Top 10 Favorite Movies

omega145 · 10-23-2011, 07:54 PM

Nah I agree with 10. Better than having to think of any more than that and making these posts very long. Anything shorter would be hard to narrow it down.

BlackMagnus · 10-23-2011, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by omega145

Nah I agree with 10. Better than having to think of any more than that and making these posts very long. Anything shorter would be hard to narrow it down.

That's what I was originally thinking, that sweet spot. Just by reading some of the responses, some think it should've been more.

ludovicotek · 10-23-2011, 08:04 PM

Nah, 10 is a good number. As it is, people are already adding "honorable mentions". lol It would be too easy to just spout off countless titles. With 10 you're forced to think a little more and decide if a movie is worthy to make that cut. I could go on for days, too, but 10 is a good number.

I also tried to include only 1 movie per director, with the exception of John Carpenter, who gets Big Trouble in Little China and Escape from New York. He's made some of my favorite movies of all time. That man single-handedly gave the world Halloween, The Thing, Escape From New York, They Live, Starman, Big Trouble in Little China and Christine. All great flicks.

DogFashionDisco · 10-23-2011, 08:21 PM

I like the British tv show The IT Crowd.

behindthemask · 10-23-2011, 09:00 PM

10 is a solid number for movies, the trouble is being a movie buff/fan and having/owning 100's of movies, it gets hard to narrow the list down, especially when I have soft spots for characters like robocop,terminator,predator,gremlins, bttf, ghostbusters etc, then you have your fav action,horror,comedy,drama, biography,documenty,import films, etc etc.... so there's a lot to choose from. I could list a top 100 but I'd be 2nd quessing myself on what order it falls in, it's hard to say this movie is "better" then another movie, unless it's a remake, it all comes down to personal taste.

trebleshot · 10-23-2011, 09:29 PM

Ok, top ten movies I can watch repeatedly (in no particular order):

Young Frankenstein
Spaceballs
Blazing Saddles
Transformers ('86)
Star Wars OT (4, 5, 6)
The Goonies
Cannibal: The Musical
A Christmas Story

Honorable Mentions:
Back To The Future
Gremlins
Ghostbusters
Forrest Gump
The Thing
Big Trouble In Little China
Escape From New York
Fight Club
Stripes
Monty Python And The Holy Grail

(So I guess that could be a Top Twenty, of sorts)

BlackMagnus · 10-23-2011, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by ludovicotek

Nah, 10 is a good number. As it is, people are already adding "honorable mentions". lol It would be too easy to just spout off countless titles. With 10 you're forced to think a little more and decide if a movie is worthy to make that cut. I could go on for days, too, but 10 is a good number.

I also tried to include only 1 movie per director, with the exception of John Carpenter, who gets Big Trouble in Little China and Escape from New York. He's made some of my favorite movies of all time. That man single-handedly gave the world Halloween, The Thing, Escape From New York, They Live, Starman, Big Trouble in Little China and Christine. All great flicks.

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Originally Posted by behindthemask

10 is a solid number for movies, the trouble is being a movie buff/fan and having/owning 100's of movies, it gets hard to narrow the list down, especially when I have soft spots for characters like robocop,terminator,predator,gremlins, bttf, ghostbusters etc, then you have your fav action,horror,comedy,drama, biography,documenty,import films, etc etc.... so there's a lot to choose from. I could list a top 100 but I'd be 2nd quessing myself on what order it falls in, it's hard to say this movie is "better" then another movie, unless it's a remake, it all comes down to personal taste.

All very good points fellas, makes sense, thanks for the feedback. Onward with the thread

trebleshot · 10-24-2011, 05:44 AM

I'd have to agree with them, man. I literally own over 500 DVDs and about 10 or so BDs, so even making my "top twenty" was a chore to narrow it down. And I still couldn't put them in any particular order beyond which ones I thought of first (though the first 5 listed are definitely among my all-time favorites).

CLASSIFIED · 10-24-2011, 12:08 PM

I think 10 is too many.

Pick just 1, and really get to the nitty gritty, that's what I say.

After about 5, I just started naming movies I like.

BlackMagnus · 10-24-2011, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by CLASSIFIED

I think 10 is too many.

Pick just 1, and really get to the nitty gritty, that's what I say.

After about 5, I just started naming movies I like.

Is your one pick Grumpy Old Men?

behindthemask · 10-24-2011, 01:01 PM

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Is your one pick Grumpy Old Men?

That was awesome and calls for a Bazinga!

CLASSIFIED · 10-24-2011, 01:26 PM

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Is your one pick Grumpy Old Men?

My one pick would be Big Trouble in Little China, it is the best movie ever made.

My pick for greatest GI Joe movie ever made would be Street Fighter starring Jean Claude Van Damme.

Xcaliber037 · 10-24-2011, 03:17 PM

1. Back to the Future Trilogy (the set rocks!)
2. Trading Places
3. Crash
4. The God Father Saga (saw them all back to back in one sitting)
5. Wall-E
6. Snatch
7. Transformers Trilogy
8. Man on Fire
9. Book of Eli
10. The Matrix Trilogy

I can't chose just one when it comes to my fave trilogies or sagas.

