Top Ten Films

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by Buffymommy

Hi guys! I have been laid up for a bit between work and throwing my back out, I haven't been on the computer much lately. Now keep in mind, this is just my opinion and I have an odd taste in movies, they may not be the best critic wise, but they are movies that I will watch again and again and I own every single one on DVD.


1. The Black Stallion (in my opinion will always be #1)

Buffy
I love The Black Stallion, used to be near the top of my list but unforturnately I had to move it down a little in the order to make up for later additions. Its still in my top 15 though.

The first hour or so on the island when its just the boy and the horse and no dialogue are stunningly beautiful and to me one of the most enjoyable sequences I've ever seen on film.

The racing part is a little hokey but even so I get chills watching it every time.

[Buffymommy]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

Buffy
I love The Black Stallion, used to be near the top of my list but unforturnately I had to move it down a little in the order to make up for later additions. Its still in my top 15 though.

The first hour or so on the island when its just the boy and the horse and no dialogue are stunningly beautiful and to me one of the most enjoyable sequences I've ever seen on film.

The racing part is a little hokey but even so I get chills watching it every time.

Watch the movie again and it will move up on your list.

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by Buffymommy

Watch the movie again and it will move up on your list.

There is no doubt about that!!

[Cajungator26]

I have two lists... (had to.) :

Top ten movies that made me think (in no particular order) :

Awakenings
A Beautiful Mind
The Sixth Sense
Fight Club
The Shawshank Redemption
A Time To Kill
Stigmata
Million Dollar Baby
The Devil's Advocate
The Exorcism

My top ten favorite movies (as it stands now in no particular order) :

Pride and Prejudice (the one with Matthew Macfadyen)
Gladiator
Phar Lap
Christmas Vacation (funniest movie EVER)
Caddyshack
Braveheart
Love Actually
The Wedding Date
The Legend of Bagger Vance
Remember the Titans

I'm a fan of all kinds of movies... I love the ones that make you think, but I like to laugh as well.

[brianwspencer]

it's fun to see what other people list as their favorite movies -- good topic!

mine, in no particular order are:
breakfast at tiffany's
house of sand and fog
the hours
play it as it lays
gone with the wind
far from heaven
die hard! (world's best action movie)
terminator 2 (world's best action movie part II)

ok that's only eight, but they're my favorites

obviously i like literature more than movies

[Byebyemermaid]

Schindlers List
Casablanca
The Sting
Dr. Strangelove
The Ten Commandments
And The Band Played On
Close Encounters of the 3rd kind
Life is Beautiful
A Clockework Orange
Gone with the Wind.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by Byebyemermaid

Schindlers List
Casablanca
The Sting
Dr. Strangelove
The Ten Commandments
And The Band Played On
Close Encounters of the 3rd kind
Life is Beautiful
A Clockework Orange
Gone with the Wind.

OH MAN! I loved "And The Band Played On." Great movie... good call.

[ArlJim78]

Reading these lists, one thing I find interesting is that you can look at someone else's list and see where they picked one or two of the same movies as your list, but then they have other movies that you find repulsive.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

Reading these lists, one thing I find interesting is that you can look at someone else's list and see where they picked one or two of the same movies as your list, but then they have other movies that you find repulsive.

You probably find most of mine repulsive.

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

In no particular order:

ANIMAL HOUSE
THE BLUES BROTHERS
THE STING
THE GODFATHER I and II (does that count for two?)
STAR WARS (IV - A new hope)
BLAZING SADDLES
NORTH BY NORTHWEST
THE LONGEST YARD
NETWORK
STAR TREK (the Wrath of Khan)

these are just some that come to mind...

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Originally Posted by GPK

Number 1 on my list will always remain the same....the rest will vary, so I put them in no particular order

1. The Shawshank Redemption ("I believe in two things; discipline and the bible. Put your trust in the Lord, your ass belongs to me. Welcome to Shawshank.")


the rest:

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
PulpFiction
Goodfellas
Braveheart
Gladiator
The Elephant Man
Full Metal Jacket
Of Mice and Men
Friday

Yes Shawshank is hard to leave off...I know many people that say it's thier all time favorite.

