All time top 5 favourite movies

[Valar Morghulis]

1) silver linings playbook
2) true romance
3) good will hunting
4) dogma
5) anchorman

Honourable mention goes to the perks of being a wall flower

[BroncoNut]

your taste in movies suck, no offense. but I did wonder about the Perks of being a wallflower as I've seen it in my DTV menu

mine are ( in no particular order)


1. Lonesome Dove
2. Bull Durham
3. Breathless ( the remake with Richard (I like gerbils in my ass) Gere)
4. Gladiator
5. Shawshank Redemption

[Valar Morghulis]

None taken - I find your choices equally as vile less 4 and 5 which are truly great films

[BroncoNut]

None taken - I find your choices equally as vile less 4 and 5 which are truly great films

vile? that's a bit much,
I almost included the Patriot which I saw recently. that was a great flick too

[Valar Morghulis]

You are quite correct, vile was a stretch too far! Apologies.

Although had you actually picked the patriot then perhaps it would have been apt!

[chazoe60]

The Big Lebowski
Shawshank Redemption
Pulp Fiction
O' Brother Where Art Thou
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford



But there's so many more and my list could change depending on my mood that day

Others

Field of Dreams
Jaws
True Romance
Gangs of New York
Life of Pi

[tomjonesrocks]

Top 5 is hard. Off the top of my head

Godfather II
Fargo
Fight Club
Goodfellas
Trainspotting

[EMB6903]

The Usual Suspect
Heat
The Big Lebowski
Shawshank Redemption
Catch me if you can

[aberdien]

1. No Country for Old Men
2. Ikiru
3. Raising Arizona
4. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
5. Back to the Future

I have a long list that I made in the past year and that's what it says

[Northman]

1. Brotherhood of the Wolf/The Crow (tie)
2. The Illusionist
3. Equilibrium
4. The Prestige
5. Spy Game


Its really too hard to narrow down the last 4 but those are easily in my top 10.

[ShaneFalco]

1. Return of the Jedi
2. Gladiator
3. Heat
4. Die Hard
5. Platoon

[OrangeHoof]

1. The Godfather and The Godfather II
2. Forrest Gump
3. Being There
4. American Graffiti
5. Fail Safe

(some of you younger fans need to check these out)

[tomjonesrocks]

1. Brotherhood of the Wolf/The Crow (tie) 2. The Illusionist 3. Equilibrium 4. The Prestige 5. Spy Game Its really too hard to narrow down the last 4 but those are easily in my top 10.

Holy shit. Equilibrium is that good?

Going to have to watch that on Netflix soon...

[Dreadnought]

1. Khartoum
2. Lord of the Rings Cycle (Cheating, I know)
3. Fargo
4. Master and Commander
5. A Bridge too Far

My standard was movies I have watched a bunch of times and hope to watch a bunch more times

[VonDoom]

Five seems impossible, but let's just throw these out there:

1. The Empire Strikes Back (Star Wars Ep 4 belongs here too, but I'm only putting this one officially)
2. Twelve Monkeys
3. Pulp Fiction
4. Inception
5. Raiders of the Lost Ark

[VonDoom]

1. Brotherhood of the Wolf/The Crow (tie)
2. The Illusionist
3. Equilibrium
4. The Prestige
5. Spy Game


Its really too hard to narrow down the last 4 but those are easily in my top 10.

I saw The Crow like 15 times when I was in high school. I also LOVE The Prestige, and I'm glad someone else thinks highly of it. It's tremendously underrated, in my opinion.

[Dapper Dan]

Anyone going to tell this guy he spelled favorite wrong? #merica :usa2:

[Dapper Dan]

It's hard for me to pick favorites. I love some movies when I watch them for the first time, but there aren't many movies I enjoy watching multiple times.

[wcben]

Anyone going to tell this guy he spelled favorite wrong? #merica :usa2:

Favourite is correct English.. English is the spoken language in the colonies, yes?

I agree with most all above, here's 5 good ones not mentioned yet:

Escape From Alcatraz
Planet of the Apes (68)
Lawrence of Arabia
Apocalypse Now
Jeremiah Johnson

[Canmore]

Favourite is correct English.. English is the spoken language in the colonies, yes?

The colonies? Lol.

[MOtorboat]

This is my Buff list:

Gladiator (I AM entertained)
Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption
Godfather
Django Unchained
Casablanca

My "I would watch that anytime" list
Return of the Jedi
Return of the King
American Gangster
Good Will Hunting
Ocean's Eleven

For laughs
Clerks
Mallrats
Major League
Van Wilder
Road Trip

[MOtorboat]

Horror:
The Exorcist
Children of the Corn
Halloween
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original)
The Devil's Rejects

[Northman]

Holy shit. Equilibrium is that good?

