chasmmi Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 That brief period where I was worried I was going to end up preferring the fake number one to the real number one. Luckily that was not the case. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Panda Posted April 16, 2017 Author Share Posted April 16, 2017 1 hour ago, chasmmi said: That brief period where I was worried I was going to end up preferring the fake number one to the real number one. Luckily that was not the case. I don't know if I could be friends with somebody that thought JW was a better movie than Raiders (and I actually did really enjoy JW). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Hunt Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Can never go wrong with Raiders. Don't agree with everything (and haven't seen a lot of stuff) but your choices seem inspired 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Raiders is simply one of the three best films ever made, imo. Terrific choice as your number one Panda. FWIW, here is my review of Raiders from almost 20 years ago. Spoiler It is a hot sunny day in South America. We see a bunch of men, shot mostly from the back. They are walking deep into the forest. We see a tall dark figure. He is wearing an old leather jacket, he has the 5 o'clock shadow looking like it's closer to midnight, he wears a fedora and he carries a bull-whip ( yes a bull-whip ). Finally, two of the men enter a cave and we hear about some guy named Forstall, who was good, very, very good, but he never came out of the place alive. But they enter anyway. They are confronted with tarantulas, spears that are triggered by blocking out the light, a pit that they must swing over and then more tiny poisonous darts that come out of the wall. All this to protect an ancient gold statue. They recover it. One guy dies and the other barely makes it out of the room before it all falls on him. Then he has to get out of the cave and a giant boulder chases him. Finally he makes it out of the cave only to be surrounded by Hovitos and his arch enemy named Belloq. He takes the gold statue that this guy worked so hard for and then the guy runs and makes it to the plane where he is in the passenger seat and there is big snake in the plane. He hates snakes. This mans name? Indiana Jones!Whhhoooooo!! I'm left breathless just describing that opening. But is there a better beginning of a movie ever? Absolutely not. Does the beginning have anything to do with the rest of the film. No. It is all decoration for what the movie is going to put you through in the 90 minutes to come.Indiana Jones is the best character to ever hit the screens. And he better be. He is created by George, Steven and played by Harrison Ford. That may seem normal now that we have lived with him for 20 years, but can you imagine what that must have been like back in 1981. That would be like Tom Hanks or Will Smith joining forces with James Cameron and Steven Spielberg for a completely original idea in today's terms.Raiders took a simple idea and maybe an idea that the guys had from watching Saturday afternoon movies and made it larger than life. This film never stops for you to take your breath. It is filled with rich characters from Indy himself to Marion to Belloq and even to Marcus Brody. Each has their own personality that shines through in certain scenes. Some of my faves were when we first meet Marion having a shot contest in her bar in Nepal. Then there is her scene with Belloq and they get drunk together and she tries to leave using only a butter knife. And of course who can forget Indy's battle with the swordsman and his unrivaled determination to get the ark. " Indy, there is not time. If you still want the truck it is being loaded on a truck for Cairo. " ( a battered and bloody Indy ) " Truck? What truck?" ( and then later ) "Get some transport back to England, boat, plane, anything. Meet me at Omar's. I'm going after that truck. "Sola ) " How? " ( Indy ) I don't know I'm making this up as I go."Raiders has more energy than three action films. And that is what makes it the classic that it is. If you like movies, then Raiders is a movie that will not let you down. It is pure entertainment and that is indisputable. It finds the youngster in all of us and bombards us with this silly, whip-cracking, average, incredibly determined archaeologist and only asks us to have fun. And that we do. And to me, the only reason that Chariots of Fire won best picture that year is because it is a serious film. Raiders was heads and shoulders above Chariots and it should have cleaned up at the Oscars in 81. But more politics with the academy.Raiders of the Lost Ark is the epitome of entertainment. What more can be said about it. If you haven't seen this movie in a while or if you haven't seen it at all ( gasp ) then do yourself a favour and rent it tonight. It is awesome. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aabattery Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 I watched Raiders with a live orchestra a few weeks back and it was incredible. Such a great movie. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eevin Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Raiders is utterly and totally fantastic. The best film of the 1980s, and that's saying a lot. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 A wonderful list, Panda, despite my occasional quibbles and rage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 1 hour ago, Tele Came Back said: A wonderful list, Panda, despite my perpetual quibbles and rage. FTFY 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomCat Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 On 4/16/2017 at 1:06 AM, 2 Panda 2 Furious said: Number 1 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Last Crusade was still better. But I'll accept Raiders. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Hunt Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 2 hours ago, RandomJC said: Last Crusade was still better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAJK Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 I actually watched raiders on tv a couple of days ago. Awesome movie! Great choice 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Panda Posted April 23, 2017 Author Share Posted April 23, 2017 (edited) Also, here is the complete list (as well as 50 films at the bottom that missed the cut) 1. Raiders of the Lost Ark 2. The Wizard of Oz 3. Once Upon a Time in the West 4. Before Sunrise 5. Schindler’s List 6. The Shawshank Redemption 7. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 8. Monty Python and the Holy Grail 9. The Empire Strikes Back 10. Casablanca 11. Lawrence of Arabia 12. The Sound of Music 13. Before Sunset 14. It’s a Wonderful Life 15. Children of Men 16. The Grapes of Wrath 17. 12 Angry Men 18. Pan’s Labyrinth 19. The Searchers 20. 2001: A Space Odyssey 21. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 22. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 23. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King 24. acclaimed science-fiction film acclaimed science-fiction film Gravity 25. Inside Out 26. The Good, The Bad and the Ugly 27. Star Wars: The Force Awakens 28. Gone With the Wind 29. Harvey 30. Star Wars 31. Dr. Strangelove: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 32. Citizen Kane 33. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 34. Pulp Fiction 35. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 36. Apocalypse Now 37. A Clockwork Orange 38. Vertigo 39. Monty Python’s Life of Brian 40. Chinatown 41. The Godfather 42. Blade Runner 43. Unforgiven 44. Singin’ in the Rain 45. Saving Private Ryan 46. Spirited Away 47. Life of Pi 48. Ben-Hur 49. The Godfather Part II 50. Gladiator 51. Fargo 52. The Bridge on the River Kwai 53. The Great Dictator 54. Tarzan 55. Planet of the Apes 56. Boyhood 57. Psycho 58. Finding Nemo 59. City of God 60. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 61. The Last of the Mohicans 62. Jaws 63. Seven Samurai 64. The Big Lebowski 65. Mary Poppins 66. Jurassic Park 67. The Lion King 68. Rosemary’s Baby 69. Goodfellas 70. The Manchurian Candidate 71. West Side Story 72. The Social Network 73. Alien 74. Mississippi Burning 75. La La Land 76. Before Midnight 77. For a Few Dollars More 78. Beauty and the Beast 79. Her 80. Forrest Gump 81. King Kong 82. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 83. The Exorcist 84. Doctor Zhivago 85. The Rocky Horror Picture Show 86. North By Northwest 87. True Grit 88. The Terminator 89. Fruitvale Station 90. No Country For Old Men 91. The Truman Shw 92. Taxi Driver 93. Good Will Hunting 94. There Will Be Blood 95. Back to the Future 96. Mad Max: Fury Road 97. Django Unchained 98. Sunset Boulevard 99. The Producers 100. Moonlight 101. Mulholland Drive 102. The 400 Blows 103. Wall-E 104. The Shining 105. Glengarry Glen Ross 106. Rear Window 107. Short Term 12 108. A Streetcar Named Desire 109. Amadeus 110. Breakfast at Tiffany’s 111. The Hurt Locker 112. Shane 113. Apollo 13 114. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior 115. Raging Bull 116. The Silence of the Lambs 117. Braveheart 118. Pinocchio 119. Fiddler on the Roof 120. Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi 121. Close Encounters of the Third Kind 122. The Princess Bride 123. Grave of the Fireflies 124. To Kill a Mockingbird 125. On the Waterfront 126. The Third Man 127. The Revenant 128. Airplane! 129. Strangers on a Train 130. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 131. The French Connection 132. The Thief of Bagdad 133. The Maltese Falcon 134. All Quiet on the Western Front 135. The Deer Hunter 136. Up 137. The Graduate 138. Requiem For a Dream 139. Arrival 140. Alexander Nevsky 141. Mean Girls 142. Rebecca 143. Deadpool 144. The Nightmare Before Christmas 145. Judgement at Nuremberg 146. Once (2007) 147. Princess Mononoke 148. The Last Picture Show 149. Mad Max 150. Beasts of the Southern Wild 151. The Jungle Book (1967) 152. Whiplash 153. All the President’s Men 154. John Carpenter’s Halloween 155. Ghostbusters 156. Guardians of the Galaxy 157. Magnolia 158. The Informer 159. Heathers 160. Blue Velvet 161. Inside Llewyn Davis 162. Star Trek 2: Wrath of Khan 163. Boogie Nights 164. The Wolf of Wall Street 165. Evil Dead 2 166. Dances With Wolves 167. The Lady Eve 168. Animal House 169. Night of the Living Dead 170. Stand By Me 171. Manhattan 172. Of Mice and Men (1939) 173. Full Metal Jacket 174. My Fair Lady 175. Donnie Darko 176. The Breakfast Club 177. Blazing Saddles 178. The Immigrant (2014) 179. Minority Report 180. Aliens 181. The King of Comedy 182. Sicario 183. Young Frankenstein 184. The Matrix 185. The Incredibles 186. 50/50 187. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 188. The Big Short 189. An American Werewolf in London 190. Aladdin 191. The Treasure of Sierra Madre 192. All the King’s Men 193. A Fistful of Dollars 194. National Lampoon’s Vacation 195. High Noon 196. White Christmas 197. This is Spinal Tap 198. Dazed and Confused 199. The Birds 200. The Ten Commandments 201. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape 202. October Sky 203. South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut 204. Bonnie and Clyde 205. Cast Away 206. Total Recall 207. How Green Was My Valley 208. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence 209. A Christmas Story 210. Letter to Iwo Jima 211. Rain Man 212. The Last Temptation of Christ 213. The Evil Dead 214. Platoon 215. Poltergeist 216. Being John Malkovich 217. Godzilla 218. Hunt for Kiwi Smurfs 219. Men in Black 220. An American in Paris 221. The Iron Giant 222. The Best Years of Our Lives 223. Hell or High Water 224. Beetlejuice 225. Star Trek (2009) 226. It Happened One Night 227. A Monster Calls 228. The Grand Budapest Hotel 229. (500) Days of Summer 230. The Bride of Frankenstein 231. Miracle on 34th Street 232. Terminator 2: Judgement Day 233. American Graffiti 234. Cabaret 235. Silver Linings Playbook 236. Red River 237. Y Tu Mama Tambien 238. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World 239. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 240. O Brother, Where Art Thou? 241. District 9 242. Modern Times 243. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves 244. Wall Street 245. Groundhog Day 246. Superman 247. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 248. Kill Bill Vol 2 249. Kill Bill Vol 1 250. The Great Escape 251. Dr. No 252. The Karate Kid 253. The Fly 254. Tropic Thunder 255. Into the Wild 256. Toy Story 257. Bambi 258. Dead Poet’s Society 259. Brazil 260. Galaxy Quest 261. Reservoir Dogs 262. Memento 263. The Caine Mutiny 264. In the Heat of the Night 265. The King and I 266. Of Mice and Men (1992) 267. The Battle of Algiers 268. Manchester By The Sea 269. The Magnificent Seven (1960) 270. Labyrinth 271. Slumdog Millionaire 272. The Italian Job 273. The Great Race 274. How the West Was Won 275. Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome 276. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolfe 277. American Beauty 278. Pretty Woman 279. The Conversation 280. Who Framed Roger Rabbit 281. The Nightmare on Elm Street 282. Some Like It Hot 283. Mulan 284. The Wild Bunch 285. Do the Right Thing 286. The Witch 287. The Blair Witch Project 288. Borat 289. The Goonies 290. Superman II 291. Thunderball 292. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 293. The Texas Chainsaw Massacure 294. MASH 295. Zero Dark Thirty 296. Enemy 297. Scream 298. True Grit (1969) 299. The Departed 300. The Tree of Life Edited April 23, 2017 by The Panda 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tower Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 On 12/03/2017 at 11:03 PM, The Last Panda said: Number 119 Fiddler on the Roof (1971) "I know, I know. We are Your chosen people. But, once in a while, can't You choose someone else?" On 12/03/2017 at 11:23 PM, Tower said: That would be me Sounds Interesting, I'll add to my watch list. So @The Last Panda, I finally saw Fiddler On The Roof, and I'm surprised at how much I loved this considering how much I usually don't like musicals. For most musicals I find that the musical parts just get in the way of the film and make it worse (this was definitely the case with a film that made it even higher up this list, Singin' In The Rain, where I ended up hoping for the music to stop so that the story could continue.), but in this film it was the opposite, the musical parts fit in perfectly with the rest of the film and made it better. Fiddler will easily make my next top 100 list. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Panda Posted December 18, 2017 Author Share Posted December 18, 2017 42 minutes ago, Tower said: So @The Last Panda, I finally saw Fiddler On The Roof, and I'm surprised at how much I loved this considering how much I usually don't like musicals. For most musicals I find that the musical parts just get in the way of the film and make it worse (this was definitely the case with a film that made it even higher up this list, Singin' In The Rain, where I ended up hoping for the music to stop so that the story could continue.), but in this film it was the opposite, the musical parts fit in perfectly with the rest of the film and made it better. Fiddler will easily make my next top 100 list. I'm glad you took the time to watch it. It's a fantastic film, and I also love the stage play too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brainbug Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 @The Last Panda would The Last Jedi make your list? Im curious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronJimbo Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 (edited) Obviously we can all look through each others list and be confused why X is above Y but overall the list has loads of great films so it's a thumbs up from me. What I will do is ask why some films are missing, films which I think you would like from the films you've listed. At #63 you have Seven Samurai which is regarded as one of Kurosawa's best and you have it really high. I didn't see any other Kurosawa films on the list so I have to ask why? My favourites are Yojimbo and it's sequel Sanjuro, Seven Samurai, Ran and Throne of Blood. You have sci-fi's really high up on the list but I didn't see Stalker or Solaris which are in my opinion two of the absolute best. The Thing, where is The Thing? The action sci-fi classics Starship Troopers, Robocop and Predator. You've got all the recent good sci-fi's but not Ex Machina, it's got TWO star wars actors as the male leads! Sprited Away is really high (my favourite animated film) and Princess Mononoke in the top 150. However Castle in the Sky, Kiki's Delivery service, Totoro and Grave of the Fireflies are absent. I don't see any Korean films, Oldboy and Memories of Murder would be in my top 100. The Wailing was a hell of a ride too. The fact I see most of Ridley's best but don't see Kingdom of Heaven, heavily suggests you haven't see the directors cut. It's the greatest jump in quality I've ever seen from a theatrical to a directors cut I've ever seen. From a 6/10 to a 10/10. This isn't hyperbole it's really that good, better than Gladiator. Also I think Ridleys Black Hawk Down is real good. Also finally, where's Avatar and Titanic? edit: The Hunt and Apocalypto are two under watched films I love. If you haven't seen The Raid 1&2 and you like Martial Arts, and you like action, you should check them out. Edited December 20, 2017 by IronJimbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Panda Posted December 20, 2017 Author Share Posted December 20, 2017 36 minutes ago, IronJimbo said: Obviously we can all look through each others list and be confused why X is above Y but overall the list has loads of great films so it's a thumbs up from me. What I will do is ask why some films are missing, films which I think you would like from the films you've listed. At #63 you have Seven Samurai which is regarded as one of Kurosawa's best and you have it really high. I didn't see any other Kurosawa films on the list so I have to ask why? My favourites are Yojimbo and it's sequel Sanjuro, Seven Samurai, Ran and Throne of Blood. You have sci-fi's really high up on the list but I didn't see Stalker or Solaris which are in my opinion two of the absolute best. The Thing, where is The Thing? The action sci-fi classics Starship Troopers, Robocop and Predator. You've got all the recent good sci-fi's but not Ex Machina, it's got TWO star wars actors as the male leads! Sprited Away is really high (my favourite animated film) and Princess Mononoke in the top 150. However Castle in the Sky, Kiki's Delivery service, Totoro and Grave of the Fireflies are absent. I don't see any Korean films, Oldboy and Memories of Murder would be in my top 100. The Wailing was a hell of a ride too. The fact I see most of Ridley's best but don't see Kingdom of Heaven, heavily suggests you haven't see the directors cut. It's the greatest jump in quality I've ever seen from a theatrical to a directors cut I've ever seen. From a 6/10 to a 10/10. This isn't hyperbole it's really that good, better than Gladiator. Also I think Ridleys Black Hawk Down is real good. Also finally, where's Avatar and Titanic? edit: The Hunt and Apocalypto are two under watched films I love. If you haven't seen The Raid 1&2 and you like Martial Arts, and you like action, you should check them out. Some of those I haven't seen. And then there's only so many slots I can give. Going back, some of the 2016 stuff like A Monster Calls would probably miss in favor of something less recent (but the list would relatively be the same, maybe a few switches) As for Avatar and Titanic, they're both B+ films for me. 4 hours ago, Brainbug said: @The Last Panda would The Last Jedi make your list? Im curious Possibly, need to see it again. Haven't even decided my rankings for this year yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...