Best movies of all time

EM745 · **on:** March 23, 2008, 05:57:04 PM

Dunno if this has been done before on this forum, but what the hey... Just thought this would be a nice way to spend the time. Plus, it's a good way to suggest great movies for those who might not have seen them.

Here's my list of what I consider to be "cinematic masterpieces"... Truly "must see" movies:

Aliens
Dances With Wolves
E.T.
Pulp Fiction
Schindler's List
The Shawshank Redemption
The Silence of the Lambs
Titanic

And here's my list of (merely) excellent flicks:

A Few Good Men
Alien
Alien 3
Alive
Apollo 13
Awakenings
Backdraft
Bull Durham
Cape Fear
Cast Away
Contact
Deep Impact
Erin Brockovich
Lethal Weapon
Lethal Weapon 2
Mask
Men In Black
Philadelphia
Robocop
Terminator
Terminator 2
The Abyss
The Fly
The Fugitive
The Hunt for Red October

And here's a list of movies which I thought were surprisingly entertaining, despite being fraught with too much corniness and/or too many goofs'n flubs:

Batman (1989)
Blue Thunder
Conspiracy Theory
Dante's Peak
Die Hard 2
Executive Decision
Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park 2
Jurassic Park 3
Predator
Pretty Woman
Short Circuit
Top Gun
True Lies

Leatherman123 · **Reply #1 on:** March 23, 2008, 06:34:49 PM

I would add Mississippi Burning in the Cinematic Masterpieces!

parnass · **Reply #2 on:** March 23, 2008, 07:35:40 PM

The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Best Years Of Our Lives (1946)

Mike · **Reply #3 on:** March 23, 2008, 08:00:41 PM

I would add these three.
Silverado
Lonesome Dove (the first one only)
Mad Max

Mike

WhichDawg · **Reply #4 on:** March 23, 2008, 08:12:46 PM

Star Wars, changed everything.

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #5 on:** March 23, 2008, 09:06:52 PM

I was wondering when someone would add that!

Ditto for the Matrix.

Def

Splat · **Reply #6 on:** March 23, 2008, 09:12:02 PM

Quote from: Defender on March 23, 2008, 09:06:52 PM

I was wondering when someone would add that!
Ditto for the Matrix.

Yeah, really! I cannot believe Star Wars wasn't mentioned. A true classic, as is The Matrix, though maybe not for TCM-channel lovers. Titanic? Maybe... but it wouldn't be on my list. What about Singin' In The Rain? I have to be in the mood for a musical but that's definitely a classic, if not the most perfect film.

Leatherman123 · **Reply #7 on:** March 23, 2008, 10:15:45 PM

Also, I would say Rocky should be up there!

J-sews · **Reply #8 on:** March 23, 2008, 10:41:57 PM

Forrest Gump
Jaws
Silence of the Lambs

ducktapehero · **Reply #9 on:** March 23, 2008, 10:56:16 PM

Caddyshack-IMHO the best comedy of all time.

J-sews · **Reply #10 on:** March 23, 2008, 11:13:59 PM

Quote from: ducktapehero on March 23, 2008, 10:56:16 PM

Caddyshack-IMHO the best comedy of all time.

Gotta love that Rodney Dangerfield

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #11 on:** March 23, 2008, 11:15:22 PM

Why has no-one mentioned The Crow

Benner · **Reply #12 on:** March 23, 2008, 11:30:36 PM

I am with you on Pulp Fiction and The Shawshank Redemption, but Jurassic park 2 $:-\$ .

Matrix is great as well.

Dtrain · **Reply #13 on:** March 23, 2008, 11:59:41 PM

Kill Bill Vol. 1 and 2
HellBoy
Sin City
The Hunted

Dtrain

Pacu · **Reply #14 on:** March 24, 2008, 12:06:33 AM

Gremlins part two
The Chronicles of Riddick
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

WhichDawg · **Reply #15 on:** March 24, 2008, 12:35:24 AM

I think the funniest movie of all time was Blazing Saddles!

Multitool just pawn in game of life..

BIG-TARGET · **Reply #16 on:** March 24, 2008, 12:56:38 AM

The 10 Commandments!!!

