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Post by Shootist on Nov 19, 2020 18:11:44 GMT
8. The Shining (1980) 9. Rear Window (1954) 11. Apocalypse Now: Redux (2001) 12. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 17. Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) 19. The Breakfast Club (1985) 21. Clerks (1994) 24. Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981) 25. A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984) 26. Rocky (1976) 29. Rocky IV (1985) 33. Raging Bull (1980) 34. Taxi Driver (1976) 35. Happy Gilmore (1996) 38. Fargo (1996) 40. Back To The Future Part II (1989) 42. Terminator (1984) 45. Die Hard: With A Vengeance (1995) 46. Braveheart (1995) 47. Boogie Nights (1997) 48. The Silence Of The Lambs (1991) 54. Speed (1994) 56. Full Metal Jacket (1987) 66. American Psycho (2000) 67. Falling Down (1993) 75. Kill Bill Vol.1 (2003) 78. Avengers: Endgame (2019) 79. Logan (2017) 81. Batman Begins (2005) 83. Scarface (1983) 86. Halloween (1978) 87. Apollo 13 (1995) 94. One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) 99. E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial (1982) 100. Vertigo (1958)
Taxi Driver like Rocky is another fantastic character study with the atmosphere of the city playing a big role in the feel. Seeing New York in the 1970's with it's streets lined with porn theaters and unique characters (see the street performing drummer who was the real deal) immerses you into the story. De Niro is on top of his game as always while Cybil Shepherd is a vision and Albert Brooks provides levity, just the right supporting characters you need to offset the depressing nature of everything else. Plus that ending was one of the most violent conclusions put to film.
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Post by Ness on Nov 19, 2020 20:27:55 GMT
No Country is an awesome movie, but I find it "suffers" in the same way Silence of the Lambs and Dark Knight does... the rest of the story is still good but I find myself just wanting to see the big bad in scenes he's not involved in so it can be distracting.
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Post by Emperor on Nov 19, 2020 21:33:29 GMT
4. Oldboy 6. Gladiator 8. Matchstick Men 11. Unforgiven 12. Mr. Smith Goes To Washington 14. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid 15. Silver Linings Playbook 18. Throne of Blood 25. The Sting 27. Spirited Away 29. Logan 31. Parasite 32. Elf 37. Inside Out 38. The Apartment 39. The Green Mile 40. Beauty and the Beast 43. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 44. In Bruges 51. The Shining 53. The Prestige 60. Catch Me If You Can 61. Django Unchained 62. The Conjuring 69. Paranormal Activity 70. No Country For Old Men72. Tombstone 84. Wayne's World 87. John Wick 88. Saw 96. Memento Another movie whose stock lowered after I watched it a second time. Probably would have had it in the Top 50 before a recent rewatch. The first 100 minutes of this movie are phenomenal. Then Llewelyn is killed (off screen) and the film loses all its momentum, struggling along to the end like a wounded dog for the final 20 minutes. I really didn't understand much about Tommy Lee Jones and his old man friends rambling on about whatever, and the scene where Anton Chigurh has the car accident. What's the point of all that? How did it connect to the rest of the filn? I didn't get it. It really ended on a sour note. As I said, the rest was phenomenal. Really well made cat-and-mouse thriller with fantastic dialogue throughout. Would have been top 20 if it ended properly, but it didn't, so I don't even know where it will rank. Turns out it ranked #70.
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Post by The Kid on Nov 19, 2020 21:49:37 GMT
SUPERBAD IS FUCKING AWESOME.
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Post by UT on Nov 19, 2020 21:51:59 GMT
Really surprised to see Superbad rate so highly given PW's aversion towards comedy and laughing.
It's a seminal movie and arguably the defining comedy of it's generation. It works on so many levels but the heart of the movie with Evan and Seth "splitting up" is relatable to so many young adults and even older adults as they move on in their lives. They are both really good but another huge strength of the movie is the depth of characters and the comedy they bring. From McLoving , to Officer Slater and Michaels , to Emma Stone and any other random person who shows up to drop a line ... it's all still hilarious and though probably not a favorite of the PC crowd - holds up rather well.
