Worst movie with above a 7.5 rating on IMDb?

[pshreck]

I used to think that any movie over 7.0 on imdb basically had to be pretty good. This was a few years ago, then there started sprouting tons of movies above 7.0, and some of them flat out suck.

My vote goes for Boondock Saints. This movie is somehow at 7.7 currently. It is an absolute POS, with a ridiculous story, humorous moral messages, and really awful acting/directing. Willem DaFoe is in it, but it is probably his worst performance ever. I can not understand why this movie is above a 5.0.

Any other movies above 7.5 that you guys feel similarly about?

[Dynasty]

Rank Rating Title Votes
1. 9.0 The Godfather (1972) 115,502
2. 9.0 The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 140,259
3. 9.0 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 93,783
4. 8.9 The Godfather: Part II (1974) 67,005
5. 8.8 Shichinin no samurai (1954) 29,666
6. 8.8 Schindler's List (1993) 92,609
7. 8.7 Casablanca (1942) 63,524
8. 8.7 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) 149,405
9. 8.7 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) 106,926
10. 8.7 Star Wars (1977) 129,154
11. 8.7 Citizen Kane (1941) 58,876
12. 8.7 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) 67,085
13. 8.7 Pulp Fiction (1994) 125,002
14. 8.6 Rear Window (1954) 38,860
15. 8.6 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 99,587
16. 8.6 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) 60,211
17. 8.6 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 90,148
18. 8.6 The Usual Suspects (1995) 99,502
19. 8.6 Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966) 28,277
20. 8.6 Memento (2000) 84,973
21. 8.6 12 Angry Men (1957) 28,245
22. 8.6 Cidade de Deus (2002) 22,315
23. 8.5 North by Northwest (1959) 33,938
24. 8.5 Psycho (1960) 51,423
25. 8.5 It's a Wonderful Life (1946) 39,565
26. 8.5 Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 30,466
27. 8.5 Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (2001) 55,572
28. 8.5 The Silence of the Lambs (1991) 88,379
29. 8.5 C'era una volta il West (1968) 15,610
30. 8.5 Goodfellas (1990) 64,020
31. 8.5 Sunset Blvd. (1950) 15,108
32. 8.5 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) 37,484
33. 8.5 American Beauty (1999) 105,272
34. 8.4 Vertigo (1958) 32,229
35. 8.4 The Matrix (1999) 136,506
36. 8.4 Apocalypse Now (1979) 61,328
37. 8.4 To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) 28,657
38. 8.4 Fight Club (1999) 105,536
39. 8.4 Paths of Glory (1957) 13,492
40. 8.4 The Pianist (2002) 27,462
41. 8.4 The Third Man (1949) 17,448
42. 8.4 Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001) 21,762
43. 8.4 Taxi Driver (1976) 44,946
44. 8.3 Double Indemnity (1944) 10,924
45. 8.3 Singin' in the Rain (1952) 19,401
46. 8.3 Boot, Das (1981) 27,437
47. 8.3 Some Like It Hot (1959) 24,080
48. 8.3 Chinatown (1974) 24,283
49. 8.3 M (1931) 11,308
50. 8.3 Se7en (1995) 84,055
51. 8.3 Rashômon (1950) 10,809
52. 8.3 All About Eve (1950) 12,380
53. 8.3 The Maltese Falcon (1941) 18,490
54. 8.3 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) 21,204
55. 8.3 L.A. Confidential (1997) 66,501
56. 8.3 Requiem for a Dream (2000) 43,941
57. 8.3 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) 58,149
58. 8.3 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) 58,848
59. 8.3 Saving Private Ryan (1998) 95,372
60. 8.3 Raging Bull (1980) 24,651
61. 8.3 Alien (1979) 60,169
62. 8.3 Léon (1994) 49,463
63. 8.3 American History X (1998) 55,551
64. 8.3 Modern Times (1936) 9,652
65. 8.2 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) 10,944
66. 8.2 The Manchurian Candidate (1962) 13,393
67. 8.2 The Wizard of Oz (1939) 36,514
68. 8.2 The Sting (1973) 22,483
69. 8.2 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) 9,848
70. 8.2 On the Waterfront (1954) 11,954
71. 8.2 A Clockwork Orange (1971) 61,619
72. 8.2 Vita è bella, La (1997) 35,967
73. 8.2 Ran (1985) 11,124
74. 8.2 Reservoir Dogs (1992) 64,974
75. 8.2 Touch of Evil (1958) 11,140
76. 8.2 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 62,127
77. 8.2 Amadeus (1984) 35,090
78. 8.2 The Great Escape (1963) 18,873
79. 8.2 The Apartment (1960) 10,542
80. 8.2 City Lights (1931) 7,302
81. 8.2 Metropolis (1927) 11,241
82. 8.2 Finding Nemo (2003) 37,869
83. 8.2 The Shining (1980) 47,838
84. 8.2 Jaws (1975) 44,620
85. 8.2 Aliens (1986) 61,741
86. 8.2 High Noon (1952) 11,784
87. 8.2 Annie Hall (1977) 20,189
88. 8.2 Braveheart (1995) 87,739
89. 8.2 Sjunde inseglet, Det (1957) 8,932
90. 8.2 Strangers on a Train (1951) 9,988
91. 8.2 The General (1927) 6,302
92. 8.2 Fargo (1996) 62,533
93. 8.1 Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) 38,507
94. 8.1 The Great Dictator (1940) 9,695
95. 8.1 Wo hu cang long (2000) 49,829
96. 8.1 Nuovo cinema Paradiso (1989) 13,150
97. 8.1 Donnie Darko (2001) 45,891
98. 8.1 Blade Runner (1982) 71,515
99. 8.1 Mononoke-hime (1997) 17,935
100. 8.1 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) 5,734
101. 8.1 The Sixth Sense (1999) 92,240
102. 8.1 Ladri di biciclette (1948) 6,836
103. 8.1 Yojimbo (1961) 8,243
104. 8.1 Duck Soup (1933) 9,337
105. 8.1 Rebecca (1940) 10,711
106. 8.1 Full Metal Jacket (1987) 45,050
107. 8.1 Oldboy (2003) 5,298
108. 8.1 The Big Sleep (1946) 9,416
109. 8.1 The Princess Bride (1987) 52,374
110. 8.1 Forrest Gump (1994) 85,449
111. 8.1 Notorious (1946) 10,057
112. 8.1 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 73,855
113. 8.1 The Incredibles (2004) 21,391
114. 8.1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) 19,142
115. 8.1 It Happened One Night (1934) 7,441
116. 8.1 Patton (1970) 13,496
117. 8.1 The Graduate (1967) 26,093
118. 8.0 Once Upon a Time in America (1984) 17,778
119. 8.0 Lola rennt (1998) 30,959
120. 8.0 Before Sunset (2004) 6,310
121. 8.0 The Deer Hunter (1978) 26,578
122. 8.0 Cool Hand Luke (1967) 13,433
123. 8.0 Toy Story 2 (1999) 38,842
124. 8.0 Unforgiven (1992) 28,972
125. 8.0 The Elephant Man (1980) 15,435
126. 8.0 Manhattan (1979) 11,757
127. 8.0 Glory (1989) 20,806
128. 8.0 The Philadelphia Story (1940) 9,925
129. 8.0 Ben-Hur (1959) 19,923
130. 8.0 Ying xiong (2002) 20,781
131. 8.0 Million Dollar Baby (2004) 6,643
132. 8.0 The Searchers (1956) 9,657
133. 8.0 The Grapes of Wrath (1940) 7,398
134. 8.0 The African Queen (1951) 13,155
135. 8.0 Smultronstället (1957) 4,676
136. 8.0 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) 79,076
137. 8.0 Amores perros (2000) 13,726
138. 8.0 The Green Mile (1999) 56,334
139. 8.0 Bringing Up Baby (1938) 8,693
140. 8.0 Back to the Future (1985) 65,094
141. 8.0 Stalag 17 (1953) 6,704
142. 8.0 Hable con ella (2002) 11,564
143. 8.0 Gone with the Wind (1939) 27,355
144. 8.0 The Night of the Hunter (1955) 7,094
145. 8.0 Mystic River (2003) 25,458
146. 8.0 Platoon (1986) 33,165
147. 8.0 The Wild Bunch (1969) 10,045
148. 8.0 The Gold Rush (1925) 6,039
149. 8.0 The Hustler (1961) 7,743
150. 8.0 A Christmas Story (1983) 18,848
151. 8.0 Shrek (2001) 61,103
152. 8.0 All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) 6,378
153. 8.0 Big Fish (2003) 27,773
154. 8.0 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) 59,453
155. 8.0 Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) 10,775
156. 8.0 The Straight Story (1999) 13,843
157. 8.0 Bronenosets Potyomkin (1925) 5,607
158. 8.0 Quatre cents coups, Les (1959) 5,990
159. 7.9 Grande illusion, La (1937) 4,703
160. 7.9 Die Hard (1988) 56,669
161. 7.9 Life of Brian (1979) 32,319
