Rauldc14's Top 100

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You said you hated Braveheart and the most-recent The Last of the Mohicans (although you said you weren't exactly sure why about the latter). You also said that apparently most movies leave you ambivalent whether you've seen them or not (I'm paraphrasing here, using words which most people can understand ).
 
Oh, OK. I remember saying that I hate. I definately hate Braveheart and, I think I remember saying that I hate The Last Of The Mohicans, but that it's from an overall 'feeling' that I hated it when I watched it and not for anything concrete that I can remember (as I remember so little about it) but that I really hate Daniel Day Lewis, so that may've had a lot to do with it.

Those two films I mentioned hating because they were the two films I hated on Caitlyn's top 10. She asked me why I hated them and that's when I said that. If I include films that really bore me to the point that I have to turn them off, then there's definately a hell of a lot more films that I hate.

Anyway, I won't go on as this is Rauldc's thread and I don't want to have a seperate, unrelated discussion in his thread. Feel free to PM me, though.
 
I must say you have some awesome taste in movies! especially in the last few that you posted, some of my favorites that i have seen many times over!
 
So go figure that I would have some problems with my laptop which contained the top 100 list that I made. Hoping to get it fixed soon, or else I will just have to track down my top 50 again. Pretty much know what they are anyways, but still.
 
Same here.. I absolutely hated that one..

Anyway, great list Raul.. eager to see the rest.
 
65. Spiderman 2

Mary Jane Watson: Go get 'em, tiger.



The second Spiderman is the best one in my book. This is the movie that official got me interested in comic book movies, as I was blown away by the movie when I saw it at the theater. It was a great experience and just watching the movie today doesn't do enough justice compared to seeing it in the theater. But overall, I still think that it is a very good movie.

64. 12 Angry Men

Juror #6: Well, I'm not used to supposin'. I'm just a workin' man. My boss does all the supposin' - but I'll try one. Supposin' yo
u talk us all out of this and, uh, the kid really did knife his father?



Honestly, I'm completely amazed that a movie that takes place in one main setting can be so good. It seems so obvious that the boy did it, until the jurors start questioning the circumstances and also questioning themselves. I think Henry Fonda was excellent as juror #8. The movie really kept me interested at all times, which quite frankly I wasn't sure was going to happen when I first watched it. But this is probably the best courtroom drama that I have seen. So simple on the surface, yet the movie becomes so intricate as it unravels.

63. The Bridge on the River Kwai

Colonel Nicholson: One day the war will be over. And I hope that the people that use this bridge in years to come will remember how it was built and who built it. Not a gang of slaves, but soldiers, British soldiers, Clipton, even in captivity.



First and foremost, I believe that the Oscar is well deserved for this British film. The acting is top-notch, and you really could not have asked for a better ending to this movie. The whistles of the soldiers often get stuck in my head and it really is a great tune. Alec Guinness gives one of the better performances that I have seen as Colonel Nicholson. It is a shame that they don't make more movies like this one anymore. Seems to me that this is a film that will never go away with age.

62. The Blind Side

Leigh Anne Touhy: Michael, I want you to have a good time but if you get a girl pregnant out of wedlock, I will crawl into the car, drive up to Oxford and cut off your penis.



I am glad that this movie got all the accolades that it deserves. I am also very glad for Sandra Bullock winning an Oscar for this film. This isn't the typical oscar winning film for an actor or an actress, but I think it is about time that a movie like this gives an actor or an actress a chance to shine. You can't really say much more than this being Sandra Bullock's best perfomance. She completely makes the movie great, and I always admire actors and actresses who make movies great.

61. The Best Years of Our Lives

Al Stephenson: You know, I had a dream. I dreamt I was home. I've had that same dream hundreds of times before. This time, I wanted to find out if it's really true. Am I really home?




A movie like this helps me to appreciate other movies like The Lucky Ones even more. Just a great story about the post-war life struggles and then successes of fellow comrade soldiers. I thought that the acting was absolutely superb. For being such an old movie, it really doesn't feel that way. This was one of the first black and white movies that I have seen, and I was a little weary of them beforehand. But I now know that black and white movies can be equally as good as color movies. Hard to come by a more touching, yet lighthearted movie. Loved the ending as well.
 
and the next batch of 50 begins.....

