5 must-have movies for every home collection?

Reservoir Dogs, Once Upon a Time in America, No Country for Old Men, Barton Fink...

crimsondriver54 said:Only five? I suppose that’s all...

Midnight Express
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
The Omen
Umberto D
Ballad of a Madrigal

I've been hunting this one down for years. It was my old man's favorite. Honestly, the book is top-tier, and having McMurphy—that loud, reckless rebel—as the lead felt like he was written specifically for Jack. While I was reading, his whole vibe just fit every single scene and stunt that "madman" pulls off perfectly... makes sense why the movie and the acting are considered legendary. Really want to give it another watch. 🙂

rapidorca22 said:I've been hunting this one down for years. It was my old man's favorite. Honestly, the book is top-tier, and having McMurphy—that loud, reckless rebel—as the lead felt like he was written specifically for Jack. While I was reading, his whole vibe just fit every single scene and stunt that "madman" pulls off perfectly... makes sense why the movie and the acting are considered legendary. Really want to give it another watch. 🙂

How can you be looking for it for years? 🤷

Regarding Jack, there really are very few actors who possess that essential dose of "madness" he brings to the table. It is no wonder his performance in this film was so masterful, especially since it's one of the few to sweep five major Oscars. Entirely deserved.

I really ought to add five more from that list of mandatory films I simply must own

Rosemary's Baby (dir. Polanski)
Taxi Driver
Cinema Paradiso
The Deer Hunter
Halloween (the original, obviously)

Truth be told, there are at least 55 on my list, but there we are...

crimsondriver54 said:How can you be looking for it for years? 🤷

Regarding Jack, there really are very few actors who possess that essential dose of "madness" he brings to the table. It is no wonder his performance in this film was so masterful, especially since it's one of the few to sweep five major Oscars. Entirely deserved.

Honestly, I don't think I've ever seen that thing on TV, and I definitely haven't stumbled across it on VHS or DVD. Maybe it's floating around somewhere online to download, but I’m terrible with that stuff—I'd probably just end up catching some virus. 🤷

They had it everywhere in the video rental stores... back home, we even got a double feature release!

Ed Wood, Big Fish, Amadeus, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Paths of Glory. There are plenty more films you ought to have in your collection; these are just a few of my absolute favorites.

1. Fight Club (which they never even bothered to release on DVD here in the States 🙄)
2. American History X (another one that either never saw an official US DVD release, or if it did, you can't find it anywhere to save your life 🙄)
3. Pulp Fiction 😁
4. A Clockwork Orange 🙏
5. Scarface 👍

Leon ... Leon is a pro
Big Blue ... That vast expanse of blue
Brokeback Mountain ... High on the ridge 😬
A Clockwork Orange ... Pure madness
Cat People ... Something more primal

Not quite my top five, but I still have them all on VHS 😁

Looks like I can't fit five on here at once

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Once Upon a Time in America
Full Metal Jacket
The Shawshank Redemption
Goodfellas
Lord of the Rings
Apocalypse Now
Forrest Gump
City of God
Terminator 2
........

I'm losing steam writing these out

ps: totally forgot about my Bruce Lee collection

Finally tracked down Let the Right One In 🙏 🙏 🙏
Now I just need to actually find the time to watch it 😛...

12 Angry Men
Before Sunrise
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Memento
Network
Yojimbo
...
There's still a whole lot more to list.

"Rear Window"—honestly, you really only need to mention Alfred Hitchcock...
"Cabaret"
"Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"
"It's a Wonderful Life"

Angel Heart

A Clockwork Orange

Apocalypse Now

My little village!!

Barfly

12 Monkeys

set "The Godfather"

and well, damn, you can't just get by with five bucks...
honestly, the title should be top-tier if we split it into categories—that would be a bit more fair and actually make some sense..

Rocky - everyone
Rambo - everyone
Die Hard - everyone
Bruce Lee box set
All the Chuck Norris movies
plus the essentials: Steven Seagal, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Michael Duddikof,

On Topic:
Kill Bill, Requiem for a Dream

Mirrormask, Grindhouse, Secretary

and a whole lot more of Josh......................

Man, I really blew it... definitely forgot about Requiem for a Dream...

Who's that singing out there? (...I would too, son...😁)
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Taxi Driver
Underground, The Shawshank Redemption

1. The Chronicles of Riddick
2. XXX
3. Pulp Fiction
4. Troy
5. Pirates of the Caribbean (1, 2, and 3).....😁

1. Terminator 2
2. Fourth Man
3. Do you remember Dolly Bell?
4. Seen it already
5. Titanic

Peter Campbell84 said:1.American Beauty🍿
2.The Green Mile👍
3.Antwone Fisher🙏
4.Shawshank Redemption🙏
5.Forrest Gump😲

hollowsailor19 said:Once Upon a Time in America

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Pulp Fiction

Reservoir Dogs

Vertigo

The Shawshank Redemption

Se7en

I really love this list! 😁

I would just add Fight Club to the mix. Honestly, five films is far too small a selection for such an important choice!