My Top 30 Favorite Films Of All Time

30. Jackie Brown(1997)

Quentin Tarantino's homage to the exploitation genre of the 1970's is a wonderfully fun whodunit film. Based off of the Elmore Leonard novel, "Rum Punch", the film follows a flight attendant named Jackie Brown(Pam Grier) who gets caught up in this whole scheme to have her former partner Ordell Robbie(Samuel L. Jackson) arrested for stealing and illegally selling guns. This is, by far and away, Tarantino's tamest film with only nine gunshots fired and only for gunshot impacts seen. The film has a great cast including Grier, Jackson, Robert Forster, Robert DeNiro, Bridget Fonda and Michael Keaton. This is a very slow paced film, clocking in at 154 minutes, but it is very well worth it, just to see Pam Grier not only turning in a great perofrmance, but also having fun with the material, seeing as how she stared in a lot of explotation films in the 70's.

29.  Kick-Ass(2010)

Kick-Ass is how R-Rated comic-book films should be made. Gritty, dark and violent, the film follows high school kid, Dave Lizewski(Aaron Taylor-Johnson) who wants to be come a real-life superhero. When he finally does become a superhero, he finds that it's not as easy as it seems. Hunted down by a mob boss(Mark Strong) and his son(Christopher Mintz Plasse), he finds that he can't do this alone. He is soon discovered by Hit-Girl(Chloe Grace Moretz) and Big Daddy(Nicholas Cage). This film is packed with balls-to-the-wall action sequences that make the film so much fun. The camaraderie between the superhero characters is alive and the hyper-kinetic fell of the film makes it go by so fast. While I heavily praise the sequel, The first film is the better film.

28. The Boondock Saints(1999)

Continuing on with films about vigilante's, The Boondock Saints is the prime example of a fun crime-vigilante film. The brothers McMurphy, Connor(Sean Patrick-Flannery) and Murphy(Norman Reedus) want justice to be brought to the city of New York and make it a safer place(which works really well in bringing a fantasy element to the film because New York will never be a safe place. I kid!). Being hunted down by FBI agent Paul Smecker(Willem Dafoe) and on the hunt for a ruthless crime boss, The Boondock Saints won't let anything get in the way, let alone stop them. This is a very violent film, as is the tradition of most Vigilante films. The acting and chemistry by the two brothers is wonderful to watch and the performance by Willem Dafoe as a disgruntled FBI agent working on the case is very well done.

27. The Fast And The Furious(2001-2013)

First things first, yes I know that these films aren't of the highest quality, but I find them to be ridiculously fun and to be insanely watchable. The film series follows the dealings of Dominic Toretto(Vin Diesel) and Brian O'Connor(the late Paul Walker) as they drive fast cars, pull off heists and have gorgeous love interests. These films have fantastic action scenes, but I do have to acknowledge that they do have some very hokey dialouge. The best in the series has to be the 6th film, which went all out. I have to say the next entry in the series will be hard to watch now that Walker has passed away. It truly won't be the same watching these films with him gone. The cars all used in the films are really cool to look at and you get great eye candy to look at. Yes, Jordana Brewster and Michelle Rodriguez help in accomplishing that.

26. The Wolf Of Wall Street(2013)

As indicated in my review for this film, I love The Wolf Of Wall Street. It's a misunderstood masterpiece. Based on the true life dealings of Jordan Belfort, Leonardo DiCaprio gives the best performance of his career as Belfort, a man who was making money by day, and losing it on drugs and women at night. His escapades soon get him into some hot water and is soon on the hunt by the FBI, all the while he tries to keep his friends as well as his wife(Margot Robbie). Belfort is an interesting man to learn about and I would highly suggest reading his 2007 memoir of which this film is based. The entire cast gives stellar performances. The film is so off the wall that it makes you truly wonder how the film skated by with an R-rating. But the question you should be asking is, "When do I get to watch it again?"

25. Child's Play(1988)

Child's Play is mixed in the horror community. Some people, like myself, love it and find it genuinely scary. Others don't like it mainly because they find the whole concept of a killer doll silly. The film follows Charles Lee Ray(Brad Dourif) is a killer on the run. Before he dies from a gunshot wound he received from police detective Mike Norris(Chris Sarandon), he transfers his soul into a Good Guys Doll. The doll is then given to young Andy(Alex Vincent) by his mother Karen(Catherine Hicks). Little do they know, little Chucky wants to put his soul into Andy, and if he doesn't in time, then he's stuck in the doll forever. I think this is an effective horror film, filled with white knuckle suspense, great performances and terrific special effects. I even enjoy all of the sequels. Yes, I said ALL of them.

