Bluemoon's Official Top 100 Films

[citizenyank76]

Best lines in the whole movie.

"Doc. Are you trying to tell me.. that my mom -- has the hots for me?"

"Last night, Darth Vader came down from planet Vulcan, and told me that if I didn't take Lorraine out, that he'd melt my brain."

"when this baby hits 88 miles per hour... you're gonna see some serious shit."

 

[ZenHalfTimeCrock]

Well maybe Tarkovsky some days.

Stalker is one of my favourite movies, though someone I know once compared it to an episode of Last of the Summer Wine.

Got to admit that there are similarities. Holmfirth is as shite as the Ukraine or wherever it was filmed, and the movie does sort of consist of old guys wandering about like tits in a trance. Plus, Stalker’s wife is a bit like Norah Batty.

 

[City Hobgoblin]

List continues to be dominated by solidly entertaining US releases from the 89s90s.

 

[I'm With Stupid]

 

[OB1]

18. Back To The Future 8/88

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Back to the Future is a 1985 American science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale. It stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, and Thomas F. Wilson. Set in 1985, Fox portrays Marty McFly, a teenager accidentally sent back in time to 1955 in a time-traveling DeLorean automobile built by his eccentric scientist friend Doctor Emmett "Doc" Brown. Trapped in the past, Marty inadvertently prevents his future parents' meeting— threatening his very existence—and is forced to reconcile the pair and somehow get back to the future.

The outline of Back to the Future originated in 1980 after Gale found his father's school yearbook; he wondered if he and his father would have been friends as youths. Gale and Zemeckis realized that time travel could answer the question. Desperate for a successful film after numerous collaborative failures, they pitched their script but were rejected by over 40 studios. It was not considered raunchy enough to compete with the successful comedies of the era. Zemeckis moved on to directing Romancing the Stone (1984). The success of that film gave Zemeckis the credibility to revisit Back to the Future. He secured a development deal at Amblin Entertainment under his mentor Steven Spielberg. Fox was the first choice to portray Marty, but his working schedule on the sitcom Family Ties prevented his involvement; Eric Stoltz was cast instead. Shortly after commencing principal photography in November 1984, it was determined that Stoltz was not right for the part and Zemeckis made any concessions necessary to hire Fox. This included re-filming scenes already shot with Stoltz, and added $4 million to the budget. Back to the Future was filmed in and around California and on sets at Universal Studios.

Re-casting Stoltz delayed production and pushed back the film's release date. Following highly successful test screenings the date was moved forward to July 3, 1985, to give Back to the Future more time in theaters. This resulted in a limited post-production schedule for editing and special effects; some effects were incomplete on release. Back to the Future was a critical and commercial success, earning $381.1 million to become the highest-grossing film of 1985 worldwide. Critics praised the story, comedy, and the cast—particularly Fox, Lloyd, Thompson, and Glover. It received multiple award nominations and won an Academy Award, Saturn Awards, and a Hugo Award. Its theme song, "The Power of Love" by Huey Lewis and the News was a significant success globally, and also earned an Academy Award nomination.

In the years since its release, Back to the Future has grown in esteem and is now considered to be among the greatest films of the 1980s, one of the best science-fiction films ever made, and one of the greatest films of all time.

I had this at #17 on my list.

Saw it two or three times at the cinema on initial release and still enjoy watching it if I happen upon it on TV.

 

[citizenyank76]

Stalker is one of my favourite movies, though someone I know once compared it to an episode of Last of the Summer Wine.

Got to admit that there are similarities. Holmfirth is as shite as the Ukraine or wherever it was filmed, and the movie does sort of consist of old guys wandering about like tits in a trance. Plus, Stalker’s wife is a bit like Norah Batty.

First time I saw Andrei Rublev. I thought. "Oh I see. You can makes films as beautiful as Kubrick but be a poet and have some soul too." A bit like seeing a Vermeer and going, "ahh, man, the technique exists but for the right reasons in a painting I wanted to see." When I saw Tarkovsky I never went back to Kubrick. Too cold. Too sterile and clinical. Not for me.

(Also. Last Of The Summer Wine was my grandfather's favorite show. Don't think he missed an episode for 30 years.)

