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LogMeIn · 06-20-2015, 02:18 PM

I know no it's impossible to find a list where the person viewing it is going to agree with very much of it, but just as a starting point for me to get an idea of which movies to watch, is there any particular well-regarded list other than the IMDB top 250? There's not much left on that list I want to even try. By the end of this month, technically there will probably still be 175+ of those I haven't seen, but I am not so interested in watching many foreign films, old films (pre-70s), animated films, or organized crime dramas. So that kicks out half the list right there.

Astro Zombie · 06-20-2015, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by LogMeIn

I know no it's impossible to find a list where the person viewing it is going to agree with very much of it, but just as a starting point for me to get an idea of which movies to watch, is there any particular well-regarded list other than the IMDB top 250? There's not much left on that list I want to even try. By the end of this month, technically there will probably still be 175+ of those I haven't seen, but I am not so interested in watching many foreign films, old films (pre-70s), animated films, or organized crime dramas. So that kicks out half the list right there.

You're gonna miss out on a lot of great movies by disregarding these.

Doctor Jack · 06-20-2015, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Astro Zombie

You're gonna miss out on a most of the best movies ever made by disregarding these.

Fixed.

Vlad Draculi · 06-20-2015, 03:20 PM

Go to Barnes & Noble, they have a top 100 display on their DVD/BD shelves.

However, if you don't want to watch anything before the 70s then you don't really want to watch the best movies ever. So you should reword your post that you want to watch the best movies from the 70s and up, which will narrow your list down a lot to less than 100.

Jacob Anderson · 06-20-2015, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Astro Zombie

You're gonna miss out on most of the best movies ever made by disregarding these.

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Fixed.

Fixed your fix.

GorillaGuy · 06-20-2015, 04:10 PM

http://www.afi.com/100years/movies10.aspx

LogMeIn · 06-20-2015, 04:12 PM

It can't narrow it to below 100, because there's going to be a top 100 for everything, whether they're great or crap. Also it's going mighty overboard to claim that in the past FIVE decades not 100 good movies have been made. lol

People on IMDB clearly don't agree, as the top 250 list has only 75 movies from pre-1970 and 175 that aren't (I just counted). And then a huge percentage of the pre-1970 ones are form the 1930s. yeah, I'm sure a huge percentage of younger-than-60 people are sitting around watching 30s movies for their entertainment.

What has been said in here is opinion. Your opinion is most of the best ones are old. I am simply stating facts, not opinions. Facts are that I would rather watch later made ones and also that they will look more realistic on blu ray which this forum is all about (that format).

Also assumptions are being made, as well, such as I am "disregarding" the top movies. What if I've already seen a lot of them? I've already seen 12 angry men, wizard of oz, psycho, gone with the wind, etc etc all those classics. I actually don't think I had seen Psycho until this past week. If I saw it when I was younger, I forgot (the original version). I watched it recently, and it's overrated, in my opinion, because of such bad acting in the actual death scenes. The story was great, but even to say older movies are technically better would be a stretch. When delivering lines, I'd say more were better actors back then, although, then again, usually they were all over the top.

I want to watch the best movies which are in color and look pretty good on blur ay. There are always EXCEPTIONS. I did not say I want a list of ONLY that type. Only that I have seen MOST of the others I care to see. My vision sucks, so why would I want to read subtitles often? I watched Life Is Beautiful recently and watching an occasional one with subtitles is bad enough. I loved Pan's Labyrinth, otherwise it's rare I truly "love" one where I have to read subtitles.

But seriously.... not 100 good movies from 1970 until 2015? That's 45 years and probably like 20,000 movies.

MrBlonde · 06-20-2015, 04:13 PM

I'd say the Sight & Sound list but you don't want to watch foreign films for some reason.

GorillaGuy · 06-20-2015, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by LogMeIn

yeah, I'm sure a huge percentage of younger-than-60 people are sitting around watching 30s movies for their entertainment.

I do

LogMeIn · 06-20-2015, 04:17 PM

Also, I am open minded. thus why I am soon going to watch Goodfellas, The Departed, and Pulp Fiction despite almost literally hating Tarintino and only thinking the Godfather movies were ok and that the Usual Suspects was boring. I give everything a chance, but not all people like the some genres of movies. I bet some of you are the type who go on and on about how the dark knight is overrated because you simply don't like that genre. I don't like that genre much, either, but thatw as an amazing movie, still.

I think a lot depends on when you first saw a movie, also. I recently saw Jaws for the first time and thought it was at best a 7 out of 10. And I saw Fight Club for the first time. I did end up loving it, but to me the ending actually made me rate it lower, not higher. I rate it an 8, but would have been a 9 without that ending because to me it didn't fit the movie, with how it was made. That type of ending was more believable in other movies I have seen. Now, see, if I saw that FIRST, before the copycate type movies from later on, maybe I'd feel differently.

GorillaGuy · 06-20-2015, 04:19 PM

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only thinking the Godfather movies were ok

the dark knight is overrated because you simply don't like that genre. I don't like that genre much, either, but thatw as an amazing movie, still.

Are you kidding

LogMeIn · 06-20-2015, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by MrBlonde

I'd say the Sight & Sound list but you don't want to watch foreign films for some reason.

I said why. I don't like reading subtitles constantly. I said I will watch some occasionally, so only mention them if they are so good I jut must watch them. Someone recommended Grave of the Fireflies, then I see it's animated. That's a double drawback, foreign film and animated.

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I do

I bet not often.

GorillaGuy · 06-20-2015, 04:21 PM

Don't bother getting into film, it's obviously not for you

LogMeIn · 06-20-2015, 04:23 PM

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Are you kidding

Sww what I mean? Just another person who thinks their opinion trumps others. Let me guess, I am not intelligent enough to appreciate the Godfather movies and I want special effects, thus liked the dark knight, right? is that why I usually like movies that don't even have many, if any, effects? I think it's boring spending 3 hours where people just slowly talk about killing so and so. And maybe once per hour something happens other than people sitting around. It was ok, but when you rate a movie, it should be more than how it was acted and how realistic its portrayal was.

Summary: something can be well made and/or intelligent and sometimes it's still boring no matter how you slice it.

MrBlonde · 06-20-2015, 04:25 PM

This is hilarious

LogMeIn · 06-20-2015, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by GorillaGuy

Don't bother getting into film, it's obviously not for you

ok. I should listen to you, random internet guy, who thinks watching film is about putting technical superiority above story and entertainment. I bet if a movie comes out where the whole movie is about paint drying, you will praise it because it will be portrayed realistically.

LogMeIn · 06-20-2015, 04:28 PM

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This is hilarious

True it is hilarious, indeed, that liberals just can't stand when people don't agree with them. Nobody can dislike genres they do. lol I should start a convo with Alec Baldwin about this. Then when he punches me for not liking overly liberal movies or constant profanity and atheist views to cover yup no story, I can sue him.

MrBlonde · 06-20-2015, 04:32 PM

What is even happening right now?

master gandhi · 06-20-2015, 04:32 PM

Yeah...

This thread is going to get closed, right? I think the OP plans to touch on every topic that enrages people. Heh

LogMeIn · 06-20-2015, 04:33 PM

Citizen Kane, I haven't seen. But that's another good example of one, where, despite its high rank, many don't like it and think it's boring. Oh but elitists say that means they should not watch films if they dare not like it. Must like what liberals tell you. No room for opinions. lol

06-20-2015, 02:18 PM	#1
LogMeIn Banned Member since:Mar 2014	Top Movies Lists I know no it's impossible to find a list where the person viewing it is going to agree with very much of it, but just as a starting point for me to get an idea of which movies to watch, is there any particular well-regarded list other than the IMDB top 250? There's not much left on that list I want to even try. By the end of this month, technically there will probably still be 175+ of those I haven't seen, but I am not so interested in watching many foreign films, old films (pre-70s), animated films, or organized crime dramas. So that kicks out half the list right there.

06-20-2015, 03:20 PM	#4
Vlad Draculi Banned Member since:Jul 2014 Blu-ray collection:567 Trading Score:2	Go to Barnes & Noble, they have a top 100 display on their DVD/BD shelves. However, if you don't want to watch anything before the 70s then you don't really want to watch the best movies ever. So you should reword your post that you want to watch the best movies from the 70s and up, which will narrow your list down a lot to less than 100.

06-20-2015, 04:10 PM	#6
GorillaGuy Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2014 Blu-ray collection:103 Trading Score:116	http://www.afi.com/100years/movies10.aspx

06-20-2015, 04:12 PM	#7
LogMeIn Banned Member since:Mar 2014	It can't narrow it to below 100, because there's going to be a top 100 for everything, whether they're great or crap. Also it's going mighty overboard to claim that in the past FIVE decades not 100 good movies have been made. lol People on IMDB clearly don't agree, as the top 250 list has only 75 movies from pre-1970 and 175 that aren't (I just counted). And then a huge percentage of the pre-1970 ones are form the 1930s. yeah, I'm sure a huge percentage of younger-than-60 people are sitting around watching 30s movies for their entertainment. What has been said in here is opinion. Your opinion is most of the best ones are old. I am simply stating facts, not opinions. Facts are that I would rather watch later made ones and also that they will look more realistic on blu ray which this forum is all about (that format). Also assumptions are being made, as well, such as I am "disregarding" the top movies. What if I've already seen a lot of them? I've already seen 12 angry men, wizard of oz, psycho, gone with the wind, etc etc all those classics. I actually don't think I had seen Psycho until this past week. If I saw it when I was younger, I forgot (the original version). I watched it recently, and it's overrated, in my opinion, because of such bad acting in the actual death scenes. The story was great, but even to say older movies are technically better would be a stretch. When delivering lines, I'd say more were better actors back then, although, then again, usually they were all over the top. I want to watch the best movies which are in color and look pretty good on blur ay. There are always EXCEPTIONS. I did not say I want a list of ONLY that type. Only that I have seen MOST of the others I care to see. My vision sucks, so why would I want to read subtitles often? I watched Life Is Beautiful recently and watching an occasional one with subtitles is bad enough. I loved Pan's Labyrinth, otherwise it's rare I truly "love" one where I have to read subtitles. But seriously.... not 100 good movies from 1970 until 2015? That's 45 years and probably like 20,000 movies.

06-20-2015, 04:13 PM	#8
MrBlonde Blu-ray Champion Member since:Feb 2013 Location:Pittsburgh Blu-ray collection:457 Trading Score:1	I'd say the Sight & Sound list but you don't want to watch foreign films for some reason.

06-20-2015, 04:17 PM	#10
LogMeIn Banned Member since:Mar 2014	Also, I am open minded. thus why I am soon going to watch Goodfellas, The Departed, and Pulp Fiction despite almost literally hating Tarintino and only thinking the Godfather movies were ok and that the Usual Suspects was boring. I give everything a chance, but not all people like the some genres of movies. I bet some of you are the type who go on and on about how the dark knight is overrated because you simply don't like that genre. I don't like that genre much, either, but thatw as an amazing movie, still. I think a lot depends on when you first saw a movie, also. I recently saw Jaws for the first time and thought it was at best a 7 out of 10. And I saw Fight Club for the first time. I did end up loving it, but to me the ending actually made me rate it lower, not higher. I rate it an 8, but would have been a 9 without that ending because to me it didn't fit the movie, with how it was made. That type of ending was more believable in other movies I have seen. Now, see, if I saw that FIRST, before the copycate type movies from later on, maybe I'd feel differently.

06-20-2015, 04:21 PM	#13
GorillaGuy Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2014 Blu-ray collection:103 Trading Score:116	Don't bother getting into film, it's obviously not for you

06-20-2015, 04:25 PM	#15
MrBlonde Blu-ray Champion Member since:Feb 2013 Location:Pittsburgh Blu-ray collection:457 Trading Score:1	This is hilarious

06-20-2015, 04:32 PM	#18
MrBlonde Blu-ray Champion Member since:Feb 2013 Location:Pittsburgh Blu-ray collection:457 Trading Score:1	What is even happening right now?

06-20-2015, 04:32 PM	#19
master gandhi Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2013 Location:United States Trading Score:1	Yeah... This thread is going to get closed, right? I think the OP plans to touch on every topic that enrages people. Heh

06-20-2015, 04:33 PM	#20
LogMeIn Banned Member since:Mar 2014	Citizen Kane, I haven't seen. But that's another good example of one, where, despite its high rank, many don't like it and think it's boring. Oh but elitists say that means they should not watch films if they dare not like it. Must like what liberals tell you. No room for opinions. lol

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