Boards.ie favourite movie list - voting thread

thenakedanddead

If you've made your way on to this thread, you probably wish to contribute to the Boards.ie favourite movie list. First, off please review the formula listed below.

The below list is a compilation of 300 + films, hand-picked by boards.ie members and taken from a recent version of IMDB top 250. The objective is to pick 20 films (confined and complied) and rank them between 20 to 1. e.g, your favourite from the list of 20 will attain a score of 20, your second favourite will attain 19. Work down until you get to one your least favourite. Sense?

When all the votes are compiled, the numbers will be added up to make a list. In the unexpected event of a tie between multiple movies, the higher position will be occupied by the one which was voted for occupies the highest position.

Running until 11th october, giving you slightly over a month.

Remember your 20 must be within the confines of the following list.

Edit: list expanded to include non-nominated suggestions.

The contenders run thus:

• ...And Justice for All. (1979)
• 12 Angry Men (1957)
• 13 Tzameti (2005)
• 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
• 25th Hour (2002)
• 8½ (1963)
• A Beautiful Mind (2001)
• A Bronx Tale (1993)
• A Clockwork Orange (1971)
• A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
• Alien (1979)
• Aliens (1986)
• All About Eve (1950)
• All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
• All the President's Men (1976)
• Almost Famous (2000)
• Amadeus (1984)
• Amarcord (1973)
• Amélie (2001)
• American Beauty (1999)
• American History X (1998)
• American Psycho (2000)
• Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
• Anchorman (2004)
• Annie Hall (1977)
• Apocalypse Now (1979)
• Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
• As Good As It Gets (1997)
• Avatar (2009)
• Back to the Future (1985)
• Barry Lyndon (1975)
• Batman Begins (2005)
• Ben-Hur (1959)
• Bicycle Thieves (1948)
• Big (1988)
• Big Fish (2003)
• Blade Runner (1982)
• Blazing Saddles (1974)
• Blue Velvet (1986)
• Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
• Bowfinger (1999)
• Braveheart (1995)
• Brazil (1985)
• Brief Encounter (1945)
• Bullitt (1968)
• Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
• Cape Fear (1962)
• Cape Fear (1991)
• Carlito's Way (1993)
• Casablanca (1942)
• Casino (1995)
• Children of Men (2006)
• Chinatown (1974)
• Chungking Express (1994)
• Cinema Paradiso (1988)
• Citizen Kane (1941)
• City Lights (1931)
• City of God (2002)
• Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
• Collateral (2004)
• Come and See (Idi I smotri) (1985)
• Cool Hand Luke (1967)
• Crank (2006)
• Crash (2004/I)
• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
• Cutter's Way (1981)
• Dances With Wolves (1990)
• Dark City (1998)
• Das Boot (1981)
• Death in Venice (1971)
• Deliverance (1972)
• Diabolique (1955)
• Dial M for Murder (1954)
• Die Hard (1988)
• Dirty Harry (1971)
• District 9 (2009)
• Divorce - Italian Style (1961)
• Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
• Donnie Darko (2001)
• Double Indemnity (1944)
• Downfall (Der Untergang) (2004)
• Dr. Strangelove... (1964)
• Dr. Zhivago (1965)
• Drag Me To Hell (2009)
• Duck Soup (1933)
• Duel (1971)
• E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
• Eastern Promises (2007)
• Easy Rider (1969)
• Ed Wood (1994)
• Edward Scissorhands (1990)
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
• Evil Dead II (1987)
• Fargo (1996)
• Festen (The Celebration) (1998)
• Fight Club (1999)
• Finding Nemo (2003)
• Five Easy Pieces (1970)
• For a Few Dollars More (1965)
• Forrest Gump (1994)
• Full Metal Jacket (1987)
• Gandhi (1982)
• Gattaca (1997)
• Ghost Busters (1984)
• Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
• Gladiator (2000)
• Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
• Gone with the Wind (1939)
• Good Will Hunting (1997)
• Goodfellas (1990)
• Gran Torino (2008)
• Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
