#25548 - 06/10/09 08:31 AM
Re: Top 5 movies
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jon38
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my top 5 is
1 my little pony
2 bambi
3 the bfg
4 toy story
5 spiderman
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#25549 - 06/10/09 08:45 AM
Re: Top 5 movies
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Meq
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Eh?
I thought you were 18?
You might find the Modern Church of Satan more to your liking.
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#25558 - 06/10/09 04:53 PM
Re: Top 5 movies
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I do have more movies I can keep watching but these are five that popped up while thinking about it. Of course there have been newer movies I like but if they will stand the test of time, only time will tell. I wiki-ed some basic info to add.
Once Upon a Time in the West (Italian: C'era una volta il West) is a 1968 epic spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone. The film stars Henry Fonda cast against type as the villain Frank, Charles Bronson as his nemesis "Harmonica", Jason Robards as the bandit Cheyenne and Claudia Cardinale as Jill, a newly-widowed homesteader with a past as a prostitute. The screenplay was written by Leone and Sergio Donati, from a story devised by Leone, Bernardo Bertolucci, and Dario Argento. The widescreen cinematography was by Tonino Delli Colli, and Ennio Morricone provided the film score.
In Europe, the film was a substantial box office success, playing for multiple years in some cities. However, it was greeted with a mostly negative critical response upon its 1969 theatrical release in the United States and was a financial flop. The film is now generally acknowledged as a masterpiece and one of the best western films ever made.
Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai?) is a 1954 Japanese film co-written, edited and directed by Akira Kurosawa. The film takes place in Warring States Period Japan (around 1587/1588). It follows the story of a village of farmers that hire seven masterless samurai (ronin) to combat bandits who will return after the harvest to steal their crops.
Seven Samurai is frequently described as one of the greatest and most influential films ever made, and is one of a select few Japanese films to become widely known in the West for an extended period of time. It is the subject of both popular and critical acclaim; it was voted onto Sight & Sound's list of the ten greatest films of all time in 1982 and 1992, and remains on the director's top ten films in the 2002 poll.
La Grande Bouffe (Italian: La grande abbuffata, English: The Grande Bouffe and Blow-Out) is a 1973 French–Italian film directed by Marco Ferreri.[1] It stars Marcello Mastroianni, Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Piccoli and Philippe Noiret. The film tells the story of four friends who gather in a villa for the weekend for the express purpose of eating themselves to death. Bouffer is French slang for "eating" but with the added nuance of stuffing oneself... (the Italian abbuffata means "great eating").
Marco Ferreri won the FIPRESCI Prize given by the International Federation of Film Critics at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival.
The film was somewhat controversial upon its original release with its scatological humour and comic depictions of sex and over-eating.
Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American epic war film set during the Vietnam War. The plot revolves around two US Army special operations officers, one of whom, Captain Benjamin L. Willard (Martin Sheen) of MACV-SOG, is sent into the jungle to assassinate the other, the rogue and presumably insane Colonel Walter E. Kurtz (Marlon Brando) of Special Forces. The film was produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola from a script by Coppola and John Milius. The script is based on Joseph Conrad's novella Heart of Darkness, and also draws elements from Michael Herr's Dispatches, the film version of Conrad's Lord Jim (which shares the same character of Marlow with Heart of Darkness), and Werner Herzog's Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972).
Blade Runner is a 1982 American science fiction film, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, and Sean Young. The screenplay, written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples, is based on the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick. The film depicts a dystopian Los Angeles in November 2019 in which genetically manufactured beings called replicants – visually indistinguishable from adult humans – are used for dangerous or menial work on Earth's "off-world colonies". Following a replicant uprising, replicants become illegal on Earth and specialist police called "blade runners" are trained to hunt down and "retire" escaped replicants on Earth. The plot focuses on a brutal and cunning group of recently-escaped replicants hiding in Los Angeles and the semi-retired blade runner, Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), who reluctantly agrees to take on one more assignment.
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#25648 - 06/14/09 08:46 PM
Re: Top 5 movies
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It all depends what you want out of a film. If you're looking for films that make you think and explore emotions then that's very different from the all out fire, death and explosions blockbuster category.
For the first category, in no particular order.
Fight Club - It will already be listed by someone. It is a nice work of art really, the colours and atmosphere is exceptional and the story well told albeit a little predictable. I've never seen a better Brad Pitt performance though.
