Yeah I noticed that too. Also I'm pretty sure that whoever posted Singing In The Rain meant Singin' In The Rain.
It is a good list though. Seems to be a lot of variety on this forum.
Your TOP 20 Movies...
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Yeah I noticed that too. Also I'm pretty sure that whoever posted Singing In The Rain meant Singin' In The Rain.
It is a good list though. Seems to be a lot of variety on this forum.
These films aren't in any order.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Donnie Darko
American Beauty
High Fidelity
Lord of the rings - Return of the King
Mystic River
The Dark Knight
Fargo
O Brother Where are thou?
The Truman Show
The Usual Suspects
Star Trek - First Contact
The Shawshank Redemption
Back to the Future
Star Wars
Star Wars - The empire strikes back
Serenity
Pulp Fiction
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Matrix
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Donnie Darko
American Beauty
High Fidelity
Lord of the rings - Return of the King
Mystic River
The Dark Knight
Fargo
O Brother Where are thou?
The Truman Show
The Usual Suspects
Star Trek - First Contact
The Shawshank Redemption
Back to the Future
Star Wars
Star Wars - The empire strikes back
Serenity
Pulp Fiction
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Matrix
I wonder in threads like these, do people actually bother reading all the other posts and look at all the films others have put down, or do they just skim it all and post their own Top 20 straight away
I went pretty early, but I still read them for that inevitable "Ah! I can't believe I left that out!" moment Happened just a second ago with Blue Velvet.
In no particular order:
Titanic (1997)
Cruel Intentions
American Beauty
Blade Runner
Scream
Starship Troopers
The Empire strikes Back
King Kong (2005)
Spiderman 2
The Dark Knight
Battle Royale
Sin City
Toy Story
Chicago
Terminator
Mean Girls
Liar Liar
First Contact
Friday the 13th
Halloween
Titanic (1997)
Cruel Intentions
American Beauty
Blade Runner
Scream
Starship Troopers
The Empire strikes Back
King Kong (2005)
Spiderman 2
The Dark Knight
Battle Royale
Sin City
Toy Story
Chicago
Terminator
Mean Girls
Liar Liar
First Contact
Friday the 13th
Halloween
I don't see any mention of 101 Dalmatians. Mind you, I suppose you weren't counting the Honorable Mentions lists. And strictly speaking, The Man in the Iron Mask should have been mentioned twice, as I mentioned two separate versions (Chamberlain and diCaprio).
I can't believe I didn't add Ben-Hur.
Why do people list trilogies as one movie? The very definition suggest three separate movies. Just an irksome detail, since for example Bourne Identity isn't as good as Bourne Ultimatum, and they came out six years apart, they should be separate. The only thing I could see done jointly would be Grindhouse, since you saw both Planet Terror and Death Proof at the same time in the theater.
I listed Kill Bill 1 & 2 and The Godfather Part 1 & 2, respectively, as one film. This is because there were only 20 spots. And I'm a cheat.
Oh god.. I love and hate these types of threads. love em cause they are great questions. But I hate em cause they take me FOREVER to write out cause there are so many posible choices. Not necessarily in order.
1- The Shawhank Redemption
2- Lord of the Rings
3- We Were soldeiers
4- Raiders of the Lost Ark
5- Fight Club
6- Seven
7- Aliens
8- Star Trek II- The Wrath of Khan
9 - The Perfect Storm
10- The Prestige
11- Jaws
12- The Game
13- Tin Cup
14- heat
15- October Sky
16- Devil's Advocate
17- Primal Fear
18- Phenomenon
19- Twister
20 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
My list could easily change were I to do this tomorrow though...
1- The Shawhank Redemption
2- Lord of the Rings
3- We Were soldeiers
4- Raiders of the Lost Ark
5- Fight Club
6- Seven
7- Aliens
8- Star Trek II- The Wrath of Khan
9 - The Perfect Storm
10- The Prestige
11- Jaws
12- The Game
13- Tin Cup
14- heat
15- October Sky
16- Devil's Advocate
17- Primal Fear
18- Phenomenon
19- Twister
20 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
My list could easily change were I to do this tomorrow though...