24. Scream(1996-2011)

Even though I love Chucky, I have to say that the Scream series is my favorite horror franchise of all time. I have watched each film numerous times and find them endlessly watchable. The series follows Sydney Prescott(Neve Campbell) who is being hunted down by a masked killer who has a severe obsession with horror films. You see, the killer wears the same costume in each film, but each film has a different killer. The killer likes to call his victims before they die, which made caller ID increase three fold in the U.S. after the first film. This going to sound really absurd but may favorite is the 4th film. It has the best performances and the most shocking reveal of the killer in the film series. I love these films, for as long as I li-. Oh, excuse me, I seem to be getting a phone call.

23. Django Unchained(2012)

More Tarantino, this time, it's an homage to the spaghetti western genre, including the 1966 film Django. The film follows a slave named Django(Jamie Foxx) who is freed by Dr. King Shultz(Christoph Waltz) who also happens to be a bounty hunter. Django agrees to help if he'll take him to see Calvin Candie(Leonardo DiCaprio) who is a slave owner and has Django's wife Broomhilda(Kerry Washington). As always goes with a Tarantino film, the story is great. You follow the character of Django through his plight and hope that he sees his beloved wife again. The acting is awesome, especially by Waltz and DiCaprio. The violence is filled with bloody, gunslinging, 6 shooter action. The music is very well utilized mixing the old west with some good old Tupac. This is the perfect modern western.

22. Speed Racer(2008)

Yes, the film that a lot of people don't like is on my personal top 30 list. I do apologize if my full length review on this film seemed like an attack on people, it wasn't. The film follows Speed Racer(Emile Hirsch) as he tries to help protect his family from an evil racing corporation, all the while, trying to keep up the Racer family legacy after his brother passed away in a racing accident. As I stated in the review, this is a fun and fast-paced film. I love the vibrant colors that really come alive during the racing scenes. I love the characters and though the film was perfectly cast. While it might have been a box office failure, Speed Racer holds a small little place in my heart. As I also stated in the review, I find this to be the best role Christina Ricci has taken, and having her in the film was the highlight. 

21. Grindhouse(2007)

If you want a horror homage done right, you mustn't look any further than Grindhouse, a double feature film that comes from directors Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino. The first film, Planet Terror, directed by Rodriguez, is about a go-go dancer Cherry Darling(Rose McGowan) who loses her leg due to her town being overrun by zombie-like creatures due to a virus outbreak. Armed with a machine-gun leg, Cherry and her cohorts try to control the madness. The second film, Death Proof, directed by Quentin Tarantino, follows a stuntman, Mike(Kurt Russel) who takes women on a ride in his "death proof" vehicle. Only catch; only his side is death proof. Both films are incredible, paying a respectful homage to the drive-in gore flicks of the 70's, right down to the scratches of the film whilst watching it. Plus, Rose McGowan with a machine gun leg, come on, that's both beautiful and terrifying. 

20. Fight Club(1999)

I know I'm not supposed to talk about it, but Fight Club is one of the grittiest films I've personally seen. The Narrator(Edward Norton) who occasionally identifies himself as Jack, is a man whose life, isn't the best. He has severe insomnia. He eventually cures his insomnia by going to various support groups. He however regains his insomnia after his apartment is blown up and his support groups are intervened by Marla(Helena Bonham Carter). He soon becomes friends with Tyler Durden(Brad Pitt) and they start something called Fight Club(which is said 28 times throughout the course of the film), an underground arena, where men viciously beat the hell out of each other. The acting is terrific. Nobody in this entire film is rational or a sane human being, and that's what makes it unique. This whole movie doesn't screw with your mind. It gets your mind intoxicated, drugged up, and form a concussion by the end of the film.

