NSR: What's your top 5 movies of the last 15yrs?

[phishy]

nor Citizen Kane...um... *shrugs


one of the worst films i've ever seen.. how it gets rated as a top 3 of all time... astounding.

[Achtung]

one of the worst films i've ever seen.. how it gets rated as a top 3 of all time... astounding.

It's his sled. It was his sled from when he was a kid. There. I just saved you two long, boobless hours. :D

[johno]

i respect it for being the first to do alot of things but tbh neither the plot nor the characters warrant it being constantly named as the best or one of the best of all time.

imo its the DaVinci code of movies (by that I mean its ok, but for some reason gets rediculously good ratings).

[DigitalTron]

Hard to do within only the last 15 years, but here's my list:
1. The Matrix
2. Good Will Hunting
3. Lord of the Rings (ROTK, TT, FOTR)
4. The Incredibles
5. Harry Potter (III, II, I, IV)

Most are more than 15 years old, but here are some of my favs:
1. The Matrix
2. Arthur (yeah, way old but damn good movie)
3. Good Will Hunting
4. Star Wars (the old ones ... episodes VI, V and IV in that order)
5. Lord of the Rings (ROTK, TT, FOTR)
6. The Crow (say what you will, but the first one was really good, even if it got Brandon Lee killed)
7. Excalibur (they just made some dang good films back then)
8. Predetor 2 (Danny Glover special ... good stuff)
9. The Incredibles
10. Harry Potter (III, II, I, IV)
11. Aladdin
12. Gladiator
13. Pirates of the Carribean
14. Analyze This (and That)
15. Trading Places
16. Shrek
17. You've Got Mail
18. Sleepless in Seattle
19. Good Fellas
20. This Is Spinal Tap (If you liked Trainspotting, you should really rent this mock-umentary)

[SirManchester]

Now that I think of it, I forgot to mention any of the Sergio Leone movies, namely A Fistful of Dollars(which is actually a remake of Yojimbo), the Good, the bad, and the ugly, and Once Upon a time in the West.

[Dark Savante]

Now that I think of it, I forgot to mention any of the Sergio Leone movies, namely A Fistful of Dollars(which is actually a remake of Yojimbo), the Good, the bad, and the ugly, and Once Upon a time in the West.
See, now you're talking. :)

[johno]

G,B & U deffo deserves a spot... good catch...

[K:theCore]

As far as horror movies go, Id almost put The Shining up on the list as well. I thought it was really cool how Kubrick was able to make space within a room or hallway feel super creepy....i.e., those long hallway shots.

Though the book kicked ass and Steven King was supposedly unhappy with Kubrick's adaptation, I thought the movie was well done and the acting superb.


Actually anything by Kubrick is pretty much a winner. Absolutely loved Full Metal Jacket as far as war movies go ... and Clockwork Orange. Eyes Wide Shut was a bit of a bore though.

[Prawn Sandwich]

As far as horror movies go, Id almost put The Shining up on the list as well. I thought it was really cool how Kubrick was able to make space within a room or hallway feel super creepy....i.e., those long hallway shots.

Though the book kicked ass and Steven King was supposedly unhappy with Kubrick's adaptation, I thought the movie was well done and the acting superb.


Actually anything by Kubrick is pretty much a winner. Absolutely loved Full Metal Jacket as far as war movies go ... and Clockwork Orange. Eyes Wide Shut was a bit of a bore though.
For horror you have to include the classics like The Omen, Exorcist, Nightmare On Elm Street (original film only before it became a parody of itself), The Thing etc

[K:theCore]

For horror you have to include the classics like The Omen, Exorcist, Nightmare On Elm Street (original film only before it became a parody of itself), The Thing etc


Well I was talking from more of a directorial perspective.

Carpenter's The Thing is a very good call though. That movie was outstanding.

[SirManchester]

As far as horror movies go, Id almost put The Shining up on the list as well. I thought it was really cool how Kubrick was able to make space within a room or hallway feel super creepy....i.e., those long hallway shots.

Though the book kicked ass and Steven King was supposedly unhappy with Kubrick's adaptation, I thought the movie was well done and the acting superb.


Actually anything by Kubrick is pretty much a winner. Absolutely loved Full Metal Jacket as far as war movies go ... and Clockwork Orange. Eyes Wide Shut was a bit of a bore though.