Going to have to watch that on Netflix soon...


For me it was.

Its a cool twist on the story of Fahrenheit 451.

[Valar Morghulis]

1. Brotherhood of the Wolf/The Crow (tie)
2. The Illusionist
3. Equilibrium
4. The Prestige
5. Spy Game


Its really too hard to narrow down the last 4 but those are easily in my top 10.

Spygame is one of the most underrated films ever - so many of my friends have never even heard of it - Redford and Pitt are briliantly cast

[CoachChaz]

A top 5 is tough. I know #1 for me is Reservoir Dogs, but I could probably have a 10 movie tie for 2nd place.

[atwater27]

1. Star Wars Tril
2. LOTR Tril
3. Matrix
4. True Romance
5. 5th Element

[OB]

Big Lebowski
Heat
Goodfellas
Caddy Shack
Blazing Saddles
Full Metal Jacket (edit)

(I pick favorites by how many times I can re-watch them - I dont really like re-watching movies/shows or re-reading books - I already know the ending and there are an endless number of both out there for me not to have to)

[BroncoNut]

The Big Lebowski
Shawshank Redemption
Pulp Fiction
O' Brother Where Art Thou
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford





But there's so many more and my list could change depending on my mood that day

Others

Field of Dreams
Jaws
True Romance
Gangs of New York
Life of Pi

so in other words, gay, gay, gay, gay, and gay, ...... but depending

[BroncoNut]

Big Lebowski
Heat
Goodfellas
Caddy Shack
Blazing Saddles

(I pick favorites by how many times I can re-watch them - I dont really like re-watching movies/shows or re-reading books - I already know the ending and there are an endless number of both out there for me not to have to)

that's an interesting evaluation system. I put Shawshank Redemption down, but I don't really like rewatching it anymore. (seen too many times I guess)

[Valar Morghulis]

the dude is one of the greatest film characters of all time and Walter is also genius!

[CoachChaz]

When I think of some of my favorite movies, it somewhat surprises me that Buscemi is in damn near half of them. Very underrated actor.

[olathebroncofan]

The Warriors
The original escape from New York
Glory
The first transformers
All Rocky movies

[Northman]

When I think of some of my favorite movies, it somewhat surprises me that Buscemi is in damn near half of them. Very underrated actor.

Dude is really awesome. I had something similiar happen to me when i had done a top 10 of the last decade (2000-2010) and 3 or so of the movies featured Christian Bale. Missy now proclaims i have a man crush on him or something. lol

[Northman]

The Warriors
The original escape from New York
Glory


Definitely yes.

[Dreadnought]

When I think of some of my favorite movies, it somewhat surprises me that Buscemi is in damn near half of them. Very underrated actor.

And that isn't even mentioning Nucky Thompson. Buscemi in Fargo is just Brilliant

[OrangeHoof]

I'm not a big fan of Dennis Quaid but he does star in some of my favorite movies:

Everybody's All-American (with some old NFL Films clips of the Broncos as an aside)
Frequency
SwitchBack

Similarly, not a huge Tom Hanks fan (I call him "Pig Eyes") but I love some of his movies:

Forrest Gump
That Thing You Do
Apollo 13
Road To Perdition
Saving Private Ryan was a good film but difficult to watch. My dad was in Europe in WWII.

[CoachChaz]

Danny Trejo ends up in a lot of my faves, too...but then again...there is probably only 5 or 6 movies made in the last 20 years that Trejo isnt in.

[Northman]

Lol, yea Trejo ends up everywhere. He plays a very good bad guy no matter if the movie is a bad one.

[broncofaninfla]

I had to go with ten:

Pulp Fiction
Young Guns
Braveheart
Reservoir Dogs
Kalifornia
Silver Linings Playbook
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Harry Met Sally
Superbad
Knocked Up

[OB]

This will be a good thread to refer to for boring days when i cant seem to find anything to watch

[GEM]

1. Fight Club
2. The Crow
3. Frequency
4. The Green Mile
5. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest/The Shining can't make up my mind.

Having a hard time leaving it at that.

To Kill a Mockingbird
Taxi Driver
Full Metal Jacket
Snatch
Dawn of the Dead
Wizard of Oz
Silence of the Lambs

[OB]

1. Fight Club
2. The Crow
3. Frequency
4. The Green Mile
5. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest/The Shining can't make up my mind.

Having a hard time leaving it at that.

