El Floppo
Footballguy
speaking of Willie Wonka- the Charlie Bucket actor IIRC, ended up becoming a vet.
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My top 100 movies: #1: E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1 Viewer)
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Bruce Dickinson
Footballguy
Well done, Andy!
Might not have agreed with every movie on this list, but it was a great ride watching such an idiosyncratic yet thoughtful list revealed. I thought you did a great job explaining and defending some of your more unusual selections.
Might not have agreed with every movie on this list, but it was a great ride watching such an idiosyncratic yet thoughtful list revealed. I thought you did a great job explaining and defending some of your more unusual selections.
AAABatteries
Footballguy
Great movie - fantastic score, and a lovable screwup with Flick - LOVE this movie.
MikeIke
Footballguy
AAABatteries
Footballguy
BOO! Love Miller's Crossing too. Maybe my favorite Coen Bros film.Yankee23Fan said:
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AAABatteries
Footballguy
Nice top-10 list. Definitely some of my favorites in there. I could echo others on the Godfather movies but I don't blame you for leaving them off if they aren't your favorite. A couple of movies that I know others may not like but would be in my top 10 are Princess Bride and Usual Suspects.
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Sludge
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1. It’s a Wonderful Life – Yeah, its sappy, but “thanks for the Wings” and then the bell ringing chokes me up every time
2. Field of Dreams – Big baseball fan as was my father who passed away when I was 12. “Hey, dad… wanna have a catch?” Really chokes me up. (Trivia – the “dad” was dubbed in after test audiences said they wanted Ray to acknowledge that “he” was his father.
3. Jaws – Perfect amount of tension and the chemistry between Brody, Hooper, and Quint make the movie.
4. The Godfather – much better than part 2
5. Rocky – I’m from Philadelphia. Movie gets better each viewing
6. Back to the Future – Love sci –fi, especially time travel. Plus, my 20 y/o daughter loves it and we watch together all of the time.
7. Cool Hand Luke – he’s cool… what else can you say?
8. Die Hard – All things being equal… I’d rather be in Philadelphia
9. Star Trek II – The Wrath of Khan. I love Star Trek and this is the best of the series.
10. Unforgiven – “We all have it coming, kid.”
2. Field of Dreams – Big baseball fan as was my father who passed away when I was 12. “Hey, dad… wanna have a catch?” Really chokes me up. (Trivia – the “dad” was dubbed in after test audiences said they wanted Ray to acknowledge that “he” was his father.
3. Jaws – Perfect amount of tension and the chemistry between Brody, Hooper, and Quint make the movie.
4. The Godfather – much better than part 2
5. Rocky – I’m from Philadelphia. Movie gets better each viewing
6. Back to the Future – Love sci –fi, especially time travel. Plus, my 20 y/o daughter loves it and we watch together all of the time.
7. Cool Hand Luke – he’s cool… what else can you say?
8. Die Hard – All things being equal… I’d rather be in Philadelphia
9. Star Trek II – The Wrath of Khan. I love Star Trek and this is the best of the series.
10. Unforgiven – “We all have it coming, kid.”
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
This was tough to get down to 100. Keep in mind I really haven't seen any movies the last 10 years.
100
Eyes Wide Shut
99
Duel
98
Buffalo '66
97
The Sting
96
Cool Hand Luke
95
Natural Born Killers
94
Run Lola Run
93
The Blair Witch Project
92
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
91
Vacation
90
The Road Warrior
89
Back to the Future
88
Body Double
87
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
86
Seven
85
After Hours
84
Don't Look Now
83
Barfly
82
Three O'Clock High
81
Breakfast Club
80
Aliens
79
Night of the Living Dead
78
Boys Don't Cry
77
Goonies
76
A Christmas Story
75
E.T.
