Hiya, folks!
A hardcore movie fanatic, I started posting Septmeber 2003.
Favorite directors (no specific order):
Robert Rodriguez
Quentin Tarantino
The Coen Brothers
Robert Zemeckis
Alfred Hitchcock
Stanely Kubrick
Tim Burton
Well, actually now, after seeing Sin City, I believe Rodriguez is my favorite director. I was always rooting for his more underrated films (Spy Kids 2), and now he finally gets recognition. Go, Rob!ALL-TIME FAVORITE MOVIE:
Little Shop of Horrors!!!!!!!
Favorite Genres:
Musicals
Detective/film-noir
Horror (although not a lot of good horror movies were made in the past few years)
Favorite underrated movies:
Hulk
Ginger Snaps
Spy Kids 2
Ok, I finally sat down to compile a favorite movies list.
So here it is, my personal
Top 250:1. Little Shop of Horrors (1986) Frank Oz
2. Edward Scissorhands (1990) Tim Burton
3. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) Henri Selick
4. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) Steven Spielberg
5. Blade Runner (1982) Ridley Scott
6. Back to the Future Part II (1989) Robert Zemeckis
7. Sleepy Hollow (1999) Tim Burton
8. Beetlejuice (1988) Tim Burton
9. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) Anthony Minghella
10. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) James Cameron
11. The Fifth Element (1997) Luc Besson
12. Heathers (1989) Michael Lehmann
13. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Steven Spielberg
14. Teen Wolf (1985) Rod Daniel
15. Batman (1989) Tim Burton
16. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) Peter Jackson
17. Cry-Baby (1990) John Waters
18. 12 Monkeys (1995) Terry Gilliam
19. Sin City (2005) Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller, Quentin Tarantino
20. Spellbound (1945) Alfred Hitchcock
21. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) Steven Spielberg
22. Matrix (1999) The Wachowski Brothers
23. Jurassic Park (1993) Steven Spielberg
24. Spider-Man (2002) Sam Raimi
25. The Lion King (1994) Roger Allers & Rob Minkoff
26. Spider-Man 2 (2004) Sam Raimi
27. Face/Off (1997) John Woo
28. The Crow (1994) Alex Proyas
29. The Fly (1986) David Cronenberg
30. Se7en (1995) David Fincher
31. Ghost Busters (1984) Ivan Reitman
32. The Game (1997) David Fincher
33. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) Michel Gondry
34. Ferris Bueller�s Day Off (1986) John Hughes
35. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) Peter Jackson
36. The Sixth Sense (1999) M. Night Shyamalan
37. Psycho (1960) Alfred Hitchcock
38. Name der Rose, Der (Name of the Rose) (1986) Jean-Jacques Annaud
39. The Shining (1980) Stanley Kubrick
40. Back to the Future (1985) Robert Zemeckis
41. Beauty and the Beast (1991) Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise
42. Snatch (2000) Guy Ritchie
43. Memento (2000) Christopher Nolan
44. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Stanely Kubrick
45. American Beauty (1999) Sam Mendes
46. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) Robert Zemeckis
47. Pulp Fiction (1994) Quentin Tarantino
48. Dancer in the Dark (2000) Lars von Trier
49. Le Locataire (The Tenant) (1976) Roman Polanski
50. Rosemary�s Baby (1968) Roman Polanski
51. Mars Attacks! (1996) Tim Burton
52. The War of the Roses (1989) Danny DeVito
53. Pump Up the Volume (1990) Allan Moyle
54. Janghwa, Hongryeon (A Tale of Two Sisters) (2003) Ji-woon Kim
55. X2 (2003) Bryan Singer
56. Dial M for Murder (1954) Alfred Hitchcock
57. In America (2002) Jim Sheridan
58. Tremors (1990) Ron Underwood
59. Taxi Driver (1976) Martin Scorsese
60. Hulk (2003) Ang Lee
61. Mars Turkey (2001) Oded Davidoff
62. Full Metal Jacket (1987) Stanley Kubrick
63. Vertigo (1958) Alfred Hitchcock
64. A Clockwork Orange (1971) Stanley Kubrick
65. Clerks. (1994) Kevin Smith
66. Robocop (1987) Paul Verhoeven
67. Strangers on a Train (1951) Alfred Hitchcock
68. Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003) Quentin Tarantino
69. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) Gore Verbinski
70. Cube (1997) Vincenzo Natali
71. 12 Angry Men (1957) Sidney Lumet
72. Gangs of New York (2002) Martin Scorsese
