Top Movies of all time

James Suzuki · January 2012

Your top ten fav movies of all time. No Bonds! Well okaya few don't fill them with Bonds Well i'll start, mine are

10. Fletch- Funny as ever Chevy Chase in a solid comedy
9. Tintin- Good adventure film- funny brilliant
8. Kingdom of heaven- brilliant medivael film, better if there was a diffrent actor playing balian
7. TSWLM- good spy film
6. Johnny english reborn- funny as ever Rowan
5. Mr bean's holdiday- rowan is my fav comedian
4. Octopussy-moore at best
3.Sherlock Holmes 2- game of shadows - brilliant movie, probably drop back after awhile tho
2. FYEO-Best Moore ever, best Bond ever
1. BEST FUNNIEST MOVIE IS
Johnny english- Rowan is so funny He made me in stitches
There you go, they will probably change next week but whatever, whats yours

Mr Martini · January 2012

I'll give this a try. Here's my top 10:

10. The Lion King ~ I like animated movies. This is my all-time favorite
9. Goldfinger ~ My favorite "go to" Bond movie.
8. Airplane ~ Everyone needs a little laughter in their life. Airplane always has me laughing.
7. Batman Begins ~ I'm a sucker for a good superhero movie
6. The Dark Knight ~ The Best Batman movie to date.
5. Memento ~ My introduction to Christopher Nolan. This movie is a great mind f%$k
4. Mystic River ~ A Great Drama/Mystery
3. The Truman Show ~ Some people laugh at me for choosing this. But it's a good movie about peoples obsession with media
2. Saving Private Ryan ~ Great movie. First movie I cried at the ending
1. Pulp Fiction ~ All time favorite

Napoleon Plural · January 2012

Johnny English, funniest film? Bloody hell.

Sir_Hugo_Drax · January 2012

Well... let's see if I can do this without coming off too nerdy. Top 10:

10. Transformers - Ok, ok, before you behead me and mail my corpse to Michael Bay hear me out here. It's my best mate's favourite movie so I tend to see it a lot and I always have fun watching it with him. It's an honorary placement purely within context.

9. Ferris Bueller's Day Off - A great laugh over something we've all tried to do at some point (but maybe just a tiny bit exaggerated).
8. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - Steve Martin and Michael Caine starring in what ended up my all time favourite comedy. Need I say more?
7. Inception - Bwaaaaaa. Just mind-blowing. After reading "Inception and Philosophy" I truly understand how great it is.
6. The Dark Knight - Guilty. I like superheroes. Though the Dark Knight is so much more than a superhero movie. It's a vigilante legend of epic proportions. Superb characters and intensity.
5. X-Men First Class - Two in a row. Such a great ensemble cast that the film makers managed to flesh out really well. An all round fun and exciting movie that manages to even capture that vintage 60s era Bond feel.
4. Die Hard - Not much to say really... it's Die Hard! "Yippy-kay-yay, motha f*cker!"
3. The Empire Strikes Back - Best in the Star Wars saga. The perfect sequel and middle film with one of the biggest bombshells in cinematic history.
2. Casino Royale - Of course Bond is on here. And CR is a brilliant reboot. Down to earth, following a classic novel, and I found Daniel Craig a great Bond, I even noticed his subtle comic moments with Vesper and appreciated them. No puns here.
1. Raiders of the Lost Ark - My movie to end all movies. Just amazing. Bond is neck in neck with Indy as my favourite hero and series.

You may notice that among the classics there are a few newer movies. I'll just say that I'm not one of those people that believes only older movies can be judged as great. The ones I've listed (probably not Transformers though) are what I'd deem something along the lines of classics-in-the-making. The decade just passed may have yielded some crap but I don't think new movies are incapable at being as good or even better than old ones. Also I've kept my favourites from a series at one to a franchise. Hope you enjoyed the list. -{

Ens007 · January 2012

Hard to think of all the films that I've enjoyed, but the immediate few that spring to mind are:

10. Kelly's Heroes
9. Rocknrolla
8. Wanted
7. Dirty Harry
6. Snatch
5. Layer Cake
4. The Bourne Identity
3. Jaws
2. Casino Royale
1. Star Wars - Episode IV

I'm sure that I'll be thinking "how the hell did I forget that one?!" when I see other lists!!

minigeff · January 2012

In no particular order;

