You Top 10 Favorite Movies
Here are my top 10.
1. Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments
2. John Carpenter's The Thing
3. Back to the Future
4. Raiders of the Lost Ark
5. The Man Who Knew Too Much
6. It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
7. Papillon
8. Night of the Living Dead
9. Pale Rider
10. A Shot in the Dark
1. Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments
2. John Carpenter's The Thing
3. Back to the Future
4. Raiders of the Lost Ark
5. The Man Who Knew Too Much
6. It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
7. Papillon
8. Night of the Living Dead
9. Pale Rider
10. A Shot in the Dark
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1: Napoleon Dynamite
2: Rango
3: Wall-E
4: Toy Story 3
5: Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
6: Rocketman
7: Surf's Up
8: Muppets From Space
9: Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D
10: Meet the Deedles
You know this has always been an inner turmoil for me.
I can never seem to really decide whether this movie, or Muppet's treasure island is the best muppet movie.
I too cannot possibly pick 10 films and place them in any sort of order, but I can give you a few of my favourite films. No order, just a nice list.
- The Empire Strikes Back
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
- Wrongfully Accused
- License to Kill (the Bond film)
- Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
- Basil, The Great Mouse Detective
- The Emperor's New Groove
- The A-Team
9. Super 8
8. Saving Private Ryan
7. Duel
6. War of the Worlds
5. The Dark Knight
4. Inception
3. Gojira
2. Jaws
1. Jurassic Park
This is really a rough list. I would need a bit more time to come up with a more correct one. But these are the top ten films that came to mind (one being my favorite of course) when thinking about the movies i've watched recently.
That's very understandable.
I came up with a top 200.
Yeah, I figured that after I made the post, but I prefer to be a grammar Nazi and correct the title. Still like the movie. It started out with me seeing the second half of the second one when it was on TV. I ended up laughing much too hard for someone who barely knew what was going on. It took me forever to find out what the movie was but when I did, I made sure to see the rest. It's my B-movie comedy of choice now.
Aliens, Die Hard, Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, JAWS, Star Wars...nothing really surprising.
In no particular order:
- Star Trek XI (reboot)
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
- Return of the Jedi (original)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 / Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (when considering the HP franchise)
- Batman Begins / Batman (1989) - (tie. I can't decide which I like better)
- Lord of the Rings - 6 part fanedit by Kerr (I consider LOTR as one long movie)
- The Princess Bride
- Sneakers
- Stargate
Honorable Mentions go to BTTF3 and Jurassic Park 1Lawrence of Arabia
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
Lord of the Rings (all parts)
Teahouse of the August Moon
The Sea Hawk
Animal Crackers
Star Wars V: Empire Strikes Back
Indiana Jones: Temple of Doom
Jurassic Park
Megamind
Finding Nemo
V for Vendetta
Aladdin
And I'm sure there are a good deal more that should be up here. However, I have confined myself to movies that I have watched multiple times and continued to love (with the exception of Lawrence of Arabia because it was just that fantastic). Even as I write this, I see how many movies I've forgotten that I absolutely love.
In short, it's impossible to write a top ten list. I've even failed at writing a top thirteen list since I forgot a lot of movies that I either watched recently or as a child and loved. I guess this is just a rough approximation of my tastes.
1) The original Star Wars trilogy, Empire being my favourite.
2) Serenity
3) Revenge of the Sith
4) The Back to the Future trilogy
5) Superman (1978)
6) The LotR trilogy
7) Sunshine
8) Star Trek Generations
9) Ghostbusters
10) Howl's Moving Castle
I realize a trilogy consists of more than one movie, however I generally watch trilogies marathon style like one giant, fantastic movie.
1) V for Vendetta
2) Across the Universe
3) Mary Poppins
4) Spirited Away
5) About a Boy
6) Ratatouille
7) Megamind
8) Forrest Gump
9) Seven Samurai
10) Perfume - The Story of a Murderer
PS. Special mention goes to Iron Giant, Mean Girls, and Disney's Beauty and the Beast, I like them a lot and felt bad leaving them out. It was hard to decide. : ( (I got a separate list for animated movies, but that's another story)
1.Dr Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
2.The General (1926)
3.Hud
4.It's a Wonderful Life
5.The Seven Samurai
6.All That Jazz
7.The Elephant Man
8.Doctor Zhivago
9.Rear Window
10.Cabaret
1.Audition
2.The Devil's Backbone
3.Alien
4.Jaws
5.The Vanishing(foreign version)
6.Oldboy
7.The Thing
8.The Shining
9. Silence of The Lambs
10. Pacific Heights
P.S. There are others but those are ones from recent Memory
Face/Off
The Road to El Dorado
Underworld (All of them)
Robocop Trilogy
Mulan
Dragonheart 1
Hudson Hawk
Broken Arrow
Transporter Trilogy
Crank 1 + 2
It's just a matter of which you like more than the other. I made my top 10 through process of elimination.
My definite favorites. And you can't say that I have horrible taste in movies because I put Citizen Kane there, so I'm a film expert.
The Lion King
The Fox and the Hound
Moulin Rouge
Butterfly Effect
Star Trek XI
Star Wars Episode III (Don't hurt me!)
