Film Your Top 5 Films of all Time

Redstain said:
Think this is undoubtedly the best action film I've seen directly at the pictures as I watched it with next to no expectation was blown away. The suspense scene when they are crossing the border with the barking dog it's cinematic brilliance.
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Indeed! And the tunnel Infiltration scene towards the end at dusk! With ominous background music!

Roger Deakins (Cinematography) + Taylor Sheridan (Writing) + Jóhann Jóhannsson - RIP :( (Score)

What a deadly combo!

And Benicio Del Toro was an absolute G.

Have you watched Wind River?
 
Kaush949 said:
Indeed! And the tunnel Infiltration scene towards the end at dusk! With ominous background music!

Roger Deakins (Cinematography) + Tyler Sheridan (Writing) + Jóhann Jóhannsson (Score)

What a deadly combo!

And Benicio Del Toro was an absolute G.

Have you watched Wind River?
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Agreed, not seen wind river as of yet
 
Goodfellas
One flew over the cuckoo’s nest
Jaws
Platoon
Godfather
 
Jaws
One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
Where Eagles Dare
Unforgiven
The Silence of the Lambs.
 
Solius said:
I only real have three proper favourites that I always go back to.

City of God
The Intouchables
In Bruges
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City of God has been in my top 5 in the past. Dropped out because I’ve not fancied rewatching, compared to others on my list. Such a good movie.
 
The Belles of St Trinians
Blue Murder at St Trinians
The Green Man
The Lavender Hill Mob
The Ladykillers

All American films are shite. As are all films made after around 1960, with the exception of a few of the better Carry-Ons.
 
Matrix
Interstellar
Gattaca
Ringu
Terminator 2
 
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The Running Man
Point Break
The Matrix
Day of the Jackal/The Jackal
The Untouchables

Honourable mentions to Dirty Harry, First Blood, Goodfellas, Enemy at the Gates and Gladiator.
 
The Good The Bad The Ugly
The Prestige
The Green Mile
The Shawshank Redemption
City of God

Honorable mentions to Good Will Hunting, Gladiator, Your Name., The Departed, LOTR, Dune part 1, Inglorious Basterds, Grand Budapest Hotel , For a few Dollars More.
 
Bloody hell! These five might change, but from the top of my head today:

Cast Away
The Dark Knight
Casino Royale
The Rock
Jurassic Park
 
No real way to make a list, so just going for different genres -

Chinatown
In the mood for love
Blade runner
Alien
Annie Hall

e - forgot action! Either Police Story, or Mad Max 2, or Bourne Identity :)
Also love Casino, Children of Men, and my ultimate comfort movie is Star Trek 4 (the one with the whales)
 
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1. Interstellar
2. Blow
3. American History X/Dial M for Murder
4. Wolf of Wall Street/12 Angry Men
5. Parasite
 
12 Angry Men
Hana-Bi
Casablanca
The Scarlet Claw
Hackers (or more likely Profondo Rosso)
 
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Cheimoon said:
Godfather and Apocalypse Now are definitely in there.

After that, I'm not sure. Probably some of Casablanca, The Third Man, Double Indemnity, Once Upon A Time In The West, Blade Runner, and Heat, or maybe something from Hitchcock (Rear Window? North By Northwest? Notorious?) or one out of It's A Wonderful Life, The Maltese Falcon, Chinatown, The Pianist, La vita è bella, The Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, and Children Of Men. And maybe Citizen Kane once I've rewatched it.

I don't know how people can ever choose.
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Yeah, I’m struggling to get down to five but theres a couple in your list that I might include too.

Watched Citizen Kane once… when it got to the end and we found out what xxxxxxx was, I was like “is that it?!” It’s a very good film but I was hoping for some great ending to top it off and it just left me p!ssed off.
 
BeforeKeanetherewasRobson said:
Yeah, I’m struggling to get down to five but theres a couple in your list that I might include too.

Watched Citizen Kane once… when it got to the end and we found out what xxxxxxx was, I was like “is that it?!” It’s a very good film but I was hoping for some great ending to top it off and it just left me p!ssed off.
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Citizen Kane is really about the innovation i feel. He introduced so many new things that we take for granted today. I agree, i wasnt overly impressed by it as a film. Hitchcock with North by Northwest or Psycho perfected cinema IMO.
 
BeforeKeanetherewasRobson said:
Yeah, I’m struggling to get down to five but theres a couple in your list that I might include too.

Watched Citizen Kane once… when it got to the end and we found out what xxxxxxx was, I was like “is that it?!” It’s a very good film but I was hoping for some great ending to top it off and it just left me p!ssed off.
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I'm pretty sure I had read about that already before seeing the film. Other than that, I don't remember much apart from tiny isolated bits. I should really watch it again I guess!

I keep thinking of films missing from my list as well, like 12 Angry Man and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (such an overlooked film).
 