74
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
73
Eraserhead
72
12 Monkeys
71
Search for the Holy Grail
70
Matrix
69
The Lost Boys
68
Airplane
67
Tombstone
66
Dazed and Confused
65
Blood Simple
64
Altered States
63
Mulhouland Falls
62
The Bad Lieutenant
61
Raging Bull
60
Carrie
59
Top Secret
58
Heathers
57
Nightmare on Elm Street
56
The Exorcist
55
Deer Hunter
54
Animal House
53
Memento
52
Big Trouble In Little China
51
This Is Spinal Tap
50
Mulholland Drive
49
The Warriors
48
Videodrome
47
Alien
46
Raising Arizona
45
Vanilla Sky
44
Boogie Nights
43
The Thing (1982)
42
The Outsiders
41
Jaws
40
Vertigo
39
Fight Club
38
Halloween
37
The Empire Strikes Back
36
Pulp Fiction
35
The Godfather II
34
Manhunter
33
Wizard of Oz
32
Platoon
31
Raiders of the Lost Ark
30
Diner
29
It's A Wonderful Life
28
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1978)
27
Stand By Me
26
Fargo
25
Shawshank Redemption
24
The Godfather
23
Shallow Grave
22
Blue Velvet
21
Die Hard
20
True Romance
19
Planet of the Apes
18
Silence of the Lambs
17
Apocalypse Now
16
Talk Radio
15
Jacob's Ladder
14
Donnie Darko
13
Glory
12
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
11
Star Wars
10
Blade Runner (Director's cut)
9
Psycho
8
Clerks
7
Lost Highway
6
The Conversation
5
Taxi Driver
4
Reservoir Dogs
3
The Shining
2
A Clockwork Orange
1
Goodfellas
100
Eyes Wide Shut
99
Duel
98
Buffalo '66
97
The Sting
96
Cool Hand Luke
95
Natural Born Killers
94
Run Lola Run
93
The Blair Witch Project
92
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
91
Vacation
90
The Road Warrior
89
Back to the Future
88
Body Double
87
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
86
Seven
85
After Hours
84
Don't Look Now
83
Barfly
82
Three O'Clock High
81
Breakfast Club
80
Aliens
79
Night of the Living Dead
78
Boys Don't Cry
77
Goonies
76
A Christmas Story
75
E.T.
74
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
73
Eraserhead
72
12 Monkeys
71
Search for the Holy Grail
70
Matrix
69
The Lost Boys
68
Airplane
67
Tombstone
66
Dazed and Confused
65
Blood Simple
64
Altered States
63
Mulhouland Falls
62
The Bad Lieutenant
61
Raging Bull
60
Carrie
59
Top Secret
58
Heathers
57
Nightmare on Elm Street
56
The Exorcist
55
Deer Hunter
54
Animal House
53
Memento
52
Big Trouble In Little China
51
This Is Spinal Tap
50
Mulholland Drive
49
The Warriors
48
Videodrome
47
Alien
46
Raising Arizona
45
Vanilla Sky
44
Boogie Nights
43
The Thing (1982)
42
The Outsiders
41
Jaws
40
Vertigo
39
Fight Club
38
Halloween
37
The Empire Strikes Back
36
Pulp Fiction
35
The Godfather II
34
Manhunter
33
Wizard of Oz
32
Platoon
31
Raiders of the Lost Ark
30
Diner
29
It's A Wonderful Life
28
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1978)
27
Stand By Me
26
Fargo
25
Shawshank Redemption
24
The Godfather
23
Shallow Grave
22
Blue Velvet
21
Die Hard
20
True Romance
19
Planet of the Apes
18
Silence of the Lambs
17
Apocalypse Now
16
Talk Radio
15
Jacob's Ladder
14
Donnie Darko
13
Glory
12
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
11
Star Wars
10
Blade Runner (Director's cut)
9
Psycho
8
Clerks
7
Lost Highway
6
The Conversation
5
Taxi Driver
4
Reservoir Dogs
3
The Shining
2
A Clockwork Orange
1
Goodfellas
joffer
Footballguy
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Yeah, that one really doesn't hold up at all. I like the core idea of it, but it really looks like ####.
However, if you want to see a REALLY bad movie, try Neverending Story 3 with the fantastic Jack Black in it.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
I'll admit, the Neverending Story is pretty kitschy.
If today is the first time ever seeing it, I can imagine it's a WTH experience.
If today is the first time ever seeing it, I can imagine it's a WTH experience.
