Phil's Favourite Films of all Time!

1. Psycho

(1960) Dir. Alfred Hitchcock

2. The Good the Bad and the Ugly

(1966) Dir. Sergio Leone

3. The Shining

(1980) Dir. Stanley Kubrick

4. Inception

(2010 Dir. Christopher Nolan

5. Double Indemnity

(1944) Billy Wilder

6. Alien

(1979) Dir. Ridley Scott

7. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

(1948) John Huston

8. Memento

(2000) Dir. Christopher Nolan

9. American History X

(1998) Dir. Tony Kaye

10. Island of Lost Souls

(1932) Dir. Erle C. Kenton

11. The Burmese Harp

(1956) Dir. Kon Ichikawa

12. Scarface

(1983) Dir. Brian De Palma

13. Metropolis

(1927) Dir. Fritz Lang

14. M

(1931) Dir. Fritz Lang

15. The Wizard of Oz

(1939) Dir. Victor Fleming

16. The Bridge on the River Kwai

(1957) Dir. David Lean

17. Drive

(2011) Dir. Nicolas Winding Refn

18. 12 Angry Men

(1957) Dir. Sidney Lumet

19. Papillon

(1973) Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner

20. The Great Escape

(1963) Dir. John Sturges

21. Fargo

(1996) Dir. Joel & Ethan Coen

22. Fight Club

(1999) Dir. David Fincher

23. Dial M for Murder

(1954) Dir. Alfred Hitchcock

24. Sunset Boulevard

(1950) Dir. Billy Wilder

25. Schindler’s List

(1993) Dir. Steven Spielberg

26. Gravity
(2013) Dir. Alfonso Cuaron

27. Inside Llewyn Davis
(2013) Dir. Joel & Ethan Coen

28. Thunderball

(1965) Dir. Terence Young

29. Lifeboat

(1944) Dir. Alfred Hitchcock

30. The Dark Knight Rises

(2012) Dir. Christopher Nolan

31. Lawrence of Arabia

(1962) Dir. David Lean

32. The Elephant Man

(1980) Dir. David Lynch

33. Some Like it Hot

(1959) Dir. Billy Wilder

34. The Exorcist
(1973) Dir. William Friedkin

35. Apocalypse Now

(1979) Dir. Francis Ford Coppola

36. The Thing

(1982) Dir. John Carpenter

37. Strangers on a Train

(1951) Dir. Alfred Hitchcock

38. Seven Samurai
(1954) Dir. Akira Kurosawa

39. Onibaba
(1964) Dir. Kaneto Shindo

40. The Maltese Falcon

(1941) Dir. John Huston

41. Midnight Express

(1978) Dir. Alan Parker

42. The African Queen

(1951) Dir. John Huston

43. King Kong
(1933) Dir. Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack

44. The Godfather Part II

(1974) Dir. Francis Ford Coppola

45. Interstellar
(2014) DIr. Christopher Nolan

46. The Dark Knight
(2008) Dir. Christopher Nolan

47. The Invisible Man
(1933) Dir. James Whale

48. Misery
(1990) Dir. Rob Reiner

49. Nebraska
(2013) Dir. Alexander Payne

50. Only God Forgives
(2013) Dir. Nicolas Winding Refn

51. The Wicker Man
(1973) Robin Hardy

52. Das Boot
(1981) Wolfgang Petersen

53. The Third Man
(1949) Carol Reed

Films everybody loves, but I HATE

To make something clear, these aren't my most hated films, although some would fall into that category, they are just films that I believe have had more critic or moviegoer praise than they deserved.

After watching a couple of so called masterpieces recently, I realised there are a lot of critic opinions that I don't agree with. So, at the risk of causing some serious arguments, here is a list of films people love, but I absolutely hate. Enjoy!

The Matrix

All I got from this was a special effects laden bore fest. I'm not a massive fan of Sci-fi, but even so, this is one of the worst I've seen.





Snatch / Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

I've included these together as, for me, they are both as bad as each other. They deliver exactly the same material, filled with tedious scripts, some awful acting, unfunny jokes and gratuitous violence. Dreadful.

Blade Runner

To say I hate Blade Runner may be a dit of an exaggeration, but I'm not fond of it at all. To see it so highly rated pretty much everywhere has compelled me to add it to this list. I just find it so incredibly boring. The story moves at a snails pace and Harrison Ford is hardly on top form. The ending is reasonable but by the time it comes along, I've sat through two hours of tedious story and in truth, I'm past caring.





Cool Hand Luke

Like many films on this list, Cool Hand Luke is just plain boring. Two hours of a drab story about a guy making wisecracks and trying to escape the chain gang. No thanks.

Slumdog Millionaire

To be fair, everything Danny Boyle seems to touch ends up being overrated. Slumdog Millionaire is no exception. There are so many questionable plot decisions here that I just lost patience with it. One day, I may end up liking a Danny Boyle film, but i'm not holding my breath.


Transformers 1-3

My most hated film franchise ever. These sum up the demise of modern day society. Long, terribly acted, awfully written mindless robot violence. Each one sinks to a new low and i'm astounded to how anyone can claim to like them.

Rebecca

Hitchcock's camerawork and direction save this from being a disaster. The script is downright awful and the story is far too drawn out. One of the masters worst cinematic ventures.