TheMagicalBlender: Top 5 Favorite Movies

TheMagicalBlender 06.20.17	Only got to say so much about all these. Sputnik only lets you put so much in the description boxes. Was gonna do a top ten, but it fluctuates so much. However, my top five has remained almost always definite.
butcherboy 06.20.17	needs The Fly starring Jeff Golblum..
Papa Universe 06.20.17	Ever seen Children of Men. That's a movie that changed me and made me recognise directorship for the first time.
JWT155 06.20.17	The Godfather is both a better gangster film then Goodfellas and a better Coppola film than Apocalypse Now.
guitarded_chuck 06.20.17	good ass list tbh there will be blood is probably in my top 10 im a kubrick fan boy and about 4 out of top 5 would be kubrick films including full metal jacket (shout out to barry lyndon most underappreciated movie ever)
Papa Universe 06.20.17	Alien is probably the best 'horror' film to watch as an 11-year-old. It scares you enough, but never to a point of mental breakdown.
Kalopsia 06.20.17	good list, good descriptions
DoofusWainwright 06.20.17	Good picks, they'd all make my top 40. Guess I'd go with these basic bitch choices: - Eraserhead - Apocalypse Now - LOTR: The Two Towers - The Matrix - Spirited Away
butcherboy 06.20.17	matrix? really, Doof?
Kalopsia 06.20.17	Matrix does kinda stick out there.
JWT155 06.20.17	People tend to be spoiled now with the direction sci fi's gone and the sequels tainted it's prestige, but The Matrix revolutionized film and reinvigorated the sci fi genre. It's one of the biggest milestones in action cinema.
DoofusWainwright 06.20.17	The first Matrix film is an action movie classic, was obsessed with it at the time. It's maybe hard to take seriously now but it's one of those where most every scene is a classic. I realise it's as kitsch as an Arnie movie looking back now but I suppose it's the dreaded 'guilty pleasure'
Corney 06.20.17	Yeah a top 5 list is hard but this would be mine I guess in order. -Pulp Fiction -A Clockwork Orange -There Will be Blood - No Country for Old Men - Synecdoche, New York
Joeman82 06.20.17	Needs more No Countey For Old Men, Pulp Fiction, and probably an Edgar Wright film
Corney 06.20.17	The first Matrix movie is fantastic. It is one of the greatest sci-fi movie universes of all time. Then it crashed and burned.
JWT155 06.20.17	Casablanca
Corney 06.20.17	I am really looking forward to seeing Edgar Wright's new film Baby Driver.
Kalopsia 06.20.17	Y COM NO1 HAS SAID BOONDOCK SAINTS? OBVI BEST MOOVIE EVUR
DoofusWainwright 06.20.17	'Spoiled now with the direction sci fi's gone' Really? I'd take The Matrix over Arrival, Interstellar, Gravity, Matt Damon on Mars and the horrifically shit recent Alien films. Ex Machina was great I guess but I'd say people are starved of quality Science fiction right now :/
IronGiant 06.20.17	there will be blood would be in my top 10 prob, but idt top 5... in no particular order: her the breakfast club before... trilogy (so hard to pick one, but if I had to, maybe before midnight?) the tale of princess kaguya (with whisper of the heart and mononoke very close behind) willy wonka (the original obviously) maybe idk this is hard
claygurnz 06.20.17	Platoon and Apoc Now>>>>Full Metal Jacket imo
JWT155 06.20.17	I'm speaking in the general sense of how fantastic and over the top science fiction and action movies in general have become with CGI. Trust me, I'd take The Matrix as well as a hos tof older films with more stunt work any day over a lot of the stuff being pumped out now, I was just making the observation that many kids/adults nowadays are spoiled with how easily even a low budget film can create over the top action sequences. A kid nowadays watches the matrix and yawns because fast & the furious 69 has thousands of explosions, gun shots, naked girls, etc. It's hard for that person to truly grasp the significance and awe of viewing a film like the matrix for the first time before the turn of the century when literally no film had ever been mad elike it. Now, films try to emulate it every year, just look at a flick like Ghost in the Shell (or whatever its called). Also, Mad Max Fury Road is a modern masterpiece.
JWT155 06.20.17	Barry Lyndon was my Dad's favorite film growing up, took me years to truly appreciate it and now it's one of my favorites.
tempest-- 06.20.17	where's RoboCop
DoofusWainwright 06.20.17	Mad Max Fury Road is another classic, I'm with you there JWT. I guess I was just thinking a lot of the current crop of sci fi is a little overrated and in the case of something like Interstellar a little too obvious in its own self seriousness. Not that it's a terrible film, just a little messy and pompous.
