My Current Top Ten Movies Of All Time

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Wed May 14, 2008 6:08 pm

This will be a little different from previous such lists I've made, because for this one:

1. I will not worry about including lots of movies from the same directors. Previously I tried to "mix it up" by only including one movie from any particular director, except for Coppola (because I could not eliminate either the Godfather or Apocalypse Now).

2. I no longer give a shit what you think about me or my tastes in movies.

3. I'm only going to base it on which movies I would have the hardest time getting rid of RIGHT NOW. Sure, I've been a huge fan of Blade Runner for years and years, but if you stole my copy right now, I probably wouldn't chase you very far. If I exclude a long-time favorite just because I've burned out on it, TOUGH SHIT to that long-time favorite.

These are in NO PARTICULAR ORDER, unless I decide to arrange them thusly before I hit "post".

Also, I will be offering no capsule reviews or expand on these titles in any way.

Once again, if there's anything about this list, or this post, that you don't like, SHOVE IT UP YOUR ASS SIDEWAYS, dickbite.

Magnolia (PTA)
There Will Be Blood (PTA)
Boogie Nights (PTA)
Punch-Drunk Love (PTA)
2001 (Kubrick)
Full Metal Jacket (Kubrick)
Apocalypse Now (Coppola)
No Country For Old Men (Coen Bros.)
Fight Club (Fincher)
Zodiac (Fincher)

There.

Don't like it?

FUCK YOU.

Okay, now I'll put them in order of how great they are, because I've still got an hour to kill here at work before I can go to the bar.

1. Magnolia
2. 2001
3. Fight Club
4. Apocalypse Now
5. There Will Be Blood
6. Zodiac
7. Punch-Drunk Love
8. Full Metal Jacket
9. No Country For Old Men
10. Boogie Nights

This list continues to indicate that 1999 (2 entries) and 2007 (3 entries) were the two best years in the history of cinema.

FUCK YOU.

Ice Cream Jonsey · Post by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Wed May 14, 2008 7:32 pm

Boogie Nights. Really. Top ten? Why that one? Sell me on Boogie Nights, I've never seen it.

Just added 2001 and FMJ to the Netflix queue. I can't remember if I have seen Apocalypse Now or not. Have I?

hygraed · Post by **hygraed** » Wed May 14, 2008 8:21 pm

I was going to make a Top Ten list, but then I realized that I couldn't narrow it down to ten. So, here are my current Top Twelve Movies of All Time, in no particular order because I am lazy as hell.

Blade Runner (Ridley Scott) - In my opinion, this is tied with 2001: A Space Odyssey for the title of Greatest SF Movie Ever Made.
Wild at Heart (David Lynch) - Nicolas Cage is basically a parody of himself anymore, but in this movie he was too awesome for words. A healthy dose of Lynch weirdness and 80's hard rock makes this movie great.
Shortbus (John Cameron Mitchell) - To be perfectly honest, I watched this for the sex. I was surprised to find that I was crying like a pregnant housewife during the final scene. One of the most emotionally affecting movies I've ever seen.
Akira (Katsuhiro Otomo) - ANIME ^_^ No, seriously, this is a gorgeous movie. The dialogue leaves something to be desired (the last twenty minutes are mostly "TETSUO" "KANEDA" "TETSUO" "KANEDA"), but the plot is mind-boggling, and the climactic scene is just epic.
The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly (Sergio Leone) - I don't even like Westerns. This movie, however, is glorious. It was very much ahead of its time: it's all very stylish and theatrical, and the first time I watched The Matrix after watching this movie, I was struck by how much it inspired the Wachowskis.
Goodfellas (Martin Scorsese) - The quintessential American mob movie. Scorsese got it just right with this one.
The Princess Bride (Rob Reiner) - I feel like the world's biggest nerd for being able to indentify the game the kid is playing at the beginning. (It's Acclaim's "Bases Loaded.")
Rent (Chris Columbus) - As a gay man I am societally obligated to love this movie.
The Triplets of Belleville (Sylvain Chomet) - Some of the most brilliant animation I've ever seen in a feature film. The chase scene at the end with the mobsters is one of the all-time greatest animated scenes in history, I think.
There Will Be Blood (Paul Thomas Anderson) - Pinback can tell you all about this one.
No Country for Old Men (Coen brothers) - The Coens' best film to date, I think. Javier Bardem plays Anton with such soulless ruthlessness that I would probably try to avoid the man if I met him at some kind of awards show or something.
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (Wes Anderson) - I'm really impressed by Anderson's ability to make a comedy film without resorting to actual jokes.
2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick) - See Blade Runner, above.

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Thu May 15, 2008 4:01 pm

hygraed wrote: Blade Runner (Ridley Scott) - In my opinion, this is tied with 2001: A Space Odyssey for the title of Greatest SF Movie Ever Made.

