5 Greatest Movies Ever Made

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Ok, so I know there are a bunch of movie threads around already (there always are), but I was thinking recently about the very BEST movies I have seen, those that left an impression on me, and not just ones I saw out with friends for the ‘oh cool’ factor.

I haven’t seen very many classic movies (I’m working on it). But there are some films I have watched that I think are absolute gems.

(No particular order)

  1. American Beauty
  2. Fight Club (seriously)
  3. A Clockwork Orange
  4. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
  5. Die Hard

Post your own.

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You might want to see The Shawshank Redemption,
Goodfellas, and The Godfather.

I know you have not seen them because they are absent form your list.

I can guarantee no one will dispute those three.

One of my personal favorites is American Psycho. For some reason I really like Training Day too.

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  1. Transformers (2007)
  2. The Rock
  3. Bad Boys
  4. Bad Boys II
  5. The Island

Michael Bay rules!

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Children…

In no particular order

[i]The Good the Bad and The Ugly

The Godfather

The Grand Illusion

King Kong (old school)

Sunset Boulevard[/i]

Not only are these great, but they will teach you everything you need to know about life, love, politics, manhood, and the Movies themselves.

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  1. Pulp Fiction
  2. No Country for Old Men
  3. Braveheart
  4. Full Metal Jacket
  5. Raging Bull

EDIT: Others would be Unforgiven, Cinderella Man, The Godfather saga, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Kill Bill, and Sin City.

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[quote]Doug Adams wrote:

  1. Transformers (2007)
  2. The Rock
  3. Bad Boys
  4. Bad Boys II
  5. The Island

Michael Bay rules![/quote]

Ha.

I agree with Fight Club, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and Shawshank Redemption. I’ll add the Fellowship of the Ring (stunningly beautiful movie) and Cinema Paradiso.

God damn it I can’t help adding more honorable mentions (I was a film major, give me slack) - Memento, Children of Men, and Moulin Rouge, Kill Bill (II, if I had to choose), and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

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[quote]Uncle Gabby wrote:
Children…

The Good the Bad and The Ugly

[/quote]

Damn it The Good, the Bad, and The Ugly is soooo good. I can’t believe I forgot it. My excuse is there are more than five greatest movies ever made. I would never be able to decide.

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[quote]CJK wrote:
Uncle Gabby wrote:
Children…

The Good the Bad and The Ugly

Damn it The Good, the Bad, and The Ugly is soooo good. I can’t believe I forgot it. My excuse is there are more than five greatest movies ever made. I would never be able to decide. [/quote]

It is hard to decide, but I think a basic rule is to go back to the originals. Pulp fiction is an awesome movie, but doesn’t earn greatness status because Tarantino is a midget standing on the shoulders of giants.

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[quote]Uncle Gabby wrote:
CJK wrote:
Uncle Gabby wrote:
Children…

The Good the Bad and The Ugly

Damn it The Good, the Bad, and The Ugly is soooo good. I can’t believe I forgot it. My excuse is there are more than five greatest movies ever made. I would never be able to decide.

It is hard to decide, but I think a basic rule is to go back to the originals. Pulp fiction is an awesome movie, but doesn’t earn greatness status because Tarantino is a midget standing on the shoulders of giants.[/quote]

True. I thought Tarrantino and Rodriguez were revolutionary in my youthful folly until I saw Good Bad and Ugly.

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Blade runner
Heat
Unforgiven
Man on fire
Star wars

List does vary depending on mood though…

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God Father 1&2
Goodfellas
All Lord Of the Rings
Braveheart
Star Wars

Other Favorites:

The Deer Hunter
Full Metal Jacket
Saving Private Ryan
We Were Soldiers
Shawshank Redemption
A History Of Violence

And a lot more but my mind is going blank…I can’t seem to remember titles

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[quote]bmitch wrote:
In no order:
rocky
office space
dumb and dumber
die hard
billy madison[/quote]

You have much to learn, young padawan.

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Road House
Flash Gordon
Predator
Zulu
A Shot In The Dark.

Who the hell knows, top 5 is crazy. Top 50 maybe.

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In no particular order:

  • The Godfather
  • Casablanca
  • Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
  • Shichinin No Samurai
  • Dr Strangelove
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Ok, I have a question: Are we doing the five greatest movies ever made, or are we doing our five favorites? 'Cause as much as I hate to admit it, my 5 faves aren’t the 5 best.

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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Man on Fire
Rocky Balboa
Mr. Baseball
ALI

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[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
Ok, I have a question: Are we doing the five greatest movies ever made, or are we doing our five favorites? 'Cause as much as I hate to admit it, my 5 faves aren’t the 5 best.[/quote]

I was wondering the same thing; I have the movie preferences of an adolescent male. If I feel intellectual, I read a book.

That being said, the movies in my DVD collection that I watch the most are:

The Evil Dead trilogy

The Matrix trilogy

The Kill Bill movies

The Riddick movies

Sean of the Dead

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Braveheart
The Patriot
Saving Private Ryan
Deuce Bigalow European Gigalow
Hotel Rwanda

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I don’t have a top five but i’ll try:

-Elephant man (black and white movie)
-The girl who leapt through time (anime)
-La vita e bella (world war 2 movie)
-Amadeus (the one on mozart’s life)
-Tous les matins du monde (french movie)

Also, any “war” movie is good: Spartacus, platoon, deer hunter, saving private ryan,etc

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I like British films:

Quadrophenis
Human Traffic
Lock stock
Snatch
Trainspotting