Master's great 100 [Archive]

Masterman

07-31-12, 01:23 PM

Well back when i joined here I jotted down a quick list of a 100 or so movies that I enjoy. The list wernt the best movies I've ever seen, but I wanted to give you guys an idea of the kind of things i like. Now that I've had alot more free time, and I've spent abit more time on these forums, I've came up with a list ime really happy with. I've actualy came up with the countdown like alot of you guys have done. I've already changed a few places here and there since the weekend, but I think it's complete now.

Hope you all enjoy.

honeykid

07-31-12, 01:28 PM

Bring it on, Masterman.

Masterman

07-31-12, 02:36 PM

New list coming soon.

Flimmaker1473

07-31-12, 02:37 PM

Gladiator was a great film. Russel Crowe's performance was astounding.

Masterman

07-31-12, 02:42 PM

Gladiator was a great film. Russel Crowe's performance was astounding.

I agree. Russell Crowe is fantastic in this movie.

The Prestige

07-31-12, 03:56 PM

So far so good. I like Gladiator a lot less than I used to, but it's still an enjoyable film. Rep for Bronson, though. I like how you're not just listing films with pics like so many on here have done for the past year, but I would like a bit more insight as to why you like so and so.

Slimgee55

07-31-12, 04:02 PM

Where are the rest?? I want more!

Masterman

07-31-12, 04:10 PM

Masterman

07-31-12, 05:19 PM

New List coming soon.

TylerDurden99

07-31-12, 06:38 PM

Well, Road House is a classic. +1.

honeykid

07-31-12, 07:18 PM

Road House! :up:

The Descent is a decent film, too.

Tyler1

08-01-12, 02:14 AM

Correction: The Descent is an AMAZING film.

Masterman

08-01-12, 03:19 AM

New List Coming Soon.

Masterman

08-01-12, 07:31 AM

New List Coming Soon.

PeterVincent

08-01-12, 07:40 AM

Oooh Casino Royale, things are spicing up. And Warrior!

The Prestige

08-01-12, 07:49 AM

I knew HK would get excited about Road House :D. Some really cool pics here, man. You seem to be a fan of Neil Marshall. I WAS a fan of those first two films, but he hasn't lived up to quality of those horrors since.

Casino Royale is a very good Bond film, obviously. I had it around the same spot in my top 100 (although I wouldn't include it now), but I think GoldenEye may be my favourite Bond film.

How many times have you seen Warrior, Master?

PeterVincent

08-01-12, 07:54 AM

Casino Royale is a very good Bond film, obviously. I had it around the same spot in my top 100 (although I wouldn't include it now), but I think GoldenEye may be my favourite Bond film.

Yes! Goldeneye is my favourite Bond film also.

Masterman

08-01-12, 07:59 AM

TylerDurden99

08-01-12, 08:39 AM

Warrior is a great film, incredibly acted and emotional, more than worthy of a spot here.

Casino Royale is a solid, edgy reboot to the Bond franchise, so got to give it respect for that. My favourite Bond is probably License To Kill, though I'm not much of a fan of the Bond stuff.

Watcher545

08-01-12, 08:44 AM

Man I really need to get on to Warrior, thanks for the reminder. I have had it sitting on the shelf for a couple of months now. Must watch it this weekend!

The Prestige

08-01-12, 08:57 AM

I've seen Warrior three times. Have you seen it?.

Yeah, I have only seen it once, but I liked it. I just have a funny feeling I won't like it as much the second time, though. Just wanted to make sure you weren't just putting up recent films that may have impressed you and that you had seen them on more than one occasion :)

Masterman

08-01-12, 09:25 AM

New List Coming Soon.

Masterman

08-01-12, 10:42 AM

Yeah, I have only seen it once, but I liked it. I just have a funny feeling I won't like it as much the second time, though. Just wanted to make sure you weren't just putting up recent films that may have impressed you and that you had seen them on more than one occasion :)

All the movies on this list I've viewed more that once.:)

donniedarko

08-01-12, 12:25 PM

Warrior is an amazing MMA film, great to see it on here :up:

HitchFan97

08-01-12, 12:43 PM

Halloween is one of the best horror films I've ever seen. Love it :yup:

Masterman

08-01-12, 12:44 PM

Thanks guys.

Masterman

08-01-12, 12:55 PM

New List Coming Soon.

Flimmaker1473

08-01-12, 02:05 PM

I really liked Training Day because of Denzel Washington's performance. That was his best performance IMO, it was so great to see him play a character like that. Ethan Hawke was good too. The story itself isn't great, but it's performances more than make up for that.

Masterman

08-01-12, 02:29 PM

Masterman

08-01-12, 02:39 PM

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donniedarko

08-01-12, 02:45 PM

Avatar :yup:
Gangs of new York :nope:

Flimmaker1473

08-01-12, 02:48 PM

Almost forgot, Gangs of New York is good, but not one of Scorsese's best. Avatar was more of a technical achievement while it's story is comprised from Dances with Wolves and Pocahontas. But it is still a good film. And X Men first class is really good.

HitchFan97

08-01-12, 03:00 PM

Avatar is great :up:

Masterman

08-01-12, 03:52 PM

I really enjoyed Avatar. I thought there was alot of hate on here for it.

Skepsis93

08-01-12, 04:36 PM

Daniel Day-Lewis in Gangs of New York :yup:
Gangs of New York :nope:

Masterman

08-01-12, 05:30 PM

New List Coming Soon.

Flimmaker1473

08-01-12, 05:40 PM

American Gangster is a great film. Denzel and Russell Crowe are a hell of a team, their performances did a great service to that film.

I liked Cars, I am a car guy and racing fan. It didn't have the same usual Pixar feel. But it's animation was beautiful, the characters were nice enough that I was satisfied.

Masterman

08-01-12, 06:07 PM

New List Coming Soon.

The Rodent

08-01-12, 06:16 PM

Good list so far, but never thought I'd see Cars in a Top 100.
Still an interesting read though.

Flimmaker1473

08-01-12, 06:17 PM

The Matrix is in my top 100 too. Good list so far.

Masterman

08-01-12, 06:33 PM

Thanks for the feedback guys.

TylerDurden99

08-01-12, 06:36 PM

Avatar was more of a technical achievement while it's story is comprised from Dances with Wolves and Pocahontas.

And Red Scorpion. :yup:

Nice list so far, I've always found Daniel Day Lewis far better in Gangs Of New York than his Oscar winning turn in There Will Be Blood.

The Prestige

08-01-12, 07:12 PM

Oh no, not AVATAR :/ I was enjoying your list up until then :confused:

Masterman

08-02-12, 05:45 AM

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Masterman

08-02-12, 07:24 AM

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TylerDurden99

08-02-12, 08:59 AM

Die Hard is a great pick. That'd probably make my top 30, now.

Masterman

08-02-12, 09:20 AM

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TylerDurden99

08-02-12, 09:25 AM

I'm not a big fan of westerns, but Unforgiven is definitely up there with being the best.