It's rare you get a comedy with that many laugh out loud moments whilst also being able to connect to you on a different level and while I wouldn't go as far to say it's emotional for me , I certainly feel for the characters.
Crazy that Seth Rogen and Even whatshisname started writing this when they were 13.
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Post by iron maiden on Nov 19, 2020 22:04:09 GMT
I like Superbad and I really like movies that make me laugh. This would not be a Top 100 movie for me though and I'm shocked it rated so high past some big films.
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Post by Emperor on Nov 19, 2020 22:26:59 GMT
Superbad is alright.
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Post by UT on Nov 19, 2020 22:41:35 GMT
You’re a real lame duck lately. I think that James Stewart avatar changed you.
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Post by Emperor on Nov 19, 2020 22:48:09 GMT
Changed me for the better, right?
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Post by UT on Nov 19, 2020 22:52:28 GMT
Changed me for the better, right? No. You probably dropped GWH on your list by 13 spots.
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Post by Strobe on Nov 19, 2020 23:19:25 GMT
Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast (only the second best one after Cocteau's La Belle et la Bête) and The Lion King are all great and The Little Mermaid gets a lot of credit for starting the renaissance, but my boy Basil put in the groundwork. I am planning to rewatch all the Disney classics so I can adequately rank them and add to my list and there is a good chance The Great Mouse Detective will be very high. Ratigan might be the best Disney villain. Did your favourite villain write and record his own song to play for the hero as he waits to be killed? I didn't think so. Best Sherlock Holmes film too. I feel like I'd really enjoy TD, especially since I love Joker so much. But for whatever reason I've never been interested in checking it out. You definitely should. Joker owes a lot, and in my opinion is well inferior, to both The King of Comedy and Taxi Driver, the latter of which was my #45. Taxi Driver is such an overrated piece of crap. I've said this before, too. Yeah, it's a classic and it's iconic but it did not age well. I think it has aged incredibly well. It feels timeless. A film that deals with urban alienation, loneliness, anger, PTSD. There aren't many films that are as stylish in terms of craft. The direction, framing, camera movement, editing. And it isn't just for style's sake, it helps put you into Travis' world and into his mind - an unsettling, scary place to be. I can get behind people thinking it is Scorsese's best, but I have one ahead.
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Post by iron maiden on Nov 19, 2020 23:32:31 GMT
Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast (only the second best one after Cocteau's La Belle et la Bête) and The Lion King are all great and The Little Mermaid gets a lot of credit for starting the renaissance, but my boy Basil put in the groundwork. I am planning to rewatch all the Disney classics so I can adequately rank them and add to my list and there is a good chance The Great Mouse Detective will be very high. Ratigan might be the best Disney villain. Did your favourite villain write and record his own song to play for the hero as he waits to be killed? I didn't think so. Best Sherlock Holmes film too. Great Mouse Detective doesn't get the love it deserves and is often forgotten or overlooked. It's Top 3 Disney for me.
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Post by Emperor on Nov 19, 2020 23:46:31 GMT
I've seen Basil The Great Mouse Detective and, again, it's alright. Ratigan is an amazing villain, but besides that it's pretty subpar Disney. Best Sherlock Holmes movie, eh? Well, maybe it's slightly above the Downey Jr. films, but I need to see some classic Sherlock Holmes to disprove that claim. Changed me for the better, right? No. You probably dropped GWH on your list by 13 spots. Sacrilege! How dare you slander my good name!
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Post by PB on Nov 20, 2020 0:02:24 GMT
3. It's a Wonderful Life (1946, Frank Capra) 4. Singin' in the Rain (1952, Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly) 5. The Tree of Life (2011, Terrence Malik) 6. The Apartment (1960, Billy Wilder) 11. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003, Peter Jackson) 12. Citizen Kane (1941, Orson Welles) 13. Inside Out (2015, Pete Docter) 15. Blade Runner (1982, Ridley Scott) 19. The Night of the Hunter (1955, Charles Laughton) 21. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982, Steven Spielberg) 22. Rear Window (1954, Alfred Hitchcock) 27. Three Colours: Blue (1993, Krzysztof Kieslowski) 29. Avengers: Endgame (2019, Joe and Anthony Russo) 30. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001, Peter Jackson) 31. Batman Begins (2005, Christopher Nolan)
36. Taxi Driver (1976, Martin Scorsese)
This is my second highest Scorsese, but I could be argued into saying its his best film. It's incredibly powerful and in many ways ahead of its time. Joker was good because Phoenix gave this great performance, but the actual film is a pretty by the numbers amalgamation of Taxi Driver and The King of Comedy, without any of the style and less to say. Taxi Driver is so unflinching in its portrayal of Bickle and I think it's probably DeNiro's best performance, as he totally becomes Bickle. Really great visuals of New York as well, in an era that doesn't exist any more.
41. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002, Peter Jackson) 43. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939, Frank Capra) 50. In Bruges (2008, Martin McDonagh) 55. Chinatown (Roman Polanski, 1974) 56. Memento (2000, Christopher Nolan) 59. Raging Bull (Martin Scorcese, 1980) 60. City of God (2002, Fernando Meirelles) 68. Zodiac (2007, David Fincher) 69. Beauty and the Best (1991, Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise)
89. No Country for Old Men (2007, Joel & Ethan Coen)
This film came at a very significant time for me, and was probably the first 'prestige' film I was excited to go see in the cinema. As others have said, it's so tense and an all-time great villain. Not my favourite Coens film, but probably their finest hour.
91. Adaptation (2002, Spike Jonze) 97. The Social Network (2010, David Fincher) 100. Skyfall (2012, Sam Mendes
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Post by 🤯 on Nov 20, 2020 1:02:14 GMT
SUPERBAD IS FUCKING AWESOME. Seconded. But UT did the better job of explaining why.
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Post by Lionheart on Nov 20, 2020 3:47:28 GMT
SUPERBAD IS FUCKING AWESOME. Seconded. But UT did the better job of explaining why. I disagree. Kid’s explanation is far more detailed.
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Post by bodyslam on Nov 20, 2020 4:34:59 GMT
No Country for Old Men should have been on my list. Sugar is one of the best movie villains of all time.
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Post by Lionheart on Nov 20, 2020 5:45:38 GMT
Superbad is super bad. Shame on you guys for what you’ve done here. Shame. Agreed. There is only one Superbad that is super good, and it sure ain't that fucking movie.
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Post by 🤯 on Nov 20, 2020 9:43:00 GMT
Guessing jTjohncenaGOAT didn't like Superbad because of all the F words?
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Post by UT on Nov 20, 2020 12:23:52 GMT
No Country for Old Men should have been on my list. Sugar is one of the best movie villains of all time. Man now I wish his name was Sugar.
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Post by The Kid on Nov 20, 2020 13:11:06 GMT
Wow. I had to double check and make sure I had 'Saving Private Ryan' on my list. I was about to be disappointed in myself, BUT have no fear the movie made the list!
I had SPR at #58 and it's a great war movie. I watched it several times too which is a special thing for me to do. War movies are always good and fun to watch, but SPR was definitely my favorite. Happy to see it so high on the list.
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Post by UT on Nov 20, 2020 13:14:29 GMT
A bit surprised that this finished so low too , it's probably the top or near the top of movies to finish on most lists and finish at the top as well.
I think the opening scene is incredible , one of the best things ever put to film but the rest of the movie loses me and I don't go back to it.
My most fond memories of the movie is my immature self and immature friends calling this Saving Ryan's Privates for at least a year in school and thinking we were the most funny and original people on the planet.
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Post by The Kid on Nov 20, 2020 13:22:24 GMT
"SAVING PRIVATE RYANS PRIVATES!"
