Refer to the title, and why?

Mine: "Fight Club", "Reservoir Dogs", "The Dark Knight", "Clerks.", "The Big Lebowski"

Per your own request, shouldn't you put why you chose those?

5 is too hard to calculate...here are (at my current mental state) some of my top 10 movies.

* Blade Runner

* Brazil

* LotR

* Airplane

* Momento

* Alien

* 12 Monkeys

* The Thing

* Caddy Shack

* Young Frankenstein

Per your own request, shouldn't you put why you chose those?

Ha! Ha! I did that on my last post, too. Good eye, sir. Here goes:

"Fight Club" - Everything about it is brilliant. The cinematography, the story, the twists, the narrative, the acting, the message(s), and each time you see it you catch something you never noticed before. In my opinion it is the perfect film. I can't even express my enthusiasm and if I were to list everything about it I love it would literally take more than a few hours. It's unstoppably brilliant.

"Reservoir Dogs" - "Pulp Fiction" is considered Tarantino's best and as I love all his films with a 4-star passion (he's my favorite director if you haven't caught that yet), "Reservoir Dogs" hit me just right. First of all, it was the first Tarantino flick I saw and was my introduction into the great world of Quentin. The dialogue is crisp and edgy, as all Tarantino dialogue is, and the violence is always great in QT films, because he knows how to do it. Hell, he knows how to do everything right, and he supports that opinion with this film as his prime example. Also, it was indie and I love indie. Who doesn't love indie? Besides maybe Hollywood dick-devils like Michael Bay or some asshole with a boner for explosions and too much CGI.

"The Dark Knight" - This was a hard one. After seeing "Memento" I still question which to place in this spot. I will stick with "TDK" right now, but it is subject to change after another "Memento" viewing. Anyway, the greatness in this is how big it is on a small level (along with many other contributing factors). It seems giant, yet it keeps a personal hold on you and feels intimate. Also, Ledger's Joker performance is one for the history books, but everyone knows that; no need to dwell. The suspense is spot-on, the action is perfect, nothing is over or under-done. It brings a fictional story to reality and makes us feel that it exists and somehow know[I] it's real.

"Clerks." - You're kidding, right? A $27,000 indie flick with the dirtiest mouth around and wit that could kill the mind of any arrogant prick with enough balls to say Kevin Smith sucks whilst proving them wrong simultaneously; how can't a person fall in complete and utter love with it? The story behind it is almost as good as the film itself, which contributes to its legend. It'll always hold a spot in my heart for not caring how much money it's made on and having guts; something that no films seem to do anymore.

"The Big Lebowski" - Dude. You have to love it. What's the plot? Um...which one? There're so many things happenign that tie together perfectly, all with laugh-out-loud hilarity. Every line is a quote, every moment a great one. Characters drive this film wild and keep it on track at the same time. And when it [I]does go off track? Just another great turn in yet another invincible film.

5 is too hard to calculate...here are (at my current mental state) some of my top 10 movies.

* Blade Runner

* Brazil

* LotR

* Airplane

* Momento

* Alien

* 12 Monkeys

* The Thing

* Caddy Shack

* Young Frankenstein


I'm gonna be honest, I haven't seen Blade Runner or Brazil or even The Thing, but the rest on your list are pretty great (Memento specifically).

I'm gonna be honest, I haven't seen Blade Runner or Brazil

Oh. My. God.

For shame.

Ok, these are my favorites off the top of my head...there are probably some I'm forgetting because its so hard to choose, but here goes...

Shawshank Redemption- Just one of the best and most heartfelt movies I have ever seen. You have to love Tim Robins as Andy because he's just a regular joe trying to survive in prison.

The Dark Night - One of the most developed villians of all time. Just a great movie packed with everything you could want. Love, hate, romance, action, fighting, guns, money...etc.

The Godfather Part 1 - One of the best mafia movies ever.

Up In The Air - Such a good depressing movie with an amazing actor.

