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Top 5 Films - Your Opinion?
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Being addicted to movies, I thought it would be interesting to post the top 5 films I think everyone should see. Of course this is my opinion and would love to hear others. The goal here, of course, is to keep this thread going and hopefully turn people on to some cool movies that maybe they haven't seen or heard of (including me!)
Mugs, vintage, bars, hand carved poles, apparel and more! [ Edited by: Tiki Matt on 2004-08-06 08:18 ] [ Edited by: Tiki Matt on 2004-08-06 08:19 ] [ Edited by: tiki matt on 2004-08-06 09:14 ] |
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 9:03 AM
Another cool topic, amigo! First response: Apocalypse Now Blade Runner (either version is pretty good, but I prefer the director's cut) The Graduate Little Big Man The original Planet of the Apes/Omega Man double feature, gotta have a little cheese, eh? This list may change as the day goes by. |
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 9:20 AM
The Party |
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 10:21 AM
Petulia (dir. Richard Lester) Easy Rider (dir. Dennis Hopper) You're a Big Boy Now(dir. Francis Ford Coppola) Midnight Cowboy(dir. John Schlesinger) Vertigo(dir. Alfred Hitchcock) |
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 10:24 AM
Favorite "famous" movie is "Lawrence of Arabia." Favorite "non-famous" movie -- and one well worth rooting out -- is "Tension" (1949), a very tight, hard film noir about love, murder, adultery and revenge. Really excellent. Rarely seen. Warren Quimby (Richard Basehart), a quiet, mild-mannered druggist, upon learning that his wife Claire (Audrey Totter) intends to leave him, begins to create a second identity to serve as an alibi when he kills his wife and her lover. Using this new identity, he meets and falls in love with Mary (Cyd Charisse) who gives him reason for not going through with his plans. However, when he visits the beach house where his wife and her lover Barney (Lloyd Gough) were staying, he finds that Barney has been murdered. Warren is now the chief suspect in the case and must prove his innocence. Tension is a taut thriller developed with noir motifs and style. Audrey Totter playing Claire, is the classic femme-fatale, cynical and cold, leading men to their doom. Warren is the weak man trapped in a pointless world. Director John Berry has filled the film with low-key images and well-developed characters: Warren's desperation leaves him no room for salvation, and his obsession with his wife's infidelity pushes him over the edge of reason. -- Linda Rasmussen, All Movie Guide |
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 10:39 AM
Very tough call, but Fight Club are all ones I keep on watching again and again. (But how can I miss out Goodfellas, Big Lebowski, Taxi Driver, Apocolypse Now, Amelie, or even Faster Pussycat, Kill Kill!) There are many 'greater' films but might only stand a viewing or two. There are loads out there to see and this thread should point out the cream of 'em. Trader Woody |
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 10:42 AM
Clerks |
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 11:02 AM
Tough one! In no particular order: --This Is Spinal Tap |
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 11:15 AM
Koyaanisqatsi |
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 11:29 AM
I can't narrow it down that far but i'm very impressed to see "Withnail and I" and "Little Big Man" on folks lists. Fantastic films. |
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 12:12 PM
wow..so many great choices. Have to agree on a few, Withnail and I, Apocalypse Now, Brazil. At this momment in time I would go for American Grafitti (ok I know it's 7 but there are so many fantastic films) [ Edited by: Kon-Hemsby on 2004-08-06 12:12 ] |
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 12:33 PM
In no particular order... Rear Window (Hitchcock) |
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Tiki Bird
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 12:45 PM
1.) Aliens |
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 12:49 PM
I can only offer totally subjective choices. They're not to everyone's tastes, naturally, since they're strictly reflective of my own sensibilities, though a couple would most likely have relatively wide appeal, especially for people who visit this site:
a few others (you said 5, but I have about a 1,000 favorites:) GOLDFINGER (1963 - I know, I know, it's everyone else's favortie Bond, too) FASTER PUSSYCAT KILL! KILL! (1966- three reasons: Tura! Tura! Tura! Also love Russ Meyer's UP!) KING CREOLE (1958), BLUE HAWAII (1961) and VIVA LAS VEGAS (1964) - my three favorite Elvis flicks, the best of the Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful, respectively OCEAN'S 11 (1960) - the Rat Pack cavorting in Classic Vegas, who cares if the plot sucks? The last scene is a beut, though. FORBIDDEN PLANET (1956) - the most visually arresting sci fi flick ever ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN (1948) - their funniest, and still the best horror spoof ever THE WILD BUNCH (1969) - Peckinpah's masterpiece, the greatest Western ever, along with Leone's ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (1968) 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1958) and JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS (1964) - Harryhausen's best, though they're all great THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954), REVENGE OF THE CREATURE (1955) and THE CREATURE WALKS AMONG US (1956), all coming out Oct 5 on DVD.... then there's BLUE VELVET, Woo's THE KILLER, INVASION OF THE SAUCER MEN, MAD DOCTOR OF BLOOD ISLAND, THE INCREDIBLY STRANGE CREATURES WHO STOPPED LIVING AND BECAME MIXED UP ZOMBIES, RE-ANIMATOR, Romero's DEAD trilogy (the fourth one is on the way!), 40s seminal noirs CRISS CROSS and THE KILLERS, and... aw man, forget it, there's just too damn many.... |
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 12:53 PM
They just showed "Tension" on TCM (last month was "Crime Wave" month). I taped it - it's a keeper. Another great rare noir they showed: "Border Incident" starring Ricardo Montalban and directed by Anthony Mann. They ran several noir films directed by Mann last month, including "Desperate" and "Railroaded!". http://www.filmmonthly.com/Noir/Articles/BorderIncident/BorderIncident.html My top 5 is mainly based on movies that had the biggest impact on me on first viewing, and I can watch them over and over again: American Graffitti (George Lucas) - it started my interest in the music, clothes, cars, etc. of the 50s when I saw it at the drive-in in 1973 2001 (Stanley Kubrick) - the most stylish movie in history Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder) - the sexiest movie in history Quadrophenia (Frank Roddam) - I was just a Who fan with long hair going to see this at the theatre in 1979. I came out totally obsessed with the mod movement and soon after I cut my hair, bought a Lambretta, and started wearing old suits. The Grapes of Wrath (John Ford) - my favorite movie about a time in US history and about overcoming adversity. |
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Tiki Matt
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 1:47 PM
Keep them coming, I'm loading up my Netflix queue!!! |
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 2:27 PM
Here's 5 that I think everyone should see, but only some do:
Also, as far as "famous" movies, everybody needs to see M (Fritz Lang, 1931), Nosferatu (F. W. Murnau, 1922), Gummo (Harmony Korine, 1997), Videodrome (David Cronenberg, 1983), Dead Man (Jim Jarmusch, 1995), Slacker (Richard Linklater, 1991), The Guns of Navarone (J. Lee Thompson, 1961) and The Apartment (Billy Wilder, 1960) [Has tiki bar scene!] |
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 2:31 PM
Hey Jab, FYI - I'm showing DOUBLE INDEMNITY for the first time during my noir fest this year, the link for which I've already posted elswhere around these parts. Its'a great flick though Stanwyck doesn't really do it for me. I prefer Rita Hayworth and Gene Tierney, femme fatale-wise.I'd follow them into Hell for sure. |
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Geeky Tiki
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 2:34 PM
Thanks for mentioning Guys and Dolls, great colors in it, as well. Gotta toss out a few more: Choose Me Chilly Scenes of Winter The original Invasion of the Body Snatchers. The Hunger Yellow Submarine/Wizards/Fantasia |
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 2:41 PM
Like Fred MacMurray's character, I have a weakness for anklets! I would follow almost any woman into hell if she were wearing an anklet. |
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 2:43 PM
