Your 25 Top Movies of Any Era

[zombie no.one]

24. The Mummy (1959)

I used to know a guy who a said he had an 'uncut' bootleg vhs copy of this and that the gore was "extreme"... hard to imagine for a 1959 flick?

[RCMerchant]

I'll do the 50's too! All genres!

1. SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950) With Gloria Swanson and William Holden.
2. PATHS OF GLORY (1957) With Kirk Douglas.
3. BRIDE OF THE MONSTER (1955) With Bela Lugosi and Tor!
4. ON THE WATERFRONT (1954) With Marlon Brando.
5. REAR WINDOW (1954) With Jimmy Stewart.
6. the BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE (1959) With Jan Inna Pan.
7. INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1955) With Kevin McCarthy.
8. IT CONQUERED THE WORLD (1956) With Lee Van Cleef and Beverly Garland.
9. REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955) With James Dean.
10. PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE (1959) With Tor and Vampira.
11. GLEN OR GLENDA? (1953) With Bela Lugosi and Ed Wood.
12. ROBOT MONSTER (1953) With Ro-Man!
13. EAST OF EDEN (1955) With James Dean
14. the CAINE MUTINY (1954) With Bogie.
15. the DAY THE WORLD ENDED (1956) With Mike Conners and Lori Nelson.
16. the 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1958)
17. FORBIDDEN PLANET (1956) With Leslie Nielson.
18. NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959) With Cary Grant.
19. GODZILLA (1954)- the Japanese one.
20. the KILLING (1956) With Sterling Hayden.
21. NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955) With Robert Mitchum.
22. the ASTOUNDING SHE MONSTER (1957)
23. BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK (1955) With Spencer Tracy.
24. the CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954)
25. I WAS A TEENAGE FRANKENSTEIN (1957)

[RCMerchant]

the 70's! This is gonna be tough! Lotsa great films.

1. the EXORCIST (1973) With Linda Blair.
2. the TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974)
3. VANISHING POINT (1971)
4. JAWS (1975)
5. the FRENCH CONNECTION (1971) with Gene Hackman.
6. ENTER THE DRAGON (1973) with Bruce Lee.
7. DEEP RED (1976)
8. DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978)
9. DEAYH RACE 2000 (1975) With David Carradine and Sly Stallone.
10. ROCK AND ROLL HIGH SHOOL (1979) with the Ramones!
11. TOURIST TRAP (1979) With Chuck Conners.
12. ZOMBIE (1979)
13. INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1978) With Donald Sutherland.
14. APOCALYPSE NOW (1979) With Martin Sheen and Brando.
15. TAXI DRIVER (1976) With Robert DeNiro and Jodie Foster.
16. DON'T LOOK IN THE BASEMENT (1973)
17. I DRINK YOUR BLOOD (1971)
18. MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1970) With Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman.
19. COFFY (1973) With Pam Grier.
20. DELIVERANCE (1972) With Burt Reynolds and Jon Voight.
21. the OUTLAW JOSEY WALES (1976) With Clint the Squint.
22. DIRTY HARRY (1971) Clint again!
23. LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT (1972)
24. A CLOCKWWORK ORANGE (1971) With Roddy McDowall.
25. the DEER HUNTER (1978) With Christopher Walken and DeNiro.

I know there are some I forgot...and it's gnawing me alive.

[claws]

1970s



 1. Alien (1979)
 2. Taxi Driver (1976)
 3. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
 4. Jaws (1975)
 5. The Exorcist (1973)
 6. Halloween (1978)
 7. Carrie (1976)
 8. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
 9. Young Frankenstein (1974)
 10. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
 11. The Omen (1976)
 12. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
 13. Eraserhead (1977)
 14. Suspiria (1977)
 15. The Wicker Man (1973)
 16. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
 17. Don't Look Now (1973)
 18. Logan's Run (1976)
 19. The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
 20. The Tenant (1976)
 21. Black Christmas (1974)
 22. Phantasm (1979)
 23. The Brood (1979)
 24. What's Up, Doc? (1972)
 25. Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
 26. Sisters (1972)
 27. The Stepford Wives (1975)
 28. Rolling Thunder (1977)
 29. Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971)
 30. Switchblade Sisters(1975)

[claws]

1960s



 1. Psycho (1960)
 2. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
 3. Rosemary's Baby (1968)
 4. The Birds (1963)
 5. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
 6. The Haunting (1963)
 7. The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)
 8. Wait Until Dark (1967)
 9. The Innocents (1961)
 10. Cape Fear (1962)
 11. Carnival of Souls (1962)
 12. The Last Man on Earth (1964)
 13. Village of the Damned (1960)
 14. Tales of Terror (1962)
 15. Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)
 16. Blood Feast (1963)
 17. The Gorgon (1964)
 18. Scream of Fear (1961)
 19. Mothra (1961)
 20. Children of the Damned (1964)
 21. The Oblong Box (1969)
 22. The Skull (1965)
 23. Twice-Told Tales (1963)
 24. The Horror of Party Beach (1964)
 25. The Flesh Eaters (1964)

[claws]

