Top 10 Movies...

[othello]

My Top 10 (for the most part anyway)

1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
best movie i have ever seen... i love this movie so much. everyone needs to see it. now.

2. The Salton Sea
great story, and some amazing acting... from val kilmer, of all people! crazy. great film, especially for all you 'tweakers' out there. :cheese:

3. Fight Club
one of the greatest movies ever made... no question. ive watched it so many times.

4. The Matrix
just amazing... they should've ended with reloaded, because revolutions was awful.

5. Equilibrium
awesome flick, some of the coolest action sequences ive ever seen.

6. Donnie Darko
just a freaking cool movie... awesome soundtrack as well.

7. Requiem For A Dream
if you havent seen this, you suck. it also has a very awesome soundtrack, and one of the most unique directing styles ive seen.

8. Dogma
oh man... cracks me up every time lmao. kevin smith is a comdeic genius and this movie proves it lol. hahaha... i love this movie.

9. The Way Of The Gun
benicio del toro cracked me up in this movie haha. i loved all the acting in this flick, and the opening was the funniest thing ive ever seen rofl.

10. Memento
just fricking awesome. you watch the movie in reverse... from the end to the beginning. brilliant film.

Honorable Mentions

Life Is Beautiful - happy movie with a sad ending... it made me cry.
Reservoir Dogs - Quentin Tarantino is a genius.
Jackie Brown - Quentin Tarantino is a genius.
From Dusk Till Dawn - Quentin Tarantino is a genius.
Kill Bill 1&2 - Quentin Tarantino is a genius.
Pulp Fiction - Quentin Tarantino is a genius.
Snatch - one of the funniest fricking movies i've ever seen.
21 Grams - one of those movies that makes no sense until the last 5 minutes... really, really well done.
Ocean's Eleven - some bad-ass acting in this flick, cant wait for the sequel.
Confessions Of a Dangerous Mind - amazingly directed film, really awesome movie.
Se7en - brilliant movie... so so good.
American Beauty - kevin spacey was bad ass in this movie... i loved it haha.
Underworld - kate beckinsale is sooo hott, and the soundtrack to this movie kicks ass.
Face/Off - awesome flick, best acting by nicholas cage... ever. lol.
Pitch Black - bad ass movie... totally awesome. the sequel sucked, but this movie owns.
Saving Private Ryan - way intense movie, loved every second of it. awesome in surround sound as well. 8)
Black Hawk Down - also extremely intense and awesome in surround sound. really kick ass
Dark City - came out before The Matrix and was a thought-provoker as well.
Suicide Kings - christopher walken + dennis leary = kick ass movie.
Rounders - just a cool movie, edward norton is awesome.
J.F.K. - really well done, oswald was not the lone gunman.
The Boondock Saints - what can i say? just a fricking cool movie.
The Big Lebowski - see definition above.
Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels - see definition above again.
American History X - edward norton is amazing. this movie has some great dialogue and some kick-ass acting.

sorry if i went on and on... heh. i tried to keep the descriptions short and vaguel. i dont want to give away too much, just spark some interest. my 'honorable mentions' list is big enough for its own thread, lmao. its hard to narrow down, i love movies so much. i could probably throw out a lot more, but im sure i already bored you guys lol. that wasnt an official top ten, it fluxuates from time to time. but Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind always remains at #1. that movie is simply amazing.

 

[h00dlum]

1. Shawnshawk Redemtion
2. Gladiator
3. Platoon
4. Saving Private Ryan
5. Braveheart
6. Goodfellas
7. Forrest Gump
8. Pulp Fiction
9. American History X
10. Terminator 2

 

[Kristafon]

1Signs- Number one :E
2The Village
3American History X
4Fight Club
5Kill Bill
6The film where the gangsters try to invade the police station, cant rember name lol
7The Ring
8Matilda (ie the goddamned excellent kids movie)
9Collateral
10Reservior Dogs

 

[Synthaxx R-or]

1. The Matrix (the sequels were crap)
2. Lord of the Rings (Peter Jackson is a movie GOD)
3. Terminator 2 (Watched to many times to count)
4. Jurassic Park (whats not to like?)
5. Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (Not directed by George "ego" Lucas is always good)
6. Galaxy Quest ("and it expleuded" )
7. Shawshank Redemption (Just wow!)
8. The Dark Crystal (Jim Henson Company is allways good)
9. Willow (just cute )
10. Independance Day

 

[Tinneth]

In no particular order...

Terminator 2: Judgement Day
The Matrix
The Goonies
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
Aliens
Kill Bill Vol.1
Shawshank Redemption
Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade
Back to the Future: Part 1
Predator

 

[The Dark Elf]

In no particular order neither

Lord of the Rings
The Shawshank Redemption
The Prophecy
Alien
Aliens
The Thing
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Silent Running
Night of the Living Dead
Dawn of the Dead
Day of the Dead
Night of the Living Dead color remake
From Beyond
Reanimator

err loads more but I honestly don't remember them now, quite a lot of B&W movies, lots of B movies. Too many to remember off the top of my head.

