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I've been in this forum for more than one year now.... I know I haven't contributed much but as a celebration, what're the top 10 movies you've seen in your entire life?...
In no order:
1. Gladiator
2. Pleasantville
3. Fight Club
4. Laputa: Castle In The Sky
5. Gone With The Wind
6. Memento
7. Sunset Boulevard
8. Some Like It Hot
9. Casablanca
10. The Godfather
NO Particular Order:
Pulp Fiction
Scarface
Goodfellas
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Donnie Darko
Fight Club
Dark City
Blade Runner
The Matrix (part one only)
Kingpin
Clerks/Mallrats
Ok, so there's really 12, but Mallrats was almost like an extension of Clerks
I would like to add Swingers if there was a spot for one more movie
edit: I almost forgot about The Usual Suspects, another great movie
Screw there's way too many to list
I also liked Forrest Gump
All Shapes'n'Sizes
Shawshank Redemption
Good Will Hunting
Predator
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Blade Runner
The Sting
The Lion King
Aliens
Alien
Terminator 2
My Quirky Picks
Tron
Dune
Mr. Holland's Opus
Primal Fear
Snatch
Pulp Fiction
O Brother, Where Art Thou
Outland
Major League
The Princess Bride
Well, right now these come to my head:
Trainspotting
Akira
Chasing Amy
Star Wars
Back to the Future 2
Requiem for a Dream
The meaning of life
Tesis
Kikujiro's summer
Indiana Jones and the Last crusade
[OCEAN]
(in no particular order)
1) Shawshank Redemption
2) The Big Lebowski
3) O Brother, Where Art Thou?
4) The Princess Bride
5) Army of Darkness
6) Enter the Dragon
7) Young Frankenstein
8) Blazing Saddles
9) Forest Gump
10) Akira
And for fun, the ten that almost made it in, but got bumped off by others:
1) A Beautiful Mind
2) Hero
3) Roadhouse
4) American History X
5) Spirited Away
6) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
7) As Good As It Gets
8) Toy Story
9) Dead Alive
10) Interview with a Vampire
in no order as well...
the matrix
shawshank redemption
gladiator
vanilla sky
minority report
equilibrium
edward scissorhands
lost in translation
pitch black
fight club
Transformers : The Movie
Ferris Beuller's Day Off
Purple Rain
Robocop
The Last Starfighter
Chinese Ghost Story
Tetsuo The Iron Man
Back to the Future
Ghostbusters
blah dunno, too many to think of, prolly something with Steve Martin or John Candy.
No order
Shogun Assassin
Scarface
The Big Lebowski
Terminator 2
Kill Bill 1 & 2
Commando
UHF
Goodfellas
Office Space
Ninja Scroll
Gattica
American Psycho
Dusk Til Dawn
Fight Club
Versus
Videodrome
Brother
Cyborg
Ichi the Killer
Blade Runner
shit I'd love to watch anytime any day.
my top ten:
tank girl
fight club
clockwork orange
cky (any and all, though they aren't really movies)
the fifth element
requiem for a dream
the matrix
pulp fiction
time bandits
rushmore
others worth mentioning:
memento
pi
the shining
yojimbo
spun
monty python
fear and loathing
donny darko
dogma
this is spinal tap
office space
Memento
Fight Club
Pulp Fiction
The Breakfast Club
Three O'Clock High
Angel Heart
AKIRA
Kids
Young Frankenstein
The Boondock fucking Saints :buttrock:
In no order:
Scarface
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Big Trouble in Little China
Ghostbusters
Gremlins
Desperado
Nightmare Before Christmas
Clash of the Titans
The Goonies
Blade Runner
Alien
Aliens
Highlander
Mad Max
Conan the Barbarian
Big Trouble In Little China
The Thing
The Fisher King
The Right Stuff
In order of importance to me:
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KEOMA
---(1975 Spaghetti Western w. Franco Nero.) *A half breed Apache/Caucasian man returns to his home town in search of himself after the civil war. DEATH, symbolized by a vagabond trash collecting old woman is alway right behind him. He himself is "alone" even when amongst people, can he kill his way to redemption for his sins? Along the way he picks up a woman who's pregnant that the town fears has Leprosey, and the town is run by a band of fuck offs led by a sadistic former General of the Union Army. KEOMA stands for "Principle" and "Truth" the town more or less represents the whimsical attitude of anywhere in the world. One man stands alone, and another refinds himself until the powderkeg blows up to it's finale. It's a haunting western but more so as a "morality tale" with a lot of dead bodies.
