Whats the best movie ever made?

[Geez Louise]

I watched Wild Hogs tonight and whilst I thought it was funny ( I did chuckle) it was by no means the best movie I have ever seen. It got me thinking...What is the best movie ever made?

[V3RSAC3]

my oppinion

- Wog Boy
- LOTR's
- The Fast and the Furious 1,2,3

mate, the list goes on :P haha

[uranium_death]

This is something that will never be agreed on as different people look for different things in films.

While people thought, "A Beautiful Mind" was a great film, I thought it was a film for the artist, so it bored the living poopstick out of me.

This year, the only two films I have wanted to see are Rush Hour 3 and Harry Potter 5, which I have both seen. I know these are not great films from an "artistic" point of view, but I went with the view to enjoy them, regardless what the "experts" think.

But of the better films ever, LOTRs was WAY above my expectations I must admit, considering it is considered one of the best novels ever written, so it carried a lot of weight of expectation. Unlike so many, it delivered a top trilogy of films.

I enjoyed Star Wars IV-VI as the story not only is interesting in its own little way, but it introduced many new special effects which had not been used before. I think I-III are poo.

I like Aussie films too...so The Castle and Crackerjack are two that I enjoy. I recently watched "They're a weird mob" and thought that was ok as well.

However, my favourite film is "Trading Places" as it had an excellent cast consisting of Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Denholm Elliot, Dan Akroyd, Eddie Murphy and Jamie Lee Curtis, as well as a few others. The film had a point, had laughs, had low-brow elements and at the centre, a socio-psycho-scientific hypothesis which was tested. I really enjoyed this film.

BUT what I like does not necessarily constitute the best (no cheap shots here please)...just like choosing the best Falcon model ever. Everybody has their preferences and their arguments for and against each model.

[Geez Louise]

The Castle...Tell 'em his dreamin! That is my favourite Aussie movie of all time!!

[fatxagt]

ANCHORMAN!!!
Ron Burgandy is the balls!

[FlipXW]

Happy Gilmore and Beverly Hills Ninja lol, but seriously its gotta be Forrest Gump.

[V3RSAC3]

Shaving Ryans Private's ... great, great movie

[Bent8]

However, my favourite film is "Trading Places" as it had an excellent cast consisting of Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Denholm Elliot, Dan Akroyd, Eddie Murphy and Jamie Lee Curtis, as well as a few others. The film had a point, had laughs, had low-brow elements and at the centre, a socio-psycho-scientific hypothesis which was tested. I really enjoyed this film.

Yeh great movie that, Aaron Russo (who also introduced Led Zepp to the States) produced that film, he died a few weeks ago from cancer unfortunately...his latest film is called America - Freedom to Facism, well worth a look also.

Here's some of my favourites...

The Blues Brothers - the original one, still makes me laugh.
Unforgiven - directed by Clint Eastwood, makes ya think.
2001 Space Odyssey - Kubrick was a legendary filmmaker...
Bullitt - because it had a Mustang GT390 in it

[sprjenkins]

Second vote for Forrest Gump, that was an awesome movie.

Also these are also good, but not as good.
Snatch.
Robin Hood, Men in tights.
The Matrix. (The first one, the next two sucked)
Supertroopers.
Saving Private Ryan.
The Usual Suspects

I think a good movie is one you can watch years after it was made and still think it was fantastic, e.g: Movies like The Fast and the Furious and The Real Cancun were good at the time but you look back now and say that its not so special

[GRNKPR]

A couple i couldnt split it between

Blazing sadles
smokey and the bandit
the castle
spaceballs
crackerjack
Chopper
Running on empty
The blues brothers
Beverly hills cop

[Josh L]

Schindler's List
The Pianist
Jakob the Liar
American History X
Romper Stomper

They are the movies I was most and that affect me most profoundly.

.... no, war doesn't give me a hard on and no, i'm not racist, just some family history makes those sort of movies intriguing. (grandfather (dad's dad) was a holocaust survivor, no that doesn't make me jewish, lol)

Josh L.

[RG]

Star Wars - all of them
Chopper
Romper Stomper
Running on Empty
Bullitt
Vanishing Point - the original one not the soft one
Gone in 60 seconds - both of them
Die Hard - all of them
The Matrix trilogy
Lord of the Rings trilogy

[BA_Turbs]

1st - The Usual Suspects
2nd - Heat

[IDT]

Come on!

It has to be Tombstone! (The kurt Russell one, especially the Doc Holiday character)
followed by
The Great Escape! (Steve McQueens character was to cool)

[trick_xd]

BasketBall

Born To Run

[Deadman]

Superman I (original)
Star Wars trillogy (original)
The Matrix trillogy

[Rodp]

Originally Posted by trick_xd

BasketBall

Basketball or Baseketball? I'm assuming the latter, I loved it too.

Preferred Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels over Snatch, though Snatch was excellent too.

Chopper - masterpiece.

Could never pick a an alltime favorite, would depend on what my mood was that day.

Notables;

Matrixs,
Terminators,
LOTRs,

My favorite today;

Kill Bills.

[vandrsxr6]

THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION

Best movie ever, if you haven't seen it, DO IT.

[Geez Louise]

Originally Posted by mbraeckmans

Come on!

It has to be Tombstone! (The kurt Russell one, especially the Doc Holiday character)
followed by
The Great Escape! (Steve McQueens character was to cool)

That movie I can watch over and over and over...Only Movie I like Val Kilmer in coz he was a really bad Batman.

Heres a few of my fav's to get ya's renting 'em out:

Big Fish - This is my fav! Not best movie ever made...but my fav all the same.

Shawshank Redemption - possibly best movie ever made!

Green Mile

Turner and Hooch

Independance Day

MIB

Ghost Rider

Houseboat

Watched Kickboxer for the first time in ages the other day and all 80's films are really bad when you watch them now...Coming to America, Teen Wolf...need I say more....

[|||]

muppet treasure island

[AC/DC]

Blues Brothers....

Coming to America....

and

Live at Donnington. AC/DC Concert 1991

[kremmen]

mad max 1 & 2
donnie darko
pulp fiction
worlds fastest indian
cheech & chong up in smoke

any old clint eastwood, charles bronson, charlton heston movies - not like the pussy actors these days.

[fat289]

Something we've watched every newyears without fail since it was released,

Harley Davidson & The Marlboro Man

Kellys Heroes

Mad Max - the original

Chopper

Forrest Gump

[Bax]

Originally Posted by vandrsxr6

THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION

Best movie ever, if you haven't seen it, DO IT.

I was waiting for it, I like this one aswell.

But Romper Stomper? It's one boring movie, it's like the Crow 2.

[falzoony]

Stand by Me
I think I watched that movie once a week as a kid and I still love it.

[FORD3V]

Clint Eastwood movies take the cake, especially the good the bad and the ugly.

[falzoony]

Originally Posted by V3RSAC3

my oppinion

- Wog Boy
- LOTR's
- The Fast and the Furious 1,2,3

mate, the list goes on :P haha

C'mon nath the fast and the furious movies are on the bottom of my list. all the done was made a heap of wannabe's go and by jap cars and put stickers and neons on them.
You make me sick :

[knighto42]

Originally Posted by RedXR347

Star Wars - all of them

I agree, except for Episode 1. I'm a massive Star Wars fan, but EpI didn't cut it for me.

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is awesome, Kill Bill (esp #2), Fight Club (I didn't pick the ending - which put such a different spin on it I went and saw it again the next day). Special mentions also to Shawshank Redemption, Blues Brothers and the Back to the Future trilogy.

OK - that's more than 1 best movie ever made - but it's hard to pick just one.

[feebs]

You have to at least allow us to pick 5 movies...


Caddyshack
Blues Brothers
Good, the bad and the ugly
Boogie Nights
Gump, Forrest Gump (mostly for a great soundtrack)

[XR06T]

im with rodp, Lock Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels is my fav,

followed by the matrix.

big movie fan here so i can appreciate anything but.