Your Favorite Films?

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  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    @KaijuDirectorOO7 Very solid list.
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    Walkabout (1971)
  • IGUANNA wrote: »
    Walkabout (1971)

    Thinking about watching this one for the first time soon.
  • KaijuDirectorOO7KaijuDirectorOO7 Once Upon a Time Somewhere...
    edited September 2016 Posts: 189
    (Another update, apologies if this gets repetitive.)

    1. Kagemusha (1980)
    2. Once Upon A Time In The West (1968)
    3. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
    4. The Lord of The Rings: The Return of The King (2003)
    5. Jaws (1975)
    6. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
    7. Toy Story 2 (1999)
    8. The Dark Knight (2008)
    9. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
    10. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (1966)
    11. Destroy All Monsters (1968)
    12. Ben-Hur (1959)
    13. The Day of The Jackal (1973)
    14. Akira (1988)
    15. The Godfather (1972)
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    IGUANNA wrote: »
    Walkabout (1971)

    Thinking about watching this one for the first time soon.
    Don't hesitate @Crazysoul95, get the Criterion DVD/bluray, it's a very good thoughtful film.
  • NSGWNSGW London
    edited April 2017 Posts: 299
    @KaijuDirectorOO7 Nice list, Destroy All Monsters is the only one I haven't seen might have to check it out.

    The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly is my personal favourite film of all time.
  • KaijuDirectorOO7KaijuDirectorOO7 Once Upon a Time Somewhere...
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    NSGW wrote: »
    @KaijuDirectorOO7 Nice list, Destroy All Monsters is the only one I haven't seen might have to check it out.

    The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly is my personal favourite film of all time.

    Well, it's something you usually wouldn't see in a favorite movies list, but a fairly fun movie nevertheless! Unless you're not into Japanese monster flicks.
  • KaijuDirectorOO7KaijuDirectorOO7 Once Upon a Time Somewhere...
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    1. Kagemusha (1980)
    2. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
    3. Once Upon A Time In The West (1968)
    4. The Lord of The Rings: The Return of The King (2003)
    5. Jaws (1975)
    6. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
    7. Toy Story 2 (1999)
    8. The Dark Knight (2008)
    9. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
    10. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (1966)
    11.The Return of Godzilla (1984)
    12. Ben-Hur (1959)
    13. The Day of The Jackal (1973)
    14. Akira (1988)
    15. The Godfather (1972)
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    In no particular order, since it's so hard to pick...

    Top Ten:
    - Goodfellas
    - The Godfather
    - Titanic
    - Die Hard
    - Terminator 2: Judgement Day
    - The Shawshank Redemption
    - Raging Bull
    - Back To The Future
    - Forrest Gump
    - Groundhog Day
  • KaijuDirectorOO7KaijuDirectorOO7 Once Upon a Time Somewhere...
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    Fluctuates a lot. I could add another 100 to my favorites, easily.

    I know the feeling.
  • I'll do my top ten;

    NOT INCLUDING BOND)
    1. The Dark Knight
    2. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
    3. The Godfather (Parts 1+2; bit of a cheat...)
    4. The Thing (1982)
    5. Goodfellas
    6. Good Will Hunting
    7. The Shawshank Redemption
    8. The Birds
    9. Raging Bull
    10. The Green Mile

    INCLUDING BOND)
    1. From Russia with Love
    2. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    3. Goldfinger
    4. The Dark Knight
    5. Dr. No
    6. Bonnie and Clyde
    7. Goldeneye
    8. The Godfather (Parts 1+2)
    9. The Thing (1982)
    10. The Spy Who Loved Me/For Your Eyes Only
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    4. The Thing (1982)
    9. The Thing (1982)

    Excellent choice. The Thing falls just outside my Top 5 at #6.
  • 4. The Thing (1982)
    9. The Thing (1982)

    Excellent choice. The Thing falls just outside my Top 5 at #6.

    It's a horror classic for sure. I can't think of another film that manages to build that much suspense, and with special effects that are spectacular. I would've put Halloween (1978) on the list as well, but I think The Thing is a superior film, as well as the others on the list. They don't make filmmakers like John Carpenter anymore.
  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
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    Upadated, in no particular order:

    PSYCHO, Hitchcock (1960)
    BLADE RUNNER, Scott (1982)
    STAR WARS, Lucas (1977)
    GROUNDHOG DAY, Ramis (1993)
    NORTH BY NORTHWEST, Hitchcock (1959)
    THE SHINING, Kubrick (1980)
    JURASSIC PARK, Spielberg (1993)
    JAWS, Spielberg (1975)
    REBECCA, Hitchcock (1940)
    THE WIZARD OF OZ, Fleming (1939)
    REAR WINDOW, Hitchcock (1954)
    VERTIGO, Hitchcock (1958)
    STAR WARS EPISODE V: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, Kershner (1980)
    AIRPLANE!, Abrahams, D. Zucker, J. Zucker (1980)
    ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST, Forman (1975)
    A FISH CALLED WANDA, Crichton (1988)
    HAROLD AND MAUDE, Ashby (1971)
    CHINATOWN, Polanski (1974)
    PULP FICTION. Tarantino (1994)
    CASABLANCA, Curtiz (1942)
  • 4. The Thing (1982)
    9. The Thing (1982)

    Excellent choice. The Thing falls just outside my Top 5 at #6.

