"What are your top 10 films of all time" thread

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 14 Feb 2005, 16:55

Pulp fiction
Hard boiled
Resivoir dogs

top stuff!

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 14 Feb 2005, 19:27

[quote][i]Originally posted by romerojpg[/i]
Nope I have never said Cradle to the grave was anywhere close to my top films ever, I like lots of films, but no way would they get in my top 100.

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I never said you did!

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 14 Feb 2005, 20:33

Brotherhood of the Wolf may be in my top 10

(may)

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 14 Feb 2005, 23:36

I've always been surprised how that's loved so much. I thought it was tosh trying not to be tosh but ultimately tosh.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 15 Feb 2005, 13:28

To me, "Brotherhood of the Wolf" has always been a matter of style over substance.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 15 Feb 2005, 18:33

Style maybe, but beautifill style and well made and acted, and Monica is rather nice looking in it! Even the music gets to me, esspecially the georgous end song.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 18 Feb 2005, 02:56

Can't think of my top ten HK films, so this lot will have to do....

The Breakfast Club
Casualties of War
City Slickers
Clerks
Coming to America
Dazed and Confused
Dead Again
Die Hard
Dressed to Kill
A Few Good Men
A Fish Called Wanda
The Frighteners
Gladiator (1992)
Groundhog Day
Hard Target
In the Line of Fire
J.F.K
Judgment Night
Lethal Weapon 2
The Principal
The Shawshank Redemption
Toy Soldiers

Er, I think that's MORE than enough......

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 18 Feb 2005, 18:15

Sopme suprising ones there M

and hello nice to see you online again

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 18 Feb 2005, 19:34

Thanks Romero,

Which ones surprised you? I'm curious.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 18 Feb 2005, 20:23

Since when was it a HK 10 top or a 22 top then?

Welcome back in case you didn't see me post it before. What brought you back?

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 18 Feb 2005, 21:55

Well, I noticed that some had included both Asian and non-Asian films in their lists, but that would be too difficult... so I decided to go for a top ten non-Asian job... but that was also too difficult to narrow down so I ended up just typing a short list... At least it gives a rough idea of what I like...

As for come back... thanks for the welcome, btw... I felt that enough time had passed for things to get settled. I had popped by before as a lurker but all everyone was talking about was changes and moves and so I lost interest to be frank. But as this has become a permanent home I thought come back. It seems most of the original gang are here, just a few more discenters, but even so there's a lack of life in the forum. I really don't know why? I hope Bullets doesn't die on its arse... but the prognosis isn't great. I'll do what I can by posting regularly, but it's up to everyone else to chip in. I see 99 members joined before I, so where are they? Get posting, guys!!!

brassmonkey001 · Post by **brassmonkey001** » 19 Feb 2005, 01:05

King Kong
Zulu
Alien
LOTR (as a trilogy)
Nosferatu
Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter...and Spring
Dersu Uzala
Grumpy Old Men
Apocalypse Now
Yojimbo

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 19 Feb 2005, 02:00

These suprised me

The Breakfast Club
Casualties of War
City Slickers
Clerks
Coming to America
Dazed and Confused
Dead Again
Die Hard
(superb, not sure about best action, well maybe it is acctually

)

Dressed to Kill
A Few Good Men
A Fish Called Wanda
The Frighteners
( I love it, but not my fave, until I see the new German directors cut special edtion dvd! bring it on )

Gladiator (1992) (Solitary Brother!)
Groundhog Day
In the Line of Fire
J.F.K
Judgment Night
Lethal Weapon 2
The Principal
The Shawshank Redemption
Toy Soldiers

Hard Target didnt as its superb.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 19 Feb 2005, 07:03

These suprised me

You mean EVERY title bar Hard Target??

But then Romero you are a stranger to good movies...

I would go out on a limb and call "Die Hard" the best American action movie ever made.

Yes, it's that "Gladiator". Brian Dennehy is a hard-bastard!!

What's this about a Frighteners DC DVD? Do tell.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 19 Feb 2005, 12:13

I didnt realise there was a 1992 Gladiator

Whats it about?

I think some of my (current) faves would be:

The Terminator
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Seven Samurai
Ghostbusters
Groundhog Day - its' a classic, just pefect

LOTR (as brassmonkey says, as a Trilogy but I havent seen ROTK EE yet).
The Good The Bad and The Ugly

I also like the Lethal Weapons 8)
Mark what made you pick LW2? I love them all but the first one has a special place in my heart

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 19 Feb 2005, 15:59

Markgway theres some good film on your list, but the best film I have ever seen? far far from it for me

I just recetly watched
Leathal Weapon 1 - 4 over 4 nioghts and it was a great series all the films have something going for them, very enjoyable series.

I will add Lord of the Rngs Trilogy to my list when I make one as al 3 make a perfect film

What's this about a Frighteners DC DVD? Do tell.

