Middle Class Caveman 963 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 For me it’s: 1. Aliens 2. The 13th Warrior 3. Django Unchained tell me yours! GazzaGarratt, Riff Machine and IRaMPaGe 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMuggySpud 213 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 1. The Life of Brian 2. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World 3. Spirited Away Honourable mention - Kung Fury IRaMPaGe, Riff Machine and GazzaGarratt 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slamminbones 1,697 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 1.Dead man's shoes. 2.Blues brothers. 3.Scum. IRaMPaGe, Riff Machine, GazzaGarratt and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baabcat 1,642 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Pulp fiction hateful 8 black hawk down Riff Machine, IRaMPaGe, Middle Class Caveman and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Middle Class Caveman 963 Posted December 30, 2023 Author Share Posted December 30, 2023 20 minutes ago, TheMuggySpud said: 1. The Life of Brian 2. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World 3. Spirited Away Honourable mention - Kung Fury Life of Brian is so quotable! Riff Machine, IRaMPaGe and TheMuggySpud 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Middle Class Caveman 963 Posted December 30, 2023 Author Share Posted December 30, 2023 7 minutes ago, Baabcat said: Pulp fiction hateful 8 black hawk down Hateful 8 is good but I think it’s a bit cheesy in some places. I’ve never seen black hawk down IRaMPaGe and Riff Machine 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikepjbell 354 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Lord of the Rings (ideally the Fellowship of the Ring) Man on Fire A Beautiful Mind GazzaGarratt, Riff Machine and IRaMPaGe 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macca89 493 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 1. Independence Day 2. The Dark Knight 3. Man Fire IRaMPaGe, Riff Machine and GazzaGarratt 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboR56Mini 942 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Hackers Ghostbusters Indiana Jones, Raiders of the Lost Ark So many others but these I always watch when I see them on fir sure. IRaMPaGe, GazzaGarratt, Riff Machine and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaGarratt 10,887 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Real Steel Big Hero 6 Avengers Endgame I love loads of different films, including dark, intricate plots, etc...but feel good, easy to watch films will always be what I love. Watch them so many more times than the Oscar winning films. Matrix is up there, and I actually think True Lies and the new Tetris is in the mix too. Riff Machine and Luseth 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil bottle 9,589 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 1. Porky's 2. Porky's 2 3. Porky's Revenge GazzaGarratt, techno, Riff Machine and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riff Machine 2,105 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 1: The Boondock Saints 2: Batman (1989) 3: The Mummy GazzaGarratt and phil bottle 1 1 *The opinions of Riff Machine do not reflect those of Forever Gaming ;)* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tronic44 3,628 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 1. Tekkonkinkreet 2. Goodfellas 3. Seven Samurai There’s probably a load I’m not thinking of, special mentions also go to Dead Mans Shoes, Shawshank Redemption and Evil Dead Army of Darkness. Luseth, Riff Machine and GazzaGarratt 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Middle Class Caveman 963 Posted January 1 Author Share Posted January 1 23 hours ago, GazzaGarratt said: Real Steel Big Hero 6 Avengers Endgame I love loads of different films, including dark, intricate plots, etc...but feel good, easy to watch films will always be what I love. Watch them so many more times than the Oscar winning films. Matrix is up there, and I actually think True Lies and the new Tetris is in the mix too. Real Steel makes me cry, every single time Riff Machine and GazzaGarratt 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techno 3,476 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 23 hours ago, phil bottle said: 1. Porky's 2. Porky's 2 3. Porky's Revenge Winner🤦😁 Couldn't really call 3 favourite as there's so many I can just rewatch but 3 that stand out The prestige Invincible Avengement. GazzaGarratt, Middle Class Caveman and Riff Machine 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurchzy 1,470 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 1. Gladiator 2. Pulp Fiction 3. The Silence of the Lambs Honourable mention, Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers (Favourite Animated Film). I also REALLY enjoyed watching Whiplash, As Good as It Gets, and What's Eating Gilbert Grape, again recently, but didn't think they quite had what it takes to make my list. jordie1892, GazzaGarratt and Riff Machine 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McNasty 260 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 On 12/30/2023 at 1:22 PM, slamminbones said: 2.Blues brothers. Never thought I'd see it in a top 3 but nice call out. My brothers and I dressed as the Blues Brothers for Halloween one year back in the 90s. The reverse backflip is still one of the funniest things I've ever seen. GazzaGarratt, Riff Machine and slamminbones 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurchzy 1,470 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Just picking three films I found is really hard. So many greats to pick from! Also, I didn't want to pick LotR, SW or HP because I felt like that was kind of cheating, even though they are all amazing. GazzaGarratt and Riff Machine 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Middle Class Caveman 963 Posted January 1 Author Share Posted January 1 5 hours ago, Lurchzy said: Just picking three films I found is really hard. So many greats to pick from! Also, I didn't want to pick LotR, SW or HP because I felt like that was kind of cheating, even though they are all amazing. Would you really put Star Wars or Harry Potter up there? I really enjoy both franchises and their respective other content etc but in terms of actual 'films' I think both franchises are mediocre at best - I think the stories are interesting enough but the big win is the character buy in. And I don't mean execution, I mean we can all relate/empathise with Luke or Harry. However, the execution of those characters is rather clunky and hap hazard. If you think about Gladiator on your list, it is excellent on so many levels. Russel Crowe is stoic and