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Post by Elie De Beaufour š“ on Jul 8, 2024 18:39:17 GMT -5
1. Life of Brian (forever) 2. Inception 3. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf 4. Remains of the Day 5. Don't Look Back 6. No Direction Home 7. The Matrix 8. The Wicker Man 9. Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid 10. 12 Angry Men So many ... outside the top 2, everything could change tomorrow #8 Lee or Cage?
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Post by settingson on Jul 9, 2024 8:26:16 GMT -5
1. Life of Brian (forever) 2. Inception 3. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf 4. Remains of the Day 5. Don't Look Back 6. No Direction Home 7. The Matrix 8. The Wicker Man 9. Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid 10. 12 Angry Men So many ... outside the top 2, everything could change tomorrow #8 Lee or Cage? OMG ... is this even a question? The original is untouchable ... why they even attempted a re-make is beyond me!
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Post by jh on Jul 11, 2024 8:10:53 GMT -5
In no order. Local Hero Raiders of Lost Ark Planes, Trains & Automobiles Groundhog Day The Ladykillers Close Encounters of the Third Kind There Will Be Blood The Truman Show 2001: A Space Odyssey The Sting How the shit did I forget Raiders!!!! That was my childhood..being scared shitless as Nazis melted in my living room!
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Post by shadowplay on Jul 11, 2024 12:32:01 GMT -5
As per the thread title these are my favourite movies not what I'd consider the best and in no particular order
A New Hope Empire Strikes Back The Good the Bad and The Ugly Terminator 2 Jaws Django Unchained The Thing Borat Rocky Shaun Of The Dead
There's probably 5 or 10 more that could slot in alongside those films but those are just the first 10 that came to me. I think it's important to make the distinction between favourites and what you think are the best movies ever though, something like Borat shouldn't be anywhere near a top 10 list but I love it and it never fails to make me laugh.
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Post by jh on Jul 12, 2024 16:37:49 GMT -5
As per the thread title these are my favourite movies not what I'd consider the best and in no particular order A New Hope Empire Strikes Back The Good the Bad and The Ugly Terminator 2 Jaws Django Unchained The Thing Borat Rocky Shaun Of The Dead There's probably 5 or 10 more that could slot in alongside those films but those are just the first 10 that came to me. I think it's important to make the distinction between favourites and what you think are the best movies ever though, something like Borat shouldn't be anywhere near a top 10 list but I love it and it never fails to make me laugh. Borat in any form is brilliant....the tv segments alone are priceless
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Post by settingson on Jul 15, 2024 23:54:58 GMT -5
some great reminders on here Planes Trains and Automobiles - I still tear up at the end ! Lock Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels - love the energy and pace The Sting - classic! Goodfellas - classic Casino Royale (and reminded me of Dr No / Goldfinger!) The Great Escape - classic and a more modern movie: Parasite So many! I love movies
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Post by morning_rain on Jul 16, 2024 5:33:22 GMT -5
Aftersun Blue Velvet Napoleon Dynamite Portrait of a lady on fire Trainspotting Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind The Swimmer Nightmare Before Christmas Paterson Shaun of the Dead
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Post by matt on Jul 18, 2024 16:52:38 GMT -5
In no order. Local Hero Raiders of Lost Ark Planes, Trains & Automobiles Groundhog Day The Ladykillers Close Encounters of the Third Kind There Will Be Blood The Truman Show 2001: A Space Odyssey The Sting How the shit did I forget Raiders!!!! That was my childhood..being scared shitless as Nazis melted in my living room! It might be my favourite film! Because it's the film that made me fall in love with movies, I always remember just how mindblown little me was when the credits rolled. Favourite is always subjective, but definitely the most important film I ever saw. Spielberg's a big kid who never lost that visceral awe inspiring nature of moving pictures on a big screen, and I think Raiders encapsulates that love of cinema more than any film ever made.