Hard Candy - I actually watched this again only about 3 hours ago. It is one of the most moving, disturbing and eerily realistic psychological horrors I've ever seen. If you're going to watch it though make sure it's without distractions, it's a very subtle film.
Pulp Fiction - I'm not entirely sure why this makes me think, but it does. The film is expertly made and it's one that takes the standard and twists it only slightly but enough. Unfortunately it led to Quentin Tarantino being treated like a God with future films that simply don't measure up (*cough* Kill Bill).
8MM - You get to watch a spiral of emotion in a single character as he simply takes too much. Nicolas Cage is a fantastic actor and he's given far to little exposure. One of the rare films where I was actually vying for blood on the characters behalf. Extremely immersive.
American Beauty - A look into suburban life which few people could deny having far too much truth to it. The film is honest and entertaining. It has some great characters and Kevin Spacey gives a decent performance throughout. Well worth watching.
For the more mindless entertainment
Con Air - A fantastic action film. Great acting. Great special effects. Great pacing. It even had great music in it. People rarely give it it's dues as it didn't break any boundaries but then it wasn't trying to.
Layer Cake - A film about drug crime without as much pretension as some of the others out there. Great acting again and a thrilling storyline. Well worth watching. A word of warning, it is a little more 'British' than people may be prepared for.
The Matrix - A guilty pleasure if ever there was one. An interesting concept and some fantastic special effects... just ignore the sequels though, they suck the hairy balls of Satan, and not in a good way.
The Dark Knight - This is a good contester for best film of all time. Some of the best special effects I've ever seen, the best acting I've seen in years from Heath Ledger, a storyline with very few faults and none that are not people specifically looking to tear the film apart. It's everything people have said it is, a damn masterpiece, and it even makes you think at times.
V for Vendetta - An exploration on a utilitarian state which is thrilling without being mindless or obvious. The emotional heights of the film where a welcomed surprise. Well worth watching.
I own all of the above films on DVD and I can fit my entire collection into a single cardboard box along with my Xbox 360 games, so as you can imagine, I only buy the best films I see.
I hope these summaries where useful, let me know what you think of the films should you get a chance to see them, I'm sure you've seen a few, I didn't exactly choose obscure stuff.
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#25689 - 06/16/09 12:09 AM
Re: Top 5 movies
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ceruleansteel
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If this is the movie that I think it is, my friend tried to get me to watch it with him once, but the fuckin' dimple in that guy's chin was such a distraction that I couldn't stop looking at it...it would be like meeting your future inlaws for the first time only to find that your MIL was a circus freak. Remember the mole scene in that particular Austin Powers flick? Exactly.
THE FUCKIN' DIMPLE!!!
He finally turned it off about halfway through and told me how much I sucked.
Edited by ceruleansteel (06/16/09 12:09 AM)
Edit Reason: dimples and moles...
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#30001 - 09/24/09 08:48 PM
Re: Top 5 movies
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Not sure if you still have time to watch movies or not, but I have a few that haven't been listed but are just amazing pieces of art. These are all films that stayed in my mind for weeks after I had watched them.
I have only stated my thoughts/opinions on what these movies are all about, and you may well find a completely different meaning. That's why I tried to choose well-crafted films that could be enjoyed no matter what themes you found within them.
1) The Fall
Directed by Tarsem (The Cell), this film is focused on the relationship between a young actor and a little girl in a hospital. Shot from the point of view of the girl, the plot follows both real life events and those that occur within a fable the actor is telling the girl. The visuals and the storyline blend seamlessly and result in one of the finest movies I have ever seen. If you've seen The Cell, then you have some idea of what to expect.
2) Stay
Directed by Marc Forster, Stay is a complex movie with the finest details meticulously planned out to accentuate an already clever movie that deals with the subconscious. I'm afraid to say more for fear of spoiling parts of the movie for you, but this is most assuredly a film that will not tolerate mindless viewers and requires a sharp eye to catch all of the nuances in the story.
3) The Fountain
I am hesitant to recommend this one (directed by Darren Aronofsky (Pi, Requiem for a Dream)) due to its heavy references to Mayan religion and The Tree of Life. However, if you are willing to keep an open mind while watching, the references serve as a tool to deliver deep insight into loss and grief. The plot structure is also well developed and engaging.
