What is your TOP 10 Movies of all time?
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Here's my top 10 favourites, and not yours but mine, whether you like them or not. lol I like them for reasons which are important to me and which I find entertaining.
1. Godfather 1
2. Exorcist 1
3. Deer Hunter
4. Apocalypse Now
5. The Birds ( B&W film by Hitchcock)
6. Live is Beautiful (Italian version)
7. Titanic
8. Saving Private Ryan
9. Schlinder's List
10. The Ten Commandments ( watch it every Easter, a classic)
I'll have to add one more because it still makes me laugh everytime I see it each year at Christmas, The Griswald's Christmas movie, Chevy always cracks me up.
Oh, TQM, Il Postino? You're kidding right, lol. I liked the movie but to rank it up there in the top 10, bit of a stretch don't you think, but then again my dog, Fido, liked it, he kept barking each time he saw the postman get on his bike, lol. It must be on Fido's top ten list I would think.
1. Godfather 1
2. Exorcist 1
3. Deer Hunter
4. Apocalypse Now
5. The Birds ( B&W film by Hitchcock)
6. Live is Beautiful (Italian version)
7. Titanic
8. Saving Private Ryan
9. Schlinder's List
10. The Ten Commandments ( watch it every Easter, a classic)
I'll have to add one more because it still makes me laugh everytime I see it each year at Christmas, The Griswald's Christmas movie, Chevy always cracks me up.
Oh, TQM, Il Postino? You're kidding right, lol. I liked the movie but to rank it up there in the top 10, bit of a stretch don't you think, but then again my dog, Fido, liked it, he kept barking each time he saw the postman get on his bike, lol. It must be on Fido's top ten list I would think.
Quick note on Bogart
He won the Oscar for African Queen - how it didn't go to Brando is really something amazing - but really, AQ is a fine - but not great film. Melodramatic, to say the least - performances are great, perhaps a little over the top - at least Bogart didn't actually wrestle any crocodiles - just leeches. Germans, at the end, were portrayed as idiots. There's no real deep or interesting point - but a fine film nevertheless.
Bogart had many other fine films more deserving of mention - Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon obviously. Treasure of the Sierra Madre another obvious choice. I'm a big fan of The Big Sleep; also of the original Sabrina. Treasure is probably the best of the lot - but for sentimental reasons (namely, I use it to get laid) Casablanca won out as my choice.
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Instead of Day for Night, I should have chosen The Story of Adele H. Aside from the brilliant claustrophobic cinematography, anything with Adjani scores highly.
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Could have chosen the Depardieu Cyrano too.
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Regretting no Bunuel.
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On a really big screen Das Boot as a dark horse.
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Enigma of Kaspar Hauser anyone?
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Birth of a Nation? Modern Times?
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The Wizard of Oz is an interesting choice - though almost no one gets it. It's an allegory.
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Tarkovsky indeed. Kubrick as an afterthought.
He won the Oscar for African Queen - how it didn't go to Brando is really something amazing - but really, AQ is a fine - but not great film. Melodramatic, to say the least - performances are great, perhaps a little over the top - at least Bogart didn't actually wrestle any crocodiles - just leeches. Germans, at the end, were portrayed as idiots. There's no real deep or interesting point - but a fine film nevertheless.
Bogart had many other fine films more deserving of mention - Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon obviously. Treasure of the Sierra Madre another obvious choice. I'm a big fan of The Big Sleep; also of the original Sabrina. Treasure is probably the best of the lot - but for sentimental reasons (namely, I use it to get laid) Casablanca won out as my choice.
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Instead of Day for Night, I should have chosen The Story of Adele H. Aside from the brilliant claustrophobic cinematography, anything with Adjani scores highly.
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Could have chosen the Depardieu Cyrano too.
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Regretting no Bunuel.
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On a really big screen Das Boot as a dark horse.
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Enigma of Kaspar Hauser anyone?
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Birth of a Nation? Modern Times?
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The Wizard of Oz is an interesting choice - though almost no one gets it. It's an allegory.
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Tarkovsky indeed. Kubrick as an afterthought.
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Il Postino - another great film for getting laid after. Don't underestimate it. I found it hauntingly beautiful and still, understated. A hard combination to achieve.
Schindler's List - it irritates me no end that he took an important true bit of history and ficitonalized it here and there to make things more black and white for the audience (using wrong concentration camps, for instance).
I applaud Spielberg for tackling the film, but in the end I don't think he brought us deeper understanding of Schindler. That could be my fault; it could be Spielberg's fault; it could be there is nothing more to understand. I prefered The Pianist - the main character seemed so particularly human. I hate Streep, but Sophie's Choice has just come to mind as well.