Who ? Ah (google), I never trust critics, specially in Cinema.
And after reading his critic of Children of Paradise, I can say I would never trust this guy since he he had some points of the movie wrong.
I wonder in threads like these, do people actually bother reading all the other posts and look at all the films others have put down, or do they just skim it all and post their own Top 20 straight away
I do read them, to know what I forgot.
My list should have include more old French movie. Certainly a Clouzot and a Verneuil film.
1/ star wars return of the sith
2/ star wars the clone wars
3/ star trek wrath of khan
4/ dirty harry
5/ the legend of the shadow less sword
6/ police story (Jackie Chan)
7/ predator
8/running man (arnies one)
9/ battle of britain
10/ resident evil 2
11/ crouching tiger hidden dragon
12/ howls castle
13/ tora tora tora
14/ longest day
15/ ghostbusters
16/ dam busters
17/ rush hour ( jackie chan)
18/ war of the worlds (original one)
19/ star wars new hope
20/ ice age
mind you i could go on for another 20
2/ star wars the clone wars
3/ star trek wrath of khan
4/ dirty harry
5/ the legend of the shadow less sword
6/ police story (Jackie Chan)
7/ predator
8/running man (arnies one)
9/ battle of britain
10/ resident evil 2
11/ crouching tiger hidden dragon
12/ howls castle
13/ tora tora tora
14/ longest day
15/ ghostbusters
16/ dam busters
17/ rush hour ( jackie chan)
18/ war of the worlds (original one)
19/ star wars new hope
20/ ice age
mind you i could go on for another 20
No order and not all great films but ones I enjoy over and over.
Forbidden Planet
The Great Dictator
Lifeboat
Wizard of Oz
Brigadoon
Downfall
A League of their Own
American President
Dirty Harry
Bataan
Casablanca
Silent Running
Fiddler on the Roof
The Producers (original)
Das Boot
Sahara (1943)
Blues Brothers
My Cousin Vinny
Patton
Legend of 1900
Forbidden Planet
The Great Dictator
Lifeboat
Wizard of Oz
Brigadoon
Downfall
A League of their Own
American President
Dirty Harry
Bataan
Casablanca
Silent Running
Fiddler on the Roof
The Producers (original)
Das Boot
Sahara (1943)
Blues Brothers
My Cousin Vinny
Patton
Legend of 1900
No particular order, except for the top five.
The Empire Strikes Back
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Wrath of Khan
Aliens
The Last of the Mohicans
Jaws
Seven
Ronin
Love Actually
Ghostbusters
The Return of the King
Terminator II: Judgment Day
Heat
The Dark Knight
The Matrix
The Bourne Supremacy
Casino Royale
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Die Hard
Contact
The Empire Strikes Back
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Wrath of Khan
Aliens
The Last of the Mohicans
Jaws
Seven
Ronin
Love Actually
Ghostbusters
The Return of the King
Terminator II: Judgment Day
Heat
The Dark Knight
The Matrix
The Bourne Supremacy
Casino Royale
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Die Hard
Contact
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1966) dir. Sergio Leone
Gojira (1954) dir. Ishirô Honda
Taxi Driver (1976) dir. Martin Scorsese
Suspiria (1977) dir. Dario Argento
The French Connection (1971) dir. William Friedkin
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) dir. Nicholas Meyer
Lost Highway (1997) dir. David Lynch
Sátántangó (1994) dir. Béla Tarr
The Exorcist (1973) dir. William Friedkin
Rio Bravo (1959) dir. Howard Hawks
The Thing (1982) dir. John Carpenter
Oldboy (2003) dir. Park Chan-wook
Evil Dead II (1987) dir. Sam Raimi
8½ (1963) dir. Federico Fellini
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) dir. Stanley Kubrick
Rear Window (1954) dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Halloween (1987) dir. John Carpenter
Star Wars episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) dir. Irvin Kershner
Ben-Hur (1959) dir. William Wyler
The Beyond (1981) dir. Lucio Fulci
The Thin Red Line (1998) dir. Terrence Malick
Gojira (1954) dir. Ishirô Honda
Taxi Driver (1976) dir. Martin Scorsese
Suspiria (1977) dir. Dario Argento
The French Connection (1971) dir. William Friedkin
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) dir. Nicholas Meyer
Lost Highway (1997) dir. David Lynch
Sátántangó (1994) dir. Béla Tarr
