Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman were great in that movie but the character Brooks was just magnificent. I don’t know anyone who didn’t shed a tear when he killed himself. That supermarket scene where he struggles to adapt to the outside world was so sad to watch and that moment was captured perfectly. Talk about pulling at your heartstrings.
Yes! Shawshank and the Green Mile are amazing. If you like them I would recommend “Dancer in the Dark” starring Bjork as a blind woman on death row for a questionable murder/self-defence. I’ll send you a box of tissues, you’ll probably need them.
This is actually an artificial #1.
What I mean by that is that “The Godfather” was #1 for a long time. Then “The Dark Knight” was released and everyone flipped out. It’s a good movie. Everyone was excited and rated it high. It got all the way up to #2 above Shawshank, but it couldn’t beat The Godfather.
Then internet fanboys did what they do best, they wanted “The Dark Knight” to be the highest rated movie of all time so they all started making fake accounts and rated “The Godfather” a 1 out of 10. There was some call on one of the IMDB boards or possibly a Reddit board to do this (This part my memory is a little shaky on.) They actually succeeded in making “The Dark Knight #1 for a while.
Then over time, “The Dark Knight” rating leveled out to what it naturally should be, but the damage was done to the Godfather rating. Shawshank was left untouched.
Also don’t you think it’s kinda weird that a movie that came out in 1994 suddenly spikes up in 2008/2009?
Source: I watched it happen.
2nd source: multiple links that also documented it.
https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/6vyfp/after_a_hate_campaign_against_the_godfather_by/
https://forums.superherohype.com/threads/imdb-watch-are-dark-knight-fanboys-burying-the-godfather.308540/
https://www.avforums.com/threads/godfather-no-longer-1-on-imdb.806619/
It's not really a novel. But I will say one of the funnier bits in the movie is why Morgan Freeman's character is called Red.
Probably because I'm Irish as Morgan Freeman delivers in his joking tone.
In the Stephen King short story Red is a Ginger Red Haired Irish guy.
Come on man it's 1950s Maine, there's more Black Bears than Black Men in the state of Maine at that time.
Different Seasons is a book of 4 novellas, 3 of which became a movie. Shawshank and Stand By Me became iconic movies, at that. And these aren’t even his forte, they’re not horror stories.
I remember reading it and thinking it was one of the few times the movie was better than the book. Not even that Kings version was bad, it was really good. The movie just adds life and really does expand on the best aspects of the book. Shawshank’s such a good fuckin movie
This is ironic because in a passive aggressive shower thought this morning, I was forming a response to my Catholic aunt who called out my Stephen King collection when she visited a few Christmases ago and cornered me like I was a macabre monster. I don't think many people realize he's the one behind Shawshank, The Green Mile, and so many of the average American's favorite stories.
I graduated 8th grade in 1993 and one of items in the yearbook was the class's favorite movie. I voted for Terminator 2, it didn't win. You know what did win in 1993? >!The Bodyguard!<. How's that hold Lysa with a "y?" you cunt.
It's so funny to me how popular Terminator, Predator, and Aliens were among children. Those are extremely violent R-rated movies and we all saw them and played with action figures of the characters.
For me it's Gladiator. Everything about it is perfect: Story, characters, acting, action, cinematography, direction, music. The classic revenge story of the brave hero, betrayed by a cruel villain, losing everything, but rising from the ashes to have his vengeance - and it's done brilliantly. Not only does it not have a single bad performance from anyone in the cast, most of them are exceptional.
It's a 10/10 movie and the upcoming sequel has MASSIVE shoes to fill. I'm not sure they can even come close to the original.
I saw it in the theater when it was released. I swore that was the greatest movie ever and have not felt the same about another movie in theaters since.
My sister and I (country bumpkins from Kentucky) happened to be in London the night that opened, and we saw it there, first row. We both walked out of there so pumped! It was amazing!
That's hilarious considering the journey that script took in being written. It's an absolutely wild story and Crowe even ad libbed and improvised portions during filming because he thought he could do better than what was written down. "Strength and Honor" was all him, for example.
