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10-01-05
I would first like to thank all the other mofos who posted their awesome Top 100 lists.

100. West Side Story

"A beautiful rendition of William Shakespear's Romeo and Juliet. Plenty of classic songs that I've loved since childhood and is definitely one of the best musicals of all time."


99. The Professional

"I loved the direction in this film and of course Natalie Portman and Jean Reno were awesome. But what really stood out to me was Gary Oldman's borderline crazy performance."


98. Unbreakable

"Brilliant script and one of my favorite Samuel L. Jackson performances. The film also features one of James Newton Howard's best scores."


97. Crash

"One of the best movies this year and brilliant performances all around. Paul Haggis wrote a great script and I could see his passion for the subject through his excellent directing."

96. Cinema Paradiso

"A beautiful movie about growing up and loving film. Two things I can relate to."
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95. Young Frankenstein

"A comedic twist on the classic Frankenstein story and Gene Wilders acting like his usual brilliant self. The best of the Mel Brooks films in my opinion."


94. Marathon Man

"An absolutely crazy film with Nazi dentists, secret agents, and Dustin Hoffman screaming at the top of his lungs."


93. American History X

"Powerful Edward Norton performance and an awesome directorial debut for Tony Kaye."


92. I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

"A very sad look into life as a member of a chain gang. Paul Muni played his part to perfection."


91. Ikiru

"Heartbreaking movie about living life to the fullest. And of course the directing was excellent."
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90. Dirty Harry

"Clint Eastwood at his absolute coolest. Raised many quesstions for me as to what a good cop. I think I finally settled on Harry Callahan being the most good of the good cops."


89. Mean Streets

"Another great Scorsese film. Great performances from Robert DeNiro and Harvey Keitel. Also has the best pool brawl ever captured on film."


88. Dial M for Murder

"Classic Hitchcock goodness. Great performances all around and a decent place to start if you've never seen any of his other movies."


87. The Silence of the Lambs

"A cencus taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti."


86. 25th Hour

"Great ensemble cast and a brilliant story. Definitely my favorite Spike Lee film."


85. Iron Monkey

"Good, old fashioned, kung fu fun. I am puzzled as to why Donnie Yen has not yet made it big."


84. Dumb and Dumber

"One of those movies you know is stupid, but you grew up with it and still love it no matter what anyone else says."


83. The French Connection

"A great crime film that features some of the best chase scenes of all time. And Gene Hackman managed to be cool despite being nicknamed Popeye."

82.Se7en

"Some of the most disturbing crime scenes I've ever seen! And it is still the only David Fincher movie I've seen.......I need to get to work on that."


81. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

"I gained a general dislike for nurses after watching this great film. Splendid cast and crazy performances."
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10-01-05
Wow...everybody's doing it. Nice list so far Msirlou.
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80. Forrest Gump

"My favorite Tom Hanks performance and I though incorporating old news footage was brilliant."


79. The Exorcist

"Never in my sixteen years of life have I been so scared by a movie. I wish I got scared like that by movies more often."


78. Amadeus

"Before I saw this movie I imagined Mozart to be this modest, soft spoken man with a funny accent, but thanks to Tom Hulce I will always think of Mozart as a short guy, with big wigs and a funny laugh."


77. Swingers

"Brilliantly written script that manages to be somewhat realistic unlike many other comdies. I'm not sure if the movie woud've been half as good without Vince Vaugh, though......"


76. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

"Frank Capra's brilliant directing and Jimmy Stewart's beautiful performance make this movie a must see. Oh, and Claude Rains was good, too."
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10-01-05
are you going from good to best cuz I wonder what your #1 is if American History X is #93. That would be in my top 10. But anyway...to each their own.



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10-02-05
I agree, AHX was in my top 5, so it should be interesting to see what you got there.
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10-02-05
great list so far im curious too what your top 10 will be like
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10-02-05
I've only seen 5 of the movies mentioned so far, but hey they were all good.

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10-02-05
wow yeah! i really love at least 6-7 of those movies
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75. Memento

"I loved the trippy story and the creative directing. One of my favorite movie endings."


