Your TOP 25 favorite films of all-time and why

Discussion in 'Movies and Television' started by AniProwl, Oct 1, 2009.

  1. Liege Prime

    Liege Prime Well-Known Member

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    Yeah, different films are made for different reasons. I don't think Sense and Sensibility was made to be a "thrill ride". Seriously, a favorite movie list shouldn't be what you find the most artistic, but what is the most entertaining to watch. Sure, some other things factor in, like nostalgia, but when it boils down to it, I would rather watch Ghostbusters then Citizen Cane most of the time, but Citizen Cane was a more artistic and revolutionary film for its time. Since I don't really want to watch it that much, it doesn't make my list. That's why its a personal list of favorite movies, and I assume that means what you like watching the most. Maybe if there was another thread, like, what is your favorite academy award winning movies, or what is your favorite artistically expressive movies list, it would be different. The animated transformers movie was my number one because I've watched it countless times and could watch it any time and enjoy it.

    Oh, and I also want to say that I respect a movie made with artistic integrity, but at the same time, I also respect those that don't make movies specifically for awards. For instance, I'm pretty sure Bay knew ROTF wasn't going to get best director or best screenplay or anything like that. I can assume he tried making a movie that was just entertaining to the masses, weather you felt he succeeded or not. Of course, awards are selected and you could say that a movie wasn't specifically made to win awards, but I'm sure it doesn't surprise most people when certain movies get nominated for certain awards.
     
  2. SoundMaster

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    I don't have a top 25, but my top three are:

    Transformers 1986
    Ghostbusters
    Jaws
     
  3. AniProwl

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    I'm bringing this thread back since not many people did their list in the first week this was posted.
     
  4. Sage o' G-fruit

    Sage o' G-fruit Critics gonna critique

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    In sort of an order, except for the first two. My two favorite movies of all time.

    Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn
    The Dark Knight
    Street Fight (Not to be mistaken with Street Fighter)
    Spider-Man 2
    Batman Begins
    Iron Man
    Batman VS Dracula
    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
    Transformers
    Up
    X2: X-Men United
    Wall-E
    Toy Story (I can't explain why I love this film, I just do.)
    Home Alone
    The Nightmare Before Christmas
    National Treasure
    The Importance of Being Earnest
    The Matrix
    The Lord of the Rings
    Batman (1989)
     
  5. tfan123

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    No particular order:
    ROTF (loved the fighting, and when lennox almost kills Galloway!)
    TF 2007 (loved the baattles, espacially Mission City)
    Star trek '09 (first ST movie i saw, and now im hooked)
    Blind Side (Made me and my gf cry, even when we left. I loved it!)
    My Sisters Keeper (I would of never saw this if my gf begged me to take her. It was incredible!)
    Empire StrikesBack (Simply put: BEST. STAR WARS. MOVIE. EVER!
    Dragonball: Evolution (same as ST)
    Terminator Salvation (great movie!)
    Avatar (although i havent seen it yet, it looks GREAT!)
     
  6. Optimus Sledge

    Optimus Sledge Yar har fiddle di dee

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