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Your top 5 movies of all time?

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Originally posted by: Mo0o
I'm waiting for the person who insists they can't pick 5 and will list 15+ to show off their movie knowledge
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I find it hard to believe that people who regularly watch films can honestly narrow it down to 5. I tried to list 5, but there was no possible way considering the amount of movies I've seen that I felt were head and shoulders above the majority of films out there. I can't narrow that group down to 5, 10, or a 100. They all have their strengths and weaknesses, their genres, time periods, length etc. Depending on a person's moods and the last movies they've seen they might pull towards cult classic films, comedies, straight-faced dramas, long epics, or whatever else.







 
Snatch
12 Monkeys
Pulp Fiction
The Matrix
Fight Club

If I can include Super Troopers, Equilibrium and Empire Strikes Back for the indecisiveness in me.
 
I only get 5?

Porky's
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Revenge of the Nerds
Animal House
Airplane

Those are my funnybone movies.

For the more serious stuff:

Casino
Hoffa
The Godfather
Heat
Goodfellas
 
All I can say is, anyone who puts Shawshank Redemption in their top 100 list has no taste, or has seen less than 100 movies.
 
Originally posted by: punchkin
All I can say is, anyone who puts Shawshank Redemption in their top 100 list has no taste, or has seen less than 100 movies.
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On the other hand, all the movies you listed were undeniably awesome. Oh, wait..
 
Originally posted by: cKGunslinger
Originally posted by: punchkin
All I can say is, anyone who puts Shawshank Redemption in their top 100 list has no taste, or has seen less than 100 movies.
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On the other hand, all the movies you listed were undeniably awesome. Oh, wait..
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Nice comeback. You imply that because I didn't post a list of movies, I have no taste. Use logic much?
 
Originally posted by: Super56K
Originally posted by: Mo0o
I'm waiting for the person who insists they can't pick 5 and will list 15+ to show off their movie knowledge
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I find it hard to believe that people who regularly watch films can honestly narrow it down to 5. I tried to list 5, but there was no possible way considering the amount of movies I've seen that I felt were head and shoulders above the majority of films out there. I can't narrow that group down to 5, 10, or a 100. They all have their strengths and weaknesses, their genres, time periods, length etc. Depending on a person's moods and the last movies they've seen they might pull towards cult classic films, comedies, straight-faced dramas, long epics, or whatever else.
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Uh, that's sort of the point: to force you to analyze your favorite movies and pick the best of the best. That's like asking someone what they would do with a million dollars and they say "invest it". Misses the entire point of the question.

 
Originally posted by: punchkin
Originally posted by: cKGunslinger
Originally posted by: punchkin
All I can say is, anyone who puts Shawshank Redemption in their top 100 list has no taste, or has seen less than 100 movies.
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On the other hand, all the movies you listed were undeniably awesome. Oh, wait..
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Nice comeback. You imply that because I didn't post a list of movies, I have no taste. Use logic much?
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I'll just imply that you have no taste because you have no taste.
 
Originally posted by: punchkin
All I can say is, anyone who puts Shawshank Redemption in their top 100 list has no taste, or has seen less than 100 movies.
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All I can say is that your opinion means shit.

 
Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Originally posted by: punchkin
All I can say is, anyone who puts Shawshank Redemption in their top 100 list has no taste, or has seen less than 100 movies.
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All I can say is that your opinion means shit.
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... or more than that of someone with ordinary tastes. "The Green Mile"? One of the best five movies ever, hmm? You should broaden your horizons a little.
 
Originally posted by: punchkin
Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Originally posted by: punchkin
All I can say is, anyone who puts Shawshank Redemption in their top 100 list has no taste, or has seen less than 100 movies.
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All I can say is that your opinion means shit.
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... or more than that of someone with ordinary tastes. "The Green Mile"? One of the best five movies ever, hmm? You should broaden your horizons a little.
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How about you pulling that that little bean you call a head out of your ass and realize that the question was "Your top 5 movies of all time". No one is pretending to be some kind of Film Expert except you:roll:

Of course this wouldn't be ATOT without some self important wanker with no life giving his unwanted opinion on our selections.
 
Originally posted by: punchkin
Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Originally posted by: punchkin
All I can say is, anyone who puts Shawshank Redemption in their top 100 list has no taste, or has seen less than 100 movies.
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All I can say is that your opinion means shit.
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... or more than that of someone with ordinary tastes. "The Green Mile"? One of the best five movies ever, hmm? You should broaden your horizons a little.
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You're off to a good start here. I think you'll fit in well.
 
Originally posted by: punchkin
Originally posted by: cKGunslinger
Originally posted by: punchkin
All I can say is, anyone who puts Shawshank Redemption in their top 100 list has no taste, or has seen less than 100 movies.
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On the other hand, all the movies you listed were undeniably awesome. Oh, wait..
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Nice comeback. You imply that because I didn't post a list of movies, I have no taste. Use logic much?
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Logic? I'm surprised you know the meaning of the word. Actually, I made no implication on your tastes whatsoever.

What I was wondering is exactly why you thought that, as a new poster with no known history - and providing no brief frame of reference for you own tastes - thought that anyone would give a flying fuck what you thought about a single popular movie in a opinion thread.

But then again, you come off as yet another douche-bag teen who woke up this morning and *almost* manged to tie his own shoes, therefore convincing yourself that you must be a fucking genius, and immediately ran to the nearest PC so you could create an online persona and proceed to demonstrate you innate ability to be a fucking wanker.

In short, welcome to ATOT! I think you'll make friends fast.

 
Originally posted by: punchkin
All I can say is, anyone who puts Shawshank Redemption in their top 100 list has no taste, or has seen less than 100 movies.
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So 300,00 people at IMDB that voted it the #1 movie of all time all have no taste?
 
Originally posted by: Jhill
Originally posted by: punchkin
All I can say is, anyone who puts Shawshank Redemption in their top 100 list has no taste, or has seen less than 100 movies.
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So 300,00 people at IMDB that voted it the #1 movie of all time all have no taste?
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It's #2, and all 300,000 votes aren't taken into account in the ratings. It clearly says "For this top 250, only votes from regular voters are considered." I heard once that was just the top 5000 voters, but I assume that's inaccurate. Does anyone know?

EDIT: And I'm not 100% sure about my top 5, but Taxi Driver and Magnolia would probably make the cut... doesn't look like anyone's mentioned these.
 
Originally posted by: punchkin
All I can say is, anyone who puts Shawshank Redemption in their top 100 list has no taste, or has seen less than 100 movies.
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You've been here two days and you already fit right in.
 
In chronological order (I think):

SW: The Empire Strikes Back
The Princess Bride
The Usual Suspects
Braveheart
LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring
 
Originally posted by: punchkin
Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Originally posted by: punchkin
All I can say is, anyone who puts Shawshank Redemption in their top 100 list has no taste, or has seen less than 100 movies.
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All I can say is that your opinion means shit.
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... or more than that of someone with ordinary tastes. "The Green Mile"? One of the best five movies ever, hmm? You should broaden your horizons a little.
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/pees in your DVD player
 
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