162. 7.9 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) 6,861
163. 7.9 Young Frankenstein (1974) 21,163
164. 7.9 His Girl Friday (1940) 6,284
165. 7.9 Dogville (2003) 12,353
166. 7.9 The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) 6,869
167. 7.9 Witness for the Prosecution (1957) 4,794
168. 7.9 Lost in Translation (2003) 38,174
169. 7.9 Ikiru (1952) 3,658
170. 7.9 Spartacus (1960) 16,034
171. 7.9 Roman Holiday (1953) 8,870
172. 7.9 Gladiator (2000) 87,274
173. 7.9 The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) 9,644
174. 7.9 Hotaru no haka (1988) 6,164
175. 7.9 Festen (1998) 11,350
176. 7.9 A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) 9,085
177. 7.9 Sling Blade (1996) 19,501
178. 7.9 Charade (1963) 8,465
179. 7.9 Trois couleurs: Rouge (1994) 9,756
180. 7.9 Magnolia (1999) 43,333
181. 7.9 The Conversation (1974) 9,614
182. 7.9 Garden State (2004) 18,127
183. 7.9 All the President's Men (1976) 12,026
184. 7.9 Monsters, Inc. (2001) 37,017
185. 7.9 Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922) 7,872
186. 7.9 The Killing (1956) 6,523
187. 7.9 Toy Story (1995) 43,762
188. 7.9 To Be or Not to Be (1942) 3,304
189. 7.9 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) 6,669
190. 7.9 Sideways (2004) 7,239
191. 7.9 Gandhi (1982) 14,885
192. 7.9 Brazil (1985) 29,258
193. 7.9 Ed Wood (1994) 22,040
194. 7.9 A Night at the Opera (1935) 5,655
195. 7.9 Shadow of a Doubt (1943) 5,272
196. 7.9 The Insider (1999) 27,276
197. 7.9 Groundhog Day (1993) 42,204
198. 7.9 Dog Day Afternoon (1975) 13,932
199. 7.9 Almost Famous (2000) 36,562
200. 7.9 Trainspotting (1996) 49,011
201. 7.9 Harvey (1950) 7,456
202. 7.9 Passion de Jeanne d'Arc, La (1928) 3,180
203. 7.9 Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) 2,459
204. 7.9 Twelve Monkeys (1995) 59,212
205. 7.9 Stand by Me (1986) 29,024
206. 7.9 21 Grams (2003) 19,185
207. 7.9 The Terminator (1984) 57,629
208. 7.8 The Exorcist (1973) 32,078
209. 7.8 Strada, La (1954) 4,629
210. 7.8 In America (2002) 7,418
211. 7.8 The Lion in Winter (1968) 5,533
212. 7.8 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 55,505
213. 7.8 8½ (1963) 7,445
214. 7.8 Finding Neverland (2004) 9,335
215. 7.8 Mulholland Dr. (2001) 32,964
216. 7.8 Being John Malkovich (1999) 52,124
217. 7.8 The Station Agent (2003) 6,027
218. 7.8 Miller's Crossing (1990) 13,675
219. 7.8 Network (1976) 9,008
220. 7.8 This Is Spinal Tap (1984) 19,185
221. 7.8 Laura (1944) 4,289
222. 7.8 Rain Man (1988) 40,224
223. 7.8 The Big Lebowski (1998) 46,867
224. 7.8 Midnight Cowboy (1969) 12,340
225. 7.8 Bonnie and Clyde (1967) 12,008
226. 7.8 King Kong (1933) 9,735
227. 7.8 The Right Stuff (1983) 12,378
228. 7.8 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) 31,899
229. 7.8 Snatch. (2000) 41,465
230. 7.8 The 39 Steps (1935) 7,443
231. 7.8 Persona (1966) 3,374
232. 7.8 Stagecoach (1939) 5,253
233. 7.8 Fanny och Alexander (1982) 4,044
234. 7.8 Hotel Rwanda (2004) 2,261
235. 7.8 Rio Bravo (1959) 6,761
236. 7.8 The Untouchables (1987) 29,853
237. 7.8 Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 4,420
238. 7.8 The Thin Man (1934) 4,465
239. 7.8 Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) 3,050
240. 7.8 In the Heat of the Night (1967) 6,263
241. 7.8 Being There (1979) 10,039
242. 7.8 Planet of the Apes (1968) 19,598
243. 7.8 Sullivan's Travels (1941) 2,652
244. 7.8 Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) 3,235
245. 7.8 Whale Rider (2002) 9,406
246. 7.8 Diarios de motocicleta (2004) 5,073
247. 7.8 Heat (1995) 41,512
248. 7.8 Per qualche dollaro in più (1965) 7,881
249. 7.8 Barry Lyndon (1975) 11,346
250. 7.8 Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta (1986) 4,293

