Greatest Movie ever made?

Little Miss Sunshine/mean girls

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Originally Posted by Metric.

Little Miss Sunshine/mean girls

Mean Girls the greatest film of all time? Err...

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Originally Posted by Misawa

You have listed some good films. I prefer Psycho over Rear Window.

My top ten favourite films, in order, are:

1. JAWS
2. The Shawshank Redemption
3. The Third Man
4. Pulp Fiction
5. Citizen Kane
6. Heat
7. Pan's Labyrinth
8. The Green Mile
9. Sin City
10. The Godfather Part I

I'm pretty much on the same page as you here.
All thoug, 5 & 3, I've never seen.
And, I'd replace Heat, with Pulp Fiction, as Mag said, it isn't QTs greatest film, but it's still a blast!

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Originally Posted by Magnetez

I laugh at people who use the word overrated.
It's stupid - everyone has an opinion, and mass opinion cannot be judged as overrated because it doesn't match your opinion.

The Shawshank Redemption wasn't, in my personal opinion, as good as everyone claims it to be. It was good, it had a tight script and good charecterization. It just didn't have the overall essence that I had expected it to have. Too sentimental towards the end aswell, still I liked it.

Titanic wasn't "overrated" because a lot of people dislike it.

300 is definitely, ultimately 100% not one of the greatest films ever made. It was just an over-stretched video game cutscene tied in with a product-less advertisement; not an implication it was full of product placement, it just felt like any time an actor was to pull out a Coke bottle, look directly in the screen and yell "This Is Coke!".
Yeah, it was god-awful.

I'll list, in my opinion, some of the greatest films ever made:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind by Michel Gondry. Film is absolutely phenomenal. Brilliant script, acting etc. Charlie Kaufman is a genius writer. This is also my favourite film.

Memento was also brilliant. Some claim it to be this generations Citizen Kane, I'll have to agree. Whilst I haven't seen CK in full, I've seen enough to notice it's brilliant cinematography. Rosebud.

Rear Window is one of Hitchcock's best. Perfect blend of drama, romance and thrills. The soundstage was brilliant, it's a great film to analyze and doesn't have any amazing twists. That's what's so great.

I'll list more when I can be bothered. But for now, here's my top ten favourite films:

Top films:
1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
2. The Truman Show (1998)
3. Psycho (1960)
4. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
5. Rear Window (1954)
6. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
7. One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest 1975)
8. Groundhog Day (1993)
9. Goodfellas (1990)
10. Westworld (1973)

Also, some very great films here!
Goodfellas was brilliant. After I first watch Psycho, I was kinda' terrified of the shower, haha!

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Originally Posted by Magnetez

As do I, Psycho truly shook a bone.

1. JAWS - 8/10 (Jaws certainly is a great film. Frightening and quoteable. It didn't hit me as hard as the likes of say, Psycho did. Didn't, as some say, make me scared of the ocean. I don't think it did, I first watched it as a kid. I remember being wary, but that's about it. Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 made me scared of taking out the bins, though)
2. The Shawshank Redemption - 7/10 (Already commented!)
3. The Third Man - (Not seen this, but have wanted to in a while)
4. Pulp Fiction - 9/10 (I love this film. I don't think it's QT's best although. It certainly was a rollercoaster ride, entertaining and thrilling, and funny! Reservoir Dogs remains my favourite QT flick)
5. Citizen Kane - (I only blame HMV for never having this. And whenever it does, I never have the money. I'm not watching it online, it'd ruin the experience)
6. Heat - (Never heard of it! Must check IMDb)
7. Pan's Labyrinth - (I need to get into world cinema. I'll check this out one day)
8. The Green Mile - (I like Tom Hanks. Not seen this though, meh. I haven't seen many on your list, eh?)
9. Sin City - (I don't plan on seeing this. Looks terrible. Jessica Alba's in it right? Yeah, that puts me off)
10. The Godfather Part I - (My sister warned me to watch the whole trilogy consecutively, so until I have the time, the trilogy remains waiting in the house)

So you're a film fan then?

Jessica Alba doesn't play a big part in Sin City, it is an immense film
I do say.

Heat, well you have to check it out. 2 Great mafia stars rivalling up.
TOP NOTCH. Robert DeNiro vs Al Pacino, Although Al took the role of a cop, it was a brilliant film which I can watch over and over.

I'm also quite shocked the first Robocop didn't pop up.
Yes, it isn't popular nowadays, but it did set a huge fanbase and merchandise setting. It also set the career for Peter Verhoven, who then later on went to make Starship Troopers.

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Originally Posted by Misawa

This thread isn't about people's favourites. It's about the greatest film ever made - meaning not only the overall enjoyment factor - but direction, script, cinematography, cast performance, etc, etc.

Anyone who says that The Shawshank Redemption is overrated has their head in the sand.

ultimately at the end of the day asking someone what is the greatest move ever made is going to be someones own opinion cus really their isn't 'a greatest film of all time', unless it can be scientifically proven in some way of which I don't know about, and if you are going to ask someone what they think is actually the greatest film of all time, the majority will most likely say their favourite film opposed to a film they hated but thought it has excellent direction, so in theory this thread is about people's favourite films to some extent so just bear that in mind when people post stuff you may feel to be utter crap :P.

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Originally Posted by Metric.

Little Miss Sunshine/mean girls

mean girls is a well gd film!
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