My top three all time films.

[Ernie]

At number 1- The Searchers, quote " that'll be the day. "

At number 2- It's a wonderful life, quote " every time a bell rings, an angel get's their wings. "

At number 3- The 300 Spartans, (ofcoarse) quote " come back with your shield or on it. "

Leonidas

[madkill]

I can never seem to decided what I'd rate as a No.1 overall, by genre possibly but never an overall...tho in Comedy, i'd always go like this...

1- Clerks 2 "You never go ass to mouth!"
2- jay'n'silent bob "Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck!"
3- dogma
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All by same person I know but still... :D

[unbittentongue]

1. Troy
2. Vanilla Sky
3. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

[chime]

ar man this is too difficult...

1.a room for romeo brass - "its cos your fat, your just fat"
2.the colour purple
3.sister act 2- "insert some quarters"

[Red_Wire]

1. The Matrix
2. Mirrormask
3. A Scanner Darkly

I suppose. I'm only really sure of Matrix.

[Funkadelichika]

These aren't my all time favorites or anything. Just 3 that come to mind the quickest that I really like.

1.) The Boondock Saints
2.) The Shining
3.) The Lord of the Rings Trilogy....Yes I know that is three movies... ... ... Meh.

[GhostintheMachine]

Pan's Labrynth
There Will Be Blood
Good Will Hunting

[Luckintheshadows]

1. Shrek (the other 2 were crap)
2. A Few Good Men
3. Robin Hood Prince of Thieves

[Ernie]

I think i had better reply to you all :)

madkil, your number 3 'dogma', is the only one of your I've seen, great movie :)

unbittentongue, your number 3 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail', which sparrow, I don't know, aaahhhh :)

chime, your number 2 'the colour purple', is the only one I've seen a long time ago, also great movie :)

Red_Wire, your number 1 'The Matrix', follow the white rabbit, love and have all three :) :) :)


Funkadelichika, your number 3 'The Lord of the Rings Trilogy' just to many quotes, :) :) :)
I have all three extended DVD's, like the movies, love the book/books along with 'The Hobbit' and 'The Silmarillion' which is a tough read.
'The Boondock Saints', is incredible with that crazy Willem Dafoe lol and the brothers nutty friend with the long black hair Ricco ? great movie also :) as is 'The Shining', Here's Johnny, classic movie. :)

GhostintheMachine, your number 3 'Good Will Hunting' the reclusive Forrester and his inside out socks taking down the stuffy prof, brilliant movie :)


Luckintheshadows, your number 2 'A Few Good Men', what an intense movie, :)quotes
Jack Nickolson: You want answers?
Tom Cruise: I think I'm entitled.
Jack Nickolson: You want answers?
Tom Cruise: I want the truth!
Jack Nickolson: You can’t handle the truth!

[zootsuitmod]

1) This Happy Breed (1944) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037367/
2) Brighton Rock (1947) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039220/
3) The 39 Steps (1935) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026029/

[Gardenhead]

Well at the time of writing:

1) Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, 2001)
2) Pan's Labyrinth (Del Toro, 2006)
3) The Truman Show (Peter Weir, 1998)

But I can be incredibly fluid about the whole thing.

I'm also a big fan of Lost Highway (also David Lynch), and many many Hitchcock films.
Und so weite.

[Mr. Bergstrom]

1. Forrest Gump
2. The Shawshank Redemption
3. The Departed

[Henry P]

In no rder; the sumptuous, operatic "Gone with the Wind", John Ford's "Searchers" and Hitchcock's "North by North-West". Timeless entertainment.

[Esko]

In no particular order:
Schindler's List
Gladiator
Spirited away

[sunday]

What a fantastic question to ask the forum!

My top 3 are:
Elvira Madigan
Harold & Maude
Wings of Desire

[waywardgirl]

1) Jesus' Son
2) Welcome to the Dollhouse
3) City of God

[Gardenhead]

3) City of God

Good point, that's an excellent film. Love that scene in the club.

[waywardgirl]

It's those Brazilian movies... they get me every time. What's so amazing about that movie is the little group of boys that go around stealing are actually street kids from the slums of Brazil. Oh and I should have given an honorable mention to "He was a quiet man", amazing film.

