The Top 25 Movies You Enjoy The Most !!!!

[ChrisJarmick]

Not the 25 movies you think are the best ever made... but the 25 movies you have enjoyed the most.

For many there's a difference between movies they admire and movies they really enjoy.

What are the top 10 or 25 movies you enjoy the most?

How about telling us why you enjoyed the top
5 or so?

Come on... let the world know.

[ChrisJarmick]

And here's mine:

25 Three Stooges Shorts

At least 30 classic gems with Curly and 6 with Shemp have contributed to making me the man I am today !!!

24) The Killer (1989, John Woo)

The film that made John Woo and Hong Kong gangster films internationally known. It's part
Peckinpah, part Hawks, Part Clockwork Orange Kubrick and part original. It's over-the top, it's corny, it got more style than almost any ten American action films put together and most importantly it's got an Asian actor with nearly as much charisma as Cary Grant, Chow Yun-Fat. The many action sequences are breathtaking ballets of visual poetry and violence. Still Woo's best.

23) Project A Part 2 and Drunken Master 2 aka Legend of the Drunken Master

Keaton has been re-born as a multi-talented gymnast, comedian, stuntman, martial artist, and choreographer named Jackie Chan. These are two of Chan's finest films showing him off at his peak.

22) Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941, Edward Cline)

An outrageously inventive comedy which is a borderline absurdist comedy of all things. Fields is brilliant in the last film he ever starred in.

21) Jason and the Argonauts (1963, Don Chaffeey)

The God's play a pseudo game of chess over Jason's journey for the Golden Fleece. Remarkable Ray Harryhausen special effects highlight the film along with a stirring Bernard Herrman score.

20) Rio Bravo (1959, Howard Hawks)

A suspenseful Western masterpiece with an all star cast at their best. It was remade and modernized by John Carpenter as Assault on Precinct 13. Don't miss it.

19) Take the Money and Run (1969, Woody Allen)

One of Woody's early funny ones and still very funny. An film that indirectly influenced things like Albert Brooks' Real Life and the Zucker Brothers Airplane. It's not Woody's best (that would be Manhattan) but it's a dated gem.

18) O' Lucky Man (1973, Lindsay Anderson)

Malcolm McDowell stars in this continuation of the character he played in IF.....It's about the trials and tribulations, the rise and fall and rise and fall again of a coffee salesman. It features an infectious and purposefully intrusive musical score by Alan Price. Several actors have multiple roles. Don't miss it.

17) She Done Him Wrong (1933, Lowell Sherman)

Mae West as Diamond Lil, Cary Grant on the verge of super stardom. Still funny and it's easy to see why Mae upset conservatives and was the target of censors for the rest of her life.

16) Sons of the Desert (1933, William A Seiter)

Laurel and Hardy's finest film is this comedy of mishap and errors as the boys sneak off to the convention and have to deal with the very obnoxious Charley Chase. A gem from start to finish.

15) Freaks (1932, Tod Browning)

Still controversial and far more disturbing than almost any horror film you will ever see. It's much more than that however.

14) Duck Soup (1933, Leo McCarey)
The pinnacle of the Marx Brothers madness is captured in this film which though not a flop, was not the hit the studio expected. Harpo's finest moments can be found here, Groucho is in peak form and Chico ain't no slouch either.

13) The Producers (1967, Mel Brooks)

It still remains almost as controversial and madcap as it once was. Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder's first scenes together are beyond funny and ridiculous. It's the story of a Broadway producer and an accountant who realize they can make more money with a Broadway flop then with a hit, and set up about to find the worst play ever written. They think they find it with Springtime for Hitler and choose an aging hippie, flower child (Dick Shawn's finest hour) to play a Musical Hitler. Outrageous, clever, and full of memorable characters. Now it's a Broadway smash for real !!!!

12) King of Hearts (1966, Phillippe De Broca)

Offbeat, allegorical anti-war film in French, German and English. Features a mixture of comedy styles in a story about a Scottsman Alan Bates who tries to warn the inhabitants of a french town that the German's are going to blow it up. Problem is, the people he meets have actually recently escaped from the insane asylum and are play-acting as the townspeople. Funny, touching film which also features Genevieve Bujold. It played in a Connecticut Theatre for more than ten years straight. If it sounds interesting to you... Don't miss it.

