Five Best Movies of All Time

[Bop]

What are the five best movies of all time? They may not necessarily be your favorites; which ones were the best filmed, acted, photographed, etc. In my opinion these are among the many perfect (American) films I've seen...

1) The Third Man (the quintessential film noir)

2) Notorious (Hitchcock's best! Suspenseful & charming)

3) The Maltese Falcon (Bogart is brilliant, the story- blisteringly paced)

4) Some Like It Hot (Watch this on the big screen with a packed theater and you'll know what I mean)

5) City Lights (Is there a more touching moment in film than when the blind flower lady realizes Chaplin's Tramp is the kind, rich man?)

[White Soul]

Well I can't tell you because I haven't seen a single one of those movies!! But I'm also not sure if any of them are great since I have never even heard of any of them!! Well everyone except "Some like it hot. What year did the others come out in?

[Bop]

The Third Man (1949)
Notorious (1946)
Maltese Falcon (1941)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
City Lights (1931)

[White Soul]

Omg, no wonder I've never even head of them before!! Who talks about movies in the 40's anymore?

[Bop]

They're all available on vhs or dvd... many still play in theaters across the country everyday- they're as relevant as they ever were.

[White Soul]

Really, how interesting.

[RoboBlaster]

hmm... (in no particular order)

1) Dr. Strangelove
2) 2001
3) 8 1/2
4) A Clockwork Orange
5) American Beauty, maybe

Okay okay. So I have a thing for Kubrick

[Bizznatch]

1. Ace Ventura
2. Stripes (1981)
3. The Matrix
4. Star Wars
5. and Amazon Women on the Moon (1984 i believe)

[c2R]

Apocalypse Now,
The Omega Man,
The Shining,
2001, and
Casablanca.


I'm guessing White Soul is of the generation where a modern hollywood blockbuster, or a clone teen movie is more appealing than anything that makes you think, particularly if it is black and white.

I've got friends that loved the new Time Machine and Planet of the Apes films; who thought the originals were worse because the special effects were better in the modern films...

People these days seem more concerned with eye-candy than plot; it's sad really.

[Bizznatch]

Originally posted by c2R
People these days seem more concerned with eye-candy than plot; it's sad really.

but The Matrix would've sucked in 1959

other oldies but goodies:

the Music Man
Double Indemnity
Rear Window
Army Of Darkness
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Psycho
North Vs South
Paint your Wagon
Gone With the Wind
Blazing Saddles
the Bride of Frankenstein
Airplane (YUS! I should've added that one to my favorite 5 )
Send No Flowers
The Great Race (another one of my all time faves)

[Phaze1987]

My favourite 5 movies all time
-> Lord of the rings(though the books are waaay better)
-> Black hawk down(this movie is mind blowing!)
-> Saving private Ryan(read above)
-> Star wars(what can i say ? ah yah, über)
-> South Park,bigger,longer and uncut(no comment)

[mc^^^^]

i don't have a top five, but

- "Stand by me" (best movie of all time)
- "American Beauty" (some hate, some LOVE)

[monkey_22]

- Pulp Fiction
- Matrix Trilogy
- Fight Club
- This is Spinal Tap
- Lord of the Ring Trilogy

[Xerxes]

Going by Bop's Criteria of "which ones were the best filmed, acted, photographed, etc.

Citizen Kane
Casablanca
Touch of Evil

My two modern selections would be-
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
About Schmidt (Which I really, really liked)

[Xerxes]

Originally posted by monkey_22

- Matrix Trilogy

You must have really high expectations seeing as you haven't seen them.