73. The Godfather (1972) Francis Ford Coppola
74. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) Kevin Reynolds
75. Minority Report (2002) Steven Spielberg
76. Total Recall (1990) Paul Verhoeven
77. Interview with a Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) Neil Jordan
78. Chinatown (1975) Roman Polanski
79. The Untouchables (1987) Brian De Palma
80. Raging Bull (1980) Martin Scorsese
81. Rear Window (1954) Alfred Hitchcock
82. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) Jonathan Demme
83. American History X (1998) Tony Kaye
84. Goodfellas (1990) Martin Scorsese
85. Clue (1985) Jonathan Lynn
86. Reservoir Dogs (1992) Quentin Tarantino
87. The Truman Show (1998) Peter weir
88. The Abyss (1989) James Cameron
89. Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002) Robert Rodriguez
90. Independence Day (1996) Roland Emmerich
91. Adaptation (2002) Spike Jonze
92. Batman Begins (2005) Christopher Nolan
93. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man�s Chest (2006) Gore Verbinski
94. Murder in the First (1995) Marc Rocco
95. Marnie (1964) Alfred Hitchcock
96. I, Robot (2004) Alex Proyas
97. Ginger Snaps (2000) John Fawcett
98. One Hour Photo (2002) Mark Romanek
99. Mulholland Drive (2001) David Lynch
100. The Cell (2000) Tarsem Singh
102. Batman Returns (1992) Tim Burton
103. The Princess Bride (1987) Rob Reiner
104. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999) Trey Parker
105. Dogville (2003) Lars von Trier
106. 21 Grams (2003) Alejandro Gonzalez Inaritu
107. Sleepers (1996) Barry Levinson
108. The Iron Giant (1999) Brad Bird
109. La Comunidad (2000) Alex de la Iglesia
110. El M�todo (2005) Marcelo Pi�eyro
111. Ichi the Killer (2001) Takashi Miike
112. The Frighteners (1996) Peter Jackson
113. The Big Lebowski (1998) The Coen Brothers
114. Being John Malkovich (1999) Spike Jonze
115. Moulin Rouge! (2001) Baz Luhrmann
116. Lola rennt (1998) Tom Tykwer
117. Ocean's Eleven (2001) Steven Soderbergh
118. Dolores Clayborne (1995) Taylor Hackford
119. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) Joe Johnston
120. Misery (1990) Rob Reiner
121. Battle Royale (2000) Kinji Fukasaku
122. Oldboy (2003) Chan-wook Park
123. Young and Innocent (1937) Alfred Hitchcock
124. New Nightmare (1994) Wes Craven
125. Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) James Foley
126. eXistenZ (1999) David Cronenberg
127. Oleanna (1994) David Mamet
128. Field of Dreams (1989) Phil Alden Robinson
129. The Devil�s Backbone (2001) Guillermo del Toro
130. Three Kings (1999) David O. Russell
131. To Catch a Thief (1955) Alfred Hitchcock
132. Citizen Kane (1941) Orson Welles
133. Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) John Patrick Shanley
134. Barry Lyndon (1975) Stanley Kubrick
135. Big (1988) Penny Marshall
136. Gattacca (1997) Andrew Niccol
137. Pink Floyd The Wall (1982) Alan Parker
138. Children of Men (2006) Alfonso Cuar�n
139. Starship Troopers (1997) Paul Verhoeven
140. Waiting for Guffman (1996) Christopher Guest
141. Romeo + Juliet (1996) Baz Luhrmann
142. Stand by Me (1986) Rob Reiner
143. The Mask (1994) Chuck Russell
144. Braveheart (1995) Mel Gibson
145. Back to the Future Part III (1990) Robert Zemeckis
146. Saving Private Ryan (1998) Steven Spielberg
147. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) Peter Jackson
148. Leon (1994) Luc Besson
149. Bring it On (2000) Peyton Reed
150. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) Alferd Hitchcock
151. Ringu (1998) Hideo Nakata
152. Sympathy for Lady Vengence (2005) Chan-wook Park
153. Signs (2002) M. Night Shyamalan
154. Gremlins (1984) Joe Dante
155. North by Northwest (1959) Alfred Hitchcock
156. Midnight Express (1978) Alan Parker
157. The Breakfast Club (1985) John Hughes
158. High Noon (1952) Fred Zinnermann
159. The Addams Family (1991) Barry Sonnenfeld
160. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) Terry Jones & Terry Gilliam
161. Murder on the Orient Express (1974) Sidney Lumet
162. Out of Sight (1998) Steven Soderbergh
163. Shaun of the Dead (2004) Edgar Wright
164. May (2002) Lucky McKee
165. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) Guy Ritchie
166. The Terminator (1984) James Cameron
167. Serenity (2005) Joss Whedon
168. Strange Days (1995) Katheryn Bigelow
169. Meet the Feebles (1989) Peter Jackson
170. A Perfect World (1993) Clint Eastwood
171. Matchstick Men (2003) Ridley Scott
172. The Rock (1996) Michael Bay
173. Midnight Cowboy (1969) John Schlesinger
174. Speed (1994) Jan de Bont
175. Phone Booth (2002) Joel Schumacher
176. El Laberinto del Fauno (Pan�s Labyrinth) (2006) Guillermo del Toro
177. The Cable Guy (1996) Ben Stiller
178. Le Fabuleux destin d�Amelie Poulain (2001) Jean-Pierre Jeunet
179. Layer Cake (2004) Matthew Vaughn
180. Aladdin (1992) Ron Clements & John Musker
181. Fantasia (1940) Various
182. Eyes Wide Shut (1999) Stanley Kubrick
183. Of Mice and Men (1992) Gary Sinise
184. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise
185. Hellboy (2004) Guillermo del Toro
186. Once Upon a Time in America (1984) Sergio Leone
187. Sunshine (2007) Danny Boyle
188. X-Men (2000) Bryan Singer
189. A Few Good Men (1992) Rob Reiner
190. High Fidelity (2000) Stephen Frears
191. Desperado (1995) Robert Rodriguez
192. Shallow Grave (1994) Danny Boyle
193. Aliens (1986) James Cameron
194. The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) Woody Allen
195. The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
196. Hudson Hawk (1991) Michal Lehmann
197. The Singing Detective (2003) Keith Gordon
198. The Ninth Gate (1999) Roman Polanski
199. Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) Joe Dante
200. Titanic (1997) James Cameron
201. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) Jay Roach
202. Hook (1991) Steven Spielberg
203. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) Terry Gilliam
204. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (2005) Shane Black
205. Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) Peter Weir
206. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997) Clint Eastwood
207. Match Point (2005) Woody Allen
208. Evil Dead II (1987) Sam Raimi
209. Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2004) Quentin Tarantino
210. From Hell (2001) Albert Hughes & Allen Hughes
211. Zero Effect (1998) Jake Kasdan
212. Home Alone (1990) Chris Columbus
213. Hard Boiled (1992) John Woo
214. Death Becomes Her (1992) Robert Zemeckis
215. The Jacket (2005) John Maybury
216. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
217. Lethal Weapon (1987) Richard Donner
218. The Weather Man (2005) Gore Verbinski
219. Dumbo (1941) Ben Sharpsteen
220. Domino (2005) Tony Scott
221. Lost Highway (1997) David Lynch
222. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World�s End (2007) Gore Verbinski
223. The Devil�s Advocate (1997) Taylor Hackford
224. Rushmore (1998) Wes Anderson
225. Mystery Men (1999) Kinka Usher
226. Wicker Park (2004) Paul McGuigan
227. Cherry Falls (2000) Geoffrey Wright
228. The Goonies (1985) Richard Donner
230. Death to Smootchy (2002) Danny De Vito
231. The Fugitive (1993) Andrew Davis
232. Gin gwai (The Eye) (2002) Oxide Pang Chun & Danny Pang
233. Closer (2004) Mike Nichols
234. Toy Story 2 (1999) John Lasseter & Ash Brannon & Lee Unkrich
235. Shutter (2004) Banjong Pisanthanakun & Parkpoom Wongpoom
236. Silent Hill (2006) Christophe Gans
237. Spider-Man 3 (2007) Sam Raimi
238. Daredevil (2003) Mark Steven Johnson
239. Catch Me If You Can (2002) Steven Spielberg
240. Nattevagten (1994) Ole Bornedal
241. Breaking the Waves (1996) Lars von Trier
242. Elephant (2003) Gus Van Sant
243. Dutch (1991) Peter Faiman
244. Inland Empire (2006) David Lynch
245. Lord of War (2005) Andrew Niccol
246. Joe�s Apartment (1996) John Payson
247. Election (1999) Alexander Payne
248. Chasing Amy (1997) Kevin Smith
249. The Majestic (2001) Frank Darabont
250. Haunted Honeymoon (1986) Gene Wilder
Comments are welcome!
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Here are the results from my Ultimate Comic Book Movie Poll from a couple of months back. Titles in blue represent movies that got 20 votes or more. I only included titles that got more than 5 votes.
