The Ten Greatest Films of All Time: Poll
12-24-02 | 08:50 AM
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Dazed and Confuzed
Mallrats
Apocalypse Now
Thin Red Line
Pulp Fiction
Shawshank Redemption
Lord of the Rings
Frailty
North Shore
Fast Times At Ridgemont High
Mallrats
Apocalypse Now
Thin Red Line
Pulp Fiction
Shawshank Redemption
Lord of the Rings
Frailty
North Shore
Fast Times At Ridgemont High
12-24-02 | 10:51 AM
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In no order,except the first one.
Black Hawk Down
The Godfather
Apocalypse Now
Scarface
Saving Private Ryan
Robocop
Back to the Future
The Last Emperor
Dances With Wolves
Do the Right Thing
Black Hawk Down
The Godfather
Apocalypse Now
Scarface
Saving Private Ryan
Robocop
Back to the Future
The Last Emperor
Dances With Wolves
Do the Right Thing
12-24-02 | 02:21 PM
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Originally posted by dave955
Be that as it may, all the comedies you listed were recent. No Wilder, Lubitsch, or Sturges, all directors whose names tend to come up when these kind of polls are done? (Not to mention fellows by the names of Lloyd, Chaplin, and Keaton...)
Be that as it may, all the comedies you listed were recent. No Wilder, Lubitsch, or Sturges, all directors whose names tend to come up when these kind of polls are done? (Not to mention fellows by the names of Lloyd, Chaplin, and Keaton...)
As I said before, my list is only my personal top ten at this time. If I was making the list several years ago, I am sure Silver Streak would be on there. I loved that movie growing up. This is my current list, subject to change. I am sorry, but I don't think that the "greatest" lists can ever be definitive. All of them, even the AFI's, are all subjective.
12-24-02 | 03:21 PM
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From: Germantown, MD
Originally posted by calhoun07
Who?? The only three names I recognize there (possibly) is Gene Wilder, Charlie Chaplin, and Buster Keaton. Gene Wilder was funny, I recall enjoying his movies when I was younger, but Chaplin never appealed to me. The only thing I saw him do, tho was some stuipd bread with forks dance that is nodded to in Benny and Joon. Wasn't funny when Chaplin did it, wasn't funny in Benny and Joon. And Buster Keaton? I've heard great things about him but never saw a movie.
Who?? The only three names I recognize there (possibly) is Gene Wilder, Charlie Chaplin, and Buster Keaton. Gene Wilder was funny, I recall enjoying his movies when I was younger, but Chaplin never appealed to me. The only thing I saw him do, tho was some stuipd bread with forks dance that is nodded to in Benny and Joon. Wasn't funny when Chaplin did it, wasn't funny in Benny and Joon. And Buster Keaton? I've heard great things about him but never saw a movie.
. btw, he was talking about Billy Wilder.
12-24-02 | 03:32 PM
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wow, this post deserves a. btw, he was talking about Billy Wilder.
wow, this post deserves a
. btw, he was talking about Billy Wilder.
12-24-02 | 04:22 PM
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Originally posted by LBPound
Why is it sad that someone doesn't find the 'classic' comedies funny? Adam Sandler makes me laugh more than Charlie Chaplin or Buster Keaton, as uncool and 'sacrelige' as that is to say. I don't at all dismiss old films, but a lot (particularly comedies) do not hold up well, in my opinion. It's not all that surprising that something that was hilarious seventy years ago (like say, It Happened One Night) just doesn't do it for some people today.
Why is it sad that someone doesn't find the 'classic' comedies funny? Adam Sandler makes me laugh more than Charlie Chaplin or Buster Keaton, as uncool and 'sacrelige' as that is to say. I don't at all dismiss old films, but a lot (particularly comedies) do not hold up well, in my opinion. It's not all that surprising that something that was hilarious seventy years ago (like say, It Happened One Night) just doesn't do it for some people today.
12-24-02 | 04:42 PM
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In my IMHO, in no order
Psycho
Titanic
The Empire Strikes Back
Citizen Kane
The Godfather
Almost Famous
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Star Wars
Vertigo
Beauty and the Beast (Disney)
Psycho
Titanic
The Empire Strikes Back
Citizen Kane
The Godfather
Almost Famous
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Star Wars
Vertigo
Beauty and the Beast (Disney)
12-24-02 | 04:52 PM
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FYI, "greatest" and "favorite" aren't the same. That said, I hate lists so please continue. 
