nostromo's 30 favorite movies

[Nostromo87]

first, before I delve into my list of favorite movies, here's a brief premise of why I set out to make a list like this. I haven't been around MovieForums for too too long so I'd like to divulge a bit of my mindset. First reason I set out to make a list like this-
simply to organize what I've watched and boost to the top the movies that interest me and stand the test of time in my mind.
Secondly, I especially try to find movies I can share with some close friends, my brothers & family, etc. I enjoy finding movies and then sharing certain selections with others, and hearing people's reactions. There are still a lot of movies I haven't seen, and some are likely to be "typical" selections... considering the extensive movie knowledge many possess here. Hopefully there will be a couple that are interesting picks, or several someone hasn't seen and might take a look at and enjoy. So before I lull you to sleep, here's my first selection

#30
the General (1926)

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I think there's a beauty to the simplicity in this story. Worth watching even if you've never cared to watch a silent movie. Really all Johnnie Gray ever wanted was to get his train back, what he loves most.

My family isn't too adventurous when it comes to movies, but I showed this to them on vacation about a year ago and they liked it. I wasn't really introduced to that many movies as a kid, so that's probably part of why I set out to see what all is out there movie-wise.

[Miss Vicky]

Why 30? Most people do 50 or 100. Rebel.

Nice choice for your first pick. I'm not a big fan of the storyline, but the stunts in this movie are really spectacular.

[Nostromo87]

my list would get too arbitrary if I went beyond 30. Hopefully this will also allow me to spend more time contemplating the ones I've enjoyed most, so that I don't get burned out on my list before I get to the top

[Nostromo87]

#29
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)

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the middle part in Hiroshi Inagaki's Samurai Trilogy, based on Eiji Yoshikawa's novel Musashi, starring Toshiro Mifune as the Japanese folk-hero Mushashi Miyamoto. it's a bit larger than life, & I found part II to be the most satisfying from the trilogy. It acts as the bridge and transition of Musashi's rise from an unknown ronin, to gaining more widespread respect across the countryside.

found it to be a gratifying taste of Japanese samurai culture, a different culture than my own. played like an engaging exotic folk tale to me

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[The Gunslinger45]

I have seen all three of the Musashi movies, and the second I feel is the best as well. Though I enjoyed all of them. I am a sucker for a good samurai flick, especially with Toshiro Mifune.

[Nostromo87]

#28
Moon (2009)

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a science fiction story starring Sam Rockwell and his character's solitary mining operation on the moon. Duncan Jones' directorial debut. an absorbing watch late at night when I scan my blu-ray/dvd collection seeking a space flick

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#27
Blade Runner (1982)

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this can be a polarizing movie, and I understand why. It has a lot of hype and that often comes with high anticipation. On first watch I was slightly miffed by its following because it does not have the strongest plot in the world. But after repeat viewings, it grew on me. I like it bc it's an example of a visual treat that brings me into its atmosphere. Kind of plays like a strange, vivid dream that maybe doesn't make the best sense in the world.

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#26
the Public Enemy (1931)

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James Cagney's breakthrough movie. The controversial grapefruit scene, for its time, put him in the spotlight and the center of the public eye. the scene has Cagney's character smash a grapefruit into his girlfriend's face. It has been noted that many restaurants often used to serve Cagney complimentary grapefruit in acknowledgment of his breakthrough role. He played Tom Powell, a young hoodlum rising through the ranks of the Chicago underworld. As is customary of Cagney Gangster Warner movies, it has a great ending.

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[CelluloidChild]

I have a copy of Moon I haven't watched, and your ranking it so highly inspires me to do so.

[jiraffejustin]

The General, Moon, and Blade Runner are all great. I haven't seen the others. I've been meaning to see the Samurai trilogy.

[Nostromo87]

#25
the Thief of Bagdad (1924)

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Douglas Fairbanks, the original swashbuckler, plays the Thief. the movie is an adaption from One Thousand and One Nights (the Arabian tales). Fairbanks has to be one of the most athletic actors ever and it shows here. loved the Arabian sets.

