RedCafe's Top 50 Films Of All Time Submission/Discussion Thread

[duffer]

I actually don't mind 300. It won't be in my list for sure but the only thing that will be ignored is anything with an Ewok in it.

 

[Twigg]

I'm going to compile my list over the next few days to make sure I don't miss any films.

 

[Cedric]

I am thinking about having Phantom Menace on top of my list, it has some great comedy scenes.

 

[Snowjoe]

I actually don't mind 300. It won't be in my list for sure but the only thing that will be ignored is anything with an Ewok in it.

I will not tolerate any discrimination towards the fine, noble race of Ewoks.

 

[Rooney in Paris]

This is going to be so hard.

 

[Snowjoe]

I am thinking about having Phantom Menace on top of my list, it has some great comedy scenes.

Needs more Jar Jar Bi.....wait......

 

[Red Shorts]

Shawshank Redemption (1994) - 1 - 15 Points
The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003) - 2 - 14 Points
Batman: The Dark Knight (2008) - 3 - 13 Points
Gladiator (2000) - 4 - 12 Points
Snatch (2000) - 5 - 11 Points
Forrest Gump (1994) - 6 - 10 Points
The Usual Suspects (1995) - 7 - 9 Points
The Godfather (1972) - 8 - 8 Points
Pulp Fiction (1994) - 9 - 7 Points
Apocalypse Now (1979) - 10 - 6 Points
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - 11 - 5 Points
Fight Club (1999) - 12 - 4 Points
Scarface (1983) - 13 - 3 Points
Saving Private Ryan (1998) - 14 - 2 Points
Inception (2010) - 15 - 1 Point
Once Upon A Time In The West (1968) - 16 - 1 Point
The Deer Hunter (1978) - 17 - 1 Point
Schindler's List (1993) - 18 - 1 Point
Road to Perdition (2002) - 19 - 1 Point
Toy Story (1995) - 20 - 1 Point

 

[Red Shorts]

That was hella-hard, the order is extremely hard to do too.

 

[Mrs Smoker]

Star Wars ( 1977 ) 1 George Lucas Mark Hamill 15
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back ( 1980 ) 2 Irvin Kershner Mark Hamill 14
Raiders of the Lost Ark ( 1981 ) 3 Steven Spielberg Harrison Ford 13
Robocop ( 1987 ) 4 Paul Verhoeven Peter Weller 12
The Thing ( 1982 ) 5 John Carpenter Kurt Russell 11
Good Fellas ( 1990 ) 6 Michael Scorcese Ray Liotta 10
The Right Stuff ( 1983 ) 7 Phillip Kaufman Fred Ward 9
Shichinin No Samurai ( 1954 ) 8 Akira Kurosawa Takashi Shimura 8
The Last of the Mohican ( 1992 ) 9 Michael Mann Daniel Day Lewis 7
Conan the Barbarian ( 1982 ) 10 John Millius Arnold Schwarzenegger 6
Jaws ( 1975 ) 11 Steven Spielberg Roy Scheider 5
Aliens ( 1986 ) 12 James Cameron Sigourney Weaver 4
The Wild Bunch ( 1969 ) 13 Sam Peckinpah William Holden 3
The Road Warrior ( 1981 ) 14 George Miller Mel Gibson 2
Batman ( 1989 ) 15 Tim Burton Michael Keaton 1
Dr. Strangelove or How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ( 1964 ) 16 Stanley Kubrick George C. Scott 1
The Outlaw Josey Walles ( 1976 ) 17 Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood 1
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi ( 1983 ) 18 Richard Marquand Mark Hamill 1
Reservoir Dogs ( 1992 ) 19 Quentin Tarantino Harvey Keitel 1
The Abyss ( 1989 ) 20 James Cameron Ed Harris 1

 

[Manchester Dan]