Masterman

08-02-12, 11:36 AM

I'm not a big fan of westerns, but Unforgiven is definitely up there with being the best.

I haven't seen many westerns my self. The first time I seen unforgiven, I loved it. Maybe I should start checking more out.

Masterman

08-02-12, 12:35 PM

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HitchFan97

08-02-12, 01:31 PM

48 Hours is a great action comedy :up:

The Prestige

08-02-12, 02:32 PM

Two Walter Hill classics. I imagine HK is pleased with these entries too. Keep 'em coming, kid.

Masterman

08-02-12, 02:39 PM

New List coming Soon.

donniedarko

08-02-12, 02:59 PM

The departed and Texas Chainsaw Massacare are two
Superb films

Masterman

08-02-12, 03:42 PM

72. Toy Story
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John Wiggins
A little boy named Andy loves to be in his room, playing with his toys, especially his doll named "Woody". But, what do the toys do when Andy is not with them, they come to life. Woody believes that he has life (as a toy) good. However, he must worry about Andy's family moving, and what Woody does not know is about Andy's birthday party. Woody does not realize that Andy's mother gave him an action figure known as Buzz Lightyear, who does not believe that he is a toy, and quickly becomes Andy's new favorite toy. Woody, who is now consumed with jealousy, tries to get rid of Buzz. Then, both Woody and Buzz are now lost. They must find a way to get back to Andy before he moves without them, but they will have to pass through a ruthless toy killer, Sid Phillips.

71. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: 2
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Young DJ Vantia Block is hosting a music show when two renegade hoodlums phone her and start making trouble. The situation changes rapidly as the kids drive to a passageway and get sawed to pieces by Leatherface while the shocked DJ listens the kids' screams. Local sheriff approaches Block and convinces her to play the recording made from the phone call on radio, hoping that the killers would show up.

Masterman

08-02-12, 05:21 PM

70. Blow
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A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family. It is finally revealed that George's father cannot make a living and the family goes bankrupt. George does not want the same thing to happen to him, and his friend Tuna, in the 1960's, suggests that he deal marijuana. He is a big hit in California in the 1960's, yet he goes to jail, where he finds out about the wonders of cocaine. As a result, when released, he gets rich by bringing cocaine to America. However, he soon pays the price.

69. Blade
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In a world where vampires walk the earth, Blade has a goal. His goal is to rid the world of all vampire evil. When Blade witnesses a vampire bite Dr. Karen Jenson, he fights away the beast and takes Jenson back to his hideout. Here, alongside Abraham Whistler, Blade attempts to help heal Jenson. The vampire Quinn who was attacked by Blade, reports back to his master Deacon Frost, who is planning a huge surprise for the human population.

JayDee

08-02-12, 06:14 PM

Interesting list so far Masterman. Certainly one of the most 'blokey' lists so far.

Favourites so far are Gladiator, X-Men: First Class, Matrix, Rocky II, Sin City, Die Hard, The Warriors, 48 Hrs and Toy Story. Biggest surprise so far for me is Cars. Don't see that on many favourite lists.

HitchFan97

08-02-12, 06:25 PM

I love Toy Story and The Departed, great films.

TylerDurden99

08-02-12, 06:34 PM

The Warriors, 48 Hours, The Departed, Toy Story and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre are all among my favourite films.

Flimmaker1473

08-02-12, 06:55 PM

Toy Story , Die Hard, Sin City and The Departed are excellent films. Blow was okay. But Johnny Depps' performance kinda took away from the actual point of the story.

nebbit

08-02-12, 07:15 PM

This is an interesting list :yup: it is great to see what films people are into :yup: keep them coming :)

Masterman

08-03-12, 04:03 AM

New list coming soon.

TylerDurden99

08-03-12, 04:04 AM

First Blood is great, much more thoughtful than the average action flick.

PeterVincent

08-03-12, 04:07 AM

So far so good Masterman. A very solid list, I disagree with nothing. :up:

Flimmaker1473

08-03-12, 04:16 AM

Iron Man goes along with Spiderman 2, and the Dark Knight as the standard for superhero films. Great film.

Masterman

08-03-12, 04:32 AM

New List Coming Soon.

TylerDurden99

08-03-12, 04:34 AM

Toy Story 3 is a great film, haven't seen Alien, though.

nebbit

08-03-12, 05:37 AM

Was scared to dead when i first saw Alien :eek: I saw it in the cinema when it came out :yup:

Flimmaker1473

08-03-12, 05:43 AM

Both Toy Story 3 and Alien are great films.

Masterman

08-03-12, 09:49 AM

New List Coming Soon.

HitchFan97

08-03-12, 01:42 PM

Alien, Toy Story 3, First Blood... :up:

Masterman

08-03-12, 04:55 PM

New List Coming Soon.

HitchFan97

08-03-12, 04:57 PM

For years, The Terminator was my favorite film, and I still love and adore it today. A fantastic pick :)

Masterman

08-03-12, 06:22 PM

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nebbit

08-03-12, 06:23 PM

I :love: the incredibles a friend has named their dog Dash :)

Flimmaker1473

08-03-12, 07:26 PM

The Town was a good film. Gone Baby Gone was better though. Superbad was awesome. The Terminator and the Incredibles are great films. And Donnie Brasco was awesome. Johnny Depp was just amazing in that role. One of his best performances. And Al Pacinio is always excellent.

TylerDurden99

08-03-12, 08:32 PM

Superbad and The Terminator are great.

honeykid

08-03-12, 08:52 PM

I'll + rep you for Donnie Brasco, even though it's teamed with a Guy Ritchie film.

Masterman

08-05-12, 06:39 AM

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gandalf26

08-05-12, 06:54 AM

Solid choices so far.

Rise of Planet of the Apes probably wouldn't be anywhere near my top 100 though.

TylerDurden99

08-05-12, 07:14 AM

The Prestige is a great film, would have it in a similar place in my top 100.

Masterman

08-05-12, 07:26 AM

Solid choices so far.

Rise of Planet of the Apes probably wouldn't be anywhere near my top 100 though.

Rise Of The Ape's is a very solid film.

Masterman

08-05-12, 11:40 AM

New list coming soon.

The Rodent

08-05-12, 11:50 AM

Looking good so far Masterman.
If Casino and This is England are in the 50s, Can't wait to see your top 10.

Masterman

08-05-12, 02:57 PM

New list coming soon.

HitchFan97

08-05-12, 03:14 PM

I remember watching Batman at my grandpa's when I was 6 or 7- it was the first PG-13 movie I ever saw. I felt so cool. :D

Casino is another fantastic pick, one of my favorite Scorsese films.

Masterman

08-05-12, 04:22 PM

I remember watching Batman at my grandpa's when I was 6 or 7- it was the first PG-13 movie I ever saw. I felt so cool. :D

Casino is another fantastic pick, one of my favorite Scorsese films.