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#24
Captain Blood (1935)

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the next great swashbuckler after Fairbanks, Errol Flynn stars in his first major performance as Doctor Peter Blood in 1935. I wish there were more good high seas adventure movies like this. Flynn is paired for the first time with romantic counterpart Olivia de Havilland, and I think they have the best romantic chemistry I've ever seen on screen. I've read that they really were mad for each other in real life. Some may see this movie as too dated these days... I guess it's good old-fashioned fun from a different time. If a movie came out just like this nowadays it might be laughed at in some regards... yet I find it charming, proud to put it on my list :D

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#23
Modern Times (1936)

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classic Chaplin as the Tramp tries to survive in a modernized industrial society. I found Paulette Goddard to be fantastic here, a breath of fresh air.

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[The Gunslinger45]

Public Enemy is on my to watch list. The only other movie I have seen with James Cagney is Yankee Doodle Dandy.

[fuze931]

Moon is amazing.

[Guaporense]

I too should have done a top 30, since them it would have only the top of the top quality movies I watched. Moon and Blade Runner are amazing science fiction movies (specially Blade Runner, but Moon is almost great). Modern Times was not that good, but it has been a long time since I watched it.

[Plan9FromWoodsMind]

Moon is awesome. Another sleeper flick with Sam Rockwell. Its a shame hes not well known by the masses. The Search For One Eyed Jimmy with Rockwell is probably one of best worst movies ever made. He was also amazing in Choke. I have a fetish for anything Rockwell.

[Plan9FromWoodsMind]

It would be too hard for me to make a list, especially doing the last ten or fifteen. I salute those that can make their minds up.

[Hitchcockian]

+rep for Public Enemy

[Hitchcockian]

Public Enemy is on my to watch list. The only other movie I have seen with James Cagney is Yankee Doodle Dandy.
Well worth a watch, i liked it anyway, i would highly recommend White Heat (my favourite Cagney film), also Angels with dirty faces is worth a viewing.

[CelluloidChild]

Agree about Modern Times. Highly clever, witty and moving socioeconomic commentary. And yes, Paulette Goddard's performance is truly memorable. The cafe scene near the end is one of my favorites of any movie.

[Nostromo87]

#22
the Natural (1984)

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love baseball so much. It was the first thing I loved to do when I was a kid. Ran around in the backyard all day playing baseball with kids in the neighborhood. As for the movie, not only does it have great cinematography, it's got two of my favorite character actors-

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Wilford Brimley and Robert Duvall. Brimley being one of my favorite persons in general ever. the Natural always brings me back to my love for the game of baseball and when I was a kid and all I ever wanted to be was a major league player

#21
They Live (1988)

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don't forget, Roddy Piper has come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass. And he's all out of bubblegum.

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#20
the Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

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try and erase all the sequels for a moment. This wasn't meant to be anything more than a standalone movie. I don't hear much about this one anymore, and I think it might be remembered better if not for the forced, cash-grabbing sequels. People often say if it weren't for Johnny Depp this would have been nothing... guess they have a point to an extent. Yet I like Geoffrey Rush as Barbossa in CotBP, he's more evil here than the sequels. This is the movie that made me fall in love with the movies at 16 years old when it came out in theaters in 2003. That seems like much longer than just 10 years ago somehow. I haven't watched this in some time, but for whatever reason, I can put this movie on at any time and it instantly makes me happy. Can't explain it.

sleeper favorite character-

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"leverage, says you.. I think I feel a change in the winds, says I" ~Joshamee Gibbs

[Miss Vicky]

POTC is a great movie. I wouldn't say that it would be nothing without Johnny Depp, but it would have been a very different movie and probably not the phenomenal success that it was had he not been in it. And I agree that Rush was awesome as Barbossa.

[The Gunslinger45]

PUT ON THE GLASSES!

Rep plus for They Live

[Nostromo87]

#19
Pinocchio (1940)

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this is the best movie disney has made, to me.


