Your Top 5 Favourite Movies

[IllBeTheJudge]

Doesn't matter whether they're high brow, low brow or mono brow
Hell, you can include Grease II in your list if it happens to make it (it would certainly make my ex's list ... wonder why we split)

For the record, this could easily have been a top 10 list instead (hence I included honourable mentions)

The bottom 4 of my top 5 are in no particular order:

5. The Crow
Brandon Lee in his final movie, this was one of the first "dark" comic strip style movies to make the big screen. Kind of like The Dark Knight but 15 years earlier. Think undead cool dude guitar rocker with goth makeup seeking angry redemption in black leather and dim lighting. Top soundtrack to boot

4. House of Flying Daggers
Awesome martial arts movie with stunning visuals and sound, making it kind of arthouse at the same time. Just beautifully shot, this is one I can watch over and over. Haven't seen it on the big screen? You're missing out. Watched it but not in surround sound? You're missing out.

3. Heat
First movie I believe that Robert De Niro and Al Pacino both starred in, also includes Val Kilmer who does a great wooden Keanu Reeves impression. Like I had to mention "wooden". Super cool bank robber vs straight top dog cop. Generally good acting, some terrific street scenes

2. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
We know that Jack Nicholson is awesome. If you're undecided, watch this film. This is my high brow inclusion of my top 5. Nutty people doing nutty things and trying their best to create havoc with the crazy nurses. Great stuff.

And for my all time favourite movie ...

1. Jacob's Ladder
Tim Robbins in an early role, playing a Vietnam vet who is investigating the possibility that his platoon had some mind bending, aggression producing, halucynogenic drugs fed to them by the army. Took me about 3 goes at actually understanding this movie, though I was about 17 and thinking about the Narcotics thread at the same time. Just love this one.

Movie I Wanna See But Haven't
I think it's called Johnny Get Your Gun. It's the movie on which Metallica based their film clip on for their classic single One. I believe Metallica bought the rights to this movie, and therefore it was difficult / almost impossible to get for some time. Though I think it's available again. Thinking it's worth a trip to Amazon. For those too young or who haven't seen the film clip, SHAME ON YOU!! Also, it's about a WW II guy who has come back and whilst looks physically fine, he can't move a single muscle, so the doctors think he's a vegetable. Yet he can think clearly, and we can hear his thoughts. Freaky stuff, predominantly black and white.

Honourable Mentions
Monty Python's Meaning of Life. Still a cack
Kill Bill Vol 1. Arguably Tarrantino's best work, maybe besides Pulp Fiction
Pulp Fiction. Arguably Tarrantino's best work, maybe besides KB Vol 1
The Sting. Paul Newman, Robert Redford. 'Nuff said
The Empire Strikes Back. Shts all over Return of the Jedi, now think it's better than Star Wars

Anyone care comment?
Anyone care to post their own top 5?

[Squizzy1970]

I think it's called Johnny Get Your Gun. It's the movie on which Metallica based their film clip on for their classic single One.

Did they realise they breached Spinal Tap's copyright?

http://www.scene-stealers.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/spinal_tap1.jpg

[Squizzy1970]

4. House of Flying Daggers
Awesome martial arts movie with stunning visuals and sound, making it kind of arthouse at the same time. Just beautifully shot, this is one I can watch over and over. Haven't seen it on the big screen? You're missing out. Watched it but not in surround sound? You're missing out.


No Bruce Lee v Chuck Norris with bad music?

http://ffmedia.ign.com/action/multimedia/gameofdeath-norris-lee.jpg

[Squizzy1970]

2. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
We know that Jack Nicholson is awesome. If you're undecided, watch this film. This is my high brow inclusion of my top 5. Nutty people doing nutty things and trying their best to create havoc with the crazy nurses. Great stuff.


Didn't want to cast the "shining" light on Jack?

http://www.best-horror-movies.com/images/The-Shining-Here-comes-Johnny.jpg

[Squizzy1970]

3. Heat
First movie I believe that Robert De Niro and Al Pacino both starred in, also includes Val Kilmer who does a great wooden Keanu Reeves impression. Like I had to mention "wooden". Super cool bank robber vs straight top dog cop. Generally good acting, some terrific street scenes


This was my favourite Pacino moment

http://grilladelic.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/lgpp30041say-hello-to-my-little-friend-al-pacino-scarface-poster.jpg?w=300&h=212

[Squizzy1970]

Speaking of Val Kilmer, I was in America once and having a fairly shitty flight to San Diego. The other passengers were looking at each other thinking "are we gonna make it?".

The flight attendant must have been sick of banging her head on the roof, so went up to the cockpit (only separated by a curtain). I swear _ucking Val Kilmer was one of the pilots!!!