2001: A Space Odyssey
Pulp Fiction
Goldfinger
There Will Be Blood
Tàr
 
Hugh Jass said:
Citizen Kane is really about the innovation i feel. He introduced so many new things that we take for granted today. I agree, i wasnt overly impressed by it as a film. Hitchcock with North by Northwest or Psycho perfected cinema IMO.
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Yeah, that's what it makes it difficult to rate: the novelty of it is hard to assess now, when we're used to most of that; and that's anyway not really something that factors into whether I rate the film. I mean: historically relevant, definitely; but that doesn't make it one of my personal favorites.

(I feel that might also be a 'mistake' movie critics make when rating Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles as the best film ever: top marks for innovation and novelty sure, but is this really the best film ever, as a film/cinematic experience? I admit, though, that this comment is purely based on what I've read about the film: I've not actually seen it yet.)
 
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The Fellowship of the Ring is probably the best film of the last 25 years too.
 
Cheimoon said:
Yeah, that's what it makes it difficult to rate: the novelty of it is hard to assess now, when we're used to most of that; and that's anyway not really something that factors into whether I rate the film. I mean: historically relevant, definitely; but that doesn't make it one of my personal favorites.

(I feel that might also be a 'mistake' movie critics make when ratingJ eanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles as the best film ever: top marks for innovation and novelty sure, but is this really the best film ever, as a film/cinematic experience? I admit, though, that this comment is purely based on what I've read about the film: I've not actually seen it yet.)
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Reminds me of Antonioni. Just two hours of boredom. But the film lecturers love it.

This is where Hitchcock is the greatest for me, basically the Shakespeare of cinema - his films are art but they also thrill. Id say i watch Psycho three or four times a year.
 
Hugh Jass said:
Citizen Kane is really about the innovation i feel. He introduced so many new things that we take for granted today. I agree, i wasnt overly impressed by it as a film. Hitchcock with North by Northwest or Psycho perfected cinema IMO.
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Merging scenes?

It’s a really good film (his performance was excellent) just so many articles had been preaching “greatest” and didn’t live up to it (for me).
Cheimoon said:
I'm pretty sure I had read about that already before seeing the film. Other than that, I don't remember much apart from tiny isolated bits. I should really watch it again I guess!

I keep thinking of films missing from my list as well, like 12 Angry Man and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (such an overlooked film).
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12 Angry Men might make my top.5… an amazing film. So clever, the different characters, the different biases (or not), the different reasons for their votes, the one room, the plot development taking its time. And very clever use of camera angles/close ups as the film progresses. Genius.
 
3KDré said:
Out of curiosity, do people believe the number of great films has decreased over the years? Or is it nostalgia attached to those older films?
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I think the answer kind of depends on whether you're into superheroes or not.

They churn out so many of them these days that they do hit the jackpot every now and then.
 
Rhyme Animal said:
Fight Club
The Doors
The Matrix
Eyes Wide Shut
American Psycho
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Eyes Wide Shut is a fantastic film, it would be it my top 20 anyway i’d think.

Fight Club as well, so culturally impactful. Same with the Matrix as well as American Psycho.

I took cultural impact into account as well though not as strongly.
 
Spirited Away
Lost in Translation
Paris, Texas
Blade Runner
LOTR Trilogy
 
Hugh Jass said:
This is where Hitchcock is the greatest for me, basically the Shakespeare of cinema - his films are art but they also thrill. Id say i watch Psycho three or four times a year.
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You basically can't go wrong with Hitchcock.
BeforeKeanetherewasRobson said:
12 Angry Men might make my top.5… an amazing film. So clever, the different characters, the different biases (or not), the different reasons for their votes, the one room, the plot development taking its time. And very clever use of camera angles/close ups as the film progresses. Genius.
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It kinda reminds me of Glengarry Glen Ross in that regard (or rather the other way round): also basically a play recorded as a film, with very few settings and a lot of emotion and scheming through conversation.
 
Cheimoon said:
You basically can't go wrong with Hitchcock.

It kinda reminds me of Glengarry Glen Ross in that regard (or rather the other way round): also basically a play recorded as a film, with very few settings and a lot of emotion and scheming through conversation.
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Reservoir dogs, Breakfast club, Dog day afternoon and the tv show frasier are quite like this too
 
On a different day:

1. Cinema Paradiso
2. The Conformist
3. Taxi Driver
4. Amèlie (aka The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain)
5. Dr. Strangelove
Cheimoon said:
Godfather and Apocalypse Now are definitely in there.

After that, I'm not sure. Probably some of Casablanca, The Third Man, Double Indemnity, Once Upon A Time In The West, Blade Runner, and Heat, or maybe something from Hitchcock (Rear Window? North By Northwest? Notorious?) or one out of It's A Wonderful Life, The Maltese Falcon, Chinatown, The Pianist, La vita è bella, The Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, and Children Of Men. And maybe Citizen Kane once I've rewatched it.

I don't know how people can ever choose.
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Exactly. Top 5 foreign language comedies from the 1960s is hard enough, let alone all years and all genres.
 
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