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

In no particular order....


Chinatown
The Godfather
Paths of Glory
The Grand Illusion
Dr. Strangelove
On the Waterfront
Midnight Cowboy
Raging Bull
Treasure of the Sierra Madre
McCabe and Mrs. Miller ( because I love Altman and he died last week )

Nick Kling told me about "Paths of Glory"...Dr. Stranglove is great too...Sellers should have got an Oscar!

[Byebyemermaid]

Originally Posted by Hickory Hill Hoff

Nick Kling told me about "Paths of Glory"...Dr. Stranglove is great too...Sellers should have got an Oscar!

I also forgot Shawshank which is at the top of my list.Peter Sellers was fabulous in Dr. Strangelove as well as George C. Scott.A young James Earl Jones was in it too.

[hoovesupsideyourhead]

Originally Posted by Hickory Hill Hoff

In no particular order:

ANIMAL HOUSE
THE BLUES BROTHERS
THE STING
THE GODFATHER I and II (does that count for two?)
STAR WARS (IV - A new hope)
BLAZING SADDLES
NORTH BY NORTHWEST
THE LONGEST YARD
NETWORK
STAR TREK (the Wrath of Khan)

these are just some that come to mind...

good call on blazing saddles...

Animal House
Godfather 1
Godfather 2
The Sting
Its a Wonderful Life
Pulp Fiction
Rocky 2
Goodfellas
Casino
Shawshank Redemption

[randallscott35]

Self appointed movie snob.

1. Pulp Fiction
2. American Beauty
3. Godfather
4. Usual Suspects
5. Shawshank Redemption
6. Election- one of the best movies no one talks about
7. A Simple Plan
8. Godfather 2- I say I know it was you Fredo to my brother all the time
9. A Streetcar Named Desire
10. Guys and Dolls- Of course!

[Danzig]

blazing saddles is AWESOME. but then, anything by mel brooks is just that. an amazing guy, very talented. if comedy is as hard as they say to pull off, than i would nominate him as the all-time best at putting together top notch movies.
adore blazing saddles, as well as history of the world part 1. high anxiety and young frankenstein (that's frahnkentsteen) are so good.

nothing, nothing in the world like a good comedy.

top movies...20 years ago i'd have said gone with the wind. no more. seems the original soap opera to me. the book is so much better. but i'm a book nut, not a movie nut.

godfather 1 is incredible.
godfather 2 is a masterpiece.
godfather 3 proves the bounce theory is valid.

no way i can put together a proper top 10 list, a waste for me to try, much like naming good t.v. shows. i don't really watch anymore.

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by Danzig188

blazing saddles is AWESOME. but then, anything by mel brooks is just that. an amazing guy, very talented. if comedy is as hard as they say to pull off, than i would nominate him as the all-time best at putting together top notch movies.
adore blazing saddles, as well as history of the world part 1. high anxiety and young frankenstein (that's frahnkentsteen) are so good.

nothing, nothing in the world like a good comedy.

top movies...20 years ago i'd have said gone with the wind. no more. seems the original soap opera to me. the book is so much better. but i'm a book nut, not a movie nut.

godfather 1 is incredible.
godfather 2 is a masterpiece.
godfather 3 proves the bounce theory is valid.

no way i can put together a proper top 10 list, a waste for me to try, much like naming good t.v. shows. i don't really watch anymore.

That's funny but actually I think it was the layoff that was the problem. It was The Godfathers first start in more than 20 years. i think he needed the movie.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

That's funny but actually I think it was the layoff that was the problem. It was The Godfathers first start in more than 20 years. i think he needed the movie.

thankfully the series isn't judged based on its last start. i think many sleep better at night pretending it never happened.

[Sightseek]

Life is Beautiful
Harvey (or any James Stewart movie for that matter)
Gettysburg
Seabiscuit
The Pianist (WWII movies overall)
Lord of Ring movies
The Notebook
Elizabeth
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (but I hate Jim Carey)