Favorite movies of all time

poppie · 01-13-2011, 05:55 PM

well for me my list would be

The birds Alfred Hitch**** ( can't seem to get his name full LOL )
magnum force Clint Eastwood
Dirty Harry Clint Eastwood
The Good The Bad The Ugly Clint Eastwood
Alfred Hitch****, rear window
Titanic, Orignal
1963 A Christmas Story
Its a Wonderful life ,James Stewart
Spirit of St. Louis, James Stewart
to Hell and Back, Audie Murphy
Vertigo, James Stewart
for a few dollars more, Clint Eastwoood

TheCunningStunt · 01-14-2011, 03:34 AM

A Bittersweet Life
Battle Royale
2001: A Space Odyssey
American Psycho
The Big Lebowski
Black Swan
A Clockwork Orange
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Exorcist
Fight Club
Goodfellas
In Bruges
Inception
Let The Right One In
Mulholland Drive
Psycho
Pulp Fiction
The Seventh Seal
Taxi Driver
There Will Be Blood
Trainspotting
Vertigo
Chungking Express

TockTockTock · 01-16-2011, 06:09 PM

Donnie Darko, The Squid and the Whale, Gran Torino, Elephant Man, Clerks, and Boondocks Saints.

TockTockTock · 01-16-2011, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by TheCunningStunt

A Bittersweet Life
Battle Royale
2001: A Space Odyssey
American Psycho
The Big Lebowski
Black Swan
A Clockwork Orange
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Exorcist
Fight Club
Goodfellas
In Bruges
Inception
Let The Right One In
Mulholland Drive
Psycho
Pulp Fiction
The Seventh Seal
Taxi Driver
There Will Be Blood
Trainspotting
Vertigo
Chungking Express

Inception was good. Muholland Drive was... strange (Stephen Lynch is weird as hell, but he's actually hilarious). Clockwork Orange was good (book's better, though). Fight Club = great. Was Black Swan any good? I mean, was it all dancing or was there more psychological thriller? Darren Aronofsky's a great director, but I had doubts about this movie.

TheCunningStunt · 01-17-2011, 09:00 AM

Stephen Lynch? Urm... David.

Anyone who thinks Black Swan "is a film about ballet" is an idiot.
It follows a prominent theme of Aronofsky's - obsession.
Pi had obsession with numbers.
Requiem had obsession with drugs.
The Fountain had obsession.
The Black Swan is no different, and it shows what obsession can do.
It's a psychological downward spiral, the whole doppelganger thing is interesting as well.
Marvelous film. And the 'the book is better than the film brigade' can f*ck off.
To me, there isn't much better than good cinema.

djchameleon · 01-17-2011, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by TheCunningStunt

Stephen Lynch? Urm... David.

Anyone who thinks Black Swan "is a film about ballet" is an idiot.
It follows a prominent theme of Aronofsky's - obsession.
Pi had obsession with numbers.
Requiem had obsession with drugs.
The Fountain had obsession.
The Black Swan is no different, and it shows what obsession can do.
It's a psychological downward spiral, the whole doppelganger thing is interesting as well.
Marvelous film. And the 'the book is better than the film brigade' can f*ck off.
To me, there isn't much better than good cinema.

I agree with that statement. When people compare the book to the film I don't feel like there is even a good comparison to even be made. There are things that are shown in the film that can only translate through great cinematography. And vice versa, there are certain elements of the way things are written that shine more with your imagination while you are reading it that can only be done with text. So , I don't compare the two mediums with each other. They each have their own strong points.

TockTockTock · 01-17-2011, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheCunningStunt

Stephen Lynch? Urm... David.

Anyone who thinks Black Swan "is a film about ballet" is an idiot.
It follows a prominent theme of Aronofsky's - obsession.
Pi had obsession with numbers.
Requiem had obsession with drugs.
The Fountain had obsession.
The Black Swan is no different, and it shows what obsession can do.
It's a psychological downward spiral, the whole doppelganger thing is interesting as well.
Marvelous film. And the 'the book is better than the film brigade' can f*ck off.
To me, there isn't much better than good cinema.