Shawshank Redemption (1994) - 1 - 15 Points
The Godfather (1972) - 2 - 14 Points
The Godfather: Part 2 (1974) - 3 - 13 Points
Gladiator (2000) - 4 - 12 Points
Shutter Island (2010) - 5 - 11 Points
Se7en (1995) - 6 - 10 Points
The Prestige (2006) - 7 - 9 Points
The Departed (2006) - 8 - 8 Points
The Intouchables (2011) - 9 - 7 Points
Pulp Fiction (1994) - 10 - 6 Points
Inception (2010) - 11 - 5 Points
The Dark Knight (2008) - 12 - 4 Points
Fight Club (1999) - 13 - 3 Points
Goodfellas (1990) - 14 - 2 Points
Inglourious Basterds (2009) - 15 - 1 Point
Good Will Hunting (1997) - 16 - 1 Point
Lord of the Rings: Two Towers (2002) - 17 - 1 Point
Name of Film (Year) - 18 - 1 Point
Name of Film (Year) - 19 - 1 Point
Name of Film (Year) - 20 - 1 Point

 

[Nickosaur]

Jurassic Park (1993) - 1 - 15 Points
Jaws (1975) - 2 - 14 Points
Aliens (1986) - 3 - 13 Points
Pulp Fiction (1994) - 4 - 12 Points
No Country For Old Men (2007) - 5 - 11 Points
Saving Private Ryan (1998) - 6 - 10 Points
The Godfather (1972) - 7 - 9 Points
28 Days Later (2002) - 8 - 8 Points
Inception (2010) - 9 - 7 Points
In Bruges (2008) - 10 - 6 Points
Superbad (2007) - 11 - 5 Points
The Thing (1982) - 12 - 4 Points
Se7en (1995) - 13 - 3 Points
Alien (1979) - 14 - 2 Points
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) - 15 - 1 Point
The Dark Knight (2008) - 16 - 1 Point
The Matrix (1999) - 17 - 1 Point
Memento (2000) - 18 - 1 Point
There Will Be Blood (2007) - 19 - 1 Point
Inglorious Basterds (2009) - 20 - 1 Point


edit/done. may change. bloody difficult.

 

[Snowjoe]

1. Jurassic Park - 15 points

I'll do the rest later.

Oh my god yes.

 

[Neil_Buchanan]

Fargo (1996) - 1 - 15 Points
Pulp Fiction (1994) - 2 - 14 Points
Goodfellas (1990) - 3 - 13 Points
Inglorious Basterds (2009) - 4 - 12 Points
The Godfather (1972) - 5 - 11 Points
The Big Lebowski (1998) - 6 - 10 Points
Casino (1995) - 7 - 9 Points
28 Days Later (2002) - 8 - 8 Points
Lock Stock & 2 Smoking Barrels (1998) - 9 - 7 Points
Jaws (1975) - 10 - 6 Points
Schindler's List (1993) - 11 - 5 Points
Star Wars Episode V Empire Strikes Back - 12 - 4 Points
Casino Royale (2006) - 13 - 3 Points
Platoon (1986) - 14 - 2 Points
The Dark Knight (2008) - 15 - 1 Point
The Matrix (1999) - 16 - 1 Point
The Hangover (2009) - 17 - 1 Point
Inception (2010) - 18 - 1 Point
Superbad (2009) - 19 - 1 Point
Midnight Run (1988) - 20 - 1 Point

 

[peterstorey]

Just wait til Nilsson & co get here

 

[Alock1]

Great list Neil

 

[Zen86]

I foresee high levels of hipsterism in this thread

 

[Snowjoe]

If The Room doesn't win its a travesty.

 

[Revan]

Preliminary list, subject of changes:

The Matrix (1999) - 1 - 15 Points
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - 2 - 14 Points
Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) - 3 - 13 Points
Star Wars: Revenge of The Sith (2005) - 4 - 12 Points (feck off, haters)
The Lord of The Rings: The Return of The King (2003) - 5 - 11 Points
Indiana Jones: Raiders of The Lost Ark (1981) - 6 - 10 Points
Pulp Fiction (1994) - 7 - 9 Points
12 Angry Men (1972) - 8 - 8 Points
The Godfather (1972) - 9 - 7 Points
Fight Club (1999) - 10 - 6 Points
The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of The Ring (2001) - 11 - 5 Points
The Prestige (2006) - 12 - 4 Points
Gladiator (2000) - 13 - 3 Points
Oldboy (2003) - 14 - 2 Points
Sin City (2005) - 15 - 1 Points
Donnie Darko (2001) - 16 - 1 Point
V for Vendetta (2005) - 17 - 1 Point
The Man From Earth (2007) - 18 - 1 Point
Ben-Hur (1959) - 19 - 1 Point
A Beautiful Mind (2001) - 20 - 1 Point