4) The Chumscrubber
This is more of a juvenile movie than the last three I have listed. Directed by Arie Posin, it focuses on a suburban neighborhood filled with "perfect" people who have a slew of insecurities and problems. This is more of a satire, and you older people will most likely find a different way to connect with this than I did. Some people I have shown this to come away saying that it was depressing and upsetting. I personally find the brutal honesty in this film to be hilarious.
5) Pathology
Directed by Marc Scholermann, I enjoy this movie for the visuals more than anything. It does have an interesting story line following a group of pathologists that kill other people in unusual ways, then test each other to see if anyone can figure it out. But the violence and sex combined with the film crew's amazing cinematography makes the film incredibly beautiful. The two writers, Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, have amazing skill at what they do and all of the films that they have been involved in (Crank, Gamer) have had just as fantastic visuals as this one does.
I hope that you find some entertainment in these movies! I love watching films and to say that these five are in my top ten really says something about their quality.
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#32902 - 12/14/09 12:54 PM
Re: Top 5 movies
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Big fan of films..well horror films
I think that anyone who likes movies should watch these
1) The exocist
2) Texas chainsaw massacre (even the remakes arent bad)
3) The Shining
4) Friday the 13th (The second one is realy good)
5) Poltergiest 1
6) Silence of the lambs (my fav Hannibal film)
Sry for exceding the limit
And for not including greats like Halloween,The sentinel,Dawn of the dead,The omen etc
A film I realy reccomend to those who like Saddist stuff,as in sexually saddistic is ,120 days of sodom.
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#32903 - 12/14/09 01:24 PM
Re: Top 5 movies
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Natalia666
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I would have two separate lists. One that is regular movies. The second being the sadistic disturbing horror movies.
In no order.
1. Pulp Fiction
2. True Romance
3. Reservoir Dogs
4. Devil's Rejects/House of 1000 Corpses
5. The Godfather series
The second list of movies that should have never been made, lol
1. 120 Days of Sodom
2. Cannibal Holocaust
3. Flower of Flesh and Blood
4. Necromantix
5. Gummo
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#33036 - 12/18/09 07:50 AM
Re: Top 5 movies
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I'm sure of my number 1. The others are as close to being 'in order' as I could get 'em.
1. Edward Scissorhands
2. The Matrix
3. Neon Genesis Evangelion: End Of Evangelion
4. This Is Spinal Tap
5. Suspiria
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#36672 - 03/17/10 09:53 PM
Re: Top 5 movies
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My number one, for ever, "Night of the Demon" (1957) director Jacques Tourneur. Shot in black and white in my opinion, the classic film of how magick "works" this is an interpretation of M.R. James' short story, "Casting The Runes". I know great chunks of the script off by heart and created a FaceBook page for it, sad creature that I am. 
Number two has to be "Rosemary's Baby" (1968) director Roman Polanski. This is probably a favourite of many here for obvious reasons! I love the atmosphere of it, the way the plot develops and that totally unexpected ending. Wonderful stuff.
Numbers three, four and five are hard to choose. "The Exorcist" has to be one of them and, although it has dated I still find it disturbing to watch and the sheer amount of hard work that went into the special effects still never fails to impress me.
Bette Davis films are favourites, too though of very different genres to the three above. She was so talented and could imply more with a sigh or the lift an eyebrow than many modern actresses can with a raft of CGI, body doubles and overtly explicit scripts at their disposal. "Now, Voyager", "All About Eve" and "The Old Maid" are ideal for a winter afternoon in front of the telly with curtains drawn and tea and cake close by. 
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#36699 - 03/18/10 05:57 AM
Re: Top 5 movies
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I feel like such a kid when it comes time to list movies.
Some have been mentioned before. I can't do 5
1. Passion of The Christ...no I'm kidding. Jesus would roll in his grave if he heard that (OHHHH)
1. Fight Club...I nearly cried in the end. Suicide, love, rebels
2. Harold and Maude...really touched me. Suicide, love, rebels
3. 8 Mile...my fave rapper, great movie-Perseverance and honesty
4. The Matrix...Truth, philosophy, action, bad assery
5. Ferris Bueller's Day Off...real people, family, friendship
6. American History X...Edward Norton, human potential, race
7. Revolutionary Road...incredible acting. real life, family
8. Along Came Polly...Stiller, overcoming personal issues, trust
9. Fun With Dick and Jane...oh corporate America
10.Donnie Darko...personal issues, philosophy, mental problems
Gotta mention Pursuit of Happyness, Something's Gotta Give, Brothers, and the part of X-Men: The Last Stand where Jean Gray says "I love you", and Wolverine must stab her with his claws before her uncontrollable powers destroy the world. It was beautiful. Dustin Hoffman is also a great actor, though I only remember him in Rain Man and maybe Death of a Salesman.
