Total Film's TOP25 bestist movies evar

[TdC]

as per la reg, here is the list:

1. Goodfellas
2. Vertigo
3. Jaws
4. Fight Club
5. The Godfather: Part II
6. Citizen Kane
7. Tokyo Story
8. The Empire Strikes Back
9. The Lord of the Rings trilogy
10. His Girl Friday
11. Persona
12. Chinatown
13. Manhattan
14. Taxi Driver
15. It's a Wonderful Life
16. The Apartment
17. Once Upon A Time In The West
18. All About Eve
19. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
20. Apocalypse Now
21. Crash
22. Sunrise
23. The Godfather
24. Rear Window
25. Sunset Boulevard

I've seen 1,3,4,5,6,8,9,14,17,19,20,23 and 24 and tbh I wonder what the hell they were thinking (or drinking) at times and also why "Snakes on Planes" isn't in there

 

[DaGaffer]

A surprising list from the readers of Total Film; very 'media studies' (Ingmar Bergman films and silent movies are always a sign of pretentiousness imho). I've seen most of them, and I'd probably put five of them in my personal top 25. Some of them are great films but not the best representitives of their genre and/or director; for instance Woody Allen and Steven Speilberg are both represented but while you can make an argument for Jaws, Shindler's List is a better film (as is SPR in many ways). Same with Manhatten; great film but I can think of 2 or 3 better ones. And which "Crash" are they talking about? The recent one, or the David Cronenburg amputee-shagging one?

 

[TdC]

I dunno mate. I presume the latter, but tbh I'd have eXistenZ in there instead of crash if it were up to me.

 

[Draylor]

I got as far as number 3 before the laughter took over.

Jaws is a poorly written, weakly acted, terribly put together film: its just mindless entertainment but not nearly good enough at that to make this sort of list. Dunno what 'Total Film' readers are smoking but Ill pass on it

Any list putting Godfather Part II below Goodfellas deserves to be ignored, so

 

[Bodhi]

Texas Chainsaw and Crash above The Godfather?


Puh-leeease.

 

[supersaint]

Texas Chainsaw and Crash above The Godfather?


Puh-leeease.

Heh,why is it even in the list?

 

[Tom]

The absence of Bladerunner makes me think this list is mainly shit.

 

[Tom]

Heh,why is it even in the list?

Because its a quite horrific and distasteful film, and thats what a horror film should be - not entertainment.

 

[yaruar]

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4.Fight club,
8. The Empire Strikes Back
9. The Lord of the Rings trilogy
19. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Are the ones that sadly don't suprise me. The first 3 are reasonably fun films, but in no way shape or form great. Fight club shouldn't be in a top 50 films, let alone at number 4!

And as for 19, it was totally gash then and still is now. If you are going to put a great old horror film in put the original Phantom of the Opera, or even the first Omen film.

 

[xane]

The absence of Bladerunner makes me think this list is mainly shit.

What about FH/BW's favourite ejaculation - Shawshank Redemption ?

 

[Mazling]

I don't see Dawn of the Dead neither...

 

[maxi]

Shawank Redemption - Is manipulative film making at it's finest.

That list should titled '25 Films that its Cool to love the most at the moment'

I see no Herzog! Kurosawa! Motherfucker!

I don't see any Altman in there either, although i could be wrong but Long Goodbye and McCabe and Mrs Miller are two of my favourite films, and as such are clearly two of the best films ever made.

and whats wrong with Bergman?

Dr Strangelove! where the fuck is that?

 

[mank!]

there's some top notch films in there but the majority are distinctly average, only included because the voters have been brainwashed into thinking they're "classics".

i think the top 250 on imdb is a marginally better reflection of great films but you still find a lot of films included on the basis that they're new and popular.

http://www.imdb.com/chart/top

 

[Scouse]

I got as far as number 3 before the laughter took over.

Jaws is a poorly written, weakly acted, terribly put together film: its just mindless entertainment but not nearly good enough at that to make this sort of list. Dunno what 'Total Film' readers are smoking but Ill pass on it

I give you that Jaws 2, 3 and 4 fit into that category but if you find yourself left high and dry by the original then you're definately in a minority.

It was the film that invented the "summer blockbuster" and was f*cking great! (Top 10 for me!)

 

[PLightstar]

Where the hell is Starship Troopers, Akira and Alien
they should be on the list.

 

[Scouse]

Where the hell is Starship Troopers, Akira and Alien
they should be on the list.

The only one in with a shout there is Alien, but tbfh Aliens is probably better.

Starship Troopers is top throwaway fun (and not as shallow as some people believe) and Akira was visually ground-breaking but neither of them should be anywhere near that list.

(IMHO of course)

 

[Frizz]

Well, I haven't got a top 25 as yet, so I'll give my top 5. Not for any particular reason though. Oh well.

1: American Beauty (Been my unchallenged favourite film for about 5 years now)
2: Starship Troopers (Scouse said it well, 'cept I think it's a work of art )
3: The English Patient (I feel I'm the only person in the world who didn't think this was slow)
4: Mulholland Drive (A lovely "puzzle" of a film)
5: Seven (Brad's best, Morgan's best. It has John Doe. It makes you think. It is eshellent)

Please note: This is also in my opinion. I do not, under any circumstances feel I should be insulted for my choices. Biatches.

 

[Whipped]

Well, I haven't got a top 25 as yet, so I'll give my top 5. Not for any particular reason though. Oh well.

1: American Beauty (Been my unchallenged favourite film for about 5 years now)
2: Starship Troopers (Scouse said it well, 'cept I think it's a work of art )
3: The English Patient (I feel I'm the only person in the world who didn't think this was slow)
4: Mulholland Drive (A lovely "puzzle" of a film)
5: Seven (Brad's best, Morgan's best. It has John Doe. It makes you think. It is eshellent)

Please note: This is also in my opinion. I do not, under any circumstances feel I should be insulted for my choices. Biatches.

Those films are all shit!!!

 

[DaGaffer]

Well, I haven't got a top 25 as yet, so I'll give my top 5. Not for any particular reason though. Oh well.

1: American Beauty (Been my unchallenged favourite film for about 5 years now)
2: Starship Troopers (Scouse said it well, 'cept I think it's a work of art )
3: The English Patient (I feel I'm the only person in the world who didn't think this was slow)
4: Mulholland Drive (A lovely "puzzle" of a film)
5: Seven (Brad's best, Morgan's best. It has John Doe. It makes you think. It is eshellent)

Please note: This is also in my opinion. I do not, under any circumstances feel I should be insulted for my choices. Biatches.

You're a big fan of downbeat endings aren't you?

 

[Frizz]

It's not intentional.

 

[SawTooTH]

Where's Dogville?

Where's Catch 22?

 

[leggy]

starship troopers? Are you smoking crack?

I can name 25 shit films that will be further up the queue to appear in total film's gayest list of the year.

 

[nath]

Ah I've missed you Leggy