Top 10 Films

1. Stolen Kisses (1968)
2. The Big Lebowski (1998)
3. Fanny and Alexander (1982)
4. Kicking and Screaming (1995)
5. Blue Velvet (1986)
6. Odd Man Out (1947)
7. 3:10 to Yuma (1957)
8. Berlin-Alexanderplatz (1980)
9. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
10. Nights of Cabiria (1957)

What does everyone's lists look like?

Mine changes from time to time, but as of right now this is how it goes.

1. Memento
2. Usual Suspects
3. Evil Dead (all of them)
4. Bladerunner
5. The Misfits
6. Night of the Living Dead
7. Princess Bride
8. Spaceballs/Young Frankenstein/Blazing Saddles
9. Lifeboat
10. Super Troopers

I have to list a few foreign films as well...

1. M
2. Diabolique
3. Let the Right One In
4. Sauna
5. Brodre
6. The Girl With the Dragon Tatoo (etc.)

SteelCityMom wrote:

9. Lifeboat

2. Diabolique

2 questions (nice lists, btw): Hitchcock's Lifeboat? That's an interesting pick for a favorite out of his films. It's underrated, too. Hume Cronyn is great. It's hard to against his classics like Vertigo and stuff, but one of my favorites is The Trouble With Harry.

My other question, Have you seen Wages of Fear? The first hour is a little slow but once it gets going the suspense is great, such a wonderful black and white film, too.

Wow, I'm not sure I can come up with a top 10. There are so many movies I love. And some of them wouldn't make anyone's top 500.

I'll have to put more thought into it, but off the top of my head, here are some that are in my top 10 ...

The Usual Suspects
Kingpin
Weird Science
Hoosiers
Full Metal Jacket

Farrior_roirraW wrote:

SteelCityMom wrote:

9. Lifeboat

2. Diabolique

2 questions (nice lists, btw): Hitchcock's Lifeboat? That's an interesting pick for a favorite out of his films. It's underrated, too. Hume Cronyn is great. It's hard to against his classics like Vertigo and stuff, but one of my favorites is The Trouble With Harry.

Yeah, so many of his great films are underrated. The Birds, Psycho, Vertigo, Rear Window, etc. are all great...but Lifeboat, Dial M For Murder, The Lady Vanishes and 39 Steps were always my favorites of his. The Trouble With Harry is fantastic too. Love Hitchcock though...even his mediocre stuff is still entertaining to me.

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My other question, Have you seen Wages of Fear? The first hour is a little slow but once it gets going the suspense is great, such a wonderful black and white film, too.

Have never seen it...but I noticed it's part of the Criterion Collection, so hopefully it will be one they have on Hulu+, or maybe even NetFlix.

SteelCityMom wrote:

Yeah, so many of his great films are underrated. The Birds, Psycho, Vertigo, Rear Window, etc. are all great...but Lifeboat, Dial M For Murder, The Lady Vanishes and 39 Steps were always my favorites of his. The Trouble With Harry is fantastic too. Love Hitchcock though...even his mediocre stuff is still entertaining to me.

Yeah, I know what you mean, also loved the Lady Vanishes. Notorious actually might be my favorite. I love Spellbound too.

SteelCityMom wrote:

Have never seen it...but I noticed it's part of the Criterion Collection, so hopefully it will be one they have on Hulu+, or maybe even NetFlix.

Last time I checked Wages of Fear was on streaming for Netflix, I'm not sure if it still is, but the atmosphere is really great.

Wallace108 wrote:

The Usual Suspects
Kingpin
Weird Science
Hoosiers
Full Metal Jacket

Good list, love Kubrick. But I'm embarrassed to admit I've never seen Hoosiers.

Farrior_roirraW wrote:

Good list, love Kubrick. But I'm embarrassed to admit I've never seen Hoosiers.

What kind of sports fan are you?



I don't watch a lot of movies anymore, so most of my favorites are movies I grew up with. I tend to enjoy movies with a lot of one-liners and memorable quotes. That's why you'll see cheesy films like Weird Science and Young Guns on my list. They certainly weren't Oscar material, but to this day I quote them.

Wallace108 wrote:

Farrior_roirraW wrote:

Good list, love Kubrick. But I'm embarrassed to admit I've never seen Hoosiers.

What kind of sports fan are you?



I don't watch a lot of movies anymore, so most of my favorites are movies I grew up with. I tend to enjoy movies with a lot of one-liners and memorable quotes. That's why you'll see cheesy films like Weird Science and Young Guns on my list. They certainly weren't Oscar material, but to this day I quote them.

Not a very good one.

I generally don't like sports movies, I have no idea why, but I've been looking for films to watch so I'll probably watch this very soon.

I haven't watched too many movies this past couple years but before that I've logged way too many films for one year so that probably has a lot to do with it. I love great dialogue. Personally I watch out for films (or like films) that have engaging stories whether intellectually or emotionally or whatever.

In no particular order:


Snatch
Caddyshack
Halloween
Clerks
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Evil Dead II
Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas
Monty Python's Life Of Brian
State Of Grace
Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Another good list. Glad to see good taste on this board

However, I really wanted to like Fear and Loathing especially because Gilliam directed it but I don't know... I'm not too fond of Depp or Thompson so that probably explains it.

Absolutely love Halloween and Clerks. Empire Strikes Back should be on my list, ha.

(Boba Fett.)

Farrior_roirraW wrote:

Another good list. Glad to see good taste on this board

However, I really wanted to like Fear and Loathing especially because Gilliam directed it but I don't know... I'm not too fond of Depp or Thompson so that probably explains it.

