Box Office.com's A-Z of Favourite Movies (VOTING CLOSED)

[rukaio101]

This is a vote to decide which are the best films beginning with each letter of the alphabet (eg, which is the best films beginning with A, B, C, etc). Because apparently doing something like this is an easy way to get likes. And God knows, I love me some likes.

 

We'll also be voting on which film beginning with a number is best, but I couldn't put that in the title without it sounding kind of awkward.

 

The Rules

 

1) Vote by either PM'ing me your ballot or posting your ballot in this thread. You can do both, but your vote will only be counted once.

 

2) To make things interesting (and to avoid tiebreakers), you can vote for your three top films for each letter. Ordering will be important and points will be allocated as shown.

 

1. 3 points

2. 2 points

3. 1 point

 

In addition, films will get extra points for appearing on multiple lists.

 

YOU DON'T HAVE TO FILL IN EVERY CATEGORY IF YOU CAN'T/DON'T WANT TO.

 

Sorry about putting that in caps, but I've seen enough people ask about it on other threads that I'm not taking any chances.

 

3) Film titles beginning with 'A' or 'The' (like A Christmas Carol or The Exorcist) will obviously be sorted into their categories without including 'A' or 'The' (so the examples listed will be put in the 'C' and 'E' categories respectively).

 

4) Foreign films are allowed, but their category will be determined by their English name. So Princess Mononoke (Mononoke-Hime in Japan) will go under 'P' rather than 'M'. If the film doesn't have an English title (or has multiple English titles), then its name on IMDB will be what we go by.

 

5) Direct to TV films will not be counted

 

6) For franchise films like Star Wars and Lord of the Rings, its category shall be decided by the full title. So, instead of 'Empire Strikes Back' it'll be 'Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back'. However, since 'Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark' was first released under the title 'Raiders of the Lost Ark', it'll go under R. The rest will go under I though.

 

I'll be using the title in IMDB to decide which title a film will go by, if it has multiple titles.

 

7) If you want to change/add onto your list, then you're welcome to, but make sure to send me a PM telling me about it first, especially if I've liked it beforehand.

 

Voting will stop on the 30th of November, although I will extend/shorten voting time depending.

 

For those who want it, here is an easy copy+paste layout for your entries.

 

No#

1.

2.

3.

 

A

1.

2.

3.

 

B

1.

2.

3.

 

C

1.

2.

3.

 

 

D

1.

2.

3.

 

 

E

1.

2.

3.

 

 

F

1.

2.

3.

 

 

G

1.

2.

3.

 

 

H

1.

2.

3.

 

 

I

1.

2.

3.

 

 

J

1.

2.

3.

 

 

K

1.

2.

3.

 

 

L

1.

2.

3.

 

 

M

1.

2.

3.

 

 

N

1.

2.

3.

 

 

O

1.

2.

3.

 

 

P

1.

2.

3.

 

 

Q

1.

2.

3.

 

 

R

1.

2.

3.

 

 

S

1.

2.

3.

 

 

T

1.

2.

3.

 

 

U

1.

2.

3.

 

 

V

1.

2.

3.

 

 

W

1.

2.

3.

 

 

X

1.

2.

3.

 

 

Y

1.

2.

3.

 

 

Z

1.

2.

3.

 

Have fun. I'll post my own choices shortly

Edited November 30, 2013 by rukaio101

[CaptainJackSparrow]

2012AlienBugs LifeCloverfieldDumboEmperors New GrooveGodzilla 1998Ice AgeJurassic ParkKing Kong 2005Lion KingMan of SteelPacific RimSignsTarzanWill add more later.

Edited November 17, 2013 by Tarzan

[CaptainJackSparrow]

What about films like 2012?

[rukaio101]

What about films like 2012?

 

We'll also be voting on which film beginning with a number is best, but I couldn't put that in the title without it sounding kind of awkward.

 

Also, you do realise you can vote for three films for each letter? And that there's a tidy, usable set-up for you in the spoiler box in the OP?

