Favorite 15 Movies = ?

[Stevenator]

This question is one that is as older than Modern Times (1936) but will be continually asked for all eternity. Forgive me if I’m wrong, but I don’t think its been done here for a while. I tried to pick ones that truly engaged me and have--at least on some level--cinematic brilliance.

 

1. The Godfather (1972)

2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

3. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

4. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

5. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

6. The Usual Suspects (1995)

7. Goodfellas (1990)

8. The Matrix (1999)

9. Life Is Beautiful (1997)

10. The Sting (1973)

11. Rear Window (1954)

12. Memento (2000)

13. Apocalypse Now (1979)

14. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

15. Forrest Gump (1994)

 

As I look over my selecties, they seem rather randomly passionate.

 

But so it goes.

[Kadere]

1. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

3. American Beauty

4. Usual Suspects

5. Raiders of the Lost Ark

6. Platoon

7. Jerry Maguire

8. Seven

9. Robin Hood (the Disney Cartoon)

10. The Rock

11. The American President

12. Star Wars Episode V: Empire Strikes Back

13. The Seixth Sense

14. Back to the Future Part II

15. Silence of the Lambs

[Draven]

1.) Twister

2.) FF7: Advent Children

3.) Interview with the Vampire

4.) The Naked Gun (1-3)

5.) Robin Hood: Men in Tights

6.) Robin Hood (Kevin Costner)

7.) Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle

8.) 50 First Dates -- and almost every Adam Sandler movie!

9.) The Count of Monte Cristo

10.) HP: The Chamber of Secrets

11.) Back to the Future (1-3)

12.) The Man in the Iron Mask

13.) Braveheart

14.) The Last Samurai

15.) DBZ: Bojack

 

This is not in perfect order, except for 1 and 2 which are my most watched movies of all time.

[Gandaal]

1. Fight Club

2. The Matrix

3. Cabaret

4. Monty Python: Life of Brian

5. Gladiator

6. the Rage in Placid Lake

7. Whale Rider

8. Dogma

9. Groundhog Day

10. Star Wars

11. Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Rings

12. Forest Gump

13. Braveheart

14. Monday (Japanese film)

15. Notting Hill

16. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

17. Anchorman: The legend of Ron Burgundy

18. Dodgeball

19. Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back

20. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

 

After the top 7 the order gets a little jumbled but mer...

[Justin89]

This is in no order..

 

- Braveheart

- Gladiator

- Admageddon

- American History X

- FF7 Advent Children

- The Last Samurai

- The Rock

- Scarface

- Dont Be A Menice

- King Arthur

- The Hills Have Eyes

- Pearl Harbour

- Saving Private Ryan

- Black Hawk Down

- Flags Of Our Fathers

[Guest Majsju]

Oh boy...

 

Without any given order:

 

La Double Vie de Veronique

Fanny & Alexander

The Godfather 1 & 2

Hedwig & The Angry Inch

Monty Python & The Holy Grail

Life Of Brian

A Clockwork Orange

One flew over the Cuckoo's nest

Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back

Troix Couleurs Bleue, Rogue

This Is Spinal Tap

2001 - A Space Odyssey

Like Water For Chocolate

[Stevenator]

One flew over the Cuckoo's nest I've been meaning to see that one for a while.

[MetalMonkeyMood]

In no particular order:

 

- Apocalypse Now

- Taxi Driver

- Godfather

- Raging Bull

- Fight Club

- Monty Python: Life of Brian

- LOTR: Return of the King

- Memento

- Donnie Darko

- Pirates of the Carribean

- Edward Scissorhands

- Magnolia

- Panic

- Watership Down (cartoon, but still...)

- Sin City

[yolindamo]

In no particular order...

 

The Shawshank Redemption

Blues Brothers

Moulin Rouge

A Hard Day's Night

Forrest Gump

Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail

Steel Magnolias

Dirty Dancing

High Fidelity

Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

Titanic

Secretary

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Arsenic and Old Lace

 

That was hard.

[Jeppit Groccin]

as seems to be the trend; In no particular order:

 

History of the World, Part I

Boondock Saints

Dogma

Clerks II

Donnie Darko

Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back

Princess Bride

Jurassic Park

Illusionist

Fight Club

Silent Hill

Hitchhiker's Guide to the galaxy

V for Vendetta

Matrix 1 (2 and 3 were garbage)

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

[Stevenator]

The Shawshank Redemption I've herd alot of good stuff about this film. So you think its worth its rap?

 

Donnie Darko I'l never know what that was about

 

Illusionist so you liked it? would you suggest seeing it in the theater?

[yolindamo]

Oh yes Shawshank is a great film. I think it really should have won the Oscar, though I cant remember what it was up against that year.

