One of the best scenes, but it's been cut in most versions released to the public these days.
Oh I missed Leon
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Yeh that’s a good point.
Winter Soldier just misses out for me by a whisker
That’s the thing with this list, it’s the films you would HAVE to watch one last time. It’s all down to personal preference instead of the usual ‘Top 10 films ever’ etc
Opps. Just re read the OP again. Didn’t read the bit about the asteroid lol.
) was imminent. My top 3 would still make either list mind.
That's it exactly, favourite movies not technically the best. The two aren't always the same!Opps. Just re read the OP again. Didn’t read the bit about the asteroid lol.
Would probably list a different top 10 if a big rock (or WW3 to be more realistic
1 | The Crow (1994) | Not a great movie by conventional measures, but my absoute favourite for a lot of reasons. I've bought the VHS, DVD, Blu-Ray and digital versions so far….. |
2 | Interstellar (2014) | Such a wonderful score, with fabulous story, characters and cast. The third act gets stick for being the weakest, but it's what makes he movie for me - great Sci-Fi grounded in real science upended by something fantastical that's there throughout the movie. I love it, even though I cry like a baby when they watch the messages from home. |
3 | Apocalypse Now (1979) | Doesn't put a foot wrong anywhere, even the French plantation scene is dripping with symbolism. The overwhelming chaos and the different approaches to managing, coping and variously noping out are endlessly fascinating with maximum rewatchability. |
4 | Blade Runner 2049 (2017) | Picked this one over the original as given the choice would watch 2049. For me it cements the Deckard question but opens up a lot of other juicy dilemas to ponder. And it does that with drop dead gorgeous cinematography and phenominal sound. It's reference material all round. |
5 | Thin Red Line (1998) | I can see why people would think this is indulgent or overlong, but if you really engage with it there's a lot to love here - assuming you can get past the repeated horror of war / beauty of nature juxtaposition. Giving Shakespear in Love the Best Picture Oscar over this was a travesty. |
6 | Fight Club (1999) | All the people who said they saw it coming - without knowing before they saw it for the first time - are lying! All three leads (Brad Pitt, Edward Norton & Helena Bonham Carter) give close to career high performaces (it is peak Pitt) and the inventive direction and rapid storytelling make it irresistable. |
7 | The Jerk (1979) | The first movie I had an emotional reaction to, it just "got to me" which is the main reason I've loved this film over the years and is in my list, but the preposterous story, on point humour and Steve Martin's delivery seal the deal. This was making white people being black and proud a decade before the Commitments was doing it. |
8 | The Pianist (2002) | This film makes my heart ache. I think it's unlikely any of us that hasn't experienced it can really understand the pain civillians can suffer in war, so I'm glad films like this exist and wish we would continue to learn from them. The sheer terror when the can of peaches rolls onto a nazi shoe was chilling with the instant realisation what that could mean - I stopped breathing. It's as thought provoking as it is edge of your seat, and Brody is sublime. |
9 | Dune (2021) | Was blown away by this in the cinema, an epic film that nods towards the scale of the universe without feelin the need to cram in exposition to explain it all away and a story given room to breathe. Much more acomplished retelling of the story than the Sting version. Very excited for the follow up, but this has raised expectations considerably - not always a good thing! |
10 | Drive (2011) | It's just so. fudgeing. Cool. There's lashings of style, from the aloof anti-hero, the direction and to the outrageously good soundtrack yet there's still enough emotional pull to be invested in the twisting story and character relationship and their outcomes. |
