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LosingID8
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
CA10828 Posts
May 25 2008 09:46 GMT
#1
http://www.imdb.com/chart/top

Since I don't really have much to do this summer so I figure I might as well watch a bunch of top-rated movies.

I've never really been a huge movie person, but I do enjoy going to the theaters for the occasional movie. As such, I haven't seen a bunch of really famous movies that I really should see. I'm pretty out of touch with American pop culture, so this will give me a chance to familiarize myself with a bit of it.

USC has a VHS/DVD collection of every single major film ever created, and students have access to it. So since I won't have to pay for renting all these movies, cost isn't an issue.

Off of the list, I don't care for B&W movies--I fall asleep during them no matter how amazing people say they are. Please recommend me some must-see movies off of that list!

Thanks

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iori_LT
Profile Joined May 2003
Lithuania675 Posts
May 25 2008 10:07 GMT
#2
Well dude it's kind of stupid question to be honest

they are all worth watching watching... at least first 100 for sure

anywayz personally i suggest that all three parts of the Godfather, Pulp Fiction and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest would be a good start ;}

enjoy
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zatic
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Zurich15329 Posts
May 25 2008 10:07 GMT
#3
The Godfather. Must see.

In no particular order:

Fight Club
Star Wars
the Indiana Jones movies
Se7en
Apocalypse Now
American Beauty
Leon
Alien movies
Forrest Gump
Terminator movies

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Energies
Profile Blog Joined September 2003
Australia3225 Posts
May 25 2008 10:16 GMT
#4
Everything on that list is awesome, if you want to avoid B&W movies, just avoid anything older than 1952-4, or hell, start from 1960 to be safe. Also avoid Schindler's List, that was made in 93 but B&W.

I went through and picked some favourites, then I realised the list would be 100+ by the time I was done.
"Everybody wanna be a bodybuilder but dont nobody wanna lift no heavy ass weight" - Ronnie Coleman.
Spenguin
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
Australia3316 Posts
May 25 2008 11:22 GMT
#5
LOTR
< TeamLiquid CJ Entusman #46 > I came for the Brood War, I stayed for the people.
leviathan400
Profile Joined November 2006
United Kingdom393 Posts
May 25 2008 11:35 GMT
#6
Oldboy
:o
HamerD
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United Kingdom1922 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-05-25 11:43:22
May 25 2008 11:37 GMT
#7
seven samurai

omg imo public opinion sucks ass. The order of these films is fucking gay. Gladiator, gone with the wind and la vita e bella should blatantly be in top 20!

But most of the list is just weirdly ordered imo.

(the graduate, dr strangelove, schindler's list, shawshank redemption, matrix, pulp fiction, etcetc)

Man I also like the last samurai. When the warlord dies at the end is very emotional to me.
"Oh no, we've drawn Judge Schneider" "Is that bad?" "Well, he's had it in for me ever since I kinda ran over his dog" "You did?" "Yeah...if you replace the word *kinda* with *repeatedly*...and the word *dog* with son"
drift0ut
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United Kingdom691 Posts
May 25 2008 12:38 GMT
#8
the list changes quite a bit with new releases, you should downgrade any film from the past few years by quite a bit, of course they're still pretty good. I've been doing the same thing for a few years and i've pretty much only got the really old ones left (well them and westerns but i've never liked the wild west so they don't count)
HamerD
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United Kingdom1922 Posts
May 25 2008 12:40 GMT
#9
ps check out the good the bad and the ugly
"Oh no, we've drawn Judge Schneider" "Is that bad?" "Well, he's had it in for me ever since I kinda ran over his dog" "You did?" "Yeah...if you replace the word *kinda* with *repeatedly*...and the word *dog* with son"
minus_human
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
4784 Posts
May 25 2008 12:41 GMT
#10
FORREST GUMP
Frits
Profile Joined March 2003
11782 Posts
May 25 2008 13:37 GMT
#11
If you enjoy westerns I really recommend the good, the bad and the ugly, and once upon a time in the west, they're #4 and #18 listed with their italian names, simply incredible movies and by far my personal favorites on that list.
Liquid`Jinro
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Sweden33719 Posts
May 25 2008 14:01 GMT
#12
2. 9.1 The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 329,535
15. 8.7 Goodfellas (1990) 154,727
16. 8.7 Cidade de Deus (2002) 98,679

111. 8.2 Oldboy (2003) 55,986
166. 8.1 Snatch. (2000) 109,457
198. 8.0 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) 80,058

218. 8.0 Casino (1995) 69,580

I avoided a bunch of obvious ones, ie Alien, Pulp Fiction etcetc =P So many good movies in there~~
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KrAzYfoOL
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
Australia3037 Posts
May 25 2008 14:15 GMT
#13
The Shawshank Redemption ftfw.
It's better to burn out than to fade away
Kaoz
Profile Joined July 2005
Poland48 Posts
May 25 2008 14:48 GMT
#14
Films with a great story and plot twists (in not particular order):
1. The Sting (everyone knows it I suppose)
2. Pure Formality (Una pura formalita - Great Italian film by Tornatore)
3. Chinatown (Chandler's type movie by Polanski. Simply amazing)
4. House of Games (a must see! Both delicate and stunning)

