I'm going to separate Disney because it takes up so much of the list otherwise (I'm counting Pixar as Disney). I'll also do 20 each just because.
So how does my list stand today?2099net wrote:1. It's A Wonderful Life - classic and probably gets better with each viewing.
2. The Brady Bunch Movie and A Very Brady Sequel - the second is perhaps the better film, but the first had more impact on me. Fantasic films as they work on all levels. I'm very disappointed Paramount has slipped these out onto DVD with no supplements, but then again "It's all Jan's fault - I blame Jan"
3. Moulin Rouge! - This is quite simply the zenith of the musical genre. Chicago doesn't come close.
4. Chasing Amy - A wonderful film which doesn't get any of the credit it deserves. Jason Lee gives the best performance of his career and should have walked away with the best supporting actor award (but, surprise! He wasn't even nominated).
5. Gemlins II If you ever have to hand in an essay on post-modernism just write about Gremlins II - it practically is a complete, living and breathing textbook example of the genre. I have lots of faith in Joe Dante and I expect Looney Tunes: Back in Action to be a superb film.
6. The Fog I don't know why I rate this so highly. On paper and even in execution is would appear to be nothing more than average. But somehow it works, and the sum is considerably better than the parts. I think this - not Halloween - is Carpenter's greatest film.
7. The Ring or Ringu if you prefer. Not the Dreamwork's reimagining (I refuse to call it a remake). Over all the Japanese original is far superior, but the Dreamworks version has some good additional ideas. My ideal Ring movie would combine elements from both of the films.
8. The Mummy [1932] Universal's first and best Mummy film (and forget about the Stephen Sommers films). I think this - not Bride of Frankenstein is the jewel in Universals horror movies of the 1930's and 40's. Boris Karloff's performance is utterly unbelievable and proof that less is more.
9. Fight Club This film is the film of and for the 90's. I know it's a black comedy - but I have trouble convincing others. Why do people these days have to take everything so literally and not think out of the box when required? I mean the whole situation is unbelivable on purpose guy - its a comedy!
10. Monty Python And The Holy Grail - this, not the "Life of Brian" is the best Python film. So there.
Bonus Best Disney film: I think Mickey's Christmas Carol is perhaps the best thing Disney has done (but I just adore the original story) - but for films I'll go for Hunchback of Notre Dame
indianajdp wrote:Jack--Here was your Top 10 back in June...
1. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Buy
2. Psycho (1960) Buy
3. Casablanca (1942) Buy
4. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Buy
5. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001) Buy
6. Titanic (1997) Buy
7. Jurassic Park (1993) Buy
8. Back to the Future (1985) Buy
9. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Buy
10. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
A shakeup at the Top...or are you accepting bribes now
Yeah it has changed a bit. The more I see Psycho the more I love it. I just had to put it at #1. Vertigo knocked Episode 2 from the top 10, as well - I just saw it recently and thought it was absolutely brilliant.I really liked Rear Window too, and I'd probably put it in my Top 20. It's probably close to Vertigo in terms of sheer entertainment value, but I like the personal and dark tone of Vertigo more.2099net wrote:No Rear Window Jack? It knocks both Psycho and Vertigo (Vertigo especially) out of the water.
But I know [Sam?] LOOMIS likes Psycho - call it a hunch.
I certainly do like Psycho, but I'd have to say Rear Window is my fave in a pinch. Either that or The Lady Vanishes. No, Rear Window it is...2099net wrote:No Rear Window Jack? It knocks both Psycho and Vertigo (Vertigo especially) out of the water.
But I know [Sam?] LOOMIS likes Psycho - call it a hunch.
Yes I was, I use to sit next to 2099net until he started going on about his Brady Bunch Movies, now i'm sitting next to Loomiz, we seem to get along just fine! I love the Institute they treat us goodLuke wrote:Stashone, that's an interesting mix of some of my very favorites and some of my most-hated films. All are interesting choices, though.
MMB, by any chance, are you a member of the American loons Institute?
I actually believe the opposite. To me, Rear Window (and Vertigo) had scenes in it that stood out more than Psycho - like when Grace Kelley is struggling with Thorwald and James Stewert can't do a thing about it, and the whole dream sequence in Vertigo. The only reason people think the shower scene itself is so memorable is because of what led up to it.Loomis wrote:I certainly do like Psycho, but I'd have to say Rear Window is my fave in a pinch. Either that or The Lady Vanishes. No, Rear Window it is...2099net wrote:No Rear Window Jack? It knocks both Psycho and Vertigo (Vertigo especially) out of the water.
But I know [Sam?] LOOMIS likes Psycho - call it a hunch.
I think Psycho and Vertigo (and the Birds) are more memorable for particular scenes, rather than as a whole. But then those scenes (e.g. shower scene; that famous shot that is copied everywhere of the Birds surrounding the place...) are fairly definitive.
