Top 5 movies of all time

[Zombies8MDingo]

This has probably been done to death already but I'm new here and interested to know.
Anyway, mine are:

On The Waterfront
Harvey
Clerks
High Fidelity
The Royal Tenenbaums

It's really hard to choose just five, Clerks and Tenenbaums are subject to change depending on mood really.

Honourable mention to Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm. The new live action film and animated series both have alot to live up to.

[Parallax]

I needed to change my list after looking over it again:

Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
X2: X-Men United
Catch Me If You Can
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

[Animation Otaku]

only 5?
1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
3. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
4. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
5. X2

Honorable mentions: It's a Wonderful Life, The Sound of Music, Spiderman, The Wizard of Oz

[moreysurf8]

Dr. Strangelove
Ghost World
The Godfather
Monty Python & the Holy Grail
Goodfellas

[Frank Castle]

1.Beyond The Mat
2.The Rock
3.Billy Madison
4.Dumb and Dumber
5.Batman/Clerks
And honorable mention to the Star Wars Movies. They just can't be viewed as individual movies. :)

[Xfox]

Wow, just 5? It's gonna take me a while to whittle it down-

Princess Mononoke
Election
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
The Iron Giant
American History X

Honorable mention- Kiki's Delivery Service

I'm sure I forgot a few, but that's it for now.

[JDuncan]

Battle Royale
Bad Taste
Gremlins 2
The Seventh Seal
Terminator 2: Judgement Day

[Damien]

Not in any real order.....

1. Romeo + Juliet
2. Vanilla Sky
3. The Terminator
4. The Crow
5. Joe Dirt

[Jimbo]

(01) The Godfather: Part I;
(02) Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back;
(03) Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring;
(04) Braveheart;
(05) Office Space

[Jade_GL]

1. Citizen Kane
2. Braveheart
3. Se7en
4. Gone With the Wind (tied with The Wizard of Oz)
5. Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan

Ok, I literally love tons of movies, but I would literally watch any one of these movies a million times over without being bored or turning the movie off. Heck, I have seen all of these at least 3 or 4 times each, and in some cases, such as Se7en and Citizen Kane, I've watched them probably into the double digits.

Yeah, I'm weird like that.

Also, there are honorable mentions, like The Apartment, Memento, X2, Blade, Gladiator, Fight Club, Moulin Rouge! etc etc etc....

[Spike04]

1. The Matrix
2. LOTR - Return of the King
3. Office Space
4. The Ring
5. Monter Python

[Zombies8MDingo]

I completely forgot about Ghost World.. hmm I'm torn now, I think Royal Tenenbaums just got bumped from the list. http://forums.toonzone.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[Alex Toon]

1. The Godfather
2. Casablanca
3. This is Spinal Tap
4. 2001: A Space Oddesy
5. It's A Wonderful Life

[James]

For me.... on a personal rather than critical level....

1. Blade Runner
2. Flash Gordon
3. Star Trek 2 - The Wrath Of Khan
4. Empire Strikes Back
5. Lord Of The Rings: FOTR

Bubblin under....

Thomas Crown Affair remake, Batman, Kill Bill, Idle Hands, Ghostbusters, Bill And Ted's Excellent Adventure, Back To The Future, The Usual Suspects, Count of Monte Cristo, Star Wars, The Black Hole....

[Chrono1995]

1. The Royal Tenenbaums
2. Fight Club
3. Akira
4. Monty Python & The Holy Grail
5. Clerks

[Corrado]

1. Boogie Nights.

2. Two Towers.

3. Fellowship of The Ring.

4. The Matrix.

5. The Truman Show./Godfather.

[MCSarah]

1) When Harry Met Sally...
2) Toy Story
3) Bottle Rocket
4) Spirited Away
5) Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

*Honorable Mention: Royal Tenenbaums, Rushmore, Toy Story 2, and several others I can't think of at the moment.

This list changes frequently, but that's what it is most of the time, and When Harry Met Sally... is always #1.

[PaQ]

My top 5 (which I recommend strongly to anyone.): The Princess Bride - one of the best movies I've ever watched. "As you wish."
SW A New Hope - Great movie. The one that started it all.Who shot first? Greedo or Han? LOL.
Indiana Jones 'The Last Crusade' - Harrison and Connery. Great actors, great movie."Indiana was the dog's name"
Toy Story 2 - Great sequel. Enjoyed it more than the first. Terminator - Great movie."Are you Sarah Conner?"
Honorable Mention: Space Balls, Finding Nemo, Lion King, DareDevil, Little Mermaid, You've got Mail, Office Space and SW Attack of the Clones.http://forums.toonzone.net/images/smilies/tongue.gif



That's all of my favorites.http://forums.toonzone.net/images/smilies/sweat.gif

[Failure]

1. Fight Club - it's been nearly two years since I first saw this, and I still think of it every day.
2. LOTR - I prefer FOTR & ROTK, but I'm just gonna group all 3 together.
3. The Matrix - before the sequels ruined its mystique, it was mind blowing
4. Swingers - The quintessential "guys" movie. I love this flick from the bottom of my heart.
5. Donnie Darko - perplexing ending notwithstanding, it's just a strangely compelling movie.
5. Drunken Master 2 - Sick action. Just sick. Jackie Chan at his finest.