19. The Devil's Rejects(2005)

The Devil's Rejects is my favorite horror film of all time. I'm not one for movies that go overtly sadistic, but this one works for a number or reasons. Following a masochistic family, nicknamed "The Firefly Family"(Bill Mosely, Sid Haig and Sherri Moon-Zombie), these three go around committing the most ridiculous acts of violence, leaving no survivors in their wake. The acting from the central performers are, all around, fantastic. Mosely is the most serious and the most violent of the bunch. Haig is the creepiest one, and that has something to do with him being in clown makeup is some scenes, and Zombie(The director Rob Zombie's wife) is seductively murderous. I would highly recommend the film, but people who are squeamish and who don't like Rob Zombie should stay away.

18. Kill Bill(2003-2004)

I am here to say that Kill Bill is one film divided into two parts, not two separate films. This loving homage to the martial arts films, done once again by Quentin Tarantino, this epic tale of revenge follows a woman, only identified until the end as The Bride(Uma Thurman), who is gunned down at her wedding, whilst pregnant. After spending 4 years in a coma, she awakens to find the baby gone and have a seething taste for revenge. She's on her way to kill The Deadly Viper Squad, finally coming to her former master, Bill(David Carradine). The first part is balls to the wall, bloody, whereas the second part is more focused on dialouge and exposition. Uma Thurman gives the performance of her career as The Bride, also known as(Censored), and the martial arts action scenes are terrifically choreographed and exhilarating to watch.

17. Heat(1995)

Whenever I tell people that Heat is one of my favorite films, they think I'm talking about The Heat, the Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy comedy that came out in 2013. No no, it's just Heat. The film is an epic crime saga that's one huge cat-and-mouse game between Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro. The performances are really intoxicating with the big shootout halfway through the film, being realistic, due in part because the're no music playing over it, only the sounds of shots and silence are heard. The scene where Pacino and DeNiro sit down and have coffee is both well filmed and tense. And of course we have one of my favorite lines ever spoken in a motion picture: "She's got a...GREAT ASS! And your head, is all the way up it!" 

16. Ed Wood(1994)

The only film directed by Tim Burton on my list, and it's about movies. Go figure. This film features the best performance from Johnny Depp as the notoriously bad film director, Ed Wood, who made films like Glen Or Glenda and Plan Nine From Outer Space. The film follows his trials and tribulations in the Hollywood business. In real life, he ultimately failed in Hollywood, going on to do a string of low-class pornography films. The film was shot entirely in Black-and White, making it all the more gorgeous to look at. The central performance by Depp is the best in his career, portraying the outgoing and optimistic Ed Wood, a man who wanted nothing else than to just make pictures. Now, if Depp could make more roles like this than staring as Captain Jack for another 50 years, I would appreciate him a little more. Just don't hope for Pirates Of The Caribbean The Curse Of The Geriatric's Medication.

15. 8 Mile(2002)

Yes, believe it or not, the film guy like music. He also likes Eminem, quite a lot. The film follows Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith(Eminem) on his journey to becoming the next big rap star by participating in multiple underground rap battles. Reportedly based on Eminem's true life, of course, with Hollywood liberties taken. The film has wonderful performances from Eminem, the late and always great Brittany Murphy as Alex, and Kim Bassinger, turning in a stellar performance as Jimmy's mom. While I would have cut out the two needless sex scenes, 8 Mile provides a gripping portrait of Eminem's persona, filled with a lot of f-bombs(which Eminem is accustomed to) and a lot of good rap music serving as the backdrop for Jimmy. This is the only rapper-turned-actor film done right, but it's more like rapper-turned-actor-than-turned-back-rapper.

14. The Departed(2006)

You know, Scorsesse sure can direct, and DiCaprio sure can act. You put the two together and you get one hell of a great film. The Departed follows three men(Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jack Nicholson) as their stories intertwine and their paths later cross through a series of bloody and vulgar events. Obviously, I've gone on about how great DiCaprio is, but Damon and Nicholson equally shine, with Nicholson being a dirty rotten criminal and Damon not really being who he says he is. While the film is a half-hour shorter than The Wolf Of Wall Street, it still is invigorating to watch. You will hear a lot of Bostonian accents due to the film taking place in Boston. So, if you don't like people from Boston, then you sir, need to be more respectful of other beings.

13. Scarface(1983)

Push it to the limit. Walk along the razor's edge. Don't give up, just keep your head and you'll be finished. I just couldn't resist. Scarface is the epic tale of Tony Montana(Al Pacino), a Cuban immigrant who comes over to America and climbs up the gangster totem pole. This film caused quite the controversy when it was released in 1983, due to the high amount of violence and the 229 uses of the f-word. If they took a look at other films on this list, they'd have a heart attack. This film is a masterful gangster film with a not so loveable protagonist behind the wheel. Of course you've heard the class line "Say hello to my little friend!" Well, I've been having an odd thought. How many times do you think that line has been used in the "Adult" film industry?

