Greatest Movie Of All Time?

**gunner** · 29th July 2002

Originally posted by sanjuro
I dont think that there are any serious film study experts on this forum to pick the greatest film going by what some people have chosen, i mean Matrix as the greatest film ever LoL.
That said i think it is impossible to choose one film.
just my two pence worth.

sanjuro

sanjuro - I would say that the Matrix is in my top 10.. So why not someones no.1?

**The Colonel** · 29th July 2002

No ones mentioned Butch Casidy and the Sundance Kid, that was a classic movie!!!

**Aido** · 29th July 2002

hate to be boring but the godfather trilogy was awesome. they're an experience in themselves.

also loved goodfellas.

believe it or not i'd managed to stay away from these until last year when I bought the trilogy in safeway of all places.

everything about all three films was great, and coppola's daughter was fit!

**photek1000** · 29th July 2002

Just my two peneth worth, but some of the greatest films of all time:

The Day the Earth Stood Still.

The Usual Suspects

Blade Runner - either cut for different reasons

Resevoir Dogs

The French Connection 1 & 2

Cheers

**Oracus** · 1st August 2002

I'd have to say Leon. Though Reservoir Dogs and The Usual Suspects are close rivals.

Os`

**The Colonel** · 3rd August 2002

Originally posted by TheOverseer
I'd have to say Leon. Though Reservoir Dogs and The Usual Suspects are close rivals.

Os`

Leon was excellent, have to give you that one m8!!!!

9/10

**barakuda** · 4th August 2002

Seems like there is an all time classics list forming here. I'll cherry pick my favourites then:

Leon (Natalie Portman and Gary Oldman - excellent performances)
The Usual Suspects (First watched this one while pissed - very surreal)
French Connection (it's THE car chase innit?)
Ronin (Purely for the driving work and it's got De Niro in)
Goodfellas (De Niro again)
Fight Club (surprised how good this was)
LA Confidential (Crowe showing his real life nature a bit too much?)

Two of my all time classics though are:
Scarface (That chainsaw scene makes me cringe every time!)
Heat (Pacino AND De Niro - you can't go wrong with these two. The robbery shoot out scene left me stunned the first time I saw it. You have to watch this scene with a decent audio system. The film is maybe a bit too long though.)

**whitesteel** · 30th August 2002

Once upon a time in america, the film is almost perfect in terms of story, acting, music etc if you haven't seen it rent it now. Next on my list is Seven it blew me away at the time and I still watch it occaisonally and it has aged well (not eveyones cup of tea though the ending is either brillant or gimicky depending on your perspective).

**Adit18** · 1st September 2002

I go with Heat...
Pacino v De Niro.... top stuff

**BONE** · 5th September 2002

Leon is my 2nd favorite film, Jean Reno is ****ing brilliant in Leon, top actor. Godfather is still my number 1 though... Heat is also a one of the best!!!

**sbaxter9** · 6th September 2002

one of my favs(i cant pick a definite one) is blade runner
and believe it or not spartacus and the best in the last couple of years the matrix
photek1000 you mention the day the earth stood still brill movie for its time
what did he she say to the robot to rescue him ?

**J@CK�L** · 14th September 2002

Originally posted by N3R0
i have no doubt in 20 years time matrix will be known as a classic but i wouldn't say it was old enough yet,they reckon matrix 2+3 will have effects that will be so good they'll never be repeated ........bring it on i say

goodfellas ruled,must be one of the most underated films ever.
aliens(2nd one) must be best sci-fi horror ever.

Matrix was a film of its own genre. i think that 2+3 will make film history. We will just have to wait and see. :bleh:

**Epiphany** · 14th September 2002

I think Shawshank Redemption was an excellent film. Also American Beauty and Fight Club.
A Classic film has to be the Blob though

heh

**the_wizzard** · 17th September 2002

lots of great films out there but i like and could watch over and over,

schindlers list

once upon a time in usa

private ryan

goodfellas

live and die in la

evil dead

snapper

star wars

debbie dose dallas:bleh:

booboo

**mladen** · 17th September 2002

Mine is trainspotting without a doubt

**bugnote** · 17th September 2002

Once upon a time in America
Shawshank
Midnight Express
Dude, Wheres my car? (ok, maybe not top ten, but I think it is underrated, I pissed myself at this movie)

Bug

**FLuxo** · 18th September 2002

Goodfellas for me....but there are so many to pick from.

**cobalt** · 21st September 2002

Originally posted by booboo
lots of great films out there but i like and could watch over and over,
schindlers list

i wanna know when this is gonna come out on a dvd, 'cause it is a class film

**Sarge69** · 21st September 2002

Nice opinions there have been... somewhat confused that no one has even mentioned the best fil ever, lol...

That has to be the one an only A Clockwork Orange by master Kubrick ( I hope you can get it by now in the UK, lol)

Second... Blade Runner (Directors cut, coz the hollywood ending on the original really pissed me off, lol (Philip K. Dick had a roll in his grave))

Third..hmmm, I think I pick another Kubrick flick, lol.. The Full Metal Jacket... great flick...

4th... yet Kubrick at it, lol.. The Shining... Jack Nicholson makes one of is best actin in that one... and the camera work is superb...

5th.. Reservoir Dogs... the plot and the acting.. awesome...

6 to 10 any movie done by either Monty Python or Sergio Leone, coz them I watch over and over again...

Yerkov69
"The good, the bad and the Yerk..."

p.s. dont take the piss on matrix.. very enjoyable film.. It took me friggin weeks to solve how they did the camera tricks on it