My 100 Favorite Films

[SteveSzyk]

I couldn't resist putting mine up. So here it is:

01. Requiem for a Dream: 10/10 (2000)
02. Memento: 10/10 (2001)
03. Pulp Fiction: 10/10 (1994)
04. Ed Wood: 10/10 (1994)
05. The Evil Dead: 10/10 (1982)
06. The Exorcist: 10/10 (1973)
07. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: 10/10 (1974)
08. Moulin Rouge: 10/10 (2001)
09. Nosferatu: 10/10 (1922)
10. Diabolique: 10/10 (1955)
11. Airplane!: 10/10 (1980)
12. A Nightmare on Elm Street: 10/10 (1984)
13. Misery: 10/10 (1990)
14. The Silence of the Lambs: 10/10 (1991)
15. The Others: 10/10 (2001)
16. Following: 10/10 (1998)
17. Angel Heart: 9.5/10 (1987)
18. Abre los Ojos: 9.5/10 (1997)
19. Speed: 9.5/10 (1994)
20. Frailty: 9.5/10 (2002)
21. LOTR: 9.5/10 (2001)
22. Session 9: 9.5/10 (2001)
23. Batman Returns: 9.5/10 (1992)
24. Halloween: 9.5/10 (1978)
25. Cell, The: 9.5/10 (2000)
26. Shawshank Redemption, The: 9.5/10 (1994)
27. Hitcher, The: 9.5/10 (1986)
28. Fight Club: 9.5/10 (1999)
29. New Nightmare: 9.5/10 (1994)
30. Nightmare Before Christmas: 9.5/10 (1993)
31. Life is Beautiful: 9.5/10 (1997)
32. Scarface: 9/10 (1983)
33. Boy's Don't Cry: 9/10 (1999)
34. Arlington Road: 9/10 (1999)
35. Gattaca: 9/10 (1997)
36. Pi: 9/10 (1998)
37. Cube: 9/10 (1997)
38. Wizard of Oz: 9/10 (1939)
39. Best in Show: 9/10 (2000)
40. Tape: 9/10 (2001)
41. Straw Dogs: 9/10 (1971)
42. Taxi Driver: 9/10 (1976)
43. Monster's Ball: 9/10 (2001)
44. Crying Game, The: 9/10 (1992)
45. Blood Simple: 9/10 (1984)
46. Insomnia: 9/10 (2002)
47. Evil Dead II: 9/10 (1987)
48. Fargo: 9/10 (1996)
49. Ginger Snaps: 9/10 (2001)
50. Scream: 9/10 (1996)

51. Dazed and Confused: 9/10 (1993)
52. When Harry Met Sally: 9/10 (1989)
53. Cape Fear (Remake): 9/10 (1991)
54. Sexy Beast: 9/10 (2001)
55. Graduate, The: 9/10 (1967)
56. Ghost World: 9/10 (2001)
57. Batman: 9/10 (1989)
58. Suspiria: 9/10 (1977)
59. From Hell: 9/10 (2001)
60. Donnie Darko: 9/10 (2001)
61. The Invisible Man: 9/10 (1933)
62. Inferno: 9/10 (1980)
63. The Crow: 9/10 (1994)
64. Psycho: 9/10 (1960)
65. Rear Window: 9/10 (1954)
66. American Beauty: 9/10 (1999)
67. Re Animator: 9/10 (1985)
68. Hellraiser: 9/10 (1987)
69. Sleepy Hollow: 9/10 (1999)
70. Frequency: 9/10 (2000)
71. In the Mouth of Madness: 9/10 (1995)
72. Candyman: 9/10 (1992)
73. Blair Witch: 9/10 (1999)
74. Clueless: 9/10
75. Edward Scissorhands: 9/10
76. Green Mile, The: 9/10
77. My Cousin Vinny: 8/10
78. To Die For
79. This is Spinal Tap: 8/10
80. Carrie: 8/10
81. Austin Powers 2: 8/10
82. Daytrippers, The: 8/10
83. Austin Powers: 8/10
84. Audition: 8/10
85. Reservoir Dogs: 8/10
86. The Virgin Suicides: 8/10
87. Drugstore Cowboy: 8/10
88. The Virgin Spring: 8/10
89. L.A. Confidential: 8/10
90. Battle Royale: 8/10
91. Dawn of the Dead: 8/10
92. A Blade in the Dark: 8/10
93. Alien: 8/10
94. A.I.: 8/10
95. Heathers: 8/10
96. Clerks: 8/10
97. Amelie: 8/10
98. Trainspotting: 8/10
99. Training Day: 8/10
100. The Seventh Seal: 8/10

I do not try to deny the fact that I am a huge fan of great modern cinema. I appreciate classics for what they are, and what they did, which is influence the way the movie industry is today, but I do feel that most are slightly overrated.

