ReRushed Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 If I picked a film I'd later on realise I should have picked another one, and later on another one and so on and so on. All my picks would always be wrong. Thus I can't participate.Honestly, this thread is a futile effort as I could list out a hundred movies rather quickly that I would consider masterpieces and it would be almost impossible to rank them. And then someone would come along and completely disagree with me. You can add one every ten picks- I would love to see favorites from both you guys! I already need to watch 2001- A Space Odyssey with Lucas- I have seen it (and A Clockwork Orange is another one) a few times. An example of what is supposed to be a great movie and I just don't get it for some reason. I don't care for it.2001 is a little slow getting to the point a little like the Godfather. Both have scenes that drag endlessly. I don't like either film.I think a lot of people rave about them because they've been described as these brilliant films that you MUST think are fantastic. I've always been unimpressed. I like the ideas in 2001 but it takes ages to get to the point.I love both films. 2001 like a silent film. You can turn the sound down and still follow the story. A very simple story, by the way. It's a beautiful film to look at and that's why the pacing is so slow. Think of pictures or paintings in a museum. Think of photographs. You study the pictures and contemplate them. It's the same with 2001 and there's a bonus of the pictures moving. It's sequenced beautifully. The shots match up and compliment each other almost perfectly. The Godfather is wonderful and epic. The characters are all memorable. The dialogue is sharp and realistic. It also is a movie with a bit of campiness thrown in. It's hilarious. I find every scene in the movie to be essential to moving the story forward. And to watch Michael Corleone descent into evil is terrific and intelligent storytelling. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 If I picked a film I'd later on realise I should have picked another one, and later on another one and so on and so on. All my picks would always be wrong. Thus I can't participate.Honestly, this thread is a futile effort as I could list out a hundred movies rather quickly that I would consider masterpieces and it would be almost impossible to rank them. And then someone would come along and completely disagree with me. You can add one every ten picks- I would love to see favorites from both you guys! I already need to watch 2001- A Space Odyssey with Lucas- I have seen it (and A Clockwork Orange is another one) a few times. An example of what is supposed to be a great movie and I just don't get it for some reason. I don't care for it.2001 is a little slow getting to the point a little like the Godfather. Both have scenes that drag endlessly.The first 20-30 minutes of the Godfather is a little slow but it is also necessary. After that though, the story moves quite well. You know, I never read the book. I probably should.The book is great. It's a very fast read. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 If I picked a film I'd later on realise I should have picked another one, and later on another one and so on and so on. All my picks would always be wrong. Thus I can't participate.Honestly, this thread is a futile effort as I could list out a hundred movies rather quickly that I would consider masterpieces and it would be almost impossible to rank them. And then someone would come along and completely disagree with me. You can add one every ten picks- I would love to see favorites from both you guys! I already need to watch 2001- A Space Odyssey with Lucas- I have seen it (and A Clockwork Orange is another one) a few times. An example of what is supposed to be a great movie and I just don't get it for some reason. I don't care for it.2001 is a little slow getting to the point a little like the Godfather. Both have scenes that drag endlessly. I don't like either film.I think a lot of people rave about them because they've been described as these brilliant films that you MUST think are fantastic. I've always been unimpressed. I like the ideas in 2001 but it takes ages to get to the point.I love both films. 