MC117 & MB801's Top 10 Thread(Yes, we need another) - Page 13

MasterChief117 · 05-12-2011, 09:29 AM

I'm pretty sold on Batman and Robin taking 10.

PG Cooper · 05-12-2011, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by MasterChief117

I'm pretty sold on Batman and Robin taking 10.

...it's your list...

MasterChief117 · 05-12-2011, 10:10 AM

My list is so odd.

PG Cooper · 05-12-2011, 04:46 PM

All lists are odd.

MovieBuff801 · 05-12-2011, 09:44 PM

So, MC, where's your Number 10?

Neverending · 05-12-2011, 10:25 PM

Yeah, what he said.

MasterChief117 · 05-12-2011, 10:57 PM

Alright, here is my more updated list. This list is only done by ME and me only. So any slack, I look forward to. I have some odd picks here, definitely an odd arranged group of films that I look forward to showing off. I, for the most part, am pretty proud with the results. So, here is my list.

MC117's Top 10 Favorite/Best Movies

MasterChief117 · 05-12-2011, 11:00 PM

10. Die Hard

RT Rating: 94%
Reason:Great man films are a rarity but the best ones have become essential to manhood. For example, majority of the men on this planet aware of cinema are in love with The Godfather, Bullitt, Scarface, Goodfellas, Terminator, etc. John McTiernan’s Die Hard, belongs amongst the previously listed. It’s a bold, exciting and an entertainingly built film with one of my favorite actors, Bruce Willis at the wheel.

Bruce Willis defies the action role given to him, going against the norm of being God like(see any Arnold or Sly film in the 80s). The man was bloody, glass in his feet, hair all messed up and shirt all ripped off. It was something completely new and that much more entertaining. He brought a charming wit to the role that took a reasonable amount of tension from the plot as well as giving us more to the character. That being said, I thought Alan Rickman’s Hans Gruber was equally entertaining bringing a stylish, yet simplistic villain to the screen. The last showdown between McClane and Gruber was pretty epic. I really bought into the action of the film and how it had me on the edge of my seat rooting for one man, stuck in a really bad situation but not by his cause. It was a pretty simplistic idea just done very well.

MovieBuff801 · 05-12-2011, 11:06 PM

A very good choice, but I'm not surprised at all to see this on your list.

Neverending · 05-12-2011, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by MasterChief117

10. Die Hard

I already hate this list.

MasterChief117 · 05-12-2011, 11:09 PM

I love you too.

PG Cooper · 05-13-2011, 02:05 PM

Die Hard has got to be one of the most satisfying and re-watchable films of all time. I wouldn't have it that high, but it's not a bad choice by any stretch.

MasterChief117 · 05-13-2011, 04:50 PM

9. Vertigo

RT Rating: 98%
Reason: Alfred Hitchcock has been established as the master of suspense and what better film to dignify that calling card than Vertigo. Vertigo is now only the second Hitchcock film I’ve seen to date but it by far is one of the best films I’ve ever seen. It’s suspense is continuous and engaging, keeping you guessing but also very invested in the characters which brings me to my next point, the characters.
The characters are the main selling point in the movie, hell, you could say the CHARACTER, singular for one, and that character would be Detective John ‘Scottie’ Ferguson played by Jimmy(James) Stewart. He plays a Detective suffering from vertigo on the hunt for a woman gone missing. Stewart plays the role so captivatingly. His performance is best near the end, not in the Detective part like I would’ve guessed but the last act when his obsession for this woman over runs his own logic. I watched this movie during woman problems of my own, when I kept looking for the same things in a woman, those things that made the last one great. This played so greatly into Scottie’s character as the movie in a whole. It definitely made me look at life and say, “Do we appreciate what’s in front of us?” No, we rarely do, we take it for granted and that comes back to bite us in the ass. This film, displays that thought and it displays it well. It’s such a dark, eerie and emotional film but it’s so engaging. An absolute masterpiece.

MovieBuff801 · 05-13-2011, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by MasterChief117

9. Vertigo

RT Rating: 98%
Reason: Alfred Hitchcock has been established as the master of suspense and what better film to dignify that calling card than Vertigo. Vertigo is now only the second Hitchcock film I’ve seen to date but it by far is one of the best films I’ve ever seen. It’s suspense is continuous and engaging, keeping you guessing but also very invested in the characters which brings me to my next point, the characters.
The characters are the main selling point in the movie, hell, you could say the CHARACTER, singular for one, and that character would be Detective John ‘Scottie’ Ferguson played by Jimmy(James) Stewart. He plays a Detective suffering from vertigo on the hunt for a woman gone missing. Stewart plays the role so captivatingly. His performance is best near the end, not in the Detective part like I would’ve guessed but the last act when his obsession for this woman over runs his own logic. I watched this movie during woman problems of my own, when I kept looking for the same things in a woman, those things that made the last one great. This played so greatly into Scottie’s character as the movie in a whole. It definitely made me look at life and say, “Do we appreciate what’s in front of us?” No, we rarely do, we take it for granted and that comes back to bite us in the ass. This film, displays that thought and it displays it well. It’s such a dark, eerie and emotional film but it’s so engaging. An absolute masterpiece.