1. Back to the future (any of them, but i guess 2 is my fave)
2. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (connery's best performance outside bond)
3. The Italian Job (sixties style and humour, mark wahlberg need his jacobs taking off)
4. The Great Escape (the global christmas favourite with so many stars you don't know who's the best)
5. Casino Royale 2006 (craigs first outing and one of the best newest looking bond films in years)
6. Goldinfger (sixties again, the guns, gadgets, girls and connery)
7. Star Wars, The Return of the Jedi (you have to like SW don't you?)
8. Blues Brothers (its just funny ****, illinios nazi's, chicago police car pile up, decent music too and possibly the only musical I'll ever watch. yes i even hate west side bloody story)
9. Die Hard 2 (yippee kai yay. ende)
10. The Dark Knight (heath ledger's best ever performance. try and ignore bale's sore throat and its a bloody good film from start to finish, especially the hospital tap tap tap...... tap......... BOOM scene)
11. I couldn't leave this out, so my bonus one is Men in Black. Don't ask me why but I love Tommy Lee Jones in this.

Thunderpussy · January 2012

Also In no Particular Order,

Jaws
Schindlers list
Goodfellas
Die Hard
Raiders of the Lost Arc
The Thing
The Naked Gun
North by Northwest
Halloween
Star Wars ( a new hope )

welshboy78 · January 2012

Hmm, only a rough list off the top of my head, no particular order

1) Scarface
2) Godfather (any)
3) Star Wars - A New Hope
4) Casino Royale (2006)
5) Thunderball
6) Raiders Of The Lost Ark
7) Aliens
8) Rocky
9) Clockwork Orange
10) Zulu

James Suzuki · January 2012

the truman show, ha ha ha. After watching that I got really nervous, and sttarted to look for cameras, etc

Mr Beech · January 2012

Other than number one, I will say no particular order:

1. Casino Royale
Vanilla Sky
Chinatown
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
An Education
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
There Will Be Blood
Watchmen
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Blade Runner

And as favorites that would be on the list, but I figure would put it over ten. Nonetheless, they are pretty much in my unranked family of favorites that I hold so dear and make me wish the list wouldn't be limited to ten. I recommend them all:

Kingdom of Heaven: Director's Cut
The Dark Knight
Harry Potter (5-7ptII)
The Matrix Trilogy
Layer Cake
Kill Bill Vol 1 & 2
Star Wars Saga
Back to the Future Trilogy
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Fight Club
The Tree of Life
Ondine
Bonnie & Clyde
The Graduate
Moon

And of course, Bond movies.

Napoleon Plural wrote:

Johnny English, funniest film? Bloody hell.

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Le Samourai · January 2012

Way too many to fit on a 10-item list, but I jotted down some of the first ones to come to mind. And yes, this list goes to 11.

1. The Seventh Seal (Ingmar Bergman, 1957)
2. The Ipcress File (Sidney Furie, 1965)
3. The Wild Bunch (Sam Peckinpah, 1969)
4. A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick, 1971)
5. The Long Goodbye (Robert Altman, 1973)
6. Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, 1976)
7. Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979)
8. This is Spinal Tap (Rob Reiner, 1984)
9. Brazil (Terry Gilliam, 1985)
10. Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis, 1993)
11. Rushmore (Wes Anderson, 1998)

A couple of random thoughts. For one, if you want to understand my general philosophy of life and existence, watch 'The Seventh Seal' and 'Groundhog Day.'

There are no Bond movies on my list. As much as I enjoy the series, I don't really consider any of them to be truly great films, though OHMSS comes the closest in my estimation.

Yes, there are two Bill Murray films listed.

I'm also rather surprised how many people listed movies made within the last 10 years or so. As motion pictures have been around for over a century, it seems odd to see such a bias towards relatively recent films, especially if the topic is 'Top Movies of All Time.' Most of the films on my list either came out before I was born or when I was way too young to have seen them in theaters, and none of them were made within the last decade.

James Suzuki · January 2012

what wrong with johnny english, anyway i forgot about the Bourne identity, braveheart (which is really untrue thety made up half the things in the movie) and batman begins

Mr Beech · January 2012

Le Samourai wrote:

Way too many to fit on a 10-item list, but I jotted down some of the first ones to come to mind. And yes, this list goes to 11.

1. The Seventh Seal (Ingmar Bergman, 1957)
2. The Ipcress File (Sidney Furie, 1965)
3. The Wild Bunch (Sam Peckinpah, 1969)
4. A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick, 1971)
5. The Long Goodbye (Robert Altman, 1973)
6. Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, 1976)
7. Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979)
8. This is Spinal Tap (Rob Reiner, 1984)
9. Brazil (Terry Gilliam, 1985)
10. Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis, 1993)
11. Rushmore (Wes Anderson, 1998)

A couple of random thoughts. For one, if you want to understand my general philosophy of life and existence, watch 'The Seventh Seal' and 'Groundhog Day.'