[rukaio101]

Okay, here's my list. Apparently, it's very very difficult to find many films beginning with Q, V, X and Y. Who knew? But, as I mentioned in the thread, you don't have to fill in all of the spaces, so don't feel you have to. Wikipedia have lists of films based on alphabet, if you're having a bit of trouble.

 

No#

1. 12 Angry Men

2. 2001: A Space Odyssey

3. 28 Days Later

 

A

1. Airplane

2. The Avengers

3. Aladdin

 

B

1. Blues Brothers

2. Braindead

3. Blazing Saddles

 

C

1. Casablanca

2. Cloud Atlas

3. Casino Royale

 

 

D

1. Die Hard

2. The Dark Knight

3. Django Unchained

 

 

E

1. Evil Dead 2

2. Evil Dead

3. Emperor's New Groove

 

 

F

1. A Few Dollars More

2. Finding Nemo

3. Fight Club

 

 

G

1. The Good The Bad and the Ugly

2. Good Night and Good Luck

3. The Good The Bad and the Weird

 

 

H

1. Hot Fuzz

2. How to Train your Dragon

3. Hard Boiled

 

 

I

1. In Bruges

2. Inside Man

3. Ice Age

 

 

J

1. Jaws

2. Jurassic Park

3. Jackie Brown

 

 

K

1. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

2. The Killer

3. Kill Bill Vol 1

 

 

L

1. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

2. The Lion King

3. Life of Pi

 

 

M

1. My Neighbour Totoro

2. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

3. Maverick

 

 

N

1. A Nightmare on Elm Street

2. No Country for Old Men

3. Naked Gun

 

 

O

1. The Omen

2. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

3. Once Upon a Time in the West

 

 

P

1. Princess Mononoke

2. Pan's Labyrinth

3. The Producers

 

 

Q

1. Quick and the Dead

2. Quarantine

3. Quantum of Solace

 

 

R

1. The Raid

2. Raiders of the Lost Ark

3. Rear Window

 

 

S

1. Summer Wars

2. The Shawshank Redemption

3. Schindlers List

 

 

T

1. The Thing

2. Tremors

3. The Terminator

 

 

U

1. The Usual Suspects

2. The Untouchables

3. Unforgiven

 

 

V

1. V for Vendetta

2. Vertigo

3.

 

 

W

1. Wallace and Gromit and the Curse of the Wererabbit

2. Wolf Children

3. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

 

 

X

1. X-Men: First Class

2. X-Men 2

3. X-Men

 

 

Y

1. Young Frankenstein

2. Yojimbo

3.

 

 

Z

1. Zulu

2. Zombieland

3. Zodiac

Edited November 30, 2013 by rukaio101

[Dementeleus]

Here are mine:

 

No#

1. 12 Monkeys

2. 2001

3. 12 Angry Men

 

A

1. Aliens

2. Andrei Rublyev

3. Apocalypse Now

 

B

1. Blade Runner

2. Brazil

3. The Black Stallion

 

C

1. Casablanca

2. Chariots of Fire

3. Close Encounters of the Third Kind

 

 

D

1. Dr. Strangelove: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

2. Die Hard

3. District 9

 

 

E

1. E.T.

2. Empire of the Sun

3. Escape from New York

 

 

F

1. Fish Called Wanda

2. Field of Dreams

3. The Fly (1986)

 

 

G

1. Godfather: Part II

2. The Great Escape

3. Goodfellas

 

 

H

1. Heat

2. His Girl Friday

3. Halloween

 

 

I

1. In the Loop

2. It Happened One Night

3. The Insider

 

 

J

1. Jaws

2. JFK

3. Jerry Maguire

 

 

K

1. Kundun

2. Kon-Tiki

3. King Kong (1933)

 

 

L

1. Lawrence of Arabia

2. L.A. Confidential

3. Lethal Weapon

 

 

M

1. Mulholland Drive

2. Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World

3. Midnight Run

 

 

N

1. North by Northwest

2. Network

3. No Country for Old Men

 

 

O

1. Once Upon a Time in the West

2. On the Waterfront

3. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

 

 

P

1. Pan’s Labyrinth

2. The Philadelphia Story

3. Pulp Fiction

 

