Your top 5 favorite movies

[Carmine Falcone]

A Clockwork Orange

American Beauty

Goodfellas

L.A. Confidential

Heat

All very good films.

My top 5:

1. The Long Good Friday
2. One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
3. Goodfellas
4. The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
5. The Departed

 

[Ring Deacon]

1. Goodfellas
2. Batman
3. Superman the movie
4. A Bronx Tale
5. the whole Star Wars saga
6. Rocky
7. All of the Indiana Jones movies
8. Euro Trip
9. Austin Powers
10. National Treasure
11. Jaws
12. Unbreakable
13. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory
14. Spider-man
15. Batman Begins
16. Batman Returns
17. Superman 2
18. Close Encounters of the Third kind
19. POTC trilogy
20. The Shining
21. Signs
22. The Village
23. Full Metal Jacket
24. Night of the Living Dead (original)
25. Forest Gump

 

[The Man]

1. The Good The Bad and The Ugly
2. Rio Bravo
3. Taxi Driver
4. Blow Out
5. His Girl Friday

 

[Mr. Crumb]

1. The Empire Strikes Back.
2. Star Wars - A New Hope
3. Raiders of the Lost Ark
4. Superman the Movie
5. Jaws

 

[Brick]

Brick
Chasing Amy
Clerks
Sin City
The Maltese Falcon

 

[psycho]

Serenity
Die Hard
Batman Begins
From Dusk till Dawn
Forrest Gump

 

[ShaneHelms]

All very good films.

My top 5:

1. The Long Good Friday
2. One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
3. Goodfellas
4. The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
5. The Departed

Likewise

 

[Duneboy]

killing Zoe
batman begins
transformers
eraser head
ghost in the shell, etc.

 

[William_C]

Amelie
Friday
Batman Begins
The Prestige
Goodfellas

 

[bullets]

i expect to see alot of goodfellas and hopefully some godfather here .

 

[Rez]

I try to pick movies that are not only good but I enjoy and say something to me personally.

5. Batman Begins
4. Superman the Movie
3. The Bourne Identity
2. Braveheart
1. The Matrix

The list of honorable mentions would go on and cover many that have already been stated, such as starwars, lord of the rings, memento, donnie darko, gladiator, shawshank redemption, and one that wasnt mentioned, minority report.

what kills me about you people is that some movies are so popular but I think they really shouldn't be. a clockwork orang is debatable as it is a really intelligent film it is also very disturbing, I have trouble believing that some would put it on their top 10. Pulp fiction is another one, i hate that stupid pointless movie. yeah you heard me! explain to me why that one is a good movie?

LoL.

Are you joking?

You do realize that your list of "good movies that speak to you personally" are far more popular, blockbuster type movies than Clockwork Orange and Pulp Fiction, right? Some people tend to pick films that challenge and engage them(like say, Clockwork Orange & Pulp Fiction) over action films where you pretty much leave your brain at the door. If you really think Pulp Fiction is stupid and pointless, I suggest you wait a couple of years, perhaps at least until you have to start shaving, and then try watching it again. It's one thing to not like a movie, it's quite another to dismiss it because you're a moron



Anywho...


The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Closer
The Big Lebowski
Reefer Madness
American Beauty

 

[Secret_Riddle]

Lord of the Rings..as a trilogy
Indiana Jones..as a trilogy
Star Wars 5
Batman Begins
Casino Royale

 

[byte19]

BATMAN
Batman Begins
They Live
Backdraft
Momento

 

[The Man of Steel]

Top 25

#1 Superman
#2 Superman Returns
#3 Superman II (Donner's cut)
#4 Batman Begins
#5 Batman
#6 Forest Gump
#7 Superman 4
#8 Indiana Jones III
#9 Star Wars episode IIII
#10 Superman III
#11 Batman Forever
#12 Star Wars III
#13 Batman Returns
#14 X-Men 2
#15 Star Wars I
#16 the rest of the Star Wars movies
#17 Raiders of the lost Ark
#18 LOTR
#19 Batman MOTP
#20 Transformers
#21 X-Men
#22 300
#23 Spider-Man 2
#24 AVP
#25 AVP-R

 

[Visceral]

LoL.

Are you joking?

You do realize that your list of "good movies that speak to you personally" are far more popular, blockbuster type movies than Clockwork Orange and Pulp Fiction, right? Some people tend to pick films that challenge and engage them(like say, Clockwork Orange & Pulp Fiction) over action films where you pretty much leave your brain at the door. If you really think Pulp Fiction is stupid and pointless, I suggest you wait a couple of years, perhaps at least until you have to start shaving, and then try watching it again. It's one thing to not like a movie, it's quite another to dismiss it because you're a moron



Anywho...


The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Closer
The Big Lebowski
Reefer Madness
American Beauty

oy!

I was try to make a point, one that was missed apparently. Let me explain I have no problem respecting films that challenge people on an intellectual field. But as I recall this was a thread that describes our favorite films, not what we thought were the greatest films. What I am trying to say is SO WHAT??? so what if my favorite films are "more popular, blockbuster type movies". I used to go to Loyola Marymount University where the films school is very renouned and every one would routinely say that their favorite films were Citizen Cane and the Godfather. My friend, afilm major, told me once her favorite movie was the birth of a nation, and I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Don't get me wrong I like to be intellectually challenged and I can respect many classic films. But was that really the film she loved to watch over and over again that she derived so much enjoyment from. If it was then I was gravely mistaken as to the kind of person she was. And after much further questioning I found her favorite film was the princess bride. A far inferior film when compared to the others she listed off like a trained machine.

