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

Dayum, that's a big backlog!

Amadeus is good but it's been a while
Raging Bull is okay but I'm not into Scorsese
The Third Man is very good but I need to rewatch it
The Exorcist is good but I need to rewatch it
The Silence of the Lambs is okay but I might have to rewatch it
Persona is one of Bergman's best and a total masterpiece
Halloween is okay but way too overrated
Unforgiven is good and I totally have to rewatch it as I don't think I appreciated it enough back when I watched it for the first time

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If last year's Horror countdown was any indication, there's a good chance that The Thing will show up later.

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It could be the big 3 animation movies on the ropes

I've seen Unforgiven a couple of times and I just don't care for it at all. The fact that I don't like Clint Eastwood doesn't help. I don't think I've ever actually seen the original Halloween.

My Ballot:
5. Her (#94)
9. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (#92)
25. Clay Pigeons (One-Pointers)

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Also several days behind.

The Third Man is such a fantastic film - it was reasonably high on my list, and I'm pleased to see it here. I still listen to Harry's Theme. The Welles reveal/grin is absolutely iconic and the film is a top notch thriller/noir. Deserves its reputation.

I have not seen The Exorcist yet, though it has been on my list for awhile.

Silence of the Lambs is a very good film, though I never considered it (or frankly, thought of it.) For adaptations of these books, I'd take the Hannibal series over it.

Persona. This was my #2 or #3 (can't remember). As you might guess, I'm surprised its this low. That said, I'm even more surprised it wasn't on the last list! I take some credit in helping it get onto this one. This is Bergman's masterpiece. Slim, easy, and unforgettable. Heavily cribbed in Mullholland Drive but immensely influential to many directors besides Lynch.

Halloween. I haven't seen it either. Some big gaps in my horror resume. Will remedy.

Unforgiven. Wow, a colossal film that I should have considered. I adore this film. A fabulous moral reckoning for the Western in general and for Eastwood in particular. Marvelously self-aware and well deserving of a spot.

Halloween is a bona fide classic and #2 on my Horror list. Unforgiven would have made my 'best' 25 but I decided to send in a favorite 25 list, it's #3 on my Westerns list and #79 on my all time top 100. Both great and worthy additions to the MoFo Top 50.

Seen: 47/58

A guess at the remaining 42 films, in random order:

1. Casablanca
2. 2001
3. Dr. Strangelove
4. Citizen Kane
5. Jaws
6. Raiders of the Lost Ark
7. Goodfellas
8. Fellowship of the Ring
9. Pulp Fiction
10. Apocalypse Now
11. Taxi Driver
12. Godfather Part II
13. Blade Runner
14. The Godfather
15. Psycho
16. Alien
17. The Good the Bad and the Ugly
18. Once Upon a Time in the West
19. Lawrence of Arabia
20. 12 Angry Men
21. Seven Samurai
22. Back to the Future
23. The Empire Strikes Back
24. The Shawshank Redemption
25. On the Waterfront
26. Double Indemnity
27. Vertigo
28. The Thing
29. The Breakfast Club
30. Wild Strawberries
31. Se7en
32. Rear Window
33. Rashomon
34. Chinatown
35. The Shining
36. Inglourious Basterds/Reservoir Dogs
37. Matrix
38. The Dark Knight
39. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
40. Fanny and Alexander
41. Gladiator
42. Schindler's List

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I've always thought that he makes a huge impact on the movie, and that it's the supporting characters and dialogue that sets it above other westerns and most movies. It's always been my favorite western although The Wild Bunch is banging on that door.

I don't love the Halloween franchise, but I love the first movie and the villain.

No votes from me.

Loooooove Halloween. As a big horror movie fan this is a classic for me. I’m hoping this isn’t the last of Carpenter we see though as I have one from my list I’d love to get on here.

Unforgiven is well done too.

Ha! Well, I've heard that sketch many times (I have a few vinyl MP records from back in the day, and I own the entire series on DVD, having fallen in love with it back in the 1970s when it played on our local PBS station). But sadly, no, I can't blame my opinion on that sketch. (The music IS eerily similar, though.)

I think it just reminds me of some wedding dance scene from, for example, My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

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The Unforgiven is worthy, I considered it but had to cut it.

Edit: Freudian slip I love The Unforgiven, and like Unforgiven.

I'm curious about which movies you think did this better *before* Halloween showed up. At the time we all thought it had a newness about it--the jump-scares were nearly perfect and felt like nobody had been doing them before. It seems, to me, to have ushered in a lot of now-classic horror elements. I saw it in the theater as a teenager when it first came out, and the two friends I saw it with and I were completely creeped out... especially when we got out to our car and found it unlocked, having been quite certain we had locked it before we went in.

You can bet we checked every inch of that car, and the trunk, and underneath the car, before we got in.

"Unforgiven" is my second favorite western. The issue is, there was only room for one on my list. Also think it's one of Eastwood's better films.


"Halloween" was alright, if remembering it correctly. Saw it at the drive-in when released. I've mentioned before that horror is my weak sauce, a genre I don't really care for. Similar to the other film, there was only room for one horror on my list, and this ain't it.

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44/58 films seen

Another pair of great films.

Halloween is fantastic and is one of the best slasher films I've seen. The way it builds suspense is still groundbreaking to this day and few films have topped it in that regard. Not my favorite Carpenter (that would be The Thing), but happy to see it on here.

As for Unforgiven, pretty much all of my favorite Westerns are from the 1940's - 1960's with little inclusion of films from other decades, but this film still places high on my short list of favorite Westerns. It crafts a brilliant post-Western world which feels like the culmination of the Wild West. It's a fun setting to get lost in, and I'm happy to see it rank high on this list. With that being said though, The Wild Bunch is my favorite Western film which is set in the final years of the Wild West.

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Recently rewatched Unforgiven but it’s just not one I love that much. It’s well made for sure, but I’m not at all up in the high skies with the praise for it.

Of course it’s great to see Eastwood and Freeman together. Masters at their work. But though intentional, the story is so grim and cold. It emotionally detached me in a way (and I like Trier movies, for perspective). But this one just does it in a way that doesn’t fully engage me.

And I don’t like that young kid. Never been a fan of such characters in any movie. Don’t like Paul Dano in TWBB either. Those whiney types. They ruin it for me no matter how they are used in the story. It makes completely sense in Unforgiven, but I don’t completely dig it. Solid film, but only just.

Halloween is a totally different movie. One of the most effectively simple scary pieces of cinema out there. I awarded it the full five last time I saw it. On its own turf, it’s pretty much unbeatable. I admire it very much. It wasn’t on my list, but probably could have been.

Yay, Halloween made it and #8 on my list. A film that so deserves to be in the top 100. The atmosphere in this movie is spot on.

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Was just flicking through the 2010 Top 100 so I can do that compare list I've been doing... and noticed #25 just says "The Lord Of The Rings"... which one is it though?

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They considered them as one film. Madness if you ask me

Unless it means this one

Ah ok... will adjust

Strongly disagree with this. The character is extremely important to establish who Little Bill is and how he operates, but he also serves as a parallel to Munny. His beating is also integral to the general deconstruction of the outlaw myth on the film.

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