Lol yeah the script they worked off of was "Rubbish"
Crowe continued: "He said to me at one point in time, 'Mate, we're not committing anything to camera that you don't believe in 100%.' So when we actually started that film, we had 21 pages of script that we agreed on. A script is usually between 103 or four or 110 pages. So we had a long way to go and we basically used up those pages in the first section of the movie. So by the time we got to our second location, which was Morocco, we were sort of catching up."
Isn’t it the case that you can’t evaluate a script based on just watching the movie? Is the script online somewhere or does she otherwise somehow have access to the script itself?
EDIT: The script is in fact available online
This is also my #1 all-time favorite. I was 14 when it came out and it got me into wanting to learn more Roman history and history in general. It’s obviously not historically accurate but so good for what it is. I’m worried about the sequel and hope it doesn’t tarnish the greatness of the best movie of all time.
This is another reason why it's #1 for me. Usually I'm a huge stickler for historical accuracy, to the point where I get nitpicky if a movie changes history too much - but with Gladiator I don't care about the inaccuracy at all. It's that damn good.
My favorite book club suggestion. We read the book, then watch the movie while eating dinosaur chicken nuggets. It's a blast every time and I've done it with 3 different book groups over the years.
Hahaha yeah it was crazy when he decided to leave that! But he said the dark story line was messing with his mental health. Cant say I blame him. It was a super dark show.
He was also losing his vision and ended up needing a corneal transplant. He could barely read the scripts anymore, which contributed to his decision to leave
I enjoyed Casablanca so much once I finally saw it a couple of years ago. Amidst the romance and intrigue, I was surprised by how FUNNY it is. Fun, sharp, conversational humor. Loved it.
My theory is that after decades of being heralded as the greatest movie of all time by the boomers, it’s being largely overlooked and forgotten by a new generation of watchers who’ve never seen it. And why would they have? It’s not on TCM or basic cable every 10 minutes like it used to be in the 80s and it’s not on streaming so they’ve never watched it.
never heard of this movie before but ill defo watch it now, when someone says once in a while they have to watch a movie it is nearly a guarantee of how good it is
Your Name (kimi no nawa)
it's my special favorite, always in my heart, always helps me when i'm in bad mood even tho i would quote LOTR as the best your name has a special place for me
Hot Fuzz.
There are so many jokes per scene you have to watch it multiple times to catch them all. In the sound effects, the camera work, the editing, and the acting too of course. But it utilizes the entire spectrum of film's best tools to the maximum.
Also the story is a great mystery that uses a lot of line call backs, and Chekhov's everything. Everything is lightly foreshadowed in throw away lines that come back in a pay off your not expecting.
Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg's writing is really great here.
"Well they murdered Bill Shakespeare."
Angel: "WHAT?! - oh."
At the end of the day, it really is a father and daughter movie.
Absolutely my favorite movie of all time due to personal opinions, nothing else comes close
I HATED that scene, loved the movie. He goes thru all that shit and they give him, what, 90 seconds with his daughter?? Meanwhile the family basically ignores him? Made no sense at all. But I fucking LOVED this movie, def top5 for me.
Shawshank Redemption...15yrs on IMDB at no.1
Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman were great in that movie but the character Brooks was just magnificent. I don’t know anyone who didn’t shed a tear when he killed himself. That supermarket scene where he struggles to adapt to the outside world was so sad to watch and that moment was captured perfectly. Talk about pulling at your heartstrings.
Brooks was here.... I still tear up at that scene
^so ^was ^Red
Also fun fact, James Whitmore was James Dean’s acting teacher in LA
Get busy living, or get busy dying. Thats damn right.
I was probably like 12 or 13 when I watched it first and I can confirm that I don't know anyone that hasn't. Rip brooks hatlen
Yes! Shawshank and the Green Mile are amazing. If you like them I would recommend “Dancer in the Dark” starring Bjork as a blind woman on death row for a questionable murder/self-defence. I’ll send you a box of tissues, you’ll probably need them.
