i just stumbled across this list and it's from last year but thought i'd open a thread up to talk about these movies...

1. goodfellas
2. the godfather
3. the godfather pt. 2
4. pulp fiction
5. city of god
6. the usual suspects
7. reservoir dogs
8. the sting
9. bonnie and clyde
10. touch of evil
11. casino
12. chinatown
13. the french connection
14. once upon a time in america
15. la confidential
16. scarface
17. the maltese falcon
18. heat
19. leon
20. ocean's 11
21. the untouchables
22. dog day afternoon
23. the big sleep
24. donnie brasco
25. carlito's way

http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/664/664641p1.html

i have to agree with them that city of god is one of the best movies in this genre to come out in a long time...

9/28/2006 9:50:24 PM

id push heat up into the top 10 but thats a pretty good list

9/28/2006 9:56:16 PM

goodfellas ahead of godfather 2? Scorsese is my favorite director, but I ain't buyin that

[Edited on September 28, 2006 at 9:59 PM. Reason : ms]

9/28/2006 9:58:31 PM

untouchables needs to go way up too.

9/28/2006 9:58:55 PM

casino is better than 11 if you ask me

9/28/2006 10:03:25 PM

its hard to argue with the top 4 because im sure those are at the top of most lists, probably somewhat because of popularity but after that, there's some tossups i think. i havent seen everything on this list, like the french connection even though i hear its a classic too...

and where's all the people that will be like omg scarface should be #1...i like it cause of the theme music but its not a top 5 imo

[Edited on September 28, 2006 at 10:12 PM. Reason : yeah]

9/28/2006 10:12:01 PM

I didn't like Untouchables but I haven't seen it in a long time. I would L.A. Confidential way up there, what a classic.

9/28/2006 10:13:13 PM

scarface should be in the top 1

9/29/2006 12:25:30 AM

i just saw heat for the first time (beginning to end) last week - fucking brilliant

donnie brasco is very underrated imo

9/29/2006 12:36:50 AM

Ergo keeps telling me to watch Heat, but it's always 2 am and we're both drunk when he thinks of these things.

City of God was indeed awesome, and I'm glad to see it so high on the list.

9/29/2006 12:54:22 AM

half of those movies have the same plot.

9/29/2006 1:10:16 AM

This list is worthless if the malt falcon is 17

I'm suprised dick tracy isn't on there

9/29/2006 1:37:28 AM

Miller's Crossing
Miller's Crossing
Miller's Crossing

9/29/2006 1:39:19 AM

Dog Day Afternoon and The Big Sleep are underrated, and Fresh should be on that list.

9/29/2006 1:49:17 AM

I love goodfellas as much as anyone, but there's no way it should be ahead of godfather 1 & 2

9/29/2006 8:20:05 AM

just made the godfather part 2 thread and didnt even see this list

how good is Goodfellas?

i love the mobster type movies, and i have come close to picking it up numerous times

9/29/2006 9:13:46 AM

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"how good is Goodfellas"

really fucking good. its number 1 isn't it?

i would actually switch Heat and Pulp Fiction on that list.

and add mean streets.

[Edited on September 29, 2006 at 9:28 AM. Reason : ]

9/29/2006 9:27:16 AM

i mean i see its #1 so i figured it was pretty good, but im thinking its going to be hard to beat Godfather 1 and 2

the more i watch Scarface the less i like it

9/29/2006 9:30:38 AM

I don't get the fascination w/ Mean Streets, I thought it was pretty boring.

9/29/2006 9:33:09 AM

youve never seen goodfellas? atleast rent it one time, anytime someone is watching or even if its on tv and edited, i still have to watch it.

9/29/2006 10:20:41 AM

ill probably go and buy Goodfellas and Godfather 3 tonight, watch one of them since im chilling tonight so i can save my money for tomorrow night

9/29/2006 10:24:53 AM

i think next week they are releasing another dvd of scarface, like scarface platinum. supposed to have all new digital audio/video and be remastered and the best quality yet...

