Tornado's Top 25 List

[Tornado]

Well, since these are popular right now, I'll jump on the bandwagon as well. I'd appreciate any feedback, but just remember, this is a PERSONAL top 25 list. Not a "definitive" top 25 list . . .

In Decreasing Order, and if I name a series of films, it's meant to be viewed as one large film . . .

25. The Punisher (big fan of films that have that "revenge" element)
24. Superman
23. X-Men
22. Signs
21. Unbreakable (huge M. Night fan)
20. Jurassic Park
19. Big Fish (big fan of tall tale films)
18. Batman
17. Forrest Gump
16. Passion of the Christ
15. The Truman Show
14. Back to the Future
13. The Last Samurai
12. Terminator 2
11. Reservoir Dogs
10. Pulp Fiction
9. James Bond (Pierce Brosnan Bond only, not a fan of Connery)
8. Spider-Man
7. Indiana Jones
6. Lord of the Rings
5. Godfather
4. Scarface
3. Star Wars
2. The Matrix
1. Kill Bill

[Neverending]

How dare you not be be a Connery fan. :mad:

[Boro]

hahahaha

[poeman]

25. The Punisher -- man no way, its good but that good for a revenge movie
24. Superman--- I like it
23. X-Men--- I liked this one better then part 2
22. Signs--- a nice sleeper pick
21. Unbreakable (huge M. Night fan)--- yea i like M.night to, but this sucked
20. Jurassic Park--- great
19. Big Fish (big fan of tall tale films)--- one of my fav's
18. Batman--- a dark batman i liked
17. Forrest Gump--- My 2nd favorite film
16. Passion of the Christ--- my 5th favorite film, GJ
15. The Truman Show--- My 10th fav flick, lookin good
14. Back to the Future--- its in my top 15 i Love your picks now
13. The Last Samurai--- i like this movie alot
12. Terminator 2--- My fav action movie, right there with rock
11. Reservoir Dogs--- LOVE IT
10. Pulp Fiction--- just bought the dvd, havent seen it yet
9. James Bond --- :shock: you hate connery, bad news
8. Spider-Man--- my fav super hero movie
7. Indiana Jones--- its all good
6. Lord of the Rings--- i like rating these trilogys individually
5. Godfather--- my 3rd favorite film, marlon best performance
4. Scarface--- overrated
3. Star Wars--- didnt like the 1st THAT much but its good
2. The Matrix--- i like it alot
1. Kill Bill--- Bill says I'm The man

PS. I hope people now make lists WITHOUT giving pictures, i made a mistake in putting pics, but now if we just post our movies it would be goo

[sniktawt]

Pics are not distracting.
Why are people down on pics all of a sudden ?

Kind of bland without them, imo.

[poeman]

no im not down on them , but many here think its laggy for them

[sniktawt]

When they copy and paste them when they do their review it's kinda sucky but for the guy doing the list I think it's fine.

[PsYkOoOoO]

Cant believe that people are putting Kill Bill as their favourite film.Oh well,its your list.

[Necross]

^ What are you talking about? Kill Bill is unbelieveable, I am an LOTR fan through and through, nothing will be better to me than that, but Kill Bill is another film that has so much art in it, bloody yes, gory yes, uneccesary, yes, but done with passion and style? Definetly.

[Inferno]

Originally posted by PsYkOoOoO
Cant believe that people are putting Kill Bill as their favourite film.Oh well,its your list.

It's the flavour of the month. Personally, I think you should never put a movie in your top 25 list if it was released in last 3 years. Otherwise you're too influenced by what you've seen most recently and often such movies are not as good on subsequent viewings.

[rosncranz]

Originally posted by PsYkOoOoO
Cant believe that people are putting Kill Bill as their favourite film.Oh well,its your list.

i agree 100% it was just an ok movie, but in no way compares to the greats IMO, and yes i know this is just your list.

[Necross]

Originally posted by Inferno
It's the flavour of the month. Personally, I think you should never put a movie in your top 25 list if it was released in last 3 years. Otherwise you're too influenced by what you've seen most recently and often such movies are not as good on subsequent viewings.

I don't think thats true at all, all the movies I love, I loved right away, and never changed my mind. I know what movies I love, whether I saw them the night before or 10 years ago. And I know that Kill Bill will be one of my favorites forever. My proof is that I never really got into any of Quentin's movies. I always thought them to have too much death and pointless violence and that is basically the description of Kill Bill, yet I love it and I don't know why. Mark of a great movie IMO.

[GraysGreat]

This is my favorite 25....I think, but i havent spent much time to decide.


