What is your TOP 10 Movies of all time?

[Mia.Colpa]

Il Postino - another great film for getting laid after.

Oh geez, I forgot this was an important criteria for a movie to be listed in the 10 all time best. I ususally watch Debbie Does Dallas, another great film for getting laid after, and during. lmao

Schindler's List - it irritates me no end that he took an important true bit of history and ficitonalized it here and there to make things more black and white for the audience (using wrong concentration camps, for instance).

Are you Jewish? I've heard nothing but praise about this movie from the many Jewish people I know, especially from the families of those who survived the camps. How can anyone replicate any important historical event exactly how it happened in a movie? Impossible, you try to replicate as close as possible and convey the meaning and message as close as possible. Who really cares if he shot a scene in another camp location and not the real one, the real camps are historical museums and they won't allow films to be shot there. Spielberg talked to numerous survivors and reviewed the many passages in the movie with them, made countless changes before they were satisfied with the movie, confirmed by the many survivors who laid a stone, one by one, at the end of the movie.

I applaud Spielberg for tackling the film, but in the end I don't think he brought us deeper understanding of Schindler. That could be my fault; it could be Spielberg's fault; it could be there is nothing more to understand.

How would you know the deeper understanding of Schindler? From what I read, Schindler's family approved and applauded the film, as well as those survivors who interacted with Schindler in real life. After all, they should know the real Schindler a lot better than you or I. I think in order to better appreciate Schinlder more the movie would have to be at least a week long. That's one of the limitations with historical films, you try to include those events that you feel would convey the true meaning and feeling of those times, unfortunately we all differ on that point. Personally I feel Spielberg's work in this film was phenominal, obviously the Academy agreed.

Private Ryan is an interesting choice - it wouldn't be in my top 1000 - but I respect it. A few scenes were poignant; a few were riveting.

I have never seen a film on my home theatre, which I have a 500 watt base speaker, move me so much, literally, when those soldiers were in those boats invading the mainland. The base tremors shook my whole house and the reality of the scene made me feel I was right in the war with them. Shots were flying all around me, I felt the waves coming over me, I thought I was looking at my soldier buddy, dead with no arm right beside me, I was mesmerized, and as you say riveted.

 

[TQM]

to all (with exceptions):

a) I don't give a rat's ass about the Oscars - I have some small interest in film history - and the deals between the Oscars and Bogart and Brando are fascinating (Brando winning when Bogart should have; Bogart winning when Brando should have.

b) to Frankcastle: short answer - you got me on Gehry. Long answer, Gehry's clients are educated and therefore it's a good indicator. The general public on film isn't educated and therefore a bad indicator.

c) Schindler - I think changing the name of the actual concentration camp to one more well known (on the assumption the audience is so stupid that you want to exaggerate the horror by using a name they will here) is rather immoral. If there is one issue you don't want to play with the truth - the Holocaust would be it.

That Spielberg - with his "feel good" mushy morals (he gave us ET, after all) - made moves like this detract from the film - for me. Of course, you are pointing out it doesn't impact whose bad and whose good. It didn't really impact anything - but fudging the facts on such a core issue just does not sit well - and that he doesn't understand this speaks a lot about him.

That Spielberg gets pats on the back from others - got a degree from some University in Israel - not horribly relevant in my books.

d) Does anyone really want me to talk about Casablanca? I was joking about it. But if someone really wants detail re: Rick's amorality. I will. If someone wants detail re: morality - Ilsa's consequentialism, just say the word. If someone wants detail re: Casablanca as a triumph of dialogue.......

I'll point out that some of the characters were named after cars: Senior Ferrari; Inspector Renault; others?

 

[TQM]

Lotr

final post on this drivel.

FC - it's one thing to suspend belief about something. It's another thing when you have to suspend reason. Star Trek requires a suspension of belief with regard to teleportation. But if mid-sequence Kirk's clothing changed colour for no reason, or if in one episode some of the characters were married, but in the next they aren't, and in the next they are married again, you'd be critical of it.

So while I'll suspend belief about the possibility of magic; I won't about the sudden stupidity of the big evil wizard, who otherwise was quite Machiavellian.

 

[TQM]

notes on Alien

B movie turned good, with a crummy (but delicious) ending.

Barely interesting idea - rather old mind you - about an alien predator on board. Usual twists. Neat plot convenience of being able to track oncoming monster with a device that beeps - artificially building the tension by increasing the frequency and loudness of the beeps.

So the flick ends, and they discover it's too short. So they add a few minutes on by having Sigourney fight a resurrected monster alone, dressed in a tank top and skimpy underwear. Delicious, but totally gratuitous and over the top. But those extra few minutes (the original is really short) gave birth to the sequels. (Too bad.)

 

[gar]

I think the original purpose of this thread has been sidetracked. The reason I look forward to compiled lists, is to find new gems or undiscovered films I might have missed. By scanning the lists, you see if your sensibilities match and if the list includes a couple of films you're unfamiliar with, you might make an effort to see those films. I've discovered alot of gems this way.
As for TQM, I agree with his views more often than not, but wish he would've been a wee bit more tactful.

