Box Office.com's Top 100 films of All Time (2014 edition)- List Complete! Everyone is Disappointed!

[rukaio101]

27. Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) 31.3 points- 14 votes

"A Jedi Knight? Jeez, I'm out of it for a little while, everyone gets delusions of grandeur!"

 

 

Darth Vader and the Empire are building a new, indestructible Death Star. Meanwhile, Han Solo has been imprisoned, and Luke Skywalker has sent R2-D2 and C-3PO to try and free him. Princess Leia - disguised as a bounty hunter - and Chewbacca go along as well. The final battle takes place on the moon of Endor, with its natural inhabitants, the Ewoks, lending a hand to the Rebels. Will Darth Vader and the Dark Side overcome the Rebels and take over the universe?

 

Trivia: Originally, the color of Luke's new lightsaber was blue, the same as the one he lost in ESB. Luke can even be seen wielding a blue lightsaber in early ROTJ trailers. However, when a scene of Luke assembling and activating his new saber was cut, Lucas thought the audience might not understand that Luke's ROTJ lightsaber was not the same one he lost on Cloud City. To avoid confusion, Lucas decided to change the color from blue to green, making it clear that Luke was using a new saber.

 

Ruk's Comments

 

"While it may be the least well regarded of the Original Trilogy, that's like being the world's poorest billionaire. Others may be richer but you're still a fucking billionaire. And this movie is very very good. The confrontation between Luke, Vader and the Emperor is one of the best scenes in both the trilogy and in movie history and that can't be ruined no matter how many Ewoks you pour into the film."

Edited October 27, 2014 by Rukaio Alter

[Empire]

I live ROTJ, but I wouldn't put it this high at all.

[Ethan Hunt]

Easily the best SW ( not that that is saying much)

[4815162342]

Easily the best SW ( not that that is saying much)

 

[darkelf]

I didn't expect Jedi on here, at least not this high but I guess it deserves it. This means ESB wins, right?

[CJohn]

You went from 28 to 26...

[narniadis]

Three fantastic films in a row! While not the greatest star wars fan myself I have a soft spot for ROTJ.

[The Stingray]

I understand Ethan. As a kid, Jedi was my favorite one as well. So were Temple of Doom and Batman Forever. Lesson of the day: kids have shit taste.

[rukaio101]

26. Fight Club (1999) 32 points- 13 votes

"It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything."

 

 

A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.

 

Trivia: Author Chuck Palahniuk first came up with the idea for the novel after being beaten up on a camping trip when he complained to some nearby campers about the noise of their radio. When he returned to work, he was fascinated to find that nobody would mention or acknowledge his injuries, instead saying such commonplace things as "How was your weekend?" Palahniuk concluded that the reason people reacted this way was because if they asked him what had happened, a degree of personal interaction would be necessary, and his workmates simply didn't care enough to connect with him on a personal level. It was his fascination with this societal 'blocking' which became the foundation for the novel.

 

Ruk's Comments

 

"If you've watched this movie, you know why it's here. No other words needed."

[rukaio101]

You went from 28 to 26...

I have no idea what you're talking about. 

 

Also guys, just letting you know that I have a feeling 25 is going to be pretty controversial. It's a film I and probably a lot of other people were expecting to score a lot higher. 

 

So all I've got to say is...

 

[TalismanRing]

Poor John Ford didn't get a single movie on this list.

 

That makes this list invalid.   

[Ethan Hunt]

I have no idea what you're talking about. 

 

Also guys, just letting you know that I have a feeling 25 is going to be pretty controversial. It's a film I and probably a lot of other people were expecting to score a lot higher. 

 

So all I've got to say is...

 

*ahem * heavy handed foreshadowing much?

[CoolioD1]

Ruk's Comments

 

"If you've watched this movie, you know why it's here. No other words needed."

Because of douchebag college students. got it.

[Tower]

Because of douchebag college students. got it.

Because it's great and deserves to be here.

[narniadis]

While fight club is well made I find it to be a bore and it definitely doesn't rank high on my list. I can understand why it does on others though.

[rukaio101]

That makes this list invalid. 

You've only just noticed that? Keep up.

Edited October 27, 2014 by Rukaio Alter

[TalismanRing]

You've only just noticed that?

 

No, but I was trying to be optimistic until we at least got to the top 10.

 

Oh, and any movie with 10 hours (it feels like 10, OK?)  of freaking Ewoks in it does not deserve to be in the top 100!

[CJohn]

RELEASE THE 25!

[Wrath]

Its nice to be at the point of the list where we can quibble over location, but I'm hoping that'll be covered up by all the movies being widely regarded as being worthy of inclusion on the list.  Hopefully that doesn't make me wildly, irrationally optimistic.

Edited October 27, 2014 by Wrath

[The Panda]

Fight Club isn't even in my top 250, it's a fairly messy film.