Favorite Films?

[Trevelyan]

I am sure this has been done before, but I looked back about eight pages and did not come across a similar topic.

So, what are some of your favorite films? There was a topic at another forum a little while ago asking what your top 25 films were. So I will just post the list a compiled here. You do not have to make a list if you do not want to.

I am still not sure if I am completely happy with this list. I may be forgetting certain films, and the ordering may not be completely the way I want it, but I'll stick with it for now. Also, I tried not to think of the most recent films that have come out when making it.

<!--StartFragment --> 1. "The Godfather"

2. "Schindler's List"

3. "Apocalypse Now"

4. "Network"

5. "Fargo"

6. "Goodfellas"

7. "Kill Bill" as a complete work

8. "The Big Lebowski"

9. "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb"

10. "Minority Report"

11. "American Beauty"

12. "Pulp Fiction"

13. "Raging Bull"

14. "Barton Fink"

15. "Magnolia"

16. "Glengarry GlenRoss"

17. "L.A. Confidential"

18. "Lost in Translation"

19. "Chinatown"

20. "The Deer Hunter"

21. "The Godfather: Part II"

22. "Born on the Fourth of July"

23. "Miller's Crossing"

24. "Heat"

25. "Platoon" "

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

I<!--StartFragment -->1. "The Godfather"

2. "Schindler's List"

3. "Apocalypse Now"

4. "Network"

5. "Fargo"

6. "Goodfellas"

7. "Kill Bill" as a complete work

8. "The Big Lebowski"

9. "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb"

10. "Minority Report"

11. "American Beauty"

12. "Pulp Fiction"

13. "Raging Bull"

14. "Barton Fink"

15. "Magnolia"

16. "Glengarry GlenRoss"

17. "L.A. Confidential"

18. "Lost in Translation"

19. "Chinatown"

20. "The Deer Hunter"

21. "The Godfather: Part II"

22. "Born on the Fourth of July"

23. "Miller's Crossing"

24. "Heat"

25. "Platoon" "

I'll sort your list, http://www.freeconservatives.com/vb/images/icons/icon6.gif

Like
Schindler's List
Fargo
Minority Report
L.A. Confidential
Platoon

One's of yours that would be on my list
Schindler's List
Fargo

Don't Like
Apocalypse Now
Network
Goodfellas
Kill Bill (whole)
The Deer Hunter
Heat
Born on the 4th of July
Raging Bull
The Big Lebowski
Pulp Fiction

Never Seen
Dr. Stranglove
American Beauty (YUK!)
Barton Fink
Chinatown
Miller's Crossing
Magnolia
Glengarry GlenRoss
Lost in Translation
Chinatown


See, I would have to put my favorites into categories, because there's no way to compare Schindler's List with say Casablanca, or Fargo with Gone With The Wind. You would have to break the "favorites" request into genres I think to get an idea, because I like a wide variety of movies, but they don't compare adequately with each other.

[Trevelyan]

American Beauty (YUK!)


But I thought you did not see it. :grin:

[Riverboat]

American Beauty (YUK!)Have you ever seen a movie that was so odious that you left the theater despising and HATING everyone connected with it? American Beauty was one such movie. I have never been able to watch another movie with Kevin Spacey since. I never had any use for Annette Bening anyway, so that was no loss. I lose all respect for anyone who has the faintest praise for this execrable piece of SHIT.

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

But I thought you did not see it. :grin:

Thankfully I had friends (and even my Mother who went to see it by accident thinking it was about the USA Beauty Contest, and walked OUT of it) who told me enough to know that this disgusting piece of film trash would never burn the retinas in my eyes -- or my family's. My sentiments run along side those of Riverboat's -- you can have that stinking pile of poo, I'm not into dung-film.

BTW, funny how Hollyweird likes associating disgusting pieces of film trash with the word "America." American Beauty, American Pie -- okay, okay, some aren't bad, just weird (American Grafitti). Just an observation, don't go getting y'all's panties in a bunch over it, just thinking out loud.

[Trevelyan]

Hah, is anyone else going to talk about some of their favorite films, or is this about critiquing mine? :grin:

[Trevelyan]

Have you ever seen a movie that was so odious that you left the theater despising and HATING everyone connected with it? .

Yes, "Napoleon Dynamite" was one such movie.

