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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Feb 13, 2020 5:56:41 GMT
Alright this is the first time in a long time Im trying this list because its pretty damn hard to put my favorites in order. So this is a rough list rather. Probably a bizarre list for many but I make no apologies.
30. Taxi Driver (1976)
29. From Russia With Love (1963)
28. Evil Dead 2 (1987)
27. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
26. Friday the 13th Part 3 (1982)
25. On Her Majestys Secret Service (1969)
24. Deliverance (1972)
23. The Godfather (1972)
22. For Your Eyes Only (1981)
21. Die Hard With A Vengeance (1995)
20. The World is Not Enough (1999)
19. House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
18. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
17. Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
16. Day of the Dead (1985)
15. The Devils Rejects (2005)
14. Natural Born Killers (1994)
13. South Park Bigger Longer and Uncut (1999)
12. Return of the Living Dead (1985)
11. Licence to Kill (1989)
10. Suicide Squad (2016)
9. Dick Tracy (1990)
8. Batman Returns (1992)
7. Plains Trains And Automobiles (1987)
6. Pulp Fiction (1994)
5. The Hateful Eight (2015)
4. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
3. Shocker (1989)
2. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
1. Batman (1989)
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Post by Prime etc. on Feb 13, 2020 6:35:07 GMT
Ha.
Shocker.
"No more Mr. Nice guy."
What the hell was that big mouth he was praying to in his cell?
"You got it baby!"
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Feb 13, 2020 6:39:56 GMT
Ha. Shocker. "No more Mr. Nice guy." What the hell was that big mouth he was praying to in his cell? "You got it baby!" I always wondered that myself. I guess it was Satan. In electric form.
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Feb 13, 2020 10:27:18 GMT
It's the list of a guy who know what he likes and that's cool with me.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2020 12:32:11 GMT
I'm slightly disappointed in the lack of foreign (non-English) movies.
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Post by mslo79 on Feb 13, 2020 13:00:19 GMT
If I had to do about a Top 30, mine would currently sit at 39 movies as that's the best I can narrow things which is everything I score a SOLID 8/10 or higher. FridayOnElmStreet That's why I list stuff the way I do instead as it makes it much easier to make a proper list as it's impossible for me to have a clear cut order as most are just too-close-to-call. like for example, which makes stuff much easier... 1)Movie A - 10/10 -)Movie B 3)Movie C - 9/10 4)Movie D 5)Movie E - 8/10 etc because with that info it basically tells those looking at it that Movie A and B are tied for me with a 10/10 and Movie C and D, while they have the same 9/10 score, I slightly prefer Movie C over Movie D and so on. it's not difficult to translate that  @ponty In my mind... when your talking roughly Top 30 of all-time, or even close, barely many non-English movies would be worth mentioning. I think this is just the way it is for most people who speak the English language, like here in the USA or UK and the like. p.s. in fact, for me the only non-English language movie in my Top 30-ish movies is... Angel-A (2005) (9/10 ; within my Top 16 movies).
Yeah, I respect a list that's honest instead of those usual list that list typical BS that's mostly inline with critics for fear if they are honest someone will dis them etc because there list is not snob-ish enough.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2020 14:32:36 GMT
@ponty In my mind... when your talking roughly Top 30 of all-time, or even close, barely many non-English movies would be worth mentioning. I think this is just the way it is for most people who speak the English language, like here in the USA or UK and the like. p.s. in fact, for me the only non-English language movie in my Top 30-ish movies is... Angel-A (2005) (9/10 ; within my Top 16 movies). But is that because you haven't seen many foreign movies or something else? I know that some American audiences dislike reading (subtitles) so they only watched English movies or movies that are dubbed.
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Post by Dayodead on Feb 13, 2020 14:40:24 GMT
No Elm Street ?
