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My top 100 movies: #1: E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1 Viewer)
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James Daulton
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Another example of the FFA eating it's own.
AD, while I do find your love for animated films a tad troubling, I appreciate you taking the time and effort required for each write-up. This is kind of like a top 100 list for the every man. It's like the Chipotle of movie lists.
AD, while I do find your love for animated films a tad troubling, I appreciate you taking the time and effort required for each write-up. This is kind of like a top 100 list for the every man. It's like the Chipotle of movie lists.
Andy Dufresne
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Andy Dufresne
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Yankee23Fan
Fair Tax!
Die Hard should be in everyone's top 10. It redefined the genre and Rickman was pretty close to the perfect bad guy in every way. Prior to that movie the bad guys didn't really need to be phenominal actors but he was. Just a great movie.
Ditkaless Wonders
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All Choices that would likely make my list, if I were ever organized enough to make a list.
Ditkaless Wonders
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If Lonesome Dove were a movie it would be in my top five.
Andy Dufresne
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Cool Hand Like is probably #101 on my list.
Bull Dozier
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Ditkaless Wonders
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG9tuuznL1Y
Plastic Jesus sung by Paul Newman has this movie in my top 100 all by itself. Add in Lucille washing the car and the failure to communicate, well for me its solidly in the mix. If it falls outside your list I bet it was because of George Kennedy. I always found him annoying.
Buzzbait
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coyote5
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Andy Dufresne
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#9 - Jaws
The movie that changed everything. I still prefer blockbuster era movies and this film sets the like of demarcation.
The "genius" of it is the "bad" luck they had operating Bruce forced Spielberg to be more imaginative himself, which extended to the audience. I don't need all the horror spelled out, or in this case, in my face. My mind filling in the gaps makes it scarier anyway.
Of course Quint's speech is an all time scene.
And Mythbuters must have gotten it wrong about shooting the scuba tank.
Trivia:.
Though respected as an actor, Robert Shaw's trouble with alcohol was a frequent source of tension during filming. In later interviews, Roy Scheider described his co-star as "a perfect gentleman whenever he was sober. All he needed was one drink and then he turned into a competitive son-of-a-#####." According to Carl Gottlieb's book "The Jaws Log," Shaw was having a drink between takes, at which point he announced "I wish I could quit drinking." Much to the surprise and horror of the crew, Richard Dreyfuss simply grabbed Shaw's glass and tossed it into the ocean. When it came time to shoot the infamous USS Indianapolis Scene, Shaw attempted to do the monologue while intoxicated as it called for the men to be drinking late at night. Nothing in the take could be used. A remorseful Shaw called Steven Spielberg late that night and asked if he could have another try. The next day of shooting, Shaw's electrifying performance was done in one take.
Robert Shaw ad-libbed the "Here lies the body of Mary Lee" line after Steven Spielberg prompted him to give Brody's wife (on the dock) a hard time. Asked later where he quoted it from, as it would require getting a license and release from the author to be used in the film, Shaw said that was unlikely, as it was off an old grave marker in Ireland.
The first shark killed on the docks, which is supposed to be the "man-eater" in the movie, is actually a real shark killed in Florida because there wasn't a big enough one in Martha's Vineyard. According to Carl Gottlieb's "The Jaws Log", by the time it had been shipped to the set and prepared for filming, it was starting to decompose quite badly and the smell was appalling. As it was hung from its tail, its internal organs broke loose and piled up in the back of its throat, adding to the discomfort of those forced to work in close proximity to it.
The movie that changed everything. I still prefer blockbuster era movies and this film sets the like of demarcation.
The "genius" of it is the "bad" luck they had operating Bruce forced Spielberg to be more imaginative himself, which extended to the audience. I don't need all the horror spelled out, or in this case, in my face. My mind filling in the gaps makes it scarier anyway.
Of course Quint's speech is an all time scene.
And Mythbuters must have gotten it wrong about shooting the scuba tank.
Trivia:.
Though respected as an actor, Robert Shaw's trouble with alcohol was a frequent source of tension during filming. In later interviews, Roy Scheider described his co-star as "a perfect gentleman whenever he was sober. All he needed was one drink and then he turned into a competitive son-of-a-#####." According to Carl Gottlieb's book "The Jaws Log," Shaw was having a drink between takes, at which point he announced "I wish I could quit drinking." Much to the surprise and horror of the crew, Richard Dreyfuss simply grabbed Shaw's glass and tossed it into the ocean. When it came time to shoot the infamous USS Indianapolis Scene, Shaw attempted to do the monologue while intoxicated as it called for the men to be drinking late at night. Nothing in the take could be used. A remorseful Shaw called Steven Spielberg late that night and asked if he could have another try. The next day of shooting, Shaw's electrifying performance was done in one take.
