100 Greatest Movies- Whats your choice?

dazgwinn · 02-01-2003, 10:57 PM

Just caught up with this after recording it the other night.What ever was Shawshank redemption doing in the top 5!Yes its a good movie but number3!Where was Saving Private Ryan?Anyway here are my greatest 5 movies 1= The Godfather2 2=Saving Private Ryan 3= Star Wars 4=Close encounters 5=Alien/Jaws/Heat- can't make my mind up! Come on folks what are your fav movies-Dazgwinn.

Ian J · 03-01-2003, 12:24 AM

Entering fully into the spirit of a poll which sees Saving Private Ryan and Star Wars in the top three movies of all time I would like to nominate :-

The One
Josie & The Pussycats
XXX
DTS and The Frenchman

03-01-2003, 12:40 AM

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Originally posted by Ian J
Entering fully into the spirit of a poll which sees Saving Private Ryan and Star Wars in the top three movies of all time I would like to nominate :-

The One
Josie & The Pussycats
XXX
DTS and The Frenchman

Not being as trendy as Ian, here's my stuffy old top five,
1) City Lights
2) Citizan Kane
3) Being There
4) The Deer Hunter
5) Shawshank Redemption

in case this thread turns into a top ten,
6) Godfather 2
7) Cinema Paradiso
8) Guess who's coming to dinner
9) Il Postino
10) Strangers on a train

ytgti · 03-01-2003, 12:57 AM

Havn't we alredy got a thread like this somewere

MMMMmmm....

Donnie.
Ice age.
AOTC.
Die hard trillogy

Black hawk down.
Jaws.
Lock, Stock & two Smoking barrels.
Gladiator.

OOOOOPPPPSS. I could go on all night.

**Garrett** · 03-01-2003, 2:45 AM

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Originally posted by ytgti
Havn't we alredy got a thread like this somewere

Very similar threads here http://www.avforums.com/forums/showt...eadid=32125and here Best Film

As in one of them my top 3 is the same,
It’s A Wonderful Life
El Cid
North By Northwest
then
X-Men
Living Daylights
Like Uncle Eric in case this thread turns into a top ten probably the following:
Jason and the Argonauts
Lord Of The Rings
L.A. Confidential
The Elephant Man
And lastly maybe, again borrowing from: Eric Cinema Paradiso

dazgwinn · 03-01-2003, 3:09 AM

forgot about L.A Confidential...Great movie.....and sorry about the other threads.

dazgwinn · 03-01-2003, 3:15 AM

By the way what was DTS and the Frenchman?

Ian J · 03-01-2003, 3:42 AM

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Originally posted by dazgwinn
By the way what was DTS and the Frenchman?

Superb film starring Anna Morfick

**Garrett** · 03-01-2003, 3:44 AM

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Originally posted by dazgwinn
By the way what was DTS and the Frenchman?

Ian J's little joke as were the others.

03-01-2003, 3:52 AM

My favourites are

A Shepherd's Affair
Silence of The Lambs
A Sheep in the Deep
Ewe 571
Much Ado About Mutton

03-01-2003, 3:56 AM

My 5 favourite movies featuring dwarves are

Dwarf - 1984
Red Dwarf The Movie - 2003 ?
The Dizzy Dwarf - 1934
The Seventh Dwarf - 1979
One Angry Dwarf - 2001

Alsproject · 03-01-2003, 9:10 AM

I would like to say that the best movies of all time is Crossroads (the one with Britney in it).

This is purely on the basis that I have never seen it or any trailers for it and I have not seen any reviews for it.

The reason for my choice is purely because it was released on DVD near the end of 2002 and is already £5.99!!!

Off to the bargain bucket you go Britney!!!

James45 · 03-01-2003, 2:17 PM

good god gimli's back!!

my top ten changes all the time but Jaws would have to be number 1 and has been for the last couple of years, cinematic, directorial perfection. I even thought Bruce looked great in it.

03-01-2003, 2:21 PM

Saw an old favourite of mine for the first time on DVD the other day and have now reinstated 'Falling Down' as one of my top 5.

Scarily, I now realise I have two films starring Micheal Douglas in my top 10 (the other being 'The Game'). I must be getting old.

mcmullanbrush · 03-01-2003, 2:49 PM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by uncle eric
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Not being as trendy as Ian, here's my stuffy old top five,

3) Being There

Good choice Uncle Eric. Not in my top 10 but a fine film. It is good to know there are people of taste and culture on these forums.

Heres my top 10 Peter Sellers films

1 Dr Strangelove
2 Being There
3 A Shot in the Dark
4 Im Alright Jack
5 Heavens Above
6 The Ladykillers
7 The Naked Truth
8 The Battle of the Sexes
9 Lolita
10 Only Two Can Play

stevegreen · 03-01-2003, 2:58 PM

Anna Morfick........LMAO!

