YOUR Top 10 movies of all time.

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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited December 2005
    Tour's Top Ten
    1. Raging Bull
    2. Dr. Strangelove (or how I stopped worrying and learned to love the bomb)
    3. The Godfather
    4. Amadeus
    5. Twelve Angry Men
    6. Chinatown
    7. LOTR - FOTR
    8. Casablanca
    9. GWTW
    10a. The Exorcist
    10b. The Wizard of Oz

    Honorable Mention:
    A Beautiful Mind; A Clockwork Orange; Alien; Almost Famous; Altered States; American Beauty; Animal House; Bladerunner; Caddyshack; The Elephant Man; The Magnificent Seven; Manhunter; Seabisquit; Shakespeare in Love; Shine; Singing in the Rain; Star Wars (Episode IV)
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  • keith allen
    keith allen Posts: 734
    edited December 2005
    slingblade
    rudy
    forest gump
    driving ms daisey
    rocky
    scarface
    shawshank redemption
    rio bravo
    a river runs through it
    goodfellas
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited December 2005
    yes bro! for some reason i just love slingblade! but i think i like talking like carl (billy bob) more than i like the movie itself!!!

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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited December 2005
    i'll add Dazed & Confused as my 'Honorable Mention'
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  • myblzch
    myblzch Posts: 22
    edited December 2005
    MacLeod wrote:
    I cant put them in order cause, honestly, they change every day but:

    Fugitive
    Troy
    Reveng of the Sith
    Return of the King
    The Fellowship of the Ring
    The Two Towers
    The Phantom Menace
    Attack of the Clones
    Heathers
    Goodfellas

    I would count the 3 #LOTR Films as One
    I don't understand your choice of these particular Star Wars films, Wooden acting lame characters, cartoonish effects in some cases. The Originals are far superior but they are your choices and I can respect that without understanding it.
    My odd one out is The Thirteenth Warrior
    BraveHeart
    The Great Escape
    The Godfather 1 & 2
    Citizen Kane / Changed the language of film.
    The Searchers
    National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation/I just love this freekin movie.
    Pulp Fiction
    Xmen 1 & 2
    Apocolypse Now

    Honorable mention to Moulin Rouge
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited December 2005
    It's really impossible for me to narrow my faves down to just 10. I'd add almost every Bogart film, Hitchcock film, To Kill a Mockingbird, Braveheart, Scarface, Citizen kane, GWTW, WOO, and so on and so on. I like alot of the b&w war films like "30 Seconds over Tokyo". I'd almost rather break it down by genre.

    Favorite Comedies, Dramas, Sci-Fi, Action, Thriller, Horror, ****(j/k), but you get my drift...

    Or maybe by era.
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited December 2005
    A group of movies that I'll watch any time. Even when blasting up and down the remote in the middle of the night, if I come across one of them I'll probably watch it to the end.

    In no particular order:

    Animal House
    Star Wars - A New Hope
    Raiders of the Lost Ark
    It's A Wonderful Life
    Jeremiah Johnson
    Planet of the Apes
    Jurassic Park
    The Lion King
    How The West Was Won
    The Right Stuff
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited December 2005
    shack wrote:
    A group of movies that I'll watch any time. Even when blasting up and down the remote in the middle of the night, if I come across one of them I'll probably watch it to the end.

    In no particular order:

    Animal House
    Star Wars - A New Hope
    Raiders of the Lost Ark
    It's A Wonderful Life
    Jeremiah Johnson
    Planet of the Apes
    Jurassic Park
    The Lion King
    How The West Was Won
    The Right Stuff


    Oh yeah, Animal House is definitely a top 10 comedy, probably top 5.

    Jeremiah Johnson kicks ****.
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  • nebborjk
    nebborjk Posts: 425
    edited December 2005
    In no particular order

    Blackhawk Down
    Shawshank Redemption
    Saving Private Ryan
    Toy Story 2
    Pearl Haror
    Bourne Identity
    Bourne Supremecy
    Pulp Fiction
    Hotel Rwanda
    Shindler's List
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,954
    edited December 2005
    Casablanca
    Dr. Strangelove
    A Clockwork Orange

    Beyond these three, it gets murky. Let's say:

    Silent Running
    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
    Animal House
    Monty Python & the Holy Grail
    Life of Brian
    What's Up, Doc?
    M*A*S*H

    Honorable mentions:

    Airplane
    The Big Bus (a satire of Airplane, if you can imagine such a thing)
    Cold Turkey (Norman Lear's big screen effort)
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited December 2005
    In no particular order

    The LOTR EE series
    The Matrix
    Terminator 2
    The Usual Suspects
    Dumb and Dumber
    SPR
    Animal House
    Gladiator
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  • capecodder
    capecodder Posts: 613
    edited December 2005
    I hate to try and do these top 10 anything lists, I can never reduce them to that level and as soon as I do I remember a better one. Agree with ND13 about genre etc. (in fact I am particularly impressed with all of his picks, right down my ally, Judge Roy Bean, man I forgot about that one!).

    Also, this is a list of favorites, not best movies. Much different criteria. Favorites can be watched over and over regardless of possible "flaws". Many of previously mentioned would be on my list so I will try to throw some new ones into mix:

    Seven Samurai
    Once Upon Time in America (full director's version, not cut up crappy one)
    Kelly's Heroes
    Aliens
    Goldfinger
    La Femme Nikita
    Grosse Pointe Blank
    Little Big Man
    Bride of Frankenstein
    Diva (really cool french who-done-it)
    Cool Hand Luke
    Wind and the Lion
    Road Warrior

    Ooops thats not 10, see what I mean?
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited December 2005
    capecodder wrote:
    I hate to try and do these top 10 anything lists, I can never reduce them to that level and as soon as I do I remember a better one. Agree with ND13 about genre etc. (in fact I am particularly impressed with all of his picks, right down my ally, Judge Roy Bean, man I forgot about that one!).

    Also, this is a list of favorites, not best movies. Much different criteria. Favorites can be watched over and over regardless of possible "flaws". Many of previously mentioned would be on my list so I will try to throw some new ones into mix:

    Seven Samurai
    Once Upon Time in America (full director's version, not cut up crappy one)
    Kelly's Heroes
    Aliens
    Goldfinger
    La Femme Nikita
    Grosse Pointe Blank
    Little Big Man
    Bride of Frankenstein
    Diva (really cool french who-done-it)
    Cool Hand Luke
    Wind and the Lion
    Road Warrior

    Ooops thats not 10, see what I mean?

    Great picks!!!! Yeah, one could add Most of the Bond flicks, too.

    How many of you have seen the "Trinity" western comedies??? Man those will have you laughing so hard....tears will be rolling down your face.
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  • capecodder
    capecodder Posts: 613
    edited December 2005
    Help me with the Trinity series. Give me a couple of titles.
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  • capecodder
    capecodder Posts: 613
    edited December 2005
    Just remembered, how could I not include

    Jason and the Argonaughts

    probably seen it 20 times
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited December 2005
    ND13 wrote:
    How many of you have seen the "Trinity" western comedies??? Man those will have you laughing so hard....tears will be rolling down your face.
    Those are the Italian Spaghetti Western Comedies withTerrence Hill. "They Call Me Trinity", Trinity is Still My Name", etc... Funny stuff.

    Of course the KING of all Western Comedies is "Blazing Saddles".
    "Just because you’re offended doesn’t mean you’re right." - Ricky Gervais

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  • capecodder
    capecodder Posts: 613
    edited December 2005
    Those are the Italian Spaghetti Western Comedies withTerrence Hill. "They Call Me Trinity", Trinity is Still My Name", etc... Funny stuff.


    OK, heard of these but never have seen them. Loved the Terrence Hill "My Name is Nobody" though. Haven't seen that for a long time.
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited December 2005
    capecodder wrote:
    OK, heard of these but never have seen them. Loved the Terrence Hill "My Name is Nobody" though. Haven't seen that for a long time.
    I believe this is one of them...3rd or 4th in the series...
    "Just because you’re offended doesn’t mean you’re right." - Ricky Gervais

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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited December 2005
    A personal favorite is "Journey to the Center of the Earth" -- with James Mason as Captain Nemo. :D

    DOH!
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited December 2005
    1. Shawshank Redemption (my all time favorite)
    2. The Green Mile
    3. As Good as it Gets
    4. Silverado
    5. Gladiator
    6. Bourne Identity
    7. Good Will Hunting
    8. Dead Poets Society
    9. Raising Arizona
    10. Dances with Wolves
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited December 2005
    1. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (original 1956)
    2. The Mole People
    3. The Graduate
    4. Raising Arizona
    5. Fantasia
    6. Scanners
    7. Pulp Fiction
    8. Oklahoma
    9. Unforgiven
    10. The Missouri Breaks
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited December 2005
    shack wrote:
    I believe this is one of them...3rd or 4th in the series...
    Yup, #3... I didn't see a 4th, but looks like one was released under two names.