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Feb 13, 2020 19:54:02 GMT
I'm slightly disappointed in the lack of foreign (non-English) movies. Yeah I dont see too many of those. Spirited Away is one I rather enjoy though.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Feb 13, 2020 19:56:11 GMT
I just knew someone was going to ask that. I love the series but they didnt make the cut. Part 4 almost did.
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Post by mslo79 on Feb 13, 2020 20:03:33 GMT
@ponty
Ill admit I have not seen a lot of foreign movies. but I don't think that's the reason.
but out of what I have seen, not many are good enough to be among my favorite movies. like to look at the facts here are the only non-English language movies of any real worth for me...
1)Angel-A (2005) - 9/10 (within my Top 16 movies)
2)The Artist and the Model (2012-2013) - 7-7.5/10 (within my Top 154 movies, or not much outside of my Top 77 movies)
3)Priceless (2006) - 7/10 (within my Top 154 movies)
-)The Passion of the Christ (2004)
-)Malena (2000)
6)Anthony Zimmer (2005) - 6.5-7/10 (within my Top 154 movies)
7)Venus in Fur (2013-2014) - 6-6.5/10 (within my Top 187 movies)
8)Miss Bala (2011)
-)Le Samourai (1967)
with that said... do I think there is more non-English language movies that would stand out for me? ; Yes. but I don't think it will be easy to find them which, like movies in general, I just watch whatever I watch and whatever happens, happens.
p.s. hell, there are only 154 movies (187 movies if I am counting movies a bit shy of favorite movie status) out of the 2,275+ total movies I have seen. so as you can see that's only about 7-8% of everything I have seen straight up. even counting all movies I mildly like that percentage raises to only about 20%, or 1 out of every 5 movies I have seen over the long term.
Personally I don't mind using subtitles as when I watch a non-English language movie I prefer subtitles over dubbing since dubbing generally sucks the life out of the actors performance. there might be a rare exception to this rule but as a general rule I prefer original spoken language with subs.
but anyways... while I think it's natural to want to avoid subtitles, due to it takes our attention off of the visuals, it's generally not that much of a issue for me especially if there is not a boatload of text to read as every now and then some movies fire off text fairly quickly and at a certain scene it helps to pay more attention to say someones facial expressions etc which can take one out of a movie a little bit.
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Post by darksidebeadle on Feb 13, 2020 21:46:32 GMT
30. Taxi Driver (1976) 10/10 in my top 5
29. From Russia With Love (1963) 8/10 my number one Bond
28. Evil Dead 2 (1987) 8/10
27. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) been too long
26. Friday the 13th Part 3 (1982) 6.5/10
25. On Her Majestys Secret Service (1969) 5/10
24. Deliverance (1972) 8/10
23. The Godfather (1972) 9/10 in my top 20
22. For Your Eyes Only (1981) 7.5 top 5 bond for me
21. Die Hard With A Vengeance (1995) 7.5
20. The World is Not Enough (1999) 4/10 bottom 5 bond for me
19. House of 1000 Corpses (2003) 2/10
18. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) 6/10
17. Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) 7/10
16. Day of the Dead (1985) 7/10
15. The Devils Rejects (2005) Not seen
14. Natural Born Killers (1994) 2/10
13. South Park Bigger Longer and Uncut (1999) 6.5/10
12. Return of the Living Dead (1985) 7.5/10
11. Licence to Kill (1989) 7.5/10 top 5 Bond for me
10. Suicide Squad (2016) 4/10
9. Dick Tracy (1990) 2/10
8. Batman Returns (1992) 4/10
7. Plains Trains And Automobiles (1987) 4.5/10 I dont like Steve Martin in anything except Bowfinger
6. Pulp Fiction (1994) 9/10 in my top 50
5. The Hateful Eight (2015) 4/10
4. The Blair Witch Project (1999) 4/10
3. Shocker (1989) 5/10
2. Reservoir Dogs (1992) 8/10
1. Batman (1989) 5/10
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Feb 14, 2020 7:05:48 GMT
So your favourite horror movie is Shocker? An original choice. I do like The Blair Witch Project, although certainly not as much as you do.