[This message has been edited by SteveSzyk (edited 06-16-2002).]

[This message has been edited by SteveSzyk (edited 06-16-2002).]

[This message has been edited by SteveSzyk (edited 06-16-2002).]

[Cosimo]

Steve good call on SEXY BEAST and BATTLE ROYAL!Two of the most underrated pics of last year.Here is how i rate your top 50.I should really get around to seeing some pre 1950's flics.Great and diverse list by the way

1.Requiem for a Dream:8/10
2.Memento:10/10
3.Pulp Fiction:8/10
4.Ed Wood:7/10
5:Evil Dead:7/10
6.The Exorcist:8/10
7.The Texas Chainsaw Massacre:7/10
8.Moulin Rouge:6/10
9.Nosferatu:N/A
10.Diabolique:N/A
11.Airplane:7/10
12.A Nightmare on Elm Street:5/10
13.Misery:6.10
14.The Silence of the Lambs:9/10
15.The Others:7/10
16.Following:N/A
17.Angel Heart:N/A
18.Abres Los Ojos:6/10
19.Speed:5/10
20.Frailty:N/A
21.LOTR:8/10
22.Session 9:N/A
23.Batman Returns:6/10
24.Halloween:8/10
25.The Cell:5/10
26.Shawshank Redemption:10/10
27.The Hitcher:N/A
28.Fight Club:9/10
29.New Nightmare:5/10
30.Nightmare before Christmas:6/10
31.Life is Beautiful:N/A
32.Scarface:8/10
33.Boys Dont Cry:N/A
34.Arlington Road:5/10
35.Gattaca:8/10
36.PI:8/10
37.Cube:6/10
38.Wizard of Oz:5/10
39.Best in Show:N/A
40.Tape:N/A
41.Straw Dogs:N/A
42.Taxi Driver:10/10
43.Monsters Ball:N/A
44.Crying GAme:7/10
45.Blood Simple:10/10
46.Insomnia:N/A
47.Evil Dead 2:8/10
48.Fardo:8/10
49.Ginger Snaps:6/10
50.Scream:7/10

[urbanlegend23]

My ratings for your awesome list

01. Requiem for a Dream: A+ (2000)
02. Memento: A+ (2001)
03. Pulp Fiction: A+ (1994)
06. The Exorcist: A+ (1973)
07. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: A- (1974)
08. Moulin Rouge: A+ (2001)
12. A Nightmare on Elm Street: A (1984)
13. Misery: A (1990)
14. The Silence of the Lambs: A+ (1991)
15. The Others: A (2001)
21. LOTR: A+ (2001)
24. Halloween: A- (1978)
25. Cell, The: A- (2000)
26. Shawshank Redemption, The: A+ (1994)
28. Fight Club: A+ (1999)
33. Boy's Don't Cry: A (1999)
34. Arlington Road: A (1999)
38. Wizard of Oz: A+ (1939)
39. Best in Show: B (2000)
44. Crying Game, The: A (1992)
48. Fargo: A- (1996)
50. Scream: A+ (1996)
57. Batman: A- (1989)
64. Psycho: A+ (1960)
66. American Beauty: A+ (1999)
69. Sleepy Hollow: A (1999)
73. Blair Witch: B+ (1999)
74. Clueless: A- (1995)
76. Green Mile, The: A (1999)
78. To Die For: A- (1995)
80. Carrie: A- (1977)
81. Austin Powers 2: B+ (1999)
83. Austin Powers: B+ (1997)
86. The Virgin Suicides: A- (1999)
89. L.A. Confidential: A (1997)
93. Alien: A (1979)
94. A.I.: C- (2001) (only underaverage film in your list)
97. Amelie: B (2001)
98. Trainspotting: B+ (1996)
99. Training Day: A (2001) My 100th

[SteveSzyk]

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[notchreturns]

That's a very good list you have there, Steve.It amazes how you guys are able to put films in any order.Here's a list of films I enjoy.

