I am picking four films from the collective Top 100. These are [u]not[/u] bad films but they do not belong in such a list.
I find [i]Run Lola Run[/i](#81) shallow and self-consciously hip; [i]Amelie[/i](#51) too precious and calculated to evoke nostalgia for a lily-white Paris that does not exist; [i]Amarcord[/i](#41) is wildly uneven and condescending towards its small-town characters.
The most over-rated film in these boards is clearly [i]City of God[/i]. This film is pure exploitation no matter how brilliant on a purely technical level. The film does not provide any insight into the conditions that created the violence. It lacks courage to point a finger at those whose malice and neglect facilitate this subculture of violence. Is this the fifth best film ever?  