A superb choice, definitely Hitchcock's greatest film. Although, I'd place it a little higher on my list, but overall, no arguments here.

Neverending · 05-13-2011, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by MasterChief117

9. Vertigo

I hope you don't treat women this way.

Doomsday · 05-13-2011, 05:27 PM

Die Hard is definitely one of my favs. The problem with making a favorites list is that sometimes I take movies that I've seen more than any other movie, like Die Hard or T2, and have to rank them below films that I equally enjoy but haven't seen nearly as much, yet are all-around better films, like Unforgiven. If I made a list of movies that I've seen more than any other movies, it would be pretty different than my favorite movies list.

Hmmm, an idea for my own Top 10 thread...

Neverending · 05-13-2011, 08:29 PM

Indeed. I'm gonna have to rip it off.

**JBond** · 05-13-2011, 09:40 PM

I'm fine.

Neverending · 05-13-2011, 10:07 PM

You'll be too busy with the 10 movies you've watched the least amount of times.

MasterChief117 · 05-14-2011, 10:30 PM

8. Memento

RT Rating: 93%
Reason: Christopher Nolan is a genius in my opinion. I love this man’s work. He does such a good job of building a narrative, setting and characters that you care about from beginning to end. Memento is no different. It has such an odd paced story and such odd characters but it is completely engaging throughout. The premise is completely original and it engrosses you throughout. If anyone knows me they know I LOVE psychological thrillers, movies that make you think throughout, this film, was full of that.

What really got me was the ending. I can’t really get into details because I know quite a few people haven’t seen it but it was interesting to see how the main character, Leonard had built this entire world for himself. The story in itself reminded me SO much of Alfred Hitchcock. Vertigo was based on letting your lust over take you and lead you blindly into life, this is a similar pattern for Memento. It’s a movie that keeps on giving and I loved every moment of it.

MovieBuff801 · 05-14-2011, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by MasterChief117

8. Memento

RT Rating: 93%
Reason: Christopher Nolan is a genius in my opinion. I love this man’s work. He does such a good job of building a narrative, setting and characters that you care about from beginning to end. Memento is no different. It has such an odd paced story and such odd characters but it is completely engaging throughout. The premise is completely original and it engrosses you throughout. If anyone knows me they know I LOVE psychological thrillers, movies that make you think throughout, this film, was full of that.

What really got me was the ending. I can’t really get into details because I know quite a few people haven’t seen it but it was interesting to see how the main character, Leonard had built this entire world for himself. The story in itself reminded me SO much of Alfred Hitchcock. Vertigo was based on letting your lust over take you and lead you blindly into life, this is a similar pattern for Memento. It’s a movie that keeps on giving and I loved every moment of it.

Another great choice. And yes, I know full well that you LOOOVE psychological thrillers...and you've yet to see another fascinating one: Black Swan.

But I love Memento as well. It just barely misses my Top 10 at number 11.

Neverending · 05-15-2011, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by MasterChief117

8. Memento

Is this why you're revealing your list backwards?

thebtskink · 05-15-2011, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Neverending

Is this why you're revealing your list backwards?

So Die Hard should be #1?

MasterChief117 · 05-15-2011, 04:44 PM

7. Se7en

RT Rating: 85%
Reason: Serial Killers, Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, Kevin Spacey, David Fincher and psychological thriller based genre. Anymore explanation would just be uncalled for. This is an absolute masterpiece.

MovieBuff801 · 05-15-2011, 04:50 PM

Number 7 is...Se7en. How appropriate, haha. But I agree; it's definitely the best police procedural film I've ever seen, as well as serial killer.

05-12-2011, 09:29 AM	#301
MasterChief117 I believe in you Jim Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gotham City Posts: 13,346	I'm pretty sold on Batman and Robin taking 10. __________________ "I have no idea what I'm supposed to do. I only know what I can do." "There's greatness in you. But there's not an ounce of humility. You think that you can't make mistakes, but there's gonna come a moment when you realize you're wrong about that. And you're gonna get yourself and everyone under your command killed."

