Your TOP Movie of All-Time

[Tour2ma]

Mine? Easy...

Raging Bull

[Frank Z]

A virtually impossible question to answer, but I'd have to say Citizen Kane. For sheer acting power and cinematography I can't think of a better movie.

[PolkWannabie]

Apocalypse Now ... The original ...

[kberg]

My vote goes to...

2001: A Space Odyssey

[shepx2]

Tombstone

[RuSsMaN]

The Right Stuff

[Dr. Spec]

Phew........so MANY great choices. If you can consider the LOTR EE trilogy "one" movie; it would be it for me. Nothing can top this epic in my book.

Also rans (in no particular order):

Gladiator
Terminator
12 Angry Men
The Professional (Uncut)
LA Confidential
The Matrix
Band Of Brothers
Saving Private Ryan
U-571

[shack]

Star Wars - A New Hope

[hamzahsh]

"PREDATOR" my all-time favourite movie.

:D

[pjdami]

Another vote for "Predator". I must have watched that movie 30 times.

Oldie but goodie when I was growing up, the movie that launched a lot of now famous actors, "The Outsiders."

"Do it for Johnny."

Paul

[warviper]

For pure action I like The Rock.

[smglbrth]

It's a Wonderful Life, watch it every year....

[warviper]

OHH and A Christmas Story.

Ed Zachary!:D

[mantis]

Star Wars Empire Strikes Back.Childhood favorite and still my favorite.Many movies come in close second.........but nothing beats Star Wars.

[Dennis Gardner]

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

[dcarlson]

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

I have no idea how many times I've watched it.

[Vr3MxStyler2k3]

The Safety Of Objects - For just being original, interesting, and wtf kinda moments...

Sticks and Stones - For the message

Finding Nemo - Animated

The Pest & Ace Ventura & Dumb and Dumber - Comedy

Terminator - Action

LOTR - Trilogy

Matrix - Sci Fi

- Insomniac Sid!

[Shizelbs]

I'm with Dr. Spec, the LOTR triology if that counts as one. If not, Terminator 2, hands down, my favorite single movie.

[danger boy]

I'm with Shizelbs, I really think Terminator 2 has it all. action, suspense, thrill ride.. and the Gov-a-nator too. you can't beat that. :p

runner ups for me would be...

Mars Attacks (no better way to kill off aliens than with Slim Whitman music)

The Matrix

Titanic

LOTR (no brainer here, it's damn good)

Caddyshack (waaaaa!)

Apollo 13

Pearl Harbor

SPR

[Grimster74]

Heres my top five:

1 - LOTR (Trilogy)
2 - Gladiator
3 - Ronin (Greatest car chase of all time)
4 - Christmas Story (Holiday)
5 - Monsters Inc (Animated)

[gmorris]

Revenge of the Nerds

[Ron-P]

Edward Scissorhands


Peace Out~:D

[RuSsMaN]

Grimster,

While Ronin had a VERY good car chase scene, and I'd place it strong in the top 5 of all time...

#1 spot can only be claimed by one movie:

Bullitt (1968)

"A dark green '68 Mustang 390 GT Fastback. An inky black '68 Dodge Charger R/T. San Francisco. Steve McQueen. For nine minutes and 12 seconds of film, not a word is spoken."

Cheers,
Russ

[Grimster74]

Thanks Russman, I'll have to check that one out, to be honest with you, never even heard of it.

[RuSsMaN]

Definately check it out, it's worth a purchase just for that ONE scene alone.

Cheers,
Russ

[PolkWannabie]

Russman,

I totally agree and was thinking the same thing after the original post about Ronin.

Bullitt has been on cable up this way recently and I have revisited the chase seen a few times recently ... It's still as superb as I remembered it.

[woodyjacobs]

I can't do one...but maybe a top 5.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail
American Beauty
Tombstone
Local Hero
Band of Brothers (if you can it as one)

Oh crap, how can I leave out Raising Arizona (IMO the most quotable movie ever), Snatch and Clerks? oy

[Spoonman]

I agree too Russman.

Bullitt is the template for all other car chase scenes.


