What movies do you consider perfect? - Page 5

Wesley Dodds · 08-15-2013, 11:23 AM

This is an interesting thread, ummm...

Ridley Scott's Alien is perfect.

The direction itself is flawless, but it's everything: the naturalistic acting and line delivery, pacing, set design, Goldsmith's music, just everything is firing on all cylinders... 34 years later it still looks shockingly contemporary too.
That's indicative of how influential it is, I think.

Schlosser85 · 08-17-2013, 02:28 AM

Terminator 2, Alien, Aliens, and The Lord of the Rings are pretty damn nearly perfect.

Jaws, Schindler's List, and The Silence of the Lambs are very well-constructed as well.

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark and the original Die Hard are almost perfect for their genres.

jonathancrane · 08-17-2013, 02:53 AM

Die Hard
Blue Velvet
The Good, the Bad&the Ugly
Dirty Harry
The Matrix
Psycho

JOlsen · 08-17-2013, 03:07 AM

Die Hard
Speed Racer
The Matrix
Leon
The Princess Bride

pr0xyt0xin · 08-17-2013, 03:13 AM

Almost Famous, Fight Club, 28 Days Later?

At least, that's as close as they get.

batfreakforever · 08-17-2013, 07:06 AM

Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises.

Ipodman · 08-17-2013, 07:08 AM

Alien
Psycho
The Shining

gwynplaine · 08-17-2013, 07:42 PM

Rio Bravo

DarkSovereignty · 08-17-2013, 08:54 PM

Jaws. The birds. Back to the future. Up. The iron giant. Little shop of horrors (the 80s one) & die hard with a vengence.

-Arya- · 08-17-2013, 10:21 PM

Hmm...I guess I should add Dial M for Murder to my list of perfect movies.

Happy Jack · 08-17-2013, 11:59 PM

Raiders of the Lost Ark is not a perfect film in the technical sense but it it perfect entertainment.

Schlosser85 · 08-18-2013, 02:39 AM

The Green Mile and The Shawshank Redemption are pretty damn solid films. I can't really come up with any flaw about them.

TheSpectacular · 08-19-2013, 10:47 PM

Man of Steel
Finding Nemo
The Incredibles
Aquaman(When it comes)

batfreakforever · 08-20-2013, 06:38 AM

Batman & Robin.

Thoix · 08-20-2013, 09:28 AM

I don't consider anything to be perfect, but some come pretty damn close.

Alien
Aliens
Batman Begins
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight Rises
The Godfather
The Godfather: Part Two
Grave of the Fireflies
Kick-Ass
Leon: The Professional
The Lord of thr Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Inception
Inglorious Basterds
Princess Mononoke
Pulp Fiction
Saving Private Ryan
Spirited Away
Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Toy Story 3
Whisper of the Heart

JJJ's Ulcer · 08-20-2013, 09:56 AM

I also don't consider any movie "perfect", because that's very subjective. But these movies I can't imagine being better than they already are:

A Clockwork Orange
Shawshank Redemption
Fargo
No Country for Old Men
Dr Strangelove
Pulp Fiction
LA Confidential
Oldboy (Korean version)
There will be Blood
Godfather Part I and II
Good Fellas
Lost in Translation
Rashomon (Japanese)
Seven Samurai (Japanese)
Psycho (original of course)
Casablanca
Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid
The Deer Hunter
Apocalypse Now

There's other films I really love. But I can still see flaws in them. Not in these.

howl · 08-20-2013, 10:18 AM

Big Trouble In Little China.

Crashorama · 08-21-2013, 09:20 PM

American Psycho.

GremlinZilla89 · 09-22-2013, 03:57 PM

Well yes, technically no film on an objective level is perfect, I think people that deny themselves a film/films that they personally consider perfect need to lighten up and let themselves have the satisfaction. Give a damn 10/10 once in a while. Nobody will scoff at you!

