Jason

Yep. Can't think of a single thing that could have been changed. Hopefully, the new version with Shortround digitally added to the story will be even better!

islandclaws

Once Upon A Time In The West
Blue Velvet
The Thing

... three of my "perfect" films, though I know some might object to the latter two.

Drop

Before Sunrise and Before Sunset. When I feel like characters are my friends, something must've been done really really well.

Also the original Dawn of the Dead is about as perfect as a zombie film gets. Hell, the comment about the two Linklater films applies here too.

PopcornTreeCt

Barry Lyndon
Taxi Driver
Casablanca

That will be all gentlemen.

Wolf359

Hmmm....well I guess Star Trek: DS9 must be "perfect" then too.

panchor

My trilogy of perfect movies:

The Godfather
Vertigo
Casablanca

Sondheim

As cliche as it is, and I know a lot of people nowadays consider it "overrated" or whatnot, but I consider "Vertigo" to be the most "perfect" movie. After eight or nine viewings it still never fails to leave me in awe (or something like that.)

But I wouldn't ever judge someone's intelligence by something as subjective as their taste in movies.

Kudama

I was beat to a couple of these:

SE7EN
The Royal Tenenbaums & Rushmore

Would like to add:

Alien (1st one)
The Iron Giant
Spirited Away
The Wages of Fear

& while I recognize that these two aren't perfect for all, I love them both as much as any technically perfect film:

Ghost in the Shell 1 & 2.
It's like that Holly Hunter line in Raising Arizona. "I luh-uh-uh-uh-uuvvvv them sooo much!"

Robert

Field of Dreams
E.T. The Extraterrestrial
JFK
Goodfellas
The Departed
ALIENS
Witness
Ocean's 11(2001)

Supermallet

I can't believe we've gone through two pages and haven't hit upon THE perfect movie:

2001: A Space Odyssey.

PopcornTreeCt

I don't understand the love for Aliens. Maybe it's just one of those great movies I don't like but I find Alien far superior and as for James Cameron's work I find The Terminator and Terminator 2 both better as well.

SmartisSexy

Belle de Jour
Run Lola Run
Rebecca
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Dr. Strangelove
Blue Velvet
Gaslight
Rear Window

Wolf359

Well then PopcornTreeCt, I'm forced to question your intelligence.

Kidding of course, but I think of Aliens as the ultimate example of a SciFi action movie. The same way as there are roller coaster enthusiasts who will ride coasters hundreds of times and talk about them, that is Aliens to me. A nonstop assault on the senses, with characters I actually care about. I seriously can't think of a thing about this movie I DONT like. The score by Horner is just awesome.

Senor Javi

Oddly enough, just the other day I had compiled a list of every movie that I considered to be perfect and that I legitimately felt could be called the greatest movie ever made. There's exactly 22 films that I feel that way about:

2001: A Space Odyssey
Apocalypse Now
Casablanca
Citizen Kane
City of God
Double Indemnity
Dr. Strangelove
Floating Weeds
The Godfather
Gone with the Wind
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Goodfellas
Hoop Dreams
Léon
M
North by Northwest
Notorious
Raging Bull
The Searchers
Seven Samurai
Sunset Boulevard
Throne of Blood

Nesbit

I don't question anyone's taste for not liking a particular movie. I have asked people who say that they've never enjoyed an episode of the Simpsons if they're retarded though.

GeorgeP

Pinocchio (Disney)
The Empire Strikes Back
Ordinary People
A Bug's Life
The Insider

nateman

The work of Martin Scorsese – Whether or not his films are your cup of tea doesn’t change the fact that he has made some of the most ‘perfect’ films in cinematic history.

The Star Wars Trilogy- All 3 of the original Star Wars films are perfect in my opinion & even through George Lucas gets bashed by almost everyone, A New Hope, Empire Strikes back & Return of the Jedi are 3 of the most ‘perfect’ films in the sci-fi genre & in all of cinematic history.

I’d also add Lawrence of Arabia & The Green Mile. I can think of more but these are definitely the ones at the top of the list.

Randy Miller III

Fixed!

Rad14

Mine in no particular order:

The Godfather
The Godfather Part II
Raging Bull
Lawrence of Arabia
Zulu
The Wild Bunch
Citizen Kane
Silence of The Lambs
The Bridge on The River Kwai
Schindler's List
Goodfellas
The Shining
Braveheart
Ben Hur
Paths of Glory
Jaws
Apocalypse Now
The Searchers
In The Heat of The Night
Casablanca
High Noon
Se7en
The Night of The Hunter
Taxi Driver
Inherit the Wind
The Third Man
Casino
Sunset Boulevard
... to name but a few!

GoldenJCJ

Good call. I caught this on IFC one night and was blown away. Unfortunately, I missed the last 15 or so minutes. I'll have to track down the DVD.

jchamoun

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Drop

Isn't it a great deal of ST fans favorite series? Never seen it myself, but not a big Star Trek fan. Perfect is whatever one feels it to be.

tommyp007

Perfect action


Just plain perfect


Perfect Comedy

Spiderbite

Another vote for Raiders of the Lost Ark!

I have for years considered it to be the perfect movie. It has everything anyone could want. Suspense, Romance, Gore, Humor, Intelligence, Good Acting, Action, excellent Cinematography, special effects that still stand up...everything. It stands with a bang and never gets dull. Even the background characters are interesting and you care about all of them.

It appeals to Joe Six Pack and appeals to Critics. Kids enjoy it as much as Adults.

It is not necessarily my favorite movie of all time...but it is THE perfect movie.

Anubis2005X

The Fifth Element...I love every single thing about this film...