peterdot's top five Movies

created by THE Lowly Peon . all elements . 1 comments

  Title Points
1. Rushmore 9
2. Gone With The Wind 5
3. The Royal Tenenbaums 5
4. Gladiator 5
5. Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind 5

holly's top five Movies

posted on August 14 @ 9:48pm 5 comments . show all

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1. The Royal Tenenbaums Wes Anderson is brilliant, and although it's pretty 'hip' to like his movies, I genuinely think he's amazing and that this is one of the best movies ever made. from the characters, to their relationships, to the story, to the set, to the music, to the cast, to the narration, to the humor, to the overall message-- it's got everything. and if a movie can make me wonder throughout the whole thing where the hell it's going, and then really go somewhere- and somewhere amazing- then wow.
2. Igby Goes Down Great coming-of-age story, but moreso an amazing character study.
3. You Can Count On Me Mark Ruffalo is probably my favorite actor, and this is his best. The relationship between a brother and sister in this movie, and most importantly the relationship between an uncle and a nephew- make this movie what it is.
4. Born Into Brothels A documentary that will make you feel amazing about life and the impact we can have on others, yet feel so sad and helpless at the same time. this movie cemented for me how much i want to be an art teacher, a photography teacher specifically. amazing.
5. Everything Is Illuminated Beautiful story, beautifully done!

close runners up: american history x (actually this would probably be a tie with one that's already in there),sylvia, eternal sunshine, shopgirl, mona lisa smile, pulp fiction, saved!, shawshank redemption, and my top favorite funny movie of all time: Wet Hot American Summer.

comments:

holly on August 18 @ 4:54pm

i loveee keiran culkin. one thing i forgot to mention up top is that it has an absolutely amazing cast. claire danes is one of my favorites of all time. the amazing jeff goldbloom, i mean come on! ryan phillipe, amanda peet, susan surandon, bill pullam.. it's great.

THE Lowly Peon on August 18 @ 12:23am

agreed. igby goes down is a solid catcher in the rye film that's not too much like the book, but leaves you enough to know that that's what it's going for. i love that movie. and Kieran Culkin is great

holly on August 17 @ 9:11pm

you should see it!

Will on August 17 @ 9:02pm

interesting...never heard of Igby Goes Down.

THE Lowly Peon on August 15 @ 1:49am

i really must see this born into brothels... it sounded great when it first came out, and i've been meaning to see it for a long time. and igby goes down... it's about time someone else i knew loved that movie too. though i wouldn't put it on my top five, i really love that movie