[pshreck]

95% of OOT is not funny. Thanks Daryn.

[istewart]

I like how the Lord of the Rings trilogy comes close to the Godfather. Quite a joke.

[kyro]

i assumed he was just posting a list of movies we could choose from.

[Paluka]

I looked real quick and the only movie I noticed that I really thought was terrible was MASH. I like other films by Altman, but i think MASH is a steaming turd.

[istewart]

THE PRINCESS BRIDE?

lol?

[Paluka]

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THE PRINCESS BRIDE?

lol?

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I think the Princess Bride is a very good movie.

[tbach24]

Lord of the Rings 3. I think that one's the Return of the King. Granted it was fine since it was better than being at my [censored] boarding school at the time, still a giant waste of 3 hours where I could've been plotting to escape/reading ToP/sleeping.

[daryn]

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i assumed he was just posting a list of movies we could choose from.

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you are correct. pshrek is slow. /images/graemlins/blush.gif

[daryn]

i liked boondock saints.


19. 8.6 Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966) 28,277

this is funny

[Paluka]

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i liked boondock saints.


19. 8.6 Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966) 28,277

this is funny

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Why is that funny?

[pshreck]

[ QUOTE ]
i liked boondock saints.


19. 8.6 Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966) 28,277

this is funny

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Your from Boston, so that may be why.

You have seen The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly and didn't like it?

[daryn]

funny to read that title in italian. i guess instead of funny i should have said "mildly amusing"

[daryn]

i like the movie

[WillMagic]

Out of the movies I've seen that are on the top 250, LOTR gets the nod for me.

Will

[Nottom]

[ QUOTE ]
Lord of the Rings 3. I think that one's the Return of the King. Granted it was fine since it was better than being at my [censored] boarding school at the time, still a giant waste of 3 hours where I could've been plotting to escape/reading ToP/sleeping.

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Its only ranked so high becasue of the fanboi factor. I think it is better than many of the other films on the list but shouldn't be in the top 10.

[pshreck]

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i like the movie

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I thought you were saying that the movie itself was funny.

Yeah they put the italian names up there for all those spaghetti westerns.

[Uston]

I think the Princess Bride is a very good movie.

You and just about every person I know ranging from age 10-70.

My vote goes to House Of Flying Daggers.

[tbach24]

2 nasty hours of legitemacy. It was like watching a Tony Allen highlight real. Then that hour when I could not figure anything else. I guess I'm being unfair. Mathematically, this is how I put it up:
Hour 1: 10
Hour 2: 10
Hour 3: 0
Total: 20
20/3= 6.6666666666666666667
Therefore, it's undeserving of the 7.5 status. JMO.

[MicroBob]

I thought Magnolia was pretty disappointing...but I know a lot of people who think it's one of the greatest films ever.


Indiana jones and the Last Crusade?? Really??

I haven't seen the Lord of the Rings movies but I can't imagine that they warrant being rated so highly.
I'll have to watch one or two of them just so that I can go on IMdB and legitimarely give them a crappy rating.


Two of my top 10 films both got 7.9's:
Dog Day Afternoon and Trainspotting


I didn't see Airplane in the liast of 7.8's and higher...obviously this list is VERY flawed.


A little surprised that Leon/The Professional got an 8.3. I liked it...but I didn't expect it to rate that highly.


Memento as an 8.6 strikes me as a bit too high. It's tied for the 14th greatest film EVER for crying out loud.


I haven't seen all of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Is it really that freaking good? What parts I did see didn't exactly draw me in.



I've seen 32 of the top 50 films on that list...
and 51 of the top 100.

[mmbt0ne]

Fight Club is extremely overrated.

[astroglide]

boondock saints eats balls. i think losers get pumped up watching it!

[tbach24]

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Fight Club is extremely overrated.

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Wrong

[TheJunkyardGod]

without going through the whole list, I scanned it and instantly saw The Matrix and Forrest Gump, two wretched movies.

[mmbt0ne]

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Fight Club is extremely overrated.

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Wrong

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Once you know what's going on throughout the whole movie, and go back to watch it again, it sucks. If it wasn't for the fighting, no one would even care that it ever existed. It's a great movie in the way that a monster truck show is great entertainment.

[Nottom]

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without going through the whole list, I scanned it and instantly saw The Matrix and Forrest Gump, two wretched movies.

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I really don't see how someone can think either of these movies are bad.

[Ionphore]

I generally think the IMDB list is fairly accurate as a general consensus. Obviously everyone has their own tastes though. There is one movie I feel strongly about though that is over 7.5 and I think should be much lower.


218. 7.8 Mullholland Drive

People who like David Lynch movies irritate me ussually.

