What are some of the best movies you've ever seen?

[Extra Point]

Here are some old movies I recommend.

1. Champagne for Caesar. Vincent Price in his greatest role.
2. Dracula. Starring Bela Lugosi
3. The Passion of Joan of Arc. Silent, based on the actual transcripts of Joan of Arc's trial.
4. North by Northwest. One of Hitchcock's best.
5. The Importance of Being Ernest. Witty comedy.
6. Charade. Starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn.
7. Going My Way. Portrays Catholics positively, starring Bing Crosby.
8. Two Women. Starring Sophia Loren. A very disturbing movie based on real events during WWII.
9. Lost Horizon. Starring Ronald Colman.
10. Laura. Film noir.

If anyone watches any of my recommendations let me know what you think.

 

[Heretic]

Here are some old movies I recommend.

1. Champagne for Caesar. Vincent Price in his greatest role.
2. Dracula. Starring Bela Lugosi
3. The Passion of Joan of Arc. Silent, based on the actual transcripts of Joan of Arc's trial.
4. North by Northwest. One of Hitchcock's best.
5. The Importance of Being Ernest. Witty comedy.
6. Charade. Starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn.
7. Going My Way. Portrays Catholics positively, starring Bing Crosby.
8. Two Women. Starring Sophia Loren. A very disturbing movie based on real events during WWII.
9. Lost Horizon. Starring Ronald Colman.
10. Laura. Film noir.

If anyone watches any of my recommendations let me know what you think.

Thanks for this list, I'll check into them. I've been downloading a ton of old and older movies lately and "North by Northwest" was one of them.

 

[Shadowlight]

What no "Weekends at Bernies?" ha. Actually EP I have seen most of the movies on your list and they are all high end sophisticated films. I have no doubt based on your list you have a keen and high intellect. "North By Northwest" is one of Hitchcock's top three movies in my mind. Cary Grant is virtually incomparable. Same with Bette Davis. I get Turner Classic Movies and love watching the old classics. Watching a lot of the old black and white films is a great way to relax from the daily grind.

Here are some old movies I recommend.

1. Champagne for Caesar. Vincent Price in his greatest role.
2. Dracula. Starring Bela Lugosi
3. The Passion of Joan of Arc. Silent, based on the actual transcripts of Joan of Arc's trial.
4. North by Northwest. One of Hitchcock's best.
5. The Importance of Being Ernest. Witty comedy.
6. Charade. Starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn.
7. Going My Way. Portrays Catholics positively, starring Bing Crosby.
8. Two Women. Starring Sophia Loren. A very disturbing movie based on real events during WWII.
9. Lost Horizon. Starring Ronald Colman.
10. Laura. Film noir.

If anyone watches any of my recommendations let me know what you think.

 

[Charles Martel]

Some of the better ones I've seen since I last posted in this thread:


Waterloo (1970) Historically accurate, great acting.

The Pardon (2013)

Born Free (1966) Saw it once before, when it came out when I was a child. Loved the movie then and now.

Bone Tomahawk (2015) Unique movie.

The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)

 

[Shadowlight]

Here are ten more you might enjoy.
1-Deliverance--great cast great story
2-The Longest Yard--the original of course with Burt
3-All About Eve--Bette Davis is flawless
4-Caddyshack-- never gets old
5-Home Alone 3-- often seen as the worst I think it is the funniest
6-Psycho--historic
7-Destry Rides Again--the great James Stewart and one of the all time best catfights
8-Monkey Business--Cary Grant hilarious as usual
9-Mr Blandings Builds His Dream House--ditto
10-Key Largo--Bogart at the top of his game

 

[Extra Point]

What no "Weekends at Bernies?" ha. Actually EP I have seen most of the movies on your list and they are all high end sophisticated films. I have no doubt based on your list you have a keen and high intellect. "North By Northwest" is one of Hitchcock's top three movies in my mind. Cary Grant is virtually incomparable. Same with Bette Davis. I get Turner Classic Movies and love watching the old classics. Watching a lot of the old black and white films is a great way to relax from the daily grind.

Thanks, Shadowlight.

 

[Extra Point]

Here are some movies recommended by my senior citizen Aunt. Many of these movies she watched in the theaters when they first came out.

