Five Best Movies of All Time?

[Yamaha B-2]

For you, that is.

Mine are:

Brazil
Casablanca
Something About Mary (first time, but not on repeats)
Repo Man (oh yeah, been far too long since I watched this)
Blade Runner

I reserve the right to modify this list (and just did so).

[theodoric]

Repo Man
Brazil
Apocalypse Now
Goodfellas
Reservoir Dogs

[Wardsweb]

CITIZEN KANE
CASABLANCA
GONE WITH THE WIND
THE WIZARD OF OZ
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE

You now hard it is to narrow this down to 5? :saywhat:

[Holst]

True Grit (I think of this one on horse rides throw big feilds on Autumn days with my horse wondering why I'm yelling "Fill your hand you son of a bitch")
Fate is the Hunter (B&W Glen Ford/Rod Taylor thriller based on Ernest K. Gann)
Spellbound (Hitchcock classic)
The Castle (Aussie fun)
Raiders of the lost Ark (as seen in a movie theatre in 1981 before any of the weak copy cat films where ever thought of)

[Lefty]

Dr. Strangelove
Raising Arizona
Get Shorty
The first Terminator
The first Alien


Lefty

[Army]

Unforgiven - Clint Eastwood

Tears of the Sun - Bruce Willis

Dances with Wolves - Kevin Costner

Hunt for Red October - Sean Connery & Alec Baldwin

Memphis Belle - Matthew Modine, Eric Stolz & crew

[Blinddog]

I enjoy too many movies to cut it down to a top five, but these would be my favorite five after a hard nights drinking but for some reason I can't get to sleep, in no particular order.

Tombstone
Once Upon A Time In Mexico
Fist Full Of Dollars - "Shoot for the heart Ramone"
Slap Shot
Spinal Tap

[mhardy6647]

Casablanca
Dr. Strangelove
A Clockwork Orange

(after that, they start to run together, at least right at this moment)
Tell you what... for right this minute, I'll say:

Silent Running
Animal House (it IS awfully funny)

I reserve the right to modify my list...

PS I wouldn't put "Fate is the Hunter" in a top 5, but it IS a good movie!

[MikeO]

American Beauty
Schindler's List
Before Sunset
Chasing Amy
High Fidelity

[tentoze]

I hate lists.

Apocalypse Now
King of Hearts
Fitzcarraldo
La Strada
Duck Soup

--edit-- Screw Duck Soup. Replace with The Producers.

[HLMorin]

Treasure of Seirra Nevada
Casablanca
The Usual Suspects
Wuthering Heights
The Magnifigant Seven ( Or the Japanese Original) Both were great.

List subject to change with mood.

[botrytis]

North by Northwest
Casablanca
M (how many remember this one? It is a great movie!!)
The Godfather
Life is Beautiful

Honorable Mention - The Original french version of Beauty and the Beast. It was actually the first talkie movie and was just an amazing movie for its time.

You can leave off - Gone with the Wind for me. To me, it is over-hyped and none of the characters in the movie are likeable.

Dave

[Yamaha B-2]

Treasure of Seirra Nevada
Casablanca
The Usual Suspects
Wuthering Heights
The Magnifigant Seven ( Or the Japanese Original) Both were great.
List subject to change with mood.Wasn't your third choice made from a line in your second choice? :D

[Andyman]

OK, I'll play, but this is hard.

Casablanca
The Godfather
The Shawshank Redemption
It Happened One Night
One flew Over The Cuckoos' Nest

Yep, it can change too

[Unican_Eric]

Blade Runner
The Wrath Of Kahn
Full Metal Jacket
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
2001

[WhiteSE]

my five i think would be:

2001 A Space Odyssey
Play It Again Sam, woody allen's
The Great Escape, Steve McQueen
A Bridge Over River Kwaii
Das Boot.

[gonzo]

Damn thats a hard one.

Razors Edge -Bill Murray
North by Northwest
Rear Window
Crash
Shane

[Filmboydoug]

Dr. Strangelove
Sunset Boulevard
North By Northwest
The Third Man
All About Eve

I'll have a new list in ten minutes.

[markthefixer]

my five:

Hondo
The Quiet Man
Quigley Down Under
Silverado
2001 A Space Oddesey

[Andyman]

Anybody ever see a foreign film named "El Topo"???

It's a bloody, allegorical Western that I haven't seen in 30 years.

[Andyman]

I'll have a new list in ten minutes.

Ain't it the truth...........

[jcmjrt]

Gone With The Wind
Casablanca
Star Wars
Alien
and a list of great Hitchcock films...Notorious, North by Northwest, Vertigo, Rear Window, Strangers on a Train - pick one.

[Eric H]

No particular order:

Psycho
Double Indemnity
Sunset Boulevard
Wizard of Oz
Pink Flamingos

It's really hard to pick just five, no doubt i could easily come up with another five favorites.

[mhardy6647]

ooh, oooh, I'm changin' my vote:

For the last two, strike my previous entries and insert

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (how did I forget that one?)
The Producers (every bit as funny, and tasteless, in its own way, as Animal House)

Any Robert Altman fans here? My top 10 would probably include:
M*A*S*H
Nashville
A Wedding

[Filmboydoug]

For the last two, strike my previous entries and insert

Any Robert Altman fans here? My top 10 would probably include:
M*A*S*H
Nashville
A Wedding

Don't forget The Player.

[mhardy6647]

The Player
hmmm... not seen it; should I?

[elroymcgee]

Blazing Saddles "mel brooks" the ultimate western comedy
Scent of a Woman "al pacino" great movie
Training Day "denzel washington" this one blew me away
Wild Things "denise richards" great flick
Super Troopers too funny

[Fast_Eddie]

Dr. Strangelove
Sunset Boulevard
North By Northwest
The Third Man
All About Eve

I'll have a new list in ten minutes.

Ohh, the Third Man- I love that movie. Haven't seen it in years. That would make my list. Citizen Cane too. High Noon. Charlie Varick. Bad Day at Blackrock. Tough to do this- and yeah, I'll change my mind too.

Ed

[TommyC]

There are about 20 movies in my list of five favorite movies, but if I HAD to choose just five movies they would be:

The Godfater
Blade Runner
A Clockwork Orange
Saving Private Ryan
The African Queen

[Filmboydoug]

hmmm... not seen it; should I?

Oh hell yes! IMO there have been 3 great movies about the movie business. Sunset Boulevard, Get Shorty and The Player.

[jcmjrt]

There are about 20 movies in my list of five favorite movies, but if I HAD to choose just five movies they would be:

The Godfater
Blade Runner
A Clockwork Orange
Saving Private Ryan
The African Queen


...yeah Blade Runner and The African Queen are both great flicks. I can name five and then think of five more that should be on the list and...

[abone1999]

Apocalyse Now
To Kill A Mockingbird
Mystic River, Unforgiven, Million Dollar Baby (I know I am cheating here but yeah I think he is the finest living director, no special effects, just great directing and acting)
The Day The Earth Stood Still (50's B Sci Fi Movie that still holds up extremely well)
The French Connection

[RussinOhio]

Bridge On The River Kwai
Citizen Kane
Saving Private Ryan
The Right Stuff
Treasure Of The Seirra Madre

....I can never get tired of watching these movies.

Russ

[Jupiter1610]

Hard to narrow it down but I'll give it a try -

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Lawrence of Arabia
Good Morning Vietnam
Back to the Future I
Dr. Strangelove

Runners-up include The Shining, PeeWee Herman's Big Adventure, Waiting for Guffman, Spinal Tap, Oh Brother Where Art Thou, Hard Days Night

[Fishstink]

1. On the Waterfront - Screenplay, Acting and Soundtrack.
2. Fried Green Tomatoes - Real men like this movie but when asked, will deny it.
3. Bride of Frankenstein - Classic
4. Godfather II - Better than I
5. Casablanca - This movie bombed when it came out.

1a. Smoke - with John Hurd. - Rent it.
2a. It's a Wonderful Life.
3a. The Unforgiven - One of the best westerns IMO.
4a. East of Eden - From John Steinbeck - James Dean at his brooding best.
5a. Halloween - The first one.

Many more and previous posts are right on too.

[2DualsNotEnough]

American Beauty
Schindler's List
Before Sunset
Chasing Amy
High Fidelity

Can I just borrow your list?That would definetely be ONE of my top five lists! :thmbsp:
Jimmy

[2DualsNotEnough]

Top five list in a popcorn kinda mood:

Seven Samurai
Dragon Forever
El Dorado
Iron Monkey
Aliens(the 2nd one.James Cameron!)

[2DualsNotEnough]

Anybody ever see a foreign film named "El Topo"???

It's a bloody, allegorical Western that I haven't seen in 30 years.

I saw El Topo a few times about 20 years ago.I remember that the critic Pauline Kael used to call it "El Poto".
Jimmy

[2DualsNotEnough]

Don't forget The Player.
And if you love Altman,Id also add McCabe and Mrs. Miller,and Short Cuts.
Jimmy

[VintageNut]

Let's see:

Deep Throat
Debbie does Dallas
The Devil in Miss Jones

wait....ooppppsss......sorry.....wrong forum..........

[OvenMaster]

Blade Runner
Batman Returns (c'mon, Michelle Pfeiffer in skintight leather? meow!)
La Femme Nikita (Luc Besson's original with Anne Parillaud)
The Fifth Element
Gonna cheat here and say any 007 movie with Sean Connery

Tom

[Holst]

I've changed my list 37 times just reading these lists.

[Yamaha B-2]

I've changed my list 37 times just reading these lists.Know exactly what you're saying. I'm compiling a list of movies I have to rent over the course of this winter while I'm inside. Will be some great entertainment.

