I'm-a-Manic's 100 favorite movies
 

I'm bored, so hopefully posting my favorites on a random forum would spark some enthusiasm. Don't yell at me for the guilty pleasures.

#100. 8 Mile - The uncommon great performance by a singer turned minor actor is in effect here. Doesn't take a superficial approach to the rap topic, thankfully.

#99. Role Models - Paul Rudd and Stifler dude adopt two socially inept kids and take them on a hilariously unadventurous journey.

#98. Freddy vs. Jason - Take notes Alien vs Predator, this is how a versus film is suppose to go. Epic fights all the way through with no attention to canon and boring story details, it does help that my two favourite killers are involved as well.

#97. Mr. Brooks - Kevin Costner embodies the double life of a psychopath and famous businessman perfectly.

#96. Ransom - Tense and the (over?) acting of Mel Gibson is lots realistic. Very underrated. "GIMMIE MY SON!!!"

#95. Westworld - Cool as flick, love a fresh take on the overdone cowboy genre and robots are a great substitute.

#94. Causalities Of War - Anything with MJFox is worth watching, not a very war-ish view on war, leaning more towards to the psychological part.

#93. Bang The Drum Slowly - So inspirational and DeNiro's first breakout role.

#92. Blue Collar - WHAT? Complications on set and a nervous breakdown happened during the filming of Blue Collar, I'd say the actors were at home with each other. Needs to be watched for Kietel alone.

#91. The Witches - A young kid takes on some wicked witches in this lighthearted, stylistically vibrant adventure. Recommended for kids, who like fun which I assume all do. :)

+ rep for those. :) Welcome to the site. :)

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There are a couple of good choices in that first set (Mr. Brooks, Casualties of War), so +rep for those. Whoever the heck you even are.

Westworld and Freddy vs Jason :up:

plus you're a maniac

you can live, for now :D

Out of that first set, I've only seen 8 Mile, Ransom, and Casualties of War, and I think they're all very good.

+ rep for Westworld and Bang The Drum Slowly.

I'm disturbed. :sick:

:D

Please change to Residential Nice Person or is there some dark side i'm missing? :sick:

:D, I quite like honey.





#90. Dinosaur - The 3D animation and effects are top-notch, Alador and the rest of the crew are so loveable. The opening meteor scene was hard to stomach for me.


#89. I Am Legend - The dog, the dog, NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!. :(


#88. …And Justice For All - Pacino is one tough lawyer, If only he was defending me in that case. Life would've been different.


#87. Spiderman - Andrew Garfield ain't got nothing on Toby Maguire as the red suited geek.


#86. The Accused - Me being a guy didn't think I'd enjoy this, but I really did, it's gut-wrenching throughout, mainly for the main character who gets raped by a bunch of loser bar dwellers, of which I'd gladly kick snort out of If I had five minutes alone. Oh and the lawyer in this film could've defended me ethically and thoroughly, oh wait, I need Fletcher Reede.


#85. School Of Rock - I've watched SOR many times on the tele, never get sick of it, goes to show its goodness. Jack Black is awesome and the jams aren't too bad, quite catchy I'll admit.


#84. Night On Earth - Very funny, even though it's foreign. I like the visuals and the fact that's organised in an anthology sort-of-way which ensures the funniness never becomes unfunny.


#83. South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut - Really needs no introduction, two hours of non-stop laughs.


#82. Aboot A Boy (A pat on the back if you caught the joke) - The kid who played Marcus deserves every acting award, child and adult. Bloody fantastic he was, and Hugh Grant wasn't too bad himself, pretty great actually. Great at pressing your feel buttons this film was.


#81. Election - Most underrated comedy EVER!!!. Reese Witherspoon was such a conniving bitch and Boardrick was a bit conniving himself but for good reason. Someone needs to teach Tracy Flick a lesson....