2001 like a silent film. You can turn the sound down and still follow the story. A very simple story, by the way. It's a beautiful film to look at and that's why the pacing is so slow. Think of pictures or paintings in a museum. Think of photographs. You study the pictures and contemplate them. It's the same with 2001 and there's a bonus of the pictures moving. It's sequenced beautifully. The shots match up and compliment each other almost perfectly. The Godfather is wonderful and epic. The characters are all memorable. The dialogue is sharp and realistic. It also is a movie with a bit of campiness thrown in. It's hilarious. I find every scene in the movie to be essential to moving the story forward. And to watch Michael Corleone descent into evil is terrific and intelligent storytelling. I still find them boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 If I picked a film I'd later on realise I should have picked another one, and later on another one and so on and so on. All my picks would always be wrong. Thus I can't participate.Honestly, this thread is a futile effort as I could list out a hundred movies rather quickly that I would consider masterpieces and it would be almost impossible to rank them. And then someone would come along and completely disagree with me. You can add one every ten picks- I would love to see favorites from both you guys! I already need to watch 2001- A Space Odyssey with Lucas- I have seen it (and A Clockwork Orange is another one) a few times. An example of what is supposed to be a great movie and I just don't get it for some reason. I don't care for it.2001 is a little slow getting to the point a little like the Godfather. Both have scenes that drag endlessly. I don't like either film.I think a lot of people rave about them because they've been described as these brilliant films that you MUST think are fantastic. I've always been unimpressed. I like the ideas in 2001 but it takes ages to get to the point.I love both films. 2001 like a silent film. You can turn the sound down and still follow the story. A very simple story, by the way. It's a beautiful film to look at and that's why the pacing is so slow. Think of pictures or paintings in a museum. Think of photographs. You study the pictures and contemplate them. It's the same with 2001 and there's a bonus of the pictures moving. It's sequenced beautifully. The shots match up and compliment each other almost perfectly. The Godfather is wonderful and epic. The characters are all memorable. The dialogue is sharp and realistic. It also is a movie with a bit of campiness thrown in. It's hilarious. I find every scene in the movie to be essential to moving the story forward. And to watch Michael Corleone descent into evil is terrific and intelligent storytelling. I still find them boring.I'm not attempting to change your mind. Be bored all you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Shhh everyone Lorraine is in the thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 If I picked a film I'd later on realise I should have picked another one, and later on another one and so on and so on. All my picks would always be wrong. Thus I can't participate.Honestly, this thread is a futile effort as I could list out a hundred movies rather quickly that I would consider masterpieces and it would be almost impossible to rank them. And then someone would come along and completely disagree with me. You can add one every ten picks- I would love to see favorites from both you guys! I already need to watch 2001- A Space Odyssey with Lucas- I have seen it (and A Clockwork Orange is another one) a few times. An example of what is supposed to be a great movie and I just don't get it for some reason. I don't care for it.2001 is a little slow getting to the point a little like the Godfather. Both have scenes that drag endlessly. I don't like either film.I think a lot of people rave about them because they've been described as these brilliant films that you MUST think are fantastic. I've always been unimpressed. I like the ideas in 2001 but it takes ages to get to the point.I love both films. 2001 like a silent film. You can turn the sound down and still follow the story. A very simple story, by the way. It's a beautiful film to look at and that's why the pacing is so slow. Think of pictures or paintings in a museum. Think of photographs. You study the pictures and contemplate them. It's the same with 2001 and there's a bonus of the pictures moving. It's sequenced beautifully. The shots match up and compliment each other almost perfectly. The Godfather is wonderful and epic. The characters are all memorable. The dialogue is sharp and realistic. It also is a movie with a bit of campiness thrown in. It's hilarious. I find every scene in the movie to be essential to moving the story forward. And to watch Michael Corleone descent into evil is terrific and intelligent storytelling. I still find them boring.I'm not attempting to change your mind. Be bored all you like. Although truth be told 13 years old might have been way too young for me to enjoy a film like Godfather. I haven't seen part two. Might be worth trying again! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 If I picked a film I'd later on realise I should have picked another one, and later on another one and so on and so on. All my picks would always be wrong. Thus I can't participate.Honestly, this thread is a futile effort as I could list out a hundred movies rather quickly that I would consider masterpieces and it would be almost impossible to rank them. And then someone would come along and completely disagree with me. You can add one every ten picks- I would love to see favorites from both you guys! I already need to watch 2001- A Space Odyssey with Lucas- I have seen it (and A Clockwork Orange is another one) a few times. An example of what is supposed to be a great movie and I just don't get it for some reason. I don't care for it.2001 is a little slow getting to the point a little like the Godfather. Both have scenes that drag endlessly. I don't like either film.I think a lot of people rave about them because they've been described as these brilliant films that you MUST think are fantastic. I've always been unimpressed. I like the ideas in 2001 but it takes ages to get to the point.I love both films. 2001 like a silent film. You can turn the sound down and still follow the story. A very simple story, by the way. It's a beautiful film to look at and that's why the pacing is so slow. Think of pictures or paintings in a museum. Think of photographs. You study the pictures and contemplate them. It's the same with 2001 and there's a bonus of the pictures moving. It's sequenced beautifully. The shots match up and compliment each other almost perfectly. The Godfather is wonderful and epic. The characters are all memorable. The dialogue is sharp and realistic. It also is a movie with a bit of campiness thrown in. It's hilarious. I find every scene in the movie to be essential to moving the story forward. And to watch Michael Corleone descent into evil is terrific and intelligent storytelling. I still find them boring.I'm not attempting to change your mind. Be bored all you like. Although truth be told 13 years old might have been way too young for me to enjoy a film like Godfather. I haven't seen part two. Might be worth trying again!They are two very different movies that compliment each other perfectly. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 If I picked a film I'd later on realise I should have picked another one, and later on another one and so on and so on. All my picks would always be wrong. Thus I can't participate.Honestly, this thread is a futile effort as I could list out a hundred movies rather quickly that I would consider masterpieces and it would be almost impossible to rank them. And then someone would come along and completely disagree with me. You can add one every ten picks- I would love to see favorites from both you guys! I already need to watch 2001- A Space Odyssey with Lucas- I have seen it (and A Clockwork Orange is another one) a few times. An example of what is supposed to be a great movie and I just don't get it for some reason. I don't care for it.2001 is a little slow getting to the point a little like the Godfather. Both have scenes that drag endlessly. I don't like either film.I think a lot of people rave about them because they've been described as these brilliant films that you MUST think are fantastic. I've always been unimpressed. I like the ideas in 2001 but it takes ages to get to the point.I love both films. 2001 like a silent film. You can turn the sound down and still follow the story. A very simple story, by the way. It's a beautiful film to look at and that's why the pacing is so slow. Think of pictures or paintings in a museum. Think of photographs. You study the pictures and contemplate them. It's the same with 2001 and there's a bonus of the pictures moving. It's sequenced beautifully. The shots match up and compliment each other almost perfectly. The Godfather is wonderful and epic. The characters are all memorable. The dialogue is sharp and realistic. It also is a movie with a bit of campiness thrown in. It's hilarious. I find every scene in the movie to be essential to moving the story forward. And to watch Michael Corleone descent into evil is terrific and intelligent storytelling. I still find them boring.I'm not attempting to change your mind. Be bored all you like. Although truth be told 13 years old might have been way too young for me to enjoy a film like Godfather. I haven't seen part two. Might be worth trying again!They are two very different movies that compliment each other perfectly. I will try them again. I might read the book first though to help me anticipate the films more (I find this works for me). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 (edited) Al Pacino in The Godfather is excellent ! That does remind me of another good movie though! 