 

[dandy2004]

Some Funny Ones...

I've added a few more here to the witty choices of BSI earlier in the thread:

GoodFuckas
Acockonlips Now
SeX-Men
Fantastic Foursome
The Unf***ables
Eternal Orgasm of the Spotless Penis
The French Erection
Monster's Balls
Two for the Money Shot
Pulp Friction
The Field of Creams
Get Laid or Die Tryin'
The Bone Ranger
When Harry Boned Sally
Porn of the Dead
Titty Titty Gang Bang
Boned on the Fourth of July
Robocock
Pokahotass
Aeon Fux
Nimbledon
Seven Rides for Seven Brothers
The Da Vinci Load
Saturday Night Beaver
The Fast and the Curious
Sexual Encounters of the Third Kind
Donnie Wacko
Fist Club
The Dicks of Hazzard
Animal Ho's
King Shlong

 

[TQM]

more tactful?

Do you mean I should say something like "perhaps, young lad, there might have been a choice or two better than Terminator 16 which you may want to consider"?

What exactly do you glean from someone who thinks Tom Cruise can act? My whole point is that there ain't nuthin to glean.

 

[hunter001]

Do you mean I should say something like "perhaps, young lad, there might have been a choice or two better than Terminator 16 which you may want to consider"?

What exactly do you glean from someone who thinks Tom Cruise can act? My whole point is that there ain't nuthin to glean.

I think the point of the thread was shared movies that you enjoy instead of a thread to criticize other people's tastes of what they enjoy.

I am sure you could start a thread, if you wanted, where you could ask people submit movie selections that you could apply your critical eye too.

 

[TQM]

it specifically asked

for the 10 ten (new and old) of all time! - everyone's choices!

I saw the lists that came out and said they are (mostly) ridiculous. What's wrong with that?

And then I asked a deeper question - what does it say about their opinions in general if they could be so way off here? Seems like a fairly good question (of course, to me).

 

[hunter001]

for the 10 ten (new and old) of all time! - everyone's choices!

I saw the lists that came out and said they are (mostly) ridiculous. What's wrong with that?

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Some people can't accept what their opinions are not fact but just their opinion.

It could be some movies just make people feel good and that is why that are on their personal favorite movie list.

Just wanted to get your feedback of your top 10 new and old movies of ALL TIME!

I don't see where is says to slag other people's choice. Of course I am not the OP so I could be wrong.

 

[TQM]

silly

it didn't say to "slag" other peoples' choices.

But there's no rule against it. It's perfectly all right to comment on what other people are saying in a thread! Since when is there a moratorium on commentary?

And further - I'm right.

 

[hunter001]

it didn't say to "slag" other peoples' choices.

But there's no rule against it. It's perfectly all right to comment on what other people are saying in a thread! Since when is there a moratorium on commentary?

And further - I'm right.

Good luck with that.

You just managed to a hijack a fun idea thread and turn into a bitch thread. Good job.

 

[TQM]

with what?

What exactly do I need good luck with?

 

[hunter001]

What exactly do I need good luck with?

Based on your post you should know. It seems you know everything else.

 

[TQM]

If I knew what you were

talking about, why would I be asking you?

Been to a doctor lately?

 

[stinkynuts]

LOL, that clip of the pompus asshole Roger Ebert really must be TQM.

 

[TQM]

You don't like

Roger Ebert?

 

[TQM]

American Beauty, eh?

Top 10 of all time? Really?

 

[pool]

Hehehehe, I watched that today (again) and I love it!

* Fightclub
* One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
* Blue Velvet
* 12 Monkeys
* Anything that pool mentioned
* 21 Grams
* HR Puff 'N Stuff (drop a couple)
* Virgin Suicides
* World's Apart (another screenplay I wrote)

Movies depend upon how you feel, not what you want to see.

I was wondering if you would catch the Bad Ronald "nomination" Much like, spot the odd one out. Yeah, it's definitely up there in it's genre.

Awesome list there, Ref. I'm partial to your later screenplays. 21 grams has to be among my favorite movies in recent times. Funny thing is, I've watched it 3 times and depending on my state of mind, my enthusiasm for it and/or what I get out of it fluctuates. I'm pretty sure if you liked 21 grams you would appreciate Amores Perros. I saw it around the same time I saw 'Crash' which although a good movie, it didn't work for me (too slick and over the top).

'anything that pool mentioned' was a great movie, in itself, as is 'Swimming Pool' - flawed , but has it's merits : )

Anyone who liked 12 monkeys should really try and find La Jetée (1962) - the half hour film that inspired 12 Monkeys. I'm surprised no one has mentioned Brazil, although I don't doubt it has it's nay sayers.

 

[pool]

Regretting no Bunuel.

If you had to pick one film, to represent his work, which would it be ?

'That Obscure Object of Desire' for some reason stands out for me - it could be the fact that it's the only one I've seen : )


PS I generally leant towards Siskel's view if there was any discrepancy.