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So, in my humble opinion, there are only three contenders. 1) Casablanca 2) Gone with the Wind 3) Lawrence of Arabia. Tell us your uninformed and wrong ideas about which movie could ever conceivably be better than those three. Thank you.
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A version of Casablanca with Ilsa removed or transformed into someone who is not a repulsive hypocritical harpy dreamed up by screenwriters who didn't think women had meaningful moral agency. Also, a less cardboard war hero. Bogart and the crooked French cop were awesome. -
The movie industry is young and constantly evolving. It seems really unlikely that the best movie ever came out 60 or 70 years ago.Click here if you're having trouble sleeping.
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While the Godfather gets a lot of love, I'll go with the first 60 minutes of Stripes.
It's almost as if all his overconfident, absolutist assertions were spoonfed to him by a trusted website or subreddit. Sheeple
RIP Tony Bogey & Baron OComment
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Classic movies that don't get old for me are for example "Judgement at Nuremberg" and "The Appartment". They may not be the best ever, but certainly evar
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Gone With The Wind
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Sir, With LoveLast edited by SlowwHand; June 3, 2019, 20:44.Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
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comedies: Blazing Saddles, Its a Mad Mad, Mad Mad World, Dumb and Dumber
War: Patton, Kelly's Heroes, Saving Private Ryan
SciFi: Aliens, Alien, 2001, Planet of the Apes
fantasy: The Lord of the Rings, Avatar
cops/robbers: Beverly Hills Cop, Another 24 Hours, The Usual Suspects, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Silence of the Lambs
western: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Once Upon a Time in the West, The Magnificent Seven
horror: Poltergeist, Jaws, Carrie, The OmenLast edited by Berzerker; June 3, 2019, 22:52.Comment
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I agree with Berz that a genre-based breakdown makes sense.Apolyton's Grim Reaper 2008, 2010 & 2011
RIP lest we forget... SG (2) and LaFayette -- Civ2 Succession Games Brothers-in-ArmsComment
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Good list Berz, but I don't know about dumb and dumber though.
It's almost as if all his overconfident, absolutist assertions were spoonfed to him by a trusted website or subreddit. Sheeple
RIP Tony Bogey & Baron OComment
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Pffft! Whatever movie this is from obviously deserves to be in the list!
I am not delusional! Now if you'll excuse me, i'm gonna go dance with the purple wombat who's playing show-tunes in my coffee cup!
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comedies: Army of Darkness
War: Army of Darkness
SciFi: Army of Darkness
fantasy: Army of Darkness
cops/robbers: Army of Darkness
western: Army of Darkness
horror: Army of DarknessComment
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The 7 Armies of Darkness shall be nevar defeated!BlahComment
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Made me actually look it up. I doubt I'll be looking for it on netflixIt's almost as if all his overconfident, absolutist assertions were spoonfed to him by a trusted website or subreddit. Sheeple
RIP Tony Bogey & Baron OComment
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You're really missing out. It's all sorts of awesome.Comment
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So many to choose from........... " Citizen Cain " has to be the best ever made. IMHOComment
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