What is your top ten favourite films of all time?

[Siani]

[quote="Jimbob"]Gee Siani
I tried to sort my favourites by genre and special reference to ones earlier in life which 'disturbed' me.

Genre Recent Much Earlier
Romance: Ghost Breakfast at Tiffanys
War: Blackhawk down Da Boot
mystery: Sixth Sense Pyscho
Sci fi: Clockwork orange This Island Earth
Thriller: The Bourne Identity
Crime: Infernal affairs (HK)
Biography: Patton
Comedy: Dr. Stangelove
Fantasy: Lord of the Rings
Adventure The hunt for Red October Deliverance[/quote

Yes it is difficult, I like a lot of the ones you have listed. I forgot to put "In the heat of the night" which starred Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger...but that is unfair of me as now I have chosed 11 I suppose it is films that made an impact on you that matter.

[PeteC]

It's important to remember and to remind kids that it's all just story telling by paid performers. Even films that are meant to be biographies usually fall far short of what was reality during the person's life. They glorify the good parts and gloss over the bad parts.

I've known some impressionable people who start to mold their lives based upon what impressed them in a movie. Living kind of in a fantasy world I guess. It's great if a movie makes you feel happy and good. It's not great if you actually begin to believe what you saw. Especially dangerous with kids as we've seen when they take their lead from gangster movies and crazy video games. Pete

[Siani]

It's important to remember and to remind kids that it's all just story telling by paid performers. Even films that are meant to be biographies usually fall far short of what was reality during the person's life. They glorify the good parts and gloss over the bad parts.

I've known some impressionable people who start to mold their lives based upon what impressed them in a movie. Living kind of in a fantasy world I guess. It's great if a movie makes you feel happy and good. It's not great if you actually begin to believe what you saw. Especially dangerous with kids as we've seen when they take their lead from gangster movies and crazy video games. Pete

Good point. I always censored the films my son watched when he was young. Some parents allow their children to watch disturbing films, big mistake, for young minds. I remember my son wanted to borrow a video (it was then video) Nightmare on Elm Street as all his friends had watched it...I simply stood my ground and refused point bank! http://www.bbfc.co.uk/

[sandman67]

Back in the UK most of my collection was on DVD. I brought most over in dribs and drabs....

A few nights a week my film fan mate Russ would come over and have dinner at my place, then we would settle in for a nights film and smoke

Inevitably this would turn into a long session of standing in front of the shelves staring at the box spines in brainlock.

so many films, so little time.

[pitsch]

Not many comedies in your lists.
As the taste changes with time I list the 10 favourite films which I have seen within the last two years (all in Thailand):

A Fish Called Wanda (1988) [2011] 9
Dial M for Murder (1954) [2010] 9
Forrest Gump (1994) [2010] 9
La passante du Sans-Souci (1982) [2010] 9
Le corniaud (1965) [2010] 9
Le papillon (2002) [2010] 9
North by Northwest (1959) [2010] 9
West Side Story (1961) [2011] 9
Life of Brian (1979) [2010] 10
Some Like It Hot (1959) [2011] 10

[Siani]

Not many comedies in your lists.
As the taste changes with time I list the 10 favourite films which I have seen within the last two years (all in Thailand):

A Fish Called Wanda (1988) [2011] 9
Dial M for Murder (1954) [2010] 9
Forrest Gump (1994) [2010] 9
La passante du Sans-Souci (1982) [2010] 9
Le corniaud (1965) [2010] 9
Le papillon (2002) [2010] 9
North by Northwest (1959) [2010] 9
West Side Story (1961) [2011] 9
Life of Brian (1979) [2010] 10
Some Like It Hot (1959) [2011] 10

Great choice, I also liked "Amelie" and another Chocolate Also all the Jacques Tati comedy films

[richard]

Someone mentioned 'Jacobs Ladder' I watched it years ago and watched it again tonight. Great movie. Any Nam war vets out there?

[Spitfire]

Any Nam war vets out there?

Probably not many in HH Richard, most will be in Korat/Udon/Ubon/Isaan in general/U Tapao etc as those were where the main US/Thai Air Force bases were in the mid 60s to mid 70s.

R&R locations were different but, from what I heard from the older boys where I am, Isaan was quite wild and crazy in those days until it got all shut down in the mid to late 90s, now conservative central compared to other places really.



Edit -I'm, however, way off topic here with this post....

[BaaBaa.]

Any Nam war vets out there?

I missed Nam because of my age, now if you'd like to hear about my days in the SAS it's a different story.

[Terry]

Thelma & Louise
Gladiator
Shawshank Redemption
Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves
Silence Of The Lambs
Where Eagles Dare
Taming Of The Shrew
Mean Machine
Entrapment
North By Northwest

to name but a few!

[richard]

BB your a card

Spitfire true met a few missing in action boys (old men) in KK. No passport, no visa and some tales to tell. Well you have, as BB is implying, sort out the wheat from the chaff but I can confirm there are war vets up in Isaan who are protected by the US special Thai services based in BK. I've seen it and witnessed their rescue operations, so it's not hearsay. No doubt condoned by the Thai authorities

WELL

[Spitfire]

Thelma & Louise

Is that a typo Terry?

If not, you're in danger of losing your 'ruff&tough' 'blood&bullets' fisherman image that eats beans and early mornings for breakfast in pursuit of 'The catch' when he's not in India.

[BaaBaa.]

Thelma & Louise

Is that a typo Terry?

If not, you're in danger of losing your 'ruff&tough' 'blood&bullets' fisherman image that eats beans and early mornings for breakfast in pursuit of 'The catch' when he's not in India.

Says Mr Lost In Translation.

Although I loved it and I don't know why, an odd film.

[Spitfire]

People will be telling me 'Charlie's Angels' are on the list next.

Edit - Sorry Terry, little bit too much ...............

[Homer]

Arrgh! Only ten? Narrowed it down to ten by listing the ones I've recommended most often. In no particular order:

The Triplettes of Belleville
Days of Heaven
The Right Stuff
There's Something About Mary
Strictly Ballroom
Reservoir Dogs
Old Boy

- Never recommended these three because everybody knew about them.
Unforgiven
Toy Story 2
The Godfather

- The next one isn't the 11th on the list because it's a short, not a movie.
The Music Box (Laurel and Hardy move a piano up a set of stairs between two roads on a hillside. They were not efficient.)