Neat topic! Citizen Kane-no explanation needed. Jaws-chewing good fun! Casablanca-no explanation needed The Money Pit-a little bit goofy,but some great sight gags and the classic line "You are so much less attractive to me when I'm sober"-"Thank goodness it's not that often". |
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 3:00 PM
No particular order Once Upon A Time In The West (Only 15 Pages of dialogue! The scenery and the sounds are major "players". Almost more so than the actors.) Withnail and I ( I lived by this movie for years, and it made me fall in love with England even more than I was ) Brazil (Brilliant simply brilliant) Adventures Of Baron Von Munchhausen ( Possibly the top of the list . Theres still some room in this world for cucumber trees. ) Saving Private Ryan ( The most accurate representation of war on film yet.Just besting A Bridge Too Far, and Empire of The Sun ) Just outside the top 5 list, anything Monty Python, Terry Gilliam, JABBERWOCKY, THRONE OF BLOOD, LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY, Farenheit 911, and The Stealing of an Election. TG |
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 3:20 PM
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 3:21 PM
This list would probably change if I had more time to think about it. But for now, it's a pretty good list, even though I couldn't stick to just five: North By Northwest (Hitchcock) [ Edited by: Sabu The Coconut Boy on 2004-08-06 15:22 ] |
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 3:31 PM
My five favorite CHEESY movies: Valley of the Dolls |
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 3:34 PM
I don't think that these are the five best movies ever, but they are my five favorites:
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 4:29 PM
In no particular order: The Big Labowski also rans: Sexy Beast [ Edited by: Raffertiki on 2004-08-06 16:30 ] [ Edited by: Raffertiki on 2004-08-06 16:30 ] |
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 4:38 PM
"March Of The Wooden Soldiers" - Laurel & Hardy) "La Vacance De Monsieur Hulot" ("Mr. Hulot's Holiday") - Jacques Tati "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" "Seventh Voyage Of Sinbad" "A Hard Day's Night" Also any Hitchcock and all Universal horror flicks. |
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 5:07 PM
My choices are based on my favorite films to watch over & over. I know I listed 6, but I had no choice: Alien |
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 5:09 PM
Spy-tiki, good call on "A Hard Days Night." |
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 5:20 PM
Original Art by Flounder [ Edited by: FLOUNDERart on 2004-08-06 17:22 ] |
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 5:24 PM
I don't think I can limit it to five, but I've seen every movie I would put in my top ten on these pages so far EXCEPT my number one: RUSHMORE Otherwise, the rest of the list is filled with the usual, especiallly anything with the words "Coen" or "Gilliam" in the credits. |
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 5:28 PM
Favorite silly movies: The Never-ending Story *Side note - I love the character "Cruella" and have an ex vogue model Aunt who looks just like her, but is super nice. She actually has a complex about it, she thinks people will think she's cruel because of the resemblance. [ Edited by: Tikiwahine on 2004-08-06 17:30 ] |
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 5:37 PM
Damn Flounder, you're too cool for this school. |
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 5:58 PM
weirdly enough, i just had this conversation with king kukulele just the other week. and if you ever want to talk movies, he is the man. as for my personal favorites...well like everyone else, i have many! limiting it to just 5 is near impossible. and i have so many guilty pleasures too. okay here goes nothing: BLACK BELT JONES RUN LOLA RUN THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION how can you not like this movie? the ending is so hopeful. whenever it is on, i always get sucked in to watching the entire thing. YOJIMBO kurosawa's finest piece in my opinion. great to watch in an older theatre with organ...like the stanford. (not too many still exist!) uh-oh...only one more spot....damn i hate these things! er....eh.....guess i'll have to go with a hitchcock to round it out. REAR WINDOW this is a tough one to choose...because i reeeally like vertigo as well. but i dig raymond burr, and the whole voyueristic element. i know in 5 minutes i will be hitting my head against the wall for leaving off some movie....but these are my picks as of august 6th, 2004 at 4:58pm. mahalo :) |