11) Harold and Maude (1971, Hal Ashby)

This cult film classic, is at times screamingly funny and full of heart, soul and poetry. A product of and from the 70's. It's messages are now obvious and awkward but it doesn't diminish the comedy or the optimism of the film. A quirky masterpiece featuring definitive performances by Bud Court, Ruth Gordon and an innovative, risky and successful use of Cat Stevens' music (some original for the film). Definitely not for all tastes.

10) Citizen Kane (1941, Orson Welles)

Barely disguised un-authorized critical biography of Hearst; features incredible cinematic innovations, frame compositions, lighting, deep focus techniques, narrative tricks and more, rarely (if ever) used on film before, superb acting, strong script, it is that rarity in film–ART. It's also real easy to enjoy over and over again.

9) China Town (1974- Roman Polanski)

Polanski took Robert Towne's brilliant screenplay, improved what would have been a compromised ending and re-invented noir. As perfect as a film can be, but is stronger in intellectual emotion than some prefer If you haven't seen it at least three times or in the last 5 years it's time to see it again !!!.

8) Rear Window (1954, Alfred Hitchcock)

A daring, years-ahead of it's time suspense thriller, which plays on several levels at the same time and remains for me, Hitchcock's and James Stewart's finest. It's subtexts are a little twisted and it gives you quite a bit to think about it too.

7) To Have and Have Not (1944, Howard Hawks)

Hawks version of Casablanca is better though not quite as beloved. Tougher, sexier, wonderfully paced, memorable performances from all. You know how to whistle don't you?

6) Godfather Part 2 ( 1974, F.F. Coppola)

Impossible as it seems, Coppola topped his Godfather with this perfect near-opera epic of a very dysfunctional family. Pacino at his best, but everyone is superb.

5) Wild Bunch (1969 Sam Peckinpah)

Everything about this revolutionary, groundbreaking film is as perfect as a film gets–Acting, direction, screenplay, lighting, staging, pacing, photography, editing, music. Finally in 1981 it was restored to it's original glory. Certainly not as shocking as it once was, but that has diminished none of the power or glory of this American classic .

4) Singin' in the Rain (1952 Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly)

Combining the best of the old, with some of the finest sequences ever filmed, Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Jean Hagen and Debbie Reynolds were never better.

3) Wizard of Oz (1939, Victor Flemming)

The timeless fantasy classic. One can bring all kinds of things to the film, or nothing at all and still have a great time.

2) Horsefeathers, (1932, Norman Z McLeod)

Groucho will forever be my idol. And some of his finest moments on film are in this film. Witness the funniest opening 6 minutes of a film you will ever see !!! This is the Marx brothers at their zaniest and funniest. It's not their best film (that's Duck Soup), but it may be their funniest and it's my favorite. .

1) Keaton Shorts (Cops, Sherlock Jr.)

Keaton's shorts are concise masterpieces of comedy that combine incredible acrobatics and sight-gags, with the Keaton timing and camera technique/production experimentation.. He always challenged himself to do something a little different a little more clever, a little smarter or a little better than anyone else was doing. He was innovative, brilliant and finally taken for granted and discarded. Thankfully re-discovered before his death and recently re-discovered in part thanks to Jackie Chan!!! It's a wonderful evening when I can share some Keaton shorts with someone who isn't familiar with them.

[Dani257]

Well, this is tough, because it changes all the time. So, I guess I'll go with the movies I can't help watching everytime they come on tv.

