Ten Best Movies Ever Made

[John Dark]

Jean de Florette
The Third Man
Amadeus
Alien
Dr. Strangelove
The Godfather
Brazil
Akira Kurosawa's Dreams
Lawrence of Arabia
No Country For Old Men

[VLWH]

Originally Posted by Fear&Whiskey

I think that's very true. There are so many movies I saw as a teenager on the strength of 'Greatest Of All Time Lists' or classic reference points but remember viewing 'Taxi Driver' as a teenager and thinking "Is that it?". It was a bit of a letdown after all the hype and expectation. He says "You talking to me?" a couple of times in a mirror and that's it???, I thought to myself.

I was expecting that scene to burst with vitality and grab me mainly because it had been parodied and referenced to such an exaggerated extent that I felt alonst a little underwhelmed by what I thought was a good but not great scene and film that only resonated with me more on the second or third screening. Today I can appreciate the movie for the classic it is and am also a big fan of Van Morrison's 'Astral Weeks' that influenced Scorcese when he filmed the movie.

As for critics often they reference films simply on the grounds that they were 'groundbreaking' or because of brilliant 'cinematography' but even sharp dialogue and ex[ertly crafted plots take time to appeciate and it's only as I found myself here in my mid-30's that I truly appreciate great dialogue and some of the classic movies I never really got forst time around.

For some reason critics appear to be a little stuffy about James Cagney. He had more charisma than any character in 'the Godfather'. Now I thought the Gidfather ws great but nowhere near as captivating as 'Goodfellas'. As for 'the Godfather' I think there's something about the Mafia that appeals to middle-aged hacks who have put on an extra few pounds, are a long way from their prime but kind of like the idea of being a powerful old man with a cigar who can rub out a legion of strapping young whipper snappers with the flick of a wrist.

My top 10 off the top of my head
1] Network
2] Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia
3] Land And Freedom (Ken Loach)
4] On The Waterfront
5] Platoon
6] The Wild Bunch
7] State Of Grace
8] Goodfellas
9] Across 110th Street
10] Shane

I rarely care what critics think, I mean I'll listen and some may come up with a view or perspective that I never thought of but I could care less what some critic thinks about a movie or actor. I agree Cagney had such charisma besides being such a phenomenal versitile actor.

[RjRobb2]

Was the question suppose to be ten best movies ever made or ten most favorite movies? That is a far different question and there appears to be people answering both in this thread.

[katie45]

Originally Posted by RjRobb2

Was the question suppose to be ten best movies ever made or ten most favorite movies? That is a far different question and there appears to be people answering both in this thread.

The initial poster asked:
In your opinion, what are the best of any era, comedies, dramas, horror, of any genre, ever made?

It's definitely a subjective question; and we all have our likes/dislikes. I find it interesting to see what folks have listed as their all time favorites.

[LindavG]

I'm not really 'cultured' when it comes to movies but here are just some I liked:

The Shawshank Redemption
The Pianist
Inception
Titanic
Schindler's List
La Vita E Bella
Black Swan
The Dark Night
Leon The Professional
Pi
Se7en

[esmeralda123]

My favorite movies are :
Godfather,
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button,
Pursuit Of Happiness,
Avatar,
How To Train Your Dragon,
Pirates of Caribbean Series and The Dark Knight..!!

[mattywo85]

Goodfellas
The Sting
Shawshank Redemption
The Graduate
A Street Car Named Desire
Schindlers List
Million Dollar Baby
Vertigo
Requiem for a Dream
Casablanca