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"I'll bet a lot of you folks don't believe that, about a wish comin' true, do ya? Well, I didn't, either. Of course, I'm just a cricket" ~Jiminy Cricket

#18
Evil Dead II: Dead By Dawn (1987)

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my favorite horror-comedy, and was one of my more enjoyable first-time viewings...
Ash returns to the cabin to fight off demons trying to invade our world.
groovy


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"legend has it that it was written by the dark ones, necronomicon ex mortis. roughly translated, book of the dead. the book served as a passageway to the evil worlds beyond.."

#17
Halloween (1978)

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Carpenter's score, the atmosphere... classic


"hey lonnie, get your ass away from there"

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[Masterman]

Halloween is a horror classic.

[honeykid]

Masterman is correct.

If I had children, I'd rather they watched Halloween than Pinocchio.

[mark f]

That's because you were traumatized by the awesome Pinocchio.

[Nostromo87]

#16
Planet of the Apes (1968)

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"I leave the 20th century with no regrets, but..one more thing.. if anybody's listening, that is. Nothing scientific. It's..purely personal. But seen from out here, everything seems different. Time bends. Space is... boundless. It squashes a man's ego. I feel lonely. That's about it. Tell me, though, does man, that marvel of the universe, that glorious paradox who sent me to the stars, still make war against his brother... keep his neighbor's children starving?"

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"I can't help thinking that somewhere in the universe there has to be something better than man. Has to be."

#15
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

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referencing back to #30 on my list, all Buster Keaton's character really wanted was to get his train back... well, all Jack Burton really wanted was to get his truck back

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"we really shook the pillars of heaven, didn't we, wang?"

#14
Seven Samurai (1954)

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classic Kurosawa / Mifune / Japanese cinema

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[honeykid]

That's because you were traumatized by the awesome Pinocchio.
Quite rightly. The film is pure evil. :yup:

[Nostromo87]

Public Enemy is on my to watch list. The only other movie I have seen with James Cagney is Yankee Doodle Dandy.

hold that thought. this list is going to be very kind to mr. Cagney

[The Gunslinger45]

hold that thought. this list is going to be very kind to mr. Cagney

cool!I thought he was great in Yankee Doodle Dandy

[Guaporense]

I still think that Bambi was better than Pinocchio. Though it has some time since I watched Pinocchio (about 15 years).

+ rep for Planet of the Apes and Seven Samurai. Two of the greatest movies ever made. Didn't watch the one in the middle.

[The Gunslinger45]

Big Trouble in Little China is a very fun B movie-esque romp that has ancient Chinese villians, magic, and lots of camp. It is a cult classic to be sure.

[The Gunslinger45]

And while Planet of the Apes is already on my top 50 list and Seven Samurai is obviously going to be on my list (being a Kurosawa fan boy and all), I did enjoy Big Trouble in Little China.

[Nostromo87]

#13
Metropolis (1927)

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Metropolis was the first silent movie I saw, about 3 years ago... I watched the "Complete Metropolis" blu-ray with the Gottfried Huppertz score, and it put a serious spell on me. I was expecting to be a little bored or put off by the style of a silent movie, yet only a few minutes in I had forgotten those concerns and found myself completely mesmerized by the story, the music, the characters, it was unlike anything I had seen before. pretty much fell in love with Brigitte Helm... and the movie in general

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"'We shall build a tower that will reach to the stars!' Having conceived Babel, yet unable to build it themselves, they had thousands to build it for them. But those who toiled knew nothing of the dreams of those who planned. And the minds that planned the Tower of Babel cared nothing for the workers who built it. The hymns of praise of the few became the curses of the many - BABEL! BABEL! BABEL! - Between the mind that plans and the hands that build there must be a Mediator, and this must be the heart."

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#12
White Heat (1949)

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Cagney doing what he does best as Cody Jarrett, a deranged gang-leader with a mother complex.. leads his men in a chemical plant payroll heist. and umm Virginia Mayo as Verna Jarrett.. whoa

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"Big Ed, Great... Big... Ed. Know why they call him that? Because his ideas are big. Someday he's gonna get a really big one, about me. It'll be his last."