The Exorcist (1973) dir. William Friedkin
Rio Bravo (1959) dir. Howard Hawks
The Thing (1982) dir. John Carpenter
Oldboy (2003) dir. Park Chan-wook
Evil Dead II (1987) dir. Sam Raimi
8½ (1963) dir. Federico Fellini
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) dir. Stanley Kubrick
Rear Window (1954) dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Halloween (1987) dir. John Carpenter
Star Wars episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) dir. Irvin Kershner
Ben-Hur (1959) dir. William Wyler
The Beyond (1981) dir. Lucio Fulci
The Thin Red Line (1998) dir. Terrence Malick
My list, off the top of my head:
Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid
Edward Scissorhands
Ed Wood
When Harry Met Sally
The Shawshank Redemption
Toy Story 2
Adaptation
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Galaxy Quest
To Kill A Mockingbird
Paper Moon
The African Queen
Some Like it Hot
Pirates of the Caribbean
Life is Beautiful
A Night at the Opera
Fiddler on the Roof
Finding Nemo
Star Wars
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid
Edward Scissorhands
Ed Wood
When Harry Met Sally
The Shawshank Redemption
Toy Story 2
Adaptation
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Galaxy Quest
To Kill A Mockingbird
Paper Moon
The African Queen
Some Like it Hot
Pirates of the Caribbean
Life is Beautiful
A Night at the Opera
Fiddler on the Roof
Finding Nemo
Star Wars
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
I haven't read the whole thread, but has stj told any of you yet how wrong your choices are and that his list is the only true list? 
I don't have a list either, but in recent years some of the best movies I've seen have to include:
Heat
Collateral
The Dark Knight
L.A. Confidential
Black Hawk Down
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
I don't have a list either, but in recent years some of the best movies I've seen have to include:
Heat
Collateral
The Dark Knight
L.A. Confidential
Black Hawk Down
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
In no particular order:
1. Bringing Up Baby
2. The Philadelphia Story
3. Hairspray (2007)
4. The Dark Knight
5. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
6. School of Rock
7. Singin' In The Rain
8. Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... and Spring
9. Chungking Express
10. And When Did You Last See Your Father?
11. The Lion King
12. Moulin Rouge
13. Dogma
14. The History Boys
15. Starter For Ten
16. Calendar Girls
17. Sweeney Todd
18. Hot Fuzz
19. The Wizard of Oz
20. Truly, Madly, Deeply
That was a really hard list to make. There's so many that could have gone in there, so this is really a Top 20 based on how I feel right this second.
1. Bringing Up Baby
2. The Philadelphia Story
3. Hairspray (2007)
4. The Dark Knight
5. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
6. School of Rock
7. Singin' In The Rain
8. Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... and Spring
9. Chungking Express
10. And When Did You Last See Your Father?
11. The Lion King
12. Moulin Rouge
13. Dogma
14. The History Boys
15. Starter For Ten
16. Calendar Girls
17. Sweeney Todd
18. Hot Fuzz
19. The Wizard of Oz
20. Truly, Madly, Deeply
That was a really hard list to make. There's so many that could have gone in there, so this is really a Top 20 based on how I feel right this second.
That's like asking for my favorite child!
Agreed! Only 20?
No order:
Citizen Kane
Rebecca
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
LOTR trilogy (I count it as one)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Amadeus
American Beauty
A Christmas Story
Apollo 13
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Star Wars
Terms of Endearment
Beauty and the Beast
Chicago
Back to the Future
When Harry Met Sally
Manchurian Candidate (original)
Rear Window
Vertigo
West Side Story
Honorable mentions- Wizard of Oz, Time Bandits, Ghostbusters, Ferris Bueller, Spaceballs, Blazing Saddles. Damn it, I keep having to edit!
Recent favorites like Atonement, Little Miss Sunshine, Sweeney Todd, WALL-E, and Hairspray will probably sneak into my all time favorites list eventually!
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