[Castlewood]

In response to the original poster... I whole-heartedly know what you mean! I have friends who insist that movies like "Dodgeball" and "Zoolander" are the best comedies ever made, yet they refuse to see such classics as "Caddyshack" or "Ferris Bueller's Day Off."

I tell them "Bug" was good, and they say they'd rather watch "Hostel".

Seriously, they think my taste in movies suck. Let's see what you guys think:

My Top 10 All-Time Favorite Films: (1 being the #1 all-time favorite)...

10. The Fountain
9. The Green Mile
8. The Matrix
7. 12 Angry Men
6. Good Will Hunting
5. Psycho (original)
4. Requiem for a Dream
3. Vertigo
2. Heat
1. The Shawshank Redemption

Yep, Shawshank is the best movie I've ever seen. No equal. Some say it's overrated and overhyped, but godammit, nothing beats that movie for me.

And, unlike my friends, my Top 10 list NEVER changes. You might say, "well, The Fountain came out in 2006, so you must've changed something".... HOWEVER, the fact is, I've always kept the slots empty until I've finally found something to fill it with. The Fountain is the last great film I've seen, and that was like 2 years ago. Sad.

And it's funny, because horror is my favorite genre, yet you don't see it all over my list. These movies, believe it or not, all "suck" according to friends. Doesn't that blow your fucking mind??? Not only that, but they refuse to see any movie that came out before 2000. It's like any movie that came out in 1998 or 1999 is now considered "old" or something. Unbelievable.

Now, although "taste" is strictly based on opinion, I have a strong opinion that I have better taste than most people... especially the tools I call my friends.