Private Ryan is an interesting choice - it wouldn't be in my top 1000 - but I respect it. A few scenes were poignant; a few were riveting.
Il Postino - another great film for getting laid after. Don't underestimate it. I found it hauntingly beautiful and still, understated. A hard combination to achieve.
Schindler's List - it irritates me no end that he took an important true bit of history and ficitonalized it here and there to make things more black and white for the audience (using wrong concentration camps, for instance).
I applaud Spielberg for tackling the film, but in the end I don't think he brought us deeper understanding of Schindler. That could be my fault; it could be Spielberg's fault; it could be there is nothing more to understand. I prefered The Pianist - the main character seemed so particularly human. I hate Streep, but Sophie's Choice has just come to mind as well.
Private Ryan is an interesting choice - it wouldn't be in my top 1000 - but I respect it. A few scenes were poignant; a few were riveting.
1. LOTR or any movie for that matter..... suspension of disbelief, given that there's wizards, elves. dwarves etc realism kinda goes out the window.
LOTR was originally written by Tolkien for his son away at war. It's just a story. Some believed that it was some sort of man vs nature and all that stuff but JRRT refutes that and says it's just a story. I'd say LOTR is similar to a fairy tale or myth and if you're going to spend time looking for plot holes you missed the point of them which are to entertain and have a nice moral.
2. Nobody has said anything about box office success and greatness.
"There's a reason Frank Gehry charges more than other architects."
3. Oh but wait a minute you said financial success and true art are not the same yet you use this example. Well by that reasoning Tom Cruise being one of the highest paid actors MUST be great.
6. Of course - it's personal preference. It's up to you to list what you consider the top 10 greatest films. But let's not pretend that your list isn't revealing of you. (And no - I'm not talking about the joke responses.)
Yeah what's funny is you didn't need a list to tell us what you are like.
Hey Garrett feel free to defend this guy no one else seems to want to.
BTW TQM,
Basically you blew any credibility you had with the Casablanca statement..... in the end you picked the one that gets you laid? That's fine for the rest of us who based it on preference but you can't on the one hand talk about art blah blah blah and then follow it up with that.
See here's the funny thing if you really were interested in educating us peons you should have gone about it a little differently. you could have simply listed your movies and why you think they are so great. But instead you choose to insult the group and expect them to listen to you.
Oh and don't bother with the descriptions because I'm sure a first year film coursepack will explain it quite well.
Tastes in movies and other characteristics don't go hand in hand. What if a person just doesn't watch a lot of movies. What if a person only has access to Blockbuster or Rogers type places. What if the person likes to watch movies for the escapist qualities rather than artistic qualities.
There are many things that I'm well versed at but never had I felt the need to belittle others for not being as well educated in those areas.
LOTR was originally written by Tolkien for his son away at war. It's just a story. Some believed that it was some sort of man vs nature and all that stuff but JRRT refutes that and says it's just a story. I'd say LOTR is similar to a fairy tale or myth and if you're going to spend time looking for plot holes you missed the point of them which are to entertain and have a nice moral.
2. Nobody has said anything about box office success and greatness.
"There's a reason Frank Gehry charges more than other architects."
3. Oh but wait a minute you said financial success and true art are not the same yet you use this example. Well by that reasoning Tom Cruise being one of the highest paid actors MUST be great.
6. Of course - it's personal preference. It's up to you to list what you consider the top 10 greatest films. But let's not pretend that your list isn't revealing of you. (And no - I'm not talking about the joke responses.)
Yeah what's funny is you didn't need a list to tell us what you are like.
Hey Garrett feel free to defend this guy no one else seems to want to.
BTW TQM,
Basically you blew any credibility you had with the Casablanca statement..... in the end you picked the one that gets you laid? That's fine for the rest of us who based it on preference but you can't on the one hand talk about art blah blah blah and then follow it up with that.
See here's the funny thing if you really were interested in educating us peons you should have gone about it a little differently. you could have simply listed your movies and why you think they are so great. But instead you choose to insult the group and expect them to listen to you.
Oh and don't bother with the descriptions because I'm sure a first year film coursepack will explain it quite well.
Tastes in movies and other characteristics don't go hand in hand. What if a person just doesn't watch a lot of movies. What if a person only has access to Blockbuster or Rogers type places. What if the person likes to watch movies for the escapist qualities rather than artistic qualities.