Yeah casino is a fantastic film.

Masterman

08-05-12, 04:53 PM

New List Coming Soon.

honeykid

08-05-12, 05:49 PM

+ rep for Casino and This Is England. :up: I'm sure you'll get more rep for it when/if Pres sees it.

Masterman

08-05-12, 06:01 PM

+ rep for Casino and This Is England. :up: I'm sure you'll get more rep for it when/if Pres sees it.

Thanks.

Flimmaker1473

08-05-12, 06:51 PM

The Prestige, Casino and Lethal weapon are great films. All are in my top 100. The Hurt locker is a great film too. And Batman was a good movie too.

TylerDurden99

08-05-12, 08:24 PM

Lethal Weapon would definitely make it into my top 100, no question. in fact, most of it's sequels would make it in there as well.

nebbit

08-06-12, 07:48 AM

56. This Is England
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12 year old Shaun lives with his widowed mother in a small town in Britain. His father, an army officer, was one of the Falkland casualties. A loner, he is befriended by some older skinhead youth, who shave off his hair, date an older young woman, and subsequently introduce him to ex-convict Combo. Shaun unwittingly volunteers to be part of Combo's gang, and is taken to a meeting hosted by Britain's right-winged National Front, which openly advocates ethnic cleansing; re-defines Racism as Reality; and Nazism as Nationalism. Combo then takes his followers on a spree of sword and knife-wielding terror, looting a corner store run by Sandhu, all eventually get stoned and violence ensues.

:up:

Masterman

08-06-12, 09:27 AM

New List Coming Soon.

Masterman

08-06-12, 11:07 AM

New List Coming Soon.

HitchFan97

08-06-12, 01:00 PM

Batman Begins is great :up:

Flimmaker1473

08-06-12, 08:10 PM

Batman Begins, Snatch and The Rock are great films.

TylerDurden99

08-06-12, 09:30 PM

The Rock is a great film, truly Michael Bay's best film.

nebbit

08-07-12, 02:47 AM

A big fan of Point Break :blush:

Masterman

08-07-12, 03:22 AM

46. From Dusk Till Dawn
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Seth Gecko and his younger brother Richard are on the lam after a bloody bank robbery in Texas. They escape across the border into Mexico and will be home-free the next morning, when they pay off the local kingpin. They just have to survive 'from dusk till dawn' at the rendezvous point, which turns out to be a Hell of a strip joint.

45. Batman Returns
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Graeme Roy
Having defeated the Joker, Batman now faces the Penguin - a warped and deformed individual who is intent on being accepted into Gotham society. Crooked businessman Max Schreck is coerced into helping him become Mayor of Gotham and they both attempt to expose Batman in a different light. Earlier however, Selina Kyle, Max's secretary, is thrown from the top of a building and is transformed into Catwoman - a mysterious figure who has the same personality disorder as Batman. Batman must attempt to clear his name, all the time deciding just what must be done with the Catwoman.

TylerDurden99

08-07-12, 03:52 AM

Those last two are great.

PeterVincent

08-07-12, 04:35 AM

Batman Returns!!! Yes!!!

I'll show her my french flipper trick!!!

-The Penguin

Masterman

08-07-12, 06:34 AM

The Rock is a great film, truly Michael Bay's best film.

Yep I agree. The Rock is Bay's best by a long shot.

TylerDurden99

08-07-12, 07:27 AM

Definitely, even though I do like Armageddon and the first Transformers. And as much as I hate to admit it, I like parts of Pearl Harbour and the second Transformers and Bad Boys films.

Masterman

08-07-12, 07:36 AM

Definitely, even though I do like Armageddon and the first Transformers. And as much as I hate to admit it, I like parts of Pearl Harbour and the second Transformers and Bad Boys films.

Haha so you like all of his films :p.

TylerDurden99

08-07-12, 07:51 AM

No, the last Transformers movie was a mega-pile of *****! But, I'm a bit of a fan. Not of his directorial style, just his films. They usually prove to be mindless entertainment, or in the case of The Rock, a fun, big budget action film with a bit of a message underneath.

Masterman

08-07-12, 09:08 AM

44. American Beauty
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Lester and Carolyn Burnham are on the outside, a perfect husband and wife, in a perfect house, in a perfect neighborhood. But inside, Lester is slipping deeper and deeper into a hopeless depression. He finally snaps when he becomes infatuated with one of his daughter's friends. Meanwhile, his daughter Jane is developing a happy friendship with a shy boy-next-door named Ricky, who lives with a homophobic father.

43. Signs
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Radhakrishnan
Preacher Graham Hess, played by Mel Gibson, has lost his faith in God after his wife dies in a brutal car accident. He along with his son and daughter and his brother Merrill moves into a farmhouse. Crop circles begin to appear in their corn fields which Graham dismisses as mischief by miscreants. After hearing strange noises and watching news coverage on crop circles appearing all over the world, the family begins to suspect of extraterrestrial activities. Now they must stick together and believe, as a family to survive the ordeal and find a way to escape from the clutches of the alien invaders.

Skepsis93

08-07-12, 09:16 AM

Always :up: for American Beauty.

Masterman

08-07-12, 11:18 AM

42. Se7en
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A film about two homicide detectives' desperate hunt for a serial killer who justifies his crimes as absolution for the world's ignorance of the Seven Deadly Sins. The movie takes us from the tortured remains of one victim to the next as the sociopathic "John Doe" sermonizes to Detectives Sommerset and Mills -- one sin at a time. The sin of Gluttony comes first and the murderer's terrible capacity is graphically demonstrated in the dark and subdued tones characteristic of film noir. The seasoned and cultured Sommerset researches the Seven Deadly Sins in an effort to understand the killer's modus operandi while green Detective Mills scoffs at his efforts to get inside the mind of a killer...

41. Braveheart
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In 14th Century Scotland, William Wallace leads his people in a rebellion against the tyranny of the English King, who has given English nobility the 'Prima Nocta'.. a right to take all new brides for the first night. The Scots are none too pleased with the brutal English invaders, but they lack leadership to fight back. Wallace creates a legend of himself, with his courageous defence of his people and attacks on the English.

gandalf26

08-07-12, 12:57 PM

Gonna have to watch this "Batman Returns" again due to all the love it seems to be getting on MoFos.

honeykid

08-07-12, 01:10 PM

Se7en's great, but I can't rep the post as you've teamed it with Braveheart. :sick:

+rep for Point Break (love seeing that film pop up on people's 100 lists) and Batman Returns.

Masterman

08-07-12, 01:58 PM

Gonna have to watch this "Batman Returns" again due to all the love it seems to be getting on MoFos.

Didn't you like it?

TylerDurden99

08-07-12, 06:45 PM

I love those last four choices!

Flimmaker1473

08-07-12, 11:14 PM

American Beauty, Seven and Braveheart are great films. Batman Returns is also good.