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

101. 8.1 The Sixth Sense (1999) 92,240
133. 8.0 The Grapes of Wrath (1940) 7,398
212. 7.8 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 55,505

[Fratony]

Any of the LOTR movies don't deserve half the attention they get. I've seen all of them and not one of them has interested me for more then half an hour. Personally i think Harry Potter is a better fairy tale. As far as matrix and fight club go, of course watching them more than once isnt as compelling as watching them the first time. Regardless, When i walked out of both of those movies i felt like they blew my mind, definately in my top 20.

Of course if you want a real movie you could always go watch American Psycho, that movie never gets old (check the avatar, bitches).

[mmbt0ne]

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101. 8.1 The Sixth Sense (1999) 92,240

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How did I miss this one. God, another awful movie.

[Inthacup]

People who like David Lynch movies irritate me ussually.

Is that your reason for not liking the movie or just an unrelated sidenote?

[Oski]

[ QUOTE ]
101. 8.1 The Sixth Sense (1999) 92,240
133. 8.0 The Grapes of Wrath (1940) 7,398
212. 7.8 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 55,505

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Good bad choices

[MarkL444]

so many of these movies i havent even heard of.

[Alobar]

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If it wasn't for the fighting, no one would even care that it ever existed.

[/ QUOTE ]

Even if that movie didnt have one fight scene in it, it would still be my favorite movie. Obviously you missed the point of the movie. But thats ok, being a consumer isnt all bad /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[Alobar]

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20. 8.6 Memento (2000) 84,973

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20th?? oh man.....soooooooooooo over rated

[nothumb]

I enjoyed Boondock Saints, in that campy, totally improbable, amusing-action-flick-with-cliches-and-Irish-accents kind of way. And Willem Dafoe bitch slapping that Asian guy was pretty funny.

NT

[slickpoppa]

[ QUOTE ]

Indiana jones and the Last Crusade?? Really??


[/ QUOTE ]
Really

[Dantes]

[ QUOTE ]
43. 8.4 Taxi Driver (1976) 44,946

[/ QUOTE ]

I finally saw this and I don't see what the fuss is about, I thought it stunk and was fericiously boring for the most part.

[Ionphore]

Its really just a sidenote. I do admit I have disliked most of his work. And I have seen 2 of his movies in the theatres, and coming out and listening to people discuss them made me want to vomit. On top of that my ex girlfriend found them to be mind opening. I am not saying they are worthless, but I find it amusing when people think there are all these hidden things to "get" and if you get them you have suceeded in your movie watching experience. Obviously Lynch writes a complex script, there is no doubt there, but his motives are flawed in my opinion. Now if you were planning on watching lost highway or mullholland drive while frying on acid, now thats a different story. Retort?

[peachy]

i liked boondock saints alot

[ethan]

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My vote goes to House Of Flying Daggers.

[/ QUOTE ]

Your vote sucks.

[ethan]

[ QUOTE ]
I've seen 32 of the top 50 films on that list...
and 51 of the top 100.

[/ QUOTE ]

45 of 50. I think I need to get out more.

edit - and probably 75-80% of this whole list. My vote would have to go to Memento, although LOTR:ROTK shouldn't be as high as it is.

[Thythe]

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Indiana jones and the Last Crusade?? Really??


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Really

[/ QUOTE ]

This is one of my favorite movies ever for sure.

[Thythe]

On first glance I'd have to say Donnie Darko and Lost in Translation, more so with Lost in Translation. I thought Donnie Darko was decent, but don't know why it has such a cult following. Lost in Translation is just terrible and should be burned like the garbage it is.

[MEbenhoe]

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Lost in Translation is just terrible and should be burned like the garbage it is.

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[nothumb]

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Lost in Translation is just terrible and should be burned like the garbage it is.

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You are wrong, I liked this movie a lot. Found it very affecting for some reason.

And, even if it didn't get you, Scarlett Johansson wandering around in her underwear redeems this movie from destruction.

NT

[david050173]

This is list is way biased towards modern movies. I doubt in 10 years anyone will be mentioning pirates of the caribian as an all time classic. I am guessing the voting is a bit skewed by cultists (ie all the people voting for star wars. I am surprised I didn't see Star Trek II on the list:)) and movie buffs (why there would be a lot of foriegn/limited release films). The ones on the list I have seen are all decent movies but some of them definitely are not my cup of tea.

I found it interesting that Gone with the wind is so low (143). Sort of scary when Aliens is rated higher. I like Aliens a lot (the best bug hunt movie ever) but didn't exactly bring home 8 oscars:)

[HesseJam]

That's a pretty good list, I have to say. All the movies I've seen on that list are good ones and (if I go beyond my personal taste) belong.

[Reef]

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62. 8.3 Léon (1994) 49,463

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goooot.

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197. 7.9 Groundhog Day (1993) 42,204

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wtf?

[Danenania]

I think the following are overrated:

Shawshank
Saving Private Ryan
Seven
Snatch
Silence of the Lambs
American History X
The Green Mile
Sixth Sense
Return of the King

I actually really enjoyed all of these movies (except Saving Private Ryan). I just don't think they deserve to be rated as highly as they are, based on overall quality, originality, artistry, and entertainment value.

[TylerD]

[ QUOTE ]
without going through the whole list, I scanned it and instantly saw The Matrix and Forrest Gump, two wretched movies.

[/ QUOTE ]

WHAT??

My vote has to go for

229. 7.8 Snatch. (2000) 41,465

It was entertaining enough but no way could it be called a "good" movie.

[Sheriff Fatman]

Finally, I get to use 'and it isn't even close' in a post!

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92. 8.2 Fargo (1996) 62,533

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...and it isn't even close!

Sheriff

[Dantes]

groundhog day rules man. Not only is it an interesting and original movie it was one of the first modern romantic comedies and a showcase of what bill murray can do on one of his good days.

[Jack of Arcades]

Hell yes, Groundhog Day is one of my favorite films ever.

I generally tend to like all the movies. Not big on LOTR. Mulholland Drive was boring to me. So was Fargo.

[partygirluk]

Lawrence of Arabia is dulllll.

[partygirluk]

L.I.T is brilliant.

[sthief09]

boondock saints is a great [censored] movie

[sthief09]

shawshank? overrated? booooo

[sthief09]

I wanna know why a time to kill and a few good men aren't on that list. pirates of the caribbean is a better movie than these two? horseshit

[Shajen]

wtf is wrong with you people?

Boondock Saints was a kick ass little show. It was campy, it was fun, and Willem Dafoe was the [censored] as the gay-detective. It was a very well done movie that totally flew under the radar for 95% of the population.

Man, you fuckers like your art house [censored] way too much.

Microbob, what gives with the hating on the LoTR trilogy? I mean, the books rule, but the movies were pretty damned well done.

[maryfield48]

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I wanna know why a time to kill and a few good men aren't on that list. pirates of the caribbean is a better movie than these two? horseshit

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Easily.

[Paluka]

I'll sorta give my opinions on what I've read in the thread.

I think Snatch is an unbelievably good movie. As far as LOTR goes, I'm a huge fantasy/D&amp;D type nerd and I still don't love the movies. I think the first movie is the best of the 3 by far. The first movie is a fantasy movies, the 2nd and 3rd sometimes just feel like action movies with orcs instead of people. I liked Lost in Translation a lot, I think it is an excellent film. I hated Pirates of the Caribbean, and I'm still surprised so many people liked it. I found Boondock Saints to be mildy entertaining but I really don't understand its cult following. I like both Groundhog's Day and Fargo a ton. And Fight Club rules.

[swede123]

After browsing through the list Dynasty posted I didn't see a single overrated movie until Return of the Jedi. Don't get me wrong, the movie rocked hard when I was a little kid, but it's by far the worst of the three original Star Wars movies, and not worth near that kind of rating.

Cheers,

Swede

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

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101. 8.1 The Sixth Sense (1999) 92,240
133. 8.0 The Grapes of Wrath (1940) 7,398
212. 7.8 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 55,505

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D'oh! I missed this one the first time through - it's by far the worst. Interesting that, of the movies I picked, the higher the IMDB rating, the worse the movie is.

92. 8.2 Fargo (1996) 62,533

[elwoodblues]

Memento -- did nothing for me
The Matrix -- ditto
Forrest Gump --- WAY too high on the list
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade --- ditto

[dabluebery]

I'm only 23, and haven't seen half the movies on this list, but I don't think that disqualifies me. I went on a kick a few years ago of watching films nominated for "Best Picture" from 1960 - present. I've seen like half of them. Anyway, the hardest film for me to get through was "Barry Lyndon"

It SUCKED. I couldn't finish it. Picture the setting of "The Patriot," combined with the boring parts from "Eyes Wide Shut," combined with freaky English accents a la "Clockwork Orange." Something like that.

No, I'm not an uncultured moron with no taste for good films. But I also HATED the English Patient. Flame away.

Rob

[mmbt0ne]

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I think Snatch is an unbelievably good movie.

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Watch Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels. Then remind yourself that it came out first, and you will lose respect for Snatch. Guy Ritchie underperformed hardcore, but no one here knew to expect any more from him.

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I found Boondock Saints to be mildy entertaining but I really don't understand its cult following...And Fight Club rules.

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Switch those two film titles and I agree 100%

[Paluka]

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Watch Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels. Then remind yourself that it came out first, and you will lose respect for Snatch. Guy Ritchie underperformed hardcore, but no one here knew to expect any more from him.


