Thread: Greatest Movies . . .

Bullitt
Le Mans
The Getaway
The Long Goodbye
Long Good Friday
Ronin
Get Carter (original)
Thomas Crown Affair
The French Connection
North by Northwest
Blazing Saddles
Caddyshack
Ocean's 11 (original)

I also could go on for days....

A few of my favorites that haven't been mentioned yet:

Catch Me If You Can
Jerry Maguire
Rounders
Inglorious Bastards
Wedding Crashers

a lot of my favs were listed, heres a few that havent been:

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
The Salton Sea
London
Rules of Attraction

just to name a couple.

Originally Posted by ashok

So chuck, you know how much I respect your taste in almost everything, maybe rock aside since you don't like Led haha, but anyways....I saw gummo finally. I can say, and rarely do, that I don't get it. I mean some scenes were good, but for the most part I was really just like "ok, these are a bunch of hicks doing a bunch of hick things...and?"

haha, i didn't see this til now... gummo is just a masterpiece but it's certainly not for everyone. maybe it's b/c i grew up in a similar (but obviously not as crazy) environment but, despite its exploiting qualities, there's a tenderness for all of the characters. and i think the cinematography is second to none - love the style.

- chuck

Originally Posted by carendt242

my list of great movies wouldn't resemble too many:

gummo
all the real girls
ratcatcher
apocalypse now
aguirre, wrath of god
the conversation
dead ringers
elephant man
heat
in the mood for love
lost highway
pi
primer
there will be blood
videodrome
wall street
the war zone


- chuck

i am adding the following to my list:
- the proposition
- mccabe & mrs miller
- lonesome dove
- deadwood, wire, & battlestar galactica (if we include serialized tv shows that encompass a body of work)


- chuck

Originally Posted by carendt242

- deadwood, wire, & battlestar galactica (if we include serialized tv shows that encompass a body of work)

The Wire is probably the greatest television series ever created. I enjoy it more then most movies too.

Movies -
City of God
Old Boy
Lady Vengence
Michael Clayton
The Insider

in no particular order.
1.The Matrix
2.Gladiator
3.Groundhog Day
4.Gone in 60 Seconds
5.Rambo First Blood
6.Dumb and Dumber
7.Office Space
8.Napoleon Dynamite (I know, but it cracks me up)
9.Borne Trilogy
10.Oceans trilogy

Usual Suspects

Il Divo (foreign film, probably the best written movie I have even seen)

Originally Posted by carendt242

i am adding the following to my list:
- the proposition
- mccabe & mrs miller
- lonesome dove
- deadwood, wire, & battlestar galactica (if we include serialized tv shows that encompass a body of work)


- chuck

The Proposition is a Great flick!

Gone in 60 Seconds
Office Space
Anchorman
Home Alone
Inside Man
Beerfest
40 Year Old Virgin
Rush Hour 1-2
Tommy Boy
Oceans Eleven