1. The American President: I love classic movies, and this has a classic feel to it. And, I think Aaron Sorkin is a genius

2. Penny Serenade: Okay, it's not a great movie (not bad, but not great) but it has Cary Grant and it has melodrama, and it has him being all sensitive and heartbroken

3. Vertigo: It's Hitchcock!

4. The Spiral Staircase: When I first saw this, I thought Hitchcock had made it. Best compliment I can give it.

5. Stage Door: I love Katherine Hepburn. I love her scenes with Ginger Rogers.

6. An American in Paris: Singin in the Rain is better, but this one has Gene Kelly doing that wonderful 'I Got Rythym' number. Heck, just throw in Cover Girl and Summer Stock and while you're at it, Inherit the Wind because Gene Kelly was wonderful dancing and surprisingly wonderful as a straight actor.

7. Robin Hood: Men in Tights: Because it's silly and goofy.

8. Young Frankenstein: ditto

9. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty: Along with Cary Grant and Gene Kelly, Danny Kaye rounds out the big three of my favorite classic actors. This showcases him at his best.

10. To Sir With Love: I love Sidney Poitier

11. My Fair Lady: the music, and after finding out that Freddy was played by Jeremy Brett, who became Sherlock Holmes in his later years (and I have a thing for Sherlock Holmes, especially Brett's version) that gives me an added enjoyment. I just wish they would have let him use his own voice, because he could sing.

12. the Manchurian Candidate: this makes my list of Best Movie of All Time, but I still enjoy watching it for its own sake, analysing it, yakking about it, etc.

13. How the Grinch Stole Christmas: The REAL made for tv, animated version. What can I say about it? I have a stuffed Grinch at home.

Okay, I'll stop here.

[ChrisJarmick]

Please don't feel for a second you have to appologize for anything you like ... at least in this thread.

These are films YOU enjoy the most. And the younger you are the more your list is going to change as you get older... and it will still change depending on your mood or how well your memory is working?

So have it it... what's your favorite films? Tell us why if you have time.....

Nice list Dani257.....

[shadow8]

This list is random...it's in no particular order.

1.) Vertigo - Classic Hitchcock film with stunning visuals, constant suspense, and a general sense of dread.

2.) Duck Soup - This hilarious Marx Brothers classic has some great musical numbers and one of my favorite all-time gags: the "mirror" scene.

3.) The Killer - A bloody and violent yet beautifully made thriller with powerful performances and potent themes about redemption.

4.) Total Recall - Arguably one of Arnold's best films. Here, he delivers a surprisingly strong performance as a regular guy who is caught in an intricate web of deceit and mistaken identity. Oh yeah, the action scenes are awesome and the special effects are appropriately grotesque.

5.) Requiem for a Dream - One of the best "horror" films in recent years. An unforgettable hellish descent into the horrifying world of drug addiction.

6.) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Ang Lee's magnum opus with some of the most incredible fight scenes ever filmed. The love stories are also believable.

7.) Fight Club - A sharp, darkly humorous tale attacking the superficiality of materialism and consumerism. You will never look at soap the same way again after you watch this film.

8.) Stagefright - Nobody has heard of this diamond in the rough, but it is a powerful horror film about a serial killer stalking a group of people inside a theater. Atmospheric, intense, and just plain scary. It succeeds where most "modern" horror films fail.

9.) Commando - Corny yet highly enjoyable yarn about a one man terminator out to rescue his daughter while kicking lots of butt in the process.

10.) Moulin Rouge - I don't care about the fact that this musical takes place during 19th century Paris but uses 20th century pop songs. I loved this movie because it is a magical musical experience.

11.) Hard Boiled - Another John Woo masterpiece featuring the longest shoot-out ever filmed (inside a hospital). Loved it.

12.) L.A. Confidential - Gritty and unforgettable. The best tribute to film noir I have seen in a while.

13.) Terminator 2: Judgment Day - What's not to like? A special effects extravanganza with human emotions.

14.) Monty Python and the Holy Grail - "We are the Knights that say 'NI'!" Arguably the best comedy I have ever seen.

15.) South Park: Bigger, Better, & Uncut - Any vulgar comedy featuring pathetic cut-and-paste animation, musical numbers, and a cameo appearance by Bill Gates is a winner in my book!

16.) The Princess Bride -A childhood favorite of mine. A great fairy tale with plenty of humor and great performances.

17.) The Terminator - The ORIGINAL James Cameron classic that made Arnold Schwarzenegger a household name.

