Top 20 favourite films

[blackmoses]

Nice try!

[dontdigonswine]

[1] 8 1/2 - Felinni
[2] Citizen Kane - Welles
[3] Seven Samurai - Kurosawa
[4] Pulp Fiction - Tarantino
[5] Fanny and Alexander - Bergman
[6] Chinatown - Polanski
[7] La dolce vita - Felinni
[8] The 400 Blows - Truffaut
[9] Le samourai - Melville
[10] Once Upon a Time in the West - Leone
[11] Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Gondry
[12] Vertigo - Hitchcock
[13] Cinema Paradiso - Tornatore
[14] Double Indemnity - Wilder
[15] Annie Hall - Allen
[16] 2001: A Space Odyssey - Kubrick
[17] Collateral - Mann
[18] Belle de jour - Buñuel
[19] Sunset Blvd. - Wilder
[20] Rashomon - Kurosawa

[agentknight]

Great list... except Pulp Fiction.

[criterionmaster]

Pulp Fiction is not a bad choice! It is still one of my favorites, turned me onto film. It is the most fun film for me to watch. I don't know what it is but it is everything I want in a film. I will never not like the film. And it's a perfect choice for your list. (in my opinion)

[blackmoses]

No Pulp sucks.

[PTAhole]

Nice try.

[criterionmaster]

1. Fanny och Alexander
2. Shichinin no samurai
3. A Clockwork Orange
4. Raging Bull
5. 2001 : A Space Odyssey
6. Almost Famous
7. Faces
8. 8 1/2
9. Pulp Fiction
10. Les 400 coups
11. Yi yi
12. Rear window
13. Passion de Jeanne d'Arc, La
14. Jules et Jim
15. Onna ga kaidan o agaru toki
16. Angst essen Seele auf
17. Andrei Rublyov
18. Ángel exterminador, El
19. Les enfants du paradis - 1ère époque
20. Titicut Follies

I hated to do it but I HAD to take Battle of Algiers off my list.

[blackmoses]

1. Graduate, The
2. 2001 : A Space Odyssey
3. Midnight Cowboy
4. Les 400 coups
5. Straw Dogs
6. Eraserhead
7. Ran
8. Yi yi
9. The Day the Earth Stood Still
10. North by Northwest
11. Bande à part
12. Au hasard Balthazar
13. M
14. Doors, The
15. A Clockwork Orange
16. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
17. Woman Under the Influence, A
18. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
19. Le Salaire de la peur
20. C'era una volta il West

Tell me what you think!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[winterhat]

1) titanic (score, story, cinematography, acting, faithfulness to the true events...incredible movie. it really is genius. when it's no longer popular to rip on titanic and cameron, this will climb everyone's list. history will look favorably on this film and everyone will claim that "it's always been one of my favorites")

2) jaws (flawless movie. FLAWLESS. scariest movie ever made. if the first time you saw it was on your crap 19" tv, i pity you. and don't tell me about the ending....there is no other way to end it, it had to be dramatic. i was there when audiences stood up and CHEERED! captivated a nation.)

3) fanny and alexander (5 1/2 hours? geez, when will this movie end? hopefully NEVER. when it takes you in...you never want it to end...you've become friends with these people and have genuine feelings for them...incredible)

4) star wars (once, maybe twice, in your life, you'll sit in a theater and realize that movies will never be the same...you realize you are witnessing something that every film from that moment on will be compared to. earth-shaking.)


after the top 4, there really is no particular order. in fact, there's probably 50 i could interchange into the next 16 spots...but, i did my best.

5) it's a mad, mad, mad, mad world (best comedic ensemble EVER)
6) stripes (watch it several times before you dare to comment)
7) close encounters
8) odd couple (two acting gods in one movie?)
9) rosemary's baby (it's great the first time AND it grows on you like a fungus)
10) rear window (how to pick from all of hitchcock's films? in honesty, he could have taken 5 or more spots in my top 20)
11) it's a wonderful life (better than a 'christmas story' by a hair)
12) singin' in the rain (don't dismiss this masterpiece the next time it's on TCM)
13) the philadelphia story (ditto)
14) double indemnity (ditto)
15) alien (harry dean on the lunch table? a young sigourney in panties? introduction to the alien? i rest my case.)
16) halloween (carpenter rules)
17) pulp fiction (quentin haters, don't underestimate this guy or this film)
18) lord of the rings (don't ask me to pick ONE of them...)
19) the man who would be king (i am surprised at how few people have seen this. it's really good.)
20) planet of the apes (if you have to ask which one, shoot yourself)

i reserve the right to modify this top 20.

[kiddo]

I`ll tell you why I think Titanic is a pile of crap:

The main characters are so stereotypical it makes me puke. DiCaprio is exclusively "the good guy", Winslet exclusively "the prinsess-like-figure and Zane exclusively the "bad guy". In addition, I think Cameron choose the wrong way to tell the story about Titanic. The love story dominates totally, and when it, in addition, doesn`t work as good as it should, it becomes very unfortunate. I took a rewatch with the film some weeks ago, so I know what I`m talking about. When that`s said, though, It`s exclusively my opinion, and I respect yours.

