OT: G.O.A.T Movies
Blazing Saddles story: Many years ago I began playing historic baseball at Greenfield Village. It being my first game, I was being very conscientious about playing the game in the proper 19th Century manner, using only the period-correct terminology, and so forth.
Just as the game is about to start, the museum clock chimed noon. And my buddy playing first base turned around to me in right field and yelled at the top of his voice:
"Hey! The sherrif is near!"
Of course I lost it, but what was funnier was that three spectators standing down the right field line heard him and cracked up too. So they spent the next two innings yelling movie lines at us:
"Candygram for Mongo!"
"'Scuse me while I whip this out!"
"Hey - where all the white women at?"
It was hilarious, although I doubt The Village would have thought so. (They encourage us to connect with the customers, but I doubt that's what they had in mind.)
I'm just here to totally derail the thread and say The Last Jedi
Loved Man on Fire. Love most of Denzel's work, but that one stands out to me.
I'd put the whole Harry Potter series in my top group, just as one, big project.
I like it.
Gladiator
I know people always use the short version of the title, but its official title is Braveheart 2: Gladiator. I just wish once someone would use the entire title.
Dune is my favorite Sci fi book, possibly due to being maybe the only sci fi i've read. But it doesn't have a good movie adaption. I love Lynch, but his does not age well at all.
The director of Arrival has one coming out in the next couple of years. I am very eagerly awaiting this one. He's said he wants it to be Star Wars for adults, which is appropriate since SW ripped off Dune pretty thoroughly.
Pulp Fiction is one of my favorites . Also, one time I was behind Harbaugh in line at the movie theater ticket line. When he went to pay he pulled out his wallet and sure enough it was the Bad Mother Fucker wallet from Pulp Fiction. Becuase of course Harbaugh would have that wallet.
But here is one underrated movie. And it stars General Zod!
THE LIMEY
I don't remember the Limey particularly well, but all of those Old Man Tough Guy movies are fun. Payback (Gibson), Taken (Liam Neeson), John WIck (Keanu), anything with Charles Bronson, etc.
One that I don't remember very well, but loved was Sexy Beast staring Ben Kingsley. The whole time I remember thinking "Ghandi is a bad mother F----er!"
It’s a Wonderful Life - best film by one of the best actors ever, Jimmy Stewart
Godfather 1/2 - perfect storytelling in every respect
Miracle - best sports movie
Blazing Saddles - funniest movie I’ve ever seen
Black Hawk Down - best combat movie
So many others could be named...
I prefer Act of Valor for combat movies. Black Hawk Down is good though. Much better acting obviously.
Great movie, and one of the best written movies I've ever seen. The scenes between Damon and Williams are fantastic.
And the film's even more impressive when you consider how young Damon and Affleck were when they did it.
Heat
The Departed
Saving Private Ryan
"Best gunfight ever made" - John Wick would like a word with you.
Heat did almost nothing for me. The best part of the movie is the moody synth soundtrack. The heist seens were pretty good, but everything else (and there is a ton of else) seemed like filler.
Rounders
Interstellar (I lied about particular order, this movie is the GOAT)
Return of the King (LOTR 3)
my man, I was waiting to see someone say add Rounders! 3 solid choices.
Boogie Nights
The Last of the Mohicans
The Departed
Moonlight
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Saving Private Ryan
Brokeback Mountain (and this is coming from a straight guy)
Training Day (perfect movie)
Pretty good effort by most on this topic. I think you can tell a lot about a person by their favorite movies. so...
Godfather.............perfect casting, perfect story, perfect performance by Al Pacino going from college boy Mikey, to the Don himself.
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest- There has never been a more hateable character than Nurse Rachett. Plus Nicholson's play by play commentary to the blank TV screen when she won't let them watch the series.
Bridge Over the River Kwai-Last extended action scene where the water has gone down over night.........'You've got to do it boy........you've got to do it now!......'Keel im!" Plus the victory in the battle of wills by Guiness, and him going out to face his troops.........
Close, but not quite there.....
Pulp Fiction-Switching up the sequences, and the dialogue. Groundbreaking stuff.
Casablana-Rick is the MAN!
Great Escape-no one has been cooler before or since, than Steve McQueen trying to escape on the motorcycle.
is easily my all time favorite movie
XM, you are my brother from another mother as my top 3 are:
- Trading Places - clear #1 for me!!!
- Animal House, and
- Caddyshack
I am not into serious films as life is serious enough as it is and I look to films for entertainment and to make me laugh. Oh yeah, the original Star Wars is definitely on the short list.