Masterman

08-08-12, 06:46 AM

Thanks everyone.

Masterman

08-08-12, 09:19 AM

40. Tears Of The Sun
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Navy SEAL Lieutenant A.K. Waters and his elite squadron of tactical specialists are forced to choose between their duty and their humanity, between following orders by ignoring the conflict that surrounds them, or finding the courage to follow their conscience and protect a group of innocent refugees. When the democratic government of Nigeria collapses and the country is taken over by a ruthless military dictator, Waters, a fiercely loyal and hardened veteran is dispatched on a routine mission to retrieve a Doctors Without Borders physician, Dr. Lena Kendricks. Dr. Kendricks, an American citizen by marriage, is tending to the victims of the ongoing civil war at a Catholic mission in a remote village. When Waters arrives, however, Dr. Kendricks refuses to leave unless he promises to help deliver the villagers to political asylum at the nearby border. If they are left behind, they will be at the mercy of the enormous rebel army. Waters is under strict orders from his commanding officer Captain Bill Rhodes to remain disengaged from the conflict. But as he and his men witness the brutality of the rebels first-hand, they are won over to Dr. Kendricks' cause and place their lives at risk by agreeing to escort the villagers on a perilous trek through the dense jungle. As they move through the countryside on foot, Waters' team, experts at evasion and concealment, are inexplicably and ferociously pursued by an army of rebels. They are confounded until they discover that, among the refugees, is the sole survivor of the country's previous ruling family, whom the rebels have been ordered to eliminate at all costs. Waters and his small band of soldiers must weigh the life of one man against their own and the refugees they feel obliged to protect.

39. Trainspotting
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A wild, freeform, Rabelaisian trip through the darkest recesses of Edinburgh low-life, focusing on Mark Renton and his attempt to give up his heroin habit, and how the latter affects his relationship with family and friends: Sean Connery wannabe Sick Boy, dimbulb Spud, psycho Begbie, 14-year-old girlfriend Diane, and clean-cut athlete Tommy, who's never touched drugs but can't help being curious about them...

Masterman

08-08-12, 05:04 PM

38. 300
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300 tells the story of the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C. Persians under the rule of King Xerxes have already taken over some of the Hellenic city-states, and now threaten Sparta and Athens. King Leonidas of Sparta is left with two options: he will either have to sacrifice himself for the well-being of Sparta or watch it burn to the ground. Choosing the former, Leonidas forms an army of 300 Spartan warriors to block the narrow passage of Thermopylae where Xerxes intends to reach Hellas. The 300 are accompanied by about 700 Thespians who protect the flanks of the passage, and combined, the forces manage to slay tens of thousands of Persians and prevent their entry into Hellas for several days. However, Ephialtes, a reject of the Spartan Army gets his revenge by showing Xerxes a secret goat passage up the flanks of the passage. The story depicts the epic last stand of the finest Spartan soldiers who are aware of their fate, but motivated by "honor and glory", see the battle as their duty to protect the rest of Greece for as long as possible.

37. How To Train Your Dragon
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Long ago up North on the Island of Berk, the young Viking, Hiccup, wants to join his town's fight against the dragons that continually raid their town. However, his macho father and village leader, Stoik the Vast, will not allow his small, clumsy, but inventive son to do so. Regardless, Hiccup ventures out into battle and downs a mysterious Night Fury dragon with his invention, but can't bring himself to kill it. Instead, Hiccup and the dragon, whom he dubs Toothless, begin a friendship that would open up both their worlds as the observant boy learns that his people have misjudged the species. But even as the two each take flight in their own way, they find that they must fight the destructive ignorance plaguing their world.

Masterman

08-08-12, 05:22 PM

36. Shutter Island
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It's 1954, and up-and-coming U.S. marshal Teddy Daniels is assigned to investigate the disappearance of a patient from Boston's Shutter Island Ashecliffe Hospital. He's been pushing for an assignment on the island for personal reasons, but before long he wonders whether he hasn't been brought there as part of a twisted plot by hospital doctors whose radical treatments range from unethical to illegal to downright sinister. Teddy's shrewd investigating skills soon provide a promising lead, but the hospital refuses him access to records he suspects would break the case wide open. As a hurricane cuts off communication with the mainland, more dangerous criminals "escape" in the confusion, and the puzzling, improbable clues multiply, Teddy begins to doubt everything - his memory, his partner, even his own sanity.

35. The Bourne Ultimatum
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Bourne is once again brought out of hiding, this time inadvertently by London-based reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar--an upgrade to Project Treadstone--in a series of newspaper columns. Bourne sets up a meeting with Ross and realizes instantly they're being scanned. Information from the reporter stirs a new set of memories, and Bourne must finally, ultimately, uncover his dark past whilst dodging The Company's best efforts in trying to eradicate him.

donniedarko

08-08-12, 05:24 PM

I also have shutter island high up on my top 100, underrated thriller and Scorseses best

Flimmaker1473

08-09-12, 07:03 AM

I love How to train your Dragon. Shutter Island was a great film. Same with the Bourne Ultamatium.

gandalf26

08-09-12, 06:36 PM

Didn't you like it?

I haven't really watched it as an adult. Probably 10-15 years since I watched it so hard to rate it without a rewatch.

Masterman

08-10-12, 06:50 AM

I haven't really watched it as an adult. Probably 10-15 years since I watched it so hard to rate it without a rewatch.

Check it out and let me know what you think of it now.

Masterman

08-10-12, 09:15 AM

34. Inception
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Dom Cobb is able to use his unique skills to his advantage - he can enter people's minds through their dreams and thereby learn their secrets. He is a thief for hire but Japanese businessman Mr. Saito has a somewhat different proposition for him. He wants Cobb to enter the mind of Robert Fischer Jr., who is about to inherit his father's massive business empire, to plant a simple notion: to break-up his father's conglomerate and sell it off. In return, Saito will make it possible for Cobb to freely return to the US where he is currently wanted by the police. Cobb accepts and assembles his team with a plan to plant the idea deep in Fisher's mind by generating a series of dreams within dreams so that he eventually thinks he came up with the idea himself. As the intended deception grows ever more complex, Cobb has to deal with his own emotions and feelings of guilt, which are projecting themselves into the dreamspace. Cobb has to deal with the eventual question of what is real and what is only a dream.

33. Scarface
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A remake of the 1932 classic, the 1983 version follows cuban refugee, Tony Montana and his close friend Manny Ray, and together they build a strong drug empire in Miami. Of course Montana must deal with the hardships of this type of buisness. And as Montana's power begins to grow so does his ego and his

Flimmaker1473

08-10-12, 10:13 AM

Inception and Scarface are great films.

JayDee

08-10-12, 12:34 PM

Just doing a bit of catch-up. A lot more films that I love - Iron Man, First Blood, Toy Story 3, Terminator, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Rocky, Lethal Weapon, Point Break, Batman Begins, The Rock, American Beauty, Signs, Bourne Ultimatum

It would be really nice though if you included a little bit about why you love these films so much. Even if just for the top 20 or something.

