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In reply to the discussion: Your top 10 movies of all time [View all]King_Klonopin
(1,308 posts)56. My top 10 Movies (always changing, never static)
1) The Sweet Smell of Success
2) The Godfather
3) The Godfather part II
4) It's a Wonderful Life
5) The Deer Hunter
6) Unforgiven (Clint Eastwood)
7) Pulp Fiction
8) Animal House
9) 12 Angry Men
10) The Bad Seed (newest addition)
My Honorable Mention (Too Many To Mention)
Apocalypse Now
Dances With Wolves
Caddyshack
The Producers
Fargo
Goodfellas
The Pope of Greenwich Village
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest
Diner
Donnie Brasco
Hoosiers
A Hard Days Night
The Wizard of Oz
The Days of Wine and Roses
Dr. Strangelove
Do The Right Thing
Pink Floyd The Wall
My Man Godfrey
The Graduate
Blue Velvet
My Top 10 Worst Movies Ever
1) Boogie Nights ("the movie that wouldn't die" -- I just wanted it to end)
2) Rocky V
3) The Godfather part III
4) Any movie starring Adam Sandler
5) Thelma and Louise (suicide is not empowering)
6) Forrest Gump (sorry, it has some great quotes, but I feel jerked around by this one)
7) Billy Jack (I saw this crappy thing about 6 times when I was 13)
8) Carnival of Souls
9) The Big Lebowski (without a cult following, it would suck)
10) The Bad Seed (but the acting is so over-the-top hammy that it is a howl!)
(Slamming Ed Wood movies is too easy)
2) The Godfather
3) The Godfather part II
4) It's a Wonderful Life
5) The Deer Hunter
6) Unforgiven (Clint Eastwood)
7) Pulp Fiction
8) Animal House
9) 12 Angry Men
10) The Bad Seed (newest addition)
My Honorable Mention (Too Many To Mention)
Apocalypse Now
Dances With Wolves
Caddyshack
The Producers
Fargo
Goodfellas
The Pope of Greenwich Village
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest
Diner
Donnie Brasco
Hoosiers
A Hard Days Night
The Wizard of Oz
The Days of Wine and Roses
Dr. Strangelove
Do The Right Thing
Pink Floyd The Wall
My Man Godfrey
The Graduate
Blue Velvet
My Top 10 Worst Movies Ever
1) Boogie Nights ("the movie that wouldn't die" -- I just wanted it to end)
2) Rocky V
3) The Godfather part III
4) Any movie starring Adam Sandler
5) Thelma and Louise (suicide is not empowering)
6) Forrest Gump (sorry, it has some great quotes, but I feel jerked around by this one)
7) Billy Jack (I saw this crappy thing about 6 times when I was 13)
8) Carnival of Souls
9) The Big Lebowski (without a cult following, it would suck)
10) The Bad Seed (but the acting is so over-the-top hammy that it is a howl!)
(Slamming Ed Wood movies is too easy)
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All About Eve, Double Indemnity, The Philadelphia Story, The Sting, Mildred Pierce,
catbyte
Aug 2016
#14
I kind of like movies that deal with a main character confronted with life in a drama or bio drama
shadowwinds
Aug 2016
#32
The future wasn't like 1984, it was like Brazil. I'm glad to see it on anyone's list.
hunter
Sep 2016
#95
I cn't believe this is not on anyone's list. Would definitely be on mine...
63splitwindow
Aug 2016
#53
Chronicles the prep for first performance of Sting's jazz/rock fusion band formed after The Police
63splitwindow
Aug 2016
#60
Little Murders, Wings of Desire, Dr. Strangelove, Repo Man, Lawrence of Arabia, Mary and Max, Freaks
progressoid
Aug 2016
#61
Without stopping to think for long, these are the first ten to come to mind
The Polack MSgt
Aug 2016
#76
I still have yet to see avatar. Been wanting to but just never got around to it
AgadorSparticus
Sep 2016
#104
I came here looking for movie ideas but wow - guess Im kinda more into the
Kashkakat v.2.0
Sep 2016
#99
My Top 10, in no particular order. A lot of representation from the Brothers Coen on the list.
Tommy_Carcetti
Sep 2016
#155