This was high on my list for a long time too. Saw it again when it was re-released. Still think it's amazing, just hard to picture wanting to see it again. And Ford really is dead weight in this.

Goodfellas (Martin Scorsese) - The quintessential American mob movie. Scorsese got it just right with this one.

Outstanding, of course. However, I still maintain that Casino was better. But that could be due to the fact that I think Ray Liotta sucks.

The Princess Bride (Rob Reiner) - I feel like the world's biggest nerd for being able to indentify the game the kid is playing at the beginning. (It's Acclaim's "Bases Loaded.")

An all-time classic!

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (Wes Anderson) - I'm really impressed by Anderson's ability to make a comedy film without resorting to actual jokes.

Man. I really try to like Wes Anderson movies, and I can see that they're done well, and acted well, and all that, but man, for some reason they just leave me limp. It's like, "yes, I understand this is a quality film. Can I do something else now?" Life Aquatic was probably my "favorite" of the ones I've seen, but that ain't saying much.

2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick) - See Blade Runner, above.

I don't think Jonsey will like this, and I will not attempt to sell him on it.

Ice Cream Jonsey · Post by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Thu May 15, 2008 4:31 pm

Why would I not like 2001, a space odessey? Aside from the fact that I can't spell it?

I made a list a few years ago which can be found through search, but at the same time I think that I watched more movies in the last 4 years than the previous 30 combined.

Here's my top five, lemme think about the next five.

5. Blade Runner. It is... unlikely that I will have anything extra to say about this, seeing how it has been discussed everywhere on the Internet by like the second transmission ever made upon it.
"This is a test message to see if the ARPANET is live. Testing, 1-2-3!"
"Decker was a replicant."

4. Re-Animator. The greatest horror movie ever made.

3. Brick. Amazing performances by everyone involved. I was floored that the kid from 3rd Rock from the Sun was EVEN capable of this sort of thing. It's creative, it's ground-breaking, it gets better each time I watch it.

2. Highlander. A simple story about a guy cutting the fucking head off from everyone. It's amazing how many directors attempt to create this bad-ass popcorn flicks when this - a relatively subtle masterpiece - does it so much better.

1. Chasing Amy. I guess this has achieved Zork status, in so much as movies may come and go, but this one will always be in the top spot for me because it opened the door to the entertainment portal in general. I really didn't "dig" movies until this one.

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Thu May 15, 2008 4:37 pm

Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:Why would I not like 2001, a space odessey?

Because it is VERY long, and unlike Boogie Nights, almost nothing actually happens in it, and then there's this weird ending where you have no idea what happened.

Also, it's about porn in the 70's. "2001" refers to the number of guys in the Ultimate Gangbang which comprises the last hour of the movie, and the "space" which gets "odysseyed" is the female lead's vaginal canal.

Vitriola · Post by **Vitriola** » Thu May 15, 2008 10:19 pm

Jeez, by top numbers are hard, but I will make an attempt to just list the movies that had things that got to me.

Clerks (I'm a dork)

Vampire Hunter D movie (better than Akira for the beauty of the film, but, alas, Akira does have the better plot) This was amazing from start to finish in the artwork lavished upon this. I didn't even pay attention to the plot for awhile, I was just seeing it.

Spirited Away (I cannot help but love this movie. This to me was what someone could make when they got to work with an artist and threw out all the walls).

A bunch of movies already listed, which I love. Shit, I gotta go to bed. The rest tomorrow...

hygraed · Post by **hygraed** » Thu May 15, 2008 10:55 pm

Shit, I forgot to list Night Watch. If you have not seen Night Watch, and you like awesome things, you are missing the FUCK out because it is awesome. It's this immensely stylish fantasy action movie from Russia about this guy who has to police these folks called Dark Others. There are vampires and shapeshifters and a whole bunch of really awesome shit. SEE IT SEE IT SEE IT

Tdarcos · Post by **Tdarcos** » Fri May 16, 2008 9:36 am

pinback wrote:This will be a little different from previous such lists I've made... Once again, if there's anything about this list, or this post, that you don't like, SHOVE IT UP YOUR ASS SIDEWAYS, dickbite.
...
Fight Club (Fincher)

Not that I didn't like your list, Ben, but don't you remember the first rule? "The first rule about Fight Club is that you do not talk about Fight Club."
--
Paul Robinson - My Blog

Ice Cream Jonsey · Post by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 1:01 pm

Okay, this is wrong (my list). I have seen Brick since May of 2008, and it is the greatest movie I have ever seen. Here is my list, as such, as of RIGHT NOW

1. Brick
2. Chasing Amy
3. Re-Animator
4. Highlander
5. He Say Yoo Brade Runnah
6. Double Indemity

loafergirl · Post by **loafergirl** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 10:25 pm

Okay, so I guess Brick and Night Watch must be added to my "to see" list.