firm, Joaqiun Phoenix is horrid and cruel. The story is compelling yet relatable. The sets are true to the time period and not over done. The costumes look realistic, the fighting is well choreographed and have great flow.....That is a high quality film with very few things to really criticise. Star Wars on the other hand starts with the shittiest hallway scene known to man (as proven by the do over in Rogue One) 😀 In fact, compare the opening scene in Gladiator to that of A New Hope or Scorcers Stone......wow. Lurchzy and Riff Machine 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurchzy 1,470 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 3 hours ago, Middle Class Caveman said: Would you really put Star Wars or Harry Potter up there? I really enjoy both franchises and their respective other content etc but in terms of actual 'films' I think both franchises are mediocre at best - I think the stories are interesting enough but the big win is the character buy in. And I don't mean execution, I mean we can all relate/empathise with Luke or Harry. However, the execution of those characters is rather clunky and hap hazard. If you think about Gladiator on your list, it is excellent on so many levels. Russel Crowe is stoic and firm, Joaqiun Phoenix is horrid and cruel. The story is compelling yet relatable. The sets are true to the time period and not over done. The costumes look realistic, the fighting is well choreographed and have great flow.....That is a high quality film with very few things to really criticise. Star Wars on the other hand starts with the shittiest hallway scene known to man (as proven by the do over in Rogue One) 😀 In fact, compare the opening scene in Gladiator to that of A New Hope or Scorcers Stone......wow. Surely favourite doesn't necessarily mean best? I think just down to the amount of times I've watched them they should go down as some of my favourites. Middle Class Caveman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slamminbones 1,697 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 This was harder than I thought I was so close to putting these in Trainspotting Twin town This is england techno and Middle Class Caveman 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luseth 1,757 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Condensing it down to just 3 films is difficult and there are some great ones above. For me I have gone with - Top Gun Maverick, I think this just pips the original for me as it just hits all the right feels Ready player one - This is just a personal favourite of mine, I really loved the recent release of this. And I am doing it, Star Wars the empire strikes back! I love the Star Wars Universe and have played most of the games etc. I think for me it was the world building that really does it for me for the series. 15 hours ago, Middle Class Caveman said: Would you really put Star Wars or Harry Potter up there? I really enjoy both franchises and their respective other content etc but in terms of actual 'films' I think both franchises are mediocre at best - I think the stories are interesting enough but the big win is the character buy in. And I don't mean execution, I mean we can all relate/empathise with Luke or Harry. However, the execution of those characters is rather clunky and hap hazard. If you think about Gladiator on your list, it is excellent on so many levels. Russel Crowe is stoic and firm, Joaqiun Phoenix is horrid and cruel. The story is compelling yet relatable. The sets are true to the time period and not over done. The costumes look realistic, the fighting is well choreographed and have great flow.....That is a high quality film with very few things to really criticise. Star Wars on the other hand starts with the shittiest hallway scene known to man (as proven by the do over in Rogue One) 😀 I am not sure how you can compare Star Wars with Gladiator if i'm being honest... Yes the characters could have been better in Star Wars and the story has probably been done before if you look back far enough but they are two entirely different films, set in entirely different locations, one being of fiction and one having history to utilise, one filmed 20 years after the other... Some of the creativity that went into those films, they probably pushed film making forwards faster than any other film (maybe with the exception of Avatar and it's use of CGI?), dykstraflex (one of the earliest forms of computer controlled camera's) was used on it, the films somewhat started off CGI as we know it with it's 3d Wireframe animation in fact even Return of the Jedi brought in THX which is one of the assurances for audio in cinema and we won't forget about the prelude to greenscreen (blue). Gladiator is an immense film in it's own right but it's just a different kettle of fish in my eye's. A film is not just about the characters, it is about the audio, the visuals, the experience, it's why I love cinema (admittedly I don't get to go so often these days) but as much tech as you put in your own home it is difficult to recreate a cinema experience. Empire Strikes back made almost 25 times it's original budget back (22 million budget and brought in 549 million, compared to Gladiator which had a budget of 103 million and brought in 5 times at 503 million) so even from a success point of view the original Star Wars film was far more successful. Admittedly recent films and tv series have been somewhat hit and miss. Some honorable mentions from me as well - Braveheart Avatar Master & commander The patriot Lurchzy and Middle Class Caveman 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaGarratt 10,887 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Ready Player One is in my top 5-10 films too @Luseth, it is really hard to pick just a top 3 given we can easily watch so many these days over and over 😄 @Middle Class Caveman, I'd actually put the last Harry Potter film up there. I think as the films went on, they got darker and bigger budgets. HP7 Part 2 is the main one we always go back and watch out of all of them. Lurchzy and Luseth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techno 3,476 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 I'm surprised not to see many marvel films mentioned here. I'm happy however to say I've never watched a single harry potter film😁 phil bottle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurchzy 1,470 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 52 minutes ago, techno said: I'm surprised not to see many marvel films mentioned here. I'm happy however to say I've never watched a single harry potter film😁 Why would that make you happy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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