Top 10 Favorite Films

[Luke]

Welcome to the forum, Herc!

[Herc]

thanks

[hokeyboy]

And now, let's get back to the countdown:

10. Taxi Driver -- Martin Scorsese

9. Fantasia

8. Det Sjunde Inseglet -- Ingmar Bergman

7. Rashomon -- Akira Kurosawa

6. Dumbo

5. Lawrence of Arabia -- David Lean

4. 2001: A Space Odyssey -- Stanley Kubrick

3. The Godfather -- Francis Ford Coppolla

2. Schichinin no Samurai -- Akira Kurosawa

1. Brazil -- Terry Gilliam

For my Top 20, check out my listing on http://www.ymdb.com/user_top20_view.asp?usersid=10504.

[Luke]

Welcome to the forum, hokeyboy!

[STASHONE]

The Definitive List

01 - Interview With A Vampire
02 - Braveheart
03 - Pulp Fiction
04 - Blow
05 - A Clockwork Orange
06 - Almost Famous
07 - The Shining
08 - Jaws
09 - Back To The Future
10 - Donnie Darko
11 - Jacob's Ladder
12 - 12 Monkeys
13 - Fellowship Of The Ring
14 - Shawshank Redemption
15 - Psycho
16 - Groundhog Day
17 - Boogie Nights
18 - Donnie Brasco
19 - Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas
20 - A Fistfull Of Dollars
21 - Fight Club
22 - Christmas Vacation
23 - A Nightmare On Elm Street
24 - Scarface
25 - Die Hard
26 - Casino
27 - Gattaca
28 - Ghostbusters
29 - Platoon
30 - The Usual Suspects
31 - American Psycho
32 - Unforgiven
33 - Reservoir Dogs
34 - ET
35 - The Royal Tennenbaums
36 - Night Of The Living Dead
37 - Goodfellas
38 - Wet Hot American Summer
39 - Apocalypse Now
40 - Dead Ringers
41 - American Beauty
42 - One Flew Over The Cukoo's Nest
43 - The Godfather
44 - Alice In Wonderland
45 - Carnival Of Souls
46 - Carrie
47 - Fargo
48 - Gladiator
49 - Silence Of The Lambs
50 - LA Confidential
51 - Ferris Bueler's Day Off
52 - The Evil Dead
53 - Taxi Driver
54 - Chinatown
55 - Home Alone
56 - Batman
57 - Once Upon A Time In The West
58 - Jackie Brown
59 - The Sixth Sense
60 - Serpico
61 - Heat
62 - The Fugitive
63 - Beetlejuice
64 - The Matrix
65 - Dog Day Afternoon
66 - Terminator 2
67 - Bladerunner
68 - Sleepy Hollow
69 - What Lies Beneath
70 - Billy Madison
71 - My Cousin Vinny
72 - The Devil's Advocate
73 - The Deer Hunter
74 - Misery
75 - The Wizard Of Oz

[hokeyboy]

Welcome to the forum, hokeyboy!

Thanks! I've lurked long enough.

[2099net]

Good list STASHONE, lots of Depp, some Burton and you place Fight Club over American Beauty

These especially are good picks:

The Definitive List

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06 - Almost Famous
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09 - Back To The Future
10 - Donnie Darko
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15 - Psycho
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19 - Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas
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21 - Fight Club
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23 - A Nightmare On Elm Street
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28 - Ghostbusters
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38 - Wet Hot American Summer
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41 - American Beauty
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52 - The Evil Dead
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59 - The Sixth Sense
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63 - Beetlejuice
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68 - Sleepy Hollow

I'd never thought I would see Wet Hot American Summer in anybodies top 50 but my own!

But no Evil Dead II?

[donaldduckfan]

oh my gosh wet hot american summer is one of the funniest movies ive ever seen. one question though, what is the big deal with american beauty? i honestly don't get it. what about it was so enjoyable? i for one, obviously, didn't enjoy it and didn't connect with it at all. anyone who likes it feel free to respond. by the way i'm not trying to start a fight or anything, just wanting to know your thoughts.

[Dogtanian]

For what it's worth, here's a list a made in March - http://www.ymdb.com/user_top20_view.asp?usersid=4996

I tweaked it a little today, but it's not as accurate as it could be.

