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My 100 Favorite Films

posted 9 months ago by CKid (3842)
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It's taken a while to comprise this list but now that it's done, it's time to post it.
Please note that these are my favorite films, thus there are a few guilty pleasure films included.
So here are the first 50, along with the year of release and how I own them ...
. 1) To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) - 60th Anniversary Edition - 4K Ultra HD
. 2) Forbidden Planet (1956) - Blu-ray
. 3) Local Hero (1983) - Criterion Collection Blu-ray
. 4) Jeremiah Johnson (1972) - Blu-ray
. 5) A Thousand Clowns (1965) - Blu-ray
. 6) The Last of the Mohicans (1992) - Blu-ray
. 7) Spartacus (1960) - Blu-ray
. 8) The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) - DVD
. 9) The Lord of the Rings (2001, 02, 03) - Extended Editions - 4K Ultra HD
10) Casablanca (1942) - Blu-ray
11) Ben-Hur (1959) - Blu-ray
12) The Hustler (1961) - DVD
13) Excalibur (1981) - Blu-ray
14) 12 Angry Men (1957) - Criterion Collection Blu-ray
15) Chinatown (1974) - Blu-ray
16) The Guns of Navarone (1961) - Blu-ray
17) Patton (1970) - Blu-ray
18) The Godfather (1972) - Blu-ray
19) Stalag 17 (1953) - Blu-ray
20) The Terminator (1984) - Blu-ray
21) Schindler's List (1993) - Blu-ray
22) The Last Samurai (2003) - Blu-ray
23) Blade Runner (1982) - Blu-ray
24) Run Silent, Run Deep (1958) - Blu-ray
25) The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) - Blu-ray
26) The Apartment (1960) - Blu-ray
27) Fahrenheit 451 (1966) - Blu-ray
28) Black Rain (1989) - Blu-ray
29) The Great Escape (1963) - Criterion Collection Blu-ray
30) The Train (1964) - Blu-ray
31) The African Queen (1951) - Blu-ray
32) Captains Courageous (1937) - DVD
33) The Godfather Part II (1974) - Blu-ray
34) The Ten Commandments (1956) - Blu-ray
35) 84 Charing Cross Road (1986) - DVD
36) October Sky (1999) - Blu-ray
37) Cross Creek (1983) - DVD
38) St. Vincent (2014) - Blu-ray
39) Cinderella Man (2005) - Blu-ray
40) Tender Mercies (1983) - DVD
41) Let It Ride (1989) - DVD
42) Field of Dreams (1989) - Blu-ray
43) Grand Canyon (1991) - DVD
44) Leap of Faith (1992) - DVD
45) Seabiscuit (2003) - Blu-ray
46) Children of a Lesser God (1986) - DVD
47) Get Shorty (1995) - Blu-ray
48) The Whole Nine Yards (2000) - Blu-ray
49) Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951) - DVD
50) Oppenheimer (2023) - 4K Ultra HD

[–] e3e34ifj (1912) 9 months ago

This is a really unique list with some stuff I haven't seen. Only ones I really disagree with are Cinderella Man (not bad, but pretty generic boxing movie with cheesy Hollywoodisms taken to real life events IMO), Field of Dreams (really schmaltzy, never liked this one), and I honestly think To Kill A Mockingbird is a tad bit overrated lol. Also, which Black Rain are you talking about, the Ridley Scott movie or the Japanese film?

[–] CKid (3842) 9 months ago

I'm referring to Ridley Scott's Black Rain with Michael Douglas, Andy Garcia and Ken Takakura.
As for Cinderella Man, it's that high on my list because I absolutely love Paul Giamatti's performance in it. He makes that movie for me.
Finally, I guess we'll have to disagree on To Kill a Mockingbird, because I think it's the best film ever made.
Please note that I am now 72 years old. I still remember when my parents took my brother and I to see it on the big screen back when I was 11.
It had a huge effect on me then, and I still love the film.

[–] e3e34ifj (1912) 9 months ago

That's interesting. I'm 24 and I imagine my top 100 will be very different 50 years from now. I'll compile my top 100 soon because this list has me intrigued.

