Like others have said to choose five is pretty much impossible but as of now it is
1 The Remains of the Day 2 Taxi Driver 3 Rear Window 4 The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 5 Full Metal Jacket
My top two will definitely remain but others change all the time upon repeat viewings so could also have had:-
Most Kubrick, Hitchcock, Scorcese, Coen Brothers, Tarantino movies The Ipcress File The Italian Job A Clockwork Orange The Life and Death of Peter Sellers O Lucky Man The Life of Brian The Long Good Friday A Room for Romeo Brass Le Samourai Diva The Elephant Man
Incidentally, take a look at how many Stephen King adaptations appear in this thread (and hardly any are horrors). That guy can't half pen a tale. Must be loaded.
I'm finding this really hard to do as I keep changing my mind every time someone else posts their top 5
1) Planes Trains 2) Toy Story 3) Back to the future 4) Star Wars 5) Shawshank Redemption
That's in no particular order, some have dated better than others, some remind me of times in my life as well as originality, I could have put Grease, The Godfather,Private Ryan or the bucket list in their quite as easily.
Walking past Tonbridge School yesterday reminded me that David Sherwin's brutal experiences there inspired him to write the screenplay for 'If...', directed by Lindsay Anderson and released in 1968. I've already nominated my Top Five, but 'If...' is certainly bubbling under.
I see some great films mentioned but here's five to add that don't appear as I skimmed through: American Beauty Kill Bill 1 & 2 Manhatten Brazil Edit 12 monkeys on the bench!
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Aliens
Matrix
Back to the future
Pulp Fiction
Like others have said to choose five is pretty much impossible but as of now it is
1 The Remains of the Day
2 Taxi Driver
3 Rear Window
4 The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
5 Full Metal Jacket
My top two will definitely remain but others change all the time upon repeat viewings so could also have had:-
Most Kubrick, Hitchcock, Scorcese, Coen Brothers, Tarantino movies
The Ipcress File
The Italian Job
A Clockwork Orange
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
O Lucky Man
The Life of Brian
The Long Good Friday
A Room for Romeo Brass
Le Samourai
Diva
The Elephant Man
Double Indemnity
The Devil's Backbone
Brick
The Wicker Man
Snatch
Pulp fiction
Memento
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Keep them coming.
The Italian job (1969 one)
Reservoir Dogs
True Romance
The Shawshank Redemption
Lock Stock and Two Smocking Barrels
Very hard to restrict it down to just 5, the above would probably change if I did it again tomorrow.
Life is beautiful
O brother where art thou
Field of dreams
A few good men
Stand by me.
All films I could watch over and over, none perfect but all have a way of burrowing into your heart
Fight club
Stand by me
Dead mans shoes
Big
Saving private Ryan
Bad Taste
Heavenly Creatures
Carrie
IT
Goodbye Lenin
Kes
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Control
What a Wonderful Life
2. Last of the Mohicans ( Daniel day Lewis)
3. Shrek
4. Shawshank Redemption
5. Ellen Brockovich
Zulu stands the test of time and the best Film Ever ......
Heres one. Ong bak top 10, ong bak 2 and 3 all time worst contenders.
Falling Down
Platoon
Se7en
Deliverance
ET
Like others, tomorrow would probably bring a different selection.
1) Planes Trains
2) Toy Story
3) Back to the future
4) Star Wars
5) Shawshank Redemption
That's in no particular order, some have dated better than others, some remind me of times in my life as well as originality, I could have put Grease, The Godfather,Private Ryan or the bucket list in their quite as easily.
No, hang on......................
2. Kind Hearts and Coronets
3. His Girl Friday
4. The Lavender Hill Mob
5. 123
I am on Holiday at the moment some light hearted comedy is the genre to the fore, likely to change as the mood changes.
2. Apollo 13
3. Mississippi Burning
4. In the Heat of the Night
5. Cape Fear (De Niro)
2. Shawshank Redemption
3. Zulu
4. Life of Brian
5. The Deer Hunter
As others have said, five is not enough and would add in a top 10.
Godfather 2
Green Mile
12 Angry Men
The Graduate
Blazing Saddles
American Beauty
Kill Bill 1 & 2
Manhatten
Brazil
Edit 12 monkeys on the bench!