Some of these aren't technically my all time favorites, but many are. Others are just damn well made.
Jaws
Gremlins
Pulp Fiction
Alien
Aliens
Apocalypse Now (theatrical)
Goodfellas
Psycho
The Godfather 1 & 2
American Psycho
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Schindler's List
Jurassic Park
ET
The Thing (Carpenter)
Terminator 2
Die Hard
Bride of Frankenstein
The Exorcist
A Clockwork Orange
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
Once Upon A Time In the West
Blade Runner Directors Cut
Se7en
Fight Club
Zodiac
The Lion King
Spirited Away
Toy Story
The Incredibles
Ratatouille
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Rear Window
Requiem For A Dream
Oldboy
Stalker
Raging Bull
Night of the Living Dead
Titanic (yes. I said it)
Lawrence of Arabia
Seven Samurai
Ghostbusters
Star Wars trilogy (yes even Jedi)
The Big Lebowski
Fargo
Shaun of the Dead
Back to the Future

There are more, but those are the ones that popped into my head right away.

GremlinZilla89 · 09-22-2013, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rowsdower!

Gremlins 2.

Yes, I'm serious. That movie is pure absurdist bliss.

Agreed. A hilarious, well constructed satire that says more today than it did when it was made. For what it is-perfect.

CyclopsWasRight · 09-22-2013, 08:16 PM

Kill Bill Vol. 1 is pretty perfect to me.

Quote:

Originally Posted by GremlinZilla89

Well yes, technically no film on an objective level is perfect, I think people that deny themselves a film/films that they personally consider perfect need to lighten up and let themselves have the satisfaction. Give a damn 10/10 once in a while. Nobody will scoff at you!

Some of these aren't technically my all time favorites, but many are. Others are just damn well made.
Jaws
Gremlins
Pulp Fiction
Alien
Aliens
Apocalypse Now (theatrical)
Goodfellas
Psycho
The Godfather 1 & 2
American Psycho
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Schindler's List
Jurassic Park
ET
The Thing (Carpenter)
Terminator 2
Die Hard
Bride of Frankenstein
The Exorcist
A Clockwork Orange
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
Once Upon A Time In the West
Blade Runner Directors Cut
Se7en
Fight Club
Zodiac
The Lion King
Spirited Away
Toy Story
The Incredibles
Ratatouille
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Rear Window
Requiem For A Dream
Oldboy
Stalker
Raging Bull
Night of the Living Dead
Titanic (yes. I said it)
Lawrence of Arabia
Seven Samurai
Ghostbusters
Star Wars trilogy (yes even Jedi)
The Big Lebowski
Fargo
Shaun of the Dead
Back to the Future

There are more, but those are the ones that popped into my head right away.

Great list

WolfCypher · 09-22-2013, 08:32 PM

There is no perfect film. You have you Django Unchaineds & your Dark Knights, and then you have your Plan 9 from Outer Spaces, and your Adam Sandler's Jack & Jills, and then everything else inbetween.

DarkKnight · 09-26-2013, 02:34 PM

Jaws
Batman Begins
Dredd
The Count of Monte Cristo (Jim Caviezel and Henry Cavill version)
The Last Samurai
Titanic
Braveheart
Equilibrium

DyeLorean · 09-26-2013, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WolfCypher

There is no perfect film.

Perhaps that's why the thread is called "What movies do you consider perfect?".

Happy Jack · 09-27-2013, 12:26 AM

There is no perfect film in the technical and objective sense, that is true. But there is perfect entertainment which steeps more in subjectivity.

08-15-2013, 11:23 AM	#101
Wesley Dodds He Who Lurks... Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: UK Posts: 6,402	Re: What movies do you consider perfect? This is an interesting thread, ummm... Ridley Scott's Alien is perfect. The direction itself is flawless, but it's everything: the naturalistic acting and line delivery, pacing, set design, Goldsmith's music, just everything is firing on all cylinders... 34 years later it still looks shockingly contemporary too. That's indicative of how influential it is, I think.