BTW- that 'Healthy Choice' microwave popcorn is pretty good.

[Bogframe]

Damn, if I have to narrow it down to five (dessert island movies?) they'd be:
Citzen Kane
Hey Good Looking (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084070/) (Ralph Bakshi)
Inncocent Blood (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104511/) (A nude Anne Parillaud as a vampire???)
My Favorite Year (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084370/)
Get Crazy (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085551/) (overlooked movie with brilliant casting and perfect comic timing)

[Duane]

To Kill a Mockingbird
Dr. Zhivago
Schindler's List
Field of Dreams

and for just plain funny,don't have to think,slapstick stupid..

Revenge of the Pink Panther

[botrytis]

Let's see:

Deep Throat
Debbie does Dallas
The Devil in Miss Jones

wait....ooppppsss......sorry.....wrong forum..........

How about - Autobiography of a Flea - now that was one funny porno!!

Dave

[clint e.]

Down By Law by Jim Jarmusch. with Tom Waits,John Lurie,Roberto Benigni...
Cool Hand Luke by Stuart Rosenberg. With Paul Newman,George Kennedy...
Underground by Emil Kusturica. With Stimac, Slavko Ristovski , Lazar..
Badlands by Terrence Malick. With Sissy Spacek,Martin Sheen...
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown:Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios by Pedro Almodóvar.With António Banderas,Carmen Maura...

clint.

[whell]

I thought that this thread was titled "5 BEST Movies of all Time". Not a list of our "favorite" flicks, but a list of those we think are worthy of being recognized as the best of the best. So, lets raise the bar a bit, shall we?

Here's my list of what I think are the very best, not in any particular order:

2001 - A Space Odyssey
Citizen Cane
Schinder's List
Casablanca
Gone with the Wind

[Henry Kloss]

This is real tough,

Sponge Bob, No that would be number 6

The great escape,
Doctor strangelove, ( Have you ever heard of flouridation Mandrake)
Looking for Mr. goodbar,
Casino royal, (hick)
Annie Hall

[2DualsNotEnough]

I thought that this thread was titled "5 BEST Movies of all Time". Not a list of our "favorite" flicks, but a list of those we think are worthy of being recognized as the best of the best. So, lets raise the bar a bit, shall we?

Here's my list of what I think are the very best, not in any particular order:

2001 - A Space Odyssey
Citizen Cane
Schinder's List
Casablanca
Gone with the Wind

Are those your pics,or AFI's pics?And for my top five audio components,Ill just go to the Stereophile recommended list.No need for personal opinion,I guess.

[clint e.]

I thought that this thread was titled "5 BEST Movies of all Time". Not a list of our "favorite" flicks, but a list of those we think are worthy of being recognized as the best of the best. So, lets raise the bar a bit, shall we?

Sorry Whell but, recognized by whom ?

clint.

[Sansui Louie]

Oh, you mean stuffy boring artsy flicks that I wouldn't bother watching the trailer of?

I'll pass on making that list.

BTW, it's Schindler's list, not Schinder's, and it's Citizen Kane, not Citizen Cane.

[THOR]

Well 3 of them would definetely be the LOTR's trilogy, I wouldn't be able to make my mind up about the rest ;)

[OvenMaster]

Yamaha B-2 started this thread with, and I quote:

"Five Best Movies of All Time?

For you, that is."

Therefore it seems to be each person's personal faves, not the faves of some celebrated and paid critic.

'Nuff said.

Tom

[Yamaha B-2]

Tom's got it right. Which five do YOU think are the greatest. And we don't discriminate. If porno works for you, that's your business.

[WhiteSE]

How about - Autobiography of a Flea - now that was one funny porno!!

Dave

Was that filmed in Super 000.8? :D

[Eric H]

2. Fried Green Tomatoes - Real men like this movie but when asked, will deny it.
Many more and previous posts are right on too.

OK, I'll own up to it, I love this movie!

I watched To Kill a Mockingbird (another favorite now) a few weeks ago and it was obviously a big influence on FGT.

[Yamaha B-2]

Gotta add "Three Days of the Condor". Great thriller.

[gyusher]

1)- Goldfinger
2)- Starwars (all of them)
3)- LOTR (all of them)
4)- Cast Away
5)- Fifth Element

This list is this morning. . . It will change as I wake up more, or my mood changes.

I have hundreds of most favorites. Way to hard to narrow down to 5. . .

[drspiff]

Lion in Winter -- Katherine Hepburn, Peter O'Toole -- Fabulous music!
King of Hearts -- You don't have to be crazy to love this one
The Longest Day -- no superlatives needed
Il Postino -- (The Postman)

[modge]

Sea of Love
True Grit
Alien
Notting Hill
The Brdges of Madison County
A bit if a softy at Heart. Helen Barkin Do I nead to say enythink.