I love that you have two Batman movies in your Top 10, though I'd personally rank Batman Returns ever so slightly ahead of Batman (both would still be 10/10 from me nonetheless).
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Feb 14, 2020 7:28:45 GMT
So your favourite horror movie is Shocker? An original choice. I do like The Blair Witch Project, although certainly not as much as you do. I love that you have two Batman movies in your Top 10, though I'd personally rank Batman Returns ever so slightly ahead of Batman (both would still be 10/10 from me nonetheless). Yup. I first saw it in 2005 (I think) and loved it right off the bat. When it comes to The Blair Witch Project I was one of those people who thought it was real. But I was only like 10 at the time.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Feb 14, 2020 7:29:02 GMT
Interesting. We do share a similar taste in Bond film. License To Kill and OHMSS would make my top 5 as well.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Feb 14, 2020 7:37:14 GMT
Interesting. We do share a similar taste in Bond film. License To Kill and OHMSS would make my top 5 as well. Thats cool. I love most of the Bond films. I still feel relatively new to the series mainly since I did grow up with it. But I quickly became a big Bond fan and I love most of the films. Diamonds Are Forever and Quantum of Solace are the only two I do not like.
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Post by drystyx on Feb 14, 2020 18:16:45 GMT
Better than most lists, if only for being honest, instead of one of those dorks who simply pick movies that famous critics herald or that keep in the imdb top 250. You have some of those, but not so many that you look like a sycophant. I'll rank the list C minus, which is better than what 75% of the toadies on this website get.
Best of the list:
It's a Wonderful Life
Deliverance
For Your Eyes Only
Day of the Dead
South Park
License to Kill
Worst of the list
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
The Godfather
The World is Not Enough
all Friday the 13th
Natural Born Killers
Suicide Squad
Batman
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Feb 14, 2020 18:37:11 GMT
I have only seen 13 of those movies.
In my top 10
The Godfather (1972) Its number 3
In my top 50
From Russia With Love (1963) Its number 44
Movies i liked but they are not in my top 100.
On Her Majestys Secret Service (1969)
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Licence to Kill (1989)
Batman Returns (1992)
Batman (1989)
South Park Bigger Longer and Uncut (1999)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
The World is Not Enough (1999)
I did not like these movies.
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Natural Born Killers (1994)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
So based on those movies i will say your list is decent.
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Post by sjg on Feb 14, 2020 18:54:38 GMT
Nice list Friday  30. Taxi Driver (1976) Not Seen29. From Russia With Love (1963) 6/1028. Evil Dead 2 (1987) 4/1027. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) 8/1026. Friday the 13th Part 3 (1982) 4/1025. On Her Majestys Secret Service (1969) 4/1024. Deliverance (1972) 5/1023. The Godfather (1972) 8/1022. For Your Eyes Only (1981) 5/1021. Die Hard With A Vengeance (1995) 8/1020. The World is Not Enough (1999) 4/1019. House of 1000 Corpses (2003) Not Seen18. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) Not Seen17. Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) 5/1016. Day of the Dead (1985) 7/1015. The Devils Rejects (2005) Not Seen14. Natural Born Killers (1994) 4/1013. South Park Bigger Longer and Uncut (1999) Not Seen12. Return of the Living Dead (1985) Not Seen11. Licence to Kill (1989) 6/1010. Suicide Squad (2016) Not Seen9. Dick Tracy (1990) 6/108. Batman Returns (1992) 4/107. Plains Trains And Automobiles (1987) Not Seen6. Pulp Fiction (1994) 6/105. The Hateful Eight (2015) 7/104. The Blair Witch Project (1999) 7/103. Shocker (1989) Not Seen2. Reservoir Dogs (1992) Not Seen1. Batman (1989) 5/10 |
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Post by James on Feb 14, 2020 18:57:47 GMT
Nice list. I still to this day have not seen a single Bond movie.
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