[2099net]

oh my gosh wet hot american summer is one of the funniest movies ive ever seen. one question though, what is the big deal with american beauty? i honestly don't get it. what about it was so enjoyable? i for one, obviously, didn't enjoy it and didn't connect with it at all. anyone who likes it feel free to respond. by the way i'm not trying to start a fight or anything, just wanting to know your thoughts.

Another Wat Hot American Summer fan

I think American Beauty has a lot to recommend - especially the acting and the script is funny and literate.

However, I think it is much poorer than the similar themed Fight Club (yes, American Beauty shares many similarities to Fight Club). However American Beauty got all the awards, and Fight Club got nothing (if indeed it was nominated - it wasn't nominated for the Oscars). If anything the script for Fight Club has more (dark) comedy and is much more literate and even a little self-aware.

I doubt American Beauty would make my top 100 list - but Fight Club's easily in my top 10.

[Grandmaster C]

What better place to start than a favourite movies topic since I love watching movies...


My Top 10 Favourite Movies

• Who Framed Roger Rabbit
This has been my favourite movie since I was a kid. Great story, great special effects.
• Rocky
Very inspirational story and it proves that Sylvester Stallone can act
• Ghostbusters
Another childhood favourite. Gotta love that Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.
• Rear Window
A very tense and suspenful movie from Alfred Hitchcock, plus it's one of Jimmy Stewart's best performances to boot.
• Saturday Night Fever
Very gritty urban tale that I can relate to on many levels.
• It's A Wonderful Life
Very heartwarming classic movie that never fails to cheer me up when I'm depressed. Also features Jimmy Stewart's other best performance.
• Psycho
Intense thriller from Alfred Hitchcock, it always gives me chills. Beautiful B&W cinematography too and the Bates mansion is very freaky to this day.
• North By Northwest
Another Hitchcock masterpiece, and very fun movie. The biplance chase is still as cool as ever.
• Star Wars
A special effects classic and a masterpiece in its own right.
• JFK
Oliver Stone presents his side of the story. It may not be what really happened, but it's still a great movie and it does make you think.


And just cause I feel like it, here's my top 15...

• Goldfinger
• The Godfather
• The Godfather: Part II
• Taxi Driver
• Sleeping Beauty


It's good to see so many Hitchcock fans on this board too, if I had done a top 16, Vertigo, would've been there. I also like The Birds, Marnie, Rope, Notorious and The Man Who Knew Too Much.

Oh yeah, since it's appropriate for this forum, here's my top 3 favourite Disney animated classics...

• Sleeping Beauty
• The Lion King
• The Jungle Book


Feel free to analyze me at your will now.

[Jack]

Great list, Grandmaster C. And welcome to the forums!

[Grandmaster C]

Great list, Grandmaster C. And welcome to the forums!

Thanks a lot man. Great to be here.

[STASHONE]

I'd never thought I would see Wet Hot American Summer in anybodies top 50 but my own!

This is the greatest and most underrated comedy of this decade! Seriously, I love this movie so much but I get nots in my stomach from watching it sometimes cause of the nostalgia and memories of being back in summer camp. It makes me feel old. What I wouldnt give to go back 10 years...

[Jack]

Back to the discussion of Hitchcock: I just saw Strangers on a Train and I'd put it over Rear Window and close to Vertigo. Fantastic movie, and extremely suspenceful. The climax of the two men racing to get to that same spot was so, so, so well done.

My favorite quote: "I need a hot dog to satisfy my craving."

[MickeyMouseboy]

Great list, Grandmaster C. And welcome to the forums!

Thanks a lot man. Great to be here.

Nice Icon Master C! Welcome to Ultimatedisney!

[Grandmaster C]

Thanks a lot man. Great to be here.

Nice Icon Master C! Welcome to Ultimatedisney!

Thanks MMB, I like your avatar as well, sums up my feels exactly about the direct-to-video sequels. Good work.

[Matt]

Matt's Top Ten Animated Disney Classics are:

10. Tarzan

9. Hercules

8. The Little Mermaid

7. Mulan

6. Cinderella

5. Pocahontas

4. The Lion King

3. The Hunchback Of Notre Dame

2. Aladdin

1. Beauty and the Beast*****

[MickeyMouseboy]

Nice Icon Master C! Welcome to Ultimatedisney!

Thanks MMB, I like your avatar as well, sums up my feels exactly about the direct-to-video sequels. Good work.

Thanks

[Luke]

Welcome, GrandmasterC. Anyone who has Ghostbusters in their Top 10 list is alright in my book.