1. I Married a Witch. Comedy with Veronica Lake.
2. The Devil and Miss Jones. Comedy.
3. Double Indemnity. With Fred McMurray.
4. The Horn Blows at Midnight. Comedy with Jack Benny.
5. Death Takes a Holiday. With Fredric March.
6. The Ghoul. With Boris Karloff.
7. And Then There Were None. 1945.
8. DOA. With Edmond O'Brien.
9. The Egg and I.
10. It Had to Be You. Starring Ginger Rogers.

 

[DixieDestroyer]

Some other favorites (in addition to my prior entries)...

"Rooster Cogburn", "Pale Rider", "First Blood", "Dirty Harry", "Predator" & "Nosferatu".

 

[Claimjumper]

Some new ones I've come across / finally seen...

Full Metal Jacket

Spoorloos (Dutch movie. Later there was an American remake entitled "The Vanishing" starring Kiefer Sutherland). Really creepy thriller / horror film that delves into the question of...would you risk your life to find out the truth about the fate of a loved one or be safe but never know

The Silence. German film. Another great creepy thriller. Movie does a great job of delving into estranged friendships and the toll they take on people and the lengths people might go to get them back

Born on the Fourth of July

Alive. Story of a South American football teams crash in the Andes and their fight for survival

Looper

 

[McCaffrey Dude]

Boogie Nights. Jaws. White Men Can't Jump. Glory. As Good as it Gets. Conan the Barbarian ( best score ever !!!!!! ) Point Break ( 1991 ) Schindler's List. Searching for Bobby Fischer.

Worst best movie ever made. Highlander. This could have been a really great film. You have a French/Jewish actor born in America playing a Scottish highlander with the worst accent try in the history of movies hooked up with James bond who is Scottish playing a Spanish/Egyptian dude. Great music and some really well done scenes but sprinkled with some of the most cringe worthy scenes in Holywwood.

 

[sprintstar]

On the Beach..Gregory Peck, Fred Astaire...makes you think.

 

[Extra Point]

My aunt suggested I watch a movie called 42nd Street (1933.) I'm not one for musicals but I have to say this was a work of art. It was choreographed by Busby Berkeley who was inspired by watching drills during his time in the army during WWI.

It pays to delve into the history of white art. There are many wonderful works of art in white history. 42nd Street is one.

Our history is rapidly being erased and made inaccessible to younger white people. We need to make sure this doesn't happen.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/42nd_Street_(film)

 

[Charles Martel]

Some good ones I've seen during the past year or two:

Mr. Jones (2019)
Richard Jewell (2019)
Midway (2019)
Black '47 (2018)
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
And Then There Were None (1945)
The Rising Hawk (2019)
The Blackout (2019)
The Apostle Peter: Redemption (2016)
Saskatchewan (1954)
Pilgrimage (2017)
Danger Close (2019)
The Last Full Measure (2019)
I Am Wrath (2016)
Unplanned (2019)
The Time Machine (1960)
2:22 (2017)
Message Man (2018)
The Highwaymen (2019)

 

[Extra Point]

The Time Machine (1960) is a great movie. I want to see Richard Jewell but I haven't yet. I mainly watch older movies but I make some exceptions.

 

[Extra Point]

Here are the 10 greatest Westerns of all time, in no particular order. If you draw the conclusion I'm a Clint Eastwood fan you'll be right.

1. Two Mules for Sister Sara
2. High Plains Drifter
3. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
4. For a Few Dollars More
5. The Guns of Katie Elder (My favorite John Wayne movie though most would not have that opinion.)
6. My Darling Clementine
7. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
8. Destry Rides Again
9. El Dorado
10. 3:10 to Yuma

 

[Booth]

1. Cool Hand Luke
2. American History X
3. The Shawshank Redemption
4. Full Metal Jacket
5. Gladiator
6. Goodfellas
7. The Silence of The Lambs
8. The Sixth Sense
9. Its a Wonderfull Life
10. The Rear Window
Extra Point I like the version of 3:10 to Yuma with Russell Crowe better than the original but I like both versions.

 

[Extra Point]

I didn't even know there was another version of 3:10 to Yuma. I'll keep an eye out for it. Maybe it will be on TV sometime.

 

[Booth]

Extra Point you might be able to watch it on youtube. Crowe, ChristanBale, and Ben Foster are great in this movie. Crowe plays the Ben Wade part to the max.

