rimbaudelaire Posted June 15, 2012 #1 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Given that this listing is a personal preference thing, there is a criteria I'd like all responders to follow. 1) Originality (no remakes, no book adaptations, no 'based on a true story'); 2) Intensity of Effect (includes "suspension of disbelief"); 3) Cohesion (logical progression though not necessarily linear); and 4) Complexity (no cliches, etc). My choices: Philadelphia Sling Blade Do The Right Thing Pulp Fiction The Empire Strikes Back Seven Psycho Das Boot Memento Casablanca Taxi Driver Dog Day Afternoon The Deer Hunter Alien Chinatown 2001: A Space Odyssey Brother From Another Planet 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted June 15, 2012 #2 Share Posted June 15, 2012 (edited) Sin City, The Man Who Would Be King, Captains Courageous, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Deer Hunter, Taxi Driver, Midnight Express... ....only in grammar can you be more than perfect. ~William Safire Edited June 15, 2012 by Eldorado Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonardo Posted June 15, 2012 #3 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Add "Life of Brian" to your list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taun Posted June 15, 2012 #4 Share Posted June 15, 2012 I would add: Blazing Saddles Monty Python and the Holy Grail His Girl Friday but then I am prone to comedies... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarMountainKid Posted June 16, 2012 #5 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Harvey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNightOwl Posted June 16, 2012 #6 Share Posted June 16, 2012 The Usual Suspects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted June 16, 2012 #7 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Apologies for not following your criteria, Rimbaudelaire.. tiredness is only excuse I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schizoidwoman Posted June 16, 2012 #8 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Hmm, since you don't specify no adaptations from plays, I am going to add Brief Encounter and Blithe Spirit. Following the rules more closely, I shall also add North by Northwest, The Ladykillers, Kind Hearts and Coronets and A Matter of Life and Death. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted June 16, 2012 #9 Share Posted June 16, 2012 (edited) grrrr finding it tough to stick to the rules Most are based on novels.. like your Das Boot. Edited June 16, 2012 by Eldorado Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohio traveler Posted June 16, 2012 #10 Share Posted June 16, 2012 The Shawshank Redemption Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhantomFlanFlinger Posted June 16, 2012 #11 Share Posted June 16, 2012 "Perfect" Storm...ah that was lame...i'll get my coat.. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimbaudelaire Posted June 16, 2012 Author #12 Share Posted June 16, 2012 grrrr finding it tough to stick to the rules Most are based on novels.. like your Das Boot. I'm good at breaking my own rules! Adapted literary sources are somewhat problematic regarding this particular list. You know? Would Apocalypse Now not qualify because it's "adapted" from Heart of Darkness? Or Blade Runner because it's based (loosely) on that Philip Dick short story? Here's another perfect film: Local Hero 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aim4TheHead Posted June 16, 2012 #13 Share Posted June 16, 2012 The Orphanage (not too sure if that really counts) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffey Posted June 16, 2012 #14 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Here's another perfect film: Local Hero I grew up in a village just round the corner from the village that was filmed in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanVonErich Posted June 16, 2012 #15 Share Posted June 16, 2012 My little list: Boogie Nights Goodfellas Chinatown Pulp Fiction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schizoidwoman Posted June 16, 2012 #16 Share Posted June 16, 2012 I will also add Singing in the Rain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javid86 Posted June 17, 2012 #17 Share Posted June 17, 2012 (edited) Given that this listing is a personal preference thing, there is a criteria I'd like all responders to follow. 1) Originality (no remakes, no book adaptations, no 'based on a true story'); 2) Intensity of Effect (includes "suspension of disbelief"); 3) Cohesion (logical progression though not necessarily linear); and 4) Complexity (no cliches, etc). My choices: Philadelphia Sling Blade Do The Right Thing Pulp Fiction The Empire Strikes Back Seven Psycho Das Boot Memento Casablanca Taxi Driver Dog Day Afternoon The Deer Hunter Alien Chinatown 2001: A Space Odyssey Brother From Another Planet Not for nothing dude but you broke your first rule with alot of these movies. That being said I have to agree with you list particularly Pulp Fiction and Seven. Also I would add...Serenity Forrest Gump Reservoir Dogs Inglorious b******* Edited June 17, 2012 by Javid86 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckskin scout Posted November 14, 2012 #18 Share Posted November 14, 2012 3 Women '77 Apocalypse Now '79 The Battle Of Algiers '66 Casablanca '42 Cat People '42 Chinatown '74 The Conversation '74 Diabolique '55 Eyes Without A Face '60 Easy Rider '69 Freaks '32 Gettysburg '93 The Last Emperor '87 Le Samourai '67 M '31 Once Upon A Time In The West '68 Paths Of Glory '57 Peeping Tom '60 Psycho '60 Ran '85 The Red Shoes '48 Ride The High Country '62 The Searchers '56 Seven Samurai '54 Singin' In The Rain '52 Sunset Blvd. '50 Taxi Driver '76 Vertigo '58 The Wages Of Fear '53 Wait Until Dark '67 The Wicker Man '73 The Wild Bunch '69 Oh heck, I broke some of the rules with these titles. But that's all for now til I think up more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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