Film Top 10s - let's be having you!

[NickM]

Bugger. After last night's viewing I have to chuck one out to make room for Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Very difficult, but I think Alien has to go, because tour de force of terror and design that it is, Alien 3 is almost as sinister but has much more depth.

So the revised list is:

1. Mulholland Drive
2. The Big Lebowski
3. Fargo
4. Apocalypse Now (original version)
5. Utu
6. Alien 3
7. Last of the Mohicans
8. 2001
9. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
10. Ghost World

 

[cisamcgu]

In no particular order

Fargo
12 Angry Men
The Princess Bride
Blade Runner
Shane
Goodfellas
The Usual Suspects
Some Like it Hot
La Cabina

and, of course, my all time favourite

Star Wars

 

[Andy in Sig]

Also in no particular order:

The Blues Brothers
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Snatch
Herr Lehmann
Casino Royale (latest version)
Hope and Glory
Love Actually
The one where David Niven is the bomber pilot who misses his death and has to argue his case in heaven and Deborah Kerr is in it.
The Third Man
Some Like It Hot

 

[GrahamG]

I couldn't put 10 in to order but here's some that spring to mind...

La Haine
Godfather Trilogy
Monsters Inc
Highlander
Clerks
Shawshank Redemption
Escape from Alcatraz
The Big Lebowski
Robin Hood (70's Disney cartoon version)
Requiem for a Dream

 

[Stan]

Again in no particular order.

Local Hero
A Matter of Life and Death (the one that Andy in Sig refers to)
The Killing Fields
12 Angry Men
It's A Wonderful Life
Goodfellas
Leaving Las Vegas
The Talented Mr Ripley
Fight Club
Fargo

Of which there are seven ever present.

 

[4F]

Currently my 10 are (in no order):

Shawshank Redemption
The Blues Brothers
Gladiator
Ice Cold in Alex
Dodge Ball
Lock Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels
Platoon
The Matrix
The Bourne Identity
LA Confidential

 

[rich p]

Once Upon a Time in the West
Deerhunter
Star Wars
Godfather 2
Mean Streets
Alien
Goodfellas
Remains of the Day
Death in Venice
Deepthroat

 

[Melvil]

Erm...

1) Dune
2) The Godfather Parts I and II
3) 12 Angry Men
4) Repo Man
5) Beau Travail
6) This is Spinal Tap
7) After Life (Japanese film, made about 2000/1999 I think)
8) Das Boot
9) The Big Lebowski
10) Waking Life

But that's 10 I've just thought off the top of my head. Ask me tomorrow and you'd get a completely different 10 no doubt.

 

[jimbob]

Last of the Mohicans [ brilliant music too!]
Lawrence of Arabia.
Four weddings and a funeral
Notting hill
Fist full of dollars [set of]
Full metal jacket
Blazing saddles
Leon
Life of Brian
Monty Python and the Hole Grail

 

[beancounter]

Barry Lyndon
2001
Spartacus
Full Metal Jacket
Dr Strangelove
A Clockwork Orange
Paths of Glory
The Shining
The Killing

bc

 

[NickM]

Erm...

1) Dune

You like Dune more than Mulholland Drive, the best film ever made?

Dune looks to me as though either the money ran out, or it was cut to ribbons...

 

[Tetedelacourse]

Restless Natives
Casablanca
The Godfather
Highlander
Rear Window
Psycho
City Lights
To Kill a Mocking Bird
12 Angry Men
Gandhi

 

[Melvil]

You like Dune more than Mulholland Drive, the best film ever made?

Dune looks to me as though either the money ran out, or it was cut to ribbons...

There is a much longer cut available...I know it's not rational to like it as much as I do...but I do. Not as much as Twin Peaks, though!

Mulholland drive was fascinating...but indecipherable and I ended up a bit disgruntled.

 

[Over The Hill]

I would apply the test of 'If it were on TV now would I watch it' and come up with..

The Blues Brothers
There's something about Mary
Austin Powers (First one with Liz in)
The Mask
Ghostbusters
East of Ipswich (obscure gem written by Michael Palin in mid 80s)
Gregory's Girl
Four Weddings
Battle of Britain
In and Out

Struggling at that point but I am sure there are ten.

Problem I have is I am bored by war films (BOB above is one exception as it does not have a "we gotta rescue him" moment.
Westerns are done to death as are cop films, sci fi and Bond.
I prefer uk comedy to american but in films the UK ones often fall short whereas the americans tend to work on it until it has a good line every minute or two.
Also it does help if you fancy the leading lady.

Oh yes Life of Brian and Notting hill

 

[swee'pea99]

How come no-one's mentioned The Sound of Music?

"The heeeeeeeels are aliiiiiiiiive with the sound of myooooooosic!"

...and that bit where the entire family leaps over the barbed wire on the motorbike - magic!