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The 301 Greatest Films Of All Time (as voted for by readers of Empire Magazine)

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  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    How can I be sure ?
  • WillyGaloreWillyGalore
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    Thunderfinger wrote:
    How can I be sure ?

    If you love Islam, then you'll know you're still dreaming. ;-)
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    I slam what I want, in dreams or daytime. ;)
  • WillyGaloreWillyGalore
    edited May 2014 Posts: 6,396
    Ok, who mentioned SF that brought Helm out of his hole?
    WillyGalore wrote:
    3 Bond films appear on the list:

    #221 - Goldfinger
    #160 - Casino Royale
    #45 - Skyfall

    http://www.empireonline.com/301/301.asp

    Let battle commence! ;-)

    Oh shit!

    Sorry everyone.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    @Willy, you shall be drawn and quartered by dawn!
  • Matt_HelmMatt_Helm
    edited May 2014 Posts: 908
    As dearly as I love some Bond movies none of them would ever make it on my "Best Ever" list (except for spy movies of course). They simply don't have what it takes to be on such a discriminating list. I have to admit though,that I never made a list for myself,that reached three digit numbers.
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
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    These lists will always cause debate which can be alot of fun. Must admit i am surprised that CR was below SF! But that is only my humble opinion.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Stop. Being. Humble.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    edited May 2014 Posts: 41,007
    I can't stand lists like these. So many of the films on here make me shake my head. For example, how did 'Kick-Ass' make the list? Sure, it's a fun film, but one of THE greatest films of all time? Please. Or SF at 45? It's good but surely not better than 'The Shining,' 'The Departed,' or 'Saving Private Ryan,' that's for damn sure. I also haven't seen the 'Star Wars' series in a while, so I'm not sure how 'Episode V' managed to be voted as the best film of all time, but alright. It appears this listed was voted from the heart and not straight from classics, which I guess is an interesting spin on it, but still, a lot of these entires really have me shaking my head.
  • ggl007ggl007 www.archivo007.com Spain, España
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    This list is a joke. And not a good one.

    Not a single movie from before the 70´s between the top 25!! You must be joking...
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    edited May 2014 Posts: 41,007
    Judging by this list, 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' is better than 'Dirty Harry' and 'Captain Phillips.' Wow.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    Creasy47 wrote:
    Judging by this list, 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' is better than 'Dirty Harry' and 'Captain Phillips.' Wow.

    And Transformers outranked all those! How laughable.
  • WillyGaloreWillyGalore
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    Removing films made from 2004 onwards and the Top 50 looks like this:

    50. Memento
    49. Toy Story
    48. Seven Samurai
    47. Leon
    46. A Clockwork Orange
    45. The Shining
    44. Gone With The Wind
    43. 12 Angry Men
    42. Magnolia
    41. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
    40. The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers
    39. Taxi Driver
    38. Vertigo
    37. Once Upon A Time In The West
    36. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
    35. It's A Wonderful Life
    34. Die Hard
    33. The Breakfast Club
    32. Seven
    31. Heat
    30. Forrest Gump
    29. Citizen Kane
    28. The Usual Suspects
    27. Lawrence Of Arabia
    26. American Beauty
    25. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
    24. Gladiator
    23. Casablanca
    22. Schindler's List
    21. The Big Lebowski
    20. The Matrix
    19. 2001: A Space Odyssey
    18. Alien
    17. Apocalypse Now
    16. Aliens
    15. Jurassic Park
    14. Back To The Future
    13. The Godfather Part II
    12. Fight Club
    11. Goodfellas
    10. The Lord Of The Rings : The Return Of The King
    9. Blade Runner
    8. Raiders Of The Lost Ark
    7. Jaws
    6. The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring
    5. Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope
    4. Pulp Fiction
    3. The Shawshank Redemption
    2. The Godfather
    1. Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    Creasy47 wrote:
    Judging by this list, 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' is better than 'Dirty Harry' and 'Captain Phillips.' Wow.

    And Transformers outranked all those! How laughable.

    No it didn't!!

    *checks*

    Wow, it absolutely did. I didn't notice because I never thought that would be on any 'Best' film lists. Just unbelievable.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    Creasy47 wrote:
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    Creasy47 wrote:
    Judging by this list, 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' is better than 'Dirty Harry' and 'Captain Phillips.' Wow.

    And Transformers outranked all those! How laughable.

    No it didn't!!

    *checks*

    Wow, it absolutely did. I didn't notice because I never thought that would be on any 'Best' film lists. Just unbelievable.

