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Since we have a top 5 favorite TV shows, I thought we'd do top 5 favorite movies.

 

Mine:

 

1.) Goodfellas- I personally think it's Scorsese's best, but Taxi Driver and Raging Bull also contend for that title. Really shows the dark world of the mob and doesn't hold back.

 

2.) The Shawshank Redemption- So uplifting and just a great story. Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman steal the show.

 

3.) The Empire Strikes Back- Best of the Star Wars movies. Enough said there.

 

4.) Memento- The narrative structure is so unique and after watching it you'll be forced to watch it again because your mind is blown.

 

5.) Edward Scissorhands- Quirky and lovable. It's a 90s, suburban take on the Frankenstein/Outsider story.

 

 

 

 

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In no particular order. I'm also quite sure that I'll edit this list at some point, but just going off the top of my head.

 

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Rear Window

Dazed and Confused

The Dark Knight

The Matrix

 

Honorable Mention: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly; The Departed, Catch Me If You Can, Casino.

 

How can you pick just 5?

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1. Manos: The Hands of Fate

2. Red Zone Cuba

3. Santa Claus conquers the Martians

4. The Creeping Terror

5. Eegah

 

How could I forget Manos...what was I thinking?

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Airplane!

Terminator (and Terminator II)

Robocop

The Magnificent 7 (Steve McQueen version)

Adventures of Robin Hood (with Errol Flynn)

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1. Manos: The Hands of Fate

2. Red Zone Cuba

3. Santa Claus conquers the Martians

4. The Creeping Terror

5. Eegah

 

I just saw Manos recently on MST 3000. And I remember seeing Santa Claus conquers the Martians at a theater when it came out.

 

There are movies that I don't go looking for, but if I find them while flipping channels I get sucked into watching them again:

 

V for Vendetta

Goodfellas

The Watchmen

Apocalypse Now

The Dark Knight

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In no particular order:

1. The Quiet Man (I always had a crush on Maureen)

2. Casablanca (great writing)

3. Alien

4. North by Northwest

5. The Big Lebowski

 

Really tough to keep it at 5 though.

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Since we have a top 5 favorite TV shows, I thought we'd do top 5 favorite movies.

 

Mine:

 

1.) Goodfellas- I personally think it's Scorsese's best, but Taxi Driver and Raging Bull also contend for that title. Really shows the dark world of the mob and doesn't hold back.

 

2.) The Shawshank Redemption- So uplifting and just a great story. Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman steal the show.

 

3.) The Empire Strikes Back- Best of the Star Wars movies. Enough said there.

 

4.) Memento- The narrative structure is so unique and after watching it you'll be forced to watch it again because your mind is blown.

 

5.) Edward Scissorhands- Quirky and lovable. It's a 90s, suburban take on the Frankenstein/Outsider story.

 

 

 

 

That's a good list. Memento was a mind !@#$.

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1} Doctor Strangelove

2) Monty Python and the Holy Grail

3) The Outlaw Josie Wales, can make my list on dialog alone

4) The Godfather

5) Dr Zhivago, best movie on cinematography

 

I see Goodfella's on a lot of lists and it is very good. I only comment on it because it has totally stolen the long ending

on Layla. Can't hear that on the radio without seeing those involved with the airport robbery meeting their demise.

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