Koris 06.20.17	Spirited Away
JWT155 06.20.17	I completely agree, I was speaking purely in terms of special effects. Kids today just don't understand how jaw dropping it was seeing something like bullet time.
TheMagicalBlender 06.20.17	@UniqueUniverse: Never seen it, though I've heard great things about it. Definitely on my to do list. And Alien never really scared me either, but it was creepy and had amazing atmosphere. The only horror film that ever made me breakdown was The Exorcist. @butcherboy: Hey man, the Matrix is one of the greatest action movies ever.
mikep87 06.20.17	Pulp Fiction, Goodfellas and Apocalypse Now are my top three... so really solid list, Alien is sick also. Couldn't get into there will be blood, will have to give it another shot one day.
Egarran 06.20.17	Great list. Thunderous applause for There Will Be Blood. DDL is scary good. Agree with The Matrix and Children of Men. For Ghibli I would choose Spirited Away. A perfect trip. For Edgar Wright, Hot Fuzz. I like Fight Club. It's easy to hate, but not really, because it's fantastic.
DoofusWainwright 06.20.17	I'll have to watch it again on a decent screen, guess the effects are a bit clunky now but it was a bit of a homage to manga and Kung fu films so you could argue it was always a little retro by design. I agree 'bullet time' isn't going to make anyone fall off their seats in 2017
TheMagicalBlender 06.20.17	@tempest--: I actually love Robocop and it might be in my top ten.
butcherboy 06.20.17	I was 13 when the matrix came out.. guess I should have been more in awe.. dunno.,. my top 5, roughly, with plenty subsitutions: Trainspotting Pink Flamingos Grande Belleza Godfather (plus flashback scenes from Godfather II) Chinese Coffee
JWT155 06.20.17	The Godfather Casablanca Dr. Strangelove There Will Be Blood The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
bloc 06.20.17	The Thing The Prestige The Usual Suspects
DoofusWainwright 06.20.17	Trainspotting is top 10 'Chinese Coffee'?
Rik VII 06.20.17	Noone asked for my opinion but hey, here it is anyway: There Will Be Blood is pretty awesome. Alien is very good. Can't stand Full Metal Jacket. Found it boring except for the first third. Goodfellas was good. Same goes for Apocalypse Now. Only saw the Redux version so it goes without saying that it dragged a lot for me in places. They're all well-made without a doubt, but on the other hand, all of them are American "entry-level" stuff. Nothing wrong with that in general, but there needs to be more general love for non-English language movies. I'm too lazy to make a top 5 myself, but it would definitely include Dead Ringers by David Cronenberg and at least one movie by Park Chan-wook, probably even 2.
butcherboy 06.20.17	al pacino/jerry orbach, very new York movie based on a play.. two failed writers piss and moan in a shitty apartment.. I love it!! required watching for 'writers..'
Kalopsia 06.20.17	it's a wee bit pretentious in a few scenes, but The Fountain is in my top 5
Corney 06.20.17	Trainspotting is in my top 10 too for sure. It's is definitely my favorite movie about drugs. Better than Requiem for a Dream for sure. I haven't seen Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas though.
butcherboy 06.20.17	A bout de souffle should really be on mine as well.. 5 is a limiting number, fuck..
DoofusWainwright 06.20.17	I'll try and track it down butcher
Rik VII 06.20.17	"it's a wee bit pretentious in a few scenes, but The Fountain is in my top 5" I think it's really underrated. I mean, it definitely wouldn't make my top 5 or 10 or things like that, but a lot of people don't even seem to try to see what a good movie it really is.
butcherboy 06.20.17	can dropbox if you don't, but last I checked, torrents of it were floating around..
polyrhythm 06.20.17	The Assassination of Jesse James By the Coward Robert Ford 2001: A Space Odyssey Mad Max: Fury Road Drowning By Numbers Only Lovers Left Alive
Risodo 06.20.17	Pulp Fiction Oldboy (Korean Version) Taxi Driver Paris, Texas Enemy
Risodo 06.20.17	Every week i change my top 5, it's hard to say
Rik VII 06.20.17	"literally no film had ever been mad elike it. Now, films try to emulate it every year, just look at a flick like Ghost in the Shell (or whatever its called)." DUDE, Matrix stole a lot from the original Ghost in the Shell movie. It's the other way around, so to say
N2B3J 06.20.17	Not definitive, but this usually consists of my top 5 (when really I said 8...) Two Towers (Although, I consider them all to be my #1 pick) In Bruges (For fuck sake, this movie...) Princess Bride/Holy Grail (I like my comedies and it switches up) There Will Be Blood (Already being circle-jerked here) Pan's Labyrinth (Love the atmosphere, the story, and the soundtrack)
Corney 06.20.17	Oh man I love me some Enemy. I watched that with a bunch of people who don't like weird/surreal films and surprisingly it didn't ruin my watching experience. Usually their obvious discomfort would ruin that for me which is why I prefer to watch films alone.