A dark green '68 Mustang 390 GT FastbackMan, I'd love to have that car or one like it. That is one cool automobile!

http://videodetective.com/home.asp?x=y&SpeedTestResults=1600&PublishedID=2895&AltID=&CustomerID=14817&WM=False&Ads=True&Play=TRUE

[Tour2ma]

Originally posted by RuSsMaN
Bullitt (1968)
"... For nine minutes and 12 seconds of film, not a word is spoken." Yeah, but it's only about 6 minutes of film with all the recuts... :)

Be sure to count:
- how many hubcaps the Charger loses
- how many times one or the other passes that Green VW...

[Jstas]

That's a tough one to answer. Story wise, the LOTR trilogy takes it. It's an epic story done in epic proportions! It's just an incredible movie!

As far as overall story, acting and cinematography(sp?) goes, I'm going to have to say Ronin. That move is just so faceted and complex beyond the fairly simple to follow plot line. The character development is deep and subtle and by the end of the movie, you have every character and what motivates them figured out. The cinematography is done in a classic style but with obviously a modern flare. The international espionage theme is done perfectly and the sound effects, while mundane, everyday sounds, are perfectly set in the movie. On top of that, the acting was first rate! Robert Deniro and what is probably his closest clone in the French Cinema, Jean Reno are a superb pair of actors who tied the whole thing together. There were parts in the movie where neither of them said a word to each other but spoke volumes about the situation.

Also, you'll recognize a few of the faces in Ronin from other flicks like Sean Bean who player Boromir in the LOTR and the stunning Natascha McElhone who was also in another pair of great flicks, The Devil's Own and The Truman Show. Also, check out Stellan Skarsgård who was the MIT teacher in another excellent flick Good Will Hunting who discovered Will Hunting solving math problems while mopping floors. He was also in Amistad, Insomnia and The Hunt For Red October, all excellent flicks! Also, Skipp Sudduth who gained a fair amount of fame in the movie Clockers and has a laundry list of notable yet unremembered parts. One more acting talent to point out, you'll like this one! You might remember Jonathan Pryce in one of his many faces! He has been in movies across the board from The Adventures of Baron Munchausen to a few Bond flicks all the way up to his most recent part in one of the best flicks of 2003, Pirates of the Carribean as the Govornor (Keira Knightley's character's father). So an all-star cast with a complex story and excellent cinematography and production, how could it not be the best if not one of the very best movies of all time?

Now an honorable mention, it's not the very best but it certainly is up there in the top 5 IMO, Pirates of the Carribean! Excellent story, excellent acting from all actors, awesome setting location, gorgeous props and incredible special effects! It was funny, it was sad, it was exciting, it had it all! Pure, 100% entertainment and I don't care what anyone says about Johnny Depp! He is one of the best acting talents of our time! Eventhough I know who he is and that he played Captain Jack Sparrow, every time I watch the movie, I'm not watching Johnny Depp playing Captain Jack Sparrow, I'm watching Captain Jack Sparrow...he was that convincing!





Now Russ, Bullitt is up there for car chases but overall, the movie was not McQueen's best. I'd rank The Getaway over Bullitt any day and it has a few prety decent chases in it. Hell, all of McQueen's movies had some sort of chase in them and that is one thing he always did well.

[Tour2ma]

I dunno Jstas... Jackie Bisset vs. Ali McGraw tilts pretty heavy towards Bullit...

But the ultimate McQueen movie may have been "The Blob"... :)

EDIT: Thanks for the link Spoonman. Neat site for old trailers...

[Frank Z]

I know I already voted, but I'd like to see someone mention "The Great Escape."

[Devildog]

Animal House

And .... in no particular order

The Great Santini
Magnificent 7
Dr. Zhivago
Lawrence of Arabia
most Clint Eastwood movies - esp. spagetti westerns and Dirty Harry series
Slapshot (original)

[Libertyc]

I'm with Tour.

The Raging Bull. One of the best movies of all time.

[PolkWannabie]

Jstas,

The motorcycle stunts in The Great Escape were great as was the rest of the movie and McQueen did almost all of his own stunts in his movies ...

Another excellent film for him ... Papillon

[gidrah]

Frank beat me to it, but I too go with "The Great Escape".

[gmorris]

I would like to be the first to say...

