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Your Top 10 Movies of All-Time?

posted 3 years ago by BillHicksFan (10180)
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Harry and Tonto
La Strada
Nashville
They Shoot Horses, Don't they?
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
Network
The Battle of Algiers
Treasure of the Sierra Madre
A Woman Under The Influence
Buffalo '66

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (20587) 3 years ago

Buffalo 66 is my favorite film on your list, and I’ve only just discovered it this year. 👍

I always look at it like if I were going to live on an island and I could only bring 10 DVDs:

The Italian Connection (1972)
Jaws (1975)
The Wild Geese (1978)
The Man From Deep River (1972)
Buffalo 66 (1998)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Come and See (1985)
Death Proof (2007)
Aguirre, The Wrath of God (1972)

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[–] AndyKing1967 (34430) 3 years ago

A lot of those would have made my extended 'Top' list.

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (20587) 3 years ago

I like a top 25 list better. 😀

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[–] AndyKing1967 (34430) 3 years ago

Oh, what the hell, let’s do a Top 100!

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (20587) 3 years ago

I’m ready when you are. Post it up! 👍

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[–] AndyKing1967 (34430) 3 years ago

Right, I better get scribbling.

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (20587) 3 years ago

I have a list of 250 so I’ll just be deleting 150. 😳

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[–] AndyKing1967 (34430) 3 years ago

We could just have an open ended, no limit list.

No, we need to be ruthless.

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (20587) 3 years ago

We better not. I’ve already unlocked several OCD achievement power ups this week.

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[–] AndyKing1967 (34430) 3 years ago

How about top by genre?

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (20587) 3 years ago

There you go. Let’s pick a genre and do another top 10.

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[–] AndyKing1967 (34430) 3 years ago

I’ll get my thinking cap on.

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[–] BillHicksFan (10180) 3 years ago

is it on yet?

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[–] AndyKing1967 (34430) 3 years ago

Absolutely! I just wanted to wait until this thread had died down first (I don’t like stealing other people’s thunder).

I’m going to go with a genre that hasn’t been done to death (not necessarily obscure though).

There’s enough sub-genres to keep us going for ages.

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[–] StoneKeeper (21836) 3 years ago

I’ll do it before you

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[–] NotoriousRio (12927) 3 years ago

Last time this was done, I hadn't seen Aguirre, The Wrath of God, amazing film!

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (20587) 3 years ago

Aww good! I’m glad you liked it. Klaus Kinski is a maniac. I have the soundtrack on vinyl and it’s one of my favorites also.

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[–] johnmarti59 (2356) 3 years ago

Wow.

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (20587) 3 years ago

Bad wow or good wow?

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[–] johnmarti59 (2356) 3 years ago

Pretty good.

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (20587) 3 years ago

That’s better than all bad. 😀

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[–] johnmarti59 (2356) 3 years ago

There are some interesting movies as favorites. Surprising ones.

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[–] jriley555 (7090) 3 years ago

Sling Blade
Deliverance
Godfather I/II
Moby Dick
Breaker Morant
One-Eyed Jacks
2001 A Space Odyssey
Glengarry Glen Ross
The Pink Panther
The Grapes Of Wrath

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[–] AndyKing1967 (34430) 3 years ago

A lot of those would have made my extended 'Top' list.

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[–] johnmarti59 (2356) 3 years ago

Great movies -
2001 A Space Odyssey
The Grapes Of Wrath
Godfather I/II

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[–] StoneKeeper (21836) 3 years ago

Props on your first pick

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[–] exithereplease (3553) 3 years ago

Network is an interesting choice.

You have curious.

How does that make your own personal list Bill?

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[–] BillHicksFan (10180) 3 years ago

Great writing, acting, message about how our media has only one bias - financial.

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[–] exithereplease (3553) 3 years ago

Fantastic film. I loved it. Not to mention one of the most iconic scenes of the 1970's, if not ever!

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[–] BillHicksFan (10180) 3 years ago

Ned Beatty's speech? Or Howard Beale's first appearance after being "fired" followed by everyone shouting out the windows?

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[–] exithereplease (3553) 3 years ago

The shouting out the window!

Of course!!!

What an amazing film sequence. I loved that scene. It's certainly among the best in film history.

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I think it's actually better than the "Godfather" restaurant scene or "Psycho" with a knife to the shower or Chrissie being eaten alive in the opening of "Jaws". Or all of the above famous scenes we read about.

And even Toto ripping the curtain on "The Wizard of Oz".

Very underrated!

Great pick!

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[–] BillHicksFan (10180) 3 years ago

I agree, and I think more should watch this today as the media is more gossip and trivial than ever. But very powerful.

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[–] johnmarti59 (2356) 3 years ago

Paddy Chayefsky was a great writer.

