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[Tanger]

The title topic is pretty much self explanatory. What are your top 10 favourite/recommended films of all time.

[MrDraco]

Well....
all bond movies of course
Matrix movies
Jack ryan movies,
die hards etc...the list is endless

[Tanger]

The list 'could' be endless, but what I asked for was a Top Ten not every single movie you've ever seen and liked. And you've taken the easy route by just listing a few series' that you enjoy.

I'll post my own list up once I get a few more replies and then see how it compares.

Regards

[Bond111]

I will exclude Bond movies in this topic. Also I will focus mainly on stand alone films rather than trilogies and series (Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, etc.).

So many to choose from...


1. Casablanca
2. A Shot in the Dark/Pink Panther
3. Rear Window
4. Silence of the Lambs
5. Dr. Strangelove
6. The Matrix
7. Blade Runner
8. 2001: A Space Odyssey
9. Rain Man
10. Ocean's Eleven (2001)


The list would no doubt change on any given day, but there's a general idea of my favorite movies.

[Tarl_Cabot]

Casablanca

Star Wars V

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Bladerunner

Boogie Nights

From Russia with Love

The Road Warrior

Predator

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Samurai III: Duel at Ganru Island

10-20:
Goldfinger
Samuarai I-II
The Matrix
The English Patient
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Tombstone
Conan the Barbarian
Star Wars VI
The Two Towers

[JackChase007]

In no particular order:

- The Boondock Saints
- Evil Dead II
- Star Wars: A New Hope
- From Russia With Love
- Predator
- Total Recall
- First Blood
- Die Hard
- The Mummy
- Die Another Day

[Qwerty]

This is by NO MEANS my actual top ten (yes, I know that's th point of the thread, however), I could NEVER choose, so I'll just list some of the very best...

-Rear Window
-Goldfinger
-The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers
-Star Wars (any of the original trilogy work)
-Vertigo
-The Spy Who Loved Me
-Raiders Of The Lost Arc
-From Russia With Love
-The Birds
-North By Northwest

Many more to come........

[DLibrasnow]

I will lump trilogies (and film series) together. Generally though it should be pointed out that in every trilogy listed I consider the first to be the best (unless otherwise noted).

1. The Bond movies (TSWLM)
2. Flash Gordon (1980)
3. Back to the Future
4. Indiana Jones
5. Star Wars (1977)
6. Ffolkes (aka North Sea Hijack)
7. Parent Trap (1998)
8. Jaws
9. Wargames
10. Where Eagles Dare

Almost mentions:

North By Northwest
Heroes of Telemark

[DanMan]

1) Scarface (1983)
2) The Godfather
3) The Godfather Part II
4) Superman
5) Goldfinger
6) Terminator 2: Judgement Day
7) Goldfinger
8) Die Another Day
9) The Matrix
10) The Transporter (just saw it the other day and thought it was amazing.)

[DLibrasnow]

Originally posted by DanMan
1) Scarface (1983)
2) The Godfather
3) The Godfather Part II
4) Superman
5) Goldfinger
6) Terminator 2: Judgement Day
7) Goldfinger
8) Die Another Day
9) The Matrix  
10) The Transporter (just saw it the other day and thought it was amazing.)

You mentioned Goldfinger twice DanMan so I take it you really liked it

[DanMan]

Whoops. LOL. Didn't notice that.

[Loomis]

Originally posted by Tanger

What are your top 10 favourite/recommended films of all time.  

There are so many films I love and would recommend that instead of trying to compile a Top 10 I'll just mention the best film I've seen recently on DVD:

Bernardo Bertolucci's THE LAST EMPEROR. An adult, intelligent and unforgettable epic that must surely be one of the most visually astounding and emotionally devastating films of all time. Virtually everything about it is absolutely perfect: the writing, the directing, the acting, the production design, the costume design, the cinematography, the score, the editing.... (Hey, this baby didn't win nine Academy Awards for nothing.) There's even a Maurice Binder title sequence! An absolutely staggeringly marvellous film (okay, I'll stop raving now).

[Bond111]

Well I just saw The Shining for the first time tonight. I can definitely add that to my list.

[Oddfeld]

In no particular order:

Amelie
Heat
The Thomas Crown Affair (new version)
LA Story
Young Frankenstein
Blade Runner
Taxi
LA Confidential
The Crow
Shrek

[1q2w3e4r]

Casablanca
Roman Holiday
North by NorthWest
Dirty Harry
Fight Club
Robin and the Seven Hoods (just great for FAS and the pack having a good time)
Indiana Jones
The Great Escape
The Maltese Falcon
The Matrix

[Athena007]

These aren't my top 10 fave movies, but they're films that I quite enjoy. I'm going to exclude 007 films in this. And now my list in alpha/numeric order

[list]
[*] Am

[BONDFINESSE 007]

1-driving miss daisy
2-titanic
3-psycho
4-wild things
5-commando
6- batman (1966)
7- flipper (1996)
8-risky business
9- deep impact
10- a view to a kill

[Derringer]

Originally posted by Tanger
The title topic is pretty much self explanatory. What are your top 10 favourite/recommended films of all time.

I am a big Bond fan, but no Bond movies would be on my list. Here are my favorite movies with a brief explanation of why:

1. Gone with the Wind - I like the success of Rhett Butler, especially since he was kicked out of West Point. I put Rhett in the same category as Sinatra and Bond.

