My Top 25 Favorite Of All Time..... do you agree?

[movieDUDE68686]

Here it is:

1. Magnolia
2. E.T.
3. Requiem For A Dream
4. Election
5. The Sixth Sense
6. One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
7. Toy Story 2
8. The Royal Tenenbaums
9. As Good As It Gets
10. American Beauty
11. Mulholland Drive
12. Edward Scissorhands
13. The Silence of the Lambs
14. Schindlers List
15. Welcome to the Dollhouse
16. Traffic
17. Rain Man
18. The Shining
19. Life Is Beautiful
20. Donnie Darko
21. Pleasentville
22. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
23. Jaws
24. Toy Story
25. The Virgin Suicides


who agrees with me? who doesen't? I'm looking for people who agree with me...so I can take some tips on what to see and what not to see since I joined this dvd rental thing....

[ColinM]

A pretty good list. These are the movies that made your Top 25 that would also have made mine:
American Beauty As Good as it Gets E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Jaws Life is Beautiful One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Schindler's List The Silence of the Lambs

As a matter of fact, there are only a few in your list that I wouldn't consider good...

[The Professional]

good list, but all of them are contemporary films. heres my list:

1.2001
2.Badlands
3.Heat
4.Midnight Cowboy
5.Assault on Precinct 13
6.The Sweet Hereafter
7.The Godfather
8.Paths Of Glory
9.Pulp Fiction
10.Shindler's List
11.The Player
12.The Shawshank Redemption
13.The Straight Story
14.Vertigo
15.Taxi Driver
16.The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
17.Days of Heaven
18.On The Waterfront
19.Brazil
20.Carlito's Way
21.The Indian Runner
22.Hard Eight
23.Dr. Strangelove
24.Straw Dogs
25.Wages Of Fear
26.Galipoli
27.Easy Rider
28.The Elephant Man
29.The Deer Hunter
30.Chinatown

yeah, i know, they're mostly contemporaries as well.

[bluntman86]

my take on your top 25...

Magnolia-haven't seen it
E.T.-love it
Requiem For A Dream-haven't seen it
Election-haven't seen it
The Sixth Sense-like it
One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest-haven't seen it
Toy Story 2-love it
The Royal Tenenbaums-love it (my all time fave)
As Good As It Gets-haven't seen it
American Beauty-hate it
Mulholland Drive-haven't seen it
Edward Scissorhands-hate it
The Silence of the Lambs-haven't seen it
Schindlers List-haven't seen it
Welcome to the Dollhouse-haven't seen it
Traffic-like it
Rain Man-haven't seen it
The Shining-hate it
Life Is Beautiful-haven't seen it
Donnie Darko-haven't seen it
Pleasentville-like it
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon-haven't seen it
Jaws-love it
Toy Story-love it
The Virgin Suicides-haven't seen it

[EBastard]

I'm an action man myself,but I do agree with you on one though.

1.Blazing Saddles(1974)
2.Platoon(1986)
3.Pulp Fiction(1994)
4.Braveheart(1995)
5.Lethal Weapon(1987)
6.Heat(1995)
7.Die Hard(1988)
8.Strange Days(1995)
9.Crimson Tide(1995)
10.Army Of Darkness(1993)
11.State Of Grace(1990)
12.The Abyss(1989)
13.Terminator 2:Judgment Day(1991)
14.Predator(1987)
15.Devil's Advocate(1997)
16.The Untouchables(1987)
17.The Terminator(1984)
18.Scarface(1983)
19.Casino(1995)
20.Star Trek Generations(1994)
21.One Flew Over The Cukkoo's Nest(1975)
22.Rosewood(1997)
23.Leaving Las Vegas(1995)
24.Amistad(1997)
25.The Rock(1996)

[charliebobo]

I don't like number 1 to 5 very much, but I haven't seen #2.
#6,7,9,10 are great. Schindler's list is my #2 movie. I really don't like Rain man at all but I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who loved Pleasantville (it's my #11)

My top 25:
1.The Godfather
2.Schindler's list
3.The Usual Suspects
4.Forrest Gump
5.Amelie
6.Almost Famous
7.American Beauty
8.Jerry Maguire
9.LA Confidential
10.Citizen Kane
11.Pleasantville
12.American History X
13.Land And Freedom
14.Moulin rouge
15.Truman Show
16.The Shawshank redemption
17.the wizard of OZ
18.Life Of Brian
19.One Flew over The cuckoo's nest
20.The Lion King
21.High Fidelity
22.Monty Python and the holy grail
23.Modern times
24.American Psycho
25.Braveheart

[bskutle]

Hey, it's your list. You have the right to enjoy these films whether I like them or not. Here's my take on it though:

1. Magnolia (overrated; a few good stories, a few bad stories; C+)
2. E.T. (excellent; one of my top 10 films of all-time, and the '80s best film; A+)
3. Requiem For A Dream (I admire Aronofsky's mesmerizing vision, but it's pretty hard to take for a fave; A+)
4. Election (Reese's unofficial breakthrough is a sharp rebel comedy; good choice; A+)
5. The Sixth Sense (not a top 25 for me, but definitely one of my faves ever; A+)
6. One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest (I admired it when I first saw, but I want to see it again to see if my opinion's changed; A+)
7. Toy Story 2 (Hi, I'm Brian, I'm 24, and I love CG-animation. Am I wrong? No. A+)
8. The Royal Tenenbaums (if I had to pick a fave Anderson-Wilson flick, it'd be this one; A)
9. As Good As It Gets (not passionate about it, but it is a very good film; A)
10. American Beauty (the last Best Picture winner to truly deserve it; A+)
11. Mulholland Drive (yup, it's pretty much my fave Lynch too; A+)
12. Edward Scissorhands (haven't seen it; N/A)
13. The Silence of the Lambs (serial killer suspense at a fevered intensity; more great filmmaking than great entertainment; A+)
14. Schindlers List (this is where I'm wondering if it's a best list or favorite, 'cause this film is no fun to watch; still, it's Spielberg's finest; A+)
15. Welcome to the Dollhouse (really liked it, but haven't seen it since that first viewing; A)
16. Traffic (not my pick for Soderbergh's best, but certainly runner-up for the title; A+)
17. Rain Man (it's been a while since I've seen this, but remember it being pretty darn good; A+)
18. The Shining (it's been too long since I've seen this Kubrick flick, but remember thinking it wasn't as good as his best work; B)
19. Life Is Beautiful (an underrated masterpiece if there ever was one; this one got to me big time in theatres; A+)
20. Donnie Darko (haven't seen it yet; N/A)
21. Pleasentville (grossly undervalued; a visionary triumph, and one of '98s best films; A+)
22. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (Ang Lee's mythical fantasy exerts a powerful hold; A+)
23. Jaws (another Spielberg classic; not high on the fave list for him, but it's way better than any of the sequels; A+)
24. Toy Story (it gets a 10 in my book; A+)
25. The Virgin Suicides (haven't seen it yet; N/A)

[Ghostface 2000]

Some of the movies in your top 25 i will agree with they were great, but somwe films that are in your top 25 i have to disagree with.

[pavan]

wow

20 of them are from the 90s and 2000s

[movieDUDE68686]

yeah a lot of them are...

I have not seen most of the classics

but my friend baught citizen kane which i'll watch soon...and i'll finally get around to renting the godfather trilogy sooner or later!

[XCoRyX]

well,as always,not everyones gonna agree,and i am one of those people....it seems that the movies you like are all BO hits or rave reviews of world known favorites,which kinda lets me down,i dont really like any of those movies.Rainman,Toy Story and Jaws are good but nowhere near my top of all time.

[pavan]

the guy hasn't seen that many great movies yet, so you cant blame him

[urbanlegend23]

Here's my ratings for your top 25:

1. Magnolia - A
2. E.T. - A+
3. Requiem For A Dream - A+
4. Election - A
5. The Sixth Sense - A
6. One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest - A+
7. Toy Story 2 - A
8. The Royal Tenenbaums - N/A
9. As Good As It Gets - A
10. American Beauty - A+
11. Mulholland Drive - N/A
12. Edward Scissorhands - N/A for a long time
13. The Silence of the Lambs - A+
14. Schindlers List - N/A
15. Welcome to the Dollhouse - N/A
16. Traffic - A+
17. Rain Man - N/A
18. The Shining - A+
19. Life Is Beautiful - N/A
20. Donnie Darko - N/A
21. Pleasantville - A+
22. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon - A+
23. Jaws - A
24. Toy Story - A-
25. The Virgin Suicides - A-

Good list! All of them are A's IMO! Good stuff!

[Fergus]

Here are my ratings for your favorites, out of 5 stars.

1. Magnolia(****1/2)
2. E.T.(*****)
3. Requiem For A Dream(****) Overrated.
4. Election(****1/2)
5. The Sixth Sense(****) Overrated.
6. One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest(****) One of the most overrated classics.
7. Toy Story 2(****)
8. The Royal Tenenbaums (N/A)
9. As Good As It Gets(****1/2)
10. American Beauty(****1/2)
11. Mulholland Drive (N/A)
12. Edward Scissorhands(****) Since I bought it on DVD over a year ago, it has never seemed the same since the first time I saw it, as a kid.
13. The Silence of the Lambs(****1/2)
14. Schindlers List(*****)
15. Welcome to the Dollhouse(****)
16. Traffic(****1/2)
17. Rain Man(****) I can't believe this won Best Picture in 88'.
18. The Shining(****1/2)
19. Life Is Beautiful(****1/2)
20. Donnie Darko(N/A)
21. Pleasantville(****)
22. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon(****1/2)
23. Jaws(****1/2)
24. Toy Story(***1/2)
25. The Virgin Suicides(****) Very well done, but not the great film I expected, though it has been awhile since first having seen it.

