What are your top 10 favourite films?

frau kaleun · 07-29-11, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

Phew, thank goodness for that, for a moment I thought you'd succumb to the later crap.

I actually stood in line for several hours to buy tickets to Episode One, and saw it eight times, I think, in the first few days of its release. Three times just on the first day. Just missed a first midnight showing when the dude at the front of the other line bought the last ticket for it just as I moved up to the counter. And overall, I liked TPM. Part of it was the excitement of having a new SW film after all those years, I know. But I didn't even hate Jar Jar as much as some people did.

Especially in retrospect - after Eps 2 & 3 - TPM stands out as the best of the three prequels IMO. Even the kid actor "Annakin the Mannikin" looks halfway decent after the catastrophe that was his teenage counterpart. Not that I place a whole lot of the blame on the actors, I don't think Lucas really knows how to direct live human beings any more (if he ever did) and any actor who requires a lot of guidance from a director or is otherwise inexperienced will not fare well in that situation. Particularly given the crap dialogue they have to speak.

danasan · 07-29-11, 09:14 AM

Not in the correct order:

Lord Of The Rings
Once Upon A Time In The West
Platoon
Monsters
Pushing Hands (tu***299; sh***466;u) by Ang Lee
Das Boot
Seven
IP Man
Seven Samurai by Akira Kurosawa
Gladiator

Herr-Berbunch · 07-29-11, 09:54 AM

So, Paul, you're shifting the goalposts to 20?

After careful deliberation, these are in no particular order...

11. Funeral in Berlin
12. The Usual Suspects
13. The 39 Steps
14. Tora! Tora! Tora!
15. An Ungentlemanly Act
16. La Haine
17. North by Northwest
18. Battle Royale
19. The Spy Who Came In From The Cold
20. Twin Town

Oh, and then Rockstar had to mention Zulu

Can we make it 30?

flatsixes · 07-29-11, 10:03 AM

Lawrence of Arabia
The Godfather
The Godfather II
Saving Private Ryan
The Third Man
Memento
Run, Lola, Run
The Seven Samurai
High Noon
Double Indemnity

Crap. Can I get another ten?

Herr-Berbunch · 07-29-11, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by flatsixes

Crap. Can I get another ten?

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Originally Posted by Paul Riley

UPDATE - I shall increase this list to 20,there are just too many good AND sadly awfully SH#T films out there,mainly the new films today

Yes

Growler · 07-29-11, 10:06 AM

In no particular order, the ten that go in the car rather than the truck the next time I move:

ALIENS
12 Angry Men (1957)
The Truman Show
Groundhog Day
Kelly's Heroes
Smoke Signals
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
Better Off Dead
The Abyss
Gettysburg

flatsixes · 07-29-11, 10:22 AM

Another ten (thanks)

The Departed
Strangers On A Train
Rear Window (Grace Kelly at 23 years old stops my heart.)
The Big Lebowski
The Searchers
Reservoir Dogs
Good Fellas
Dr Strangelove
Full Metal Jacket

Please let me know when you've raised the limit again.

AVGWarhawk · 07-29-11, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

I actually stood in line for several hours to buy tickets to Episode One, and saw it eight times, I think, in the first few days of its release. Three times just on the first day. Just missed a first midnight showing when the dude at the front of the other line bought the last ticket for it just as I moved up to the counter. And overall, I liked TPM. Part of it was the excitement of having a new SW film after all those years, I know. But I didn't even hate Jar Jar as much as some people did.

Especially in retrospect - after Eps 2 & 3 - TPM stands out as the best of the three prequels IMO. Even the kid actor "Annakin the Mannikin" looks halfway decent after the catastrophe that was his teenage counterpart. Not that I place a whole lot of the blame on the actors, I don't think Lucas really knows how to direct live human beings any more (if he ever did) and any actor who requires a lot of guidance from a director or is otherwise inexperienced will not fare well in that situation. Particularly given the crap dialogue they have to speak.

Star Wars the first three are it for me. I never watched the prequel stuff. No interest. Heck, I watched the original Star Wars on the big screen when it came out.

Old school brother....

07-29-11, 09:14 AM	#2
danasan Elite Spam Hunter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Flensburg / Germany Posts: 1,141 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Not in the correct order: Lord Of The Rings Once Upon A Time In The West Platoon Monsters Pushing Hands (tu*299; sh*466;u) by Ang Lee Das Boot Seven IP Man Seven Samurai by Akira Kurosawa Gladiator __________________ "I invite you to go inside this submergible hole in the water where you can nicely hide from destroyers."

07-29-11, 09:54 AM	#3
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	So, Paul, you're shifting the goalposts to 20? After careful deliberation, these are in no particular order... 11. Funeral in Berlin 12. The Usual Suspects 13. The 39 Steps 14. Tora! Tora! Tora! 15. An Ungentlemanly Act 16. La Haine 17. North by Northwest 18. Battle Royale 19. The Spy Who Came In From The Cold 20. Twin Town Oh, and then Rockstar had to mention Zulu Can we make it 30? __________________

07-29-11, 10:06 AM	#6
Growler A long way from the sea Join Date: May 2005 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,913 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	In no particular order, the ten that go in the car rather than the truck the next time I move: ALIENS 12 Angry Men (1957) The Truman Show Groundhog Day Kelly's Heroes Smoke Signals Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead Better Off Dead The Abyss Gettysburg __________________ At Fiddler’s Green, where seamen true When here they’ve done their duty The bowl of grog shall still renew And pledge to love and beauty.

07-29-11, 10:03 AM	#4
flatsixes Weps Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 362 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Lawrence of Arabia The Godfather The Godfather II Saving Private Ryan The Third Man Memento Run, Lola, Run The Seven Samurai High Noon Double Indemnity Crap. Can I get another ten?

07-29-11, 10:22 AM	#7
flatsixes Weps Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 362 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Another ten (thanks) The Departed Strangers On A Train Rear Window (Grace Kelly at 23 years old stops my heart.) The Big Lebowski The Searchers Reservoir Dogs Good Fellas Dr Strangelove Full Metal Jacket Please let me know when you've raised the limit again.