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[–] BillHicksFan (10180) 3 years ago

"Network"

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[–] exithereplease (3553) 3 years ago

REALLY, REALLY HARD TO. I'll do in a minute and pretend not to regret any of the below. Many of them won't be Oscars. There might be some spit takes. But I think they are great flicks you can watch again and again...

Jaws
Back To The Future
Back To The Future Part II
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
The Godfather
Harvey
Alien
The Family Man
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Super 8

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[–] AndyKing1967 (34430) 3 years ago

A lot of those would have made my extended 'Top' list.

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[–] johnmarti59 (2356) 3 years ago

Close Encounters of the Third Kind is the only one that ever made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. It really did; (something stood up)

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[–] AndyKing1967 (34430) 3 years ago

Wizard of Oz
Star Wars
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Starship Troopers
Goodfellas
Independence Day
Time Machine (1960)
Falling Down
Face Off
12 Monkeys
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Bladerunner
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Children of Men
Watchmen
Avengers Infinity War

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[–] exithereplease (3553) 3 years ago

What a great list!

And you can blame me to for BTTF 2 or Christmas Vacation.

But Starship Troopers?

AND NO ..I'm not a prick just trolling.

Just curious?

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (20587) 3 years ago

It’s awesome and great messages about politics throughout.

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[–] AndyKing1967 (34430) 3 years ago

Starship Troopers is a vastly misunderstood film. Unfortunately, most people just pass it off as a 'shoot 'em up, bug fest', which is understandable, but if you look a bit closer, it's a wonderful political satire - plus the effects really stand up and there's plenty of eye candy; what's not to like?

For me it's got plenty of rewatchability; a perfect popcorn flick that makes you think.

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[–] AnubisRaydeen (7897) 3 years ago

I love it at face value. heh

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[–] johnmarti59 (2356) 3 years ago

I skipped that movie so many times until one day and I loved it. There is a good love story? and a lot of bug action. And likable characters.

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[–] exithereplease (3553) 3 years ago

Wonderful list though!

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[–] NotoriousRio (12927) 3 years ago

Time Machine (1960) is an interesting choice, I love the books of H.G. Wells.

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[–] AndyKing1967 (34430) 3 years ago

Sci-Fi is my favourite genre.

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[–] johnmarti59 (2356) 3 years ago

Michael Douglas's "Falling Down?" Hmm.

The Wizard of Oz is a good one (on my top 20 list)

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[–] AssinAssAsses (3) 3 years ago

A lot of those would have made my extended 'Top' list.

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[–] CKid (3821) 3 years ago

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
Local Hero (1983)
The Lord of the Rings (2001, 2002, 2003)
Spartacus (1960)
Ben-Hur (1959)
Forbidden Planet (1956)
Casablanca (1942)
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I counted The Lord of The Rings as three films, however if it is only counted as one (in three parts), then I'll add ...
The Apartment (1960)
A Thousand Clowns (1965)

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[–] exithereplease (3553) 3 years ago

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

Gregory Peck! He owned that film!

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (20587) 3 years ago

Jeremiah Johnson (1972) 👍

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[–] AndyKing1967 (34430) 3 years ago

Great picks.

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[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

Ben-Hur (1959)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Schindler's List (1993)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Psycho (1960)
The Departed (2006)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Taxi Driver (1976)
The Godfather (1972)

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[–] NotoriousRio (12927) 3 years ago

So many of these would make my top 25, classics!

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[–] AndyKing1967 (34430) 3 years ago

A lot of those would have made my extended 'Top' list.

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[–] johnmarti59 (2356) 3 years ago

You got a great list there. There are four of the greatest movies of all time on your list. My favorites.

Citizen Kane (1941)
The Godfather (1972)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Ben-Hur (1959)

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[–] StoneKeeper (21836) 3 years ago

At this point 8 know your top 10 by heart almost.

I think it’s time we see other people.

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[–] NotoriousRio (12927) 3 years ago

Same as last time you asked. 😉

Goodfellas (1990)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Star Wars (1977)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Casablanca (1942)
White Heat (1949)
Blade Runner (1982)
Zulu (1964)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)

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[–] AnubisRaydeen (7897) 3 years ago

Very close to mine. Dogs was in my top 10 once upon a time. I'm not surprised. Always feel like I know you IRL.

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[–] NotoriousRio (12927) 3 years ago

I saw Dogs many times at the cinema, it narrowly beats Pulp Fiction for me.

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[–] AndyKing1967 (34430) 3 years ago

A lot of those would have made my extended 'Top' list.

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (20587) 3 years ago

I haven’t seen White Heat yet.

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[–] NotoriousRio (12927) 3 years ago

Madonna made me see it: https://youtu.be/EGTvba7mqA0

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[–] Mrmojo4700 (20587) 3 years ago

Ahh! Your right!!

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[–] johnmarti59 (2356) 3 years ago

White Heat - One of Cagney's best.

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