12-25-02 | 07:21 PM
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From: The Appian Way by way of Birmingham, AL
My list of 20 in rough order, based on some favoritism on my part while trying to leave out nostalgia and guilty pleasures:
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey
2. The Godfather, Part II
3. Citizen Kane
4. The Godfather
5. Apocalypse Now
6. The Exorcist
7. Raging Bull
8. Cabaret
9. Lawrence of Arabia
10. The French Connection
11. Chariots of Fire
12. The Stunt Man
13. M*A*S*H
14. Pulp Fiction
15. The Wild Bunch
16. A Clockwork Orange
17. The Thing
18. Raiders of the Lost Ark
19. The Sting
20. Se7en
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey
2. The Godfather, Part II
3. Citizen Kane
4. The Godfather
5. Apocalypse Now
6. The Exorcist
7. Raging Bull
8. Cabaret
9. Lawrence of Arabia
10. The French Connection
11. Chariots of Fire
12. The Stunt Man
13. M*A*S*H
14. Pulp Fiction
15. The Wild Bunch
16. A Clockwork Orange
17. The Thing
18. Raiders of the Lost Ark
19. The Sting
20. Se7en
12-25-02 | 08:18 PM
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Ok here goes:
-Empire strikes back
-Pulp Fiction
-The big Lebowski
-Deliverance
-The Godfather
-The Usual suspects
-C'est arrivé près de chez vous
-Power Rangers: The movie (ok I'm kidding
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-Full Metal Jacket
-The Deer hunter
-Monty Python and the Holy Grail
That's it I guess!!
-Empire strikes back
-Pulp Fiction
-The big Lebowski
-Deliverance
-The Godfather
-The Usual suspects
-C'est arrivé près de chez vous
-Power Rangers: The movie (ok I'm kidding
)-Full Metal Jacket
-The Deer hunter
-Monty Python and the Holy Grail
That's it I guess!!
12-25-02 | 08:35 PM
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I have no idea.
12-25-02 | 08:55 PM
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No particular order... and definitely not the best... just my favorites based upon my most watched films. What I consider "the best" would be an entirely different list...
Casablanca
The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars
Vertigo
8 1/2
Harvey
Ghostbusters
Ed Wood
This is Spinal Tap
The Big Sleep
Casablanca
The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars
Vertigo
8 1/2
Harvey
Ghostbusters
Ed Wood
This is Spinal Tap
The Big Sleep
12-25-02 | 09:13 PM
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From: London, England
The Living Daylights
Licence to Kill
Star Wars
The Godfather
The Godfather part two
Blade Runner
Heat (Pacino-De Niro)
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Burbs
The Terminator
Licence to Kill
Star Wars
The Godfather
The Godfather part two
Blade Runner
Heat (Pacino-De Niro)
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Burbs
The Terminator
12-25-02 | 10:07 PM
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Top Ten Movies off the top of my head.
#1 - Fight Club
#2 - Boogie Nights
#3 - Goodfellas
#4 - Godfather II
#5 - The Cable Guy
#6 - Empire Strikes Back
#7 - Se7en
#8 - Godfather
#9 - Rocky IV
#10 - Taxi Driver
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#1 - Fight Club
#2 - Boogie Nights
#3 - Goodfellas
#4 - Godfather II
#5 - The Cable Guy
#6 - Empire Strikes Back
#7 - Se7en
#8 - Godfather
#9 - Rocky IV
#10 - Taxi Driver
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12-26-02 | 03:04 PM
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From: Greenville, SC
In no particular order
The Third Man (Carol Reed)
The Royal Tenenbaums (Wes Anderson)
The Mission (Roland Joffe)
Gattaca (Andrew Niccol)
Casablanca (Michael Curtiz)
Magnolia (Paul Thomas Anderson)
The Seven Samurai (Akira Kurosawa)
The Shawshank Redemption (Frank Darabondt)
After Life (Hirokazu Koreeda)
Almost Famous (Cameron Crowe)
The Third Man (Carol Reed)
The Royal Tenenbaums (Wes Anderson)
The Mission (Roland Joffe)
Gattaca (Andrew Niccol)
Casablanca (Michael Curtiz)
Magnolia (Paul Thomas Anderson)
The Seven Samurai (Akira Kurosawa)
The Shawshank Redemption (Frank Darabondt)
After Life (Hirokazu Koreeda)
Almost Famous (Cameron Crowe)
12-26-02 | 03:37 PM
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My choices