 

[Carolina Speed]

1. Cool Hand Luke
2. American History X
3. The Shawshank Redemption
4. Full Metal Jacket
5. Gladiator
6. Goodfellas
7. The Silence of The Lambs
8. The Sixth Sense
9. Its a Wonderfull Life
10. The Rear Window
Extra Point I like the version of 3:10 to Yuma with Russell Crowe better than the original but I like both versions.

That's a really good list booth. I have Cool Hand Luke at the top as well. You could do a top ten list with just Paul Newman movies.
1. Cool Hand Luke, Paul Newman
2. The Hustler, Paul Newman
3. Ben Hur, Charlton Heston
4. True Grit. John Wayne
5. Patton, George C. Scott
6. Giant, James Dean
7. Rocky, Stallone
8. Hombre, Paul Newman
9. Coal Miners Daughter. Tommy Lee Jones is excellent as Loretta Lynn's husband Moony.
10. North Dallas Forty, Nick Nolte
11. One on One, Robbie Benson Basketball movie.
12. The Revenant. Leonardo DiCaprio
13. Wall Street, Michael Douglas
14. The Sting, Paul Newman
15. The Color of Money, Paul Newman
16. Outlaw Josey Wales, Clint Eastwood
17. Dirty Harry, Clint Eastwood
18. Full Metal Jacket, Arlie Armey
19. Gladiator, Russell Crowe
20. Sling Blade, Billy Bob Thornton
21. The Godfather, Al Pacino, Marlon Brando
22. Cinderella Man, Russell Crowe
I couldn't stop at ten. There's so many more I could list. From about number 8 down, they're in no particular order. Just listed the ones I can remember.

 

[Shadowlight]

Here are the 10 greatest Westerns of all time, in no particular order. If you draw the conclusion I'm a Clint Eastwood fan you'll be right.

1. Two Mules for Sister Sara
2. High Plains Drifter
3. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
4. For a Few Dollars More
5. The Guns of Katie Elder (My favorite John Wayne movie though most would not have that opinion.)
6. My Darling Clementine
7. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
8. Destry Rides Again
9. El Dorado
10. 3:10 to Yuma

You seem like a big Westerns fan. I am curious how you feel about the following which were not on your list:

Thomas Mann/Jimmy Stewart and their rugged vehicles like "Winchester'73" and "Bend Of The River" plus many others.

"High Noon" with Gary Cooper in prime form with the lovely very young Grace Kelly.

"Shane" with the classic good/bad guy story.

"The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence" featuring both Wayne and Stewart. One of my favorites along with "Destry Rides Again."

"Johnny Guitar" with Joan Crawford in full freak out mode.

"Stagecoach" an ensemble piece including Wayne.

"Red River" with John Wayne squaring off against Montgomery Clift.

"Unforgiven" a latter day Clint Eastwood film.

 

[Booth]

"The Wild Bunch"
"Tombstone"
"Hang EM High"
"3:10 to Yuma"
"Shane"
"They Died With Their Boots On"
"The Magnificent Seven"
"High Noon" I still can't get that song out of my head.
"The Alamo"
"For a Few Dollars More" Lee Van Cleef eyes.
Thanks, Extra Point and Shadowlight for the westerns. Carolina Speed I know what you mean it's hard to stop at 10.

 

[Charles Martel]

My favorite westerns (all the 60 westerns I've rated 8/10 or higher on IMDB):

The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
Unforgiven (1992)
The Alamo (1960)
Tombstone (1993)
Whispering Smith (1948)
The Ox-Bow Incident (1942)
Appaloosa (2008)
Ulzana's Raid (1972)
Bone Tomahawk (2015)
Comanche Station (1960)

Springfield Rifle (1952)
Three Violent People (1956)
Ride in the Whirlwind (1966)
The Gunfighter (1950)
Shane (1953)
3 Godfathers (1948)
Red River (1948)
Saskatchewan (1954)
The True Story of Jesse James (1957)
The Last Sunset (1961)

Albuquerque (1948)
Purgatory (1999)
The Hangman (1959)
Big Jake (1971)
The Tall Men (1955)
Stagecoach (1939)
The Quiet Gun (1957)
Open Range (2003)
How the West Was Won (1962)
Only the Valiant (1951)