To Kill a Mockingbird
Taxi Driver
Full Metal Jacket
Snatch
Dawn of the Dead
Wizard of Oz
Silence of the Lambs

Oh - I forgot Full Metal Jacket - thats def in there - love that movie

[chazoe60]

When I think of some of my favorite movies, it somewhat surprises me that Buscemi is in damn near half of them. Very underrated actor.
Have you ever seen Trees Lounge? It's an awesome little independent movie that IIRC was written and or directed by Buscemi.

[BroncoNut]

anyone ever see Layer Cake?

[Valar Morghulis]

yeah - loved it (and sienna miller)

I think it was that movie that got him the bond job

[MasterShake]

These are basically movies I love and have defined the formula for their respective genres and can watch over and over:

1. Star Wars (Especially Episodes III, IV, and V)
2. Seven Samurai
3. Die Hard
4. Pulp Fiction
5. Airplane!

[BroncoNut]

I've had enough of Pulp fiction, I would stop on a few scenes though. I really liked Napolean Dynamite too. Highlander is pretty cool too. so is Apocolypse now.

[slim]

I've had enough of Pulp fiction, I would stop on a few scenes though. I really liked Napolean Dynamite too. Highlander is pretty cool too. so is Apocolypse now.

Pulp fiction is way overrated.

[Dreadnought]

Pulp fiction is way overrated.

Slim, do you like movies about girls in prison?

[slim]

Slim, do you like movies about girls in prison?

You betcha

[BroncoNut]

Pulp fiction is way overrated.

it might be a bit actually. what was ever in the briefcase anyway?

[Northman]

I think Pulp Fiction is great although over the years its lost its luster a bit. But when it first came out i was watching it time and time again.

[BroncoNut]

I like the movie Mask alot

[broncofaninfla]

Oh - I forgot Full Metal Jacket - thats def in there - love that movie

Shit I forgot that one too, awesome movie.

[Valar Morghulis]

I think Pulp Fiction is great although over the years its lost its luster a bit. But when it first came out i was watching it time and time again.

When it came I out it was era and genre defining. It was a socially important film as well and had a great soundtrack. It even re launched careers.

It was great
on any number of levels but I watched it recently and agree it is not as good as I used to think. But that is down to the amount of times I watched it and had nothing to do with the quality of the film.

[CoachChaz]

Have you ever seen Trees Lounge? It's an awesome little independent movie that IIRC was written and or directed by Buscemi.

Cant say I have...I'll have to look for it

[Slick]

Cant say I have...I'll have to look for it

Trees Lounge is great. Check it out, Coach.

[Slick]

Tough to do a top 5 but there are several movies I have seen multiple times because I enjoyed them so much.

Tombstone
American Gangster
Gladiator
Saving Private Ryan
Apocalypse Now
Anchorman

[Northman]

Tombstone is definitely way up there.

[Valar Morghulis]

Tombstone is definitely way up there.


Val Kilmer plays an unbelievable role in that - another example of great casting

[slim]

Val Kilmer plays an unbelievable role in that - another example of great casting

He made the movie, IMO.

[Northman]

Kilmer definitely was the highlight. Best performance ive ever seen from him.

[Valar Morghulis]

i thought he was great as Jim Morrison

[slim]

i thought he was great as Jim Morrison

I never saw this one. Is it worth watching?

[Valar Morghulis]

I never saw this one. Is it worth watching?

I loved it, it is a bit weird and esoteric in parts, but i am a big doors fan.

[Northman]

he was pretty good in The Doors but i liked him more in The Saint compared to that. But i think Tombstone is still his unicorn as far as acting goes.

[Slick]

The Jerk is another one. It's ridiculously stupid but it still makes me laugh.

[slim]

he was pretty good in The Doors but i liked him more in The Saint compared to that. But i think Tombstone is still his unicorn as far as acting goes.

#realgenius

[BroncoNut]

tombstone was good. Sam Elliot and Kurt Russel iirc. I liked the horses in that movie. they were beautiful

[aberdien]

Pulp fiction is way overrated.

I agree with this. It's good but not as good as everybody makes it seem like.

[chazoe60]

Heat is Valley Kilmer's best movie not sure if it's his best performance but best movie for sure with Salton Sea coming in 2 and The Doors at 3.

[slim]

I agree with this. It's good but not as good as everybody makes it seem like.

We have a lot in common, Abe.

[Northman]

We have a lot in common, Abe.

Yea, you're both fags.





Jk,


no im not,


yes i am....



ok, im not.

[OrangeHoof]

Films I enjoyed that didn't get great circulation

1. The Great Santini
2. Real Life (mostly the first half)
3. My Favorite Year
4. Gossip
5. The Stunt Man

[Northman]

Films I enjoyed that didn't get great circulation

1. The Great Santini


Is that the one with Robert Duvall?

