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I don't find the fact you're not interested offensive but the fact that you judge people on liking movies you haven't actually seen. 

If people tell me they are entertained by depictions of torture and graphic violence then I can infer something about that, without partaking myself.  If you're offended about that then there's no need, I'm not about to come steal your DVD collection.

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Quoting hal9g:

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After all, I don't imagine that there are very many people in the entire world who are conversant enough in all of those languages to be able to do a very adequate job of it, and I can't imagine reading subtitles for thousands of foreign films would be anyone's first choice.

In my collection, I have 80 % of my movies which are not French, with some from Russia, Denmark, Netherlands, Korea, Mexico, not speaking of  other bigger countries for movies. I have no problem to see them, with or without dubbing, and can rate as easily "Män Som Hatar Kvinnor" than "Wo hu cang long" or "True Grit". The problem I have with that list is not that it has not movies from all countries (there are probably many excellent movies I never saw...), but that there are strictly none outside English language.

Quoting surfeur51:

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The problem with the list is not that it has not movies from all countries (there are probably many excellent movies I never saw...), but that there are strictly none outside English language.

Why is that a "problem"?  I don't have any non-English language DVDs.  That's not a "problem".

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Quoting hal9g:

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After all, I don't imagine that there are very many people in the entire world who are conversant enough in all of those languages to be able to do a very adequate job of it, and I can't imagine reading subtitles for thousands of foreign films would be anyone's first choice.

In my collection, I have 80 % of my movies which are not French, with some from Russia, Denmark, Netherlands, Korea, Mexico, not speaking of  other bigger countries for movies. I have no problem to see them, with or without dubbing, and can rate as easily "Män Som Hatar Kvinnor" than "Wo hu cang long" or "True Grit". The problem I have with that list is not that it has not movies from all countries (there are probably many excellent movies I never saw...), but that there are strictly none outside English language.

Well, like I said, feel free to do your own rating of 10,000 films from around the world, rather than criticizing someone who has actually done the work, according to the criteria he selected.  I'm sure if he had known that you would object to his parameters, he would have changed them. 

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Quoting hal9g:

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After all, I don't imagine that there are very many people in the entire world who are conversant enough in all of those languages to be able to do a very adequate job of it, and I can't imagine reading subtitles for thousands of foreign films would be anyone's first choice.

In my collection, I have 80 % of my movies which are not French, with some from Russia, Denmark, Netherlands, Korea, Mexico, not speaking of  other bigger countries for movies. I have no problem to see them, with or without dubbing, and can rate as easily "Män Som Hatar Kvinnor" than "Wo hu cang long" or "True Grit". The problem I have with that list is not that it has not movies from all countries (there are probably many excellent movies I never saw...), but that there are strictly none outside English language.

Well, like I said, feel free to do your own rating of 10,000 films from araound the world, rather than criticizing someone who has actually done the work, according to the criteria he selected.  I'm sure if he had known that you would object to his parameters, he would have changed them. 

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Yves:

"They may be from any country, as long as the primary language for the targeted audience – is English. In the early stage of this compilation, I considered a multi-language list, but realized the scope was more than I could handle. Cultures have different standards for evaluating and examining art, and different perceptual guidelines, too. I found all I could navigate were the usually  discernible differences that  exist  among films made for my own personal language. Scottish, Irish, Welsh, Australian, New Zealand and South Africa, to name the most common, are as many inflections of the English language that I can take on here. Not to mention a Bronx, Brooklyn, Texas, Southern or Minnesotan Dialect. It is primarily through language that we human beings communicate. It’s no simple task to understand the full thrust or the fine nuances of what we hear others saying, EVEN if in our own language. Clearly, it’s preposterous to assume we perfectly understand translated communications. I knew it would be impossible for me to evaluate films made in a language other than English. I leave that project for others."

I am certain he would be thrilled to a see a comparable list from you given your extensive knowledge of foreign films.

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I'm sure if he had known that you would object to his parameters, he would have changed them. 

Of course not. This guy does what he wants, as he wants. I just think he missed some real gems that are much more interesting to watch that some of those he chose, and just say that his list has no value for me, which is just a personal opinion. I generally look at this kind of list to find those "gems" I never saw, and this "project" will do nothing for me.

And all I'm saying is that you should give the guy the respect he deserves for taking on the project that he did.  It is unfortunate that you can only view this from your own personal perspective.

You obviously do not understand my point, so it's time to drop it.