Jaws
Pulp Fiction
Glengarry Glen Ross
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Three Kings
Out of Sight
Taxi Driver
Goodfellas
Clerks
Ghostbusters
Apocalypse Now
E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
Raider's of the Lost Ark
Se7en
The Player
Fresh
Dog Day Afternoon
Beautiful Girls
The Crow
The Goonies
Heat
Raging Bull
Jackie Brown
Blood Simple
The Big Lebowski
Do The Right Thing
Annie Hall
Die Hard
True Lies
Jerry Maguire
Vanilla Sky
Almost Famous
Born on the Fourth of July
Natural Born Killers
Fight Club
An Officer and a Gentleman
Rear Window
The Graduate
The Wild Bunch
Poltergiest
Midnight Cowboy
Close Encounter of a Third Kind
True Romance
Good Will Hunting
The Silence of the Lambs
Quiz Show
Fargo
Shawshank Redemption
Magnolia
Scent of a Women
Chasing Amy
sex, lies, and videotape
The Limey
Badlands
The American President
Swimming with Sharks
Misery
Chinatown
Network
The Godfather
12 Angry Men
The Breakfast Club
Broadcast News
The Truman Show
Gallipoli
The Lion King
The Sandlot
Toy Story
Alien
Red Rock West
The Addams Family
Dark City
Mean Streets
Touch of Evil
Back to the Future
The Third Man
The Great Escape
The Ref
Hunt for Red October
Unforgiven
The Conversation
Platoon
Rain Man
Schnidler's List
Dead Man Walking
Leaving Las Vegas
The Bridge on the River Kwai
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Drugstore Cowboy

[Johnny Utah]

Great list, Steve. I'm glad to see Batman Returns got a well deserved spot as your highest superhero flick. It's my fave too.

[Dumb-Fokker-**]

Nice list, but since this is a favorite list, I have to ask; could you explan how RfaD is your favorite? Itis depressing, and,....well, depressing.

[Bub]

That's probably exactly why. It has the power to depress you and make you feel miserable afterwards. Not many films have to ability to do that, and that's why this one is special.

[SteveSzyk]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Bub:
That's probably exactly why. It has the power to depress you and make you feel miserable afterwards. Not many films have to ability to do that, and that's why this one is special. </font>

Yup, Bub's got it. It's the one film that I can watch over and over and over again, and it's still just as powerful as it was the first time. I understand what your saying, but it's strange. I just love it.

[CheekyShepherd]

I'm gonna give your list my ratings tratment: - Here's my guide
***** UNMISSABLE
**** VERY GOOD
*** GOOD
** AVERAGE
* POOR
- AWFUL

01. Requiem for a Dream: ****1/2
02. Memento: ****1/2
03. Pulp Fiction: ****
04. Ed Wood: ****
05. The Evil Dead: ***
06. The Exorcist: ****
07. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: ***
08. Moulin Rouge: -
09. Nosferatu: ***
10. Diabolique: *****
11. Airplane!: ***
12. A Nightmare on Elm Street: ***
13. Misery: ***1/2
14. The Silence of the Lambs: ****
15. The Others: ****1/2
16. Following: (not seen)
17. Angel Heart: **
18. Abre los Ojos: *****
19. Speed: ***1/2
20. Frailty: (not seen)
21. LOTR: *****
22. Session 9: (not seen)
23. Batman Returns: *
24. Halloween: ****
25. Cell, The: **
26. Shawshank Redemption, The: *****
27. Hitcher, The: ***
28. Fight Club: ****1/2
29. New Nightmare: -
30. Nightmare Before Christmas: **
31. Life is Beautiful: (not seen)
32. Scarface: ****
33. Boy's Don't Cry: ****
34. Arlington Road: ***
35. Gattaca: (not seen)
36. Pi: (not seen)
37. Cube: ***** GOOD TO SEE THIS HERE!!
38. Wizard of Oz: *****
39. Best in Show: (not seen)
40. Tape: (not seen)
41. Straw Dogs: ****
42. Taxi Driver: ****
43. Monster's Ball: (not seen)
44. Crying Game, The: ****
45. Blood Simple: ***
46. Insomnia: (not seen)
47. Evil Dead II: **
48. Fargo: ****1/2
49. Ginger Snaps: **1/2
50. Scream: ***1/2