[mhardy6647]

Since someone opened this thread again, let me nominate two Robert Altman films that I thought were really funny. I may be the only person on earth who liked them, though:

Nashville
A Wedding

[soundnut594]

Dr. Strangelove, Pulp Fiction,Young Frankenstein,The Good the Bad the Ugly and Star Wars.This is the greatest site on the WEB I've been learnin so much !Thanks and Merry Christmas to All

[Mark W.]

Not sure if these are my best but they come to mind.

American Graffiti

Open Range (the most realistic gun fight in the history of westerns IMHO)

Two Lane Black Top (most realistic Outlaw drag racing movie EVER)

Star Wars 1977 (If you don't understand you weren't sitting in that theator when it came out)

M*A*S*H

[ARguy]

I forgot about Two Lane Black Top w/ James Taylor and Dennis Wilson, Warren Oates-a real classic. Took me forever to get that on VHS!

JAWS
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN
OUTLAW JOSEY WALES
BULLITT
AMERICAN GRAFFITTI

[bordeno]

The movies I'll have to post later, BUT

the absolute all time greatest line from a film is.......

Ejector seat?!? You're joking.

[Andyman]

I never joke about my work, 007

Actually, I thought this line exchange was pretty good too.......

Pussy: "My name is Pussy Galore."
Bond: "I must be dreaming!"

This one too........

Bond: "I suppose I'll be able to get a drink there."
Leiter: "I told the stewardess liquor for three."
Bond: "Who are the other two?"
Leiter: "Oh, there are no other two."

Maybe we need a great lines thread...........

[gyusher]

Speaking of great lines. . . BTW DW starts the 25th on its new season. . . Personally I cant wait. . .

[drspiff]

"If you're nervous, just sit there, I'll do the masterminding around here!"
John Wayne, Sands of Iwo Jima

[BULLWINKLE]

open range, o brother where art thou?, casablanca, cinderella man, wizard of oz. there it is for me

[BULLWINKLE]

damn, forgot about paint your wagon! drop wizard for that.

[audioguy]

Lord of the Rings: all of them. There's other good movies, but for me Lord of the Rings is always ahead by a long margin. I can easily sit down 4 hours for these movies because of the deep and grasping story, music by howard shore, actors, and the picture. 10 out of 5 stars.

[Randy Bassham]

Casablanca
The Quiet Man
McLintock
Blazing Saddles
1941

[www.records]

Forest Gump
Old Yeller (this ripped my heart out as a lad)
Woodstock (the original)
Wizard of Oz
Shawshank Redemption

Honerable Mention-

Revenge of the Nerds
The Green Mile
Star Wars
The ALamo (original)

Ok, so I am old and don't really watch many movies. These are some that really made an impression on me.

[cubdog]

Bringing Up Baby... funniest movie ever
Sound of Music..... best musical
Before Sunrise...... intellegent dialogue
LOTR.................. best trilogy???
Appolo 13............ just because I watched it last night

cubdog

[Hepcat]

Dr. Strangelove
Mister Roberts
The Caine Mutiny
Casablanca
The Third Man

[vintagecollect]

...

[Texas42]

I refuse to be manipulated into giving my top 5 list...

With that in mind, I'll separate mine by category...<grin>

Overall
Casablanca
The Sting
The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
North by Northwest
Raiders of the Lost Ark

Sci-Fi
Blade Runner
Planet of the Apes
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Logan's Run (cheesy special effects, but original plot)
Lawnmower Man

Comedy
Airplane!
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
My Cousin Vinny
Mr. Mom
Caddyshack

Westerns
The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
Once Upon a Time in the West
Quigley Down Under
Lonesome Dove
High Plains Drifter

Sports
Hoosiers
The Natural
Brian's Song
North Dallas Forty
Friday Night Lights

Just my .02...

[technut]

I have to go with:

The breakfast club
The green mile
The original star wars
O brother where art thou?
The shining

[Cloth Ears]

Leon (The Professional) - a remake of King Kong, with Jean Reno playing the ape?
Diva - what a car/moped chase!
Once Upon a time in the West - in a word: Henry!
Tampopo - food, sex and comedy exquisitely blended
Koyaanisqatsi - the perfect movie!

[rbneron]

Jaws
Godfather
Godfather II

[Yamaha B-2]

rbneron.......I know you're new here and we're happy to have you.....but, you gotta be able to count better than that...

[rbneron]

Oops. Got caught up in the heat of the moment and forget to count to 5.

Hmmm...2 more. Jaws 2 and Jaws 3 are certainly don't cut it, nor does Godfather III. Raiders of the Lost Ark is certainly a memorable film and, for a comedy, Airplane or Spinal Tap.

Darn...I still can't count to 5.

[Yamaha B-2]

Might I humbly suggest you try a double-blind test. You seem rather fond of them and this seems like the most appropriate place, as you do not seem to trust your ears (or want any of the rest of to trust ours, either). :D

[rbneron]

Everyone on AK is entitled to their opinions. Even if you do not agree, be respectful of others opinions.

