757SeanTaylor21 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Friend of mine asked me yesterday what was my top 5 of all time comedy movies and I found myself extremely hard pressed to come up with an answer because theres so many funny movies it's hard to place them above one another. So I was thinking ...if given a list of "list your top 5s"...what would your answer be and how hard would it be for you to come up with the answer? So: Top 5 actors/actresses? Top 5 comedies/action/gangsta/horror? Top 5 actors to me: Denzel, will smith, Leo DiCaprio, samuel adams... I meant samuel jackson...al pacino Movies I have a hard time coming up with but Action would be...john wick 3, expendables, Rambo, and idk... Gangsta..scarface, godfather, goodfellas, american gangster, hell I'd throw breaking bad even tho it wasnt a movie but was that good. And that's all i can muster up...what about you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozo the kKklown Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Top 5 actors: Denzel Washington is the greatest actor of all time, period. Meryl Streep Robert DeNiro Samuel L. Jackson Al Pacino Comedies: Coming to America Don’t be a Menace in South Central Friday Old School Anchorman/40 Year Old Virgin/Girls Trip Action: John Wick Heat Terminator 2 Mad Max Fury Road The Matrix Gangster: Godfather 1 Godfather 2 Goodfellas Carlito’s Way Blow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonniey Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Difficult and very subjective. I think one would have to look at what comedies are still being laughed about/quoted/used/remembered years after they hit the theater. So #1 Airplane (is there another movie out there referenced more commonly than this one?) #2 Dr. Strangelove #3 Blazing Saddles #4 Life of Brian #5 Team America: World Police (My favorite comedy is "I'm Going to Git You Sucka", but few seem to have seen it). . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbear Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Comedies: 1) Ghostbusters 2) Princess Bride (not sure if it belongs, but I like it enough to make the list) 3) Life of Brian 4) Animal House 5) American Pie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonniey Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Actors. Actors probably shouldn't be ranked - Just put them into a top 100 list and leave out a rank order once you get into that top 100. But here you go. (Tommorow I'd probably list 5 entirely different actors). #1 Daniel Day Lewis #2 Kevin Spacey #3 Anthony Hopkins #4 Johnny Dep #5 Peter Sellers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonniey Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Action Movies? #1 Total Recall (1980s version). #2 Aliens #3 Mad Max Fury Road #4 Matrix #5 Independence Day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0ublestr0ker0ll Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Personal music list 1 Led Zeppelin 2 Rush 3 Tool 4 Rage 5 Van Halen Personal movies list is basic ass **** but it's unashamed truth 1 Terminator 2 2 Return of the Jedi (don't judge me) 3 Empire Strikes Back 4 Back to the Future 5 Back to the Future lll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoCalMike Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Action Movies: 1. Hard Boiled 2. Die Hard 3. Terminator 4. Lethal Weapon 5. Robocop Actors: 1. Deniro 2. Al Pacino 3. Daniel Day Lewis 4. Brad Pitt (it's a shame he still doesn't get the respect he deserves due to starting off being known as a "pretty boy") 5. Philip Seymour Hoffman (it was tragic that he passed when he did, he was well on his way) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCSaints_fan Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Comedies: Wow, tough to pick just five. My first thoughts would be Trading Places Caddyshack Monty Python and the Holy Grail Coming To America Planes, Trains and Automobiles Honorable mention: Real Genius, Ghostbusters, Happy Gimore, 40 Year Old Virgin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Movies: Once Upon a Time in the West. 2001. Princess Bride (Glad to see at least one person mentioned it.) Casino Royale. (No, not the joke one.) Star Trek: The Motion Picture. (Yes, I know I'm gonna get things thrown at me for this.) Actors: Johny Depp. (Again, glad to see somebody else has taste.) Harrison Ford. Vincent D'Onofrio After that, it gets tough for me. I think to be on that list, the actor has to have done a spectacular performance in at least two different, memorable, roles. And that's tough to think of. Might consider Peter Weller for that list. Henry Fonda. (Based on The Men Who Shot Liberty Valance, and Once Upon, above.