Lord of the Rings are the DUMBEST, STUPIDEST, GAYEST movies I've ever heard of.

Just my opinion, nothing against those who like it, so don't respond to this telling me I'm an idiot. I very well may be an idiot, but those movies suck.

I watched the first one, and shut it off before I got to the end. I never even bothered to rent the second one due to the first movies turd like quality.

Again, my opinion, please don't turn this into a flame war. I am entitled to not like this movie just as much as you are entitled to like it.

[warviper]

Lord of the Rings are the DUMBEST, STUPIDEST, GAYEST movies I've ever heard of

He must not like Hobbits.

[Spoonman]

Thanks for the link Spoonman. Neat site for old trailers... Yer welcome and I'd have to go with Jackie myself ;)

Another excellent film for him ... Papillon I agree. Probably my favorite SM movie.

[Tour2ma]

Originally posted by warviper
He must not like Hobbits. One possibility, but also have to consider that his top movie was "Revenge of the Nerds"... :D

[warviper]

;) Gotcha!

[RuSsMaN]

Originally posted by gmorris
Lord of the Rings are the DUMBEST, STUPIDEST, GAYEST movies I've ever heard of.....I watched the first one, and shut it off before I got to the end. I never even bothered to rent the second one......

So you only viewed SOME of the first movie, and without seeing the other movies, you've reached the conclusion stated above? Am I right?

If you are going to rant, at least try to think it through. Not defending the LOTR movies, or stating an opinion one way or the other on their viewability - I just found your post HILARIOUS.

Idiot.

Cheers,
Russ

[gmorris]

Ya, so what? I watched probably 85% of the first movie, and it totally sucked. Making an educated guess that the second movie would be more of the same, I never bothered to watch it.

I did think it through, the first movie sucked. I'm sure MY OPINION of the second movie would be the same if I were to waste the $4.50 to rent it and the few hours to watch it.

[Jstas]

Just curious, why do you think it sucked?

[gmorris]

O.K. Maybe "sucked" is a little harsh. I simply didn't like that movie.

The reasons are as follows:

1) The plot is completely one dimensional. It boiled down to this little goof ball (Dildo or Fido or something?) going on a quest with his buddies. Nothing else important happens.

2) The "quest" theme is totaly reminiscent of early Nintendo video games. Now hold your horses, I know that the books these movies were based on were written a long time before Nintendo came along. The whole movie just has a very video game quality to it. I don't like that.

3) Too much of that movie is done on the computer. Too many computer generated scenes, characters, special effects, you name it. For me, all that computer animation is distracting, and I don't like it. (Star Wars episode I & II also fall into this "too much computer animation" category for me, but the plot is much better, so it isn't as distracting)

4) The biggest reason I didn' like LOTR: UTTERLY CONFUSING! I never read the books, and I had no fuggin' idea what was going on. It seemed to me that you need some prior knowledge to watch that movie. I just didn't get it.


Now, I am not stupid. I can understand why people like this movie so much. It is, as was said early, a great epic saga. The computer generated action scenes are super, but I just don't go for all that fake shit.

[Jstas]

So you don't get the movie and you don't like computer animation so that means the movie sucks.

OK. That's what I thought.

[gmorris]

What do you mean, that's what you thought?

I gave 4 detailed reasons why I didn't like the movie. I also see that you didn't mention my remarks about the shallow plot.

Did you like the movie? Why?

[Jstas]

Who's hugh?

What shallow plot? How can you understand the plot if you haven't watched the whole movie? The plot goes well beyond the 1st movie too. It doesn't end until the 3rd movie. It's a continuing story broken up into 3 movies because no one was going to sit through 9-12 hours of a movie.

I agree with Russ. You said it sucked and that it was your own opinion and you posted that 3 times before you finally gave a reson behind your own opinion and it was exactly the reason I was expecting. Mainly because you didn't get the movie. That's fine but that doesn't mean it sucked. You can't read the first chapter of a book and judge the whole book by the first chapter.

I am not defending the movies. The 11 oscars it was nominated for and won speak for themselves. I'm just questioning your logic which is based on half-truths and incomplete information.