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Post by matt on Jul 18, 2024 16:54:28 GMT -5
AftersunBlue Velvet Napoleon Dynamite Portrait of a lady on fire Trainspotting Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind The Swimmer Nightmare Before Christmas Paterson Shaun of the Dead I saw this too a couple years back. One of the best post-covid films, very very sad.
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Post by welshylad on Jul 20, 2024 1:57:01 GMT -5
Oh i forgot Young Guns
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Post by welshylad on Jul 21, 2024 2:17:21 GMT -5
And Eurotrip
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Jul 21, 2024 3:29:30 GMT -5
In no order. Local HeroRaiders of Lost Ark Planes, Trains & Automobiles Groundhog Day The Ladykillers Close Encounters of the Third Kind There Will Be Blood The Truman Show 2001: A Space Odyssey The Sting It's a real shame Bill Forsyth wasn't able to get more films made. Local Hero, like Gregory's Girl before it, is such a special film. Comfort and Joy is also great, and I found Houskeeping, his first film made with Hollywood money, absolutely enchanting. The character played by Christine Lahti is so unlike any other character I've seen in a movie, and yet she feels so real. Her spirit is so radiant. Watching it I wanted her to be real.
A lot of British filmmakers seem to face a great struggle to get things made past a certain point, no matter what they've done in the past. It's happening to Mike Leigh now. He can't get adequate financial backing, even with his incredible filmography. I imagine it's probably the same in all European countries. I remember reading in a film studies book someone disputing the notion that "world cinema" meant films from countries where English is not the first language. They said it's more accurate to think of everything outside of Hollywood as world cinema. Because the difference in infrastructure of any film industry -- whether Britain's, or Japan's, or Italy's or wherever -- compared to that one crazy town in America is so marked.
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Post by carlober on Jul 21, 2024 15:27:44 GMT -5
In random order: The Empire Strikes Back Back to the Future, Part I Vertigo Batman Begins Blade Runner Raiders of the Lost Ark Jurassic Park Inception Interstellar Risky Business Road to Perdition Alien (yes, they're twelve and not ten, I don't really care )
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Post by matt on Jul 21, 2024 15:47:04 GMT -5
In no order. Local HeroRaiders of Lost Ark Planes, Trains & Automobiles Groundhog Day The Ladykillers Close Encounters of the Third Kind There Will Be Blood The Truman Show 2001: A Space Odyssey The Sting It's a real shame Bill Forsyth wasn't able to get more films made. Local Hero, like Gregory's Girl before it, is such a special film. Comfort and Joy is also great, and I found Houskeeping, his first film made with Hollywood money, absolutely enchanting. The character played by Christine Lahti is so unlike any other character I've seen in a movie, and yet she feels so real. Her spirit is so radiant. Watching it I wanted her to be real.
A lot of British filmmakers seem to face a great struggle to get things made past a certain point, no matter what they've done in the past. It's happening to Mike Leigh now. He can't get adequate financial backing, even with his incredible filmography. I imagine it's probably the same in all European countries. I remember reading in a film studies book someone disputing the notion that "world cinema" meant films from countries where English is not the first language. They said it's more accurate to think of everything outside of Hollywood as world cinema. Because the difference in infrastructure of any film industry -- whether Britain's, or Japan's, or Italy's or wherever -- compared to that one crazy town in America is so marked.
Ah so you're the only other person who has seen Housekeeping! I've read the novel by Marilynne Robinson too, film is a very faithful adaptation and oozes that melancholy and loneliness. A wonderful film, my second favourite of his after Local Hero. A hidden gem! I also didn't realise Mike Leigh was struggling to get films financed, which is a shocker. His last film must have been Peterloo? You have to wonder how Ken Loach is still able to get his films made given the state of things. My biggest worry is the amount of talented young film makers who will go amiss given the perilous state of cinema. Studios and cinemas are only reliant on CGI superhero fun rides with directors for hire at the helm. The success of this has created a risk averse industry that fears any novelty and ingenuity. Would Bill Forsyth, Ken Loach, Mike Leigh or Danny Boyle make it in today's environment? I doubt it. Talking on a blockbuster scale, even George Lucas would struggle in today's environment! Studios wouldn't be able to finance their initial films that help them to develop their craft, and secondly, no studio will ever allow an auteur (as Lucas was on Star Wars) to oversee a big budget blockbuster. I don't care for Star Wars but I can't argue about its imagination and impact,. And compared to today's blockbusters, its a masterpiece in comparison just for its singular vision with no indication its been focus grouped to death by executives. Makes me wonder how much talent is being eradicated by not just the poor financial return of films but by the inertia of studio executives.
