1) Seven Samurai - The very definition of a perfect action. Engaging story with great acting and direction. The pacing and cinematography of the movie is still being copied today. 2) Godfather 1 - While the story focused on Michael, I really felt that Marlon Brando and James Caan stole the show in the supporting lead. Their omission (or minor role) in the 2nd movie made it almost one-dimensional. I don't have to explain why this movie is great, but I just wanted to explain why I think the 1st godfather is superior. 3) Lawrence of Arabia - The most engaging epic to ever grace the cinema. One of those movies that makes you say, "They don't movies like that anymore." 4) Dr. Strangelove - Who says a political film can't be fun? The movie reeks of a strong message about the absurdity of the cold war. Regardless, the movie has some of the most memorible characters ranging from the base commander, the pilot (slim pickens), Russian Ambassador, Buck Turgidson (no relations to the poster I think) and all of Peter Wellers' characters. They all belong in the looney bin somewhere and that's what made the movie great. 5) Pulp Fiction - Tarantino didn't just create cool characters in the movie. He created essentially an alternate universe much like a comic book. While each of the tales are random in nature, Taratino finds a way to sew it all together and made it into a masterpiece. 6) Patton - I consider George C. Scott's performance in Patton to be the best in film history. Patton himself is probably one of the most fascinating American figures. I think George C. Scott was able to capture most every facets of Patton from his patriot nature to his maniacal drive for success. 7) Die Hard - Easily the best modern action film. It shows that an action film needs to have more than just action to engage audience. Alan Rickman plays the coolest villain ever. 8) Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Pure and unadulterate fun. 9) The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - I love the fact that there are no good guys in the movie. They are all crooks trying to get the money, yet each of the characters have traits that we can all empathize. On top of that, this was probably one of the best action flicks in it's time. 10) Fargo - This movie should be a template on how a dark comedy is made. I love all Coen Brothers film, but I have never seen a movie that causes such a range of emotions.
1. Snatch 2. Garden State 3. Kill Bill 4. Bad Santa 5. LOTR: Two Towers 6. Silence of the lambs 7. Elf 8. Beautiful girls 9. The matrix 10. Forrest Gump
In no particular order, and I'm cheating by including trilogies, so deal. 01. The original Star Wars trilogy 02. The Lord of the Rings trilogy 03. Amadeus 04. The Big Lebowski 05. The Indiana Jones trilogy 06. The Godfather trilogy 07. Pulp Fiction 08. V for Vendetta 09. Office Space 10. Braveheart I'm sure I could come up with others to take the place of some of the above. Movies are like music....picking favorites is so freaking hard.
I won't bother trying to limit to 10...would change based on my mood... Seven Samurai Hoosiers Star Wars Waking Ned Devine Gladiator Godfather Bourne Identity Indiana Jones Ronin Die Hard Braveheart Lawrence of Arabia Patton Dances With Wolves Gump Unforgiven Matrix Gandhi Sneakers Outlaw Josey Wales Jeremiah Johnson The Good, the Bad, the Ugly Men in Black Mission Impossible From childhood...not sure how I would rank them now: Little Big Man Paint Your Wagon White Christmas Bridge on the River Kwai Rocky African Queen Sound of Music Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid
Fight Club Old School Dumb and Dumber Forrest Gump American History X The Matrix Anchorman *Groundhog Day Friday Night Lights **Saw * I know Groundhog Day wasn't that great of a movie, but I could probably watch that once a day for the rest of my life and it wouldn't get old. That's gotta count for something. ** I thought Saw was brilliantly scripted. One of the most interesting movies I've ever watched. It wasn't just about blood and guts. The top five on my list are pretty much set in stone. After that, it changes from time to time.
Austin Powers 1,2,3 Lord of the rings Batman Returns Harry Potter ( Sorcerer's stone ) Godfather Indepedence Day Before Sunrise, After Sunset Pirates of the Carribean ( 1 only, the second one sucks bigtime ) ... ... ... Deep Throat.
Oh man. Too many equitable films to list only ten. This is an alpha list of thost that come to mind, plus several more also mentioned in this thread. Airplane! - Possibly my favorite comedy ever. Finding Nemo - Just an enjoyable movie for the fam The Empire Strikes Back - Could stand alone from others in trilogies and still be awesome The Godfather I & II - Simply terrific filmmaking The Hunt for Red October - Just really cool LA Confidential - Good cast O Brother Where Art Thou? - Fargo is probably better, but this is funnier Ocean's Eleven - I just find this fun to watch Out of Sight - Third Clooney movie here(!), but this is fun to watch, too Raiders of the Lost Ark - Harrison vs Nazis, love it Silence of the Lambs - Quintessential bad guy in Hannibal South Park: Bigger, etc - Imagine, a musical from the likes of Cartman Toy Story - More love for Pixar's storytelling Usual Suspects - Sixth Sense maybe had a better twist, but this was fun start to end Comedies get short shafted sometimes, but others like Austin Powers, Men In Black, Office Space, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Big Lebowski are fun to watch, too. Most comedies seem to lose their staying power over time though. Other movies like Braveheart, Pulp Fiction, Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine, LOTR, Shawshank, Apollo 13, and many more were terrific to watch the first time, but I rarely feel like watching them again.
In no particular order: Shawshank Redemption Das Boot Unforgiven Cinema Paradiso 2001 The Third Man Wild Strawberries Mulholland Drive The Rules of the Game The Big Lebowski I probably left off at least another ten that I think are just as good.
Lawrence of Arabia Dr. Zhivago Casablanca Citizen Kane Magnolia Amelie About Schmidt Rushmore Great Escape Monty Python Holy Grail
Goodfellas Casino Pulp Fiction Kill Bill Vol. 2 Nixon JFK (I still read my history, though) Brokeback Mountain Life Aquatic w/ Steve Zissou (I really liked the zoom-ins, and I think it was Bill Murray's best film even though I haven't seen Lost In Translation all the way through) Magnolia A Few Good Men (Cruise, Moore, Bacon, JT Walsh, Sutherland, Pollack, this a very deep bench and Nicholson just owns it) *I submit that the '90s was just as artistically accomplished film-wise as the '70s, which people tend to call the golden age of both film and television.
I think I want put in Crimson Tide as an honorable mention. Nice little "act-off" between Washington and Hackman.
Oh, and Basic Instinct. 13 years old when I saw that movie (in a double-feature with Doc Hollywood), so it was definitely quite the eye-opener.
so true! dont forget about point break though! "i know you want me so bad its like acid in your mouth...but not this time johnny" i hope you find your wave bohdi! my top 10 (random) 1. apocolypse now 2. citizen kane 3. band of brothers (all 10 hours of it) - so much better than saving private ryan 4. godfather 1 and 2. 5. spinal tap 6. its a mad, mad, mad, mad world 7. the shining 8. pee wees big adventure 9. fletch (1 and 2) - fletch lives is criminally underrated 10. eternal sunshine of the spotless mind (best movie in the last 10 years) 11's. princess bride, fargo, trading places, ed wood, a bronx tale, the french connection, lawrence of arabia
Half Baked Matrix Fight Club Seven Shawshank Paper Chase Good Will Hunting Field of Dreams Clerks Enter the Dragon