Well its coming out in a new eidtion in Germany soon, we will get specs soon I hope its the Old Laserdisk cut and loads of extras too, about time too! I got the dvd but its not a real one if you know what I mean, now I can dump it if this new version is the real film!

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 19 Feb 2005, 16:40

grim_tales wrote:I didnt realise there was a 1992 Gladiator Whats it about?

Unlicenced boxing. It just really clicked with me. It's out on R2 so give it a try.

I also like the Lethal Weapons 8)
Mark what made you pick LW2? I love them all but the first one has a special place in my heart

I think 1 has the best drama, 2 the best action, 3 the best comedy. But overall, 2 has the best balance/mix of the three. It has everything wrapped into an entertaining package. Now if I can only get an UNCUT 16:9 DVD!!! [/quote][/code]

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 21 Feb 2005, 10:44

Whats wrong with the R4 release of LW2? I have it (along with the R4's of 1 and 3), that is uncut (AFAIK) and 16/9.

I'd like to see proper SE's of these films though

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 21 Feb 2005, 14:07

Didn't know that the R4 was uncut.

Where did you get it from? And how much?

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 21 Feb 2005, 14:33

Its' 8 quid-ish from Ezy DVD.

http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/3614

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 21 Feb 2005, 18:05

Nah, don't want the faux Director's Cut. If Richard Donner had anything to do with that DVD, my penis is a metre long! All Warners did was add three or four crap scenes. Total unecessary cash-in. I'm looking for an uncut/16:9 DVD of the theatrical version. The R1, which i have, is uncut alright, but 4:3/2.35 and looks pretty poor. All the Euro discs should be intact, but are now OOP. It's my fault, perhaps, for not specifying which edit I meant.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 22 Feb 2005, 09:18

Ah. :doh:

Its' OK Mark, didnt realise you meant that. I'm happy with the DVDs I have but TBH the extra foootage in the first one is the only time it really adds anything and improves the film (IMO).

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 22 Feb 2005, 18:31

grim_tales wrote:the extra foootage in the first one is the only time it really adds anything and improves the film (IMO).

True. I have the DC of Pt.1 because the extra scenes add depth to the film. I do believe that article is genuine. But to me Pts 2/3 are nothing more than a cyncial marketing exercise.

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 06 Mar 2006, 02:44

20: Twins Effect 2

Hated (unjustly) by pretty much all critics just because the Twins are in it, Twins Effect 2 is more than a nice surprise.
It's a colourful Indiana Jones-like adventure, with lots of incredible wire-fu fights (let's not forget that TE2 was directed by Corey Yuen).

What Corey did with Twins Effect 2 is the same thing that Tsui Hark did with Swordsman:
-Take a few popstars and put them in the film (Sam Hui / Jackie Cheung = The Twins).
-Put in a few experienced actors to give the film some legitimacy (Yuen Wah / Cheung Man = Tony Leung Kar-Fai / Daniel Wu).
-Throw in some fights and Voilà !

Twins Effect 2 might not be the best film ever shot, but it's certainly enjoyable enough (unless you're allergic to the Twins).

19: Magic Crane

Magic Crane is a typical 1993 wire-fu flick like Iron Monkey, Flying Dagger, Butterfly and Sword or Wing Chun, but it's got some fantasy elements that make it better than the rest of the pack.

It just might be the craziest wire-fu movie ever made by the Workshop.
It's got Anita Mui fighting a giant turtle.
It's got Tony Leung flying on a cardboard crane.
It's got a huge finale where the bad guy uses a giant bell as a weapon.

Kind of like a cross between Green Snake (minus the lyrical atmosphere) and a fast-paced action film like Iron Monkey or Tai-Chi Master.

18: Green Snake

Green Snake is one of Tsui Hark's best movies (if not the best).
It's a fantasy swordplay film in which the mood, the music and the visuals are more important than the action or the plot.

Sure the special effects are a bit dodgy, sure Chiu Man-Cheuk's acting is a bit wooden, but Maggie and Joey's performances more than make up for it.

When you take Tsui Hark's cinematography, Yuen Bun's wirework and James Wong's score and put them together, you end up with one of the most thrilling movie experiences you can imagine.

17: DevilMan

16: Tai-Chi Master

15: Swing Girls

14: Romantic Warriors (aka Crazy Killers)

13: Resurrection of the little Matchgirl

12: Ashes of Time

11: King of Comedy

10: The Lovers

9: Legend of Zu

8: Hidden Heroes

7: Battle Royale 2

6: Shadowless Sword

5: Natural City

4: Fly Me to Polaris

3: WuJi

2: OldBoy

1: Casshern

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 06 Mar 2006, 06:21

Christ, Tom. You have worse taste than Romero!!

Hidden Heroes??? Legend of Zu??? Battle Royale 2???

:bom:

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