Chaplin
Better off silent
For the landmark 400th movie of the list:
A brilliant (if overlong) French action story full of amazing fighting, great tension and Monica Bellucci. Need I say more? Directed by Cristophe Gans (Silent Hill), the movie just oozes personality and mystery, anchored by some fabulous performances by Monica (mmm, Monica) Bellucci, Samuel le Bihan, the always reliable Vincent Cassell, and Mark Dacascos, who plays a Native American with amazing fighting skills. Gans incorporates fast- and slow-motion in his fighting scenes, usually in some inhospitable environment. Extremely cool.
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If you crave an over-the-top historical kung fu-fantasy epic with a good dose of voluptuous nudity, bravura machismo, and passions so intense they verge on ridiculous, then Brotherhood of the Wolf is your movie. Based (loosely) on an 18th-century legend, this French film follows a hunky scientist (Samuel Le Bihan, who's sort of a second-string Christopher Lambert) and his Iroquois sidekick/spiritual partner (Mark Dacascos) as they pursue a monstrous wolf ravaging the French countryside. Along the way Le Bihan gets entwined with a beautiful noblewoman (Émilie Dequenne) and a gorgeous prostitute (Monica Belluci) with secrets. The plot grows more and more incomprehensible, but the mix of torrid emotions, outrageous action sequences, and lurid titillation is really what the movie is about. Ignore the highbrow philosophizing and confused political intrigue; just enjoy the sensual images. --Bret Fetzer
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A brilliant (if overlong) French action story full of amazing fighting, great tension and Monica Bellucci. Need I say more? Directed by Cristophe Gans (Silent Hill), the movie just oozes personality and mystery, anchored by some fabulous performances by Monica (mmm, Monica) Bellucci, Samuel le Bihan, the always reliable Vincent Cassell, and Mark Dacascos, who plays a Native American with amazing fighting skills. Gans incorporates fast- and slow-motion in his fighting scenes, usually in some inhospitable environment. Extremely cool.
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Amazon.com
If you crave an over-the-top historical kung fu-fantasy epic with a good dose of voluptuous nudity, bravura machismo, and passions so intense they verge on ridiculous, then Brotherhood of the Wolf is your movie. Based (loosely) on an 18th-century legend, this French film follows a hunky scientist (Samuel Le Bihan, who's sort of a second-string Christopher Lambert) and his Iroquois sidekick/spiritual partner (Mark Dacascos) as they pursue a monstrous wolf ravaging the French countryside. Along the way Le Bihan gets entwined with a beautiful noblewoman (Émilie Dequenne) and a gorgeous prostitute (Monica Belluci) with secrets. The plot grows more and more incomprehensible, but the mix of torrid emotions, outrageous action sequences, and lurid titillation is really what the movie is about. Ignore the highbrow philosophizing and confused political intrigue; just enjoy the sensual images. --Bret Fetzer
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