LU's Top 50 Movies - 2007 Edition

[skeepe]

I'm biased towards Stranger Than Fiction in that I'm a massive Will Ferrell fan, and his performance was absolutely amazing - as was Dustin Hoffman's (although that's not saying much - I've never seen a bad performance from him). That aside, I thought it had a brilliant story and was, all in all, a brilliant piece of cinema.

One of those movies that stays with me long after the credits have rolled.

 

[Misanthrope]

It is good in that sense IMO, but it isn't complex enough to take my fancy. I find it something which lacks in substance, but something that essentially has a good concept.

Well, if we're being nit-picky, Euro Trip and Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (both of which I love) aren't exactly rich in substance either

 

[Everlovin' Antichrist]

1. Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
2. Dawn of the Dead (Original)
3. Shawshank Redemption.
4. Stalag 17.
5. Shaun of the Dead.
6. Life of Brian.
7. War of the Worlds. (Original)
8. Usual Suspects.
9. Saving Private Ryan.
10. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
11. Talladega Nights.
12. The Castle.
13. Star Trek, First Contact.
14. Billy Madison.
15. Baseketball.

 

[Mr. Fahrenheit]

Well, if we're being nit-picky, Euro Trip and Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (both of which I love) aren't exactly rich in substance either

My arguement for those was that it never tried to be anything more than a piss-take. Thats its genre, and IMO those 2 nailed the teen-comedy genre which is aimed at the teen male demographic. STF however tries to be so much more, therefore i believe it requires substance, IMO.

 

[Misanthrope]

I'll give everybody until Sunday night to get their nominations in, and then I'll start tallying votes and posting the count down. The more votes we get, the more 'accurate' the list will be.

 

[girvie]

1 The Castle
2 Kokoda
3 Two Hands
4 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrells
5 Wizard of Oz
6 Star Wars
7 The Neverending Story
8 The Princess Bride
9 The Matrix
10 Forrest Gump
11 Braveheart
12 The Usual Suspects
13 The Simpsons Movie
14 Mystic River
15 The Green Mile

I hope an Australian movie makes it somewhere into the top 50.

 

[God-King Dean]

1. 300

2. Terminator 2

3. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

4. Braveheart

5. Raging Bull

6. Legends of the Fall

7. Forest Gump

8. Ace Ventura 2: When Nature Calls

9. Rocky IV

10. Little Nicky

11. Anchorman

12. Gladiator

13. Click

14. Monty Python: Life of Brian

15. Borat

 

[bluesbreaker]

Current favourites, No real order other than Shawshank at #1. Heavily Scorsese flavoured.

1) Shawshank Redemption
2) Goodfellas
3) Casino
4) The Departed
5) The Godfather Pt 2
6) Wonderland
7) 12 Angry Men
8) City of God
9) The Usual Suspects
10) Platoon
11) L.A. Confidential
12) Reservoir Dogs
13) The big Lebowski
14) Stand by Me
15) Snatch

 

[Misanthrope]

I'll leave this open a little longer. Not just because I'm currently internet deprived, but also because I tallied the other day and the bottom half was comprised largely of movies that received their only points from a single vote. Ideally, we'd avoid that to get a better cross section of the forum.

 

[skeepe]

I'm forever changing my mind on this. I've updated my list yet again.

 

[runatme]

1. The Burbs
2. Superman Returns
3.Superman The Movie
4.Die Hard
5.Bill And Teds Excellent Adventure
6.Superman 2
7. Detriot Rock City
8.Star Wars Episode 3-Revenge Of The Sith
9.Jaws
10.Red Dragon
11.National Lampoons Vacation
12.Silence Of The Lambs
13.Son In Law
14.The Great Escape
15.Batman Begins

 

[gorilla with a shotgun]

Gone in 60 seconds
Happy Gilmore
Troy
Anchorman
Saw
Terminator 2
American Pie
Die Hard 3
Platoon
Final Destination
knocked up
Braveheart
The last king of Scotland
Blood Diamond
Borat

In that order

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

1- The Godfather
2- Shogun Assassin (Lone Wolf & Cub 1 & 2)
3- The Godfather 2
4- The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
5- GoodFellas
6- City of God
7- Pulp Fiction
8- Terminator 2: Judgement Day
9- The Green Mile
10- Dip Huet Seung Hung (The Killer)
11- The Departed
12- Menace II Society
13- Taxi Driver
14- The Prestige
15- Batman (1989)

 

[Engine]

1. Requiem For A Dream - Most depressing movie ever made. Loved it
2. Bullet - Not the Steve McQueen version. The Mickey Rourke/Tupac Shakur version. Very underrated movie.
3. Midnight Express - True story about a man put in prison for drug smuggling. Only Requiem was more hardhitting than this.
4. American History X - What a performance from Edward Norton.
5. Full Metal Jacket - Best war movie ever made.
6. Pulp Fiction - The coolest movie ever made.
7. Kill Bill Vol 1 - Action is awesome. I never thought I'd ever enjoy a movie where the action lead is a lady. Tarantino convinced me .
8. Once Were Warriors : Jake the Muss.
9. Mad Max 2 : Hard core action.
10. First Blood : The most underrated action movie ever made.
11. When A Stranger Calls (1984 version) : Scariest movie I've ever seen. The movie still gives me the creeps.
12. Rocky 3 : Good old Sly.
13. New Jack City : Wesley Snipes in his prime.
14. Breakdance : I've lost all credibility now....lol. You are a produck of your youth and I liked 80s breakdancing as a kid. Worth looking at for a Van Damme cameo...hillarious.
15. Romper Stomper : Go Crowe.

 

[Ghoulies]

1. The Shawshank Redemption
2. The Thin Red Line
3. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
4. Memento
5. Heat
6. The Prestige
7. The Constant Gardener
8. Monty Pythons the Life of Brian
9. Infernal Affairs
10. Million Dollar Baby
11. Match Point
12. Office Space
13. Superbad
14. Children of Men
15. The Elephant Man

 

[Russell Crowe's Band]

1. goodfellas
2. terminator 2
3. american beauty
4. crash
5. the departed
6. pulp fiction
7. batman begins
8. happy gilmore
9. the usual suspects
10. the big lebowski
11. fargo
12. indiana jones and the temple of doom
13. training day
14. jaws
15. superbad

 

[macavity]

Harold and Kumar go to Whitecastle

never picked you as a stoner, dude....

 

[Misanthrope]

I'll give people until midnight and then I'm calling it. If you make any edits after this point, they won't count unless you tell me what changed

 

[brad58]

1. Fight Club
2. Shawshank Redemption
3. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
4. Anchorman
5. 300
6. Forest Gump
7. Donnie Darko
8. Remember the Titans
9. Saw
10. 28 days later
11. American History X
12. Billy Maddison
13. Happy Gilmour
14. Hercules Returns (hilarious....seriously...gotta find it! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107103/)
15. Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels

 

[Misanthrope]

Tallying is done. I'll begin to post results soon. If somebody wants to vote and I haven't started counting down results, feel free. I can factor yours in.