Someone asked about top ten favorite singers/bands in another topic so how about movies?

Here are mine, not necessarily in any order:

1. It's a Wonderful Life--"Teacher says every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings."

2. So I Married an Axe Murderer-- "Harriet, sweet Harriet, hard-hearted harbinger of haggis..."

3. Signs--"What if there are no coincidences..."

4. Best in Show--"Where is the BUSY BEE!?!"

5. A Christmas Story--"My kid brother's only defense was to lay there like a slug."

6. Austin Powers 1 and 2--"Allow myself to introduce....myself."

7. White Christmas--"I'm dreaming..."

8. The Princess Bride--"There are a shortage of perfect breasts in the world. It would be a shame to ruin yours."

9. O Brother, Where Art Thou--"WE THOUGHT YOU WAS A TOAD!"

10. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory--"Do you know what happened to the man who suddenly got everything he ever wanted? He lived happily ever after."

Top ten movies? Hmm. In no particularly orderish fashion:

Simple Men
Aliens
Spirited Away
Schindler's List
Joe vs the Volcano
Lord of the Rings (all 3)
Edward Scissorhands
Tonari no Totoro
American Beauty
Fargo

Aagh, I can't believe I forgot Signs/Unbreakable/Sixth Sense!

I've got three so far:

Amelie
Buffalo '66
Old School
I did like the Royal Tenenbaums a lot too. We'll see if it stays on the list.

Jackie Brown

My Top Ten:
The Thin Red Line
Days of Heaven
Lost in Translation
American Beauty
Mulholland Drive
A.I.
Moulin Rouge
Badlands
Lord of the Rings (trilogy)
Full Frontal

A.I. gets maligned so often, but I love it. So much going on and so beautiful.

Scarface
The Breakfast Club
Lord of the Rings (all 3)
The Usual Suspects
Conan the Barbarian (and only that one..)
X-Men (both)
Excalibur (LOVE this movie)
Kill Bill Vol. I
Godfather I & II


FYI for other Kill Bill fans - Vol. I dvd releases 4/13 with Vol. II in theaters 4/16. Kill Bill Vol. I viewing party at my house, anyone?

Oh, excellent...
Someone else who loved this movie. I think about 5 people in the world saw this really cool film.
I loved the ending.
Sorry for the hijack...I'm working on my list but I had to shout out!
BRB...T xo

I'm one of the 5! I own Buffalo '66! It's such a quirky movie--I think you either love it or hate it. I love the scene with Christina Ricci tapdancing in the bowling alley . . .
That Vincent Gallo is one crazy mofo.

Anyway, back to the top ten lists.

Buffalo '66 ... is that the one where the scuzzy guy kidnaps the girl, and she tries to get chummy with him, and he freaks out when she makes faces in a photo booth, and he brings her home to Mom & Dad, and Dad sits her down on his lap etc. etc.?

I had enough trouble working down to my Top 100 or so in another thread, that's the best I can do.

The Wizard of Oz
Fried Green Tomatoes
Frida
Ghostbusters
Metropolis (the old German silent one)
Pinocchio (Disney)
Dogma
Neverending Story
Pulp Fiction
Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs (Disney)

in no particular order...

amelie
all the real girls
the mission
spirited away
about a boy
all about my mother
sliding doors
whale rider
gandhi
crooklyn
divided we fall
the eyes of tammy faye
babes in toyland (1986 version w/ keanu reeves & drew barrymore; a masterpiece of campiness)

oops, i can't count...

In no particular order:

A Hard Days Night
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
High Fidelity
Amelie
Lost In Translation
Dead Poet's Society
Back To The Future
Man On The Moon
Dancer In The Dark
The Blues Brothers


Not sure if Rattle & Hum counts...but if it does, then that would be on there too.

The Wall (Pink Floyd)
Amelie
Lord of the Rings
Alice in Wonderland (Disney)
The Hours
Muppet Treasure Island
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Lady and the Tramp (Disney)
Psycho (original)

Boys Don't Cry
Whale Rider
Vanilla Sky
Field of Dreams/Bull Durham/Dances with Wolves (my perfecto Costner trifecta ... though I'm tempted to sneak Message in a Bottle in there, too!)
Tootsie
On Golden Pond
Kissed
Field of Dreams
The Year of Living Dangerously (Mel has NEVER looked better)
Good Will Hunting
As Good as It Gets
High Art

That's my list tonight, anyways ... my current top 12 (or 15, depending on how you count).

Amelie
Beauty and the Beast (Disney)
Father of the Bride (90s remake - I've never managed to catch any part of the original prior to the nightmare wedding scene)
Finding Nemo (Pixar)
While You Were Sleeping

Um... you know that scene from the British version of Coupling where Jane is explaining why Susan isn't in her top-10 speed-dial list? My favorite movies are like that. Books are another story.