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

Hah, is anyone else going to talk about some of their favorite films, or is this about critiquing mine? :grin:

Sorry Trev,
I thought I kind of answered your question . . . for me, I'd rather you post a genre, then ask about favorite films in that category. I have a hard time comparing films like Schindler's List, to say, Casablanca -- they're just two totally separate kinds of movies. To put them side by side, or one below the other on a list, kind of trivializes the "favorite" part.

To me, the films you listed (with few exceptions), weren't what I call "entertainment" films. I don't like dark, almost-could-be-true, type of films. I like fantasy, exaggerated action, horror, sci-fi, western, awe shucks, I like more guy-fllms than chick-flicks.

I like Star Wars, Star Trek, Indiana Jones, Pink Panther, James Bond, that kind of stuff -- even though I've seen the sappy, soapy, silly, and sordid (with others, whose night it was to choose the movie).

[TechnoPrincess]

1. The Passion
2. Gladiator
3. Gettysburg
4. Star Wars (the original 3)
5. Indiana Jones (all of them)
6. Braveheart
7. Saving Private Ryan
8. Toy Story
9. Finding Nemo
10. Madagascar
11. Jurassic Park
12. The Patriot
13. Interview With A Vampire
14. Runaway Bride
15. First Knight
16. The Rock
17. The Untouchables
18. Tombstone
19. The Ghost and the Darkness
20. The Shining

[UhUhNoWay]

In no particular order...
Tombstone
Hunt For Red Oktober
The Quick and the Dead
Wild Wild West
Independence Day
Braveheart
The Patriot
The Passion of the Christ
Men in Black (both)
Conspiracy Theory
Dances With Wolves
Field of Dreams
All of the Lethal Weapons (are we guessing my favorite actor yet? LOL)
We Were Soldiers
Saving Private Ryan
The Untouchables
First Night
Excalibur
Kill Bill
Oceans eleven
Italian Job
The Usual Suspects

and I'm sure there's a bunch more that I am not thinkin of at the moment.

[Wyatt_Junker]

Scarface

Papillion

A Bronx Tale

Braveheart

The Passion

Ben Hur

Saving Private Ryan

The Godfather 1 & 2

Casino

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

The Outlaw of JW

Patton

Eyes Wide Shut

Dodgeball

Kingpin

Fargo

Napoleon Dynamite

Most things Pixar...

Anything with Ben Stiller, Will Ferrell, William DeFoe, John Malkovich, Jeremy Irons....

[Trevelyan]

Sorry Trev,
I thought I kind of answered your question . . . for me, I'd rather you post a genre, then ask about favorite films in that category.

OK, follow this.

Drama

Comedy

Dark Comedy

Science Ficiton

War

Documentary

Horror

Adventure/Action

Thriller

If you can think of others, feel free.

I like Star Wars, Star Trek, Indiana Jones, Pink Panther, James Bond, that kind of stuff -- even though I've seen the sappy, soapy, silly, and sordid (with others, whose night it was to choose the movie).

I like all of those as well, save Star Trek and Pink Panther.

James Bond

Where do you think I got my screen name? :grin: "Goldeneye", "The Spy Who Loved Me", "Goldfinger", and "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" are my favorites.

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

OK, follow this.

Drama



CASABLANCA 1942, GONE WITH THE WIND 1939, IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE 1946, AFRICAN QUEEN, THE 1951, GHOST 1990, SHOP AROUND THE CORNER, THE 1940, GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER 1967, PRINCESS BRIDE, THE 1987, Legends of the Fall, October Sky






Comedy
TOOTSIE. 1982, BLAZING SADDLES. 1974, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN. 1974, BRINGING UP BABY. 1938, NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE. 1978, BIG. 1988, ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN. 1948, ROAD TO MOROCCO. 1942, THE JERK. 1979, SILVER STREAK. 1976, Miss Congeniality, The Waterboy, Pink Panther (all), Ensign Pulver, History of the World Part I, Spaceballs

Dark Comedy

Weekend At Bernie's (does that count?), Fargo, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Whole Nine Yards (& 10 Yards)

Science Ficiton

EZ -- Star Trek, Star Wars, AI, Lost In Space, X-Men (all), X-Files, Van Helsing, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, I, Robot, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters, ET

War

MidWay, Saving Private Ryan, Tears of the Sun, Black Hawk Down, Behind Enemy Lines, Bridge over the River Kwai, The Dirty Dozen, The Patriot, Schindler's List

Documentary

I watch a LOT of History Channel documentaries, and I have checked out documentaries from the Library for our homeschool program -- I guess the best, would be the one on Anne Frank, but I don't know who the documentarian was.

