25 Great Films (the first 20 are in order of perference)

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The Great Escape - World Cup Special Edition [DVD]
1.  The Great Escape - World Cup Special Edition [DVD] DVD ~ Steve McQueen
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  "My all time favourite film. The Germans have built a new POW camp, with all the best escapers in.  Great acting. Great plot. Great characters. A perfect film. Absoultly brilliant."
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Pulp Fiction (2 Disc Collector's Edition) [DVD] [1994]
2.  Pulp Fiction (2 Disc Collector's Edition) [DVD] [1994] DVD ~ John Travolta
The list author says:
  "Tarantino is a genius, he crafts excellent plot, dialouge and characters. It's about a few days in the life of LA's seedy underworld, two hit men, a boxer paid to lose, a couple who want to rob a cafe"
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The Usual Suspects (2 Disc Special Edition) [DVD] [1995]
3.  The Usual Suspects (2 Disc Special Edition) [DVD] [1995] DVD ~ Kevin Spacey
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  "The great Kevin Spacey plays a disabled son-man brought in for question about a boat blowing up. He weaves a tale about himself and 5 other criminals. Don't forget: KEYSER SOZE is out there!"
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail -- Two-disc set [DVD]
4.  Monty Python and the Holy Grail -- Two-disc set [DVD] DVD ~ Graham Chapman
The list author says:
  "The funniest film ever made, totally silly, lots of fun, as King Authur recives a ques of God to find the Holy Grail. If you haven't wacthed it already, then I fart in your general direction. Ni!Ni"
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Aliens (Two Disc Special Edition) [DVD] [1986]
5.  Aliens (Two Disc Special Edition) [DVD] [1986] DVD ~ Sigourney Weaver
The list author says:
  "James Camerons best film to date, excellent characters, with aliens to the left, aliens to the right, and you're stuck in the middle of 'em."
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Magnolia (2 Disc Box Set) [1999] [DVD]
6.  Magnolia (2 Disc Box Set) [1999] [DVD] DVD ~ Tom Cruise
The list author says:
  "A masterpiece about a cast of characters, who become involed with each other by coinsidence, chanec, or through other characters. Confusing at first, but it gets better with each viewing."
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Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark [VHS] [1981]
7.  Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark [VHS] [1981] VHS Harrison Ford|Kate Capshaw|Amrish Puri
The list author says:
  "Need I say more about this films? I think every one in the world has seen it!"
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Back to the Future (Trilogy Box Set) [DVD] [1985]
8.  Back to the Future (Trilogy Box Set) [DVD] [1985] DVD ~ Michael J. Fox
The list author says:
  "Brilliant light-hearted adventures, the first one is the best though. Marty McFly travel back and forth though time."
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Reservoir Dogs [DVD] [1993]
9.  Reservoir Dogs [DVD] [1993] DVD ~ Tarantino Quentin
The list author says:
  "Maybe not the best movie ever made, but the ablslute coolest, after seeing this film, who doesn't want to go around in black suits with shades, and be called a colour?"
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Gremlins [DVD] [1984]
10.  Gremlins [DVD] [1984] DVD ~ Zach Galligan
The list author says:
  "Don't stick to the rules and your pet Mowgai might go nasty. Basically a kid's film with an adult certificate."
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The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly [DVD] [1966]
11.  The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly [DVD] [1966] DVD ~ Clint Eastwood
The list author says:
  "The best western film ever made, the best part of the "Dollars" trilogy. Three gunmen go looking for buryed money, as they double-cross and side-up to achive the money."
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The Deer Hunter [DVD] [1979]
12.  The Deer Hunter [DVD] [1979] DVD ~ Robert De Niro
The list author says:
  "Three friends are about to go war after one of them gets married. Harrowing, with 2 of my favourite actors De Niro and Walken.You smile at the happiness, and frown at the bad events."
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American Beauty [DVD] [2000]
13.  American Beauty [DVD] [2000] DVD ~ Kevin Spacey
The list author says:
  "A drama about a mans midlife crisis. Brilliant acted by Kevin Spacey, if he didn't win the Oscar, it would be a great injustice!"
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Apocalypse Now Redux [DVD] [1979]
14.  Apocalypse Now Redux [DVD] [1979] DVD ~ Marlon Brando|Robert Duvall|Martin Sheen|Frederic Forrest
The list author says:
  "A soldier is sent to assassinate a renage soldier in Vietname. All is brilliant up until the French Plantation scenes. It's good if you can't stand the strange ending."
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Das Boot (Directors Cut) [DVD] [1998]
15.  Das Boot (Directors Cut) [DVD] [1998] DVD ~ Jürgen Prochnow
The list author says:
  "The story of the men aboard a German U-Boat. The subtiles are easy to get used to, be prepared for a great twist at the end."
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12 Angry Men [DVD] [1957]
16.  12 Angry Men [DVD] [1957] DVD ~ Henry Fonda
The list author says:
  "A brilliant ensemble cast, as 12 juriors argue it out over whever a boy accused of killing his father is innocent."
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The Magnificent Seven (Special Edition) [DVD] [1960]
17.  The Magnificent Seven (Special Edition) [DVD] [1960] DVD ~ Yul Brynner
The list author says:
  "A bunch of builled villiagers go in search ofweapons to fight, but end up hirng, erm, guns-for-hire men."
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Full Metal Jacket - Special Edition [DVD]
18.  Full Metal Jacket - Special Edition [DVD] DVD ~ Matthew Modine
The list author says:
  "A greatly played war films that hooks you for beagings to end,as we follow private "Joker" throught training and the Tet Offensive."
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Ben-Hur [1959] [DVD]
19.  Ben-Hur [1959] [DVD] DVD ~ Charlton Heston
The list author says:
  "Ben-Hur is an epics' epic. It folows the life of Judas Ben-Hur from a prince, to slave, and back again. It's worth watching for the chariot race alone!"
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Hamlet [DVD]
20.  Hamlet [DVD] DVD ~ Laurence Olivier
The list author says:
  "This is the best adaptations of Shakespeares best play. In this ultimate tragity, Hamlet is caught between loyalty to his father's ghost, and to duty to his King."
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The Godfather Trilogy (5 Disc Box Set) [DVD]
21.  The Godfather Trilogy (5 Disc Box Set) [DVD] DVD ~ Marlon Brando
The list author says:
  "The saga of the Corleone family, with brilliant acting of all the cast in these great films."
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Airplane! [DVD]
22.  Airplane! [DVD] DVD ~ Robert Hays
The list author says:
  "An completly mad, zany film, that's an orginal-spoof. Funny all the way thought. On the second viewing you will spots things you didn't in the first, as there is a joke on every level."
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Live and Let Die [DVD] [1973]
23.  Live and Let Die [DVD] [1973] DVD ~ Roger Moore
The list author says:
  "The best James Bond film, with great action and tounge-in-cheek humour."
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Vertigo [DVD]
24.  Vertigo [DVD] DVD ~ James Stewart
The list author says:
  "Vertigo is a tale of love, lost, obessession and the supernatural. Or is it? This thriller keeps you guessing at every turn, with a great performance from James Stewart."
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The Planet of the Apes Collection (6 Disc Box Set) [1968] [DVD]
25.  The Planet of the Apes Collection (6 Disc Box Set) [1968] [DVD] DVD ~ Claude Akins
The list author says:
  "Charlton Heston excels in this great sci-fi, with the most shocking twist at the end. A planet ruled by apes? Can Charlton Heston beat them?"
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