Saving Private Ryan - The epicness of the movie I think speaks for itself, and who doesn't love Tom Hanks?

Se7en - Just a fantastic story and great acting.

Clockwork Orange - because of its randomness I found it great.

The Departed - Absolutely loved the way it was filmed.

District 9 - Whats not to like? Low budget, based off a short, the guys first time acting.

Ok that's it off the top of my head, but I would also like to say although they do not really count as film because they are animation movies... Up and Wall-E are also AMAZING.

Ok, these are my favorites off the top of my head...there are probably some I'm forgetting because its so hard to choose, but here goes...

Shawshank Redemption- Just one of the best and most heartfelt movies I have ever seen. You have to love Tim Robins as Andy because he's just a regular joe trying to survive in prison.

The Dark Night - One of the most developed villians of all time. Just a great movie packed with everything you could want. Love, hate, romance, action, fighting, guns, money...etc.

The Godfather Part 1 - One of the best mafia movies ever.

Up In The Air - Such a good depressing movie with an amazing actor.

Saving Private Ryan - The epicness of the movie I think speaks for itself, and who doesn't love Tom Hanks?

Se7en - Just a fantastic story and great acting.

Clockwork Orange - because of its randomness I found it great.

The Departed - Absolutely loved the way it was filmed.

District 9 - Whats not to like? Low budget, based off a short, the guys first time acting.

Ok that's it off the top of my head, but I would also like to say although they do not really count as film because they are animation movies... Up and Wall-E are also AMAZING.


How don't animated films count? They're just as much films...

How don't animated films count? They're just as much films...


Idk, just because they aren't actually made using "film". Maybe that was me just over thinking it. My bad.

I'm not going to tell you why I like the five I do just because I'm lazy right now.

*Mallrats
*Galaxy Quest
*The Toxic Avenger
*BioZombie
*Bloodsport

Well those are my top five for now.

I'm way too exhausted to explain why, but for what it's worth without order.

*Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
*True Romance
*The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
*Man on Wire
*The Diving Bell & The butterfly
*Amelie
*There will be blood
*Eternal Sunshine of the spotless mind
*Enter the Dragon
*Fist of Fury
*No Country for Old men


I'll no doubt think of more, but it's 11:03am and I've got a long day ahead :grumpy:

A top five list may be impossible. I'll try to keep it down to ten.

From Hell
Sleepy Hollow
Hell Boy
Apocolypse Now
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Casablanca
Babe, Pig in the City
Interview with the Vampire
X2
Harry Potter, the whole series! (oops, I guess that makes this list more like 15)

I agree a top five is a bit difficult to muster up at the moment. Here 10 that may or may not fit in.

1. Gangs of New Yorks- Beautiful sets and gritty violence and anarchy that fits with the tim period.

2. Road to Perdition- Some of the best cinematography I've ever seen. Good story while not amazing is good. Awesome action scenes whilst still being a bit sentimental at the end.

3. The Usual Suspects- It's just an amazing story.

4. The Wrestler- Acting is superb along with a story that is really down to earth. It's part american, part european, in it's style.

5. Se7en- Amazing visuals along with a gripping story.

6. Being John Malkovich -It's pure art...I would make babies with this film.

7. The Following- Chris Nolan's first film. Amazing plot twists.

8. Dr. Strangelove- It's so campy yet somehow extremely serious.

9. The Unforgiven- Eastwood at his best directing.

10. Apocalypse Now - It's pure intensity.

Benjamin Button
Forrest Gump
Braveheart
Saving Private Ryan
The Sixth Sense

Barry Lyndon

Nil By Mouth

Natural Born Killers

Dr Strangelove : Or How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Leon

there are some awesome movies listed here and some i've never seen or even heard of. bad indie film girl, bad.
the number one spot i think is pretty definite, but the rest probably change every day. i think most people are like that, depends on your mood and stuff.. anyway, here's my top 5 right now:
1) lords of dogtown - skating was a big part of my life and this film encapsulates that scene so perfectly it inspires me to dust off my deck every time i watch it.
2) knocked up - i've said it before and i'll say it again, i could pretty much just listen to seth rogans' laugh for 2 hours and be entertained.
3) waiting - if you've worked in hospitality, or any form of customer service really, you'll relate. i used to watch this before going to my soul destroying job. i think it prevented a homicidal rampage.
4) romeo + juliet (the Baz Luhrmann version) - can you tell i'm just a little bit depressed today?
5) the matrix - for the same reasons that anyone else would like it i guess. it's pretty amazing.