 

[Twigg]

Preliminary list, subject of changes:

The Matrix (1999) - 1 - 15 Points
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - 2 - 14 Points
Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) - 3 - 13 Points
Star Wars: Revenge of The Sith (2005) - 4 - 12 Points (feck off, haters)
The Lord of The Rings: The Return of The King (2003) - 5 - 11 Points
Indiana Jones: Raiders of The Lost Ark (1981) - 6 - 10 Points
Pulp Fiction (1994) - 7 - 9 Points
12 Angry Men (1972) - 8 - 8 Points
The Godfather (1972) - 9 - 7 Points
Fight Club (1999) - 10 - 6 Points
The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of The Ring (2001) - 11 - 5 Points
The Prestige (2006) - 12 - 4 Points
Gladiator (2000) - 13 - 3 Points
Oldboy (2003) - 14 - 2 Points
Sin City (2005) - 15 - 1 Points
Donnie Darko (2001) - 16 - 1 Point
V for Vendetta (2005) - 17 - 1 Point
The Man From Earth (2007) - 18 - 1 Point
Ben-Hur (1959) - 19 - 1 Point
A Beautiful Mind (2001) - 20 - 1 Point

Good shout. That's on my list too.

Is it worth having films that aren't that well known on my list?

 

[Revan]

Good shout. That's on my list too.

Is it worth having films that aren't that well known on my list?

Likely not (cause they miss on top 50) but I don't care. I have voted for my personal list although I know that Oldboy (a South Korean movie) and The Man From Earth (an indie movie) very likely won't be on top 50 because not many people have watched them. Both are fantastic movies. Revenge of The Sith is a very hated movie here, but I loved him and on another day would have put him on second or third position.

 

[Twigg]

Likely not (cause they miss on top 50) but I don't care. I have voted for my personal list although I know that Oldboy (a South Korean movie) and The Man From Earth (an indie movie) very likely won't be on top 50 because not many people have watched them. Both are fantastic movies.

Oldboy is on my list

I'm just not sure whether to make it a list of movies most special to me or not.

 

[Donut]

Oldboy is on my list

I'm just not sure whether to make it a list of movies most special to me or not.

Yes!

put 300 on

 

[Alock1]

Am I the only person who thinks Fellowship is the best of the LOTR films?

 

[Revan]

Oldboy is on my list

I'm just not sure whether to make it a list of movies most special to me or not.

Brilliant! I cry when I talk with movie maniacs who somehow have missed it. It is quite a shame that it doesn't get the recognition it deserves simply because it isn't a Hollywood-ian movie.

I tried to go with a combination of both (special movies for me and quality movies). Which means that those two movies I mentioned or V for Vendetta get places instead of some movies that while might be better aren't special to me (Shawshank Redemption, Godfather 2, Casablanca, Citizen Kane). It's a shame that the likes of The Manchurian Candidate and Dial M For Murder are still missing though (despite being on both those categories).

 

[Revan]

Am I the only person who thinks Fellowship is the best of the LOTR films?

Until on my last rewatch (I think that I have watched all of them 4 or 5 times) I had that opinion too, but after the last rewatch I changed my mind.

 

[MarcRed96]

Apocalypse Now -1- 15 Points
Godfather (I) (1972) -2- 14 Points
Shawshank Redemption (1994) -3- 13 Points
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) -4- 12 Points
No Country For Old Men (2007) -5- 11 Points
Pulp Fiction (1994) -6- 10 Points
Fight Club (1999) -7- 9 Points
Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981) -8- 8 points
The Matrix (1999) -9- 7 points
Jurassic Park (1993) -10- 6 points
Taxi Driver (1976) -11- 5 points
Back To The Future (1985) -12- 4 points
Gladiator (2000) -13- 3 points
Toy Story (1995) -14- 2 points
LOTR: Fellowship Of The Ring (2001) -15- 1 point
Forrest Gump (1994) -16- 1 point
Saving Private Ryan (1998) -17- 1 point
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) -18- 1 point
Anchorman (2004) -19- 1 point
The Departed (2006) -20- 1 point

 

[MarcRed96]

Am I the only person who thinks Fellowship is the best of the LOTR films?

