Optimus 100 favourite movies

[Gatsby]

Some people say Star Trek is a great reboot but to be honest for me it was very average. The film failed to keep me interested in a lot of parts, mostly because of the assumption that the audience is already familiar with the series. Which is wrong.

I've never seen Jaws 2, your controversial statement has made me curious about it though.

28 Days Later is pretty good for a zombie movie.

[Optimus]

There's are a few strange choices that some may disagree with in the final 17. But there movies I enjoy and I wanted to be completely honest.

[Gatsby]

There's are a few strange choices that some may disagree with in the final 17. But there movies I enjoy and I wanted to be completely honest.
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Bring it on bro. :)

[Optimus]

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[honeykid]

Not seen Troy or every cared to (it might be fine I've just no interest in it) and didn't like what very little I saw of The Inbetweeners on tv and so haven't seen either film. Despite that, Point Break is brilliant. I love it, I have it on my own 100 and seeing it this high up (higher than it is on my own list) just ensures that rep goes your way. :cool:

[False Writer]

I really like Troy!

I don't know why but I've never seen Point Break in full (seen parts of it) I need to get around to it sometime.

Never seen the Inbetweeners.

[Fabulous]

I really liked Troy, too.

[Optimus]

Glad to see some love for Troy. I've never seen it appear on any other lists so didn't think many enjoyed it.

[Fabulous]

Glad to see some love for Troy. I've never seen it appear on any other lists so didn't think many enjoyed it.
Yeah, it seemed to receive a lot of hate, which I kind of understand. However, I love epics, and this fit the bill.

[False Writer]

Yeah, it seemed to receive a lot of hate, which I kind of understand. However, I love epics, and this fit the bill.

Yeah I agree. It has some impressive set pieces in it, especially the Trojan Horse!

[Captain Spaulding]

I know nothing about The Inbetweeners, TV-wise or movie-wise.

Point Break has quite a few fans on here. I don't love it, but I do enjoy it.

Troy is a good movie. I enjoy grandiose epics like that with lots of battles and whatnot. Exciting movie.

[Optimus]

Thanks everyone. Gutted ime coming to the end of my list now :(.

[Fabulous]

Yeah I agree. It has some impressive set pieces in it, especially the Trojan Horse!

Agreed. I thought the fight scenes as a whole were pretty well done.

[Fabulous]

Thanks everyone. Gutted ime coming to the end of my list now :(.

No worries, you can always make a new one once you're done here.

[Optimus]

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[False Writer]

I'm not a huge fan of disaster films, but Independence Day was alright. Didn't love it but it was decent.

The first Transformers was fun, saw it at the theater and enjoyed it.

Never saw Toy Story 3 and I need to try and change that, saw the first 2 and they're good, but I'm just not as crazy about them as some people are.

Can't wait to see the rest, don't keep us waiting too long!

[Optimus]

I'll try get it done as soon as False Winter :D. Nah but really, it's the format it takes me agers doing all the pictures.

[Fabulous]

The Toy Story franchise is just beautiful. Well deserved ranking.

[Optimus]

The Toy Story franchise is just beautiful. Well deserved ranking.

I love them all but the third is by far my favourite. I thought they get better as they went on.

[honeykid]

ID isn't really a disaster movie, is it? I quite liked it, but it's straight up alien invasion. It's War of The Worlds which I've never heard described as a disaster story.

I've not seen Transformers because I have eyes and I like them in the sockets they currently reside in.

Toy Story 3 was OK, but, as I've said on more than one occasion on this site, I liked it more when it was called Toy Story 2. But I don't care about any of them, so it doesn't really matter. :D

[mistique]

Toy Story 3 was OK, but, as I've said on more than one occasion on this site, I liked it more when it was called Toy Story 2. But I don't care about any of them, so it doesn't really matter. :D

Toy Story 3 was so much more than OK.

[mistique]

Maybe I should watch The Inbetweeners movies. I liked the tv show, I just assume it works better as 25 minute episodes (or how ever long they lasted) than a full movie.

[Optimus]

Maybe I should watch The Inbetweeners movies. I liked the tv show, I just assume it works better as 25 minute episodes (or how ever long they lasted) than a full movie.

If you like the tv shows then you will love the movies. There very funny and stick to the same humour as the tv show.

[Fabulous]

Don't get me wrong, I love the Toy Story trilogy, but it's not the greatest trilogy of all time.

[honeykid]

Of course it's not. The Three Colours Trilogy is the greatest trilogy of all time. :yup:

[Gatsby]

I hate Independence Day, I don't like the first Transformers even if it has some good moments

...but Toy Story 3 is awesome! 2nd favorite film in the series for me. I think it was a brilliant wrap-up of 20 years of Toy Story and they did it well with a great plot, bigger scale and I like how it's darker than the other two films but still bright and energetic.

[gbgoodies]

I knew that Independence Day was a good movie, but I recently re-watched it, and it was even better than I remembered it.