yes so, a real good contribution to the discussion there -_-

A top five list may be impossible. I'll try to keep it down to ten.

From Hell
Sleepy Hollow
Hell Boy
Apocolypse Now
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Casablanca
Babe, Pig in the City
Interview with the Vampire
X2
Harry Potter, the whole series! (oops, I guess that makes this list more like 15)

that list is about as random as the wedding entourage from that paul rudd jason segel movie.

-boogie nights
-the beach (the story and the book is great, also the acting is top notch.
-Goodfellas
-Butch Cassidy and the sundance kid
-dazed and confused
-adventureland

there are some awesome movies listed here and some i've never seen or even heard of. bad indie film girl, bad.
the number one spot i think is pretty definite, but the rest probably change every day. i think most people are like that, depends on your mood and stuff.. anyway, here's my top 5 right now:
1) lords of dogtown - skating was a big part of my life and this film encapsulates that scene so perfectly it inspires me to dust off my deck every time i watch it.
2) knocked up - i've said it before and i'll say it again, i could pretty much just listen to seth rogans' laugh for 2 hours and be entertained.
3) waiting - if you've worked in hospitality, or any form of customer service really, you'll relate. i used to watch this before going to my soul destroying job. i think it prevented a homicidal rampage.
4) romeo + juliet (the Baz Luhrmann version) - can you tell i'm just a little bit depressed today?
5) the matrix - for the same reasons that anyone else would like it i guess. it's pretty amazing.

yes so, a real good contribution to the discussion there -_-

waiting is really underrated. the movie went under the radar. also lords of dogtown is one of those movies that was incredibly underrated. emile hirsch man. that dude can act.

also i like the matrix a ton. u have to watch all 3 like its all one continuous movie.

I'm not going to tell you why I like the five I do just because I'm lazy right now.

*Mallrats
*Galaxy Quest
*The Toxic Avenger
*BioZombie
*Bloodsport

Well those are my top five for now.

Mallrats was filmed at my home mall dude. except they remodeled it. I remember them filming it.

Mallrats was filmed at my home mall dude. except they remodeled it. I remember them filming it.

No shit, thats so cool. Can you post a pic of what it looks like now? I just want to see the outside of it. You know if you can great. If you cant no biggie.

waiting is really underrated. the movie went under the radar. also lords of dogtown is one of those movies that was incredibly underrated. emile hirsch man. that dude can act.

also i like the matrix a ton. u have to watch all 3 like its all one continuous movie.

I know right! Lords of Dogtown always reminds me of why I started skating and the time in my life when I was really into it. (And Emile Hirsch, I don't even care if he can act, he could just stand in front of the camera for 2 hours and I'd be satisfied :p)

As for the Matrix, I agree, watching all three is the way to go, but I just like the first one better. It's rougher and doesn't have those really awful cgi sequences (burly brawl and super burly brawl). Those just completely take away from the films for me.

I've seen like, one and a half of the movies on your list, so I can't really comment lol.

ang <3

No shit, thats so cool. Can you post a pic of what it looks like now? I just want to see the outside of it. You know if you can great. If you cant no biggie.

yeah for sure. i will when i get the chance. google "eden prairie center". that is it.

also, where from upstate you from? like city/county?

i used to live in washington county.

