Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by jamesgarvin (A) on December 07, 2004 at 10:39:28

In Reply to: Top ten coolest films posted by rico on December 6, 2004 at 07:22:13:

I'll try, in no particular order, off the top of my head:
(1) Fistfull of Dollars - Clint Eastwood killing lots of people without breaking a sweat, defined the current concept of the western, and set the tables for most of the westerns that followed.

(2) Goldfinger - Bond + geat gadgets + Pussy Galore + one of the best bad guys = cool movie

(3) To Catch a Thief - while there may have been better Hitchcock movies, Cary Grant + Grace Kelly + exotic location = very cool movie

(4) Casablanca - Enough has been said

(5) The Maltese Falcon - Bogart + Bacall (clearly his equal) + crime = cool movie. Helped begin film noir.

(6) Pulp Fiction - whatever anyone thinks of this film, it clearly helped bring back film noir, and has been widely imitated since. Plus the dialog is priceless. Lots of guns and killing, and great music. Cool.

(7) The Hustler - Young Newman, seedy joints, pool, crime. Cool.

(8) The Matrix - Loud, action, original special effects, very little wasted dialog, great looking sets/clothes/people. Cool.

(9) The Driver - Little known film with Ryan O'Neill and Bruce Dern. O'Neill playing a professional driver. Remember that O'Neill was an up and coming star at one time.

(10) Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels - British crime film in the shadow of Pulp Fiction. Great looking sets. Seedy underworld. Dark Humor. From Guy Ritchie, a.k.a. Mr. Madonna. Cool.