Lots of good ones here.

The Untouchables, Mystic River, Mean Girls, and Die Hard are all fantastic films.

Yes, Connery is the man! Goldfinger is my second favorite, but I can understand why it's most people's favorite.

Thanks, Zingy. What is the preferred pace of listing these movies?

Um, well, atleast 20-30 a day. It shouldn't take more than 3-4 days to post all 100. :wink:

That's not a problem. I can probably finish up by the end of Monday or Tuesday. By the way, you REALLY need to rent The Usual Suspects. We've been after you to do that for long enough!

Haven't seen: Untouchables, Tombstones, Mean Girls or Dr. No

Loved: The Usual Suspects, Mystic River, Die Hard \:D/
Really Liked: The Maltese Falcon =D>
Liked: Planet Of The Apes
Meh: Superman :???:

11. Jaws (1975) - The best horror movie ever made!
12. Stripes (1981) - Murray is the funniest guy on the planet.
13. Titanic (1997) - Cameron rules! This is an awesome movie! Internet cynics don't impress me.
14. Pulp Fiction (1994) - This was the first movie I ever saw by myself. Nobody else was interested. Their loss, huh?
15. The Lion King (1994) - The best animated movie ever!
16. Raiders of the Lost Arc (1981) - I was like 12 when this came out. Impossible for it not to impress me, and it still does.
17. Spider-Man (2002) - My personal favorite.
18. A Hard Days Night (1964) - An awesome comedy starring the Beatles. Rent it and laugh!
19. As Good As It Gets (1997) - Love that Jack. He may have the most films in my top 100.
20. First Blood (1982) - The scene where Sly breaks down at the end was worth an Oscar. Too bad he didn't continue acting.

You had me until here!

Mav, are these in order, or random?

But, anyways, I loved Spider-Man, The Lion King, and Pulp Fiction. =D>

By the way, has Episode III made it's way to your list like it has to mine? :wink:

ooh great Picks here!

Im not all that excited about Titanic, but its a good movie

Raiders rocks. Pulp Fictin rocks. As Good As It Gets rocks. Mav, your list rocks. =D>

I remember when Lion King came out on VHS. I couldn't wait. My mom had it hidden...I remember calling up my mom and saying "Mommy Mommy where is it? Can I just see it? I've done all my homework. I won't open it I promise! I just want to see it!"

Ahh, I loved the Lion King.

Yes, it makes the list, and these are just in random order.

Titanic, Pulp Fiction, As Good As It Gets and Pulp Fiction would all be on my top 100 as well. :grin:

21. The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - The King of the Star Wars films!
22. The 'Burbs (1989) - This alone will convince anyone that Tom Hanks is better at comedy than drama.
23. Million Dollar Baby (2004) My heart is still broken.
24. The Breakfast Club (1985) - Just a great great character study on teenagers from all walks of life.
25. True Lies (1994) - Cameron Rules!
26. Beverly Hills Cop (1985) - I can't believe how many younger people have never seen this.
27. Rocky (1976) - The ultimate underdog story.
28. Jerry MaGuire (1996) - I become very woman-like whenever I watch this.
29. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) - Awesome movie, and one of the greatest endings ever!
30. Get Shorty (1995) - Can't believe MGM was responsible for this great comedy.

I wanna kill... e.. very... one... satan is good... satan is our pal.

I disagree with your comment though... Rick Ducommun and Bruce Dern completely steal that movie away from Tom Hanks.

Oh, I couldn't agree more. Dern was especially good, but Hanks was easily behind those two. He was still great in it, and is better in comedies.

"I've never seen that! I've never seen anybody drive their garbage down to the end of the driveway and then beat the hell out of it with a shovel...I've never seen that."

Hans? That's a fine Christian name!

The 'burbs should go on the underrated movies list. It truely is a weird cult classic.

I like the really cheesy close up of the bones in the back of the trunk at the end.

I think I'll go next with my 100.

If that's possible?