I mean "WHO THE **** DOES SHE THINK SHE IS?!!!" - proceeds to throw milkshake. :)

Did you read the forums at all before you joined? :laugh:

Not really, no. I read some dude's list and thought wow this ****'s cool, lemme make my own list and impress everybody. Yeah, that's how it went. I think.

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I love The Witches - it's a great film :)

I'll let ya know when I'm properly impressed;)

Oh and WELCOME!

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You have some good flicks here (Mr. Brooks, The Accused, 8 Mile, I Am Legend). So far so good in my book. (:

That's easy, I'll just put Citizen Kane down........................................as an honorable mention. ;) :D



#80. The Day Of The Jackal - Awesome political thriller, too bad the awful remake with bloody Richard Gere tainted its legacy.

#79. Carlito’s Way - Pacino can’t keep away from that gangster life. The real money, power, respect movie is right here.

#78. Angel Heart - Bob The Devil is out for baseball face (Rourke, j/king) in this quintessential mystery.

#77. True Lies - Arnold may just fit playing the overgrown meathead but damn is he good at it and True Lies is no exception.

#76. Mask - No not the Jim Carrey comedy, try the touching story about a deformed kid or just the movie with mother-fudging CHER.

#75. The Good Girl - Jennifer proving her acting chops in the tale of a bored country girl who goes to spice up her life with a steamy affair.

#74. The Marathon Man - Remember when Sci-fi thrillers existed and were good.

#73. Logan’s Run - or just good Sci-fi movies in general, those were the days.

#72. New Nightmare - Freddy knocks the fourth wall and starts to kill off his creators, whilst accompanying a new, much more sinister look (which I love).

#71. The Bad News Bears - Unlike The Day Of The Jackal, this had a pretty decent remake which actually got me laughing a few times, it’s still trumped by the original’s diverse dimensions. Doesn’t just stick to comedy, it's an uplifting underdog story.

There's more I've seen in the 2nd set than in the 1st; I really like And Justice For All, Spiderman, School of Rock, South Park, and especially The Accused and Election.

I like the 3rd set even better, which makes sense since you do too. Carlito's Way, True Lies, Mask, and Marathon Man are huge favorites of mine. I really like Angel Heart, The Day of the Jackal, and The Bad News Bears. My least favorite is Logan's Run, but I at least like it.

Looking forward to the rest.:up:

I would consider most of the movies listed average to good movies, but I'm impressed with the inclusion of Bang The Drum Slowly on this list. Most people miss this amazing movie.

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Good list, but what's sci-fi about Marathon Man? :)

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The whole rogue government thing and the lifestyle had a dystopian feel.

I really like the South Park film. The other films I've only seen once or twice, but I've liked them.
It's all good here. :up:

Happy to see everyone liking my list, and yes at gbgoodies. Bang The Drum Slowly sadly doesn't get the attention it deserves.

#70. Wake In Fright - Despite the off putting kangaroo hunt, Wake In Fright is a sublime experience of the down under, crikey mate.

#69. Blast Of Silence - I don’t usually like Noirs, so BOS was quite the surprise.

#68. A Bug’s Life - Unappreciated piece of animation, everything looks cooler from an Ant’s perspective.

#67. The Journey Of Natty Grain - The best doggie journey I’ve personally ever seen.

#66. The Last Of The Mohicans - Step aside Braveheart and Gladiator, a new medieval is in town to claim his king throne.

#65. The Black Stallion - Doggie journey to Horsey journey, the best once again and Mickey Rooney.

#64. The Outsiders - Greasers in the 1980s works superbly, weirdly enough.

#63. The Assassination Of Jesse James - Your not so typical western and very beautiful, with great performances all round.

#62. The Beguiled - Clint Eastwood delivers as the player, not as the cowboy. YEEHAAAA.

#61. Unbreakable - Impeccable acting link between Willis and Jackson, top notch chemistry. Suspenseful and dark superhero film, great pick me up from all the modern, excess heroics.

