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post #1 of 66
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Note that the question is YOUR top 10 FAVORITE movies. Not what you think the top 10 best movies of all time are. There is a difference. For example, Cape Fear is on my top 10 list, but I sure would not consider it to be one of the best 10 movies ever made!

Anyway, here is my list:

1. Lawrence of Arabia

2. Taxi Driver

3. Pulp Fiction

4. The Godfather (I and II)

5. Full Metal Jacket

6. Goodfellas

7. The Terminator

8. Raging Bull

9. Amadeus

10. Cape Fear (1991)

Note that 4/10 of my favorites are directed my Marty Scorsese!

What are your top 10 favorite movies?
post #2 of 66
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Going through my list above, I noticed something. The vast majority of these movies need to be re-released on DVD for improved transfers. This includes Pulp Fiction (needs to be anamorphic) The Terminator (that will be resolved next Tuesday ), Goodfellas (non-anamorpic and a flipper!), Midnight Cowboy, Raging Bull, and even Amadeus could use a better anamorpic transfer along with some good supplements!

I also wish that Full Metal Jacket was anamorphic (without getting into Kubrick's "wishes", this still could have been, and should have been, an anamorpic disc imo).

Its sad that so many of my favorite movies are not available with a top notch DVD transfer!
post #3 of 66
Good list Rob.

1. Caddyshack
2. The Game
3. Leathal Weapon I
4. Die Hard
5. The Usual Suspects
6. The Terminator
7. Empire Strikes Back
8. Leathal Weapon II
9. Thombstone
10. Cannonball Run

Close....Braveheart, Raiders of the lost ark, Star Wars, Memento, Full Metal Jacket, Apocalypse Now.

[Edited last by Jeremiah on September 26, 2001 at 03:07 PM]
post #4 of 66
1. 2001 A Space Odyssey
2. Apocalypse Now
3. The Godfather
4. The Godfather Part2
5. A Clockwork Orange
6. Jaws
7. Blade Runner
8. Amadeus
9. Seven Samurai
10.Excalibur

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post #5 of 66
1. Accidental Tourist
2. Manhattan
3. Empire Strikes Back
4. Cries and Whispers
5. Carrie
6. City Lights
7. Picnic at Hanging Rock
8. Network
9. Piano
10. Anne of Green Gables (1985 made for tv version)
post #6 of 66
1. Rushmore
2. The Big Lebowski
3. Memento
4. Pulp Fiction
5. Tremors
6. The Thing
7. Leon : The Professional
8. Big Trouble in Little China
9. Fight Club
10. Seven

That list is accurate as of right now. Likely to change given that I am watching Goonies right now.

I NEED a real version of Pulp Fiction.

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post #7 of 66
1. Jurassic Park

2. Braveheart

3. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

4. Return of the Jedi

5. Gladiator

6. Army of Darkness

7. Contact

8. Hellbound: Hellraiser 2

9. Transformers: The Movie

10. Aliens

I think my fave movie list has changed since the rise of DVD.

There are a plethora of others not mentioned that I would tie with my top 10: Alien, Star Wars films, Indianna Jones Trilogy, Terminator, etc. etc. etc.

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post #8 of 66
My Everchanging Top 10 Favorite Movies of All Time List (excluding Kevin Smith and Dario Argento films):
1) Dark City
2) Brazil
3) Memento
4) Goodfellas
5) 2001: A Space Odyssey
6) Pulp Fiction
7) Fight Club
8) Almost Famous
9) Requiem for a Dream
10) Shock Treatment (the guilty pleasure)

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[Edited last by Matthew Chmiel on September 26, 2001 at 05:39 PM]
post #9 of 66
Rob come on, top 10? Its too hard man, how about a top 50?
Oh alright, just off the top of my head (I have a small piece of paper on my head with my favorite films on it), here goes...
In no particular order whatsoever just to confuse everyone.

Ben-Hur (1959)(my favorite movie)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)(my 2nd favorite movie)
Spartacus (1960)
2001 A Space Odyssey (1968)
Star Wars (1977)
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather II (1974)
Duck Soup (1934)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Aliens (1986)
Brazil (1985)
Dune (1984)
North By Northwest (1959)
Jaws (1975)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

Better stop before it becomes a top 20, I'm sure I've missed a few favorites, looking at my list the newest film is Aliens (1986), hmmmm interesting.


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post #10 of 66
1. It's a Wonderful Life
2. Star Wars
3. The Shawshank Redemption
4. To Kill a Mockingbird
5. North by Northwest
6. The Godfather
7. The Sound of Music
8. Apollo 13
9. Fargo
10. Ben-Hur

Well, that's a good start.
post #11 of 66
These are some damn good choices.

If you asked me the same question every day, the answer would probably change every time. Here are my choices, definitely NOT in any particular order:

1. Young Frankenstein

2. Alien

3. Fight Club

4. The Blues Brothers

5. Airplane!

6. Dark City

7. Jaws

8. Raiders of the Lost Ark

9. Star Wars

10. The Untouchables

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post #12 of 66
Very difficult to narrow it down to ten, but here goes (in no particular order):
  • Star Wars
  • Dark City
  • The Godfather
  • Fight Club
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey
  • Terminator 2
  • GoodFellas
  • Rocky
  • Heat
  • Taxi Driver


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post #13 of 66
The Apartment
Star Wars
Rear Window
North by Northwest
Toy Story
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
Young Frankenstein
Back to the Future
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Hopscotch

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post #14 of 66
Only 10? Ooooh, so many choices:

1) Raging Bull
2) Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
3) Fight Club
4) Throne of Blood
5) Foreign Correspondent
6) Mean Streets
7) Pulp Fiction
8) Dawn of the Dead
9) Brazil
10) Office Space/The Big Lebowski (tie)

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post #15 of 66
1. Star Wars
2. The Empire Strikes Back
3. Return of the Jedi
4. The Godfather Part II
5. The Godfather
6. Glory
7. Patton
8. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
9. Forrest Gump
10. Lawrence of Arabia

Honorable Mentions
The Third Man
The Deer Hunter
Rocky

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post #16 of 66
A friend just asked me this the other day so while it is still fresh on my mind:

1. Apocalypse Now Francis Ford Coppola, 1979
2. 2001: A Space Odyssey Stanley Kubrick, 1968
3. Rear Window Alfred Hitchcock, 1954
4. Woodstock: Three Days Of Peace And Music Michael Wadleigh, 1970
5. Interiors Woody Allen, 1978
6. Nashville Robert Altman, 1975
7. Magnolia Paul Thomas Anderson, 1999
8. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love The Bomb Stanley Kubrick, 1964
9. Citizen Kane Orson Welles, 1941
10. The French Connection William Friedkin, 1971

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post #17 of 66
Here's my list, in no particular order.

True Lies
The Fifth Element
Predator
Die Hard
Fight Club
Pulp Fiction
Dumb and Dumber
South Park: BLU
Last of the Mohicans
The Usual Suspects

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post #18 of 66
Rob:

Just in case you haven't heard, MGM is working on a Special Edition of Raging Bull for next year. I hear it's going to be a new print and one that comes with all the trimmings.

Considering it's my favorite film of all time, the upcoming SE should make Scorsese fanatics like you and me go crazy!

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post #19 of 66
Today anyway...

1. Chinatown (1974)
2. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying & Love the Bomb (1964)
3. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
4. BladeRunner (1982)
5. Casablanca (1942)
6. North by Northwest (1959)
7. GoodFellas (1990)
8. Rashomon (1950)
9. Once Upon A Time in the West (1969)
10. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)



[Edited last by Holden Pike on September 27, 2001 at 05:09 AM]
post #20 of 66
I couldn't possibly pick just 10...

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post #21 of 66
In no particular order:
10)Dr. Strangelove
9) Star Wars
8) Vertigo
7) Fargo
6) A Clockwork Orange
5) Taxi Driver
4) Fight Club
3) To Kill A Mockingbird
2) American Beauty
1) Almost Famous
post #22 of 66
INPO

- The Empire Strikes Back
- Return Of The Jedi
- Raiders Of The Lost Arc
- The Last Crusade
- Deep Impact
- Titanic
- Jurassic park
- Terminator 2
- Braveheart
- Gladiator

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post #23 of 66
1. GoodFellas
2. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
3. The Big Lebowski
4. Reservoir Dogs
5. A Clockwork Orange
6. It's a Wonderful Life
7. Rosemary's Baby
8. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
9. Dial M for Murder
10. (tie) Fight Club / Romy and Michele's High School Reunion

I reserve the right to edit this list.

-Gabe
post #24 of 66
1. Taxi Driver
2. Dr. Strangelove
3. Ikiru
4. 2001 A Space Odyssey
5. Rashomon
6. It's A Wonderful Life
7. The Passion of Joan of Arc
8. The Maltese Falcon
9. Unforgiven
10. Sunset Boulevard

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post #25 of 66
With the exception of the first 2 or 3, I can't really rank them, but here's 10:

2001: A Space Odyssey
Vertigo
Berlin Alexanderplatz
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Gone With the Wind
Les Enfants du Paradis (Children of Paradise)
The Philadelphia Story
The General
Sabrina
The African Queen


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post #26 of 66
The Rules of the Game - Renoir
The Decalogue - Kieslowski
Tokyo Story - Ozu
Au Hasard Balthazar - Bresson
Close Up - Kiarostami
The Milky Way - Bunuel
City of Sadness - Hou
Cyclo - Tran
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner - Richardson
A Streetcar Named Desire - Kazan
post #27 of 66
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Quote:
Rob:
Just in case you haven't heard, MGM is working on a Special Edition of Raging Bull for next year. I hear it's going to be a new print and one that comes with all the trimmings.

Considering it's my favorite film of all time, the upcoming SE should make Scorsese fanatics like you and me go crazy!

You got that right, Kevin!

Thats great news. I had not heard anything about this! Now, they need to get working on Goodfellas, King of Comedy, After Hours, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, The Last Waltz, etc!
post #28 of 66
Goodfellas
Raging Bull
North By Northwest
Chinatown
The Godfather Part 2
The Empire Strikes Back
Brazil
Blade Runner
The Insider
Patton

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post #29 of 66
This is a very tough question. My all time favorite film is:

The Empire Strikes Back (Non SE version only)

Next in no order:

Fantasia
Logan's Run
King Kong (1933)
Fun With Dick And Jane
Airplane!
What's Up Doc?
Toy Story
The Little Mermaid
The Terminator


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post #30 of 66
1. Vertigo
2. Rocky
3. The Game
4. Predator
5. The Thing
6. The Empire Strikes Back
7. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
8. Braveheart
9. In the Mouth of Madness
10. The Usual Suspects

Honorable Mentions: Jaws, The Godfather, Black Christmas, Transformers: The Movie, Blazing Saddles, National Lampoon's Vacation, Rear Window, Ghostbusters, Halloween, GoodFellas, The Maltese Falcon, and Die Hard.

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