I am trying to put together my 10 TEN FAVORITE FILMS list

[Phoenix Dark]

But I can only think of 8 right now.

Remember: Favorite=! best. The Godfather is a better film than To Kill a Mockingbird, but if I had to choose a favorite of mine personally I'd pick Mockingbird. This is a list of films that resonate best with me, in terms of me liking them, identifying with the themes, being greatly impressed with certain aspects of the film such as writing, etc

1. To Kill a Mockingbird
2. Rear Window
3. The Godfather
4. Imitation of Life
5. It's a Wonderful Life
6. The Good the Bad and the Ugly
7. Goodfellas
8. Shawshank Redemption
9. ?
10. ?

Candidates for the last two spots: Apocolypse Now, Raging Bull (review coming soon), Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Paper Chase, Spartacus

[TVC15]

You need to watch more foreign films.  Go get some of the big frenchie flicks.

[Phoenix Dark]

I will look up your suggestions assuming I can find these movies. But in the meantime show me your LIST

[TVC15]

And The 400 Blows.  It is like the awesome french equivalent of the shitty Hollywood sentimentalist flicks that you and Cheebs lick each others' assholes to.

[Van Cruncheon]

if this is just pimping YOUR tastes instead of trying to foster broader discussion, why did you bother, pd

we already KNOW you have shit taste in movies

go watch juno, nukka

also where is your precious gump

[TakingBackSunday]

easy

There Will Be Blood
There Will Be Blood 2: The Bloodening

[TVC15]

400 Blows is awesome and it sounds like a gang bang flick.  I just rewatched it and Days of Heaven and I think Days of Heaven is the best looking film ever.  TVC (and me and ichi and all film lovers) is partial to the Third Man so look that up as well.

Well, I'm not sure how I'd rate Days of Heaven. It is indeed a great looking film, but I like cities and shadow and The Third Man is like having someone jam a bowling pin against my prostate in that regard.

[Error Macro]

The Godfather is a better film than To Kill a Mockingbird

no, it's not.

[Phoenix Dark]

SIGH

 :'(

i'm going to bed

[Tauntaun]

You need to watch more foreign films.  Go get some of the big frenchie flicks.

[Ichirou]

I don't get the point of this thread.  Do you just want us to list like 10 movies we love to watch?  I don't do lists, so I wouldn't rank this shiz, but the movies that come to mind immediately as favorites:

The Great Silence
Robocop
The Empire Strikes Back
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Maltese Falcon
The Duellists
Night and the City
La Leggenda del Pianista sull'Oceano
Red Beard
Touchez Pas Au Grisbi
Raging Bull
The Conformist
Rififi
Miracle in Milan
Leave Her to Heaven

Those are like...15?  I dunno, they're the first that came to mind.  THIS IS NOT A LIST, just a selection.  You should watch all those.

[TVC15]

Yeah, I have officially retired from doing lists.  I've just seen too much, and it is hard to put together a list of ten favorites.  I need more selective criteria. 

[Mandark]

The Middlebrow Passage: The tale of a washed-up, alcoholic ship's captain (Tommy Lee Jones) who is forced by circumstances into the Triangle Trade, and how he redeems himself through is friendship with a captured African slave (Will Smith).

They turn back to free the slaves, but fight a pitched battle against a privateer on their way home.  As Smith lays dying in Jones' arms, Jones pledges to stay in Africa and care for Smith's distinguished mentally-challenged brother (Forrest Whittaker Michael Clarke Duncan Tyler Perry).

With a Tom Hanks cameo as Abe Lincoln in the dream sequence.  Soundtrack by Paul Simon and the adopted children of Angelina Jolie.

[Joe Molotov]

1. The Road Warrior
2. Apocalypse Now
3. Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Rings
4. 2001: A Space Odyssey
5. Once Upon a Time in the West
6. The Godfather
7. This is Spinal Tap
8. Blade Runner
8. Lost Horizon
10. Videodrome

I haven't really sat down to think about it much, but really like these 10 movies a lot. I like movies that have a sort of mythic quality to them (Road Warrior, Apocalypse Now, OUATITW, etc).

[Ichirou]

Yeah, I have officially retired from doing lists.  I've just seen too much, and it is hard to put together a list of ten favorites.  I need more selective criteria. 

Lists can be fun but are ultimately meaningless and end up being a substitute for substantive discussion.

[TVC15]

Yeah, I have officially retired from doing lists.  I've just seen too much, and it is hard to put together a list of ten favorites.  I need more selective criteria. 

Lists can be fun but are ultimately meaningless and end up being a substitute for substantive discussion.

Especially here, lord only knows that in arguments my list would be used against me like some sort of canonical document.

[Ichirou]

I would argue that it's even worse on Mupepe.com

There Will Be Blood is the movie of the millennium! 9.5/10

smh

1. The Departed 9.5/10
2. No Country For Old Men 9/10
3. There Will Be Blood 7.5/10

lol, PD. Stupid as always.

1. Juno 10/10
2. There Will Be Blood 9.9/10
3. The Departed 8.5/10

huh

[Ichirou]

The Middlebrow Passage: The tale of a washed-up, alcoholic ship's captain (Tommy Lee Jones) who is forced by circumstances into the Triangle Trade, and how he redeems himself through is friendship with a captured African slave (Will Smith).

