What are your top 5 favorite movies of all time?

[YellowHaze]

I watch little TV these days and have become increasingly disillusioned with the "stuff" one picks up with an antenna (I don't have or want cable). So, I mostly watch movies that I buy here and there when I need a break. Last night, I though about what my top 5 movies of all time list is. My two criteria were (1) most evocative and/or (2) most enjoyable.

Upon studying my movie picks, I realized my choices reflected on my behavioral traits and how I think, a little anyway. That is, it was a more interesting task than I thought it would be. I'm in human resources and enjoy the behavioral aspects of my profession. So, here is my list. I'll be curious if this thread is DOA or stimulates a good response.

1. 2001: A Space Odyssey
2. The Matrix
3. Avatar
4. The Wizard of OZ
5. A Beautiful Mind

 

[mugen_kid]

Its hard to pick only 5:smile:

1. Blow
2. Braveheart
3. Dumb and Dumber
4. Shawshank Redemption
5. The Pursuit of Happyness

 

[flaminio]

Hard to pick five, and it's always a moving target for me, but here goes:

1) Lawrence of Arabia
2) The Godfather
3) Lord of the Rings trilogy (I consider it one very long movie)
4) 2001: A Space Odyssey
5) Singing in the Rain

 

[nakamichi]

Shawshank Redemption
Godfather
Godfather 2
This is Spinal Tap
Rocky

 

[docjohn]

As a reference this thread is the longest favorite movie list but not top 5:wink: http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showthread.php?t=124558&highlight=favorite+movie+list

 

[Vega$ NSX]

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2) Horny Young Co-Eds 2
3) Horny Young Co-Eds 3
4) Horny Young Co-Eds 4
5) Horny Young Co-Eds 5

 

[Jack Sparrow]

1) Horny Young Co-Eds 1
2) Horny Young Co-Eds 2
3) Horny Young Co-Eds 3
4) Horny Young Co-Eds 4
5) Horny Young Co-Eds 5

BUAHAHAHAHAHHAHA....

Not in any particular order cuz I love them all...

Shawshank Redemption
Inception
The Matrix
Pirates of the Caribbean
Avatar

If I had to pick 10, I'd add:

Superbad
Hangover
Thomas Crown Affair
Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrells
Toy Story 3

Edited.

 

[Stephen@NCAutoUSA]

1. Good Will Hunting
2. Bad Santa
3. Shindler's List
4. Face Off
5. Superbad

Stephen

 

[whiteNSXs]

Star Wars
Jaws
The Omen (1976)
When Harry Met Sally
Eat Drink Man Woman

 

[jaybird]

quick ones that come to mind:

1) Caddyshack
2) Major League
3) Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid
4) Tin Cup
5) Le Mans

 

[eyecandy]

1) Young Frankenstein
2) Gladiator
3) Next Friday
4) Face Off
5) Gone In 60 Seconds

 

[RJPKRP]

Chronological order:

12 Angry Men (1957)
Platoon (1986)
Steel Magnolias (1989)
Goodfellas (1990)
Snatch (2000)

If there were 10, I'd have to add...

Jaws (1975)
Blues Brothers (1980)
Casino (1995 - or as my buddy likes to refer to it "Goodfellas II")
Band of Brothers (2001 - also one long movie )
Avatar (2009)

 

[akira3d]

I think I've done this before on Prime, but I'll play along since it may have changed. In no particular order:

Blade Runner: The Director's Cut
Gladiator
Avatar
Star Wars Classic Trilogy (The Empire Strikes Back being my fave)
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (The Return of the King being my fave)

Ugh...limiting it to 5 leaves out a lot of my favorites including Alien, Aliens, Back to the Future, Batman: The Dark Knight, Braveheart, Forrest Gump, Princess Bride, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Saving Private Ryan, Schindler's List, Shawshank Redemption, Terminator, T2: Judgment Day, When Harry Met Sally...and a large number of animated movies including Disney's Beauty and the Beast and everything Pixar (especially the three Toy Stories, Incredibles, Ratatouille, and Up). And this is just what comes off the top of my head.

 

[91 X]

comedy-3 way tie- Dumb and Dumber, Step Brothers, Napoleon Dynamite

sci fi- Star Wars- Empire Strikes Back

Horror- Halloween

Drama- The Sixth Sense

Suspense with a twist - Shutter Island and Vanilla Sky

Animation- Toy Story 1-3

so many other great movies though...

 

[RJPKRP]

Taking it NSFW

comedy-3 way tie- Dumb and Dumber, Step Brothers, Napoleon Dynamite...

I like comedy, but for some reason I wasn't a big fan of Step Brothers.....although THIS scene made me chuckle

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Speaking of "coin purses" and their contents....here is one of my favorite scenes from Snatch....

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[HIJACKER]

Back to the Future (1985)

Ultimate classic.. can't believe it's not on anyone's list...

 

[91 X]

and this one...:biggrin:
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[Motegi]

Back to the Future (1985)

Ultimate classic.. can't believe it's not on anyone's list...

Agree. I can't wait for the BluRay versions!

Huey Lewis' "Power of Love" is one of my phone ringers.

I think the others would be:

2) Empire Strikes Back
3) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
4) Weird Science
5) Pirates of Carribean and the Curse of the Black Pearl

 

[netfreak]

Heat
Hunt For Red October
Natural Born Killers
Bourne series
Fast and Furious (yeah yeah I know, but it makes me want to work on my car)

oh, and Twilight

 

[djdrock]

1. Boogie Nights
2. Amercian Beauty
3. Shawshank Redemption
4. Happiness
5. Fargo

 

[Ricketts]

1. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
2. The Jerk
3. Joe Dirt
4. Coming to America
5. 007 Bond series

 

[Swift]

1)action- Matrix(matrices?)
2)horror- Event Horizon
3) sci-fi- Pandorum or Stargate
4)comedy- Hangover
5)drama/love- Octobor Sky
*6)kids- Despicable ME



Movies I want to see NOW:
All Marvel movies
Adjustment Bureau(got pushed back)
Sucker Punch
And for the love of everything holy...a Batman/superman movie and HALOs

 

[SilverStone05]

Scent of a Woman
The Usual Suspects
Shawshank Redemption
Forrest Gump
The Gladiator

 

[ChopsJazz]

1. Tampopo
2. Airplane
3. Monty Python And The Holy Grail
4. Le Mans (for the soundtrack)
5. Sideways

 

[kilika89]

1) Dumb & Dumber
2) Coming to America
3) Rocky IV
4) Rambo II
5) Bloodsport