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Your Top 20 All Time Favourate Movies
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my top 20
Apocalypse Now - redux
Body Double
Vertigo
Midnight Express
A Bridge Too Far
Batman
The Thing
Blade I
Omen I
LOTR I II and III
Pulp Fiction
Akira
Blade Runner
Tetsuo
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096251
Sonatine
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108188/
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0347246/
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Alien, Aliens
Apocalypse Now - redux
Body Double
Vertigo
Midnight Express
A Bridge Too Far
Batman
The Thing
Blade I
Omen I
LOTR I II and III
Pulp Fiction
Akira
Blade Runner
Tetsuo
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096251
Sonatine
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108188/
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0347246/
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Alien, Aliens
01. Blues Brothers
02. Dark City
03. The Dirty Dozen
04. Dusk Til Dawn
05. Fistful of Dollars
06. For a few Dollars More
07. Ferris Beuller's Day Off
08. Gattica
09. Gone in 60 Seconds
10. The Good The Bad and The Ugly
11. It's A Wonderful Life
12. Jacobs Ladder
13. Pulp Fiction
14. The Shawshank Redemption
15. Smokey and the bandit
16. Star Trek The Movie
17. Star Trek II Wrath of Khan / Star Trek III Search For Spock / Star Trek IV The Voyage Home (I consider this a trilogy)
18. Swingers
19. Saturday Night Fever
20. The Ten Commandments
02. Dark City
03. The Dirty Dozen
04. Dusk Til Dawn
05. Fistful of Dollars
06. For a few Dollars More
07. Ferris Beuller's Day Off
08. Gattica
09. Gone in 60 Seconds
10. The Good The Bad and The Ugly
11. It's A Wonderful Life
12. Jacobs Ladder
13. Pulp Fiction
14. The Shawshank Redemption
15. Smokey and the bandit
16. Star Trek The Movie
17. Star Trek II Wrath of Khan / Star Trek III Search For Spock / Star Trek IV The Voyage Home (I consider this a trilogy)
18. Swingers
19. Saturday Night Fever
20. The Ten Commandments
GATTACA is severely underrated. Note that it is the number one movie in my list. I have never seen a more inspirational, beautiful (set/score/script), and thought-provoking movie.
Of course, in no particular order, only for listing purposes:
1. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
2. Uncle Buck
3. The Great Outdoors
4. Waterboy
5. Reservoir Dogs
6. Cool Runnings
7. Billy Madison
8. Star Wars Series
9. Happy Gilmore
10. Jerry Maguire
11. Hear No Evil, See No Evil
12. Old School
13. Office Space
14. The Program
15. Stripes
16. Twister
17. Silence of the Lambs
18. Cadence
19. American Pie Series
20. Austin Powers Series
1. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
2. Uncle Buck
3. The Great Outdoors
4. Waterboy
5. Reservoir Dogs
6. Cool Runnings
7. Billy Madison
8. Star Wars Series
9. Happy Gilmore
10. Jerry Maguire
11. Hear No Evil, See No Evil
12. Old School
13. Office Space
14. The Program
15. Stripes
16. Twister
17. Silence of the Lambs
18. Cadence
19. American Pie Series
20. Austin Powers Series
Ya know, I thought this would be hard and I was gonna suggest 10 would be a better number. After thinking about it, twenty is not enough, here are my 23, in no particular order:
1) Lord of the Rings series
2) The Americanization of Emily
3) Fifty First Dates (God I love this movie)
4) Its a Wonderful Life
5) Moulin Rouge
6) Stars Wars series
7) The Shawshank Redemption
8) As good as it gets
9) Dirty Dancing
10) Terminator 1 and 2
11) Back to the Future
12) White Christmas (yea I know)
13) Independence Day
14) Final Countdown
15) The hunt for Red October
16) Nine and a half weeks
17) The Thomas Crown Affair
18) The day after tomorrow
19) The Sixth Sense
20) An Officer and a Gentleman
21) What Women Want
22) Tales of the South Pacific (the original)
23) Risky Business
Not to be critical, but can we ban anybody else from suggesting Forrest Gump. It would make me happy
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1) Lord of the Rings series
2) The Americanization of Emily
3) Fifty First Dates (God I love this movie)
4) Its a Wonderful Life
5) Moulin Rouge
6) Stars Wars series
7) The Shawshank Redemption
8) As good as it gets
9) Dirty Dancing
10) Terminator 1 and 2
11) Back to the Future
12) White Christmas (yea I know)
13) Independence Day
14) Final Countdown
15) The hunt for Red October
16) Nine and a half weeks
17) The Thomas Crown Affair
18) The day after tomorrow
19) The Sixth Sense
20) An Officer and a Gentleman
21) What Women Want
22) Tales of the South Pacific (the original)
23) Risky Business
Not to be critical, but can we ban anybody else from suggesting Forrest Gump. It would make me happy
.Pulp
I agree with most of the 'best' selections so far, but don't forget Pulp Fiction......bloody good flick.
