Top 5 films

[biggbn]

We seem to be an incredibly broad church here, and I'm not sure of this has been done before, but I thought it would be intersting to hear what others top 5 films are. It's a really difficult task, but I wonder of there will be a huge amount of diversity or if usual suspects, no pun intended, will pop up again and again. They don't have to be in order, just your 5 favourite films.

1. Raging Bull
2. Apocalypse Now
3. The Deer Hunter
4. Godfather 1 and 2.
5. The Mission.


.....and yes I know that's six films but I can't split the Godfather movies....that's my head above the parapet as I am so often accused of having appaling taste. I can watch any of the above again and again and still find something new to enjoy...and I don't like war films so I'm surprised two of my list are of that genre. Also surprised there are no westerns in there as I love a good Western.

[simons123]

1) One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
2) Untouchable (The French 2011 movie)
3) Heat
4) Aliens
5) Blade Runner

[biggbn]

simons123 said:

1) One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
2) Untouchable (The French 2011 movie)
3) Heat
4) Aliens
5) Blade Runner

Good list. Aliens is one of those anomalies where a sequel is better than the original, perhaps like Gidfather 2? I loved Heat, a great film and the fire fights sound so brutal. Preferred Kesey's book to the film for 'One flew over the cuckoo's nest' but Nicholson was inspired casting wasn't he?

[montecristo]

Brothers Bloom
Secret of their Eyes (Argentine version)
My Cousin Vinny
Remains of the Day
The Hours

[P5BNij]

We've had a few threads like this over the years, either top five or top ten, it's hard to keep it down to five or ten but mine usually comes down to these...

Performace (shot in 1968, released in 1970)

Villain (shot in 1970, released in 1971)

Get Carter (shot in 1970, released in 1971)

Robbery (shot and released in 1967)

The Ipcress File (shot and released in 1965)

Runners up...!

Blow Up (shot in 1966, released in 1967)

The Man Who Haunted Himself (shot and released in 1970)

Le Mans (shot in 1970, released in 1971)

Entertaining Mr'Sloane (shot in 1969 and released in 1970)

The Long Good Friday (shot in 1979, previewed in private cinemas in 1980, released in full in 1981, originally planned as a TV film special).

Wrong Arm Of The Law (shot in 1962 and released in 1963)

[skilly1]

I could watch these again and again. No film noirs, just good fun.

Indiana Jones - temple of doom
Back to the future
Happy Gilmore
Monty python - Holy Grail
Blues Brothers

[Actual]

Battle Royale (1980)

[biggbn]

Actual said:

Battle Royale (1980)

Filling five spots?

[Skodapondy]

Fims I can watch over again.

1. Star Wars A New Hope
2. Avengers infinity war/Endgame
3. The Untouchables
4. Goodfellas
5. The Godfather Part1 & 2.

Honourable mention for Die Hard

[daqinggregg]

Think this has been done to death before, in various guises. How about the best films of 2022?

[smn159]

daqinggregg said:

Think this has been done to death before, in various guises. How about the best films of 2022?

Start a thread then - this is top 5

I'll always watch these if they're on;

This is Spinal Tap
Godfather 1/2
Goodfellas
North by Northwest
Alien

[Kes Arevo]

In no particular order, and probably changes weekly...

Master and Commander
Jeremiah Johnson
2001: A Space Odyssey
Alien
Watership Down

[jayymannon]

Fight Club
The Shawshank Redemption
Memento
American History X
Requiem For A Dream

[Countdown]

1. Top Gun
2. Dead Poets' Society
3. LOTR: The Return of the King
4. Pulp Fiction
5. Sholay

[toasty]

biggbn said:

1. Raging Bull
2. Apocalypse Now
3. The Deer Hunter
4. Godfather 1 and 2.
5. The Mission.
.

Great soundtracks but all of those are tediously long, dated and slow films in the most part.

My top 5 which I’m sure could be derided for being too modern but all have the pursuit of success I find so appealing in films.

1. Moneyball
2. Whiplash
3. The Big Short
4. The Color of Money
5. Goodfellas

[NMNeil]

2001 A Space Odyssey
Chronicles of Riddick
The Addams Family (Animated one)
Schindler's List
Platoon

[generationx]

Star Wars - A New Hope
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Star Trek 3 - The Search For Spock
Terminator 2
Trading Places


At the moment…

[Voldemort]

Today I'd be happy to suggest:

In no particular order,

Goldfinger
Diva
Star Wars*
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Matrix

• that’s what it was called when I saw it in the cinema and Han shot first.

[biggbn]

It is heartening to see how many people add 'today', or 'for now' to their list. I'm the same, on another day my list might be slightly, or significantly different too!!

[Stuart70]

The Big Sleep
Maltese Falcon
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (Ben Stiller version!)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Gorky Park