I loved the first Toy Story movie, and I liked the sequels, but I didn't think that the sequels were better than the first movie.

[Optimus]

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[MovieMeditation]

Gladiator is a great epic with plenty of memorable scenes and quotes, as well as some fun characters and great battle/fight scenes! All accompanied by the soundtrack later used in Pirates of t... uh, I mean a great new soundtrack from Hans Zimmer in that one as well! ;)

Pulp Fiction is simply a crazy and cool cult classic. What is there to say? ... It seems to get better and better with each viewing, and c'mon, it's Tarantino dressed to kill with top notch dialogue and characters!

The Avengers badly needs a rewatch, I think I forgot to have fun with it, I don't know... But as of right now I'm not the biggest fan. :/

[gbgoodies]

The Avengers is one of my favorite superhero movies. It's not just the good vs. evil, because we get that with every superhero movie, but the interaction between the characters was fantastic.

[False Writer]

Wow very cool yet ironic that you have Gladiator next on your list cause... well... just visit my countdown later today to find out why. :D

Pulp Fiction is great of course. It's been said a hundred times why so I'll just leave it at that.

The Avengers... well... it's good but I'm not that crazy about it. That's kinda on me though cause I just never got real into the comic book movie craze. I do agree however that it's one of the best of the genre, and it was a pretty fun watch.

[Fabulous]

I liked all 3, but The Avengers is the weakest of the group.

[NatashaR]

This last set is probably my favorite so far :D I think they would all be in my top 100, maybe even top 20.

Gladiator is... well epic of course. It's one of my favorites by Ridley Scott.

Pulp Fiction is classic Tarantino... need I say more? He's my favorite director after Marty Scorsese.

The Avengers, the most awesome and fun superhero movie... + Robert Downey Jr. is in it and Scarlett Jo as Natasha Romanova which is the inspiration for my user name:D I need to rewatch it before Age of Ultron comes out.

[honeykid]

Well.... meh. Sorry. Gladiator is average. It's one of the few things MV and I disagree on but boy do we disagree. I don't hate it, nor do I think it's bad (at least I didn't when I saw it. I might do now) but it's OK. Average. Meh.

Pulp Fiction I used to adore and I hope that when I finally get around to watching it again I still do. However, The Gold Watch story has always been weak (even when I adored it, it was the worst part) and after dozens and dozens of viewings, it got to the point where I really don't want to watch it. I completely understand it being here, though. There was a time when this was top 10 stuff for me, too. Still not better than Reservoir Dogs, but top 10.

I've not seen The Avengers.

[cricket]

Really like Point Break, Independence Day, and The Avengers.

Love Pulp Fiction!

I haven't seen Troy but think I may have the DVD. I've heard good things about it.

Haven't seen Transformers or The Inbetweeners.

I'm not sure how I feel about Gladiator-rewatch needed!

I'm not a fan of the Toy Story series.

[Optimus]

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[mistique]

+rep for Home Alone 1+2, and The Pirates of The Caribbean. I haven't seen The Wolf of Wall street.

[Optimus]

Thanks mistique.

You should really check The Wolf Of Wall Street out. It's a fantastic movie.

[mistique]

Thanks mistique.

You should really check The Wolf Of Wall Street out. It's a fantastic movie.

I will at some point :)

Though I do disagree that all the Pirates of the Caribbean films are equally good. I didn't dislike the 4th movie, but it's not as good as the rest. My personal favorite is the second movie.

[Fabulous]

Home Alone brings back good memories. :)

[Optimus]

Yeah, everyone loves Home Alone.

[MovieMeditation]

Home Alone obviously brings back the childhood memories, and I really love the first one while the second is meh.

Wolf of Wall Street is great.

I enjoy the PotC series for the fun and adventurous rides that they are, but yeah, they are definitely not all good. Love the first and second, third was meh, and fourth was in my opinion better than 3, but still struggled at some points.

[Fabulous]

I've still been meaning to see the 3rd PotC...

[Optimus]

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[honeykid]

Se7en and Die Hard are both great and proudly sit on the HK 100. SotL is good, but hugely overrated. Not that it shouldn't be high on your list, of course. Iron Man I've not seen because it's Iron Man and I'm HK.

Bring on the #1.

[Optimus]

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I Just want to say thanks to everyone who stayed with this thread. I know it took me a while, but I just want to say thanks for all the feedback, Rep, and your comments. I'll post number 1 later on tonight :).
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[MovieMeditation]

That's pretty much 4 amazing movies in a row there...

Can't wait for number one now!

[mistique]

Se7en is a great movie.

[Fabulous]

All 4 are excellent movies. I look forward to your #1!

[False Writer]

Like many others, I watched the Home Alone movies when I was a kid and have fond memories of them.

The Wolf of Wall Street is great!

I've seen all but the fourth PotC movies and I enjoyed them all.

Se7en is an awesome thriller. Good choice!

The Silence of the Lambs is one of the biggest movies that I haven't seen yet. Need to get to it soon.