I agree with most of the 'best' selections so far, but don't forget Pulp Fiction......bloody good flick.
Not in any order:
1) Monty Python: Quest for the Holy Grail
2) Monty Python: Meaning of Life
3) Monty Python: Life of Brian
4) Blazing Saddles
5) Space Balls
6) The Fifth Element
7) Snatch
8) Sin City
9) Kelly's Heroes
10) Animal House
11) Pulp Fiction
12) The Big Lebowski
13) Blues Brothers
14) Saving Private Ryan
15) Bowling for Columbine
16) Clockwork Orange
17) Seven
18) The Mummy (Stephen Sommers)
19) Scarface
20) Commando
1) Monty Python: Quest for the Holy Grail
2) Monty Python: Meaning of Life
3) Monty Python: Life of Brian
4) Blazing Saddles
5) Space Balls
6) The Fifth Element
7) Snatch
8) Sin City
9) Kelly's Heroes
10) Animal House
11) Pulp Fiction
12) The Big Lebowski
13) Blues Brothers
14) Saving Private Ryan
15) Bowling for Columbine
16) Clockwork Orange
17) Seven
18) The Mummy (Stephen Sommers)
19) Scarface
20) Commando
In no particular order (can't keep it to 20...):
1. American Graffitti
2. The Sting
3. Gone With The Wind
4. Mrs. Doubtfire
5. Animal House
6. Airplane
7. The Enemy Below
8. A Christmas Carol - 1951
9. It's a Wonderful Life
10. The Big Chill
11. The Pride Of The Yankees
12. Back To The Future
13. Field Of Dreams
14. Broadcast News
15. Spiderman I and II
16. Slap Shot
17. City Slickers
18. Ghostbusters
19. The Caine Mutiny
20. Casablanca
21. A River Runs Through It
22. Stand By Me
23. Good Morning Vietnam
24. As Good As It Gets
25. Castaway
26. Titanic
27. Forrest Gump
And probably countless more I've forgotten at the moment...
1. American Graffitti
2. The Sting
3. Gone With The Wind
4. Mrs. Doubtfire
5. Animal House
6. Airplane
7. The Enemy Below
8. A Christmas Carol - 1951
9. It's a Wonderful Life
10. The Big Chill
11. The Pride Of The Yankees
12. Back To The Future
13. Field Of Dreams
14. Broadcast News
15. Spiderman I and II
16. Slap Shot
17. City Slickers
18. Ghostbusters
19. The Caine Mutiny
20. Casablanca
21. A River Runs Through It
22. Stand By Me
23. Good Morning Vietnam
24. As Good As It Gets
25. Castaway
26. Titanic
27. Forrest Gump
And probably countless more I've forgotten at the moment...
I think we should make a new thread, favourite movies other than Godfather, Goodfellas, LOTR, etc...kind of like RSTLNE with Wheel of Fortune, haha...
I'll just note some lesser known favourites...
Snatch
Lock, Stock, & Two Smoking Barrels
Mean Machine
Suicide Kings
The Punisher
Gangs of New York
I'll just note some lesser known favourites...