I tire of this. We should never check our brains at the door, but shouldn't we also enjoy what we are watching?

If I don't like a film the critics love and with good reason shouldn't I be able to say so without being insulted?

Are there somethings that are perhaps popular with cause? Things like Gone with the Wind? or The Godfather?

In defense of my list: Superman was one of the first films I ever watched and remembered, It made me want to aspire to be like him. Batman Begins was the story of a man who tries to affect change in an everyday realistic world and does it so as one of my childhood memories. Bourne is in my opinion an example of the moral conscience in the real world and how important it is. Braveheart is one of the best examples of manhood in cinema today. But for me the Matrix beats it all. Taking Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and just about every philosophy and political structure and rolling it into a very appealling action film. I film I can take meaning from and also enjoy.

Thats where I think the problem lies. In our attempt to get away from brainless crap we run toward boring crap. There has to be some sort of medium in between. Lets also be honest, we are on superherohype messageboards shouldn't we be able to state that we love superhero movies without being insulted for not liking that which is crtically acclaimed.

Bullet a couple of posts earlier says he hopes to see a lot of goodfellas and godfather. I love those films, but I hope to see a much more variety as everyone is different and not everyone cares what AFI or the academy awards tells us to like.

As for Kubrick and Tarantino, I really dislike their style. And I'm not sure it's psychologically healthy to always be watching those types of films. This is why I am surprised to see that people have put it on their favorite films. I never stated that I didn't respect those films, with the exception of Pulp Fiction that is. Tarantino is renouned for his great realistic characters....that I don't relate to one little bit. So which should I care about something that has no significance to me. So many guys I know tell me that the Godfather is the greatest film ever. Not for me. And if thats ignorance well then I welcome it.

But I come from a place where disagreement isn't ignorance.

edit: i forgot to add fight club and the departed to my list

 

[McVenom]

The Godfather part I

A Clockwork Orange

American History X

The Godfather Part II

Die Hard

 

[The Dark Defender]

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Passion of the Christ
Peter Jackson's King Kong
Braveheart
RAMBO

 

[Matrixo]

1.The Departed- Just pure greatness and turtles.
2.Pulp Fiction- Nuff Said?
3.Batman Begins-fact that it had been so long since there was a good batfilm.
4.Fight Club- Stunning and just a amazing movie.
5.Sweeney Todd- One of the few Tim Burton Movies I actually liked.
6.American Psycho- Just shows how amazing Bale is.
7.No Country For Old Men- Very good. This and Fargo are Coen Classics.
8.Cloverfield- Surprising amazing, I never felt so into a movie ever.
9.Brokeback Mountain- Say what you want this amazing. The performances make this movie.
10.Shaun of the Dead- Never laughed so hard.

And Forrest Gump should be like number zero for everyone because everyones seen it and loved it lol.

 

[Jick]

Gladiator
Die-Hard 4
Spider-Man 2
Predator
Hot Shots

 

[Carmine Falcone]

1.The Departed- Just pure greatness and just great all around

Not meaning to attack you, but this is an textbook example of a circular reasoning -- It's great because it's great.

 

[thejon93]

Top 5 Horror Movies
1) The Descent
2) Cloverfield
3) A Nightmare on Elm's Street
4) Carrie
5) The Omen
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Top 5 Action/Adventure Movies
1) Raiders of the Lost Ark
2) Die Hard
3) Star Wars IV: A New Hope
4) The Terminator
5) Casino Royale
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Top 5 Comic Book Adaptions
1) Spider-Man 2
2) X-Men: United
3) Batman Begins
4) Spider-Man
5) Sin City
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Top 5 Computer/Animated Movies
1) Finding Nemo
2) Happy Feet
3) The Incredibles
4) Toy Story
5) The Simpsons Movie
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Top 5 Comedy Movies
1) The 40 Year-Old Virgin
2) Airplane
3) Shaun of the Dead
4) Superbad
5) Knocked Up
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Top 5 Movies Of All Time
1) The Godfather
2) Taxi Driver
3) The Departed
4) No Country For Old Men
5) Micheal Clayton​

 

[Ash J. Williams]

1. Evil Dead Trilogy
2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
3. Big Trouble in Little China
4. Bubba Ho-Tep
5. George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead
6. Logan's Run
7. Blade Runner
8. The Toxic Avenger
9. George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead
10. Darkman
11. Eraserhead
12. Lost Highway
13. The Elephant Man
14. Donnie Darko
15. Akira
16. Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
17. Dead Alive
18. John Carpeter's The Thing
19. An American Werewolf in London
20. Them!
21. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
22. Reservoir Dogs
23. John Carpenter's Halloween
24. Jaws
25. Shaun of the Dead

 

[Matrixo]

Not meaning to attack you, but this is an textbook example of a circular reasoning -- It's great because it's great.

Hows that?

 

[Lex Luthor]

Let's see here ...



1. Batman 1989

2. JAWS

3. Gojira/Godzilla King of the Monsters

4. Memento

5. American Psycho

 

[DieSmiling]

It's hard to come up with a top five, here are some of my favorites:

Good Will Hunting
The Departed
Batman Begins
Star Wars Saga
Lord of the Rings
The Shawshank Redemption
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
The Matrix
Braveheart
Desperado
Saving Private Ryan
Training Day