Your Top 10

[SoNicRaDiATioN]

Originally Posted by Happy Jack

Really? I get that it was a technical marvel for its time but I cannot reconcile that with the film's message.

Really. I'm not sure you can reconcile it, or even have to. It's a work of great beauty and great ugliness. There's no doubt it's racist and offensive. It's been scorned as much as it's been celebrated. But it's a creative marvel and pretty much laid the groundwork for the modern film language. It expanded the scope of cinema into a great artform. It's a sobbering historical document about the politics and attitudes (ignorance) of America and of it's director. A powerful film which cannot be ignored. The attitudes to a large extent have changed but the cinematic techniques that Griffith contributed are firmly entrenched.

[Sloth7d]

1. Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet
2. Peter Jackson's The Lord of The Rings
3. Pan's Labyrinth
4. Memento
5. The Dark Knight
6. Red Cliff
7. The Fountain
8. Hero
9. Watchmen
10. Scott Pilgrim vs The World

4-10 can easily change at any time with these Honorable Mentions depending on how I'm feeling:

Rashomon
Seven Samurai
The Godfather
The Dark Knight Rises
Impromptu
Pride and Predjudice
Alice in Wonderland
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

[Matt Mortem]

Originally Posted by Sloth7d

1. Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet
2. Peter Jackson's The Lord of The Rings
3. Pan's Labyrinth
4. Memento
5. The Dark Knight
6. Red Cliff
7. The Fountain
8. Hero
9. Watchmen
10. Scott Pilgrim vs The World

4-10 can easily change at any time with these Honorable Mentions depending on how I'm feeling:

Rashomon
Seven Samurai
The Godfather
The Dark Knight Rises
Impromptu
Pride and Predjudice
Alice in Wonderland
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Great list!

[Bobber]

Originally Posted by SoNicRaDiATioN

I can't narrow it to a top ten. Some of my honorable mentions could be on my list of twelve next week. And there are plenty of directors I like whose films are nowhere to be found on this list.

- A Taste of Cherry & The Koker Trilogy
- 2001: A Space Odyssey
- Andrei Rublev
- Stromboli
- Love Streams
- The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
- The Passion of Joan of Arc
- Pickpocket
- Diary of a Country Priest
- City Lights
- All That Heaven Allows
- The Idiots

Honorable Mentions:

- Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?, Killer of Sheep, Rules of the Game, The General, The Life of Jesus, Birth of a Nation, My Life to Live, Rear Window, Vertigo, The Magnificent Ambersons, The Indian Runner, Rebel Without A Cause, You Can't take It With You, It's a Wonderful Life...

Von Trier + Cassavetes = Thumbs up from me.

[SoNicRaDiATioN]

Originally Posted by Bobber

Von Trier + Cassavetes = Thumbs up from me.

Can't go wrong with either.

[Happy Jack]

Originally Posted by SoNicRaDiATioN

Really. I'm not sure you can reconcile it, or even have to. It's a work of great beauty and great ugliness. There's no doubt it's racist and offensive. It's been scorned as much as it's been celebrated. But it's a creative marvel and pretty much laid the groundwork for the modern film language. It expanded the scope of cinema into a great artform. It's a sobbering historical document about the politics and attitudes (ignorance) of America and of it's director. A powerful film which cannot be ignored. The attitudes to a large extent have changed but the cinematic techniques that Griffith contributed are firmly entrenched.

I won't deny that it's important but I wouldn't call it a favorite because of that. It's the difference between liking something and objectively recognizing that it's well made; I can do the latter with Birth of a Nation but not the former.

[SoNicRaDiATioN]

That's fair enough.

[spider-neil]

Sci Fi is my first love but if I had to make a top 10 that didn't contain any Sci-fi movies my top ten would be;

1. Shawshank Redemption
2. Pulp fiction
3. Raiders of the Lost Ark
4. Seven
5. The Two Towers
6. Enter the Dragon
7. Fist full of Dollars
8. Ninja Scroll (Anime)
9. The Social Network
10. The Rear Window

Honerable mention for Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy, the Toy Story Trilogy, Memento and the Prestige

[newwaveboy87]

My Top 10:

1. Bonnie and Clyde
2. King Kong (1933)
3. The Nightmare Before Christmas
4. Chinatown
5. L.A. Confidential
6. Some Like It Hot
7. Alien quartet
8. Star Wars: The Original Trilogy
9. The Godfather trilogy
10. Beauty & the Beast (1946)

As for the rest...I'm currently working on my own Top 250. I figured if IMDB can have one, so can I! I've got a TON of movies to sift through. Stay tuned as it updates.

http://www.listal.com/list/favorite-movies-jxsxpx

[J'adore]

Not sure but I know that The Three Colors Trilogy is up there.

[Megarob]

In no real order, and most likely going to change, but as for now... This is my Top 10.