Masterman

08-11-12, 12:00 PM

32. The Blind Side
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Based on the true story of Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy who take in a homeless teenage African-American, Michael "Big Mike" Oher. Michael has no idea who his father is and his mother is a drug addict. Michael has had little formal education and few skills to help him learn. Leigh Anne soon takes charge however, as is her nature, ensuring that the young man has every opportunity to succeed. When he expresses an interest in football, she goes all out to help him, including giving the coach a few ideas on how best to use Michael's skills. They not only provide him with a loving home, but hire a tutor to help him improve his grades to the point where he would qualify for an NCAA Division I athletic scholarship. Michael Oher was the first-round pick of the Baltimore Ravens in the 2009 NFL draft.

31. GoodFellas
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The lowly, blue-collar side of New York's Italian mafia is explored in this crime biopic of wiseguy Henry Hill. As he makes his way from strapping young petty criminal, to big-time thief, to middle-aged cocaine addict and dealer, the film explores in detail the rules and traditions of organized crime. Watching the rise and fall of Hill and his two counterparts, the slick jack-of-all-trades criminal Jimmy Conway and the brutish, intimidating Tommy DeVito, this true story realistically explores the core, blue-collar part of the mob.

Masterman

08-11-12, 04:26 PM

30. The Sixth Sense
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Jeff Mellinger
Malcom Crowe is a child psychologist who receives an award on the same night that he is visited by a very unhappy ex-patient. After this encounter, Crowe takes on the task of curing a young boy with the same ills as the ex-patient. This boy "sees dead people". Crowe spends a lot of time with the boy (Cole) much to the dismay of his wife. Cole's mom is at her wit's end with what to do about her son's increasing problems. Crowe is the boy's only hope.

29. District 9
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In 1982, a massive star ship bearing a bedraggled alien population, nicknamed "The Prawns," appeared over Johannesburg, South Africa. Twenty-eight years later, the initial welcome by the human population has faded. The refugee camp where the aliens were located has deteriorated into a militarized ghetto called District 9, where they are confined and exploited in squalor. In 2010, the munitions corporation, Multi-National United, is contracted to forcibly evict the population with operative Wikus van der Merwe in charge. In this operation, Wikus is exposed to a strange alien chemical and must rely on the help of his only two new 'Prawn' friends.

donniedarko

08-11-12, 04:33 PM

I would give you a rep for The Sixth Sense but then you put it with District 9

Masterman

08-11-12, 04:40 PM

I would give you a rep for The Sixth Sense but then you put it with District 9

You not a big fan then no?

The Rodent

08-11-12, 04:46 PM

District 9 isn't really that bad a film. Not sure if I'd have it in a Top 100, but it's not a bad movie.

Not sure about Braveheart though. The only thing they got right with that movie was having a racist alcoholic playing a Scotsman who likes fighting.

Good list so far though MM

Flimmaker1473

08-11-12, 04:55 PM

Goodfellas is such a great film. The Sixth Sense is good too. Haley Joel Osment gave such an amazing performance.

Good list Master.

honeykid

08-11-12, 05:07 PM

I'll give you rep for The Sixth Sense, but that might be because I've not bothered with District 9.

Masterman

08-11-12, 05:59 PM

28. American History x
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Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two thugs who tried to break into/steal his truck. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny. Reformed and fresh out of prison, Derek severs contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did.

27. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
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Sequel to Terminator. Skynet, the 21st century computer waging a losing war on humans sends a second terminator back in time to destroy the leader of the human resistance while he is still a boy. His mother is the only one who knows of the existence of the Terminators, human-like robots that exist only to kill and are nearly indestructible, and Sarah, the boy's mother is currently in a state mental hospital because of her 'delusions'. A second protector is sent back to the past by the Human resistance to protect John Connor, their future leader, at all costs.

Masterman

08-12-12, 03:23 PM

26. 28 Days Later
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A group of animal rights activists break into a lab and release monkeys from their cages to rescue them, despite warnings from a scientist that the monkeys are contagious. As a result of the animal rights activists' actions, a virus that the monkeys contained rapidly across Great Britain and infects numerous people. Jim, who fell into a coma following a bicycle accident shortly before the virus was released, emerges from his coma and finds that London is deserted. He realizes that he is not alone, as within the city there are those that have been infected and those that have not. Jim manages to find more survivors and they head out to Manchester, where a group of British military personnel offer protection of any survivors from the infected. However, Jim and his colleagues have no idea what they're in for.

25. American Psycho
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Patrick Bateman is handsome, well educated and intelligent. He is twenty-seven and living his own American dream. He works by day on Wall Street, earning a fortune to complement the one he was born with. At night he descends into madness, as he experiments with fear and violence.

rauldc14

08-12-12, 03:29 PM

I'll rep you up for Inception and Goodfellas. The Blind Side is decent too though I think I overrated it a bit at first.

Masterman

08-14-12, 09:29 AM

24. Reservoir Dogs
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Soumitra
Six criminals, who are strangers to each other, are hired by a crime boss Joe Cabot to carry out a diamond robbery. Right at the outset, they are given false names with an intention that they won't get too close and concentrate on the job instead. They are completely sure that the robbery is going to be a success. But when the police show up right at the time and the site of the robbery, panic spreads amongst the group members and one of them is killed in the subsequent shootout along with a few policemen and civilians. When the remaining people assemble at the premeditated rendezvous point (a warehouse), they begin to suspect that one of them is an undercover cop.

23. True Romance
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Rob Hartill
Clarence and Alabama are newlyweds who acquire an unexpected wedding present. Unknown to the blissfully happy couple, ruthless gangsters are on their tail, determined to reclaim their lost property

honeykid

08-14-12, 01:44 PM

Became bored after 20 minutes the last time I (tried) to watch True Romance, but I'm hoping it's a one-off, as I liked that film. Reservoir Dogs, on the other hand, is still my favourite Tarantino film and I still say it's better than Pulp Fiction.

+ rep. :up:

Flimmaker1473

08-15-12, 12:15 AM

Terminator 2 and Reservoir Dogs are great films. American History is a good film too. American Psycho is good mainly because of Christian Bale's electrifying performance. The story itself is eh. But his performance made me like the movie.

TylerDurden99

08-15-12, 07:03 AM

Reservoir Dogs is a great film.

PeterVincent

08-15-12, 07:07 AM

Dude when I saw the words 28 Days Later I literally lost my sh*t. That's my favourite horror movie EVER! :love:

:up::up::up::up::up::up::up::up::up::up:

Masterman

08-15-12, 05:11 PM

22. Death Proof
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In Austin, Texas, girlfriends Julia Lucai, Arlene, Shanna and Lanna Frank meet in a bar to drink, smoke and make out with their boyfriends before traveling alone to Lake LBJ to spend the weekend together. They meet the former Hollywood stunt man, Mike, who takes Pam out in his "death-proof" stunt car. Pam soon discovers Mike's secret. Fourteen months later, Mike turns up in Lebanon, Tennessee. Abernathy "Abbie" works in the make-up department on a film set. Zoë Bell, Kim and Lee are all chased by him but the girls are tough and decide to pay-back the attack.