Dinotopia (although that initially broadcast as a mini-series on TV, but on DVD it was all condensed into one film.)
Toy Story 3
Johnny English
War of the Worlds (remake)
Three worst films:
Butterfly Effect 2
Butterfly Effect 3
Eragon
Simply because the source material for each of those was so awesome, and the films so completely failed to live up to anywhere near what they accompolished. Instead being bad cash-ins. I despise Eragon(the film) as it ruined any chance of the whole saga getting the cinematic adaptations they deserve.
It will, but you'll have to wait 15 to 20 years for there to be a proper remake.
Subject to change at any time.
1 - Alien: As impossible as it is to create a true top ten, I can say with great confidence that this is my favourite film of all time. The direction, sets, acting, music and the H.R. Giger designed creature are second to none in my opinion. I made this YouTube video, which goes in to detail as to why I love the film so much...
2 - The Big Lebowski: For myself (and countless others) this is the greatest comedy ever made. The sheer volume of quotable lines is staggering, the only film that comes close in terms of quote ratio is the sublime Withnail & I. When I first discovered The Big Lebowski, I watched it once a day for an entire week. It's that good!
3 - John Carpenter's The Thing: A superb adaptation of John W. Campbell's short story Who Goes There? Special mention has to go to the mind blowing special effects by Rob Bottin, which not only hold up to this day but are actually superior in their practical glory to the CGI garbage (*cough* The Thing prequel *cough*) we're fed in today's cinema...
Spider head... classic!
Also, there's a few one liners that are absolute zinners...
"I know you gentlemen have been through a lot, but when you find the time, I'd rather not spend the rest of this winter TIED TO THIS FUCKING COUCH!"... classic!
"Yeah, fuck you too"... classic!
4 - Magnolia: A film by Paul Thomas Anderson. Before you all judge me, that is not Paul W.S. Anderson (who directed such "classics" as Resident Evil and Alien Vs Predator). This is the talented director who made such (genuine) classics as Boogy Nights and There Will Be Blood.
Anyway, the film is about 24 hours in the life of several people, who's lives connect in unexpected ways. The story is inspired by the lyrics of Aimee Mann (who is a personal favourite musician of mine) and she also provides the soundtrack...
Wise Uphttp://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=4&ved=0CD0QtwIwAw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DA_9EpBL5Txc&ei=mw7ATsnsBsrU8gOJ8p2XBA&usg=AFQjCNEp2PIs2eZ26nJ7IzcGLjE9kKbDKA&sig2=1uOy0Dga9Z_xu-VT4JKqZw
... *FUN FACT* Aimee Mann played the German lady whose toe is sacrificed in The Big Lebowski, which marks her second appearance in my top 10.
5 - Cloverfield: Okay, I know that this is a film which divides it's audience but I love it. It certainly helps to have knowledge of the events that occurred during the viral marketing campaign, as they add some much needed exposition and intrigue to the procedings. I love the way that the "monster" is actually a baby, who's lost and confused, searching for it's mother. An underrated gem as far as I'm concerned.
6 - George A. Romero's Day of the Dead: For the longest time I would have placed this film's predecessor Dawn of the Dead as my favoured Romero zombie flick. In fact when I first viewed Day of the Dead, I was left as cold as the flesh of a zombie by it but over time I've come to hold it in high esteem. It's a film which matures like a fine wine. Everyone (rightfully) quotes the line from Dawn of the Dead "when there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth" but not enough praise is given to the chilling dialogue within Day of the Dead, regarding the zombie apocolypse...
...that's pure poetry.
7 - Inglourious Basterds: As hard as it is to do, I'm purposefully selecting one film per director. This is especially tricky with Quentin Tarantino seeming as I'm a big fan of every single film he's made. However I believe that this (as Brad Pitt's character states at the end of the film) is his masterpiece. From the unbelievably tense first act, through to the exhilarating conclusion; this is a captivating work of genius. Special mention and extra kudos goes to Christoph Waltz as the villain Hans Landa, a truly spell-binding performance that's both terrifying and hilarious in equal messure. How Mr. Waltz went from this to The Three Muskateers, I'll never know!
8 - I Am Legend: Much like Cloverfield; I'm aware that this is a film that many people dislike and whilst I do concede that it has it's flaws (namely the naff CGI effects and that ending), it is a film that moves me to tears at least three times with every viewing. Quite frankly, I will always have the upmost respect for any form of art that is capable of affecting me so deeply and with such ease.
Also, who doesn't like Will Smith?! I mean, the guy's made some awful movies (I'm looking at you Independence Day and Shark Tale), but he's just so damn likeable. With I Am Legend, we get to see him deliver a deep, touching and nuanced performance.
9 - Goodfellows: The ganster genre of cinema is much like the Western genre to me; I'm really not a fan. However, as much as the occasional Western emerges that I fall in love with (hello Unforgiven, The Quick and the Dead and um, Back to the Future: Part III), on rare occasions I fall head over heels in love with a ganster flick. Goodfellows is one such film. A true epic, as we follow the rise and fall of a mobster through varying decades.
