Your all time top five films?

[Doofus]

wjb said:

I think there is a big difference between 'best' film and 'favourite' film.

The two lists I posted are most of my favourites of the past 35+ years of me watching films, I'm not suggesting that they're all the best that cinema has to offer, like I alluded to earlier I'm not a 'film snob', but I'll watch pretty much anything once, if I enjoy it I'll watch it again.

Take 12 years a slave for example, I thought it was brilliant, but it's not one of my favourite films and I'll probably never watch it again because it's not an entertaining film, for me.

Another example is the poster who put Lego Batman in his top 5, now we all know the original Lego Movie is far superior to the Lego Batman movie, but if Batman is their favourite then that's fine

I snipped your post a bit, but only to try get my point across.

And it's a perfectly valid point

As I said, my list of favourites changes. I'm also not a film snob, and I don't claim any of my favourites are 'best'. For instance, I hate everything Woody Allen has ever done, and yet his films are often in 'best' lists.

However, I do like something which doesn't follow the path of least resistance (more action, fking super-heroes or dystopian sci-fi), which is probably why my list changes.

I have seen many films many times, and they are enjoyable, but as I said, they wouldn't make it onto my desert island, because I'd want something 'meatier', or with more longevity.

I genuinely hate Fight Club. And Bladerunner. I like I Am Legend, and Welcome To Collinwood but today, this week, my favourites list contains other stuff.

I'm not, for a moment, denigrating the choices of others (but aren't a lot of these lists adolescent in content? ), and your point about Lego Batman is a good one. I wasn't trying to suggest that my list is better than anyone else's (even though I appear to have done just that, again ), but to explain why, whilst I enjoy many of the films listed, none of them make my "top 5".

I claimed not to be a film snob, but I fear I'm coming across as a film pseud. So I'll stop.

[steviegunn]

Top 5 (based on the films I've re-watched the most times):

The Thing From Another World
The Dam Busters
Jaws
Star Wars (Episode IV - A New Hope)
Predator

[Jonesy23]

I wouldn't like to give a list of top five as there are some many possibles.

But for a very long time I would have rated Se7en at the top. Saw it on initial release in Leicester Square assuming it was some sort of normal detective story and having gone in completely cold it made a big impression.

Still think it's a fantastic piece of work though not the sort of thing I'd watch more than every few years.

The other one that left a lasting impression was From Dusk till Dawn, again mostly from going in cold, thinking it was some sort of crime/road film then it all went sideways. If you aren't expecting it the shift is a bit of a shock!

[Ace-T]

Jonesy23 said:

The other one that left a lasting impression was From Dusk till Dawn, again mostly from going in cold, thinking it was some sort of crime/road film then it all went sideways. If you aren't expecting it the shift is a bit of a shock!

Not half as much of a shock you get when your entirely respectable, straight laced mother tells you she really liked it!

[jsc15]

In no specific order....

-Maltese Falcon
-Thin Red Line
-The Wages Of Fear
-The Last Of The Mohicans (1992)
-Treasure Of The Sierra Madre

with honourable mentions for:

-2001: Space Odyssey
-Eyes Wide Shut
-Apocalypse Now
-Heat
-Casino
-The Living Daylights (best all-rounder of a modern Bond film, IMHO)
-Hell Drivers
-Out Of Sight
-Silence Of The Lambs
-Something Wild (1987)

Edited by jsc15 on Wednesday 4th July 22:56

[TwigtheWonderkid]

jsc15 said:

-The Living Daylights (best all-rounder of a modern Bond film, IMHO)

Not a great film imho, but interesting in hindsight, because made in the mid 80s, Bond is working with Islamic jihaddis against the Soviet army. Of course at the time, exactly where Thatcher had positioned us, siding with those poor unfortunate Islamic extremists in their battle against the evil red empire. Looking back of course, we were on the wrong side, and would have been better advised to help the red army wipe the scumbags off the face of the planet.

I'm not sure we've apologised yet!

[coppice]

Doofus said:

As I said, my list of favourites changes. I'm also not a film snob, and I don't claim any of my favourites are 'best'. For instance, I hate everything Woody Allen has ever done, and yet his films are often in 'best' lists.




I claimed not to be a film snob, but I fear I'm coming across as a film pseud. So I'll stop.

No risk of either status in your last paragraph for the reason in your first . Woody Allen films are a joy - at least when he is on form . Don;t ask about when he isn't , it gets ugly

[Mcphisto]

I forgot about some of the earlier Woody Allen films, Sleeper, Take the money and run, Bananas, Play it again Sam....Maybe not top 5 favourites but still very funny.

Edited by Mcphisto on Thursday 5th July 09:25

[viggyp]

I'd also like to add Leon and Four Lions. Can't believe I missed those out.

