Well here we go, another top ten list courtesy of Craig of The Movie Report. Another stellar list here. Craig runs a cool site that talks some movie reviews, music, gaming-related things among other stuff. If you don’t already follow him, head on over and change that now!
Should you be interested in submitting a Top Ten list, draw up a list of either your top ten personal favourite movies or a top ten list by a specific genre/theme and send it along to me at sporadiczoe@hotmail.com. Hope to see a few more lists!
Top Ten lists are sort of something I enjoy doing, especially at the end of each year. But Top Ten Favourite Movies of all time? Harder. I used to have a list a while back of which some of the movies below used to appear on. Yet I gave up putting them in a particular order as they are so different some of them, comparing is impossible. So find below Ten movies I think have had the greatest effect on me, either growing up, inspiring me (writing, movie tastes) or just hitting me on an emotional level.
Fight Club
Made me a big fan of the movies of David Fincher and has arguably Edward Norton’s finest turn. Style, effects work in a movie that didn’t need it, a great soundtrack, that twist and endlessly quotable.
Gran Torino
Emotional, heart-wrenching, funny, touching with one of Eastwood’s best performances. The cast of newcomers surrounding him are also first-rate.
21 Grams
Complex and twist-filled with three stunning performances (especially Naomi Watts) and a script that is quite literally genius. Tough going but well worth the journey.
Pulp Fiction
Possibly still my all time favourite movie. The dialogue is amazing, funny, very cool and believable. The sound track is stuff of legend and performances across the board are superb.
Leon
Natalie Portman’s debut. Ice-cool, Gary Oldman’s looniest but greatest villain, Jean Reno as a lovable assassin and Luc Besson on stunning form.
Annie Hall
All of Woody Allen’s best ideas, cleverest dialogue and touching observations rolled into one perfect movie. Diane Keaton is excellent and Allen has never been funnier.
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
James Cameron fully realising Terminator … stunning effects work, amazing action sequences, Arnie at his best, Linda Hamilton as the most bad-ass female role model since Ellen Ripley. The ultimate sci-fi blockbuster.
Blue Velvet
Weird but one of David Lynch’s most coherent works, with a great cast (Hopper is just plain nuts) and haunting music and a dream-like atmosphere. Sexy and disturbing just how Lynch should be.
Goodfellas
The finest gangster movie ever made, fast, packed with ideas, dialogue, people getting wacked, great dialogue and great performances throughout. Martin Scorsese at his very best.
The Shining
Stunningly filmed, creepy as hell, scary, with an amazing Jack Nicholson and a true directing auteur in the shape of the late Stanley Kubrick. The best horror movie ever made? Quite possibly.
Wow! Now that’s a stacked Top Ten list. Nice. Gran Torino is an excellent choice. Well, they all are. But it’s really good to see that one on there
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Solid list!
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Fight club is brilliant! Analysing it within Film Studies and its very well detailed and crafted! So much more than what’s seen on the surface! Great list, good to see Tarantino and Kubrick there 🙂
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Gran Torino!! The Professional!!! I may be in love.
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LOL!
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🙂 Two of my faves!!!
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Great choices!
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Hey thanks for posting this and loving the responses so far!!
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Hey, thanks for posting! Loving the responses so far!!
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🙂 Thanks again for the list!
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great list Craig. hard to argue against anything on here. nicely done!
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Yo Zoe! It is gage! You got a twitter I can follow you on? Just joined and looking for buddies!
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🙂 Yes I do have a Twitter account. It’s @SporadicZoe
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Strong list. Never rated 21 Grams (too self-important) but there are some great films here.
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Great list! Some true classics here. : ) The Shining would be my personal favorite of these. Why can’t they make great horror like that anymore??? : )
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