14. Gone with the Wind (Victor Fleming - 1939)



Four hours! Five directors! They started shooting without the main actress! And still they managed to create the most watched movie of all time and if adjusted for inflation, still the most succesful. Many will consider it dated by todays standards, but I don't.

13. The Exorcist (William Friedkin - 1973)



After it was re-released in its extended cut some people complained that the movie was not scary, but I remember going to see the movie in a theater in a re-release in the 80s, being 10-11 years old, and I loved every minute of it. I also hated every minute of it during the night.
We studied this film at the university in a class about horror movies, and you can see that Friedkin was at the top of his game when he did this. The framing, the sound design, the camera movements, everything is oh so subtle, but it manages to create a sense of unease. And who can forget Tubular Bells?

Glad someone else on this site loves The Exorcist. I've never understood all the hate for it; it is, by far, the scariest movie I've ever seen.

12. The Empire Strikes Back (Irvin Kershner - 1980)



Without a doubt the best of all Star Wars movies. The Hoth fight remains my favorite scene from all six films. See Leia and Han start falling in love too, see Luke when he discovers Vader is his father and let's not forget, this is the one that introduced the Imperial March. ALL HAIL JOHN WILLIAMS!!!

I like ESB the best simply because it has my favourite scene out of all the SW films - that of Han avoiding the Star Destroyers in the asteroid field. It's not a big or memorable scene, but I absolutely love it.

11. Seven (David Fincher - 1995)



After the Alien 3 disaster, an awesome comeback for David Fincher, who although maintaining a very high level of interest in his subsequent movies, I think has never topped this one. Pitt, Freeman and Spacey are all excellent. and Andrew Kevin Walker's script is pure genius in its depravity. As with Pulp Fiction, many films have imitated this one, but the original remains the best.

I'm gonna go watch Little Miss Sunshine right now. I leave the top 10 for tomorrow if you don't mind, as it will be close to 1 am here when I finish with the movie.

Still a good list. The more I think about GWTW the more overrated it is to me though. Way too much cheese. The book is much stronger.



Huh? I don't think I've ever said a word about Jaws on this site... It's one of those movies I need to revisit badly. Not in the baumer, Mav, etc. Jaws club.

Oops, sorry!

I was mistaken and thought that you were one of this film biggest fan in these boards.

Thank you, but I consider many lists to be equally good. Even excel's one, although it includes some choices that I would never put in my top 100, has many movies listed that I consider to be immensely entertaining.

There are many movies that can be seen in almost every list: seven, die hard, indiana jones, etc., the only difference in mine is that it includes some older movies that maybe some people never had the opportunity to see or didn't knew about them.

Yoshue's list is probably the closest to my liking, as his is also very diverse and spans all type of movies, no matter the year. After all, movies like 300 will be consider old 40-50 years from now. And if I consider this movie good today, I don't see why I should consider the movie differently in the upcoming years. Obviously I like cool images, as movies are a visual medium, but it's still the story that counts.
I was surprised when I went to the University and in film class (FILM CLASS!!!) many people had never seen a movie in B/W. (Not even Elephant Man, Ed Wood or Schindler's List)

I'm just a movie lover that adores all kind of genres (kung-fu films from the 70s, film noir of the 40s, monster B-movies, spaghetti western, , etc, etc. (hell,I think I have seen all Charles Bronson films from Cannon Pictures from the 80s and 90s), and although many of these movies will never be included in any top 100 lists, that doesn't mean that I haven't enjoyed watching them.

10. Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock - 1960)



Hitchcock's best. And Gus van Sant is a doofus.

9. Titanic (James Cameron - 1997)



Hated by many, but loved by many more, this is the closest we have seen recently that comes close to those sweeping romantic epics from years before. Hell, I even have to admit that I like Celine Dion's song. Saw it opening night, December 19th 1997 if I'm not mistaken, and already then knew it was destined for greatness. It had that special 'movie magic' touch.

8. The Usual Suspects (Bryan Singer - 1995)



If a movie manages that I go to see it three times opening day, it must have something special. One of the best screenplays ever, and everyone in this movie is simply perfect. Still Singer's best movie.

7. Robocop (Paul Verhoeven - 1987)



-Dead or alive, you're coming with me!

-I'd buy that for a dollar!

-Nice shooting, son. What's your name?
-Murphy.

So sad that what could have been a great franchise was destroyed by the very inferior sequels that followed. Verhoeven, I love you so much that you can make me your wife.

6. Back to the Future (Robert Zemeckis - 1985)



One of the most enjoyable movies of all time and a defining film for everyone that was a teenager in the 80s. Everything in this film works like gangbusters. The story, the setting in the 50s, the music, the acting, the direction, the climax. Pure joy. And whatever happened to Lea Thompson?

Wow, I never thought I'd see Robocop anywhere on anyone's list!

"Freeze, scum bag."

Psycho + Usual Suspects + Back to the Future are all in my top 50 or so. I find Titanic a bit overrated. Haven't seen Robocop.

I have to go away for 1 hour. After that, I will post the last 5.

Come on, Mr. Price. You're disappointing me big time coming down the home stretch. Bring out the big guns now.

Smashing #7.

Price's list is probably the most interesting one I've read thus far. I never know whats next.

5. The Great Escape (John Sturges - 1963)



That cast: McQueen, Garner, Bronson, Pleasence, Attenborough, Coburn, McCallum, Jackson. Elmer Bernstein's famous march that is now used by the fans when the English national football team`plays. 172 minutes of pure action, adventure, suspense and excitement.

I know what #1 is. Other than that, though, I'm completely blind.

4. Forrest Gump (Robert Zemeckis - 1994)



Released the same year as Pulp Fiction, this movie is hated by many as it won Best Picture over Tarantino's one. Guess what? I love them both as you have noticed. But the edge goes to this wonderful, delightful movie that surprised everyone when it was released. Full of unforgettable scenes and characters. And every time someone close to Forrest dies in the movie, the way it is delivered, brings tears to my eyes.

3. Once Upon a Time in America (Sergio Leone - 1984)



Another movie that manages to bring tears to my eyes due to the way it's structured and because it deals with items like nostalgia and those times that will never come back, apart from being an amazing gangster story. I'm obviously talking about the 4 hour version, not the 2 hour cut that was originally released in the USA. Criminally overlooked at the Oscars (Didn't get a single nomination).
De Niro and James Woods are fantastic. And this is the movie that made me fall in love with Jennifer Connelly, but also with Elizabeth McGovern who plays the same part.