Desert Island

[milwaukeesportsfan]

The idea is to pick the top 10 movies you would want to take with you if you knew you were going to be trapped on a desert island, ranking them 1 through 10. Now, even though you may have loved The Ring, or Million Dollar Baby, you have to ask yourself if it's something you would want to watch over, and over, and over, and over...well, you get the idea. After much deliberation, here's my attempt at picking 10 movies that I would want to watch, for the rest of my life.

 

10. Unforgiven

9. Rounders

8. Braveheart

7. Rudy

6. Aliens

5. The Godfather 2

4. Terminator 2

3. Goodfellas

2. The Shawshank Redemption

1. The Godfather

[Katuluu]

American Movie

Robocop

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Galaxy Quest

The Muppet Movie

The King of Kong

My Date with Drew

Meet the Feebles

Dark Star

Return of the Jedi

 

List is pretty much entirely from the past 20 years, which doesn't really surprise me as I was going for movies I think are "fun" more then anything.

[mikevan1818]

"The Muppet Movie"

 

You have now become my new favorite poster. I love the muppets - and I'm not ashamed to say it.

 

10. Muppet Family Chirstmas (First 2 for the Holidays)

9. Muppet Christmas Carol

8. Hurricane

7. Dumb and Dumber

6. The Outsiders

5. Juno - if it comes out by the time I'm stuck on this island

4. Shawshank Redemption

3. Rudy

2. Good Will Hunting

1. The Muppet Movie

[brewers19]

10. The Lion King

9. Thank You For Smoking

8. The Usual Suspects

7. The Sandlot

6. Death To Smoochy

5. The Muppet Movie

5. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

4. High Fidelity

3. Toy Story

2. The Royal Tenenbaums

1. 10 Things I Hate About You

[brwrsfan]

I think I would stick to mainly comedies, but I do really like sports movies...

 

10. Rudy

9. Wedding Crashers

8. The Last Boy Scout

7. Elf

6. The Great Escape

5. Super Troopers - it's so dumb but I just can't stop laughing at it

4. Stranger Than Fiction

3. Miracle - on an island, you might need a good pick-me-up

2. Major League - not on any other lists?

1. Good Will Hunting

 

I tried to pick a wide range of movies as I wouldn't want to get sick of the same stuff. In reviewing it...very very odd list.

[Katuluu]

4. High Fidelity

Dang it, that one is so good it should have been mine!

[brewers19]

Well played.

[bullox]

Where is the electricity for your TV and DVD player coming from on this island? Is this Lost?

 

I'd want Caddyshack. And Cast Away for the irony.

[mothershipconnection]

The King of Kong

 

Finally got around to that tonight. Yup, awesome,

[sgtcluels]

10. Croutching Tiger

9. Happy Gilmore

8. The Usual Suspects

7. The Hunt For Red October

6.Billy Madison

5. Anchorman

4. Children Of Men

3. The Princess Bride

2. Fight Club

1. Sneakers (Gimme da box Marty!)

[Fatter than Joey]

1. Gymkata

[sbrylski]

In no particular order...

American Movie

Dumb and Dumber

Liar Liar

Old School

Beatles Anthology

Star Wars II-VI

 

Man, I left out Super Troopers and Anchorman...

 

EDIT: And Pi! I liked that movie.

[elbobbo82]

10. Gladiator

9. Blazing Saddles

8. Office Space

7. Goodfellas

6. Indiana Jones - Last Crusade

5. The Waterboy

4. Kung Fu Hustle

3. Super Troopers

2. American Beauty

1. Tombstone

[Katuluu]

1. Gymkata

Another excellent choice. Showdown in Little Tokyo was in my Honorable Mentions.

[jason21nl]

10. Star Wars (i need something to fall asleep to)

9. Cast Away (so i can learn how to make fire and stuff)

8. Major League

7. Billy Madison

6. Happy Gilmore

5. The Green Mile

4. Gladiator

3. U571

2. Tombstone

1. Shawshank Redemption

[sbrylski]

9. Cast Away (so i can learn how to make fire and stuff)

 

HA! How about Suvivorman DVDs...

[jason21nl]

9. Cast Away (so i can learn how to make fire and stuff)

 

HA! How about Suvivorman DVDs...

Ohh, good call..I'm getting off the Island for sure with them

 

[danzig6767]

9. Cast Away (so i can learn how to make fire and stuff)

 

HA! How about Suvivorman DVDs...

Good call, but pass on the Man vs Wild ones or you'll end up eating camel testicles and digesting food right from the stomach of a camel

 

[RightFieldCoder]

10 Indiana Jones Trilogy

9 Team America: World Police

8 Anchorman

7 Miracle

6 Fantasia/Fantasia 2000

5 Saving Private Ryan

4 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

3 Bull Durham

2 Title not appropriate in this forum. They guys can guess what type of movie I mean. Unless a female is on the island with me.

1 Star Wars Trilogy

[GAME05]

no real order to these, but if the Professor could make a radio out of coconuts, electricity and a DVD player should be no probelm.

 

1. City Lights

2. The Hustler

3. The Ten Commandments

4. The Wall (provided i can't bring music as well as movies)

5. Field of Dreams

6. Dr. Strangelove

7. Das Boot

8. A copy of Wrestlemania III

9. From Russia With Love

10. Night at the Opera

 

I originally thought Swiss Family Robinson would be fitting, but then I thought I'd probably get sick of an island-themed movie pretty quick.

[Brian the Automator]

1. Iron Eagle

2. Police Academy 1

3. Police Academy 2

4. Police Academy 3

5. Police Academy 4

6. Police Academy 5

7. Iron Eagle 2

8. Police Academy 6

9. Police Academy 7

10. Police Academy 8

[Fatter than Joey]

1. Gymkata

Another excellent choice. Showdown in Little Tokyo was in my Honorable Mentions.

Once you bring Gymkata though, you probably are never going to watch the other 9.

 

[Glennron]

I agree I'd probably want comedies I could watch over and over.

 

Dumb and Dumber

Office Space

Ace Ventura

Ace Ventura 2

Mallrats

 

And just cause I really like these:

 

Pulp Fiction

The Departed

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Original Star Wars trilogy

 

It's 11, oh well.