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  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,795
    On The Waterfront 
    Shane
    Liberty Valance
    Dog Day Afternoon
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • D-Day
    D-Day Posts: 708
    edited April 29
    My Top 30 is pretty fix nowadays - ranking impossible.
    Now I have the feeling a TOP 50 would be way harder to do. More 90s, 80s, some favourites worldwide 2000-2025 and above all: masses of stuff older than me to choose from. Die Hard survived the last battle to enter the Top 20 - It Happened One Night was the rival. 

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  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,350
    D-Day said:
    + finally Rocky and Unforgiven popped up
    :)
    Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; Phila, PA 10/21/13; Phila, PA 10/22/13; Baltimore Arena 10/27/13;
    Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22;
    Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24; Pittsburgh 5/16/25; Pittsburgh 5/18/25

    Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,784
    There were so many I had to leave out... Leon, The Departed, Thor: Ragnarok, Burn After Reading, Major League, Trading Places, Fletch, Ford vs Ferrari, Bullet Train, The Replacements... I would have struggled to keep it to 30!
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • tbergs
    tbergs Posts: 10,395
    Eraserhead said:
    All time top 5:
    Mulholland Drive
    2001: A Space Odyssey
    The Conversation
    The Departed
    This Is Spinal Tap

    World Cinema:
    Persona
    Dogtooth
    Cache (aka Hidden)
    Wild Tales
    Fitzcalrado
    Amores Perros

    Modern Masterpieces:
    The Grand Budapest Hotel
    Ex Machina
    Drive
    Whiplash

    Misc:
    Paths of Glory
    Barry Lyndon
    Blue Velvet
    Lost Highway
    Eraserhead
    Finally saw Ex Machina a few months ago. Impressive and scarily realistic in the current tech landscape.

    Whiplash is such a good movie as well.
    It's a hopeless situation...
  • tbergs
    tbergs Posts: 10,395
    I love a lot of the movies mentioned. Don't think I've seen these mentioned, but I'll watch these anytime they come on:

    Mad Max: The Road Warrior (Saw this as a kid and loved the dark dystopian vibe)
    Speed (Pure summer action movie fun and Dennis Hopper is fantastic as a "madman")
    Seven (Love the dark grittiness of this movie)
    Edge of Tomorrow (Such a good movie, rewatched several times. Emily Blunt is the best.)
    A Quiet Place (see above about Emily Blunt)
    Looper (Great concept and execution of what can be a tired genre involving time travel)
    Sicario (Benicio and Brolin are great and of course, Emily Blunt)
    Get Out (Good modern horror/thriller with original script)
    Scream (Probably my favorite horror film of all time. I love this franchise)
    The Usual Suspects (Great cast and plot twist)
    Dazed and Confused (Still love this movie and the end of school craziness it brings back memories of)

    Of those mentioned, my favorites:

    Raiders of the Lost Ark (Always and forever the best)
    Aliens (pure nerve racking chaos and bad ass Sigourney with some sweet Michael Biehn action)
    Inception (this movie makes my head hurt and is such a great original concept)
    T2 (About as perfect as an action movie can be and tops the original 10x over)
    Pulp Fiction (Such a damn good movie and Sam Jackson is legend in it)

    It's a hopeless situation...
  • tbergs
    tbergs Posts: 10,395
    edited April 29
    goldrush said:
    There were so many I had to leave out... Leon, The Departed, Thor: Ragnarok, Burn After Reading, Major League, Trading Places, Fletch, Ford vs Ferrari, Bullet Train, The Replacements... I would have struggled to keep it to 30!
    I love The Departed. Awesome movie. A few slow spots, but some great acting and the no one is safe type plot that keeps it interesting. Bullet Train is another I could watch over and over. Great snappy dialog and action.
    It's a hopeless situation...
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,143
    I'll give it a go. Not in any particular order

    Jaws
    Star Wars trilogy (original)
    Shawshank Redemption
    The Fugitive
    Breakfast Club
    Stand By Me
    Predator
    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
    Goonies
    Pulp Fiction
    Cloak and Dagger
    Fire in the Sky
    Back to the Future trilogy
    Thor: Ragnarok
    Shaun of the Dead
    The Sandlot
    True Lies
    Ferris Bueller's Day Off
    Spaceballs
    Halloween


    20 was hard and I probably could add another 20 or so if i wanted to.