12. In Bruges(2008)

In the year of 2013, I viewed a total of 513 titles. Out of those 513, In Bruges was by far the best of the best. Acting as the perfect travellouge for Bruges, the film follows two hitmen(Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson) as they are sent to Bruges to await their new mission from their boss Harry(Ralph Fiennes). He soon calls up Gleeson and tells him to kill Farrell due to him botching his first mission by accidentally killing a child. The performances are so brilliant that I was baffled that none of these actors got nominated at the Academy Awards that year. This has, without a doubt, the best line ever spoken in cinematic history. When Ralph Fiennes shows up for the first time on screen, he bangs a phone on his desk repeatedly. His wife comes in and says "Harry, it's an inanimate f***ing object!." He then looks at her and says, "YOU'RE AN INANIMATE F***ING OBJECT!"

11. Reservoir Dogs(1992)

Here I am, Stuck in the middle with you. Reservoir Dogs follows the pursuit of 6 men, who commit a diamond robbery. The robbery doesn't go as planned when two of their men get killed, one gets seriously wounded, and the other three trying to figure out what went so horribly wrong. This is Tarantino's first film and for a first effort, he knocks it out of the park. All of the performers, including Michael Madsen and Harvey Keitel are tense, and the violence is quite nasty, including an infamous ear slicing scene. The soundtrack is all filled with classic 70's and 80's jingles, including the one mentioned above. It makes all the violent going-on a little more calming, which is a really odd thing to say. They were supposed to be professionals, instead, they acted like first-class thieves.

10. Inglorious Basterds(2009)

We're Gonna do one thing, and one thing only, killing Nazi's. Inglorious Basterds may not be the most true film about WWII to date, but it is the most entertaining. Aldo Raine(Brad Pitt) wants to just kill some Nazi's because they've done enough harm. Shoshanna(Melanie Laurent) is an escaped jJewish woman who now runs a cinema, while on the hunt by Col. Hans Landa(Christoph Waltz). With half of the film spoken in English and the other half in either French or German, it's a culturally sound film. Bloody as all hell but having fun with an absurd premise, Brad Pitt gives the best performance his career has seen thus far, as well as Melanie Laurent. Inglorious Basterds is nothing short of being glorious. 

9. The View Askewniverse(Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back and Clerks II)(1994-2006)

They all have the same characters, I really couldn't pick one, so I picked them all! Clerks follows a day in the life of two slacking clerks. Mallrats is about slackers slumping around a mall all day. Chasing Amy follows a man who wants to pursue a woman, but has complications due to her being a lesbian. Dogma is a sacreligious film following two banished angels trying to get back into Heaven. Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back follows the title characters trying to stop a film being made about them and Clerks II is the same as the first, albeit in a fast food joint. They all use the same stoner humor and the same type of sex gag, and they all work so ingeniously well. I'm looking forward to another adventure in The View Askewniverse. 

8. The Big Lebowski(1998)

The Dude Abides. I like it. It's got a nice ring to it. The Big Lebowski is an odd film, but one that is endlessly watchable. The Dude(Jeff Bridges) is under a case of mistaken identity after a few thugs urinate on his rug, which really tied the room together. With his buddy Walter(John Goodman) along for the ride, all while getting caught up in a kidnapping scheme, The Dude just wants to go back to his old lie, and really wants to just get a new rug. The jokes come fast and furiously, all about toes, bowling, rugs etc. With a colorful vocabulary and endlessly quotable dialouge, The Big Lebowski is that one movie that just really ties the whole room together.

7. End Of Watch(2012)

End Of Watch is a powerful film to watch. The film is a gritty police drama that has real characters and a realistic setting with realistic situations. The film follows Officer's Brian Taylor(Jake Gyllenhaal) and Mike Zavala(Michael Pena) as they traverse the rough city streets of Los Angeles. When a Mexican gang who deal in gun trading and drug dealing pose a life altering threat, the two officers may soon just have to fight for their own lives. The acting done by the two central performers including Anna Kendrick in a small role are wildly well done. The action is tense and every single gunshot is not only heard loud and clear but felt. These are everyday normal guys, put into a horrible situation with such evil and unspeakable human beings.