05-12-2011, 10:10 AM	#303
MasterChief117 I believe in you Jim Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gotham City Posts: 13,346	My list is so odd. __________________ "I have no idea what I'm supposed to do. I only know what I can do." "There's greatness in you. But there's not an ounce of humility. You think that you can't make mistakes, but there's gonna come a moment when you realize you're wrong about that. And you're gonna get yourself and everyone under your command killed."

05-12-2011, 04:46 PM	#304
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05-12-2011, 09:44 PM	#305
MovieBuff801 Fringe Division Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Walter's Lab Posts: 10,888	So, MC, where's your Number 10? __________________ AFI Top 100 Movies (1998) Seen: 67 out of 100

05-12-2011, 10:25 PM	#306
Neverending sex Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 18,115	Yeah, what he said. __________________ "Would you like some boob action?" -Conan O'Brien July 13, 2004 12:55 AM "We’re No. 1 in TBS’ key demographic: People who can’t afford HBO." - Conan O'Brien May 18, 2011 "I honestly don't know who gives me a bigger boner: Zoe Saldana OR Chris Pine. Star Trek Into My Pants!" - Kevin Smith February 24, 2013 The Batman Appreciation Thread

05-12-2011, 10:57 PM	#307
MasterChief117 I believe in you Jim Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gotham City Posts: 13,346	Alright, here is my more updated list. This list is only done by ME and me only. So any slack, I look forward to. I have some odd picks here, definitely an odd arranged group of films that I look forward to showing off. I, for the most part, am pretty proud with the results. So, here is my list. MC117's Top 10 Favorite/Best Movies __________________ "I have no idea what I'm supposed to do. I only know what I can do." "There's greatness in you. But there's not an ounce of humility. You think that you can't make mistakes, but there's gonna come a moment when you realize you're wrong about that. And you're gonna get yourself and everyone under your command killed."

05-12-2011, 11:00 PM	#308
MasterChief117 I believe in you Jim Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gotham City Posts: 13,346	10. Die Hard RT Rating: 94% Reason:Great man films are a rarity but the best ones have become essential to manhood. For example, majority of the men on this planet aware of cinema are in love with The Godfather, Bullitt, Scarface, Goodfellas, Terminator, etc. John McTiernan’s Die Hard, belongs amongst the previously listed. It’s a bold, exciting and an entertainingly built film with one of my favorite actors, Bruce Willis at the wheel. Bruce Willis defies the action role given to him, going against the norm of being God like(see any Arnold or Sly film in the 80s). The man was bloody, glass in his feet, hair all messed up and shirt all ripped off. It was something completely new and that much more entertaining. He brought a charming wit to the role that took a reasonable amount of tension from the plot as well as giving us more to the character. That being said, I thought Alan Rickman’s Hans Gruber was equally entertaining bringing a stylish, yet simplistic villain to the screen. The last showdown between McClane and Gruber was pretty epic. I really bought into the action of the film and how it had me on the edge of my seat rooting for one man, stuck in a really bad situation but not by his cause. It was a pretty simplistic idea just done very well. __________________ "I have no idea what I'm supposed to do. I only know what I can do." "There's greatness in you. But there's not an ounce of humility. You think that you can't make mistakes, but there's gonna come a moment when you realize you're wrong about that. And you're gonna get yourself and everyone under your command killed."

05-12-2011, 11:06 PM	#309
MovieBuff801 Fringe Division Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Walter's Lab Posts: 10,888	A very good choice, but I'm not surprised at all to see this on your list. __________________ AFI Top 100 Movies (1998) Seen: 67 out of 100

05-12-2011, 11:09 PM	#311
MasterChief117 I believe in you Jim Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gotham City Posts: 13,346	I love you too. __________________ "I have no idea what I'm supposed to do. I only know what I can do." "There's greatness in you. But there's not an ounce of humility. You think that you can't make mistakes, but there's gonna come a moment when you realize you're wrong about that. And you're gonna get yourself and everyone under your command killed."

05-13-2011, 02:05 PM	#312
PG Cooper Raging Bull Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 6,142	Die Hard has got to be one of the most satisfying and re-watchable films of all time. I wouldn't have it that high, but it's not a bad choice by any stretch. __________________ PG Cooper's Movie Reviews Our Youtube Channel CS! Recod Holder: Quickest Review in the Film Club (2 hours 19 minutes). April 18th, 2013, 9:24 PM-???? "Terminator 2's a pretty awesome movie."- Paul Thomas Anderson

