Your top 5 films (not judging, looking for options)

potatolord · 26 Mar 2022 at 15:10

Time Bandits
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Tit for tat (Laurel and Hardy short)
Dumb and dumber.
The Shawshank Redemption

"Come And See" by Elem Klimov. The war film to end all war films. Absolutely horrific.
The Wizard of Oz. Just magic. I still FEAR THE WITCH
Those magnificent men and their flying machines. Fun, and they built and flew those ridiculous planes for the film.
Unforgiven. Clint is a terrifying force of nature.
Gran Turino. And he still is...
Robin Hood (Errol Flynn version). An entertaining romp, with maybe the best swordfight ever staged.
Raiders of the lost ark.

Street · 26 Mar 2022 at 15:27

Alien
Blade Runner
First Man
Gattaca
Sicario

Choosing 5 is hard! I made a list a while back and my top 10 ended up as a top 30 as I just couldn't cut any of them.

Ninco! · 26 Mar 2022 at 21:33

It is interesting reading this thread and seeing so many sequels rated as the better film.

Personally, always felt in the minority and favoured the first film, e.g. Star Wars, Rocky, The Godfather, Alien, The Terminator were better films than subsequent sequels. Sequels usually are a bigger budget and look slicker.

Chojin · 27 Mar 2022 at 00:20

Ninco! said:
The Terminator were better films than subsequent sequels. Sequels usually are a bigger budget and look slicker.

I always thought T2 was great but not as good as the original. It was basically a remake of the first but lost the dark tone and introduced a kid and some cheese.

Rroff · 27 Mar 2022 at 03:56

Ninco! said:
It is interesting reading this thread and seeing so many sequels rated as the better film.

Personally, always felt in the minority and favoured the first film, e.g. Star Wars, Rocky, The Godfather, Alien, The Terminator were better films than subsequent sequels. Sequels usually are a bigger budget and look slicker.

Generally I agree - Alien and Aliens though I don't think either is better but if I had to choose one to watch it would be Aliens every time. I think it is a rare example where they've made a satisfying follow up where trying to *just* ape the original as so many sequels do wouldn't have delivered at that time while still being spiritually close to the original movie.

Mark1989 · 27 Mar 2022 at 13:50

Alien
Aliens
Top Gun
Star Wars
Child's Play

Of course many others have left an impression over the years there the 5 that always come to front of mind though

iamdjdz · 27 Mar 2022 at 21:23

Twelve Monkeys
One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
Lord of the Rings (Trilogy)
City of God
Donnie Darko

uvarvu · 27 Mar 2022 at 22:05

Serenity
Shawshank
Memphis Belle
Plunkett & Macleane
Lucky Number Slevin

RobDogDog · 29 Mar 2022 at 09:40

Matrix
Deep Rising
Rumble In The Bronx
Bourne Identity
Seven Psychopaths

melmac · 29 Mar 2022 at 12:59

Bourne Identity
The Upside
DeadPool
Freedom Writers
Coach Carter

In no particular order and I couldn't even say I like these 5 movies more than many others that I left out.

Fubsy · 30 Mar 2022 at 09:21

Stumble Bum said:
I'm surprised no-one has mentioned Gladiator, my mates have never shut up about that film

I'm surprised too. I did mention it outside of my top 5 though.

MookJong · 30 Mar 2022 at 11:56

HEAT
JAWS
Deep Red
Predator
Raiders of the Lost Ark

Videodrome, Lost Boys, First Blood, Alien, Aliens, The Terminator, Platoon, The Thing, The Dark Knight, Bladerunner 2049, Carlito's Way, State of Grace

Grimley · 30 Mar 2022 at 18:06

Based on my disc collection:

Blade Runner
Terminator
Fugitive
Ronin
Batman Begins

Rifte · 2 Apr 2022 at 11:46

Jaws
Halloween (1978)
The Thing (1982)
Inception

These four were easy choices for me, and 5th place can change, but at present :

Seven

Droolinggimp · 3 Apr 2022 at 18:45

Ninco! said:
It is interesting reading this thread and seeing so many sequels rated as the better film.

Personally, always felt in the minority and favoured the first film, e.g. Star Wars, Rocky, The Godfather, Alien, The Terminator were better films than subsequent sequels. Sequels usually are a bigger budget and look slicker.

Surprised you state Godfather better than pt2. Part 2 is phenomenal compared to the first one, and the first one was super duper. Part 3 though, yeah it was ok/good? but I think they left it too long to make it. Or should have not made it at all. Actually, I need to re-watch them all now.

Ninco! · 3 Apr 2022 at 20:09

@Droolinggimp I personally found the first Godfather has so many iconic scenes that makes it my number 1.

Marlon Brando's legendary offer, the Sinatra connotation, hospital and café scenes. Michael Corleone's reluctant rise to power.

All three Godfather films are decent, the third is the weakest but in no way would I say it ruins the series.

There are some brilliant films mentioned in this thread, Jaws is another, which if remade tomorrow, I highly doubt it would ever beat the chemistry and edge of the original cast. The original will always be the best.

AndyCr15 · 6 Apr 2022 at 07:23

Ferris Bueller's Day Off
White Men Can't Jump
Die Hard
Terminator 2
There's Something About Mary

mid_gen · 6 Apr 2022 at 14:01

Alien
Jaws
Predator
Interstellar
Dune (2021)

This is top 5 films that I'd want to sit down and enjoy watching again.....which isn't necessarily the same as top 5 on artistic merit

Well, the first 3 are stone cold classics....

Bubo · 6 Apr 2022 at 14:47

Bubo said:
Blue Velvet
Excalibur
Star Wars Empire Strikes Back
Tron
Dune 1984

I completely forgot about Young Frankenstein, that should be on the very top of my list.

Edit: And Trading Places

jaybee · 6 Apr 2022 at 14:57

I'd find it hard to even do a top 20 but here are some of mine

Shawshank Redemption
Fight Club
Terminator 2
The Matrix
Leon