74. Kill Bill Vol. 1

"A beautiful homage to old school eastern kung fu flicks. Quentin Tarantino did a great job writing and directing this superfantabulous movie."


73. Casino

"Imagine Goodfellas with neon lights, Sharon Stone and more domestic abuse."


72. Chinatown

"Ever since I saw this movie the idea of clipping someone's nose hairs made me cringe."


71. Rebecca

"Hitchcock did a great job turning a good book into a great movie. I thought that Laurnce Olivier and Joan Fontaine had great chemistry."
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70. Enter the Dragon

"Total BS story made fun with Bruce Lee's awesome kung fu moves and monkey hoots."


69. Friday Night Lights

"Peter Berg did an amazing job directing and all of the young actors and Billy Bob did an excellent job. A great American story."


68. Unforgiven

"The darkest western I've seen. Eastwood did a great job playing the murderer William Munny."

67. The Adventures of Robin Hood

"Errol Flynn did an excellent job playing the cockiest Robin Hood there ever was. And the colors!"


66. Annie Hall


"One of the funniest movies I've ever seen! Woody Allen was hilarious and Diane Keaton was very good."


65. A Streetcar Named Desire


"One of Marlon Brando's best performances. I enjoyed this movie so much I'm almost looking forward to reading the book in school."


64. Strangers on a Train

"Plenty of twists and turns in this classic Hitchcock film."


63. It's a Wonderful Life

"Perfect for those days when nothing goes right."


62. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

"Wonderful songs and the Gene Wilder's best performance. Much better than the Burton version, in my opinion."


61. Sin City

"Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller did an amazing job putting what was in the novels onto the big screen. The visuals alone are worth the price of admission."
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60. High Noon

"An excellent western that I've enjoyed since I was still in my elementary school."



59. The Nightmare Before Christmas

"Beautiful clay figures and catchy songs from the brilliant Danny Elfman. Tim Burton's finest movie."



58. The Sixth Sense

"Obviously it has one of the best endings of all time. Haley Joel and Bruce Willis went together perfectly."



57. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

"A truly epic film with strong performances from everyone. Peter Jackson did an amazing job."


56. Akira

"One of the first animè films I've seen and still one of my favorites. Awesome visuals is what sets this movie apart."



55. The Shawshank Redemption

"Morgan Freeman's ultimate wise man role. Definitely my favorite prison movie.



54. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

"Charlie Kauffman is truly a genius, this script was so amazing. Jim Carrey and Kate Winslett both managed to be real in a story that is so out of this world."



53. North by Northwest


"One of the most memorable scores I've ever heard and more Hitchcock fun. Cary Grant's chin is so nice."



52. Apocalypse Now

"Just watching this movie makes me all sweaty and sticky. Francis Ford Coppola really did an awesome job. And the director's cut is weak, watch the original version instead."



51. Kill Bill Vol. 2

"The fight between Black Mamba and Elle in the trailer is one of my favorite fight scenes. And Pai Mei was the coolest."
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50. Dawn of the Dead

"Screw 28 Days Later it's all about this classic zombie movie. I love the bell bottoms."


49. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

"The theme song never fails to make me want to jump off a cliff or something like that. I really enjoyed the opening of the movie with Indy as a teenager."



48. Schindler's List

"To me Amon Goeth, played by Ralph Fiennes, is one of the most despicable villians in movie history."



47. The Big Lebowski

"My favorite Coen brothers movie. I though John Goodman was hilarious and every scene that was shot in the bowling alley was brilliant."



46. Moulin Rouge!

"Great music and a thousand colors in each frame. Ewan McGregor has such a beautiful voice."



45. The Maltese Falcon

"The stuff dreams are made of. That quote pretty much sums up this great movie."



44. The Graduate

"A clever comedy with Dusin Hoffman at his best, in my opinion. The Simon and Garfunkel music was totally appropriate, especially 'Mrs. Robinson'"




43. On the Waterfront

"A wonderful story about redemption in a city full of mobsters. Marlon Brando was spectacular."