9/29/2006 10:31:29 AM

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"goodfellas ahead of godfather 2? Scorsese is my favorite director, but I ain't buyin that"

this list is pretty much a joke

9/29/2006 10:32:19 AM

ive read the list twice

and I still dont see The Big Hit listed

9/29/2006 10:32:55 AM

i dont have much of a problem with that list though i'd swap 2 and 3

i definitely agree with Goodfellas being #1...that movie is so fucking great its not even funny

9/29/2006 11:00:08 AM

[Edited on September 29, 2006 at 11:07 AM. Reason : i'm stupid]

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"and Fresh should be on that list."

[Edited on September 29, 2006 at 11:09 AM. Reason : a]

9/29/2006 11:05:51 AM

It's such a tight list. Any movie could move up or down.

9/29/2006 11:16:13 AM

wtf? no Hudson Hawk? this entire list is bullshit

9/29/2006 12:56:33 PM

Would've liked to have seen Cop Land on that list.

9/29/2006 1:06:29 PM

the fact that city of god is in the top five is amazing to me. didn't realize that many people had even seen it.

9/29/2006 1:08:17 PM

I haven't seen/heard of it, so I'll have to do something about it.

I'm surprised that Gangs of New York isn't on that list, that movie is fantastic! I also hoped that Hoodlums was on the list, I really enjoy that movie.

I've seen the French Connection and wasn't that impressed.

9/29/2006 1:19:30 PM

i like old movies, but i didn't enjoy Bonnie and Clyde. it wasn't bad, but no more than 2.5/4 stars for me.

9/29/2006 1:21:32 PM

city of god is great. really gritty and fucked up. kid gangs in brazil. came out maybe 3 or 4 years ago.

9/29/2006 1:21:43 PM

I loves the full 3 hour glory of heat. All of those movies listed are greats, and I'm glad to see Heat up there.

I have indeed tried to get [User]StillFuchsia[/user] to watch it, but its always 2 am when I remember I have it.

10/1/2006 11:48:21 AM

Miller's Crossing should definitely be on that list, glad to see leon listed

never seen the sting or bonnie and clyde so my list would definitely have them replaced

10/1/2006 12:03:41 PM

Carlitos way needs to be higher as does Donnie Brasko

10/1/2006 12:14:14 PM

where's on the waterfront?

another list to consider: http://imdb.com/chart/crime

10/1/2006 12:14:14 PM

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"Miller's Crossing should definitely be on that list, "

Indeed

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"I'm surprised that Gangs of New York isn't on that list"

No surprise there.

10/1/2006 1:05:40 PM

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"I've seen the French Connection and wasn't that impressed."

You're not the only one. That movie has not aged well.

10/1/2006 7:49:26 PM

tttttttt

1/15/2007 4:32:45 PM

^thx

I watched Godfather pt. 1 and 2 and Heat and the last month. All three were great, but I don't really see the relevance of the flashback in Godfather II. And does anyone else think that'd it's pretty irresponsible for cops to pursue bank robbers through public areas knowing the robbers are armed with automatic weapons?

1/15/2007 4:37:29 PM

so cops should not do their jobs for fear of being irresponsible?

yeah definitely there should be certain designated decommisioned zones in each state where robbers can only be apprehanded by the police.

1/15/2007 9:46:06 PM

I would put The Departed in my top 25. That movie was great.

1/15/2007 10:32:40 PM

Gangs of New York is fucking garbage

1/15/2007 11:51:34 PM

thats a bunch of crap!

1/16/2007 12:02:16 AM

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"so cops should not do their jobs for fear of being irresponsible? yeah definitely there should be certain designated decommisioned zones in each state where robbers can only be apprehanded by the police."

IIRC, cops quit pursuing in high speed chases when suspects enter a residential neighborhood. Trading gun fire in a fucking grocery store parking lot with ample human shields ain't exactly that much different.

1/16/2007 12:25:41 AM

goodfellas is a great film

but it should be #3 after Godfather I & II

1/16/2007 1:07:44 AM

I like The Usual Suspects at number two only behind the first Godfather. And Scarface is the most overrated movie of all fucking time.


[Edited on January 16, 2007 at 1:15 AM. Reason : Flip you for real.]

1/16/2007 1:12:42 AM

ill have to beat a dead horse and say millers crossing. watch blood simple if you havent already, its good too, though not worthy of this list.

1/16/2007 2:40:25 AM

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"Miller's Crossing Miller's Crossing Miller's Crossing"

1/16/2007 9:01:14 AM