These may not necessarily be my top 5, but they're what come to my mind first and foremost right now. And they're the movie I think about the most, so I guess that counts for something.

[purplehairedwonder]

Well, let me think...

1. LOTR: Return of the King
2. LOTR: Two Towers
3. LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring
4. The Matrix
5. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

Honorable Mentions: A League of Their Own, Spirited Away, Pirates of the Caribbean (that's about there with 4 and 5), Harry Potter: Chamber of Secrets, Mulan, Aladdin, Toy Story/2, Moulin Rouge...

I could go on. It's hard to limit it only to 5.:sweat:

[The Lizard]

In no order...

1. Die Hard
2. Die Hard 2
3. Lethal Weapon 2
4. Exit Wounds
5. Clerks/Dogma

Honorable Mention: Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Mallrats, Lethal Weapon, LW3, LW4, Cradle 2 the Grave, 8 Mile, Trading Places, Coming To America, Beverly Hills Cop 1, and 2, Die Hard: With a Vengeance, Dumb and Dumber, Pulp Fiction, Point Break, Speed, Donnie Darko



-The Lizard :D

[DarkAngel]

This has probably been done to death already but I'm new here and interested to know.

1. The Godfather
2. LOTR: Return of the King
3. Braveheart
4. SW: The Empire Strikes Back
5. STII: The Wrath of Khan

[Nick K.]

American Beauty
The Godfather Part II
Stand By Me
A Bronx Tale
The Pianist

(Honorable Mentions)
So many i wish it was more like top 25 picks! :)

[BabySealClubber]

Wow, except for Alextoon it seems that no one thinks much of anything created before the 70s. Well, I guess I'll be the voice of senility and add my picks to the list...

Casablanca A fine work of noir with many funny moments set against the backdrop of WWII Morocco.
His Girl Friday If you enjoy blistering dialog delived at an amazing pace then this film is not to be missed.
North by Northwest Joyful romp through spies and mistaken identities with an unforgettable cat and mouse thriller amid a cornfield.
To Kill a Mockingbird Fantastic adaption of the classic tale of youth, racism, and nobility of doing the right thing even when its unpopular.
Tampopo A Japanese comedy about a noodle shop that is hysterical and appetizing.

I could also add a few others like Kurosawa's RAN, John Woo's The Killer and the musical Brigadoon, but the above are movies that I never fail to catch whenever they're on tv.

Oh, and I liked the Lord of the Rings trilogy too. :)

[MAXIMUS]

To me this is like asking what your favorite song is, there is just too many ive seen/heard and it all depends on what mood im in. Theres just too many great movies and I couldnt narrow down a list of 5 no matter how hard i tried.

[Jimmy Kustes]

The Third Man
Princess Mononoke
Kill Bill
Rushmore
Spider-Man

[Leaping Larry Jojo]

Goodfellas
Vertigo
Clockwork Orange
The Conversation
Chinatown

This isn't really fair, because the movies on my list tend to go up and down depending on my mood. But overall there's a list of essential 20 films I shuffle around every once in a while.

[Stu]

Spider-Man
Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back
Daredevil
X2
The Usual Suspects

I'm such a comic book geek. :p Other notable favourites include

Ghostbusters, Blade II, Back To The Future, Idle Hands, Wayne's World, Goldmember, American Wedding and Mallrats.

[stiches]

1.Reservoir dogs
2.Alien/Aliens
3.The boondock saints
4.Platoon
5.Office space

[Zombies8MDingo]

I know, I have trouble choosing just five too, but it makes it more fun don't you think? http://forums.toonzone.net/images/smilies/smile.gif Plus I'm influenced by High Fidelity, so it's not my fault, the movies made me do it.

[ProdigyCube]

1.The Big Lebowski
2.Fight Club
3.Rushmore
4.Army of Darkness
5.Kill Bill
6.The Virgin Suicides
7.Mallrats
8.Southpark: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut
9.The Royal Tenenbaums
10.UHF

[Morpheus]

If it has more than three, It's a saga, only counted as one.

