Gatsby's Top 51 Films

If you make a post with all the films I will gladly rate them all.

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Congrats on finishing your list, Gatsby. Some of it's quite good.

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for Oldboy, great movie.

I thought Oldboy was good. It didn't all work for me, but I would like to see it again. It's certainly a movie that leaves an impression and I can understand the appeal.

Great job on the list Gatsby! Not only a lot of great movies, but the work you did on it was tremendous

Checked through your list, some of your movies are my favorites as well - Pulp Fiction, Leon, Taxi Driver, Im a bit more fond of 2001 now as well. Nice to see Battle Royale as well, Ive only seen it once but I loved it,gonna rewatch it next week, I might check out Internal Affairs as well.
I did see 3 Idiots but remember hating it, not sure why but I remember reviewing it in Movie Tab.

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Congrats Gatsby. There's more we have in common than I thought.

Sorry, was sleeping!

Great list Gatsby! I gave a thumbs up for your number one even though I'm not the biggest Oldboy fan. Don't get me wrong I liked it but just not in the way many others did. I did think the hallway fight with the hammer was pretty cool.

I love Oldboy too Gatsby. Mainly cos I love Choi Min Sik. He's such a versatile actor.

I loved Oldboy when I watched it for the first time many years ago, I have to rewatch it! I'll watch the movies I haven't watched yet and I'll post my ratings here after!

Now I know why I dont hang with you anymore.....

Great list! Congrats on finishing!

Rating of each film on the list:

A review of my list

The Good:

- Got to share my film taste with the good people of MoFo
- Lots of rep
- Had fun doing a long project

The Bad:

- This list is accidentally a list of 52 films because I numbered them slightly wrong.
- The amount of people following this thread decreased as the list progressed. It is kind of my fault that it took a lot of months to complete and people might have forgotten about it but anyways it's pretty sad.
- I would have loved more discussion. For me the thread was really quiet, and most of the posts being mine.
- The list is actually based on films I've seen up to mid 2013. Therefore, my film taste has changed over the year and a half and has gotten better. If you didn't like this list, you may like the Top 100 one I'm creating soon.

All the films on the list:

51. Blazing Saddles
50. Edward Scissorhands
49. Diner
48. Mad Max
47. American Graffiti
46. Life of Pi
45. Memento
44. Jaws
43. Black Swan
42. The Apartment
41. Paris, Texas
40. The Sting
39. Starship Troopers
38. The Shining
37. The Conversation
36. Ghostbusters
35. Lock, Stock and two Smoking Barrels
34. 3 Idiots
33. Die Hard
32. 2001: a Space Odyssey
31. L.A Confidential
30. Cinema Paradiso
29. Battle Royale
28. Plan 9 From Outer Space
27. Amadeus
26. King of Comedy
25. Once Upon a Time in America
24. The Big Lebowski
23. The Green Mile
22. Rear Window
21. Infernal Affairs
20. Wall-E
19. 8 1/2
18. Raiders of the Lost Ark
17. Gladiator
16. Once
15. Leon: The Professional
14. Life is Beautiful
13. Airplane
12. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
11. Spirited Away
10. Requiem for a Dream
9. Fargo
8. Network
7. The Blues Brothers
6. Ran
5. Taxi Driver
4. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
3. Dr. Strangelove
2. Pulp Ficiton
1. Oldboy

51. Blazing Saddles*
50. Edward Scissorhands*
49. Diner*
48. Mad Max*
47. American Graffiti*
46. Life of Pi
45. Memento*
44. Jaws*
43. Black Swan*
42. The Apartment*
41. Paris, Texas
40. The Sting*
39. Starship Troopers*
38. The Shining*
37. The Conversation*
36. Ghostbusters*
35. Lock, Stock and two Smoking Barrels*
34. 3 Idiots*
33. Die Hard*
32. 2001: a Space Odyssey*
31. L.A Confidential*
30. Cinema Paradiso
29. Battle Royale*
28. Plan 9 From Outer Space*
27. Amadeus*
26. King of Comedy*
25. Once Upon a Time in America*
24. The Big Lebowski*
23. The Green Mile*
22. Rear Window*
21. Infernal Affairs*
20. Wall-E*
19. 8 1/2*
18. Raiders of the Lost Ark*
17. Gladiator*
16. Once
15. Leon: The Professional*
14. Life is Beautiful*
13. Airplane
12. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly*
11. Spirited Away*
10. Requiem for a Dream*
9. Fargo*
8. Network*
7. The Blues Brothers*
6. Ran
5. Taxi Driver*
4. Monty Python and the Holy Grail*
3. Dr. Strangelove*
2. Pulp Ficiton*
1. Oldboy*

51. Blazing Saddles
50. Edward Scissorhands
49. Diner N/A
48. Mad Max
47. American Graffiti N/A
46. Life of Pi N/A
45. Memento +
44. Jaws
43. Black Swan -
42. The Apartment N/A
41. Paris, Texas N/A
40. The Sting N/A
39. Starship Troopers N/A
38. The Shining N/A
37. The Conversation N/A
36. Ghostbusters
35. Lock, Stock and two Smoking Barrels N/A
34. 3 Idiots N/A
33. Die Hard +
32. 2001: a Space Odyssey
31. L.A Confidential
30. Cinema Paradiso N/A
29. Battle Royale N/A
28. Plan 9 From Outer Space N/A
27. Amadeus N/A
26. King of Comedy N/A
25. Once Upon a Time in America N/A
24. The Big Lebowski
23. The Green Mile
22. Rear Window
21. Infernal Affairs N/A
20. Wall-E
19. 8 1/2 N/A
18. Raiders of the Lost Ark
17. Gladiator
16. Once N/A
15. Leon: The Professional N/A
14. Life is Beautiful N/A
13. Airplane
12. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly -
11. Spirited Away
10. Requiem for a Dream
9. Fargo +
8. Network -
7. The Blues Brothers
6. Ran N/A
5. Taxi Driver
4. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
3. Dr. Strangelove
(I gave it a half popcorn more when I watched it, but in retrospect that seems too generous. I'm probably still being too generous.)
2. Pulp Fiction
1. Oldboy N/A

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Nice work wrapping it up gatsby!

These are the ones i like best from your countdown

12+ pages ain't too shabby! & you got a bunch of long posts from Sexy about the Truman Show

Hey Gatsby-you skip over Sonatine?

I'll cover it in an honorable mentions post if I ever make one. Sonatine is in Ran's spot only for a bit of change and variation- I definitely prefer Ran.

I'm curious how you came to love The Blues Brothers. It's very sentimental to me; I'm from Chicago, saw it there at the movies several times, Belushi is like a god to me, I love the music, and bla bla bla. Aren't you a young Asian dude? Don't get me wrong, I think it's great, but you would seem against the stereotype of someone who loves that movie.

Yes, I'm an Asian dude but I spend a lot of my early years in the States- that's why I can relate to and understand American films better than others in terms of culture and the reason for a character making a specific choice or action.

Besides all that I love Blues Brothers because I think it's so much fun too watch regardless of whether you feel sentimental towards it or not. Two men creating so much enjoyable piles of mess and good music nonstop for nearly 2 hours - how is it not likeable?

That's awesome because I think it has a certain attitude and cool that much of the younger generation just doesn't relate to. I was shocked and delighted to see it show up on your list.