[IllBeTheJudge]

Impressive Squiz, you seemed to have those movie clip stills just at hand!
From your scrapbook?

[Squizzy1970]

Nah - your movies were the thought provokers.

When you type "Here's Johnny!!!" and "Say Hello to my little Friend!!!" into the search you know what you're going to get!

[Look2Me4Guidance]

I'll list my Top 5.

5 - Transformers (nerdish I know...but loved it).

4 - American Psycho

3 - Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

2 - The Shawshank Redemption

1 - Donnie Darko.

[goodie23]

1. The Usual Suspects
2. The Shawshank Redemption
3. Casablanca
4. The Matrix
5. Star Wars IV - A New Hope

Honourable mentions:
Terminator 2 - Judgement Day, The Dark Knight, Singin' In The Rain

[IllBeTheJudge]

1. The Usual Suspects
2. The Shawshank Redemption
3. Casablanca
4. The Matrix
5. Star Wars IV - A New Hope

Honourable mentions:
Terminator 2 - Judgement Day, The Dark Knight, Singin' In The Rain

That's quite a mix there goodie! :thumbsu:
I think whenever I watch The Dark Knight again, I'll be humming Singing in the Rain :p

[IllBeTheJudge]

I'll list my Top 5.

5 - Transformers (nerdish I know...but loved it).

4 - American Psycho

3 - Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

2 - The Shawshank Redemption

1 - Donnie Darko.

American Psycho confused me. And I had even read the book probably 3 times prior!

Saw it again not long ago and enjoyed it a lot more though

[CHBench]

No one likes The Notebook? ;)
I havent seen it, but im planning to watch it.
I hear it makes the men a little teary.

[Look2Me4Guidance]

American Psycho confused me. And I had even read the book probably 3 times prior!

Saw it again not long ago and enjoyed it a lot more though

What confused you brother? I think that's why I love it so much. So much to debate!

[SammyFish25]

I'll list my Top 5.

5 - Transformers (nerdish I know...but loved it).

4 - American Psycho

3 - Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

2 - The Shawshank Redemption

1 - Donnie Darko.

In the middle of studying this movie at school, boring me so much.. rewatched the start around twenty times, teachers a little strange, and keeps going on about how important the music is at the start (when it flashes from the court room to him in the car)

[Shaunn]

5:Terminator 2 Judgment Day.( Wasn't really sure what to do for this so yeah.)


4:The Note Book


3:Stand By Me


2:The Butterfly Effect.


1:Blow.

[IllBeTheJudge]

What confused you brother? I think that's why I love it so much. So much to debate!

I think I found it disjointed, and there was a lot going on that I thought needed explaining, that was never really explained in the movie

I probably had the book far too fresh in my mind when I saw it. If I did a top 5 books, it'd certainly be in there

I had the same issue with LA Confidential, and then when seeing the movie again some time later (and having not read the book for years) really liked it

[IllBeTheJudge]

In the middle of studying this movie at school, boring me so much.. rewatched the start around twenty times, teachers a little strange, and keeps going on about how important the music is at the start (when it flashes from the court room to him in the car)

Has the teacher let you watch the whole thing?
Not surprised this movie has made people's lists, and I too think it's pretty darn good

[StFly]

5. Schlinder's List

4. Alien
You know, for some reason I always wondered why the hunted the bloody thing to begin with when a simple "hey Barry, check the airlock" *wait a minute* "oh crap it's got Barry, quick open the air lock, yay 98% of the crew survived!" would have sufficed. Baffling, especially after eating lunch and "oh hey there, I'm goign to scurry off and kill you all, later!" bit.

3. Tron
It's my nerdish pleasure.

2. Snatch
Damned gypsies...

1. Robocop
Especially considering Murphy was a dancer and not an actor to begin with.

[Look2Me4Guidance]

2. Snatch
Damned gypsies...



Hahaha. Do you like dags? He's a gord boy ma Mickey.

[Squizzy1970]

Some damn fine movies have been mentioned.

Why am I not surprised "Caddyshack" doesn't make anyone's top 5?

http://www.carlspackler.com/archive/cs_106.jpg

[IllBeTheJudge]

Nanananananana

I was so close to putting that in mine :p
I think I saw it 20 times at least

[Squizzy1970]

I think I saw it 20 times at least

Only 20?

"I hear this place is restricted Wang, so don't tell 'em your Jewish."

[Squizzy1970]

Difficult to fit Bruce Lee movies in with Flying High ("Roger Roger", "What's your vector, Victor?", "Huh?") and Caddyshack, along with a few of the Clint Eastwood westerns, Mad Max, The Great Escape, a Sean Connery James Bond, and Monty Python.

Also a bit partial to Taxi Driver - reminds me of Milney Loves 2 Snap : well meaning most of the time, loved by a select few, but eventually loses it completely ending in complete bloodshed!!!