Mine:

1. Pulp Fiction
2. Lock Stock
3. Stir Crazy
4. Silence of the Lambs
5. Dusk Til Dawn

03-01-2003, 3:07 PM

My top Five.

1. Buttman into the crack.
2. Debbie Does Dallas.
3. The Pryamid.
4. Massive Mam's 5.
5. Busty Backdoor Nurses.

03-01-2003, 3:10 PM

Bridge on the River Kwai
The Life & Death of Colonel Blimp

James45 · 03-01-2003, 4:01 PM

oh they're all coming out of the woodwork now!

Confucius · 03-01-2003, 4:06 PM

Top 5 movies:

1) Five Hours
2) Five da 5
3) Five Guns West
4) Five to Four
5) Five

03-01-2003, 4:08 PM

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Originally posted by James45
oh they're all coming out of the woodwork now!

What, We are always around we just don't post much.

03-01-2003, 4:40 PM

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Originally posted by James45
oh they're all coming out of the woodwork now!

Not the woodwork but you're close enough

At the Height of Summer (Mua he chieu thang dung)
Interactive Murders (Woo dung saai yan si gin)
Swordsman III: East Is Red (Dung fong bat baai 2: fung wan joi hei)

The last one starred Brigitte Lin in a sensational performance as Dong Fong But Bai

03-01-2003, 4:54 PM

Ho Ho Ho.......

Mrs Claus and I have talked about this and this is our definitve list:

In Top Spot: Ernest Saves Christmas
Second: The Muppet Christmas Carol
Third: National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
Fourth: Scrooged
Fifth: The Evil Dead

03-01-2003, 11:00 PM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by mcmullanbrush
[B]

Quote:

Being There
Good choice Uncle Eric.
1 Dr Strangelove
2 Being There
3 A Shot in the Dark
4 Im Alright Jack
5 Heavens Above
6 The Ladykillers

Dr Strangelove is also the favourite of a certain orange haired American lady, who is also a big admirer of Ian J

I also loved the Ladykillers. Brilliant film.

codling · 04-01-2003, 4:24 AM

1. schindlers list .- gets me every time

,awsome.
2. 12 monkeys.
3.. donnie darko.
4. dumd and dumber .- best comedy ever

.
5. the usual suspects.
6. memento.

a few more of my favs are ,good will hunting,lotr,matrix,fight club.
and many more but all these i could watch forever.

carl

Gorshin · 04-06-2004, 9:49 PM

Quickfire, on the hoof (in no particular order barring numbers 1 and 2

):

1. Godfather
2. Godfather 2
3. North by Northwest
4. Citizen Kane
5. Vertigo
6. Star Wars: IV
7. Pulp Fiction
8. Memento
9. Chinatown
10. 2001: A space Odyssey

honourable mentions:
all of imdb top 250: I own them all: no *****

Gorshin · 04-06-2004, 9:59 PM

Another top 10:

The Third Man
Superman
Schindlers List
Usual Suspects
Empire Strikes Back
Cookoos Nest
Platoon
Psycho
Frenzy
Apoc Now

Bascially, anyone with good taste will enjoy picking off the imdb top 250:
http://www.imdb.com/top_250_films

It's taken me a while, but I own them all, and very good they are too!

Gorshin · 04-06-2004, 10:04 PM

No, I've just come to the conclusion that a top 10 is impossible. It would need to be top 1000. oh yeah. Check out the imdb top 250: all impecable films and all so different. I mean which discerning 'goer could pick Ran over Blade Runner or Vice Versa. Or choosing Patton over Terminator 2. They're all classics. The best thing comes in discovering the hidden gems.

**Garrett** · 04-06-2004, 10:04 PM

Your first top didn’t stop the top ten for long, all of 10 minutes.

Gorshin · 04-06-2004, 10:10 PM

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wurzel Guest Posts: n/a	My favourites are A Shepherd's Affair Silence of The Lambs A Sheep in the Deep Ewe 571 Much Ado About Mutton
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juboy Guest Posts: n/a	Saw an old favourite of mine for the first time on DVD the other day and have now reinstated 'Falling Down' as one of my top 5. Scarily, I now realise I have two films starring Micheal Douglas in my top 10 (the other being 'The Game'). I must be getting old.
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Stroppy Guest Posts: n/a	My top Five. 1. Buttman into the crack. 2. Debbie Does Dallas. 3. The Pryamid. 4. Massive Mam's 5. 5. Busty Backdoor Nurses.
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Eustace Teapot Guest Posts: n/a	Bridge on the River Kwai The Life & Death of Colonel Blimp
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Santa Claus Guest Posts: n/a	Ho Ho Ho....... Mrs Claus and I have talked about this and this is our definitve list: In Top Spot: Ernest Saves Christmas Second: The Muppet Christmas Carol Third: National Lampoons Christmas Vacation Fourth: Scrooged Fifth: The Evil Dead
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