Hey gang, in speaking to my man Hans, he thought it might be a good idea to get more activity on the boards to have this kind of a thread; basically, we want any newcomers(last 6 months or so) to tell us where they are in the world(much like Carmen S) and what their top 10 films are.. We’re going to draw the next listener content episode from the people that post here..
I’m in Los Angeles, (actually closer to Thousand Oaks), CA.
Man, my top ten films? Thats so tricky. Here are some that rotate into my top ten(in no particular order):
-The King of Comedy
-The Conversation
-The Long Goodbye
-Rio Bravo
-The Apartment
-The Thing(Carpenter)
-The Lady Eve
-Out of the Past
-Duck Soup
-It’s a Gift
Honorable mentions(next group, many of these rotate into top ten from time to time):
-Lost in America/Modern Romance
-Annie Hall/Manhattan
-North by Northwest
-The Maltese Falcon
-The Killing
-Payday
-Targets
-Seconds
-The Heartbreak Kid(1972)
-Halloween
-Big Trouble in Little China
-After Hours
-Miracle Mile(first movie my wife and I ever saw together)
-Cloak & Dagger(‘84)
-Three O’Clock High
-Straight Time
so many more, its just painful to even make that list cause I’m leaving so many out…I much prefer to break down my favorites into sub categories of movies…
For me, my criterion is partly inspired by the Filmspotting guys. Basically, if aliens come down to earth and destroy all the movies ever made, and these motherfuckers allow you to save only 10 films for the whole world. Cinema history is now up to you, your children would only have these 10 films to watch and to understand about world cinema, history of cinema from the beginning until 2009. Ten movies baby, no honorable mentions bullshit. This list is hard to make, yes, but with great power comes great responsibility. Either you choose the ones that you can watch endlessly or you choose the ones that have significant meaning to history, to society… whatever. Now, with that in mind. Here’s my Top Ten List
1. The Godfather (Part I and II) : I cheat-These aliens are dumb, they don’t know shit about Trilogy or Part I,II stuffs like that. Save the world one more masterpiece.
2. Seven Samurai : To call it the best action movie ever made might be an insult. This IS the best movie ever made.
3. Pulp Fiction: the definitive film of the 1990s.Have to save this one for my kid.
4. Raging Bull: the best film of the best director working today. This one have some best acting I’ve ever seen.
5. Rear Windows: If you have to have one Hitchcock movie , this is the one. And could I live with myself if the next generation will never have a chance to watch Grace Kelly, because of me? No !!!
6. Apocalypse Now: War is ugly, but sometimes people are uglier. Have some lesson to teach my son. And Btw it’s partly about Vietnam, my country. So this is understandable.
7. Glengarry Glen Ross: Now this might be a surprise to some of you, but come on, is there an ensemble cast that’s better than this. Every moment of this under-appreciated masterpiece is worth quoting. If any goddamn alien comes near me, I’m gonna turn Al Pacino on : ” You smurfin’ smurfin. Who ever told you that you could work with men? “
8. The Good the Bad the Ugly : The title says it all
9. Kill Bil (Vol 1 and 2 ) This one I keep for myself. I can watch this nonstop. Always enjoyable.
10. Now , this one might be a little tricky. I might choose an animated film, like Grave of the Fireflies but I don’t want my children to cry, I might add Tokyo Story in there to teach them about humanity and family stuffs like that, but I decided my No 1 should be Citizen Kane. I have watched it 2 times now: The first time, this movie is a piece of shit, I thought. Second time: admired the camera work and the acting. It surely grows on me day by day, the more films I watch, the more I understand it greatness. So it has to be saved because there’s still so much about this film that I’m sure can learn from.
That’s my top 10. Now Big Willy, are you ready to review Kill Bill 2 now ? :—)
the question, Sir Croc, is this: Is your bladder ready for more epic Q.T talk? haha.. we’ll see.. I’m sure at some point we’ll get to it. I’ve decided to post my 10 favorite films(as I love lists), not to say these are the 10 I’d choose to save, as they’re not a great representation of all film, they’re just my favorites.
