Favorite Films

Dr. Ensatsu-ken · January 26, 2015, 06:08:10 PM

My current rankings for Marvel Phase 2:

1. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2. Guardians of the Galaxy
3. Iron Man 3
4. Thor: The Dark World

I want to stress that I enjoyed all of these films; just to varying degrees. Honestly, I like my top 2 choices about the same as each other, as excellent movies in the genre and in general, and I like the bottom 2 about the same as each other as well, as good films but each with certain flaws that are kind of hard to overlook.

My prediction for this year is that Avengers: Age of Ultron will top my list and that Ant-Man eill rank at the bottom. I'm a bit worried about the latter because of all of the behind-the-scenes trouble that has gone on with it. I hope thst it's good, but ever since Edgar Wright left the project, I've had my doubts.

Spark Of Spirit · January 26, 2015, 06:10:09 PM

Same ranking, really.

Phase 2 has been a step up from 1 as a whole, honestly.

Avaitor · January 26, 2015, 10:35:56 PM

1- Guardians
2- Winter Soldier
3- Dark World
4- Iron Man 3

Avaitor · January 30, 2015, 01:58:09 AM

Quote from: Avaitor on December 08, 2013, 05:14:47 PM
2014- Whiplash
2013- Before Midnight
2012- Moonrise Kingdom
2011- The Tree of Life
2010- Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
2009- Inglourious Basterds/Iron Maiden: Flight 666 (tied)
2008- WALL*E
2007- Persepolis
2006- Pan's Labyrinth
2005- Serenity
2004- Before Sunset
2003- X2: X-Men United
2002- Kung-Pow! Enter the Fist
2001- The Royal Tenenbaums
2000- Almost Famous
1999- Girl, Interrupted
1998- The Thin Red Line
1997- Chasing Amy
1996- The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1995- Before Sunrise
1994- Pulp Fiction
1993- The Nightmare Before Christmas
1992- Reservoir Dogs
1991- The Silence of the Lambs

A couple of edits here.

Dr. Ensatsu-ken · February 23, 2015, 12:40:31 PM

A-Z favorites for live-action films:

A: Aliens
B: Back to the Future
C: Collateral
D: The Dirty Dozen
E: Ed Wood
F: Forrest Gump
G: Goodfellas
H: Hot Fuzz
I: Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo (The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly)
J: Jaws
K: The Killer (also known as John Woo's The Killer)
L: Little Miss Sunshine
M: Mackenna's Gold
N: The Name of the Rose
O: The Omen
P: Predator
Q: Quiz Show
R: Rain Man
S: Serenity
T: Terminator 2: Judgement Day
U: The Untouchables
V: Vertigo
W: The World's End
X: X-Men: Days Of Future Past
Y: 3:10 To Yuma (2007; kind of cheating, but at least it's not a stretch)
Z: Zombi 2

talonmalon333 · February 23, 2015, 02:50:51 PM

A: American Beauty
B: Bladerunner
C: Casablanca
D: The Deer Hunter
E: The Empire Strikes Back
F: Frankenstein
G: The Godfather
H: Hot Fuzz
I: It's a Wonderful Life (I wasn't sure if I should count this as an "I". If not, my choice here would be Intolerance.)
J: Jaws
K: King Kong
L: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
M: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
N: Nosferatu the Vampyre
O: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
P: Psycho
R: Raging Bull
S: Seven Samurai
T: Taxt Driver
V: Vertigo
W: The Wizard of Oz
Z: Zombi

I overwhelmingly cheated on Z by going with Dawn of the Dead using its alternate title.

Dr. Ensatsu-ken · February 23, 2015, 03:17:26 PM

Good list. It also reminded me that I forgot to put in an entry for letter V.

Also, I notice a lack of an entry for letter U on your list. I totally recommend The Untouchables if you haven't seen it.

talonmalon333 · February 23, 2015, 04:46:54 PM

I really do need to get to The Untouchables. Brian De Palma has some great films. Apparently he even contributed to Star Wars!

gunswordfist · February 23, 2015, 05:55:39 PM

really?

Avaitor · February 23, 2015, 06:43:19 PM

Apartment, The
Before Sunrise
City Lights
Days of Heaven
Enter the Dragon
Fanny and Alexander
Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, The
Hugo
It Happened One Night
Jaws
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
Lawrence of Arabia
Moonrise Kingdom
North by Northwest
Out of the Past
Philadelphia Story, The
Queen of Versailles, The
Royal Tenenbaums, The
Seven Samurai
Thin Man, The
Ugestu
Whiplash
X2: X-Men United
Yojimbo
Zombi 2

Spark Of Spirit · February 23, 2015, 06:47:00 PM

Oh, Yojimbo is a good one for Y.

talonmalon333 · February 23, 2015, 07:38:48 PM

Quote from: Avaitor on February 23, 2015, 06:43:19 PM
Lawrence of Arabia

I almost picked that for my L. In fact, I might even switch to it at some point.

Spark Of Spirit · February 23, 2015, 08:21:28 PM

Quote from: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on December 20, 2014, 05:00:28 PM
Top 25 Comedies (not counting stuff already on my horror comedy list):

25. Shaun of the Dead
24. The Pink Panther (original)
23. School of Rock
22. My Cousin Vinny
21. Army of Darkness
20. Airplane!
19. A Shot in the Dark
18. Police Story
17. Monsters, Inc.
16. Monty Python's Life of Brian
15. Ghostbusters
14. Futurama: Bender's Big Score
12. God of Cookery
11. South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut
10. Plains, Trains, and Automobiles
9. Kung Fu Hustle
8. 21 Jump Street
7. Silver Streak
6. Groundhog Day
5. The World's End
4. Little Miss Sunshine
3. Hot Fuzz
2. The Return of the Pink Panther
1. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

I extended my list. There's just too many great comedies for me.

I just noticed this.

No Big Trouble in Little China?

Dr. Ensatsu-ken · February 23, 2015, 08:35:55 PM

Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on February 23, 2015, 08:21:28 PM
Quote from: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on December 20, 2014, 05:00:28 PM
Top 25 Comedies (not counting stuff already on my horror comedy list):

25. Shaun of the Dead
24. The Pink Panther (original)
23. School of Rock
22. My Cousin Vinny
21. Army of Darkness
20. Airplane!
19. A Shot in the Dark
18. Police Story
17. Monsters, Inc.
16. Monty Python's Life of Brian
15. Ghostbusters
14. Futurama: Bender's Big Score
13. Shaolin Soccer
12. God of Cookery
11. South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut
10. Plains, Trains, and Automobiles
9. Kung Fu Hustle
8. 21 Jump Street
7. Silver Streak
6. Groundhog Day
5. The World's End
4. Little Miss Sunshine
3. Hot Fuzz
2. The Return of the Pink Panther
1. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

I extended my list. There's just too many great comedies for me.
I just noticed this.

No Big Trouble in Little China?

It's been so long since I've last seen that movie. It's due for a re-watch some time.

That said, those top 10 make me laugh out loud on a consistent basis. BTILC is an excellent film, but I tend to think of it more as a fun adventure film with great humor than as a straight-up laugh out loud comedy from beginning to end.

LumRanmaYasha · February 23, 2015, 08:55:08 PM

A: An American Werewolf in London
B: Black Dynamite
C: Citizen Kane
D: Django Unchained
E: Enter the Dragon
F: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
G: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
H: Hamlet (1996)
I: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
J: Jaws
K: To Kill a Mockingbird
L: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
M: Monty Python and the Holy Grail
N: Night of the Living Dead
O: The Omen
P: Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
Q:
R: Rashomon
S: Scream
T: The Thing (1982)
U:
V:
W: The World's End
X: X-Men: Days of Future Past
Y: Yojimbo
Z: Zero Dark Thirty

For the life of me I couldn't think of anything for Q, U, or V. I really need to watch more movies...

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