 

Q

1. The Queen

2. Quick Change

3. Quills

 

 

R

1. Raiders of the Lost Ark

2. Return of the King

3. The Road Warrior

 

 

S

1. Schindler’s List

2. Seven Samurai

3. Stalker

 

 

T

1. T2

2. The Third Man

3. There Will Be Blood

 

 

U

1. Umberto D.

2. The Untouchables

3. The Usual Suspects

 

 

V

1. Vertigo

2. The Vanishing (1988)

3. Videodrome

 

 

W

1. The Wild Bunch

2. The Wizard of Oz

3. When Harry Met Sally

 

 

X

1.

2.

3.

 

 

Y

1. Yojimbo

2. Y Tu Mama También

3. Young Frankenstein

 

 

Z

1. Zero Dark Thirty

2. Zodiac

3.

[rukaio101]

Can't believe I forgot Yojimbo and Vertigo.

[Walt Disney]

No#

1. 101 Dalmatians (Disney animated)

 

2. 12 Angry Men

 

3. 50 First Dates

 

A

1. The Avengers

 

2. Apollo 13

 

3. Ace Ventura Pet Detective

 

B

1. Back to the Future Part II

 

2. Back To the Future

 

3. Back to the Future Part III

 

C

1. Casablanca

 

2. Catch Me if you Can

 

3. Captain America: The First Avenger

 

 

D

1. Dumb and Dumber

 

2. Demolition Man

 

3. The Dark Knight

 

 

E

1. The Empire Strikes Back

 

2. Euro Trip

 

3. The Exorcist

 

 

F

1. Forrest Gump

 

2. Full Metal Jacket

 

3. Fight Club

 

 

G

1. Gone With the Wind

 

2. Goodfellas

 

3. Goldfinger

 

 

H

1. Halloween

 

2. Halloween 2

 

3. Hannibal

 

 

I

1. It's a Wonderful Life

 

2. Iron Man 2

 

3. Iron Man

 

 

J

 

1. Terminator 2: Judgment Day

 

2. Judge Dredd

 

3. Jack Reacher

 

 

 

K

1. Kindergarten Cop

 

2. The Karate Kid

 

3. The Karate Kid Part III

 

 

L

1. L. A. Confidential

 

2. A League of Their Own

 

3. The Last Action Hero

 

 

M

1. My Cousin Vinnie

 

2. Memento

 

3. Men In Black

 

 

N

1. A Nightmare on Elm Street

 

2. Wes Craven's A New Nightmare

 

3. No Holds Barred

 

 

O

1. Old School

 

2. The Other Guys

 

3. Oz The Great and Powerful

 

 

P

1. Primal Fear

 

2. Pride of the Yankees

 

3. Peter Pan

 

 

Q

1. Quiz Show

 

2. The Quick and the Dead

 

3. Superman IV: A Quest for Peace

 

 

R

1. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

 

2. Rocky III

 

3. The Rock

 

 

S

1. Star Wars (originally was not called A New Hope)

 

2. Saving Private Ryan

 

3. The Spy Who Loved Me

 

 

T

1. The Truman Show

 

2. Training Day

 

3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

 

 

U

1. The Usual Suspects

 

2. Unforgiven

 

3. The Untouchables

 

 

V

1. V for Vendetta

 

2. Vision Quest

 

3. A View to a Kill

 

 

W

1. Westside Story

 

2. The Wizard of Oz

 

3. When Harry Met Sally

 

 

X

1. X-Men

 

2. X2: X-Men United

 

3. XXX

 

 

Y

1. You Don't Mess with the Zohan

 

2. Yes Man

 

3. You Only Live Twice

 

 

Z

1. Zodiac

 

2. Zero Dark Thirty

 

3. Zoolander

Edited November 17, 2013 by Walt Disney

[luna]

here's mine. the letters certainly vary in quality...
 

