The Dark Knight Where does TDK stand among your All-Time Favorite Movies?

[strikezone89]

mine are in no particular order:
Casino Royale
The Dark Knight
Iron Man
Goodfellas
Heat

 

[MaceB]

I'm going to put it on my top 40... cause I can't bring myself to make a definitive judgement any higher. I loved the movie - don't get me wrong it was damn entertaining - but there are soooo many incredible movies throughout history that aren't burdened by genre expectations as much as TDK. The fact that I'm a film theory major doesn't help much either; I'll be the first to admit I'm a cine-snob. Still, here we go:

1) 8(1/2) by Federico Fellini
2) Wild Strawberries by Bergman
3) Cleo from 5 to 7 by Agnes Varda
4) Muholland Drive by David Lynch
5) Before Sunset
6) A Prarie Home Companion by Robert Altman
7) Deconstructing Harry by Woody Allen
8) The Prestige by the awesome Chris Nolan
9) Memento by Nolan
10) There Will Be Blood by P.T. Anderson
11) The Bicycle Thief

Lots of people might think this is a stuffy list... and it'd probably be very different if I wrote it 5 minutes earlier or later .... but I CAN'T STAND what Hollywood has done to us as viewers. These days, most people view films as complete sensory stimulus and nothing else. Films are rated soley on whether they are entertaining or not. Before the late 70s (brought about mostly by Lucas, Spielberg, Scorsesse, etc) there were great films out there that you had to actually put effort into in order to fully appreciate. Just because a viewing experience is hard doesn't mean it's bad; in fact, it's much more rewarding. I'll love 8(1/2) forever cause my particular viewing experience is personal, complex, and always changing, which is totally different from my love of TDK or Iron Man - which I loved for all the great action and emotion easily visible to everyone. Blockbusters may be good for a sweet ride, but they don't make you question the world and yourself like my top 10 can.

 

[Ace of Knaves]

^good points man, but i dont rate TDK as one of my favourite films ever just because i found it entertaining. its soooooooo much more than that, i've stated before that i think it is a subtle study of terrorisms effects on society. like how far can the rules be bent to stop terrorists untill we ourselves become terrorists? my personal opinion is that we should do anything and everything to stop them, but i have no morals so thats just me!!

 

[Nepenthes]

what the hell is o sgood about Deconstructing Harry?

I like Wild Stawberries alot

 

[Landfill]

i put top five because its a pretty great film.

 

[provide a smile]

after seeing in 3 times; Number 2 but it shifts between one and two--

1.Empire strikes back
2. The Dark Knight

 

[RoboAmish]

The definitive Batman film was always going to be my favourite film if done properly so...

 

[Andrew_79]

1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2. (tie) Batman Begins
4. The Dark Knight
5. Gladiator
6. Les Choristes (The Chorus)
7. Le Comte de Monte Cristo (1998)
8. The Road to Perdition
9. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
9. (tie) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
11. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
12. The Lion King
13. Kung Fu Panda
13. (tie) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
15. There Will Be Blood

 

[Skowl]

Top 10 for me.

I love too many other movies to have it jump to the top spots barely two months after its release.

Other favourites of mine include Ratatouille, Shawshank Redemption, Heat, Jurassic Park, Contact, Brokeback Mountain and others... The Dark Knight is probably at number 6 or 7 for me right now.

 

[[A]]

I think anyone's Top XX constantly fluctuates

 

[I_am_the_knight]

theres like a 15 way tie for first place for me, my favorite movie depends on how im feeling since they all cater to a different part of me as a person...

goodfellas
blackhawk down
casablanca
batman begins
dark knight
mask of the phantasm
etc
etc
etc

 

[Steelsheen]

if i keep the franchises together then TDK is definitely within the top ten (categorized under "Batman movies" (Batman '89, Batman Returns, Batman Begins and The Dark Knight). if i consider movies piecemeal then TDK will likely be in the top 20 or top 30.

 

[Swordmaster]

It's right up there with The Crow.

 

[Fax]

In my top 2.

 

[magicangel1989]

Here are my favorite movies in no particular order:

-The Dark Knight
-Batman Begins
-The Godfather
-The Godfather Part 2
-The Untouchables
-The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
-Schindler's List
-Star Wars
-Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
-Raiders of the Lost Ark
-Silence of the Lambs
-Hannibal
-Red Dragon
-Iron Man
-X2: X Men United
-The Prestige
-3:10 to Yuma
-No country for old men
-Braveheart
-Tropic Thunder
-The Professional
-Batman 89
-Batman Returns

 

[Freakjokerxxx]

1.) The Shawshank Redemption
*2.) The Dark Knight *
3.) A Clockwork Orange
4.) Suspiria
5.) No Country For Old Men
6.) Night of the Living Dead
7.) The Godfather
8.) Spiderman
9.) There Will Be Blood
10.) Batman Begins


It Always Change but A Clockwork Orange and Shawshank are always in my top ten. I have a feeling TDK will be joining them.

 

[Victarion]

Its number 2 for me:

1.) Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2.) The Dark Knight
3.) The Thing
4.) Pan's Labyrinth
5.) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
6.) Batman Begins
7.) The Nightmare Before Christmas
8.) Hellboy II: The Golden Army
9.) Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
10.) The Empire Strikes Back

 

[JaD]

In my Top 3 for sure, I need to get my full list done too.

TDK kindof just cut in line out of nowhere

 

[TH3D4RKKN1GH7]

The Dark Knight is my favorite right above Street Car Named Desire, Halloween, Pulp Fiction, and The Godfather to round out my top 5.
BTW: Freak I'm really digging your top 5, Suspiria is just pure awesomess those Italians man.