The Perfect Film

Dr Winston O'Boogie Senior Member
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Sun, Aug 15, 2021 5:02 PM

Only get to submit one. Criteria: compelling, no wasted scenes, great acting, you'd watch it 1,000 times. 


Mine is Fargo. It's a World Series perfect pitched game 7. 



Ironman92 Administrator
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Sun, Aug 15, 2021 5:50 PM

A Few Good Men

Gardens35 Senior Member
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Sun, Aug 15, 2021 6:17 PM

To Kill a Mockingbird

cat_lover Senior Member
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Sun, Aug 15, 2021 7:28 PM

The Godfather

gut Senior Member
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Sun, Aug 15, 2021 8:35 PM

The Godfather seems to be widely considered as Top-5 by many sources. 

But for me it's Braveheart.

Majority of "best ever" seem to be early 70's or sooner.  I'm sure nostalgia (and 35mm film) have a lot to do with it.  I wonder what our generation will rank as the best 30 years from now?


side note: I still think a lot of the old 35mm films look more realistic (occasional static or glitch aside).  Tarantino gets it.  To be fair, I haven't seen an 8K, or even HDR 4K, production.


Fletch Member
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Sun, Aug 15, 2021 9:11 PM

Red october

iclfan2 Reppin' the 330/216/843
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Sun, Aug 15, 2021 9:47 PM

Shawshank

33,369 posts 132 reps Joined Nov 2009
Sun, Aug 15, 2021 10:42 PM

Die Hard for action. 

Dumb and Dumber for comedy. 

Inglourious Basterds for overall.

gut Senior Member
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Mon, Aug 16, 2021 9:06 AM
posted by Laley23

Die Hard for action.

That's actually ranked best action movie a number of places I saw.  And one UK survey also ranked it the best Christmas movie!
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Mon, Aug 16, 2021 9:13 AM
posted by gut
That's actually ranked best action movie a number of places I saw.  And one UK survey also ranked it the best Christmas movie!

For me, that’s accurate. It has a very compelling and awesome villain, which is priority 1. After that, it has a great plot and amazing setting for different types of scenes within the same place. Sprinkle in the perfect amount of 1-liners and you have what every action movie should strive for.


justincredible Honorable Admin
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Mon, Aug 16, 2021 9:17 AM

Back to the Future. 

brutus161 The Navy Guy
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Mon, Aug 16, 2021 12:09 PM
posted by Fletch

Red october

As in The Hunt for?

Zunardo Senior Member
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Mon, Aug 16, 2021 12:19 PM
posted by Fletch

Red october

The irony here is that my wife says the two movies I watch over and over again are "Fletch" and "Hunt For Red October".

Fletch Member
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Mon, Aug 16, 2021 1:00 PM
posted by Zunardo

The irony here is that my wife says the two movies I watch over and over again are "Fletch" and "Hunt For Red October".

same, both are awesome.


I haev not seen Once upon a time in Hollywood but everyone tells me its a masterpiece

geeblock Member
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Mon, Aug 16, 2021 1:10 PM

Good will hunting is one of my all time favorites. 


I also loved dances with wolves 

33,369 posts 132 reps Joined Nov 2009
Mon, Aug 16, 2021 1:25 PM
posted by Fletch

same, both are awesome.


I haev not seen Once upon a time in Hollywood but everyone tells me its a masterpiece

It's damn close.

BRF Senior Member
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Mon, Aug 16, 2021 1:26 PM
posted by geeblock



I also loved dances with wolves 

I like that, too, but I it's not perfect for me.  I'm having trouble thinking of any movie for this thread.
geeblock Member
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Mon, Aug 16, 2021 1:50 PM
posted by BRF
I like that, too, but I it's not perfect for me.  I'm having trouble thinking of any movie for this thread.

It is hard. I have 4 or 5 other candidates that I think could apply. I think Shawshank as already mentioned was one 


QuakerOats Senior Member
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Wed, Aug 18, 2021 2:39 PM


One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Trueblue23 BASEDgod
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Fri, Aug 20, 2021 8:44 AM

Interstellar 

Forrest Gump

The Dark Knight

Tommy Boy 

jmog Senior Member
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Fri, Aug 20, 2021 10:13 AM
posted by geeblock

Good will hunting is one of my all time favorites. 


I also loved dances with wolves 

I am with you, Good Will Hunting is one of the best movies of all time.


My top 4 are probably (in no particular order):

Good Will Hunting (Robin Williams won an Oscar for this, and 100% deserved it. As funny as he was, he was WAY better acting in serious roles...like Dead Poets Society)

Braveheart

Shawshank Redemption

Saving Private Ryan


Best Comedy:

Happy Gilmore (ok, not on the same level but probably the best comedy ever made...lol)


Best Action:
Have to agree with Die Hard.


Best single "moment" in cinematic history:

The "circles" scene in Avengers: Endgame. If you were there opening night the theaters were seriously like a Super Bowl with the cheering. It was amazing.

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