Favorite non-comic book films

[Edd Grayson]

1. The Godfather trilogy
2.Pulp Fiction
3.Star Wars
4.Back to the Future
5.Edward Scissorhands
6. Dr Strangelove
7. The Empire Strikes Back
8.The Shining
9. Aliens
10. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

[thecolorsblend]

01- The Godfather (first one)- Everybody has a boner for the Godfather Part II but for my money the first one is the better of the Godfather duology. Phenomenal cast, amazing script, there's literally nothing I would change about this film. Nothing at all.

02- Star Wars: A New Hope- I'm talking about the oh-riginal, unaltered version. As with the Godfather, there's just something about this thing. I can't take my eyes off it.

03- Apocalypse Now (theatrical cut rather than politicized director's cut)- I could watch those scenes with Sheen's voiceovers all day long. Amazing writing, amazing cast, amazing film.

04- Jaws- I was surprised to discover some people consider this a horror movie. I always thought of it as an adventure/thriller.

05- Casablanca- Do I even need to justify this?

06- Pulp Fiction- Do I even need to justify this?

07- Terminator 2- This was the first R-rated movie I saw in theaters. I loved that it amplified on the themes of the first one while upping the ante in other aspects of the narrative. Plus, the idea of playing a Terminator as a good guy was original at the time.

08- The Philadelphia Story- Cary Grant is the man!

09- The Abyss (theatrical cut rather than the preachy director's cut)- As with T2, the effects might seem a little primitive these days but they were visionary at the time and the cast all give wonderful performances.

10- Back to the Future- Michael J. Fox once said that BTTF is everything you go to the movies for. I have to agree.

[Edd Grayson]

What are the differences between Apocalypse Now director's cut and the normal one? Just curious...

[thecolorsblend]

This probably sums it up better than I could: http://tinyurl.com/m8sh76o

[riddler]

films in which I have rated a 10 on IMDB:

Baseketball
the avengers
Back to the future parts I and II
Jaws
Dumb & Dumber
part II
shrek 2
happy gilmore
south park: bigger, longer & uncut
freddy vs jason

films i rated a 9
the big lebowski
old school
fargo
groundhog day
face/off
grandma's boy
borat
the waterboy
demolition man
clerks II
the frighteners

[Edd Grayson]

Finally someone who likes Borat. 

[gordonblu]

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Nosferatu
Metropolis
The Phantom of the Opera (1925, GO Chaney!)
The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad (even though it WAS turned into a Marvel spotlight in the 70's, but that was after the fact)
The Time Machine (1960)
The Empire Strikes Back (Yes, Star Wars was THE original, but I like the slightly more polished sequel better)
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Return to OZ (1985 perfectly captures the feel of the books in spite of it's darker hues)
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Army Of Darkness (again, turned into a comic AFTER the fact.)
Independence Day

That's all I can think of for now.

[Edd Grayson]

<< The Empire Strikes Back (Yes, Star Wars was THE original, but I like the slightly more polished sequel better) >>

Agreed. 

[Silver Nemesis]

Being a huge film buff, I find it too difficult to pick just ten. So I'll list my top five films for a few of my favourite directors, then some standalone picks.

Alfred Hitchcock
Vertigo (1958)
North by Northwest (1959)
Rear Window (1954)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Suspicion (1941)

F. W. Murnau
Faust (1926)
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
Nosferatu (1922)
City Girl (1930)
The Last Laugh (1924)

Akira Kurosawa
Seven Samurai (1954)
Rashomon (1950)
Ran (1985)
Kagemusha (1980)
Yojimbo (1961)

David Lean
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Blithe Spirit (1945)
Brief Encounter (1945)
Great Expectations (1946)

Some other favourites, in no particular order:
The Original Star Wars Trilogy (unaltered theatrical cuts, 1977-1983)
Metropolis (1927)
Ghostbusters (1984)
The Indiana Jones Trilogy (1981-1989)
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Rocky I-VI (1976-2006)
Blade Runner (1982)
Die Hard (1988)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Alien (1979) & Aliens (1986)
On the Waterfront (1954)
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
Near Dark (1987)
Apollo 13 (1995)

I'm tempted to list at least a dozen more, but I'll exercise restraint.

[The Dark Knight]

Reservoir Dogs
Pulp Fiction
Jackie Brown
Kill Bill Parts I and II
Inglorious Basterds
Django Unchained

The Shawshank Redemption
The Matrix
Star Wars trilogy (unaltered)
Godfather I and II
Indiana Jones trilogy
Lord of the Rings trilogy
Jurassic Park & The Lost World
The Mask
Ace Ventura I and II
Dumb and Dumber
The Blues Brothers
Back to the Future