David Lynch*
I guess I am an idiot, then. Sorry I asked a question. And I'm sorry that I prefer the book Clockwork Orange over the film. I prefer reading more than watching movies. I'm not in any "brigade." Lol

TheCunningStunt · 01-17-2011, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

I agree with that statement. When people compare the book to the film I don't feel like there is even a good comparison to even be made. There are things that are shown in the film that can only translate through great cinematography. And vice versa, there are certain elements of the way things are written that shine more with your imagination while you are reading it that can only be done with text. So , I don't compare the two mediums with each other. They each have their own strong points.

If I had to compare them, then films would still come out on top for me.
'The book is always better than the film' is a phrase that has frustrated me for a very long time.

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Originally Posted by JackPat

David Lynch*
I guess I am an idiot, then. Sorry I asked a question. =/

Better.
I didn't mean you, I was just venting.
You were asking a question.
I've seen some people say "Why would I wanna go and see a film about ballet?", idiots.

ThePhanastasio · 01-17-2011, 11:22 AM

Amelie
American Beauty
The Big Lebowski
The Seventh Seal
All About Eve
There Will Be Blood
Mi Vida Loca
Four Rooms
Jezebel
Fargo
The Children's Hour
Candy
Delicatessen
The Black Swan
The Little Foxes
What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?
Eraserhead
Naked Lunch
Suspiria
Bringing Up Baby
Heavenly Creatures
Mysterious Skin
Dummy
High Fidelity
Outside Out
Foul Play
Andy Warhol's Frankenstein
Love Actually
Now, Voyager
Soylent Green
Magnolia
Requiem For a Dream
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Bigger Than the Sky
Murder By Death
The Dreamers
Party Monster
Smiley Face
Pontypool
Brain Donors
Dark Victory

Bulldog · 01-19-2011, 02:30 PM

I actually thought about starting a thread about this, but then I realised I couldn't be bothered.

Anyway, I've been working on this for a few days (for some strange reason) now, so here's my definitive top 50 of all time;

12 Angry Men
Alfie
Alien
Aliens
Amadeus
American Werewolf In London
Apocalypse Now
As Good As It Gets
The Bicycle Thieves
Billy Liar
Black Hawk Down
The Blues Brothers
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
The Dark Knight
The Departed
Die Hard
Downfall
Dumb and Dumber
Evil Dead 2
Fear Eats the Soul
Flags Of Our Fathers/Letters From Iwo Jima
From Dusk 'til Dawn
Glengarry, Glenross
The Godfather 2
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Hannah and Her Sisters
Heat
The Incredibles
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
The Lavender Hill Mob
Leaving Las Vegas
Life Is Beautiful
Little Children
The Long Good Friday
Man Bites Dog
Mary and Max
The Matrix
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
The Naked Gun
The Pianist
Punch Drunk Love
Rosemary's Baby
The Rules Of the Game
Shaun Of the Dead
The Shining
Thelma and Louise
Unforgiven
When Harry Met Sally
Woman Of the Dunes
Yojimbo

...and if I was really pressed to do so, I'd call the Good, the Bad and the Ugly my favourite film of all time...just...