    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,350
    Damn Dave, how'd I forget The Fugitive and Halloween?
    Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; Phila, PA 10/21/13; Phila, PA 10/22/13; Baltimore Arena 10/27/13;
    Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22;
    Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24; Pittsburgh 5/16/25; Pittsburgh 5/18/25

    Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
  • D-Day
    D-Day Posts: 708
    edited April 30
    Anyone with a Top 20 incl..
    Nightmare on Elm Street  ;)

     or as a serious contender for it.

    It would be - along with those named  in my list and The Descent - one of the rather few Horror movies in my Top 100.




    + Anyone in Universal Horror Classics - or even one in the own Top 20!!

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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,317
    D-Day said:
    Hey tempo n groove,
    What are your final cuts ;)
    Or will move block 21-25 to honorable mentions?
    Btw Way of the Gun is a eyecatcher up there.
    I need to redo mine.  I need to really think about some more...
  • mace1229
    mace1229 Posts: 9,821
    This is so hard.

    Without much consideration I can definitely include...

    Forrest Gump
    Shawshank
    Pulp Fiction
    Lord of the Rings
    Die Hard
    Ben Hur (the first remake, 1960s)
    Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure (I grew up in San Dimas and went to San Dimas High, so...)
    Dumb and Dumber

    Of the last year, I really loved Wild Robot, so that will probably be on the list.

    Will have to give some serious consideration for the rest. 
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,514
    Godfather I II 
    Lawrence of Arabia 
    Dr Zhivago
    Frankenstein the Original 
    Young Frankenstein 
    The Shining 
    Hoffa
    One flew over the Cukoo’s nest
    Once upon a time in the west 
    Ghandi
    The Sixth Sense 
    Clint Westerns 
    Gladiator
    Terminator
    Jaws
    Dog day Afternoon 
    Deer Hunter
    Kings Speech 
    Close Encounters of the Third Kind 
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,317
    mace1229 said:
    This is so hard.

    Without much consideration I can definitely include...

    Forrest Gump
    Shawshank
    Pulp Fiction
    Lord of the Rings
    Die Hard
    Ben Hur (the first remake, 1960s)
    Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure (I grew up in San Dimas and went to San Dimas High, so...)
    Dumb and Dumber

    Of the last year, I really loved Wild Robot, so that will probably be on the list.

    Will have to give some serious consideration for the rest. 
    Sooo, strange things were afoot at the circle K
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,143
    tempo_n_groove said:
    mace1229 said:
    This is so hard.

    Without much consideration I can definitely include...

    Forrest Gump
    Shawshank
    Pulp Fiction
    Lord of the Rings
    Die Hard
    Ben Hur (the first remake, 1960s)
    Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure (I grew up in San Dimas and went to San Dimas High, so...)
    Dumb and Dumber

    Of the last year, I really loved Wild Robot, so that will probably be on the list.

    Will have to give some serious consideration for the rest. 
    Sooo, strange things were afoot at the circle K
    Bill Ted 3 - San Dimas High School football rules Facebook


    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • mace1229
    mace1229 Posts: 9,821
    tempo_n_groove said:
    mace1229 said:
    This is so hard.

    Without much consideration I can definitely include...

    Forrest Gump
    Shawshank
    Pulp Fiction
    Lord of the Rings
    Die Hard
    Ben Hur (the first remake, 1960s)
    Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure (I grew up in San Dimas and went to San Dimas High, so...)
    Dumb and Dumber

    Of the last year, I really loved Wild Robot, so that will probably be on the list.

    Will have to give some serious consideration for the rest. 
    Sooo, strange things were afoot at the circle K
    I used to ride my bike down to that circle K all the time and get an icee.
    They filmed that end scene at our rival school because they had a better auditorium.
    But it was really cool seeing so many local things, (circle K, raging waters, etc.)
    My dad worked at the San Dimas sheriff station at the time where they did the whole jail scene. We couldn't go anywhere on vacation for about 5-10 years without someone quoting the movie to us when they ask where we're from.

    I still have a box of Bill and Ted playing cards where it advertises a chance to win a trip to San Dimas. Whoever won was probably disappointed when they got there. Except it can be a hub for Disneyland, LA, all the Southern California tourists stuff.
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,317
    mace1229 said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    mace1229 said:
    This is so hard.

    Without much consideration I can definitely include...

    Forrest Gump
    Shawshank
    Pulp Fiction
    Lord of the Rings
    Die Hard
    Ben Hur (the first remake, 1960s)
    Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure (I grew up in San Dimas and went to San Dimas High, so...)
    Dumb and Dumber

    Of the last year, I really loved Wild Robot, so that will probably be on the list.