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 6:50 PM
While at first wondering how any films made in the last decade or so could be anyone's favorites I thought it might be interesting to include our ages (I'm 47) along with the films. Something about the films you see, when, and their impact on our impressionable minds. So you can forgive someone for saying Terminator 3 or something if they're only 12. Plus I want to add Black Sunday because it still gives me the creeps. |
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 7:11 PM
i LOVE threads like this - i'm always looking for great new (old) movies to check out - thanks for starting the the thread tiki-matt |
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Geeky Tiki
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 7:11 PM
Martiki! I feel so bad for forgetting Rushmore. It is 10/10 good. I gotta add Breaking Away, Kingpin, and Happy Gilmore, Bend It Like Beckham - sports movies. |
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 8:36 PM
Martiki, you are so right about Rushmore! Others I just can't ignore: Gone With the Wind, Gilda, My Fair Lady, Flash Gordon (1980-for the cheese factor), Midnight, The King and I, Sunset Blvd ("They didn't need dialogue, they had faces!"), Footlight Parade, Camille 2000, Wonder Man, The Gay Divorcee, Orlando, The Sound of Music, The Fifth Element, Babe....OK, I'll stop now. |
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 9:29 PM
The top 5: Dr. Stranglove Alphaville The Great Escape Paths of Glory Bucket of Blood (Roger Corman; 1 year before and essentially the same plot as the original Little Shop of Horrors) and while I'm at it: Yeah, like anyone can just name 5 -Z |
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 9:37 PM
Oh Crap, I almost forgot Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal. (That was actually the film my wife and I saw on our 1st date if you can believe it.) -Z [ Edited by: Feelin' Zombified on 2004-08-06 21:40 ] |
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 10:45 PM
I based my selections on movies that I can watch over and over again and never get tired of them. When I'm flipping the channels and come across one of these flicks, I will always stop to watch it. "We're gonna need a bigger boat" "'cuse me while I whip this out" "ummmm, brains" The quintessencial zombie movie, with a great ending! "Some men are Baptists....others are Catholics....my father was an Oldsmobile man." |
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 11:05 PM
At the moment that is the absolute most I can narrow it down.. |
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Tiki Matt
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 11:12 PM
Also anything with "Anderson" in the credits (P.T. or Wes)
Your welcome! I thought it would be fun and enlightening. I've seen most of the films mentioned, but there are a few I haven't and will definately be renting. The point was to gear the lists toward the more obscure, older, foreign, etc. films and I think there has been an amazing response! BTW, just got back from seeing "Collateral" and can honestly say that this and "Ali" are the only two Michael Mann films that haven't blown me away (Didn't see "Mohicans"). It looked good, Jamie Fox was great, but the story kinda sucked - way, way, way too unbelievable. Go rent "Thief","Manhunter","Heat","The Insider" or the TV Series "Crime Story" for Mann at his best... Mugs, vintage, bars, hand carved poles, apparel and more! [ Edited by: Tiki Matt on 2004-08-06 23:15 ] |
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 11:16 PM
Yeah! The Party! I had forgotten...but that movie is a riot...classic Peter Sellers. My sides ache when I watch it! Thanks for remembering that one Tiki Mick! Also, for me: |
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 11:37 PM
Dr. Strangelove (Stanley Kubrick) Oh, and people still don't yet believe this, but "Eyes Wide Shut" will eventually be remembered not only as one of the best Kubrick films, but as one of the greatest films of its time (long, LONG after Quentin Tarrantino is forgotten). |
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Fri, Aug 6, 2004 11:43 PM
Clockwork Orange 5 Summer Stories Enter the Dragon True Romance Kelly's Heros [ Edited by: Alnshely on 2004-08-06 23:45 ] |
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1).Taxi Driver (Scorsese 1976) |