50. Gladiator

"What we do in life echoes in eternity"



The ultimate blockbuster love-it-or-hate it film. I have to give Ridley Scott a lot of credit for this one. Some of the masses of people that he gathered for the collesseum shots are particularly incredible. Also, the movie was brilliantly casted. Without Russell Crowe, the movie obviously wouldn't have worked. Joaquin Phoenix and Connie Nielsen were also tremendous picks in my opinion. The battle scenes were particularly entertaining as well. The costuming and the screenplay were very incredible as well. As a whole, this movie did everything right.

49. Schindler's List

They won't soon forget the name "Oskar Schindler" around here. "Oskar Schindler," they'll say, "everybody remembers him. He did something extraordinary. He did what no one else did. He came with nothing, a suitcase, and built a bankrupt company into a major manufactory. And left with a steamer trunk, two steamer trunks, of money. All the riches of the world."



A movie that whole-heartedly deserves to be higher on any persons list. The only thing holding it back from being higher on mine is the pure sadness of it. It's not particularly a movie that can be watched over and over again. Just seeing it one time will definitely leave a stunning impact on anyone with a heart. Truly is a masterpiece, and Liam Neeson makes Oskar Schindler one of the biggest heroes of any movie of all-time. Spielberg deserves all the credit in the world for this one. The black and white setting to this movie was a big positive as well. My favorite part would have to be the ending though, where they go to the real-life cemetary to pay their respects.

48. Collateral

Max: I can't drive you around while you're killing folks. It ain't my job!
Vincent: Tonight it is.



I was kind of surprised to see that this movie was omitted from IMDB's top 250, but to me Michael Mann has made a masterpiece here. Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx lay down really solid performances here and the movie is just all around solid in my opinion.
 
47. The Bourne Supremacy

"Get some rest Pam. You look tired."



This is my favorite of the truly fantastic trilogy. I'm not sure what makes this one my favorite, although it might be that perhaps I enjoy this screenplay the most out of the three. Matt Damon truly makes this series what it is, and the directing is brilliant as well. Just one of my favorite straight up action movies (and trilogies) of all-time.

46. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

McMurphy: In one week, I can put a bug so far up her ass, she don't know whether to **** or wind her wristwatch.



I remember watching this film a few times when I was younger. Then I watched it again recently and finally found out that it truly is a masterpiece. The acting from Nicholson is astounding. It is one of the few times where the oscar for best actor finally went where it belonged. He makes McMurphy one of the most famous characters from cinema of all-time. The screenplay is absolutely fantastic as well. And the other cast members give great performances as well. For me, it is the best movie of the 70's although I have plenty more to watch from that decade. But I can't really expect that many would have a chance to top this one.

45. The Wizard of Oz

"Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore".



It's truly possible that this is perhaps the most impactful film on movie history to date. The movie is legendary and is well-liked by pretty much anybody. The imagination for such a story is truly incredible and probably will never be matched. The vibrancy of the film is untouchable and perhaps no movie is as unforgettable as this one. Watching the characters follow the yellow brick road is complete entertainment. Possibly the movie with the best atmosphere and setting of all-time. Truly a movie that will never die or get too old.

44. Finding Nemo

"Just keep swimmin', just keep swimmin'"



Without a doubt my favorite Pixar and Disney movie of all-time. The story is excellent, combining laughs,action, and emotion. It is so great to see Nemo's Dad on a quest to find his son, knowing that he would do anything for him. Just truly one of Disney's greatest stories and perhaps its best artistic work. The voices provided also did excellent work. The father and son relationship means a lot to me and the adventure is truly a fantastic one.
 
33. Shooter

"I'm just a peckerwood who lives in the hills with too many guns."



Truly an underrated film for me. Not all that big of a Mark Wahlberg fan but I think that he really nailed the leading role. The rest of the acting was solid as well, and the story was original enough to keep me completely entertained the entire time. Especially liked the part where Wahlberg shot down the can of beef stew. Just the type of story that makes a movie entertaining for me.

32. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Blondie: You may run the risks, my friend, but I do the cutting. We cut down my percentage - uh, cigar? - liable to interfere with my aim.
Tuco: But if you miss you had better miss very well. Whoever double-crosses me and leaves me alive, he understands nothing about Tuco. Nothing!




