JayDee's 100 Favourite Films

I think it's quite an eclectic little mix. Hopefully even if you don't like many of the films on here you'll enjoy reading through it. Any comments (however abusive they may become with some of these picks! ) are welcome.

Well formatted.

I'll keep checking in to see how it progresses.

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Suspect's Reviews

In The Line Of Fire is a great choice. Love that film.

Thank you.


I think it's an excellent film


Will perhaps try and post another few films shortly before the end of the night

James Stewart displays his trademark charm and loveable nature in this gentle, offbeat and heart-warming comedy.

Stewart plays an alcoholic whose best friend just happens to be an invisible 6 foot tall rabbit. While being sweet and touching the film is also very, very funny at times, especially whenever Harvey decides to introduce his 'friend' to strangers. And Josephine Hull is a hoot as Harvey's brother

I also like the idea that as long as people are happy and aren't causing anyone any harm they should just be allowed to get on with it. And you have to ask who is crazier – the happy man with the imaginary rabbit, or the people who want him to be 'sane' but immensely less happy.

Oh and just a little hint for later – it's not the last giant rabbit you'll be seeing on here.

101. Kung Fu Hustle

“All I want is to kill you, or be killed by you.”

Gloriously bonkers film! Mixing Hong Kong action, physical humour that wouldn't be out of place in silent comedies and the ridiculous logic of Tex Avery cartoons it's one of the most entertaining films I've seen this century. It doesn't take itself seriously whatsoever and is a joy for it.

The film is full of colourful and memorable characters and wonderfully orchestrated fights/dances. It takes the groundwork laid out in Shaolin Socccer and improves on it in just about every department.

You know what, when you get rid of the laws of physics you can have a hell of a lot of fun!

100. Ed Wood

“Visions are worth fighting for. Why spend your life making someone else's dreams?

For the most part I'm not a huge fan of biopic films. Too often for me they come across just as prestige projects were lots of Oscar-hungry people flock just desperate for their little gold, bald man. Of the few I do like this is definitely one of my favourites

The reason for that is that the director (Tim Burton) has a very obvious and genuine affection for the subject (famously bad director Ed Wood). He shoots the film in glorious black and white and lovingly recreates the Hollywood of the 1950s. And he is helped greatly by the excellent performances of Johnny Depp and Martin Landau.

A very funny, touching and rather melancholic little film about Hollywood's ultimate hack, and why we should admire and love him for it.

99. The Fugitive

“Alright, listen up, people. Our fugitive has been on the run for ninety minutes. Average foot speed over uneven ground
barring injuries is 4 miles-per-hour. That gives us a radius of six miles...Your fugitive's
name is Dr. Richard Kimble. Go get him.”

Classic, gripping thriller. A very suspenseful film which is propelled along by the back and forth relationship between the characters played by Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones. And both actors are terrific. With some excellent set-pieces and plenty of thrilling moments it really is an exhilarating ride.

And while it is an action film and a blockbuster it is one that has a fair bit of intelligence about it, with an impressive script and elements which make it more of a character study at times. Just great stuff

Liking, always had Srping, Summer... on to-watch list but never got around to it

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Ed Wood was a masterpiece and Landau was amazing.

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I like Over The Top good pick and In The Line Of Fire I think is the only film I ever seen in the theater with my dad.

Ohh dude... I love love LOVE Kung-Fu Hustle! My family and i would watch this together occasionally. Best Chow movie ive seen.

Some good films there, but Ed Wood is one of the few Burton films I like (actually, I love it) and it's so good to see it here.

Thank you everyone so far for the compliments and +rep. Will try and get at least one more batch of films up today.

Really? I thought I was going to get absolutely slaughtered for that pick.

Thanks HK. I actually feel now it should be a lot higher on the list, so hard to work out the order.

I can sort of split the Burton films at the turn of the century. I like Beetlejuice, Batman, Batman Returns, Ed Wood of course and Edward Scissorhands (look for that much, much later). After that not so much although I think I liked Big Fish. Only seen it once and it was years and years ago so don't really remember

I'm a big fan of the tales of Karl Kolchak. The inspiration for my favourite TV show ever; the X-Files, the character starred in two TV movies and a series which ran for one season. Of the two movies this is the one I prefer. Most favour the first but I just find this story; written by sci-fi legend Richard Matheson, to be much more interesting.

Like the X-Files, the stories on Kolchak always attempted to have a mix of supernatural, spooky thrills with a vein of comedy running throughout, most of it resulting from the run-ins Karl would have with his editor. While the first film had a vampire, this sequel brings the thrills with a 100 year old alchemist who kills women and extracts their blood so he can live forever. A story which inspired the classic X-Files villain, Eugene Victor Tooms.

My favourite element of the film would definitely have to be the lost, original city underneath Seattle. It is a wonderfully atmospheric, macabre location which really helps with the tone of the film. Just a really fun ride with a great performance from Darren McGavin as Kolchak.





I'm amazed by how few people seem to have heard of this film, especially taking into account the amount of well known actors. It's a cracking little movie. Really funny, really sweet stuff.

