Your favourite 3 films of all time.

[thesaint sfc]

No long drawn out descriptions please - just say your favourite 3 films of all time. I appreciate you probably have more than 3, as do I, but as you're feeling right now - which are your faves which you will never tire of watching?

 

Mine would be in this order:

 

Leon The Professional

Man On Fire

Scarface

[badgerx16]

Schindler's List

The African Queen

West Side Story

[Smirking_Saint]

Current top 3

 

Gladiator - Watched again last night, quality.

Fight Club

Life and times of david gayle.

[Baj]

Godfather Pt II

2001

The Longest Day

[SuperMikey]

It changes pretty much constantly, but;

 

Pulp Fiction

Anchorman

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

[Baj]

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

I just didn't "get" it... It was enjoyable but I guess maybe it was overhyped for me.

[SuperMikey]

I just didn't "get" it... It was enjoyable but I guess maybe it was overhyped for me.

 

I think it's more the acting that endears me to it. Not a bad performance in the whole film - an absolute masterclass from Nicholson.

[Saint-scooby]

Clockwork Orange

Planet Terror

 

I can only name those, have a list of about 30 that could be there at no 3

[Dog]

Clockwork Orange

Planet Terror

 

I can only name those, have a list of about 30 that could be there at no 3

 

Chainsaw fanny lickers?

[buctootim]

Fargo

As Good as it Gets

Shawshank Redemption

[SNSUN]

I don't have 3 favourite films anymore, to even try to name 3 would be insanity. As a child though and into my early teens, my 3 favourite films were: Back to the Future, Ghostbusters and Forest Gump.

 

Ghostbusters has somewhat lost its charm, it certainly wouldn't be in my top 3 now, but I still rank the other two up there. Forest Gump is entertaining and sweet, Back to the Future is just a good story.

 

Tom Hanks is one of my favourite actors though, there's not many of his films I don't like. The Green Mile is one of the only films I've ever watched that had me close to tears.

[SuperMikey]

I don't have 3 favourite films anymore, to even try to name 3 would be insanity. As a child though and into my early teens, my 3 favourite films were: Back to the Future, Ghostbusters and Forest Gump.

 

Ghostbusters has somewhat lost its charm, it certainly wouldn't be in my top 3 now, but I still rank the other two up there. Forest Gump is entertaining and sweet, Back to the Future is just a good story.

 

Tom Hanks is one of my favourite actors though, there's not many of his films I don't like. The Green Mile is one of the only films I've ever watched that had me close to tears.

 

Only close to tears? Has me blubbing like a baby every time!

 

[Appy]

Saving Private Ryan

 

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

 

The Dark Knight

[Kadeem Hardison]

Breakdance 2: Electric Boogaloo

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Fletch Lives

[hamster]

Grease

Elephant Man

and......

Life of Brian

[Jonnyboy]

Current top 3

 

Gladiator - Watched again last night, quality.

Fight Club

Life and times of david gayle.

 

didnt i just read you were in favour of capital punishment, exclamation/question mark.

 

apocalypse now

memento

barely legal 17

[buctootim]

apocalypse now

memento

barely legal 17

 

You're right. I'll ditch my Shawshank Redemption for Apolcalypse Now.

[Hamilton Saint]

Just three?! OMG!

 

 

Casablanca

The Bridge on the River Kwai

if ....

[Crab Lungs]

Vanilla Sky

Gladiator

... I want to name a series, but I suppose I can't, so I'm going to nominate BoB, Episode 2 or The Pacific, Episode 5

[Smirking_Saint]

No no BoB the one when the captain runs through the town and all the Germans just look at him.

[Smirking_Saint]

didnt i just read you were in favour of capital punishment, exclamation/question mark.

 

apocalypse now

memento

barely legal 17

 

Lol yeah

 

I am a big fan of Kevin Spacey and this is a great great film, but then so is K Pax, American Beauty and pay it forward.

[Crab Lungs]

No no BoB the one when the captain runs through the town and all the Germans just look at him.

 

No 7, Breaking Point?

