LU's Favourite Movie - 2015 Edition

[Misanthrope]

No worries, guys!

Now on to the Top 100 TV Shows!

A mod can unpin this whenever they like Ditto the voting thread for TV shows.

 

[veggiepatch1959]

All things going well, I should be able to post my LU versus IMDB comparison over the weekend.

Thanks again Mis for the great work....as usual!!

 

[veggiepatch1959]

Amazingly, 17 of LU's Top 100 Favourite Movies did not even make IMDB's Top 1000 Movies of All Time.

Here's those who flunked out. In my opinion, some of these movies don't deserve to be in IMDB's Top 100,000, while some others should be right up there. Just my opinion of course, but I can't comment on what I haven't seen.

26. Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy
30. Old School
32. Pitch Perfect
38. The Castle
=42. Once Were Warriors
=54. The Fast And Furious
59. Any Given Sunday
=61. American Sniper
=70. Orgazmo
=76. Armageddon
84. Cool Runnings
=88. The Devil Wears Prada
92. Wayne’s World
=93. Team America: World Police
=93. Robin Hood: Men In Tights
=93. Napoleon Dynamite
=98. Mad Max

I will post the LU versus IMDB comparison in four instalments starting with 1 - 25, 26 - 50 and so on.

 

[veggiepatch1959]

Here's 1 - 25. The numbers behind the movie name denote the position on IMDB's Top 1000 movies of all time and their rating out of 10. While the huge majority of LU votes are reasonably faithful to those of IMDB, those in bold buck the trend.

1. Shawshank Redemption – 1st – 9.3
2. The Dark Knight – 4th – 9.0
3. The Empire Strikes Back – 13th – 8.8
4. Back To The Future – 56th – 8.5
5. Pulp Fiction - 6th - 9.0
6. Terminator 2 - Judgement Day – 48th – 8.5
7. Goodfellas – 18th – 8.7
8. Fight Club – 10th – 8.9
9. Snatch – 115th – 8.3
10. Star Wars – A New Hope – 19th – 8.9
11. Fellowship of the Ring - 11th - 8.8
12. Flying High – 544th – 7.8
13. The Lion King – 58th – 8.5
14. Saving Private Ryan - 38th - 8.6
15. The Breakfast Club – 409th – 7.9
16. Star Wars –Return Of The Jedi – 85th – 8.4
17. The Godfather - 2nd - 9.2
18. Schindler's List - 9th - 8.9
19. Love, Actually – 665th – 7.7
20. The Usual Suspects – 26th – 8.6
21. The Departed – 51st – 8.5
22. Forrest Gump – 14th – 8.8
23. Good Will Hunting – 143rd – 8.3
24. The Avengers – 191st – 8.2
25. Life Of Brian – 199th -8.2

 

[veggiepatch1959]

Next instalment...26 -50.

26. Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy - Not in Top 1000
27. Braveheart – 86th -8.4
28. Remember The Titans – 607th – 7.7
29. Return Of The King – 9th – 8.9
30. Old School - Not in Top 1000
31. About Time – 519th – 7.8
32. Pitch Perfect - Not in Top 1000
33. Aliens – 79th – 8.4
34. Predator – 490th – 7.8
35. Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels – 158th - 8.2
36. Back To The Future II – 538th – 7.8
37. The Princess Bride – 192nd – 8.2
38. The Castle – Not in Top 1000
39. Django Unchained – 63rd - 8.5
=40. The Big Lebowski – 164th -8.2
=40. The Two Towers – 15th - 8.7
=42. Once Were Warriors - Not in Top 1000
=42. The Sound Of Music – 366th – 8.0
44. Gladiator – 46th -8.5
45. Raiders Of The Lost Ark – 39th - 8.6
46. 500 Days Of Summer – 564th – 7.8
=47. Amelie – 75th – 8.4
=47. Big Hero 6 – 420th - 7.9
49. Monty Python And The Holy Grail – 111th – 8.3
50. Dirty Dancing – Not in Top 1000

 

[Generalzod]

Cool Hand Luke didn't make in the top 50, and crap like the Avengers did...Oh well people don't appreciate works of art anymore, I think what we got here is a failure to communicate.