1.Kill Bill
2.Pulp Fiction
3.The Warriors
4.The Godfather 1&2(I also cheated)
5.The Last Dragon
6.A Clockwork Orange
7.Oldboy
8.The Thing
9.Apocalypse Now
10.The Holy Mountain
*Return of the living dead, Suspiria, Battle Royale, Rashomon, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre all BARELY missed the grade*
My name is Wilson, yes I am that original my own name is my forum name. More interestingly is why I was called Wilson, I was born in the midnight hour and my Dad being a big soul fan thought it would be fitting to name me after Wilson Pickett. I am from the scary backwaters of Scotland, Wicker Man-ville.
Top ten films - this is subject to change at a moments notice.
1.Chunking Express/Fallen Angels
2.The Searchers
3.Sunrise: A tale of two humans
4.His Girl Friday
5.Winter Light
6.My Neighbour Totoro
7.Sunset Blvd
8.Flavour of Green Tea Over Rice
9.Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
10.La Dolce Vita
Close behind Ugetsu Monogatari, Sherlock Jnr, Out of the Past, Laura, Nightmare Alley, Citizen Kane, In the Mood for Love, Tokyo Story, Mirror, Three Colours Blue.
My name is SammyRick and I am an Ares…I like long walks in the mountains of Spain, cigarillos and little conversation except with my horse…wait…..wrong thread….
I can try and give you my top 10 films, but this list is ever evolving….I’ll give it a shot….
1. Goodfellas
2. Once Upon a Time in the West
3. Am American Werewolf in London
4. Halloween
5. A Clockwork Orange
6. Pulp Fiction
7. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
8. The Shining
9. Grease
10. The Road Warrior
Honorable mentions?
Too damn many….
Fight Club, 2001, Evil Dead 2, Legend, Jaws, Jackie Brown, First Blood, Full Metal Jacket, Yojimbo, Smokey and the Bandit, Dirty Harry, National Lampoons Vacation, Porky’s, The Man with No Name Trilogy, The Great Escape, The Great Silence, Platoon, The Return of the Living Dead, The Warriors, Harold and Maude, John Carpenter’s The Thing, Seven Samurai, Son of Fury, Unforgiven, Say Anything…the list goes on and on in no particular order…I could do this for years….
One last mention, Joe Dante’s The ‘burbs…..I love that smurfin movie…
I will close by saying this list will change after I post this…I didnt even scratch the surface of Italian and other foreign films…let’s just say I’m a damn junkie….hooked on celluoid…and if I win I want the Gentlemen to cover every smurfin film they love plus lots more…;)
Hi, I’m Jeff, short for Jefferson, but sometimes I spell it Jeph just to annoy people. I live up by Mt. Shasta in the northernmost section of California. Fun fact - I’m the last person on earth with dial up internet access. Top 10 favorite films:
The Godfather
The Seven Samurai
Pulp Fiction
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
Swept Away (The original Italian version with Giancarlo Giannini, not the crappy U.S. remake).
Lone Star (1996)
Änglagård
The Quiet Earth
Habit (1996)
Diner
and here’s a bunch more favorites:
Mulholland Drive
The Straight Story
Twin Falls Idaho
The Vanishing (The original Dutch version Spoorloos, not the crappy U.S. remake).
Sex, Lies and Videotape
Love and Human Remains
The Rapture (1991)
Shallow Grave
Run Lola Run
The Cement Garden
El Dorado
Rio Bravo
Bite the Bullet
Zulu
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Once Were Warriors
Mediterraneo
Ed Wood
Shaun of the Dead
Dawn of the Dead (The original, not that the remake is crappy, but you know).