-The Shinning
-Batman Begins
-Pulp Fiction
-Dirty Harry
-Psycho (Original)
-The Big Lebowski
-Memento
-Kill Bill Vol. 2
-Inglourious Basterds
-Snatch

[Mr. Wooden Alligator]

The Dark Knight Rises
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Unforgiven
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy
The Big Lebowski
Goemon (Live action)

[dgnightwing]

In no particular order

The Godfather Trilogy
The Dark Knight Trilogy
Heat
State of Grace
Leaving Las Vegas
Man on the Moon
The Insider
Inception
The Departed
Donnie Brasco

[moviedoors]

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[Brain Damage]

Off the top of my head:

1. Taxi Driver
2. The Dark Knight
3. Forrest Gump
4. The Empire Strikes Back
5. Goodfellas
6. The Big Lebowski
7. The Wizard of Oz
8. The Godfather Part II
9. Collateral
10. Zodiac

[CConn]

1. Batman
2. Inception
3. The Life Aquatic
4. Persona
5. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
6. Brick
7. Kill Bill, Vol. 1
8. The Graduate
9. The Invisible Man
10. Beau Geste

[DarkSovereignty]

I decide reevaluate my list.
1. Jaws
2. Psycho
3. Kiss, kiss, bang bang
4. Amelie
5. Back to the future
6. Cabin in the woods
7. Wall-e
8. Paprika
9. Little shop of horrors
10. Red state

[weezerspider]

I've tried many times to make a top 10 list and I'm never really satisfied, so here is a very loose top 10:

1.The Dark Knight- I grew up reading comics and have always loved The Joker and Batman's relationship. This film pretty much perfected that relationship and the other aspects of the film were great as well.

2.There Will Be Blood-Paul Thomas Anderson is my favorite director because he deals with many themes and ideas that strike me personally. There Will Be Blood is his best film and, IMO, a return to true classic cinema. Daniel Day Lewis is phenomenal in it and really carries the film.

3.Schindler's List- As one of Jewish decent, this film struck me very personally. It also, IMO, is one of the few films to perfectly capture the true brutality of mankind and also the true goodness of mankind. All nerdyness aside, this is Spielberg's masterpiece.

4.Chinatown- It doesn't get much better than Chinatown for me. I love Jack Nicholson and he gives a great performance. The film tells a great mystery story and has one of the greatest twists in cinema history.

5.Star Wars- Lucas' first Star Wars opened up the imaginations of many children and I was no different. The film is delicately crafted as a true return to the old serials, while at the same time being so innovated for its time. The film is a great adventure and one that never gets old.

6.Taxi Driver- I mean this in the least crazy way possible, but I relate to Travis Bickel. I think we all do. We see something wrong, something bad, and we want to stop it, change it. But unlike superheroes, Travis lives in the real world. The moral ambiguity of Travis Bickel is the driving force behind my love for Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver.

7.Raiders Of The Lost Ark- This was my film as a child. I watched it all of the time. As I have gotten older, I don't watch it as often and don't find it quite as exhilarating, but it's still played such an important part in my life, it deserves this spot. Not that I find it bad now, its still great.

8.Magnolia-Paul Thomas Anderson returns on the list with his biggest film, Magnolia. This film, again, deals with many themes that touch me on personal levels I can't completely explain. And guys, I dug the frogs. That hit me. Hit me real good.

9.Apocalypse Now- Something about this film really put me in awe. Its such a great story and its one of those few sensible character driven films that has real great spectacle to it. The helicopter invasion scene near the beginning is probably in my top five scenes of all time.

10.The Lord Of The Rings- This trilogy has it all. It has a great story, great spectacles and great characters. Literally everything you need in a film. The action set pieces are tremendous. The character moments are heart warming and the story is exciting. These films really were events on the big screen and that is ALWAYS a good thing.

A few honorable mentions:

The Social Network
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Back To The Future
The Departed
The Avengers
Drive
Goodfellas
Pulp Fiction
The King Of Comedy
Jaws
Django Unchained
Die Hard
The Master
Cool Hand Luke
Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid
Ben Hurr
Paths Of Glory
Boogie Nights
Punch Drunk Love
Spiderman 2
The Dark Knight Rises

[Ezio Auditore]

1. Godfather I & II (I consider them a whole movie and i exlude the final part)
2. Gladiator
3. Lion King
4. Braveheart
5. Casablanca
6. Empire Strikes Back
7. Lord of The Rings Trilogy (same reason with Godfather ptI & II)
8. Inception
9. Raiders of the Lost Ark
10. The Dark Knight/The Dark Knight Rises (I put them at the same level

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honorable mentions:
Alien, Aliens,
Shawshank Redemption,
Casino,
The Departed,
Cloud Atlas,
Rob Roy,
The Mission,
Blade Runner,
Beauty and the Beast,
SW:A New Hope,
Revenge of the Sith,
Memento,
The Matrix (the first one only)
Terminator 1&2
Titanic,
Aladdin,
Life is Beautiful
Saving Private Ryan
Hamlet (Kenneth Branagh)
Toy Story Trilogy
Men of Honor
The Untouchables