    I couldn't believe it either. That alone made me unable to take anything on this list seriously.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    'Munich' doesn't make the list, but thankfully BOTH Hunger Games films and 'Transformers' made the list. Yeah, I completely disregard it.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    I swear these lists are made to give the mainstream subjective feelings that they are cinefiles. What a bunch of bull + a four letter word.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    No Adam Sandler films? Pfft, some list.
  • WillyGaloreWillyGalore
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    MajorDSmythe wrote:
    No Adam Sandler films? Pfft, some list.

    And there's no "Dude, Where's My Car?".

    And they call themselves movie buffs.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Right, and no superher--what's that? 'The Avengers' is in the Top Twenty? And two of the 'Iron Man' films made the list? Oh...
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    Not a single Bruce Murdock movie. What a sham!
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    I notice that my sex tape didn't make the list, either. This list is irrelevant.
  • RC7RC7
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    Lists suck. Stop making them people.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    edited May 2014 Posts: 13,997
    The full 4 1/2 hour uncut version of The 2013 MI6 Moderators Christmas Party would top the list, if it were to be leaked. More swearing than Glengarry Glen Ross, more blood than all 3 Hatchet films combined, and more nudity than.... than a film with lots of nudity.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    MajorDSmythe wrote:
    The full 4 1/2 hour uncut version of The 2013 MI6 Moderators Christmas Party would top the list, if it were to be leaked. More swearing than Glengarry Glen Ross, more blood than all 3 Hatchet films combined, and more nudity than.... than a film with lots of nudity.

    Still awaiting the link where I can pre-order 19 copies of this, since the initial 18 will be destroyed from watching them on repeat, 24/7/365.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    Creasy47 wrote:
    I notice that my sex tape didn't make the list, either. This list is irrelevant.

    Wait, what? I did big distribution for that film and e-mailed it to everyone on the face of this earth that so much as visited the EMPIRE home page. I thought "Iron Man" "Man of Steel" or "Let the Right One In" might be the name of the sex tape, but when I clicked on their respective links all I found were two superhero films and a horror flick. What a bunch of hogwash.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    Creasy47 wrote:
    I notice that my sex tape didn't make the list, either. This list is irrelevant.

    Wait, what? I did big distribution for that film and e-mailed it to everyone on the face of this earth that so much as visited the EMPIRE home page. I thought "Iron Man" "Man of Steel" or "Let the Right One In" might be the name of the sex tape, but when I clicked on their respective links all I found were two superhero films and a horror flick. What a bunch of hogwash.

    That's what I thought, but you never told me what you named it, so I for sure thought I found it when I saw titles such as 'Kiss Kiss Bang Bang,' 'Come And See' (obviously misspelled), '28 Days Later,' and 'Before Sunrise,' the latter, of course, having the working title of 'Brett, Please, Before Sunrise, I Have Work And The Morning And All You're Doing Is Sweating And Panting, Hurry Up And Finish And Get Off Me.'
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    MajorDSmythe wrote:
    The full 4 1/2 hour uncut version of The 2013 MI6 Moderators Christmas Party would top the list, if it were to be leaked. More swearing than Glengarry Glen Ross, more blood than all 3 Hatchet films combined, and more nudity than.... than a film with lots of nudity.
    You just make sure I get a cut of the profits. Who the hell do you think was the cameraman that night? Furthermore, I should be subsidized a bit extra for the trauma I still feel to this day. I can't unsee @DarthDimi riding that baby pony with nothing but a santa hat on his genitals or @Benny swinging around midgets into a swimming pool full of chocolate pudding.
    Creasy47 wrote:
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    Creasy47 wrote:
    I notice that my sex tape didn't make the list, either. This list is irrelevant.

    Wait, what? I did big distribution for that film and e-mailed it to everyone on the face of this earth that so much as visited the EMPIRE home page. I thought "Iron Man" "Man of Steel" or "Let the Right One In" might be the name of the sex tape, but when I clicked on their respective links all I found were two superhero films and a horror flick. What a bunch of hogwash.

    That's what I thought, but you never told me what you named it, so I for sure thought I found it when I saw titles such as 'Kiss Kiss Bang Bang,' 'Come And See' (obviously misspelled), '28 Days Later,' and 'Before Sunrise,' the latter, of course, having the working title of 'Brett, Please, Before Sunrise, I Have Work And The Morning And All You're Doing Is Sweating And Panting, Hurry Up And Finish And Get Off Me.'

    I wanted to call it "28 Days Later: That's When All the Ladies Stop Being Sore" but EMPIRE threatened to tell the creators of "28 Days Later" to file copyright infringement against me. Buncha killjoys.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Pfft. What losers. '28 Days Later' obviously stole the title from another horror movie, '28 Days' with Sandra Bullock...
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