a different metric for rating great movies

[user4]

The three greatest "driving" scenes were of course from these epic movies that forever changed the way we see ourselves and the universe:

1) The Blues Brothers
2) Terminator 2
and you guessed it
3) Rambo First blood !

[Per Andersen]

I would go with:
1. Lawrence of Arabia
2. Godfather
3. Barry Lyndon (not nearly my favourite Kubrick movie though but spectacular)

I saw The Conformist several times but still prefer Fellini's Amarcord for cinematic ratings.

[jeremyp]

Are you confusing Days of Heaven with Heaven's Gate? (color me one of the few who considers the latter a masterpiece, by the way)

Yes, my bad. Senior moment.

[jeremyp]

Well, then Mr. Snob, explain why no one wants to see it. Not all big-$ movies are good, but no no-$ are.

I don't have time to research but here are some Good movies that flopped.
Shawshank Redemption. The Big Lebowski. The Wizard of Oz. Citizen Kane (usually rated #1 by critics)
.https://www.eonline.com/news/712403/...the-box-office

[Atticus]

I don't have time to research but here are some Good movies that flopped.
Shawshank Redemption. The Big Lebowski. The Wizard of Oz. Citizen Kane (usually rated #1 by critics)
.https://www.eonline.com/news/712403/...the-box-office

All of those movies were indeed successes . . . over time. Now look at all the movies that garnered awards, flopped at the B.O., and then stayed flops.

[user4]

Are you confusing Days of Heaven with Heaven's Gate? (color me one of the few who considers the latter a masterpiece, by the way)

Two movies I have never seen.

[jeremyp]

All of those movies were indeed successes . . . over time. Now look at all the movies that garnered awards, flopped at the B.O., and then stayed flops.

I get it Vin Diesel is just as good an actor as Michael Caine. Same Box Office gross.

[Atticus]

I get it Vin Diesel is just as good an actor as Michael Caine. Same Box Office gross.

[Equivalent of sticking your fingers in your ears and yelling "LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA . . . "]