Re: Top 10 Greatest Films of all time...
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 1:24 pm
Tough one, far to many great films to pick just ten, some were great in there day, or because you were young when they came out, some were great one-time watches that you cant watch again after you know the twists and some are good to watch over and over, how to pick
I'll give my opinions on the options you gave to vote on
Star Wars - Star Wars has to be the film I have watched the most times, growing up in the 80's my family got it's first Video Recorder when I was about 7 or 8 years old and that was the first film I owned ( recorded off TV ), sadly I cant watch it now as at the grand old age of 32 with so many other films since it has far less impact, I think the childhood memories of the film are better than the film itself, also I know every line in the script and have a bad habit of speaking them out loud over the movie
Lord of The Rings - Return of the King - Some great battle scenes but the rest of the movie is crap, when you keep checking your watch in the cinema waiting for it to end and your arse has gone numb from sitting still so long, thats a bad sign.
Matrix (1999) - Excelent, ground breaking, love it, "there is no spoon"
Shawshank Redemption - Cant be that good, I know I've seen it and cant remember anything worthy of comment
The Godfather (part I & II jointly) - To be watched every other year, classics, if you like these also try 'Once upon a time in America'
To Kill a Mocking Bird - Classic for some, not my taste
Gladiator - American versions of history are always amusing, nothing more though. "Are you not entertained?" Not so much lol
Gone With the Wind - Shudders, cant even watch it.
Pulp Fiction - Brilliant, Travolta, Jackson, Willis, great one-liners, great story, love the soundtrack too
The Dark Knight - What rubbish, guess the young and dumb like that kind of thing.
Apocalypse Now - Class movie, dark and gritty, The Doors - The End song really sums it up
It's a Wonderful Life - Never seen it or had any urge to do so
JAWS - Love it, makes you jump out your seat the first time
E.T. - Never watched all the way through because it just to boring
The Great Escape - Over rated, nothing special
I'll give my opinions on the options you gave to vote on
Star Wars - Star Wars has to be the film I have watched the most times, growing up in the 80's my family got it's first Video Recorder when I was about 7 or 8 years old and that was the first film I owned ( recorded off TV ), sadly I cant watch it now as at the grand old age of 32 with so many other films since it has far less impact, I think the childhood memories of the film are better than the film itself, also I know every line in the script and have a bad habit of speaking them out loud over the movie
Lord of The Rings - Return of the King - Some great battle scenes but the rest of the movie is crap, when you keep checking your watch in the cinema waiting for it to end and your arse has gone numb from sitting still so long, thats a bad sign.
Matrix (1999) - Excelent, ground breaking, love it, "there is no spoon"
Shawshank Redemption - Cant be that good, I know I've seen it and cant remember anything worthy of comment
The Godfather (part I & II jointly) - To be watched every other year, classics, if you like these also try 'Once upon a time in America'
To Kill a Mocking Bird - Classic for some, not my taste
Gladiator - American versions of history are always amusing, nothing more though. "Are you not entertained?" Not so much lol
Gone With the Wind - Shudders, cant even watch it.
Pulp Fiction - Brilliant, Travolta, Jackson, Willis, great one-liners, great story, love the soundtrack too
The Dark Knight - What rubbish, guess the young and dumb like that kind of thing.
Apocalypse Now - Class movie, dark and gritty, The Doors - The End song really sums it up
It's a Wonderful Life - Never seen it or had any urge to do so
JAWS - Love it, makes you jump out your seat the first time
E.T. - Never watched all the way through because it just to boring
The Great Escape - Over rated, nothing special