Arcadia of my Youth
---(1982) *Animated "Captain Harlock" feature film. Matsumoto's telling of his most famous character's one of many origins. In a devestated 31st Century the world has lost an intergalactic war against the Illmidas Empire, but on Earth is a man... Captain Harlock who isn't a character you're supposed to identify with he's the visage of what a man MIGHT be capable of becoming if one choses to do the bigger thing, the honorable thing. With some compatriots Harlock fights the Empire in his own way even though the very people he fights for on Earth see him as the problem?
AIRPLANE!
---(1982) *Probably the funniest of "Comedies" out there even to this day, and one of the few I actually like. It's preposterousness is the stuff of comedy gold. "Joey... you like movies about Gladiators?"
Casablanca
---(1942) *Timeless classic. Bogart's Rick Blaine represents something anyone can identify with.
Red Dawn
---(1984) *Best "What If?" movie ever made. Truly dissapointing that the U.S.S.R. never did actually invade us after that film. It showed the resolve of a bunch of determined teenagers to take up a cause against their oppressors, and using Guerrilla Warfare, kicked ass!
The Yakuza
---(1975) *Internationally produced by Warner Bros with Toei Film company, this film starring Robert Mitchum and teaming him up with Takakura Ken is a tightly wound tale of "Principle" "Honor" and "Respect". ---After 20 years apart Harry Kilmer returns to Japan for a fellow friend Tanner, who's daugthers are kindnapped by a Yakuza outfit and blackmailing him. Staying true to how the Yakuza once did operate more so than now, Kilmer returns to talk to his old love interest who's brother was a Yakuza himself and Kilmer's fomrer WWII enemy. There's no love between the two, but a "Promise and debt of Honor" was given by KEN. After a lot of events it becomes apparent that Tanner is a piece of shit and the entire Yakuza clan is out to get Ken. Kilmer must decide if he's going to help Ken or let him die. It's the ultimate film about non-gay male comaraderie and how all men should strive to be.
STRAY DOG: Kerberos Panzer Cops
---(1990) *Prequel to Mamoru Oshii's 1987 film The Red Spectacles. While the film's action is mostly in the first eight minutes and the last twenty, it is a DEEP story none the less. ---Toru Inui, a former member of a once needed group of "Anti Crime Heavily Armed Unit" {AVCHAU} Police who rebelled along with his superiors in disbanding when the nation felt they were no longer needed is released from prison. He goes looking for his former commanding officer Koichi Todome {from TRS} whom he feels abandonded him and his comrades selling them out to the new regime that took over Japan. In his quests he learns more than he thought about himself and ultimatley who his master is. Using "Dogs" as symbolism... "Kerberos" is a story of a man seeking for himself and the realization that a Stray Dog is one that never stops fighting... when the chance permits itself and a sweper team comes for Todome {for reasons seen in TRS} it's Inui they face donning the "Protect Gear" armor {See dude in my avatar} and his resolve is violently felt against the Communist regime that sent them!
Fight Club
---(1999) *Those who saw it know why it be on a man's top ten list. Question is how many saw "The Point" of the movie? It's a wake up call to the sleeping fuck off everywhere that the little people are indeed THE POWER. All one has to do is see for the first time this, and change is possible. Be it through politcial voting en masse, worker strikes, or...