[aberdien]

We have a lot in common, Abe.

The scenes with Bruce Willis and his dumbass girlfriend are soooooooooooooooo boring.

[OrangeHoof]

Is that the one with Robert Duvall?

Indeed. Several outstanding performances. This movie had something you don't see often in movies anymore - character development. People change their view of the world or of themselves from the beginning of the film to the end. Duvall/Santini doesn't change but his family, each in their own ways, learn first to adapt to life with this overbearing man and then adapt to being without him.

[Northman]

Yea, that is a good flick. Havent seen it in years though.

[OrangeHoof]

Saw "West World" the other night (the Yul Brenner one). Saw it in the theatres when I was 17 or 18. Sure had a different feel to it now.

[BroncoJoe]

No way I can come up with a list - I like too many, and have several that I'd watch numerous times.

Kill Bill 1 & 2 were on the other day - that was a fun afternoon of movie watching.

[slim]

The scenes with Bruce Willis and his dumbass girlfriend are soooooooooooooooo boring.

There are a lot of boring scenes mixed in with some pretty cool scenes....so not that much different than any other BS Hollywood pumps out.

[Valar Morghulis]

Tarantino always has quirky dialogue in his films, some times he nails it other times it is a bit weird - like the Bruce Willis thing in pulp fiction. But even some of those lines were iconic

Whose motor cycle is this
That's not a motor cycle baby that's a chopper
Whose chopper is this
Zeds
Whose zed
Zed's dead

[MasterShake]

No way I can come up with a list - I like too many, and have several that I'd watch numerous times.

Kill Bill 1 & 2 were on the other day - that was a fun afternoon of movie watching.

Yeah I feel the same way, which is why I went with the top 5 movies that set the template for movies I like. For example there are movies that came after Die Hard that looked better, had better action, etc. but that movie is timeless to me and had the perfect balance of what makes a good modern action flick. Plus its a personal list so I also tried to make them movies I could watch over and over again.

[atwater27]

The scenes with Bruce Willis and his dumbass girlfriend are soooooooooooooooo boring.

You don't like blueberry pancakes?

[SoCalImport]

Lawrence of Arabia
Apocalypse Now
Jeremiah Johnson

All three of theseakey top ten. Kudos to you.

Off the top of my head. Top five:

-Jeremiah Johnson
-Unbreakable
-the good the bad and the ugly
-It's a wonderful life
-Unforgiven

[Hawgdriver]

your taste in movies suck, no offense. but I did wonder about the Perks of being a wallflower as I've seen it in my DTV menu

mine are ( in no particular order)


1. Lonesome Dove
2. Bull Durham
3. Breathless ( the remake with Richard (I like gerbils in my ass) Gere)
4. Gladiator
5. Shawshank Redemption

Lonesome Dove, eh? You aren't complete asssauce after all.

[Hawgdriver]

In a vacuum:

Good Will Hunting
Alien
Gladiator
Being There
Razor's Edge

Because of the circumstances of when I saw the movie:

Star Trek IV - Saw this when I was young and on welfare and rarely went to theater; it was Christmas day or thereabouts, a holiday. Saw it with best friend.
Terminator 2 - Same friend, same circumstances.
True Grit - Saw with dad in theater, I go to cinema maybe once per 5 yrs
Explorers - Movies meant much more then than now.
Tombstone - saw with dad

I have a hard time not putting Fargo, Res Dogs, Donnie Darko, Eternal Sunshine, Akira, and The Descent on a list somewhere. And Fight Club.

[Hawgdriver]

Dammit I left off No Country for Old Men. It replaces Being There.

[BroncoNut]

Lonesome Dove, eh? You aren't complete asssauce after all.

wait, whut? is that what you were thinking?

[BroncoNut]

In a vacuum:

Good Will Hunting
Alien
Gladiator
Being There
Razor's Edge

Because of the circumstances of when I saw the movie:

Star Trek IV - Saw this when I was young and on welfare and rarely went to theater; it was Christmas day or thereabouts, a holiday. Saw it with best friend.
Terminator 2 - Same friend, same circumstances.
True Grit - Saw with dad in theater, I go to cinema maybe once per 5 yrs
Explorers - Movies meant much more then than now.
Tombstone - saw with dad

I have a hard time not putting Fargo, Res Dogs, Donnie Darko, Eternal Sunshine, Akira, and The Descent on a list somewhere. And Fight Club.