01-14-2011, 03:34 AM	#262 (permalink)
TheCunningStunt love will tear you apart Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Manchester, UK. Posts: 5,107	A Bittersweet Life Battle Royale 2001: A Space Odyssey American Psycho The Big Lebowski Black Swan A Clockwork Orange Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind The Exorcist Fight Club Goodfellas In Bruges Inception Let The Right One In Mulholland Drive Psycho Pulp Fiction The Seventh Seal Taxi Driver There Will Be Blood Trainspotting Vertigo Chungking Express __________________ I don't feel and I feel great. Last FM

01-17-2011, 09:00 AM	#265 (permalink)
TheCunningStunt love will tear you apart Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Manchester, UK. Posts: 5,107	Stephen Lynch? Urm... David. Anyone who thinks Black Swan "is a film about ballet" is an idiot. It follows a prominent theme of Aronofsky's - obsession. Pi had obsession with numbers. Requiem had obsession with drugs. The Fountain had obsession. The Black Swan is no different, and it shows what obsession can do. It's a psychological downward spiral, the whole doppelganger thing is interesting as well. Marvelous film. And the 'the book is better than the film brigade' can f*ck off. To me, there isn't much better than good cinema. __________________ I don't feel and I feel great. Last FM

01-17-2011, 11:22 AM	#269 (permalink)
ThePhanastasio Killed Laura Palmer Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Ashland, KY Posts: 1,679	Amelie American Beauty The Big Lebowski The Seventh Seal All About Eve There Will Be Blood Mi Vida Loca Four Rooms Jezebel Fargo The Children's Hour Candy Delicatessen The Black Swan The Little Foxes What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? Eraserhead Naked Lunch Suspiria Bringing Up Baby Heavenly Creatures Mysterious Skin Dummy High Fidelity Outside Out Foul Play Andy Warhol's Frankenstein Love Actually Now, Voyager Soylent Green Magnolia Requiem For a Dream One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Bigger Than the Sky Murder By Death The Dreamers Party Monster Smiley Face Pontypool Brain Donors Dark Victory __________________ Phish: Studio Discography Reviewed 100 Albums I Heartily Recommend My last.fm It's a hand-me-down, the thoughts are broken Perhaps they're better left unsung

01-19-2011, 02:30 PM	#270 (permalink)
Bulldog why bother? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,840	I actually thought about starting a thread about this, but then I realised I couldn't be bothered. Anyway, I've been working on this for a few days (for some strange reason) now, so here's my definitive top 50 of all time; 12 Angry Men Alfie Alien Aliens Amadeus American Werewolf In London Apocalypse Now As Good As It Gets The Bicycle Thieves Billy Liar Black Hawk Down The Blues Brothers Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid The Dark Knight The Departed Die Hard Downfall Dumb and Dumber Evil Dead 2 Fear Eats the Soul Flags Of Our Fathers/Letters From Iwo Jima From Dusk 'til Dawn Glengarry, Glenross The Godfather 2 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Hannah and Her Sisters Heat The Incredibles Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade The Lavender Hill Mob Leaving Las Vegas Life Is Beautiful Little Children The Long Good Friday Man Bites Dog Mary and Max The Matrix Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence The Naked Gun The Pianist Punch Drunk Love Rosemary's Baby The Rules Of the Game Shaun Of the Dead The Shining Thelma and Louise Unforgiven When Harry Met Sally Woman Of the Dunes Yojimbo ...and if I was really pressed to do so, I'd call the Good, the Bad and the Ugly my favourite film of all time...just... Last edited by Bulldog; 01-20-2011 at 05:27 AM.

01-13-2011, 05:55 PM	#261 (permalink)
poppie Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New England Ma.( snow country ) Posts: 124	well for me my list would be The birds Alfred Hitch** ( can't seem to get his name full LOL ) magnum force Clint Eastwood Dirty Harry Clint Eastwood The Good The Bad The Ugly Clint Eastwood Alfred Hitch**, rear window Titanic, Orignal 1963 A Christmas Story Its a Wonderful life ,James Stewart Spirit of St. Louis, James Stewart to Hell and Back, Audie Murphy Vertigo, James Stewart for a few dollars more, Clint Eastwoood

01-16-2011, 06:09 PM	#263 (permalink)
TockTockTock They/Them Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,914	Donnie Darko, The Squid and the Whale, Gran Torino, Elephant Man, Clerks, and Boondocks Saints.