[MikE]

The Deer Hunter

Annie Hall

Young Frankenstein

My Dinner with Andre

Casablanca

The Graduate

Kramer vs Kramer

Gandhi

Pulp Fiction

Boyz N The Hood


MikE

p.s. math was never a gift.

[Cloth Ears]

Might I humbly suggest you try a double-blind test. You seem rather fond of them and this seems like the most appropriate place, as you do not seem to trust your ears (or want any of the rest of to trust ours, either). :D:confused: Did I miss something here? :confused:

[cubdog]

:confused: Did I miss something here? :confused:
+1 ?

cubdog

[Bob]

Other genre (Asian martial arts/philsophy):

A Hero Never Dies (male bonding, great plot, spectacular music - 2 themes)
Hero (great color sequences, good choreography, only Jet Li movie
I can watch more than once)
Warriors of Heaven and Earth (devotion/duty, spectacular scenery)
Last Samurai (ninja attack scene is great, Cruise fighting sword
master to a standstill is Ok, no Tom Cruise million-dollar grin!
hokey: Cruise only survivor at the end)
Dragon Inn (remake) Brigitte Lin (to die for) and Maggie Cheung
wrestling/fight scene is amazing.

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (opening chase scene - drum music
is amazing to see and hear)

How's that for different?

Otherwise:

Dr Zhivago (music and scenery - balalaika version only on movie soundtrack)
Live and Die in LA (car chase)
Ronin (Car chases - imagine not knowing the origin of Ronin)
The Peacemaker (car chase)
Goldeneye (the legs of Famke Jansen!!!)

[MaDHaTteR]

cant put them in order but heres my fav 5 films

terminator 2
aliens
the rock
goodfellas
forest gump

LOTR triligy is the best triligy ever.

[TVTeufel]

Best movies to me are the ones I can watch repeatedly (within limits) & want to see again.

5. Dr. Strangelove (mentioned)
4. Any spaghetti western (just for the music alone!)
3. Twelve O'clock High
2. Dr. Zivago
1. And I can't believe not yet mentioned...........

NETWORK - '77 - "I'm mad as hell"...etc. - absolutely timeless.

Honorable mentions, not yet mentioned - Manchurian Candidate, The Parallex View, The Thing, & the origional Little Shop of Horrors.

Ron.

[Moot]

1. Lord of the Rings (All 3 in extended versions; it's one long story).
2. Indiana Jones, Raiders of the Lost Ark.
3. Star Wars, episode 4.
4. Dr. Strangelove.
5. Maltese Falcon.

[markmarc]

Seen too many to limit to just five:

The Right Stuff- Brillant from beginning to end
Dances With Wolves- perfect editing
Almost Famous- Best Rock n Roll movie ever, period!
Tie: Dave/In & Out- Kevin Kline is hysterical
The Shawshank Redemption- Powerful and gripping
Monty Python's Life of Brian- Most sarcastic movie ever
Airplane!- 25 years later and I'm still laughing
On Her Majesty's Secret Service- Best Bond movie, yes, better than Goldfinger.
Slapshot- rude, and sheer fun
My Big Fat Greek Wedding- Anybody with lots of ethnic relatives can relate
Patton- The opening five minutes are worth it alone
Bladerunner- Gets better as I get older
The Milagro Beanfield War- Underappreciated, great music
Downhill Racer- Seems like a documentary at times, dialogue is so realistic
Monsters, Inc- Pixar's best, most original story
Local Hero- Far better screen play than Sideways

[tdpatt48]

in particular order
the birds
the cell
slaughter house five
wrath of kahn
the burbs

[Mike Bama]

Some of my top movies

1. Bullitt
2. Wild Bunch
3. Tombstone
4. Officer And A Gentleman
5. Dirty Harry

Honorable Mention in no order

Right Stuff
Used Cars
Psycho
North By Northwest
Star Wars
Walk The Line
Ray
Hustle & Flow
Casablanca
Gone With The Wind
Indiana Jones (any)
Shawshank Redemtion
Green Mile (stayed true to the books)
Open Range
Any Ron Howard directed film
Any Brian DePalma film

Just to name a few

[JerryM]

In chronological order:

Rashomon

North by Northwest

The Manchurian Candidate (the 1962 original)

Dr. Strangelove

Breaking the Waves

[Toasted Almond]

The Magnificent 7 (That fucking music. Seven young studs and that fucking music.)
12 Angry men
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Nevada Smith
The Searchers

Jerry above me has number 6 with The Manchurian Candidate (the original).