• Grizly Man (2005)
• Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
• Groundhog Day (1993)
• Halloween (1978)
• Harvey (1950)
• Heat (1995)
• Hellboy (2004)
• Hero (2002)
• High Noon (1952)
• Holiday on the buses (1973)
• Hotel Rwanda (2004)
• How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
• Ikiru (1952)
• In Bruges (2008)
• In the Mood for Love (2000)
• Inception (2010)
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
• Infernal Affairs (2002)
• Inglourious Basterds (2009)
• Into the Wild (2007)
• It Happened One Night (1934)
• It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
• Jaws (1975)
• Jerry Maguire (1996)
• Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
• Jurassic Park (1993)
• Kick-Ass (2010)
• Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
• Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
• Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
• King Kong (1933)
• L.A. Confidential (1997)
• La Haine (1995)
• La strada (1954)
• L'appartement (1996)
• Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
• Layer Cake (2004)
• Le Samouraï (1967)
• Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
• Let the Right One In (2008)
• Lethal Weapon (1987)
• Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
• Life Is Beautiful (1997)
• Life of Brian (1979)
• Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
• Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
• Lost Horizon (1937)
• Lost in Translation (2003)
• Love's a Bitch (2000)
• M (1931)
• Magnolia (1999)
• Malcolm X (1972)
• Manhattan (1979)
• Manon des sources (1986)
• Marathon Man (1976)
• Mean Streets (1973)
• Memento (2000)
• Metropolis (1927)
• Midnight Cowboy (1969)
• Midnight Run (1988)
• Miller's Crossing (1990)
• Million Dollar Baby (2004)
• Misery (1990)
• Mississippi Burning (1988)
• Modern Times (1936)
• Monsters, Inc. (2001)
• Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
• Moon (2009)
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
• Mulholland Dr. (2001)
• Mutiny on the Buses (1972)
• My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
• Mystic River (2003)
• Naked (1993)
• Network (1976)
• Nights of Cabiria (1957)
• Nikita (1990)
• No Country for Old Men (2007)
• No Direction Home (2005)
• North by Northwest (1959)
• Notorious (1946)
• Oldboy (2003)
• On the Buses (1971)
• On the Waterfront (1954)
• Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
• Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
• Open Range (2003)
• Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
• Papillon (1973)
• Paths of Glory (1957)
• Patton (1970)
• Persona (1966)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
• Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
• Planet of the Apes (1968)
• Platoon (1986)
• Princess Mononoke (1997)
• Psycho (1960)
• Pulp Fiction (1994)
• Raging Bull (1980)
• Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
• Rain Man (1988)
• Ran (1985)
• Rashomon (1950)
• Ratatouille (2007)
• Rear Window (1954)
• Rebecca (1940)
• Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
• Requiem for a Dream (2000)
• Reservoir Dogs (1992)
• Rocky (1976)
• Roman Holiday (1953)
• Ronin (1998)
• Rope (1948)
• Rosemary's Baby (1968)
• Running Down a Dream (2007)
• Saving Private Ryan (1998)
• Scanners (1981)
• Scarecrow (1973)
• Scarface (1983)
• Scent of a Woman (1992)
• Schindler's List (1993)
• Se7en (1995)
• Seven Samurai (1954)
• Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
• Shaun of the Dead (2004)
• Sherlock Jr. (1924)
• Sin City (2005)
• Singin' in the Rain (1952)
• Sleuth (1972)
• Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
• Snatch. (2000)
• Some Like It Hot (1959)
• Spartacus (1960)
• Spider-Man 2 (2004)
• Spirited Away (2001)
• Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)
• Stalag 17 (1953)
• Stand by Me (1986)
• Star Trek (2009)
• Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
• Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
• Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
