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[bpso86]

My 5 favorites, in order:

1.) The Sting. Hands down, my favorite movie ever, and if you haven't seen it, go rent it. Now.
2.) Rudy. Best football movie ever. And consequently, it's the only movie men are allowed to cry while watching.
3.) American Graffiti. Classic actors, classic cars, classic setting. A great movie.
4.) A Beautiful Mind. Ron Howard is one of my favorite directors, and Russell Crowe played the part beautifully.
5.) A tie between Apollo 13 and October Sky. Both great movies, and both deal with one of my passions, air/spacecraft. Brilliant movies that everyone should see at least once.

[Rambo]

Aren't you quoting some dumb sitcom on the being able to cry during Rudy? Or is this some well known fact that I'm missing?

Decent list though.

[Evil]

Certainly one of the more mature lists we've seen so far, bpso86.

And I don't think it was Rudy that could make every man cry, Rambo, I think its "Brian's Song". Another football movie and a true story also.

[JurassicPark]

My 5 favorites, in order:


2.) Rudy. Best football movie ever. And consequently, it's the only movie men are allowed to cry while watching.

First I know Rudy's real life family. I went to school with his neice.(sp)

My top 5.
1) Canadian Bacon: I love John Candy
2) Blues Brothers
3) The great outdoors
4)All of the Ocean's movies
5) Hot Shots! 1 and 2.


What can I say, I like comedys. I'm not immature I just like comedy.

[Evil]

How does a guy named Jurassic Park not have that specific movie in his top 5?

[Rambo]

Even the original Ocean's 11? Or just the new trilogy?

[bpso86]

Aren't you quoting some dumb sitcom on the being able to cry during Rudy? Or is this some well known fact that I'm missing?

Decent list though.

I don't think so... if I was I missed it...

[taita cakes]

Might as well add my $0.02. These arn't my ALL TIME fav's, just my recent fav's.

1) Apocalypse Now (Redux - you know its long when it takes TWO freaking DVDs)
2) Forrest Gump
3) Lord of War
4) A Very Long Engagement
5) 13 Tzametti

As for the top 5 WORST movies I have seen recently

1) Spiderman 3
2) The Cinderella Story
3) Spiderman 3
4) Spiderman iii
5) The Cinderella Story

[Mantis]

In order:
1. Medellion
2. Aquaman (beat Spiderman for the highest grossing movie ever)
3. Queens Boulevard
4. Matterhorn
5. Head On


These aren't the most popular movies out, but if you get a chance to see them, do it!

[Evil]

As for the top 5 WORST movies I have seen recently

1) Spiderman 3

You're the best, Taita. I almost walked out on that movie.

I still haven't seen anyone suggest the Godfather except me.

[taita cakes]

You're the best, Taita. I almost walked out on that movie.
I still haven't seen anyone suggest the Godfather except me.

To be honest, I havn't seen it.
I havn't seen a lot of important, pivotal films, and I really hate that.
My NUMBER ONE priority this holidays is to watch DR STRANGELOVE.
And other classics.

As for spiderman 3.
People can add it to their favourite movies list if they want.
Opinions can never be wrong.
But it will just prove you completely fucking fail at life.

[SirTofu]

3) Lord of War

That movie was Questionable, it got boring after a while.
But. which copy of Redux do you have? Mine only takes one dvd.

Edited by SirTofu, 14 June 2007 - 11:57 AM.

[taita cakes]

Yeah it did get somewhat boring eventually, but I think other things made up for it.
The poetic justice, the starting sequence, hell, the fact that I actually sat through a Nicholas Cage film is incredible.

I got the Redux from Vietnam itself. It's four hours I think.
Do you know how awkward it is for my sister to purchase Plattoon, Full Metal Jacket, Apocalypse Now and others, FROM Vietnam itself?

[NerfMonkey]

I don't watch many movies but if I had to pick some of my favorites they'd be (in rough order):

Stand by Me
American History X
Forrest Gump
The Santa Clause
Any '60s Sean Connery Bond movie

It's close between AHX and Stand by Me so those two may change order soon. I just watched Stand by Me today while mass-producing darts, it's now moved up to first place.

Edited by NerfMonkey, 14 June 2007 - 07:46 PM.

[Ronster]

As for spiderman 3...

Did you hear about Pete Wentz (emo, quere-looking dude from Fall Out Boy) getting mad and walking out of Spiderman 3 becuase he claims they were making fun of his emo look? Hahaha! Noob.

[Evil]

When I pay $10 to see Spider-Man 3 at the midnight showing the last thing I want to see is Sam Raimi attempt serious social commentary and attack emo kids. What a waste of time and money, I guess Tobey McGuire is such a shitty actor that they had to dumb-it-down and make sure everyone was aware that he was different.

Seriously, the plotline of Spider-Man 3 is nothing more sophisticated than the weakest episode of Power Rangers. Funny because Raimi executive produced that garbage too!

But I digress. Does anyone here like Westerns? "Once Upon a Time in the West" is in my Top 5 all-time, I totally forgot.

[TED]

My top 5 in no specific order
1.Papillon
2.Animal House
3.Silverado
4.American Graffiti
5.Midnight express

Movies that were cut:
Any Steve McQueen movie-Bullit, The Cincinnati Kid, The Towereing Inferno, Magnificent 7....
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles-not the cgi bullshit!
Bloodsport

Seven Samurai=Magnificent 7

Same movie

Edited by Dark Shrimp, 14 June 2007 - 03:26 PM.

[SirTofu]

Seven Samurai > Magnificent 7

[TJ]

1. First Blood
2. Halloween
3. A Nightmare On Elm Street
4. Lord Of War
5. Clerks 2

[Cennipe]

1. T3
2. T2
3. Saving Private Ryan
4. Pirate of the Carabean (sp) 2
5. anything with Nicholas Cage in it

[Liam]

1) Jackass the Movie 2
2) Zoolander
3) Napolean Dynamite
4) Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
5) The Godfather

[Sage]

Not in any particular order, just the one they came to mind.

1.) Braveheart
2.) Ocean's Eleven
3.) Gladiator
4.) Black Hawk Down
5.) The Last Samurai

[GeorgeZIMMERCeo]

Scarface
Hostage
300
Sin City
Night at the Roxbury
I, Robot
Independence Day
Read or Die

Not in order.

[VACC]

My top 5 in no specific order
1.Papillon
2.Animal House
3.Silverado
4.American Graffiti
5.Midnight express

Movies that were cut:
Any Steve McQueen movie-Bullit, The Cincinnati Kid, The Towereing Inferno, Magnificent 7....
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles-not the cgi bullshit!
Bloodsport

Seven Samurai=Magnificent 7

Same movie

I'm very impressed by your list. Though it's not fair to say Seven Samurai = Magnificent 7 because Kirosawa did it first.

I don't claim to know what the best films ever are, but these are my 5 favorite.

5. Seven Samurai

4. Dr. Strangelove (I've changed this spot at least 8 time in the process of writing this)

3. Godfather

2. Episode V (the original, but I don't mind the FIRST revision with the CGI cloud city and such)

1. The Unforgiven (1992)

The top 2 are easy, the others are painful to decide on. Note, several movie sequels and one trilogy was left our because most sequels do not stand on their own enough to claim a top 5 spot.