Some great movies raised by others - I've got the Shawshank on vid at home. Can't remember any of the movie (I suppose it was 10 or 12 years since I've seen it), other than that it was well worth a second viewing.

[cartwright]

5 Donnie Darko

4 Godfather

3 Kill Bill Vol 1

2 Breakfast Club - bestest 80's movie

1 Casablanca - a movie I can watch over & over. Ingrid Bergman :thumbsu: More than just a romantic film (it's not mushy at all), dealing with the terror and loss of war, honour,courage, and self sacrifice.

[Plugger35]

Some damn fine movies have been mentioned.

Why am I not surprised "Caddyshack" doesn't make anyone's top 5?

http://www.carlspackler.com/archive/cs_106.jpg

Caddyshack's one of my favourite films, not sure about top 5 of all time though.

1. Goodfellas
2. Pulp Fiction
3. Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels
4. The Big Lebowski
5. Stand by Me


For comedies my top 5 would be

1. Life of Brian
2. Caddyshack
3. Super Troopers
4. Zoolander
5. National Lampoon's Vacation

[StFly]

3 Kill Bill Vol 1


To me it was a good movie, but we completely missed the feel of it since when I saw it there was my group of 8 people and another group of 3 people, so all through the movie we were just basically chatting about it before Lucy Liu and "OH HER HEADS FALLEN OFF!!"

So to us, it was a brilliant comedy effort.

[SammyFish25]

Has the teacher let you watch the whole thing?
Not surprised this movie has made people's lists, and I too think it's pretty darn good

Yes, tho it took around two weeks, the ammount of times he paused it :thumbsd:

[HoldenMCaulfield]

1 - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

2 - Street of Fire

3 - American Beauty

4 - Doctor Shivago

5 - Rocky Horror Picture Show

[IllBeTheJudge]

I saw Rocky Horror on stage years ago starring Craig McLachlan (<< spell check) as Dr FrankenFurter!

His hidden talent ... deep throating a microphone. Impressive

[bubblegoose]

I saw Rocky Horror on stage years ago starring Craig McLachlan (<< spell check) as Dr FrankenFurter! His hidden talent ... deep throating a microphone. Impressive
Was that the one with Red Symons narrating?

[Squizzy1970]

I saw Rocky Horror on stage years ago starring Craig McLachlan (<< spell check) as Dr FrankenFurter!

His hidden talent ... deep throating a microphone. Impressive

What was the song by our own "Mullett o' Curls" Craig McLachlan?

"Heeeeeey Moaner! ..... Oooooooooooh Groaner!"

They should have stuck to doing more "Check ... Check one twwwooooo ... Check one twwwwooooo" for a real musician rather than forming a band with the name!!!

[Squizzy1970]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2b/Craig_Mclachlan_2006.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Craig_Mclachlan_2006.jpg)

[IllBeTheJudge]

Was that the one with Red Symons narrating?

Now that you mention, I think it was

[Squizzy1970]

Guys,

I have been sick and decided to watch the Shawshank Redemption.

Worth another watch but I was troubled by how a guy could be in the same cell for 20 years, despite being in a jail where people get beaten regularly, put in the "hole" for long periods, and eventually die (or get released)???

Also the ageing of the characters was pretty _ucked, and Tim Robbins at the end looked as young as the day he went in!!!

Notwithstanding the major plot fault, there was some good characters - the warden was great (what an arsehole), the main guard, the "bull queers", and even the old dude who topped himself rather than live in freedom in a strange world.

[IllBeTheJudge]

spoiler alert or what?!? :eek:

[Squizzy1970]

Call me by my correct title please - Sir Spoiler.

aka Ruin-it-for-everyone and Nit-Picker

[CHBench]

Now i don't really have a favourites list cause the majority of the movies i watch are stupid, childish and hilarious i.e Hot Rod, Napoleon Dynatmite etc.

But i must recommend people go see The Hangover. :thumbsu:
Ken Jeong is hilarious.

[bubblegoose]

I'll see it in the morning CHB

[RBW_007]

5. Die Hard

4. Little Miss Sunshine

3. Goodfellas

2. Pulp Fiction

1. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

[CHBench]

I'll see it in the morning CHB
Tut-tut, BG. Drinking on a work day, not a good example. ;)

[bubblegoose]

do as I say, not as I do! :D

[goodie23]

5. Die Hard

4. Little Miss Sunshine

3. Goodfellas

2. Pulp Fiction

1. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
You should see Sunshine Cleaning

[jack23]

Tombstone. with val as doc,,, Papillion. think thats how you spell it with mcqueen and Hoffman,,,,,Heat.,,,,One flew over the cuckoo,s nest.,,,,cool hand luke