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Post by 🤯 on Nov 20, 2020 13:24:36 GMT
A bit surprised that this finished so low too , it's probably the top or near the top of movies to finish on most lists and finish at the top as well. I think the opening scene is incredible , one of the best things ever put to film but the rest of the movie loses me and I don't go back to it. My most fond memories of the movie is my immature self and immature friends calling this Saving Ryan's Privates for at least a year in school and thinking we were the most funny and original people on the planet. Aside from being lost by Acts II & III, this post is/was me. Joked about it without having seen it. Add to the Saving Ryan's Privates that I was all like "Why are pussy old men leaving the theater in tears?!"... I clearly still had a lot to learn about the world in 1998. Then I finally got around to seeing this myself in high school. Couldn't make it past the beach. And I didn't even have firsthand experience of WWII combat or any kind of combat. That shit felt so visceral in every sense of the word. Can't even imagine watching the opening in theaters. Must've been an insanely intense experience. Anyway... Forced myself to go back and grit it out. Sure, perhaps the overarching premise is a little absurd, but whatever. It's not really the plot that drives this movie. It's the experiences and bonds on display. It really sets the groundwork for Band of Brothers. While the finding and saving the last surviving brother gimmick is what it is, I totally appreciate the notion of having to patrol across enemy held territory... Setting ambushes, being ambushed, and finding yourself fucked in an Alamo situation where you're options really are to fight for the man on your left and right as hard as they fight for you. Or die. And even if you do the former, you're probably still dead anyway. Giovanni Ribisi calling out for mama as he's dying is the scene that wrecks Wife. I think for me it's Adam Goldberg's end. Fuck, what a movie. What an experience.
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Post by Strobe on Nov 20, 2020 15:28:34 GMT
War movies are always good and fun to watch Quote of the thread.
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Post by Emperor on Nov 20, 2020 15:54:58 GMT
I'm with you all on the opening scene of Saving Private Ryan, but people are being harsh on the rest of the film. I wouldn't call it amazing. It does drag, but there's still plenty of good character work. Private Ryan himself is a great character, and the finale is pretty exciting. As a whole, it's not a film I'd watch again, but it's on the borderline.
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Post by Ness on Nov 20, 2020 16:12:41 GMT
Note to self... check out the opening scene.
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Post by thereallt on Nov 20, 2020 16:16:18 GMT
6.Saving Private Ryan 7.The Terminator 9.Bladerunner 11.City of God 13.Unforgiven 14.The Dirty Dozen 15.Raging Bull 16.Raiders of the Lost Ark 19.Schindler's List 20.The Princess Bride. 22.Blazing Saddles 23.Trading Places 26.Die Hard With a Vengeance 27.Logan 43.Man on Fire 44.Return of the Jedi 45.Halloween 49.Taxi Driver 52.Tombstone 53.John Wick 54.Braveheart 55.Gladiator 57.The Avengers 69.Chinatown 73.Boogie Nights 74.Thor:Ragnarok 82.Casablance 84. Scarface 85.Heat 87.Full Metal Jacket 90.True Lies 98.The Sandlot 99.The Wizard of Oz 100.Big Trouble in Little China
Way too low and I'm pretty sure there are going to be some bum ass movies that end up higher on the list. SPR is quite simply the greatest war movie of all-time. The opening act with Omaha Beach is one of the most intense scenes ever shot on film, so much so that WWII veterans in the theater often had flashbacks watching it. For me though the rest of the film is just as enthralling, as we learn more about the team and see how they interact with each other, and the different characters they represent. It makes their sacrifices that much more meaningful. Plus the defense of Ramelle at the end is almost as intense as the Omaha Beach scene. Also I don't think any other war movie has had the kind of cultural impact SPR has. It lead to Band of Brothers, the Medal of Honor series, Call of Duty, and an entire WWII era revival that took place shortly after it's release.
For Hall of Fame I definitely think it makes Tom Hanks's (Forrest Gump, SPR, Toy Story, and The Green Mile) For me it makes Spielberg's as well, but there is definite room for disagreement on that as Spielberg's library is just so extensive.
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Post by iron maiden on Nov 20, 2020 16:28:21 GMT
I am not a fan of war films, but I believe that Saving Private Ryan is a film that deserves to be on a Top 100 list. I had a very difficult time making it through the first 20 minutes let alone the entire film so it's not one I've revisited and it did not make my list as a personal favorite. That being said, it is a highly evocative film with an interesting storyline and characters. I doubt I can ever bring myself to watch it again, but I can see why many would.
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Post by UT on Nov 20, 2020 17:00:32 GMT
War movies are always good and fun to watch Quote of the thread. We all know that you laugh your ass off at Apocalypse Now or Platoon. Pure joy those movies are.
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