What are your top-ten all time favorite films. I actually made a list out of my fave movies and ranked them. (yes... waaaay too much free time). My criteria included overall production (writing, cinematography, editing, etc), exection of the film based off its general budget, and replayability... it had to be something I watch over and over and never get tired.

So here's my top ten movies of all time:

10. Aladdin
9. Equilibrium
8. Napoleon Dynamite
7. Terminator 1, 2
6. Evil Dead 1,2/ Army of Darkness
5. Star Wars trilogy
4. Shaun of the Dead
3. Gladiator
2. Braveheart
1. Lord of the Rings trilogy

Other movies that were close but didn't make the cut included: Interview with the Vampire, the Usual Suspects, Boondock Saints, Kill Bill, The Crow, and Saving Private Ryan.

Saints be praised, yet another Equilibrium fan!
It narks me off when films get poor press because they cannot be considered high art, but for pure giggly fun and truly stunning action, Equilibrium is the 21st Century answer to Commando - which would definitely make my Top 10 anyway...

This will be followed by huge amounts of guilt for forgetting something. In no order (except I can see the first 4 being in my top 10 for eternity)....

The Thing (1982)
Hana-Bi
Singin' In The Rain
Battle Royale
Les Amants Du Pont Neuf
Italian Job (1969)
My Sassy Girl
Reservoir Dogs
Withnail & I
Oldboy

10.Monty python (holy grail and life of brian)

9.Snake in the eagles shadow

8.Fistfull of Dollars

7.Akira

6.The Crow

5.Fear and loathing in las vagas

4.28 Days Later

3.Evil Dead 2

2.The Matrix (the 1st one only, the other 2 were a joke)

1.Battle Royale


Ok, ive tried to get them in preferance order as best i can!And im probably going to forget something aswell!



Equilibrium just missed making it into the top 10!

10. Shaun of the Dead
9. Goodfellas
8. Spirited Away
7. The Italian Job
6. Spider-Man 2
5. X-Men
4. Equilibrium
3. LOTR: Two Towers
2. The Empire Strikes Back
1. Transformers: The Movie

Not exactly high art, any of them, but I watch a film primarily to be entertained, and so my top ten reflect that. Obviously there`s artier films that I love, and all of Woody Allen`s stuff, but I have t be in the right mood to watch them, my top ten can be watched anytime, hence, they`re my faves.

I didn't know it got poor press. I didn't really pay attention to the press. From a filmmaking point of view, it does have some sillyness sure, but there is actually some really beautiful stuff in it, some really good cinematography. Its one of those movies i watch and go "wow, that's a beautiful shot". If i were to give an award to the most beautifully filmed movie... it would go to Hero. EVERY scene in the movie is like living artwork.

1. Shaun of the Dead
2. Blade Runner
3. The Big Lebowski
4. Dark City
5. The Holy Grail
6. Ghost in the Shell
7. Army of Darkness
8. Conan the Barbarian
9. Office Space
10. The Thing (with Kurt Russell)

Shit, I forgot THis Is Spinal Tap

branded to kill
if....
days of heaven
ikiru
badlands
the big lebowski
chungking express
in the mood for love
repo man
fargo

That is such a great film! I really need to get it on DVD or something soon.

I would have to say in no order......

godfather part 2 ( part 1 is great aswell)
goodfellas
full metal jacket
platoon
aliens
reservoir dogs
pulp fiction
star wars trilogy
shaun of the dead
scarface

The Empire Strikes Back
The Fellowship of the Rings
The Matrix
Terminator2
Forbidden Planet
Star Wars{A New Hope}
2001-A Space Odyssey
The Two Towers
Excalibur
Return of the King

Not in any Order

What a minute. That was your top 17 films!

1. LOTR
2. Bladerunner
3. Star Wars Trilogy
4. Planet of the Apes (1967)
5. Alien
6. Fargo
7. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
8. The Thing (1982)
9. Halloween
10. The Fisher King.



And countless others.

JJM

in no particular order...

1 This is Spinal Tap
2 Shaun of the dead
3 Trainspotting
4 Kings of Comedy
5 Natural Born Killers
6 The Ring ( japanese one)
7 Donnie Darko
8 Double Indemnity
9 The Goonies ( what?!?)
10 Fight club

Ok... you got me. That's more than 10. Some of them i count as a "series" and can't be disconnected tho. Like the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and Star Wars trilogy. They're all one story. Hard to judge them as separate movies i say. well... i didn't include the new star wars cuz they kinda suck. The evil dead movies i look at as a series i guess... and i was just tied with term. 1 and 2... i like em equally so i couldn't put just one there. term. 3 wasn't that good tho.