1) 2001: A Space Odyssey ( Lucas )2) Three Colors Trilogy: Blue, White and Red, by Krzysztof Kieslowski. ( Rhyv )3) Dumb and Dumber (ReRushed)4) Schindler's List (Segue Myles)5) Saving Private Ryan (Bigbobby10)6) Billy Madison (Super25Smasher)7) Jurassic Park (Ken Jennings)8) The Godfather (thesweetscience)9) Blue Velvet (vaportrailer)10) Full Metal Jacket (NS 2112)11) Ben-Hur (1959) (Lorraine)12) Goodfellas (1990) (blueschica) It holds your attention the entire time- Martin Scorsese directed it. Ray Liotta and Robert De Niro give wonderful performances. Edited November 30, 2016 by blueschica 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 12) Goodfellas (1990) (blueschica) It holds your attention the entire time- Martin Scorsese directed it. Ray Liotta and Robert De Niro give wonderful performances.I've seen this movie so many times I notice all the continuity mistakes with the editing. None of it distracts the storytelling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 1) 2001: A Space Odyssey ( Lucas )2) Three Colors Trilogy: Blue, White and Red, by Krzysztof Kieslowski. ( Rhyv )3) Dumb and Dumber (ReRushed)4) Schindler's List (Segue Myles)5) Saving Private Ryan (Bigbobby10)6) Billy Madison (Super25Smasher)7) Jurassic Park (Ken Jennings)8) The Godfather (thesweetscience)9) Blue Velvet (vaportrailer)10) Full Metal Jacket (NS 2112)11) Ben-Hur (1959) (Lorraine)12) Goodfellas (1990) (blueschica)13) Chinatown (ReRushed) Fantastic film-noir. Great plot and plot twists. Nicholson at his best. One of the best movies of the 1970s. There's only one drawback... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 12) Goodfellas (1990) (blueschica) It holds your attention the entire time- Martin Scorsese directed it. Ray Liotta and Robert De Niro give wonderful performances.I've seen this movie so many times I notice all the continuity mistakes with the editing. None of it distracts the storytelling.Yeah, it's a good one! I love Martin Scorsese's mom playing as Joe Pesci's mom when they go there to get a shovel. And Joe Pesci anyway- "Funny how?" When Goodfellas comes on, my family is like- "oh well, mom's gone the next 2 hours . . ." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILSnwdog Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 1) 2001: A Space Odyssey ( Lucas )2) Three Colors Trilogy: Blue, White and Red, by Krzysztof Kieslowski. ( Rhyv )3) Dumb and Dumber (ReRushed)4) Schindler's List (Segue Myles)5) Saving Private Ryan (Bigbobby10)6) Billy Madison (Super25Smasher)7) Jurassic Park (Ken Jennings)8) The Godfather (thesweetscience)9) Blue Velvet (vaportrailer)10) Full Metal Jacket (NS 2112)11) Ben-Hur (1959) (Lorraine)12) Goodfellas (1990) (blueschica)13) Chinatown (ReRushed) 14.) Airplane! (ILSnwdog) Funniest movie ever made...period. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket ignites Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 (edited) 1) 2001: A Space Odyssey ( Lucas )2) Three Colors Trilogy: Blue, White and Red, by Krzysztof Kieslowski. ( Rhyv )3) Dumb and Dumber (ReRushed)4) Schindler's List (Segue Myles)5) Saving Private Ryan (Bigbobby10)6) Billy Madison (Super25Smasher)7) Jurassic Park (Ken Jennings)8) The Godfather (thesweetscience)9) Blue Velvet (vaportrailer)10) Full Metal Jacket (NS 2112)11) Ben-Hur (1959) (Lorraine)12) Goodfellas (1990) (blueschica)13) Chinatown (ReRushed)14.) Airplane! (ILSnwdog) 15) The Big Lebowski (a rocket that ignites itself) One of the most quotable movies ever. Cult like following for this classic comedy....repeat viewings required. Jeff Bridges nailed "The Dude" character. Edited December 1, 2016 by A rocket that ignites itself 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 1) 2001: A Space Odyssey ( Lucas ) 2) Three Colors Trilogy: Blue, White and Red, by Krzysztof Kieslowski. ( Rhyv ) 3) Dumb and Dumber (ReRushed) 4) Schindler's List (Segue Myles) 5) Saving Private Ryan (Bigbobby10) 6) Billy Madison (Super25Smasher) 7) Jurassic Park (Ken Jennings) 8) The Godfather (thesweetscience) 9) Blue Velvet (vaportrailer) 10) Full Metal Jacket (NS 2112) 11) Ben-Hur (1959) (Lorraine) 12) Goodfellas (1990) (blueschica) 13) Chinatown (ReRushed) 14.) Airplane! (ILSnwdog)15) The Big Lebowski (a rocket that ignites itself) 16) Rear Window (Lucas) Hitch's personality is all over this - simple and full of life ... Grace Kelly and Jimmy Stewart are as perfect as can be ... The tension as the film progresses is almost unbearable .. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meow Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 1) 2001: A Space Odyssey ( Lucas )2) Three Colors Trilogy: Blue, White and Red, by Krzysztof Kieslowski. ( Rhyv )3) Dumb and Dumber (ReRushed)4) Schindler's List (Segue Myles)5) Saving Private Ryan (Bigbobby10)6) Billy Madison (Super25Smasher)7) Jurassic Park (Ken Jennings)8) The Godfather (thesweetscience)9) Blue Velvet (vaportrailer)10) Full Metal Jacket (NS 2112)11) Ben-Hur (1959) (Lorraine)12) Goodfellas (1990) (blueschica)13) Chinatown (ReRushed)14.) Airplane! (ILSnwdog)15) The Big Lebowski (a rocket that ignites itself)16) Rear Window (Lucas) 17) Ferris Bueller's Day OffFerris Bueller taught me an important lesson: life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 We'll do this similar to the Top Albums threads .. This time, it will be films ( JB warned me against making this thread, but I think it is more fun than a simple "Your Top 10 Movies" thread - more replay value, right ?? )Nah, I didn't "warn" you. I simply said I don't like lengthy list threads because people get lazy after a while. And it's not a "top" anything even though it's advertised as such. But yeah I get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 We'll do this similar to the Top Albums threads .. This time, it will be films ( JB warned me against making this thread, but I think it is more fun than a simple "Your Top 10 Movies" thread - more replay value, right ?? )Nah, I didn't "warn" you. I simply said I don't like lengthy list threads because people get lazy after a while. And it's not a "top" anything even though it's advertised as such. But yeah I get it. Just post a damn movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 We'll do this similar to the Top Albums threads .. This time, it will be films ( JB warned me against making this thread, but I think it is more fun than a simple "Your Top 10 Movies" thread - more replay value, right ?? )Nah, I didn't "warn" you. I simply said I don't like lengthy list threads because people get lazy after a while. And it's not a "top" anything even though it's advertised as such. But yeah I get it. Just post a damn movie No 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natural Scientist in 2112 Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 1) 2001: A Space Odyssey ( Lucas )2) Three Colors Trilogy: Blue, White and Red, by Krzysztof Kieslowski. ( Rhyv )3) Dumb and Dumber (ReRushed)4) Schindler's List (Segue Myles)5) Saving Private Ryan (Bigbobby10)6) Billy Madison (Super25Smasher)7) Jurassic Park (Ken Jennings)8) The Godfather (thesweetscience)9) Blue Velvet (vaportrailer)10) Full Metal Jacket (NS 2112)11) Ben-Hur (1959) (Lorraine)12) Goodfellas (1990) (blueschica)13) Chinatown (ReRushed)14.) Airplane! (ILSnwdog)15) The Big Lebowski (a rocket that ignites itself)16) Rear Window (Lucas)17) Ferris Bueller's Day Off (Mayra) 18) Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (NS 2112) Ah, why not. It's a classic. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 We'll do this similar to the Top Albums threads .. This time, it will be films ( JB warned me against making this thread, but I think it is more fun than a simple "Your Top 10 Movies" thread - more replay value, right ?? )Nah, I didn't "warn" you. I simply said I don't like lengthy list threads because people get lazy after a while. And it's not a "top" anything even though it's advertised as such. But yeah I get it. Just post a damn movie No lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 19) "HALLOWEEN!" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 19) "HALLOWEEN!"Rob Zombie is a genius! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 19) "HALLOWEEN!"Rob Zombie is a genius! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 If I picked a film I'd later on realise I should have picked another one, and later on another one and so on and so on. All my picks would always be wrong. Thus I can't participate.Honestly, this thread is a futile effort as I could list out a hundred movies rather quickly that I would consider masterpieces and it would be almost impossible to rank them. And then someone would come along and completely disagree with me. You can add one every ten picks- I would love to see favorites from both you guys! I already need to watch 2001- A Space Odyssey with Lucas- I have seen it (and A Clockwork Orange is another one) a few times. An example of what is supposed to be a great movie and I just don't get it for some reason. I don't care for it.2001 is a little slow getting to the point a little like the Godfather. Both have scenes that drag endlessly.The first 20-30 minutes of the Godfather is a little slow but it is also necessary. After that though, the story moves quite well. You know, I never read the book. I probably should.It reads like a script. Not in a bad way, just pretty straight forward storytelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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