There are no Bond movies on my list. As much as I enjoy the series, I don't really consider any of them to be truly great films, though OHMSS comes the closest in my estimation.

Yes, there are two Bill Murray films listed.

I'm also rather surprised how many people listed movies made within the last 10 years or so. As motion pictures have been around for over a century, it seems odd to see such a bias towards relatively recent films, especially if the topic is 'Top Movies of All Time.' Most of the films on my list either came out before I was born or when I was way too young to have seen them in theaters, and none of them were made within the last decade.

That surprised me with my list, too. I watch a lot of old movies and several somewhat older ones from your list, but ended up picking fairly recent ones for the most part. I have to agree with Meryl Streep, however, that movies have gotten better over time. The acting has gotten better, the performances are more of a stretch from the original actors, some of the stories are far more studied and complex than the older films. I don't think it is that wild for people to find so many to love from recent years. Sure, Breathless, Rear Window, and Once Upon a Time in the West are great classics, but after thinking about it, I can see why something more recent is relevant to people. Many recent films are as good as those old films.

Sir_Hugo_Drax · January 2012

My thoughts exactly Beech.

I fail to see what makes older movies of a higher calibre of cinema. Golden Age of Cinema? I mean you only have to look at old B-movies to realise that just as much crud was released then as it is now, and the same goes with good movies - just as much now as then IMO. Plus you can't deny that the standard quality of acting has gotten higher, and those who do act poorly in a film these days are called out on it, *cough cough* Megan Fox *cough cough*. A good portion of Golden Age A-list actors were famous not because of their acting talents but because that had what the business called "star qualities" and they were groomed by the industry to become celebrities. Some of their performances come off quite wooden, especially to a contemporary audience (purely because, though we are still exposed to a lot of crap, *cough cough* Megan Fox *cough cough*, we are also more accustom to a higher quality of performance). Motion pictures may be over a century old but in much the same way we shouldn't ignore the early years entirely, no one should dismiss what's come out in the past 30 years either. -{

/rant

Le Samourai · January 2012

Mr Beech wrote:

Le Samourai wrote:

Way too many to fit on a 10-item list, but I jotted down some of the first ones to come to mind. And yes, this list goes to 11.

1. The Seventh Seal (Ingmar Bergman, 1957)
2. The Ipcress File (Sidney Furie, 1965)
3. The Wild Bunch (Sam Peckinpah, 1969)
4. A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick, 1971)
5. The Long Goodbye (Robert Altman, 1973)
6. Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, 1976)
7. Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979)
8. This is Spinal Tap (Rob Reiner, 1984)
9. Brazil (Terry Gilliam, 1985)
10. Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis, 1993)
11. Rushmore (Wes Anderson, 1998)

A couple of random thoughts. For one, if you want to understand my general philosophy of life and existence, watch 'The Seventh Seal' and 'Groundhog Day.'

There are no Bond movies on my list. As much as I enjoy the series, I don't really consider any of them to be truly great films, though OHMSS comes the closest in my estimation.

Yes, there are two Bill Murray films listed.

I'm also rather surprised how many people listed movies made within the last 10 years or so. As motion pictures have been around for over a century, it seems odd to see such a bias towards relatively recent films, especially if the topic is 'Top Movies of All Time.' Most of the films on my list either came out before I was born or when I was way too young to have seen them in theaters, and none of them were made within the last decade.

That surprised me with my list, too. I watch a lot of old movies and several somewhat older ones from your list, but ended up picking fairly recent ones for the most part. I have to agree with Meryl Streep, however, that movies have gotten better over time. The acting has gotten better, the performances are more of a stretch from the original actors, some of the stories are far more studied and complex than the older films. I don't think it is that wild for people to find so many to love from recent years. Sure, Breathless, Rear Window, and Once Upon a Time in the West are great classics, but after thinking about it, I can see why something more recent is relevant to people. Many recent films are as good as those old films.

I respectfully disagree with Ms. Streep. In general, I believe filmmaking peaked sometime in the '70s. And as entertaining as they are, I think 'Jaws' and 'Star Wars' were among the worst things to ever happen to cinema.

