Your TOP Movie of All-Time

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  • Frank Z
    Frank Z Posts: 5,860
    edited March 2004
    I know I already voted, but I'd like to see someone mention "The Great Escape."
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  • Devildog
    Devildog Posts: 68
    edited March 2004
    Animal House

    And .... in no particular order

    The Great Santini
    Magnificent 7
    Dr. Zhivago
    Lawrence of Arabia
    most Clint Eastwood movies - esp. spagetti westerns and Dirty Harry series
    Slapshot (original)
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  • Libertyc
    Libertyc Posts: 915
    edited March 2004
    I'm with Tour.

    The Raging Bull. One of the best movies of all time.
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  • PolkWannabie
    PolkWannabie Posts: 2,763
    edited March 2004
    Jstas,

    The motorcycle stunts in The Great Escape were great as was the rest of the movie and McQueen did almost all of his own stunts in his movies ...

    Another excellent film for him ... Papillon
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  • gidrah
    gidrah Posts: 3,049
    edited March 2004
    Frank beat me to it, but I too go with "The Great Escape".
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  • gmorris
    gmorris Posts: 1,179
    edited March 2004
    I would like to be the first to say...

    Lord of the Rings are the DUMBEST, STUPIDEST, GAYEST movies I've ever heard of.

    Just my opinion, nothing against those who like it, so don't respond to this telling me I'm an idiot. I very well may be an idiot, but those movies suck.

    I watched the first one, and shut it off before I got to the end. I never even bothered to rent the second one due to the first movies **** like quality.

    Again, my opinion, please don't turn this into a flame war. I am entitled to not like this movie just as much as you are entitled to like it.
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  • warviper
    warviper Posts: 585
    edited March 2004
    Lord of the Rings are the DUMBEST, STUPIDEST, GAYEST movies I've ever heard of

    He must not like Hobbits.
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  • Spoonman
    Spoonman Posts: 135
    edited March 2004
    Thanks for the link Spoonman. Neat site for old trailers...
    Yer welcome and I'd have to go with Jackie myself ;)
    Another excellent film for him ... Papillon
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited March 2004
    Originally posted by warviper
    He must not like Hobbits.
    One possibility, but also have to consider that his top movie was "Revenge of the Nerds"... :D
    More later,
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  • warviper
    warviper Posts: 585
    edited March 2004
    ;) Gotcha!
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited March 2004
    Originally posted by gmorris
    Lord of the Rings are the DUMBEST, STUPIDEST, GAYEST movies I've ever heard of.....I watched the first one, and shut it off before I got to the end. I never even bothered to rent the second one......

    So you only viewed SOME of the first movie, and without seeing the other movies, you've reached the conclusion stated above? Am I right?

    If you are going to rant, at least try to think it through. Not defending the LOTR movies, or stating an opinion one way or the other on their viewability - I just found your post HILARIOUS.

    Idiot.

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  • gmorris
    gmorris Posts: 1,179
    edited March 2004
    Ya, so what? I watched probably 85% of the first movie, and it totally sucked. Making an educated guess that the second movie would be more of the same, I never bothered to watch it.

    I did think it through, the first movie sucked. I'm sure MY OPINION of the second movie would be the same if I were to waste the $4.50 to rent it and the few hours to watch it.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,842
    edited March 2004
    Just curious, why do you think it sucked?
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  • gmorris
    gmorris Posts: 1,179
    edited March 2004
    O.K. Maybe "sucked" is a little harsh. I simply didn't like that movie.

    The reasons are as follows:

    1) The plot is completely one dimensional. It boiled down to this little goof ball (**** or Fido or something?) going on a quest with his buddies. Nothing else important happens.

    2) The "quest" theme is totaly reminiscent of early Nintendo video games. Now hold your horses, I know that the books these movies were based on were written a long time before Nintendo came along. The whole movie just has a very video game quality to it. I don't like that.

