What are the ten best movies of all time?

[tradesilicon]

There are a few good Russian Comedies, even though the communists did not allow film makers to make light of Government…

An absolute classic is Dvenadsat Stuliev (12 Chairs)
Another is Dzentelmeni Udachi (Gentlemen of Fortune)

These are older films, so the quality of the video may not be good, but hilarious content to be sure.

[MovieMogul]

10 Best Films not yet mentioned:
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Black Narcissus
Chloe in the Afternoon
The Crime of Monsieur Lange
La Dolce Vita
His Girl Friday
The Lady Eve
Ordet
Salesman
The Spirit of the Beehive
The Wild Bunch
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[Free_Bob_Saget]

Here they Are:

1.Tommy Boy
2.Black Sheep
3.GhostBusters
4.Shawshank Redemption
5.Hitman Hart - Wrestling with Shadows (Documentary)
6.Stir of Echos
7.Forrest Gump
8.Terminator 1, and 2
9.Matrix
10.Billy Madison

They may not be masterpeices to some people, but Chis Farley Movies are Future classics. As well as The Shawshank Redemptions many realistic themes.

[Free_Bob_Saget]

Runners up:

1. Dead Poets Society
   2.Almost Heroes
   3.Any Ultimate Fighting tape…lol
   4.Dogma
   5.Pulp Fiction
   and any others I forgot…

[Demo]

*Originally posted by evilbeth *
**Just a warning for everyone to watch out. Not too long ago some people tried to do this and the Movie Police came by and slammed anyone who mentioned movies less than 20 years old. Apparently, all movies appreciate over the years so if it was made recently, you have to wait a couple of decades for it to get good enough to make a “Best Film” list.

Continue on!! **

Oh, please.

             Will someone change the name of this thread to "my ten favorite movies," and stop this farce of these being the
             ten BEST movies?

             And did any of you know that they did indeed make movies—damn good ones—BEFORE 1940?

What archery, evilbeth!
That said, here are mine:

1. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolfe?

2. Braveheart

3. Terms of Endearment

4. American Beauty

5. Gladiator (ducking…hey! I really thought it was good!)

6. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

7. Full Metal Jacket

8. Apocalypse Now

9. Drugstore Cowboy

10. Reservoir Dogs

[teela_brown]

But thanks for doing so, Demo. It made me remember that I always wanted to copy those naughty movie titles that Bucky and Eve made up. Think I’ll send 'em along to some carefully selected recipients . . .

[teela_brown]

Oops, my mistake. I see that Archive Guy is the resurrecter. Thanks, AG.

[psycat90]

Braveheart
Terminator
Clash of the Titans
Legends of the Fall
Interview with a Vampire
The Patriot
Fight Club
Terms of Endearment
Could be I just like looking at Mel Gibson and Bradd Pitt.

[Padeye]

I like all the movies I in my top ten best list but they aren’t neccessarily the ten I watch most often. 2001: A Space Odyssey is a great movie but you have to be in a certain mental state to sit through it. McLintock! is a fun movie but the Duke rarely rises to high cinema. As the good folks of SDMB have shown by responses to my Joe Jackson post they have good taste so I’m going to have a hard time coming up with something no one has mentioned.
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10- Young Frankenstein It was hard deciding between this and its sibling Blazing Saddles.
9- Dr. Strangelove or: how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb
8- Sunset Boulevard The definitive film-noir in my book.
7- The Best Years of Our Lives One of the first to explore the darkening mood in America after the war.
6- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Sometimes the Duke and John Ford do rise to high cinema.
5- The African Queen
4- Lonesome Dove I know I’ll catch flack because this was a TV miniseries but the original screenplay was written as a movie to star John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart and Henry Fonda.
3- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea This movie makes me want to be Captain Nemo.
2- Alien Scariest damn movie I ever saw.
1- Top Gun Ow! Ow! Stop hitting me! Cant you people take a fucking joke?!!
**1 (serious this time)- ** The Godfather and easy choice but I couldn’t leave out such an archetype.
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[Demo]

*Originally posted by pugluvr *
**But thanks for doing so, Demo. It made me remember that I always wanted to copy those naughty movie titles that Bucky and Eve made up. Think I’ll send 'em along to some carefully selected recipients . . . **

Wow, I didn’t even look at the date on the other posts until I read yours, pug! Good job Archive Guy!

[Jackknifed_Juggernaut]

Two Words: “Bottle Rocket” (1996)

Its the best movie I’ve ever seen (although I’ve never seen a movie made before 1970).

See it and then see it again. I’ve seen it at least 10 times and become more impressed each time.