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Top 10 Favourite Films

Discussion in 'Sensorium' started by Barmy Army, Dec 4, 2005.

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  1. T2Bruno

    T2Bruno The only source of knowledge is experience Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    Remove all ads!
    In no particular order:

    Twelve O'Clock High
    The Caine Mutiny
    The Usual Suspects
    Vertigo
    North By Northwest
    Casablanca
    Harvey
    Some Like it Hot
    Bringing Up Baby
    Arsenic and Old Lace
     
    T2Bruno, Dec 5, 2005
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  2. Master of Nuhn

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    Don't really have a top 10, but here are some films I fancy:

    Shawshank Redemption (!)
    The Green Mile (!)
    Traffic
    Braveheart
    Forest Gump
    Boondock Saints
    Snatch
    The Usual Suspects
    The Sixth Sense
     
    Master of Nuhn, Dec 5, 2005
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    I always have real troubles with coming up with a top 10 list - there are just too many options to choose from. Anyway, here is my top ten list as of this moment.

    A Day at the Races
    A Night at the Opera
    All Quiet on the Western Front
    Bruce Campbell vs. Army of Darkness
    Duck Soup
    Monty Python and the Holy Grail
    Raiders of the Lost Ark
    Star Wars IV: A New Hope
    Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back
    The Sting
     
    JSBB, Dec 6, 2005
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    These are my top 10 picks in no particular order. It was really difficult choosing only 10 but I managed somehow.

    1. Almost Famous
    2. The Big Blue
    3. A.I.
    4. Toys
    5. Bicentennial Man
    1. The Professional
    2. The Usual Suspects
    3. Monty Python - The Meaning of Life
    4. The Yellow Submarine
    5. Basic
    6. Kill Bill - Volume 1
    7. The Red Violin
    8. K-Pax
    9. American Beauty
    10. The Big Lebowski
     
    Dice, Dec 6, 2005
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  5. Harbourboy

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    Other than the fact you have 15 films on your list . . . . .
     
    Harbourboy, Dec 6, 2005
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    Yojimbo (Japan)
    Circles (Iran)
    Suicide Circle (Japan)
    All About my Mother (Spain)
    He loves me not (France)
    Zombie Flesh Eaters (Italy)
    Dead Mans Shoes (England)
    Ong Bak (Thailand)
    Save the Green Planet (S.Korea)
    Mr Vampire (Hong Kong)

    Others that must be included:

    Das Experiment (Germany)
    Night of the Living Dead (USA)
    Ichi the Killer (Japan)
    Taboo (Japan)
    Grudge series (Japan)
     
    Cúchulainn, Dec 6, 2005
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    Thirteenth Warrior
    Army of Darkness
    Gladiator
    Black Hawk Down
    Sin City
    Crash
    Lock, Stock & two smoking barrels
    Darby O'Gill and the little People
    Master and Commader
    Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (AMAZING)

    And that sums it up in no particular order
    Got to make it 11, Ong Bak
     
    Darkstrike, Dec 6, 2005
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    Tae Guk Gi - Yes best war movie ever!
     
    Cúchulainn, Dec 7, 2005
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    Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
    Braveheart
    Lord of the rings movies
    Van Helsing
    Troy
    Kingdom of heaven
    King Arthur
    Sin City
    Gladiator
    Harry Potter movies

    I am wondering, why there are no movies about Forgotten Realms, could be as succesfull as LoTR&Harry Potter films.
     
    Westhardus, Dec 7, 2005
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    I doubt I can name just ten, but here a list of my favourites:

    All LOTR

    Hero

    Man On Fire

    Both Saws

    Both Kill Bills
     
    Lantus, Dec 7, 2005
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    Yay! More lists :D

    01 Lord Of The Rings (The entire extended triology)
    02 Donie Darko
    03 The Cube Triology
    04 House of 1000 corpses & Devil Rejects
    05 The ring (Both Japanese and Hollywoods part 1 and 2 and japanese ring zero didn't like spiral...)
    06 Sin City
    07 Once upon A time in Mexico
    08 Pulp Fiction
    09 Reservoir dogs
    10 The Nightmare before christmas / Fear and Loathing in las Vegas / POTC: Curse of the black pearl.

    So actually that are 21 movies :D
     
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    In no particular order:

    "Rochelle, Rochelle" - a young girl's strange, erotic journey from Milan to Minsk
    "The English Patient"
    "C'era una volta il West"
    "Unforgiven"
    "The Godfather I + II"
    "The Shawshank Redemption"
    "Pulp Fiction"
    "Apocalypse Now"
    "Citizen Kane"
    "American Beauty"
    "Goodfellas"

    - that's about 11 or 12 and I could/should have mentioned a lot of others...
     
    Victor Eremita, Dec 10, 2005
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    Those I can come up with sans greater reflection:

    Watership Down
    LotR
    The Lion in Winter
    Anatomie
    The Birds
    The Plague Dogs
    Bram Stoker's Dracula
    Star Wars -- excluding the recent productions
    Alien -- I was, like, utterly terrified :mommy: back then
    God's Army

    Edit -- And I just have to sneak in this one:
    When the Wind Blows.

    [ December 11, 2005, 18:30: Message edited by: Dendri ]
     
    Dendri, Dec 11, 2005
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    Since most of my favorites already have been mentioned I will stick to those who haven't

    A Clockwork Orange
    Life of Brian
    City of God
    Legends of the Drunken Master
    The Big Boss
    Way of the Dragon
    Heat
    Old Boy
    Zatoichi
    Infernal Affairs
     
    theGodless, Dec 11, 2005
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    Aliens
    Star Wars IV
    The Road Warrior (best car chases I've seen)
    Donnie Darko (defies description)
    Memento (ditto)
    Requiem for a Dream (ditto again)
    Saving Private Ryan
    Platoon
    Pulp Fiction
    Dr. Strangelove (hilarious)
     
    AMaster, Dec 11, 2005
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    1. Braveheart
    2. Brotherhood of the Wolf
    3. Conan the Barbarian
    4. Goodfellas
    5. X Men
    6. Spiderman
    7. Snatch
    8. Heartbreak Ridge
    9. Revenge of the Sith
    10. Mulholland Drive
    11. The Boondock Saints
    12. Pumping Iron
    13. Citizen X
    14. True Romance
    15. Where Eagles Dare
    16. Bram Stoker's Dracula
    17. Sleepers
    18. Return of the King
    19. Alien 4: Resurrection
    20. Enemy at the Gates
    21. Seven
    22. The Bourne Identity
    23. The Outlaw Josey Wales
    24. The Usual Suspects
    25. Raiders of the Lost Ark

    Sorry, couldn't stop at just ten: too many good movies out there!

    [ January 13, 2006, 11:05: Message edited by: Newfie ]
     
    Newfie, Jan 12, 2006
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