[Bigerik]

In no particular order:
The Third Man
Casablanca
Almost Famous
Lawrence of Arabia
Citizen Kane


Honourable mention:
High Society (Bing, Frank and Satchmo all in one movie)

[johndoe3]

The Sting
Raiders of the Lost Ark
American Graffiti
L.A. Confidential
Star Wars-A New Hope

[daveshel]

Airplane
Caddyshack
Night Shift
Memento
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

[markdi]

das boot

requiem for a dream

the fifth element

dr. Zivago

the war zone

[donoghue]

Not necessarily best I've ever seen but my favorites

Vertigo
Monty Python & the Holy Grail
Ran-Kurosawa
Empire Strikes Back
Lawrence of Arabia

Also
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Casino
Das Boot
Gattica
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Godfather II
For a Few Dollars More
LA Confidential
Fargo
Leon
Neverending Story

[Hepcat]

The hell with it. Here is my all time top 25 movies: (And by the way, "Blood Simple" is the original version, not the "Director's cut" version. It was much better the first time. I have a VHS and Laser Disc copy but not a DVD yet)

Top 25 Movies

1. Dr. Stangelove
2. Mister Roberts
3. The Caine Mutiny
4. One-Eyed Jacks
5. Raising Arizona
6. Casablanca
7. Paths of Glory
8. La Dolce Vita
9. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
10. The Americanization of Emily
11. The Maltese Falcon
12. Chinatown
13. Raiders of the Lost Ark
14. Patton
15. The Conversation
16. Blade Runner
17. The Killing
18. The Last Picture Show
19. The Manchurian Candidate (1962 version)
20. Godfather (I & II)
21. The Shining
22. Blood Simple
23. The Asphalt Jungle
24. Blow Out
25. The Third Man

[WhiteSE]

As of tonite my best are:

2001
Silent running (with Glenn Ford)
Das Boot
12 Angry Men
The Odd Couple
Dr Strangelove
All You Wanted to Know About Sex but Were afraid Of..
The Killing Fields
Mr Roberts

[Bill22]

if anyone wants to see a great movie that never got very big, try the boondock saints. it has a quinten tarentino feel to it.

[moondog]

Easy Rider
Once Upon A Time In The West
Apocalypse Now
Blade Runner
Time Bandits

Honorable Mention... Silverado

[Debassige]

o brother where art thou :thmbsp:
gone in sixty seconds :zoom:
dazed and confused :smoke:
any and all godzilla :nerd:
anything with giant locust, lizards, spiders, monkeys etc... in black and white :yes:

[sven]

Blow Up

A Clockwork Orange

The Ruling Class

Metropolis

Solaris

And many more....

[kichijai]

French Connection
Jaws
American Beauty
Nobody's Fool
Friday the 13th Part 2

[richh]

Get the feeling five is an impossible challenge. twenty five maybe!!

WILD BUNCH

WHEN WE WERE KINGS

BUTCH CASSISY AND THE SUNDANCE KID

THE OUTLAW JOSEY WALES

LOLITA

SAY ANYTHING

PLACES IN THE HEART

HARD TIMES

HOOSIERS

THE VERDICT

[richh]

Sorry went over the limit, but left out ten I know are better than these.

[inonjoey]

The French Connection

Paris, Texas

Chinatown

Blue Velvet

A Very Long Engagement

[eljr]

Harvey
A Clockwork Orange
Young Frankenstein
Apocalypse Now
2001 A Space Odyssey


just falling short:

Koyaanisqatsi
Easy Rider

[MarantzDance]

The Silence of the Lambs
Casablanca
The Getaway
The French Connection
The Godfather II

in that order imo.

[MarantzDance]

Also I think Casablanca is the run away favorite after going through a few pages of this thread.

[WhiteSE]

today my 5 favs:

2001
Rescue Dawn
300
The Machinist
Das Boot

[grateful]

Chinatown
Dog Day Afternoon
Pulp Fiction
King of Hearts
Easy Rider
One Flew over the cukoo's nest

[gearhound]

To Kill A Mockingbird
Shane
Five Easy Pieces
Harper
Cool Hand Luke

[arrow 68]

Get the feeling five is an impossible challenge. twenty five maybe!!

WILD BUNCH

WHEN WE WERE KINGS

BUTCH CASSISY AND THE SUNDANCE KID

THE OUTLAW JOSEY WALES

LOLITA

SAY ANYTHING

PLACES IN THE HEART

HARD TIMES

HOOSIERS

THE VERDICT

High Plains Drifter is better. Much better.

[arrow 68]

I can't say these are the best, but I will try to name some that people have not seen. Well some have been seen I am sure.

The Man Who Laughs. 1928.

Out Of The Past. 1947 (Has This Been Mentioned ?)

He Walked By Night. 1948

The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre. 1948 (This is one of the best movies ever made)

Look Back In Anger. 1958. Richard Burton was one of my favorites.

Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf ? 1966.

The Hospital. 1971 (Classic)

High Plains Drifter. 1973 (Why not. The best thing Eastwood ever did)

Plenty of great movies in this thread. THE BEST MOVIES EVER MADE ARE IN BLACK AND WHITE!!!