I agree totally. It's one of those movies that will just make you laugh and laugh, yet many people probably don't know of it today. I really expected both Dern and Ducommun to become more prominent in comedies after that, but Ducommun's most high profile gig after that 9that I can think of) was Groundhog Day, in which he had a small part, and Dern really didn't go the comic route. (or much any route)

31. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) - The best prison movie ever!
32. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) - I was Ferris' age (17) when this came out, so you can imagine how I loved this movie.
33. The Wedding Singer (1998) - My favorite Adam Sandler movie. The terrible 80's music had it's charm.
34. Predator (1987) - Arnold at his best, against one unstoppable foe!
35. Bonnie and Clyde (1967) - One of my earliest serious movie experiences. The final scene is how it really happened.
36. Young Frankenstein (1974) - Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks doing a perfect sendup of the classic horror films.
37. Star Wars EP IV: A New Hope (1977) - Just watched it the other day, and it's as great as ever.
38. JFK (1991) - Gripping from start to finish!
39. Caddyshack (1980) - One of the greatest comedies ever made!
40. A Few Good Men (1992) - My #1 favorite drama.

I completely was uninterested in the era of pumped up action heroes while it was happening (Arnold/Stallone/HULK HOGAN!/Jean Claude Van Damme/etc.etc.etc.)

Well done.

I get so sick and tired of seeing all of these so called best lists. Best according to what? Half of the filsm that they put on these lists, no one has heard of and they are from another time all together. I haet the arguement that films from the days gone by are better than many of todays films. Some are, sure, but many are so cardboard and so generic and so inferior to today's films that it is laughable. Take a look at the acting in film like Gone With The Wind and Casablanca. Attrocious. And the writing is laughable as well. Seriously. My list is going to include personal favourites of course, but it is also going to films that are enjoyable, well made and they will be films that most of you have heard of. Agree, disagree, I don't care. But these are the 100 best made films for various reasons. Without further ado...here we go.