Hana-Bi {Fireworks}
---(1997) *My favorite of "Beat" Takeshi Kitano's films. *A retired cop does what he feels he must do for his dying wife, paralleling a story about a friend who's no longer on the force made paralyzed in the line of duty and his ability to cope with his situation... abandoned by his wife and daughter. Both stories interweave one another with Joe Hisashi's hauntingly meloncholied score, ending the only way Kitano films do... in "Death". How the man can mix something so violent and explosive with beautiful artwork and mesmeric scenery is the reason I have always liked this director so much.
Once Upon A Time In The West
---(1968) *The best "Spaghetti Western" of them all. Five different sets of stories expertly brought together in a tale about the last days of the Gunslingers as civilization was coming in.
MERCENARY X99
Don't have any order, but here are my 10 favorite movies:
Beverly Hills Cop
Terminator
Fight Club
American History X
Pulp Fiction
Identity
The Others
The Shining
Rocky IV
Goodfellas
meh...too lazy to type today
in no particular order
Godfather
Pulp fiction
Kill Bill
EVERYTHING by Sergio Leone
EVERYTHING by Martin Scorsese
almost everything by Takeshi Kitano
Aliens
blade Runner
'o brother where art thou
12 monkeys
Angel Heart
from dusk till down
fight club
.....
......
Too lazy to make a complete list right now, so I'll just name one that'll most likely be on my final list.
To Kill a Mockingbird.
Atticus ownz j00. It's also better than the book?
Hmmm no way I can fit all the movies I like into 10 favorites but I'll do whatever comes to mind first.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Equilibrium
Donnie Darko
The Matrix
Pirates of the Caribbea: Curse of the Black Pearl
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Boondock Saints
The Plague Dogs
Anything Pixar
True Romance
Commando
Fight Club
Die Hard
Big Trouble In Little China
The Running Man
Pulp Fiction
Robocop
The Thing
Hard Target
+ Loads more, but these some standouts.
I haven't read the book, but it'll definitely be one of my top 50 or something...Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom Wopat
For the moment, and in no order whatsoever:
Dersu Uzala
Solaris (not the sickening remake)
Andrei Rublev
Ai no Corrida (In the Realm of the Senses)
Gohatto
The Idiots
Comfort and Joy
The Wicker Man
The Big Lebowski
Pearls Before Swine
My list fluctuates a bit, but the movies that will ALWAYS have a place on it:
Star Wars (I was 7 when it was released, the perfect age for that movie)
Once Upon a Time in the West
John Carpenter's the Thing
Lost Highway
Blade Runner
the Blues Brothers!
After that it varies:
a Miyazaki movie (sometimes Laputa, sometimes Porco Rosso)
maybe Raiders (neither of the other 2 would make top 100)
Twin Peaks Fire Walk With Me
one of Juzo Itami's films starring Nobuko Miyamoto; maybe Taxing Woman Returns
Empire Strikes Back might squeak in to the top 10, but probably not (Jedi and the 2 prequels wouldn't make top 50).
and I'm sure I'm forgetting something.
edit: how could I forget Blues Brothers?!
Two fantastic films that don't make my top ten.Quote:
Originally Posted by Magician
Unfortunately the DVD of Outland has to be the WORST transfer I have in my collection. Not only is it mistakenly labelled as '16:9 enhanced', the focus changes every couple of seconds. Probably not too noticable on a small 4:3 CRT display, but on a widescreen HDTV is sucks big time.
I hope there will be a better, anamorphic transfer released one day, but given the lack of popularity of the film, I doubt it. :(
Fav. 10 in no order:
Blade Runner
The Prodigal Son
Alien
Clockwork Orange
Lost in Translation
The Drunken Master
Akira
Rear Window
Fist of the North Star
Barry Lyndon
Worth notice:
Ghost in the Shell
Apocalypse Now
O Brother Where Art Thou?
Killer
Hard Boiled
Raiders of the Lost Arc
Tai Chi Master
Enter the Dragon
Game of Death(lost footage only)
Dr. Strangelove
the only order here is that 'the fifth element' is my favorite movie of all time, hands down.