Absolutely love Halloween and Clerks. Empire Strikes Back should be on my list, ha.

(Boba Fett.)

Don't like Depp!?!? You sir... are dead to me.

Buddha Bus wrote:

Farrior_roirraW wrote:

Another good list. Glad to see good taste on this board

However, I really wanted to like Fear and Loathing especially because Gilliam directed it but I don't know... I'm not too fond of Depp or Thompson so that probably explains it.

Absolutely love Halloween and Clerks. Empire Strikes Back should be on my list, ha.

(Boba Fett.)

Don't like Depp!?!? You sir... are dead to me.

Depp peaked in Nightmare on Elm Street.

Wallace108 wrote:

Buddha Bus wrote:

Farrior_roirraW wrote:

Another good list. Glad to see good taste on this board

However, I really wanted to like Fear and Loathing especially because Gilliam directed it but I don't know... I'm not too fond of Depp or Thompson so that probably explains it.

Absolutely love Halloween and Clerks. Empire Strikes Back should be on my list, ha.

(Boba Fett.)

Don't like Depp!?!? You sir... are dead to me.

Depp peaked in Nightmare on Elm Street.

THE HELL YOU SAY!!!!!

Buddha Bus wrote:

Don't like Depp!?!? You sir... are dead to me.

I liked him in Public Enemies and Dead Man (another one of my favorite Westerns).

Wallace108 wrote:

Depp peaked in Nightmare on Elm Street.

Farrior_roirraW wrote:

I liked him in Public Enemies and Dead Man (another one of my favorite Westerns).

Oddly enough, I fell asleep watching Public Enemies and I've never seen Dead Man.

Farrior_roirraW wrote:

Wallace108 wrote:

Depp peaked in Nightmare on Elm Street.

Don't encourage his drunken stupidity.

Buddha Bus wrote:

Farrior_roirraW wrote:

I liked him in Public Enemies and Dead Man (another one of my favorite Westerns).

Oddly enough, I fell asleep watching Public Enemies and I've never seen Dead Man.

That's too bad about Public Enemies but Dead Man is really great although if you fall asleep during Public Enemies...

Buddha Bus wrote:

Farrior_roirraW wrote:

Wallace108 wrote:

Depp peaked in Nightmare on Elm Street.

Don't encourage his drunken stupidity.

My bad I'm new here.

OK, here it goes ... this list is in no particular order, and there are many, many more that could be added to it.

1. Full Metal Jacket
2. Young Guns
3. Kingpin
4. The Stand
5. The Usual Suspects
6. Weird Science
7. Hoosiers
8. Dogma (I could have put any Kevin Smith film on this list)
9. National Lampoon's Vacation
10. Boyz n the Hood

If I did this list again tomorrow, it would probably change.

Most of Kevin Smith's films are great, I personally like Clerks. the best out them all but I was surprised by how awesome Dogma was, that and the fact a church actually let Smith use it as a location for the film.

Farrior_roirraW wrote:

Most of Kevin Smith's films are great, I personally like Clerks. the best out them all but I was surprised by how awesome Dogma was, that and the fact a church actually let Smith use it as a location for the film.

I was always partial to Mallrats, which is the least popular of his early films. Mallrats and Dogma are probably my two favorites, but there's not much separating them from the other films. I feel the weakest one was Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, but I even loved that one.

Wallace108 wrote:

I was always partial to Mallrats, which is the least popular of his early films. Mallrats and Dogma are probably my two favorites, but there's not much separating them from the other films. I feel the weakest one was Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, but I even loved that one.

I have to admit I love Jay and Silent Bob, I remember watching it quite few times in consecutive days with my brother. After ten years my taste has changed a little so I don't enjoy as much as before but eh. My least favorite is probably Chasing Amy but I haven't seen that in a long time.

So, you even loved Jersey Girl?

Farrior_roirraW wrote:

So, you even loved Jersey Girl?

I haven't seen Jersey Girl or Zack and Miri. I've seen all of his other films tons of times, but I just haven't had the ambition to watch his post-Jay and Silent Bob films

Zack and Miri was all right... except for the Roethlisberger joke near the end (I think it was near the end) during the incredibly uninspiring third act.

I have yet to watch Jersey Girl though and it's safe to say I never will.

Farrior_roirraW wrote:

Zack and Miri was all right... except for the Roethlisberger joke near the end (I think it was near the end) during the incredibly uninspiring third act.

I have yet to watch Jersey Girl though and it's safe to say I never will.

Jersey Girl is ok for just a pure entertainment perspective. If you ever watch it, don't expect the world out of it and you'll enjoy it just fine.

Agree about Zack and Miri...but I think it has more to do with the final part of seemingly really good comedies being somewhat mediocre. I find that happens often in comedies. They start out strong and sort of fizzle towards the end, when the plot gets a little more ridiculous. I liked it overall though.

Farrior_roirraW wrote:

Oddly enough, I fell asleep watching Public Enemies and I've never seen Dead Man.

That's too bad about Public Enemies but Dead Man is really great although if you fall asleep during Public Enemies... [/quote]


I didn't fall asleep because it bored me, I just have that tendency after working all day, eating dinner, and sitting stationary right before bedtime. I get tired and just nod off.

top 10 list is tough but here goes in no order

1 pulp fiction
2 there will be blood
3 goodfellas
4 big fish
5 ray
6 taxi driver
7 a requiem for a dream
8 deer hunter
9 true grit
10 fear and loathing in las vegas