    It's a horror classic for sure. I can't think of another film that manages to build that much suspense, and with special effects that are spectacular. I would've put Halloween (1978) on the list as well, but I think The Thing is a superior film, as well as the others on the list. They don't make filmmakers like John Carpenter anymore.

    They certainly do not. The man was a legend. I'd say my own top five from Carpenter would be The Thing, Halloween, The Fog, Assault on Precinct 13, and Big Trouble in Little China (with a very honorable mention to In the Mouth of Madness).
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    My current top 10 favourites:

    1. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969 Hunt)
    2. Tenebre (1982 Argento)
    3. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001 Jackson)
    4. La Notte (1961 Antonioni)
    5. Der Himmel über Berlin (1987 Wenders)
    6. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968 Kubrick)
    7. Vertigo (1958 Hitchcock)
    8. Persona (1966 Bergman)
    9. Le Samouraï (1967 Melville)
    10. Manhunter (1986 Mann)
  • edited April 2017 Posts: 235
    1.Under Siege 2 Dark Territory.
    2. You Only Live Twice
    3.Spectre
  • QsAssistantQsAssistant All those moments lost in time... like tears in rain
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    I guess it would depend on my mood but the ones that tend to stay towards the top...

    The Last Samurai
    Blade Runner
    The Empire Strikes Back
    Oblivion
    La La Land
  • Last_Rat_StandingLast_Rat_Standing Long Neck Ice Cold Beer Never Broke My Heart
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    Inception.

    End of list
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  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Inception.

    End of list

    It is an incredibly strong movie.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    My current top ten list (for this week) in no real order:

    Blade Runner
    The Living Daylights
    Battlestar Galactica (the theatrical release)
    Licence To Kill
    Superman The Movie
    Hannie Caulder
    Iron Man
    Captain America Winter Soldier
    Tomorrow Never Dies
    Last Samurai
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    @chrisisall, the only one I didn't recognize was 'Hannie Caulder,' sounds like a really intense movie. It has quite the cast, too: Raquel Welch, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Culp, AND Christopher Lee.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    @chrisisall, the only one I didn't recognize was 'Hannie Caulder,' sounds like a really intense movie. It has quite the cast, too: Raquel Welch, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Culp, AND Christopher Lee.

    Yeah, it's basically my favourite western. No, it's not objectively better than some of the big name classic westerns, but it's such a quirky take that I can't help but love it.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    edited April 2017 Posts: 40,372
    chrisisall wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    @chrisisall, the only one I didn't recognize was 'Hannie Caulder,' sounds like a really intense movie. It has quite the cast, too: Raquel Welch, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Culp, AND Christopher Lee.

    Yeah, it's basically my favourite western. No, it's not objectively better than some of the big name classic westerns, but it's such a quirky take that I can't help but love it.

    Nothing wrong with that. I'd say my favorite western is always changing, but I always fall back on 'Tombstone': most certainly not the best western out there, objectively, but it's a lot of fun. Kilmer's performance in it is one of my favorites of his.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Tombstone was just performance Heaven all around.
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    Tombstone is my personal favorite Western, but this comes from someone who isn't a huge Western fan. I like a handful or so but not a lot.
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    The term ‘Favorite’ is pretty loaded since it asks to eliminate so many other possibilities. There were a number of great films listed Munich, Ronin, The International, Bullit, Blood Diamond, Matrix, La Dolce Vita, Citizen Kane etc, etc. So looking through the list of digital movies that I take with me while traveling, one that continually stays on my computer and I have in DVD as well is Steve McQueen’s, The Sand Pebbles. Like I said "favorite" is a difficult category. I didn't see it listed, but I didn't read all the posts.
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    'The Omega Man' ,Charlton Heston.
    Pure brilliance.

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    The Big Lebowski
    Ghostbusters
    Goodfellas
    Casino
    Scarface (1983)
    Fistful of dollars
    For a few dollars more
    The good, the bad and the ugly
    Once Upon a Time In West / America
    Carlito's Way

    In no particular order.
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