Bills4everNY Posted June 10 Posted June 10 12 hours ago, Pete said: The General The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly The Blues Brothers Nanook of the North Apocolypse Now bonus- every Coen Brothers film these 5 films- if they are ever on- I have to watch them. Name your personal 5 favorite films. "The General" would have made my list if it was top 10. Also love Buster Keaton's "The Cameraman." 1 Quote
SinceThe70s Posted June 11 Posted June 11 This is an impossible task so I'll reserve the right to change my choices, but after scanning this thread and giving this a little thought: Godfather II Pulp Fiction Midnight Run Dr. Strangelove Repo Man 2 Quote
Simon Posted June 11 Posted June 11 Saving Private Ryan Pulp Fiction Cyrano de Bergerac (w/ Jose Ferrer) The Big Lebowski Close Encounters of the Third Kind Damn, 5 is a tough number. No Butch and Sundance, No Paper Moon, no Apocalypse Now, no Secondhand Lions, no Dances with Wolves, no Jaws, no No Country for Old Men. That's a brutal chopping block. 8 hours ago, Augie said: I’d add Contact to that list, not because it’s a great cinematic masterpiece but some things just speak to you more than others. Jodie Foster really nailed Sagan's Ellie Arroway character. Great book, wonderful film. 👍 2 Quote
Doc Brown Posted June 11 Posted June 11 Passion of the Christ 12 Years a Slave All Quiet on The Western Front Schindler's List Dude Where's My Car Quote
US Egg Posted June 11 Posted June 11 5 hours ago, Bills4everNY said: Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! 👍 Russ Meyer movies, like Ed Wood movies, truly unique and unto themselves. 57 minutes ago, Doc Brown said: All Quiet on The Western Front The 1930 version hits hard still. 2 Quote
Mark Vader Posted June 11 Posted June 11 1 hour ago, Doc Brown said: Passion of the Christ 12 Years a Slave All Quiet on The Western Front Schindler's List Dude Where's My Car No love for Back to the Future? Great Scott! 1 1 Quote
Doc Brown Posted June 11 Posted June 11 (edited) 55 minutes ago, Mark Vader said: No love for Back to the Future? Great Scott! Poor attempt at a joke with four super serious critically acclaimed movies and then Dude Where's My Car. My real list does of course include BTTF and four other random movies that I thought were well done and just kind of stuck with me over the years. Honorable mentions would be Inglourious Basterds, Before Sunset, and Fargo. Gangs of New York if done correctly could've been right up there as it painted an interesting time in US History that not many films have touched. It was just too scattered and Daniel Day Louis was the only stand out actor with Dicaprio (who I usually like) and Diaz as miscast. Back to the Future Prisoners What's Eating Gilbert Grape About Schmidt Notorious Edited June 11 by Doc Brown 2 Quote
Doc Brown Posted June 11 Posted June 11 4 hours ago, SinceThe70s said: This is an impossible task so I'll reserve the right to change my choices, but after scanning this thread and giving this a little thought: Godfather II Pulp Fiction Midnight Run Dr. Strangelove Repo Man Damn. I forgot about Midnight Run. Excellent choice. There's just so many good damn movies to consolidate it to 5. 2 Quote
Uncle Monkeyhead Posted June 11 Posted June 11 Goodfellas No Country for Old Men Sling Blade The Godfather (1 and/or 2) The Exorcist 2 Quote
ComradeKayAdams Posted June 11 Posted June 11 My top 5 (double asterisks for movies that have already been mentioned in the thread): The Last of the Mohicans L.A. Confidential** Mulholland Drive Rear Window The Silence of the Lambs** Honorable Mention #1: The Godfather**: It should probably be my #1 movie of all time, but I’m such a fan of Puzo’s book that it’s tough for the movie to live up to my super high standards. Honorable Mention #2-3: The Big Lebowski**, The Notebook: I’ve probably seen these movies TOO many times, to the point of fatigue. Honorable Mention #4-6: Saving Private Ryan**, Terminator 2, The Thing: I’m normally not a fan of the war, action, and horror movie genres. The fact that I enjoyed these movies so much means they’re worthy of a mention. 1 Quote
eSJayDee Posted June 11 Posted June 11 I don't maintain a list, but off the top of my head - V for Vendetta Blues Brothers Ferris Bueller Shawshank Wizard of Oz 1 Quote
Steve O Posted June 11 Posted June 11 (edited) Ordinary People Shawshank Redemption Field of Dreams Pulp Fiction My Cousin Vinny Good Will Hunting Edit: No one mentioned Good Will Hunting, so I replaced My Cousin Vinny with it. Both are great. Edited June 11 by Steve O Quote
DaBillsFanSince1973 Posted June 11 Posted June 11 The Deer Hunter Braveheart Dances with Wolves The Shootist Uncle Buck 1 Quote
BillsfaninSB Posted June 11 Posted June 11 Goodfellas Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Fight Club Arrival The Zone of Interest 1 Quote
Low Positive Posted June 11 Posted June 11 So, modern(ish) American movies: Dazed and Confused Big Lebowski Annie Hall (I feel wrong for posting this, but I really love the movie) French Connection Royal Tenenbaums 2 Quote
Jauronimo Posted June 11 Posted June 11 Dark Knight Ghostbusters Gladiator Braveheart Toss-up between Avengers: Infinity War/Endgame, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Quote
Mark Vader Posted June 11 Posted June 11 16 hours ago, Doc Brown said: Poor attempt at a joke with four super serious critically acclaimed movies and then Dude Where's My Car. My real list does of course include BTTF and four other random movies that I thought were well done and just kind of stuck with me over the years. Honorable mentions would be Inglourious Basterds, Before Sunset, and Fargo. Gangs of New York if done correctly could've been right up there as it painted an interesting time in US History that not many films have touched. It was just too scattered and Daniel Day Louis was the only stand out actor with Dicaprio (who I usually like) and Diaz as miscast. Back to the Future Prisoners What's Eating Gilbert Grape About Schmidt Notorious Prisoners is an incredible movie. Hugh Jackman is great. That movie should have gotten more recognition from the Oscars. Nice pick of Notorious to. 1 Quote
Doc Brown Posted June 12 Posted June 12 4 hours ago, Mark Vader said: Prisoners is an incredible movie. Hugh Jackman is great. That movie should have gotten more recognition from the Oscars. Nice pick of Notorious to. There were a lot of decent films that year and the subject matter is sometimes too dark for the Oscar voters. A early year release hurt it too. I thought Hanks deserved an Oscar nom for Captain Phillips that year too. Quote
major Posted June 12 Posted June 12 Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, All the Presidents Men, Halloween, Die Hard 1 Quote
Mark Vader Posted June 12 Posted June 12 3 hours ago, Doc Brown said: There were a lot of decent films that year and the subject matter is sometimes too dark for the Oscar voters. A early year release hurt it too. I thought Hanks deserved an Oscar nom for Captain Phillips that year too. As I recall it was released in September, not too early, oh well. Denis Villenueve's movies have all been home runs, from what I've seen. Quote
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