Now that I look at it, that's a pretty decent list if I do say so myself.
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#36787 - 03/20/10 01:25 AM
Conan the Barbarian Soundtrack
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Michael A.Aquino
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Conan the Barbarian ... Some of the best ritual music in any movie. Period.
It's amazing just how rich, varied, and downright voluptuous the music from this film is. There are some samples here, and probably longer selections on YouTube if you're curious.
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#36791 - 03/20/10 02:32 AM
Re: Top 5 movies
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Michael A.Aquino
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There are some "side excursions" in movies that I like to go back to when I just want to escape that might not fit into the top 5 category, but just seem to latch onto me in a fetishistic kind of way, and I tend to watch them whenever they show up in the HBO or Showtime listings.
O.K., my five "bad" movies:
Triumph of the Will. A jaw-dropper in every respect. How did they get all those people in and out of Nürnberg, and all in the right place at the right time without anyone out of formation/out of step? How did thousands of people know to the split-second when to Sieg Heil, when to right-shoulder-shovel, when to hit the floodlights? In the U.S. Army you're lucky if you can get a half-dozen soldiers to walk in the same general direction together. [And the best shot in the whole movie: During one of the megaparades through town, with all of the good citizens screaming themselves crazy with adoration, Leni's camera momentarily switches to a cat sitting in a window, completely bored with the whole thing.]
The Story of O. This is not a film about sadomasochism at all, but about the degrees of mutual surrender that love involves. O willingly endures the ordeals of Castle Roissy simply because her lover wishes her to, then emerges not as slave but as goddess for the three men - her lover, her taskmaster at the castle, and finally Sir Stephen - who are devoted to her. The atmosphere of her new divinity confuses, then obsesses a female friend of hers, who ultimately is drawn to Roissy for a similar initiation. Perhaps only the French, who are able to portray even the most outré and graphic forms of erotica without the slightest hint of obscenity, could have made a film such as this. It is a mirror to its audiences of what sexual and sensual maturity involves - and how remote from that maturity most persons of either sex actually are.
Fade to Black. In the flavor of Anger’s Hollywood Babylon books, this is a horror movie about a young, aliented film buff, Eric Binford, who, in a different application of lycanthropy, assumes various characters from classic films to give himself "their powers". Readers of my Church of Satan will recognize the parallels to the 1974+ obsessions and demons of Anton LaVey, to include the avatar of Marilyn Monroe as Eric’s ideal goddess and, ultimately, "death angel".
The Magus. This is an exquisitely-done film version of as much of the novel as could be stuffed into a single movie. You really need to read the novel first to get some idea of what's going on, because the plot twists & turns are confusing otherwise. Perfectly cast with Anthony Quinn as Conchis, Michael Caine as Nicholas, and Candice Bergen as Lily/Julie. Screenplay by the author, John Fowles, who has a cameo as a sailor talking with Nicholas at the very beginning.
Shadow of the Vampire. There have been lots of Dracula movies, from the scary to the romantic to the funny, but there was something about the original Nosferatu that give you chills. The 1979 Kinski remake was unintentionally burlesque, because KK is already so downright creepy, and when you add the N-makeup to him and Jonathan Harker says hello to him like any other client, you have to laugh. So sooner or later someone was bound to make a movie about the making of the original, and SOTV is a charmer, with Willem Dafoe playing a real vampire playing the actor Max Schreck who played the screen vampire. Dafoe was nominated for, and should have gotten the Oscar for this one.
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#37080 - 03/27/10 02:46 AM
Shave-and-a-haircut, TWO BITS!
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Michael A.Aquino
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit?? I do love this movie! I would have never guessed in a million years that this film would be on your short list! 
Well, you know, every time I look in the mirror at Lilith & myself, I see Jessica & Roger.  
btw...I always believed Temple of Doom to be the more superior film of the series! 
