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TV's Frink said:

Harmy said:

8) Forrest Gump

9) American Pie

Your list is now invalid :p

 I hate Forrest Gump.  But I would never begrudge anyone for liking what they like.  I myself am quite fond of some pretty objectively bad films *cough*Russ Meyer*cough*.

The funny things is, my favorite filmmakers, bar none, are Stanley Kubrick and the Coen Brothers.  However, none of their films would probably crack my top 10.  That's just how it shakes out.

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Nice to see Amelie getting some respect!
My top ten to come when I'm not lazy, but I'd imagine it includes at least Star Wars and possibly Empire.

A Goon in a Gaggle of 'em

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Oh, shit! I forgot about Watchmen. American Pie's gonna have to go!

It is now:

1) In Bruges

2) Amelie

3) Inception

4) The Empire Strikes Back

5) The Boat that Rocked

6) Inglorious Basterds

7) Pelisky

8) Forrest Gump

9) Watchmen

10) Jak basnici prichazeji o iluze

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Harmy said:

Oh, shit! I forgot about Watchmen.

Director's Cut, too?

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Yeah, I do actually prefer the DC of Watchmen but I totally agree with them showing the shorter version in cinemas. Much like with the EEs of LOTR.

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I have the 'Ultimate Cut' Watchmen DVD with 'The Black Freighter' edited into the DC. To be honest it's probably too long, really...

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Harmy said:

Yeah, I do actually prefer the DC of Watchmen

Yes, me too. I was asking because when I mentioned Watchmen I forgot to specify.

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I have the 'Ultimate Cut' Watchmen DVD with 'The Black Freighter' edited into the DC. To be honest it's probably too long, really...

I agree. The Black Freighter works better in the book.

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Mrebo said:

TheBoost said:

Zero said:

I'd say that the OT had the greatest impact on my life. But they aren't my favorite movies. They came out when I was a kid and I really loved them. Ever since I grew up, my tastes became more refined. So much so that I can't really pick out my "favorite movie".

I'm not sure you meant it this way, but personally I don't think there's anything 'unrefined' about "Star Wars."

lol, that raised my eyebrow also. Certainly there are more polished, artistic, and philosophically deeper movies. But I don't think that makes them any more competitive with Star Wars as the greatest movies of all time. My tastes have certainly expanded but Star Wars remains atop the heap for more than nostalgiac reasons.

I probably should have used the word "expanded" instead of "became more refined". When I was a kid, I just wasn't interested in movies other than sci-fi, adventure, and fantasy. I think Blade Runner opened the door for me to movies with more complex characters than the archetypes presented in Star Wars. I feel lucky that my dad took me to see Blade Runner in the theater back in '82.

Star Wars: Spirit of '77 fan edit project.

Clean-up and restoration of deleted scenes project.

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These are my top 10 favorite movies in no order:

-Star Wars

-Empire Strikes Back

-The Godfather

-Back to the Future

-Caddyshack

-Hoosiers

-Rocky

-Field of Dreams

-Raiders of the Lost Ark

-Slap Shot

-Ghostbusters

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Nope.  I love the trilogy dearly, but none of them make my top ten.  Empire ranks highest for me, too.

In no particular order...

The Third Man
Brazil
Amelie
Fight Club
Alien
In the Mood for Love
Chinatown
Miller's Crossing
My Fair Lady
My Neighbor Totoro

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I've never really put down my favorite films of all time.  But I'll try...

1) Nightmare Castle (1965) starring Barbara Steele.  Gothic horror cinema at it's finest.  I only discovered this movie a few years ago on a public domain DVD collection and was drawn into a world of haunted castles, paintings of dead beautiful women and the true golden age of horror film.

2) Tales of Terror (1962) starring Vincent Price.  The Roger Corman-Edgar Allan Poe cycle was the American answer to the British horror cycle.  Vincent Price is so good that he can read a McDonald's menu and make it sound like Shakespeare.

3) Curse of Frankenstein (1957) starring Peter Cushing.  The film that started the British horror cycle (1957-1974) and it's the best one.  Doctor Frankenstein is not a sympathetic figure as portrayed in Mary Shelley's novel, he is a pure sociopath who has no qualms about robbing corpses and even murder.  You can't help but cheer for Peter Cushing here.

4) Mulholland Drive (2001) directed by David Lynch.  Every time I watch this movie, I notice something new with it.  The best "dream within a dream" film ever made.

5) The Empire Strikes Back (1980).  I know it's cliche to say that ESB is the best Star Wars movie, but it is.  This represents the best of the saga when it was at it's peak.

I have so many other "favorite" movies that I can only list the rest as honorable mentions:

Night of the Living Dead (1968), The Wicker Man (1973) starring Christopher Lee, Nosferatu (1922), Fright Night (1985), Pulp Fiction (1994), Grindhouse (2007), The Last Man on Earth (1964) starring Vincent Price, Dracula (1931), Frankenstein (1931), 2001 (1968), Full Metal Jacket (1987), The Watchmen (2009), Star Wars (1977), Dawn of the Dead (1978), Day of the Dead (1985), Soylent Green (1973), Zardoz (1974), The Omega Man (1971), Planet of the Apes (1968), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Metropolis (1927) directed by Fritz Lang, Black Sabbath (1963), A Fish Called Wanda (1988) starring Kevin Kline, Raging Bull (1980), Evil Dead II (1987), The Two Towers (2002), Fellowship of the Ring (2001), Excalibur (1982), Escape From New York (1982), The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962), The Terror (1963), 1984 (1984), Star Trek I (1979), Carnival of Souls (1962), Citizen Kane (1941), Birth of a Nation (1915), The Searchers (1956), Lost Highway (1997), Reservoir Dogs (1991), Horror of Dracula (1958), The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1972), Brazil (1986), Bride of Frankenstein (1935), The Body Snatcher (1945), Son of Frankenstein (1939), The Mummy (1932), Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), Vampyr (1932), Count Yorga (1970), Dracula (1979) starring Frank Langella, Scarface (1983), Common Law Cabin (1967), All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), Rocky (1976), Rocky III (1982), First Blood (1982), True Lies (1994), Psycho (1960), Clerks (1994), Rasputin the Mad Monk (1966), The Innocents (1961), Goldfinger (1964), Demons of the Mind (1972), Targets (1968), The Shootist (1976), Twins of Evil (1971), Phantasm (1979), Alien (1979), Last House on the Left (1972), Girl Slaves of Morgana Le Fay (1971), Freaks (1932), The Sadist (1963), City of the Dead (1960), Blood From the Mummy's Tomb (1971), House on Haunted Hill (1959), Comedy of Terrors (1963), Asylum (1972), The Blair Witch Project (1999), Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972), Tower of London (1962), The Fly (1986), The Wrestler (2008), An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe (1970), Masque of the Red Death (1964), Zombie 2 (1979), Saw (2004), Scars of Dracula (1970), Madhouse (1974), Vanishing Point (1971), Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972), Creepshow (1982), The Oblong Box (1969)

I have a hard time judging my favorite films against each other.  If I really like a movie, I buy it.  But B-Horror movies are definitely my favorite genre, so the top 3 above is pretty solid for me.

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Empire is definitely in my top 3, or even my absolute favourite. Star Wars is great too but is a lot lower in my list, probably because I think Empire is better in almost every way (sets, acting, story, characters, SFX, music, overall impact) and I think there are a lot of movies better (or more enjoyable) than Star Wars imho.

Here's my list, in no particular order:

- The Empire Strikes Back;

- Star Wars;

- Back to the Future (The first one);

- Raiders of the lost Ark;

- The Fellowship of the Ring (EE);

- The Big Lebowski;

- Kick-ass (Yep...I keep coming back to that movie. Consider it a guilty pleasure, if you want to.).

But to be honest, i haven't seen that many movies in my life like most people in this thread, although I keep telling myself to see more (especially the 'classics').

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CO said:

These are my top 10 favorite movies in no order:

-Star Wars

-Empire Strikes Back

-The Godfather

-Caddyshack

-Hoosiers

-Rocky

-Field of Dreams

-Raiders of the Lost Ark

-Slap Shot

-Ghostbusters

What, no football movie? :p

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hitfan, if there was a channel that only ever showed the movies you list in your post, I would subscribe to it.

 

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Star Wars trilogy was always my top 1 as I counted them as one. But recently ROTJ has dropped some steps... I'd say

  1. The Empire Strikes Back
  2. Star Wars
  3. Jurassic Park
  4. Die Hard
  5. Return of the Jedi
  6. Terminator
  7. Dr. No
  8. Rear Window
  9. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
  10. Not sure, they are getting close in quality...

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Lots of great lists in this thread. I can't say if SW is in my top ten anymore, but it's close.

The more movies I watch the less of a top list I have, but I'll say the one constant movie at the top is Blade Runner.

“Grow up. These are my Disney's movies, not yours.”

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Jaskoen said:

hitfan, if there was a channel that only ever showed the movies you list in your post, I would subscribe to it.

 

 

Well, thank you!  Thing is, I probably forgot to put a bunch of other movies in my 'honorable mentions' list.  I just remembered buying Scarface (1983) on DVD, so I'll have to update it again.  And I actually like Russ Meyer's movies as well, most notably "Common Law Cabin" (1967).

I need to update it again.

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Mondess122 said: Kick-ass (Yep...I keep coming back to that movie. Consider it a guilty pleasure, if you want to.).

I wouldn't feel the least bit guilty about that one.  I consider it the best representation of Batman ever committed to film...name change notwithstanding.

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Maybe if you asked me like 10 years ago. These days it's more like this:

 

1. The Big Lebowski

2. Blazing Saddles

3. Dr. Strangelove

4. Harvey

5. Shaun of the Dead

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Empire is #1 and Star Wars is #2. Jedi is probably somewhere in my top 20.

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As many have already said, it's really hard for me to say what my absolute favorite movie is, but when people ask in casual conversation I usually say ESB followed very closely by Star Wars. I also think it's important to distinguish between our "favorite movies" versus what we consider the "best" movies. If I were to make two seperate lists, there'd be some overlap but also some major differences.

As for some of my all time favorite movies, the following come mind (in no order):

The Empire Strikes Back
Godzilla 1985 (or, better, the original Japanese version simply title "Godzilla")
Star Wars
Ghidorah The Three Headed Monster (again, I prefer the original Japanese cut to the american dub)
Casablanca
King Kong (1933)
Seven Samurai
The Dark Knight
Lawrence of Arabia
Raiders of the Lost Ark

Honorable mentions would go to CEotTK, any action packed Errol Flynn movie, any Kurosawa samurai movie and/or samurai movie starring Toshiro Mifune, any Godzilla movie (but especially the classics from the 50's, 60's, & 70's), so on & so forth...

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The Original Star Wars Trilogy is kind of transcendent for me. It exists on a different plane than all the other "plebeian" films out there. =P

Certainly they're higher than any other film I've ever seen, but I hate making "Top X" lists, because I don't see things in terms of "rank" or whatever like that. So whatever!

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The Empire Strikes Back is almost always second to SE7EN.

Since they're like poetry, what with the rhyming and all, I find that I only need to watch three out of the six films.