 

[Lil' Timmy]

in the very special order in which i am listing them:

remains of the day
chinatown
memento
raise the red lantern
conan the barbarian
secret of roan inish
one flew over the cookoo's nest
lotr (trilogy, but especially the fellowship)
hamlet (branagh)
pulp fiction

 

[Dux]

Lord of The Rings
Aliens
Terminator 2
Alien
Pirates of the Caribbean
Predator
The Matrix
The Rock
Monsters Inc
Black Hawk Down

I'm so common.

 

[Prince of China]

Star Wars Ep. 4,5 and 6
Predator 1 & 2
Castaway
Lord of the Rings, the Two Towers and Return of the King.
Saving Private Ryan
Toy Story (hell yeah!)

 

[Dalamari]

#10- Goodfellas
#9- Stalingrad
#8- The Lost Battalion
#7- The Doors
#6- Equilibrium
#5- LOTR series
#4- The Song Remains the Same
#3- The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
#2- Beatles Anthology (all 8)
#1- The Big Lebowski

Nuff said

 

[Warbie]

I spent over an hour trying to come up with a top ten - and gave up.

It's too hard.

(The Big Lebowski, Withnail & I, and Indiana Jones would be in there somewhere)

 

[Recoil]

-The Matrix series

Excessive firearm gloriousity.

-Kill Bill

Funny, great, remarkable.

-True Romance

Not exactly romantic to me, but once-in-a-lifetime cast and great characters.

-Reservoir Dogs

Mr Blonde and White. 'Nuff said

-Heat

M733As, Galils, HK91s, FN FALs, FN FNCs...

-Payback

One of the most male movies ever.

-Desperado

El Mariachi Teh bar shootout is legendary.

-Last Boy Scout

The most cool quotes.

-Last Man Standing

Same as Payback. And... 1911s!

-Die Hard (not 3)

Classic.

It's not really all the best... but they're movies I could watch over and over again...

 

[Foxtrot]

I can't come up with a top ten...but I can list random movies I like.
LOTR
Matrix trilogy
Goodfellas
Fight Club
Pulp Fiction
Shaun of the Dead
Napolean Dynamite
Saving Private Ryan
Band of Brothers

 

[Frank]

1. Fight Club
2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
3. Donnie Darko
4. Adaptation
5. The Star Wars trilogy (well, it IS suppose to be one big story, right?)
6. Punch Drunk Love
7. Edward Scissorhand
8. The Big Lebowski
9. Schindler's List
10. The Nightmare before Christmas

This is hard...there are so many movies out there that I love, but the first 4 movies I mentioned are my favorites!

 

[Orgonomist]

Alien
Apocalypse Now
Brazil
City of Lost Children, The
Dr. Strangelove
Fellini's Satyricon
Koyaanisqatsi
Naked Lunch
Ravenous
Videodrome

 

[modest]

1: Boondock Saints
2: Pulp Fiction
3: Fight Club
4: Spaceballs
5: The Usual Suspects
6: Snatch
7: Se7en
8: Heat
9: Resevoir Dogs
10: Truth or Consequences N.M.

If you haven't seen 1-5 on my list, goodgame to you :*(

 

[ShadowFox]

1. Naked Gun
2. Airplane
3. Saving Private Ryan
4. Star Wars V
5. The Matrix
6. The Mummy
7. Christmas Vacation
8. Three Kings
9. Goldeneye
10. Dragonheart

If you haven't seen the first two, then you don't know comedy.

 

[AmishSlayer]

Can't place these in order really. Not sure about them except for number one.

1. Fight Club
- Pulp Fiction
- Usual Suspects
- Boondock Saints
- Scarface
- Snatch
- Matrix
- Reservoir Dogs
- Rounders (big cards fan)
- Just for fun - Spaceballs or Blazing Saddles

 

[Ecthe|ioN]

The Winner is the "Lord of the Rings"

The rest in no particular order:

The Last Samurai
Kill Bill Vol 1
Kill Bill Vol 2
The Rock
Terminator 2
Monty Python's "The Quest for the holy Grail"
Monty Python's "Life of Brian"
Braveheart
Gladiator

 

[Vinnie_NL]

Not in any particular order

Forrest Gump (wonderfull story and subtile humor)
The Austin Powers movies (it's the cute Mini-Me )
Movies with Leslie Nielsen: The Naked Gun series, Wrongfully Accused, Spy Hard (laughing about stupid jokes from beginning to end )
The Lord Of The Rings series (awesome story and special effects)
The Matrix series (best special effects I've ever seen in a movie and an interesting storyline)
Saving Private Ryan (dramatic action scenes, it really shows what the men in WO2 are gone through, physically and mentally, and it let's you think about it.
Gladiator (it's just a cool movie, with a nice soundtrack)
Spaceballs (cool humor)

 

[Vinnie_NL]

edit: sorry I made a double post, this one can be removed.

