Your Favorite Movies

[RedRocksU2]

...and the "Western" category that would probably take over, i.e. "Unforgiven".

 

[RedRocksU2]

I think the LOTR trilogy is a hell of a lot of fun. Especially Fellowship.

I think you hit the nail in the head with the fun part, great movies...but not on my top list.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

...and the "Western" category that would probably take over, i.e. "Unforgiven".

Oh shit, I actually caught the last 20 minutes of Unforgiven on TV last night. That is a badass ending right there.

 

[bono_212]

For the record, I do LIKE LOTR, I'm just not as big a fan because of the direction, that's all

 

[RedRocksU2]

Clint Eastwood, ftw.

 

[Lancemc]

Unfortunately for Jackson and the cinema-loving world at large, films are special in that they rely heavily on purely visual elements of storytelling, not meaning just art direction or production design either (Oh look how hairy the hobbits' feet are!). I don't think you'll find many people who think The Lord of the Rings novels aren't a damn good story, I'm not saying they aren't, but as a filmmaker, Jackson's role is to convey the story elements and themes of the material through all the channels with which cinema communicates to its audience. And I think he failed pretty miserably in most of those regards.

A faithful adaptation of the Tolkien's novels into a script doesn't just magically make a great film, and cinematic storytelling involves a lot more than that. Hell, the script is probably at much as 15% of what contributes to the expression of a film's core material, tops.

 

[The Sad Punk]

Okay, I didn't think of a list. Here are 20 or something off the head.

La Strada
Angels With Dirty Faces
No Man's Land
M
The Jerk
Sherlock Jr.
Big Trouble in Little China
Blotto
Horse Feathers
Pubic Enemy
Footlight Parade
Arsenic and Old Lace
The Maltese Falcon
Rebel Without a Cause
Porco Rosso
Fritz the Cat
Ed Wood
42nd Street
Airplane!/Flying High
and like any of the Road To movies :x

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

Also, I've never seen a shittier use of CG in a "major film" than the Ghost Army in Return of the King. Dear God.

No, I'm sorry but that dubious distinction has to go to I Am Legend...

I loved LOTR but then I loved the books and am a major fantasy geek, so there...

 

[LMP]

No, I'm sorry but that dubious distinction has to go to I Am Legend...

I loved LOTR but then I loved the books and am a major fantasy geek, so there...

That's a good one. Damn. Those vampire things + the retarded ending really killed that movie for me. The first hour is excellent thouh.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

I could have put up with the retarded ending if the CG didn't look like a videogame...

 

[LMP]

I could have put up with the retarded ending if the CG didn't look like a videogame...

An N64 game, at that.

Bonnie, awesome to see some Big Trouble in Little China on your list. It's one of the most entertaining movies I've ever seen and all of the Kurt Russell/John Carpenter pairings were terrific.

 

[Earl-Of-IMDb]

life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Juno
Keeping The Faith
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Meet The Parents
Home Alone I and II
Office Space
The Departed
Inside Man

 

[Dalton]

8. Speed

SPEED, motherfucker? SPEED?

 

[phillyfan26]

That's a good one. Damn. Those vampire things + the retarded ending really killed that movie for me. The first hour is excellent thouh.

You don't think God leading them to safety is a good ending? Heathen.

 

[LMP]

You don't think God leading them to safety is a good ending? Heathen.

Perhaps it was a message from his therapist.

 

[No spoken words]

2 things:

1) I do not pretend that these are the 50 best movies of all-time. These are just my 50 favorites. Unless I've forgotten something.

2) They are not in order, not sure that I can rank them.

Network
Chinatown
Chariots of Fire
Apocalypse Now
G-dfather
G-dfather II
Amadeus
Reds
The Empire Strikes Back
Blade Runner
The Deer Hunter
A Clockwork Orange
2001
Dr. Strangelove
Days of Heaven
The New World
Badlands
Goodfellas
The Age of Innocence
Raging Bull
Taxi Driver
Gangs of New York
The Day of the Jackal
Young Frankenstein
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Croupier
Annie Hall
Manhattan
Magnolia
Punch Drunk Love
There Will Be Blood
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
The Right Stuff
North by Northwest
This is Spinal Tap
Once Upon a Time in America
Sideways
The Shawshank Redemption
A Fish Called Wanda
Fight Club
Zodiac
The Sting
Broadcast News
The Third Man
Brokeback Mountain
The Manchurian Candidate
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
The Big Lebowski
Star Trek II
Jaws

 

[LMP]

Nice, good sir. Thought you'd have Boogie Nights on there, as well.

 

[No spoken words]

Nice, good sir. Thought you'd have Boogie Nights on there, as well.

Was one of the last cuts.

 

[LMP]

Was one of the last cuts.

Ah, I can relate.

I really need to see some Malick. Won't take me too long either.

 

[No spoken words]

The first time I saw anything by Malick was Days of Heaven. I did not know anything about him, was just told to watch the film. I was fucking blown away. As you know, I don't know dick about film, but I knew I was watching something special.

Anyway, my list is nothing special, and has maybe 10 films not found on prior lists. But it's a fun exercise. I wish I had more foreign or older films on my list, but, I've just not seen all that many of either genre. The Lives of Others is likely the best foreign film I've seen in a long time, and also was a late cut.

 

[LMP]

The first time I saw anything by Malick was Days of Heaven. I did not know anything about him, was just told to watch the film. I was fucking blown away. As you know, I don't know dick about film, but I knew I was watching something special.

Anyway, my list is nothing special, and has maybe 10 films not found on prior lists. But it's a fun exercise. I wish I had more foreign or older films on my list, but, I've just not seen all that many of either genre. The Lives of Others is likely the best foreign film I've seen in a long time, and also was a late cut.

Is that a good starting point then? Or should I just go chronologically?

Yeah, it's always fun to see them and discuss, I feel. There's always time to catch that stuff later, that's my rationale, at least.

 

[No spoken words]

Is that a good starting point then? Or should I just go chronologically?

Yeah, it's always fun to see them and discuss, I feel. There's always time to catch that stuff later, that's my rationale, at least.

I look forward to the Son or the Father mocking something in my list. Rite of passage.

Man, for me, I'd just go chronologically, since it's such a small amount of films were talking about.

 

[bono_212]

Definitely going to check out stuff that I haven't seen on your list though NSW, you've yet to really let me down on any film recommendation. Plus, you have the Network at the top, and I STILL haven't seen that

 

[Lancemc]

Honestly, all 4 of Malick's films are near-unparalleled masterworks. It doesn't matter where you start.

 

[LMP]

NSW, Woody's face at the end of Manhattan looks stellar in that montage I'm making.

I've still got about 20-25 movies to rip to my computer before I do any substantial work though. Shit be daunting.

 

[No spoken words]

NSW, Woody's face at the end of Manhattan looks stellar in that montage I'm making.

I've still got about 20-25 movies to rip to my computer before I do any substantial work though. Shit be daunting.

I look forward to seeing this.

Ashley, I think Network is one of the best films I've ever seen and am surprised that it does not get talked about more often in these here parts.

 

[Dalton]

I find it amusing that this sober ass prick won't spell out "God", but he throws "drunk" out there for all to see.

 

[No spoken words]

I find it amusing that this sober ass prick won't spell out "God", but he throws "drunk" out there for all to see.

This almost makes sense.

 

[Dalton]

This almost makes sense.

I'm glad about it too. I wasn't sure I was splainin' my self properly.

 

[LMP]

I look forward to seeing this.

Ashley, I think Network is one of the best films I've ever seen and am surprised that it does not get talked about more often in these here parts.

But first, you've gotta get mad!