Kalo Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Greetings BOT Members! So after reading Baumer's and Tele's 100 favorite films. which I found very informative and enjoyed immensely. I got this Idea to make a game of sorts out if it. To challenge BOT members to chose a number of films from their lists and watch them by the end of the year. sometime after you watch them post a little review of them. and whose list it was from. Also maybe this will encourage members to do their favorite film countdowns. I am planing on doing a countdown of my own before too long, however I have several films I'd like to watch first. and my school semester is about to get a little hellish I fear. If you do not want to do a countdown you can post a list of your favorite films here. (try to make it at least 50 films). The point of this is to spread awareness of great and perhaps less well known or underrated films and to generate some conversation and perhaps a bit more traffic through this board. so I will start. I challenge myself to watch 5 films (maybe more, but I want to see how many people will do countdowns) I have not seen from Teles and Baumer's list within a year. I have already watched 1 from Baumer's and it was fantastic! Tele's Favorite films: 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 Countdown link: http://forums.boxofficetheory.com/index.php?/topic/18010-teles-100-favorite-movies-aka-comfort-food-complete/ Baumer's Favorite films: 1. Jaws ET Halloween JFK Empire Strikes Back American Beauty Raiders of the Lost Ark Aliens Matrix Fellowship of the Ring Texas Chainsaw Massacre Pulp Fiction Terminator 2 First Blood Titanic Stand By Me Angel Heart Back to the Future Scream Star Wars The Dark Knight Terminator Wolf of Wall Street Usual Suspects Swingers The Ring Tombstone Mississippi Burning The Pianist Schindler's List Rocky Breakfast Club Mothman Prophecies Goodfellas Ghostbusters Predator Rounders Glengarry Glen Ross Fargo Planet of the Apes (1968) Planes Trains and Automobiles Silver Linings Playbook Saving Private Ryan Bourne Ultimatum A Fish Called Wanda Shawshank Redemption Porky's Forrest Gump The Departed Man on Fire The Wizard of Oz Better Off Dead Perks of Being a Wallflower Traffic Dances With Wolves Monty Python and the Holy grail Fast Times at Ridgemont High Mystic River Less Than Zero Armageddon Groundhog Day True Lies Christmas Vacation On Golden Pond The Princess Bride Goonies Chasing Amy Boyz N The Hood Friday the 13th Final Chapter The Avengers Fight Club Instinct Basic Instinct The Fugitive The Prophecy Apocalypse Now Tequila Sunrise When Harry Met Sally Indian Summer Argo Oh Brother Where Art Thou? Unbreakable Extreme Prejudice Braveheart The Evil Dead Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Heat The Fault in Our Stars Jumpin Jack Flash Arlington Road Malcolm X Rocky Balboa A Nightmare on Elm Street Ferris Bueller's Day off The Town Office Space Inception The Sure Thing Rambo FB 2 The Contender Love and Other Drugs This is the End A Few Good Men 104. Birdman 105. Passion of the Christ Countdown Link: http://forums.boxofficetheory.com/index.php?/topic/17891-baumers-ridiculous-uninformed-stupid-list-of-my-best-105-films-ever-full-list-pg-42/ So what do you think? are you up for the challenge? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrestrial Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Interesting idea. I'll have to check the German version of some movie titles out of those I do not recognise or am not sure about. I think I have seen a big majority of Tele's list, a few of baumer's I'll not watch as I am no masochist (I really can not stand e.g. the most comedies... in general, only a few like Wanda are extremely / very greatly done, but still not on my favorite list), and some titles of his list I also do not recognise... Depending on my German titles findings it is possible I have less then 5 out of Tele's list not seen yet. I am pretty sure I'll find 5 on baumer's list. I definitivly can do the own favorite list, I already have ~ one at IMDb (a bit of work still needed), but I'll try the title recognising thingie first 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatree Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Great idea The only problem I have is that since virtually none of them are on Netflix, I'd have to buy each of them on blu-ray if I wanted a list of any substantial size Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalo Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 (edited) Great idea The only problem I have is that since virtually none of them are on Netflix, I'd have to buy each of them on blu-ray if I wanted a list of any substantial size ever try going to your town library? my college has a pretty good collection. also I gave ya guys well I said I a year, but lets say Dec 31st. so there's a decent about of time. you should try amazon instant. I don't even think you have to have prime to rent. if you do many are free though and they have almost everything to rent for a small fee. Edited March 15, 2015 by Kal-El Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatree Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 ever try going to your town library? my college has a pretty good collection. also I gave ya guys well I said I a year, but lets say Dec 31st. so there's a decent about of time. you should try amazon instant. I don't even think you have to have prime to rent. if you do many are free though and they have almost everything to rent for a small fee. I still have to pay for individual films on amazon tho I literally have no money lol. Library is a good idea, I don't know why I hadn't thought of that! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Hunt Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 OK, I'll try and do this 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Kal this is a great idea. Ive never seen LOB....this will get me to do so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalo Posted March 28, 2015 Author Share Posted March 28, 2015 Just Saw Fight Club, that's two from Baumer's list. incredible movie. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