Your favorites are very contemporary, and when you said you haven't seen too many of the "old" films, I hear ya. I was at that same point, some years ago. I most definitely agree with "E.T.", although that will always be my "favorite" film of all time. I can watch it forever and not get tired of it. I've already seen it five times in the theater; I've never watched a movie that many times in a movie theater, ever. It is one of those films that defines the essence of childhood, and I relate to it more than anything (if you want to, search for my review of it in the Video Capsules). I myself, wouldn't make any such list of favorites, because it would be too hard to choose between them; I have one though, and I have a "best" of all time. That's as far as I'll go. It's too hard a task for the number of films I've seen. I seriously don't know how the other schmoes are able to make such lists, but it's interesting to see them anyhow, even if I don't agree. But that's bound to happen anyway. I can't stress enough how you need to watch older flicks, they are too good to be missed, at least start with seeing all the classics... As far as I can tell, you AIN'T SEEN NOTHIN' YET.

[This message has been edited by Fergus (edited 04-29-2002).]

[Anyolina]

Well I like some of your 25, but I have to admit I haven't seen most of them. I do like E.T. I think everyone does. There are only a few I like which probably no one else likes. I like romance/fantasy/shakespeare-era/....a whole mix.

1. Legend (tom cruise, mia sara, and tim curry)
2. The Last of the Mohicans (Daniel-Day Lewis)
3. Ever after cinderella story ( Drew Barrymore)
4. Clue (tim curry)
5. The Secret Garden
6. Charlie's Angel
7. Rat Race

there are others but too tired to think.

[TwiZm]

Here's how I'd rate your Top 25:

1. Magnolia (6/10)
2. E.T. (it's been a while since I've seen it)
3. Requiem For A Dream (7/10) Over-rated by many.
4. Election (8/10)
5. The Sixth Sense (10/10)
6. One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest (9/10)
7. Toy Story 2 (8/10)
8. The Royal Tenenbaums (N/A)
9. As Good As It Gets (8/10)
10. American Beauty (10/10)
11. Mulholland Drive (3/10)
12. Edward Scissorhands (10/10)
13. The Silence of the Lambs (8/10)
14. Schindlers List (10/10)
15. Welcome to the Dollhouse (8/10)
16. Traffic (6/10) Over-rated by many.
17. Rain Man (9/10)
18. The Shining (8/10)
19. Life Is Beautiful (N/A)
20. Donnie Darko (N/A)
21. Pleasentville (it's been a while since I've seen it)
22. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (7/10) Again, over-rated by many.
23. Jaws (N/A)
24. Toy Story (8/10)
25. The Virgin Suicides (7/10)

The only ones form that list that would make it into my top ten are:
The Sixth Sense (10/10)
American Beauty (10/10)
Edward Scissorhands (10/10)
Schindlers List (10/10)

All of which are incredible films (IMO).

[This message has been edited by TwiZm (edited 04-29-2002).]

[SubMethod]

There are only 3 movies you listed that would be in my top 25 and only one in my top ten.

Those three are:

American Beauty
Schindler's List
Traffic

IMO you have too many contemporary films specifically from the 90's and should rent DVD's of classics

[This message has been edited by SubMethod (edited 04-29-2002).]

[ColinM]

I suppose I'll rate your list too...

1. Magnolia (8/10)
2. E.T. (9/10)
3. Requiem For A Dream (N/A)
4. Election (N/A)
5. The Sixth Sense (8/10)
6. One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest (10/10)
7. Toy Story 2 (8/10)
8. The Royal Tenenbaums (7/10)
9. As Good As It Gets (10/10)
0. American Beauty (10/10)
11. Mulholland Drive (6/10 - plan on rewatching)
12. Edward Scissorhands (N/A)
13. The Silence of the Lambs (10/10)
14. Schindlers List (9/10)
15. Welcome to the Dollhouse (N/A)
16. Traffic (N/A)
17. Rain Man (8/10)
18. The Shining (6/10)
19. Life Is Beautiful (9/10)
20. Donnie Darko (N/A)
21. Pleasentville (7/10)
22. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (N/A)
23. Jaws (9/10)
24. Toy Story (9/10)
25. The Virgin Suicides (N/A)