1. Andrei Rublyov (1969)
2. Chagrin et la pitié, Le [The Sorrow and the Pity] (1971)
3. Dharmaga tongjoguro kan kkadalgun [Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East] (1989)
4. Enfants du paradis, Les [The Children of Paradise] (1945)
5. Grande illusion, La (1937)
6. Kuroi ame [Black Rain] (1989)
7. Ningen no joken I-III [The Human Condition] (1959-61)
8. Pather Panchali (1955)
9. Suna no onna [Woman in the Dunes] (1964)
10. Yi yi [A One and a Two] (2000)
2. Chagrin et la pitié, Le [The Sorrow and the Pity] (1971)
3. Dharmaga tongjoguro kan kkadalgun [Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East] (1989)
4. Enfants du paradis, Les [The Children of Paradise] (1945)
5. Grande illusion, La (1937)
6. Kuroi ame [Black Rain] (1989)
7. Ningen no joken I-III [The Human Condition] (1959-61)
8. Pather Panchali (1955)
9. Suna no onna [Woman in the Dunes] (1964)
10. Yi yi [A One and a Two] (2000)
12-26-02 | 07:00 PM
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1.GoodFella's
2.Empire Strike's Back
3.GodFather 1
4.ShawShank Redemption
5.Boogie Nights
6.BraveHeart
7.Lord of the Rings:FotR
8.GodFather 2
9.Pulp Fiction
10.Raiders of the Lost Arc
Gotta give Soprano's props for the best TV show ever.
2.Empire Strike's Back
3.GodFather 1
4.ShawShank Redemption
5.Boogie Nights
6.BraveHeart
7.Lord of the Rings:FotR
8.GodFather 2
9.Pulp Fiction
10.Raiders of the Lost Arc
Gotta give Soprano's props for the best TV show ever.
12-26-02 | 08:56 PM
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From: Arizona
The Ten Greatest Films of All Time
...Is it possible to make such a list
I certainly can't and don't believe it is. However, here are 10 great ones which can be considered for such a list
( No particular order......Except for the first one )
01. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
02. Rear Window (1954)
03. Casablanca (1942)
04. Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
05. Godfather, The (1972)
06. Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)
07. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
08. Gunga Din (1939)
09. Beau Geste (1939)
10. Pride of the Yankees, The (1942)
OK.......So here's another 10
11. Ben-Hur (1925)
12. Tale of Two Cities, A (1935)
13. Roaring Twenties, The (1939)
14. Sea Wolf, The (1941)
15. Phantom of the Opera, The (1925)
16. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
17. Wuthering Heights (1939)
18. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
19. Night of the Hunter, The (1955)
20. Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
I stop at 20
...Is it possible to make such a list I certainly can't and don't believe it is. However, here are 10 great ones which can be considered for such a list( No particular order......Except for the first one
)01. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
02. Rear Window (1954)
03. Casablanca (1942)
04. Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
05. Godfather, The (1972)
06. Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)
07. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
08. Gunga Din (1939)
09. Beau Geste (1939)
10. Pride of the Yankees, The (1942)
OK.......So here's another 10
11. Ben-Hur (1925)
12. Tale of Two Cities, A (1935)
13. Roaring Twenties, The (1939)
14. Sea Wolf, The (1941)
15. Phantom of the Opera, The (1925)
16. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
17. Wuthering Heights (1939)
18. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
19. Night of the Hunter, The (1955)
20. Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
I stop at 20
Spoiler:
12-27-02 | 09:40 AM
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Ok, here's mine with the usual provisios that it's a list and not the list and that there are many more just as deserving.
Wuthering Heights (Wyler)
Citizen Kane
The Seven Samurai
Out of the Past
Lord of the Rings
Gone With the Wind
Swing Time
Cat People (Tourneur)
The Best Years of Our Lives
Vertigo
Wuthering Heights (Wyler)
Citizen Kane
The Seven Samurai
Out of the Past
Lord of the Rings
Gone With the Wind
Swing Time
Cat People (Tourneur)
The Best Years of Our Lives
Vertigo