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    Best movie ever made

    On several lists of best movie ever made by critics, 1941 film Citizen Kane seem to be favorite as the best film. Its a good movie with alot of technical achievements and inovation photography, but IMO in term of enterteinment and standing up to time, it might be slightly dated.

    Other movies may also qualify as best such as Godfather and Ben Hur.

    But I am going on the limb and choose Star Wars (and its sequel) as best film ever made. George Lucas had to start from scartch to come up with story line, customs, settings and charactors such as Darth Vader, Yoda, R2-D2 and C-3PO.

    And the final result was a very enterteinment film that have stood to the passage of time.

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    Nah! I'm with The Godfather.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Feanor View Post
    Nah! I'm with The Godfather.
    That movie is definitely is up there with best of them

    Have you read the Godfather book by Mario Puzo Feanor? Very engaging book, and much more graphic and charactor development than the film.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Smokey View Post
    That movie is definitely is up there with best of them

    Have you read the Godfather book by Mario Puzo Feanor? Very engaging book, and much more graphic and charactor development than the film.
    No, haven't read it, Smokey.

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    The Godfather is great and have watched the movie many times and read the book.

    Romeo and Juliet directed by Franco Zeffirelli

    Dr. Zhivago is always a favorite

    To Kill A Mockingbird
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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnMichael View Post
    The Godfather is great and have watched the movie many times and read the book.

    Romeo and Juliet directed by Franco Zeffirelli

    Dr. Zhivago is always a favorite

    To Kill A Mockingbird
    Sorry John. Not accepted. You only get to choose one

    And are you sure want to include To Kill A Mockingbird as best movie ever made. I love Gregory Peck, but find his performance very wooden, and the movie kind of dry. But great speech in the court scene.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Smokey View Post
    Sorry John. Not accepted. You only get to choose one

    And are you sure want to include To Kill A Mockingbird as best movie ever made. I love Gregory Peck, but find his performance very wooden, and the movie kind of dry. But great speech in the court scene.

    Just trying to decide.
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    Sorry.... gotta go with "Da Godfather"... epic, transformative.... Changed the entire cultural lexicon. "It's not personal.. strictly business". "Leave the gun, take the canoli". "I'll make em an offer he can't refuse."

    Close second... perhaps "Jaws". Again.. a movie phenomena that has endured the test of time and changed the way we talk and think. Particularly about swimming in the ocean!!!!

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    I'll go with "Jaws". It established a benchmark against which all other "unseen terror" movies are now judged. It also marked the cinematic big-budget debut of the best director of our time.

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    Thanks guys

    Coming up with greatest movie made is kind of hard as there are so many good movies that are best in their own genre. Godfather being the best mob movie, and Jaws being the best suspence.

    Quote Originally Posted by RoyY51 View Post
    I'll go with "Jaws". It established a benchmark against which all other "unseen terror" movies are now judged. It also marked the cinematic big-budget debut of the best director of our time.
    Jaws also mark the beginning of phenomena known as summer blockbuster

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