Pick Ridley Scott's Fifth Best Movie

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 4:13 pm

Obviously Ridley Scott's top four movies are:

1. Alien.
2. Blade Runner.
3. Thelma & Louise.
4. Prometheus

To argue this is to admit insanity. But looking through the rest of his godawful oeuvre I'm at a loss to assign any of this shitpile to #5.

Anyone who says Gladiator or Black Hawk Down is immediately banned from this BBS.

I want to say Matchstick Men because of all the other movies of his I've seen I disliked it the least. But this is about a TOP FIVE list, man.

I want to say American Gangster, just because Clash liked it a lot, and, you know, he seems like a good guy.

But Jesus Christ, Ridley:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000631/#Director

Ice Cream Jonsey · Post by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 8:04 pm

Blade Runner is #1 IN MY OPINION, and in the opinion of many people.

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 8:12 pm

Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:Blade Runner is #1 IN MY OPINION, and in the opinion of many people.

Blade Runner is #1 mostly in the opinion of people who haven't seen it (or Alien) in a while.

When put head to head, it's not even close.

Ice Cream Jonsey · Post by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 8:24 pm

See, that's why people say Gladiator. Because they couldn't think of a #4 (now #5) and they didn't want to just end the conversation.

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 9:36 pm

Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:See, that's why people say Gladiator. Because they couldn't think of a #4 (now #5) and they didn't want to just end the conversation.

As long as he sticks to science fiction or vengeful, suicidal bar skanks, dude is GOLDEN.

Ice Cream Jonsey · Post by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 10:01 pm

I guess that's a good point.

I wish he would make a movie where Charlize makes out with a bar skank in spa-- (MALE PRIVILEGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Flack · Post by **Flack** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 7:59 am

I was going to pick a fifth, but then I got sidetracked by thinking about a cross over movie between Gladiator and Black Hawk Down ... like a group of Gladiators got lost or captured in a different arena and some other Gladiators would have to storm the arena and save those other Gladiators while enemy soldiers and lions and shit are hunting them down ... that would be awesome.