To me Raiders, like the original Star Wars, was the "creative vision", with the sequels/prequels basically capitalization on same. I also thought that the overemphasized cuteness of Short Round and hysteria of Willie in TD got a bit tedious after awhile. And while I'm a Sean Connery fan, I thought that jamming him together with Harrison Ford in Last Crusade was awkward, as though each actor couldn't quite figure out who was the centerpiece of each scene [understandable when you have two megastars shoulder to shoulder].
I was thoroughly delighted with Crystal Skull, but then it was a nostalgia/fun flick for everyone who caught the Raiders bug in 1981. I said to Karen Allen that I would have been just as gruntled if they had gone right from #1 to #4: that I had married Indy & Marion in Secret of the Lost Ark over 20 years ago and it was high time for Lucas & Spielberg to catch up. 
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#37181 - 03/31/10 11:03 AM
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Wicked Satanist
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I also wanna mention Rocky Horror Picture Show is great, but not if you rent it and watch it by yourself. :P I had to laugh; this brought back memories. I was a teenager at UCSB in the '60s when a friend invited me to a midnight showing of RH in Isla Vista. I knew nothing whatever about it. Suddenly I was in the middle of an audience gone crazy, throwing rolls of toilet paper, howling "Lips! Lips!", and doing the Time Warp in the aisles. I wasn't sure whether or not to bolt for the exit. 
LMAO. Every Friday Night in Chicago... they put on a great show and it's well worth the time to bring TP, Toast, and a Newspaper! I LOVE bringing RHPS virgins and watching their face!
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#38240 - 05/03/10 04:40 PM
Re: Top 5 movies
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Veles
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Rosemary's Baby
Fight Club
The Wizard of Oz
Pink Flamingos
American Psycho
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#38465 - 05/12/10 02:23 PM
Re: Top 5 movies
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Gareth
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the ebola syndrome
cannibal holocaust
from hell
the birds
the omen
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#39818 - 07/02/10 04:38 PM
Re: Top 5 movies
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1. Apocalypto and/or T2
2. The Fifth Element
3. Leaving Las Vegas
4. Braveheart
5. Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas
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#40129 - 07/11/10 08:06 AM
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1. Halloween
2. Get Carter
3. Night In Manchester Morgue
4. Witchfinder General
5. The Wicker Man
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#40135 - 07/11/10 08:10 PM
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(Quentin Tarantino) Hell Ride
(Quentin Tarantino) Natural Born Killers
Not to nitpick but neither of those films were by Quentin Tarantino. Hell Ride was sold under the "presented by Quentin Tarantino" banner just like Hostel but it was pretty much just paid for by Tarantino. Hell ride was written and directed by Larry Bishop.
And Oliver Stone directed Natural Born Killers. Tarantino did write the original script but Stone rewrote it and Tarantino states very little of what he wrote was perserved.
Again not to nitpick, I'm just a big Tarantino fan.
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#42641 - 08/30/10 01:47 PM
Re: Top 15 movies
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Duende
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I already did top five, so here are my top 15 in no particular order.
1. The Empire Strikes Back
2. Saving Private Ryan
3. Apocalypse Now
4. Superman: The Movie (first hour only)
5. The Godfather
6. Downfall
7. Omen: The Final Conflict
8. Interview with the Vampire
9. Goodfellas
10. Dances with Wolves
11. Excalibur
12. Scarface (1982)
13. The Terminator
14. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
15. The Keep
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#42684 - 08/31/10 11:27 AM
Re: Top 15 movies
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Picking just five movies is like picking just five books - too many to choose from, and it depends heavily on my mood.
Here's one of my faves that I didn't see mentioned: The Usual Suspects. The bad guy wins! That's just so awesome - I wish there were more movies like that. It takes a lot out of a good setup if you "know" how it's gonna end. (Send me others!)
And Lake Placid - it's corny, but the movie is chock-full of good one-liners. You gotta see Betty White say, "If I had a dick, this is where I'd tell you to suck it."