    3) Too much of that movie is done on the computer. Too many computer generated scenes, characters, special effects, you name it. For me, all that computer animation is distracting, and I don't like it. (Star Wars episode I & II also fall into this "too much computer animation" category for me, but the plot is much better, so it isn't as distracting)

    4) The biggest reason I didn' like LOTR: UTTERLY CONFUSING! I never read the books, and I had no fuggin' idea what was going on. It seemed to me that you need some prior knowledge to watch that movie. I just didn't get it.


    Now, I am not stupid. I can understand why people like this movie so much. It is, as was said early, a great epic saga. The computer generated action scenes are super, but I just don't go for all that fake ****.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,842
    edited March 2004
    So you don't get the movie and you don't like computer animation so that means the movie sucks.

    OK. That's what I thought.
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  • gmorris
    gmorris Posts: 1,179
    edited March 2004
    What do you mean, that's what you thought?

    I gave 4 detailed reasons why I didn't like the movie. I also see that you didn't mention my remarks about the shallow plot.

    Did you like the movie? Why?
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,842
    edited March 2004
    Who's hugh?

    What shallow plot? How can you understand the plot if you haven't watched the whole movie? The plot goes well beyond the 1st movie too. It doesn't end until the 3rd movie. It's a continuing story broken up into 3 movies because no one was going to sit through 9-12 hours of a movie.

    I agree with Russ. You said it sucked and that it was your own opinion and you posted that 3 times before you finally gave a reson behind your own opinion and it was exactly the reason I was expecting. Mainly because you didn't get the movie. That's fine but that doesn't mean it sucked. You can't read the first chapter of a book and judge the whole book by the first chapter.

    I am not defending the movies. The 11 oscars it was nominated for and won speak for themselves. I'm just questioning your logic which is based on half-truths and incomplete information.

    I liked the movies because I read the books. I don't think it copies video games, I think video games copied the books. The books are a work of genius. Tolkien created several different languages just for the book and managed to write many more books about the same subject than The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. The plot is very thick and the overall plot of "The Quest" as you refer to it only serves to set the environment in which the story takes place. The books are one of my most favorite works of literature and I am pleased to see the movies done so well with as much attention to detail as the movie's constraints allowed.

    Now, Revenge of the Nerds...talk about a shallow plot!
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  • PolkWannabie
    PolkWannabie Posts: 2,763
    edited March 2004
    Hey, you wanna talk about the action of a one dimensional **** ... ROTN has it pretty well cornered.
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  • gmorris
    gmorris Posts: 1,179
    edited March 2004
    Revenge of the Nerds is truely a cinematic master piece, but that is a different story...

    As far as the 11 oscars are concerned, the "Academy" is the same organization that awarded Halle Berry an Oscar some years back for some turdy performance. I think any one will agree that she is not a true thespian. Anyway, what does an Oscar mean anyway? A bunch of Hollywood elitist kiss asses get together and give each other awards. So what?

    Anyway, I'm sure everything you said is true. That still doesn't change that I didn't like it. If my 4 reasons don't satisfy you, that's OK too.

    Every so often a movie comes along and everyone gets a boner over it. Remember Titanic? It won all sorts of silly awards. My opinion of that is **** also. LOTR just happens to be 3 movies long, so the hoopla is carried out longer.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited March 2004
    UGH! it's obvious gmorris had to think to hard to watch LOTR that's why he didn't like it. lets face it. he likes simple, mindless sophmoric comedies. plain and simple.

    I had to watch LOTR a few times myself to better understand everything that was going on. i did not read the books myself. i do think the trilogy was top notch the way it was done. I can't imagine anything ever topping that within the next several years to come.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited March 2004
    Timeout...

    Was a fun thread here getting a number of different POV's.

    gmorris,
    Your FOTR post was the first negative one in the thread and it's drawing flac for it. You want your opinion respected, but failed to respect the opinion of those that listed it. You can't flash the peace sign while lobbing a grenade...