21. Jurassic Park
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Huge advancements in scientific technology have been able to create an island full of living dinosaurs. John Hammond has invited four individuals, plus his two grandchildren to join him at Jurassic Park. But will everything go to plan? Especially when one of the parks own workers attempt to steal the dinosaurs embryos, and have to shut down all the electricity in the process. It's now a race for survival with everyone located all over the island.

honeykid

08-15-12, 05:43 PM

I'll + rep that (Death Proof) even though you teamed it with one of the most underwhelming movie experiences of my life.

Masterman

08-15-12, 07:05 PM

20. The Dark Knight
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Set within a year after the events of Batman Begins, Batman, Lieutenant James Gordon, and new district attorney Harvey Dent successfully begin to round up the criminals that plague Gotham City until a mysterious and sadistic criminal mastermind known only as the Joker appears in Gotham, creating a new wave of chaos. Batman's struggle against the Joker becomes deeply personal, forcing him to "confront everything he believes" and improve his technology to stop him. A love triangle develops between Bruce Wayne, Dent and Rachel Dawes.

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HitchFan97

08-15-12, 07:40 PM

The Dark Knight is fantastic, one of my favorites. And Honeykid, underwhelming? Jurassic Park is a ton of fun!

Flimmaker1473

08-15-12, 07:47 PM

Jurassic Park was awesome! I love the Dark Knight.

donniedarko

08-15-12, 07:47 PM

Resevoir Dogs, Deathproof, and The Dark Knight all made my top 100 (even though I put Deathproof in as one film combined with Planet Terror)

Masterman

08-16-12, 07:21 AM

19. The Silence Of The Lambs
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Young FBI agent Clarice Starling is assigned to help find a missing woman to save her from a psychopathic serial killer who skins his victims. Clarice attempts to gain a better insight into the twisted mind of the killer by talking to another psychopath Hannibal Lecter, who used to be a respected psychiatrist. FBI agent Jack Crawford believes that Lecter, who is also a very powerful and clever mind manipulator, has the answers to their questions and can help locate the killer. However, Clarice must first gain Lecter's confidence before the inmate will give away any information.

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TylerDurden99

08-16-12, 07:25 AM

Still a favourite of mine. One of my favourite supporting actors, Ted Levine was really underrated in his role as Buffalo Bill, and the two central performances of Hopkins and Foster are dynamic.

PeterVincent

08-16-12, 07:36 AM

Not a big fan of Death Proof but Jurassic Park and The Dark Knight are some of the greatest movies ever.

Flimmaker1473

08-16-12, 09:24 AM

Always :up: for The Silence of the Lambs. Great film. Perfection.

Masterman

08-16-12, 12:54 PM

18. The Fighter
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In Lowell,Massachusetts in 1993 former boxer Dicky Eklund,who once fought Sugar Ray Leonard,believes the TV crew are filming his come-back. In fact it is a documentary on 40 year old Eklund's descent into drug addiction. Younger half-brother Micky Ward is now the family's great white hope for a boxing world title but Dicky and mother Alice seem to think they have a stake in Micky. His girlfriend and father believe he should ditch them for a professional trainer and manager but when the crucial fights start to come Micky's way it's Dicky's advice that helps get him to the top,uniting all of them as Micky becomes world champion.

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Masterman

08-16-12, 02:41 PM

17. Heat
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Tad Dibbern
Hunters and their prey--Neil and his professional criminal crew hunt to score big money targets (banks, vaults, armored cars) and are, in turn, hunted by Lt. Vincent Hanna and his team of cops in the Robbery/Homicide police division. A botched job puts Hanna onto their trail while they regroup and try to put together one last big 'retirement' score. Neil and Vincent are similar in many ways, including their troubled personal lives. At a crucial moment in his life, Neil disobeys the dictum taught to him long ago by his criminal mentor--'Never have anything in your life that you can't walk out on in thirty seconds flat, if you spot the heat coming around the corner'--as he falls in love. Thus the stage is set for the suspenseful ending....

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donniedarko

08-16-12, 03:29 PM

Loved Silence of The Lambs not so much your next two choices though.

Flimmaker1473

08-16-12, 04:39 PM

The Fighter is great. Have yet to see Heat yet.

TylerDurden99

08-16-12, 06:22 PM

Heat is brilliant, one of my all-time favourites. And I really like The Fighter as well, Mark Wahlberg and especially Christian Bale's performances were great.

Masterman

08-17-12, 09:12 AM

16. Troy
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It is the year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age. Two emerging nations begin to clash after Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband Menelaus, and sail with him back to Troy. After Menelaus finds out that his wife was taken by the Trojans, he asks his brother Agamemnom to help him get her back. Agamemnon sees this as an opportunity for power. So they set off with 1,000 ships holding 50,000 Greeks to Troy. With the help of Achilles, the Greeks are able to fight the never before defeated Trojans. But they come to a stop by Hector, Prince of Troy. The whole movie shows their battle struggles, and the foreshadowing of fate in this remake by Wolfgang Petersen of Homer's "The Iliad."

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nebbit

08-17-12, 09:55 AM

I have given you rep for this one because you made the effort to write it up :yup: I couldn't stand this movie :nope:

Masterman

08-17-12, 10:07 AM

I have given you rep for this one because you made the effort to write it up :yup: I couldn't stand this movie :nope:

How come you didn't like it?.

Miss Vicky

08-17-12, 11:13 AM

Except for the sniveling, infuriating Orlando Bloom, I quite liked Troy. Nice choice.

I wanted to plus rep you for How To Train Your Dragon, but you paired it with 300... and I just couldn't. That is absolutely one of my least favorite movies.

Watch_Tower

08-17-12, 12:42 PM

Tears of the Sun bleahhhh but I like the rest of your list from what I've seen. Braveheart I would have higher, absolutely amazing film.

Flimmaker1473

08-17-12, 12:58 PM

Troy is great. Brad Pitt's performance was amazing.

gandalf26

08-17-12, 06:15 PM

Troy was at best 3/5.

The main fight between Hector and Achilles was flawed because you were rooting for them both. Like Good Guy vs Good Guy instead of Good Guy vs Bad Guy. You didn't know who you were supposed to want to win.

It was like a Braveheart reunion except the actors from Braveheart were 10 years older andfatter than they should have been.

There isn't a big battle scene in the film that is actually entertaining, just big boring CGI shots.

Brad Pitt is stunning as Achilles though. Basically you are watching the film waiting for the next epic Achilles moment.

Orlando Bloom is just annoying in this film.

