Guest Banky Report post Posted October 28, 2002 1. Godfather Trilogy (I'll count them as one) noo, don't include part III! nooooooooooo! Honestly, I don't have a violent hatred towards it like many do. Its not great, but its a force of habit to refer to them in the Trilogy. But yes, I'll take my Godfather III vote out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest WrestlingDeacon Report post Posted October 28, 2002 1) The Searchers 2) Color of Money 3) Citizen Kane 4) North by Northwest 5) Blazing Saddles 6) Big Lebowski 7) LA Confidential 8) The Longest Yard 9) The Third Man 10) Cool Hand Luke 11) Smokey and the Bandit 12) original Shaft 13) Touch of Evil 14) The Shawshank Redemption 15) The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence 16) Chinatown 17) Pulp Fiction 18) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 19) Rocky 20) White Christmas Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest LooseCannon Report post Posted October 28, 2002 Here's my list for now. Someone should really pin one of these threads. Pulp Fiction Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf Chinatown Vertigo Taxi Driver Dr Strangelove Casablanca Scarlet Street Rear Window The Big Sleep M Annie Hall Happiness The Princess Bride Coup de Torchon Goodfellas Fargo The Tin Drum Straw Dogs His Girl Friday EDIT: Bully. (although that makes 21, I don't care, just lop off YOUR least favorite movie from the list above) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest notJames Report post Posted October 28, 2002 Movies/order subject to change: 01. Pulp Fiction 02. When Harry Met Sally 03. Empire Strikes Back 04. Heathers 05. American Beauty 06. Breakfast Club, The 07. Niagara Niagara 08. Happiness 09. Being John Malkovich 10. Chasing Amy 11. Buffalo '66 12. Trainspotting 13. Man Bites Dog 14. This is Spinal Tap 15. Dogma 16. Princess Bride, The 17. Fargo 18. Reservoir Dogs 19. Boogie Nights 20. A Christmas Story Movies that might break into the Top 20 on any given day: The Opposite of Sex, Stand By Me, Welcome to the Dollhouse, Magnolia, Boys Don't Cry, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Kids, Some Kind of Wonderful Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Zack Malibu Report post Posted October 28, 2002 In no particular order: The Usual Suspects The Shawshank Redemption Sleepaway Camp Mallrats Drive Bad Boys (1995 version, not the '83 Sean Penn flick) Ski School The Toxic Avenger Goodfellas Godfather Trilogy (counted as one) The Garbage Pail Kids Movie Porky's Easy Money Back To School Child's Play Spider-Man Blow Varsity Blues The Truman Show Scream Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Grand Slam Report post Posted October 28, 2002 Let's see, top 20, no particular order... 1. Star Wars (Count the series as one, yes including TPM and AotC. I liked them, so sue me.) 2. Indiana Jones Trilogy (Again, count the series as one.) 3. Jaws 4. Casablanca 5. Die Hard 6. Ferris Bueller's Day Off 7. E.T. The Extra Terrestrial 8. Star Trek II, III & IV (Count as one.) 9. Who Framed Roger Rabbit?! 10. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 11. Stand By Me 12. Field Of Dreams 13. Close Encounters of the Third Kind 14. The Hunt for Red October 15. Glory 16. The Great Escape 17. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 18. The Lion King 19. Beauty and the Beast 20. Braveheart Now this leaves off an absolute ton of movies that I love (The Wizard of Oz, Sleeping Beauty, Fantasia, The Maltese Falcon and Gladiator to name a few), but these have to be, at this moment, my top 20. I have a feeling I might have to add Two Towers in, maybe The Sum of All Fears after a little while for it to grow on me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Gamengiri2002 Report post Posted October 29, 2002 Since I'm a chronic overacheiver, I think i'll go 100. Now how do you like that?! 100. As Good As It Gets (1997) James L. Brooks 99. The Matrix (1999) Andy & Larry Wachowski 98. Insomnia (2002) Christopher Nolan 97. Out of Sight (1998) Steven Soderbergh 96. The Terminator (1984) James Cameron 95. A Hardy Day's Night (1964) Richard Lester 94. Casino (1995) Martin Scorsese 93. Requiem For a Dream (2000) Arren Aronofsky 92. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) Terry Gilliam & Terry Jones 91. Sling Blade (1996) Billy bob Thorton 90. Glory (1990) Edward Zwick 89. Jacob's Ladder (1990) Adrain Lyne 88. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Stanley Kubrick 87. Mulholland Dr. (2001) David Lynch 86. A Simple Plan (1998) Sam Raimi 85. Ran (1985) Akira Kurosawa 84. Traffic (2000) Steven Soderbergh 83. JFK (1991) Oliver Stone 82. The Man who Wasn't There (2001) Joel & Ethan Coen 81. Dogma (1999) Kevin Smith 80. The Shining (1980) Stanley Kubrick 79. My Fair Lady (1964) George Cuckor 78. Being John Malkovich (1999) Spike Jonze 77. Good Will Hunting (1997) Gus Van Sant 76. Braveheart (1996) Mel Gibson 75. Say Anything (1989) Cameron Crowe 74. Blade Runner (1982) Ridley Scott 73. The People vs. Larry Flynt (1997) Milos Forman 72. Magnolia (1999) Paul Thomas Anderson 71. The Public Enemy (1931) William A. Wellman 70. This is Spinal Tap (1984) Rob Reiner 69. Wonder Boys (1999) Curtis Hanson 68. Dazed and Confused (1993) Richard Linklater 67. Hard Boiled (1992) John Woo 66. The Big Lebowski (1998) Joel & Ethan Coen 65. Cape Fear (1991) Martin Scorsese 64. Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) Guy Ritchie 63. Carlito's Way (1993) Brian De Palma 62. Rashomon (1950) Akira Kurosawa 61. The Conversation (1974) Francis Ford Coppola 60. American Beauty (1999) Sam Mendes 59. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) Robert Mulligan 58. A Few Good Men (1992) Rob Reiner 57. Jackie Brown (1997) Quentin Tarantino 56. Any Given Sunday (1999) Oliver Stone 55. Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) James Foley 54. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Frank Capra 53. Sunset Blvd. (1950) Billy Wilder 52. Donnie Brasco (1998) Mike Newell 51. Rear Window (1954) Alfred Hitchcock 50. Citizen Kane (1941) Orson Welles 49. Ghost World (2001) Terry Zwigoff 48. The Killer (1989) John Woo 47. Evil Dead II: Dead By Dawn (1986) Sam Raimi 46. The Graduate (1967) Mike Nichols 45. The Insider (1999) Michael Mann 44. L.A. Confidential (1997) Curtis Hanson 43. Donnie Darko (2001) Richard Kelly 42. On The Waterfront (1954) Elia Kazan 41. Heat (1995) Michael Mann 40. The Boondock Saints (1999) Troy Duffy 39. Leon: The Professional (1994) Luc Besson 38. Platoon (1986) Oliver Stone 37. True Romance (1993) Tony Scott 36. Scent of a Woman (1992) Martin Brest 35. Network (1976) Sidney Lumet 34. Scarface (1932) Howard Hawks 33. Mean Streets (1973) Martin Scorsese 32. Serpico (1973) Sidney Lumet 31. Clerks (1994) Kevin Smith 30. High Fidelity (2000) Stephen Frears 29. 12 Angry Men (1957) Sidney Lumet 28. Blazing Saddles (1974) Mel Brooks 27. Dog Day Afternoon (1975) Sidney Lumet 26. Almost Famous (2000) Cameron Crowe 25. Se7en (1995) David Fincher 24. Unforgiven (1992) Clint Eastwood 23. Seven Samurai (1954) Akira Kurosawa 22. Raging Bull (1980) Martin Scorsese 21. Full Metal Jacket (1987) Stanley Kubrick 20. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Frank Darabont 19. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) Johnathan Demme 18. Deliverance (1972) John Boorman 17. Memento (2001) Christopher Nolan 16. A Clockwork Orange (1971) Stanley Kubrick 15. The Deer Hunter (1978) Michael Cimino 14. American History X (1998) Tony Kaye 13. Chasing Amy (1997) Kevin Smith 12. Reservoir Dogs (1992) Quentin Tarantino 11. The Godfather Part II (1974) Francis Ford Coppola 10. Goodfellas (1990) Martin Scorsese 9. Chinatown (1974) Roman Polanski 8. Fargo (1996) Joel & Ethan Coen 7. Scarface (1983) Brian De Palma 6. The Usual Suspects (1995) Bryan Singer 5. Fight Club (1999) David Fincher 4. One Flew Over a Cuckoo's Nest (1975) Milos Forman 3. Taxi-Driver (1976) Martin Scorsese 2. The Godfather (1972) Francis Ford Coppola 1. Pulp Fiction (1994) Quentin Tarantino so there you have it. And I can predict questions. Yes I have seen my fair share of French film and no, I do not enjoy most of it (outside of some Godard, like the previously mentioned Pierrot Le fou and A bout de souffle) No, i have yet to see much hispanic film. Yes I AM a huge fan of the crime genre and yes, Al Pacino is my favorite actor. Any Given Sunday is a not-so-guilty pleasure. David Lynch is great but most of his films fall short of classic, perhaps a bit too avant garde. Also, yes the majority of my picks are post 1990. This is because there is a stronger connection with me personally to films made after that date. I was too young to appreciate anything before that in it's first run. While I do have a heavy respect for classic film, I think a personal favorites list must reflect the social and political climate that the listmaker grew up or exists in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest godthedog Report post Posted October 29, 2002 i'm the resident pimp of french film (at least i seem to be) just cause i happen to be taking a class on it, & melville and truffaut blew me away. and you didn't predict this question: Where is Orson Welles? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ArkhamGlobe Report post Posted October 29, 2002 I love french film and I would be able to pimp it more if my local video stores stocked more than a couple of Truffaut and Chabrol films I've already seen, meaning I have to buy all the films I want to see from various mail order companies which gets pretty expensive for a poor student like me . That also reminds that I forgot to put Alain Resnais' Hiroshima mon Amour on my list of favorites. Oh well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest godthedog Report post Posted October 29, 2002 resnais...ugh. 'hiroshima' was pretty good, but 'last year at marienbad' is one of the most brutally boring things i've ever seen in my life. him & agnes varda i just can't get into. arkham, have you seen 'la jetee', the short film by chris marker that '12 monkeys' was based on? i would've included that one on my list if i'd seen it more than once. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ArkhamGlobe Report post Posted October 29, 2002 Unfortunately not, though I've wanted to for a long time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Smark Hammill Report post Posted October 29, 2002 1. Godfather Trilogy (I'll count them as one) noo, don't include part III! nooooooooooo! Don't include Part II, either. I won't say THE most overrated film of all time, but it's up there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Smark Hammill Report post Posted October 29, 2002 No particular order here. Just listing as they come to me: Fargo Psycho Rear Window Vertigo The Empire Strikes Back Almost Famous Forrest Gump It's a Wonderful Life The Godfather Diabolique Saving Private Ryan Star Wars Raging Bull Back To The Future Ferris Bueller's Day Off Sergeant York Citizen Kane A Christmas Story The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Field of Dreams Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest godthedog Report post Posted February 10, 2003 bump. i was looking at this, & thought it would be interesting if everybody went back and named their top 20 now, then looked to see how it changed over 4 months. i'm feeling sentimental right now, so these picks are more tribute to personal experiences than anything... 1) it's a wonderful life 2) touch of evil 3) schindler's list 4) pierrot le fou 5) magnolia 6) the godfather 7) citizen kane 8) raging bull 9) ran 10) memento 11) dr strangelove 12) vertigo 13) pulp fiction 14) the lady from shanghai 15) rear window 16) jules and jim 17) the godfather II 18) ed wood 19) 2001 20) scenes from a marriage compared to... 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 hmm...forgot about 'repulsion'. that scared the shit out of me when i saw it. i'm kind of mixed about 'the third man' now. it's great and harry lime is the single coolest character in any movie EVER, but...i don't know if it's one of my absolute favorites. i'd obviously just seen 'the 400 blows' again and 'bob le flambeur' for the first time when i made that list. 'bob' has since lost a little bit of its luster. and, although '400 blows' was an AMAZING experience in the theater, it kind of wandered toward the end. actually, it looks like that list is just as biased toward sentimental favorites & "theater experiences" as the current one. 'ran', 'memento', 'rear window', 'the godfather', 'magnolia'...yeah. i've obviously also seen 'pierrot le fou' since the last list. anyway. i showed you mine, you show me yours. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ravenbomb Report post Posted February 10, 2003 wow...one of my threads got bumped...*sniff* before 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 after 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 Goodfellas A Clockwork Orange 2001: A Space Oddysey Psycho Gangs of New York Last Temptation of Christ hasn't changed much. Dogma got bumped for GoodFellas and Do The Right Thing got bumped for Gangs of New York Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Insanityman Report post Posted February 10, 2003 No order; Fight Club Rear Window Caddy Shack Uncle Buck Saving Private Ryan Austin Powers II Godfather Die Hard Lethal Weapon Snatch Half Baked So I Married An Axe Murder Memento High Fidelty Vertigo North by Northwest Ferris Bueller's Day Off That's all... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kahran Ramsus Report post Posted February 10, 2003 This list will change depending on the mood, but generally I like those at the top better than those at the bottom. The exception is #1, which always stays that way. 1. Lawrence of Arabia 2. Raiders of the Lost Ark 3. The Godfather 4. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope 5. Jaws 6. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 7. Apocalypse Now! 8. Apollo 13 9. North by Northwest 10. The Terminator 11. The Longest Day 12. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back 13. The Truman Show 14. Ben-Hur 15. ET: The Extra-Terrestrial 16. The Godfather Part II 17. Citizen Kane 18. Rocky 19. Tora! Tora! Tora! 20. Psycho Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ArkhamGlobe Report post Posted February 10, 2003 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 The new, revised top ten: 1. Dr Strangelove 2. The Seven Samurai 3. Aguirre - the Wrath of God 4. Pierrot le Fou 5. Taxi Driver 6. Suspiria 7. Once Upon a Time in the West 8. Blade Runner - the Driector's Cut 9. Throne of Blood 10. Escape from New York The rest in alphabetical order: The Big Sleep Chinatown Cul de Sac Fitzcarraldo The French Connection Nosferatu Notorious Ran Repulsion The Shining Shoot the Piano Player Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Hamburglar Report post Posted February 10, 2003 May as well join in the fun. Apocalypse Now Pulp Fiction Fight Club The Third Man City of God The Empire Strikes Back