It's my favourite one for sure. The Moria segment is my favourite part in the whole trilogy.

 

[Twigg]

Am I the only person who thinks Fellowship is the best of the LOTR films?

No you're not. It's my favourite of the three too.

 

[MarcRed96]

Until on my last rewatch (I think that I have watched all of them 4 or 5 times) I had that opinion too, but after the last rewatch I changed my mind.

What made you change your mind?

 

[KiD MoYeS]

Jurassic Park (1993) - 1 - 15 Points
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) - 2 - 14 Points
Alien (1979) - 3 - 13 Points
Gladiator (2000) - 4 - 12 Points
The Godfather: Part II (1974) - 5 - 11 Points
Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991) - 6 - 10 Points
Oldboy (2003) - 7 - 9 Points
Inception (2010) - 8 - 8 Points
Toy Story (1995) - 9 - 7 Points
Avatar (2009) - 10 - 6 Points
Inglourious Basterds (2009) - 11 - 5 Points
The Thing (1982) - 12 - 4 Points
American Gangster (2007) - 13 - 3 Points
The Dark Knight (2008) - 14 - 2 Points
WALL·E (2008) - 15 - 1 Point
Braveheart (1995) - 16 - 1 Point
The Departed (2006) - 17 - 1 Point
Warrior (2011) - 18 - 1 Point
Fight Club (1999) - 19 - 1 Point
The Raid: Redemption (2011) - 20 - 1 Point

That wasn't easy.

 

[Scrumpet]

Stand by Me (1986) - 1 - 15 Points
Mulholland Drive (2001) - 2 - 14 Points
The 400 Blows (1959) - 3 - 13 Points
Misery (1990) - 4 - 12 Points
Rear Window (1954) - 5 - 11 Points
Empire of the Sun (1987) - 6 - 10 Points
No Country for Old Men (2007) - 7 - 9 Points
Se7en (1995) - 8 - 8 Points
Cinema Paradiso (1988) - 9 - 7 Points
Akira (1988) - 10 - 6 Points
Zodiac (2007) - 11 - 5 Points
Kill Bill (2003/04) - 12 - 4 Points
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) - 13 - 3 Points
Good Bye, Lenin! (2003) - 14 - 2 Points
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) - 15 - 1 Point
In Bruges (2008) - 16 - 1 Point
Y Tu Mamá También (2001) - 17 - 1 Point
Toy Story (1995) - 18 - 1 Point
Almost Famous (2000) - 19 - 1 Point
Trainspotting (1996) - 20 - 1 Point

 

[MarcRed96]

If The Room doesn't win its a travesty.

Agree 100%.

 

[Cedric]

1. The Room (2003) 15 Points

 

[Twigg]

Right, I said it was going to take me a few days, but I'm going to compile my list sooner and then go back and edit the post later if I need to.

 

[Duffy]

The Usual Suspects (1995) - 1 - 15 Points
The Godfather (1972) - 2 - 14 Points
The Dark Knight (2008) - 3 - 13 Points
Goodfellas (1990) - 4 - 12 Points
American History X (1998) - 5 - 11 Points
American Psycho (2000) - 6 - 10 Points
Inception (2009) - 7 - 9 Points
Taxi Driver (1976) - 8 - 8 Points
Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991) - 9 - 7 Points
Ringu (1998) - 10 - 6 Points
Batman (1989) - 11 - 5 Points
The Shawshank Redemption (1994) - 12 - 4 Points
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) - 13 - 3 Points
Pulp Fiction (1995) - 14 - 2 Points
The Godfather II (1974) - 15 - 1 Point
Road To Perdition (2002) - 16 - 1 Point
Batman Begins (2005) - 17 - 1 Point
American Beauty (1999) - 18 - 1 Point
Seven (1995) - 19 - 1 Point
Toy Story (1995) - 20 - 1 Point

Will probably amend it before the end but that's not a bad start. Think all the years are correct. And hey, look I used the template

 

[Alock1]

Until on my last rewatch (I think that I have watched all of them 4 or 5 times) I had that opinion too, but after the last rewatch I changed my mind.