Helen of Troy the supposed most beautiful woman in the world is not even that hot.

The ending is just so unsatisfying and known before you even go to see the film.

Basically a film trying so hard to be a great big epic but coming up a little short.

gandalf26

08-17-12, 06:19 PM

Again very solid choices Masterman, I salute you sir!

I was unimpressed by "The Fighter" though. Felt very disappointed walking out of the cinema , maybe I need to give it a rewatch. Found Bale to be a bit all over the place tbh, very unlike him.

True Romance is another film that I haven't watched in like forever despite it featuring quite high on a lot of lists.

Masterman

08-17-12, 07:01 PM

15. Pulp Fiction
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Jules Winnfield and Vincent Vega are two hitmen who are out to retrieve a suitcase stolen from their employer, mob boss Marsellus Wallace. Wallace has also asked Vincent to take his wife Mia out a few days later when Wallace himself will be out of town. Butch Coolidge is an aging boxer who is paid by Wallace to lose his next fight. The lives of these seemingly unrelated people are woven together comprising of a series of funny, bizarre and uncalled-for incidents.

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TylerDurden99

08-17-12, 07:37 PM

Troy is a weird one, especially to have so high.

Pulp Fiction, however, is wonderful.

Flimmaker1473

08-17-12, 08:09 PM

Pulp Fiction is amazing :up:.

nebbit

08-18-12, 01:08 AM

How come you didn't like it?.
I thought all the acting was very wooden :yup: didn't hold my interest at all :nope: it felt like just a beef cake movie to me :yup:

Masterman

08-18-12, 08:28 AM

14. Taxi Diver
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Travis Bickle is an ex-Marine and Vietnam War veteran living in New York City. As he suffers from insomnia, he spends his time working as a taxi driver at night, watching porn movies at seedy cinemas during the day, or thinking about how the world, New York in particular, has deteriorated into a cesspool. He's a loner who has strong opinions about what is right and wrong with mankind. For him, the one bright spot in New York humanity is Betsy, a worker on the presidential nomination campaign of Senator Charles Palatine. He becomes obsessed with her. After an incident with her, he believes he has to do whatever he needs to to make the world a better place in his opinion. One of his priorities is to be the savior for Iris, a twelve-year-old runaway and prostitute who he believes wants out of the profession and under the thumb of her pimp and lover Matthew.

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TylerDurden99

08-18-12, 08:31 AM

Taxi Driver is a great choice. A brilliant film.

nebbit

08-18-12, 09:21 AM

Great movie :yup:

HitchFan97

08-18-12, 10:34 AM

A perfect movie. Seeing this on the big screen earlier this year might rank as the greatest cinematic experience of my lifetime.

Flimmaker1473

08-18-12, 11:20 AM

Taxi Driver is excellent. One of Martin Scorsese's masterpieces.

Masterman

08-18-12, 03:27 PM

13. Rocky Balboa
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When he loses a highly publicized virtual boxing match to ex-champ Rocky Balboa, reigning heavyweight titleholder Mason Dixon retaliates by challenging the Itallian Stallion to a nationally televised, 10-round exhibition bout. To the surprise of his son and friends, Rocky agrees to come out of retirement and face an opponent who's faster, stronger and thirty years his junior. With the odds stacked firmly against him, Rocky takes on Dixon in what will become the greatest fight in boxing history, a hard-hitting, action-packed battle of the ages.

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Masterman

08-18-12, 05:09 PM

Troy is a weird one, especially to have so high.

Pulp Fiction, however, is wonderful.

I love Troy. How come you wern't a fan?.

Watch_Tower

08-18-12, 07:32 PM

Rocky Balboa over Taxi Driver??? And Pulp Fiction??? And I think you have Braveheart lower down too....This was definitely a return to form for the franchise but noway should it be this high.

Masterman

08-18-12, 07:40 PM

Rocky Balboa over Taxi Driver??? And Pulp Fiction??? And I think you have Braveheart lower down too....This was definitely a return to form for the franchise but noway should it be this high.

Ime a massive boxing fan and I love the Rocky series. Rocky Balboa is my favourite of the series and that's why it's placed so high.

My top ten will have alot of films you may disagree with.

gandalf26

08-19-12, 10:29 AM

First major fail of the thread with Rocky Balboa at No. 13. I suppose that's a compliment of the quality of the first 87 choices.

Masterman

08-19-12, 01:15 PM

First major fail of the thread with Rocky Balboa at No. 13. I suppose that's a compliment of the quality of the first 87 choices.

Take it you wernt a fan?.

Masterman

08-19-12, 01:49 PM

12. The Hangover
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Angelenos Doug Billings and Tracy Garner are about to get married. Two days before the wedding, the four men in the wedding party - Doug, Doug's two best buddies Phil Wenneck and Stu Price, and Tracy's brother Alan Garner - hop into Tracy's father's beloved Mercedes convertible for a 24-hour stag party to Las Vegas. Phil, a married high school teacher, has the same maturity level as his students when he's with his pals. Stu, a dentist, is worried about everything, especially what his controlling girlfriend Melissa thinks. Because she disapproves of traditional male bonding rituals, Stu has to lie to her about the stag, he telling her that they are going on a wine tasting tour in the Napa Valley. Regardless, he intends on eventually marrying her, against the advice and wishes of his friends. And Alan seems to be unaware of what are considered the social graces of the western world. The morning after their arrival in Las Vegas, they awaken in their hotel suite each with the worst hangover. None remembers what happened in the past twelve or so hours. The suite is in shambles. And certain things are in the suite that shouldn't be, and certain things that should be in the suite are missing. Probably the most important in the latter category is Doug. As Phil, Stu and Alan try to find Doug using only what little pieces of information they have at hand, they go on a journey of discovery of how certain things got into the suite and what happened to the missing items. However they are on a race for time as if they can't find Doug in the next few hours, they are going to have to explain to Tracy why they are not yet back in Los Angeles. And even worse, they may not find Doug at all before the wedding.

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HitchFan97

08-19-12, 02:48 PM

Don't know why that's ahead of Taxi Driver, Pulp Fiction, The Silence of the Lambs, etc., but still a hilarious movie nonetheless. :up:

Miss Vicky

08-19-12, 03:14 PM

I will never understand the popularity of The Hangover. I didn't laugh a single time.

A suggestion for your writeups (though I know you're almost done): I noticed you tell us what each movie is about, but you don't tell us why you liked it so much. A little insight would make this list more personal.

Masterman

08-19-12, 03:27 PM

Masterman

08-19-12, 03:52 PM

New list coming soon.

honeykid

08-19-12, 04:26 PM

Oh, you're getting + rep for Manhunter. :cool::up:

Masterman

08-19-12, 05:07 PM

Oh, you're getting + rep for Manhunter. :cool::up:

Great film isn't it.

Watch_Tower

08-19-12, 05:20 PM

Ime a massive boxing fan and I love the Rocky series. Rocky Balboa is my favourite of the series and that's why it's placed so high.

