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[LIST]Your Top 10 Movies..EVAR

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by steddinotayto, Aug 9, 2006.

  1. the futants

    the futants Member

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    see: Cannibal! The Musical
    you'll hear cartman's voice in that one quite a few times. trey and matt's best effort (and their first!) so far...
     
  2. steddinotayto

    steddinotayto Member

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    For those that are wondering, here's the list of the most mentioned films. Shawshank Redemption gave The Godfather a run for his money but couldn't keep up. just to keep count:

    Listed 15 times
    Godfather I

    Listed 14 times


    Listed 13 times


    Listed 12 times
    Shawshank Redemption

    Listed 11 times

    The Matrix

    Listed 10 times

    Pulp Fiction
    Godfather II

    Listed 9 times

    Star Wars: A New Hope

    Listed 8 times

    The Big Lebowski
    Forrest Gump

    Listed 7 times

    Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
    Dr. Strangelove
    Gladiator
    Fight Club
    Office Space
    Braveheart
    Goodfellas

    Listed 6 times

    A Clockwork Orange
    Saving Private Ryan

    Listed 5 times

    Good Will Hunting
    Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind
    Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
    Lawrence of Arabia
    Casablanca
    Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark
    Usual Suspects

    Listed 4 times

    Old School
    Donnie Brasco
    The Breakfast Club
    American History X
    2001: A Space Odyssey
    Seven Samurai
    Snatch
    Garden State
    Seven
    Field of Dreams
    Apocalypse Now

    Listed 3 times:

    Back to the Future
    Infernal Affairs
    A Beautiful Mind
    Boondock Saints
    Half Baked
    Mulholland Drive
    Heat
    The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
    Scarface
    Billy Madison
    Ocean's Eleven
    Anchorman
    This Is Spinal Tap
    Lock, Stock, and Two Smoke Barrels
    Citizen Kane
    Amelie
    Rushmore
    Monty Python and the Holy Grail
    Silence of the Lambs

    Listed 2 times:

    Dr. Zhivago
    Casino
    The Shining
    Magnolia
    Kill Bill
    Fargo
    Die Hard
    Patton
    The Patriot
    Repo Man
    My Sassy Girl
    Unbreakable
    Silence of the Lambs
    The Princess Bride
    Blow
    Conan the Barbarian
    On The Waterfront
    Harold and Kumar go to White Castle
    The Third Man
    Crash
    Cool Hand Luke
    North by Northwest
    High Fidelity
    Annie Hall
    Cinderella Man
    Antwone Fisher
    Airplane!
    Top Secret!
    Grave of the Fireflies
    Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
    Terminator 2
    Dumb and Dumber
    Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
    Reservoir Dogs
    Happy Gilmore
    Jurrasic Park
    Gattaca
    The Green mile
    Schindler's List
    Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Rings
     
  3. TheFreak

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    Best in Show
    Waiting for Guffman
    Rocky
    Superman II
    Napoleon Dynamite
    Vacation
    Weird Science
    Tommy Boy
    Footloose
    Star Wars
     
  4. BullFan

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    the list begins and ends with the Karate Kid

    duh. unbelievable
     
  5. Rasselas

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    Most of mine have already been mentioned, but I'll chime in with two more:

    Hotel Rwanda
    Swingers
     
  6. Saint Louis

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  7. xcharged

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    not one p*rn mentioned?
     
  8. MR. MEOWGI

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    Well, I think that is the first Footloose mention...
     
  9. m_cable

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    Here's a list of my top 10 (err, make that 13) movies.... that haven't been listed yet:

    The Lady Eve - Best screwball comedy of all time. Just the most perfect combination of humor, romance, and sexiness ever put on film.

    The Apartment - Great film which offers a delicate balance of humor, meloncholy, and enough justified satisfaction without being too sentimental.

    Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon - One of the must beautiful movies ever shot. It's got action, scope, subtlety, poetic philosophy and cinematography.

    The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) - It's got great heist scenes, a delightful cat and mouse storyline, and Rene Russo's boobs. Just an incredibly fun movie all the way around.

    40 year old Virgin - Of all the top notch recent comedies (Anchorman, Dodgeball, Harold and Kumar, Wedding Crashers etc.) this is the one I like the most. It does "guy talk" as good as any movie since Swingers. And it does sincerity and pathos without being maudlin or overly sentimental.

    Rounders - Great movie. It's another one of these "underdog overcoming enormous obstacles and winning out in the end" type flicks, so it's not exactly groundbreaking. It's Rocky with poker. But there's a reason why people keep trying to churn out these storylines. When one of these films is done correctly, it's extremely satisfying. And this movie is more than that.