No shit, thats so cool. Can you post a pic of what it looks like now? I just want to see the outside of it. You know if you can great. If you cant no biggie.

also if your interested in emile hirsch and even films from upstate newyork/vermont, check out "mudge boy".

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Inglorious Bastards
Master and Commander
Jurassic Park
Empire Strikes Back
Up in the Air
Leon

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Inglorious Bastards
Master and Commander
Jurassic Park
Empire Strikes Back
Up in the Air
Leon

jurassic park doesn't get any love every on top lists. for me jurassic park (considering when it was made) was a masterpeice.


the good, bad should be on my top list, but butch cassidy beats it out.

also if your interested in emile hirsch and even films from upstate newyork/vermont, check out "mudge boy".

I live in CNY actually but everyone seems to call it upstate. I'm about 10mins from Syracuse. The Mudge Boy sounds messed up, I might like it lol.

I've posted this once before but I'll play again.

5. The Bad News Bears (the original) - They just don't make films like they use to. PG in the 70's was great.

4. Heathers - Well crafted film and story.

3. Babe - Beside a incredible story and look to the film, it always makes me cry at the end.....Always.

2. Harold and Maude - A fantastic all around film.

1. Gummo - A masterpiece (but note, not a film for everyone).


Honorable mentions - Over The Edge, Seven Samurai, Citizen Cane, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Unforgiven, American Splendor

Citizen Cane

@wridingrlm I Googled all over for Citizen Cane and only came up with a cheap Hawaiin knock-off film about a guy who gives speeches in a sugar cane field.

Surely you must mean Citizen Kane.

Surely you must mean Citizen Kane.


Si, senor. :D

I would fix it but then peeps reading the thread wouldn't understand what we are talking about. So Cane it will stay.

I've posted this once before but I'll play again.

5. The Bad News Bears (the original) - They just don't make films like they use to. PG in the 70's was great.

4. Heathers - Well crafted film and story.

3. Babe - Beside a incredible story and look to the film, it always makes me cry at the end.....Always.

2. Harold and Maude - A fantastic all around film.

1. Gummo - A masterpiece (but note, not a film for everyone).


Honorable mentions - Over The Edge, Seven Samurai, Citizen Cane, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Unforgiven, American Splendor

The Bad News Bears? Well I really would never have guessed this would have been someones fav.

Heathers is a good movie and I watch it almost every time it's on tv.

Babe....never seen that.

Harold and Maude...never seen that one as well

Gummo, HOLY SHIT that was fucked up movie. I think KIDS is better myself but when I feel the need to feel better about my life I watch Gummo or when I want to freak other people out I have them watch it.

2. Harold and Maude - A fantastic all around film.

Haha, I never thought I'd hear that as someones favorite movie. I had a film class and our teacher dated the guy who grew up in that creepily huge mansion. She made us watch it, it wasn't bad at all, quite refreshing actually. Refreshing just because it was so different.

:lol:

Yeah, Kids is a great film too but Gummo came together in perfect harmony (no pun intended - hint, look at the director's name). Like I said in my original post, it's not for everyone.

As for The Bad News Bears (the original), since the addition of PG-13 in the 80's we will never see a PG film like this (or many others back then) again. It didn't hold back so the film is honest even by today's standards. Seriously, there are so many things I could say about this film I could write a novel, but I won't. It is just a sensational piece which in the past few years jumped into number 5 on my list (that use to be Seven Samurai) but after really looking at it people tend to pass it off as a film for young boys. But it's not, it something which all ages, race and genders can learn from.

Haha, I never thought I'd hear that as someones favorite movie. I had a film class and our teacher dated the guy who grew up in that creepily huge mansion. She made us watch it, it wasn't bad at all, quite refreshing actually. Refreshing just because it was so different.

What you said is ironic in a way. Last night I was hanging with some friends and we were talking about a friend of ours named Dave. Dave's uncle asked if he wanted to come over to watch them film a movie in his house. Dave asked him, "What kind of movie?" He responded, "A romantic comedy." Dave declined. Later he found out when watching the movie Sixteen Candles that the house party scene(s) were filmed there.

