Your Top 10

Bomby · 08-15-2007, 12:25 AM

Every so often, the British Film Institute (a much more reputable group than the American Film Institute) polls a selected list of directors and critics to make a list of the ten greatest films of all time for their magazine, Sight & Sound. Each director or critic chooses their own top ten... or eleven, if they think they're special. What is yours?

My top ten:
1. Chungking Express (Wong Kar Wai)
2. Seven Samurai (Akira Kurosawa)
3. Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese)
4. Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino)
5. Alphaville (Jean-Luc Godard)
6. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Sergio Leone)
7. The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola)
8. Oldboy (Park Chan-Wook)
9. Hard-Boiled (John Woo)
10. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (Lau Kar Leung)

***CaptHayfever*** · 08-15-2007, 09:03 PM

I only had a Top 4 until last winter. Now, I have a Top 5:

1) Head (1968, Bob Rafelson, Columbia)
2) UHF (1989, Jay Levey, Orion)
3) The Princess Bride (1987, Rob Reiner, Fox)
4) Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996, Jim Mallon, Universal)
5) Stranger Than Fiction (2006, Marc Forster, Columbia)

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

**Booyakasha** · 08-15-2007, 10:40 PM

I've never really sat down to figure one of these out, but if I did, it'd probably go something like this here.

1. The Lion in Winter (Anthony Harvey)
2. Rashomon (Akira Kurosawa)
3. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Sergio Leone)
4. Metropolis (Fritz Lang)
5. The Kid (Charlie Chaplin)
6. The Butcher Boy (Neil Jordan)
7. Brazil (Terry Gilliam)
8. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Milos Forman)
9. Reservoir Dogs (Quentin Tarantino)
10. The Ten Commandments (Cecil B. DeMille)

Bear in mind that ten isn't really enough to do one of these properly. Ten, you feel like you're leaving things out.

Koga · 08-16-2007, 03:34 AM

I couldn't narrow it down to ten, let alone come up with any order. It's so hard to compare movies of different eras and genres. And then there's movies that are really good, but not really enjoyable and vice versa.

i thot u wer my frend · 08-16-2007, 02:18 PM

My Top 10 of suckiness:

1. The Breakfast Club (John Hughes)
2. The Princess Bride (Rob Reiner)
3. Airplane! (Jim Abrahams/David Zucker/Jerry Zucker)
4. Spaceballs (Mel Brooks)
5. The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola)
6. This is Spinal Tap (Rob Reiner)
7. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (John Hughes)
8. Shaun of the Dead (Edgar Wright)
9. Ghostbusters (Ivan Reitman)
10. Office Space (Mike Judge)

Swordmaster Link · 08-16-2007, 02:35 PM

Of suckiness?? Are you out of your mind?

i thot u wer my frend · 08-16-2007, 02:41 PM

Well, maybe I was just thinking about my original top 10 that I posted on a different forum about a year ago and how a lot of people were telling me about how much the list sucked.

Swordmaster Link · 08-16-2007, 02:56 PM

Oh, as in you don't think it's a good top 10 list. I thought you meant suckiness as in "these are the 10 movies I hate the most". Big difference.

The Joker · 08-16-2007, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Panfan el Pwno

My Top 10 of suckiness:

1. The Breakfast Club (John Hughes)
2. The Princess Bride (Rob Reiner)
3. Airplane! (Jim Abrahams/David Zucker/Jerry Zucker)
4. Spaceballs (Mel Brooks)
5. The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola)
6. This is Spinal Tap (Rob Reiner)
7. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (John Hughes)
8. Shaun of the Dead (Edgar Wright)
9. Ghostbusters (Ivan Reitman)
10. Office Space (Mike Judge)

This list contains 3 of my all time favorite comedy movies.....

i thot u wer my frend · 08-16-2007, 03:19 PM

^^ Oh, NO. Never.

08-15-2007, 12:25 AM	#1
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08-15-2007, 10:40 PM	#3
Booyakasha Mod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 6,877 Thanks: 77 Thanked 366 Times in 233 Posts Points: 11,593.50 Bank: 24,179.62 Total Points: 35,773.12 Donate	I've never really sat down to figure one of these out, but if I did, it'd probably go something like this here. 1. The Lion in Winter (Anthony Harvey) 2. Rashomon (Akira Kurosawa) 3. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Sergio Leone) 4. Metropolis (Fritz Lang) 5. The Kid (Charlie Chaplin) 6. The Butcher Boy (Neil Jordan) 7. Brazil (Terry Gilliam) 8. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Milos Forman) 9. Reservoir Dogs (Quentin Tarantino) 10. The Ten Commandments (Cecil B. DeMille) Bear in mind that ten isn't really enough to do one of these properly. Ten, you feel like you're leaving things out. __________________ Boo--the only dude bad enough to rescue the president

08-15-2007, 09:03 PM	#2
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08-16-2007, 03:34 AM	#4
Koga Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: The Netherlands Gender: Posts: 17,093 Thanks: 104 Thanked 173 Times in 116 Posts Points: 105,708.41 Bank: 19,215.78 Total Points: 124,924.19 Donate	I couldn't narrow it down to ten, let alone come up with any order. It's so hard to compare movies of different eras and genres. And then there's movies that are really good, but not really enjoyable and vice versa.

08-16-2007, 02:18 PM	#5
i thot u wer my frend WHAT KILLED THE DINOSAURS? THE ICE AGE! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Planet Michigan Gender: Posts: 11,475 Thanks: 515 Thanked 897 Times in 629 Posts Blog Entries: 13 Points: 679.09 Bank: 29,302.91 Total Points: 29,982.00 Donate	My Top 10 of suckiness: 1. The Breakfast Club (John Hughes) 2. The Princess Bride (Rob Reiner) 3. Airplane! (Jim Abrahams/David Zucker/Jerry Zucker) 4. Spaceballs (Mel Brooks) 5. The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola) 6. This is Spinal Tap (Rob Reiner) 7. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (John Hughes) 8. Shaun of the Dead (Edgar Wright) 9. Ghostbusters (Ivan Reitman) 10. Office Space (Mike Judge)

08-16-2007, 02:35 PM	#6
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08-16-2007, 02:41 PM	#7
i thot u wer my frend WHAT KILLED THE DINOSAURS? THE ICE AGE! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Planet Michigan Gender: Posts: 11,475 Thanks: 515 Thanked 897 Times in 629 Posts Blog Entries: 13 Points: 679.09 Bank: 29,302.91 Total Points: 29,982.00 Donate	Well, maybe I was just thinking about my original top 10 that I posted on a different forum about a year ago and how a lot of people were telling me about how much the list sucked.

08-16-2007, 02:56 PM	#8
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08-16-2007, 03:19 PM	#10
i thot u wer my frend WHAT KILLED THE DINOSAURS? THE ICE AGE! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Planet Michigan Gender: Posts: 11,475 Thanks: 515 Thanked 897 Times in 629 Posts Blog Entries: 13 Points: 679.09 Bank: 29,302.91 Total Points: 29,982.00 Donate	^^ Oh, NO. Never.