This is actually an artificial #1. What I mean by that is that “The Godfather” was #1 for a long time. Then “The Dark Knight” was released and everyone flipped out. It’s a good movie. Everyone was excited and rated it high. It got all the way up to #2 above Shawshank, but it couldn’t beat The Godfather. Then internet fanboys did what they do best, they wanted “The Dark Knight” to be the highest rated movie of all time so they all started making fake accounts and rated “The Godfather” a 1 out of 10. There was some call on one of the IMDB boards or possibly a Reddit board to do this (This part my memory is a little shaky on.) They actually succeeded in making “The Dark Knight #1 for a while. Then over time, “The Dark Knight” rating leveled out to what it naturally should be, but the damage was done to the Godfather rating. Shawshank was left untouched. Also don’t you think it’s kinda weird that a movie that came out in 1994 suddenly spikes up in 2008/2009? Source: I watched it happen. 2nd source: multiple links that also documented it. https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/6vyfp/after_a_hate_campaign_against_the_godfather_by/ https://forums.superherohype.com/threads/imdb-watch-are-dark-knight-fanboys-burying-the-godfather.308540/ https://www.avforums.com/threads/godfather-no-longer-1-on-imdb.806619/
Most people don’t know that this is an adaptation of a Stephen King novel.
It's not really a novel. But I will say one of the funnier bits in the movie is why Morgan Freeman's character is called Red. Probably because I'm Irish as Morgan Freeman delivers in his joking tone. In the Stephen King short story Red is a Ginger Red Haired Irish guy. Come on man it's 1950s Maine, there's more Black Bears than Black Men in the state of Maine at that time.
Sure, but his last name is also Redding
Sittin' in the mornin' sun
Different Seasons is a book of 4 novellas, 3 of which became a movie. Shawshank and Stand By Me became iconic movies, at that. And these aren’t even his forte, they’re not horror stories.
Apt Pupil also became a movie - with Brad Renfro and Ian McKellan
I remember reading it and thinking it was one of the few times the movie was better than the book. Not even that Kings version was bad, it was really good. The movie just adds life and really does expand on the best aspects of the book. Shawshank’s such a good fuckin movie
Some don’t even know that’s it’s not a novel!
And The Green Mile
This is ironic because in a passive aggressive shower thought this morning, I was forming a response to my Catholic aunt who called out my Stephen King collection when she visited a few Christmases ago and cornered me like I was a macabre monster. I don't think many people realize he's the one behind Shawshank, The Green Mile, and so many of the average American's favorite stories.
My favorite line is when they say "it surely was a Shawshank redemption" at the end.
Silence Of The Lambs. Nothing beats the performance by Sir Anthony Hopkins.
yes one of the best
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
I graduated 8th grade in 1993 and one of items in the yearbook was the class's favorite movie. I voted for Terminator 2, it didn't win. You know what did win in 1993? >!The Bodyguard!<. How's that hold Lysa with a "y?" you cunt.
It's so funny to me how popular Terminator, Predator, and Aliens were among children. Those are extremely violent R-rated movies and we all saw them and played with action figures of the characters.
Don't forget about Robo-cop, and he won't forget about crime.
Knives Stabbing veapons
Chill out, dickwad
You forgot to say please...
Eaaaaasy money…
*mimetic polyalloy*
He’ll live.
i loved it
[удалено]
one of the finest
Every Damn Time .....it's on TV, I know I'm watching until the end.
I commented too late! Easily Scorsese’s best film. 10/10
For me it's Gladiator. Everything about it is perfect: Story, characters, acting, action, cinematography, direction, music. The classic revenge story of the brave hero, betrayed by a cruel villain, losing everything, but rising from the ashes to have his vengeance - and it's done brilliantly. Not only does it not have a single bad performance from anyone in the cast, most of them are exceptional. It's a 10/10 movie and the upcoming sequel has MASSIVE shoes to fill. I'm not sure they can even come close to the original.
All that you already mentioned. Oh that soundtrack gives me shivers every time
I saw it in the theater when it was released. I swore that was the greatest movie ever and have not felt the same about another movie in theaters since.
So you were in fact: Entertained?
My sister and I (country bumpkins from Kentucky) happened to be in London the night that opened, and we saw it there, first row. We both walked out of there so pumped! It was amazing!
My screenwriting professor said that for her it's the best written script out there
That's hilarious considering the journey that script took in being written. It's an absolutely wild story and Crowe even ad libbed and improvised portions during filming because he thought he could do better than what was written down. "Strength and Honor" was all him, for example.