100) Basic Insitnct- One fo the best scripts of the 90's. One of the best female performances ever. And very sexy.
99) Mystic River- One of Clint's best. Strong performance and very strong writing.
98) The Passion of the Christ- Tough and brutal to watch, but what a film!
97) Animal House- One of the best teen comedies out there.
96) Psycho- The Granddaddy of all horror films.
95) Full Metal Jacket- One of Kubrick's best, and what a performance by Donofrio.
94) Lord of the Rings Return of the King- A fun ride and a good way to end the epic.
93) Jerry Maguire- Show me the money!!
92) Chasing Amy- Kevin Smith's most complete film.
91) Sideways- An almost perfect film.
90) The Fugitive- Harry's best film without Steven and George.
89) Platoon- Stone's mesmerizing war epic.
88) Porky's- Bob Clark's raunchy and nasty tribute to getting laid in highschool
87) Jaws 2- Not Spielberg's, but still damn scary.
86) In The Bedroom- One of the best scripts of our time and a very emotional film.
85) Fight Club- First rule of Fight club...donot talk about Fight Club.
84) A Few Good Men- Cruises best performance. Reiner's masterpiece, and Jack.
83) When Harry Met Sally- What Woody Allen only wishes he could write.
82) The Godfather II- The only sequel, before ROTK, to actually win best picture.
81) Man on Fire- One of the most emotional films you can be privy to.
80) Independence Day- Will Smith's breakout role and a film that can be watched over again.
79) The Godfather- The godfather of all mob movies.
78) Lethal Weapon- An excellent buddy picture, and so much fun.
77) Gandhi- A surprising entry in the top 100, but a strong one nonetheless.
76) Arlington Road- One of the best surprise endings ever.
75) The Piano- A tough film to see, but a fantastic one.
74) Extreme Prejudice- One of Nick Nolte's rare unknowqn films, but perhaps his best.
73) Fargo- The Coen's Best.
72) Falling Down- Schumacher's vastly under rated film about a man who loses touch with reality. Powerful.
71) O Brother Where Art Though?= The Coen's very best...and what a soundtrack!!
70) On Golden Pond- Fonda and Hepburn's swan song, and a classy one at that.
69) Ghostbusters- What a concept....and it worked brilliantly.
68) Malcolm X- Spike Lee's amazing journey.
67) Boyz N The Hood- John Singleton one ups Spike.
66) The Siege- Denzel's most under rated performance.
65) The Sixth Sense- One of the best twists of all time.
64) The Changeling- If you want to experience true terror, watch this just for the bouncing ball.
63) Less Than Zero- A fantastic performance by Rober Downey Jr.
62) The Goonies- Still one of my faves.
61) Armageddon- One of teh funniest serious films out there.
60) Tequila Sunrise- Mel, Kurt, Michelle....cool!
59) Better off Dead- One of the most intelligent funny movies of all time.
58) Plains Trains and Automobiles- John Hughes best adult film and Candy's greatest performance.
57) The Wizard of Oz- 1939 was a great year for film. This was the best of that year.
56) Rocky IV- One fo the most exciting times to watch a film.
55) ) Rambo II- Ditto
54) Gladiator- Scott's masterpiece.
53) The Shining- Kubrick's absolute best.
52) Stripes- Bill Murray's best film.
51) Attack of the Clones- Don't mess with Yoda
50) Dances With Wolves- Kevin Costner's opus.
49) The Breakfast Club- John Hughes best film.
48) Stand By Me- Reiner's coming of age film.
47) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom- Gets a lot of flack, but is an outstanding film.
46) Fasttimes at Ridgemont High- Sean Penn's debut is off the charts.
45) Return of the Jedi- A very near perfect way to end the old trilogy.
43) Planet of the Apes (1968) One of the best pre-1970's movies.
42) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade- Gotta love Indy.
41) -Rocky II- Yo Adrian!!!
40) Revenge of the Sith- A fantastic way to end the new trilogy.
39) Shawshank Redemption- One of 94's three powerful films.
38) Forrest Gump- An incredible journey.
37) Predator- One of Arnold's best.
36) Rounders- Damon's underrated film about poker.
35) Titanic- Cameron's ode to the great ship, and a great film.
34) Tombstone- One of the best ensembles ever assembled, and the best western ever made.
33) Scream- the film that single handedly revived horror. A Nightmare on Elm street- Craven's best film.
32) A Nightmare on Elm Street- But this is Craven's best film.
31) The Mothman Prophecies- One of the best made and well executed films ever.
30) Goodfellas- Scorcese's best film, and much more complete than the Godfather films.
29) Swingers- This is a money film!!
28) Texas Chainsaw Massacre 1974- Tobe's unbeliveably genre setting film.
27) Apocalypse Now- FFC's best.
26) Terminator- An unreal film, just about perfect.
25) Rocky- The original and the best.
24) Back to the Future- What a fantastic film!!
23) Mississsippi Burning- Was robbed at the 88 Oscars!
22) First Blood- STallone's finest.
21) Matrix- Mind blowing.
20) Angel Heart- A wickedly stylistic thriller.
19) The Usual Suspects- The best twist end of all.
18) The Ring- The best modern horror film.
17) Pulp Fiction- The best script ever written.16)
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11)Star Wars IV A New Hope- The original just misses my top 10.
10) T2- What an awesome film
9) Lord of the Rings- Fellowship of the Ring- The journey is teh best part of the series.
8) Halloween-The best horror film ever made.
7) Aliens- The best horror/sci fi film ever made.
6) American Beauty- A haunting film, surreal in it's beauty.
5) The Empire Stikes Back- No Luke, I am your father!!
4) Raiders of the Lost ARk- There will never be another film like Raiders
3) JFK- Stone's unflinching film.
2) E.T.- Spielberg's second best film.
1) JAWS- The best there is, the best there was, the best there ever will be!!

Ferris Bueller's Day Off is such a fun movie!
i really need to see Shawshank Redemption

Young Frankenstein is going to be on TV, im going to check it out