I liked the movies because I read the books. I don't think it copies video games, I think video games copied the books. The books are a work of genius. Tolkien created several different languages just for the book and managed to write many more books about the same subject than The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. The plot is very thick and the overall plot of "The Quest" as you refer to it only serves to set the environment in which the story takes place. The books are one of my most favorite works of literature and I am pleased to see the movies done so well with as much attention to detail as the movie's constraints allowed.

Now, Revenge of the Nerds...talk about a shallow plot!

[PolkWannabie]

Hey, you wanna talk about the action of a one dimensional dildo ... ROTN has it pretty well cornered.

[gmorris]

Revenge of the Nerds is truely a cinematic master piece, but that is a different story...

As far as the 11 oscars are concerned, the "Academy" is the same organization that awarded Halle Berry an Oscar some years back for some turdy performance. I think any one will agree that she is not a true thespian. Anyway, what does an Oscar mean anyway? A bunch of Hollywood elitist kiss asses get together and give each other awards. So what?

Anyway, I'm sure everything you said is true. That still doesn't change that I didn't like it. If my 4 reasons don't satisfy you, that's OK too.

Every so often a movie comes along and everyone gets a boner over it. Remember Titanic? It won all sorts of silly awards. My opinion of that is TURD also. LOTR just happens to be 3 movies long, so the hoopla is carried out longer.

[danger boy]

UGH! it's obvious gmorris had to think to hard to watch LOTR that's why he didn't like it. lets face it. he likes simple, mindless sophmoric comedies. plain and simple.

I had to watch LOTR a few times myself to better understand everything that was going on. i did not read the books myself. i do think the trilogy was top notch the way it was done. I can't imagine anything ever topping that within the next several years to come.

[Tour2ma]

Timeout...

Was a fun thread here getting a number of different POV's.

gmorris,
Your FOTR post was the first negative one in the thread and it's drawing flac for it. You want your opinion respected, but failed to respect the opinion of those that listed it. You can't flash the peace sign while lobbing a grenade...

Let's let it end here and get back to our previously scheduled program... or at least which was the greatest Steve McQueen movie... :)

[shack]

Originally posted by Tour2ma
or at least which was the greatest Steve McQueen movie... :)
1) The Sand Pebbles
2) Le Mans
3) The Great Escape
Tie 4) The Getaway
Tie 4) Bullitt

[Jstas]

Le Mans was pretty cool, so was The Thomas Crown Affair. The Cinncinnati Kid was a memorable one but maybe not his best. He was in The Magnificent Seven too and that was an excellent movie. Wasn't necessarily his movie but he was in it. Maybe that is the best Steve McQueen flick?

[Jstas]

There was also Hell is for Heros which was a good story but not so great cinematography, IMO at least.

[gmorris]

Be careful telling your opinion, Jstas. You could end up getting yelled at by everyone. Your opion is not correct unless everyone else agrees.


Another great movie that hasn't yet been listed is "The Royal Tenenbaums".

[Kenneth Swauger]

Hello,
How about favorite movies in a few different categories? Such as:
1). western
2). action-adventure
3). science fiction/fantasy
4). war movie
a. Civil Wall
b. WW I
c. WW II
aa. Pacific Theater
bb. Europe theater
d. Korean War
e. Viet Nam War
5). classic film (prior to 1960)
a. black and white
b. color
6). musical

Remember, everybody's opinion is equally important.
Ken

[Rush Limbaugh]

Originally posted by gmorris
Be careful telling your opinion, Jstas. You could end up getting yelled at by everyone. Your opion is not correct unless everyone else agrees.

Opinions are opinions and then there are pointless and degrading commentaries that will offend others. Words like 'sucked' ect...aren't going to win you any friends or understanding.

Millions of people aren't morons who like a movie that sucks, as you put it.

You don't like it. Calling it stupid and gay is stupid in and of itself.

Not everyone is going to like the same movies as everyone else, and most people here realize that, but they also don't go out of their way to offend people because of their opinion on something so futile.

The LOTR trilogy was a masterpiece. No ifs ands or buts about it. Whether or not you like it is your perogotive. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean the movie can't be heralded for the masterpiece that it is.


Anyhow - My vote:

Se7en

[gatemplin]

A lot of great movies mentioned so far. If I had to pick one it would probably be "The Big Lebowski" by the Coen Bros.