• Strangers on a Train (1951)
• Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
• Sunset Blvd. (1950)
• Sunshine (2007)
• Superman (1978)
• Superman II (1980)
• Taxi Driver (1976)
• Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
• The 400 Blows (1959)
• The Abyss (1989)
• The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
• The African Queen (1951)
• The Apartment (1960)
• The Battle of Algiers (1966)
• The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
• The Big Lebowski (1998)
• The Big Sleep (1946)
• The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
• The Breakfast Club (1985)
• The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
• The Conversation (1974)
• The Dark Knight (2008)
• The Day of the Jackal (1973)
• The Deer Hunter (1978)
• The Departed (2006)
• The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
• The Elephant Man (1980)
• The Exorcist (1973)
• The Fall (2006)
• The Fugitive (1993)
• The Game (1997)
• The General (1926)
• The Godfather (1972)
• The Godfather: Part II (1974)
• The Gold Rush (1925)
• The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
• The Graduate (1967)
• The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
• The Great Dictator (1940)
• The Great Escape (1963)
• The Green Mile (1999)
• The Hitcher (1986)
• The Hustler (1961)
• The Incredibles (2004)
• The Insider (1999)
• The Iron Giant (1999)
• The Italian Job (1969)
• The Kid (1921)
• The Killing (1956)
• The King of Comedy (1982)
• The Last Detail (1973)
• The Last King of Scotland (2006)
• The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
• The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
• The Lion King (1994)
• The Lives of Others (2006)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
• The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
• The Maltese Falcon (1941)
• The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
• The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
• The Matrix (1999)
• The Monster Squad (1987)
• The Night of the Hunter (1955)
• The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
• The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
• The Outsiders (1983)
• The Pianist (2002)
• The Prestige (2006)
• The Princess Bride (1987)
• The Professional (1994)
• The Roaring Twenties (1939)
• The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
• The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)
• The Seventh Seal (1957)
• The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
• The Shining (1980)
• The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
• The Sixth Sense (1999)
• The Sting (1973)
• The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
• The Terminator (1984)
• The Thing (1982)
• The Third Man (1949)
• The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
• The Truman Show (1998)
• The Untouchables (1987)
• The Usual Suspects (1995)
• The Wages of Fear (1953)
• The Wicker Man (1973)
• The Wild Bunch (1969)
• The Wizard of Oz (1939)
• The Wrestler (2008)
• There Will Be Blood (2007)
• This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
• To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
• Tokyo Story (1953)
• Tom Jones (1963)
• Top Gun (1986)
• Touch of Evil (1958)
• Toy Story (1995)
• Toy Story 2 (1999)
• Toy Story 3 (2010)
• Trading Places (1983)
• Training Day (2001)
• Trainspotting (1996)
• Triangle (2009)
• True Lies (1994)
• True Romance (1993)
• Twelve Monkeys (1995)
• Two Days in the Valley (1996)
• Under Siege (1992)
• Unforgiven (1992)
• Up (2009)
• V for Vendetta (2006)
• Vanilla Sky (2001)
• Vertigo (1958)
• WALL·E (2008)
• Waltz with Bashir (2008)
• West Side Story (1961)
• White Heat (1949)
• Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
• Wild Strawberries (1957)
• Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
• Wings of Desire (1987)
• Withnail & I (1987)
• Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
• Wonder Boys (2000)
• Yojimbo (1961)
• Zodiac (2007)
• Zulu (1964)

