Top Ten Movies Of All Time

Ross_Mahon · 2008-01-31 14:53:35

1. The Godfather 2. The Shawshank Redemption 3. The Godfather: Part II 4. Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il 5. Pulp Fiction 6. Schindler's List 7. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 8. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 9. Casablanca 10. Shichinin no samurai I got this from The Internet Movie Database, I have seen…

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1. The Godfather
2. The Shawshank Redemption
3. The Godfather: Part II
4. Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il
5. Pulp Fiction
6. Schindler's List
7. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
8. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
9. Casablanca
10. Shichinin no samurai

I got this from The Internet Movie Database, I have seen the godfather films, i think they are good, But not good enought to appear on every top ten list i could find...Does anyone think that some of these movies dont deserve to be here? Or that they are over rated?

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#2 31-01-2008 03:54PM

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Looks like a list the internet would come up with alright.

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#3 31-01-2008 03:56PM

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But whenever you see things like 'the top ten movies ever' on tv, They are just about the same thing?

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#4 31-01-2008 04:12PM

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Always thought 'Shawshank' was waaaay over-rated. None of them are bad movies, but it's not the most original list in the world eh? Where's 'The Big Lebowski'?

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#5 31-01-2008 04:17PM

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I thought that film was 'alright' I think the well known orignal films seem to get on the list.

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#6 31-01-2008 04:18PM

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Boondock Saints.

nuff said.

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#7 31-01-2008 04:21PM

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Well it is done by people's voting, and anyone can vote at any time, so there can be no complaints.

I actually own 74 of IMDB's top 100 movies (last time I checked).

Mods, don't move this to the films board, as this thread would get instantly locked over there.

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#8 31-01-2008 04:23PM

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Overheal wrote: »

Boondock Saints.

nuff said.

Willem Defoes best ever performance.

"So now we've got a really big guy theory and a serial crusher!"

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#9 31-01-2008 04:31PM

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I've never even heard of Shichinin no samurai.
Funny how empire strikes back is higher than the first star wars.

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#10 31-01-2008 04:34PM

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Blisterman wrote: »

I've never even heard of Shichinin no samurai.

Never heard of Seven Samurai...Get yourself a copy on the double.

Blisterman wrote: »

Funny how empire strikes back is higher than the first star wars.

Not really, it is the better film after all.

Isn't this more suited to the film forum?

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#11 31-01-2008 04:35PM

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WTF where is "The crying Game"

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#12 31-01-2008 04:54PM

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Never heard of Seven Samurai...Get yourself a copy on the double.

Not really, it is the better film after all.

Isn't this more suited to the film forum?

Karl Hungus would lock this thread in a second. And he'd be right to do so as well, as lots of threads of lists ten to clog up boards. It's okay in after hours due to the higher volume of traffic.

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#13 31-01-2008 04:56PM

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Fight club sould be no 1 IMO

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#14 31-01-2008 04:59PM

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Lawrence of Arabia has obviously been demoted.

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#15 31-01-2008 05:01PM

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I think it would be better if this thread was directed towards the best 10 films of the last decade. so 1998 - 2008. IMO everyone can give a slightly more informed list as opposed to churning out the same lists 40 times over. Limit it to the last 10 years and you'll get some interesting responses.

Anyone agree?

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#16 31-01-2008 05:04PM

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As much as I like Fight Club it wouldn't get number one imo. I love the Godfather trilogy but I dont think it should be in the top five either. A great movie should be a movie that every time you see it again its just as good.

Shawshank has this imo. But for me I'd have Casino, Goodfella's, Platoon, Full Metal Jacket, Saving Private Ryan, American Beauty(Spacey is too ****ing good in that ) - films that you'd watch again because they give you a buzz watching them.

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#17 31-01-2008 05:18PM

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Where'd that film about whosit with whatsisname in it that's always voted best but is self indulgent and overlong go?

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#18 31-01-2008 05:22PM

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OMFG, there's a whole section dedicated to Films!

Spice World ftw :eek:

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#19 31-01-2008 05:26PM

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Wacker wrote: »

Karl Hungus would lock this thread in a second. And he'd be right to do so as well, as lots of threads of lists ten to clog up boards. It's okay in after hours due to the higher volume of traffic.

To be entirely fair, I wouldn't really lock this one. It's more of a serious question, as oppossed to getting everyone else to post what their top 10 is, ending up with a load of posts with no discussion at all. As it is, I think it's suitable, and wouldn't get locked.

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#20 31-01-2008 05:33PM

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Not exactly last ten years but I think I should educate the masses anyway.....
Midnight Express, Jean De Florette & Manon Des Sources (two for the price of one!!), The Shawshank Redemption, The Usual Suspects are the ones that really like

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#21 31-01-2008 05:34PM

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Karl Hungus wrote: »

To be entirely fair, I wouldn't really lock this one. It's more of a serious question, as oppossed to getting everyone else to post what their top 10 is, ending up with a load of posts with no discussion at all. As it is, I think it's suitable, and wouldn't get locked.

Unfortunately now most of the discussion is on how it would get locked elsewhere!

Decent list in that they're all great movies, but im not sure how many of them id have on my personal top 10. Its all relative.

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#22 31-01-2008 05:39PM

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to be fair its 100% peoples personal preference when it comes to these things...certain people like a certian type of film.
for that reason i dont think there ever can be a definitive 10 best ever movies list.

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#23 31-01-2008 05:40PM

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~Rebel~ wrote: »

Unfortunately now most of the discussion is on how it would get locked elsewhere!

Yeah, that's fair to say.

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#24 31-01-2008 05:53PM

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Citizen Kane - that's the one. It used always to top the list.

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#25 31-01-2008 06:14PM

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Where the hell is Cool As Ice?

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#26 01-02-2008 10:41AM

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Karl Hungus wrote: »

Yeah, that's fair to say.

Mr Hungus,
Im dying to know what you'd rate as your favorite movie or give us a top 5?

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#27 01-02-2008 10:46AM

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prendy wrote: »

to be fair its 100% peoples personal preference when it comes to these things...certain people like a certian type of film.
for that reason i dont think there ever can be a definitive 10 best ever movies list.

Yeah, sure didn't channel four do a Top 100 films of all time recently and had Star Wars at number 1. You see a lot of different top 10 film lists, but is it just me or is Shawshank Redemption always number 2?

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#28 01-02-2008 10:58AM

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xXx 2 isn't there...pffft...what do internet people know?

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#29 01-02-2008 11:20AM

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chopperbyrne wrote: »

Willem Defoes best ever performance.

"So now we've got a huge big guy theory and a serial crusher!"

**** that quote anyway:

Name one thing you're gonna need the stupid fcuking rope for!

also: "You know, you Irish cops are perking up. That's two sound theories in one day, neither of which deal with abnormally sized men. Kind of makes me feel like Riverdancing"

"They exited out the front door. They had no idea what they were in for. Now they're staring at six men with guns drawn. It was a ****ing ambush.

... 'What if it was one guy with six guns?' "

"Television. Television is the explanation for this - you see this in bad television. Little assault guys creeping through the vents, coming in through the ceiling - that James Bond **** never happens in real life! Professionals don't do that!"

there is no better movie....

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#30 01-02-2008 11:24AM

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The blair witch and Freaks are 2 of my favourites. At least they were original!

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#31 01-02-2008 11:30AM

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I've never seen any of the Godfathers, does that make me a bad person?

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