5. Seven Samurai
4. Clerks
3. Pulp Fiction
2. Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' On Heaven's Door
1. Tie! The LOTR Trilogy and the Matrix Trilogy.

[wolverine0815]

1. Godfather: Part 1
2. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
3. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
4. Scarface
5. Saving Private Ryan

[Joker85]

Goodness, I can't believe you want me to narrow it down to 5. I'll give it a try though:
1. Lord of the Rings (I consider the trilogy to actually be one long movie)
2. Waiting for Guffman
3. Batman(1989)
4. Gosford Park
5. National Lampoon's Vacation
Honarable Mention: Christmas Vacation, Beetlejuice, Batman Returns, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, California Suite, Gladiator, The Philadelphia Story, A Night To Remember, Star Wars Trilogy, most James Bond movies....too many to name here. As I've said in these threads before, just go check out my DVD list in the DVD board to see what movies I consider to be great.

[Eidan]

1. Lord of the Rings (eh, let's just lop them all together)
2. American Beauty
3. The Godfather, pt. II
4. Lost in Translation
5. JFK

[Neo-Era]

The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
Schizopolis
Dellamorte Dellamore
The Ninth Configuration
The Wizard Of Oz

[Icer]

I'll group trilogies.

1) Scarface
2) Star Wars IV-VI
3) Lord of the Rings
4) Indiana Jones
5) Spider-Man

[Jade_GL]

Wow, except for Alextoon it seems that no one thinks much of anything created before the 70s. Well, I guess I'll be the voice of senility and add my picks to the list...

Casablanca A fine work of noir with many funny moments set against the backdrop of WWII Morocco.
His Girl Friday If you enjoy blistering dialog delived at an amazing pace then this film is not to be missed.
North by Northwest Joyful romp through spies and mistaken identities with an unforgettable cat and mouse thriller amid a cornfield.
To Kill a Mockingbird Fantastic adaption of the classic tale of youth, racism, and nobility of doing the right thing even when its unpopular.
Tampopo A Japanese comedy about a noodle shop that is hysterical and appetizing.

I could also add a few others like Kurosawa's RAN, John Woo's The Killer and the musical Brigadoon, but the above are movies that I never fail to catch whenever they're on tv.

Oh, and I liked the Lord of the Rings trilogy too. :)
What about me? I had Citizen Kane, The WIzard of Oz, and Gone With the WInd on my list. And The Apartment was on my honorable mentions...

I feel neglected. :D

Just kidding. But I agree. I see a lot of relatively new movies on everyone's lists. I would say most of my favorite movies are from the earlier days of cinema. Or at least I try to balance every new movie I see with an older movie. For every LOTR (doesn't crack my top ten, sorry :)) I go see, I also try to watch some classics.

Helps keep me balanced. Probably has some effect on my chi....

Ok, that was all bull, but it sounded cool. :D

[Zombies8MDingo]

Well, favourite classics would be

Casablanca
The Maltese Falcon
Harvey
Some Like It Hot
Arsenic and Old Lace

But I can't really include them in a list of all time top 5 since they'd dominate the list. They're in a different class than modern day films. Really top 5 isn't very fair on movie fans, but it's more fun. :)

See, even now I've forgotten On The Waterfront, which I usually put at the top, and Citizen Kane too. Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf, A Streetcar Named Desire...

Ok, lets change it. Top 5 classics, Top 5 Modern Day, Top 5 Lazy Sunday. Basically top 5 [insert criteria] movie. except 2003, which is a different thread. :)

[Obi]

IN ORDER

1.Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
2.Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
3.Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
4.The Wizard of Oz
5.Alice in Wonderland

Honorable mentions: Transformers: the Movie (sorry, I'm a huge Transfan :p), Princess Mononoke, Metropolis (the anime), Spirited Away, the rest of the Star Wars movies, the X Men movies, the rest of the LotR movies, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and the Indiana Jones series...the list could go on and on and on.

[blee337]

-Tombstone
-Jurassic Park
-Empire Strikes Back
-Gladiator
-Raiders of the Lost Ark

[Allen's Nickname.]

In no order...

-Dr. Strangelove: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
-Office Space
-Monty Python and the Holy Grail
-The Empire Strikes Back
-Fargo

Runners Up: Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Big Lebowski, Brazil, Punch-Drunk Love, A New Hope, The Return of the Jedi, Batman, The Movie (1966), X2: X-Men United, Blazing Saddles, others I can't think of, others I haven't seen.

[David Lucas]

1) Goodfellas
2) Requiem For A Dream
3) Malcolm X
4) Dogma
5) Who Framed Roger Rabbit?