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View Poll Results: Which is Jarmusch's best?
Permanent Vacation (1980)
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0%
Stranger Than Paradise (1983)
5
9.26%
Down by Law (1986)
10
18.52%
Coffee and Cigarettes (1986)
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1.85%
Mystery Train (1989)
5
9.26%
Night on Earth (1991)
4
7.41%
Dead Man (1995)
18
33.33%
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
11
20.37%
Other
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Old 01-27-04, 04:12 AM
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best Jim Jarmusch movie
Which is his best?
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I think I know which one you voted for..

I agree, depp is dreamy.. <3

Though it was a tough choice between Dead Man and Ghost Dog. Stranger than paradise was a close third.
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My favorite is "Stranger than Paradise".
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I voted for Dead Man, a beautiful film. Night on Earth was a close second for me. I actually really like most of his movies, though.
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Night on Earth. Though I enjoy most of his work.
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I liked Ghost Dog, but probably because I like Forrest.
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I voted for Ghost Dog, which is the only one I've seen.
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Originally posted by DonnachaOne
I voted for Ghost Dog, which is the only one I've seen.
He is definitely worth looking into. Dead Man is like a dream filmed in black and white. I really liked it. Most of his movies are very quirky although some are a bit slow paced. He tends to use a lot of musicians in his movies. I would definitely recommend Dead Man, Night on Earth (not on DVD yet), and Mystery Train. Down by Law and Stranger than Paradise are also good.
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I haven't seen all of Jarmusch's films, including Down by Law.

I voted Dead Man.
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Old 01-27-04, 05:00 PM
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Had to go for Mystery Train--love that movie.
Night on Earth is a close second in my book.
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Stranger Than Paradise is my second favorite movie of all time.

Down by Law is also excellent

I still need to see Permanent Vacation (DVD please!) and Coffee and Cigarettes but everything of his I've seen.
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Dead Man...
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I haven't seen too many (not sure why, I've enjoyed everyone I've seen) but of those I'd give the nod to Night on Earth.
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Carl Perkins!
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Old 01-28-04, 01:16 AM
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'Coffee and Cigarettes' isn't even out yet, right??
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Originally posted by scroll2b
'Coffee and Cigarettes' isn't even out yet, right??
The 'Coffee and Cigarettes' with Bill Murray made last year is an updated version of the Jarmusch film of the same name made in 1986. He also made a sequel to this movie, both films starring Roberto Begnini who has been in several of his films.
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Originally posted by TopHatCat64
I still need to see Permanent Vacation (DVD please!) and Coffee and Cigarettes but everything of his I've seen.
Same here. I adore all of his pictures that I've seen, but I'd say "Down By Law" is my favorite, if just because of Tom Waits.
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Jarmusch is planning on releasing "Coffee and Cigarettes" (meaning all the interviews, from the 80s to the present) this year. And that comes straight from him, during a live interview I attended.
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Night on Earth

(have not seen Permanent Vacation)
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First for me is Mystery Train. I love the ensemble and the intertwined story.
Second would be Ghost Dog ( I especially like the drain pipe scene lifted from Branded to Kill or was that Tokyo Drifter?)
And third is Dead Man, not because of Depp but because of Gary Farmer's Nobody.
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I voted for Dead Man, and am happy to see that it's gained a following since its release, when it was roundly panned by the critics.

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Dead Man. I just watched it again a few nights ago.
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