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I own both movies and like them both a lot. I saw Snatch first, and I've noticed that most people prefer whichever one they saw first. I also like the cast in snatch a lot more, it has many of my favorite actors.

[Paluka]

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Yeah, it was tough to get through parts of it. It was a really good looking movie though, and I would think seeing it on a big screen would make a huge difference. I feel like Ryan O Neal really sticks out as a bad choice when you watch the movie now too.

[CCass]

Back to the Future.

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

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Watch Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels. Then remind yourself that it came out first, and you will lose respect for Snatch. Guy Ritchie underperformed hardcore, but no one here knew to expect any more from him.


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I own both movies and like them both a lot. I saw Snatch first, and I've noticed that most people prefer whichever one they saw first. I also like the cast in snatch a lot more, it has many of my favorite actors.

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I also own both and they're both among my favorite movies. Or should I say movie, because let's face it - they're pretty much the same movie.

[Paluka]

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I also own both and they're both among my favorite movies. Or should I say movie, because let's face it - they're pretty much the same movie.

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I think people make too much of the fact that the movies are so similar. If he had just made a sequel with the exact same characters everyone would talk about what a great series it was.

[swede123]

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is more clever, better paced, and way more gritty. To me Snatch is great all on its own, but not quite as good as LS&amp;TSB. And, Snatch really suffered from killing off Benecio Del Toro so early on. He's a freakin' genius!

Cheers,

Swede

[pshreck]

To all of you who liked Boondock Saints: I have to admit I approached watching the movie in a different way. I had heard about how great it was, and was expecting to see a serious action/investigation movie. Of course you can admit it is not really a serious movie.

This movie was just goofy, but I guess enjoyable to some? It was no surprise to me the director had never directed any movie before, or since (and its been 6 years). Things like having Dafoe dance around like a fool, or pretend he is shooting along with the brothers was so stupid. Also, the director wrote it with his brother, and they were clearly thinking about themselves as the main characters, which made it even more lame - - - Hey let's have them be able to speak all known languages, be loved by everyone in the community, and be able to easily kill the most deadly men in the city!! I just hated everything about it, maybe if I looked at it as a goofy, campy flick I could enjoy it. But... Im pretty sure Ill never watch it again.

[Uston]

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My vote goes to House Of Flying Daggers.

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Your vote sucks.

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Maybe I just don't watch enough movies but it easily the worst movie I've seen in the last year. That people would ever compare it favorably to Crouching Tiger, or even Hero, is insane.

[pshreck]

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My vote goes to House Of Flying Daggers.

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Your vote sucks.

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Maybe I just don't watch enough movies but it easily the worst movie I've seen in the last year. That people would ever compare it favorably to Crouching Tiger, or even Hero, is insane.

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For Asian movies, the criteria of how good they are seems to be how much money they spent. I believe these are the 3 most expensive-to-make films in asian cinema history. Note that Crouch Tiger was the only one with a developed plot, and also the only one that had much more to it than beautiful scenery and fighting. I think Hero and House rest way too much on the beauty of the art in the films.

[Paluka]

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I think Hero and House rest way too much on the beauty of the art in the films.

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I haven't seen House of Flying Daggers, but I feel the same way about the Hero/CTHD comparison. I loved CTHD, but I just thought Hero was too artsy and felt more like performance art than a movie. I am a big fan of modern kung fu movies in general, such as Iron Monkey and Once Upon A Time In China.

[MicroBob]

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Well..I haven't seen any of them so I can't exactly 'hate' them.
but all 3 of them are in the top 10 on this list and I really doubt these films deserve to be up with the Citizen Kane's and Godfather's of great films.


MAYBE they're good movies...I haven't seen them so I don't really know. but all 3 of them in the top 10?? Please.


I think part of the reason they are rated so highly is because those who are fans REALLY love them and obviously rate them highly...whereas those who don't care for them either don't go to see them or just fall asleep in the middle and thus don't vote on them.
There just aren't any survivors to vote on them negatively.

[fsuplayer]

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Watch Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels. Then remind yourself that it came out first, and you will lose respect for Snatch. Guy Ritchie underperformed hardcore, but no one here knew to expect any more from him.


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I own both movies and like them both a lot. I saw Snatch first, and I've noticed that most people prefer whichever one they saw first. I also like the cast in snatch a lot more, it has many of my favorite actors.

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yeah, i agree with this completely. the storyline is LSATSB is better, but the characters in snatch are far better.

great movies IMO.

my choice is sixth sense. it sucked.

[Uston]

Agree completely. Crouching Tiger is probably in my top three or four movies ever. I liked Hero but don't have any desire to see it again. Flying Daggers was just a mess. The love story was terrible, as they gave you no reason to care about it, painting both male leads as rogues early in the movie and there wasn't enough hand-to-hand combat, despite being far more violent than Crouching Tiger.

