In no particular order
Empire Strikes Back
Jaws
Whiplash
The Two Towers
The Matrix
E.T
Close Encounters With The Third Kind
North by North West
Silence of the Lambs
Captain America The Winter Soldier
Psycho
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Star Trek: Into Darkness
Freddy vs. Jason
Harry Potter: Deathly Hallows parts 1 and 2
Harry Potter: Order of the Phoenix
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Transformers: The Movie
Tron: Legacy
To me lists like this should be top ten Action movies, top ten Sci-Fi movies, top ten Drama movies, etc. (hell maybe even separate Sci-fi vs Sci-fi/Action)
It's too hard to pin it all into just one list and it just doesn't make sense to say something like Die Hard is better or worse than something like Casino or Shawshank. They exist for different reasons.
Gladiator also holds up well and even Roller Ball and Planet of the Apes in terms of plot and performances are amazing. I just don't see that in Die Hard, much as I love it. My favourite actioneers of that period are Terminator and Highlander. I know both were diluted by all the shit that followed and I include T2 in that, but the first films for both franchises were a kind of magic.
Sorry, random but I just learned this the other day...
Did you know Ridley Scott was supposed to do an adaptation of I Am Legend starring Arnold? This was before the Will Smith version came out, though. It probably would have been pretty sweet, knowing the great Ridley-approved prosthetic effects and whatnot. Ridley's pretty good at book adaptations, so it probably would have been cool (although I'm not sure Arny would have been a great choice, haha). I like the Will Smith version quite a lot, actually, but the CGI creatures did hurt the film a good bit.
1. Apocalypse now
2. Gangs of New York
3. Eraserhead
4. Unforgiven
5. Rosemary's Baby
6. The Bride of Frankenstein
7. G.I Joe: The Movie (1987)
8. Mad Max: Fury Road
9. Jeremiah Johnson
10. Hereditary
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