42. Lost in Translation

"What a beautiful movie. It always puts me in a better mood........then it makes me sad again."



41. Star Wars IV: A New Hope

"I remember being filled with such wonder when I first watched this great sci-fi movie. I love it when Han Solo returns to save the day at the Death Star. Yaa-Hoo! You're all clear kid. Now, let's blow this thing and go home!"



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wow, very good ones again . Eternal Sunshine (...) is in my top ten, Lost in Translation in my top twenty. different classification, but all my respect! "chapeau" as they say in French, "capiau" as we say it at home!



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40. The Deer Hunter

"Robert DeNiro and Christopher Walken played their roles of shell shocked Vietnam veterans to perfection."


39. Back to the Future

"Christopher Lloyd is an example of the perfect scientist. And Crispin Glover was too cool when he punched Biff in the face."


38. Spirited Away

"One of the most beautiful movies I've ever seen. I have no idea how someone can be as creative and imaginative as Miyazaki."


37. Jurassic Park

"I remember having nightmares that a velociraptor was going ot come out of my closet and eat me."


36. Saving Private Ryan

"I thought the scene where the beaches of Normandy are stormed was one of the best directed scenes of any war movie."


35. The Matrix

"Good concept and great execution. Keanu Reeves hasn't been this cool since Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey. If only the sequels were half as good"......."


34. Jaws

"One of the most entertaining movies ever made. I am proud to say this movie did not scare me away from the ocean."


33. Requiem for a Dream

"Ellen Burstyn delivered one of the best performances of the 21st century. And this was the best edited movie I've ever seen. The sound effects were cool too.


32. Vertigo

"Another great Hitchcock movie. Another great Jimmy Stewart performance."


31. Yankee Doodle Dandy

"I wish I could dance 1/100 as good as James Cagney danced in this movie. I liked it that Cagney played a true patriot. Excellent film."



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30. Heat

"I've lived in and near L.A. all my life and this film captured it perfectly. It's a shame this movie wasn't nominated for Best Picture."



29. Taxi Driver

"One of the best Scorsese films and another great Robert DeNiro performance. Is he ever bad? Nope."



28. Psycho

"Alfred Hitchcock's most famous thriller puts every thriller made in recent years to shame. And everybody knows what the theme song sounds like."



27. The Rocky Horror Picture Show

"Possibly my most guilty of a lot of guilty pleasures. I'm not ashamed! love this movie!



26. Full Metal Jacket

"This is my rifle! This is my gun! This for fighting! This is for fun!"



25. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

"The ultimate buddy movie."



24. Singin' in the Rain

"Gene Kelly was great and I loved the songs. Hmmm.....didn't realize how many musicals were on my list until now.......that's cool!"



23. Platoon

"The most memorable death scene of all time. Darn that Tom Berenger!"



22. Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back

"The only science fiction movie to make me cry....I was eight years old, but still....."



21. Magnolia


"My favorite P.T. Anderson movie and Tom Cruise's best performance.......but everyone knows that anyway."
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20. The Godfather

"Francis Ford Coppola's masterpiece and Al Pacino's finest hour. The scene where Sonny beats up his brother in law in the middle of the street is one of the finest whup ass sessions I've ever seen."




19. Citizen Kane

"Great story about a powerful man's rise to success and his downfall. I know it doesn't sound like a big deal, but the lighting in this movie was superb. Oh, and Orson Welles has a beautiful voice.




18. Rear Window

"I thought it was amazing how much Alfred Hitchock was able to do with so much of the movie taking place in the same room. Jimmy Stewart is at the top of his form and Grace Kelly played a strong supporting role."




17. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

"My all-time favorite adventure film. No one else could've played the role of Indiana Jones like Harrison Ford did. Wow, I never would've thought Steven Spielberg would be on my list so often......"




16. Double Indemnity

"A perfect example of a perfect film noir. Billy Wilder was perfect in his direction and all the actors were perfect. Did I say perfect enough times? One more time. Perfect!"
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