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OK, you lost me a little here. I've not seen most of these. Liking Unbreakable and The Assassination Of Jesse James, though. :up:

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You're really losing me now. The Last of the Mohicans? No thank you. Assassination of Jesse James? Screw that. And even as much as I love animation, A Bug's Life is pretty mediocre.

+ rep for The Outsiders and Unbreakable. Two great movies. It's too bad that some people can't see the brilliance of Unbreakable.

I shall redeem myself.

Are you in a bad mood today?:p

Still lost with that set. But I see you've got an appreciation for animation. So be sure to turn in a ballot for the animation countdown once you've been here 30 days. The link for the rules and such are in my signature.

Nope, just being me.

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No. No, no, no, no, no. I like Platoon, though and Misery was very effective for me.

4th set-

Love Wake in Fright, especially the kangaroo massacre.

I saw Blast of Silence recently and liked it. I gave it 3/5.

Last of the Mohicans is great.

Love The Outsiders book, really liked the movie.

Love The Beguiled! It made my 70's list and I nominated it for the movie tournament.

I liked Unbreakable a lot.

5th set, seen all of them

Witness 9/10
Private Ryan 6.5/10
Cape Fear 8/10
Conan the Barbarian 6/10
Straight Time 7.5/10
Fantastic Planet 7/10
Misery 8/10
Drive 8/10
After Hours 8/10
Platoon 10/10

Good stuff:willem:

Wow, very surprised and delighted to see Joe on your list. I watched that this year on recommendation from Mark and I loved it!

Along with that one, The Departed, There Will Be Blood, and The Straight Story are all top 100 for me.

Mrs. Doubtfire ain't far behind-that's another I've only seen recently.

Dog Day Afternoon is a long time favorite, but I didn't love it the last time out. It's still great, but I'm not sure how I rang it right now.

In the Company of Men is a very cool addition to your list, kind of obscure, but very good.

Insomnia was certainly good, but the one time I saw it, it didn't make a huge impression.

I just finished the Toy Story trilogy about a week ago. It's not for me, but if so many others love it, you can't be wrong.

Only one I haven't seen from that set is The Bounty. I believe you that it's good.

Loving your list dude

#40. 3:10 To Yuma - N/A

#39. The Postman Always Rings Twice - N/A

#38. Sorcerer - 8/10

#37. The Fugitive - 7/10

#36. Reservoir Dogs - 10/10

#35. Shutter Island - 5/10

#34. Malcom X - N/A

#33. Scream - 7/10

#32. Superbad - 7.5/10

#31. Raging Bull - 10/10

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Do you like my list so far dude?

And the original is so much better.

You'd have gotten + rep from me just for this one alone.

Both on my own 100. :up:

You know I do

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I could watch "True Lies" a 100 Times.

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God, I really need to see The Master still. Still sad about Phillip Seymour Hoffman's passing. I remember watching Close Encounters with my father when I was young, really liked it. My bro was obsessed with Alien and Goodfellas is a bonified classic. Good stuff (:

Now we're talking!

#30. Close Encounters Of The Third Kind - Saw this only once, at the movies when it was out. I'm not a huge Sci-Fi fan but I should try it again.

#29. A Woman Under The Influence - Terrific movie

#28. The Master - Not a favorite, but I thought it was very good. It's one that I didn't expect to like.

#27. A Clockwork Orange - Top 5 for me

#26. Mulholland Drive - My 3rd favorite lynch, very hypnotic.

#25. Nosferatu The Vampyre - Awesome, in my top 50 horrors.

#24. Alien - Awesome, in my top 25 horrors

#23. Stalker - I liked this ok on my one time viewing but it's not my kind of movie.

#22. The Swimmer - High on my watchlist.

#21. Goodfellas - My favorite:up:

It's nice top see Close Encounters Of The Third Kind made your list. It's one of my all-time favorite movies.

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Which version? I prefer the George Clooney version.

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1972 version.