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#11
Casablanca (1942)

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y'know, I can see how this might be such a typical movie to pick. but every time I watch it I am drawn in by the honest performances... not only Bogart, but Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, and Claude Rains. still one of the best screenplays from a movie I've watched.

"Rick, there are many exit visas sold in this café, but we know that you've never sold one. That is the reason we permit you to remain open"
"I thought it was because I let you win at roulette"
"That is another reason"

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[Guaporense]

Casablanca's picture didn't show up.

[The Gunslinger45]

I love Casablanca and Metropolis! Two great movies! Metropolis just barely missing my top 50. I even wrote a review for it.

[Nostromo87]

#10
Forbidden Planet (1956)

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the characters and setting have been compared to Shakespeare's the Tempest, as well as some references to Carl Jung's theories about the collective subconscious. a starship crew investigates the planet Altair, and they find remnants of a once great civilization called the Krell. Walter Pidgeon as Dr. Edward Morbius is fantastic.

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before Star Wars, before Star Trek, before 2001: a Space Odyssey, long before the Matrix, there was...

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... Forbidden Planet

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"of course. the mindless primitive"

#9
the Time Machine (1960)

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George Pal's sci-fi adventure where George Wells, a victorian englishman, travels into the distant future using a strange contraption.

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the 1st dimension is a straight line.. forward and backwards
the 2nd dimension is left and right movement.. relative to the 1st dimension
the 3rd dimension is up and down
the 4th dimension...

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.. time

[The Gunslinger45]

I love Fobidden Planet! I actually watched it for the first time in English class in high school! Great choice man with some ultra classic sci-fi!

[Nostromo87]

#8
Terminator 2 (1991)

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liquid metal, arnold, and annoying teenagers take center-stage in James Cameron's sci-fi action sequel. Not much more to be said other than to sit back, relax, and enjoy sci-fi action at its finest.

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"we're not gonna make it are we? people, i mean"
"it's in your nature to destroy yourselves"

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#7
the Terminator (1984)

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"there was a nuclear war. a few years from now, all this, this whole place, everything, it's gone. just gone"

flashbacks from this run through my head as I walk by an imax science theater every day on the way home from work, I often wish they'd do a showing of the original Terminator... I'd walk right in and watch it on a mammoth screen without a second's hesitation

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"the machines rose from the
ashes of the nuclear fire.
their war to exterminate
mankind had raged
for decades, but the final
battle would not be fought
in the future.
it would be fought here,
in our present.
tonight..."

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[The Gunslinger45]

And two of my favorite action movies!

[HitchFan97]

Love The Terminator and Casablanca. :up:

Weird pairing, I know...

[Nostromo87]

#6
the Empire Strikes Back (1980)

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"the evil lord Darth Vader, obsessed with finding young Skywalker, has dispatched thousands of remote probes into the far reaches of space..."


don't need to say anything about the impact this movie has made on how adventure sequels are thought of... strip away its notoriety/reputation and it's just a fun movie to watch, focusing more on characterization than action.

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"would it help if i got out and pushed?"
"it might!"

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"Strong is Vader. Mind what you have learned. Save you it can."http://media.cinemasquid.com/blu-ray/titles/star-wars-episode-v-the-empire-strikes-back/52adf8c8-13ef-4ff7-a429-78abdfcd6ac0/screenshot-lrg-05.png?AWSAccessKeyId=0XM9FKW8XQ7AQ6S1D302&Expires=1366734500&Signature=MA9VYXQKXw%2BZlMl%2FOwW5dfmoXSA%3D

#5
Star Wars (1977)

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"Luke's just not a farmer, Owen. he has too much of his father in him"
"that's what i'm afraid of"

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"for over 1,000 years the jedi knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the old republic.
before the dark times.
before the empire."

I'd like to talk a little bit now about selective canon. I find I can enjoy certain movies more by deciding to disregard sequels or prequels that come along. the sequels or prequels are often not very well thought out, and can ruin the imagination that came from certain lines from the original movies. i do this for star wars. I also do this for curse of the black pearl compared to its franchise. I can choose to disregard that they resurrected Barbossa, thus undermining the plot of CotBP.