Horror

It, The Stand, Saw, The Shining (0riginal w/Jack Nicholson)

Adventure/Action

Indiana Jones, James Bond, Jackie Chan Movies (although, they could be considered comedies too), Air Force One

Psychological Thriller
PSYCHO 1960, JAWS 1975, THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS 1991, THE BIRDS 1963, REAR WINDOW 1954, VERTIGO 1958, DOUBLE INDEMNITY 1944, FATAL ATTRACTION 1987, DIAL M FOR MURDER 1954, PLANET OF THE APES 1968, THE SIXTH SENSE 1999, CAPE FEAR 1962,

Any and ALL Hitchcock movies, Any and ALL M.Night Shymalan's movies

If you can think of others, feel free.

Epic

Braveheart, Far and Away, Lord of the Rings

Musical

My Fair Lady, The King and I, Phantom of the Opera, Rocky Horror Picture Show, West Side Story, The Wizard of Oz, Grease

Black & White

You Can't Take It With You, Mr. Deeds Goes To Town, ALL Jackie Chan, Abbot & Costello, Bowery Boys movies


How's that for a pretty good start? The movies in different print, all came from lists from AFI's top 100 movies site, found here:
AFI's 100 Years... (http://www.afi.com/tvevents/100years/100yearslist.aspx)

I'm getting old, I forget things, I needed help, so sue me, LOL

[DoctorDoom]

Wild Wild WestSomeone else likes that one? WHOA!

[UhUhNoWay]

Someone else likes that one? WHOA!:hahaha: Someone else saw it?! double Whoa!

[Beowulf]

I don't have any set favorites but I'll list a few:

LIKES

Star Trek Movies ("ST4: The Voyage Home" was my favorite of the bunch.)
Star Wars
Indiana Jones movies
Schindler's List
Hotel Rwanda
Patton
Midway
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Any James Bond flick.

DISLIKES

Sharkboy and Lavagirl (stupid)
Spy Kids 2 (I like Stallone but he ruined this one)
Demolition Man
The Hulk

You will notice my "Dislike" list is short. I usually can tell if I will or won't like it so I avoid those I won't. With the exception of Demolition Man, I was forced to watch the dislikes with my son. Naturally, he loved them. Demolition Man was just bad.

[Bluemoon_Rising]

Have you ever seen a movie that was so odious that you left the theater despising and HATING everyone connected with it? American Beauty was one such movie. I have never been able to watch another movie with Kevin Spacey since. I never had any use for Annette Bening anyway, so that was no loss. I lose all respect for anyone who has the faintest praise for this execrable piece of SHIT.

LOL! Never seen it. Read a plot outline . . . and knew I wouldn't like it. I despise affected, cultural ennui films. For example, I can't stand Woody Allen's crap. He's an artist, you know. Well, almost. Actually, I like his Annie Hall a great deal. But that's it. Tell me a story I can sink my teeth into or shut up. On the other hand, The Usual Suspects, a film in which Spacey won his first Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, is among my all-time favs.

[Longhorn_Platinum]

BTW, funny how Hollyweird likes associating disgusting pieces of film trash with the word "America." American Beauty, American Pie -- okay, okay, some aren't bad, just weird (American Grafitti).

:sulk: There's nothing "weird" about American Graffiti. It's a classic.

:moo: Actually, More American Graffiti is the one that's "weird". It's four stories, in one. It takes place on New Year's Eves, I think it was 1965, 1966, 1967, & 1968. Each date is a different story, but they're not shown one by one. The movie goes back & forth between the stories.

:uhh: What's weird is when one character says that New Year's Eve is sentimental, because a friend of his died on that day, a year earliër. So, you know in advance that a character is going to die. He actually gets in an accident, & just as you think he's dead, the car door pops open, & he come out without a scratch. So, you have to keep waiting for him to die.

:smirky: What I don't understand is all the hoopla over Grease, a badly done piece of crap, in which we're expected to accept actors in their 30s trying to play the roles of teenagers. Besides, I can't stand John Revolting.

:moo: Anyway, my favorites (in no particular order) would include...

