Gord Tep’s Top 15 All-Time Movies

September 10th, 2009 by Gord Tep

highlander4. The Highlander (1986 – 1 hour, 56 minutes)

Logline: There can be only one.

Favorite Character: Connor McCloud

Favorite Scene: Kurgan & Connor in the church.

Favorite Quote: “Are you going to turn off the tape or shoot me with the .45?”

swingers3. Swingers (1996 – 1 hour, 26 minutes)

Logline: Coctails first. Questions later.

Favorite Character: Trent

Favorite Scene: Trent dancing on the table in the diner

Favorite Quote: “She was smiling at how money I was.”

star wars2. Star Wars (1977 – 2 hours, 1 minute)

Logline: A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…

Favorite Character: Obi Wan Kenobi

Favorite Scene: The swing across

Favorite Quote: “… everything’s perfectly all right now. We’re fine. We’re all fine here now…”

back to the future1. Back to the Future (1985 – 1 hour, 57 minutes)

Logline: He was never in time for his classes . . .Then one day he wasn’t in his time at all.

Favorite Character: Marty McFly

Favorite Scene: Skateboard chase

Favorite Quote: “Hey you, get your damn hands off her.”

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  1. jeanette:

    September 10th, 2009 at 8:49 AM

    i am beyond delighted to see the birdcage as one of your all time favs…most people i know either don’t really know that movie or think it’s just so-so which i don’t get at all. i could watch that movie every day for a year and never get tired of it. several others i agree w strongly are anchorman, office space, and while i don’t know that i would put the naked gun on my top 15 list, the scene you listed as your favorite is one of the best scenes in a comedy EVER!!

    good list, gordie!! :)

  2. Gord Tep:

    September 11th, 2009 at 3:44 PM

    Where’s the damn candy?

  3. Steve:

    January 20th, 2010 at 5:45 PM

    Fine, I’ll say it… Tom Cruise is no doubt a top 10 actor since the 80′s (i object to the negativity in the 80′s tv show episode). I’ve listed 22 of his top movies since Risky Business. I personally love 15 of 22, with 5 borderlines (using Gord’s 1/2/3 baseball evaluation), only 2 movies I didn’t care for… out of 22 since 1983. You can’t knock the guy for Cocktail (personal fav), Days of Thunder (guys guy movie), A few good men, the firm, interview with a vampire, not to mention all 3 mission impossibles & war of the worlds. Top Gun may be regarded as one of the ultimate guys movies ever.

    Don’t worry Tom, I got your back!

  4. Ham City Kev:

    January 23rd, 2010 at 1:19 PM

    Hey Steve,

    I wasn’t attacking Tom Cruise movies (I like a handful of them, though IMO, most are suspect), I was attacking Tom Cruise. The next Tom Cruise movie you watch, try watching it with the “can’t act his way out of a paper bag” mindset. You’ll notice it. It’s a stunning revalation. This isn’t some cognitive dissonance thing here, a LOT of people share my viewpoint.

    Take Top Gun (sure it’s cheezy but I won’t deny how enjoyable it is). After Goose dies and Maverick goes to the wake/funeral (whatever the fuck it is), look at how hard Tom Cruise tries to cry–and watch him fail miserably. “Crashed and burned.”

    I mean hey, if you think he’s a decent actor, that’s fine. Nothing wrong with opinion. There is one thing I’m sure we can agree on, though: he’s a wayyyy better actor than Keanu Reeves.

  5. Tawny:

    October 9th, 2010 at 2:53 PM

    Those are not loglines, those are tag lines.

    A logline is a succinct, one sentence synopsis of a film.

    Tag lines are the cute lines used in advertising.





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