I believe it's good to go. Get cracking and good luck

captainstacy

3 of my top 5 favourites are even in this list

Ghostbusters (one of the funniest & successfull movies of all time 93% on Rotten Tomatoes)

Evil Dead 2(one of the most influential horror movies of all time 98% on Rotten Tomatoes)

Spider-man 2 (Possible the greatest movie in the comic book genre 93% on Rotten Tomatoes)

I suggest a more comprehensive list before starting

mike65

thenakedanddead

We spent two weeks nominating. I apologize for the omissions. I for one regret the omission of rebel without a cause

captainstacy

No one could ever get a perfect list together.

I must have really strange taste that 3 of my top 5 doesn't even make 300 movies nominated by others.

I don't think there is even 1 Sam Raimi movie in the list

Goldstein

Ahem

Every movie mentioned in the nominations thread but didn't end up getting nominated. Just throwing it out there and pointing out that, at the moment, no votes have been cast as yet

Have a look, some of them are bordering on crimes against nature not being there.

That would (seriously this time) have to be it though. Or we can plough on as before, either way.

thenakedanddead

Goldstein wrote: »

Ahem

Every movie mentioned in the nominations thread but didn't end up getting nominated. Just throwing it out there and pointing out that, at the moment, no votes have been cast as yet

Have a look, some of them are bordering on crimes against nature not being there.

That would (seriously this time) have to be it though. Or we can plough on as before, either way.

Excuse my ignorance. Are you suggesting we should add those into the list.

If so, I concur. Lets just throw the whole fecking load of them into the mi

By the way, good luck comparing Wall-e and Casablanca

Goldstein

The full IMDb/Boards.ie hybrid list is now up including links to each movie's IMDb page.

This is just a bit of fun but it's important to state a few things before any votes are cast:

Format:
We're looking for everyone to submit their Top 20 movies, from the list above, in order of preference, with 1 being your favourite, 2 being your 2nd favourite down to 20 being your 20th favourite.
Points will then be allocated to each person's choices in descending order, with your first choice getting 20 points down to your 20th choice getting 1 point. These points are totalled for every movie and we get our results. (This is just to explain the scoring, you do not need to refer to points in any way when voting)
For absolute certainty, it would be helpful if you put your favourite movie in bold, or write favourite next to it, just so I don't get your vote upside-down.

In the event of a a tie:
If two or more movies end up on the same number of points after all votes have been cast, the movie that appears the most number of times in everyone's top 10 will gain position (For this purpose each position within the top 10 will be weighted equally). If it's still a tie after that the movie with the highest number of 1st preference votes (The no. of people who put it as their #1) will gain the higher position. If that's still a tie, it'll be the movie with the most number of 2nd preference votes and so on until all ties are resolved.

Change of votes:
You're welcome to change your votes up until the closing date of October 11th. Just remember to state clearly what you are changing.

Invalid votes:
If someone votes for a movie that is not on the nominated list above, they can alter it or in the event that they don't or forget etc, that particular vote will not be counted and the remainder of their following votes will be bumped up one place.

New accounts:
No votes will be accepted from boards.ie user accounts created after August 2010.

Comedians:
If you take the pi$$, your votes will not be counted.


FAO Mods:
Thanks for un-stickying and locking the nominations thread and for stickying this one.

thenakedanddead

Don't you assign your favourite a score of 20. ^ Your post above made it seem we were supposed to give it 1, at least to my idiotic little brain.

BTW, you can begin voting. What are you waiting for?

thenakedanddead

2001 20
Paths of Glory 19
Twelve angry men 18
Runnin' down a dream 17
toy story 3 16
no direction home 15
the exorcist 14
one flew over the cuckoos nest 13
apocalypse now 12
The Lion King 11
Fargo 10
Misery 9
Rebel without a cause 8
The Shawshank redemption 7
Gladiator 6
The Man who shot liberty Valance 5
the grapes of wrath 4
A Clockwork Orange 3
Citizen Kane 2
The Departed 1

Man, was that tough!

Hank_Jones

I mentioned Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter...and Spring on the nominations thread, but it was never put onto the list.

Was hoping this could be remedied.

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056009203&page=7

Thanks.

thenakedanddead

Hank_Jones wrote: »

I mentioned Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter...and Spring on the nominations thread, but it was never put onto the list.

Was hoping this could be remedied.

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056009203&page=7

Thanks.

Ask Goldstein. It's a firm, albeit somewhat reluctant no from me.

e_e

Princess Mononoke 20
Manhattan 19
There Will Be Blood 18
Chungking Express 17
Seven Samurai 16
Persona 15
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai 14
The Big Lebowski 13
Dr. Strangelove 12
Lost in Translation 11
Godfather Part 2 10
2001 A Space Odyssey 9
Inception 8
My Neighbor Totoro 7
Pulp Fiction 6
Annie Hall 5
Magnolia 4
12 Angry Men 3
Grizzly Man 2
Terminator 2: Judgement Day 1

Hank_Jones

May I ask why you're negative to this?

Seems rather odd that other films would be added, but not that one.

thenakedanddead

Hank_Jones wrote: »

May I ask why you're negative to this?