Razor's edge is a great story. I liked the movie too with Bill Murray, only saw some of the original

I have to add that I like Deliverance alot

[MileHighCrew]

Jackie Brown
Rounders
Seven
Die Hard 1 and 2
The Bourne Tril

[Buff]

Pulp fiction is way overrated.

Delete your account and stop posting already.

[Hawgdriver]

Razor's edge is a great story. I liked the movie too with Bill Murray, only saw some of the original

I have to add that I like Deliverance alot

Yeah, it was the Bill Murray one that I meant. Doesn't get enough credit.

[Buff]

I liked how Hawg did his list... I have my list of what I would consider objectively great films, then there is the time/place/memories flicks which I like for various reasons. Then there are my top 3 comedies, which are separate from everything else.

Top 5
Pulp Fiction
Goodfellas
Gangs of New York
Braveheart
American Beauty

Movies that I love -
Days of Thunder - I probably watched this movie 100 times with my step dad growing up. Robert Duvall is awesome. "Rubbing is racing"
Top Gun - Grew up on this flick. "Talk to me Goose"
Full Metal Jacket - One of my earliest movie memories is my dad not allowing me to watch Private Pyle shoot himself, don't know what the hell my parents were thinking allowing me to see this at an early age
A Christmas Story - Mandatory holiday viewing
Willy Wonka - Makes me nostalgic for my childhood everytime

Comedies
Dumb & Dumber
Waynes World
The Big Lebowski

[BroncoNut]

Yeah, it was the Bill Murray one that I meant. Doesn't get enough credit.

I like Bill Murray in a lot of things

[Al Wilson 4 Mayor]

Jackie Brown
Rounders
Seven
Die Hard 1 and 2
The Bourne Tril

You didn't like the 4th Bourne movie with Jeremy Renner? Personally, I liked it, but it doesn't qualify for my top 5.

The Bourne Trilogy is definitely in the top 5, and I loved Snitch. I know Dwayne Johnson is usually known for B movies, but I absolutely loved Snitch.

[chazoe60]

I know one thing, spelling favorite with a "u" is one of my least 5 favorite ways to spell favorite.

[BroncoJoe]

I like Bill Murray in a lot of things

I bet you do, sicko.

[Valar Morghulis]

I know one thing, spelling favorite with a "u" is one of my least 5 favorite ways to spell favorite.

Away and take a fuk to yourself

[chazoe60]

I should also give a shout out to The Sandlot. Holy shit I love that movie. I don't know if movie scenes get any better than when "Squints" Palledorous fakes his own drowning and slips Wendy Peffercorn the tongue.

".....He walked a little taller that day..."

[MileHighCrew]

You didn't like the 4th Bourne movie with Jeremy Renner? Personally, I liked it, but it doesn't qualify for my top 5.

The Bourne Trilogy is definitely in the top 5, and I loved Snitch. I know Dwayne Johnson is usually known for B movies, but I absolutely loved Snitch.

I really liked the 4th one, but I see it as a start to something new and not in my top 5. Can't wait for the next one though

[Magnificent Seven]

1. Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back

2. Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Doom

3. Scarface

4. Jaws

5. The Breakfast Club

[MOtorboat]

The screaming showgirl in Temple of Doom cannot allow me to put it into any top 5 list. The Last Crusade, however...

[artie_dale]

Mine are:

1) Snatch (Man's movie, imo)
2) The Fifth Element (pure entertainment with a beat)
3) Gladiator
4) Miracle
5) The Sandlot

I have so many so I listed the ones I can pop in and watch over and over.

[Slick]

None of the Indiana Jones movies were as good as Raiders. Seeing that film in the theater as an 8 year old kid just blew me away. I'm pretty sure I sat there with my mouth hanging open, in awe, for 2 hours. Same kind of feeling as when Mom took me to see Star Wars at the old Century 21 on Colorado Blvd.

Left the theater simply mesmerized. Hawg made a good point in his earlier post. We were just so much more impressionable as kids. Made things different.

[artie_dale]

None of the Indiana Jones movies were as good as Raiders. Seeing that film in the theater as an 8 year old kid just blew me away. I'm pretty sure I sat there with my mouth hanging open, in awe, for 2 hours. Same kind of feeling as when Mom took me to see Star Wars at the old Century 21 on Colorado Blvd.

Left the theater simply mesmerized. Hawg made a good point in his earlier post. We were just so much more impressionable as kids. Made things different.

I love all the Indiana Jones, so much I named MY dog Indiana (even called him Indi for short). I do have to say that the Last Crusade was my favorite of the bunch. Think of this though... I too loved Raiders of the lost Ark, but if you think about the whole story line, wouldn't the Nazi's have died whether Indiana showed up or not? They were gonig to open the Ark reguardless of whether Indi got involved or not and the outcome would have been the same.

