What are your top 10 favourite films? - Page 5

Herr-Berbunch · 01-10-12, 11:14 AM

Thank you Dowly

Jimbuna · 01-10-12, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

You need to read the book. The movie is fairly faithful until the end, which is vastly different, and much more horrifying.

Never read the book but I thought the film ending was quite good.

Skybird · 01-10-12, 11:36 AM

These movies had an impact in my life that lasted, but more movies that impressed or moved me as well could also be mentioned, in fact such "top lists" do injustice to the sheer quantity and diversity of good stuff in the given category:

2001
Blade Runner
Stalker
My father's glory + My mother's castle
Gladiator
Lord of the rings
Why has Bodhidharma left for the East?
City lights
Winterschläfer/Wintersleeper
The thin red line
Choice of arms
Star Wars
High noon
The big Blue

Many may have been forgottewn since they appeared once on TV, and then never no more. And I love that Czech movie of Little Mermaid they made in the 70s. Czech TV films fopr kids were frreat for some time: Pan Tau, The Visitors (not the US series!), Little Mermaid - they don't do such quality and humane stuff anymore. For kids, almost all is just crap, crap, and more crap.

Sailor Steve · 01-10-12, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Never read the book but I thought the film ending was quite good.

Get the book. Your opinion will change dramatically.

Egan · 01-10-12, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

Mine? Here you go:
5. Man Bites Dog (I doubt many will have seen this one...)

Ah yes, the Belgian serial killer flick. Quite possibly the most violent Palm D'or winner ever. I used to love it when I was younger. I first saw it at a friend's house where he put this on followed by the original (Keitel version) of The Bad Lieutenant. That was a night.....

OK, my turn. Bear in mind that on a different day, there might be different entries..

1: Night on Earth
2: Kelly's Heroes
3: Das Boot
4: La Haine
5: Glen Garry Glenross
6: Kind Hearts and Coronets
7: Raiders of the Lost Ark
8: Withnail and I
9: Goodfellas
10: Pale Rider

Honorable mentions also go to The Thing, because it's ace, Cinema Paradisa, for making me cry like a little girl in the final act no matter how often I see it, and There Will Be Blood, for totally blowing me away.

I left Star Wars out because I was so young when I first saw it and it was such a big part of my life I think the whole thing has transcended favourite movie status into something more akin to a major cultural landmark for me. I like all six, by the way, idiot frog people included.

Egan · 01-10-12, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Get the book. Your opinion will change dramatically.

True that, Very true. Excellent movie, even better read.

I was thinking, by the way, a list of our top ten least favourite films might be interesting....

Bilge_Rat · 01-10-12, 04:46 PM

my interest is more in filmakers than specific films, anything by Kubrick is a must, although David Fincher, Scorsese, Coppola, Eastwood, Malick and the Coen Brothers are consistently good.

my current top ten would be:

1. 2001: A Space Odyssey
2. Tree of Life
3. Apocalypse Now
4. Lawrence of Arabia
5. Il Divo
6. Goldfinger
7. Raging Bull
8. Zodiac
9. The Hurt Locker
10. Inglorious Basterds

u crank · 01-10-12, 05:20 PM

It's hard to narrow it to ten, but these are films I have watched at least three times.

In no particular order....

No country for old men
The Missouri breaks
The way back
The proposition
Murphy's war
Winter's bone
Snatch
There will be blood
Twelve monkeys
Full metal jacket

Non movie favorites...

Generation kill
Breaking bad
Battlestar Gallactica, the new one.

Jimbuna · 01-10-12, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Get the book. Your opinion will change dramatically.

Possibly but as a movie (based on my location) I'll offer:

Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120735/quotes

clive bradbury · 01-10-12, 06:22 PM

I know that we are talking favourites, not 'best ever' films, and that brings personal taste into it but...

'The thin red line'? - could never get into that film over two attempts - give me 'Cross of Iron' every time...

Many already mentioned (e.g. Godfather, Blade Runner) would be on my list, so I offer two more:

Fitzcarraldo
Raging Bull

Sailor Steve · 01-11-12, 03:10 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels

Not on my list, but quite good.

THE_MASK · 01-11-12, 04:30 AM

I have only ever seen these movies at the movie theatre .
Towering inferno
Star Wars in 1977
Jurasic park
Stuart little

I like the old biblical movies .

kiwi_2005 · 01-11-12, 11:34 AM

The Men who stare at Goats
Moon
Schindler's List
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Cargo
Saving private ryan
The fortress war
Kung fu hustle
Downfall
Napoleon Dynamite

Herr-Berbunch · 01-11-12, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Egan

Ah yes, the Belgian serial killer flick. Quite possibly the most violent Palm D'or winner ever. I used to love it when I was younger. I first saw it at a friend's house where he put this on followed by the original (Keitel version) of The Bad Lieutenant. That was a night.....

I'm glad someone else likes it, thought I was just a bit odd.

And Bad Lieutenant

, although I can't bring myself to knowingly watch the Nicholas Cage 'rethought' version. Or anything with Cage in really.

Nice to see La Haine on your list too, can't remember if it was on my list but I had on VHS, I think I still have somewhere if it survived the cull...

Egan · 01-11-12, 02:24 PM

I love La Haine. Really, really love it. Haven't watched it for a while but I might dig it out this weekend.

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Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,644 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	These movies had an impact in my life that lasted, but more movies that impressed or moved me as well could also be mentioned, in fact such "top lists" do injustice to the sheer quantity and diversity of good stuff in the given category: 2001 Blade Runner Stalker My father's glory + My mother's castle Gladiator Lord of the rings Why has Bodhidharma left for the East? City lights Winterschläfer/Wintersleeper The thin red line Choice of arms Star Wars High noon The big Blue Many may have been forgottewn since they appeared once on TV, and then never no more. And I love that Czech movie of Little Mermaid they made in the 70s. Czech TV films fopr kids were frreat for some time: Pan Tau, The Visitors (not the US series!), Little Mermaid - they don't do such quality and humane stuff anymore. For kids, almost all is just crap, crap, and more crap. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

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Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,856 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	my interest is more in filmakers than specific films, anything by Kubrick is a must, although David Fincher, Scorsese, Coppola, Eastwood, Malick and the Coen Brothers are consistently good. my current top ten would be: 1. 2001: A Space Odyssey 2. Tree of Life 3. Apocalypse Now 4. Lawrence of Arabia 5. Il Divo 6. Goldfinger 7. Raging Bull 8. Zodiac 9. The Hurt Locker 10. Inglorious Basterds __________________ Last edited by Bilge_Rat; 01-10-12 at 05:10 PM.

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u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,746 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	It's hard to narrow it to ten, but these are films I have watched at least three times. In no particular order.... No country for old men The Missouri breaks The way back The proposition Murphy's war Winter's bone Snatch There will be blood Twelve monkeys Full metal jacket Non movie favorites... Generation kill Breaking bad Battlestar Gallactica, the new one. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

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clive bradbury Captain Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: stoke-on-trent, UK Posts: 492 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	I know that we are talking favourites, not 'best ever' films, and that brings personal taste into it but... 'The thin red line'? - could never get into that film over two attempts - give me 'Cross of Iron' every time... Many already mentioned (e.g. Godfather, Blade Runner) would be on my list, so I offer two more: Fitzcarraldo Raging Bull

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THE_MASK Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,226 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 73	I have only ever seen these movies at the movie theatre . Towering inferno Star Wars in 1977 Jurasic park Stuart little I like the old biblical movies .

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Egan Admiral Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 2,020 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	I love La Haine. Really, really love it. Haven't watched it for a while but I might dig it out this weekend.