 

Awesome moment

[Smirking_Saint]

No 7, Breaking Point?

 

Awesome moment

 

Thats the one, whats even more astounding is if this was actually an eyewitness account. Now i don't know if it is or isn't, it was probably added to spice it up but if it was true then wow, he is one crazy mofo

[Crab Lungs]

Thats the one, whats even more astounding is if this was actually an eyewitness account. Now i don't know if it is or isn't, it was probably added to spice it up but if it was true then wow, he is one crazy mofo

 

I've read the book, read accounts and can confirm, it is true to life.

 

Absolutely mental, really. Once is madness, but to run through enemy lines twice ...? :-o

 

Sorry, anyway, back on topic... carry on chaps

[SuperMikey]

BoB is f*cking brilliant. Best TV show ever. No arguing, because i'm right and you all know it.

[harvey]

The Swimmer

The Godfather

Fargo

[hamster]

mrs h's crap selection:

 

steel magnolias (crap)

dirty dancing (crrap)

shirley valentine (CRRRRRAAAAAP)

[Jonnyboy]

Lol yeah

 

I am a big fan of Kevin Spacey and this is a great great film, but then so is K Pax, American Beauty and pay it forward.

 

and swimming with sharks, and moon

[saint boggy]

Crash

Philadelphia

Apocalypto

(this all varies depending on my mood though)...

[Saint-scooby]

Chainsaw fanny lickers?

 

I forgot about that PM, does not beat baseball bat rear raiders......

[Ewell]

Goodfellas

Shawshank

Oldboy

[CHAPEL END CHARLIE]

To kill a Mockingbird

Failsafe

12 Angry Men

 

On the subs bench are:

Aliens

Forbidden Planet

Unforgiven

[georgeweahscousin]

Godfather Part II

The Goonies

Inglorious Basterds

[Colinjb]

Serenity

Dodgeball and

Frost/Nixon

 

This list changes quite regularly.

Edited 21 November, 2010 by Colinjb

[bridge too far]

Blimey - I've looked at everyone else's lists and thought 'Yeah that one, oh and that one' and I'm struggling to name ONLY 3!

 

Philadelphia

Chicago

West Side Story

 

now if you'd asked for top 10 ............

[Saint_Jonny]

Hard to name just 3, but i'll pick 3 on the basis brilliant filmmaking..

 

Back to the future

Forest Gump

 

Cant think of a 3rd! Sooooo many that could be number 3!

[badgerx16]

Having posted 3 'favourites' I saw 2 films yesterday that come close - 'Apollo 13' and 'The Lion in Winter'.

[hutch]

Airplane

The Blues Brothers

Armageddon

[percy windham]

This was soooo hard to choose, so in the end i just went for my 3 favourite films of all time.

 

Suspiria

Time Bandits

Singing In The Rain

[Hatch]

Die Hard

Escape to Victory

The wizard of Oz

[mickn]

As good as it gets

American Beauty

Either one flew over the cuckoos nest or on golden pond

[angelman]

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1966)

The Killing Fields (1984)

Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)

[badgerx16]

Watched one last night that is close, Dogma. ( Damn it's tough to stick to 3. )

[Dog]

Shaving Ryans Privates

Womb Raider IV

Backdoor Mums

[acersaint]

Women in Love

The Graduate

Harold & Maude

[Hamilton Saint]

They've finally released a remastered version of John Ford's masterpiece Stagecoach. It's available now in blu-ray. Great to have a clean edition of this great film. I'll have to put it in my top 3 now!

[Hamilton Saint]

Women in Love

The Graduate

Harold & Maude

 

Yes - great choice! Wonderful script. Great acting. With a Simon & Garfunkel soundtrack. First saw it at the Atherley Cinema in a double-bill with What's New, Pussycat?

[Verbal]

Badlands

Les enfant du paradis

All the President's Men

[doddisalegend]

Zulu

Conan

The good the bad and the ugly

 

could be a lot more though

[saintscottofthenortham]

Three...!? FFS.

 

Snatch.

Leon.

Scarface.

 

Ask me again tomorrow and it will be a differnt three.