Best movies of all times

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  1. Orko's Avatar

    Orko said:

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    What, in your opinion are the best movies ever made?
    For me:
    District 9
    Slumdog Millionaire
    Der Untergang(the downfall)
    Noodle(an Israeli film)
    Pulp Fiction
    Last edited by Orko; September 14, 2010 at 03:38 PM.
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    Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones.
     
  2. Manco's Avatar

    Manco said:

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    Godfather II
    Alien
    Fight Club (yeah yeah, all the cool kids say so, but IMO this movie perfectly appeals to my generation)
    Once Upon A Time In The West (and the entire Dollar trilogy as well actually)
    A Clockwork Orange

    and a few dozen more that I can't recall at this very moment
    Some day I'll actually write all the reviews I keep promising...
     
  3. Ciabhán said:

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    The Deer Hunter

    The Wind That Shakes the Barley

    The Crying Game

    Trainspotting

    Pulp Fiction

    Goodfellas

    A Clockwork Orange

    American History X

    Das Boot

    Gran Torino

    Tears of the Sun

    Open Range

    Children Of Men

    Hot Fuzz

    Platoon

    White Buffalo

    Life of Brian


    These are all the movies that if they were playing I would actually stop what I was doing and sit down to watch them.
     
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    Sun Devil said:

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    In Bruges
    The Big Lebowski
    No Country for Old Men
    Pulp Fiction
    Goodfellas
    The Godfather
    The Departed

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  5. Boyar Son said:

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    Triumph of the Will (10/10 love it)

    Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark

    3:10 to Yuma (original)

    The Longest Day

    Aand /thread
     
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    chilon said:

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    Rashomon

    Usual Suspects

    Life is Beautiful

    Caddyshack

    Run Lola Run

    Apocalypse Now


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    Double Indemnity

    Spirited Away

    American Beauty

    Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind

    Oldboy

    Empire Strikes Back

    Battle Royale

    Ran

    V For Vendetta

    The Postman Always Rings Twice

    Akira

    Mulholland Drive

    Matrix

    Vertigo

    Inception (?)

    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

    Being John Malkovich

    Predator

    Amores Perros

    Shawshank Redemption




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    Spartan90 said:

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    Godfather 1 & 2, The Kite Runner, Remember the Titans, Fight Club.... and I actually kinda like Casablanca (don't judge me)
     
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    Hookah Smoking Caterpiller said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spartan90 View Post
    and I actually kinda like Casablanca (don't judge me)
    Casablanca is great, I'm suprised no one has mentioned citizen kane.
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  9. Boyar Son said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hookah Smoking Caterpiller View Post
    citizen kane.
    ohhh yea! I remember watching that movie, very good, especially the end
     
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    hippacrocafish said:

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    Great lists so far (The Godfather trilglogy are definitely my all time favorites. I, III, and II in that order) I would only add:

    -Brazil (Basically a spoof of 1984)
    -The Dark Knight
    -The Monty Python movies (Meaning of Life, The Life of Brian, The Holy Grail, etc.)
    -Lawrence of Arabia (Long movie is long)
    -The Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal
    -The Shining
    -Full Metal Jacket
    -Seven
     
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    Manco said:

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    You like Godfather II the least? Interesting.

    I was gonna add a few movies but Ciabhan and Vuvuzela covered most of them
    Some day I'll actually write all the reviews I keep promising...
     
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    hippacrocafish said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Manco View Post
    You like Godfather II the least? Interesting.
    Yeah I don't know why it's just not my favorite out of the three, I really can't explain why.
     
  13. Orko's Avatar

    Orko said:

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    I also really liked Inception.
    Quote Originally Posted by Marcus Aurelius
    Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones.
     
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    Soviet said:

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    Godfather I
    Children of Men
    The Dark Knight
    (City of God, Cidade de Deus, whatever, was overrated, btw. Just wanted to get that off my chest)
     
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    Gatsby said:

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    Shindler's List
    Platoon
    Godfather
    Der Untergang
    Letters From Iwo Jima
    The Dark Knight
    The Exorcist
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    Timoleon of Korinthos said:

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    Seven
    Fight Club
    Pan's Labyrinth
    The Matrix (though II and III were utter crap)

    By the way, what are the best historical movies set in antiquity?
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    BemusedHorse said:

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    'It', tehncially an American TV adaptation but it can be watched as a movie.
    The casting of Tim Curry was brilliant. Yeah, Tim Curry.
    War of the Worlds.
    Inception
    Pan's Labyrinth
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    Gordon Freynman said:

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    Jaws 3D
    The Village
    Jason X
    The Room
    Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus

    Every other movie sucks balls compared to these.







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    Scipio Afracanis said:

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    There Will Be Blood

    Kings of New York ( Love Christopher Walken and Laurence Fishburne in it)

    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

    Die Hard

    Friday

    Wall Street
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    Godfrey I of Leuven said:

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    The Lord of The Rings (all)

    Saving Private Ryan

    The Godfather

    Inception

    Munich

    Schindler's List

    The Longest Day

    Hellboy 2

    V for Vendetta

    A Beautiful Mind

    Gladiator