Sorry and I know this was off topic but your teacher's story reminded me of last night. But I would have loved to grown up in that large mansion in Harold and Maude.



AND NOTE RICHY

Babe, Pig in the City

I really do think the second installment was excellent too.

Finally got around to narrowing it down.

In no particular order:

Synecdoche, New York
Happiness
The Fountain
WALL-E
Waking Life

While its virtually impossible to "grade" a brilliant movie over another, here is a list of movies that really inspired me to become a creator myself.

*The following, Memento, Prestige, and ALL of Chris's Nolan's movies, without exception.
There will be Blood
Gangs of New York
Brokeback Mountain
V for Vendetta (absolutely loved the script)
Lord of the Rings (all 3 movies)
Apocalypse now
Goodfellas
Se7en

Up In The Air - Such a good depressing movie with an amazing actor.

I can see how people would see this movie as depressing, but I didn't think it so at all. To me, the movie is all about change, and how you deal with it. Most change is unexpected, and not usually wanted, but not necessarily bad. I LOVE the ending of the movie, and I think the title is very fitting. His character was in need of change. He didn't want it, but he needed it. Eventually, that change was forced upon him, and the story ends with everything "Up in the Air". We don't know where he's going, but we know he's going somewhere different, and he's finally making the choice to do so. Personally, I kind of find that a little bit inspiring.

My top-five? Mmmm, my list is awful sci-fi heavy. My token non-sci-fi? "Forrest Gump".

In no particular order:

2001
Dr Strangelove
The Fountain
Chinatown
The Godfather

jurassic park doesn't get any love every on top lists. for me jurassic park (considering when it was made) was a masterpeice.

Forget when it was made. It's an awesome movie, for any era. Spielberg at his best. A+, in my book.

It was made when I was 8 years old.

My top-five? Mmmm, my list is awful sci-fi heavy. My token non-sci-fi? "Forrest Gump".

I want to hear your favorite sci-fi's.:yes:

also i like the matrix a ton. u have to watch all 3 like its all one continuous movie.

Mmmm, respectfully disagreeing.

For the record, up until last December, "The Matrix" had a pretty strong hold on my #1 spot. "Reloaded" had a cool climactic finale, but "Revolutions" is an abomination.

A bit surprised that no one mentioned Star Wars. (including myself)

I honestly do not know how they let the Matrix trilogy end up the way it did - first was awesome, everyone got pumped about the second one and people hated it and then the third just flopped in my opinion.

WHY do they do that to movies? WHY do sequels suck so hard?

I can't really think of a sequel that was as good as or better than the first except Iron Man 2.

GF2. Not better imho. But it was the closest contest ever. And a lot of ppl say it was better.

I honestly do not know how they let the Matrix trilogy end up the way it did - first was awesome, everyone got pumped about the second one and people hated it and then the third just flopped in my opinion.

WHY do they do that to movies? WHY do sequels suck so hard?

I can't really think of a sequel that was as good as or better than the first except Iron Man 2.

Indiana Jones were always good except the most recent one.

Star Wars sequals were always pretty good also.

I want to hear your favorite sci-fi's.:yes:

Gladly. This is a list I wrote on a different thread a while back, when somebody mentioned that they thought the modern era was poor for sci-fi (I believe we were using the last 2 decades as our definition of "modern"):

EDIT: I'm highlighting, in bold, the movies that I think are good enough to at least be considered for a "best-of" list.



Matrix
28 Days Later (ok, I'm kinda cheating, but TECHNICALLY it's sci-fi)
Star Trek (2009)
Wall-E
District 9
I, Robot (I know a lot of people weren't impressed; I like it a lot)
I am Legend
Underworld (another stretch, but technically sci-fi)
Children of Men
Signs
Transformers
Dark City
Starship Troopers
Episode III (c'mon, you gotta at least give him credit for sheer spectacle)
Minority Report
Men in Black
Twelve Monkeys
T2
Jurassic Park
The Arrival
Galaxy Quest
Pitch Black
Stargate
Star Trek VI- Undiscovered Country
Cloverfield
Moon
Eternal Sunshine
And......there's one more I feel like I'm leaving out. Came out very recently; you've probably seen it. Darn it, what's that movie?