05-13-2011, 04:50 PM	#313
MasterChief117 I believe in you Jim Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gotham City Posts: 13,346	9. Vertigo RT Rating: 98% Reason: Alfred Hitchcock has been established as the master of suspense and what better film to dignify that calling card than Vertigo. Vertigo is now only the second Hitchcock film I’ve seen to date but it by far is one of the best films I’ve ever seen. It’s suspense is continuous and engaging, keeping you guessing but also very invested in the characters which brings me to my next point, the characters. The characters are the main selling point in the movie, hell, you could say the CHARACTER, singular for one, and that character would be Detective John ‘Scottie’ Ferguson played by Jimmy(James) Stewart. He plays a Detective suffering from vertigo on the hunt for a woman gone missing. Stewart plays the role so captivatingly. His performance is best near the end, not in the Detective part like I would’ve guessed but the last act when his obsession for this woman over runs his own logic. I watched this movie during woman problems of my own, when I kept looking for the same things in a woman, those things that made the last one great. This played so greatly into Scottie’s character as the movie in a whole. It definitely made me look at life and say, “Do we appreciate what’s in front of us?” No, we rarely do, we take it for granted and that comes back to bite us in the ass. This film, displays that thought and it displays it well. It’s such a dark, eerie and emotional film but it’s so engaging. An absolute masterpiece. __________________ "I have no idea what I'm supposed to do. I only know what I can do." "There's greatness in you. But there's not an ounce of humility. You think that you can't make mistakes, but there's gonna come a moment when you realize you're wrong about that. And you're gonna get yourself and everyone under your command killed."

05-13-2011, 08:29 PM	#317
Neverending sex Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 18,115	Indeed. I'm gonna have to rip it off. __________________ "Would you like some boob action?" -Conan O'Brien July 13, 2004 12:55 AM "We’re No. 1 in TBS’ key demographic: People who can’t afford HBO." - Conan O'Brien May 18, 2011 "I honestly don't know who gives me a bigger boner: Zoe Saldana OR Chris Pine. Star Trek Into My Pants!" - Kevin Smith February 24, 2013 The Batman Appreciation Thread

05-13-2011, 09:40 PM	#318
JBond Feed me Join Date: May 2000 Location: SR388 Posts: 67,516	I'm fine. __________________ The due date for Round 135 of the CS Film Club is Monday, May 20th, 2013. 59 out of 64 Hugo Award winners completed. "Die Hard 5 makes Die Hard 4 look like Die Hard 1" - Doomsday

05-13-2011, 10:07 PM	#319
Neverending sex Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 18,115	You'll be too busy with the 10 movies you've watched the least amount of times. __________________ "Would you like some boob action?" -Conan O'Brien July 13, 2004 12:55 AM "We’re No. 1 in TBS’ key demographic: People who can’t afford HBO." - Conan O'Brien May 18, 2011 "I honestly don't know who gives me a bigger boner: Zoe Saldana OR Chris Pine. Star Trek Into My Pants!" - Kevin Smith February 24, 2013 The Batman Appreciation Thread

05-14-2011, 10:30 PM	#320
MasterChief117 I believe in you Jim Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gotham City Posts: 13,346	8. Memento RT Rating: 93% Reason: Christopher Nolan is a genius in my opinion. I love this man’s work. He does such a good job of building a narrative, setting and characters that you care about from beginning to end. Memento is no different. It has such an odd paced story and such odd characters but it is completely engaging throughout. The premise is completely original and it engrosses you throughout. If anyone knows me they know I LOVE psychological thrillers, movies that make you think throughout, this film, was full of that. What really got me was the ending. I can’t really get into details because I know quite a few people haven’t seen it but it was interesting to see how the main character, Leonard had built this entire world for himself. The story in itself reminded me SO much of Alfred Hitchcock. Vertigo was based on letting your lust over take you and lead you blindly into life, this is a similar pattern for Memento. It’s a movie that keeps on giving and I loved every moment of it. __________________ "I have no idea what I'm supposed to do. I only know what I can do." "There's greatness in you. But there's not an ounce of humility. You think that you can't make mistakes, but there's gonna come a moment when you realize you're wrong about that. And you're gonna get yourself and everyone under your command killed."

05-15-2011, 04:44 PM	#324
MasterChief117 I believe in you Jim Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gotham City Posts: 13,346	7. Se7en RT Rating: 85% Reason: Serial Killers, Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, Kevin Spacey, David Fincher and psychological thriller based genre. Anymore explanation would just be uncalled for. This is an absolute masterpiece. __________________ "I have no idea what I'm supposed to do. I only know what I can do." "There's greatness in you. But there's not an ounce of humility. You think that you can't make mistakes, but there's gonna come a moment when you realize you're wrong about that. And you're gonna get yourself and everyone under your command killed."

05-15-2011, 04:50 PM	#325
MovieBuff801 Fringe Division Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Walter's Lab Posts: 10,888	Number 7 is...Se7en. How appropriate, haha. But I agree; it's definitely the best police procedural film I've ever seen, as well as serial killer. __________________ AFI Top 100 Movies (1998) Seen: 67 out of 100