Rob's House Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Lots of great movies listed here in this thread that are high on my lists too. American History X Godfather 1&2 (it's 2 by a nose for me) Shawshank Se7en LA Confidential American Beauty Goodfellas and more I'm sure I'm forgetting after 7 pages.... It is impossible for me to pick 1 overall or even 1 per genre but just to add to the mix on here for unmentioned greats I would throw The Prestige and Gattaca into the ring. Even with the Batman movies being as good as they are I still think Prestige is Nolan's best work to date and Gattaca is a fantastic sci-fi film with good social commentary that doesn't get talked about much. Speaking of sci-fi I also have to throw Forbidden Planet out there as an amazing classic movie that was WAY ahead of its time. Ah, The Prestige. That's a good one. I think I found Memento more entertaining, but The Prestige seems to me to have more depth. It's one I've watched a half a dozen times or more and I get something new from it every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Rear Window Thankfully you beat me to it. "Rear Window" is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Comedy: The Blues Brothers Sports: The Natural Military: Platoon Drama: The Untouchables Animated: Finding Nemo Action: Goldfinger SciFi: Star Wars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passepartout Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Schindler's List, A Beautiful Mind, Steel Magnolis, Beauty & the Beast, Lion King, list goes on and on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 True...but I'm expecting really great things from "Snakes on a Plane 2: Snakes on a Bus." I got asked to pitch on a sequel to that. It did not go well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Anybody mention Avalon yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUBillsFan Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Gran Torino, will always watch it I just happen to be channel surfing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Ok here's one from the last few years... Best Action Movie: The Raid (Redemption) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Apparently, the best movie of all time is Empire Strikes Back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Amelie Great French film with subtitles. Check it out if you get a chance. Beautiful cinematography and an interesting story line. The lead actress is beautiful too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Amelie Great French film with subtitles. Check it out if you get a chance. Beautiful cinematography and an interesting story line. The lead actress is beautiful too. Excellent movie. Not sure I'd list it in my top five of all time, but absolutely worth the watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuntheDamnBall Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Great flick. If we are talking Hitchcock though, I like "north by northwest" and "the man who knew too much" slightly better. Vertigo too is solid. The best Hitchcock film of all time should be its own thread. Those are both great. But they don't have Grace Kelly. I prefer the movie "Rochelle, Rochelle." It is about a young girl's strange, erotic journey from Milan to Minsk. Apparently, the best movie of all time is Empire Strikes Back. It's definitely the best SW film and an integral part of my youth. I don't have enough distance from it but it sure as hell stands up. My sleeper selection is "The Conversation." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Excellent movie. Not sure I'd list it in my top five of all time, but absolutely worth the watch. Agreed. This thread has morphed from best movie ever, to top 5 best movies, to here's a good movie...you should watch it. My top 3 (I don't do conformity) were: No Country for Old Men Shawshank Redemption JFK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 I got asked to pitch on a sequel to that. It did not go well. I would expect watching the pitch of a sequel to Snakes on a plane would be more entertaining than any sequel could be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 I would expect watching the pitch of a sequel to Snakes on a plane would be more entertaining than any sequel could be. I had visual aids... and the room laughing its ass off. Just not in the way you want. But dammit, a laugh is a laugh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Agreed. This thread has morphed from best movie ever, to top 5 best movies, to here's a good movie...you should watch it. My top 3 (I don't do conformity) were: No Country for Old Men Shawshank Redemption JFK Ironically, I think the JFK conspiracy theories are now the conformist view, thanks mostly to.....Stone's JFK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Ironically, I think the JFK conspiracy theories are now the conformist view, thanks mostly to.....Stone's JFK. Agreed. Such a great movie though. Epic performances by Costner, Pesci, Kevin Bacon, and Tommy Lee Jones (among others). My favorite scene is Costner's (Jim Garrison) visit with Donald Southerland in DC. Brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Agreed. Such a great movie though. Epic performances by Costner, Pesci, Kevin Bacon, and Tommy Lee Jones (among others). My favorite scene is Costner's (Jim Garrison) visit with Donald Southerland in DC. Brilliant. It really was a great movie and one that always sucks me in; and that's coming from someone who thinks it was 99% bullsh--. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Agreed. Such a great movie though. Epic performances by Costner, Pesci, Kevin Bacon, and Tommy Lee Jones (among others). My favorite scene is Costner's (Jim Garrison) visit with Donald Southerland in DC. Brilliant. Gary Oldman as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Gary Oldman as well. Gary's just not getting his due today, is he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Gary's just not getting his due today, is he? I hadn't intended to post that twice, it just worked out well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 (edited) https://www.youtube....h?v=ilPk-SCHv30 The General. I own the blu ray version Edited June 1, 2014 by Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Amelie Great French film with subtitles. Check it out if you get a chance. Beautiful cinematography and an interesting story line. The lead actress is beautiful too. one of my favorites as well. The actress is adorable. And when she walks down the street escorting the blind man describing in detail the sights and action he can't see is one of the great movie scenes of all time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Gary Oldman as well. One of my favorite actors. So many good movies, The Professional, Dracula, The Fifth Element, True Romance, there are so many great movies with him in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Yeah, he was a complete douche. Alternately, though, I thought Tony Shalhoub was brilliant. At the time he was mostly the goofy dude on "Wings," and he completely impressed the hell out of me. Two other terrific things I've gotten from that movie: the soundtrack, and the recipe for the timpano, which came out in Stanley Tucci's cookbook Cucina & Famiglia. I bought it for the timpano recipe (which I've probably made a dozen times), but from cover to cover, it's one of our most used cookbooks. Cool, next time I'm in L.A. I will be sure to stop by for dinner, and see how good the timpano is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 One of my favorite actors. So many good movies, The Professional, Dracula, The Fifth Element, True Romance, there are so many great movies with him in it. Same here...I'll toss out: Air Force One Leon: The Professional Dark Knight Trilogy Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Same here...I'll toss out: Air Force One Leon: The Professional Dark Knight Trilogy Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy And "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" led to Oldman's, amazingly, first and only Oscar nomination. He was also very good in "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogger Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 The George Lucus classic, Howard the Duck! Also if I remember correctly, it's the first Marvel movie Trivia time...name five actors or actresses that have been in or will be in a DC comic movie and Marvel movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 And "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" led to Oldman's, amazingly, first and only Oscar nomination. He was also very good in "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban". He and Michael Wincott are, IMO, the two most undercast actors in all of Hollywood. Also if I remember correctly, it's the first Marvel movie Trivia time...name five actors or actresses that have been in or will be in a DC comic movie and Marvel movie. Ben Affleck is one (Daredevil & Batman v Superman) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 He and Michael Wincott are, IMO, the two most undercast actors in all of Hollywood. Ben Affleck is one (Daredevil & Batman v Superman) I read that George Lucas originally wanted Gary Oldman to be the voice of General Grievous in Revenge of the Sith, but it never worked out. As for the trivia question I will add Ryan Reynolds (X-Men Origins: Wolverine & Green Lantern) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixxxer Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 The 13th Warrior 12 Angry men The Incredibles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 I'm watching R.I.P.D. right now (waiting for Game of Thrones), and I believe I can say with complete confidence that it belongs nowhere near this list. What a ****-fest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldier Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Aliens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob's House Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Did anyone else think the 3rd Nolan Batman was ****? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 I'm watching R.I.P.D. right now (waiting for Game of Thrones), and I believe I can say with complete confidence that it belongs nowhere near this list. What a ****-fest. Is it that bad? I heard nothing but awful things about it, but I refused to see it out of a personal gripe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 (edited) Also if I remember correctly, it's the first Marvel movie Trivia time...name five actors or actresses that have been in or will be in a DC comic movie and Marvel movie. Do the X-Men movies count as Marvel? That would add James Marsden and Ryan Reynolds to the list. edit: And then there's Laurence Fishburne as Perry White and the Silver Surfer if the crappy FF movies count as Marvel. Edited June 2, 2014 by shrader Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Is it that bad? I heard nothing but awful things about it, but I refused to see it out of a personal gripe. Yeah, it was terrible. I genuinely wanted it to be good because I thought the premise was terrific. But it sucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibs Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Did anyone else think the 3rd Nolan Batman was ****? Hell yes! Absolutely abysmal......particularly when compared to the excellent writing of the first two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted June 2, 2014 Author Share Posted June 2, 2014 Downfall was an amazing movie. It's in German with English subtitles but it doesnt even make a difference. Amazing movie CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Is it that bad? I heard nothing but awful things about it, but I refused to see it out of a personal gripe. Not quite Roland Emmerich bad...but I still give it four and a half penguins out of five. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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