Seems rather odd that other films would be added, but not that one.

Because I feel that if we start re-reviewing a round of failed nominations, we'll inevitably wind up having another "nomination phase".

On second thoughts however, I will consider.

Hang on a second, have some films which were never nominated been added to the overall list after the fact? And are films nominated in the nominations thread missing from the list?

thenakedanddead

Deleted User wrote: »

Hang on a second, have some films which were never nominated been added to the overall list after the fact? And are films nominated in the nominations thread missing from the list?

Starting to seem that way isn't it? I'll review this but as far as I'm concerned all nominated films are represented and yes, we did have a fair few wildcards .

thenakedanddead

Hank_Jones wrote: »

I mentioned Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter...and Spring on the nominations thread, but it was never put onto the list.

Was hoping this could be remedied.

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056009203&page=7

Thanks.

Turns out, it's there. It appears that everything is intact. Now proceed children, proceed.

Goldstein

Deleted User wrote: »

Hang on a second, have some films which were never nominated been added to the overall list after the fact? And are films nominated in the nominations thread missing from the list?

Hey, all nominated movies are there. Spring Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring was always on the list but sometimes Fall is translated as Autumn.

Triangle was included also which you dropped in favour of Dark City (As part of the 40ish movies mentioned by various people throughout the nominations thread and added in as final community nominations, as most of them were movies you could imagine people wanting to potentially vote for)

There were a few movies called triangle so I took a guess at the 2009 German version but let thenakedanddead know if I picked the wrong one and they can alter that one for you.

Glad it's up and running now with a few votes cast which is good. I've been thinking about my nominations for a while and I have about 12/13 definites and around 20 maybes. Picking out the rest is going to involve lots of movie watching as there are many I have yet to see, especially from the boards nominations.

Brian?

1. Apocalypse Now
2. Dr. Strangelove
3. 2001 A Space Odyssey
4. The Big Lebowski
5. Full Metal Jacket
6. Blade Runner
7. The Godfather part 2
8. Yojimbo
9. Fargo
10. Lost in Translation
11. Barry Lyndon
12. A Clockwork Orange
13. This Is Spinal Tap
14. No Country for old Men
15. Monty Python and the holy Grail
16. Cinema Paradiso
18. Das Boot
19. The Italian Job
20. The Matrix.

WhodahWoodah

Zoolander dude!!!!

thenakedanddead

WhodahWoodah wrote: »

Zoolander dude!!!!

Thanx. If you'd like to participate then please list 20 of your favourites.

thenakedanddead

briankeating wrote: »

1. Apocalypse Now
2. Dr. Strangelove
3. 2001 A Space Odyssey
4. The Big Lebowski
5. Full Metal Jacket
6. Blade Runner
7. The Godfather part 2
8. Yojimbo
9. Fargo
10. Lost in Translation
11. Barry Lyndon
12. A Clockwork Orange
13. This Is Spinal Tap
14. No Country for old Men
15. Monty Python and the holy Grail
16. Cinema Paradiso
18. Das Boot
19. The Italian Job
20. The Matrix.

Just for clarification (and this may seem like a really stupid question), I assume you are ranking your list top (best) to bottom (worst). Is that right?

We would be grateful if a mod could sticky this thread.

Edit: Thanx Mr. Mod

xtal191

20 Apocalypse Now (1979)
19 Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
18 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
17 Vertigo (1958)
16 The Godfather: Part II (1974)
15 North by Northwest (1959)
14 Paths of Glory (1957)
13 Princess Mononoke (1997)
12 Chinatown (1974)
11 Raging Bull (1980)
10 Rear Window (1954)
9 On the Waterfront (1954)
8 In the Mood for Love (2000)
7 Mean Streets (1973)
6 Magnolia (1999)
5 Life Is Beautiful (1997)
4 A Clockwork Orange (1971)
3 Schindler's List (1993)
2 Mulholland Dr. (2001)
1 Ed Wood (1994)

captainstacy

20 There will be blood
19 The Iron Giant
18 Rocky
17 Platoon
16 Lost in translation
15 Little miss sunshine
14 Unforgiven
13 Eternal Sunshine of the spotless mind
12 This is spinal tap
11 Kick ass
10 Groundhog day
9 Terminator 2: judgement day
8 Taxi Driver
7 E.T. The Extra Terestial
6 One flew over the cuckoos nest
5 Evil dead 2
4 Ghostbusters
3 Jaws
2 Spider-man 2
1 Raiders of the lost ark

3 sequels in my Top 10 and I didn't even find room for godfather 2 in my top 20!