I will find myself using this kind of "selective canon" with the new star wars sequels that will come out in the coming years. the fact is, these are franchises and movie companies will run the stories into the ground... bc they're not concerned with quality, but with maximizing profit. and why shouldn't they be? many would be the same way if you were in the studio's shoes. you'd get no special bonus money for shutting a franchise down at the right time...

if disney makes six, or nine, or however many new star wars movies, my prediction is that maybe one or two of them will be good. and that's fine. i can choose to enjoy the ones i like and disregard the ones i didn't. life is too short to dwell on something that is disappointing.

and if none of the new star wars movies are any good, i can still enjoy the originals and disregard the others.

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[seanc]

I don't completeley disagree with this sentiment. I do think there is something to be said for the world building that comes with these franchises however. The Hobbit is a good example of this. The story does have some issues, but I enjoyed it so much because I enjoy Tolkeins world and the creatures in it. Jackson is bringing that to life and that in itself is entertaining to me. I think the same has been done and can continue to be done with Lucas's world.

[The Gunslinger45]

I agree that that is a good way to look at the prequels for Star Wars. And while I try my best to ignore them, I think the damage has been done. I just need to reconnect with the old movies but I need to get my hands one old versions of the series without the extended edition stuff in them or other **** that was added.

[Nostromo87]

#4
Alien (1979)

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username gives away that Ridley Scott's 1979 slasher-haunted-house-movie-in-space was gonna be high up on my list. this completes a long run of sci-fi movies in my top 10.

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i like to draw... when I watch this movie my imagination runs wild. when it comes to my top four favorites, they're so close that they're essentially interchangeable.

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"I can't lie to you about your chances, but … you have my sympathies"

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[The Gunslinger45]

Yeah I think your best bet for untainted Star Wars is either laserdisc or VHS.

Also Aliens? **** YEAH!

[Nostromo87]

Yeah I think your best bet for untainted Star Wars is either laserdisc or VHS.

Also Aliens? **** YEAH!

Aliens is great too. it barely misses my top 30

"they mostly come at night, mostly"

[The Gunslinger45]

That was a typo mention just Alien. Lol

Alien? **** YEAH!

[Nostromo87]

#3
a Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

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in hallowed territory now. the perfect movie to put on late at night when it's dark outside and you're all alone. Wes Craven's classic dark fantasy. i love the Charles Bernstein score... it's so 80's. I'd be fine with it if some movies still used scores like these. I much prefer this kind of soundtrack to the pointlessly "epic" sounding ones

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"where are you krueger? i know you're there"

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"whatever you do.. don't... fall.... asleep"

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"now i lay me down to sleep
pray the lord my soul to keep
and if i die before i wake
i pray the lord my soul to take"


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"one, two, freddy's coming for you
three, four, better lock your door
five, six, grab your crucifix
seven, eight, gonna stay up late
nine, ten, never sleep again"

[The Gunslinger45]

Classic horror movie with by far the most fun of the horror movie villains!

[Nostromo87]

thought i had seen the best, most classic horror movie when I saw Halloween '78... & then a Nightmare on Elm Street '84 topped it (to me)

[Nostromo87]

#2
For a Few Dollars More (1965)

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it's so hard not to put this #1... hell, it was hard enough to put anything in front of Nightmare on Elm Street '84 bc of how much I love that movie. Hopefully that gets across how much I love this flick and the last one to come on my list.

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this is the only western in my top 30... probably bc i don't even see it as a western... but as a mystical old folk tale masquerading as a western... about bandits and bounty killers, with some of the best music i've ever heard by the master, Morricone.

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"tell me, colonel, were you ever young?"
"yup. and just as reckless as you. then one day, something happened.
made life very precious to me."

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colonel douglas mortimer... played by Lee Van Cleef...
el indio... played by Gian Maria Volonté...
manco...

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this is Leone at his best, to me. some point to the good the bad & the ugly... some point to once upon a time in the west... some point to once upon a time in america...

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i point here

[The Gunslinger45]

GREAT CHOICE! I do love the Man with No Name movies!

[honeykid]

I have little time for Westerns, but A Nightmare On Elm Street, the original, of course, is, indeed, a masterpiece.

