Posted on 02/23/2005 1:58:48 PM PST by pissant
Man cannot live by Cameron Diaz alone. Sometimes we need big guns, fast cars, dumb jokes, and huge explosions. You got a problem with that?
Culturally, guys often get the short end of the stick. Most books are bought by women, the music industry caters to teenagers, and when was the last time an art museum had an exhibit on nitro-burning funny cars? But the movies have always been good to us. The first feature film, 1904's The Great Train Robbery, was full of trains, guns, and chases -- guy friendly from start to finish. And Hollywood has been in our corner ever since.
But what makes a great guy film, and how did Men's Journal pick the best of all time? At first there were no hard and fast restrictions; we just knew one when we saw one. But over time basic criteria emerged. Violence trumps sex, war beats peace, and you better have a very good reason to oppose anything with Steve McQueen in it.
We believe that a true guy movie is a movie only a guy can love. A crucial distinction. Pop one into the DVD player and your wife or girlfriend should run screaming from the room. We frown upon films that are too serious or sensitive. The Deer Hunter got KO'd despite lengthy elk hunting and torture scenes because Meryl Streep was in it. Sure, she's a great actress, but rules are rules: no films with Meryl Streep. (snip)
1 DIRTY HARRY 1972
2 THE GODFATHER 1972
3 SCARFACE 1983
4 DIE HARD 1988
5 THE TERMINATOR 1984
6 THE ROAD WARRIOR 1981
7 THE DIRTY DOZEN 1967
8 THE MATRIX 1999
9 CADDYSHACK 1980
10 ROCKY 1976
Click link to see the other 40!
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Hey, I like some of these too.
Cajungirl, we consider you one of the guys. ;o]
author is a gonzo wannabe..any best of list that has Fight Club on it is flawed, and very suspect..
Patton is not on this list, ergo this is just barbra striesand
I'm sorry, but the top 10 should consist solely of Westerns and war movies.
Oh c'mon, what about Steel Magnolias? I mean, I don't want to come off sounding like some kinda queer, but that was a really good movie. Tell me you didn't get weepy when Julia Roberts died? That was a real tear jerker. Get me that film, a box of bon-bons, a head full of curlers, and a big box of Puffs Plus, that's a good time!
And don't get me started on Terms of Endearment...
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”Guns Before Butter.”
I'm sorry - THE MATRIX? That belongs on the top ten list of Geek Movies made by and for guys who like to wear women's clothing.
Where's THE WILD BUNCH? GUNGA DIN? THE WAGES OF FEAR? THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING? ZULU?
So many missing.
And any list that does not include "The Unbearable Lightness of Being", with partially nude scenes of Lena Olin & Juliette Binoche ain't complete.
Chevy Chase's "Fletch" made the list and "Patton" didn't?!?!? That list is hereby declared null and void.
There needs to be more war movies, fighting, and comedy on this list.
For example, where is "Roadhouse"?
Awwwww!! YOu are sooooo sweet!
No kidding, I like guy movies better than chick flicks.
Any movie with Danny Glover should never be watched.
Gee. I love all of those, with the exception of "Scarface".
My two cents as a woman: Die Hard was one of my favorite movies of all times, and I'm partial to period movies and southern flicks.
Second runner up: Animal House. because i lived there in college.
Yeah, Patton is possibly the best guy movie I ever saw.
And Bridges of Madison County caused a terrible rift in my family. My three daughters and I went to see it and my eldest and I started making cracks about how corny it was,,the other two left our seats and were so mad, well, they still can't talk about it.
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