Snatch
Lock, Stock, & Two Smoking Barrels
Mean Machine
Suicide Kings
The Punisher
Gangs of New York
Guess I should include my favs ( in no particular order):
Krzysztof Kieslowski's Three Colours trilogy ( Blue,white,RED)
Leon the Professional
To Catch a Thief ( original Cary Grant/Grace Kelly)
La Femme Nikita
The Manchurian Candidate ( Frank Sinatra/Janet Leigh)
der Untergang
Appleseed 2004/Akira
Glory
Romeo & Juliet ( original not the Leonardo travesty )
Westside Story
Once Upon a Time in China
John Woo's Hardboiled/The Killer
House of Flying Daggers
Original King Kong
Rosemary's Baby
Grease
Blazing Saddles/Young Frankenstein
Un Long Dimanche de Fiancailles
Disney's Beauty & the Beast
The Name of the Rose
Honourable Mention: LTR trilogy; Original Star Wars Trilogy, Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan, the Incredibles, Tim Burton's Batman films, Hitchcock's Original Psycho, Chocolat, Bend It Like Beckham, Shakespear in Love, Elizabeth, Highlander (Director's Cut), The Abyss (Director's Cut), Shanghai Triad, The Nightmare Before Christmas, The DeerHunter, Alien, Aliens, The Matrix, Ferris Bueller's Day off, The Breakfast Club/Pretty in Pink/Some Kind of Wonderful, Back to the Future, Casper, Ghost, Risky Business, TAPS, The City of Lost Children, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, the Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Crow
Krzysztof Kieslowski's Three Colours trilogy ( Blue,white,RED)
Leon the Professional
To Catch a Thief ( original Cary Grant/Grace Kelly)
La Femme Nikita
The Manchurian Candidate ( Frank Sinatra/Janet Leigh)
der Untergang
Appleseed 2004/Akira
Glory
Romeo & Juliet ( original not the Leonardo travesty )
Westside Story
Once Upon a Time in China
John Woo's Hardboiled/The Killer
House of Flying Daggers
Original King Kong
Rosemary's Baby
Grease
Blazing Saddles/Young Frankenstein
Un Long Dimanche de Fiancailles
Disney's Beauty & the Beast
The Name of the Rose
Honourable Mention: LTR trilogy; Original Star Wars Trilogy, Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan, the Incredibles, Tim Burton's Batman films, Hitchcock's Original Psycho, Chocolat, Bend It Like Beckham, Shakespear in Love, Elizabeth, Highlander (Director's Cut), The Abyss (Director's Cut), Shanghai Triad, The Nightmare Before Christmas, The DeerHunter, Alien, Aliens, The Matrix, Ferris Bueller's Day off, The Breakfast Club/Pretty in Pink/Some Kind of Wonderful, Back to the Future, Casper, Ghost, Risky Business, TAPS, The City of Lost Children, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, the Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Crow
In order of memory:
1. U-571
2. Road to Perdition
3. Fight Club
4. LA Confidential
5. Office Space
6. Fletch
7. Johnny Dangerously
8. Hunt for Red October
9. Star Wars 2-6
10. Indiana Jones 1 & 3
11. Heat
12. Kill Bill Vol. 1
13. Any 007 movie except On Her Majesty's Secret Service
14. Predator 1
15. Aliens (2)
16. Hoffa
17. The Spanish Prisoner
18. The Sting
19. Bourne Identity & Bourne Supremacy
20. Ocean's 11
So many more, these are the only ones I can think of now....
1. U-571
2. Road to Perdition
3. Fight Club
4. LA Confidential
5. Office Space
6. Fletch
7. Johnny Dangerously
8. Hunt for Red October
9. Star Wars 2-6
10. Indiana Jones 1 & 3
11. Heat
12. Kill Bill Vol. 1
13. Any 007 movie except On Her Majesty's Secret Service
14. Predator 1
15. Aliens (2)
16. Hoffa
17. The Spanish Prisoner
18. The Sting
19. Bourne Identity & Bourne Supremacy
20. Ocean's 11
So many more, these are the only ones I can think of now....
Some of My Favourites!!
What a great thread, the variety of favourite movies among the members is terrific.
I'm going to add some of mine, of course those with good taste have already mentioned them
1. Vertigo
2. Psycho
3. Rear Window
4. The Man Who Knew to Much(both versions)
some people may have noticed the Hitchcock theme(almost any film by Alfred Hitchcock is a great way to spend time
5. Bridge over the River Kwai
6. Cool Hand Luke
7. Papillion
8. Shawshank Redemption
9. The Great Escape
10. Stalag 17
(the prison movie list)
I would love to list more but I will leave this as my contribution.
What a great thread, the variety of favourite movies among the members is terrific.
I'm going to add some of mine, of course those with good taste
have already mentioned them1. Vertigo
2. Psycho
3. Rear Window
4. The Man Who Knew to Much(both versions)
some people may have noticed the Hitchcock theme(almost any film by Alfred Hitchcock is a great way to spend time
5. Bridge over the River Kwai
6. Cool Hand Luke
7. Papillion
8. Shawshank Redemption
9. The Great Escape
10. Stalag 17
(the prison movie list)
I would love to list more but I will leave this as my contribution.
Top 20 - fun thread- in no particular order
The killing Fields
The King Chronicles
Virgin Spring
The Dawn on the Lievre
Casey At The Bat
Breaker Morant
Ferdinand The Bull
Being There
The Unforgiven
Assassination Tango
Mon Oncle
Zulu
Once Upon A Time In The West
Ran
Paths Of Glory
Gallipoli
Henry V
The Lady With The Dog
Zulu
Pinnochio
The killing Fields
The King Chronicles
Virgin Spring
The Dawn on the Lievre
Casey At The Bat
Breaker Morant
Ferdinand The Bull
Being There
The Unforgiven
Assassination Tango
Mon Oncle
Zulu
Once Upon A Time In The West
Ran
Paths Of Glory
Gallipoli
Henry V
The Lady With The Dog
Zulu
Pinnochio