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Robert Redford never seems to get mentioned as a top 5 actor and yet he's nearly impossible not to notice in his films. In his prime, he owned the screen. I'd add Hanks, De Niro/Nicholson (even if it's the same character over and over), and Harrison Ford to my personal list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCSaints_fan Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 21 minutes ago, Larry said: Actors: Johny Depp. (Again, glad to see somebody else has taste.) Harrison Ford. Vincent D'Onofrio After that, it gets tough for me. I think to be on that list, the actor has to have done a spectacular performance in at least two different, memorable, roles. And that's tough to think of. Might consider Peter Weller for that list. Henry Fonda. (Based on The Men Who Shot Liberty Valance, and Once Upon, above.) Pacino? Deniro? Denzel Washington? Nicholson? DiCaprio? Edit: Also Anthony Hopkins, Daniel-Day Lewis I like Harrison Ford, but his range was limited. He was always kind of playing himself. Johnny Depp I agree on - he is vastly underrated. Probably because people always think of him as Jack Sparrow and Edward Scissorhands, and they haven't seen Donnie Brasco, Blow, Black Mass etc. A little our of left field, but I might put Gary Oldman in my top 5. His range was insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Surprised I haven't seen anyone mention Sidney Poitier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Commander -JB- Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 In no particular order... Top 5 Actors 1.) Jack Nicholson 2.) Robert DeNiro 3.) Daniel Day-Lewis 4.) Denzel Washington 5.) Al Pacino Top 5 Comedies 1.) Coming To America 2.) Friday 3.) Dumb & Dumber/Ace Ventura (tie) 4.) Superbad 5.) The 40 Year Old Virgin Crime/Gangster 1.) Godfather & Godfather II 2.) Scarface 3.) Goodfellas 4.) Carlito’s Way 5.) Pulp Fiction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 42 minutes ago, DCSaints_fan said: Pacino? Deniro? Maybe I just haven't seen enough Pacino, but to me, they all seem the same. (But no doubt there's lots I haven't seen.) I was thinking the same about DeNiro. But then I thought about it. About Al Capone. Analyze This! And Ronin. Yep, that's some range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 no particular order for my lists: Actors: Denzel Washington Robert DeNiro Meryl Streep Daniel Day Lewis Paul Newman Action: John Wick The Raid Die Hard The Matrix Oldboy Comedies: Coming To America I'm Gonna Git You Sucka 40 Year Old Virgin 48 Hours Friday Gangster/Crime: Godfather II City of God Goodfellas Godfather 1 Pulp Fiction Overall top 5 movies: Raging Bull Godfather II The Exorcist The Hustler City of God Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander -JB- Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 City Of God = CLASSIC have it on DVD need to watch again since it’s been so long. Also DiCaprio is definitely on my short list of greatest living actors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 5 minutes ago, -JB- said: City Of God = CLASSIC have it on DVD need to watch again since it’s been so long. Also DiCaprio is definitely on my short list of greatest living actors. I'm still not certain I've seen a better movie than City of God since it dropped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander -JB- Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 6 minutes ago, StillUnknown said: I'm still not certain I've seen a better movie than City of God since it dropped Pretty sad that the average sap wouldn’t give it the time of day simply because of the subtitles lol Unbelievable movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Top 5 Comedies Princess Bride Space Balls Caddy Shack Animal House Young Frankenstein The criteria I decided to use is comedy whose lines were so good that the language became part of everyday speech. Each of these, for a time, developed a series of catch phrases echoed throughout our lives. Several became so popular that I wonder if people realize their comedy movie origins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 10 minutes ago, Burgold said: Princess Bride . . . The criteria I decided to use is comedy whose lines were so good that the language became part of everyday speech. Each of these, for a time, developed a series of catch phrases echoed throughout our lives. Several became so popular that I wonder if people realize their comedy movie origins. Long ago, I think on Facebook, I was a member of a Princess Bride fan group. And like half of the posts in the group was people saying that when they got married, the first thing their minister said to them was "No, I will not say 'mawaige'". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 8 minutes ago, Larry said: Long ago, I think on Facebook, I was a member of a Princess Bride fan group. And like half of the posts in the group was people saying that when they got married, the first thing their minister said to them was "No, I will not say 'mawaige'". I went to a Con where Shawn Wallace was one of the guests. Apparently, he'll do anything except say "Inconceivable." I can't imagine how many times he had to say it over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 3 minutes ago, Burgold said: I went to a Con where Shawn Wallace was one of the guests. Apparently, he'll do anything except say "Inconceivable." I can't imagine how many times he had to say it over the years. I'm imagining a t-shirt for him: It DOES mean what I think it means, dammit! (And you got his name backwards.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c slag Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Top 5 sports movies 1-Rudy 2 - A League of Their Own 3- Rocky 4- Miracle 5- Field of Dreams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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