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TheAristocrat
Footballguy
Ilov80s
Footballguy
sports_fan
Footballguy
What do you recommend?Ilov80s said:
Ilov80s
Footballguy
sports_fan
Footballguy
As far as older movies I like creature/sci fi movies the most. The Incredible Shrinking Man, Them!, Forbidden Plant, Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Blob, The Thing from Another World. Another one that I've been meaning to watch is Invasion of the Body Snatchers. I think I've seen most of the big ones but I'm very open to anything similar.
Other than that I've only seen the big name pre-70s movies. Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Wizard of Oz, It's a Wonderful Life, 12 Angry Men, The Sound of Music, Bicycle Thieves, etc
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Cool, I was just wondering if you had a favorite genre of movies (gangster, comedy, etc). If you like scary films, I really like "Night of the Hunter" . Robert Mitchum is amazing as a traveling preacher with a dark side. It is more of a thriller than a pure horror film. Freaks is another must see. It stars real life carnival "freaks" and is a classic horror film.
Outside of scary films, there are some classics on Netflix streaming that you could check out. Laura" one of the great noir films of all time. It's got the classic 40s detective dialogue. Also stars Gene Tierney, one of the most beautiful women in film history. "Sunset Boulevard" is another noir classic and really just an all time Hollywood classic. It's a bit of a horror film as it crawls inside the mind and mansion of a twisted former silent film star that refuses to let go of the past.
ETA: speaking of noir, "The Third Man" is on TCM at 2 today. Not many better movies than that. An American author investigates the death of his friend in postwar Vienna.
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dickey moe
Fingerpicker
Best line from the movie.coyote5 said:
Tom Skerritt
Footballguy
Great list! I'm gonna have to check out the ones on this list I have not seen, because I love almost all of them. Talk Radio is awesome. Especially like the very underrated 3 O'clock High. One of my faves.shuke said:
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El Floppo
Footballguy
Great list! I'm gonna have to check out the ones on this list I have not seen, because I love almost all of them. Talk Radio is awesome. Especially like the very underrated 3 O'clock High. One of my faves.shuke said:
really like seeing those two, along with The Conversation and Jacob's Ladder as high as they are. Nice to see Deerhunter and Manhunter up there too- love both of those.
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
You could do worse than watching the films of John Huston:
Maltese Falcon (1941)
his amazing WW2 documentaries San Pietro & Let There Be Light
Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Asphalt Jungle
Red Badge of Courage
African Queen
Moulin Rouge
Beat the Devil
Moby ****
Farewell to Arms
Roots of Heaven
The Unforgiven (different one)
The Misfits
Freud
Night of the Iguana
Judge Roy Bean
and the amazing still-in-my-top-5 Man Who Would Be King (1975)
mostly hard guys doin tough jobs with actual strong linear, thoughtful storytelling
oh, and the WW2 recovery movie "Best Years of Our Lives" - that is just a wonder.
oh,oh, and Huston's autobiography is the best i ever read.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Really like this list, and it is similar to my tastes (besides #1).shuke said:
I do find it interesting that Lost Highway is the highest Lynch on the list. It has been forever since I have watched that one, and it might be time to revisit it.
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jhib
Footballguy
coyote5 said:
I finally got around to watching this again last night, partly because of this thread and the fact that I've meaning to for a long time. I last saw it in the theater with my then-girlfriend now-wife and neither of us really liked it. I always figured I'd like it much more if I ever saw it again, but it turns out I still just don't get it.
There are a couple good scenes, but there's just not much to the movie. It just feels so empty to me (and not in a good way) and just plain boring.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
There are great scenes, but a few things drag it down for me, mainly Bruce's ####in' annoying girlfriend and QT trying to act.
Still like it overall, but it's now at least below Reservoir Dogs, Jackie Brown, and Basterds as far as his movies go.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Best Years of Our Lives, Asphalt Jungle, Maltese Falcon are some of my all time favorite films. Also would add The Apartment, The Killing, and White Heat as must see movies.
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Mile High
Footballguy
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Two more older titles I can think of are Hitch's Saboteur and Orson Wells in The Stranger.
