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What are your top 20 favorite films?

posted 6 years ago by CinemaDemon989 (1286)
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Here's mine...In no particular order

1) There Will Be Blood
2) Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas
3) Goodfellas
4) The Shining
5) Schindler's List
6) GO
7) A Clockwork Orange
8) Rain Man
9) Natural Born Killers
10) Bully
11) Funny Games
12) Killing Zoe
13) The Doors
14) The Inglorious Basterds
15) I Am Legend
16) The Aviator
17) Scarface
18) Full Metal Jacket
19) Taxi Driver
20) American Psycho

Okay, so that's definitely not all of them. But close enough.

[–] StoneKeeper (26650) 6 years ago

I'll have to come back to you on this but I like your list so i will rate it:

1) There Will Be Blood 9
2) Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas 10
3) Goodfellas 10
4) The Shining 7
5) Schindler's List 8.5
6) GO 8
7) A Clockwork Orange 10
8) Rain Man 7
9) Natural Born Killers 10
10) Bully NS
11) Funny Games NS
12) Killing Zoe NS
13) The Doors 10
14) Inglorious Basterds 8
15) I Am Legend NS
16) The Aviator 8.5
17) Scarface 10
18) Full Metal Jacket 8.5
19) Taxi Driver 7.5
20) American Psycho 7

[–] Daddyo (289) 6 years ago

The most macho of all the lists. You are partial to body count fare. A Clockwork Orange was my fave for years. Your list is uncluttered by romcoms that's for sure! I preferred Where the Buffalo Roam to Fear & Loathing but your list contains a pantload of iconic films.

[–] StoneKeeper (26650) 6 years ago

Oh that'S not my list. That'S just me rating the OP's list. Mine is the last one of the thread.

[–] Daddyo (289) 6 years ago

oops...

[–] halomaniac88 (1736) 6 years ago

pretty dark list......

[–] GlenEllyn (21526) 6 years ago

I think so, too. The only one I've seen is Rain Man.

[–] CinemaDemon989 (1286) 6 years ago

Seriously? You haven't heard of any of those other films?

[–] GlenEllyn (21526) 6 years ago

Oh, I've heard of most of them. I was just never interested in watching them.

[–] CinemaDemon989 (1286) 6 years ago

Dude, you're missing out.

[–] actionkamen (23176) 6 years ago

I have never seen Rain Man.

[–] GlenEllyn (21526) 6 years ago

It's been years since I watched it. As I recall, it was okay, but so far, I haven't been interested in watching it again.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Spoiler alert! Dustin Hoffman farts in the phone booth!

[–] CinemaDemon989 (1286) 6 years ago

Thanks. I have a dark taste in movies.

[–] Ghaleon (606) 6 years ago

In no particular order:

Taxi Driver
Oldboy (2003)
Videodrome
The Thing (1982)
Blade Runner
Blue Velvet
SE7EN
Lost Highway
Zodiac
The Prestige
American Beauty
American Psycho
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
Mulholland Drive
The Last Seduction
Red Rock West
Låt den rätte komma in
Happiness
Spoorloos
The House That Jack Built

[–] StoneKeeper (26650) 6 years ago

Lost Highway is one of the worst movies I ever saw. Mulholland Drive was cool though.

[–] KvlhokVjequs (285) 6 years ago

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[–] Padeen (6459) 6 years ago

Is the House That Jack Built as messed up as everyone is saying?

[–] TheLittleHavana (105) 6 years ago

Lost Highway is one my all time favs too, I actually preferred it over Mulholland Drive which I also really enjoyed

[–] NoodlesMacIntosh (75) 6 years ago

The Prestige is an underrated movie. It is brilliant on so many levels - especially the character arcs and the way it sets up and toys with the audience. So much to analyze in it - I liked it better my second time seeing it.

[–] Kawada_Kira (7282) 6 years ago

This is very difficult lol. I'm currently typing up a list of my favorites and will try to narrow it down to the 20 best ones. Will then post it here.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Here's my Top 20 ⤵️

Platoon
The Thing
The Return of the Living Dead
First Blood
After Hours
The Bounty
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
The Wanderers
Boogie Nights
Day of the Dead (1985)
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Goodfellas
Family Business (1989)
Wall Street
Withnail & I
Stir Crazy
Midnight Run
Jaws
Once Upon a Time In America
Rocky II

[–] ShogunofYonkers (77378) 6 years ago

Awesome list Amigo
I missed Withnail and Boogie but loved the rest of your lineup🍻

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Cheers Shogie, Check out the other 2 if you get the chance. There's a drinking game for Withnail but nobody gets very far trying it 👍

[–] ShogunofYonkers (77378) 6 years ago

Interesting
I shall google 'Withnail drinking game'
Thanks Barry

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

You're welcome, You can substitute in economy Vodka for the lighter fuel in the drinking game. Tastes much the same 👌

[–] Kawada_Kira (7282) 6 years ago

Ok, I somehow managed to narrow it down, though I had to make some painful cuts of much-loved movies to do it lol.

In no particular order:

Seven Samurai (1954, Japan)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966, Italy)
Gojira (1954, Japan)
The Battle of Algiers (1966, Algeria)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991, US)
The Flower Girl (1972, DPRK)
The Name of the Rose (1986, US)
Shall We Dance? (1996, Japan)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2001, US)
Harakiri (1962, Japan)
October: Ten Days that Shook the World (1927, Soviet Union)
Kingdom of Heaven (2005, US)
The Quiet American (2002, US)
Empire of the Sun (1987, US)
The Red Detachment of Women (1961, China)
Stray Dog (1949, Japan)
Battle Royale (2000, Japan)
Ladyhawke (1985, US)
The Godfather (1972, US)
No Regrets for our Youth (1946, Japan)

[–] StoneKeeper (26650) 6 years ago

There's obviously a lot of yours I might need to see but the one that stood out more is The Quiet American. I had never heard of it and I like the cast.

[–] Kawada_Kira (7282) 6 years ago

It's excellent. I also strongly recommend the original novel it's adapted from, by Graham Greene.

[–] NoodlesMacIntosh (75) 6 years ago

Empire of the Sun is one of my all-time favorites. It has its flaws - but it also has amazingly rich scenes that are just etched in my memory.

[–] Kawada_Kira (7282) 6 years ago

I love it. I was mesmerized when I first saw it a few years ago. It's not as well-known as it deserves to be, unfortunately, so I'm always glad to see another fan of it.

[–] CinemaDemon989 (1286) 6 years ago

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[–] BillHicksFan (10562) 6 years ago

in this order:

Harry and Tonto, La Strada, Nashville, They Shoot Horses, Don't They?,Network, One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest, Battle of Algiers, Treasure of the Sierra Madre, A Woman Under The Influence, Buffalo '66, Mr. Deeds Goes To Town, The Devil and Daniel Webster, Harold and Maude, La Grande Illusion, Shadows in Paradise, Ace in the Hole, The Swimmer, The Seventh Seal, Umberto D, Bicycle Thieves, There Will Be Blood

[–] CinemaDemon989 (1286) 6 years ago

One Floor Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Harold & Maude, and Buffalo 66....great movies.