[–] CKid (3842) 9 months ago

And here are my favorites from 51 to 100 ...
51) In the Heat of the Night (1967) - Criterion Collection Blu-ray
52) Papillon (1973) - Blu-ray
53) Walkabout (1971) - Criterion Collection 4K Ultra HD
54) Tess (1979) - Criterion Collection Blu-ray
55) Donovan's Reef (1963) - DVD
56) Stargate (1994) - Blu-ray
57) The Presidio (1988) - Blu-ray
58) Witness (1985) - DVD
59) The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968) - DVD
60) Marty (1955) - DVD
61) Darkest Hour (2017) - Blu-ray
62) The Sting (1973) - Blu-ray
63) Battleground (1949) - Blu-ray
64) One, Two, Three (1961) - DVD
65) Twelve O'Clock High (1949) - Blu-ray
66) The Shawshank Redemption (1994) - Blu-ray
67) Apollo 13 (1995) - Blu-ray
68) Starman (1985) - Blu-ray
69) Woman In Gold (2015) - Blu-ray
70) Black Widow (1987) - Blu-ray
71) The Dogs of War (1980) - Blu-ray
72) Hidden Figures (2016) - Blu-ray
73) The Bone Collector (1999) - Blu-ray
74) The Usual Suspects (1995) - Blu-ray
75) Big Wednesday (1978) - Blu-ray
76) In Harm's Way (1965) - DVD
77) The Dead Zone (1983) - DVD
78) Uncle Buck (1989) - Blu-ray
79) Von Ryan's Express (1965) - Blu-ray
80) Murphy's Romance (1985) - DVD
81) The Philadelphia Experiment (1984) - DVD
82) Absence of Malice (1981) - Blu-ray
83) L.A. Confidential (1997) - Blu-ray
84) Defending Your Life (1991) - DVD
85) The Devil's Brigade (1968) - Blu-ray
86) The Green Mile (1999) - Blu-ray
87) As Good As It Gets (1997) - DVD
88) Notting Hill (1999) - Blu-ray
89) Double Jeopardy (1999) - DVD
90) Indian Summer (1993) - DVD
91) The King's Speech (2010) - Blu-ray
92) Shampoo (1975) - Criterion Collection Blu-ray
93) Garbo Talks (1984) - DVD
94) The Holiday (2006) - Blu-ray
95) Alien Nation (1988) - DVD
96) People Like Us (2012) - Blu-ray
97) The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) - Blu-ray
98) A Good Year (2006) - DVD
99) Streets of Fire (1984) - 4K Ultra HD
100) The Cake Eaters (2007) - DVD
So there you have it.

[–] [deleted] 9 months ago

Interesting list though truthfully I haven't seen many of them... which is why it's interesting I guess.

I'll give you a random selection of 25 movies I consider amongst the best of all time;

- Repulsion (1965)
- Mulholland Drive (2001)
- The Vanishing (1988)
- Chinatown (1974)
- Black Swan (2010)
- Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
- Rear Window (1954)
- Heat (1995)
- Atonement (2007)
- Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
- Blade Runner (1982)
- Rosemary's Baby (1968)
- The Virgin Spring (1960)
- Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
- Amadeus (1984)
- Roman Holiday (1953)
- Casablanca (1942)
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
- Stand by Me (1986)
- Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
- Alien (1979)
- Closer (2004)
- The Innocents (1961)
- Paris, Texas (1984)
- Sorcerer (1977)

[–] Mrmojo4700 (21695) 9 months ago

Three of yours would be in my top 25.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Aguirre, The Wrath of God (1972)

[–] [deleted] 9 months ago

I just counted and I've only seen 23 of your 100 selections. Damn.

The 23;
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The Lord of the Rings (2001, 02, 03)
Casablanca (1942)
Excalibur (1981)
12 Angry Men (1957)
Chinatown (1974)
The Godfather (1972)
The Terminator (1984)
Schindler's List (1993)
Blade Runner (1982)
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
The Apartment (1960)
The African Queen (1951)
The Godfather Part II (1974)
Oppenheimer (2023)
Walkabout (1971)
Tess (1979)
One, Two, Three (1961)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Bone Collector (1999)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
The Dead Zone (1983)
L.A. Confidential (1997)
The Green Mile (1999)

[–] Mrmojo4700 (21695) 9 months ago

Two of yours would be in my top 100.

Excalibur (1981)
The Terminator (1984)