Godspell
(James Cameron's) Titanic
Friday Night Lights
The Hiding Place
Back to the Future
Back to the Future II
Back to the Future III
American Graffiti
More American Graffiti
Ice Age

:moo: My favorite movie line is, "That's not a knife... this is a knife." When I saw it in the theätre, the whole audiënce erupted into a big cheering frenzy, when Crocodile pulled out that machete. Overall, though, that's not one of my favorite movies.

[Longhorn_Platinum]

:uhh: Okay, so far, I don't have a single movie in common with anyone else.

:moo: Although, I like HomeschoolrsRUs's choice of Silver Streak. I'm partial to movies about trains. That doesn't necessarily make them classics, though.

[Bluemoon_Rising]

DRAMA
See my top ten list BELOW (all dramas). Also: THE USUAL SUSPECTS, 1995, BRYAN SINGER; ON THE WATERFRONT, 1954, ELIA KAZAN; REAR WINDOW, 1954, ALFRED HITCHCOCK; THE RULES OF THE GAME, 1939, JEAN RENOIR; TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, 1962, ROBERT MULLIGAN; AMADEUS, 1984, MILOS FORMAN; GONE WITH THE WIND, 1939, VICTOR FLEMING; LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, 1962, DAVID LEAN; ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST, 1975, MILOS FORMAN; RAGING BULL, 1980, MARTIN SCORSESE; THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE, 1948, JOHN HUSTON; VERTIGO, 1958, ALFRED HITCHCOCK; CHINATOWN, 1974, ROMAN POLANSKI; THE AFRICAN QUEEN, 1951, JOHN HUSTON; THE GRAPES OF WRATH, 1940, JOHN FORD; THE AVIATOR, 2004, MARTIN SCORSESE; MILLION DOLLAR BABY, 2004, CLINT EASTWOOD; THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, 1994, FRANK DARABONT


COMEDY
DR. STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB, 1964, STANLEY KUBRICK; THE APARTMENT, 1960, BILLY WILDER; SOME LIKE IT HOT, 1959, BILLY WILDER; MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON, 1939, FRANK CAPRA (COMEDY-DRAMA); THE GOLD RUSH, 1925, CHARLES CHAPLIN; EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, 1990, TIM BURTON (COMEDY-DRAMA); ANNIE HALL, 1977, WOODY ALLEN; THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, 1993, HENRY SELICK (WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY T. BURTON); A THOUSAND CLOWNS, 1965, FRED COE; THE GENERAL, 1927, BUSTER KEATON & CLYDE BRUCKMAN; GET SHORTY, 1995, BARRY SONNENFELD; AS GOOD AS IT GETS, 1997, JAMES L. BROOKS; IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT, 1934, FRANK CAPRA; THE PHILADELPHIA STORY, 1940, GEORGE CUKOR; DUCK SOUP, 1933, LEO McCAREY; MODERN TIMES, 1936, CHARLES CHAPLIN; THE HOSPITAL, 1971 (COMEDY-DRAMA), ARTHUR HILLER; TOOTSIE, 1982, SIDNEY POLLACK; THE GRADUATE, 1967, MIKE NICHOLS (COMEDY-DRAMA); CITY LIGHTS, 1931, CHARLES CHAPLIN; BEETLEJUICE, 1988, TIM BURTON; FARGO, 1996, JOEL COEN; THE OUT-OF-TOWNERS, 1970, ARTHUR HILLER; LITTLE BIG MAN, 1970, ARTHUR PENN (COMEDY-WESTERN); IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD, 1963, STANLEY KRAMER; O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?, 2000, JOEL COEN; LEMONY SNICKET'S: A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, 2004, BRAD SILBERLING; BRINGING UP BABY, 1938, HOWARD HAWKS; YOUNG FRAKENSTEIN, 1974, MEL BROOKS; BLAZZING SADDLES, 1974, MEL BROOKS