    I tried to watch it recently. It doesn't stand the test of time.

    1974 My Name Is Nobody
    1971 Trinity Is Still My Name (aka All the Way, Trinity)
    1970 They Call Me Trinity

    Thought this was intersting:
    Terence Hill - Actor, Director
    Birth Name: Mario Girotti
    Birth Mar 29, 1939 - Venice, Italy
    More later,
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    Vox Copuli
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited December 2005
    "Shouldn't have licked that pat of butter"
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    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • StopherJJ1980
    StopherJJ1980 Posts: 267
    edited December 2005
    OK, since I seemd to have started this mini debate on musicals and so called "man movies" in this thread let me reply :) To me, many movies fall into three categories... Movies, film and plain old hollywood BS crap.

    'Movies' include your Terminators, Star Wars, Matrixes, Jurassic Parks and other good big budget movies. These seem to be the most popular in this forum since we are all after all home theater buffs and like the big booms and action. I love those too. But I also have an appreciation for 'film'. I distinguish 'film' from 'movies' as being your more artsy farty type movies with a lot more symbolism and a message that the filmmaker hopes to convey. This is why I picked Eyes Wide Shut as I felt it represented a lot of other Stanley Kubrick movies, which are genius in my opinion. He was a master of storytelling, cinematography and symbolism. They require more patience and intellegence to watch (and no im not saying anyone who doesnt like them isnt intellegent, i dont wanna start a flaming war). And of course there are movies that I consider to cover both of these areas such as LOTR, Pulp Fiction, Saving Private Ryan, etc.

    Then of course there is Hollywood crap like Taxi, You Got Served, that crappy American Idol movie, etc. for which anyone should be flogged for watching. I think we can all agree on that.

    To conclude... I included those two movies because I think they are good works of art, and not neccesarily your traditional great movies. And yes I am used to receiveing TONS of crap from my guy friends for liking them so your opinions are nothing new, i am used to it :)

    However I am somewhat biased about Eyes Wide Shut and Moulin Rouge too because I F-ing LOVE Nicole Kidman. Despite my burning, never-ending love for Nicole, I still refuse to see "Bewitched". I have my limits...
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited December 2005
    Just bustin your balls. :)

    Though I still think that EWS was one of Kubrick's worst films. It doesn't compare with Clockwork, 2001, FMJ, etc,etc.. He failed in the storytelling aspect you mention. As a piece of eye candy, it was spectacular, but to be mentioned in the "TOP 10" seems quite the stretch. You could name just about any other Kubrick film and I'd agree with you, just not that one. That's just my opinion.

    When would you like to schedule your flogging??? ;):D
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  • thehaens@cox.net
    thehaens@cox.net Posts: 1,012
    edited December 2005
    Had to go with movies that I have watched many, many times.....

    American History X
    Schindlers List
    Stir of Echoes
    The Wall
    Jacobs Ladder
    Fight Club
    Philadelphia Experiment
    The Pianist
    Shawshank Redemption
    The Deer Hunter
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited December 2005
    .....
    If...
    Ron dislikes a film = go out and buy it.
    Ron loves a film = don't even rent.
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited December 2005
    The Outsiders
    Never Forget
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited December 2005
    ND13 wrote:
    Though I still think that EWS was one of Kubrick's worst films. As a piece of eye candy, it was spectacular...
    "Barry Lyndon" resembles those remarks. Not his worst, but visually it far surpassed any other measure of a film.
    More later,
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    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited December 2005
    this is tough, I know I'll ammend this with movies I remember

    1) Godfather (its not a movie, its a manual for how and when to kick ****)
    2) Supertroopers (I like funny movies)
    3) Casino (the only time Sharon stone looked hot in a movie)
    4) Kill Bill (both)
    5) LOTR trilogy
    6) Starwars (I'm lumping them all together)
    7) Godfather II (I knew it was you Fredo, you broke my heart. smooooootch)
    8) Scarface (just for that " the world is mine " neon globe)
    9) Remember the Titans (FOOTBALL!!!)
    10) Excalibur
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