The very best all time movie ever

by **lotrfan55345** » Tue 22 Feb 2005, 22:27:11

Recently, I saw Hotel Rwanda and I thought that was pretty good...

by **Kent** » Wed 23 Feb 2005, 20:02:05

ORDINARY PEOPLE: Best Human Drama / Tearjerker

NETWORK: Best Prophetic/tell-it-like-it-is Drama

GROUNDHOG DAY: Best Existential Comedy

MATRIX: Best Metaphysical Action Film

CONTACT: Best Spiritual/Sci-Fi Film (and seems to affect only those who have actually HAD a profound spiritual experience that they cannot logically explain)

by **Malthus** » Thu 24 Feb 2005, 13:32:35

The Seventh Seal Ingmar Bergman 1956 best movie ever.Most of you have probably never and it is a shame
http://imdb.com/title/tt0050976/

by **Malthus** » Thu 24 Feb 2005, 13:33:29

The seventh Seal Ingmar Bergman. Best movie ever!
http://imdb.com/title/tt0050976/

by **julianj** » Thu 24 Feb 2005, 16:32:20

Malthus, I think you ought not to prejudge what people on this site have seen or read. We're quite eclectic.

From Bergman:

Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, Persona can't make up my mind which
Vertigo

Tarkovsky:

Mirror, or Solaris

The Seven Samurai, The Apu Trilogy

Godfather 2

Goodfellas Taxi Driver

Blue Velvet, Eraserhead

Les Enfants du Paradis

Un Chien Andalou

Providence (Alain Resnais)

Alien, Aliens

Blade Runner The Directors Cut

LOTR

The Terminator

Raising Arizona

A Fish Called Wanda

The Producers

Casablanca, To Have and To Have Not, Maltese Falcon...and the connection is? Too easy.

White Heat The Big Combo Night of the Hunter

And of course, a PO film (I see it now, how could I be so blind!!):

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

All this proves is I cannot make up my mind which is the best, ask me tommorow and there'll be a different list.

by **oowolf** » Thu 24 Feb 2005, 16:36:26

THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY (1984) The Coke bottle is the perfect metaphor for mindless petroindustrial consumerism which those living in the natural world must reject!

by **oowolf** » Thu 24 Feb 2005, 16:38:32

re: Bergman, how about "The Magician"--I loved it!

by **Malthus** » Thu 24 Feb 2005, 17:34:27

Oowolf

I like all the movies of Bergman Magician is excelent so is the magic source or wild strawberries But I think that I prefer the Seventh Seal because I think it is easier to feel more close to the character Antonius Bock and to understand him. I think that the very essence of the humanity is hidden in the attempt to defeat or put off death as long as possible

by **Malthus** » Thu 24 Feb 2005, 17:41:50

I shouldnt have made that presumption you are right but most of the people that I know never heard of that movie or Bergman, they prefer the hollywood crap. It is almost like comparing french cuisine and Mcdonalds. I cant remember when was the last time I saw a good movie.
I am very happy that you ve watched those movies

by **EnviroEngr** » Tue 01 Mar 2005, 20:45:47

Brazil (1985)

by **smallpoxgirl** » Tue 01 Mar 2005, 21:56:54

Fight Club - Definite number one

Shawshank Redemption
Dead Poet Society
Matrix (the first one)
Braveheart
Michael Collins
Full Metal Jacket
Natural Born Killers
The Road Warrior
Red Dawn (campy, but fun none the less)

by **Specop_007** » Wed 02 Mar 2005, 09:38:34

Fight Club
Spaceballs
Star Wars (The originals)
Lord of the Rings
Band of Brothers
Saving Private Ryan
Matrix
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Trainspotting
Snatch
Lock Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels
SLC Punks
Alien
The Salton Sea

All I can think of right now

by **stu** » Thu 03 Mar 2005, 12:51:28

2001:A space odyssey

Pulp Fiction

Goodfellas

Terminator 2:Judgement Day

The Matrix

Airplane

Good Will Hunting

Duck Soup

Trainspotting

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

Website · by **Yavicleus** » Thu 03 Mar 2005, 13:56:22

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('theshadypeach', 'I') always liked Ran for some reason.

by **oowolf** » Thu 03 Mar 2005, 15:44:10

My top 5 all-time faves:
Das Kabinett des Dr. Caligari, 1919, R. Wiene; d, E. Pommer; p
Bronenosets Potemkin, 1925, S. Eisenstein, d
Der Blaue Engel, 1930, J. "von" Sternberg, d, E Pommer, p
Triumph des Willens, 1935, L. Riefenstahl, d (Scariest cast of all time.)
The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T, 1953, R. Rowland, d

by **smiley** » Thu 03 Mar 2005, 16:30:47

Well for me the number one is clear. It is definately the most touching and inspiring movies I have ever seen. It is also one of the few occasions where I judged the movie to be better than the paper original.

One flew over the cuckoo's nest

Of the rest I'm less certain of so I post them in no particular order.

Fucking Amal

Tommy (the Who)

A clockwork orange

Une Affaire De Gout

Adaptation

Angel baby

Apocalypse now

Breakfast club (Yes, I know :oops:

, but we've all been teenagers)

Leaving las Vegas

Natural Born Killers

Fight club

The very best all time movie ever

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Brazil

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