My top ten will have alot of films you may disagree with.

I'm a massive boxing fan too but the final in the series is a mockery of the sport, imo anyway. The first two are good films, especially the first but from 3 on wards it went away from boxing and became an action movie within a ring. Nothing wrong with that, just can't see anything that justifies it so high.

Masterman

08-19-12, 05:25 PM

I'm a massive boxing fan too but the final in the series is a mockery of the sport, imo anyway. The first two are good films, especially the first but from 3 on wards it went away from boxing and became an action movie within a ring. Nothing wrong with that, just can't see anything that justifies it so high.

I agree, from 2 onwards they became more like action movies. Rocky Balbao took the series back on track. As much as I love Rocky and Rocky 2 I find this movie to be the best.

Flimmaker1473

08-19-12, 05:45 PM

Rocky Balboa before Pulp Fiction and Taxi Driver??? The Hangover before Taxi Driver and abd Pulp Fiction? The Hangover is the best comedy since The Big Lebowski I will give you that.

Masterman

08-20-12, 05:17 AM

New list coming soon.

nebbit

08-20-12, 06:50 AM

This is quite a good remake :yup:

Masterman

08-20-12, 06:53 AM

This is quite a good remake :yup:

I've never seen the original :nope:.

nebbit

08-20-12, 07:03 AM

You should it is good :yup: I am a big Gregory Peck fan :yup:

http://www.virginmedia.com/images/1remakescapefear2-400.jpg

Masterman

08-20-12, 07:17 AM

You should it is good :yup: I am a big Gregory Peck fan :yup:

http://www.virginmedia.com/images/1remakescapefear2-400.jpg

Thanks, I will check this out.

TylerDurden99

08-20-12, 08:31 AM

Very happy to see this one here. It was an entry in my top ten for quite a while, and I was pretty much under the impression it was the greatest horror, Scorsese, De Niro, Nolte, thriller and water film of all time. I still like it a lot (not quite the best Scorsese film), but very happy to see it here nonetheless.

honeykid

08-20-12, 09:06 AM

Urgh. The end of this is even more annoying than the end of T2. :mad:

Masterman

08-20-12, 09:22 AM

New list coming soon.

Flimmaker1473

08-20-12, 10:39 AM

Blood Diamond is a great movie cool to see it in your top 100 :up:.

Masterman

08-20-12, 11:05 AM

New list coming soon.

Flimmaker1473

08-20-12, 11:08 AM

Would like so insight on why you like Fight Club. But awesome that is my favorite movie. One of the best of all time :up:.

Watch_Tower

08-20-12, 01:50 PM

Love Fight Club but don't like the high ranking of Blood Diamond. It was a decent movie, with a thoughtful premise but apart from DiCaprio, nothing really drew me in.

Masterman

08-20-12, 02:55 PM

New list coming soon.

Flimmaker1473

08-20-12, 02:59 PM

Great war movie. Charlie Sheen's performance was amazing.

Masterman

08-20-12, 03:01 PM

New list coming soon.

Masterman

08-20-12, 03:40 PM

Since a few of you have asked I'll go in to more detail with my top 5. I'll explain why I have placed these movies so high, and why there my favourite movies.

TheUsualSuspect

08-20-12, 03:58 PM

Not a huge Raging Bull fan, but I understand why people would hold it so high.

Flimmaker1473

08-20-12, 04:13 PM

Excellent pick with Raging Bull. Might be Scorsese's best film.

Watch_Tower

08-20-12, 05:08 PM

Raging Bull and and Platoon, 2 absolute greats.

Masterman

08-20-12, 05:14 PM

New list coming soon.

honeykid

08-20-12, 07:15 PM

While I disagee, obviously, seeing as I don't have it at #5 on my list, but I've got no problem with it there on yours. :) Love this film. It was the first film I bought myself and, like you, loved it from my first viewing to my last and, I expect, my next and all those that follow.

Miss Vicky

08-20-12, 11:36 PM

Plus rep for finally telling us why you like a movie, but not for the movie itself. I gave it a try but just couldn't get into it.

DexterRiley

08-20-12, 11:47 PM

Toy Story , Die Hard, Sin City and The Departed are excellent films. Blow was okay. But Johnny Depps' performance kinda took away from the actual point of the story.

explain that.

Masterman

08-21-12, 03:48 AM

Thanks :yup:.

TylerDurden99

08-21-12, 03:51 AM

The Lost Boys, Fight Club, Platoon and Raging Bull are all fantastic.

Masterman

08-21-12, 03:28 PM

A few fans of the lost boys :D.

gandalf26

08-21-12, 06:39 PM

I agree, from 2 onwards they became more like action movies. Rocky Balbao took the series back on track. As much as I love Rocky and Rocky 2 I find this movie to be the best.

I felt Rocky's opponent in "Rocky Balboa" was by far the weakest. He looked liked he hadn't even bothered to get in shape for the movie, looked like a skinny weakling.

More great pics, Rep for Raging Bull, Manhunter and Platoon. Micheal Mann is still my fav director.

I feel that Blood Diamond and Hangover are a little high, probably shouldn't be cracking the top 50.

kXnPunk

08-21-12, 07:14 PM

A few fans of the lost boys :D.
Well you got one here.
Love everything about Vampires and movies about them. EVERYTHING. Hehehe :)

Masterman

08-22-12, 04:58 AM

I felt Rocky's opponent in "Rocky Balboa" was by far the weakest. He looked liked he hadn't even bothered to get in shape for the movie, looked like a skinny weakling.

More great pics, Rep for Raging Bull, Manhunter and Platoon. Micheal Mann is still my fav director.

I feel that Blood Diamond and Hangover are a little high, probably shouldn't be cracking the top 50.

Mason Dixon is actually a professional boxer in real life (Antonio Tarver). Not all boxers are big roided up freaks. If you ask me Stallone looked like the one out of place in the ring. I like Balbao because it wernt all about his opponent, it was more about him, and where he is in his life now.

Masterman

08-22-12, 07:19 AM

New list coming soon.

The Rodent

08-22-12, 07:23 AM

Predator at #4... me likey very muchly :D :D

I also like this...

Stallone can try make the Expandables the action movies of today...

:D :D :D

TylerDurden99

08-22-12, 08:01 AM

I love Predator. Testosterone filled action.

gandalf26

08-22-12, 08:28 AM

Mason Dixon is actually a professional boxer in real life (Antonio Tarver). Not all boxers are big roided up freaks. If you ask me Stallone looked like the one out of place in the ring. I like Balbao because it wernt all about his opponent, it was more about him, and where he is in his life now.

Yeah I know he is a real boxer, and I know that real boxers are not roided up freaks BUT, Antonio Tarver still looks like he hasn't worked out at all for the movie. He looks skinny with no tone, like no effort has been made to live up to Rocky's opponents of the past.