I'm too lazy to post and analyze my top 10, but I will forever recomend Sneakers.

-LG

Ice Cream Jonsey · Post by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 12:03 am

I did like Sneakers.

I watched The Thing for like the 3rd time tonight. It has to be in my top ten. I think it really does, PLUS: it makes my list look better on paper.

ICJ · Post by **ICJ** » Wed Jan 02, 2013 2:02 pm

1. Brick
2. The Thing
3. Wrath of Khan
4. Blade Runner
5. Chasing Amy
6. Re-Animator
7. The Shawshank Redemption
8. Double Indemity
9. Solaris

I feel strongly about those 9 at the moment.

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Wed Jan 02, 2013 2:12 pm

Here is my UPDATED LIST:

1. Magnolia
2. Apocalypse Now
3. 2001
4. Fight Club
5. Jaws
6. Alien
7. 127 Hours
8. A Serious Man
9. The Thing
10. Die Hard

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Wed Jan 02, 2013 2:16 pm

pinback wrote:Here is my UPDATED LIST:

1. Magnolia
2. Apocalypse Now
3. 2001
4. Fight Club
5. Jaws
6. Alien
7. 127 Hours
8. A Serious Man
9. The Thing
10. Die Hard

You know, if you list the director, I think it ends up also being my top ten director list:

1. PTA
2. Coppola
3. Kubrick
4. Fincher
5. Spielberg
6. Scott (Ridley)
7. Boyle (Danny)
8. Coen (Bros.)
9. Carpenter
10. McTiernan

Tdarcos · Post by **Tdarcos** » Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:09 pm

Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:Boogie Nights. Really. Top ten? Why that one? Sell me on Boogie Nights, I've never seen it.

Consider it similar to Casino applied to the porn industry, a thinly done fiction which includes a lot of real events. Seeing Burt Reynolds play a porn producer like Hugh Heffner is amazing since you don't usually see him doing serious roles. The scene where this guy's wife is out at the pool, letting some guys fuck her in the ass on the ground, and then when he comes out, she tells him he's embarassing her, is worth the movie alone.

(Continued next message)

Tdarcos · Post by **Tdarcos** » Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:15 pm

Continued from previous message.

Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:Just added 2001 and FMJ to the Netflix queue. I can't remember if I have seen Apocalypse Now or not. Have I?

You might have seen Apocalypse Now if you love the smell of napalm in the morning. Smells of victory. And don't forget, never get out of the boat, absolutely goddamn right.

I think the parody, Porklips Now, captures the whole effect of this drearily long movie in just 20 minutes and might even be better than the original move. It was done by Ernie Fosselus, the guy that did the parody of Star Wars: A New Hope called Hardware Wars that was so good that George Lucas arranged to have it included as an extra on the DVD of the movie!

Tdarcos · Post by **Tdarcos** » Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:24 pm

pinback wrote:
Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:Why would I not like 2001, a space odessey?
Because it is VERY long, and unlike Boogie Nights, almost nothing actually happens in it, and then there's this weird ending where you have no idea what happened.

Also, it's about porn in the 70's. "2001" refers to the number of guys in the Ultimate Gangbang which comprises the last hour of the movie, and the "space" which gets "odysseyed" is the female lead's vaginal canal.

"Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water," was the teaser for Jaws, yours is, "Just when you thought Pinhead couldn't get to be a worse asshole, he sinks to even lower depths." There is no female lead in 2001, there are only two women seen in the entire movie, one is a stewardess who walks off upside down, and the other is where Poole is viewing the equivalent of a videotape of his parents. Also, 2001 is not a '70s film, it was released in 1968. I probably saw it when it was running in theatres.

2001 is an extremely cerebral film, it's the sort of thing that is a complicated movie to watch, it's not the sort of thing that appeals to the 10 minute attention span of far too many people. Back when the movie was running in theatres one of the problem some theatre managers were having were the number of people who would go to see 2001 and light up a joint so they could watch the movie while stoned.

Ice Cream Jonsey · Post by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:27 pm

Tdarcos wrote:Continued from previous message.

Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:Just added 2001 and FMJ to the Netflix queue. I can't remember if I have seen Apocalypse Now or not. Have I?
You might have seen Apocalypse Now if you love the smell of napalm in the morning. Smells of victory. And don't forget, never get out of the boat, absolutely goddamn right.

Ben bought me a copy of Apocalypse Now. I like it but don't love it. I own most of the movies on my list because I was in a DVD club for a year. (Do they still do those?)

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Thu Jan 03, 2013 10:24 am

Tdarcos wrote:
Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:Boogie Nights. Really. Top ten? Why that one? Sell me on Boogie Nights, I've never seen it.
Consider it similar to Casino applied to the porn industry, a thinly done fiction which includes a lot of real events.

What do you mean "thinly done", friend? Perhaps I can help DEEPEN the Boogie Nights experience for you!

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