Only saw the first half of Iron Man, I liked it but for some reason I never finished it. Never saw the sequels either.

Die Hard is a great action movie, good choice!

Can't wait for number 1!!!

[Gatsby]

Iron Man I've not seen because it's Iron Man and I'm HK.
Of course you haven't seen it, because you don't want to admit Iron Man is more awesome than HK. :p

Great last two sets Optimus. I like every film. I'm eagerly waiting for #1. :up:

[Optimus]

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[honeykid]

I did a commentary for that with SC last year (I think it was) and it was just as enjoyable as I remembered it. Probably the only PTA film I've ever wanted to watch until Inherent Vice. I don't know if I'll like it or not, but that the fans aren't blown away by it is promising. :D

[The Sci-Fi Slob]

Iron Man - The best of the three and in my top 5 Marvel films.

Die Hard - One of the best action films ever made.

Se7en - Fincher's best film in my opinion, one of the best psychological thrillers around.

The Silence Of The Lambs - Could make my top 20 this time around...;)

Home Alone 1&2 - Many many hours of my childhood were used up watching those comedy gems. :)

The Wolf Of Wall Street - My second best Scorcese film after Goodfellas.

Pirates of The Caribbean - Only really liked the first film, the rest were just money-spinners for Disney.

[Optimus]

Damn ime going to be bored now without doing my list :(.

[Fabulous]

Damn ime going to be bored now without doing my list :(.
Start up a new one.

[Statulis]

Iron Man is easily my favorite Marvel movie so far. As far as superhero movies go, I guess only Unbreakable would be higher up the list.

[Thursday Next]

Thumbs up for Boogie Nights.

[False Writer]

Oh dang, your number 1 is a movie I haven't seen yet! Boogie Nights is recorded on my DVR but never watched it. I'm gonna have to change that soon!

[Optimus]

Start up a new one.

What type of list?.

[Captain Spaulding]

I'm pretty damn sure I remember commenting a couple of weeks ago about 14-9 on your list, but I don't see my post, so either I hallucinated it or the post must not have gone through. That's annoying.

Anyways, congratulations on finishing your list, Optimus! I know the list doesn't feature enough classics or foreign films for some members of the forum, and there are definitely a few films that I think are terrible (*coughBattleshipcough*), but I admire your honesty. Your list may not feature the most acclaimed films of all-time, but most of the movies on here are fun and entertaining and enjoyable to revisit again and again.

Independence Day is a great example of that. I watched it in the theater as a kid and I loved it. I used to wear out my VHS copy of it too. I haven't seen it in many years, but lately I've had a strong desire to revisit it. I always get a kick out of Randy Quaid's character.

The sequels have been so god awful that it's soured my opinion of the first Transformers movie, but I enjoyed it at the time. Toy Story 3 is my least favorite of the trilogy, but it's a good movie. I'm sick of hearing people quote the "Are you not entertained?!" line from Gladiator, but it's a great movie. I own it on DVD, but haven't watched it in several years.

Pulp Fiction sucks. ;)

I gave my opinion of The Avengers in one of your other threads. It's a very good movie, but the magic quickly faded after that initial experience in the theater.

Very cool to see Home Alone so high on your list. I have a lot of nostalgia for that movie and I still watch it most years around Christmas time. I don't remember much about the sequel. I think I watched it once and that was it.

The Wolf of Wall Street was one of my favorites from 2013. Scorsese's still at the top of his game even after all these years.

I disagree with you about the Pirates of the Caribbean movies being "equally good." I think the sequels became too bloated and muddled for their own good, but even if they make fifteen sequels, I'll never grow tired of watching Captain Jack Sparrow.

Seven and Silence of the Lambs are two of the greatest thrillers of all-time. Love both.

Iron Man is still my favorite superhero film from the recent Marvel Cinematic Universe or whatever they call it. I love how self-contained it is, as opposed to seemingly all the other Marvel films which are preoccupied with laying the foundation for four or five other films instead of focusing on the one they're actually making.

I grew up with Terminator 2 and Predator and several Van Damme films, but I didn't see Die Hard until in my early 20's, so it's far from one of my favorite action movies. I don't dispute that it's one of the best of the genre, though, and I do like it, but I don't have the love for it that most seem to.

I'm a little surprised, yet extremely pleased, that Boogie Nights is your #1. Excellent choice.

[Daniel M]

Boogie Nights is a fantastic film to end your list with :up:

[MovieMeditation]

You hit the spot, Optimus. You damn sure did!

Boogie Nights... What an amazing way to end your list. I love that film, and glad you do too!

Congrats on finishing your Top 100, a very solid list indeed! I don't know how I missed that you posted your number 1, but here I am! Haha :D

[Optimus]

Thanks guys I appreciate your comments :),

[cricket]

I don't know how I missed your number one, but it's in my top 5 so obviously I agree. In fact, I agree with most of your list.

Good job!