    Let's let it end here and get back to our previously scheduled program... or at least which was the greatest Steve McQueen movie... :)
    More later,
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited March 2004
    Originally posted by Tour2ma
    or at least which was the greatest Steve McQueen movie... :)
    1) The Sand Pebbles
    2) Le Mans
    3) The Great Escape
    Tie 4) The Getaway
    Tie 4) Bullitt
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,842
    edited March 2004
    Le Mans was pretty cool, so was The Thomas Crown Affair. The Cinncinnati Kid was a memorable one but maybe not his best. He was in The Magnificent Seven too and that was an excellent movie. Wasn't necessarily his movie but he was in it. Maybe that is the best Steve McQueen flick?
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,842
    edited March 2004
    There was also Hell is for Heros which was a good story but not so great cinematography, IMO at least.
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  • gmorris
    gmorris Posts: 1,179
    edited March 2004
    Be careful telling your opinion, Jstas. You could end up getting yelled at by everyone. Your opion is not correct unless everyone else agrees.


    Another great movie that hasn't yet been listed is "The Royal Tenenbaums".
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 7,658
    edited March 2004
    Hello,
    How about favorite movies in a few different categories? Such as:
    1). western
    2). action-adventure
    3). science fiction/fantasy
    4). war movie
    a. Civil Wall
    b. WW I
    c. WW II
    aa. Pacific Theater
    bb. Europe theater
    d. Korean War
    e. Viet Nam War
    5). classic film (prior to 1960)
    a. black and white
    b. color
    6). musical

    Remember, everybody's opinion is equally important.
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  • Rush Limbaugh
    Rush Limbaugh Posts: 125
    edited March 2004
    Originally posted by gmorris
    Be careful telling your opinion, Jstas. You could end up getting yelled at by everyone. Your opion is not correct unless everyone else agrees.

    Opinions are opinions and then there are pointless and degrading commentaries that will offend others. Words like 'sucked' ect...aren't going to win you any friends or understanding.

    Millions of people aren't morons who like a movie that sucks, as you put it.

    You don't like it. Calling it stupid and **** is stupid in and of itself.

    Not everyone is going to like the same movies as everyone else, and most people here realize that, but they also don't go out of their way to offend people because of their opinion on something so futile.

    The LOTR trilogy was a masterpiece. No ifs ands or buts about it. Whether or not you like it is your perogotive. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean the movie can't be heralded for the masterpiece that it is.


    Anyhow - My vote:

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  • gatemplin
    gatemplin Posts: 1,595
    edited March 2004
    A lot of great movies mentioned so far. If I had to pick one it would probably be "The Big Lebowski" by the Coen Bros.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,842
    edited March 2004
    1). western
    The Quick and The Dead

    2). action-adventure
    Indiana Jones trilogy

    3). science fiction/fantasy
    Star Wars

    4). war movie
    a. Civil War
    Gettysburg

    b. WW I
    Dunno?

    c. WW II
    Band of Brothers but it's a miniseries so maybe it doesn't count.

    aa. Pacific Theater
    TORA! TORA! TORA!

    bb. Europe theater
    Memphis Belle

    d. Korean War
    M*A*S*H

    e. Viet Nam War
    We Were Soldiers


    5). classic film (prior to 1960)
    a. black and white
    Dunno, there are quite a few
    b. color
    Same as a but I think Steve McQueen will be one of the actors in it!

    6). musical
    Have not a clue!
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,746
    edited March 2004
    1). western - None, I dont like em
    2). action-adventure - About any movie that deals with bashing in peoples skulls
    3). science fiction/fantasy - Aliens
    4). war movie - Patriot
    a. Civil Wall -uuuh?
    b. WW I -uhhh?
    c. WW II - Pearl harbor? lol
    aa. Pacific Theater - Water and Ocean? lol
    bb. Europe theater - Subtitles!
    d. Korean War - even more subtitles!
    e. Viet Nam War - sheezus! subtitles through the roof!
    5). classic film (prior to 1960)
    a. black and white - they made black and white movies! :eek:
    b. color - they had a color film in 1960? :eek:
    6). musical - are you kidding me?
    7) Horror - Dont watch to many of these, gonna have to hand it to Freddy movies! lol
    8) Suspense - Panic Room, Runaway Jury, hmm, others...dont come to mind
    9) Drama - The Safety of Objects (that is one different movie)
    10) Kids Movie (Animation) - Finding Nemo
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