-the fifth element
-the seven samurai
-blade runner
-fight club
-the beach
-american psycho
-vanilla sky
-hackers
-terminator 2: judgement day
-akira
That was the point of the movie?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mercenary X99
lol. missed that one.
after watching the movie over and over, I have come away with a lot of things, but not that. And thinking about it more, I don't think I could.
PS: thank god no one mentioned the following tripe
Lord of the Rings
Any star wars other than the first two released movies.
Y Tu Mama Tambien
thank you all for giving me some hope.
The Toxic Avenger 1-4
Surf Nazis Must Die
Class of Nukem High
Tromeo and Juliet
Terror Firmer
The Puppet Masters
Night Breed
Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.
Killer Clowns from Outer Space
Heavy Metal
What a great film - I just watched it again the other day. I've never understood why it was so panned, I absolutely love the slightly tweaked TP atmosphere of it. Now if only we could see a release of the original 4+ hour cut!Quote:
Originally Posted by SouthtownKid
Have you ever noticed that for some bizzare reason, Jacques Renault has a VERY thick French-Canadian accent in FWWM while he doesn't at all in the first season?
I love movies way to much to have a top 10 anymore. Even when I was a kid I felt bad about picking a favorite movie or two.
A few of the choices were surprising, both bad (Cyborg??? In the Realm of the [overrated pornos]???) and good.
I simply have too many favorites, I would prefer cutting them into genres -but even that could get tough!
Glancing over at my DVD collection (and not thinking outside of it), I'd have to include at least 20-30 movies.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bobak
in some ways, it was so bad, it was awesome.
that forced southern twang still haunts me to this day.
so list 'em babe.
On a serious note, if you're thinking of Ai no Corrida (In the Realm of the Sense) as high-art porn, I agree, it's a pointless film.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bobak
But in the context of using a rehabilitation of Japanese erotic taboos of the Meiji era (shunga painting for one) as a critique of militarism and ultranationalism (and contemporary censorship), it's effective and serious. It's also not simplistic - the retreat into sexual over-indulgence as a way out of the horrors of the Japanese reality of the 30s problematizes the idea of apathy in the face of a brutal ultra-nationalist regime (cue relevance to contemporary America here). And it's beautifully filmed.
It's unfortunate that the film's sexual violence became so over-emphasized in reviews that a lot of people lost sight of the point of it. After all, in 2004, it's not really that shocking anymore.
The true story that the film is based on is quite interesting as well - it's been the subject of many other films (like Jitsuroku: Abe Sada) and books.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
The Shining
Blazing Saddles
Young Frankenstein
Cannibal! The Musical
Full Metal Jacket
Apocalypse Now
Office Space
Repo Man
Cheech and Chong-Still Smokin
I think it's because the film is much less accessible without first having watched every minute of the entire series, despite the fact that Lynch promised the studio that wouldn't be the case. Lynch:1, New Line Cinema:0Quote:
Originally Posted by gmw
Without the context of the series, you don't really have much place to try to interpret the Black/White Lodge from, not to mention the wildly varrying theories, such as that Cooper may be dead before the series even begins, killed in Philadelphia along with Caroline.
Season 2 DVDs can't come soon enough. Not to mention a domestic, letterboxed release of Lost Highway.
Five Easy Pieces, Vertigo, Stardust Memories, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Graduate, A Nightmare Before Christmas, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Pulp Fiction and Akira.
Needless to say, this list fluctuates a bit day by day. And it also in no way reflects what I consider to be necessarily the greatest films, just my personal favorites.
I find that most often, people will watch movies they like far more often than movies they feel are amazing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zeekade Zarathos
For instance, I've only sat through The Seven Samurai 4-5 times. Its just too fucking long to sit down and watch on a whim. Perhaps its emotionally and psychologically too taxing on a person to repeatedly watch films that completely amaze them.
One man's list of love:
Trading Places
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
The Empire Strikes Back
Fast Times At Ridgemont High
Akira
Blade Runner
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Aliens
Robocop
Yeah, the 80's dominate. But this list changes like the weather.