 

[Rupert]

Fight Club
Boondock Saints
Equilibrium
V for Vendetta
Inside Man
Casino
Memento
The Way of the Gun
Legends of the Fall
Gattaca

Green Street Hooligans is one that may have slipped under your radar.

 

[Tollbooth Willie]

Holy shit on a thread bump batman!

 

[Qonfused]

I hate when people bump threads this old. I see all the old members and rejoice.

 

[Zephos]

Of course, if someone made a new "Your favourite movies" thread they would be berated for making another "Favourite movie" thread.

You can't win D:

 

[StardogChampion]

1. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2. Scarface
3. The Godfather
4. The Big Lebowski
5. Citizen Kane
6. Blade Runner
7. Goodfellas
8. Pulp Fiction
9. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
10. Magnolia

Honorable Mentions:
Full Metal Jacket
The Usual Suspects
The Shawshank Redemption
Casino
Taxi Driver

5 WORST Movies:
Jeepers Creepers 2
Alien vs. Predator
Scary Movie 4
Superman Returns
Saw II

 

[Tollbooth Willie]

1. Godzilla
2. The Thing
3. Feast
4. Shaun of the Dead
5. Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle
6. The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
7. Godzilla: Final Wars
8. Alien
9. Critters 2
10. Tremors

 

[knut]

In no particular order;

Brazil
Twelve Monkeys
Children of Men
Platoon
Black Hawk Down
The Longest Day
A Fish Called Wanda
A Bridge Too Far
Saving Private Ryan
Full Metal Jacket

 

[brink's]

1. 2001 A Space oddyessy
2.Apocalypse Now
3.Almost Famous
4.Shawshank Redemption
5.Fight Club
6.Saving Private Ryan
7.The Departed
8.
9.
10.

 

[Dekstar]

1. Naked Gun (The entire series is omg-my-eyes-are-leaking funny)
2. Loaded Weapon
3. Pay it Forward
4. Who am I?
5. Spy Hard
6. Cars
7. Pans Labyrinth
8. Kung Fu Hustle
9. Airplane
10. Shawn of the dead

Haven't seen Hot Fuzz, but from what I've heard it'll be up in that list when I've seen it.

 

[CyberPitz]

I can't put movies into numbers like that! I can just name off my favorites in no particular order, though!

1. Short Circuit
2. Flight Of The Navigator
3. Fight Club
4. The Lord of the Rings trilogy
5. Space Balls
6. Donnie Darko
7. Full Metal Jacket
8. Tremors 1 and 2
9. The Alien series
10. Spiderman

 

[Dekstar]

Damn short circuit was a pretty inspiring film, and it was well done with the robotics and the likes considering how old it is.
I got really sad at the butterfly bit

 

[CyberPitz]

Damn short circuit was a pretty inspiring film, and it was well done with the robotics and the likes considering how old it is.
I got really sad at the butterfly bit

I got really sad at EVERY bit. It is, and always will be, my favorite movie of all time, mainly because I grew up watching that movie....I still own 1 and 2.

 

[Absinthe]

In no particular order.

1. Blue Velvet
2. Saving Private Ryan
3. Terminator 2
4. Mulholland Dr.
5. The Big Lebowski
6. Platoon
7. Requiem For A Dream
8. Full Metal Jacket
9. The Lost Highway
10. Leon the Professional

 

[Tyguy]

Partly in order:

1.Saving Private Ryan
2.Dumb and Dumber
3.V for Vendetta
4.Forrest Gump
5.Full Metal Jacket
6.Billy Madison
7.Star Wars
8.The Professional
9.300
10.Walk The Line

Absinthe, your number 10 im assuming is my number 8

 

[CR0M]

Wow, old thread. I actually thought Dark Elf was back.

Alien
Contact
Oldboy
Lord of the Rings
First Blood
The Abyss (directors)
Brotherhood of the Wolf
The Thing
A Beautiful Mind
Leon

to name but a few.

 

[CyberPitz]

Wow, old thread. I actually thought Dark Elf was back.

Alien
Contact
Oldboy
Lord of the Rings
First Blood
The Abyss (directors)
Brotherhood of the Wolf
The Thing
A Beautiful Mind
Leon

to name but a few.

Yeah right...TDE is gone...forever... ;(

 

[pomegranate]

Don't Look Now
The Silent Earth
Blade Runner
I only saw LA Confidential recently and was pretty blown away for some reason, time will tell if it's going to be a favourite

 

[Dan]

2001: A Space Oddessy
The Pianist
Life is Beautiful
Blade Runner
Saving Private Ryan
Children of Men
Fight Club
Twelve Monkeys
Pulp Fiction
Jurassic Park

 

[brink's]

In order

2001 a space odyssey
Apocalypse Now
ALmost famous
Saving Private ryan
Shawshank redemption
Fight Club
the departed

I can't think of another 3 that i could consider equal to these atm.

Absinthe, have you seen or heard anything about INLAND EMPIRE, I can't wait until it plays here.