Chi 16 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Top 6 because I couldn't narrow mine down to 5. 1. Leaving Las Vegas 2. Reservoir Dogs 3. Magnolia 4. Smokey & The Bandit 5. Easy Rider 6. Being There Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stillagoth 11 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 1. La Haine 2. Beetlejuice 3. Rushmore 4. Predator 5. Alien 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rae 9 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 1. Jaws I need to think about the rest. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chi 16 Posted April 29, 2020 Author Share Posted April 29, 2020 4 minutes ago, Rae said: 1. Jaws I need to think about the rest. I need to rewatch Jaws. It's the favourite film of a lot of my friends. I remember it being good, but not top 5 good. I'll see if it's on Netflix Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chi 16 Posted April 29, 2020 Author Share Posted April 29, 2020 3 hours ago, Chi said: Top 6 because I couldn't narrow mine down to 5. 1. Leaving Las Vegas 2. Reservoir Dogs 3. Magnolia 4. Smokey & The Bandit 5. Easy Rider 6. Being There Oh man, I can't believe I forgot to put Withnail & I in there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JayX 48 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Ugh I hate doing this, because how I feel about movies is often based on when I saw them (nostalgia playing a big part). Unordered pick of 5 that I've given 5* to on letterboxd (which is 32 films out of 1,608 films, as I can be so incredibly stingy and my ratings probably make sense to nobody) x. Dazed and Confused x. City of God x. Spinal Tap x. Aliens x. Whiplash Some basic choices from a basic guy. Needs more shot in realtime Russian art movies. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rae 9 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Chi said: I need to rewatch Jaws. It's the favourite film of a lot of my friends. I remember it being good, but not top 5 good. I'll see if it's on Netflix It was on there fairly recently. A top 5 would be difficult for me but I think maybe 1. Jaws. I can't even explain why I love it si much. I just do. 2. Full Metal Jacket (I only watched this properly fairly recently and I loved it) 3. Jurassic Park (nostalgia playing a big part here) 4. Hunt for the Wilderpeople 5. Pan's Labyrinth You could probably stick something like Terminator 2 in there somewhere because I will happily watch it over and over and not get sick of it. My tastes aren't particularly highbrow. Edited April 29, 2020 by Rae 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JayX 48 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Yeah T2 is my other big action movie that I usually list, it's just so good. Blew my mind as a kid watching it on Sky Movies after getting the all clear from my dad. Hadn't seen the first, so had to go and get a copy of that afterwards. That pretty much opened the floodgates of all the 80s Arnie movies and the like, most of which were getting ITV saturday night treatments at the time. Then going out and buying the VHS copies to see the 'uncut' (lol right) versions. FMJ is my favourite war movie, and despite my love for it I'm pretty good at forgetting most of the details so whenever I watch it it still feels pretty fresh. I need to watch Pan's Labyrinth again, I haven't seen it since the cinema from memory. Need to find someone who hasn't seen it to watch with. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Yo_gav666 2 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 1 Pulp Fiction 2 Oldboy 3Arrival 4 Office Space 5 Goodfellas 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stillagoth 11 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 6 hours ago, JayX said: Needs more shot in realtime Russian art movies. Stalker by Tarkovsky is my 6th place choice 😂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlackHowl 22 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Yo_gav666 said: 3Arrival Probably in the number 1 spot of the last decade. Top 5 ever is fucking impossible so I'm just gonna throw out 5 that come to mind, cuz I'm not trying to spend all night thinking about something that would probably be different next week! Inglorious Basterds Whiplash Arrival La Haine Royal Tenenbaums 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlackHowl 22 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 1 hour ago, stillagoth said: Stalker by Tarkovsky is my 6th place choice 😂 Either of you seen Russian Ark? That's what I thought Jay was getting at. A technical fucking miracle that film is. Not an enjoyable movie exactly, but a true one of a kind work of art. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stillagoth 11 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 I’ve not, but I’ll check it out. The Royal Tenenbaums almost took the spot in place of Rushmore, but I think even though it’s technically a better movie, it doesn’t have quite as much charm. And it’s always going to have that link with American Nightmare for me, which is a bonus... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rae 9 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Oh, Arrival! I forgot Arrival. That would be in the top 10 for sure. I loved the score for it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlackHowl 22 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Rae said: Oh, Arrival! I forgot Arrival. That would be in the top 10 for sure. I loved the score for it. I think the first thing I did when I got home from the cinema was download the soundtrack. Johann Johannsson. He dead now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MonkDave666 13 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 You're all tripping, the answer is obviously - ET, Bumblebee, Pretty In Pink, Commando and A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 : Dream Warriors. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JayX 48 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 17 hours ago, BlackHowl said: Either of you seen Russian Ark? That's what I thought Jay was getting at. A technical fucking miracle that film is. Not an enjoyable movie exactly, but a true one of a kind work of art. Yeah Ark is what I was referring to. I've had a copy but never could bring myself to watch it. The story of how it was made was interesting though, and maybe one day I'll give it a shot. I have the first two DAU films which sound... I dunno. They sound something. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlackHowl 22 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 3 hours ago, JayX said: Yeah Ark is what I was referring to. I've had a copy but never could bring myself to watch it. The story of how it was made was interesting though, and maybe one day I'll give it a shot. I have the first two DAU films which sound... I dunno. They sound something. Put it this way, I've only watched the film twice but the making of documentary probably 5 times! It's breathtaking stuff. The balls on that guy to even attempt it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JayX 48 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 I love a good documentary that I can watch so many times. For me, the ultimate is Style Wars. Everytime I think I can just watch the first 10 minutes or so, but no. It's utterly perfect. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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