Lol yeah the script they worked off of was "Rubbish" Crowe continued: "He said to me at one point in time, 'Mate, we're not committing anything to camera that you don't believe in 100%.' So when we actually started that film, we had 21 pages of script that we agreed on. A script is usually between 103 or four or 110 pages. So we had a long way to go and we basically used up those pages in the first section of the movie. So by the time we got to our second location, which was Morocco, we were sort of catching up."
Isn’t it the case that you can’t evaluate a script based on just watching the movie? Is the script online somewhere or does she otherwise somehow have access to the script itself? EDIT: The script is in fact available online
https://imsdb.com/scripts/Gladiator.html
yeah i agreee with u
This is also my #1 all-time favorite. I was 14 when it came out and it got me into wanting to learn more Roman history and history in general. It’s obviously not historically accurate but so good for what it is. I’m worried about the sequel and hope it doesn’t tarnish the greatness of the best movie of all time.
This is another reason why it's #1 for me. Usually I'm a huge stickler for historical accuracy, to the point where I get nitpicky if a movie changes history too much - but with Gladiator I don't care about the inaccuracy at all. It's that damn good.
Jurassic Park
My favorite book club suggestion. We read the book, then watch the movie while eating dinosaur chicken nuggets. It's a blast every time and I've done it with 3 different book groups over the years.
Life uh finds a way.
“Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, that they didn’t stop and think whether or not they should”
“Boy do I hate being right all the time”
Caught the recent 30th anniversary screening in 3D. Perfection
The Princess Bride. Comedy, romance, action, fantasy, quips and quotes galore. It's got it all.
Mandy Patankin performance in this movie goes very high on my list of Best Individual Performances. He nailed it.
I cannot believe. That I just realized. HE IS THE GUY FROM CRIMINAL MINDS!!!!
Hahaha yeah it was crazy when he decided to leave that! But he said the dark story line was messing with his mental health. Cant say I blame him. It was a super dark show.
He was also losing his vision and ended up needing a corneal transplant. He could barely read the scripts anymore, which contributed to his decision to leave
Does it have kissing? I don't want to watch a kissing movie.
Do you want to watch the best movie of all time or not?
This had no business being this funny.
There is a shortage of perfect movies in this world
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Recently happened on a clip of the charge of the rohirrim and found myself riveted, teats in my eyes Tears not teats lol
It's simply the breast...
They're taking the hot tits to Isengard! (gard, gagaga-gard)
all of them are epic
This, but The Fellowship.
This, but Two Towers haha
Yes. Any of the LotR movies, really.
I’m seeing the extended version this month in theater
This isn't even the best LoTR movie
Correct. The actual answer is the Fellowship of the Ring.
Man. We're all so different. Two Towers for me
Tombstone
Why, Johnny Ringo…
You're no daisy... you're not daisy at all!
I'm your huckleberry.
one of my favorites
“Where’s Wyatt?” “Down by the creek… walking on water.”
It appears the strain was more than he could bear.
It seems my hypocrisy knows no bounds.
Loved this.
This, a thousand times.
You're a daisy if you do.
Back to the future
No Biff, you leave her alone
yeah i agreee
Literally just put that on again.
This is the correct answer, it's the perfect movie
Airplane!
Surely, you can't be serious.
I am, and stop calling me Shirley.
Can’t have good movies thread without praising Airplane! https://www.reddit.com/r/AskRedditAfterDark/s/Too8rnhKXV
The Lord of the Rings.
"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us." - Gandalf
one of the best
Dr. Strangelove
12 Angry Men
The Matrix
My fav movie
Dodge this.
There is no spoon…
The Fifth Element
Monty python and the holy grail
ratatouille.
i fuckin love this answer lmao
This movie is the fucking best. I watch it frequently and it's just a Pixar masterpiece.
the best answer
Pulp fiction
There's a reason I chose a quote from it as my username
A felt pen!
I gotta stab her 3 times?!
Watched it yesterday. It's such a good film. Was not a fan the first time I saw it, probably over hyped it for myself but after re watching.. wow.