51. Dazed and Confused: ***1/2
52. When Harry Met Sally: ****
53. Cape Fear (Remake): ****
54. Sexy Beast: (not seen)
55. Graduate, The: *****
56. Ghost World: (not seen)
57. Batman: ***
58. Suspiria: **** (another good choice)
59. From Hell: (not seen)
60. Donnie Darko: (not seen)
61. The Invisible Man: ***
62. Inferno: (not seen)
63. The Crow: **1/2
64. Psycho: *****
65. Rear Window: *****
66. American Beauty: *****
67. Re Animator: ***
68. Hellraiser: **
69. Sleepy Hollow: **
70. Frequency: ***
71. In the Mouth of Madness: **
72. Candyman: **1/2
73. Blair Witch: ***
74. Clueless: ***
75. Edward Scissorhands: ****
76. Green Mile, The: *****
77. My Cousin Vinny: ****
78. To Die For: -
79. This is Spinal Tap: ****
80. Carrie: ****
81. Austin Powers 2: ***
82. Daytrippers, The: (not seen)
83. Austin Powers: ****
84. Audition: *****
85. Reservoir Dogs: ****
86. The Virgin Suicides: ****
87. Drugstore Cowboy: ****
88. The Virgin Spring: ***
89. L.A. Confidential: *****
90. Battle Royale: *****
91. Dawn of the Dead: ***
92. A Blade in the Dark: (not seen)
93. Alien: *****
94. A.I.: *
95. Heathers: ***
96. Clerks: ***
97. Amelie: ****
98. Trainspotting: ****1/2
99. Training Day: (not seen)
100. The Seventh Seal: *****

[SteveSzyk]

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[Puck Bond]

Here are my ratings for your list...

01. Requiem for a Dream: 8/10 (2000)
02. Memento: 9/10 (2001)
03. Pulp Fiction: 10/10 (1994)
04. Ed Wood: 9/10 (1994)
05. The Evil Dead: 8/10 (1982)
06. The Exorcist: 10/10 (1973)
07. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: 8/10 (1974)
08. Moulin Rouge: 8/10 (2001)
09. Nosferatu: 9/10 (1922)
10. Diabolique: N/A (1955)
11. Airplane!: 8/10 (1980)
12. A Nightmare on Elm Street: 8/10 (1984)
13. Misery: 8/10 (1990)
14. The Silence of the Lambs: 10/10 (1991)
15. The Others: 8/10 (2001)
16. Following: 8/10 (1998)
17. Angel Heart: N/A (1987)
18. Abre los Ojos: N/A (1997)
19. Speed: 8/10 (1994)
20. Frailty: 8/10 (2002)
21. LOTR: 10/10 (2001)
22. Session 9: N/A (2001)
23. Batman Returns: 7/10 (1992)
24. Halloween: 10/10 (1978)
25. Cell, The: 9/10 (2000)
26. Shawshank Redemption, The: 10/10 (1994)
27. Hitcher, The: N/A (1986)
28. Fight Club: 10/10 (1999)
29. New Nightmare: N/A (1994)
30. Nightmare Before Christmas: 7/10 (1993)
31. Life is Beautiful: 10/10 (1997)
32. Scarface: 10/10 (1983)
33. Boy's Don't Cry: N/A (1999)
34. Arlington Road: 7/10 (1999)
35. Gattaca: 8/10 (1997)
36. Pi: N/A (1998)
37. Cube: N/A (1997)
38. Wizard of Oz: 9/10 (1939)
39. Best in Show: N/A (2000)
40. Tape: N/A (2001)
41. Straw Dogs: N/A (1971)
42. Taxi Driver: 10/10 (1976)
43. Monster's Ball: 7/10 (2001)
44. Crying Game, The: 9/10 (1992)
45. Blood Simple: 9/10 (1984)
46. Insomnia: 8/10 (2002)
47. Evil Dead II: 7/10 (1987)
48. Fargo: 10/10 (1996)
49. Ginger Snaps: N/A (2001)
50. Scream: 8/10 (1996)
51. Dazed and Confused: 8/10 (1993)
52. When Harry Met Sally: 8/10 (1989)
53. Cape Fear (Remake): 8/10 (1991)
54. Sexy Beast: 7/10 (2001)
55. Graduate, The: 9/10 (1967)
56. Ghost World: 7/10 (2001)
57. Batman: 8/10 (1989)
58. Suspiria: 8/10 (1977)
59. From Hell: 8/10 (2001)
60. Donnie Darko: 7/10 (2001)
61. The Invisible Man: 8/10 (1933)
62. Inferno: N/A (1980)
63. The Crow: 9/10 (1994)
64. Psycho: 10/10 (1960)
65. Rear Window: 9/10 (1954)
66. American Beauty: 10/10 (1999)
67. Re Animator: N/A (1985)
68. Hellraiser: N/A (1987)
69. Sleepy Hollow: 9/10 (1999)
70. Frequency: 8/10 (2000)
71. In the Mouth of Madness: N/A (1995)
72. Candyman: N/A (1992)
73. Blair Witch: 8/10 (1999)
74. Clueless: 8/10
75. Edward Scissorhands: 8/10
76. Green Mile, The: 10/10
77. My Cousin Vinny: 8/10
78. To Die For 6/10
79. This is Spinal Tap: 8/10
80. Carrie: 8/10
81. Austin Powers 2: 6/10
82. Daytrippers, The: N/A
83. Austin Powers: 8/10
84. Audition: N/A
85. Reservoir Dogs: 9/10
86. The Virgin Suicides: 7/10
87. Drugstore Cowboy: 9/10
88. The Virgin Spring: N/A
89. L.A. Confidential: 10/10
90. Battle Royale: N/A
91. Dawn of the Dead: N/A
92. A Blade in the Dark: N/A
93. Alien: 9/10
94. A.I.: 9/10
95. Heathers: 7/10
96. Clerks: 9/10
97. Amelie: 9/10
98. Trainspotting: 9/10
99. Training Day: 7/10
100. The Seventh Seal: 10/10