BOTTOM TEN:
65. Steel (1997) 1.6 (7 votes)
64. Catwoman (2004) 2.1 (7 votes)
63. Barb Wire (1996) 2.3 (8 votes)
62. Elektra (2005) 2.8 (8 votes)
61. Superman 4: The Quest for Peace (1987) 2.9 (10 votes)
60. Monkeybone (2001) 2.9 (8 votes)
59. The Crow: Salvation (2000) 3 (6 votes)
58. Punisher (1988) 3 (8 votes)
57. Batman and Robin (1997) 3.3 (24 votes)56. Captain America (1991) 3.3 (6 votes)
55. The Crow: City of Angels (1996) 3.9 (9 votes)
54. Howard the Duck (1986) 4 (10 votes)
53. Red Sonja (1985) 4.1 (8 votes)
52. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993) 4.2 (13 votes)
51. Bordello of Blood (1996) 4.3 (6 votes)
50. Tank Girl (1995) 4.3 (9 votes)
49. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) 4.7 (16 votes)
48. Superman 3 (1983) 4.8 (13 votes)
47. Conan the Destroyer (1984) 4.9 (12 votes)
46. The Amazing Spider-Man (1977) 5 (6 votes)
45. Spawn (1997) 5.1 (19 votes)
44. Men in Black 2 (2002) 5.1 (24 votes)
43. Batman Forever (1995) 5.2 (25 votes)42. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991) 5.4 (16 votes)
41. The Punisher (2004) 5.4 (15 votes)
40. Daredevil (2003) 5.4 (23 votes)39. Blade: Trinity (2004) 5.4 (7 votes)
38. Constantine (2005) 5.5 (10 votes)
37. The Rocketeer (1991) 5.8 (13 votes)
36. Batman (1966) 5.8 (14 votes)
35. The Shadow (1994) 5.8 (10 votes)
34. Flash Gordon (1980) 5.9 (7 votes)
33. Dick Tracy (1990) 5.9 (17 votes)
32. Barbarella (1968) 6 (6 votes)
31. Conan the Barbarian (1982) 6.1 (12 votes)
30. Timecop (1994) 6.1 (8 votes)
29. Hulk (2003) 6.2 (21 votes)
28. Blade (1998) 6.4 (23 votes)
27. Mars Attacks! (1996) 6.5 (21 votes)
26. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) 6.5 (21 votes)25. Judge Dredd (1995) 6.6 (7 votes)
24. Creepshow (1982) 6.7 (6 votes)
23. Blade 2 (2002) 6.7 (20 votes)22. Heavy Metal (1981) 6.8 (8 votes)
21. The Mask (1994) 6.8 (13 votes)
20. Batman Returns (1992) 6.8 (26 votes)19. From Hell (2001) 6.8 (15 votes)
18. Hellboy (2004) 6.8 (16 votes)
17. Ghost in the Shell (1995) 6.9 (6 votes)
16. X-Men (2000) 7 (27 votes)15. Mystery Men (1999) 7 (7 votes)
14. Superman (1978) 7.1 (21 votes)
13. Men in Black (1997) 7.1 (29 votes - HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES)12. Superman 2 (1980) 7.2 (18 votes)
11. Ghost World (2000) 7.2 (16 votes)
TOP TEN:
10. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) 7.3 (7 votes)
9. Spider-Man (2002) 7.3 (28 votes)
8. Batman (1989) 7.4 (28 votes)
7. Road to Perdition (2002) 7.9 (20 votes)
6. Spider-Man 2 (2004) 7.9 (27 votes)5. American Splendor (2003) 8 (7 votes)
4. X2 (2003) 8 (22 votes)3. Akira (1988) 8.2 (10 votes)
2. The Crow (1994) 8.3 (16 votes)
AND THE BEST-EVER COMIC BOOK MOVIE IS...
1. Sin City (2005) 8.8 (16 votes)
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Can't find your favorite comic book movie here? Disagree with some of the ratings? Click the link to vote in the poll:
http://www.imdb.com/board/bd0000007/nest/19480354Favorite quotes:
Lofty: "Can you burp on cue?"
Bugsy: "I can burp on all of the letters! [burping:] A, B, C..."
Valiant (2005)
"A good friend stands in harm?s way for you the second you ask ? but a great friend does it without being asked at all."
-Ian Caldwell & Dustin Thomason, "The Rule of Four"
"Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but true talent instantly recognizes genius."
-Dr. Watson (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I've never seen you here before... I like that in a woman.[cool1]Bruce Campbell, Crimewave