6. American Hustle(2013)

People believe what they want to believe. I believe that American Hustle is the best film of 2013. The film follows five characters during the 1978 ABSCAM scandal, where Democratic officials were taking illegal bribes, intertwined with the characters on personal stories. This is the best film and acting jobs of Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and Jeremy Renner, giving their all in a film that claims that some of it actually happened. From the makeup to the costumes to the amazing soundtrack to the dialouge to the acting to the overall film, everything is done so perfectly. There is not a single misstep to be found in any of it's 138 minutes. What I despise though, is that it was nominated for 10, count 'em, 10 Academy Awards, but didn't win a single one. For Shame.

5. True Romance(1993)

You know how much I love this film from the recent review I did for it. Clarence and Alabama Worely are lovers to the end, but they soon find their lives to be in jeopardy when they get caught up in this whole scheme to sell a briefcase of cocaine to a film director and producer so they can leave town and live a nice and peaceful life, but their plan is not without a few forks in the road. The performances by Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette are some of the best I have ever seen. There's also nice work from the supporting players including Dennis Hopper, Chirstopher Walken, Brad Pitt and Gary Oldman. The film is brilliantly written by Quentin Tarantino and is the best film he has written but not directed. Stealing, Cheating, Killing. Who says romance is dead?

4. Pulp Fiction(1994)

If you haven't figured it out by now, Quentin Tarantino is my all-time favorite director, crafting masterful plots with great characters, snapping dialouge and wonderful performances, and it's no second guessing that Pulp Fiction is his Magnum Opus. Following three stories that end up coming together at the end, the film has a mysterious briefcase, Bible quotes, miracles, adrenaline shots, Bad Motherf***er wallets and Zed's Chopper. The acting is just so incredible, it's awe-inspiring. Uma Thurman gives an outstanding performance, even though her screen time equates to approximately 35 minutes. The film is not even as violent as they made it out to be back in 1994, with the violence taking up only 45 seconds of screen time. So grab yourself a Royale with Cheese and watch Pulp Fiction. I have...at least 12 times(No joke).

3. Death To Smoochy(2002)

Edward Norton is my favorite actor of all time. Whenever he's on screen, my face busts out into a big goofy smile. The guy is that good. And this was the first film that I saw him in. A satire on children's television, after Rainbow Randolph(Robin Williams) is fired from his show due to taking illegal bribes, he is replaced by Sheldon Mopes(Edward Norton) who portrays a purple rhino(Hmm...) named Smoochy. The kids love him, while Randolph wants him dead. Smoochy even has catchy songs like "My step dad's not mean, he's just adjusting." The film was savaged by critics and a financial failure gaining only $8 million of its $50 million budget. The first time I stumble upon the film, I watched it 4 times in a week! I have watched it more times since then. Long live the rhino.

2. Team America World Police(2004)

Yes, my favorite comedy of all time is about a group of puppets working for the government in order to take down Kim Jong Ill and the members of the Film Actors Guild(figure that acronym out for yourself, the movie does plenty of times) before Ill nukes the entire world. Yeah, pretty outlandish, wouldn't you say. It actually works incredibly well. The humor is nasty and yet so delightfully silly. The film even has a great lineup of original songs including "Everyone Has AIDS", " I'm So Ronrey"(sung by Kim Jong Ill), "Montage" and "America F*** Yeah". The puppetry is extremely funny and the constant poking fun at action cliches is uproarious. They are Team America World Police, and they put the "F" back in Freedom.

1. Four Brothers(2005)

Ladies and Gentlemen, my absolute, #1 favorite film of all time, is a film that was released not too long ago, back in 2005. It is Four Brothers. A rather simple film with a simple concept, and yet, it gels so well with me. After their mother is brutally gunned down in a store, her four adopted children(Mark Whalberg, Tyreses Gibson, Garrett Hedlund and Andre Benjamin), come back home to bury her and hunt down and kill her killer as well. Four Brothers has amazing chemistry with the four central performers, it has wonderful cinematography, making each shot look cold and wintry. It has a heavy hitting emotional impact that grows stronger as the film goes on. Four Brothers has been my favorite film of all time, Four Brothers is my favorite film of all time, and Four Brothers will always be my favorite film of all time.