Honorable mentions: Sliding Doors, Run Lola Run, That Thing You Do, My Best Friend's Wedding, The Little Mermaid (Disney), Lilo and Stitch (Disney), Girl With a Pearl Earring, Whale Rider, Girl, Interrupted, Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Sound of Music, Sabrina (original and remake), Return to Me, Breakfast at Tiffany's, When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, The Princess Bride, Say Anything. I watch chick flicks and look for sad, sick people like me.

Okay, this isn't an all-time top ten or anything, just a top ten at the moment sort of list:

Moulin Rouge
Fight Club
Dogma
American Beauty
Citizen Kane
Lilo and Stitch
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
The Royal Tenenbaums
Barton Fink
This Is Spinal Tap

You guys have listed so many movies I adore that I feel bad singling this one out, but Katherine, I haven't met too many people who've seen Spirited Away. Kiki's Delivery Service is on my short list to rent now.

Oh, and '80s/early '90s movies ROCK.

I don't know that I've seen ten movies. But I could tell you what 9 DVDs I own:

Love Liza
The Royal Tenenbaums
Good Will Hunting
Donnie Darko
Bourne Identity
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Catch Me If You Can
Personal Velocity
Sylvia

Kiki's Delivery service was okay... i wish i liked it more than i did. it just lacks the abundance of imagination that makes spirited away so good.

i think princess monoke (sp?), also by miyazaki, is amazing.

chick flicks as in a walk to remember? that movie is just dumb.

Actually, if you want to rank Miyazaki, here's my recommendation:

Spirited Away
Castle in the Sky
Tonari no Totoro
Princess Mononoke
Kiki's Delivery Service (I love this movie, but it is kinda slow)
Castle of Cagliostro

and if Nausicaa ever comes out, i will be a happy man.

I'd have to put High Fidelity at the top of any list though.

That is a movie about my life...minus owning the record store and looking like John Cusack. (although my life would be a lot more interesting if i did look like him). I remember seeing that for the first time and just freaking out because I'm so much like that guy...I've actually been in a record store and discussed the "top 5 musical crimes perpetrated by Stevie Wonder in the 80's and 90's."

Hell no! I laughed through three quarters of that film, and it was supposed to be a tragedy. For the film review I had to write for a French exam the following week, I titled the piece "Une Promenade à oublier." I'm still mad at Mandy Moore for butchering a song - ANY song - by Switchfoot. At least it wasn't Let That Be Enough. Oie, that movie sucked. I may watch girly movies, but please give me SOME credit!

I enjoyed A Walk to Remember.

Mostly Mandy.

I like you anyway, Lynne. I hope you can say the same of me.

Absolutely, liberation party! : )

Heck, my own gal-pal doesn't like half the movies I like! (I believe I love her even MORE because of it!!)

I can't narrow this down because I have too many favorites, but I only own 10 DVD's that I've paid for (not including freebies from my bro):

The Royal Tenenbaums
Rushmore
Scream 3
Dancer in the Dark
Bend It Like Beckham
Return to Me
Waiting for Guffman
Punchdrunk Love
Pride and Prejudice
The Bourne Identity

And these poor schmucks on VHS: Magnolia, Charade, Sabrina (original version), Fight the Future, Buffalo '66

She tried to cover Switchfoot? You're kidding. That's ... that's just so ... wrong. Which song did she butcher?

Can't believe I didn't mention Magnolia and Wizard of Oz and As Good as it Gets. I'm leaving room on my top ten for future faves.

Run Lola Run is also a fave but not sure of top 10

I'm going to check out Love Liza too. I've been wanting to rent it for so long, but always pass it up.

Also loved Requiem for a Dream but need to watch it again to see if it's top 10 material.

Bowling for Columbine?

So good! I'm not as crazy about it as I was the first time I saw it, but it's still got a special place in my heart.

I love Michael Moore. While he's as guilty of twisting factual information to suit his own needs as Rush Limbaugh is, at least I agree with Michael Moore on most things. I really hate guns in this country, I have no sympathy at all for second-amendment supporters whatsoever on that issue. It was nice to see Moore address the problem so directly.

And it's always fun to watch conservatives get pissed off.

HAha, i got the best list yet

1. Passion of Christ
2. Donnie Darko
3. Godfather trilogy
4. Lord of the Rings trilogy
5. Harvey (with Jimmy Stewart)
6. Casablanca
7. Royal Tennenbaums
8. Frailty
9. Apacolypse Now
10. Pi

Least Favorites
1. Bowling for Columbine
2. any other movie pushing a hollywood liberal agenda.

ps. what has Rush lied about.