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You got off to a shaky start, although I guess it's cool that you included so many unconventional picks early on, even if I don't care for most of them, but since reaching the top fifty you've been on fire. There's way too many I love to list them all, but some of them include: There Will Be Blood, 3:10 to Yuma, Alien, Nosferatu the Vampyre, Mulholland Drive, Rosemary's Baby and Solaris (as long as we're talking about Tarkovsky's version). Tons of great films, though, and I like that you're throwing in several little gems that don't often appear on these lists, like The Straight Story, for instance.

Oh, and welcome to the forum! :)

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Thankful you didn't see this thread earlier because you wouldn't have liked it. :)

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Cool, diverse list so far. I like Casino, Rosemary's Baby, Die Hard: with a Vengeance and King Kong (very underrated) from your last set. Funky addition with Fatal Attraction, I do like it quite a bit though not as much as you. Good to see it on a list...............somewhere. :p

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Agree with Honeykid about the original Insomnia being better than the remake , but the Nolan one is still good

From your list Maniac. I like Witness, Misery, Dog Day Afternoon, The Straight Story, Toy Story Trilogy, Nosferatu, Unbreakable. I love Angel Heart - one of my all time favourites - Raging Bull and Alien

#20 Die Hard with a Vengeance - Very good, but I prefer the first 2.

#19. Fatal Attraction - Very good movie; the kind of movie they used to make too many of, and now don't make enough of.

#18. The Tenant - Was just ok for me.

#17. Peter Jackson’s King Kong - A lot of fun and so well done.

#16. Nightmare On Elm Street - Great

#15. Who’s Afraid Of Virgina Wolf - Great

#14. Dirty Harry - Great

#13. Casino - Great

#12. Rosemary’s Baby - Great

#11. Solaris - Impressive, but not for me

3 of my top ten are in your top ten. Well played! Also a great number 1!

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Awesome list! Some good movies on here.

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That last set is great. There's only two that I don't like and they won't be the ones most people would object to.

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I love Blue Velvet, Apocalypse Now, Edward Scissorhands and Taxi Driver, and I like all the others in that set as well, except for Sweet Smell of Success, which I haven't seen. Very cool to see The King of Comedy as your #1. It isn't my favorite Scorsese, but it's a great movie.

#10. Blue Velvet - Awesome

#9. Apocalypse Now - Awesome

#8. Pale Rider - Very good, underrated

#7. Halloween - Great horror classic

#6. Sweet Smell Of Success - Haven't seen yet

#5. Edward Scissorhands - Haven't seen yet

#4. Taxi Driver - My #2

#3. Badlands - Liked it but need to see again

#2. Before Sunrise - Liked it

#1. The King Of Comedy - Very good but need to see again

Great list bud!

You need to remedy this, Cricket. Absolutely gorgeous movie.

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Edward Scissorhands is a movie that I'm surprised everyone hasn't seen.

You definitely need to see Edward Scissorhands. I'm not a big Johnny Depp fan, but this is one of his best movies. (I don't dislike him, I just don't see why everybody goes bonkers over him.)

I never seen it. Then again I never seen Taxi Driver either.

SINNER!!!

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NICELY DONE =]

See it now! :p

Blue Velvet is one of the very few Lynch films I liked.

Apocalypse Now is plodding, though beautiful, not a fan.

Watched Pale Rider on the tele actually, it's a nice little cowboy flick.

Halloween, classic.

Sweet Smell Of Success doesn't look like my thing.

Edward Scissorhands, great.

Taxi Driver, my favourite, big thumbs up.

Badlands, was good and Martin Sheen is as you say, but it lacked dark tone. The killings were so this, that, this, that.

Before Sunrise, haven't watched.

The King Of Comedy, I missed a lot on my top 100, TKOC would've been one of them, excellent character study.

Good overall list.

So great to see some love for Ransom... I absolutely love that movie...Mel Gibson has rarely been more affecting onscreen and the film is a triumph for the director and everyone involved.

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Absolutely love Westworld... one of my favorite "put your brain in check and enjoy" movies.