ASFN's Top 20 movies to see before YOU die...

[Chaplin]

Chap, I did see "It Happened One Night" in my film study class. I didn't like it all that much, but Gable was an amazing actor. So far we've seen him in that and "Gone With the Wind".

That's too bad. I love "It Happened One Night". Very funny and Claudette Colbert was great. Gable is best in Gone With the Wind though, so at least you've seen that. And congrats for getting through it, not a lot of people these days can. He did a movie in 1940 with Spencer Tracy and again Claudette Colbert called "Boom Town" that actually was pretty good, but hard to find.

 

[KloD]

Wow top 20 huh?

In no order...

1. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2. The Conversation
3. North by Northwest
4. One flew over the Cuckoo's nest
5. Apocalypse Now
6. Shawshank Redemption
7. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
8. Fight Club
9. American History X
10. Wizard of Oz
11. The Godfather: Part II
12. House of Games
13. Harold and Maude
14. Paper Moon
15. Full Metal Jacket
16. Once upon a time in America
17. Manhattan Murder Mystery
18. This is Spinal Tap
19. A Christmas Story
20. The Silence of the Lambs

 

[KloD]

18. Oleanna - I realize the play was much better than the movie. I even actually enjoyed other Mamet movies better, like The Edge and Spanish Prisoner. I just love watching men and women get into it at the end of this movie. Never seen a film inspire such much quality debate. Mamet would've done well to cast someone else as Carol, but the spirit of the play is still there.

See this is one that I forgot to add. Brilliant script! Mamet is my favorite and 'House of Games' though not his best, it's my favorite as it was the first I saw of his (first he directed).

 

[Nasser22]

That's too bad. I love "It Happened One Night". Very funny and Claudette Colbert was great. Gable is best in Gone With the Wind though, so at least you've seen that. And congrats for getting through it, not a lot of people these days can. He did a movie in 1940 with Spencer Tracy and again Claudette Colbert called "Boom Town" that actually was pretty good, but hard to find.

It was pretty long, but it's not that tough watching about 40-45 min. over 5 days. That was a pretty good movie and really funny too. Even when people died, it just looked so goofy.

Mami was the best character.

I should check out some more movies by Gable. Next week though we are seeing a movie with an actor that our teacher said was very similar to him. I don't remember who he was talking about, but it got me interested.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

I just thought of a movie that I would insert into my top 20 movies to see.

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Here is a review, but it just doesn't do it justice.


Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
The Warriors combines pure pulp storytelling and surprisingly poetic images into a thoroughly enjoyable cult classic. The plot is mythically pure (and inspired by a legendary bit of Greek history): When a charismatic gang leader is shot at a conclave in the Bronx meant to unite all the gangs in New York City, a troupe from Coney Island called the Warriors get blamed and have to fight all the way back to their own turf--which means an escalating series of battles with colorful and improbable gangs like the Baseball Furies, who wear baseball uniforms and KISS-inspired face make-up. Pop existentialism, performances that are somehow both wooden and overwrought, and zesty, kinetic filmmaking from director Walter Hill (Southern Comfort, 48 Hrs.) result in a delicious and unexpectedly resonant operatic cheesiness. The Ultimate Director's Cut doesn't radically alter the movie--some of the editing is tighter, the Greek legend has been added as an introduction--with one exception: in transitions, scenes begin and end as scenes from a comic book. While The Warriors always had a comic book flavor (and Hill, in an interview, says he deliberately pursued that sensibility), this device--similar to The Hulk--seems a bit overkill. But it's a minor problem; the movie holds its own, even 26 years later. The dvd has no audio commentary, but there are four short documentaries (really, one documentary in four parts). These include excellent interviews with Hill, actors Michael Beck, James Remar, David Patrick Kelly, and Deborah Van Valkenburgh. The producers, the cinematographer, the costume designer, the stunt coordinator, and many others give lively and in-depth descriptions of how the movie came to be. One of these documentaries includes portions of a deleted scene that was used when The Warriors was screened on television; no other deleted scenes are included. --Bret Fetzer

god bless you for putting this on this thread. there were so many flicks that people mentioned that i loved, but this, from day one to present, has always been one of my favorites.

"caaaan yooooouuuuu dig iiiiiiiiiit?"

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Hey Chaplin, I was wondering after 2 years of you're still a Dark City disciple.

I remember sitting and watching it with my film geek buddy with four or five other people in a tiny little corner of the theater thinking what a great homage it was to Metropolis. Afterwards we all met outside and talked about it. We all "got it." Then the Matrix came out and I never met a single person who understood the cinematic references to Metropolis or even possibly Dark City.

I run into film geeks all the time that reference Metropolis like they shot it themselves (hey, you've read a book on cinema, congrats!), but they've never even heard of Dark City. I'm wondering if this movie dies a slow death into obscurity or if there are people in the industry out there who know what an awesome movie this was and understand why it was important to have it some 70 years after Metropolis.

great connections there. i was forced to watch metropolis as pledge in college during the 5 day of hell week, stoned to bejeezus, at 4AM in a cold, wet basement in boston. i had to take notes b/c we were told that we'd be quizzed on the movie afterwards. such a hardship made me fall in love with the movie.

and dark city is AWESOME! i think it's the first vhs movie i ever purchased. NO ONE had seen it (in fact, i don't think i had seen prior to purchasing it . . . i think it was in the bargain bin and looked interesting). needless to say i've purchased the dvd subsequently.