Robert Shaw ad-libbed the "Here lies the body of Mary Lee" line after Steven Spielberg prompted him to give Brody's wife (on the dock) a hard time. Asked later where he quoted it from, as it would require getting a license and release from the author to be used in the film, Shaw said that was unlikely, as it was off an old grave marker in Ireland.
The first shark killed on the docks, which is supposed to be the "man-eater" in the movie, is actually a real shark killed in Florida because there wasn't a big enough one in Martha's Vineyard. According to Carl Gottlieb's "The Jaws Log", by the time it had been shipped to the set and prepared for filming, it was starting to decompose quite badly and the smell was appalling. As it was hung from its tail, its internal organs broke loose and piled up in the back of its throat, adding to the discomfort of those forced to work in close proximity to it.
Charlie Steiner
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I didn't watch Jaws until the late 80's because I wasn't sure I could handle the 'gory' parts. Now, I'll watch it whenever it's on, though my kids ask me to change the channel.
Andy Dufresne
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And how can TWO notes be so distinctive?
Duhhhhhh...dunt!
Duhhhhhh...dunt!
Yankee23Fan
Fair Tax!
Nerd piano player hat goes on for a second:
You will find in almost all forms of music, that the more simple the composition can be the more moving if the tone and mixture is done right.
Uruk-Hai
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If you weren't around, it's really hard to overstate how big a deal Jaws was when it came out. Not just from a business standpoint (though it was YUGE) or even for launching Speilberg into the stratosphere, but just from a pop culture perspective. EVERYONE talked about this film. It had a broader "water cooler" appeal than just about any movie I can remember - old folks, kids, middle age people, young adults
Bull Dozier
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It's not my favorite genre. I haven't seen it in a long time. My recollection is probably jaded by the sequels, but I'm not a fan of cartoonish over the top action for the sake of action. I think the first had the most "realistic" action before they got silly, but I'll have to rewatch and reassess.
JaxBill
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Yeah, I can remember being a kid going on vacation to the Jersey Shore and the warning about going into the water were everywhere.
ETA: And it came out at the beginning of summer, so every beach goer was talking about it.
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Andy Dufresne
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My favorite sound in the world is a single, higher-pitched note played on a violin. Like the one played in The Katra Ritual from Star Trek 3.
Begin at the 2:10 mark
playin4beer
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I was terrified to go swimming at night in our in-ground pool after watching Jaws. Took me a long time to work up the nerve to jump in without being able to see the bottom. Stupid? Irrational? Yep... but that's how badly that movie scared the #### out of me!
Andy Dufresne
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Die Hard 2 and the most recent one are two of my least favorite movies.
I didn't mind With A Vengeance or Live Free. But even those are just shells of the original.
Andy Dufresne
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Of the remaining eight, I could consider any one of them my absolute favorite depending on mood. But they have to be presented in some kind of order so...
Buzzbait
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Article from a 1975 NC paper that blames Jaws for a dip in tourism.
1975 NC Dispatch blames tourism dip on Jaws
Tom Skerritt
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Buzzbait
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Just off the charts acting and improvisation in this movie. Scheider's famous line "You're going to need a bigger boat" was also an ad lib.
Uruk-Hai
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I can remember a friend of my parents saying something like "we're going to Ocean City this summer, but damned if I'm getting in the water" and he hadn't even seen the movie - just knew about it.
hagmania
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My 10 favorite, no real order aside from my number 1:
Frost/Nixon
The Naked Gun
The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
Guardians of the Galaxy
Jurassic Park
The Lion King
The Shining
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Grave of the Fireflies
1. Spirited Away
Frost/Nixon
The Naked Gun
The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
Guardians of the Galaxy
Jurassic Park
The Lion King
The Shining
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Grave of the Fireflies
1. Spirited Away
Andy Dufresne
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Going to have to hurry to finish this today (really by early afternoon)...
Andy Dufresne
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Interesting for a top 10.
I really find the LOTR movies tedious. Two Towers is pretty good, I guess.
Uruk-Hai
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Just from a pure "I'll stop changing the channel and whatever else I'm doing", popcorn factor........These would be my top 10. I love other movies that I know are "better", but I'll always watch these if I run across them
Tombstone
Rocky III
Lonesome Dove (I saw DW's post above and don't care anymore - this is no different now than serialized franchise films; and it's better than all of them)
Die Hard
A Christmas Carol (1938)
Silverado
Glory
This Is Spinal Tap
Car Wash
El Dorado
Tombstone
Rocky III
Lonesome Dove (I saw DW's post above and don't care anymore - this is no different now than serialized franchise films; and it's better than all of them)
Die Hard
A Christmas Carol (1938)
Silverado
Glory
This Is Spinal Tap
Car Wash
El Dorado
TheAristocrat
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Andy Dufresne
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#8 - Miller's Crossing
"I'm talkin' about friendship. I'm talkin' about character. I'm talkin' about - hell Leo I ain't afraid to use the word - I'm talkin' about ethics."
