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Post by dirtypillows on Aug 31, 2018 16:14:39 GMT
For me, I differentiate between best and favorite, although in a few cases, the line can blur. This is a 'favorite' list as your thread implies, in what I would call easy for me to watch, go to movies, where my mood may not exactly matter even though they are from different genres. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE - 62'ROSEMARY'S BABY - 68' THE BOYS IN THE BAND - 70'JAWS - 75' 3 WOMEN - 77' DAWN OF THE DEAD - 78'GREASE - 78' UP IN SMOKE - 78' MOTEL HELL - 80' ORDINARY PEOPLE - 80'
THE FUNHOUSE - 81'HALLOWEEN II - 81' ANNIE - 82' BASKET CASE - 82'
TOOTSIE - 82'
VISITING HOURS - 82'
PSYCHO II - 83'CONAN THE DESTROYER - 84' FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF - 86' HEARTBURN - 86' ELVIRA: MISTRESS OF THE DARK - 88'HEAVENLY CREATURES - 94' SERIAL MOM - 94' TO WONG FOO, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, JULIE NEWMAR - 95'DETROIT ROCK CITY - 99' It would have been easy to do a top 50, obviously, and I could have come up with another 25 favorites in a minute. The challenge was the restraint. Looking back now, I could have so easily, for example, out down Paul Bartel's "Private Parts" and also "Basket Case". |
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Post by sdrew13163 on Aug 31, 2018 19:36:32 GMT
1. The Dark Knight
2. Raiders of the Lost Ark
3. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
4. No Country for Old Men
5. Jurassic Park
6. The Thing (1982)
7. The Empire Strikes Back
8. The Godfather: Part II
9. Blade Runner 2049
10. Fargo
11. LotR: The Two Towers
12. Goodfellas
13. Apocalypse Now (Theatrical)
14. Saving Private Ryan
15. LotR: The Fellowship of the Ring
16. Star Wars
17. The Dark Knight Rises
18. Inception
19. Die Hard
20. The Revenant
21. Dunkirk
22. LotR: Return of the King
23. M:I - Fallout
24. Heat (1995)
25. Once Upon a Time in the West
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Post by sostie on Aug 31, 2018 19:49:16 GMT
After the 1st thre the rest are pretty fluid
1. The Thing (1982)
2. Hana Bi
3. Singin In The Rain
Halloween
Big Trouble In Little China
Life & death Of Colonel Blimp
A Matter Of Life & death
Long Good Friday
Kikiujiro
Reservoir Dogs
Pulp Fiction
Kill Bill Vol 1
Shoalin Soccer
The Avengers
Hot Fuzz
Alien
Wild At Heart
Les Amants du Pont Neuf
Gregory's Girl
Pretty In Pink
Zulu (1964)
Crank
Jaws
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
Raising Arizona
Oldboy
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Post by WarrenPeace on Aug 31, 2018 20:05:29 GMT
My most favorite movie of all time is the only one that matters:
Breaking Away
Breaks away from the pack of 24.
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Post by jakesully on Aug 31, 2018 20:40:42 GMT
1. Se7en
2. A Clockwork Orange
3. Drive
4. Zodiac
5. The Dark Knight
6. Goodfellas
7. Terminator 2
8. The Shining
9. Apocalypse Now
10. Psycho
11. Alien
12. Blade Runner
13. The Departed
14. The Thing ('82)
15. No Country For Old Men
16. Saving Private Ryan
17. Fight Club
18. 25th Hour
19. Easy Rider
20. Heat
21. Moon
22. Requiem for a Dream
23. Gangs of New York
24. Being John Malkovich
25. 2001
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Post by Toasted Cheese on Aug 31, 2018 21:01:47 GMT
For me, I differentiate between best and favorite, although in a few cases, the line can blur. This is a 'favorite' list as your thread implies, in what I would call easy for me to watch, go to movies, where my mood may not exactly matter even though they are from different genres. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE - 62'ROSEMARY'S BABY - 68' THE BOYS IN THE BAND - 70'JAWS - 75' 3 WOMEN - 77' DAWN OF THE DEAD - 78'GREASE - 78' UP IN SMOKE - 78' MOTEL HELL - 80' ORDINARY PEOPLE - 80'
THE FUNHOUSE - 81'HALLOWEEN II - 81' ANNIE - 82' BASKET CASE - 82'
TOOTSIE - 82'
VISITING HOURS - 82'