    Will have to give some serious consideration for the rest. 
    Sooo, strange things were afoot at the circle K
    I used to ride my bike down to that circle K all the time and get an icee.
    They filmed that end scene at our rival school because they had a better auditorium.
    But it was really cool seeing so many local things, (circle K, raging waters, etc.)
    My dad worked at the San Dimas sheriff station at the time where they did the whole jail scene. We couldn't go anywhere on vacation for about 5-10 years without someone quoting the movie to us when they ask where we're from.

    I still have a box of Bill and Ted playing cards where it advertises a chance to win a trip to San Dimas. Whoever won was probably disappointed when they got there. Except it can be a hub for Disneyland, LA, all the Southern California tourists stuff.
    HA Raging Waters!  Now theres a place I haven't thought about in years!  In the second one they get pushed of that cliff.  That is my favorite place on earth, Vasquez Rocks.  In another life I used to live in Santa Clarita and Saugus.
  • D-Day
    D-Day Posts: 708
    Now it’s got me!
    I was checking the boxes with a lot of the favourites looking for The Descent. Die Hard is out now

    (edit done)











  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,642
    edited May 7
    Schindler's List
    Last Night (1998)
    The Talented Mr. Ripley
    Goodbye Lenin
    Back to the Future
    Brokeback Mountain
    The Bridges of Madison County
    Raiders of the Lost Ark
    The Green Mile
    Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
    There Will Be Blood
    Interstellar
    The Changeling (1980)
    The Black Stallion
    Rocky I - IV
    E.T.
    Apocalypse Now
    Poltergeist
    The Shawshank Redemption
    The Pianist



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    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,317
    PJ_Soul said:
    Schindler's List
    Last Night (1998)
    The Talented Mr. Ripley
    Goodbye Lenin
    Back to the Future
    Brokeback Mountain
    The Bridges of Madison County
    Raiders of the Lost Ark
    The Green Mile
    Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
    There Will Be Blood
    Interstellar
    The Changeling (1980)
    The Black Stallion
    Rocky I - IV
    E.T.
    Apocalypse Now
    Poltergeist
    The Shawshank Redemption
    The Pianist



    Googles The Changeling...
  • EL91640
    EL91640 Posts: 333
    tempo_n_groove said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    Schindler's List
    Last Night (1998)
    The Talented Mr. Ripley
    Goodbye Lenin
    Back to the Future
    Brokeback Mountain
    The Bridges of Madison County
    Raiders of the Lost Ark
    The Green Mile
    Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
    There Will Be Blood
    Interstellar
    The Changeling (1980)
    The Black Stallion
    Rocky I - IV
    E.T.
    Apocalypse Now
    Poltergeist
    The Shawshank Redemption
    The Pianist



    Googles The Changeling...
    I watched the Changeling when I was like 9 and it scared the shit out of me for years! 
    "For when the music hits, I feel no pain at all"

    Denver (2022)
    Fort Worth 2 (2023)
    Las Vegas 2 (2024)
    Atlanta 1 (2025)
    Atlanta 2 (2025) 
  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,907
    Would have to put them all together but seems like Shawshank Redemption is on most lists here.
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,317
    EL91640 said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    Schindler's List
    Last Night (1998)
    The Talented Mr. Ripley
    Goodbye Lenin
    Back to the Future
    Brokeback Mountain
    The Bridges of Madison County
    Raiders of the Lost Ark
    The Green Mile
    Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
    There Will Be Blood
    Interstellar
    The Changeling (1980)
    The Black Stallion
    Rocky I - IV
    E.T.
    Apocalypse Now
    Poltergeist
    The Shawshank Redemption
    The Pianist



    Googles The Changeling...
    I watched the Changeling when I was like 9 and it scared the shit out of me for years! 
    Never heard of it until now...
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,317
    pjhawks said:
    Would have to put them all together but seems like Shawshank Redemption is on most lists here.
    Shocked that Empire Strikes Back isn't on more.
  • Purple Fairy Tree
    Purple Fairy Tree Posts: 2,055
    edited May 21
    Singles 
    Point Break 
    John Wick
    Top Gun
    Desperado

    Wild at Heart
    True Romance
    Last of the Mohicans
    A Star is Born (latest one) 
    A Scanner Darkly
    Johnny Mnemonic

    Edward Scissorhands, 
    Beetle Juice
    The Dark Crystal

    Back to the Future
    Karate Kid - original 80s film(s)
    Total Recall (Arnie)
    Coming to America
    Trading Places
    Beverly Hill Cop
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