Zig 06.20.17	Must say, Goodfellas is good but kinda sucks. Le Samurai, by Jean-Pierre Melville, is the best gangster/crime film.
guitarded_chuck 06.20.17	"The Assassination of Jesse James By the Coward Robert Ford 2001: A Space Odyssey" my man "Dr. Strangelove There Will Be Blood The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" great stuff right here too, everyone should watch strangelove if you havent, relevant story now as ever
Risodo 06.20.17	Agreed dude. Jake Gyllenhaal is one of the best of our generation, and putting his abilities in a Saramago narrative was brilliant.
zakalwe 06.20.17	Anyone seen silence? Loved it, absolutely bloody loved it.
Muppelope 06.20.17	Great list. My top 5: 1. There Will Be Blood 2. Drive 3. The Social Network 4. No Country For Old Men 5. A Clockwork Orange
butcherboy 06.20.17	Silence was indeed fuckign amazing, and the best Scorsese has done in a loooong time..
Risodo 06.20.17	Huge fan of Scorsese, i need to check out this movie
Risodo 06.20.17	No Country For Old Men is a gem too. Javier Bardem is a hell of a villain.
zakalwe 06.20.17	Cool butcher. The hairs on me neck were up at one point, I'm sure it flopped because of it's religious set-up but it's one of the best films for years.
butcherboy 06.20.17	there's two kinds of films Scorsese does brilliantly.. gangster biopics and manifesting his Catholic malfunctions.. it's also nice to be reminded that Liam Neeson is a decent actor once in a while..
Chortles 06.20.17	enemy was stellar, definitely villeneuve's best from what i've seen of his (still gotta check prisoners)
Muppelope 06.20.17	Enemy is better than Prisoners I'd say, haven't seen Sicario yet though. As far as Gyllenhaal goes, as much as I love his performance in Enemy, I prefer Zodiac and Nightcrawler. My god is Nightcrawler a spectacular movie.
guitarded_chuck 06.20.17	okay fuck it here we go 1. 2001: A Space Odyssey 2. Lord of the Rings 3. A Clockwork Orange 4. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly 5. Barry Lyndon 6. Interstellar 7. Full Metal Jacket 8. The Godfather 9. There Will Be Blood 10. Moon HM: Dr. Strangelove, Eyes Wide Shut, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, Assassination of Jesse James, The Dark Knight, Schindler's List, WALL-E, Toy Story, Lion King, Rocky, Into The Wild, Inglorious Basterds, The Revenant im definitely not thinking of of a few essential ones right now but anyway theres some of my favorites
Risodo 06.20.17	Nightcrawler is his best movie. I like all of his movies to be honest, so i'll add Donnie Darko and Source Code too.
guitarded_chuck 06.20.17	shouts out to jarhead, underrated jake g flick
Risodo 06.20.17	Great picks dude. But im still think that Eyes Wide Shut is overrated as hell.
adr 06.20.17	"1. 2001: A Space Odyssey" "6. Interstellar" eww lol
guitarded_chuck 06.20.17	thanks man like i say im clearly a kubrick fanboy but i think eyes wide shut is an underrated, fantastical yet very real feeling story about the dark side of the upper upper class NYC style 0.01%ers
Kalopsia 06.20.17	Monty Python and the Holy Grail is top 5
Muppelope 06.20.17	Haven't seen source code yet either, need to get on that. I still can't decide how I feel about Donnie darko. It goes back and forth for me every time I watch it.
dbizzles 06.20.17	All good picks, except I haven't seen Apocalypse Now. It would be very hard for me to hash out a top-5. Surprised bloc is the only person to mention The Prestige yet. That movie fucking rules so hard.
JWT155 06.20.17	"DUDE, Matrix stole a lot from the original Ghost in the Shell movie. It's the other way around, so to say" I was speaking in terms of live action film, I know that the orginal Ghost in the Shell was a great influence on the Wachoski Brothers, but the newest film is very much influenced by the Matrix.
