zen Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 (edited) An opportunity for the ICF community to pick the greatest film! Please READ the RULES below: * Rank 3 (only 3) films. Your 1st placed film = 30 points, 2nd placed film = 20 points, and 3rd placed film = 10 points. * The film that gets the most overall points = the winner. * Films from any language and country can be listed. * The poll will close once sufficient entries are in and/or time elapsed. * The following format needs to be used (helps to avoid confusion as well): Film (Year of Release, Language), for example, Sholay (1975, Hindi). * You are allowed to write on your films if you wish. Note that, usually, popular top rated films like Seven Samurai, The Godfather, Sholay, etc., tend to do well on such polls. Therefore, if you list a great but relatively obscure (or not at the top of the mind recall) film such as Tarkovsky’s Mirror (1975, Russian) or Stalker (1979, Russian), it may not get too many other mentions and therefore points. @Mariyam @ravishingravi @coffee_rules @Gollum @singhvivek141 @BacktoCricaddict @maniac @Real McCoy @nevada @Vijy @goose @Lone Wolf and others, get your entries in! PS It is Goldfinger (1964): Edited July 20 by zen BacktoCricaddict, singhvivek141, Gollum and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomGuy Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 1. Sholay (Hindi) 2. 3 idiots (Hindi) 3. RRR (Telugu) Vickydev and zen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillu Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 (edited) 1.Mayabazar(1957, Telugu) 2.Kungfu Hustle(2004, English although originally Mandarin) 3. The man from earth(2007, English) Honorable mentions: The Shawshank Redemption, 12 Angry men, The God father, Thalapathi(1991, Tamil), Rang de Basanti, Das boot(1981, German), Rashomon(1950, Japanese), Se7en(1995, English). Edited July 6 by Tillu nevada and zen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BacktoCricaddict Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 (1) My Cousin Vinny (1992, English) - Poignant, funny, feel-good movie that introduced me to multiple American cultures. Plus Marissa Tomei. (2) Agneepath (1990, Hindi) - Big B's best (3) Ramachari (1991, Kannada) - just for the music On another day, #3 could change, but I was just listening to those songs last week and it is at the top of my mind. zen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 (edited) Not a great movie buff but here goes 1) Twelve angry men (1957, English) 2) The Invisible Guest (2016, Spanish) 3) Shutter Island (2010, English) Honorable mention : Life is Beautiful (1997, Italian) Edited July 6 by Lord zen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted July 6 Author Share Posted July 6 Please use this format to list the films: Film (Year of Release, Language) … For example: Sholay (1975, Hindi). Otherwise, the entry can be overlooked when counting “points”. Lord 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravishingravi Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 1) 2001 A Space Odyssey ( 1968, English ) 2) Citizen Kane ( 1941, English ) 3) Seven Samurai ( 1954, Japanese ) zen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Wolf Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 1 LoTR Return of the king 2003 Pulp Fiction 1994 Gladiator 2000 Indiana Jones ROTLA 1981 LA Confidential 1997 Heat 1995 zen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vickydev Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 7 minutes ago, Lone Wolf said: 1 LoTR Return of the king 2003 Pulp Fiction 1994 Gladiator 2000 Indiana Jones ROTLA 1981 LA Confidential 1997 Heat 1995 Ye kya kar diya?!.. Only 3 films as per OP's rule. coffee_rules 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vickydev Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 1. The Dark Knight (2008, Eng) 2. Lagaan (2001, Hin) 3. No Country for old men (2007, Eng) zen and Lone Wolf 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Wolf Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 36 minutes ago, Vickydev said: Ye kya kar diya?!.. Only 3 films as per OP's rule. First 3 in Order... Works @zen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Wolf Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 32 minutes ago, Vickydev said: 1. The Dark Knight (2008, Eng) 2. Lagaan (2001, Hin) 3. No Country for old men (2007, Eng) Extremely tempted to put No Country for Old men too... Javier Bardem immortalized himself in that role Vickydev and singhvivek141 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maniac Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 I don’t rate Sholay in top 3 only because the climax of the film was a little underwhelming here is my top 3 all time Mayabazaar (Telugu) Jurassic Park (for the vision of the director) Shawshank Redemption (greatest payoff in the history of cinema) Hinthi: Lagaan (perfect celebration of Bollywood) zen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 8 minutes ago, maniac said: I don’t rate Sholay in top 3 only because the climax of the film was a little underwhelming here is my top 3 all time Mayabazaar (Telugu) Jurassic Park (for the vision of the director) Shawshank Redemption (greatest payoff in the history of cinema) Hinthi: Lagaan (perfect celebration of Bollywood) Hinthi? Vickydev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomGuy Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 44 minutes ago, maniac said: I don’t rate Sholay in top 3 only because the climax of the film was a little underwhelming There were a lot of memorable scenes like Jailer scene Friendship song Soorma bhopali scene Basanti dhanno Basanti picking mangoes Gabbar Singh - kitne admi the Jai Mausi scene Veeru Suicide scene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted July 6 Author Share Posted July 6 (edited) Del Edited July 11 by zen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 (edited) 3 is tough, I have 25-30 movies but atm I am feeling.... 1. The Silence of the Lambs (1991, English) 2. Memories of Murder (2003, Korean) 3. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980, English) Edited July 6 by Gollum zen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 Changed the order since you are assigning points @zen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singhvivek141 Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 (edited) 1. Shutter Island (2010, English) 2. Requiem for a Dream (2000, English) 3. Interstellar (2014, English) It's tough to collate my experience in 3. Honorable mentions Filth Split The Butterfly Effect Psycho Taxi Driver There will be blood Nocturnal Animals I like the suspense, sci-fi genre. Edited July 7 by singhvivek141 zen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted July 7 Author Share Posted July 7 15 hours ago, ravishingravi said: 1) 2001 A Space Odyssey ( 1968, English ) 2) Citizen Kane ( 1941, English ) 3) Seven Samurai ( 1954, Japanese ) All tier 1 great films along with films such as Man with a Movie Camera, Singin’ in the Rain, Vertigo, The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, In the Mood for Love, Persona, Cleo from 5 to 7, Tokyo Story, Late Spring, …, …. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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