Author Topic: Your All-Time Favorite Top Ten Movies (Read 2034 times)

Halo · « **Reply #75 on:** February 09, 2005, 08:40:28 AM »

For war movies, surprised no one has mentioned The Beast, the sleeper about a Russian tank crew in Afghanistan.

For comedy, how about Big? Hanks should have gotten an oscar for that one but oscars rarely go to comedies.

For creepouts, no Hannibal or Monster?

Category favorites are a good way to start your Top Ten Favorite Movies. Then choose your favorites that include ALL categories.

For those of you who selected and ranked your Top Ten, congratulations! You can make the tough choices.

For the rest of you, good start -- simply listing the main movies you like is a big step.

All of you can decide your Top Ten Favorite Movies. You're
Aces High cyber warriors. You can do it!

JB88 · « **Reply #76 on:** February 09, 2005, 08:44:44 AM »

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Originally posted by Halo
For war movies, surprised no one has mentioned The Beast, the sleeper about a Russian tank crew in Afghanistan.

For comedy, how about Big? Hanks should have gotten an oscar for that one but oscars rarely go to comedies.

For creepouts, no Hannibal or Monster?

Category favorites are a good way to start your Top Ten Favorite Movies. Then choose your favorites that include ALL categories.

For those of you who selected and ranked your Top Ten, congratulations! You can make the tough choices.

For the rest of you, good start -- simply listing the main movies you like is a big step.

All of you can decide your Top Ten Favorite Movies. You're
Aces High cyber warriors. You can do it!

the beast. is that what it was called. wasnt it jason patrick? i saw it once yearssssss ago. always wondered what it was.

im pretty sure that it would be easy to do top ten categorically.

its the whole enchillada thats tough.

(i did my ten though) ACES HIGH CYBER WARRIOR! HIYAAAAA!

lol

Nash · « **Reply #77 on:** February 09, 2005, 08:49:09 AM »

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Originally posted by lazs2
damn nash... I think there are only about 4 movies on your list that I would consider really great... most I wouldn't sit through. lazs

Okay I give up.

I've been staring at that thing for over a minute now, and I'm at a complete loss as to what this is supposed to mean to me.

lazs2 · « **Reply #78 on:** February 09, 2005, 08:50:30 AM »

No real way to do a top ten even a top ten in every catagory unless you really lack imagination. So many good movies.

lazs

lazs2 · « **Reply #79 on:** February 09, 2005, 08:53:11 AM »

nash... it just means what it said.. There are only about 4 movies on your list I would call great... Most I think are laughable.. Waht it means I guess it that.... even I am surprised at how little we have in common in taste in movies.

It was a simple statement with a very simple and direct meaning.

lazs

Nash · « **Reply #80 on:** February 09, 2005, 08:56:07 AM »

Well then, how luscious for you. Thanks for sharing.

lazs2 · « **Reply #81 on:** February 09, 2005, 09:00:22 AM »

No problem... anytime you need something explained just ask.

But... a deep thinker like you might even take it to the next level and assume that we won't be holding hands together in any art house movie theatres any time soon.... I think jb88 is available and an arts major tho... as a bonus... He is saving to buy a prius so you guys can look really cool pulling up.

lazs

Halo · « **Reply #82 on:** February 09, 2005, 09:05:44 AM »

Yes, JB88, you did do your Top Ten ... way to go! I'd type a Hoooaaaaaah! or whatever that combat growl is except I don't know how to spell it.

The Beast DVD lists four actors on the top cover: George Dzundza, Jason Patric, Steven Bauer, and Stephen Baldwin. On the back cover, there was room for only the first three actors' credits.

Video Movie Guide 2001 rates The Beast (1988) only two stars (out of five) and calls it "A cliched war film, unique only for its adversaries: Soviet soldiers and Afghan rebels in the deserts of Afghanistan."

Just goes to show taste is personal, e.g., VMG gives Cocoon (old folks meet extraterrestrials) five stars, and that flick hasn't been mentioned on any Aces Highers' lists.

For cast, VMG lists only Bauer and Dzunda.

I thought all four actors were fine, although the tank commander (dunno which actor he is) is the only one I remember seeing in any other films.

It's great when a film can come out of nowhere and live forever (hopefully, even with two stars from some sources).

Nash · « **Reply #83 on:** February 09, 2005, 09:23:09 AM »

Lazs..... Are you breaking up with me? Is that what this is about? Please say it isn't so.

NUKE · « **Reply #84 on:** February 09, 2005, 09:55:53 AM »

hey....what's going on here??? Nash? You never told me you where seeing Laz, Nash.

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #85 on:** February 09, 2005, 12:04:04 PM »

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Originally posted by Holden McGroin
"here's a good stick to beat the lovely lady."

I thought the best "line" was when Barry Fitzgerald was chasing them on the tandem and he in the carraige, and his horse automatically stopped in front of the pub, as it had been doing daily for years.

Your right. I stand corrected.

Also like the Brother in law Victor McLaglen

Who was in several of Waynes films.
Always had great lines

"he'll regret it 'til his dyin' day, if ever he lives that long..."

And "Your Widow, My sister. could have done alot worse"

airguard · « **Reply #86 on:** February 09, 2005, 12:15:43 PM »

1. flåklykpa grand prix
2. same as over but nr. 2
3. star wars. (1)(2)(3)
4. under the grass.
5. the car
6. arabian nights whitout arabs

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #87 on:** February 09, 2005, 12:18:19 PM »

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Originally posted by rpm
Quite possibly Duke's best film. Altho he won the Oscar for True Grit, it was nowhere near the performance he gave in TQM, They Were Expendable, The Searchers or Three Godfathers. Sadly, he followed up his excellent perfomance in TQM with the truly dreadful McCarthy-esque propaganda film Big Jim McLain.

I liked Rooster Cogbern better
The Searchers was a great film.
One of his better performances. # godfathers was good also.
Agreed. Big Jim sucked

One of the things was the way women always confounded him in movies.
One of his better lines with regards to women was in "the Undefeated"
when he said to his adopted Indian Son

"I taught you what to do when the snow comes, how to survive in a blizzard. And, I taught you how to deal with men, but women, nobody knows what's on a woman's mind."

how true LOL

lazs2 · « **Reply #88 on:** February 09, 2005, 02:29:45 PM »

yep nuke... unfortunately.... nash is a slut. It's ok tho... part of his charm.

lazs

Halo · « **Reply #89 on:** February 10, 2005, 09:51:00 AM »

Interesting replies, and certainly some films new to me that I'll look for.

Comments about ranking are interesting too. Everything can be ranked, whether similar or dissimilar.

It's one thing if rankings are a supposed consensus of merit, and quite another if they are simply personal favorites, as the lists in this thread are.

As for difficulty of ranking, the deciding factor seems to be if the subject is important enough for the individual to take the time and effort to make the choices.

Yeah it's tough, yeah it might not be worth the effort, yeah it might change minute to minute or year to year. But it can be done.

For example, Miss America is relatively easy. Like the drama category in movies. 50 similar packages.

American Idol is a little tougher with both sexes.

Dog shows are still tougher -- category winners then best of show.

Hmmmm, which gives me an idea for another thread ... see ...
Personal Favorite Aces High II Aircraft or Vehicle ...