It’s a Wonderful Life AI: Artificial Intelligence Trois Couleurs Rouge The Godfather Part II Toy Story Withnail and I Raging Bull Duck Soup Schindler's List Citizen Kane Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring(This would be higher but The Two Towers, while not a bad film, was irritating enough to tarnish my memories of Fellowship) Terminator 2 2001: A Space Odyssey Wages of Fear(What do the french film pimps think of this one? Its high concept before high concept was ever invented, and its just fantastically gripping) Heat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest godthedog Report post Posted February 10, 2003 4) pierrot le fou 4. Pierrot le Fou ...COINCIDENCE??? Wages of Fear(What do the french film pimps think of this one? Its high concept before high concept was ever invented, and its just fantastically gripping) can't say, haven't seen it. but i could set you up with this nice little number 'nikita'. she's 12 1/2 years old, man, you ain't never had no film like that. you can do anything you want with her, you can cum on her, fuck her in the mouth, fuck her in the ass, cum on her face, man...she'll suck your cock so hard she'll make it explode. but no rough stuff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ArkhamGlobe Report post Posted February 10, 2003 4) pierrot le fou 4. Pierrot le Fou ...COINCIDENCE??? It could just as easily have switched places with Aguirre, I just decided I like Aguirre a bit better. Wages of Fear(What do the french film pimps think of this one? Its high concept before high concept was ever invented, and its just fantastically gripping) Never seen it, always wanted to, I've been considering picking up the Criterion DVD, along with Les Diaboliques. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest godthedog Report post Posted February 10, 2003 but... anna karina > klaus kinski blowing oneself up with bright yellow dynamite > decapitation topless women > monkeys Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Hamburglar Report post Posted February 10, 2003 topless women > monkeys Regardless of the circumstances, it is impossible for anything to> monkeys. Monkeys rule all. I have yet to see anything bad involving monkeys. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ArkhamGlobe Report post Posted February 10, 2003 but... anna karina > klaus kinski blowing oneself up with bright yellow dynamite > decapitation topless women > monkeys But...uhh...well... Damnit! Now you've made me question my decision! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest godthedog Report post Posted February 10, 2003 topless women > monkeys Regardless of the circumstances, it is impossible for anything to> monkeys. Monkeys rule all. I have yet to see anything bad involving monkeys. i think the circumstances are quite special. these weren't ordinary, run-of-the-mill topless women, these were topless women shot with color filters. they were bright blue topless women or bright red topless women. they were a vision, a sight to behold. plus the stuff they were saying was completely random and hilarious. you just can't beat the titties/tint/tomfoolery triple threat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest LooseCannon Report post Posted February 10, 2003 Here's my list for now. Someone should really pin one of these threads. Pulp Fiction Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf Chinatown Vertigo Taxi Driver Dr Strangelove Casablanca Scarlet Street Rear Window The Big Sleep M Annie Hall Happiness The Princess Bride Coup de Torchon Goodfellas Fargo The Tin Drum Straw Dogs His Girl Friday Bully Still have that predilection for noir. Changes have been bolded. Pulp Fiction Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf Chinatown Vertigo Taxi Driver Dr Strangelove Casablanca Scarlet Street Rear Window The Big Sleep M Annie Hall Happiness The Maltese Falcon Coup de Torchon Goodfellas Fargo The Tin Drum Straw Dogs Bully Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest godthedog Report post Posted February 10, 2003 a predilection for noir, and no 'touch of evil'? <gasp> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest LooseCannon Report post Posted February 10, 2003 I know it's kinda crazy, but I've yet to actually see "touch of evil." I suppose I'll get around to it, but I didn't really enjoy either "The Magnificent Ambersons" or "Citizen Kane." So that has kinda made me not care so much about actually doing it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ravenbomb Report post Posted February 10, 2003 GodTheDog just got tons of Awesomeness points for the Taxi Driver quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest godthedog Report post Posted February 10, 2003 don't be afraid. content-wise, 'touch of evil' is almost nothing like welles's first 2 movies. it's trashy, creepy, dark, grimy...it's got a big hard-boiled, b-movie sensibility to it. people get kidnapped, drugged, killed...great entertainment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