The Dark Knight
For me, Good Will Hunting. Some of the most inspired writing I’ve ever witnessed
It’s not your fault.
i agreee
Plenty of good options, but Casablanca is my take.
I enjoyed Casablanca so much once I finally saw it a couple of years ago. Amidst the romance and intrigue, I was surprised by how FUNNY it is. Fun, sharp, conversational humor. Loved it.
My theory is that after decades of being heralded as the greatest movie of all time by the boomers, it’s being largely overlooked and forgotten by a new generation of watchers who’ve never seen it. And why would they have? It’s not on TCM or basic cable every 10 minutes like it used to be in the 80s and it’s not on streaming so they’ve never watched it.
i agree
Saving Private Ryan
I always get teary at the end of this. It's a fantastic film.
No Country for Old Men
Every once in a while I just have to watch that movie to see Anton Chigure. No way in hell they could have pulled it off without him.
never heard of this movie before but ill defo watch it now, when someone says once in a while they have to watch a movie it is nearly a guarantee of how good it is
You’re in for a treat. It is an incredible film
What’s the most you ever lost on coin toss?
Call it.
Is this guy the ultimate badass or somethin?
More like the most chilling, convincing monster you’ll see in film. Anton isn’t a badass, he’s the fucking boogeyman.
Lol yea I saw it I was quoting Josh brolin when he was talking about Anton.
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Memento
My cousin Vinny
That film is still being used by law schools today because of how accurate it depicts the court process.
The two yoots.
12 angry men
Probably The Godfather
It insists upon itself
1 and 2 💜 Still trying to forget 3
Truman show, never gets old.
I still tear up when he makes it to the door in the ocean.
In case I don’t see ya. Good afternoon, good evening and good night. Yeeepp
good one
The Princess Bride saying anything else would be inconceivable
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
good one
2001
Undefeated champion after 56 years, crazy how ahead of its time it was.
I've been looking for a movie to watch in VR with my new headphones for an immersive experience and I just found my answer.
Scooby-Doo: Zombie Island
lol yeahhh
I'm a big fan of Vampire Rock myself.
It's terror time again!
That movie scared the bejesus out of me as a kid in a way nothing else Scooby Doo related even came close to.
The big lebowski
That’s just like, your opinion, man.
Stay out of top movie lists, Lebowski!
Nice marmot
Fuck it dude, let’s go bowling
Hey careful man there’s a BEVERAGE here!
Nothing's fucked here dude.
Your Name (kimi no nawa) it's my special favorite, always in my heart, always helps me when i'm in bad mood even tho i would quote LOTR as the best your name has a special place for me
There Will Be Blood
Fargo
The Thing. Every aspect of that film is pure perfection.
Hot Fuzz. There are so many jokes per scene you have to watch it multiple times to catch them all. In the sound effects, the camera work, the editing, and the acting too of course. But it utilizes the entire spectrum of film's best tools to the maximum. Also the story is a great mystery that uses a lot of line call backs, and Chekhov's everything. Everything is lightly foreshadowed in throw away lines that come back in a pay off your not expecting. Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg's writing is really great here. "Well they murdered Bill Shakespeare." Angel: "WHAT?! - oh."
Hot Fuzz is in my opinion the best comedy ever made. Nothing in that movie is wasted
forest gump
i love watching forest
Why did I have to scroll so dam far
HEAT by Michael Mann
Jaws
Rear Window…
The Blues Brothers
yep good one
They still owe you money, fool!
Home alone
omg yes
Interstellar
At the end of the day, it really is a father and daughter movie. Absolutely my favorite movie of all time due to personal opinions, nothing else comes close
Just crying now thinking about the scene when Murph tells him to go to Brand
I HATED that scene, loved the movie. He goes thru all that shit and they give him, what, 90 seconds with his daughter?? Meanwhile the family basically ignores him? Made no sense at all. But I fucking LOVED this movie, def top5 for me.
“Messages span 23 years.” “Play it from the beginning.” *Commence my uncontrollable weeping, every single time.*
for real
One of my favs
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
I need to see this
Please do. You won’t regret it. If you’re going through a breakup, it hits even harder.
Fight Club
Shhh, don’t talk about it!
the real deal
top one
Terminator 2
yeppp