No "what" about it. I know one person who insists The Goonies is the best film ever, and 3 others that rate it in their top 10!!!!

I looove eqiulibrium.

Good old sean bean... he just dies all the time

I wonder if he puts on his c.v "good at getting killed"

You're saying that Goodfellas isn't high art - it's a masterpiece, and is, of course, in my top 10 which is in no particular order and subject to change yadda yadda yadda...

Goodfellas
Blade Runner
Land and Freedom
Brighton Rock
La Haine
Fargo
City of God
Dr Strangelove
Life is Sweet
Do the Right Thing

in no particular order:

1. shaun of the dead
2. napoleon dynamite
3. nightmare before christmas
4. star wars trilogy
5. goonies
6. kill bill
7. west side story (wtf!?)
8. moulin rouge...(pretend i didn't slip that one in...)
9. lord of the rings trilogy
10. LABYRINTH

well...those are the first ones that came to mind...

--mitch

great film. i see its finally coming out on dvd: amazon.

No order...

- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- Lost in Translation
- Shaun of the Dead
- Donnie Darko
- Dawn of the Dead (original version)
- A Clockwork Orange
- The Shining
- Stargate (the nerd in me...)
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers
- Ghostbusters 2

In no real order:

Crouching Tiger
Spirited Away
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
City of God
Fight Club
High Fidelity
Memento
La Haine
Aliens
Clerks

Damn that was difficult.

My top three would be:

Amelie
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Bladerunner

In that order, but I don't know where the next seven would fall . . .

Pleasantville
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Matrix
Sneakers
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
The Truman Show
Jaws

There were plenty of "Bubbling Unders"

Ah, but it's released five weeks earlier on Play (one of them's wrong), and there's no P & P.

I'm sure we did this recently .. or maybe I dreamt it...

I can never decide which order to put them in so I will just list them although I have so many faves it will be hard to pic 10. Most of mine are also throw away films which I like just because I do and they are comforting so don't laff.

The Outsiders
The Lost Boys
Stand By Me
Carrie
The Wicker Man
Mary Poppins
Theatre Of Blood
The Shawshank Redemption
Never Been Kissed (see what I mean?)
Bugsy Malone

OOo I'm already thinking of more, I didn't even get The Goonies in.. I shall leave now before I get annoyed and change the list or even think of more films....

ahhh... a forum that breeds pure honesty with self and confession before others.

Hey I'll admit, I like moulin rouge too... what frenetic editing that movie had, and great art direction. i think i own west side story too.
A lot of peeps are putting Goonies on their lists... nice. I'd give it an honorary mention.

But sadly, A Clockwork Orange and Lost In Translation would have to fall in my top ten worst movies I've ever seen.

Yess!! Someone else who hates A Clockwork Orange!!

My top 10 - apart from LOTR, i can't really separate the rest..

1. Lord of the rings trilogy (well, they kinda are 1 movie)
2. Braveheart
3. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
4. Jerry MAguire
5. Fight Club
6. Pulp Fiction
7. American Beauty
8. Shaun of the Dead
9. American Splendor
10. Breakfast at Tiffany's

and honorable mentions to
-Kill Bill, Moulin Rouge, Reservoir Dogs, The Matrix, Sexy Beast, The 25th Hour, Punch-Drunk Love and dozens of others that i can't think of!!

Yes!!! genius movie "rocks ludo friend's"

I don't *hate* it, but I'm not overly-fond. The first time I saw it I thought it was really cool and funny and quite bizarre, the second time I was genuinely confused why I'd thought that the first time and just found it a bit dated and hyped. Since then...I just turn over the channel.

As for fave films, I generally try to avoid such questions as they make my head hurt and bring my soul into quandry. But on this day at this time, here's what I'm thinking...
(in no particular order)

Fight Club
A Room for Romeo Brass
LotR (three for one )
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
True Romance
The Sweet Hereafter
Amelie
Ring
Donnie Darko
The Big Lebowski
Brazil

But, if you're talking sheer number of times I've seen them, the clear winners would have to be two classics from my early teenage days...Dazed and Confused and Empire Records.

They make me happy.

Oh. my. god I forgot to list my all time favourite film Back To The Future! What was I bloody thinking? And I missed out The breakfast Club and Se7en.. damn it I hate these things, making me choose...*grumble grumble*

This is slightly easier than 10 favourite songs, but not much....Ok in no order what-so-ever.

Seven
Scum
Silence of the lambs....why do these all start with "S"?
Star w.........Empire Strikes Back.
Taxi Driver
Goodfellas
Spirited Away
Pulp Fiction
Blade Runner
Evil Dead 2

Very predictable really.....didn't have space for Muppet's take Manhattan, but this come's highly recommended!