Love stories:
1. Dangerous Liassons (tear-jerker with Pfeiffer and Malkovich. Good acting indeed)
2. Chungking Express (made in Hong Kong)
3. Je t'aime (French movie about perverse love. Starring J. Birkin)
4. Meet Joe Black (has some charm imo)

Westerns:
1. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (S. Leone at best)
2. High Noon (a classic)
3. Pat Garret and Billy the Kid (knock, knock, knocking on heavens door)
4. Missouri Breaks (With Brando and Nicholson. Peak of the genre)
5. Unforgiven (A must see, breaks all the westerns cliches. Starring and directed by Eastwood)

Comedys:
1. Galaxy Quest
I dont like comedys so no nothing comes to my mind now.

Other good:
1. Godfather
2. Pulp Fiction
3. Barwy Ochronne (polish movie by Zanussi)
4. Naked Lunch
5. Clockwork Orange
and many more...



HighTimes
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Taiwan342 Posts
May 25 2008 15:03 GMT
#15
On May 25 2008 19:07 iori_LT wrote:
...Pulp Fiction...


On May 25 2008 23:01 FrozenArbiter wrote:
166. 8.1 Snatch. (2000) 109,457
198. 8.0 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) 80,058


These are a MUST! Everytime i rewatch those, i get thesame cool feeling!

"Zet is dead, baby... Zet is dead..." - B.Willis, Pulp Fiction
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gvD9G5uDfo
Liquid`Jinro
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Sweden33719 Posts
May 25 2008 15:26 GMT
#16
Lock stock is probably the movie I've watched the most times, soooooooooooooooo awesome
Btw if you liked those two you should give Revolver a try. Not quite as good but still vvvv enjoyable.
Moderatortell the guy that interplanatar interaction is pivotal to terrans variety of optionitudals in the pre-midgame preperatories as well as the protosstinal deterriggation of elite zergling strikes - Stimey n | Formerly FrozenArbiter
KwarK
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States42784 Posts
May 25 2008 15:39 GMT
#17
I watched The Devil's Advocate recently. For most of it I was like "I can see what you're doing here and you're doing it very well but I'm just not interested" but I stuck with it anyway. I decided it was one of those things which is clearly very good but which for some reason just doesn't do it for me. And then the ending happened and I was in shock. I remained in shock for some time after that. I was stunned by how good the film was. Watch The Devil's Advocate.
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fanatacist
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
10319 Posts
May 25 2008 15:41 GMT
#18
I'm just going to list all the ones that I saw that I liked, so...
Ok this list is getting long, I'll bold the ones that I really enjoyed, at least when I saw them the first time... Underline for my FAVORITE movies (these are highly recommended)...

The Godfather
Shawshank Redemption
Pulp Fiction
The Usual Suspects

Psycho
Fight Club
The Matrix
American Beauty
A Clockwork Orange
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

The Shining
Forrest Gump
The Pianist
Saving Private Ryan
Requiem for a Dream
Reservoir Dogs

2001: A Space Odyssey

Sin City
Full Metal Jacket
Once Upon a Time in America

The Manchurian Candidate
Oldboy
Donnie Darko
Kill Bill
Gladiator
Die Hard
The Sixth Sense
The Graduate
The Big Lebowski
Snatch
Trainspotting
Kill Bill 2
Little Miss Sunshine
The Lion King
Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels
Big Fish
Peace~
kpcrew
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Korea (South)1071 Posts
May 25 2008 17:10 GMT
#19
haha dude
im doing the exact same thing as you
Clan Lzuruha
Lobotomy
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States300 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-05-26 06:27:15
May 26 2008 06:26 GMT
#20
My quote is actually from Snatch. One of my top ten movies.

IMO , you need to see Into The Wild. That movie was very inspirational.
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micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24690 Posts
May 26 2008 06:45 GMT
#21
On May 25 2008 19:16 Energies wrote:
Also avoid Schindler's List, that was made in 93 but B&W.

I know he said he doesn't want Black and White, but JESUS CHRIST! When my entire grade was shown this in... middle school I think it was... every single head was facing the massive screen the entire time.
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Xeris
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
Iran17695 Posts
May 26 2008 07:29 GMT
#22
Taxi Driver , Raging Bull , The Deer Hunter ... gosu De Niro .

also, watch anything by Edward Norton, that guy is godly.
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sundance
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
Slovakia3201 Posts
May 26 2008 12:00 GMT
#23
Dogville with Nicole Kidman is must. It has great story even if at the first glance may seem boring, but when I started watching I was hooked.

Then movies like Godfather I & II are pretty good choices as well, so are Fight Club, Citizen Kane, A Clockwork Orange and Se7en.
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