25. Austin Powers
24. Final Destination
23.Swingers
22.Pushing tin
21. Identity
20. Cheech and Chongs Up in Smoke
19. Dawn of the Dead (2004)
18. Halloween
17. Evil Dead
16. The Frighteners
15. Creepshow 2
14. Sleepy Hollow
13. Gangs of New York
12. Reservoir Dogs
11. From Dusk Till Dawn
10. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1978)
9. Spider-man
8. Chicago
7. Freddy vs jason
6. American pie 2
5. American Wedding
4. Pulp fiction
3. The Girl Next Door
2. Texas Chainsaw Massacre(2003)
1. Kill Bill

[Bigee04]

Wow. What a list. Anyways, I do agree with holding off a bit, but not three years, more like three months. If you still like it as much after three months as you did right after you saw it, then go ahead and put it on.

[sniktawt]

Kil Bill Suffered from a talky Volume 2 but it's still a good movie , Would have been great if it were edited better and kept as one film.
Certainly not a # 1 film, but this is a personal list so to each his own.

[sniktawt]

Originally posted by GraysGreat
This is my favorite 25....I think, but i havent spent much time to decide.


25. Austin Powers
24. Final Destination
23.Swingers
22.Pushing tin
21. Identity
20. Cheech and Chongs Up in Smoke
19. Dawn of the Dead (2004)
18. Halloween
17. Evil Dead
16. The Frighteners
15. Creepshow 2
14. Sleepy Hollow
13. Gangs of New York
12. Reservoir Dogs
11. From Dusk Till Dawn
10. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1978)
9. Spider-man
8. Chicago
7. Freddy vs jason
6. American pie 2
5. American Wedding
4. Pulp fiction
3. The Girl Next Door
2. Texas Chainsaw Massacre(2003)
1. Kill Bill


And I thought my list had some stinkers in it!

;)

J/K , there is quite a few new ones in there tho.

I'm sure Kill Bill will be bumped when Sky Captain and Van Helsing get released.;)

[poeman]

Originally posted by sniktawt
Kil Bill Suffered from a talky Volume 2 but it's still a good movie , Would have been great if it were edited better and kept as one film.
Certainly not a # 1 film, but this is a personal list so to each his own.

actually true movie fans thought thats what made it great, and thats what made it so high on my list ( its at # 7)

[sniktawt]

Actually he went a bit overboard on the dialogue.
A lot of it was forced The Superman Speech was out of the blue and only put there so we'd know Tarantino is still cool with the pop culture stuff..

I loved the film , don't get me wrong but too much dialogue can be overkill.imo.
I still feel it could have been edited better and released as one film.

Btw , Are you saying I'm not a true movie fan ?

[poeman]

no your a movie fan, but i mean if you look at the film i see many people bashing it for no action, but there are those who thought comeleting the movie with character developments and deeper story made it a great film
any way i rated it as one big film

[sniktawt]

I would never bash Kill Bill and I agree with you on rating it as one film because it is.
And when we have the 2 Volumes on DVD it will be that much better a film when viewed at the same time.

But Dear lord no , I would never bash Quentin.
Just sometimes he can get a bit talky.
Which I don't mind if it's relevant but a bit of Vol. 2 could have been chopped.
Possibly Madsen's bar scene , we already knew he was a loser , I felt that scene was waste of time.

[Tornado]

Originally posted by poeman
25. The Punisher -- man no way, its good but that good for a revenge movie
24. Superman--- I like it
23. X-Men--- I liked this one better then part 2
22. Signs--- a nice sleeper pick
21. Unbreakable (huge M. Night fan)--- yea i like M.night to, but this sucked
20. Jurassic Park--- great
19. Big Fish (big fan of tall tale films)--- one of my fav's
18. Batman--- a dark batman i liked
17. Forrest Gump--- My 2nd favorite film
16. Passion of the Christ--- my 5th favorite film, GJ
15. The Truman Show--- My 10th fav flick, lookin good
14. Back to the Future--- its in my top 15 i Love your picks now
13. The Last Samurai--- i like this movie alot
12. Terminator 2--- My fav action movie, right there with rock
11. Reservoir Dogs--- LOVE IT
10. Pulp Fiction--- just bought the dvd, havent seen it yet
9. James Bond --- :shock: you hate connery, bad news
8. Spider-Man--- my fav super hero movie
7. Indiana Jones--- its all good
6. Lord of the Rings--- i like rating these trilogys individually
5. Godfather--- my 3rd favorite film, marlon best performance
4. Scarface--- overrated
3. Star Wars--- didnt like the 1st THAT much but its good
2. The Matrix--- i like it alot
1. Kill Bill--- Bill says I'm The man

PS. I hope people now make lists WITHOUT giving pictures, i made a mistake in putting pics, but now if we just post our movies it would be goo

All of these trilogies/sagas/etc., were meant to be viewed as one film, so your rating for Star Wars wouldn't really apply here. And I don't hate Connery persay, I just like Brosnan more . . .