Joe Pesci's role certainly deserves the recognition it receives for being bloody scary. His character is the stuff of nightmares.
10 - Zodiac: I hope this doesn't come across as overly morbid or perverse but the inner workings of a real life serial killer fascinates me. How could they perform such acts? What drives them to start down that path? Who was the true identity of the uncaught murderer?
With these questions in mind it's little wonder that I'm fascinated by David Fincher's recreation of the events surrounding America's most prolific unsolved serial killer case; the Zodiac. The level of detail Fincher went to in order to portray events as closely as possible to the factual events is commendable, he even filmed the murder scenes at the exact real life locations.
A thought provoking true life story that prompted me to research the suspects following my viewing. Highly recommended, morbid or not!
Oh geez, good call. I really like the first Butterfly Effect (it's surely the only decent thing that Ashton Kutcher's ever done... at least without me wanting to bitch slap the little goblin), but the sequel was a complete waste of my money and time. It was less of an actual follow-up and more like a vastly inferior remake, with entirely unnecessary soft core porn elements. It's as though someone got a-hold of Seth Brundle's teleportation machine and shoved The Butterfly Effect in one pod and Debby Does Dallas in the other. Brundle-Fly himself was less of an abomination than that straight-to-DVD travesty!
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Hot Fuzz
Iron Giant
Ratatouille
The Mask
Coraline
Nightmare Before Christmas
Kung Fu Panda 2
Monster House
Osmosis Jones
Yeah, most of it are animated, but whatever. And I might change the list here and there.
Have my Top 105.
An American Tail (1986)
An American Tail - Fievel Goes West (1991)
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Il Buono, il Brutto, il Cattivo.) (1966)
Metropolis (Metoroporisu) (2001)
Metropolis (1927)
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949)
The Naughty Nineties (1945)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark) (1981)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
Amadeus (1984)
A Night at the Opera (1935)
Road to Bali (1953)
Road to Morocco (1942)
Duck Soup (1933)
A Day at the Races (1937)
Animal Crackers (1930)
Horse Feathers (1932)
Monkey Business (1931)
Love Happy (1949)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Home Alone (1990)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
The Ladykillers (1955)
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
The Great Race (1965)
A Fistful of Dynamite (Duck, You Sucker) (Giù la testa) (1972)
Rupan sansei: Kariosutoro no shiro (The Castle of Cagliostro) (Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro) (1979)
Once Upon a Time in the West (C'era una volta il West) (1968)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Ghostbusters 2 (1989)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Army of Darkness (1992)
Evil Dead 2 (1987)
Kaubôi Bibappu: Tengoku no Tobira (Cowboy Bebop the Movie: Knockin' on Heaven's Door) (2003)
Homeward Bound - The Incredible Journey (1993)
Kelly's Heroes (1970)
Where Eagles Dare (1968)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
Casablanca (1942)
Dr. Strangelove Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
La Resa dei conti (The Big Gundown)(Account Rendered) (1967)
The Thing (1982)
The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
Suspiria (1977)
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Drácula (Dracula, Spanish Version) (1931)
Crocodile Dundee (1986)
Crocodile Dundee II (1988)
The Bellboy (1960)
The Killer (Dip huet seung hung) (1989)
Hot Fuzz (2007)
Maverick (1994)
The Shakiest Gun In The West (1968)
The Great Dictator (1940)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
Tremors (1990)
Police Story (Ging chaat goo si) (Police Force) (1985)
Police Story 2 (Ging chaat goo si juk jaap) (Police Force II) (1987)
Supercop (Police Story 3) (Ging chaat goo si 3: Chiu kap ging chaat) (1992)
Jackie Chan's First Strike (Ging chaat goo si 4: Ji gaan daan yam mo) (1996)
Jackie Chan's Who Am I? (Wo shi shei) (Who Am I?) (1998)
Clue (1985)
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011)
Murder at the Gallop (1963)
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
The Baron of Arizona (1950)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
North by Northwest (1959)
Rear Window (1954)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Searchers (1956)
Key Largo (1948)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Kamui no ken (Dagger of Kamui)(Revenge of the Ninja Warrior)(The Blade of Kamui) (1985)
Gake no ue no Ponyo (Ponyo) (Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea) (2008)
Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi) (2001)
Jurassic Park (1993)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Jaws (1975)
The Wind in the Willows (Mr. Toad's Wild Ride) (1996)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm (1993)
Batman Begins (2005)
Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Batman (1989)
Batman Beyond - Return of the Joker (2000)
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Ghost in the Shell (Shell Mobile Force) (1996)
Blade Runner (1982)
Ghost in the Shell 2 - Innocence (2004)
Iron Man (2008)
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)
The Shadow (1994)
The Godfather
Citizen Kane
No Country For Old Men
Ghostbusters
The Godfather: Part II
Back to the Future
Rocky
The Third Man
Eraserhead
Rabbits
The last one is a dicey selection because it's a series of webisodes, not really a film and not really a TV series. But since it's by David Lynch I'm going to count it as a film and put it here.
Holy shit, you got good taste.
I knew there was a reason I like you.
As for Temple of Doom...it's pretty much my favorite Indy movie.