Ill take Twelve Monkeys, Children of Men and Undiscovered Country, please.

I honestly do not know how they let the Matrix trilogy end up the way it did - first was awesome, everyone got pumped about the second one and people hated it and then the third just flopped in my opinion.

WHY do they do that to movies? WHY do sequels suck so hard?

I can't really think of a sequel that was as good as or better than the first except Iron Man 2.

Well, you and I can definitely agree on the suckiness of the "Matrix" sequels. Here are some examples to challenge the prevailing sequels-suck theory:

"Aliens" is better than "Alien"
"Terminator 2" is better than "Terminator"
"Star Trek 2: Wrath of Khan" is better than "Star Trek"
"The Two Towers" is better than "Fellowship of the Ring"
"Godfather 2" is better than "Godfather"
"Last Crusade" is better than "Raiders of the Lost Ark"
"Empire Strikes Back" is better than the original "Star Wars"
"X-Men 2" is better than "X-Men"
"Dark Knight" is better than "Batman Begins"
"Spiderman 2" is better than "Spiderman"
"Pirates of the Carribean 2" is better than "Pirates of the Carribean"
"Lethal Weapon 4" is better than "Lethal Weapon"
"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" is better than "Harry Potter and the Scorcers Stone"
"Superman 2" is better than "Superman"
"Christmas Vacation" is better than "Vacation"
"Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" is better than "Austin Powers"
"The Road Warrior" is better than "Mad Max"
"Dawn of the Dead" is better than "Night of the Living Dead"
"Mission Impossible 3" is better than "Mission Impossible"
"Patriot Games" is better than "The Hunt for Red October"
"Prince Caspian" is better than "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe"

Well, you and I can definitely agree on the suckiness of the "Matrix" sequels. Here are some examples to challenge the prevailing sequels-suck theory:

"Aliens" is better than "Alien" No
"Terminator 2" is better than "Terminator" Yes
"Star Trek 2: Wrath of Khan" is better than "Star Trek" Yes
"The Two Towers" is better than "Fellowship of the Ring" Yes
"Godfather 2" is better than "Godfather" Maybe
"Last Crusade" is better than "Raiders of the Lost Ark" No
"Empire Strikes Back" is better than the original "Star Wars" Yes
"X-Men 2" is better than "X-Men" No
"Dark Knight" is better than "Batman Begins" Yes
"Spiderman 2" is better than "Spiderman" No
"Pirates of the Carribean 2" is better than "Pirates of the Carribean" No
"Lethal Weapon 4" is better than "Lethal Weapon" No
"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" is better than "Harry Potter and the Scorcers Stone" Yes
"Superman 2" is better than "Superman" No
"Christmas Vacation" is better than "Vacation" Yes
"Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" is better than "Austin Powers" No
"The Road Warrior" is better than "Mad Max" Yes
"Dawn of the Dead" is better than "Night of the Living Dead" No
"Mission Impossible 3" is better than "Mission Impossible" No
"Patriot Games" is better than "The Hunt for Red October" No
"Prince Caspian" is better than "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe"No

Hell yeah that's a good list and I agree with all of them except Pirates of the Caribbean.

Point being is that the second one was too "disney" and too kiddish with all the barnacles on people's faces and octopus beards that you could pick your nose with. The original was so much more suspenseful and had a stronger storyline and was way more epic.

There was also a Mission Impossible 2 in between there :)

But we both know A2 is going to be awesome.

But, it's all subjective anyway.

I can understand all your choices.