No#

1. 2001: a space odyssey
2. 4 months, 3 weeks & 2 days
3. 12 angry men
 

A

1. aguirre, the wrath of god
2. all quiet on the western front
3. apocalypse now
 

B

1. barry lyndon
2. big lebowski, the
3. bridge on the river kwai, the
 

C

1. clockwork orange, a
2. cries and whispers
3. contempt
 
 

D

1. dancer in the dark
2. dogtooth
3. dr strangelove or: how i learned to stop worrying and love the bomb
 
 

E

1. eraserhead
2. element of crime, the
3. eyes wide shut
 
 

F

1. fargo
2. fanny and alexander
3. fly, the
 
 

G

1. grapes of wrath, the
2. gallipoli
3. gravity
 
 

H

1. his girl friday
2. history of violence, a
3. hiroshima mon amour
 
 

I

1. idiots, the
2. INLAND EMPIRE
3. i'm still here
 
 

J

1. jetée, la
2. jules and jim
3. jesus christ superstar [2000]
 
 

K

1. kagemusha
2. king's speech, the
3. killing, the
 
 

L

1. last laugh, the
2. lawrence of arabia
3. life of oharu, the
 
 

M

1. melancholia
2. mulholland drive
3. metropolis
 
 

N

1. nashville
2. new world, the
3. no country for old men
 
 

O

1. once upon a time in the west
2.
3.
 
 

P

1. persona
2. passion of joan of arc, the
3. pan's labyrinth
 
 

Q

1.
2.
3.
 
 

R

1. ran
2. rosemary's baby
3. rashomon
 
 

S

1. sátántángo
2. silence, the
3. strada, la
 
 

T

1. through a glass darkly
2. there will be blood
3. three colors: blue
 
 

U

1. umbrellas of cherbourg, the
2. united 93
3. umberto D
 
 

V

1. vertigo
2. videodrome
3.
 
 

W

1. woyzeck
2. winter light
3. wild strawberries
 
 

X

1.
2.
3.
 
 

Y

1. y tu mamá también
2. yellow submarine
3.
 
 

Z

1. zodiac
2.
3.

[chasmmi]

I think Xmen has this in the bag

[Films]

I will vote by pm later. This is a really good idea

Edited November 17, 2013 by ChristmasFilms

[peludo]

Rukaio101, I will PM you my list as soon as possible

[Dementeleus]

Please revise my T's. The new order (removing T2):

 

T

1. The Third Man

2. There Will Be Blood

3. Tootsie

Edited November 17, 2013 by Telemachos

[4815162342]

I disagree with one major aspect of the core format. All Star Wars films being with S. They should all be under S. Same with all other franchise films that title the same way.

[rukaio101]

I disagree with one major aspect of the core format. All Star Wars films being with S. They should all be under S. Same with all other franchise films that title the same way.

I admit that (the subtitle rule) seems to be the one aspect I'm having the most complaints about.

 

However, I'm somewhat undecided as whether to remove it since I've already got a decent number of lists handed in, many of which would have to be redone.

Edited November 18, 2013 by rukaio101

[rukaio101]

Ah, fudge it. I'll remove the subtitle rule completely.

 

I'm sending PMs to everyone now telling them that they'll need to change their lists.

Edited November 18, 2013 by rukaio101

[4815162342]

Will edit this throughout the open period until it is finished.

 

0

1. 12 Angry Men

2. 8 1/2

3. The 400 Blows

 

A

1. Apollo 13

2. Anatomy of a Murder

3. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

 

B

1. The Bridge on the River Kwai

2. The Big Sleep

3. The Bad Sleep Well

 

C

1. Carlos

2. Casablanca

3. The Caine Mutiny

 

D

1. Dr. Strangelove

2. Das Boot

3. Do The Right Thing

 

E

1. The Elephant Man

2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

3. Ed Wood

 

F

1. The French Connection

2. Finding Nemo

3. Fargo

 

G

1. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

2. The Godfather Part II

3. The Great Escape

 

H

1. High and Low

2. Heat

3. Hamlet (1996)

 

I

1. The Insider

2. The Iron Giant

3. Inglourious Basterds

 

J

1. Jaws

2. Judgment at Nuremberg

3. Jerry Maguire

 

