OK, this is something that I've been thinking about doing here for a while, that is to find out just what are the most loved films around here.

Now the idea is simple, you list 6 films which you find to have that little something in them that makes them rise above the ocean of...well crap. From there I will collect a list from the nominations after a month. From there I will run a series of polls until we come to the top ten films are found.

So to get this started, here are a few films from my person "best of list'.

The Bourne Identity
The Shawshank Redemption
The Blues Brothers
The Castle
The Abyss
Serenity

Now before you add films to this list there are a few ground rules I want people to follow when adding their films to the list.

1) The film should be longer then 80 minutes.
2) It should have been in cinemas no later then May 30th, 2006 (anything after will not count)
2.1) In the event a film was shown as a limited release in cinemas at the time (say in an overseas market), or has been wildly picked up on DVD after the release, then an extra 6 months will be added to the original date in rule two December 30th 2005). This rule has been created to close a loop hole created by anime films and "cult" films.
3) More then one type of genre when you nominate (best to have none in the same genre).
4) Do not nominate the same film more then once (or one that someone else has nominated). If you do, no others but the first will not be counted (this does not mean that film stands a better chance of "winning").
5) Only vote in the poll that they are in.
6) You can list six and only six films as your nominations. There is no issue with listing others that you wanted to nominate (stand by list), but I will only take those six (or the six that have not been listed before).
7) You can not nominate a series as a film. Only nominate one of those films which you want to be counted (case point just LotR's or Star Wars over naming one of the films from those series).

Here's me:

1) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2) Jurassic Park
3) I, Robot
4) The Last Samurai
5) Batman Begins
6) Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith


Don't kill me on number 6! I honestly enjoyed it. It just had a really dark, tear-jerking ending I think. And Ewan McGregor pwns. :D

Oldboy.
Ichi The Killer.
2001: A Space Odyssey.
Wild Zero.
The Thing.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
Akira.

My inner film geek is going to look at everyone else's choices and scream "GOD NO! What is wrong with you?!"

I just know it, he's a total bastard.

I'm already doing that. Akira is a storytelling mess, no matter how cool it looks. Pah.

Office Space
Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back
Kill Bill
The Godfather
The Godfather Part 2
Goodfellas

Oh come-on, you should be able to understand what's going on after 2 viewings. :P

The Matrix
Monty Python's Search for the Holy Grail
Back to the Future 2
Akira
The Terminator 2: Judgement Day
<film that I can't remember atm>


As you can see, I'm a bit of a Sci-Fi fan.:)

1. Howls Moving Castle
2. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
3. The Ring (Japanese version)
4. Ghost in the Shell
5. Spirited Away
6. Sin City

Half of those are anime but who cares? :P

1. The Matrix
2. Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
3. The Departed
4. Kill Bill
5. Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back
6. Deja Vu

I'm detecting high levels of Akira love in this thread.

I approve of this and am greatly pleased.

The Castle is definitely an odd choice - I'd be extremely hard pressed to put it in the top 10 movies of all time, despite loving it to bits. It's just so damned culture specific - possibly what makes it such a love-or-hate film.

PS. having said that, I'm aware that I voted for Wild Zero.

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Finding Neverland
The Ring
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
X-Men 2


Also, Inquisitor, do you realise you put 2 that were already nominated?

Yeah, but we'll kill you over numbers 3 and 4!!!

1- Lord of the Rings
2- Clockwork Orange
3- Akira
4- Grave of the Fireflies
5- Life of Brian
6- Guitar Wolf: Wild Zero

QFT!
Pity I still haven't seen them play yet my dirty brothers seen them twice. Bastard!

I loved I, Robot, Sunny was amwsome, played perfectly by Alan. He actually made me feel for a robot. :lol:

Samurai on the other hand, Tom Cruise? Ugh.

It will change your life.

It's the absolute pinnacle of music, it's the perfect distillation of every human art into auditory form. It transcends overly dramatic hyperbole.

It's easy here in Sydney too - Marquee, every year, Octoberish!

1. Raging Bull
2. Requiem for a Dream
3. The Deer Hunter
4. Taxi Driver
5. Dog Day Afternoon
6. Heat

Is that the one that was meant to be based off Sega's 'Crazy Taxi'?

Japan or the US remake? If you mean the japanese version, I totally agree with you :D

Gotta love that original english dub :D KANEEEEEEDAAAAAA! TETSUOOOOOO!

