Empire's Top 500 Films

[-Arya-]

I'll add my top ten list as well!

1) The Dark Knight
2) Goodfellas
3) Raging Bull
4) Casino
5) Batman Begins
6) Memento
7) American History X
8) American Pshyco
9) The Shawshank Redemption
10) Heat

 

[Spider-Vader]

I love the Battle of Hoth.

I don't like the walker picture. Could've picked something better.

 

[Armored Avenger]

The Dark Knight cover has pre-sold out online.

http://www.empireonline.com/500/cover.asp

 

[allfilms]

anyone happy to see x2 on the list? so glad people appreciate it. very good and underrated by the general public. cool, intellegent sci-fi action movie.

 

[Spider-Vader]

Obviously it's not under-rated. Seeing as how it made the list & the only reason X3 made as much as it did was because of X2.

 

[cerealkiller182]

Any ideas on the mystery cover (which is quite a needle in a haystack) with 400 movies left in the list. I kinda think its a James Bond cover since the only James Bond cover thus far doesnt have the man on it.

 

[The Englishman]

Any ideas on the mystery cover (which is quite a needle in a haystack) with 400 movies left in the list. I kinda think its a James Bond cover since the only James Bond cover thus far doesnt have the man on it.

Yes i was quite surprised that Casino Royal didnt get a cover.......

 

[purelyfilms]

Who said what is the point of this? Too have fun! To make more lists. To continue making more lists. And to be a part of making lists.

Stop by and say hi!!!

 

[Mister Sinister]

http://www.empireonline.com/500/

Numbers 500 - 401 online with a few surprises.

 

[PyroChamber]

http://www.empireonline.com/500/

Numbers 500 - 401 online with a few surprises.

Didn't expect Juno, Superbad, Superman Returns, Indiana Jones and The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull, or Iron Man to be on the list; but with 500 movies it shouldn't be that surprising.

 

[cerealkiller182]

Superman Returns and Crystal Skull are really surprising no matter how long the list is. I loved Crystal Skull too, but Im sure I can think of 500 better movies.

But as I remember it Cyrstal Skull and Superman Returns did pretty well overseas and Empire being a British mag I guess makes sense. Unfortunately, the Lara Croft movies did well over there too so Im sure they have a spot on this list (damn that sucks)

 

[Erzengel]

I'm surprised that Spider-Man 2 is so low on the list.

 

[Sentinel X]

Wow...that list is REALLY bad. A lot of those movies sucked ass...its worse than Imdb's top 250

I think in the end, AFI's top 100 is the best...although I don't agree with there rankings every film I've seen from AFI's top 100 are actually good films that I really really enjoyed

 

[Kevin Roegele]

Despite the fact the list is voted for by Empire readers (i.e. 18-24 mainly British males), of which I am one, and people will always vote for the last great thing they remember (Dark Knight? Best movie ever!)....I'll still be annoyed if Straw Dogs isn't there.

 

[Kevin Roegele]

Great to see V for Vendetta in there-!

It seems as if all the major comicbook movies will be listed

 

[Spider-Vader]

I'm surprised BMR was higher than BM.

Though, I like BMR more. I thought people liked BM more.

 

[cerealkiller182]

Do people really like Into the Wild? Its about a guy who lives in a bus to get away from a privelaged life to realize that life is better with friends and family. I would think thats a no brainer.

 

[Warhammer]

I'm surprised BMR was higher than BM.

Though, I like BMR more. I thought people liked BM more.

Well, that's Empire readers for you.

Universally, Batman has always been regarded as better than Batman Returns.

 

[cerealkiller182]

Well, that's Empire readers for you.

Universally, Batman has always been regarded as better than Batman Returns.

well, there are other elements to the voting other than Empire readers and probably other elements on WHY these movies are included (i havent read the blurbs yet). Although I cant really think of any reason why the hollywood workers or film critics would say BMR over BM but then again I do think aesthetically it was a more pleasing movie than Batman

 

[Mister Sinister]

400-301

Three of the movies on my list are there, including my number 1

 

[PyroChamber]

Cloverfield, Bugsy Malone, and Sunshine?? And if Army of Darkness is on here, that must mean Evil Dead 1 & 2 are higher.

And as much as I love the movie, I didn't expect Serenity to make it.

 

[dude stannis]

It scares me that I've seen good majority of this list.



Superman Returns
Sweeney Todd
Snatch
Batman
Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull
Unbreakable
Speed
King Kong
A History Of Violence
Dumb And Dumber
Spider-Man
American Psycho
X-Men 2
V For Vendetta
Dawn Of The Dead
Spider-Man 2
Iron Man
RoboCop
Batman Returns
The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
Casino
Children Of Men
Mean Streets
Zodiac
Predator
Sunshine
The Green Mile
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith
Suspiria
The Terminator
Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade
The Prestige

England, clearly a country of immaculate taste.

The bolded are my 10/10's. I've got 30 of them. I'm currently 9 down 21 to go!

 

[cerealkiller182]

400-301

God I hate Garden State

Serenity nice!

Glad Titanic is so low on the list. I hate Titanic but I know you cant do a list like this without it.

Midnight Run surprising entry

all around a way better crop of flicks i think from the previous 100

 

[PyroChamber]

http://www.empireonline.com/500/39.asp

300 - 201

 

[Jack O Lantern]

The Dark Knight is actually going to be the top ten or something.

But then what do you expect from a magazine who listed Buffy the Vampire Slayer as the second greatest tv show ever.