My Favorite Movies
I think I'm going to expand this list to Top 50. I need to seriously take some time to revise this list and expand it.
| Hellgato's Rating | My Rating | |
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| 1 |
American Beauty (1999, R) |
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| 2 |
A Clockwork Orange (1971, R) |
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| 3 |
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968, G) |
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| 4 |
The Fifth Element (1997, PG-13) |
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| 5 |
Léon (The Professional) (1994, R) |
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| 6 |
Pulp Fiction (1994, R) |
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| 7 |
Dr. Strangelove Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964, PG)
Soooo many great lines of dialog with such great performances from the cast, not to mention, a cowboy riding a nuke, come on! this movie is just DA BOMB! Pun intended. I might not be funny, but this film sure is. Bonus: The trailer for this movie is my favorite trailer ever. Check it out on my clips section. |
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| 8 |
Princess Mononoke (Mononoke-hime) (1999, PG-13) |
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| 9 |
The Shawshank Redemption (1994, R) |
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| 10 |
Dances With Wolves (1990, PG-13) |
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| 11 |
Aliens (1986, R) |
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| 12 |
Fantasia (1940, G) |
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| 13 |
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980, PG)
Snow speeders vs AT-ATs, "Imperial troops have entered the base". The falcon inside a giant space slug. Yoda, "Do or do not, there is no try". Bobba Fett. Han in carbonite, "I know". Fight with Darth Vader. "I am your father". Lando Calrissian, "They told me they fixed it! Its not my fault!" Cliffhanger ending. Great sequel, great movie. |
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| 14 |
Jackie Brown (1997, R) |
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| 15 |
Todo Sobre Mi Madre (All About My Mother) (1999, R)
Missed it at the theaters, caught it late one night on HBO, saw it, completely mystified. As soon as it ended changed to one of the other HBOs, caught it starting and saw it again. Completely pulled me in and didn't let go. I'm not smart enough to describe it but I felt it here (points to heart ). Damn that was lame-o. |
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| 16 |
The Matrix (1999, R)
So they borrowed elements from tons of sources, who cares? This movie is just mind blowing. Copied infinite times, never ever forget as you see countless movies overusing the same special effects and same camera work that this was THE movie that brought it all together to create something that just makes you go "whoa". |
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| 17 |
Jurassic Park (1993, PG-13) |
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| 18 |
Life Is Beautiful (La Vita è bella) (1998, PG-13) |
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| 19 |
Alien (1979, R) |
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| 20 |
There Will Be Blood (2007, R) |
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| 21 |
Forrest Gump (1994, PG-13)
So many great movies came out in 1994 I just don't think it deserved the Best Picture or Best Actor awards at the Oscars. Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction or Leon are much better pictures in my opinion. With all that said, this is still one great movie. You go through the whole spectrum of emotions with a marvelous story and incredible acting performances. |
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| 22 |
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Il Buono, il Brutto, il Cattivo.) (1966, R) |
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| 23 |
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991, R) |
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| 24 |
The Dark Knight (2008, PG-13)
Incredible movie from start to finish. It is not a perfect film but its minor flaws can easily be forgiven because of its strong performances by the cast, especially Ledger, who does play an amazing Joker, same with the story and directing. |
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| 25 |
Mad Max 2 (The Road Warrior) (1981, R) |
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| 26 |
The Prestige (2006, PG-13)
Abracadabra. Incredible atmosphere, I was completely into the movie the whole time. Just spectacular. |
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| 27 |
The Aviator (2004, PG-13) |
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| 28 |
Predator (1987, R) |
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| 29 |
Swingers (1996, R) |
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| 30 |
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983, PG)
If you take away the Ewoks this movie is insanely good. Just with the opening sequence in Jabba's yacht its enough but then we have the forest speeders schoooom!, the space battle at the second death star ITS A TRAP! and the climatic battle with Darth Vader and the Emperor LIGHTNING BOLT! Still, lets be fair to the ewoks back when I was a kid I used to love them. |
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| 31 |
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003, PG-13) |
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| 32 |
The Shining (1980, R) |
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| 33 |
Miller's Crossing (1990, R) |
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| 34 |
Full Metal Jacket (1987, R) |
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| 35 |
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977, PG) |
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| 36 |
Batman Begins (2005, PG-13)
Being a Batman fan all my life this review might be biased but Nolan has translated to the screen the most loyal rendering of Batman we will probably ever see. Beautifully shot, perfectly acted and greatly written to make it realistic and belivable. My only complaint being the way the fighting scenes were shot and my preference for the agile-martial arts type batman instead of the lurks in the shadow pops in and out batman. |
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| 37 |
WALL-E (2008, G) |
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| 38 |
Batman (1989, PG-13) |
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| 39 |
Eyes Wide Shut (1999, R) |







