Kudos my friend for recognizing my favorite director, The Shining was absolutely stunning, Kubrick was able to create such an eerie atmosphere with long takes and super slow tracking shots, it was great stuff, That bitch Stephen King was and still is just upset that it turned out better than his book, he later made his own movie version and even he emulated some Kubrick methods, and the movie managed to blow nontheless.

[SirManchester]

Also if you guys want some kick ass horror, check out some Dario Argento movies, specifically "Suspiria", and "Deep Red".

[yossarian]

As far as horror movies go, Id almost put The Shining up on the list as well. I thought it was really cool how Kubrick was able to make space within a room or hallway feel super creepy....i.e., those long hallway shots.

Though the book kicked ass and Steven King was supposedly unhappy with Kubrick's adaptation, I thought the movie was well done and the acting superb.


Actually anything by Kubrick is pretty much a winner. Absolutely loved Full Metal Jacket as far as war movies go ... and Clockwork Orange. Eyes Wide Shut was a bit of a bore though.

I had the Shining on my list for older movies.....just an incredibly eerie and unsettling film.
Another great Kubrick film is Paths of Glory. Check it out for the ultimate in anti-war movies.

[nicephoras]

one of the worst films i've ever seen.. how it gets rated as a top 3 of all time... astounding.

Because those with attention spans recognize that it was absolutely ground breaking for its time, and the first to use multiple techniques which we now don't even think about.

[nicephoras]

Rounders is a good movie, especially as I am a bit of a poker buff, but Malkovich butchered the Russian accent for Teddy KGB, according to a good few people I have heard from.

Malkovich's Russian accent was by far the worst attempt at it I've ever heard.

[phishy]

Because those with attention spans recognize that it was absolutely ground breaking for its time, and the first to use multiple techniques which we now don't even think about.

are you making a pathetic attempt to make fun of my ADD?
i just didnt enjoy it. regardless of the "ground breaking multiple techniques"

was i stoked when dorothy got to oz and discovered colour? hell no.
was that last sentence zani-esque? lol
strike it from the record if so.

nicephoras, you have a fantastic weekend good friend.
:)

EDIT: connery's accent in "Hunt for Red October" was abysmal.

[littleman]

are you making a pathetic attempt to make fun of my ADD?
i just didnt enjoy it. regardless of the "ground breaking multiple techniques"

was i stoked when dorothy got to oz and discovered colour? hell no.
was that last sentence zani-esque? lol
strike it from the record if so.

nicephoras, you have a fantastic weekend good friend.
:)

EDIT: connery's accent in "Hunt for Red October" was abysmal.


Please, people.. it's bad enough we have other club fans posting regularly here, but you people FIGHTING here is ridiculous. :rolleyes:

Regardless, I've never seen Citizen Kane, so I can't judge that.. I think there is a significant difference between enjoyment factor and groundbreaking factor, though. Sometimes all you need to be is groundbreaking to seal a place in history.. and a top 5 list ;)

Also, for the record, Sean Connery's accent in Red October might have been absymal, but it really didn't detract from the quality of the movie. I thought it was really good.. being an Asian, I've also had little interaction with various European accents in my younger years, so I couldn't judge.

[SirManchester]

Please, people.. it's bad enough we have other club fans posting regularly here, but you people FIGHTING here is ridiculous. :rolleyes:

Regardless, I've never seen Citizen Kane, so I can't judge that.. I think there is a significant difference between enjoyment factor and groundbreaking factor, though. Sometimes all you need to be is groundbreaking to seal a place in history.. and a top 5 list ;)

Also, for the record, Sean Connery's accent in Red October might have been absymal, but it really didn't detract from the quality of the movie. I thought it was really good.. being an Asian, I've also had little interaction with various European accents in my younger years, so I couldn't judge.


Ive seen Citizen Kane, about eight times now, and I never got tired of it, along with being extremely innovative, it's also very gripping, at least for me, It has the kind of sophisticated narrative that just glues me to my seat whenever I watch it, and you can also spot a new innovation every time you watch it, that's how groundbreaking it actually was.

[phishy]

Ive seen Citizen Kane, about eight times now, and I never got tired of it, along with being extremely innovative, it's also very gripping, at least for me, It has the kind of sophisticated narrative that just glues me to my seat whenever I watch it, and you can also spot a new innovation every time you watch it, that's how groundbreaking it actually was.

so "12 Angry Men" was gripping as well perhaps?

[SirManchester]

so "12 Angry Men" was gripping as well perhaps?


Depens on which one you're refering to, the Sidney Lumet original was quite suspensefull in my opinion, as opposed to William Friedkin's recent remake, which not nearly that gripping.