    Glengarry Glen Ross - It might have the most impressive combination of writing and acting in movie history. Read that last line again. There's not much more I need to say.

    Ikiru - Just your run of the mill sad lonely ballad, examining the worth of a man's life, and ultimately how he's able to bring some measure of change and meaning to the world before he passes. So it's basically a deeply moving and uplifting film about the human condition. Nothing special.

    Say Anything - The best teen movie of the past 20+ years. Smart, quirky, well-observed and genuine.

    Emma - I was going to put Pride and Prejudice here (the Kiera Knightly version since she's hotness squared) but I went with Emma instead. I prefer (by a whisker) the fun poked at Emma's haughtiness over the straight-forward fiestiness of Elizabeth Bennett. And I enjoy the playful banter between Emma and whatshisname, a bit more than the battle of wills and wits between Elizabeth and the other whatshisname.

    An Officer and a Gentleman - One of the best feel good movies of the past 25 years. It's got a well done hero's journey and an iconic ending sequence. What's there not to like?

    Trading Places - First off it's absolutely hilarious. Not to mention that it's keen, sharp observations on class consciousness. And it has a rare climax sequence involving the stock market. So it gets extra cool points for originality.

    Unfaithfully Yours - I wasn't going to add another Preston Sturges film (he did The Lady Eve), but Unfaithfully Yours is probably the most unknown, under-appreciated gem of all time. Just trust me, if you ever see this movie (the original one with Rex Harrison, not the remake with Dudley Moore) on your channel guide, or video store: watch it, Tivo it, or rent it. You won't be sorry.
     
  10. Nashvegas

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    no particular order

    il postino
    life is beautiful
    the godfather
    heat
    bottle rocket
    glory
    seven
    legends of the fall
    the usual suspects
    memento
     
  11. StupidMoniker

    StupidMoniker I lost a bet

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    Makes me want to stand outside a girl's house and blast some Peter Gabriel.
     
  12. RocketsFanSam

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    no order

    old boy
    city of god ( the one set in brazil)
    the passion of the christ
    transformers the movie
    ferris buellers day off
    goodfellas
    Lord Of The Rings Series
    Snatch
    Blow
    gladiator
    The Sandlot
    Coming to America
    Anchorman
    40 yr. old virgin
    Boondock saints

    I can keep going haha.
     
  13. finalsbound

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    Garden State
    Eternal Sunshine
    American Beauty
    The Dangerous Lives Of Altar Boys
    Breakfast On Pluto
    The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things
    Aladdin
    Fargo
    Anchorman
    This Is...Spinal Tap!
     
  14. Rizzy

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    I cant believe none of yall mentioned The Great Escape.

    1) The Godfather 1&2
    2) Casino
    3) The Great Escape
    4) Rounders
    5) 40 Year Old Virgin
    6) Collateral
    7) Pulp Fiction
    8) Anger Management
    9) Gladiator
    10) Click

    11) Requiem for a Dream
    12) Big Fish
    13) Scarface
    14) Blow
     
  15. daRox

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    Strawberry & Chocolate
    Southern Comfort
    Soldier's Girl
    Show Me Love
    Nico and Dani
    Ma Vie en Rose (My Life in Pink)
    Latter Days
    But I'm A Cheerleader
    Bound
    Beautiful Thing
    Brokeback Mountain

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  16. JeopardE

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    You people have got to be kidding. No mentions of Return of the King? The most glorious film ending of all time?
     
  17. StupidMoniker

    StupidMoniker I lost a bet

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    Actually it was #3 on my list.
     
  18. univac hal

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    Sorry, but to me The Lord Of The Rings is - first and foremost - a book. I did love the movies (casting was spot-on, sets and locations were fantastic).. it's just that they feel less like movies and more like supplementary material for the book. I dunno, call me purist :eek:

    And by the way, the most glorious film ending of all time is not Frodo and Bilbo's sleep-inducing departure from the Grey Havens.. it's John McClane getting knocked off the wing of a 747, but managing to rip off a fuel tank panel causing the plane to leak a trail of fuel, then waiting till the last possible moment to set it aflame with a lighter, blowing up the terrorist bastards and forming a blazing streak of fire along the ground for the low-on-fuel planes circling overhead (one of which his wife is on) to land by

    :D
     
  19. BullFan

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    you wanna talk glorius film endings. what about Daniel Laruso's Willis Reed-esque return from injury to win the all valley tournament.
     
  20. steddinotayto

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    you can obviously see that the ref was giving the match to daniel. When Mr.Miyagi gave the "okay", the ref just put his whistle in his pocket and his hands behind his back
     

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