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Post by Let It Bleed on Jul 21, 2024 16:38:45 GMT -5
I forgot Caddyshack ll.
God bless.
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Post by daviesh on Jul 21, 2024 16:56:04 GMT -5
Goodfellas The Empire Strikes Back Godfather II The Dark Knight Interstellar Dazed and Confused Donnie Darko La La Land The Prestige Trainspotting
I've based this on the assumption that documentaries don't count, otherwise Supersonic, and others, would be in the mix.
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Post by Lennon2217 on Jul 22, 2024 5:51:01 GMT -5
Aftersun Blue Velvet Napoleon Dynamite Portrait of a lady on fire Trainspotting Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind The Swimmer Nightmare Before Christmas Paterson Shaun of the Dead Aftersun. Nice one. That movie cuts deep. I canāt listen to āUnder Pressureā the same anymore. Itās now permanently attached to that scene for me.
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Post by ChampagneHypernova on Jul 22, 2024 6:52:32 GMT -5
The list might be different tomorrow. Not in any order:
Se7en Lost in Translation Psycho Zodiac LOTR The Return of the King LOTR The Fellowship of the Ring The Town Good Will Hunting The Dark Knight The Dead Poets Society
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Post by dampcottage on Jul 22, 2024 14:37:47 GMT -5
Been thinking on this, 10 isn't gonna be enough...
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Post by Let It Bleed on Jul 22, 2024 15:27:15 GMT -5
Been thinking on this, 10 isn't gonna be enough... I really hope Weekend at Bernieās ll is on your list. God bless.
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Post by dampcottage on Jul 23, 2024 10:58:25 GMT -5
Been thinking on this, 10 isn't gonna be enough... I really hope Weekend at Bernieās ll is on your list. God bless. original is always best
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Post by dampcottage on Jul 23, 2024 11:18:52 GMT -5
Been thinking on this, 10 isn't gonna be enough... The sting City of god The big lebowski Trainspotting True grit (coen brothers) Man about dog You me and Marley The warriors One flew over the cuckoos nest 12 angry men Could easily add another 10
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Post by Let It Bleed on Jul 23, 2024 21:31:09 GMT -5
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Post by asimarx on Jul 24, 2024 15:16:24 GMT -5
Nice thread, which already gave me some nice viewing suggestions. So I'm gonna quote myself from a similar thread from literally almost 10 years ago. My preferences or favourites haven't really changed. Life just got in the way since then I guess. I've been meaning to do this for ages. And it took ages. Had to expand the list to 25 and passed on naming the directors, as it always looks so pretentious. I just hope all english titles are given correct; in no particular order except where noted: Lost In Translation (1st) Night On Earth Dr. Strangelove (3rd) 2001 Blue Velvet Taxi Driver Amores Perros El Topo Rosemary's Baby The Apartment Smoke The Deer Hunter On The Waterfront Paris, Texas (probably 2nd) Wizard of Oz The Big Lebowski Drive (best movie I've seen in the last 5 years) Annie Hall Le Mepris Memento Pi North By Northwest (I could watch this every day) Alien Magnolia Wayne's World (the first one and only the first one only!)
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Post by xavier221 on Jul 24, 2024 19:30:57 GMT -5
10 are tough to rank, so in no particular order (kinda): Pulp Fiction The Dark Knight The Godfather Fight Club The Shawshank Redemption Inception The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Memento Good Will Hunting The Big Lebowski
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