[Halb]

The OUtlaw Joesy Wales
The Gauntlet
Parallax View
The THing
Alien
Aliens
Big trouble in Little China
Escape from new york
escape from LA
High Plains Drifter
Ghostbusters
Last Holiday
the ticket
kind hearts and coronets
passport to pimlico
ask a policeman
the ladykillers
oh mr porter
a quiet man
dirty harry
jurassic park
screamers
total recall
planes, trains and automobiles
gremlins
IMposter
total recall
predator
robocop
invasion of the bodysnatchers
the maltese falcon
three days of the condor
guardians of the galaxy
godfather
star wars
empire strikes back
return of the jedi
the man in the white suit
pirates of the Caribbean
mad max 2
godfather 2
rocky
rocky balboa
first blood
caddyshack
to have and have not
on her majesty's secret service
goldfinger
die hard
incredibles
shrek
up
wall-e
the goonies
the wild bunch
it's a wonderful life
mr smith goes to washington
mr deeds goes to town
young Frankenstein
blazzing saddles
support your local sherriff
support your local gunslinger
airplane!
airplane2!
the naked gun
uncle buck
clockwise
a fish called wanda
life of brian
monty python and the holy grail
any which way yu can
blues brothers
astronauts wife
batman
batman begins
dark knight
iron-man
captain america
raiders of the lost ark
temple of doom
indiana jones and thelast crusade

[Thankyou4calling]

Jaws
Back to the Future
Top gun
Terminator 2
Saturday night fever

I'm not a big film buff but still plenty of others i could put in.

[Halb]

I am a yuge film fan, all my tapes are in a lock-up, but haven't got anything to watch them on. D
they've probably degraded now anyway. D:

Wacky Racer said:

cuprabob said:

Bad Day at Black Rock

Spencer Tracy was superb in this:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gX2pK1mioU

yes
one of the fave scenes, 'you're not only wrong you're wrong at the top of your voice.' I'e quoted that a few times



Withnail and I
Terminator
Jaws
The Wicker Man
when harry met saly
lost in translation
fantastic mr fox
the jacket
back to the future
condorman
Zulu
Where's that Fire
Smokey and the Bandit
sons of the desert
at the races
the intelligence men
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
road to Morocco
road to utopia
road to bali
cannonball run
12 Angry men
The swimmer
this is spinal tap
the green mile
Midnight Run
fargo
miller's crossing
the naked spur
ride the high country
stand by me
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
jackie brown
reservoir dogs
one flew over the cuckoos nest
the road
whenthe wind blows
grave of the fireflies
Spirited Away
Princess Mononoke
castle in the sky
the man who knew too little
the man who knew too much
scrooged
muppet christmas carol
groundhog day
stripes
big hero 6
wreck it ralph
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Beau Chumps
babes in toyland
the music box
way out west
being there
the pink panther
shot in the dark
i'm alright jack
lucky jim
the 7 faces of dr lao
the battle of the sexes
the early bird
murder by death
sneakers
rope
rear window
the thin man
the philidelphia story
best lil wehouse in texas
the rocky horror picture show
little shop of horrors
destry rides aagin
son of paleface
the princess and the pirate
darby o gill and the little people
winchester '73
harvey
big country
little big man
the man who came to dinner
the man who shot liberty valance
dirty dozen
eagle has landed
where eagles dare
the omen
the medusa touch
forrest gump
office space
Deliverance
southern comfort
night of the living dead
dawn of the dead
land of the dead
shaun of the dead
the good the bad and the ugly
The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty
Falling Down
Bad Day at Black Rock
The Princess Bride
Leon
the killing fields
layer cake
goodfellas
LA confidential
silence of the lambs
starship troopers
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Forbidden Planet
the jungle book
Stir Crazy
Field Of Dreams
silver streak
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
the odd couple
the sunshine boys
king of comedy
full metal jacket
get carter
long good friday
north by borthwest
brazil
tremors
Went the Day Well
the green man
an inspector calls
beverly hills cop
trading places
clerks
local hero
chitty chitty bang bang
mr kiss kiss bang bang
home alone
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
The Producers
westworld
the ipcress file
the odessa file
Day of the Jackal
Treasure Of The Sierra Madre
school for scroundels
the happiest days of your life
laughter in paradise
dirty rotten scoundrels
the man who haunted himself

[Doofus]

You're just listing films.

[Mcphisto]

My guilty pleasure..... Grease

[Stedman]

Moonhawk said:

Difficult to choose just 5 - but these I can just pick up and watch any time.

Aliens (Special Edition)

Correct

[Halb]

Mcphisto said:

My guilty pleasure..... Grease

yes, but this thread is about films.

[P5BNij]

Hard to keep it down to five really...

Performance
Get Carter
Villain
The Long Good Friday
Perfect Friday
Blow Up
Privilege
Up The Junction
The Italian Job
Entertaining Mr.Sloan
The Ipcress File
Goldfinger
Le Mans
La Dolce Vita
The Man Who Haunted Himself
The Hill
Accident
The Offence
The Dambusters
The Ladykillers
The Baader Meinhof Complex
Danger Diabolik
Barbarella
Wrong Arm Of The Law
Two Lane Blacktop
Easy Rider
Dirty Harry


Told you it wasn't easy...

[Doofus]

P5BNij said:

Barbarella

Oh, come on!

[Mcphisto]

Halb said:

yes, but this thread is about films.

[Patch1875]

Tombstone
Layer Cake
Collateral
Black Rain
Black Hawk Down