Our Top 5 All Time
Scotty:
Top 5 Movies
- Casablanca
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
- Schindler’s List
- Braveheart
- Taxi Driver
Top 5 Actors
- Humphrey Bogart
- James Cagney
- Brad Pitt
- Robert DeNiro
- Johnny Depp
Top 5 Actresses
- Lauren Bacall
- Bette Davis
- Elizabeth Taylor
- Katharine Hepburn
- Anjelica Huston
Top 5 Directors
1. Elia Kazan
2. Martin Scorsese
3. Frank Darabont
4. Stanely Kubrick
5. John Huston
Actor and Actress On My D list
- Keanu Reeves
- Sandra Bullock
Griff:
Top 5 movies
- Casablanca
- It Happened One Night
- North by Northwest
- The Graduate
- The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Top 5 Actors
- Humphrey Bogart
- Clint Eastwood
- Cary Grant
- Steve McQueen
- Johnny Depp
Top 5 Actresses
- Katherine Hepburn
- Audrey Hepburn
- Betty Davis
- Angelina Jolie
- Meryl Streep
Top 5 Directors
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Sergio Leone
- Frank Capra
- Stanley Kubrick
- David Fincher
The D-List
- Michael Bay
- Paul Walker
ADAM:
Top 5 movies
- Apocalypse Now
- North by Northwest
- Pulp Fiction
- The Wild Bunch
- Aliens
Top 5 actors
- Steve McQueen
- Jeff Bridges
- Johnny Depp
- James Stewart
- Marlon Brando
Top 5 Actresses
- Katharine Hepburn
- Helena Bonham Carter
- Drew Barrymore
- Ingrid Bergman
- Natalie Portman
Top 5 Directors
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Stanley Kubrick
- Howard Hawks
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Martin Scorsese
The D List
- Shia Labeouf
- Michael Bay
- Steven Seagal
- Hayden Christensen
- Brendan Fraser
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If I hadn’t read your reviews of “the Fighter,” I would think by the lists posted above by all of you guys that you are anti-”sports” movies- you know movies where a man “goes the distance” (excuse the pun from both Field of Dreams and my all time favorite Rocky) with all his heart. I love those movies!!!!! Then again- my guess is you liked some of those movies, maybe even loved ‘em, but they just didn’t make the top 5.
Personally, I think these movies are exceptional- if they are done incredibly well like the Natural, or even Rudy (love that this one is “generally” a true story), or Field of Dreams, Bull Durham, and of course Rocky. I even loved the Wrestler (I know I might get some heat for this one.. but I really did love it.) Rocky- for me- HAS to be in the top 5 of all time.
As a gal gotta love a guy who fights with all his might,
Becky
I too love all those movies you spoke of but when put side by side with my selections I could not choose otherwise. Rocky was real close but the others, although great are for, sometimes a limited audience. I watch Field of Dreams whenever it comes on and I have seen the first 3 Rocky’s hundreds of times. A funny story regarding Rocky is when my first son was born there was a Rocky marathon on AMC and my wife kept telling me to stop watching,” i’m in labor”, and Ethan was born with Rocky as a backdrop. Thanks for your comment and we look forward to further communication with you.
Thanks for the comment Becky! Truth be told I hate the idea of a “top 5 all time” trying to pick favorites from all the movies I have seen is close to impossible. We provided the list as way for people to ge to know us and to get an idea of where are preferences lie.
I love most of the films that you mentioned but when I sat down to write my “all-time favorites” I was forced to make some tough choices. If it comes down to a choice between Rocky and Casablanca I will have to take Casablanca every time.
I can’t believe that you thought we would give you heat for naming The Wrestler. I am huge Mickey Rourke fan and I am happy to see him finally have a career again.
Picking top 5′s is so frakking hard to do. But oh how I adore your D List lists. Classic!
Agreed, picking those top 5′s was nearly impossible and I could probably pick 5 different films right now. Thanks for checking out our blog.
It’s apparent from the complete and utter exemption of PATRICK SWAYZEE on any of these lists that you guys just don’t seem to care about real down home , from the bottom of the gut acting.
OTHER NOTABLE ABSCENCES:
Steve Guttenberg
Norman Feld
Sidney Moncrief
Bob Ross
Benji
Jimbo I love me some Swayze. Didn’t you see our news about the upcoming remakes of Red Dawn and Point Break? Maybe we should have a catagory for top 5 Patrick Swayze movies.
#1 Road House
#2 Red Dawn
#3 Dirty Dancing
#4 Donnie Darko
#5 The Outsiders
I am not sure how you ever think about doing a top 5 for Swayze and overlook Point Break.
I recommend you check out “The Quiet American” and “Gods and Monsters” before you write off Bredan Fraser. I am not saying he is the greatest actor that ever lived but, two great performances by him. I don’t think his pic on IMDB is doing anything to help his career though.
I did see gods and monsters and it almost made my eye balls melt lol
I recommend you check out “George of the Jungle” and his most recent opus “furry vengance” The avg metric for films he has starred in is about 37%. Also felt Ian McKellen stole that “gods and monsters” film.
Elegant lists, nice to see the noir-king Fincher! Blogroll me up!?! Rock on fellas.
I love all of the Bogart love! He is also my favorite actor (as evident by my life-sized cardboard standup in our bedroom that my wife graciously lets me keep). It would take a lot of restraint for me to make a top 20 list and not have my Bogie bias exposed!
Great site! Nice to see a lot of honor going to classics, which is refreshing now that AMC considers movies like Swordfish classic material. (I miss Nick Clooney!) Am particularly intrigued that all 3 of you have Kate Hepburn in your top 5 for actresses. Did you discover this in advance? What films/performances of hers put her on the pedestal for you guys?
Hey Janice thanks for stopping by and checking out our blog.
I never discussed my top 5 selections with any of the other guys nor did I see whom they were selecting. I am not sure what the other guys would select as favorite performances, but I was a big fan of her in Rooster Cogburn, African Queen, Guess Who’s is Coming to Dinner, Long Days Journey Into Night and On Golden Pond. I also liked how she bucked Hollywood connventions and did things her own way.
I concur full throttle with your inclusion of North by Northwest. Watched it in college during a movie class and its still stuck in my head ever since. A great one!
Is it bad that I’ve seen barely any of these films?! I need a film education. I’m going to start a list of classic films that I HAVE to watch.
Our Top 5 selections surely would get you off to the right start.
I learn new stuff about film and my list of films that people recommend that I watch grows on an almost daily basis so I wouldn’t feel bad about it.
Cool. I love lists. Looking over the 3 guys, I am inclined to agree with Griff. Very awesome sight. I will look forward to reading your opinions and thank you much for your comments. I write about a variety of things, but films and books and traveling and art and music seem to fill my heart and soul. May I suggest you read my blog “A discussion for men on Valentine’s day: the western”. I would be curious to see how you all felt about it.
Cheers!
Hi Cindy, I took a look at the post that you mentioned and I was trying to add some comments but it is telling me the comments have been locked.