[OrangeHeat]

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82. 8.2 Finding Nemo (2003) 37,869


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Good flick for the kids - but nothing more.

Orange

[Shajen]

Oh, well, you know how it works on IMDB, right?

A movie comes out, people rave about how it's the best EVAR, give it a 10 rating on IMDB, and then a couple years later, reality sets in and more normal people rate it and they eventually drop.

So, don't put much faith in the IMDB ratings /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[astroglide]

i think finding nemo is a fantastic movie

[B Dids]

2. 9.0 The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 140,259

Good movie, but way too high.

3. 9.0 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 93,783

Again, I loved these movies, but I think this is the worst of the 3, and too high.

8. 8.7 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) 149,405
9. 8.7 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) 106,926

See above.

10. 8.7 Star Wars (1977) 129,154

The more I watch this, the more I think that it's not that good. Maybe it deserves the spot, but in terms of craft and art (snob alert) too high.

58. 8.3 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) 58,848

No. Pretty movie, but stupid.

59. 8.3 Saving Private Ryan (1998) 95,372

Die. F[/b]uck You. I think this movie blows.

74. 8.2 Reservoir Dogs (1992) 64,974

Much better than Pulp Fiction, so basically PF is too high.

93. 8.1 Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) 38,507

See above, worse than Vol 1 and an alltogether lousy movie.

106. 8.1 Full Metal Jacket (1987) 45,050

Too low.


197. 7.9 Groundhog Day (1993) 42,204

Really? Never saw what people liked in this one.


216. 7.8 Being John Malkovich (1999) 52,124

Too low by my taste.

[Six_of_One]

How is ________ on the list, that movie sucks ass. Are you people on crack? And how could you not think ________ is an amazing movie? I hate you all.

[astroglide]

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See above, worse than Vol 1 and an alltogether lousy movie.

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wow you're high

[swede123]

Sup bro!

You knock Star Wars and Saving Pvt. Ryan??? How can you say Star Wars is ranked too high in terms of craft? Lucas revolutionized film making as we know it with that movie. Every single movie today containing visual and sound effects owes so much to Lucas. You know Pixar, the makers of Toy Story, Finding Nemo and The Incredibles? Yeah, thanks Lucas. You know THX, the standard in sound quality for films and video? Yeah, thanks Lucas.

And as far as Saving Pvt. Ryan vs. Full Metal Jacket goes, you, sir, are a moron. Full Metal Jacket is half a movie. The boot camp part is pretty amusing, but once they hit the sound stage (what is meant to be Vietnam) it drops to mediocrity. Saving Pvt. Ryan on the other hand is just splendid. From the most intense opening in movie history (Omaha Beach) through the final battle this movie is spectacular, in every possible way.

Cheers,

Swede

[B Dids]

Stars Wars is revolutionary sure. However, it's not well acted at all. If I'm ranking all time great films, it's not up there. All time important/revolutionary films, sure.

SPR is techincially wonderful. Very pretty to look at. Stuff blew up and it was cool. I thought the plot was thin and boring and the acting didn't do anything for me at all.

[Alobar]

after reading this...

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74. 8.2 Reservoir Dogs (1992) 64,974

Much better than Pulp Fiction, so basically PF is too high.


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[Wes ManTooth]

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lets just all pretend we didn't see this

[pokerjo22]

Shawshank redemption at number two is silly. It was a good twist movie and well acted but the directing was just average. I might be biased though - about ten minutes into the film I realised I'd read the book, which kinda ruins the whole thing for you.

LOTR were dull movies. Doing justice to the book in movie format can't be done IMHO.

[pokerjo22]

*meh* not as good as Monsters Inc. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[astroglide]

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not as good as Monsters Inc

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agreed. that is my favorite pixar movie by far. i also think that shawshank is very overrated.

[astroglide]

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/finding_nemo/

[Danenania]

I thought Boondock Saints sucked. The action was good but action is cheap. The religious stuff is cheesy and the whole "moral dilemma" thing is boring to me.

[Sponger15SB]

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*meh* not as good as Monsters Inc. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

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Yes but 100x better than shark tale which is clearly the worst of the new animated stle of movies to come out since Toy Story.

[Ricky Slade]

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I thought Boondock Saints sucked. The action was good but action is cheap. The religious stuff is cheesy and the whole "moral dilemma" thing is boring to me.

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maybe great interesting movies out now like "hitch" and "the wedding date" may not be as boring to you.

[Turkish]

At a brief glance it looks like Monthy Python chimes in as the first true comedy at # 57? Three LOTR in the top ten and this movie is at 57. I hate people.