I've been in Tom Reagan's shoes. I stood by a friend and business partner who didn't appreciate it and it went sour in the end. So this movie is just personal to me.
(Gladly, I don't have his vices though.)
The cast is awesome from top to bottom (particularly John Turturro) and I love the dialog. Who cares if people don't really talk this way? It's cool for the movie
I love the music of both Carter Burwell's Opening and End credits. And it has a great rendition of Danny Boy.
Trivia:
Writers Joel Coen and Ethan Coen suffered writer's block while writing Miller's Crossing (1990). They took a three week break and wrote Barton Fink (1991) a film about a writer with writer's block. The name of Tom Regan's residence is "The Barton Arms". In one of the newspapers an article reads 'Seven Dead in Hotel Fire,' another reference to Barton Fink.
The character Eddie Dane was originally written for Peter Stormare and was to be named The Swede. Stormare had to decline as he was appearing as Hamlet in the Broadway production. The part was then re-written and re-cast, and became The Dane.
"I'm talkin' about friendship. I'm talkin' about character. I'm talkin' about - hell Leo I ain't afraid to use the word - I'm talkin' about ethics."
I've been in Tom Reagan's shoes. I stood by a friend and business partner who didn't appreciate it and it went sour in the end. So this movie is just personal to me.
(Gladly, I don't have his vices though.)
The cast is awesome from top to bottom (particularly John Turturro) and I love the dialog. Who cares if people don't really talk this way? It's cool for the movie
I love the music of both Carter Burwell's Opening and End credits. And it has a great rendition of Danny Boy.
Trivia:
Writers Joel Coen and Ethan Coen suffered writer's block while writing Miller's Crossing (1990). They took a three week break and wrote Barton Fink (1991) a film about a writer with writer's block. The name of Tom Regan's residence is "The Barton Arms". In one of the newspapers an article reads 'Seven Dead in Hotel Fire,' another reference to Barton Fink.
The character Eddie Dane was originally written for Peter Stormare and was to be named The Swede. Stormare had to decline as he was appearing as Hamlet in the Broadway production. The part was then re-written and re-cast, and became The Dane.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
Fellowship Of The Ring was my personal most-anticipated movie of my lifetime. I had been a Tolkien fanboy for over 30 years by this point and had waited all of that time for a film adaptation.
Andy Dufresne
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hagmania
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#55 - The Emperor's New Groove
Yes, it's totally silly in concept AND execution. But the characters are a hoot and my family uses a lot of one-liners from this one. And we sing this Happy Birthday song in lieu of the more traditional one.
Yzma: It is no concern of mine whether or not your family has... what was it again?
Peasant: Umm... food?
Yzma: Ha! You really should have thought of that before you became peasants!
Trivia:
Patrick Warburton improvised when Kronk hummed his own theme song when he was carrying Kuzco in the bag to the waterfall. Disney legal department had Warburton to sign all rights to the humming composition over to them.
When Kronk and Yzma go to their secret lab, they pass several animal-shaped gates. The first one is a cat and the sound of a cat meowing is heard; ironically, Yzma is turned into a cat by the end of the film. This is a respectful nod to Eartha Kitt's famous role as Catwoman in the televised Batman (1966) series.
Top 20 material for me.
Sludge
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These are the 2 examples I use, when I disagree with people that say the book is always better than the movie.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
One of my favorite scenes in any Western is this. Get the "throw off the head band and arsenal up" by Scott Glenn. He then asks Danny Glover if he wants a pistol. Shot of Glover with Henry rifles in both hands and criss-crossed bandoliers.Silverado nearly made this list.
"This oughtta do"
rockaction
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Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
One of my favorite bits of dialog:
Cavalry Sgt.: How do I know this is your horse?
Paden: Can't you see this horse loves me?
Cavalry Sgt.: I had a gal do that to me. It didn't make her my wife.
Yankee23Fan
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I have literally no hate or disagreement with anyone that likes Miller's Crossing; really I don't it's all good.
Having said that it wouldn't be in my top 100. Just didn't do a thing for me. Sorry.
Having said that it wouldn't be in my top 100. Just didn't do a thing for me. Sorry.
Ditkaless Wonders
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I'm hoping for True Romance in top 5
Ditkaless Wonders
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The last time I sang was at my grandmother's funeral. She asked that one of her Grandson's sing Danny Boy.
SaintsInDome2006
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I love this movie. It's seamless to me in the way that Casablanca and a handful of other Great ones are. Thanks for including in the Top 10, I agree.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
I recall reading a review of Silverado when it came out titled "The Big Chill Goes West" or something like that.
It's hindsight now, but about the only cringeworthy thing about the movie (besides Jeff Goldblum) is that Glover is the only one of the main characters who didn't even get a hint of a love interest. Just rode off with his sister (who was a hooker)
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