K

1. The Killer

2. Kill Bill Vol. 2

3. Killer Joe

 

L

1. L.A. Confidential

2. Lawrence of Arabia

3. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

 

M

1. The Manchurian Candidate

2. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

3. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

 

N

1. North by Northwest

2. Network

3. No Country for Old Men

 

O

1. O Brother Where Art Thou

2. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

3. On the Waterfront

 

P

1. Paths of Glory

2. Platoon

3. The Pianist

 

Q

1. Quiz Show

2. The Queen

 

R

1. Ran

2. Rear Window

3. Raging Bull

 

S

1. Schindler's List

2. Se7en 

3. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

 

T

1. The Thing

2. The Third Man

3. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

 

U

1. The Usual Suspects

2. United 93

3. Unforgiven

 

V

1. Vertigo

2. Valkyrie

 

W

1. Where Eagles Dare

2. The Wild Bunch

3. The Wizard of Oz

 

X

 

Y

1. Young Frankenstein

2. Yojimbo

 

Z

1. Zodiac

2. Zero Dark Thirty

3. Zoolander

Edited November 30, 2013 by 4815162342

[rukaio101]

Okay, I've made the official change to the rules, since the old subtitle rule went down about as well as my homemade Lard Burgers.

 

From now on, the category a film goes into depends on its full title, so So, instead of 'Empire Strikes Back' it'll be 'Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back'. However, since 'Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark' was first released under the title 'Raiders of the Lost Ark', it'll go under R. The rest of the Indiana Jones films will go under I though.

 

I'll be using the title in IMDB to decide which title a film will go by, if it has multiple titles.

Edited November 18, 2013 by rukaio101

[Dementeleus]

I just PMed you an updated list, Rukaio.

[Ezen Baklattan]

Numbers

[*]2001: A Space Odyssey [*]500 Days Of Summer [*]12 Angry Men

A

[*]Airplane [*]Annie Hall [*]Alladin

B

[*]Before Sunset [*]The Big Lebowski [*]Being John Malkovich

 

C

[*]Casablanca [*]Close Encounters of the Third Kind [*]Chinatown

D

[*]Duck Soup [*]Do The Right Thing [*]Dr. Strangelove

E

[*]Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind [*]E.T. [*]Ed Wood

F

[*]Fargo [*]Forrest Gump [*]Fantastic Mr. Fox

G

[*]Goodfellas [*]The Godfather [*]The Graduate

H

[*]The Hudsucker Proxy [*]Hot Fuzz [*]How To Train Your Dragon

I

[*]The Incredibles [*]Inglourious Basterds [*]It's A Wonderful Life

J

[*]Jaws [*]JFK [*]Jurassic Park

K

[*]Kill Bill Vol. 1 [*]Kill Bill Vol. 2 [*]The Karate Kid

L

[*]L.A. Confidential [*]The Lion King [*]Lawrence of Arabia

M

[*]Monty Python & The Holy Grail [*]Memento [*]My Neighbor Totoro

N

[*]Network [*]The Naked Gun [*]No Country For Old Men

O

[*]One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest [*]October Sky [*]O Brother, Where Art Thou

P

[*]Pulp Fiction [*]Princess Monomoke [*]Pee Wee's Big Adventure

Q

[*]Quiz Show [*]? [*]?

R

[*]Rear Window [*]Ratatouille [*]Raising Arizona

S

[*]The Shawshank Redemption [*]Spirited Away [*]The Social Network

T

[*]There Will Be Blood [*]The Truman Show [*]Toy Story 3

U

[*]United 93 [*]The Usual Suspects [*]The Untouchables

V

[*]Vertigo [*]V For Vendetta [*]The Village

W

[*]WALL-E [*]Where The Wild Things Are [*]The Wizard of Oz

X

[*]X-Men: First Class [*]X2: X-Men United [*]X-Men

Y

[*]Young Frankenstein [*]You Only Live Twice [*]You've Got Mail

Z

[*]Zodiac [*]Zero Dark Thirty [*]Zombieland

Edited November 18, 2013 by Frozen Spaghetti