Other than that, I like your list pretty much.

[blackmoses]

I found my list from a long time ago around when Criterionmaster only showed me a few films.

Then
1. Freddy vs Jason
2. Terminator 2
3. Forrest Gump
4. Jurassic Park
5. Saw
6. Pulp Fiction
7. Chainsaw Massicure (Remake)
8. Halloween
9. Jaws
10. Jeppers Creppers
11. Joy Ride
12. Exorcist
13. Reservoir Dogs
14. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
15. Snatch
16. Spider Man 2
17. Sixth Sence
18. Silence of the Lambs
19. Joe Dirt
20. Bride of Chucky

1. Graduate, The
2. 2001 : A Space Odyssey
3. Midnight Cowboy
4. Les 400 coups
5. Straw Dogs
6. Eraserhead
7. Ran
8. Yi yi
9. The Day the Earth Stood Still
10. North by Northwest
11. Bande à part
12. Au hasard Balthazar
13. M
14. Doors, The
15. A Clockwork Orange
16. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
17. Woman Under the Influence, A
18. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
19. Le Salaire de la peur
20. C'era una volta il West


How do I do it?

[criterionmaster]

HAHAHA! Now that's a list!

[blackmoses]

I really like my old list! Just take Texas Pulp saw and Chucky out.

[PTAhole]

1. Freddy vs Jason- HAHAHA!!!
2. Terminator 2- Fucking great, screw all of you pompous jackasses, Cameron kicks ass!
3. Forrest Gump- Great film.
4. Jurassic Park- Love it.
5. Saw- Cockshit
6. Pulp Fiction- Should still be on there.
7. Chainsaw Massicure (Remake)- Cockshit
8. Halloween- Great
9. Jaws- Brilliant
10. Jeppers Creppers- entertaining
11. Joy Ride- Has it's moments
12. Exorcist- Wonderful
13. Reservoir Dogs- Great
14. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back- Smith's worst! (yes, including Jersey Girl)
15. Snatch- good
16. Spider Man 2- Great
17. Sixth Sence- Really good
18. Silence of the Lambs- masterpiece
19. Joe Dirt- kinda funny
20. Bride of Chucky- entertaining

[blackmoses]

ptahole said:

2. Terminator 2- Fucking great, screw all of you pompous jackasses, Cameron kicks ass!

YES!!!!!!!!! TERMINATOR 2 IS FUCKING AMAZING!!!!!!!!

[captainofbeef]

1. Freddy vs Jason- awful
2. Terminator 2- Love it, not better than the first one though
3. Forrest Gump- Great film.
4. Jurassic Park- Eh, its good.
5. Saw- Bad
6. Pulp Fiction- Should still be on there. (I agree)
7. Chainsaw Massicure (Remake)- Hmmmm
8. Halloween- My favorite horror film
9. Jaws- Another top notch horror film
10. Jeppers Creppers- Haha
11. Joy Ride- Decent
12. Exorcist- More top notch horror
13. Reservoir Dogs- Should still be on here
14. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back-Am I the only one who doesnt find this movie funny??
15. Snatch- Great
16. Spider Man 2- good
17. Sixth Sence- good
18. Silence of the Lambs- great
19. Joe Dirt- Dumbness
20. Bride of Chucky- More dumbness

[blackmoses]

BeeD you know nothing!!!!

[blackmoses]

1. Graduate, The
2. 2001 : A Space Odyssey
3. Midnight Cowboy
4. Les 400 coups
5. Straw Dogs
6. Eraserhead
7. Ran
8. Yi yi
9. The Day the Earth Stood Still
10. North by Northwest
11. Bande à part
12. Au hasard Balthazar
13. M
14. A Clockwork Orange
15. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
16. Woman Under the Influence, A
17. Roundhay Garden Scene
18. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
19. Le Salaire de la peur
20. C'era una volta il West

Tell me what you think!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[captainofbeef]

Why would you put a 2 second clip in your top 20. Seriously, thats the most pretentious thing you could ever do.

[PTAhole]

New list:

1. Star Wars (1977, 1980,1983; George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Richard Marquand)
2. Untitled (2000; Cameron Crowe)
3. Seven Samurai (1954; Akira Kurosawa)
4. The Lord of the Rings (2001, 2002, 2003; Peter Jackson)
5. Pulp Fiction (1994; Quentin Tarantino)
6. Rear Window (1954; Alfred Hitchcock)
7. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981; Steven Spielberg)
8. Blade Runner (1982; Ridley Scott)
9. 2001 : A Space Odyssey (1968; Stanley Kubrick)
10. Dawn of the Dead (1978; George A. Romero)
11. Princess Mononoke (1997; Hayao Miyazaki)
12. Once Upon a Time in The West (1969; Sergio Leone)
13. The Wild Bunch (1968; Sam Peckinpah)
14. Raging Bull (1980; Martin Scorsese)
15. Back to the Future (1985; Robert Zemeckis)
16. Aliens (1986; James Cameron)
17. Clerks. (1994; Kevin Smith)
18. Before Sunrise (1995; Richard Linklater)
19. American Graffiti (1973; George Lucas)
20. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991; James Cameron)

Yes I have two Lucas and Cameron movies on there. Flame me as much as you want.