[Jstas]

1). western
The Quick and The Dead

2). action-adventure
Indiana Jones trilogy

3). science fiction/fantasy
Star Wars

4). war movie
a. Civil War
Gettysburg

b. WW I
Dunno?

c. WW II
Band of Brothers but it's a miniseries so maybe it doesn't count.

aa. Pacific Theater
TORA! TORA! TORA!

bb. Europe theater
Memphis Belle

d. Korean War
M*A*S*H

e. Viet Nam War
We Were Soldiers


5). classic film (prior to 1960)
a. black and white
Dunno, there are quite a few
b. color
Same as a but I think Steve McQueen will be one of the actors in it!

6). musical
Have not a clue!

[Vr3MxStyler2k3]

1). western - None, I dont like em
2). action-adventure - About any movie that deals with bashing in peoples skulls
3). science fiction/fantasy - Aliens
4). war movie - Patriot
a. Civil Wall -uuuh?
b. WW I -uhhh?
c. WW II - Pearl harbor? lol
aa. Pacific Theater - Water and Ocean? lol
bb. Europe theater - Subtitles!
d. Korean War - even more subtitles!
e. Viet Nam War - sheezus! subtitles through the roof!
5). classic film (prior to 1960)
a. black and white - they made black and white movies! :eek:
b. color - they had a color film in 1960? :eek:
6). musical - are you kidding me?
7) Horror - Dont watch to many of these, gonna have to hand it to Freddy movies! lol
8) Suspense - Panic Room, Runaway Jury, hmm, others...dont come to mind
9) Drama - The Safety of Objects (that is one different movie)
10) Kids Movie (Animation) - Finding Nemo

[Kenneth Swauger]

Hello,
For a couple of WW I movies try, "Paths of Glory" directed by Stanley Kubrick, and "All Quiet on the Western Front". Also on VHS try "Wings" (it hasn't been released on DVD, yet). Another good one is "The Blue Max".
For a good musical try "Oliver" or "Cabaret" or "All That Jazz" with Roy Scheider.
A great WW II movie (Pacific Theater) is "They Were Expendable". There's lots of great WW II (Europe) movies, "Dirty Dozen", "Kelly's Heroes", "The Eagle Has Landed", "Patton", "The Longest Day", "A Bridge Too Far" and many others. Micah's a big fan of "The Guns of Navarone".
Ken

[Tour2ma]

How about favorite movie made between March, 1964 and August, 1965... :D

[PolkWannabie]

Originally posted by Tour2ma
How about favorite movie made between March, 1964 and August, 1965... :D

1964 ...

Fail-Safe
Goldfinger

1965 ...

Von Ryan's Express
ThunderBall
Dr. Zhivago

[danger boy]

Originally posted by gmorris
Another great movie that hasn't yet been listed is "The Royal Tenenbaums".


now that movie sucked! I have no problem saying that either. :p

[Rush Limbaugh]

Originally posted by danger boy
now that movie sucked! I have no problem saying that either. :p

you're crazy...:rolleyes:

[kberg]

I don't want to re-kindle the fired debate over the LOTR movie. I will have to agree with those who believe that any movie winning Academy/Golden Globe Awards, etc. does not mean the movie is any "good". Personally, I thought the LOTR was an awesome flick, awards or not. But, BECAUSE it won awards, does that mean I or anyone else SHOULD like it? No. Does winning any award(s) increase my chances of liking it? Perhaps, perhaps not. Should saying "XYZ movie was GREAT!" really mean anything to anyone? Nah.

You can't argue personal opinions - case closed.

[danger boy]

Originally posted by Rush Limbaugh
you're crazy...:rolleyes:


:eek: glad you agree.....

[smglbrth]

Western - Anything John Wayne
Action/Adventure - Anything 007
Science Fiction/Fantasy - Star Trek (Any)
War Movie(s) -
Civil War - Gods and Generals, Gettysburg, and patiently waiting for the last in the three, Last Full Measure.
W.W.II - Saving Private Ryan
Pacific Theater - In Harms Way
European Theater - Memphis Belle
Vietnam - We Were Soldiers
Classic Film -
Black & White - It's a Wonderful Life
Color - I agree colorization stinks, therefore, none.
Musical - Paint Your Wagon

I suppose I don't watch movies that much but I believe, IMHO, that some up above are some of the best ever filmed.