I love you, little Shirtina.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shirt in a Can
You know, it's too hard for me to even make a list of ten movies that I like.
Movies > My life.
I was into these dudes before anybody.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom Wopat
Asked me to be their manager.
Called bullshit on that.
Managing a pop group ain't no job for a man.
1.) the seven samurai- my number one for good reason. no matter how many times i watch this kurosawa gem i just realize hoe great it is. the story the characters, the depth, and the stuff that is unseen in all of them especially mifune's character kikuchiyo. i don't watch a movie and come away with a meaning, or a moral, i come away with a story to tell other people. seven samurai has that story, that most captivating and wonderful tale of help in the hardest times.
2.) the shining- i love kubrick, he is one of my favorite directors, and one of the best directors out there. i love jack nicholson he's a fucking beast on stage. put them together and you have magic and horror, and a fucking mind trip with a great soundtrack.
3.) resivoir dogs- my favorite tarantino film and one i can watch again and again. it's just so...so...AWESOME! i mean Mr. pink, Mr. Blonde, Mr. White, Mr. brown, Mr. Orange, Mr. Blue, Nice Guy Eddie, and Joe, just put together a seamless preformance that all takes place in that warehouse.
4.) adaptation- my favorite nicholas cage movie, and for good reason. the story it tells the monologue about finding that right flower, the whole trip from new york to florida all to write a screenplay. i love that movie.
5.) Yojimbo- another kurosawa gem, but with mifune playing a different role and really giving off that samurai vibe. he saves the town, gets beat up, driknks sake, and then kicks some ass. i love it. the badassness and the sound of the coffin making coopersmith just set the scene. mifune puts it all together.
6.) Bubba Ho-tep- i saw this the other day and i was knocked down. bruce cambell's badassness as elvis in a nursing home. JFK being black, and the geriatric battle for freedom and for their place in this world. great fucking movie.
7.) a ballad of a soldier- it's a russian film from the 60's directed by gregori chuckraj and it's totally wild. a soldier is given two days leave from the front line and in 2 days he finds love, he learns to hate, he learns what the world really is.
8.) pygamalion- the story of a man picking up a street urchin and turning her into a dutchess the story of how societal roles are just positions that we put ourselves in. and how love can be found in any place and love is everywhere it just takes a chance.
9.) throne of blood- the kurosawa version of macbeth, samurai battling over the throne, macbeth killing all opposers and being killed in the end wonderful tale thanks shakespeare.
10.) the blues brothers- dan akroyd, john belushi, and musicians from all over coming together to bring the blues back to america, i just wish there was more music. i love the movie though, it's what i'd want to do if i had a band like that.
The Matrix
Pulp Fiction
Kill Bill VOl.1
Donnie Darko
Boondock Saints
Shawshank Redemption
Blood in Blood Out
Lost Highway
Terminator
Wild on the Streets
other cheap thrills
American Psycho
Tank Girl
The Crow
Hackers
Resivoir Dogs(Misspelled)
American Me
Boilerroom
Prey For RocknRoll
Saburbia
Heat
Movies I hate
anything with Sandra Bullock
Anything with Eddie Griffon(guy from Undercover Brother)
Anything with Cedric the Entertainer, Snoop Dogg, The Fat bitch from The Parkers
I'm familiar with its position in Japanese film, but I think the sex has made it overrated. Its like the "I am Curious" films. They were a big deal back then, but now they're only real interest is of historical note -they're not that interesting to watch today.Quote:
Originally Posted by gmw
Unexpected. Good call. You must be a Criterion fan.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kim _Kaphwan
If you liked Throne of Blood, you ought to check out Ran.
Just gonna list my top 10 out of my DVD collection (50-60 different movies) because I've seen too many movies and I wouldn't be able to remember everything.
Out of what I own
12 Monkeys
28 Days Later
American Psycho
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Brazil
Enemy at the Gates
Hellraiser
Johnny Mnemonic
Pi
Requiem For a Dream
If you asked me tomorrow my answer would probably be different. I'm too indecisive.