JWT155 06.20.17	Eyes Wide shut barely missed my list Chuck, I agree, I think it's one of Kubrick's most under rated films and to me also one of his scariest, the scenes where Cruise is at the party in the mansion with the chilling music just spooks the shit out of me.
guitarded_chuck 06.20.17	nice man, yeah its super freaky, so dark like i said and honestly its totally believable that there weird ass cult like secret society orgy parties that go on like that
Toad 06.20.17	oh sweet i guess i'll jump on this 1. Lost in Translation 2. Amadeus 3. Fantastic Mr. Fox 4. Eraserhead 5. There Will Be Blood 6. Melancholia 7. Over the Garden Wall 8. Holy Motors 9. It’s Such a Beautiful Day 10. Mary and Max 11. Pan’s Labyrinth 12. Black Swan 13. Mullholland Drive 14. Spring Breakers 15. Before Sunrise
Maco097 06.20.17	"Stanley Kubrick's greatest movie" Nice joke
Egarran 06.20.17	The Fountain made me cry like a bitch.
Rik VII 06.20.17	@Toad: My top list would look pretty different, but wow, that's a beautifully diverse list, props for that. Holy Motors in particular is a surprise
butcherboy 06.20.17	Holy Motors is a fucking amazing pick!!
teamster 06.20.17	Guy flicks of course: 1. Raiders Of The Lost Ark 2. Predator 3. The Bourne Series 4. Star Wars Series 5. LoTR Series 6. Wargames 7. Thunderheart 8. Real Genius 9. Minority Report 10. V For Vandetta
Minushuman24 06.20.17	all those movies are fantastic Mine: 1. Spirited Away 2. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly 3. Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World 4. The Thing 5. Oldboy
Azertherion 06.20.17	Dancer In The Dark Looper Ratatouille Spirited Away Silence Of The Lambs A Clockwork's Orange No Country For Old Men The Departed Minority Report Pretty boring tastes I guesd
Toad 06.20.17	Dancer in the dark has been on my watchlist forever
butcherboy 06.20.17	dogtooth is also worth a mention.. as is Kes
Egarran 06.20.17	Couldn't get through Dogtooth. Great concept, though. Haven't seen Dancer In The Dark, but I like Antichrist. It's a fun movie that just makes you feel good.
Muppelope 06.20.17	"A Clockwork's Orange" "plural?" possessive.
Toad 06.20.17	Dogtooth is great, it's in my top 50. Love the whole depression trilogy but I think melancholia is more balanced
Muppelope 06.20.17	I need to watch those, I've heard great things. Holy Motors too, that's been on my list for a couple years now.
butcherboy 06.20.17	Toad, i think you're thinking of Dogville. Dogtooth is Yorgos Lanthimos film, the same guy who made The Lobster last year (also a very decent movie)..
Rigma 06.20.17	Ferris Bueller's Day Off The Big Lebowski Inside Llewyn Davis Donnie Darko Office Space
Shadowmire 06.20.17	mulholland dr., 2001: a space odyssey, rosemary's baby, chinatown, barry lyndon
Toad 06.20.17	Lol no I mean dogtooth I'm terrified to see dogville Also mupp holy motors is a crazy, joyful watch
butcherboy 06.20.17	oh, sorry.. the lead in into von trier confused me..
Toad 06.20.17	Understandable, no worries
dbizzles 06.20.17	'"A Clockwork's Orange" plural?' Possessive. But, wrong, yeah.
JeetJeet 06.20.17	The Departed Mad Max Fury Road Eternal Sunshine Fight Club Sicario Tbh my top 5 changes all the time but this is how I'm feeling rn.
Avagantamos 06.20.17	twelve monkeys office space fargo the good, the bad, and the ugly adaptation or donnie darko could take spot #5
polyrhythm 06.20.17	Interstellar was amazing, fight me
BlazinBlitzer 06.21.17	Raiders of the Lost Ark, Pulp Fiction, The Princess Bride, The Hunt, and The Room
butcherboy 06.21.17	interstellar was indeed amazing.. except the last fifteen minutes.. terrible banal ending..
JeetJeet 06.21.17	@Ava have you seen the 12 Monkeys TV series yet? Its better than the film
Hawks 06.21.17	Goodfellas House of 1000 Corpses Halloween (original) The Breakfast Club Superbad
BlazinBlitzer 06.21.17	Who else, Aiwaz?
Risodo 06.21.17	Superbad is the magnum opus of cinema
DrGonzo1937 06.21.17	Damn fine choices.
Chortles 06.21.17	big ups to ur picks @toadie annie hall trainspotting grand budapest hotel monsters inc city of god
Risodo 06.21.17	So proud of City Of God. Here in Brazil we have some great movies, like Central Station, Carandiru and others.