[MOtorboat]

I love all the Indiana Jones, so much I named MY dog Indiana (even called him Indi for short). I do have to say that the Last Crusade was my favorite of the bunch. Think of this though... I too loved Raiders of the lost Ark, but if you think about the whole story line, wouldn't the Nazi's have died whether Indiana showed up or not? They were gonig to open the Ark reguardless of whether Indi got involved or not and the outcome would have been the same.

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If Jones hadn't been there, the Ark would have continued to fall into the hands of the Nazis, regardless of whether or not 100 of them were dead. The likelihood that they didn't alert Berlin to where they were headed with Hitler's most valuable weapon is slim to nil, so it wouldn't have been left on that island.

Indy's job was to recover the Ark and keep it out of the hands of the Nazis. Had he not been there, that would not have happened and the ending of the movie wouldn't have been possible with the Ark in a CIA warehouse.

[artie_dale]

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If Jones hadn't been there, the Ark would have continued to fall into the hands of the Nazis, regardless of whether or not 100 of them were dead. The likelihood that they didn't alert Berlin to where they were headed with Hitler's most valuable weapon is slim to nil, so it wouldn't have been left on that island.

Indy's job was to recover the Ark and keep it out of the hands of the Nazis. Had he not been there, that would not have happened and the ending of the movie wouldn't have been possible with the Ark in a CIA warehouse.

I thought about that too. The Nazi's would just be killing themselves over and over and yes, it wouldn't end up in "The Archives".

[BroncoNut]

I bet you do, sicko.

don't let yourself get rusty during this down time, go suck on a carrot or something

[Slick]

I love all the Indiana Jones, so much I named MY dog Indiana (even called him Indi for short). I do have to say that the Last Crusade was my favorite of the bunch. Think of this though... I too loved Raiders of the lost Ark, but if you think about the whole story line, wouldn't the Nazi's have died whether Indiana showed up or not? They were gonig to open the Ark reguardless of whether Indi got involved or not and the outcome would have been the same.

I was 8 years old, Artie.

[artie_dale]

I was 8 years old, Artie.

What year did that come out?

[Slick]

What year did that come out?

Wiki said '81.

[artie_dale]

Wiki said '81.

I was 3 or 4, depending on the month. BUT, I thoroughly enjoyed watching it on VHS on a tube TV.

[Buff]

I am picking up on a theme here. I think you have to be a little bit older to fully appreciate the Indiana Jones movies. They are just so "meh" from my recollection, but I can see how they'd be more impactful when they were first released.

[artie_dale]

I am picking up on a theme here. I think you have to be a little bit older to fully appreciate the Indiana Jones movies. They are just so "meh" from my recollection, but I can see how they'd be more impactful when they were first released.

Yeah, same goes for the original Star Wars trio (IV,V,VI). I don't know too many from any generations younger than my own that enjoyed those, and I was considered a baby when they all came out.

[BroncoJoe]

I am picking up on a theme here. I think you have to be a little bit older to fully appreciate the Indiana Jones movies. They are just so "meh" from my recollection, but I can see how they'd be more impactful when they were first released.

This was one of my favorite scenes:

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[artie_dale]

I am happy to say though, that my kids do love the Indiana Jones series. We pop those in every now and then too.

[Valar Morghulis]

Yeah, same goes for the original Star Wars trio (IV,V,VI). I don't know too many from any generations younger than my own that enjoyed those, and I was considered a baby when they all came out.

I love indi and star wars - but i watched indi this christmas and it was pure shite, i tried to get my oldest to watch star wars IV and she thought it was atrocious, i agreed.

BUT in the 80s, they were still regarded as ace movies - i am only 33 but i still rememeber watching them in awe

[Slick]

I am picking up on a theme here. I think you have to be a little bit older to fully appreciate the Indiana Jones movies. They are just so "meh" from my recollection, but I can see how they'd be more impactful when they were first released.

I can only speak for myself but Star Wars as a 4 year old kid, at the time the movie came out, blew me away. I'm not talking about being a 4 year old kid in today's age and watching Star Wars. Sure, it looks like shit to them.

Same thing with Raiders as an 8 year old. If you were 8 in 1981, Raiders of the Lost Arc rocked your world.

[Hawgdriver]

None of the Indiana Jones movies were as good as Raiders. Seeing that film in the theater as an 8 year old kid just blew me away. I'm pretty sure I sat there with my mouth hanging open, in awe, for 2 hours. Same kind of feeling as when Mom took me to see Star Wars at the old Century 21 on Colorado Blvd.