1950s



 1. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
 2. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
 3. The War of the Worlds (1953)
 4. The Thing from Another World (1951)
 5. The Blob (1958)
 6. Horror of Dracula (1958)
 7. The Fly (1958)
 8. Them! (1954)
 9. House of Wax (1953)
 10. The Bad Seed (1956)
 11. Curse of the Demon (1957)
 12. This Island Earth (1955)
 13. Tarantula (1955)
 14. The Tingler (1959)
 15. The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)
 16. 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)
 17. It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958)
 18. Return of the Fly (1959)
 19. The Screaming Skull (1958)
 20. I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958)
 21. The Monster That Challenged the World (1957)
 22. The Giant Behemoth (1959)
 23. The Alligator People (1959)
 24. The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959)
 25. The H-Man (1958)

[Cult_Moody_Movies]

1970s - Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Picks
1. Star Wars (1977)
2. Alien (1979)
3. Jaws (1975)
4. Halloween (1978)
5. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
6. Willy Wonka and Chocolate Factory (1971)
7. Hausu (1977)
8. Wizards (1977)
9. Phantasm (1979)
10. The Exorcist (1973)
11. Lupin the 3rd: Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
12. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
13. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
14. Tie - Theater of Blood (1973) & The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
15. Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)
16. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
17. Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
18. Time After Time (1979)
19. The Andromeda Strain (1971)
20. Carrie (1976)
21. Superman: The Movie (1978)
22. A Boy and His Dog (1975)
23. Black Christmas (1974)
24. Tie - Shivers (1975) & The Brood (1979)
25. Fantastic Planet (1973)

Very honorable mention - The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)

[RCMerchant]

1950s


 1. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

Gawd dammit!
I knew I forgot something!

[zombie no.one]

70s...

Nuts In May
The Beast Must Die
Jaws
The Omen
Death Dimension
Trip With The Teacher
Deep Red
Day Of The Animals
What Have They Done To Your Daughters?
Vault Of Horror
Tales From The Crypt
Asylum
Empire Of The Ants
Dracula AD1972
Spasmo
Eyeball
What Have You Done To Solange?
Terror
Magnum Force
The Man With The Golden Gun
The House That Dripped Blood
Jaws 2
Halloween
Friday 13th
Hitch Hike To Hell
Mardi Gras Massacre

[RCMerchant]

1980's!

1. the THING (1982) With Kurt Russell.
2. RE-ANIMATER (1985) With Jeffery Coombs.
3. DAY OF THE DEAD (1985)
4. FULL METAL JACKET (1986) With "Private Pyle!"
5. the SHINING (1980) With Jack and Wendy.
6. the BEAST WITHIN (1982)
7. NEAR DARK (1987) With Lance Henrickson.
8. AIRPLANE! (1980) All star cast!
9. CONAN THE BARBARIAN (1982) With Ahnold.
10. HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER (1986) With Mike Rooker and "Otis!"
11. RAGING BULL (1980) With Deniro and Joe Pesci.
12. RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD (1985)
13. the EVIL DEAD (1981) With Bruce Cambell.
14. the EVIL DEAD II (1987) With Bruce again!
15. TERMINATOR (1984) With Ahnold.
16. the DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION (1981) With LA punk bands.
17. SUBURBIA (1983)
18. I'M GONNA GET YOU SUCKA! (1988) With an all star cast!
19. TRUTH OT DARE? (1986) Not the Madonna piece of s**t.
20. BURIAL GROUND: NIGHTS OF TERROR (1981) With Micheal!
21. the GATES OF HELL (1980) Fulci!
22. VIDEODROME (1982) Cronenberg!
23. BLUE VELVET (1986) With Dennis Hopper.
24. CREEPSHOW (1982)
25. RIVERS EDGE (1986) With Dennis Hopper- again!

[RCMerchant]

70s...

Jaws 2

JAWS 2?  
No JAWS- but part 2?

You never cease to amaze me! 

[Alex]

Finished my list of 80s movies, although I suspect if you asked me in a months time, about half the movies on the list would have changed.

[claws]

70s...

Friday 13th

1980 

[zombie no.one]

70s...

Jaws 2

JAWS 2?  
No JAWS- but part 2?

You never cease to amaze me! 

3rd one on the list! (I'm not THAT weird  )

70s...

Friday 13th

1980 

oh yes... slap on the wrist

[RCMerchant]

Silent movies. (I ain't gonna get 25 on this- but I'll try!)

1. NOSFERATU (1922)
2. DIARY OF A LOST GIRL (1929) With Louise Brooke.
3. PANDORA'S BOX (1929) Again with Louise.
4. the BATTLESHIP POTMEKIN (1925)
5. SAFTEY LAST (1923) With Harold Llyod.
6. UN CHIEN ANNDALOU (1929)
7. DR. MABUSE-THE GAMBLER (1922) Fritz Lang!
8. the GOLEM (1920) With Paul Wegener.
9. the CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI (1919) With Conrad Veidt.
10. DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1920) With John Barrymore.
11. the PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1925) With Lon Chaney.
12. the UNKNOWN (1927) With Lon Chaney and Joan Crawford.
13. SAND (1920)
14. the HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1923) With Lon Chaney.
15. METROPOLIS (1927) Lang again.
16. the LOST WORLD (1925)
17. LES VAMPIRES (1915) With Musidora.
18. WAXWORKS (1924) With Conrad Veidt.
19. TWO TARS (1928) Laurel and Hardy!
20. HE WHO GETS SLAPPED (1924) With Lon Chaney.
21. HAXAN (1922)
22. WARNING SHADOWS (1923)
23. the CAT AND THE CANARY (1927)
24. the LAST LAUGH (1924)
25. the MONSTER (1925) With Lon Chaney.

I made it!