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Top 5 movies of all time.... 19 Apr 2011, 09:14
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LoTR - The only movie adaptation that could sync with the books.

I would say .. one of the few instances where the movie was definitely better than the book ....
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Yup! Pi was a total trip. Way better than a beautiful mind IMO. super paranoia is always fun.



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Darren Aronofsky movies:
in order:

Requiem for a Dream (Cost of addiction)
Black Swan (Cost of obtaining perfection)
The Wrestler (Sacrifices to find lost glory)
The Fighter (Redemption, achieving in the face of adversity, overcoming past and present circumstance)
The Fountain (Losing loved ones)

Don't watch all at once, it will make you suicidal. I mean, his happiest movie is "The Fighter", which looks like the little mermaid if you compare it to Requiem for a Dream. Dark powerful stuff.

Also, another note, Lux Aeterna (song from RFAD soundtrack) makes anything 100000x dramatic. You could watch someone peel a banana in a park, but with this music it makes it the most epic banana being peeled ever. You've heard this song before, but link below. It builds until like 2:20.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKLpJtvzlEI

Since these are miniseries, they cannot make the list, but I would just like to mention:

BAND OF BROTHERS! (Best media portrayal about WW2 ever. Rivals Schindler's list in quality. Steven Spielberg had a huge part of the making so heh, what can you expect I guess...)
Spartacus: Blood and Sand (All you Gladiator/Braveheart/300 fans, watch this, its like 300, but with actually compelling characters, plotlines, schemes and twists. Fantastic dialog too)
The Pacific (Loved the character focus, and also the fact that 1/10 films are about European theatre. I like the increased effort to look at the Pacific Theatre)

My favorite director too, humphy.
Have you watched Pi.

"Pi cost only $60,000 to make, most of which was raised in the form of individual $100 contributions from the director's friends and family. When it was later bought by Artisan Entertainment (for $1,000,000.), each contributor got back a $150 return on their investment."
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Gladiator !!!!!
The Shawshank Redemption !!!!!
Braveheart !!!!!!
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Top 5 movies of all time.... 09 Jun 2011, 07:25
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speaking of movies, livingsocial deal today is $9 for two movie tickets from Fandango.

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The Human Centipede :)

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Top movies for me:

1] The Dark Knight
2] Inception
3] Lord of the Rings (all three parts)
4] The Shawshank Redemption
5] The Silence of the Lambs
6] The Beautiful Mind
7] Fracture
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Top 5 movies of all time.... 16 Jun 2011, 23:33
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the shawshank redemption .. imbd all time no 1 :)
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Top 5 movies of all time.... 07 Jul 2011, 09:09
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Top 5 movies of all time.... 07 Jul 2011, 10:40
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Bicycle Thief: Family, unemployment depicted very well
12 Angry Men: Henry's leadership qualities + the idea of a "possibility". A revolution is "possible" if the right message is inferred.
One who flew over the cuckoo's nest: The idea of being institutionalized
Memento: Abstract and very well connected
Requiem for a Dream: Dark movie with great substance. Quit "something" after watching this ;-)

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nice thread...;)
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Top 5 movies of all time.... 12 Jul 2011, 00:21
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nice thread...;)
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thanks, i'm pretty good at making random threads :wink:
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Top 5 movies of all time.... 12 Jul 2011, 02:17
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Good Movies around Business

The Corporation
Barbarians at the Gate
Wall Street
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
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1. Forrest Gump
2. Pirates of the Caribbean
3. Dumb and Dumber
4. Con-Air
5. Faceoff
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Top 5 movies of all time.... 31 Jul 2011, 20:20
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The Departed
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Top 5 movies of all time.... 12 Aug 2011, 00:06
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"Black hawk down" no doubt the bestest movie of all time..
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I don't know about numbers two through five, but The Big Lebowski is definitely number one.
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Top 5 movies of all time.... 05 Oct 2011, 01:46
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To list just 5 is really difficult!!

Life is Beautiful - The bestest movie across any language for me!!!

Then in no particular order -

Matrix series
Inception
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My favorite 5 movies are as below:
1.titanic
2.terminator
3.mr. and mrs. smith
4.spider man
5.three angels.
These are the top five movies from my point of view. till the day of today I have seen.
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