Guest Ravenbomb Report post Posted October 27, 2002 instead of asking someone to narrow down their list of favorites into the top 3 or 5 or 10, which I know can be hard most of the time, what are your top 20 movies? My list, no order: Taxi Driver Godfather Usual Suspects Memento Halloween Ran Magnificant Seven Se7en Dog Day Afternoon The Ring 12 Angry Men AKIRA Fight Club Dawn of the Dead Dogma A Clockwork Orange 2001: A Space Oddysey Psycho Do The Right Thing Last Temptation of Christ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest NaturalBornThriller4:20 Report post Posted October 27, 2002 We've had quite a few of these lately, anyway. In no order: Scarface Heat The Godfather Halloween Friday A Bronx Tale Boyz N The Hood Do The Right Thing ("You Killed Radio Raheem!") Memento Rocky The Godfather Part II Lethal Weapon Beverly Hills Cop Saving Private Ryan The Terminator Fight Club Terminator 2: Judgement Day Mallrats The Matrix Gladiator Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ravenbomb Report post Posted October 27, 2002 yes, but they never seemed to stick around very long. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DARRYLXWF Report post Posted October 27, 2002 Rocky Chariots of Fire Patton Death on the Nile Young Frankenstein Amadeus Ordinary People The Godfather The Terminator Terminator 2: Judgement Day This is Spinal Tap The Shining The Untouchables Dancing with Wolves 2001 The Crossing (of the Delaware) Hot Shots 2 Clerks Finding Forrestor Lord of the Rings Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest NaturalBornThriller4:20 Report post Posted October 27, 2002 Finding Forrestor was an excellent Movie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ravenbomb Report post Posted October 27, 2002 I haven't seen it, but isn't it another one of those 'old established actor stars opposite hip young black guy, usually a rapper' movies? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest NaturalBornThriller4:20 Report post Posted October 27, 2002 It's not a Rapper Movie. I could tell you about the Movie, but that would take a long time. Read This: An inspirational film from director Gus Van Sant, FINDING FORRESTER focuses on the relationship between Jamal Wallace (Robert Brown), an African-American high school student with a basketball scholarship, and a talented novelist (Sean Connery). The novelist realizes that Jamal has a gift for writing and encourages him to pursue it. Meanwhile, Jamal teaches the writer a few lessons about life. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DARRYLXWF Report post Posted October 27, 2002 Basically Jamal is a prodigy teenager at literature. He befriends Sean Connery who plays the part of a recluse writer who only wrote 1 book, and the public want to know why there was never a second. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest NaturalBornThriller4:20 Report post Posted October 27, 2002 He never leaves the House. Don't forget that. Although he does because, how does he have such Clean Windows. lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ravenbomb Report post Posted October 27, 2002 a quick search on IMDB shows that Bustah Rhymes is in it, so that's probably where I got that from. Isn't this the one where he says 'You're the man now, dawg!' in the commercials for it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest godthedog Report post Posted October 27, 2002 at this moment in time: the 400 blows bob le flambeur being john malkovich ghost world magnolia rear window citizen kane (yes, it's one of my favorites; orson welles is your god, if you don't like it you can go blow him) touch of evil ran the godfather lost highway boogie nights ghost world pulp fiction repulsion schindler's list jules and jim greed the third man dr strangelove subject to change weekly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ravenbomb Report post Posted October 27, 2002 wasn't Touch of Evil the movie that was on MST3K this morning??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest NaturalBornThriller4:20 Report post Posted October 27, 2002 a quick search on IMDB shows that Bustah Rhymes is in it, so that's probably where I got that from. Isn't this the one where he says 'You're the man now, dawg!' in the commercials for it? Actually, Busta Rhymes isn't in the Movie much, but there is one part where he actually has some good lines. Sean Connery actually says "Your The Man Now, Dawg" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest 5_moves_of_doom Report post Posted October 27, 2002 Hmmm, just to test myself, I think I'll go as far as to PUT THEM IN ORDER. 1.) Pulp Fiction 2.) American Beauty 3.) Dog Day Afternoon 4.) Fight Club 5.) Royal Tennenbaums, The 6.) Rushmore 7.) Taxi Driver 8.) Scarface 9.) Cape Fear 10.) Godfather II, The 11.) Goodfellas, The 12.) Clockwork Orange, A 13.) Fargo 14.) Resivoir Dogs 15.) Full Metal Jacket 16.) Silence of the Lambs 17.) Clerks 18.) Evil Dead 2 19.) Truman Show, The 20.) O Brother, Where Art Thou? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest C.H.U.D. Report post Posted October 27, 2002 Blade Runner, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Heathers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vern Gagne Report post Posted October 27, 2002 Duck Soup Horsefeathers Citizen Kane Psycho North by Northwest Stalag 17 The Killing Resevoir Dogs Pulp Fiction Goodfellas Die Hard Caddyshack Godfather Double Indemnity The Third Man Rear Window The General Touch of Evil High Noon Treasure of the Sierra Madre Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ArkhamGlobe Report post Posted October 27, 2002 The top seven: Dr Strangelove The Seven Samurai Escape from New York Suspiria Throne of Blood Blade Runner - the Director's Cut Aguirre - the Wrath of God The rest in no particular order: The Big Sleep Touch of Evil Inferno Shoot the Piano Player Pierrot le Fou Notorious The Shining Ran Cul de Sac Repulsion Vertigo Apocalypse Now Redux The Last Picture Show Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest godthedog Report post Posted October 27, 2002 wasn't Touch of Evil the movie that was on MST3K this morning??? no. arkham: pierrot le fou? repulsion? aguirre? holy shit, you fucking rule! especially for pierrot le fou. that movie single-handedly made me a believer in godard, and it made me realize that jean-pierre belmondo is one of the coolest guys EVER. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ArkhamGlobe Report post Posted October 27, 2002 that movie single-handedly made me a believer in godard, and it made me realize that jean-pierre belmondo is one of the coolest guys EVER. That is really surprising to me, as I always got the impression that Pierrot le Fou is a film that would turn people who aren't die-hard Godard-fans off from Godard (then again, that may just have been because of the crowd in the theater when I saw it). Good to hear you liked it. And I agree, Belmondo rules. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest godthedog Report post Posted October 27, 2002 pierrot le fou did what no other godard movie has ever done, & that was entertain me. i think the key to it was the pacing. pacing was a huge problem for me in every other godard movie i've seen (especially vivre sa vie, which made me fall asleep TWICE), but it was almost impossible to get bored during pierrot because there was always so much going on. "hey, the screen's all red. hey, the screen's all blue and the chicks are topless. hey, it's sam fuller. hey, there's a dead guy in anna karina's apartment. hey, anna karina's singing. hey, they're finishing each other's sentences in the narration." it kind of lagged in the middle, but for the most part it kept me very amused. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest evenflowDDT Report post Posted October 27, 2002 godthedog, whats 400 Blows about, and why is it considered such a great film? I asked you this in another thread but can't remember if you answered. Don't take that as criticism either, because I've never seen the movie and really have no idea what its about, all I know is it was the first Criterion DVD and is out of print and expensive (although I saw it re-printed by Fox Lorber at Border's the other day). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ravenbomb Report post Posted October 27, 2002 400 blows? Sounds like a porno Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest godthedog Report post Posted October 27, 2002 godthedog, whats 400 Blows about, and why is it considered such a great film? I asked you this in another thread but can't remember if you answered. Don't take that as criticism either, because I've never seen the movie and really have no idea what its about, all I know is it was the first Criterion DVD and is out of print and expensive (although I saw it re-printed by Fox Lorber at Border's the other day). sorry, must not have seen the question. it's basically about a 14-year-old boy's decent from daily school life into theft & vagrancy. a synopsis doesn't really do it justice though. it gets its praise from the tone, which took all the sappiness out of 'coming of age' movies. most movies about childhood try to be whimsical & capture some sort of faraway nostalgia for a happiness that might never have been there, 'the 400 blows' shows how unpleasant and scary childhood can be. the whole thing feels very life-like. i myself have never seen a dvd copy of it. unless you're lucky enough for a nearby theater to show the 35mm print, you'll have to find the video. if you look beyond blockbuster, it isn't hard to find. any 'artsy' video store in a college town or big city will have it, as well as just about any hollywood video; it's one of the best-known & most important foreign movies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest godthedog Report post Posted October 27, 2002 400 blows? Sounds like a porno you have no idea how much i've heard that joke...when i rented it, when i tell my friends about it... it's like when i was working at a movie theater and 'saving private ryan' (which is my name) was playing. every other customer i saw said to me "hey, they're trying to save you!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest CoreyLazarus416 Report post Posted October 27, 2002 In no REAL order... Aliens Ghostbusters Terminator 2 Terminator Evil Dead Evil Dead 2 Night Of The Living Dead Return Of The Living Dead Predator Jaws Ginger Snaps BASEketball Tromeo & Juliet The Toxic Avenger Cannibal! The Musical South Park: Bigger, Longer, & Uncut Orgazmo Dawn Of The Dead Army Of Darkness The Crow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Texas Small Arms 09 Report post Posted October 27, 2002 In no particular order mine are: The Shining Halloween Halloween II Psycho The Godfather The Terminator The Birds A Clockwork Orange One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest The Exorcist Dogma Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Coyote Ugly South Park: Biger Longer, and UnCut Dracula From Dusk Til Dawn Gladiator House of Wax Vertigo Saving Private Ryan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Banky Report post Posted October 27, 2002 No Order 1. Godfather Trilogy (I'll count them as one) 2. Chasing Amy 3. Mallrats 4. Almost Famous 5. American Beauty 6. Apocalypse Now 7. Fletch 8. Fight Club 9. Memento 10. Shawshank Redemption 11. Frailty 12. Usual Suspects 13. Taxi Driver 14. Stand By Me 15. Say Anything 16. Good Will Hunting 17. Se7en 18. National Lampoons Christmas Vacation 19. Cape Fear 91 20. Royal Tenenbaums Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Angle-plex Report post Posted October 27, 2002 Halloween Chasing Amy Mallrats Clerks Nightmare on Elm Street Pulp Fiction Rocky Die Hard Goodfellas Taxi Driver Predator Evil Dead 2 Aliens Escape From New York Fletch Dogma Terminator Cape Fear The Crow Dirty Harry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest godthedog Report post Posted October 27, 2002 1. Godfather Trilogy (I'll count them as one) noo, don't include part III! nooooooooooo! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest dreamer420 Report post Posted October 28, 2002 ed wood pulp fiction reservoir dogs natural born killers chasing amy clerks jay and silent bob strike back batman plan 9 from outer space goodfellas casino die hard the usual suspects traffic fargo the exorcist the big lebowski jfk jackie brown back to the future Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