Robert Downey Jr. is on top form here, showing off his touch for physical comedy; that he put to good use in Chaplin, when he is inhabited by all the different spirits. Some of the escapades he then gets involved in are very entertaining, pure slapstick stuff. While others are quite moving.

It's a film that is both hilarious and very touching.






Just a stupidly funny series of films. They have kind of melded together in my memory so I can't differentiate between scenes and lines just now, so just putting them both on here. The first is a Top Gun spoof while the second takes aim at Rambo and both are incredibly funny. Charlie Sheen is very funny here, hopefully being entertaining and charismatic is how he will be remembered one day and not for his latest stuff.

Lloyd Bridges steals the show any time he's on screen. The running gag about all his injuries is just fantastic - “My eyes are ceramic. Caught a bazooka round at Little Big Horn. Or was it Okinawa? The one without the Indians.”; “My ear canals are very sensitive. They're stainless steel. Took a bullet in Corregidor. Passed straight through.”; “I have a shell the size of a fist in my head. Pork Chop Hill. The only way I can make this ******* toupee to stay on is by magnetizing the entire upper left quadrant of my skull.” and on and on and on.

The sequel also has one of the great movie meta moments. You have Charlie Sheen essentially playing Rambo, giving a voiceover about the horrors of war which is then interrupted by Martin Sheen's voiceover Apocalypse Now style. They pass each other and together shout “I loved you in Wall Street.”

Just hilarious stuff. But then I do have a rather simple mind!






Classic high-concept action. One of the iconic films of the 90s and for me one of the classics of the action genre. It could just have been another run of the mill action film that went straight to TV or something but everything just came together. A wonderfully ludicrous premise, the adorable and feisty Sandra Bullock, Keanu Reeves in one of his best performances (perhaps not many to choose from to be fair), a fantastically psycho Dennis Hopper and just some fantastic set-pieces brought to life by Jan De Bont.

Just like Die Hard did, the film set a template for these kind of high-concept actioners which was followed a number of times over the following years, but never with such success. The less said about the sequel however the better


So still quite a mixed bag I'd say. Will try and post the next four films later so that would be me down to a top 90. From then on will try and do 5 at a time

I'm not going to make any great argument for this being a good film. It's not. It's a guilty pleasure B-movie, which I've always just gotten a kick out of. It also happens to have a fairly amazing cast of already established stars (Robert Patrick, Famke Janssen) and people who would go on to become stars (Elijah Wood, Josh Hartnett, Salma Hayek and two quite odd ones – Jon Stewart and Usher!) All directed by Robert Rodrguez.

I just find it to a really fun film, with a cool cast and a pretty awesome soundtrack, which is probably one of my absolute favourites





Too dark and offbeat for many (or just not funny) but I rather love this odd little film. As you'll learn as we go along I'm a little bit of a Jim Carrey obsessive. This is his first film on here but it's far from the last.

As I said it is a very dark comedy with quite a sinister edge to it, played up by Carrey's rather off-centre Chip. The plot isn't much to speak of and you could argue it plays more like a series of skits but they do provide a lot of very funny scenes. Scenes that demand particular mention are the basketball game, the bathroom assault on Owen Wilson, the fantastic medieval battle with Carrey providing the music used for Kirk V Spock in “Amok Time”, and Carrey's fantastic, bizarre rendition of “Somebody to Love.”

Certainly not for everyone. But it is for me.





A charming, sweet-natured little gem. It's a daft caper movie full of dry, deadpan humour, engaging characters, fun dialogue and a rather touching romance. The film perhaps isn't as polished as some of Wes Anderson's later films but I think the fact that it is a bit rough and raw actually helps its appeal.

I've always liked Owen Wilson and this is perhaps my favourite performance of his, a man so engulfed in his dreams and goals that he doesn't realise just how ridiculous he and his plans are. Along with his brother Luke they make for an entertaining double act.

And their attempted big heist at the end which goes horribly wrong is quite wonderful, full of great little moments. Kumar rules!!!





There were a lot of great thrillers from the 70s, many of which still stick in the minds and hearts of movie fans today. From those that I've seen so far this is my favourite. I like it so much that I have actually avoided seeing the remake so far.

It's a classy, quality, old school edge of your seat thriller. The acting is fantastic; in particular from Walter Matthau, and the film is laced with both humour and tension throughout. It also has a lovely ending, which is kind of low-key in a way, but puts a little grin on your face.

sweet list so far!

Thanks Ash. I really wasn't sure how this list was going to go down on here considering the lack of classics you'd find on the AFI list, and also the personal picks I made that I doubt have shown up on any other list posted here

I really, really like The Faculty. Nice pic!

I think I'd have + repped you just for having Kolchak on the list (though like most I prefer the first tv movie) but throw in Speed as well and it more than passes the mark. 'Pelham' is a brilliant film, too. Loving this list.

Wow, great list so far, loving your choices, especially The Cable Guy.

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Thank you. Always nice to find a fellow fan of The Cable Guy.

I understand why people think the first is better. It's just that I found the story in the second more interesting than a classic vampire tale. And the underground old Seattle is really cool.

Glad you're loving the list. Happy to hear I've not disappointed you!