Left the theater simply mesmerized. Hawg made a good point in his earlier post. We were just so much more impressionable as kids. Made things different.

This movie was somewhere in the 6-10 range for me. I was blown away too.

[artie_dale]

I can only speak for myself but Star Wars as a 4 year old kid, at the time the movie came out, blew me away. I'm not talking about being a 4 year old kid in today's age and watching Star Wars. Sure, it looks like shit to them.

Same thing with Raiders as an 8 year old. If you were 8 in 1981, Raiders of the Lost Arc rocked your world.

Which is why Goonies and the Sandlot are some of my all time favs and probably will be forever. AND, I'm proud to say my kids enjoy them just as much as I did. (Yes, my kids have bikes and play sports too... they don't always sit around and watch moveis with dad)

[chazoe60]

Which is why Goonies and the Sandlot are some of my all time favs and probably will be forever. AND, I'm proud to say my kids enjoy them just as much as I did. (Yes, my kids have bikes and play sports too... they don't always sit around and watch moveis with dad)

The Sandlot is one of my son's favorites, right there with all the Star Wars movies.

[Valar Morghulis]

Which is why Goonies and the Sandlot are some of my all time favs and probably will be forever. AND, I'm proud to say my kids enjoy them just as much as I did. (Yes, my kids have bikes and play sports too... they don't always sit around and watch moveis with dad)

Goonies is a true all time great

[Magnificent Seven]

I would like to add Beverly Hills Cop I & II to my list.

[Hawgdriver]

We were just so much more impressionable as kids. Made things different.

Speaking as a child of the 80's.. .

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child of the 70's reference

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[Hawgdriver]

Wow. I didn't expect that as a #1, but I def agree!!!

[Devilspawn]

I left out PLENTY. And I'm cheating and putting down 30.

Airplane!
Clue
Foul Play
Double Indemnity
Godfather I & II
Take The Money & Run
Every Abbott & Costello flick

My "first" favorite film of all time was The Howling. At one time in the mid-late 80s, my favorite film of all time was Explorers with Ethan Hawke. Those are both in my Top 20.

[Devilspawn]

And Spaceballs.

[CrazyHorse]

Dark Knight series
Hangover series
Hellraiser series
Billy Madison
Wizard of Oz.

[Magnificent Seven]

Did you know that Eddie Murphy is returning to his role as Axel Foley in a new installment of the Beverly Hills Cop movie series? Brett Ratner will direct and Jerry Bruckheimer will produce the film for Paramount Pictures. Moreover, Beverly Hills Cop 4 being shot in Detroit today and it will release in March 2016.

I am glad that Jerry Bruckheimer is back with BHC franchise. I wish Don Simpson is still alive.

[Bronco9798]

I like a lot of movies but most of my favorites go back quite a few years. I don't really care for most of todays movies. Movies were the best back in the 80's and 90's. Probably the most disturbing movie I ever saw was The Human Centipede. It was just wrong.

1. Star Wars
2. Matrix
3. Fast times at Ridgemont High
4. Shawshank Redemption
5. Boys Don't Cry/At Close Range

[NightTrainLayne]

I'm way late to this party, but I'm amazed some of my favorites haven't even been mentioned. At the same time I love many of those listed, so I don't think my taste is all out of whack.

1. Last of the Mohicans. Just utterly brilliant. I can't believe it's not been mentioned once in this thread.

2. The Hunt for Red October. I'm guessing anyone younger than 35 hasn't seen it. Find it and watch it.

3. Braveheart. Mentioned a few times here.

4. Shawshank Redemtion. Also mentioned several times.

5a. Shakespeare In Love
5b. Open Range. IMO, Robert Duvall, and Kevin Costner's best work.


Favorite Comedies:

1. There's Something about Mary. The first mainstream raunchy comedy.

2. When Harry Met Sally. More a romantic comedy, but a great movie.

3. Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Seriously? No one mentioned this? Bueller? Bueller? :D

4. Airplane!

5. Christmas Vacation.

[Hawgdriver]

I fell asleep during Shake in love (circumstances, not movie quality), but I'll give it another go based on this. Hard to argue with those picks, objectively speaking.

[Buff]

I'm way late to this party, but I'm amazed some of my favorites haven't even been mentioned. At the same time I love many of those listed, so I don't think my taste is all out of whack.

1. Last of the Mohicans. Just utterly brilliant. I can't believe it's not been mentioned once in this thread.

2. The Hunt for Red October. I'm guessing anyone younger than 35 hasn't seen it. Find it and watch it.

3. Braveheart. Mentioned a few times here.

4. Shawshank Redemtion. Also mentioned several times.

5a. Shakespeare In Love
5b. Open Range. IMO, Robert Duvall, and Kevin Costner's best work.