Looking over the thread made me realize I missed a few:
Edward Scissorhands (Burton's finest, only Ed Wood comes close)
Akira (best. anime. ever.)
12 Monkeys
Office Space
Enter the Dragon
good one!Quote:
Originally Posted by Terry330
I almost forgot that I saw this a couple of years ago, but it's not really a movie per se
oh and what the hell, how about the Goonies for the kiddie side in me
Star Wars 4,5,6
Office Space
Matrix 1
The Usual Suspects (Love that show)
Lord of the Rings All 3
Indian Jones 1,2,3
Princess Mononoke
Shawshank Redemption
Kill Bill
X2
Kinda in order.
...yes I missed a few myself in the "Honorable Mentions" department that is:
Rocco Never Dies {Military Suspence Thriller XXX Porno}
Geriatric Rage w. Sean Connery {Underground Film Short}
R U S H {XXX Girl & Guy on the run from Gangsters Gun Film}
Queen Mercy {NY Underground Film Short from 1992}
Astroesque {Tripped out "Red Rocket 7" Michael Allred Film}
Jingi No Hakaba / "Death of Honor" {Fukusaku's nihilistic Yakuza film}
Ghandi 2
Roots Part II: Kunte Kinte's Revenge!
MERCENARY X99
I loved that movie. I saw it as a portrait of one man's creative breakdown. Excellent.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kim _Kaphwan
Out of my DVDs:Quote:
Originally Posted by samuraiX
(I'm not restricting to "10" because I hate that kind of restriction, and I'm willing to list a movie that I think stands out in its genre but is lessor in the face of another movie on the list. They're in no particular order: I edited down my DVD cataloge list so the Criterions appear first in numerical order, then the rest in alphabetical order. I did not just copy the list. While I tend to buy only movies I think rock, the following only covers the top 100 or so out of about 300)
Seven Samurai
The Seventh Seal
The Silence of the Lambs
Samurai (I – III)
Robocop
M
Branded to Kill
Brazil (Director’s Cut)
Sanjuro
Life of Brian
Rushmore
The Last Temptation of Christ
Chasing Amy
Do the Right Thing
The Ruling Class
Rashomon
Ballad of a Soldier
Traffic
General Idi Amin Dada
Tokyo Olympiad
The Royal Tenenbaums
Man Bites Dog
Down by Law
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
The Abyss
Adaptation
Aliens
All About My Mother
Amadeus – Director’s Cut
Amelie
American Splendor
Annie Hall
Antz
Army of Darkness
Artificial Intelligence
Babe Pig in the City
Being John Malkovich
The Big Lebowski
Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey
Canadian Bacon
Cleopatra
Coming to America
Conan the Barbarian
Contact
The Crying Game
Dark City
Defending Your Life
Deep Impact
The Devil’s Advocate
Donnie Brasco
Election
The Elephant Man
Enemy at the Gates
The Emperor’s New Groove
Farewell My Concubine
The Fast Runner
The Fifth Element
Fight Club
The Freshman
Galaxy Quest
Gangs of New York
Ghostbusters
Ghost Dog
Glory
The Graduate
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
L.A. Story
Lawrence of Arabia
Lèon: The Professional
L.I.E.
Lost in Translation
Malcolm X
Metropolis (2001)
Natural Born Killers
No Man’s Land
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
The People vs. Larry Flynt
Platoon
Princess Mononoke
Private Parts
Pulp Fiction
Ran
Reservoir Dogs
Romeo + Juliet
Run Lola Run
Schindler’s List
Shine
South Park: Bigger, Longer, & Uncut
Spirited Away
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Starship Troopers
The Tailor of Panama
Terminator 2: Extreme Edition
Three Kings
Titus
To Live
Total Recall
The Triplets of Belleville
(there's a number of movies I can think of that I don't own yet, but I thought this was getting pretty damn long anyway)