Well, you and I can definitely agree on the suckiness of the "Matrix" sequels. Here are some examples to challenge the prevailing sequels-suck theory:

"Aliens" is better than "Alien" No
"Terminator 2" is better than "Terminator" Yes
"Star Trek 2: Wrath of Khan" is better than "Star Trek" Yes
"The Two Towers" is better than "Fellowship of the Ring" Yes
"Godfather 2" is better than "Godfather" Maybe
"Last Crusade" is better than "Raiders of the Lost Ark" No
"Empire Strikes Back" is better than the original "Star Wars" Yes
"X-Men 2" is better than "X-Men" No
"Dark Knight" is better than "Batman Begins" Yes
"Spiderman 2" is better than "Spiderman" No
"Pirates of the Carribean 2" is better than "Pirates of the Carribean" No
"Lethal Weapon 4" is better than "Lethal Weapon" No
"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" is better than "Harry Potter and the Scorcers Stone" Yes
"Superman 2" is better than "Superman" No
"Christmas Vacation" is better than "Vacation" Yes
"Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" is better than "Austin Powers" No
"The Road Warrior" is better than "Mad Max" Yes
"Dawn of the Dead" is better than "Night of the Living Dead" No
"Mission Impossible 3" is better than "Mission Impossible" No
"Patriot Games" is better than "The Hunt for Red October" No
"Prince Caspian" is better than "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe"No

Hehe. A lot of those are debatable (obviously), but I kinda thought "Spiderman 2" was a gimme. :)

Hehe. A lot of those are debatable (obviously), but I kinda thought "Spiderman 2" was a gimme. :)

i know, yeah, theyre all debateable. i was just giving my humble opinion.

and lol Spiderman 2, really?

Alright, im out. Goodnite everybody!

Alright, im out. Goodnite everybody!

Appearantly, "In between the lens and the plane of focus" is somewhere east of the Atlantic. Either that, or Mr. Worthington is 80 years old.

In no particular order:

2001
Dr Strangelove
The Fountain
Chinatown
The Godfather
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I had to eliminate Kubrick from my list, because otherwise he'd occupy too many slots.

Hehe. A lot of those are debatable (obviously), but I kinda thought "Spiderman 2" was a gimme. :)


You said you liked spiderman 2 because of the score though not necessarily because of the movie right? The whole series completely underwhelmed me, but I didn't see much of a difference between 1 and 2, to be honest.

And I 100% respectfully disagree with the Godfather, part 1 was the best :P

You said you liked spiderman 2 because of the score though not necessarily because of the movie right? The whole series completely underwhelmed me, but I didn't see much of a difference between 1 and 2, to be honest.

I think the action-sequences are absolutely enthralling (helped greatly by the score, yes), and I think the movie has both heart and humor.

Appearantly, "In between the lens and the plane of focus" is somewhere east of the Atlantic. Either that, or Mr. Worthington is 80 years old.

im back from my little night out and b4 going to bed id like to say with great pleasure ;) that your wrong on both accounts.

1) West of the Atlantic

2) Under 30

Goodnight and Goodluck!

lol he's in New Zealand.

The Bad News Bears? Well I really would never have guessed this would have been someones fav.

Heathers is a good movie and I watch it almost every time it's on tv.

Babe....never seen that.

Harold and Maude...never seen that one as well

Gummo, HOLY SHIT that was fucked up movie. I think KIDS is better myself but when I feel the need to feel better about my life I watch Gummo or when I want to freak other people out I have them watch it.

i think im the only one that thought kids was one of the best movies of all time. i thought the movie was hilarious. its just a big party movie. just forget that everyone in the film has (u know) and it will be an awesome movie,.

i think im the only one that thought kids was one of the best movies of all time. i thought the movie was hilarious. its just a big party movie. just forget that everyone in the film has (u know) and it will be an awesome movie,.

LOL you know what if you do take that out then it does become a different movie. Good call there dude.
Fun Fact: that was Rosario Dawsons first movie.

I'm still trying to figure out what "u know" means.