WESTERNS
SHANE; 1953, GEORGE STEVENS; UNFORGIVEN, 1992, CLINT EASTWOOD; BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID, 1969, GEORGE ROY HILL; DANCES WITH WOLVES, 1990, KEVIN COSTNER; TOMBSTONE, 1993, GEORGE P. COSMATOS; WYATT EARP, 1994, LAWRENCE KASDAN; THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALENCE, 1962, JOHN FORD; THE WILD BUNCH, 1969, SAM PECKINPAH; THE SEARCHERS, 1956, JOHN FORD; RED RIVER, 1948, HOWARD HAWKS & ARTHUR ROSSON; STAGECOACH, 1939, JOHN FORD; THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, 1960, JOHN STURGES; HIGH NOON, 1952, FRED ZINNEMAN; OPEN RANGE, 2003, KEVIN COSTNER; RIO GRANDE, 1950, JOHN FORD; HOW THE WEST WAS WON, 1963, JOHN FORD, HENRY HATHAWAY & GEORGE MARSHALL; JEREMIAH JOHNSON, 1972, SYDNEY POLLACK; THE BIG COUNTRY, 1958, WILLIAM WYLER

SCIENCE FICTION
STAR WARS: EPISODE V -- THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, 1980, GEORGE LUCAS; ALIEN, 1979, RIDLEY SCOTT; 12 MONKEYS, 1995, TERRY GILLIAM; LA CITE DES ENFANTS PERDUS (1995), I.E., THE CITY OF THE LOST CHILDREN (U.S.A., 1995), MARC CARO & JEAN-PEIRRE JEUNET; STAR WARS: EPISODE VI -- RETURN OF THE JEDI, 1983, GEORGE LUCAS; METROPOLIS, 1928, FRITZ LANG; STAR WARS, 1977, GEORGE LUCAS; ALIENS, 1989, JAMES CAMERON; BLADE RUNNER, 1982, RIDLEY SCOTT; 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, 1968, STANLEY KUBRICK; PLANET OF THE APES, 1968, FRANKLIN J. SCHAFFNER; WAR OF THE WORLDS, STEVEN SPIELBERG, 2005; INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS, 1956, DON SIEGEL & INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS 1978, PHILIP KAUFMAN (BOTH VERSIONS WERE GOOD);THE MATRIX, 1999, ANDY AND LARRY WACHOWSKI; SOYLENT GREEN, 1973, RICHARD FLEISCHER

EPICS
BRAVEHEART, 1995, MEL GIBSON; GONE WITH THE WIND, 1939, VICTOR FLEMING; LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, 1962, DAVID LEAN; THE STAR WARS MOVIES, 1977 - 2005, GEORGE LUCAS; ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT, 1930, LEWIS MILESTONE; EMPIRE OF THE SUN, 1987, STEVEN SPIELBERG; THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, 1957, DAVID LEAN; GLADIATOR, 2000, RIDLEY SCOTT; TROY, 2004, WOLFGANG PETERSEN (critics panned it; I liked it.); THE BIBLE, 1965, JOHN HUSTON; HOW THE WEST WAS WON, 1963, JOHN FORD, HENRY HATHAWAY & GEORGE MARSHALL; BEN-HUR, 1959, WILLIAM WYLER; WYATT EARP, 1994, LAWRENCE KASDAN; THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD, GEORGE STEVENS & DAVID LEAN; “THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY” -- 2001 - 2003, PETER JACKSON; THE GOOD EARTH, 1937, SIDNEY FRANKLIN; DOCTOR ZHIVAGO, 1965, DAVID LEAN

MUSICALS
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN, 1952, STANLEY DONEN & GENE KELLY; FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, 1971, NORMAN JEWISON; THE SOUND OF MUSIC, 1965, ROBERT WISE; MY FAIR LADY, 1964, GEORGE CUKOR; WEST SIDE STORY, 1961, ROBERT WISE & JEROME ROBBINS; THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, 1993, HENRY SELICK (WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY T. BURTON); BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, 1991, GARY TROUSDALE & KIRK WISE; CHICAGO, 2002, ROB MARSHALL; MARY POPPINS, 1964, ROBERT STEVENSON; THE WIZARD OF OZ, 1939, VICTOR FLEMING; THE MUSIC MAN, 1962, MORTON DaCOSTA; WHITE CHRISTMAS, 1954, MICHAEL CURTIZ; CAMELOT, 1967, JOSHUA LOGAN; OKLAHOMA!, 1955, FRED ZINNEMANN; GUYS AND DOLLS, 1955, JOSEPH L. MANKIEWICZ; AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, 1951, VINCENTE MINNELLI; GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS, 1969, HERBERT ROSS (Panned by the critits, I liked it); GIGI, 1958, VINCENTE MENNELLI; YANKEE DOODLE DANDY, 1942, MICHAEL CURTIZ; MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS, 1944, VINCENTE MINNELLI