[Tour2ma]

1). western - Little Big Man

2). action-adventure - The Adventures of Robin Hood

3). science fiction/fantasy - Blade Runner

4). war movie
a. Civil Wall - Glory
b. WW I - All's Quiet on the Western Front
c. WW II
aa. Pacific Theater - Bridge Over the River Kwai
bb. Europe theater - Saving Private Ryan
d. Korean War - MASH
e. Viet Nam War - The Deer Hunter

5). classic film (prior to 1960)
a. black and white - Casablanca
b. color - Gone with the Wind

6). musical - Singin' in the Rain (only because I don't consider All That Jazz to be a musical...)

Damn, no category for my All-time favorite...

[Rush Limbaugh]

Originally posted by Tour2ma


Damn, no category for my All-time favorite...

Debbie Does Dallas? :eek: :p :p :eek:

[Tour2ma]

God no.... DDD was awful. Bambi Woods was not hot... Now Seka was hot... but I digress...

No, there was no place for Raging Bull.

Did reconsider my Western choice and changed it to Little Big Man.

[wodom1]

Pulp Fiction

[woodyjacobs]

Crap, how could I have forgetten Little Big Man. Good call Tour.

And Pulp Fiction. A modern classic. Jackie Brown was great too.

[woodyjacobs]

1). western - Tombstone - Little Big Man a close 2nd (thanks Tour)
2). action-adventure - Raiders of the Lost Ark
3). science fiction/fantasy - Star Wars
4). war movie -
a. Civil War - Never seen a good one. Looking forward to Cold Mountain. Thought God and Generals was God Awful. Haven't seen Gettysburg. Ken Burns Documentary was excellent, though.
b. WW I - Paths of Glory
c. WW II - Overall, Band of Brothers
aa. Pacific Theater - The Thin Red Line
bb. Europe theater - SPR
d. Korean War - MASH
e. Viet Nam War - Full Metal Jacket/We were Soldiers. Apocalype now, The Deer Hunter and Platoon weren't bad either.
5). classic film (prior to 1960)
a. black and white - To Kill a Mockingbird
b. color - Rear Window (I'm not sure if that came out before 1960 or not. Great flick though.
6). musical - Not gay. Okay, maybe a tad. Chicago

[Tour2ma]

lol... Still haven't benn able to sit through Chicago...

Rear Window was 1954...
Mockingbird is a very good choice for pre-60 B&W... Gregory Peck at his best... except it was released in '62. ;)

[woodyjacobs]

Was it really? Bummer. Let's change that definition to pre '63 then.

[Spoonman]

a. Civil War - Never seen a good one. Looking forward to Cold Mountain. Thought God and Generals was God Awful. Haven't seen Gettysburg. Ken Burns Documentary was excellent, though.

FWIW IMO Cold Mountain is not a Civil War movie. It is a love story with the Civil War as a backdrop. The focus is the love story not the war. Good movie however, I enjoyed the heck out of it.

[Spoonman]

1). western - The Long Riders/ The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
2). action-adventure - Bonnie & Clyde/Braveheart
3). science fiction/fantasy - LOTR
4). war movies
a. Civil War - Gettysburg
b. WW I - Sergeant York
c. WW II - Overall: Band of Brothers
aa. Pacific Theater - Bridge on the River Kwai
bb. Europe theater - Patton
d. Korean War - Pork Chop Hill
e. Viet Nam War - We Were Soldiers
5). classic film (prior to 1970)
a. black and white - The Wizard of Oz
b. color - In the Heat of the Night/Cool Hand Luke
6). musical - Yankee Doodle Dandy

[Loud & Clear]

Last Tango in Paris

[jdavy]

I would choose two movies. I choose them because they made me love movies.

First is the classic Dr. Doolittle with Rex Harrison. When I saw that film I said "wow big tv!" I was five or so.

The second one is Star Wars: A New Hope. When I saw that one I discoved 70mm Dolby Stereo. My dream has been to rock the house with the first Star Crusier blasting into my living room. September will be here soon.