Favorite Comedies:

1. There's Something about Mary. The first mainstream raunchy comedy.

2. When Harry Met Sally. More a romantic comedy, but a great movie.

3. Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Seriously? No one mentioned this? Bueller? Bueller? :D

4. Airplane!

5. Christmas Vacation.

The Last of the Mohicans might be my favorite movie soundtrack of all time (great movie as well). The music complements that final scene perfectly.

I remember falling asleep in the Hunt for Red October as like a 5 year old, and have never seen the movie in its entirety.

[Northman]

The Last of the Mohicans might be my favorite movie soundtrack of all time (great movie as well). The music complements that final scene perfectly.

Totally agree.


I remember falling asleep in the Hunt for Red October as like a 5 year old, and have never seen the movie in its entirety.

Need to watch it broham. Film ages well.

[weazel]

damn... 5 is hard. I cant do an order either but I could watch these movies an infinite number of times.

Pulp Fiction
Resevoir Dogs
Django Unchained
Shawshank Redemption
Green Mile
Goodfellas
Godfather
Memento
All Star Wars
Back to the Future
Full Metal Jacket
Platoon
The Truman Show

[Valar Morghulis]

damn... 5 is hard. I cant do an order either but I could watch these movies an infinite number of times.

Pulp Fiction
Resevoir Dogs
Django Unchained
Shawshank Redemption
Green Mile
Goodfellas
Godfather
Memento
All Star Wars
Back to the Future
Full Metal Jacket
Platoon
The Truman Show

love all of them films - good shout with memento, that was great

[Slick]

I don't think I've seen memento. I'll have to check it out. Nice list Weaz.

[Buff]

I don't think I've seen memento. I'll have to check it out. Nice list Weaz.

It's one of those that you'll have to see more than once to understand wtf happens.

[NightTrainLayne]

It's one of those that you'll have to see more than once to understand wtf happens.

Yes. The final scene reveal is so at odds with what you'd expect that you just can't hardly process it. Instead of wrapping everything up for you, it sends you even deeper down the rabbit hole.

[Hawgdriver]

Yes. The final scene reveal is so at odds with what you'd expect that you just can't hardly process it. Instead of wrapping everything up for you, it sends you even deeper down the rabbit hole.

One of the few I've seen in theater that was the complete experience I'd hoped for when going.

[BroncoNut]

It's one of those that you'll have to see more than once to understand wtf happens.

that's like most movies for me. , but I have memento, I should watch it again, thanks

[afrah15]

Bridges of Madison County - Drama
Bad Santa - Comedy
Out of Sight - Action/Comedy/Drama
Mr. Holland's Opus - Drama
Good Will Hunting - Drama
Finding Forrester - Drama

[Buff]

Thanks for including the genres, afrah.

[EastCoastBronco]

Blade Runner
It's a Wonderful Life
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
The Shawshank Redemption
Stand By Me

[Bronco9798]

Fast times at Ridgemont High
At Close Range
Shawshank Redemption
Star Wars (original)
The Outsiders
Boys don't cry. Had to add a sixth. :-)

[EastCoastBronco]

Fast times at Ridgemont High
At Close Range
Shawshank Redemption
Star Wars (original)
The Outsiders
Boys don't cry. Had to add a sixth. :-)

High school movies were so good back then... Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Pretty In Pink.. Fast Times
It all comes back to the 80's, eh 9798?

[Bronco9798]

High school movies were so good back then... Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Pretty In Pink.. Fast Times
It all comes back to the 80's, eh 9798?

Yeah those were the days of really good movies. No comparison.

[dwenrhod]

My Top 5:

1. Forrest Gump
2. Step Brothers
3. Life is Beautiful
4. Shawshank Redemption
5. Get Smart

[BroncoNut]

In a vacuum:

Good Will Hunting
Alien
Gladiator
Being There
Razor's Edge

Because of the circumstances of when I saw the movie:

Star Trek IV - Saw this when I was young and on welfare and rarely went to theater; it was Christmas day or thereabouts, a holiday. Saw it with best friend.
Terminator 2 - Same friend, same circumstances.
True Grit - Saw with dad in theater, I go to cinema maybe once per 5 yrs
Explorers - Movies meant much more then than now.
Tombstone - saw with dad

I have a hard time not putting Fargo, Res Dogs, Donnie Darko, Eternal Sunshine, Akira, and The Descent on a list somewhere. And Fight Club.

Razor's edge with Bill Murray is pretty kick ass. I never saw the original making. great story though