Rofl. :lol:

Ew, I couldn't stand the original. That's why I said The Ring, and not Ringu. :P

You talkin' to me?

A bit more information here slashy. ;)

Are you imitating Robert De Niro?

Ah, it's not the movie I was thinking of. I thought it was 'Taxi' with a Metacritic score of 27% :lol:

Sounds like one of the greatest movies of all time doesn't it? :P

WHAT?! The american remake was okay but I wouldn't call it one of the 6 greatest movies. Maybe it's because I'm into asians I liked the japanese version better >_> "Wow, she's hot! BEST. MOVIE. EVER!"

1. Lost In Translation
2. Garden State
3. The Birds
4. Shaun of the Dead
5. Star Wars IV: A New Hope
6. The Nightmare Before Christmas

Not to be an arse, but I'm going to have to ask some people to read that rule again before looking back over their lists. :P

Once, and once only people. Don't waste spots for films that are already on the list.

As to The Castle, it is there because it is quoted so many fucking times. :P

Then again, I can relate to the people in the film somewhat.

Thank you R7, I, Robot absolutely pwned. I felt for Sunny, he was awesome. "I think it's better not to die, don't you doctor?"

The Last Samurai was fucking brilliant, and I should order you all to commit seppuku, but I like everyone here too much. :P I thought Cruise played an excellent, strong, character. His acting was class. And I actually cried with the whole samurai charge on the machine-guns at the end, and when Cruise helps Watanabe to commit seppuku. :(

Or maybe I'm an undiagnosed Japanophile. :blink:

*jaw drops in expression of disbelief*

*drags space ship out of basement*

*leaves planet earth never to return... informs Jesus not to bother with the second coming either*

The "Taxi" you're thinking of is actually a remake of a French movie which is truly awesome. Trust Hollywood to screw it up.

Taxi Driver is the De Niro movie which is brilliant.

Here's a remake which doesn't suck!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzDlDvFNJlc

I would have listed serenity, Revenge of the Sith and I, Robot had they not already been said. To me, a great movie is simple one that I can watch over and over, and with the exception of Finding Neverland, I've seen all those movie a lot of times.

Crap! I'll just fill my list up with more anime movies then! :P

The Departed
Apocalypse Now

God damn. People got to Empire Strikes Back, A New Hope, Sin City, Serenity and The Matrix before I did. There goes five of my six. Now I have to think a bit more. Arseholes. :P

Ah shit and Holy Grail, Terminator 2 and Fellowship of The Ring. Bloody hell.

1. Dawn of the Dead (remake)
2. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
3. Kung Fu Hustle
4. Indiana Jones: Raiders of The Lost Ark
5. The Fugitive
6. Back to the Future

Hmm, that will do given what has been chosen already. All awesome movies those though.

Sorry, less then 12 months old, so unable to make the list.

And slashy, you list then. Because I'll just throw crap like "The Care Bear Movie" in if you do that. :P

Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Destroyer

Arnie>all!

• Laberinto del fauno, El (Pan's Labyrinth) I'm pretty sure this is within the rules. I listed the spainish name simply because the faun is not Pan.
• Waynes World. Not that I think it's brillantly made or anything but I find I watch it more often then any other movie and surely thats a sign of greatness.
• Bad Santa. Best Christmas movie ever.
• Clerks 2. It never should of been so good.
• Chasing Amy. The Chin's best movie.
• Pulp Fiction. It's good, just really good.

I did list, I edited my first post. Care Bear Movie my ass! :P

Yep, cause I couldn't think of any others. :P

Sorry, but wiki says otherwise.

Release date(s)
Spain October 11, 2006
Mexico October 20, 2006
UK 24 November 2006
US December 29, 2006

Oh and slashy, you do know I'm just going to add that film now because of you. :P

Ok, since I did one that had already been done(Akira) and I only listed 5, here's two more:

Total Recall
Little Miss Sunshine

Just remembered the movie I forgot earlier:

The Prestige.

Bloody awesome movie.

^ and ^^ both under a year.

There is a disappointing lack of Das Boot in here.

Oh, woops. I thought I read that they can't be released after May 2007. My bad.

Training Day
Sin City
American Beauty
Se7en
The Usual Suspects

Already been listed by me. Please choose another film

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