[Nostromo87]

I have little time for Westerns

for the most part i tend to agree, though i love this particular spaghetti western too much to ignore

[The Gunslinger45]

I cannot say I am the biggest fan of westerns, but when done well they are great movies.

[Nostromo87]

well-said gunslinger, that's my stance on westerns as well

as you can see by there being no other westerns in my top 30, i'm not exactly crazy about them...

this just happens to be one that rises above (almost) every other movie, to me :) not a statement on westerns but on one individual movie

[Gabrielle947]

Star Wars,Alien and Nightmare on Elm Street definitely deserved to be called classics. :up: Great choices.

[Nostromo87]

#1
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)

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could ramble on about it... but i'll try not to be too self-indulgent. directed by Michael Curtiz, starring James Cagney and Pat O'Brien, along with Humphrey Bogart and Ann Sheridan... the story follows two childhood buddies from new york city slums, who grow up on opposite sides of the law.

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"you're a smart lawyer, frazier. very smart.. but don't get smart with me"

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"'morning gentlemen, nice day for murder"

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"always remember, don't be a sucker"

[The Gunslinger45]

I have not see this movie, but now I feel I must!

[The Gunslinger45]

Indeed. I will try to

[JayDee]

Congrats on finishing your list nostromo. :up: Quite a few I've not seen but also a few I really like/love - Moon, Curse of the Black Pearl, They Live, Terminator 1 + 2, Seven Samurai, Planet of the Apes, Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back.

Will just go and add your list to the top 100 lists thread

[Nostromo87]

my top 30, in list form

30) the General (1926)
29) Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)
28) Moon (2009)
27) Blade Runner (1982)
26) the Public Enemy (1931)
25) the Thief of Bagdad (1924)
24) Captain Blood (1935)
23) Modern Times (1936)
22) the Natural (1984)
21) They Live (1988)
20) the Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
19) Pinocchio (1940)
18) Evil Dead II (1987)
17) Halloween (1978)
16) Planet of the Apes (1968)
15) Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
14) Seven Samurai (1954)
13) Metropolis (1927)
12) White Heat (1949)
11) Casablanca (1942)
10) Forbidden Planet (1956)
9) the Time Machine (1960)
8) Terminator 2 (1991)
7) the Terminator (1984)
6) the Empire Strikes Back (1980)
5) Star Wars (1977)
4) Alien (1979)
3) a Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
2) For a Few Dollars More (1965)
1) Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)

[Nostromo87]

thanks JayDee

i've been trimming my favorites list down as much as possible over the past few weeks

here's a list of movies I like a lot that just barely missed out:

Horror of Dracula (1958), the Thing (1982), Nosferatu (1922), Dawn of the Dead (1978), the Invisible Man (1933), an American Werewolf in London (1968), Gremlins (1984), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Heat (1995), GoodFellas (1990), Taxi Driver (1976), It Happened One Night (1934), Night of the Living Dead (1968), Unforgiven (1992), High Plains Drifter (1973), Sunset Blvd (1950), Chinatown (1974), the Maltese Falcon (1941), Harakiri (1962), the Sting (1973), Aliens (1986), the Godfather (1972), Godfather Part 2 (1974)

honestly, i'd have a hard time putting these in any kind of sensible order

hope you guys enjoyed my list

if anybody happens to watch one from my top 30 that they hadn't previously seen, let me know what you think if you'd like. i'd enjoy hearing about your viewings

[Gabrielle947]

I'll try to watch Angels With Dirty Faces as soon as possible.I like crime genre but I never watch these gangster classics but I think I might like them.

[honeykid]

I prefer the 'harder edged' gangster films, but I still like Angels With Dirty Faces.

I think I much prefer your list that just missed out. :yup: That's not unusual for me. :D

[Nostromo87]

i remember thinking that i botched this list shortly after i made it, probably still did... lol. but i feel slightly better about it after reading back over it months later

it'd have a few changes if i did a new one

thanks to those who responded, made the list much more fun to reread getting feedback. might have to throw Alien on tonight :D