I truly wish that all westerns were as solid as this, because then I would be a huge fan of the genre (which maybe they are, I haven't really seen a lot of westerns to begin with). This being the first spaghetti western that I have seen, I can't imagine any of the others topping it. Clint Eastwood was brilliant and the symbolism of the movie is fantastic as well. It is a 3 hour movie, but it is also 3 hours of sheer enjoyment. Easily my favorite movie of the 60's up to now. A true classic that will definitely stand up to the test of time.

31. Rain Man

Raymond: Gotta get my boxer shorts at K-Mart.
Charlie: [Pulls over, gets out of the car and yells] WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE WHERE YOU BUY UNDERWEAR? WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE? UNDERWEAR IS UNDERWEAR! IT IS UNDERWEAR WHEREVER YOU BUY IT! IN CINCINNATI OR WHEREVER!
Raymond: K-Mart!
Charlie: You know what I think, Ray? I think this autism is a bunch of ****! Because you can't tell me that you're not in there somewhere!
Raymond: Boxer shorts. K-Mart!



Truthfully a classic. Dustin Hoffman gives the best performance not only of his career, but in my opinion one of the best of all-time. Definitely the best performance of acting as someone who has a mental illness. I can't even believe the way that he can pull of this part sometimes. The dialogue brings some enjoyment to the movie and the way the movie plays out is perfect. I also think Cruise gives one of his better performances as well. Definitely a movie that I can watch over and over again.
 
I like to think I have great taste, but to each his own. There are so many movies that I haven't seen yet that could be great as well.
 
39. Seven

William Somerset: "If you kill him, he wins."



Definitely one of the best thrillers of the 90's. The cast is very likeable with great performances all around. Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, and Gwyneth Paltrow do a great job while Kevin Spacey gives us one of the craziest villianous characters of all-time. The ending to this movie is really something else, and I love how the seven deadly sins all come together to "solve" the crime. I have to say that this is my favorite film from David Fincher.

38. Seven Pounds

Ben Thomas: "The first time I ever saw a box jellyfish, I was twelve. Our father took us to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. I never forgot what he said... That it was the most deadly creature on earth. To me it was just the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen."



I really can't see how a movie like this can't touch someone's heart. I think that this is Will Smith's most underrated performance. The job he does in this movie was worth some credentials in my book. It is the story overall that makes this movie really good. Gabrielle Muchino did a great job of directing here. Rosario Dawson also gives us a good performance to remember as well.
 
Yeah, I suppose that happens with a lot of people's lists. As long as you like the majority of it though. For some reason, I feel like I'm the only person here who thought Jumper was a pretty good movie.
 
After reading your review of the Movie "Changeling", I thought I'd see for myself. I was always hesitant to watch this Movie from Clint, but once again he comes with the goods. During some of Ms Collins most changeling moments, my friend and I were seething to put it mildly. I thought to myself and my mate agreed "If that was me, they would've locked me in that institution and thrown away the key" For the simple reason, there's no way I could play it that cool. Great Movie!
 
yeah, as GP said, The Rock should not dissapoint you. I think you'll also like Bad Boys and maybe The Island. These are movies really worth checking out and if you do, let me (us) know what you thought about them. I reckon you will like Bad Boys the most .
 
37. Heat

Neil McCauley: "He knew the risks, he didn't have to be there. It rains... you get wet."



One of my favorite of in the crime genre. Highly likeable performances from DeNiro, Pacino, and even Kilmer. I'm a big fan of Michael Mann. I normally do not like 3 hour movies too much, but this one just seems to go by so fast. The action sequences of the movie are really damn good too. Once again, another great ending to a great film as well.

36. Casino Royale

M: Who the hell do they think they are? I report to the Prime Minister and even he's smart enough not to ask me what we do. Have you ever seen such a bunch of self-righteous, ass-covering prigs? They don't care what we do; they care what we get photographed doing. And how the hell could Bond be so stupid? I give him double-O status and he celebrates by shooting up an embassy. Is the man deranged? And where the hell is he? In the old days if an agent did something that embarrassing he'd have a good sense to defect. Christ, I miss the Cold War.



One of my favorite action movies of the 2000's. I thought Daniel Craig was a fantastic choice as James Bond. He played the part really well. The dialogue in this movie is great as well. Overall fun movie and well done movie.
 
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