Best movie(s) of all time?

[the_big_E]

my top 5....

1) Scarface
2) Terminator 2
3) Godfather (part 1)
4) Matrix
5) Lock, Stock, and 2 Smoking Barrels

sorry Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, you dont make the cut

 

[the_big_E]

how could I forget Goodfellas!

 

[King]

Great Escape
Shawshank
Goodfellas
Godfather
Usual Suspects

 

[kashmir]

Throw in some comedy classics:

Young Frankenstein
Caddyshack
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
Sleeper
Lost In America

 

[CantAdd]

No particular order....

The Blues Brothers
Dirty Harry
The Driver
Christine
Bridge over the River Kwai (spelling?)
Goodfellas

 

[twobigo]

Miller,s Crossing[great scene when John Turturro was begging for his life in the woods]
Night of the Living Dead..ahorror flick from the 60,s
2001 a Space Odyssey
Seven Year Itch..a middle aged guy falls in love with Marilyn Munroe
R
ed Rock West with Nick Cage and Dennis Hopper at his evil best

 

[The Doctor]

I know they're not all classics but...

Caddy Shack
The Blues Brothers
Slap Shot
Dr. Strangelove
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Sneakers

 

[gramage]

besy movie not many people have seen: The Boondock Saints. as good as anything on this list.

 

[northerner]

Some similar picks with a few different ones:

1) Godfather I
2) Goodfellas
3) Apocolypse Now
4) Usual Suspects
5) Blow Up (Great movie - first menage a trois in a main stream movie,captures the swinging 60's, and a murder mystery)

Honourable Mention - Fight Club (almost great)

 

[Alucard]

Too many great ones to list, also too many bad ones, I guess it depends on what kind of mood you are in at the time you watch too. I'm glad to see that Lock, Stock, and 2 Smoking Barrels made the list. a great movie

 

[svtcobra]

T2
Shawshank Redemption
Commando
Home Alone 1&2 ( Yeah yeah I know)
Slience of the Lamb.


oh oh 1 more

Bullit

 

[rdhaired_vixen]

Scarface
Pay it Forward
Shrek
The Emporer 's new groove
Lord of the Rings 1 and 2
Carlitto's way
The Color Purple

 

[ohioguy]

A Few Not Mentioned Yet

None are really candidates for "best movie ever", but all these are pretty damn good.

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
The Shining
The Exorcist
Trainspotting
Snatch

 

[diva631]

The Green Mile
Rules of Engagement
On Golden Pond

 

[If One Were Two]

I'm not a huge movie fan, so it's a little hard to list my favorites, but some of the more memorable films I've seen would be:

Fight Club
The Matrix
The Crow
Heat
Memento

 

[Berlin]

All time top five ...

Body Double
Vertigo
Apocalypse Now
Midnight Express
Pulp Fiction

One more,

Leon: The Professional

 

[jerbear]

Forest Gump

I even cried ( wimp).

 

[metamorphx]

How can anyone make a list without INDIANA JONES??? Shame on u all!

 

[Kitty]

28 days later
fight club
Matrix
Trading places
48hrs
Arsenic and Old Lace

 

[block]

#1 Platoon
#2 The Godfather
#3 Apocalypse Now
#4 Ghost ( romantic but pretty cool)
#5 Private Ryan

Sorry guys big war, or history fan.