There are many things that I'm well versed at but never had I felt the need to belittle others for not being as well educated in those areas.
No offense TRQ, but your nit-picking scrutiny of LOTR is beneath your choice in films. Although I agree with your view regarding special effects, I do think this is somewhat subjective from the perspective of the individual, because if someone is knowledgeable in CGI they're going to appreciate it when it's done well & taken to another level.
Anyway, thanks for stepping my awareness up a notch. I'm pretty sure you feel much like the way I feel when people are content with Bose speakers : (
There's far more important things to get "ruffled" by. I think part of the aversion is to your intrusion on what was viewed as a fun thread and trying to turn it into what might be viewed as more "high brow". What does frustrate me though is the affirmation as to how many movies are out there that I've yet to see [and in some cases rediscover], including and far beyond those mentioned in this thread, including classics, foreign, documentaries etc that are hard to see unless you buy them on DVD and own a region free player.
Obviously there are people like frankcastle, who have seen what you no doubt would consider great movies, but yet he didn't list them. Of your list I own five on DVD, including 'Hiroshima, Mon Amour', yet only three from my own list. What does that tell you, other than maybe I'm just a pseudo film snob who actually has a fetish for what others may consider art movies. : ) Or, maybe I just picked them because I felt like it.
agreed.
Anyway, thanks for stepping my awareness up a notch. I'm pretty sure you feel much like the way I feel when people are content with Bose speakers : (
I found a clip of TQM, of course he's the guy with the glasses
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmnYCSwt2Js
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmnYCSwt2Js
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heres a list of 50 films to see before you die. According to the Sunday Mail in the UK
http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/news/tm...0-films-to-see-before-you-die--name_page.html
a few interesting selections there
http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/news/tm...0-films-to-see-before-you-die--name_page.html
a few interesting selections there
DreamWeaver2006 said:
Erin Brokovich?????
Princess Mononoke was no way better than Spirited Away.
Hehehehe, I watched that today (again) and I love it!pool said:
Others that may or may not have been mentioned...
* The Rivers Edge
* The Devils Rejects
* Creme de la Face # 17 (stars a young Jennifer Aniston, in an uncredited role, when she first moved to Hollywood)
* Texas Chainsaw Massacre
* Weight of Water
* Saw (original)
* Reflections (a movie I made myself)
* Fightclub
* Harvey
* One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
* Blue Velvet
* 12 Monkeys
* Rudy (only because it reminds me of Love Da Booty)
* Revenge of the Nerds
* Anything that pool mentioned
* Fast Times at Ridgemount High (because I love the Cars song playing while that hot chick is naked)
* Private Parts
* Rush
* 21 Grams
* HR Puff 'N Stuff (drop a couple)
* Virgin Suicides
* The Stepfather
* Alien
* World's Apart (another screenplay I wrote)
* The Road Warrior
There are so many movies I have enjoyed so it is difficult to create a list of favourites. Movies depend upon how you feel, not what you want to see.
Sometimes, a really bad movie, can time itself to be an incredible piece of work.
Most times, a movie feeds on you what you need. Digest it and enjoy the meal.
Anybody see Smoke or Blue in the FAce?
Both good movies but Smoke is much better. Has Harvey Kietel, William Hurt and a few others in an ensemble cast about people living in new york. A bit on the slow side but good nonetheless. I think even TQM might like this one.
Spike Lee hasn't gotten any mentions yet.... I particularly like Clockers (great story about a teen drug dealer trying to survive not your typical thug movie by any means.... a much more human look) and Crooklynn (a great coming of age story that follows the trials and tribulations of a family living in new york, great soundtrack, great characters/acting and very touching).
Belly is not the greatest movie but it was directed by Hype Williams so there are a few scenes that are great. But as a whole the movie leaves a bit to be desired..... features Nas.
Both good movies but Smoke is much better. Has Harvey Kietel, William Hurt and a few others in an ensemble cast about people living in new york. A bit on the slow side but good nonetheless. I think even TQM might like this one.
Spike Lee hasn't gotten any mentions yet.... I particularly like Clockers (great story about a teen drug dealer trying to survive not your typical thug movie by any means.... a much more human look) and Crooklynn (a great coming of age story that follows the trials and tribulations of a family living in new york, great soundtrack, great characters/acting and very touching).
Belly is not the greatest movie but it was directed by Hype Williams so there are a few scenes that are great. But as a whole the movie leaves a bit to be desired..... features Nas.
The story about the Camera? Yeah great scene. I found the movie very emotional and could connect with the characters.shack said:
