Top 25 Favorite Movies

[Jorge]

If that makes you feel better

Nothing can make me feel better

Enjoy Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes!

When I leave the theater, sould I respond to your post in the movies thread or should I post in Ensign's dedicated Apes thread?

[tommy]

If that makes you feel better

Nothing can make me feel better

Enjoy Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes!

When I leave the theater, sould I respond to your post in the movies thread or should I post in Ensign's dedicated Apes thread?

If you enjoy it - Apes thread, if not - Movies thread.

[Ello Sailor]

Absolutely not.

Anyway, a fun and goofy comedy surrounded by such titans of cinema* feels wrong.

*I haven't seen any of those 1940's movies lmao my bad. I'm sure they're great though.

"A mix of high art and pop: That’s what I’m always looking for. The great, world-conquering phenomenon of cinema (the movies) is that through beautifully conceived imagery, amazing rhythm, and surprising life-likeness, filmmakers are able to blend the profound with the common and make it extraordinary."
-Armond White

That's a neat quote and all, but I don't see how it could be applied to Dumb and Dumber. It's not profound or common -- it's just a silly goose time. And there are countless movies that are infinitely better.

But something tells me you already knew that.

[LoathedVermin72]

Absolutely not.

Anyway, a fun and goofy comedy surrounded by such titans of cinema* feels wrong.

*I haven't seen any of those 1940's movies lmao my bad. I'm sure they're great though.

"A mix of high art and pop: That’s what I’m always looking for. The great, world-conquering phenomenon of cinema (the movies) is that through beautifully conceived imagery, amazing rhythm, and surprising life-likeness, filmmakers are able to blend the profound with the common and make it extraordinary."
-Armond White

That's a neat quote and all, but I don't see how it could be applied to Dumb and Dumber. It's not profound or common -- it's just a silly goose time. And there are countless movies that are infinitely better.

But something tells me you already knew that.

I was responding to you saying it “feels wrong” to have Dumber alongside “titans of cinema.” There’s plenty of room to love “high” and “low” art (as much as I hate those terms and disagree with them fundamentally) in an equal place.

In any case, that list is simply a genuine representation of the movies I personally love and enjoy the most. I’m not taking anything else in to consideration, and honestly I don’t think anyone should when making such a list.

[Ello Sailor]

I think you should work on enjoying The Good, the Bad and the Ugly more than Dumb and Dumber.

[tommy]

Dumb and Dumber would probably make my top 25 as well if I ever bothered to make one. It's a goddamn classic.

[Ello Sailor]

It would not. Quit lying to make friends, Tommy.

[tommy]

It would not. Quit lying to make friends, Tommy.

It's been one of my favorites since I was a kid. My brother and I still quote it to this day.

[Ello Sailor]

I got worms.

[LoathedVermin72]

Ironically, GBU was in my top 25 when I was a teenager.

[BurtReynolds]

I can't put Dumb and Dumber in my top 25 list! What would people think of me! I would lose prestige in the film community!

[E.H. Ruddock]

I can't put Dumb and Dumber in my top 25 list! What would people think of me! I would lose prestige in the film community!

Hudson Hawk is one of my all time favorites IDGAF

[Ello Sailor]

I can't put Dumb and Dumber in my top 25 list! What would people think of me! I would lose prestige in the film community!

A list is posted and then we discuss it. This isn't about prestige, you colossal fucking imbecile. You absolute buffoon.

Give yourself an uppercut.

[BurtReynolds]

It doesn't make my list because I don't like Jim Carrey that much.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

It doesn't make my list because I don't like Jim Carrey that much.

Me either.

[tommy]

It doesn't make my list because I don't like Jim Carrey that much.

Me either.

*Neither

[daft twat]

I was looking at my old list and I can’t believe I didn’t have The Burbs on there. Wtf?

[lennytheweedwhacker]

It doesn't make my list because I don't like Jim Carrey that much.

Me either.

*Neither

Neither way

[LoathedVermin72]

Gave my all-time top 50 its first substantial overhaul in a long time, inspired primarily by revisiting The Fast and the Furious and realizing it's perfect - genuinely one of the truly great American movies - and feeling that it was very wrong that it wasn't anywhere on my list. Making this was very hard; I did not reference my previous list and assembled these from scratch. It still feels like there are glaring omissions, but I had to be brutally honest in my picks.

1. The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)
2. Spring Breakers (2012)
3. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
4. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
5. Gone with the Wind (1939)
6. Hadewijch (2009)
7. Suspiria (1977)
8. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
9. The Devil's Rejects (2005)
10. Labyrinth (1986)
11. The Yearling (1946)
12. Death and the Maiden (1994)
13. L'avventura (1960)
14. The Color of Pomegranates (1969)
15. Conan the Barbarian (1982)
16. Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
17. The Fast and the Furious (2001)
18. Black Narcissus (1947)
19. Dumb and Dumber (1994)
20. The Godfather Trilogy (1972-1990)
21. Cast Away (2000)
22. Heat (1995)
23. The Matrix (1999)
24. Remember the Night (1940)
25. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
26. Ben-Hur (1959)
27. Return of the Jedi (1983)
28. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
29. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
30. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)
31. Velvet Goldmine (1998)
32. The Virgin Spring (1960)
33. Short Cuts (1993)
34. Jaws (1975)
35. The Swimmer (1968)
36. The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
37. Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
38. Rosetta (1999)
39. Man of the West (1958)
40. Ocean's Eleven (2001)
41. Terrifier 2 (2022)
42. Until the Light Takes Us (2008)
43. Session 9 (2001)
44. The Evil Dead (1981)
45. Friday the 13th (1980)
46. The Beyond (1981)
47. Fargo (1996)
48. Jurassic Park (1993)
49. Blood for Dracula (1974)
50. Macbeth (1971)

[lennytheweedwhacker]

That’s really similar to Ebert’s list