 

[alien]

did anyone vote for ET. i forgot about that one

 

[Misanthrope]

f**k ET.

 

[T.S Quint]

You're starting to get on my nerves with your Star Wars and E.T. bashing, Mis.

 

[Misanthrope]

You're starting to get on my nerves with your Star Wars and E.T. bashing, Mis.

Think of it as "George Lucas is a hack" bashing.

FWIW, Indiana Jones was pretty awesome until Crystal Skull.

 

[veggiepatch1959]

Now the rest...

=51. American History X – 35th – 8.6
=51. Seven Samurai – 17th – 8.7
53. The Goonies – 559th – 7.8
=54. The Fast And Furious – Not in Top 1000
=54. Toy Story – 124th – 8.3
56. One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest – 16th – 8.7
=57. Alien – 62nd – 8.5
=57. Casino Royale – 391st – 8.0
59. Any Given Sunday – Not in Top 1000
60. Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind – 98th – 8.4
=61. Watchmen – 727th – 7.6
=61. American Sniper – Not in Top 1000
=61. The Matrix – 20th – 8.7
64. Skyfall – 586th – 7.8
=65. Ghostbusters – 540th – 7.8
=65. The Green Mile – 42nd – 8.5
67. True Romance – 382nd – 8.0
=68. Full Metal Jacket – 109th – 8.3
=68. Silence Of The Lambs – 28th – 8.6
=70. Battle Royale – 595th – 7.8
=70. Orgazmo – Not in Top 1000
=70. Se7en – 25th – 8.7
=70. The Prestige – 54th – 8.5
=70. Training Day – 656th – 7.7
75. Donnie Darko – 227th – 8.1
=76. Inception – 12th – 8.8
=76. Armageddon – Not in Top 1000
78. Casino – 165th – 8.5
=79. The Godfather Part 2 – 3rd – 9.1
=79. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang – 703rd -7.7
=79. Pirates Of The Caribbean – 281st – 8.1
82. The Blind Side – 651st – 7.7
83. A Fish Called Wanda – 771st – 7.6
84. Cool Runnings – Not in Top 1000
85. Memento – 49th -8.5
86. Guardians Of The Galaxy – 217th – 8.1
87. Mad Max 2 – 731st – 7.6
=88. The Devil Wears Prada – Not in Top 1000
=88. Harold And Maude – 299th – 8.1
90. The Terminator – 291st – 8.1
91. Clerks – 481st – 7.9
92. Wayne’s World – Not in Top 1000
=93. When Harry Met Sally – 747th – 7.6
=93. Team America: World Police – Not in Top 1000
=93. Robin Hood: Men In Tights – Not in Top 1000
=93. Napoleon Dynamite – Not in Top 1000
97. Requiem For A Dream – 89th – 8.4
=98. Mad Max – Not in Top 1000
=98. Inglorious Basterds – 121st – 8.3
=98. City Of God – 22nd – 8.7

 

[T.S Quint]

Think of it as "George Lucas is a hack" bashing.

FWIW, Indiana Jones was pretty awesome until Crystal Skull.

Not a hack per se, but definitely lost his mojo.

He is the man who created 6 of the greatest movies of all time with the original SW trilogy and the first 3 Indiana Jones movies.

Plus he has a warm place in my heart because of Willow and Labyrinth as well. American Graffiti wasn't too bad either.

He didn't thave a hand in E.T. though. That was all Spielberg. And if you start calling him a hack I'm gonna hunt you down! :lol:

 

[Misanthrope]

I think it's a stretch to call Return of the Jedi and Temple of Doom some of the greatest movies of all time. Ewoks? Really?

Not sure how much of the credit he deserves for Labyrinth. He just funde the movie. He wasn't involved creatively