[RWFE]

I will name my best movie of all time:

Dr. Strangelove

[sampson159]

schindlers list
stalag 17
shawshank redemption
palm beach story
to kill a mockingbird

[pilotputz]

Shawshank Redemption
The Princess Bride
The Exorcist
Unforgiven
Harold and Maude

[richh]

As soon as you finish typing they come flooding in from all angles.

Hud
The Hustler
Twelve Angry Men
East of Eden
Night of the Iguano

[kichijai]

French Connection
Jaws
Shawshank
American Beauty
Cuckoos Nest

[bordeno]

Surprised no one's mentioned Debbie Does Dallas yet.

[arrow 68]

As soon as you finish typing they come flooding in from all angles.

Hud
The Hustler
Twelve Angry Men
East of Eden
Night of the Iguano

Great film.

[pmsummer]

my five i think would be:

2001 A Space Odyssey
Play It Again Sam, woody allen's
The Great Escape, Steve McQueen
A Bridge Over River Kwaii
Das Boot.

That's scary close.

[pmsummer]

Battleground (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battleground_(film))

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cabinet_of_Dr._Caligari)

High Noon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Noon)

2001 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_%28film%29)

No Country for Old Men (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Country_for_Old_Men_%28film%29)

[barrynsue]

So many great movies that there is no way I could limit my choices to five. Here are some of my favorites although not in any order:

Godfather (1 & 2)

Schindler's List

Saving Private Ryan

Mr. Roberts

The Longest Day

Apollo 13

Young Frankenstein - Marty Feldman is hilarious!

Austin Powers trilogy

Goodfellas

Casino

The Usual Suspects

So many others but these are movies I can watch over and over and always enjoy.

Barry

[reggaenaut]

Witness for the prosecution
The Preacher
Memphis Belle
Paths of glory
Europa

[MisterFishey]

The Godfather Part 1
The Godfather Part 2
Airplane! (I am serious, and don't call me Shirley :thmbsp:)
Schindler's List
Lawrence of Arabia

[Snade]

Bullitt (of course)

Godfather I

The Hustler

Lawrence of Arabia

The Sound of Music (no kidding)



Cheers, Snade

[AnalogDigit]

Apocalypse Now
Lawrence of Arabia (got to see this movie in the theatre. Wow!)
Animal House
Dr. Strangelove
Some Like it Hot

[Snade]

Apocalypse Now
Lawrence of Arabia
Animal House
Dr. Strangelove
Some Like it Hot

That's a good list. :thmbsp:

[6thumbs]

Requiem For A Heavyweight,,,,Treasure of the Sierra Madre,,,,The Godfather I&II,,,Saving Private Ryan,,,Cuckoos Nest

[jlindsey86]

It's A Wonderful Life
Empire of the Sun
The Best Years of our Lives
Double Indemnity
Paper Moon

[e2e4c7c5]

Caddyshack
Stripes
Braveheart
Gladiator
Hamburger Hill

[cfranz]

Charade
Local Hero
Support your Local Sheriff
Silent Running
Also:
That movie about the two girls who's parents were killed in an accident and their hobo aunt came to take care of them. Can't remember the name

[richh]

Charade
Local Hero
Support your Local Sheriff
Silent Running
Also:
That movie about the two girls who's parents were killed in an accident and their hobo aunt came to take care of them. Can't remember the name

Housekeeping

[arrow 68]

I really want to see "The Iceman Cometh".

[ToddG]

OK, I'll play, but this is hard.
The Shawshank Redemption


Now that is one good movie. So many people forget about that one!
c-ya
ToddG

[rushfan]

In no particular order...

Star Wars
When Harry Met Sally
As Good As It Gets
Hoosiers
John Carpenter's The Thing

[outshined]

All good choices, really... Mine would be:

Alien
Twelve Angry Men (the original, with Henry Fonda)
Predator
Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Bullitt

[jlindsey86]

Didnt notice if The Graps of Wrath, or Bound for Glory were posted.

[richh]

GOOD CALL! Fonda at his best!!

[donoghue]

Now that is one good movie. So many people forget about that one!
c-ya
ToddG

Hmmm, #2 rating on IMDB's top 250 list says otherwise.;)

I don't know about the "best", but a few of my favorites are North by Northwest, the Godfather, Fargo, Lawrence of Arabia, and Ran.

[dspang]

5. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
4. Taxi Driver
3. Star Wars
2. Nosferatu
1. Halloween

[Aage]

Don't forget "Trixie", with Emily Watson.

"Fish or get off the pot!"

[scubaguy10]

OK, some pretty off the reservation choices on here.

My top 5:
Casablanca- more American cultural expressions come from this movie thanany other.

The Godfather- all the other cultural expressions come from this movie. And if you don't believe me,we're going to the mattresses.

Godfather Part 2- best sequel ever. And Deniro is great.