Goldstein

FAO all voters:
Could you please put your favourite movie in bold, or put favourite after it, just so I know for certain which movie you're putting first and which you're putting 20th, thanks.

If you have already voted and are unable to edit your post for any reason, just post again saying which one was your favourite, that'll do me, cheers.

(This is to ensure I don't get your vote upside-down)

xtal191 - cheers.
captainstacy - you're ok as you mentioned there were 3 sequels in your top 10 so I know which way is up.
brian keating - You've only listed 19 movies.

Decuc500

20 Jaws - Favourite
19 The Deer Hunter
18 Alien
17 Lost In Translation
16 The Thing
15 Chungking Express
14 Once Upon A Time In America
13 Pulp Fiction
12 Aliens
11 Heat
10 Goodfellas
9 Millers Crossing
8 The Matrix
7 The Big Lebowski
6 Apocalypse Now
5 The Hitcher
4 Halloween
3 Raging Bull
2 Reservoir Dogs
1 The Usual Suspects

Galvasean

Firstly I'd just like to thank Goldstein for doing this. Your efforts are greatly appreciated.

I'll pop up my votes shortly.

losthorizon

Galvasean wrote: »

Firstly I'd just like to thank Goldstein for doing this. Your efforts are greatly appreciated.

I'll pop up my votes shortly.

I agree


THE THIRD MAN
THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COL BLIMP
ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE
THE GODFATHER PART 2
THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS
THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER
TOY STORY
LIFE OF BRIAN
DOWNFALL
AMERICAN BEAUTY
FARGO
ET
VERTIGO
DR STRANGELOVE
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930S VERSION)
PANS LABYRINTH
LOST HORIZON (CAPRAS 1930S VERSION)
MANON DES SOURCES
SUNRISE
TOUCH OF EVIL

Galvasean

20 points: Jurassic Park (favourite)
19: Gladiator
18: American Psycho
17: Terminator 2: Judgement Day
16: Aliens
15: Jaws
14: Predator
13: Shawshank Redemption
12: The Thing
11: The Dark Knight
10: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
9: The Big Lebowski
8: Blade Runner
7: Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
6: Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
5: Pulp Fiction
4: Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
3: Dr. Strangelove....
2: Moon
1: The Breakfast Club

thenakedanddead

Galvasean wrote: »

Firstly I'd just like to thank Goldstein for doing this. Your efforts are greatly appreciated.

I'll pop up my votes shortly.

tritto. Oh, and my deepest apologies for assigning this role to someone else.

Just to confirm: 2001 is my favourite

Goldstein

I'd like to add my thanks to the thenakedanddead whose idea this whole thing was, everyone who took part in the nominations thread and everyone who votes in this one.

Also, cheers to Galvasean, johnny_ultimate & other mods for their positive input and for helping out locking/stickying/unstickying threads, this wouldn't have caught on otherwise.

titan18

20 Gladiator
19 The Matrix
18 The Shawshank Redemption
17 The Lion King
16 Goodfellas
15 American Psycho
14 Toy Story
13 Scarface
12 American History X
11 WALL-E
10 Toy Story 3
9 Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
8 Alien
7 Toy Story 2
6 Pan's Labyrinth
5 Let the Right One In
4 City of God
3 Little Miss Sunshine
2 Lord of the Rings:The Fellowship of the Ring
1 Aliens

mikhail

Just to be clear, this is in order of preference, not points, i.e. Blade Runner is due 20 points, etc.