[PsYkOoOoO]

Originally posted by Tornado
Well, since these are popular right now, I'll jump on the bandwagon as well. I'd appreciate any feedback, but just remember, this is a PERSONAL top 25 list. Not a "definitive" top 25 list . . .

In Decreasing Order, and if I name a series of films, it's meant to be viewed as one large film . . .

25. The Punisher (big fan of films that have that "revenge" element)

Havent seen it.

24. Superman
I actually prefered Batman.

23. X-Men
Never really liked it.Hmm.

22. Signs
Hell Yeah!!One of M. Night's classics.

21. Unbreakable (huge M. Night fan)
Didnt really like it either.

20. Jurassic Park
Steven Spielberg is the man.Brought my childhood dreams to life.

19. Big Fish (big fan of tall tale films)
Hmm.Watched half of it.Im watching the other half later.

18. Batman
Like i said,i prefer Batman to Superman.Best comic book movie.

17. Forrest Gump
One of my favourite Tom Hanks movie.

16. Passion of the Christ
Didnt like it.

15. The Truman Show
Very original idea.I loved the movie.

14. Back to the Future
Fun movie,very enjoyable.

13. The Last Samurai
A little under my expectations,but still a fun watch.

12. Terminator 2
Cameron at best.Arnold at best.Bloody amazing movie.

11. Reservoir Dogs
Never saw this one.

10. Pulp Fiction
This one too.

9. James Bond (Pierce Brosnan Bond only, not a fan of Connery)
Argh.Hated the first one.

8. Spider-Man
Yucks.The one movie that was too hyped up,it sucks.

7. Indiana Jones
My top 3 Trilogies of all time!!

6. Lord of the Rings
What can i say?See my avatar.

5. Godfather
Havent seen it in a while.

4. Scarface
Not seen.

3. Star Wars
Haha.Top 3 Trilogies too.

2. The Matrix
Love the first one.The others were trash.

1. Kill Bill
Hated the first volume.Second's not released in my country yet,but i doubt i'll go see it.

[tedward]

Originally posted by Tornado
[B]

In Decreasing Order, and if I name a series of films, it's meant to be viewed as one large film . . .



I take it Batman is the exception ;)

Tornado, your list is full of good movies - I like them all (except signs)

I will say this though - its full of nothing but generic holywood blockbusters. Maybe you need to diversify a bit.

[PsYkOoOoO]

Yeah,i dont like the list,though i love most of the movies.Some are just not worthy enough to be in Top 25.But thats me.

[LordofKings]

why is it that blockbusters are not worthy to be in a TOP 25 LIST? why is that? i think a lot of that "OLD CRAP" that everyone thinks you need to like to have good film taste shouldn't be there. Some of these "blockbusters" have much better art in the films.

I think a film should be:
1)entertaining above all else (if im spending this muh money, i want to be entertained)
2)well done of course (good acting, directing, ect)
3)have appeal (yes appeal to the general audience) and great visual style
4) emotion, depth and creativity

alot of the "OLD FILMS" may have been done well (i personally don't think so, as i hate the acting of the "golden years") but the "old films" don't entertain me for a second. They bore the hell out of me. To me they are uncreative and very unentertaining.

[sniktawt]

I think what people mean is that a lot of lists have movies on them that are still playing in theatres now.
I mean give the film time to enter your senses at least a few months maybe.

I mean people listing Punisher in Top 25 lists ?????

Yes , it's personal preference but I have seen over 30 some odd films so far theatrically this year , maybe more and I don't even think Punisher would be in the top 25 best I've seen thus far out of those particular films.

again to each his own but that's pushing it

[Tornado]

Well, the reason I put the Punisher is because I couldn't think of my real #25, Dogma at that particular moment . . .

[Tornado]

Originally posted by tedward
I take it Batman is the exception ;)

Tornado, your list is full of good movies - I like them all (except signs)

I will say this though - its full of nothing but generic holywood blockbusters. Maybe you need to diversify a bit.

Nah, I don't need to "diversify". I have seen a lot of old films, and I just don't like them. I see what I see, I like what I like . . .

[Tornado]

Originally posted by Inferno
It's the flavour of the month. Personally, I think you should never put a movie in your top 25 list if it was released in last 3 years. Otherwise you're too influenced by what you've seen most recently and often such movies are not as good on subsequent viewings.

While a valid point, I completely disagree. If you see a fantastic film today, then you should put it where you think it belongs, not where you think other people want to see it . . .

[JackBauer]

i could be wrong but if you're realy a movie geek you have no nr.1. you just love them all the same.

[Tornado]

Excellent point Jack . . .