[kiddo]

I think it`s a cool, fun list

[captainofbeef]

So do I.

[blackmoses]

Great to see Terminator 2!!!!!!!!!!

[nonfiction]

Mine, I'm new. Here's my top 20 as of today, anyway.
www.ymdb.com/nonfiction/l28103_ukuk.html

1. Eureka (Shinji Aoyama)
2. Fallen Angels (Wong Kar Wai)
3. Hana-Bi (Takeshi Kitano)
4. Wings of Desire (Wim Wenders)
5. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick)
6. All About Lily Chou-Chou (Shunji Iwai)
7. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (Kim Ki-duk)
8. Yi Yi (Edward Yang)
9. Suzhou River (Ye Lou)
10. Oldboy (Park Chan-wook)
11. Eraserhead (David Lynch)
12. Sonatine (Takeshi Kitano)
13. The Royal Tenenbaums (Wes Anderson)
14. Seven Samurai (Akira Kurosawa)
15. Harakiri (Masaki Kobayashi)
16. Chappaqua (Conrad Rooks)
17. Electric Dragon 80.000 V. (Sogo Ishii)
18. A Snake of June (Shinya Tsukamoto)
19. The Spirit of the Beehive (Victor Erice)
20. City of God (Fernando Meirelles)

[agentknight]

Eraserhead is one wacky movie! Personally I liked The Life Aquatic more than The Royal Tenenbaums, but it's still good to see it on your list. Spring... was a very, very good movie and I want to see The Isle soon. I need to rewatch The Seven Samurai, as I loooved Ran and Yojimbo. I found City of God to be unecessarily overstylised and perhaps to smart/complex for its own good. This is, of course, just an opinion, but personally I dig movies like Sonatine, Solyaris, Lost in Translation and Punch Drunk Love that strip the original idea back to its purest form, relying more on form than narrative. God, I am getting so fucking pretentious...

[criterionmaster]

I really love your list. I have recently watch Yi yi and it blew my mind; the last scene in the film is one of the most beautiful scenes in a film that I have seen.

I think City of God is a great film; exciting and fun with really good performances. It may have to much style for it's own good, but I still love the film.

Welcome to the forums!

[nonfiction]

agentknight said:

This is, of course, just an opinion, but personally I dig movies like Sonatine, Solyaris, Lost in Translation and Punch Drunk Love that strip the original idea back to its purest form, relying more on form than narrative. God, I am getting so fucking pretentious...

I agree with you there, although there are a few movies that focus on complex narratives scattered throughout my top 20, I'd say about half of them attempt to rely on form rather than complex narrative structures. Here's a list (with commentary on select films) from my top 20 that fit the mold of which you speak:

1. Eureka (Shinji Aoyama)
A near 4 hour Japanese minimalist epic (is minimalist epic an oxymoron? I guess not) that serves as a serene and resonant meditation on the psychological scars wrought upon the three victims of terror and violence and of the courage and inner strength they must find to survive following a violent bus hijacking.
2. Fallen Angels (Wong Kar Wai)
To describe the plot is to miss the point. "Fallen Angels'' takes the materials of the plot--the characters and what they do--and assembles them like a photo montage. At the end, you have impressions, not conclusions. -- Roger Ebert
3. Hana-Bi (Takeshi Kitano)
4. Wings of Desire (Wim Wenders)
7. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (Kim Ki-duk)
12. Sonatine (Takeshi Kitano)
16. Chappaqua (Conrad Rooks)
The bizarre hallucinations of a drug addict in withdrawal provide the basis for this unstructured, autobiographical film by director Conrad Rooks.
17. Electric Dragon 80.000 V. (Sogo Ishii)[/b]
Almost completely doing away with plot and dialogue, Sogo Ishii reduces the film to its audio-visual essence. The editing, the music and sound design are as much the stars of the film as Tadanobu Asano and Masatoshi Nagase. It’s an audacious punk masterpiece that would fit in as comfortably as an installation in any museum as it does as a narrative film. -- David Austin
19. The Spirit of the Beehive (Victor Erice)

[kiddo]

Check out my #19 on the ymdb

[criterionmaster]

HAHA! Thats #89 on IMDB worst films ever list, excellent choice!

[nonfiction]

Did you actually like it that much or did you just place it there for shits and giggles?