Goodfellas- Long, but interesting. Maybe I have a gangster fixation.

In Harm's Way ( The Duke, Kirk Douglas, Patricia Neal, Burgess Meredith in a GREAT role, very underrated movie. Directed by Otto Preminger)

[sreeja]

In my opinion the best movies are
Citizen Kane
Rules of the Game, The
Vertigo
Battleship Potemki
Singin' In the Ra
Gold Rush, The
City Lights:banana:

[m4rz]

Blade Runner (and the soundtrack is excellent)
The meaning of life
Terminator (1st)
Alien (1st)
Pulp Fiction

That's just off the top of my head.

[bighairydude]

Not in any particular order

Seven Days in May-great dialogue movie and the acting to back it up

The Wild Bunch-Peckinpah at his best

Big Trouble in Little China-best martial arts movie of all time and there are some great speechs in here and Kurt Russell is great

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington-couldnt we use a politician like this in this day and time

Dr. Strangelove-whats not to like about this one

Ronin-the best cars chases since French Connection and the best Mcguffin movie in a long time

I know that is more then 5 but i could go on and on and on

[macfreak]

Citizen Kane
The Quiet Man
Tootsie
Godfather II
The Best Years of Our Lives and The Searchers (tie)

[MoreCowbell]

MirrorMask - The visuals and aura of this film are mind blowing.
Local Hero - Best use of subtle humor in a film. Good to see that a couple others had this on their lists too.
Diamonds Are Forever - The quintessential Bond film.
Heavy Metal - Excellent collection of diverse animated shorts with a unifying story arc.
Blade Runner - Do androids dream of electric sheep?

[soundmotor]

A staggeringly difficult task!

LA Confidential
MASH
Rear Window
Sunset Strip
The Three Musketeers (Oliver Reed, et al)

No, the light isn't out over L-Z in my DVD collection!

:no:

(Post 4434 = HiFi)

[Robie]

Some great movies, many of which I haven't seen.

Tough as it is (just remembering is tough enough), my faves as of time of post:

Apocalypse Now
Amarcord
Blade Runner (great soundtrack)
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (great Ryuichi Sakamoto soundtrack)
Silverado (or Magnificent Seven or Seven Samurai)

Just saw Bullit again. Very, very good "clinical" movie.

[reggaenaut]

Witness for the prosecution
Das Boot
Paths of glory
Casablanca
Elmer Gantry

[Tapehead47]

Raiders of the Lost Ark
Bladerunner
Dr. No (the onset of Bond movies)
Alien
V is for Vendetta
Quigley Down Under

Okay, sue me for 6

[specialidiot]

Diner
The Great Escape
Rear Window
The Shining
They Call Me Trinity

[wajobu]

Watching "Blade Runner" The Final Cut now...FINALLY!

[reggaenaut]

Diner
The Great Escape
Rear Window
The Shining
They Call Me Trinity

They Call Me Trinity: interesting

[Holst]

Hey, I loved They Call Me Trinity.

[armstpe]

It is almost impossible to pick my favorite five. However, off the top of my head I can list a few that I never tire of watching.

1. My Fair Lady
2. Brians Song
3. Quigley Down Under
4. The Quiet Man
5. The Green Mile
6. Finians Rainbow
7. The Sound of Music
8. In Harm's Way
9. Just about any of the old hollywood musical spectaculars. Too many to list.

Paul

[matel]

Off the top off my head-

8 1/2
Elmer Gantry
The Hidden Fortress
The Wild Bunch
L.A. Confidential

[2DualsNotEnough]

Off the top off my head-

8 1/2
Elmer Gantry
The Hidden Fortress
The Wild Bunch
L.A. Confidential

REAL hard to argue with that group.
Jimmy

[Stuart Pedaso]

A Clockwork Orange
The Day The Earth Stood Still (Patricia Neal is HOT)
Modern Times
Lord Of The Rings Trilogy (all of 'em or nothing!)
Silent Running

[Michael Powers]

So far as I could tell, these haven't been mentioned (and I think they stand up to anyone else's list). In no particular order....

Harry and Tonto - Art Carney
Tomorrow - Robert Duvall
The Boy's from Company 'C'
Arsenic and Old Lace - Cary Grant & Peter Lorre
Death Takes a Holiday - Frederick March

[ecandle]

Kpax
Rumblefish
Contact
Almost famous
Tommy Boy

[Urchinn]

Clockwork Orange
Umberto D
Wizard of Oz
Harold Lloyd's "The Kid Brother"
Dreamchild

[Manuel64]

Five of my favorites are:

1. The Good, The bad, and The Ugly

2. Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back

3. Terminator II

4. Conan the Barbarian

5. Dr. Strangelove

[Sansui Louie]

Boy, this is hard. The top 5 all time, huh. Hmmmm.

Wizard of Oz
Animal House
Fargo
Rain Man
It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World