[Isis-ra]

I find it hard to classify my three favorites of all time but here is a go at it:

1. The Devil's Backbone (Guillermo Del Toro)
2. Star Wars (The Old Trilogy)
3. Pan's Labyrinth

[laurids]

3 is such a low-life digit.

I'd say: Dogville,
Waking life
and I'm not there.
(and because I think so poorly of 3, I'm adding The dreamers.)

[xEllieHale]

Return To Oz
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street (Tim Burton)
and The Moulin Rouge

[xEllieHale]

actually - i change it;

Sweeney Todd
Jesus Christ Superstar
and The Moulin Rouge

i like musicals (: lol

[poetryfan]

Three Amigos
Star Wars - Revenge of the Sith
The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King

[YoungLady]

I can't decide which one of the 3 rate as one so in no particular order...

The Time Travellers Wife
Letters To Juliet
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

[mrbloom]

Today I'm thinking:

Shane
The Big Lebowski
Casablanca

[rantingpete]

Withnail & I
Quadrophenia
McVicar

[Captain Cosine]

Sweeney Todd
Batman: Dark Knight
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

That's not exactly my top three, because a lot are tied with each other, but those are three of my favorite.

[tsu-bastet]

changes from day to day but for now-

1)black narcissus
2)whistle down the wind
3)high wind in jamaica

hmm..not sure about the theme running through these three!!
:yikes:


and can i just say
THE SORCERERS APPRENTICE _ teriffic fun movie - enjoyed it greatly :)

[danecobain]

DiG! (Documentary film about two bands - The Dandy Warhols & The Brian Jonestown Massacre)
I'm Not There (Based on the life of Bob Dylan)
Donnie Darko (Just epic)

[gabquotesl]

Emily
the wall
ereaserhead

[Henry Krinkle]

2001: A Space Odyssey
A Clockwork Orange
Eraserhead

Really, anything Kubrick or Lynch have done. Also Martin Scorsese.

And Scorsese' Taxi Driver obviously, as anyone would have guessed.

[Johnny Jackoff]

À bout de souffle (Breathless) - Jean-Luc Goddard

Ikiru (To Live) - Akira Kurosawa

Smultronstallet (Wild Strawberries) - Ingmar Bergman



But if I was talking about experimental film:

Scorpio Rising - Kenneth Anger

Jabberwocky - Jan Svankmajer

Mothlight - Stan Brakhage

[Henry Krinkle]

Very interesting film taste, Johnny. Bergman, Kurosawa and Goddard are all incredible directors. I haven't seen Jabberwocky or Mothlight but Scorpio Rising I have. I've seen most Kenneth Anger films. I guess my favourite would have to be Fireworks or Invocation of My Demon Brother, with the original Mick Jagger composition.

[Johnny Jackoff]

Jabberwocky
Mothlight

And if I had a second favorite film by Anger, it's probably Rabbit's Moon.

[Henry Krinkle]

I'll get around to watching those, and yes, Rabbit's Moon is also a good one. Which version do you prefer?

[desertlizard]

Pulp fiction
Reservoir dogs
Kill bll

i feel like Tarantino today...

[Don_Joe]

Inception
300
Don't know

[WYSIWYG]

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
The Madness Of King George 3rd
Boxing Helena


Dead Ringers


Hmmm bit of a theme going on there me thinks!

[John Ashleigh]

Inception
300
Don't know

Inception and 300 are good films indeed.

[Heamus Seaney]

A bout de souffle - Godard

The Good, the Bad, the Ugly - Leone

La meglio gioventu' (The Best of Youth) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0346336/) - Giordana

I tried to get a bit of variation in here. The first and second are epics, LMG is 6 hours long, 2 x 3 hour parts, but don't let that devalue it. It is the bildungsroman (but in film form!) to end all bildungsroman. Tracing 2 brothers from the 60s to the 2000s, on their journey from Rome, through Italy (http://www.wimdu.co.uk/rome) and life. It really is a fantastic film that is beautifully made and definitely worth viewing if you can find a copy.

[John Ashleigh]

It changes all the time but I really like Taken and Unknown with Liam Neeson.