Pedro, I think what Steve was getting at was that Michael Moore and Rush Limbaugh both tend to lapse into the jargon of each of their political camps, without always taking good arguments from the other side into consideration or looking carefully at all the facts. While they might not engage in outright lying, they do tend to go for emotional appeals rather than strictly informative presentations. But then, most people aren't interested in just information, so people who do provide that probably aren't as well-known.

This is one of the reasons I didn't enjoy Bowling for Columbine as much on multiple viewings -- because Moore plays so obviously for his audience's sympathies that at times, it's almost painful. But I do think it raises a lot of interesting questions that a lot of folks don't think about, and I was glad it received as much attention as it did.

Not trying to start an argument here; you're definitely entitled to your opinion, and folks around here are pretty welcoming of diversity. Just thought I'd toss in my two cents on this one.

You're precious! I've only seen Bowling once. I'll definitely need to watch it again for further analysis. That's why I put a ? by it. I think you have to see your potential top 10ers at least twice before adding them to the list. I mean, let's take some responsibility here.

I liked everything you had to say....

Cool picture Pedro.

You, you...you're kidding, right? Here's a list

Nevermind the hypocricy of spending years on the air saying all drug users should go to jail, then escaping into rehab when it's discovered he's one himself. He was addicted to painkillers instead of heroin, but he still acquired absurd quantities illegally, and it's not like his rhetoric had ever differentiated between the two.

This changes with the blowing of the wind, I swear it does. This is my list for today:

Schindler's List
Almost Famous
Dazed and Confused
Tommy
A Christmas Story
Christmas Vacation
The Wall/original theatrical release and Roger Waters and friends, live from the Berlin Wall
Friday
Dancer in the Dark
Finding Nemo

just a few off the top of my head, in no particular order

the princess bride
the big chill
almost famous
brother from another planet
shawshank redemption
casablanca
the thin man
pulp fiction
the player
this is spinal tap
there's something about mary
the contender
goodfellas
godfather (1&2)
...

In no particular order:

Lord of the Rings (all 3)
Braveheart
Schindlers List
Star Wars (Eps 4,5 and 6 only)
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Indiana Jones Last Crusade
Shawshank Redemption
The Lion King
Princess Bride
Drop Dead Gorgeous

I think there are some others...but those came to mind first

I dont think I could really pick my top ten but these came to mind:

Moulin Rouge
O Brother Where Art Thou
Raising Arizona
So I Married an Axe Murderer
Princess Bride
Amelie
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Billy Madison (yes, I know, I can't help it though)
Much Ado About Nothing

I assume you are refering to the Kenneth Branagh version? That movie is a gem!

Yes, that's the one! It really is one of my absolute favorite movies. My sister and I quote it all the time.


And if a merry meeting may be wished.......

God prohibit it.

I've wanted to be Christina Ricci's character in that movie every year for Halloween ever since.

so many posts.... too hard to catch up.....

first off - loved buffalo 66. y'all are good kids 'round here.

my list - no order -

blue
amelie
roman holiday
the royal tenenbaums
lost in translation
blade runner
raiders of the lost ark
the hudsucker proxy
city of the lost children
great expectations

and honorable mentions:
dead man
holiday
chung king express


and i sure liked eternal sunshine of the spotless mind....

I just saw Bowling for Columbine for the first time this week. I thought it was manipulative and had a weak ending... but I also thought it was great. I loved the movie on the whole.

Coming in a little late on this one, I know, but here's my list... I have a top three list, and the others are all sort of crammed together in fourth place:

1) Magnolia
2) Moulin Rouge
3) The Royal Tenenbuams

4) The Believer
4) Never Been Kissed
4) The Anniversary Party
4) Titus
4) Bend it Like Beckham
4) 28 Days Later
4) Punch-Drunk Love

I'm sure it could change by tomorrow... Eternal Sunshine is looking like it might make the list. Maybe it'll replace [I]Titus[I]? We'll see.

In no particular order (except possibly alphabetical ;-))

Alien
Bram Stokers Dracula (despite Keanu's awful accent)
Dr Strangelove
Godfather (1 & 2)
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
The Lord Of The Rings (All 3)
The Princess Bride
Pulp Fiction
Star Wars (4.5 & 6)
12 Angry men

Close but no cigar

Aliens
Before Sunrise
Once Around
The Matrix (forget the sequels)
Moulin Rouge
Mr Holland's Opus
The Shawshank Redemption
Thelma And Louise

Michael Moore's use of statistics needs... um... some work. But overall, I think he's got some good things to say. His manipulativeness is duly noted, though.

He's a satirical genius. I think he'd have more effect if he was more careful with the numbers he throws around.

~fafs