18.) Dawn of the Dead-My favorite zombie epic. It combines gory action with searing satire on consumerism.

19.) The Legend of Drunken Master (Drunken Master II)- My favorite Jackie Chan flick.

20.) West Side Story-My favorite musical with great dance numbers.

That's all I can think of for now...

[Grouch]

These are the movies that might make it onto my Top 25 Movies of All-Time, but then again...maybe not. These are the ones that tickle me with delight, the ones I return to time after time. No particular order:

1. Joe vs. the Volcano (1990) "You mean you were diagnosed with something called a brain cloud and didn't ask for a second opinion?"

2. Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) "Well, I like art, I work in a gas station, my best friend is a tomboy. These things don't fly too well in the American high school."

3. The Empire Strikes Back (1980) "Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try."

4. Star Wars (1977) "Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid."

5. Gone With the Wind (1939) "I'm very drunk and I intend on getting still drunker before this evening's over."

6. The Shop Around the Corner (1940) "Well, I really wouldn't care to scratch your surface, Mr. Kralik, because I know exactly what I'd find: instead of a heart, a handbag; instead of a soul, a suitcase; instead of an intellect, a cigarette lighter which doesn't work."

7. The Wizard of Oz (1939) "Now you go feed those hogs before they worry themselves into anemia!"

8. Amadeus (1984) "Your work is ingenious. It's quality work. And there are simply too many notes, that's all. Just cut a few and it will be perfect."

9. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) "I have no idea to this day what those two Italian ladies were singing about. Truth is, I don't want to know. Some things are better left unsaid. I'd like to think they were singing about something so beautiful it can't expressed in words, and it makes your heart ache because of it. I tell you, those voices soared higher and farther than anybody in a grey place dares to dream. It was as if some beautiful bird had flapped into our drab little cage and made these walls dissolve away, and for the briefest of moments, every last man in Shawshank felt free."

10. Greed (1925) Hey, it's a silent film--no quotes needed.

11. North by Northwest (1959) "I have two ex-wives, a mother and several bartenders depending on me."

12. Out of the Past (1947) "You're like a leaf that the wind blows from one gutter to another."

13. Laura (1944) "In my case, self-absorption is completely justified. I have never discovered any other subject quite so worthy of my attention."

14. Any Marx Brothers "In my case, self-absorption is completely justified. I have never discovered any other subject quite so worthy of my attention."

15. Any Charlie Chaplin "Good morning, my friends. This record comes to you through the Sales Talk Transcription Company, Incorporated: your speaker, the Mechanical Salesman. May I take the pleasure of introducing Mr. J. Widdecombe Billows, the inventor of the Billows Feeding Machine, a practical device which automatically feeds your men while at work? Don't stop for lunch: be ahead of your competitor. The Billows Feeding Machine will eliminate the lunch hour, increase your production, and decrease your overhead. Allow us to point out some of the features of this wonderful machine: its beautiful, aerodynamic, streamlined body; its smoothness of action, made silent by our electro-porous metal ball bearings. Let us acquaint you with our automaton soup plate -- its compressed-air blower, no breath necessary, no energy required to cool the soup. Notice the revolving plate with the automatic food pusher. Observe our counter-shaft, double-knee-action corn feeder, with its synchro-mesh transmission, which enables you to shift from high to low gear by the mere tip of the tongue. Then there is the hydro-compressed, sterilized mouth wiper: its factors of control insure against spots on the shirt front. These are but a few of the delightful features of the Billows Feeding Machine. Let us demonstrate with one of your workers, for actions speak louder than words. Remember, if you wish to keep ahead of your competitor, you cannot afford to ignore the importance of the Billows Feeding Machine."

16. Key Largo (1948) "You don't like it, do you Rocco, the storm? Show it your gun, why don't you? If it doesn't stop, shoot it."

17. Oliver! (1968) "Mother came to us destitute. Brings a child into the world, takes one look at him and promptly dies---without leaving so much as a forwarding name and address!"

18. Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) "Invention, my dear friends, is 93% perspiration, 6% electricity, 4% evaporation, and 2% butterscotch ripple."

19. Pinocchio (1940) "A lie keeps growing and growing until it's as clear as the nose on your face."

20. Days of Heaven (1978) "I been thinkin' what ta do wit' my fyoochuh... I could be a mud doctuh..."

21. Cinema Paradiso (1988) "Non voglio piu` sentirti parlare. Voglio solo sentire parlare di te."

22. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) "Bravely bold Sir Robin rode forth from Camelot. He was not afraid to die, oh brave Sir Robin. He was not at all afraid to be killed in nasty ways, brave, brave, brave, brave Sir Robin. He was not in the least bit scared to being mashed into a pulp, or to have his eyes carved out, and his elbows broken. To have his kneecap split, and his body burned away, and his limbs all hacked and mangled, brave Sir Robin."

23. The Princess Bride (1987) "Death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while."

24. Rear Window (1954) "When two people love each other, they come together - WHAM - like two taxis on Broadway."

25. The 39 Steps (1935) "Have you ever heard of the 39 Steps?" "No. What's that? A pub?"

My sincerest apologies to the other 1,195 films I overlooked.

[bupkiss]

25 Films I Like A Lot (Really, Really Not in Particular Order)
A lot of these movies are considered absolute garbage by the general public. I think some of them are garbage as well, but I still enjoy them

25. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
This movie makes me feel really, really good. I get wrapped up in the weird fantasy world of the factory, and I am not usually like that.

24. Heathers
This movie makes me glad that I am not in high school anymore.

23. Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
I always end up watching this movie whenever TBS shows it. It is not a very good film with totally implausible plot, but hey, whatever. Christina Applegate actually isn't a bad actress.

22. Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion
This is a really amusing film. Again, it makes me glad I am not in high school anymore.

21. Jawbreaker
Ditto the "it makes me glad I am not in high school anymore" sentiment with this film. Anyone see a pattern here?

20. Just One of the Guys
Okay, totally unrealistic film about a young woman disguising herself as a guy, but it is so '80s that I love it.

19. Kids in the Hall's Brain Candy
Hilarious. See this if you think the anti-depressant craze got out of hand.

18. Election
Well, looky here, another "high school sucks" themed film.

17. Freeway
A wild ride. Reese Witherspoon gives an amazing performance.

16. Roger and Me
Excellent documentary that's chilling in parts, hilarious in others.

15. This Is Spinal Tap
Yeah, yeah, 11.

14. High Fidelity
I love indie record stores, so this was a blast. Too bad the movie is virtually a romantic comedy.

13. Planet of the Apes
I have a feeling the new POTA is going to pale sooooo much in comparison with this cult gem.

12. Fight Club
Yep, I like watching men fight.

11. Full Metal Jacket
This is my favorite film of all time. I like how Kubrick handled training and war.

10. Pulp Fiction
When I was in 10th grade, I wanted to be Mrs. Mia Wallace. Scary, isn't it?

9. The Last Picture Show
I just saw this a week or so ago, and it is an unusual depiction of the 1950s. I thought the cinematography was stark yet effective.

8. Crazy People
This movie mocking the advertising world eerily mirrors the ad methods used today. It's hilarious except for the love subplot.

7. Go
This film reminds me of Pulp Fiction, only it's about severely apathetic young people and ecstasy instead of hit men and heroin.

6. The 'Burbs
Who doesn't love a film skewering suburbanites while simultaneously showing that they were right for ostracizing the weirdos next door?

5. Weird Science
Again, '80s to the fullest and lots of fun

4. Mommie Dearest
Wow, Joan Crawford was evil personified, huh?

3. The Poseidon Adventure
This film is so much better than Titanic!

2. Serial Mom
Whacked and disturbing in every way possible

1. The Opposite of Sex
What is love?

D'oh, I forgot about The Big Lebowski.


Movies I need to rent that I think I'll like:

Texasville

Paper Moon

Taxi Driver

Dr. Strangelove

Live Flesh

Run Lola Run

Boys Don't Cry

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

And many, many more.