Biru · **Reply #17 on:** March 24, 2008, 01:03:28 AM

Gotta pitch these guys (no particular order):

The Seven Samurai Goodfellas Spirited Away
The Wild Bunch Ben Hur The Shootist
Breaker Morant The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Shane
The Wicker Man Bridge Over the River Kwai 2001
Dirty Harry Princess Mononoke Macbeth The Godfather I and II Henry V (Branaugh's version) Chinatown
Asphalt Jungle Silent Running Platoon
True Grit Big Sleep (Bogart version) Reservoir Dogs

Biru · **Reply #18 on:** March 24, 2008, 01:05:49 AM

My spacing needs work, Bill.

WhichDawg · **Reply #19 on:** March 24, 2008, 01:12:55 AM

Quote from: BIG-TARGET on March 24, 2008, 12:56:38 AM

The 10 Commandments!!!

and nobodies playing it today! Heathens!

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #20 on:** March 24, 2008, 02:37:42 AM

Quote from: WhichDawg on March 24, 2008, 12:35:24 AM

I think the funniest movie of all time was Blazing Saddles!

Multitool just pawn in game of life..
(Image removed from quote.)

That little... smurf... shot me in the ass!

_{I love that movie...}

Def

edap617 · **Reply #21 on:** March 24, 2008, 02:44:41 AM

Gone With The Wind

NutSAK · **Reply #22 on:** March 24, 2008, 04:05:13 PM

Quote from: Dtrain on March 23, 2008, 11:59:41 PM

Kill Bill Vol. 1 and 2
HellBoy
Sin City
The Hunted

Dtrain

+1 on the Kill Bills. Great choice.

ringzero · **Reply #23 on:** March 24, 2008, 05:32:29 PM

Quote from: ducktapehero on March 23, 2008, 10:56:16 PM

Caddyshack-IMHO the best comedy of all time.

Actually, Caddyshack was my favorite low-brow comedy for quite a while - until I saw "Dumb and Dumber."

There's just something about the dynamic duo of Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels driving across the US in their dogmobile that is timeless...

Still tickles my funny bone every time I come across it on TV, even though I've seen it a dozen times or so...

.

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #24 on:** March 24, 2008, 05:52:20 PM

When they asked Jeff Daniels in an interview how he could act so stupid, he said he just looked over at Jim Carrey and that was his inspiration!

Jim Carrey is well known for being WAY over the top, but it's the little nuances that he throws in that shows that he's a real genius- like how he kept using the breath spray but never managed to get it in his mouth!

Def

scibeer · **Reply #25 on:** March 24, 2008, 05:59:56 PM

Lets see, the grown up in me says

Mississippi Burning
Shawshank redemption
Clockwork Orange
Fight Club
Silence of the Lambs
Dances with Wolves

Then the predominantly juvenille side says...

Blazing Saddles
Smokey and the Bandit
Holy Grail
Blazing Saddles
Caddyshack
Tenacious D and the pick of Destiny
Nacho Libre

and how come no one added Brokeback Mountain??

Benner · **Reply #26 on:** March 24, 2008, 06:30:54 PM

Dumb and dumber is great!

Sooooooooooooooooooooooooo stupid and just so funny. Films like that appeal to simple guys like me.

ringzero · **Reply #27 on:** March 24, 2008, 06:52:01 PM

Quote from: Benner on March 24, 2008, 06:30:54 PM

Dumb and dumber is great! Sooooooooooooooooooooooooo stupid and just so funny. Films like that appeal to simple guys like me.

A fair percentage of people - many women especially - just don't appreciate "Dumb and Dumber." To those people, "Dumb and Dumber" is not particularly funny, just groaningly stupid.

"Dumb and Dumber" humor is similar to "Three Stooges" humor - a lot of people just don't "get it" and never will.

.

BIG-TARGET · **Reply #28 on:** March 25, 2008, 12:05:14 AM

Kill Bill 1&2

J-sews · **Reply #29 on:** March 25, 2008, 12:21:55 AM

Quote from: scibeer on March 24, 2008, 05:59:56 PM

.......and how come no one added Brokeback Mountain??

We heard that one wasn't so good, so we're waiting for the sequel!!

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