Top Ten movies beginning with G

29/06/08 | Phil.K

[Jakarta ex-pat]

Here We Go!

The Great Escape

Gangs of New York

Godfather trilogy

Gods and Generals

Genevieve

Gladiator

Glory

Ghost

The Goldrush

[Jakarta ex-pat]

What hasn’t been written about the Great escape as a movie probably isn’t worth stating. The stars of course are Tom, Dick and Harry, though let’s not forget Steve McQueen (no he didn’t really make the jump…though only due to insurance purposes). Oh did I mention Dickie Attenborough playing the no nonsense Big X. “Danny the Tunnel King “is played by Charles Bronson and James Coburn as “The manufacturer. “ Jim Rockford and Sam Loomis make an unlikely pair of friends who battle against the odds for their freedom.

All right…Here are the big 3 questions.

How many make it to safety and HOW

Which actor had actually spent time in a POW camp?

Which 3 actors are linked by which movie?

[reg45]

"G" Movies:

"Goldfinger" - Generally regarded as the best of the Bond films.

[Jakarta ex-pat]

I've pretty much stopped asking, because I have never been answered.

However, which one of the ten I posted would you take out?

Just curious :-)

[Polyxene]

Gone With the Wind

[misterrob]

Glengarry Glen Ross

Good Morning Vietnam

Good Will Hunting

The Goodbye Girl

Goodfellas

The Graduate

Grease

The Great Santini

The Green Mile

The Grifters

Grumpy Old Men

[Howie66]

I see nobody mentioned The GREEN BERETS.

[reg45]

Except for DDL’s performance, “Gangs of New York” was third rate.

[kbennkc]

Going My Way

[Jakarta ex-pat]

I’m not surprised :-)

[Howie66]

“Except for DDL’s performance, “Gangs of New York” was third rate.”

“Good Morning, Vietnam” wasn’t even that good.

[Jakarta ex-pat]

Let’s not forget a brilliant soundtrack, Bill the Butcher, a reasonably crack at history, and some great fight scenes.

[reg45]

“Galaxy Quest” - A terrific send up of the Star Trek stuff.

[Soliton]

Ghost

[Krankor]

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

[Soliton]

Great Gatsby

[Soliton]

How did you miss Gone With the Wind?

[Jakarta ex-pat]

That would have been my 11. Too funny!

[Jakarta ex-pat]

I didn't miss it.

It's just not im my top ten :-)

[nuconvert]

Gone With the Wind
Good, the Bad and the Ugly

[tnlibertarian]

Best Cosby movie since Leonard Part 6. :)

[Red_Devil 232]

The General Buster Keaton - Did all his stunts. Great for laughs!

[Jakarta ex-pat]

The General Buster Keaton - Did all his stunts. Great for laughs!

Excellent movie. Unfortunately, I laughed that little bit more with the Goldrush :-)

[reg45]

It's just not im my top ten

Ted Turner will never speak to you again!     Ha! Ha!

[Jakarta ex-pat]

Whadya mean. I have Gods and generals :-)

[Homer_J_Simpson]

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir.

Starring Rex Harrison and the gorgeous Gene Tierny

[acoulterfan]

Ghandi or Gandhi

[RandallFlagg]

Godzilla Versus Destroyah
Godzilla X Mechagodzilla
Godzilla: Final Wars
Godzilla
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris.
Gamera The Brave
etc....

[reg45]

I have not seen </b></i>Genevieve</i></b>. I checked IMDB. I assume you mean the 1954 version. Sounds very funny. I think I’ll add it to my Netflix list.

[dominic flandry]

Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters!

[#1CTYankee]

What exactly are you smoking?

Ghost above Goodfellas!

[reg45]

Oops! HTML flub.

I have not seen Genevieve. I checked IMDB. I assume you mean the 1953 version. Sounds very funny. I think I’ll add it to my Netflix list.

[Jakarta ex-pat]

If you like any type of old school brit movies, especially Ealing, Genevieve will delight. I promise!

[Jakarta ex-pat]

Ya know, maybe after seeing Goodfellas for the umpteenth time on HBO, I'll stick with Ghost!

Hell I'd probably even stick with Ghostbusters!

Goodfellas is really overrated IMHO.

[reg45]

Is it as good as “The Lavender Hill Mob”?

[Poetgal26]

Great Expections

The General’s daugther

Ghostbusters

Sorry those are the only ones I can think of right now

[reg45]

The Guns of Navarone

[Jakarta ex-pat]

I’ll go out on a limb and say better, although it doesn’t have the pace.

[Poetgal26]

Oh Good one

BTW, where in IL? if I may ask
I grew up in the midwest in WI....

Cubs or White Sox fan?

The Great Outdoors

[#1CTYankee]

"Goodfellas is really overrated IMHO."

Are you kidding? you must be around to amuse me like a clown.

[Jakarta ex-pat]

Are you kidding? you must be around to amuse me like a clown.

Awww. Name calling. How cute.

[dighton]

Goodfellas

The Great McGinty

Great Expectations (David Lean)

Genevieve, most likely. Saw it too long ago to say with conviction. Not Ealing, by the way: “the best Ealing comedy that never was.”

[lexusppd]

This is BS!!! Many of the all time classics have been omitted, such as:

GOCKY 1-5
Guperman
GREACH Blanket Bingo
GROCK AROUND THE CLOCK
and more, many, mamny more

[RandallFlagg]

Which 3 actors are linked by which movie?

Which 3 are you asking about being linked? You named six.

[Jakarta ex-pat]

Thanks for that. I was aware Genevieve wasn't Ealing.

Though I didn't know the same director directed Passport To Pimlico!

My fave Brit movie EVER (and yes it's in my peas!)

[Jakarta ex-pat]

OK. I meant which 3 actors from The Great Escape are linked to which film. Sorry for any confusion.

[Artem55]

Good grief! How can anyone ignore the incendiary Rita Hayworth in GILDA?

[Jakarta ex-pat]

I don’t think I have seen Gilda.

[dighton]

Ah, sorry about the unneeded correction.

Same thing for me with Passport as Genevieve — it’s been so long.

[wtc911]

McQueen, Bronson, Coburn - Magnificent Seven.

Now, what TV series featured which two of these in guest star roles?

[Jakarta ex-pat]

Rawhide...as he runs for his Steve Mcqueen BIO (good read by the way..and yes they don’t make them like they used to)