PSYCHO II - 83'CONAN THE DESTROYER - 84' FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF - 86' HEARTBURN - 86' ELVIRA: MISTRESS OF THE DARK - 88'HEAVENLY CREATURES - 94' SERIAL MOM - 94' TO WONG FOO, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, JULIE NEWMAR - 95'DETROIT ROCK CITY - 99' It would have been easy to do a top 50, obviously, and I could have come up with another 25 favorites in a minute. The challenge was the restraint. Looking back now, I could have so easily, for example, out down Paul Bartel's "Private Parts" and also "Basket Case". It was a difficult task and even I feel there are some odd choices, even for myself, but I based it on what I know I have watched many times and get that favorite enjoyment feel from them. I perhaps have not recalled many, that when they come to mind, they could even replace what I have already listed. |
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Post by Toasted Cheese on Aug 31, 2018 21:06:37 GMT
Mr. Dirty, THE THING is on in 70mm at Music Box on in 2 weeks. I can't believe you haven't seen this suspense classic from John Carpenter. I have heard enough recommendations from people who love this movie. i guess I will have to see it then.Yes, I guess Mr. Dirty, otherwise Ida could be paying a visit to you and she will be in one of her darker moments. Millie has assured her that you are her favorite dinner party guest because you are a lot of fun and Ida loves those pigs in a blankets that she makes, but she just might decide to make her own, with a very special Dirty ingredient.  |
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Post by vegalyra on Aug 31, 2018 21:08:21 GMT
My list changes a lot, but the top 5 shown here are consistent. Definitely hard to do, and I left out quite a few films that I love.
Vertigo
The Ten Commandments
Ben Hur
All the Presidents Men
Lawrence of Arabia
Seven Days in May
Aguirre Wrath of God
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Ghostbusters
The Thin Red Line
Used Cars
Hunt for Red October
Spartacus
Exodus
Cast a Giant Shadow
The Omega Man
The Game
The Egyptian
Smokey and the Bandit
Destination Tokyo
Air Force
Apocalypse Now
Blade Runner
Blade Runner 2049
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Post by dirtypillows on Aug 31, 2018 22:02:54 GMT
It would have been easy to do a top 50, obviously, and I could have come up with another 25 favorites in a minute. The challenge was the restraint. Looking back now, I could have so easily, for example, out down Paul Bartel's "Private Parts" and also "Basket Case". It was a difficult task and even I feel there are some odd choices, even for myself, but I based it on what I know I have watched many times and get that favorite enjoyment feel from them. I perhaps have not recalled many, that when they come to mind, they could even replace what I have already listed. Oh, heck, I couldn't agree with you more, so let's do #26-50!!! 26. "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" 27. "Female Trouble" 28. "Last Year At Marienbad" 29. "The Fog" 30. "Terms of Endearment" 31. "Jaws 2" 32. "All About Eve" 33. "Private Parts" 34. "Dog Day Afternoon" 35. "Black Sabbath" 36. "Come Back to the 5 & 10, Jimmy Dean" 37. "Hush, Hush... Sweet Charlotte" 38. "And Then There Were None" 39. "9 to 5" 40. "Nashville" 41. "Basket Case" 42. "Ali: Fear Eats the Soul" 43. "Mommie Dearest" 44. "The Tenant" 45. "The Possession of Joel Delaney" 46. "Desperate Characters" 47. "Body Double" 48. "I Saw What You Did!" 49. "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" 50. "Phenomena" |
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Post by movielover on Aug 31, 2018 22:26:57 GMT
Mr. Dirty, THE THING is on in 70mm at Music Box on in 2 weeks. I can't believe you haven't seen this suspense classic from John Carpenter. I have heard enough recommendations from people who love this movie. i guess I will have to see it then. It really is great. |
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Post by movielover on Aug 31, 2018 22:33:26 GMT
Well, since you're asking for top 50 now:
1. Goodfellas
2. The Godfather
3. The Godfather: Part II
4. The Boys in the Band (1970)
5. Jaws
6. Dead Poets Society
7. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
8. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
9. Raiders of the Lost Ark
10. The Matrix
11. Empire of the Sun
12. Memento
13. MASH
14. Taxi Driver
15. All the President's Men
16. Paper Moon
17. Dolores Claiborne
18. Speed
19. West Side Story
20. Four Weddings and a Funeral
21. Used Cars
22. Braveheart
23. Airplane!
24. The Wild Bunch
25. Rain Man
26. What's Up Doc?
27. Sneakers
28. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
29. Animal House
30. Midnight Run
31. Annie Hall
32. There Will Be Blood
33. Boogie Nights
34. Dark City
35. Sophie's Choice
36. The Bounty (1984)
37. Broadcast News
38. Eight Men Out
39. To Live and Die in L.A.
40. L.A. Confidential
41. Once Upon a Time in America
42. Risky Business
43. The Goodbye Girl (1977)
44. The Hunt for Red October
45. A Fish Called Wanda
46. Training Day
47. Teachers (1984)
48. A History of Violence
49. Casino
50. The Siege at Ruby Ridge
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2018 17:46:10 GMT
1. Dr. Strangelove
2. Inception
3. Blade Runner 2049
4. 2001: A Space Odyssey
5. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
6. The Dark Knight
7. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
8. The Shawshank Redemption
9. The Aviator
10. Blade Runner
11. 12 Angry Men
12. Memento
13. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
14. Prisoners
15. The Prestige
16. The Grand Budapest Hotel
17. Chinatown
18. Magnolia
19. Fight Club
20. Heat
21. Dunkirk
22. Django Unchained
23. War for the Planet of the Apes
24. The Departed
25. L.A Confidential
26. Road to Perdition
27. The Silence of the Lambs
28. No Country for Old Men
29. Catch Me If You Can
30. Princess Mononoke
31. Forrest Gump
32. On the Waterfront
33. Se7en
34. Raging Bull
35. Goodfellas
36. Inglourious Basterds
37. La La Land
38. Whiplash
39. Unforgiven
40. There Will Be Blood
41. Barry Lyndon
42. Saving Private Ryan
43. Birdman
44. Schindler's List
45. V for Vendetta
46. Steve Jobs
47. Her
48. Alien
49. Casino Royale
50. Skyfall
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Post by Toasted Cheese on Sept 3, 2018 9:58:25 GMT
It was a difficult task and even I feel there are some odd choices, even for myself, but I based it on what I know I have watched many times and get that favorite enjoyment feel from them. I perhaps have not recalled many, that when they come to mind, they could even replace what I have already listed. Oh, heck, I couldn't agree with you more, so let's do #26-50!!! 26. "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" 27. "Female Trouble" 28. "Last Year At Marienbad" 29. "The Fog" 30. "Terms of Endearment" 31. "Jaws 2" 32. "All About Eve" 33. "Private Parts" 34. "Dog Day Afternoon" 35. "Black Sabbath" 36. "Come Back to the 5 & 10, Jimmy Dean" 37. "Hush, Hush... Sweet Charlotte" 38. "And Then There Were None" 39. "9 to 5" 40. "Nashville" 41. "Basket Case" 42. "Ali: Fear Eats the Soul" 43. "Mommie Dearest" 44. "The Tenant" 45. "The Possession of Joel Delaney" 46. "Desperate Characters" 47. "Body Double" 48. "I Saw What You Did!" 49. "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" 50. "Phenomena" I will list them year of release and they are ones that I find as fun and enjoyable—for the most part—favs. I had to include a Woody Allen in there and one that I absolutely love watching the best of his. I cannot deny myself this choice, because I know it is my personal favorite of his:
ALL ABOUT EVE - 50' WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE - 62'
ROSEMARY'S BABY - 68'
THE BOYS IN THE BAND - 70' ESCAPE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN - 75'
JAWS - 75' 3 WOMEN - 77'
DAWN OF THE DEAD - 78' GREASE - 78' INTERIORS - 78' PIRANHA - 78'
UP IN SMOKE - 78' 1941 - 79'
MOTEL HELL - 80' ORDINARY PEOPLE - 80' THE FUNHOUSE - 81'
HALLOWEEN II - 81' HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME - 81'
ANNIE - 82'
BASKET CASE - 82' CONAN THE BARBARIAN - 82' FRANCES - 82' PORKY'S - 82'
TOOTSIE - 82'
VISITING HOURS - 82'
PSYCHO II - 83' SCARFACE - 83' TERMS OF ENDEARMENT - 83' AMADEUS - 84'
CONAN THE DESTROYER - 84' BACK TO THE FUTURE - 85' THE COLOR PURPLE - 85' ALIENS - 86' CRIMES OF THE HEART - 86'
FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF - 86'
HEARTBURN - 86' MANNEQUIN - 87' PREDATOR - 87'
ELVIRA: MISTRESS OF THE DARK - 88' SHE DEVIL - 89' SOCIETY - 89' GREEN CARD - 90' SILENCE OF THE LAMBS - 91' DEATH BECOMES HER - 92' HOWARD'S END - 92'
HEAVENLY CREATURES - 94' MURIAL'S WEDDING - 94'
SERIAL MOM - 94' TO WONG FOO, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, JULIE NEWMAR - 95'
DETROIT ROCK CITY - 99'
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