1 Blade Runner (1982)
2 The Seventh Seal (1957)
3 Alien (1979)
4 Dr. Strangelove... (1964)
5 Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
6 Unforgiven (1992)
7 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
8 The Big Lebowski (1998)
9 The Matrix (1999)
10 12 Angry Men (1957)
11 Duck Soup (1933)
12 Rocky (1976)
13 The Dark Knight (2008)
14 The Shining (1980)
15 Brazil (1985)
16 Inglourious Basterds (2009)
17 Tom Jones (1963)
18 Citizen Kane (1941)
19 Divorce - Italian Style (1961)
20 Grizly Man (2005)

johnny_ultimate

I'll probably edit this post (and can't believe a few films that didn't make the IMDB Top 250 in hindsight - Serenity? Rushmore? Hidden?), but from favourite downwards:

1. Persona (20 points)
2. Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind
3. My Neighbour Totoro
4. Toy Story
5. Spirited Away
6. Rashomon
7. Lost in Translation
8. The Seventh Seal
9. Festen
10. Tokyo Story
11. 2001: A Space Odyssey
12. For a Few Dollars More…
13. The Big Lebowski
14. Sunset Boulevard
15. Ran
16. Almost Famous
17. Requiem For A Dream
18. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
19. Toy Story 3
20. Toy Story 2

I make no apologies for my Japanese / Toy Story biases :pac:

Galvasean

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

I make no apologies for my Japanese / Toy Story biases :pac:

Pfft, why would anyone apologise for liking what they like?
Remember folks, favourite film =/= best film ever.

Theboinkmaster

My votes are

1 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
2 Goodfellas (1990)
3 True Lies (1994)
4 Die Hard (1988)
5 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
6 The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
7 Lethal Weapon (1987)
8 Platoon (1986)
9 Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
10 Fight Club (1999)
11 In Bruges (2008)
12 Heat (1995)
13 Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
14 The Dark Knight (2008)
15 American History X (1998)
16 Aliens (1986)
17 It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
18 Jaws (1975)
19 The Incredibles (2004)
20 Jerry Maguire (1996)

allanb49

1 Ghostbusters
2 Evil Dead 2
3 Jaws
4 T2
5 Raiders of the Lost Ark
6 Jurasic Park
7 Dirty Harry
8 Aliens
9 Big
10 Trading Places
11 Silence of the lambs
12 Shawsank Redemption
13 Godfather II
14 The Fugitive
15 The Dark Knight
16 Empire Strikes Back
17 Pulp Fiction
18 Toy Story 3
19 Groundhog Day
20 Die Hard

ShaneIRL

20 Braveheart (1995) - Favourite
19 The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
18 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
17 Inception (2010)
16 The Game (1997)
15 Rocky (1976)
14 Avatar (2009)
13 The Matrix (1999)
12 The Departed (2006)
11 Top Gun (1986)
10 The Usual Suspects (1995)
9 In Bruges (2008)
8 Star Trek (2009)
7 Heat (1995)
6 Gladiator (2000)
5 Superman (1978)
4 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
3 Trading Places (1983)
2 Lethal Weapon (1987)
1 Spartacus (1960)

thenakedanddead

allanb49 wrote: »

1 Ghostbusters
2 Evil Dead 2
3 Jaws
4 T2
5 Raiders of the Lost Ark
6 Jurasic Park
7 Dirty Harry
8 Aliens
9 Big
10 Trading Places
11 Silence of the lambs
12 Shawsank Redemption
13 Godfather II
14 The Fugitive
15 The Dark Knight
16 Empire Strikes Back
17 Pulp Fiction
18 Toy Story 3
19 Groundhog Day
20 Die Hard

Does that mean Ghostbusters is your favourite? Apologies if you have already confirmed.

Cat Melodeon

I’m not a regular film forum poster but can’t resist a good list.