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#42750 - 09/03/10 11:48 PM
Re: Top 15 movies
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Hello everybody! My movies are:
01 - The Omen 1 and 2;
02 - Conan The Barbarian;
03 - Face/Off
04 - Giant;
05 - The Devil's Rejects;
06 - The Dark Knight;
07 - The Godfather (all);
08 - Clock Orange;
09 - 300;
10 - The Terminator;
11 - The Unforgiven;
12 - Day of The Dead;
13 - Evil Dead;
14 - Friday The 13th (all);
15 - The Wild Bunch;
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#42772 - 09/04/10 03:39 PM
Five Movie Quotes
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Michael A.Aquino
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#43357 - 09/30/10 11:04 AM
Re: Top 5 movies
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1. Natural Born Killers Director's Cut -"Once upon a time, a woman was picking up firewood. She came upon a poisonous snake frozen in the snow. She took the snake home and nursed it back to health. One day the snake bit her on the cheek. As she lay dying, she asked the snake, "Why have you done this to me?" And the snake answered, "Look, bitch, you knew I was a snake."
2. Lord of War -"There are over 550 million firearms in worldwide circulation. That's one firearm for every twelve people on the planet. The only question is: How do we arm the other 11?"
3. Miami Vice -"They are vertically integrated, they're...
You mean they walk around with constant erections?"
4. Men Who Stare at Goats -"Don't eat the eggs. We put LSD in the eggs."
5. Billy Jack -"I'm gonna take this right foot, and I'm gonna whop you on that side of your face...
...and you wanna know something? There's not a damn thing you're gonna be able to do about it."
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#44009 - 11/05/10 08:53 AM
Re: Top 15 movies
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WRT the Eyes Wide Shut link ... well, he's certainly imaginative. The density of conspiracy theory rivals The Illuminatus! Trilogy.
... I have family in the Illuminati, with my cousin's husband controlling a corporation that is located here in the Buffalo, NY USA area, which had seen sales of $1.5 BILLION in the last fiscal year,...
Come, come, good Doctor, this stretches the boundaries of believability even for you. You don't seriously expect us to believe there's an actual corporation in Buffalo, do you?
This is a very unusual holiday design element, and it does not match my own experience at any of the parties I had personally attended over the years,
...
This Masked Ball segment of this film depicts an Illuminati sex-magick ritual orgy, which actually occurs behind closed doors in some of the most exclusive housing in the entire world.
Ah, I begin to see the author's real motivation here - he's just mad that he doesn't get invited to those sorts of parties.
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#44165 - 11/17/10 07:04 PM
Re: Top 5 movies
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#44166 - 11/17/10 07:14 PM
Re: Top 5 movies
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Jake999
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Lilith & I went to see this with Zeena & Nikolas Schreck when it first hit the theaters ... After two hours of the jerky camera action, all four of us were ready to barf.
I remember when this was showing in the theaters that there were several people complaining that they had experienced disorientation and physical sickness watching The Blair Witch. I went to see it. Having flown on "low level insertions" on C-141 and C5 aircraft (flying below the radar at about 50-75 feet at about Mach .5) it wasn't all that bad.
The thing that made ME most nauseated was the fact that I had paid $8 to see a really, really BAD "horror" flick.
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#44167 - 11/17/10 08:17 PM
Re: Top 5 movies
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After two hours of the jerky camera action, all four of us were ready to barf.
Funny becase I never had thas problem with that movie yet I can't read on moving vehicles or I risk to feel awful for hours or I never was able to play videogames like Doom (and I bet I still can't) due motion sickness, yet the movie didn't really do that to me.
As for the bad reviews the movie received I always felt they were pretty much like the bad reviews Lovecraft's stories get from time to time. Not sure exactly why though, probably because both are subtle, though in their own particular way, both are treated in a "could be truth" fashion and neither are precisely poetic nor beautiful, having fear as the real hero and the places like the main characters is not for everyone.
Well, just my opinion.
For instance Deathdream and Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things. And, with a nod to the impending holiday season, Black Christmas. If you aren't thoroughly creepedout by these ...
And I haven't seen some of those but will look for them this next weekend So thank you.
Best.
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#46731 - 01/13/11 04:52 PM
Re: Top 5 movies
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Michael A.Aquino
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2. LA Confidential--brilliant neo-noir
Two other James Ellroy novels have been filmed: Brown's Requiem and The Black Dahlia. Both are easily worth their DVD price. 
