Top 5 Lists

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Take 5 : Film-Noir

1. Touch Of Evil

The greatest Welles film ever. Charlton Heston gives his best performance as a narcotics officer trying to take down the corrupted police captain played by none other than the director himself. Certainly is the grimmest noir!

2. The Third Man

Despite appearing on screen for a couple of minutes, Welles delivers one of the greatest lines in cinematic history.....

3. The Maltese Falcon

Bogey is amazing.

4. Out Of The Past

If Touch Of Evil was the grimmest noir, then Out Of The Past is the most beautifully shot black and white film ever.

5. M

This film had a tremendous impact on crime/detective movies. The granddaddy of noir.


Other fantastic noir:
-Sunset Boulevard
-The Big Sleep

And im still waiting for Gunny to finish his noir list...

Just seen this....Very very impressive film, this coming from someone who does not appreciate Dog Star Man (the film lol).

Top 5 Movie fight scenes.

1. Matrix Reloaded- Neo vs Agent Smith x 100.

2. Hero-Jet Li vs Donnie Yuen

3. Fist of Legend-Chen Zen (Jet Li) vs General Fujita

4. Bourne Ultimatum-Bourne vs Desh (outstanding free running chase prior to fight and awesome use of hardback book)

5. Enter the Dragon-Bruce Lee vs the Guards (all of them).

Top 5 Denzel Washington performances
1. Man on Fire
2. Hurricane
3. Inside Man
4. American Gangster
5. Deja Vu

My Top 5 Badass Movie Rides (In no particular order):


1958 Plymouth Fury, from the movie Christine (1983)





The Saturn V 5 Rocket, from Apollo 13 (1995)






The Metallic Pea Wagon Queen Family Truckster from Vacation (1983)





The 1968 Mustang GT, from Bullit (1968)






And finally, my all time favorite, The Batmobile from the original Batman movie. (1966)

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Top 5 1980's movies that I cut from my MOFO top 10 list.
Scrooged (1988)
Ruthless People (1986)
A Christmas Story (1983)
Terms of Endearment (1983)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)


My Top Five Fred Astaire flicks...
Top Hat (1935)
Holiday Inn (1942)
The Band Wagon (1953)
Swing Time (1936)
Easter Parade (1948)



My first Top 5 Animated flicks...
Up (2009)
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Millennium Actress (2001)
The Iron Giant (1999)
Despicable Me (2010)

My second Top 5 Animated flicks...
The Incredibles (2004)
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937
Summer Wars (2009)


My Top 5 Animated series...
The Bugs Bunny Show
Dexter’s Laboratory
Rurouni Kenshin
Outlaw Star
Rune Solider

Top 5 games-shows/quizzes that are no longer made new.

5- The Krypton Factor.
4- Games Master.
3- Big Break.
2- Catchphrase.
1- The Crystal Maze.

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Top 5 British films:

1. The Third Man
2. A Matter Of Life And Death
3. Distant Voices, Still Lives
4. Naked
5. Kes


Top 5 Japanese films:

1. Sansho The Bailiff
2. Ugetsu Monogatari
3. High And Low
4. Woman In The Dunes
5. Branded To Kill



Top 5 Russian films:

1. Stalker
2. The Mirror
3. Come And See
4. I Am Cuba
5. The Colour Of Pomegranates



Top 5 German films:

1. Aguirre
2. M
3. Das Boot
4. Wings Of Desire
5. Cache



.... to be continued....

Top 5 favorite Audrey Hepburn films
1. Roman Holiday
2. Breakfast at Tiffany's
3. How to Steal a Million
4. Sabrina
5. Charade

My top favorite 5 fantasy films
1. La Belle et la Bete
2. Spirited Away
3. Persona
4. The Nightmare Before Christmas
5. Amelie

My top favorite 5 family films
1. It's a Wonderful Life
2. WALL-E
3. The Wizard Of Oz
4. Toy Story
5. Shrek

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Top 5 Iranian films:

1. The Wind Will Carry Us
2. Bashu, The Little Stranger
3. The Mirror
4. The Colour Of Paradise
5. A Moment Of Innocence
The House Is Black

Top 5 Chinese language films:

1. A Brighter Summer Day
2. The Blue Kite
3. Summer At Grandpa's
4. Peking Opera Blues
5. The 36th Chamber Of Shaolin

Top 5 films that the younger generation should appreciate:

1. Citizen Kane - so what if it's in black and white? It's still very well made, even by today's standards.
2. Dr. Strangelove - this is comedic gold, unlike the new breed of so-called "comedy".
3. The Godfather - A subtle and artful movie, the opposite of the wrongly-praised Moulin Rouge (I hate this film).
4. On the Waterfront - This is true acting, young ones! Marlon Brando: memorize the name.
5. Dr. Zhivago - Romantic mushy films of today can go kiss this movie's ass, with some exceptions. This is love done right.