One reason I am hesitant to pick more recent films is they have not yet proven themselves to have any real staying power. IMO, the question must be asked: Will I still really care about this film 10 years from now? Or 20? Sure, there are plenty of contemporary films that I've enjoyed, yet precious few have left a lasting impression. The same goes, incidentally, for contemporary music. (Though not, curiously, contemporary literature. Some of my favorite novels were written within the last 10 years.)

I also don't find that current films are more personally relevant. The film on my list with the most personal relevance to me—'The Seventh Seal—is over 50 years old, and its themes are timeless.

Le Samourai · January 2012

Sir_Hugo_Drax wrote:

My thoughts exactly Beech. I fail to see what makes older movies of a higher calibre of cinema. Golden Age of Cinema? I mean you only have to look at old B-movies to realise that just as much crud was released then as it is now, and the same goes with good movies - just as much now as then IMO. Plus you can't deny that the standard quality of acting has gotten higher, and those who do act poorly in a film these days are called out on it, *cough cough* Megan Fox *cough cough*. A good portion of Golden Age A-list actors were famous not because of their acting talents but because that had what the business called "star qualities" and they were groomed by the industry to become celebrities. Some of their performances come off quite wooden, especially to a contemporary audience (purely because, though we are still exposed to a lot of crap, *cough cough* Megan Fox *cough cough*, we are also more accustom to a higher quality of performance). Motion pictures may be over a century old but in much the same way we shouldn't ignore the early years entirely, no one should dismiss what's come out in the past 30 years either. -{

/rant

If you are referring to the First Golden Age of Cinema in the mid-20th century, you have something of a point. However, I disagree if you apply the same logic to the Second (and, in my mind, greatest) Golden Age of Cinema in the late '60s and '70s. The studio system was all but dead, and the actors who came to prominence during that time were true talents.

Mr Beech · January 2012

To avoid a thread hijack, I continued this in a new Off-Topic thread.

http://www.ajb007.co.uk/topic/37810/have-films-been-improving-over-time/

James Suzuki · January 2012

thank you mr beech

thesecretagent · January 2012

Can't really decide on order, but:

Jaws
Kelly's Heroes
The Magnificent Seven
Big Wednesday
Goldfinger
Rear Window (original)
The Great Escape
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (shut up its my list)
First Blood
Quigley Down Under

Barry Nelson · January 2012

Straw Dogs - Sam Peckinpah masterpiece (not the remake)
The Quiet Man - John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara :x
Atonement - Film really moved me
Body Heat - Kathleen Turner a temptress that William Hurt couldn't resist, great score by John Barry
Pirates of The Carribean - The first film was great fun
Goldfinger - The best Bond
There Will be Blood - Daniel Day Lewis is mezmerizing
Casablanca - Every line was perfect
The Godfather 1 & 2 - To me they are one film
The Seven Year Itch - Best Monroe film, funnier than Some Like it Hot

Probably forgetting something, but off the top of my head that would be ten I really enjoyed. Wall Street probably should be in there.

James Suzuki · January 2012

might as well add death on the nile on my list

Blofeld's Other Cat · January 2012

I'm not sure of all the movies I would put in the top 10 but here goes the top anyway
1. Totò, Peppino e Malafemmina
2. Office Space
3. Idiocracy
4. Goldfinger
5. Team America

6-10 would probably be other Totò movies. They are simply something that cannot be translated.

Higgins · January 2012

thesecretagent wrote:

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

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TonyDP · January 2012

Top ten lists are a personal thing and a generational thing as I'm sure a lot of younger people would tune out most of the films on my list after 5 minutes. Still, in no particular order, here goes....

2001: A Space Odyssey
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
Alien
Bladerunner
Forbidden Planet
The Dark Knight
Apocalypse Now
The Godfather
Amadeus

Yes the list is very sci-fi heavy but that is my favorite genre. And yes, there are no Bond movies in the top 10. While Bond is great entertainment I really don't view any of the films as great cinema.

Le Samourai · January 2012

TonyDP wrote:

Top ten lists are a personal thing and a generational thing as I'm sure a lot of younger people would tune out most of the films on my list after 5 minutes. Still, in no particular order, here goes....

2001: A Space Odyssey
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
Alien
Bladerunner
Forbidden Planet
The Dark Knight
Apocalypse Now
The Godfather
Amadeus

Yes the list is very sci-fi heavy but that is my favorite genre. And yes, there are no Bond movies in the top 10. While Bond is great entertainment I really don't view any of the films as great cinema.

It's nice to see someone mention 'Forbidden Planet.' While it's far from being one of my favorite films, it was a surprisingly mature and thought-provoking movie for its time.