Good list dude...alot of good and interesting choices here. Good to see Ed Wood and The Exorcist high on your list.

[pennywise46]

01. Requiem for a Dream: 9/10 (2000)
02. Memento: 8/10 (2001)
03. Pulp Fiction: 10/10 (1994)
04. Ed Wood: 8/10 (1994)
05. The Evil Dead: 8/10 (1982)
06. The Exorcist: 9/10 (1973)
07. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: 8/10 (1974)
08. Moulin Rouge: 7/10 (2001)
11. Airplane!: 8/10 (1980)
12. A Nightmare on Elm Street: 8/10 (1984)
14. The Silence of the Lambs: 7/10 (1991)
19. Speed: 6.5/10 (1994)
21. LOTR: 8.5/10 (2001)
23. Batman Returns: 7/10
24. Halloween: 8/10 (1978)
26. Shawshank Redemption, The: 8/10 (1994)
28. Fight Club: 9/10 (1999)
29. New Nightmare: 6/10 (1994)
30. Nightmare Before Christmas: 7/10 (1993)
31. Life is Beautiful: 9/10 (1997)
32. Scarface: 9/10 (1983)
36. Pi: 8/10 (1998)
37. Cube: 7/10 (1997)
38. Wizard of Oz: 9/10 (1939)
42. Taxi Driver: 10/10 (1976)
47. Evil Dead II: 7/10 (1987)
50. Scream: 8/10 (1996)

51. Dazed and Confused: 7/10 (1993)
55. Graduate, The: 8/10 (1967)
57. Batman: 7/10 (1989)
58. Suspiria: 8/10 (1977)
63. The Crow: 7/10 (1994)
64. Psycho: 8/10 (1960)
66. American Beauty: 10/10
68. Hellraiser: 7/10
69. Sleepy Hollow: 7/10
72. Candyman: 6/10
73. Blair Witch: 6/10
74. Clueless: 6/10
76. Green Mile, The: 7/10
79. This is Spinal Tap: 6/10
80. Carrie: 7/10
81. Austin Powers 2: 6/10
83. Austin Powers: 7/10
85. Reservoir Dogs: 9/10
91. Dawn of the Dead: 9/10
93. Alien: 8/10
94. A.I.: 7/10
96. Clerks: 9/10
98. Trainspotting: 8/10
100. The Seventh Seal: 9/10

[BadCoverVersion]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Dumb-Fokker-**:
Nice list, but since this is a favorite list, I have to ask; could you explan how RfaD is your favorite? Itis depressing, and,....well, depressing.</font>

It is an extremely gritty movie...but a fucking great one at that!

Nice to see it at the top of the pile!

[Dumb-Fokker-**]

Oh, I agree that it is a very powerful film - its just surprising to see it as someones favorite, simply because I usually viewed a favorite as something you could watch all the time. I dont know. Nevermind.

[JoBlo]

Since there are half a dozen threads with a similar topic (TOP 100 MOVIES) in this forum at the same time, we've decided to close them all in the hopes of letting other list topics through. We've also created ONE BIG THREAD for everyone to add their TOP 100 lists respectively. Thanks for understanding, thanks for not taking this personally and now feel free to cut & paste your TOP 100 MOVIE LIST into this new thread: http://www.joblo.com/ubb/Forum7/HTML/003254.html