They turn back to free the slaves, but fight a pitched battle against a privateer on their way home.  As Smith lays dying in Jones' arms, Jones pledges to stay in Africa and care for Smith's distinguished mentally-challenged brother (Forrest Whittaker Michael Clarke Duncan Tyler Perry).

With a Tom Hanks cameo as Abe Lincoln in the dream sequence.  Soundtrack by Paul Simon and the adopted children of Angelina Jolie.

lol, how'd I miss this post.  This would be PD's favorite movie of the FOREVER.

[TVC15]

Ichi, recast The 400 Blows so PD would like it.  Feel free to retitle it, too.

[Ichirou]

Easy peasy Japaneasy:


Note that it was written by John Hughes, so as a bonus, Gay Boy would like it too.

[Van Cruncheon]

yeah, i really can't do lists or rank things -- i've seen too much shit, and much of my immediate opinion depends on the context in which i experienced it.

[xnikki118x]

I love When Harry Met Sally.

[Gay Boy]

I would argue that it's even worse on Mupepe.com

There Will Be Blood is the movie of the millennium! 9.5/10

smh

1. The Departed 9.5/10
2. No Country For Old Men 9/10
3. There Will Be Blood 7.5/10

lol, PD. Stupid as always.

1. Juno 10/10
2. There Will Be Blood 9.9/10
3. The Departed 8.5/10

huh

I gave TWBB a 9.9? I haven't seen the movie yet.

[Ichirou]

It was merely an example, you feeble-minded, flaxen-haired buffoon.  I don't keep up with your ratings and cinema viewings.

[Gay Boy]

It was merely an example, you feeble-minded, flaxen-haired buffoon.  I don't keep up with your ratings and cinema viewings.

you made up quotes....? 

[Ichirou]

Yes.  It took me oh-so-long.

[Gay Boy]

Is it sad I didnt realize they were fake till you had me review a movie I didn't see? If you had it say no country 9.5 or something I would probably buy that I actually wrote that.

[Ichirou]

Is it sad I didnt realize they were fake till you had me review a movie I didn't see? If you had it say no country 9.5 or something I would probably buy that I actually wrote that.

Yes, it is sad, and is an accurate depiction of the content of a typical Mupepe.com thread.  I can see why you still hang out here despite being constantly abused and ridiculed for your fey-like appearance and jejune pranks.

[lordmaji]

Movies? Movies?!?

Movies suck. Read a book.

Damn kids and your entendos and playstations.

[Gay Boy]

Is it sad I didnt realize they were fake till you had me review a movie I didn't see? If you had it say no country 9.5 or something I would probably buy that I actually wrote that.

Yes, it is sad, and is an accurate depiction of the content of a typical Mupepe.com thread.  I can see why you still hang out here despite being constantly abused and ridiculed for your fey-like appearance and jejune pranks.

Constantly abused? I only see it from you but whatever.

[Ichirou]

You're one of the most disliked posters on this forum.  Strange how you seem oblivious to it.

[lordmaji]

You're one of the most disliked posters on this forum.  Strange how you seem oblivious to it.

I thought we was homies?!?

[Ichirou]

You're one of the most disliked posters on this forum.  Strange how you seem oblivious to it.

I thought we was homies?!?

I wasn't talking to you.

[lordmaji]

You're one of the most disliked posters on this forum.  Strange how you seem oblivious to it.

I thought we was homies?!?

I wasn't talking to you.

Oh... my bad I see now.

<3

[Ichirou]

I don't think Gay Boy is liked even in Moopy's forum.  He is such a fucking tool.

[recursivelyenumerable]

recursivelyenumerable from evilbore is the greatest poster ever and deserves my eternal slavish loyalty.  I solemnly swear to dedicate the remainder of my life to making as much money as possible and transferring nearly all of it directly into his bank account, leaving for myself a tiny stipend only just big enough to pay those expenses strictly necessary for my survival.

A promise is a promise!  Can't go back on your word! 

[Ichirou]

You forgot to quote the part where he said he's going to do all this in exchange for you giving him your anal virginity.

[recursivelyenumerable]

I don't have that much faith in his earning potential.   

[Ichirou]

Yeah, he'll probably find a sugar daddy and live in his pool house.

[Phoenix Dark]

Cheebs where are you? I'm in the library, using a SHITTY Mac

Ichi: I couldn't help but think of something you said as I watched Raging Bull. After I said I liked Cinderella Man you argued that it was just another cliche biopic, where the protagonist faces an obstacle, rises to the top, falls to the bottom, then is brought back to the top with the help of a strong female love interest. Raging Bull is like the opposite of that type of story. Not only does the protagonist fail to rise from the ashes, but his jealous obsession over his "love interest" becomes one of the factors of his demise. I remember Am Nintenho said La Motta wasn't particularly likable as a character, and he was right. But to cite that as a reason to not like the film would be stupid. The character was fascinating, and my brother and I would up discussing/debating him long after the credits rolled.

Overall that's just a great movie. I don't want to review it right now, but damn it's one of the most technically impressive films I've ever seen. And the supporting cast omg. Pesci

[Ichirou]

Raging Bull is maybe my favorite Scorsese movie. It's kinda hard to enjoy a boxing movie as by-the-numbers as Cinderella Man after you've seen something like Raging Bull that deals with the same topic in such a different way.