Tele's 100 Favorite Movies aka "Comfort Food" (complete)

[Kalo]

I liked Alien, but I enjoyed Aliens much more.

[Plain Old Tele]

2. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

 

Spielberg and Lucas's homage to old-fashioned adventure serials essentially established the blueprint for modern blockbuster action movies. The sequences themselves are amazing to behold and all the beats unfold perfectly -- Spielberg uses the classic technique of letting action play out in multiple master shots, rather than a lot of quick-cut tighter elements, and this allows the viewer a much better sense of scene (and screen) geography and the inter-relationship between multiple characters and elements. But in addition to that, they created one of the most classic, iconic action heroes ever: a man of intellect and intelligence who also used brawn when he had to. What makes Indy great is his continual human ability to fail: he's consistently the underdog or a beat or two behind the villains, and every time he gets close to success (only to have it yanked away) we love him even more. But even more than the wonderful characters and great action, RAIDERS gets to the heart of something deeper and more mythic. I heard a screenwriter recently say that from one perspective, the logline of the RAIDERS story is of a pragmatic and agnostic man struggling (and eventually finding and accepting) his faith. You simply don't find many action/adventure movies that have that sort of thematic depth.

 

[Empire]

Totally forgot Raiders hadn't shown up on your list. Great choice for #2.

[RobinHood26]

Knew it was coming, YES YES YES!

 

If adventure has a name, it must be mother fucking Indiana JONES! 

[AndyLL]

Knew it was coming, YES YES YES!

 

If adventure has a name, it must be mother fucking Indiana JONES! 

 

Yep... I fell sorry for you young'ens that didn't get to experience this in the theater when it came out.  

[baumer]

Now...what shall we talk about?

Trust me

You wanna talk to God....lets go see him together

........And take back one kadam to honour the Hebrew God ....

Raiders rules!

[RobinHood26]

Yep... I fell sorry for you young'ens that didn't get to experience this in the theater when it came out.  

 

Luckily I've seen it twice on the big screen! 

[Fancyarcher]

Yep... I fell sorry for you young'ens that didn't get to experience this in the theater when it came out.  

 

Thankfully I was able to see it on the big screen a few years ago.

[Jessie]

Does tele like jurassic park by any chance?

[Plain Old Tele]

Does tele like jurassic park by any chance?

 

It's #27 on this list.

[Jessie]

No way, Bourne trumps both ( LotR is great though)

Bourne films are amazing, but I can't class it as the greatest trilogy as to me, LOTR is one of the few trilogies out there that actually feels like a trilogy rather than just a movie with sequels. I'm probably making no sense but ah well. The sheer epicness of LOTR made them movies feel like that rare event, not many films can replicate that.

Individually speaking

FOTR > Bourne 1

Bourne 2 > TTT

ROTK <> Bourne 3 (I can't choose)

[Jessie]

It's #27 on this list.

Oh I didn't think it was on the list so thought it would be 1 lol

[darkelf]

In answer to your question......

 

LOL duh... stupid, forgetful me

[Ethan Hunt]

Raiders would defs be in my top 10

[Empire]

Tele is probably writing a novel on why Lawrence of Arabia is his favorite movie, so it will probably be awhile until he post it.

[Plain Old Tele]

I just wasn't sure if I actually needed to post anything.

 

1. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

 

The intellectual epic that all others are compared with. Lean is in top form, using KWAI as a starting point and taking it to another level. Robert Bolt's script (from an earlier draft by Robert Wilson) is legendary -- sparse, elegant, never a wasted word. Freddie Young's 70mm cinematography and Maurice Jarre's score are likewise legendary. Like STAR WARS and 2001 would later, this movie inspired a whole generation of filmmakers and is the gold standard for why movies should be seen on as big a screen as possible.

 

Edited March 12, 2015 by Telemachos

[darkelf]

Obvious #1 is obvious

 

Anyway, great list you have here, made me want to check out some movies I haven't seen yet.

[Plain Old Tele]

Full list:

 

100. Dr. Zhivago

99. The Rocketeer

98. How to Get Ahead in Advertising

97. Tremors

96. Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure

95. Groundhog Day

94. Bram Stoker's Dracula

93. JFK

92. Fight Club

91. Ronin

90. Wall-E

89. About a Boy

88. Inception

87. Stand and Deliver

86. The Bounty

85. The Fugitive

84. Field of Dreams

83. Dune

82. Armageddon

81. Avatar

80. A Fish Called Wanda

79. Raising Arizona

78. Dead Again

77. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension

76. Beetlejuice

75. The Game

74. Edward Scissorhands

73. Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn

72. Out of Sight

71. 2001

70. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

69. Breaking Away

68. My Man Godfrey

67. Arsenic and Old Lace

66. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

65. After Hours

64. Lethal Weapon

63. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

62. His Girl Friday

61. The Sting

60. Batman

59. North by Northwestd

58. Big Trouble in Little China

57. The Matrix

56. Return of the Jedi

55. Goodfellas

54. Trading Places

53. Stalker

52. The Natural

51. Runaway Train

50. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

49. Dr. Strangelove

48. The Third Man

47. Last of the Mohicans

46. The Great Escape

45. Midnight Run

44. Near Dark

43. Escape From New York

42. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

41. Seven Samurai

40. Singin' in the Rain

39. The Dark Knight

38. The Wild Bunch

37. Predator

36. True Lies

35. Excalibur

34. Once Upon a Time in the West

33. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

32. The Princess Bride

31. The Abyss

30. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

29. Close Encounters of the Third Kind

28. Crimson Tide

27. Jurassic Park

26. Heat

25. 12 Monkeys

24. The Shawshank Redemption

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

22. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

21. The Thing

20. RoboCop

19. The Terminator

18. The Black Stallion

17. Ghostbusters

16. Back to the Future

15. Blade Runner

14. Star Wars

13. The Right Stuff

12. The Empire Strikes Back

11. Die Hard

10. Jaws

9. The Road Warrior

8. The Hunt for Red October

7. The Lord of the Rings

6. Chariots of Fire

5. Casablanca

4. Aliens

3. T2

2. Raiders of the Lost Ark

1. Lawrence of Arabia

[Kalo]

Great list Tele! I have a lot of movies to watch now!   I've only seen 37 of them.

Edited March 12, 2015 by Kalo

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