Extended or normal versions?

What made you change your mind?

...

 

[duffer]

Only 5 Batman films Duffy? No room for Batman and Robin?

 

[Duffy]

01 Star Wars ( 1977 ) George Lucas Mark Hamill 15
02 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back ( 1980 ) Irvin Kershner Mark Hamill 14
03 Raiders of the Lost Ark ( 1981 ) Steven Spielberg Harrison Ford 13
04 Robocop ( 1987 ) Paul Verhoeven Peter Weller 12
05 The Thing ( 1982 ) John Carpenter Kurt Russell 11
06 Good Fellas ( 1990 ) Michael Scorcese Ray Liotta 10
07 The Right Stuff ( 1983 ) Phillip Kaufman Fred Ward 9
08 Shichinin No Samurai ( 1954 ) Akira Kurosawa Takashi Shimura 8
09 The Last of the Mohican ( 1992 ) Michael Mann Daniel Day Lewis 7
10 Conan the Barbarian ( 1982 ) John Millius Arnold Schwarzenegger 6
11 Jaws ( 1975 ) Steven Spielberg Roy Scheider 5
12 Aliens ( 1986 ) James Cameron Sigourney Weaver 4
13 The Wild Bunch ( 1969 ) Sam Peckinpah William Holden 3
14 The Road Warrior ( 1981 ) George Miller Mel Gibson 2
15 Batman ( 1989 ) Tim Burton Michael Keaton 1
16 Dr. Strangelove or How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ( 1964 ) Stanley Kubrick George C. Scott 1
17 The Outlaw Josey Walles ( 1976 ) Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood 1
18 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi ( 1983 ) Richard Marquand Mark Hamill 1
19 Reservoir Dogs ( 1992 ) Quentin Tarantino Harvey Keitel 1
20 The Abyss ( 1989 ) James Cameron Ed Harris 1

1. Jurassic Park (1993)
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
3. Alien (1979)
4. Gladiator (2000)
5. The Godfather: Part II (1974)
6. Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)
7. Oldboy (2003)
8. Inception (2010)
9. Toy Story (1995)
10. Avatar (2009)
11. Inglourious Basterds (2009)
    
12. The Thing (1982)
13. American Gangster (2007)
14. The Dark Knight (2008)
15. WALL·E (2008)
    
16. Braveheart (1995)
17. The Departed (2006)
18. Warrior (2011)
19. Fight Club (1999)
20. The Raid: Redemption (2011)

That wasn't easy.

1. The Room (2003) 15 Points
2. Godfather (I) (1972)- 2 - 14 Points
3. Shawshank Redemption (1994)- 3 - 13 Points
4. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)- 12 Points
5. No Country For Old Men (2007)- 11 Points
6. Pulp Fiction (1994)- 10 Points
7. Fight Club (1999) 9 Points
8. Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981) 8 points
9. The Matrix (1999) 7 points
10. Jurassic Park (1993) 6 points
11. Taxi Driver (1976) 5 points
12. Back To The Future (1985) 4 points
13. Gladiator (2000) 3 points
14. Toy Story (1995) 2 points
15. The Dark Knight (2008) 1 point
16. Forrest Gump (1994) 1 point
17. Saving Private Ryan (1998) 1 point
18. Little Miss Sunshine (2006) 1 point
19. Anchorman (2004) 1 point
20. The Departed (2006) 1 point

 

[Cedric]

Only 5 Batman films Duffy? No room for Batman and Robin?

You got to excuse those Chelsea fans, they have no taste.

 

[Duffy]

Only 5 Batman films Duffy? No room for Batman and Robin?

If we were voting for worst films ever maybe...sue me I'm a sucker for Bats.