ANIMATION/FANTASY
THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, 1993, HENRY SELICK (WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY T. BURTON); BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, 1991, GARY TROUSDALE & KIRK WISE; THE WIZARD OF OZ, 1939, VICTOR FLEMING; SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS 1937, DISNEY et, al; PINOCCHIO, 1940, HAMILTON LUSKE & BEN SHARPSTEEN; TOY STORY I & II, 1995 & 1999, JOHN LASSETER, ASH BRANNON & LEE UNKRICH; SLEEPING BEAUTY, 1959, DISNEY et, al.; BABE, 1995, CHRIS NOONAN; JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH, 1996, HENRY SELICK (TIM BURTON, PRODUCER); THE LITTLE MERMAID, 1989, RON CLEMENTS & JOHN MUSKER; THE LION KING, 1994, ROGER ALLERS & ROB MINKOFF; BAMBI, 1942, DAVID HAND; FANTASIA, 1940, DISNEY et, al.; CINDERELLA, 1950, CLYDE GERONIMI & WILFRED JACKSON; THE SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS MOVIE, 2004, STEPHEN HILLENBERG; THE INCREDIBLES, 2004, BRAD BIRD; MONSTERS, INC., 2001, PETER DOCTOR & DAVID SILVERMAN; SHREK I & II; 2001 & 2004, ANDREW ADAMSON, VICKIE JENSEN & KELLY ASBURY

[Bluemoon_Rising]

1. SCHINDLER’S LIST; 1993, STEVEN SPIELBERG
2. GODFATHER, PART II, THE; 1974, FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA
3. PASSION OF THE CHRIST, THE; 2004, MEL GIBSON
4. ELEPHANT MAN, THE; 1980, DAVID LYNCH
5. SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, THE; 1991, JONATHAN DEMME
6. IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE; 1946, FRANK CAPRA
7. FOREST GUMP; 1994, ROBERT ZEMECKIS
8. GODFATHER, THE; 1972, FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA
9. NORTH BY NORTHWEST; 1959, ALFRED HITCHCOCK
10. SAVING PVT. RYAN; 1998, STEVEN SPIELBERG

[Bluemoon_Rising]

:uhh: Okay, so far, I don't have a single movie in common with anyone else.

:moo: Although, I like HomeschoolrsRUs's choice of Silver Streak. I'm partial to movies about trains. That doesn't necessarily make them classics, though.

American Graffiti and Titanic are among my favs. I didn't list them.

[DesertFox]

<strike>Deep Throat. I Am Curious (Yeller). Ladies in Chains. Babysitter. Home Alone with</strike>

Oops!

[BarryC]

(In no particular order):

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
For a Few Dollars More
The Car
Road Games
Mask (starring Cher)
To Sir With Love
Conrack
In the Heat of the Night
Coogan's Bluff
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in America
High Plains Drifter
Nothing But Trouble
Better Off Dead
Bringing Up Baby
Father Goose
North by Northwest
Family Plot
Spaceballs
Kentucky Fried Movie
Airplane
The Final Countdown
The Philadelphia Experiment
The X-Files: Fight the Future
All the Dirty Harry movies
The Pink Panther movies
The Back to the Future movies
The Ghostbusters movies
The Star Trek movies

This is not a complete list. I'm no doubt forgetting a lot of them.
I also love the Jesus movies/ Biblical movies. I'm trying to collect them all on video from the very first ones (Ben Hur, 1907 and From the Manger to the Cross, 1912) all the way up, including miniseries. I will buy The Passion of the Christ eventually. In the theater I was bawling my eyes out during some scenes.
Barry

[hdmundt]

My favorite films list would be very long, so I'm posting my list of films that fascinate me the most; the ones that I will watch every time I catch them on television, or I'll watch some from my tape collection at least a couple of times a year.

The Spy Who Came In From The Cold
Apocalypse, Now
Dr. Strangelove
The Grapes Of Wrath
The Counterfeit Traitor
The Hill
To Kill A Mockingbird
The Godfather
Mr. Roberts
Little Big Man

Special mention:
Diabolique
The Getaway
Patton
Fail Safe
Minority Report
On The Beach
Zulu