:pop:

I looked in wikipedia and it's not in there.

With so many of these I can agree. I would like to add a few that have NOT been mention - maybe to get an "oh yeah" or something that someone has not seen as yet:

1. Sin City - if ever a modern comic book's pages came to life - it wood read like this ...
2. Goal ! - more than a sports movie, its about father and son, dreams and goals (achievment)
3. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - funny as can be, a farce, and the art of simplicity.
4. Pie [symbol] - a black & white mental mystery puzzle
5. Rear Window - a masterpiece from a master ('nuff sed)

I'm still trying to figure out what "u know" means.

:pop:

I looked in wikipedia and it's not in there.

The "u know" part that he's talking about is actually part of the plot.

Amazing thread. Diverse movies. Diverse genres. It shows the diversity of thinking of different people in this forum.

My list :

Pick up on south street
Breathless
Pulp Fiction
Taxi Driver
Fargo
NCFOM
Les Diaboliques (For some reason I like this better than Psycho)
North By Northwest
Fight Club.
The Shining (Oh maaaaaaaan..mind blowing opening title sequence.. one of the finest cinematic experiences I ever had)
Catch 22

On the hind sight, the thread could have been top 5 directors because while listing the above i found that I consistently liked the movies of directors Sam Fuller, Scorsese, Tarantino, Coens, Jean-Luc Gordad, stanley kubrick and Mike Nichols.

Okay so here is my 5. I've gotta note though, that this is my Top 5 HOLLYWOOD pictures, not Top 5 all time, cus i find it too hard and pointless to arrange movies from different schools together. Besides hollywood cinema, I am a sucker for american independent, asian and soviet cinema. This being said, here is my Top 5 Hollywod flicks all time

Terminator 2 - the movie that has been there all my life and pretty much shaped my understanding of film. A breakthrough originally, it is still damn bad-ass. A great sci-fi flick and in my opinion the greatest thing Cameron has created.

The Truman Show - an amazing emotional journey with Jim Carrey, on par with also amazing The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Full of detail, and cool acting/directing. I love it.

The Dark Knight - well, we all remember our first time seeing it in theater. Nolan's best film, and yes I have seen Inception. This movie is just too good.

Kill Bill - this movie is pure coolness. As Tarantino himself pointed out, Kill Bill is not a life-film, but a film-film, aka the kinda film that Vince and Jules see when they go to movies. Its got great story and look, humor, action and even an anime chapter. In every frame of this movie i can sense the filmmaker's love for the art of motion picture. Pulp Fiction for the critics, Kill Bill for me.

Sin City - and my number one favorite hollywod title is this totally stunning comic-book noir movie. Superb cast, dialogue and directing. Its even got a scene by Tarantino. Eveyone who loves this movie knows perfectly everything thats good about it, so no need for me to go there. This movie just totally clicks with me.

Other Hollywod films that i really like but that dont make it to top 5 are Space Odyssey 2001, Watchmen, V for Vendetta, The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Speed Racer (you heard it right), Ed Wood, and Lost in Translation. Also, though probably not technically hollywood, The Hard Candy (w/ Ellen Page) and Green Street Hooligans (w/ Elijah Wood) are also two great movies. If you havent seen some of these, i strongly recommend them all.

Full Metal Jacket

A Clockwork Orange

The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

Forrest Gump

Back to the Future 1, 2 and 3

Goodfellas

Pulp Fiction

Inglourious Basterds

This question just made me go into convulsions. I'm going to bed. But first I'll stick a few incredible films for you all to watch up here:

* Blade Runner
* Momento
* 12 Monkeys
* Blazing Saddles
* Alien


Cheers.

This question just made me go into convulsions. I'm going to bed. But first I'll stick a few incredible films for you all to watch up here:

* Blade Runner
* Momento
* 12 Monkeys
* Blazing Saddles
* Alien


Cheers.

Memento?

Memento?

What? No, Momento.

What? No, Momento.

Ha, alright.