JE is a hoot. I met him once in San Francisco, and he speaks just like he writes:
Inside of seventy years ago some writers hatched a revisionist notion that, contrary to commonly-held gospel, America was the wrong place at the wrong time, led by the wrong leaders, feeding a wronged population a line of jive that sounded good but had to go wrong because the entire American venture was a freak curve ball arcing the wrong way; gathering power and veering out of control, held temporarily aloft by a pervasive corruption intrinsic to its momentum, but bound to hit the gutter anyway.
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#46771 - 01/14/11 01:30 PM
Re: Top 5 movies
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I'm envious. I've read all of Ellroy's novels, up to Blood's a Rover. And while I've never met him, I've heard the commentary track he recorded for the recent DVD of The Lineup: that was very entertaining.
This will give you a pretty good idea. 
I've read all his stuff since discovering The Black Dahlia in a St. Louis crime bookstore in the '80s. He later inscribed it "To Michael - Doom drives!" 
I'm not as gruntled with his later stuff as with his "L.A. quartet", in which I think he was really in his element, though his romp with the Kennedys in American Tabloid is fun.
The car repo caper at the beginning of BR is typical:
I dropped down into the garage. I expected it to be dark, but the morning sunshine reflecting off the window of the adjacent apartments provided plenty of light. When I spotted CTL 412, the third car from the end, I started to laugh. Cal Myers was going to shit. Leotis McCarver was undoubtedly black, but his car was a full-dress taco wagon: chopped, channeled, lowered, with a candy apple, lime green paint job with orange and yellow flames covering the hood and sweeping halfway back over the sides of the vehicle. Black enamel script over the rear wheel wells announced that this was the "Dragon Wagon". I got out my master key and opened it. The interior was just as esoteric: fuzzy black and white zebra-striped upholstery, pink velveteen dice hanging from the rearview mirror, and a furry orange accelerator pedal in the shape of a naked foot. The customizing must have cost old Leotis a fortune ...
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#46871 - 01/16/11 12:22 AM
Re: Top 5 movies
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Michael A.Aquino
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Have you seen and/or read "My Dark Places" (Feast of Death on DVD)?
Read MDP and saw FOD when it first aired on television. A bit pricey for a DVD right now. It reminds me that we both share a fondness for the Pacific Dining Car. 
He's got a new series coming out next week called James Ellroy's LA: City of Demons. I haven't been excited for a series in many moons... this one looks to have a lot of promise.
"Season pass." 
So Doc, I have to ask, was he familiar with your work?
Not that I know, but then we chase different daemons.
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#48392 - 02/08/11 02:49 PM
Re: Top 5 movies
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My favorite movies...
in no particular order, as they come to mind....
Zatoichi (any of the original series, great martial arts, great storytelling, great acting)
Delicatessen (fantastic black humor, lots of fun)
Resident Evil (I consider the first movie a work of art, perhaps because I never played the game and so had no differences to distract me [the only movie to keep me pinned to the edge of my seat and keep me there])
The Ninth Gate (Roman Polanski's action movie about book dealing and Satanism - perhaps the only movie of such a genre to appeal to me)
Office Space (Deserves its cult classic status, very funny and insightful)
Desperate Living (my fave of early John Waters, terrible acting, low budget, but so raw, funny and transgressive it's great fun)
Night of the Living Dead (a GREAT movie, the first one, every time I see it again, I'm struck by how good the acting, directing and storytelling is).
Edited by myk5 (02/08/11 02:54 PM)
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#48542 - 02/10/11 05:07 AM
Re: Top 5 movies
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Toxic Avenger, Childs play, night of the living dead, oliver stone's the doors, devils rejects
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#52151 - 04/03/11 10:55 PM
Re: Top 5 movies
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See no evil hear no evil
28 weeks later
Dawn of the Dead (1962)
Arthur (1978)
Pan's Labyrinth
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#52221 - 04/05/11 03:57 PM
Re: Top 5 movies
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RedAnthrax
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1) Braveheart
2) Gladiator
3) Saving Private Ryan
4) The Anarchist Cookbook
5) SLC Punk
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#57932 - 08/03/11 06:31 PM
Re: Top 5 movies
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LawNine99
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1. Jeremiah Johnson
2. Shawshank redemption
3. American history x
4. requiem of a dream
5. ravenous
All truly epic movies that explore many of mans emotions and eventual evolution to one extent or another. except requiem of a dream that was just a slow downfall into a unlimited amount of self delusion and decay of everything you hold dear a superb movie.
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