 

Edit: I just looked it up. It was another one on my list--Forrest Gump.

[yolindamo]

Donnie Darko was awesome, but it scared the Bela's droppings out of me!

[Jeppit Groccin]

Illusionist was probably the best movie I've seen in theatres this year. Couple that with the fact that I'm a big Edward Norton fan and you've got one hell of a movie.

 

Donnie Darko is about a kid in high school who has a giant evil rabbit for a friend and learns about time travel.

[Werthead]

In absolutely no order, and bearing in mind it'll be different if you ask me tomorrow:

 

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Dr. Strangelove

Patton

The Empire Strikes Back

Battle Royale

The Big Lebowski

Collateral

Lost in Translation

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Taking of Pelham One-Two-Three

Shaun of the Dead

The Usual Suspects

Mallrats

Aliens

Blade Runner

[Talya]

Well here goes...in no particular order and always changing depending on mood...

 

1.Lord of the rings (count all three as one)

2. SW A new hope

3. SW Empire strikes back

4. SW Revenge of the Sith

5. Armageddon

6. Kelly's Heroes

7. Watership Down

8. Knight's Tale

9. Raiders of the Lost Ark

10.Claimity Jane

11. You've got mail

12. Life of Brian

13. Contact

14. Quadrophenia

15. Singin' in the Rain

[yolindamo]

I already posted my real list, but I have been thinking about this and could not resist...

 

The Beatlemaniac top 15

 

A Hard Day's Night

Help

Yellow Submarine

Magical Mystery Tour

Let it Be

How I Won the War

Caveman

Give My Regards to Broadstreet

The Rutles: All You Need is Cash

Backbeat

The Beatles Anthology

Two of Us

The Hours and the Times

The John Lennon Story

The US vs John Lennon

 

:lol: I could go on...but I won't.

[Stevenator]

My American Cinema professor just explained the rating system to me:

 

G - the girl is snotty and immature

PG - no one gets the girl

PG13 - the good guy gets the girl

R - the bad guy gets the girl

NC17 - everyone gets the girl

[the dude]

not exactly in order here, and i'm pretty sure i've missed some that should have made it here but didn't cuz i'm forgetting them. but here goes:

 

-The Big Lebowski

-Tombstone

-Pulp Fiction

-Kill Bill (both)

-The Wall

-A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica

-Letters From a Porcupine

-American Psycho

-Team America: World Police - clever in the

stupidest possible way

-Conan the Barbarian

-Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (way deeper than most

people give it credit for)

-Secret Window (I love reminding my wife that it’s

about a writer who kills his cheating spouse)

-Eddie Murphy – Delirious

-Se7en

-Cyborg (so lame and yet so cool)

[Necrophorus]

I'll give you 15 too, although doubt I will agree with my own list in a year or so. Still these 15 are good films:

 

- American History X

- Liar Liar

- Gladiator

- Braveheart

- Romeo and Julliet (even with LdC playing in it)

- Matrix

- Sin City

- SaW

- Usual Suspects

- When Trumpets Fade

- The Last Samurai

- Enemy at the Gates

- Silence of the Lambs

- Blood in Blood out

- Memento

 

Ah well, Kill Bill should be on it too...

[Kara_J]

In no particular order:

-Ice Cold in Alex

-Zulu

-Gladiator

-Dogma

-The Princess Bride

-Some Like it Hot

-Pirates of the Caribbean

-Knights Tale

-The Crow

-Bugsy Malone

-Serenity

-Sink The Bismark

-Much Ado About Nothing (Kenneth Brannagh)

-Shawshank Redemption

and what list would be complete without the LoTR films!

[Limedust]

So, here it goes.

 

1: The Godfather

2: Heat

3: Citizen Kane

4: Glory

5: Fight Club

6: Love Actually (It's just a nice movie)

7: 2001: A Space Odysse

8: Dune

9: Legends of the Fall

10: American Beauty

11: The Usual Suspects

12: The Verdict

13: Full Metal Jacket

14: Clueless

15: Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy

 

Jesus. When you list them all out like that you really figure out what kind of maniac you are.

[Limedust]

Damn: I have sixteen. I forgot Unforgiven. Sorry people.

[Stevenator]

I forgot Unforgiven

 

 

Sweet movie. I have heard that Flags of our Fathers is the comabt film equivilent of Eastwood's western masterpiece, Unforgiven.

[Hannibal King]

In no particular order:

 

1. The Prestige

2. The Illusionist

3. Gladiator

4. The Passion of the Christ

5. V for Vendetta

6. The Sixth Sense

7. Halloween

8. Exorcism of Emily Rose

9. Road to Perdition

10. Walk the Line

11. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

12. Ghostbusters

13. Memento

14. Batman Begins

15. Fallen