Mr Beech · January 2012

TonyDP wrote:

Top ten lists are a personal thing and a generational thing as I'm sure a lot of younger people would tune out most of the films on my list after 5 minutes. Still, in no particular order, here goes....

2001: A Space Odyssey
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
Alien
Bladerunner
Forbidden Planet
The Dark Knight
Apocalypse Now
The Godfather
Amadeus

Yes the list is very sci-fi heavy but that is my favorite genre. And yes, there are no Bond movies in the top 10. While Bond is great entertainment I really don't view any of the films as great cinema.

I'm still a teenager and I have seen and love most of those! But, I tend to be the exception, so I think you are right that youths would tune those out. Sadly.

I love Sci Fi too. Great choices there. -{

Sir Hillary Bray · January 2012

Fun thread. I forced myself to think as quickly as I could, and I ended up jotting down 12. Then I put them in order:

12. Apocalypse Now. Dark, confusing, disjointed, muddled, way too long...rather like the war it depicts. Feels like "gonzo filmmaking" before there was such a thing. Martin Sheen's filmed nervous breakdown still shocks.

11. Raiders of the Lost Ark. Spielberg at his most fun. Like spending two hours on a great amusement park ride.

10. L.A. Confidential. I love noir, especially California noir (you will see that later in my list). This film stands up to any noir film ever made.

9. The Shawshank Redemption. Yes, it is a bit cornball, but outside of Bond films I have seen this one the most times. Hard to believe it was Darabont's first feature. Brilliant emotional storytelling.

8. Pulp Fiction. "Wow" was the only word I could say when I walked out of this one. It still is.

7. Goodfellas. For me, Scorsese's masterpiece. The despair of movies like Taxi Driver and Raging Bull is softened by humor and some genuine warmth, along with the usual violence. De Niro crying upon hearing of Tommy's death is still my favorite acting moment of his.

6. Lawrence of Arabia. Nobody has ever done "epic" like David Lean. I saw this for the first time on a flight from Singapore to Los Angeles, and the 3 hours 30 minutes went by in a flash. The cinematography alone is worth watching.

5. Schindler's List. An absolutely colossal film about the most heavy of subjects. Exceptional on every dimension. Ralph Fiennes gives one of the greatest performances in the history of the cinema (and then loses the Oscar to Tommy Lee Jones in one of the worst awards-show crocks of all time).

4. The Godfather I/II. I agree with an earlier poster who considers them one film. If I had to choose one, it would be Part II, but they are both incredibly good. Amazing how young Coppola was when he made them.

3. 2001: A Space Odyssey. Simply mindblowing. Kubrick stands apart from any other filmmaker before or after.

2. Chinatown. Here is the noir classic of all time. Has there ever been a movie character more purely evil than John Huston's Noah Cross? I can't think of one.

1. North by Northwest. This one has it all - music, action, suspense, beauty, humor and most importantly, Cary Grant. To me, it is the epitome of cinematic entertainment.

thesecretagent · January 2012

Bondtoys wrote:

thesecretagent wrote:

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

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I finally know its Christmas when I've got the presents, decorated the house, picked out the tree and put Christmas Vacation on to watch!

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thesecretagent · January 2012

Barry Nelson wrote:

Straw Dogs - Sam Peckinpah masterpiece (not the remake)
The Quiet Man - John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara :x
Atonement - Film really moved me
Body Heat - Kathleen Turner a temptress that William Hurt couldn't resist, great score by John Barry
Pirates of The Carribean - The first film was great fun
Goldfinger - The best Bond
There Will be Blood - Daniel Day Lewis is mezmerizing
Casablanca - Every line was perfect
The Godfather 1 & 2 - To me they are one film
The Seven Year Itch - Best Monroe film, funnier than Some Like it Hot

Probably forgetting something, but off the top of my head that would be ten I really enjoyed. Wall Street probably should be in there.

I live in Cornwall where Straw Dogs was shot. It's not all like that, trust me! But a friend lives inside that two mile triangle where it was filmed and shares the same view as the couple's cottage, even owning land it was filmed on. There are still people like that as his neighbours and he jokes that he will buy a classic Triumph Stag and drive through St. Just and Madron in it!

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Ammo08 · January 2012

In no specific order:
2001; A Space Odessey
The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Godfather I and II
Jeremiah Johnson
Lawrence of Arabia
Casablanca
The Searchers
Gone With the Wind
The Exorcist

I generally think of movies in genres, such as "The Top Ten Horror Movies" etc. I think my two favorites are The Bridge on the River Kwai and The Searchers.

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