Honorable mentions:
Saving Private Ryan
Bourne Ultimatum
Black Hawk Down
Shawshank Redemption

And last but not least. This was not a movie, but it was awesome... Band of Brothers HBO series. RIP Maj. Richard D. Winters

D00MTR0N · 10-24-2011, 05:25 PM

anyone remember phoneboth,pretty good nailbiter,also forgot to mention true romance.

Xcaliber037 · 10-24-2011, 06:20 PM

Yea Colin Ferrell and Keifer Sutherland. Anything with Keifer is ok in my book. 24 rocked! I forgot to add Chris Nolan Batman movies. Great set of flicks. Really looking forward to Dark Knight Rises.

JustryGT · 10-26-2011, 08:39 AM

Raiders of the Lost Ark
Matrix 1
Terminator 2
X-Men 2
The One (Jet Li)
Tommy Boy
The Blues Brothers
Toy Story
Babe
Empire Strikes Back

This was harder for me than listing my favorite bands. I wanted to start listing what I consider to be the greatest movies like The Godfather. Then I realized that I just had to list the ones that are the most fun for me to watch.

neatogecko · 10-26-2011, 08:51 AM

My top ten in a fairly loose order would be:

The Last of the Mochicans
Braveheart
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Batman The Dark Knight
Starwars Return of the Jedi
Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring
What About Bob
Happy Gilmore
The Shawshank Redemption
Gladiator

Honorable mentions include:

A Christmas Story
Fight Club
Ironman
Superman 2
Back to the Future
Young Frankenstein
Transformers (86)
Tommy Boy
Saving Private Ryan

CLASSIFIED · 10-26-2011, 10:18 AM

I would like to add Pootie Tang to my list.

It is the funniest movie ever made.

omega145 · 10-26-2011, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by neatogecko

My top ten in a fairly loose order would be:

The Last of the Mochicans
Braveheart
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Batman The Dark Knight
Starwars Return of the Jedi
Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring
What About Bob
Happy Gilmore
The Shawshank Redemption
Gladiator

Honorable mentions include:

A Christmas Story
Fight Club
Ironman
Superman 2
Back to the Future
Young Frankenstein
Transformers (86)
Tommy Boy
Saving Private Ryan

Great choices there, What About Bob sticks out as not belonging.

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I would like to add Pootie Tang to my list.

It is the funniest movie ever made.

Did you even make a list? My favorite comedies are Dumb and Dumber, Grandma's Boy, Funny People, 40 Year Old Virgin, You Dont Mess With The Zohan.

neatogecko · 10-26-2011, 11:04 AM

[QUOTE=omega145;188727]Great choices there, What About Bob sticks out as not belonging.
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Yeah, I can't really put my finger on why, but I just love What About Bob. To me that is Bill Murray at his finest.

BlackMagnus · 10-26-2011, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by CLASSIFIED

I would like to add Pootie Tang to my list.

It is the funniest movie ever made.

Lmao, what? Get the hell outta here, that post just makes no sense. You can't possibly be serious.

On the Bill Murray front I would say that Caddyshack, Groundhog Day and Scrooged were my favorites.

10-23-2011, 07:54 PM	#26
omega145 Toy Monger Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Hudson, NH Posts: 3,012	Nah I agree with 10. Better than having to think of any more than that and making these posts very long. Anything shorter would be hard to narrow it down. __________________ B/S/T

10-23-2011, 09:00 PM	#30
behindthemask Repulsars ready to kill Join Date: May 2010 Location: Charlottetown,P.E.I. Canada Posts: 4,825	10 is a solid number for movies, the trouble is being a movie buff/fan and having/owning 100's of movies, it gets hard to narrow the list down, especially when I have soft spots for characters like robocop,terminator,predator,gremlins, bttf, ghostbusters etc, then you have your fav action,horror,comedy,drama, biography,documenty,import films, etc etc.... so there's a lot to choose from. I could list a top 100 but I'd be 2nd quessing myself on what order it falls in, it's hard to say this movie is "better" then another movie, unless it's a remake, it all comes down to personal taste. __________________

10-23-2011, 09:29 PM	#31
trebleshot Dark Lord of the 'Ark Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,224	Ok, top ten movies I can watch repeatedly (in no particular order): Young Frankenstein Spaceballs Blazing Saddles Transformers ('86) Star Wars OT (4, 5, 6) The Goonies Cannibal: The Musical A Christmas Story Honorable Mentions: Back To The Future Gremlins Ghostbusters Forrest Gump The Thing Big Trouble In Little China Escape From New York Fight Club Stripes Monty Python And The Holy Grail (So I guess that could be a Top Twenty, of sorts) __________________

10-24-2011, 05:44 AM	#33
trebleshot Dark Lord of the 'Ark Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,224	I'd have to agree with them, man. I literally own over 500 DVDs and about 10 or so BDs, so even making my "top twenty" was a chore to narrow it down. And I still couldn't put them in any particular order beyond which ones I thought of first (though the first 5 listed are definitely among my all-time favorites). __________________

10-24-2011, 12:08 PM	#34
CLASSIFIED Santa Claus Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 2,400	I think 10 is too many. Pick just 1, and really get to the nitty gritty, that's what I say. After about 5, I just started naming movies I like. __________________