Arrowhead (1953)
Rio Bravo (1959)
Dodge City (1939)
The Searchers (1956)
The Plainsman (1936)
The Kid (2019)
Garden of Evil (1954)
Chisum (1970)
No Name on the Bullet (1959)
3:10 to Yuma (1957)

The Salvation (2014)
The Stalking Moon (1968)
Man of the West (1958)
The Jack Bull (1999)
The Long Riders (1980)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
The Bravados (1958)
The Hanging Tree (1959)
Crossfire Trail (2001)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)

Vera Cruz (1954)
Branded (1950)
High Noon (1952)
Along Came Jones (1945)
True Grit (1969)
Two Rode Together (1961)
Destry Rides Again (1939)
The Big Country (1958)
My Darling Clementine (1946)
Warlock (1959)

 

[Extra Point]

You seem like a big Westerns fan. I am curious how you feel about the following which were not on your list:

Thomas Mann/Jimmy Stewart and their rugged vehicles like "Winchester'73" and "Bend Of The River" plus many others.

"High Noon" with Gary Cooper in prime form with the lovely very young Grace Kelly.

"Shane" with the classic good/bad guy story.

"The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence" featuring both Wayne and Stewart. One of my favorites along with "Destry Rides Again."

"Johnny Guitar" with Joan Crawford in full freak out mode.

"Stagecoach" an ensemble piece including Wayne.

"Red River" with John Wayne squaring off against Montgomery Clift.

"Unforgiven" a latter day Clint Eastwood film.

I'll start with High Noon. I liked it when I was a kid but there was always something that rubbed me the wrong way about it, though I couldn't put my finger on it.

When I became more politically aware I knew what it was. When he threw his badge in the dirt. Why would he do that? It's contrary to the theme of the movie to show disrespect for his position of marshal when he just risked his life performing the duties of that position.

It is, of course, liberal political propaganda. Whenever you see something like this in a movie look up the writer. I did, and sure enough the writer, Carl Foreman, was a communist or communist sympathizer. The liberals have a policy of making everything political. They always put some propaganda in everything they do. If you look you will see this. The liberals have long had it in for law enforcement because they see a police force as an obstacle to their plans.

Back in the 1960s they called them "pigs." Today they call for them to be defunded. There is a direct line between propagandists such as Carl Foreman and the attitudes toward police today. The propaganda helped set the stage for the anti-police attitudes of today.

 

[Charles Martel]

Here are some old movies I recommend.

1. Champagne for Caesar. Vincent Price in his greatest role.
2. Dracula. Starring Bela Lugosi
3. The Passion of Joan of Arc. Silent, based on the actual transcripts of Joan of Arc's trial.
4. North by Northwest. One of Hitchcock's best.
5. The Importance of Being Ernest. Witty comedy.
6. Charade. Starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn.
7. Going My Way. Portrays Catholics positively, starring Bing Crosby.
8. Two Women. Starring Sophia Loren. A very disturbing movie based on real events during WWII.
9. Lost Horizon. Starring Ronald Colman.
10. Laura. Film noir.

If anyone watches any of my recommendations let me know what you think.

Of those, I've seen just two: The Passion of Joan of Arc, which is a great movie I rated 10/10, and North by Northwest which was very good and my rating was 8/10.

A very good movie with Bing Crosby that I have seen is The Bells of St. Mary's (I rated it 9/10) in which he plays the same character as in Going My Way.

 

[Extra Point]

You seem like a big Westerns fan. I am curious how you feel about the following which were not on your list:

Thomas Mann/Jimmy Stewart and their rugged vehicles like "Winchester'73" and "Bend Of The River" plus many others.

"High Noon" with Gary Cooper in prime form with the lovely very young Grace Kelly.

"Shane" with the classic good/bad guy story.

"The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence" featuring both Wayne and Stewart. One of my favorites along with "Destry Rides Again."

"Johnny Guitar" with Joan Crawford in full freak out mode.

"Stagecoach" an ensemble piece including Wayne.

"Red River" with John Wayne squaring off against Montgomery Clift.

"Unforgiven" a latter day Clint Eastwood film.

Shane is a movie that could have been on my list. It's rightly considered a classic. Great cinematography.

The Clint Eastwood movie Pale Rider is another good movie. One reviewer suggested that it follows the movie Shane pretty closely. The scene where the rider starts riding down from the mountain in answer to the girl's prayer is a great scene.