 

[Dr Jacoby]

18. Back To The Future 8/88

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Back to the Future is a 1985 American science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale. It stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, and Thomas F. Wilson. Set in 1985, Fox portrays Marty McFly, a teenager accidentally sent back in time to 1955 in a time-traveling DeLorean automobile built by his eccentric scientist friend Doctor Emmett "Doc" Brown. Trapped in the past, Marty inadvertently prevents his future parents' meeting— threatening his very existence—and is forced to reconcile the pair and somehow get back to the future.

The outline of Back to the Future originated in 1980 after Gale found his father's school yearbook; he wondered if he and his father would have been friends as youths. Gale and Zemeckis realized that time travel could answer the question. Desperate for a successful film after numerous collaborative failures, they pitched their script but were rejected by over 40 studios. It was not considered raunchy enough to compete with the successful comedies of the era. Zemeckis moved on to directing Romancing the Stone (1984). The success of that film gave Zemeckis the credibility to revisit Back to the Future. He secured a development deal at Amblin Entertainment under his mentor Steven Spielberg. Fox was the first choice to portray Marty, but his working schedule on the sitcom Family Ties prevented his involvement; Eric Stoltz was cast instead. Shortly after commencing principal photography in November 1984, it was determined that Stoltz was not right for the part and Zemeckis made any concessions necessary to hire Fox. This included re-filming scenes already shot with Stoltz, and added $4 million to the budget. Back to the Future was filmed in and around California and on sets at Universal Studios.

Re-casting Stoltz delayed production and pushed back the film's release date. Following highly successful test screenings the date was moved forward to July 3, 1985, to give Back to the Future more time in theaters. This resulted in a limited post-production schedule for editing and special effects; some effects were incomplete on release. Back to the Future was a critical and commercial success, earning $381.1 million to become the highest-grossing film of 1985 worldwide. Critics praised the story, comedy, and the cast—particularly Fox, Lloyd, Thompson, and Glover. It received multiple award nominations and won an Academy Award, Saturn Awards, and a Hugo Award. Its theme song, "The Power of Love" by Huey Lewis and the News was a significant success globally, and also earned an Academy Award nomination.

In the years since its release, Back to the Future has grown in esteem and is now considered to be among the greatest films of the 1980s, one of the best science-fiction films ever made, and one of the greatest films of all time.

I had this at number two.

 

[RobMCFC]

I've read his autobiography, it's a really good book.
he talks about hiding his condition during film rehearsals etc

Funnily enough, after meaning the read it for years, I read it at the start of lockdown. As you say, it's a really good book.

I had BTTF at #3 as it's always been one of my favourite films. It has an original story line (often copied, never bettered IMO) and the cast are particularly good in bringing a bunch of well-written characters to life. Shame it isn't higher, but glad to see it in the top 20. That's 10 for me now.

As an aside, we were lucky enough to see the musical in Manchester before COVID forced the closure - it is hands-down one of the most amazing thing I've seen live on a stage, including a DeLorean that spins onto the set and out steps the doc - absolutely amazing. The cast of the musical had the characters spot on, especially Marty, Biff and George.

Here's my review if anybody's interested.

Back to the Future – The Musical

Like most Mancunians, I feel there’s a lot to love about my city, but even I was surprised when it was announced that the world premiere of Back to the Future – The Musical would open at Manchester…

monkeyarkwright.wordpress.com

 

[BlueHammer85]

Funnily enough, after meaning the read it for years, I read it at the start of lockdown. As you say, it's a really good book.

I had BTTF at #3 as it's always been one of my favourite films. It has an original story line (often copied, never bettered IMO) and the cast are particularly good in bringing a bunch of well-written characters to life. Shame it isn't higher, but glad to see it in the top 20. That's 10 for me now.

As an aside, we were lucky enough to see the musical in Manchester before COVID forced the closure - it is hands-down one of the most amazing thing I've seen live on a stage, including a DeLorean that spins onto the set and out steps the doc - absolutely amazing. The cast of the musical had the characters spot on, especially Marty, Biff and George.

Here's my review if anybody's interested.

Back to the Future – The Musical

Like most Mancunians, I feel there’s a lot to love about my city, but even I was surprised when it was announced that the world premiere of Back to the Future – The Musical would open at Manchester…

monkeyarkwright.wordpress.com

good review that

 

[dronefromsector7G]

Another one for me. I had this as my 10