would still be just " My Personal Opinion."

Z. Ray Wakeman

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I don’t think the OP had a minimum number of films you had to have seen to reply...

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Braeden, Blackbelt

You are correct, the original post did not have a minimum number of films for a person to have seen, in order to base their opinion on........so lets say someone saw 5 crappy films......and that person had a foot fetish......one of the bad films was "Attack of the 500 Smelly Feet".....so that person would post "Attack of the 500.... is the best movie in the universe !

Z-Man

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Well that’s the whole thing with these boards, or anything else you might read or hear: take everything with a grain of salt. One should try and take into account many factors when debating or comparing information with another's. However, it would be wrong for you, or anyone else for that matter, to talk down to someone for their personal preference or opinion.

For the record, just because someone has seen more films than someone else, doesn't mean that person will be able to judge a movie better, have a better taste in film, or know anything more than the other person might. For example, Mr. Foot Fetish could have, in my opinion, a far superior taste in film to you, even though he has seen fewer movies.

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I agree, for sure.

I mean really ... that foot fetish film rocked.

And so, the lion fell in love with the lamb...what a stupid lamb

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the coen brothers have quite a few on the list but the foot fetish movie beats them all

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Its on my top 5 for sure.

And yes, I bet Braeden does have an opinion about the scent of Juno's feet. For, there has never been a time in my life where he was without an opinion.

They are however, usually right.

And so, the lion fell in love with the lamb...what a stupid lamb

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