2. The Picture of Dorian Grey - A good adaptation of the novel, and several lessons in there for the overly ambitious soul. Read the book and see the movie.

3. A Song to Remember - the life of composer/pianist Frederic Chopin. I learned about Chopin as a child with one of these story LP's that was sort of a play enacted bigography. And by the way, Chopin vodka is my favorite, it's made the old way - from potatos .

4. Saratoga Trunk - A good movie on how men make money the old fashioned way - with their fists [railroad fightiing].

5. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg - This is in French. Yes, it's a chick flick, except it's the guy who loses out on the love of his life. Sad ending for those who settle for less. I think Splendor in the Grass might have stole this story line.

6. El Cid - A warrior betrayed by his own King. I saw this when I was a child and cried at the end as the dead Cid rides off to fight the Moors. The noblesse of warrior-hood.

7. Rebecca - Shows that women can be, and are, as evil as men.

8. The Best Days of Our Lives - not sure I got the title correct. I have only seen the movie twice, but it made an impact. Portrays post WW2 life in America.

9. Wuthering Heights - can't stop a determined man, but determination can drive one to madness.

10. To Live - This is in Chinese. It is an epic tale of revolutionary China, starring Gong Li. I have most of the Gong Li movies on VHS. We have a Chinaman in the family tree, my great-grandfather. He was a gambler, therfore the connection to the movie.

Cheers,

Derringer

[007luvchild2]

1) A Clockwork Orange
2) Lawrence of Arabia
3) The Color Purple
4) Shawshink Redemption
5) Scarface
6) The Godfather trilogies
7) Goodfellas
8) Taxi Driver
9) Dr. Strangelove
10) The Maranthon Man

Some you guy already mentioned some worth seeing.

[Triton]

My Top 10 'Must See' films of all time:

[OL]
[LI]Citizen Kane
[LI]Lawrence of Arabia
[LI]Bridge on the River Kwai
[LI]Apocalypse Now
[LI]The Lion in Winter
[LI]The Three Muskeeters (1973)
[LI]Dr. Stranglelove or How I Learned to Quit Worrying and Loved the Bomb
[LI]Star Wars: A New Hope
[LI]The Bicycle Thief
[LI]The Godfather: Part II
[/OL]

Although if you asked me this question next month, I probably would come up with a different list. It's tough to choose just ten films of "all time". But if I had to rescue ten films from a burning building, these would be the ten that I would choose.

[Stuart]

Tough one.

Here goes....

-Lawrence of Arabia
-The Silence of the Lambs
-Casablanca
-Raiders of the Lost Ark
-The Usual Suspects
-Key Largo
-From Russia With Love
-North by Northwest
-Where Eagles Dare
-The Godfather

A fairly run-of-the-mill list, to be sure. But these are ten films that I consider essential. Of course, my opinion is subject to change on a whim :cool:

Stu

[urhash]

In no order:

1) Saving Private Ryan
2) Enter the Dragon
3) Terminator 2
4) Black Hawk Down
5) Star Wars Trilogy
6) Dances with Wolves
7) Rocky I
8) Shawshank Redemption
9) Thirteen Days
10) Raiders of the Lost Ark

Mentionables:

Band of Brothers (Yea its a TV miniseries, I know)
From Russia with Love
Matrix
Terminator 1
Gattaca (I agree with Athena... great flick)

[Qwerty]

Originally posted by Derringer




7.  Rebecca - Shows that women can be, and are, as evil as men.

Good choice! I've heard that's one of Hitchcock's best, and I'm currently trying to track that one down. However for a Criterion Collection DVD, the price is $34.95! Whoa!

[Bond111]

Originally posted by urhash
Gattaca (I agree with Athena... great flick)

This is one of my favorite movies and I think it is a fine example of a contemporary sci-fi film that still manages to make you think.

[Doubleshot]

Donnie Darko
Fight Club
From Russia With Love
The Game
Gladiator
The Godfather Part II
Hannibal
Jaws
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Se7en

[jwheels]

In no particular order:

• Lethal Weapon
• The Godfather
• It's a Wonderful Life
• Raiders of the Lost Ark
• Star Wars
• Goldfinger
• The Matrix
• The French Connection
• Die Hard
• The Hunt for Red October

[Cesari]

- Citizen Kane
- 2001 a space odissey
- Metropolis
- Vertigo
- Pandora
- Johnny Got his gun
- The lovers (Tsui Hark)
- The killer (John Woo)
- Blow Out (Brian de Palma)
- Fight Club

[Qwerty]

I'll now add my list of 'Must See Hitchcock' films here. (I know a couple made my other list)

In no particular order:
-North By Northwest
-The Birds
-Rear Window
-Psycho
-To Catch A Thief
-The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
-Vertigo
-Marnie
-Shadow Of A Doubt
-Dial 'M' For Murder

[Athena007]

Originally posted by BONDFINESSE 007
9- deep impact

You know, I was an extra in that movie. I got to run around like crazy and scream and then die it was great... lol!

[zencat]

Picking favorite movies...always a hard thing for me to do. Off the top of my head (excluding Bonds), and in no particular order...

1. Sunset Blvd.
2. Citizen Kane
3. Lawrence of Arabia
4. Star Wars
5. Raiders of the Lost Ark
6. Secretary
7. Casablanca
8. Rushmore
9. Barton Fink
10. Moulin Rouge