The Movie Forums Top 100 of All-Time Refresh: Countdown

My reaction to #8, #7, and #6

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It didn't make my list, but Blade Runner is great and could have made my list on another day or in another mood. Jaws was also not on my list; I can't say it means as much to me as it does to others here, but its impact on cinema by ushering in the blockbuster age--for good or for ill--is undeniable.

I like Jaws a lot. It's a film I've been seeing on TV since I was a kid. Still, I have to admit that when I got back to it in my late teens/early 20's, I wasn't *that* impressed. I mean, I liked it, but wasn't blown away. But as I've kept rewatching it, I've fell in love with it more and more. I liked @mark f's post a few pages back because it highlights how well this film is shot and framed, but on top of that, you have three great performances in Scheider, Dreyfuss, and Shaw that carry it all the way through. It didn't make my list, but like I said, I like it a lot... and it's not my favorite Spielberg, but it's certainly Top 5.

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It's been a while since I updated this...

My Summary:

Seen: 86/95
My list: 15/25

I think, in this case, less is more. Hearing him tell it, instead of them doing some sort of gawdawful flashback, is far far better here. Sometimes it's better to let the viewer/hearer *imagine* the scene being described. Heck, that's why books are so popular.

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So far, my batting average is not that good, but I'm gonna stand by it and say that Pulp Fiction will be #5. My second choice is Casablanca, and I might mess up the ranking, but I'm sure they'll both be #5 and #4.

Oh man, but I wanted to see this...

I got Jaws right at least and was close with Blade Runner and Raiders

10. Citizen Kane
09. Apocalypse Now
08. The Raiders Of The Lost Ark
07. Blade Runner
06. Jaws

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We didn't have many VHS tapes, but this movie to me was just another average movie. I saw it a few years ago and felt the same.

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Anyway, heading into the Top 5... let's also update this...

20. The Thing -
19. Vertigo -
18. The Big Lebowski -
17. Chinatown -
16. The Shawshank Redemption -
15. Lawrence of Arabia -
14. Taxi Driver -
13. Alien -
12. Dr. Strangelove -
11. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring -
10. Citizen Kane -
9. Apocalypse Now -
8. Raiders of the Lost Ark -
7. Blade Runner -
6. Jaws -

My Predictions for the top 5

1. Goodfellas
2. The Godfather
3. The Dark Knight
4. The Departed
5. Pulp Fiction

(Have not seen Casablanca or 2001 Space Odyssey, so just putting up the movies I've seen)

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But you surely have to know Departed and Dark Knight aren't making this?

Nope no need to because there just predictions from the movies that I've seen

Fair.

All movies I love by the way, the reaction is to their rank in the list.

I feel like I’m repeating myself here - or that my name is secretly Chris Stuckmann - but I grew up with Jaws and saw it at a very early age...

I guess that’s also just how most cinephiles are shaped. You find your love for film - in some shape or form - very early on and can’t seem to ever let go of that amazing little thing called cinema.

Jaws is one of Spielberg’s best even though it’s also one of his earliest. This was also back when Spielberg was a younger and more daring director, clearly showing his trademark style but not being afraid of taking some risks.

Being dubbed “one of the first true blockbusters” it’s swimming a fine fishing line between being a fun adventure flick and a frightening thriller with some horror elements. It’s scary good fun!

The setup is so simple yet the story never stalls or becomes stale and it never screws around or runs aground. The only thing running is the legs on the terrified people sprinting out the water (and probably also a few cinemagoers back in the day...)

I love how the story slowly evolves and that we get plenty of time with the characters or at least enough to feel like they are fleshed out enough. If not, some of them will be even more fleshed out later on...... if you catch my drift. But honestly, I miss those days where movies would take their time and where characters felt human and environments felt lived in.

Not much more to say than Jaws is a classic and a scary great time. Amazing score, of course, by John Williams whose relationship with Spielberg I definitely ship. Despite how straight forward this film can feel like at first glance, there’s so much to it under the surface.... and more than “just” a giant killer shark too. Great film. Seen it more times than I can count.

1. The Godfather
2. Goodfellas
3. Pulp Fiction
4. The Departed
5. The Dark Knight

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