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There was talk last week of remaking The Princess Bride. It was shot down by the production company but of course there was outrage.

I thought it’d be fun to hear what others thought were “perfect” movies. This is going to be super subjective so try not to just pick your favourite movie. Pick movies that you would not change one thing about. Movies that couldn’t be improved, even with modern special effects.

For me I think Princess Bride is one. Shaun of the Dead. Flight Club. Back to the Future.
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Ghostbusters

Raiders of the Lost Ark.
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Star Wars. The Ten Commandments. Planet of the Apes.
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Jurassic Park.

Timeless.

Script is perfection.

The visuals effects (aside from anything involving a computer) hold up better than a lot of recent movies.
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Just off the top of my head:

Back to the Future
Jaws
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Ghostbusters
Apocalypse Now
Aliens
E.T.
Princess Bride
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Stand By Me
Shawshank Redemption
L.A. Confidential
Pulp Fiction
Goodfellas
Taxi Driver
The Silence of the Lambs
Field of Dreams
Caddyshack

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Comedies:

This is Spinal Tap
Princess Bride
Holy Grail
Hot Fuzz
Midnight in Paris
Team America World Police
Sideways
Fargo
Office Space

Dramas or Adventure:

Shawshank Redemption
Goodfellas
Good Will Hunting
The Truman Show
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Apollo 13
The Fugitive
Empire Strikes Back
Jurassic Park
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There was talk last week of remaking The Princess Bride. It was shot down by the production company but of course there was outrage.

I thought it’d be fun to hear what others thought were “perfect” movies. This is going to be super subjective so try not to just pick your favourite movie. Pick movies that you would not change one thing about. Movies that couldn’t be improved, even with modern special effects.

For me I think Princess Bride is one. Shaun of the Dead. Flight Club. Back to the Future.


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I would argue that Star Wars, ET and Ghostbusters could be improved a bit with better special effects. Nothing that changed the story but things that were obviously green screened or mediocre claymation. The Terror Dogs in Ghostbusters look terrible.

I guess even with my own criteria Princess Bride isn’t perfect. The rat creature is brutal and would be improved by modern effects.

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What?! The ROUS's are cinema classics

But I agree, the weird Sigourney Weaver dog things from Ghostbusters are a bit cringe worthy, even from that era.
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Animal House.
Planes, Trains and Automobiles.
Blues Brothers.
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The Godfather Part 2
Casablanca
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Heat. The perfect crime saga. Hits the ending too.
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I would argue that Star Wars, ET and Ghostbusters could be improved a bit with better special effects. Nothing that changed the story but things that were obviously green screened or mediocre claymation. The Terror Dogs in Ghostbusters look terrible.

I guess even with my own criteria Princess Bride isn’t perfect. The rat creature is brutal and would be improved by modern effects.
To me that’s what makes them perfect. They are amazing despite their limited budget, sometimes because of it. We all saw what George did to Star Wars with a big budget.

Many of the movies listed in this thread are just a random assortment of people’s favourite movies.

To me the criteria you laid out mean that even with updated special effects, the movie couldn’t have been better. Star Wars, Ghostbusters, Planet of the Apes and Princess Bride all meet this perfectly.

Another good one is Ferris Buller’s Day Off. Not special effects related but I think it’d be difficult, impossible even, to recapture the spirit, chemistry between actors, pitch perfect performances, capturing the cultural zeitgeist the way it did.

I guess I interpreted it more along the lines of “movies too good to be remade”.

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Unforgiven deserves to be on the list.

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Heat. The perfect crime saga. Hits the ending too.
So I saw itunes is advertising a 4k version of Heat. Great! Paid 15 bucks for it. 720p.

wtf. I can't wait to talk to them about this refund. Im sure they will tell me to go #### myself.
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Will Ferrell in his prime made some of the best comedies of all time.

Blades of Glory
Semi-Pro
Anchorman
Talladega Nights

And of course, Step Brothers, which is in my opinion the best comedy ever made. Arguably one of the most quotable movies of all time.
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Big trouble in little China I have probably seen this movie at least a hundred times and still if I see it on tv I will sit down and watch it, and still feels fresh.
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