Secrets and Lies
Naked
The Sweet Hereafter
Exotica
Under Fire (1983)
Diva (1981)
Monsieur Hire
Proof (1991)
The Crimson Rivers
The Caine Mutiny
Helsinki rock city, Finland. My everchanging top 10, in no particular order..
Fitzcarraldo
The Clerks
Two-Lane Blacktop
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Rear Window
Goodfellas
Pulp Fiction
Le Cercle Rouge
Paris, Texas
The Empire Strikes Back
almost in the top ten:
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
The Blues Brothers
The Long Goodbye
Big Lebowski
The Thing
1. Blade Runner
2. Videodrome
3. Taxi Driver
4. Network
5. Clockwork Orange
6. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
7. Suspiria
8. Conan The Barbarian
9. Mean Streets
10. Fight Club
Honorable mentions….
Donnie Darko
Memento
Dark City
The Bride of Frankenstein
Death Race 2000
Satan’s Sadists
Clash of the Titans
The Astro Zombies
Hi, my name is Alex and I am a non-recovering, full-blown bad film junkie. I’ve traveled quite a bit and lived all around the east coast of America and currently reside among the beautiful wild greens of South Carolina. My favorite top ten movies?
1. The Outlaw Josey Whales
2. Evil Dead 2
3. Petey Wheatstraw The Devil’s son-in-law
4. Videodrome
5. Sex & Fury
6. HardTimes
7. PointBlank ( The real one with Lee Marvin and Angie Dickinson )
8. Yojimbo
9. Kurenai no buta a.k.a. Porco Rosso
10. Violent Cop
In reality, there are hundreds of movies that are my favorites…
but these currently stand out the strongest. I could, and have, watch these again. Many, many, many times over.
Hi. My name is Mike. I love movies. I really love movies! I own MEGA FORCE and BATTLEFIELD EARTH on DVD!
My top 10 movies, in approximate order, with the exception of STAR WARS which will always remain number one, are as follows:
1. STAR WARS
2. The Thing
3. TRON
4. ALIENS
5. The Blues Brothers
6. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai
7. The Last Starfighter
8. Jaws
9. Raiders of the Lost Ark
10. The Monster Squad
Jesus… Didn’t realize how much of a freak about the late 70s / early 80s fare I was!
Y’all know me, know how i make a livin… Maybe not, i’m Paul and live in Bolton, Lancashire, North West England.
My top 10 is:
1. The Empire Strikes Back
2. Star Wars
3. Godfather 2
4. Godfather
5. Goodfellas
6. Jaws
7. Raiders Of The Lost Ark
8. For A Few Dollars More
9 The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
10. Apocalyse Now
Honorable mentions: The Wild Bunch, Kill Bill 1 & 2, Taxi Driver, Aliens, Predator, The Seven Samurai, Rear Window, Casino, Mean Streets, Dirty Harry, Enter The Dragon, Deliverance and many, many more.
Hi, my name is Alex and I am a non-recovering, full-blown bad film junkie. I’ve traveled quite a bit and lived all around the east coast of America and currently reside among the beautiful wild greens of South Carolina. My favorite top ten movies?
1. The Outlaw Josey Whales
2. Evil Dead 2
3. Petey Wheatstraw The Devil’s son-in-law
4. Videodrome
5. Sex & Fury
6. HardTimes
7. PointBlank ( The real one with Lee Marvin and Angie Dickinson )
8. Yojimbo
9. Kurenai no buta a.k.a. Porco Rosso
10. Violent Cop
In reality, there are hundreds of movies that are my favorites…
but these currently stand out the strongest. I could, and have, watch these again. Many, many, many times over.
I’m being totally serious when I say that this list is easily one of the most interesting Top 10’s I have seen in quite some time….
Thanks Sammy, you are obviously a man of taste too. My top 10 is a bit standard but they are all movies i love. Star Wars and Empire could quite easily swap places from day to day. I saw Star Wars first and i love the old school grimy look of it, but Empire obviously had a bigger budget and has Yoda ha ha. There are some amazing top 10’s here!