08-17-2013, 02:53 AM	#103
jonathancrane Side-Kick Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Arkham Island Posts: 4,626	Re: What movies do you consider perfect? Die Hard Blue Velvet The Good, the Bad&the Ugly Dirty Harry The Matrix Psycho __________________ Justice League *(TBD)* Batman: Ben Affleck. Superman: Henry Cavill. Wonder Woman: Gal Gadot. Green Lantern: Tom Anderson.Darkseid: Michael Cera. Aquaman: Alexander Skarsgard. Martian Manhunter: Liam Neeson. The Flash: Neil Patrick Harris.

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JOlsen Side-Kick Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 80	Re: What movies do you consider perfect? Die Hard Speed Racer The Matrix Leon The Princess Bride

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pr0xyt0xin Shaper Savant Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: United States Posts: 4,357	Re: What movies do you consider perfect? Almost Famous, Fight Club, 28 Days Later? At least, that's as close as they get.

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-Arya- The Thieving Magpie Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 5,886	Re: What movies do you consider perfect? Hmm...I guess I should add Dial M for Murder to my list of perfect movies.

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Happy Jack The Penitent Man Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: The Future Posts: 5,870	Re: What movies do you consider perfect? Raiders of the Lost Ark is not a perfect film in the technical sense but it it perfect entertainment. __________________ And on the pedestal these words appear: "My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away.

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Thoix Side-Kick Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Magalia, CA Posts: 414	Re: What movies do you consider perfect? I don't consider anything to be perfect, but some come pretty damn close. Alien Aliens Batman Begins The Dark Knight The Dark Knight Rises The Godfather The Godfather: Part Two Grave of the Fireflies Kick-Ass Leon: The Professional The Lord of thr Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Inception Inglorious Basterds Princess Mononoke Pulp Fiction Saving Private Ryan Spirited Away Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back Toy Story 3 Whisper of the Heart Last edited by Thoix; 08-20-2013 at 10:58 AM.

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Crashorama Side-Kick Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 353	Re: What movies do you consider perfect? American Psycho. __________________ "I dont care, so be it. Shove a fork up my ass and that's it, I'll be Batman for the rest of my life"-Christian Bale

09-22-2013, 03:57 PM	#119
GremlinZilla89 Probationary Ban - I will return in a few days. Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 735	Re: What movies do you consider perfect? Well yes, technically no film on an objective level is perfect, I think people that deny themselves a film/films that they personally consider perfect need to lighten up and let themselves have the satisfaction. Give a damn 10/10 once in a while. Nobody will scoff at you! Some of these aren't technically my all time favorites, but many are. Others are just damn well made. Jaws Gremlins Pulp Fiction Alien Aliens Apocalypse Now (theatrical) Goodfellas Psycho The Godfather 1 & 2 American Psycho Raiders of the Lost Ark Schindler's List Jurassic Park ET The Thing (Carpenter) Terminator 2 Die Hard Bride of Frankenstein The Exorcist A Clockwork Orange The Good, The Bad and the Ugly Once Upon A Time In the West Blade Runner Directors Cut Se7en Fight Club Zodiac The Lion King Spirited Away Toy Story The Incredibles Ratatouille One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Rear Window Requiem For A Dream Oldboy Stalker Raging Bull Night of the Living Dead Titanic (yes. I said it) Lawrence of Arabia Seven Samurai Ghostbusters Star Wars trilogy (yes even Jedi) The Big Lebowski Fargo Shaun of the Dead Back to the Future There are more, but those are the ones that popped into my head right away. Last edited by GremlinZilla89; 09-22-2013 at 04:09 PM.

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DarkKnight Side-Kick Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 144	Re: What movies do you consider perfect? Jaws Batman Begins Dredd The Count of Monte Cristo (Jim Caviezel and Henry Cavill version) The Last Samurai Titanic Braveheart Equilibrium

09-27-2013, 12:26 AM	#125
Happy Jack The Penitent Man Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: The Future Posts: 5,870	Re: What movies do you consider perfect? There is no perfect film in the technical and objective sense, that is true. But there is perfect entertainment which steeps more in subjectivity. __________________ And on the pedestal these words appear: "My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away.

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