Re: Top ten coolest films

Posted by jamesgarvin (A) on December 7, 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.

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Topic - Top ten coolest films - rico 07:22:13 12/06/04 (28)

Where's the love for Dr. Strangelove?? - Ex Lion Tamer 06:56:35 12/15/04 (0)

no one mentioned 'Easy Rider' yet, i think... nt - stan2 12:28:24 12/14/04 (0)

Re: Forgot a couple.. - Dave-A 18:44:10 12/13/04 (1)

Re: Two more - Dave-A 18:48:53 12/13/04 (0)

WHITE HEAT - danj 23:34:31 12/10/04 (0)

So cool you~ll freeze watching ~em. - tinear 05:55:39 12/10/04 (1)

Re: Giant - Dave-A 18:46:54 12/13/04 (0)

Re: Rebel Without A Cause? - Jeff Starrs 05:28:48 12/08/04 (3)

To me, "Rebel" was not cool, it was White Hot - Auricle 12:33:57 12/09/04 (0)

!! and some more. - njjohn 14:25:05 12/08/04 (1)

Re: Buffalo 66 - Jeff Starrs 14:37:06 12/08/04 (0)

Cool is a MOVING target, accordingly, Pulp Fiction is the only one I agree with. * - mr grits 20:57:13 12/07/04 (0)

"Blade Runner" - njjohn 14:05:35 12/07/04 (3)

It is hard to define "cool" - Auricle 16:08:39 12/07/04 (2)

Re: Not my list - rico 07:40:02 12/08/04 (0)

Re: It is hard to define "cool" - njjohn 20:17:19 12/07/04 (0)

Re: Top ten coolest films - jamesgarvin 10:39:28 12/07/04 (1)

Re: Top ten coolest films - jamesgarvin 11:28:12 12/07/04 (0)

Re: Top ten coolest films - RC 01:31:54 12/07/04 (3)

Re: Top ten coolest films - njjohn 13:55:16 12/07/04 (1)

Re: Popeye Doyle - rico 13:59:08 12/07/04 (0)

Re: Top ten coolest films - rico 07:07:36 12/07/04 (0)

Got my ten now - njjohn 00:41:45 12/07/04 (1)

Forgot to mention - njjohn 01:29:32 12/07/04 (0)

They're cool. These are real cool. - njjohn 14:04:35 12/06/04 (1)

Re: The film is - rico 07:10:44 12/07/04 (0)

My take on that.... - grantv 12:12:11 12/06/04 (1)

Re: My take on that.... - rico 13:30:45 12/06/04 (0)

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