1. The Terminator (1984) (favourite)
2. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
3. Das Boot (1981)
4. Amélie (2001)
5. Twelve Monkeys (1995)
6. Inception (2010)
7. Brazil (1985)
8. Donnie Darko (2001)
9. Apocalypse Now (1979)
10. The Lives of Others (2006)
11. Fight Club (1999)
12. Alien (1979)
13. Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
14. Magnolia (1999)
15. American History X (1998)
16. Fargo (1996)
17. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
18. Dances With Wolves (1990)
19. The Shining (1980)
20. The African Queen (1951)


That was really hard to do. I’ve done it about 10 times and I’m still not happy with it. Top ten is easy enough, after that, it gets tougher, there are just so many. I just went with the ones I’ve rewatched most often.

Tomohawk

20 Apocalypse Now - Favourite
19 Blade Runner
18 Wings of Desire
17 Das Boot
16 Schlindlers List
15 Saving Private Ryan
14 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
13 The Lives of Others
12 Festen
11 The Seventh Seal

10 Groundhog Day
9 Goodfellas
8 Chinatown
7 This Is Spinal Tap
6 Pulp Fiction
5 Psycho
4 Toy Story
3 Life of Brian
2 Lawrence of Arabia
1 Sin City

Difficult to pick just 20. I tended to pick films that were technically ground breaking as well as being engaging to watch...

SB-08

1. Godfather Part II - Favourite
2. Goodfellas
3. Godfather Part I
4. One Flew Over The Cukoo's Nest
5. Raging Bull
6. Jaws
7. Back To The Future
8. Unforgiven
9. Taxi Driver
10. Pulp Fiction
11. Terminator 2
12. The Shining
13. The Shawshank Redemption
14. E.T
15. Raiders Of The Lost Arc
16. Heat
17. Apocalypse Now
18. The Game
19. Fight Club
20. The Silence Of The Lambs

Galvasean

Cat Melodeon wrote: »

I’m not a regular film forum poster but can’t resist a good list.

List threads are usually frowned upon in this forum butin this case we're making an exception.

Goldstein

Edit: These queries are resolved.

SB-08

Goldstein wrote: »

FAO brian keating & SB-08:
Can you both insert a 20th movie as ye've listed only 19.

All other queries are sorted now so I'll throw up the current Top 20 once I hear from ye.

Sorry, I've added 'Silence Of The Lambs' as the 20th film.:)

Goldstein

Righto,

This is how the Top 20 currently stands with 17 votes in:

I'd urge anyone who has yet to vote to consider the entire list and not just the current leaders.
Every voter commands 210 points so it's very early days yet.
Each vote is having a significant effect and there are another 30 movies within one persons vote of breaking the Top 20.


Some (fairly useless) stats for anyone interested:

• 3,569 points have been awarded so far spanning 174 different movies.
  
• Jaws was leading for a time, then 2001 took over, now Apocalypse Now is at the helm.
  
• The Godfather II and Terminator II have been slowly but steadily climbing the list.
  
• Alien Vs Aliens are having an epic battle , just 6 points in it now.

thenakedanddead

"Apocalypse Now" in the lead. Allow me to the first to say oooh yeah

duckworth

1 Vertigo
2 In the mood for love
3 Barry Lyndon
4 Annie Hall
5 There Will Be Blood
6 Sideways
7 Groundhog Day
8 A Clockwork Orange
9 Goodfellas
10 Raging Bull
11 The White Ribbon
12 The Big Lebowski
13 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
14 Withnail & I
15 The Godfather
16 Psycho
17 Chungking Express
18 Fargo
19 The Wizard of Oz
20 No Direction Home

Hank_Jones

How long is voting going to be open until?

Still going through my list.

Brian?

So I made a balls of it before, apologies. I can't seem to edit the original post so please feel free to delete it:

20 Apocalypse Now
19 Dr. Strangelove
18 2001 A Space Odyssey
17 The Big Lebowski
16 Full Metal Jacket
15 Blade Runner
14 The Godfather part 2
13 Yojimbo
12 Fargo
11. Lost in Translation
10. Barry Lyndon
9 A Clockwork Orange
8 This Is Spinal Tap
7 No Country for old Men
6 Monty Python and the holy Grail
5 Cinema Paradiso
4 Das Boot
3 The Italian Job
2 The Matrix
1 Kill Bill 1