Top 5 Movies: Day 4

I'm not a Travolta fan really.

Face/Off
Pulp Fiction
Broken Arrow
Primary Colors
Carrie(does this count?)

Pulp Fiction
Be Cool
From Paris With Love
Get Shorty

Even though it probably shouldn't count, I'll give the last spot to Thin Red Line. The rest of his movies don't interest me at all.

Travolta is str8 not a big fan though.

Pulp Fiction
Face/Off
Punisher
Swordfish
Whiteman's Burden

Pulp Fiction
Face Off
Bolt (it was a trip I swear!)
General's Daughter
Look Who's Talking

*Carrie
*Get Shorty
*Saturday Night Fever
*Broken Arrow
*Swordfish

I hated The Thin Red Line. That shit was a snoozer.

Shit was DEEP, son!

Face Off
Urban Cowboy
Saturday Night Fever
Pulp Fiction
Blow Out


*Grease
*The Taking Of Pelham 1,2,3

Great Pick! One of my Top 10 actors.

Pulp Fiction
Face/Off
Saturday Night Fever
Grease
Get Shorty
*The Punisher
*The Taking of Pelham 123
*Swordfish

parker lewis wrote:

Shit was DEEP, son!

Sorry dude that mess was boring. I don't like that director's style at all.

Face Off
Pelham 123
Pulp Fiction
Swordfish
Grease
*Saturday Night Fever

So Pelham 123 was also worth seeing, I take it?

Shaun wrote:

So Pelham 123 was also worth seeing, I take it?

It's fucking AWESOME! Travolta played an evil prick and Denzel was the straight man. Definitely a must see.

Cookie-cutter unimaginative predictable drivel. Everything truly 'boring' films (and most of Travolta's work choices) are made of. Pelham 123 is no exception.

KJ, i can't believe Travolta is top 10 in your book. There's far too many other actors out there. De Niro? Pacino? Denzel? Russell Crowe? Sidney Portier? Di Caprio? Depp? Tom Hanks? Morgan Freeman? Sean Penn? Daniel Day Lewis? Edward Norton? Will Smith? Joe Pesci? This isn't even including all time greats like Newman, Heston, Brando, and a host of others. To each their own, but damn i just don't see it.

+1... I almost didn't for Will Smith though, lol

T. Myers wrote:

KJ, i can't believe Travolta is top 10 in your book. There's far too many other actors out there. De Niro? Pacino? Denzel? Russell Crowe? Sidney Portier? Di Caprio? Depp? Tom Hanks? Morgan Freeman? Sean Penn? Daniel Day Lewis? Edward Norton? Will Smith? Joe Pesci? This isn't even including all time greats like Newman, Heston, Brando, and a host of others. To each their own, but damn i just don't see it.

gotta agree with this



Travolta is top 30 for me but

Denzel
Sean Penn
Pacino
DeNiro
Tom Hanks
Morgan Freeman
Danny Glover
Will Smith
Russell Crowe
Samuel Jackson
Leo DiCaprio
Don Cheadle
Jack Nicholson
Martin Sheen
Dennis Hopper
Ving Rhames
Bruce Willis

and a few others I'm forgetting are all ahead of Travolta for me personally.....

parker lewis wrote:

+1... I almost didn't for Will Smith though, lol

Will Smith isn't a personal favorite of mine either, but he has a lot of supporters out there.

D.Powell wrote:

T. Myers wrote:

KJ, i can't believe Travolta is top 10 in your book. There's far too many other actors out there. De Niro? Pacino? Denzel? Russell Crowe? Sidney Portier? Di Caprio? Depp? Tom Hanks? Morgan Freeman? Sean Penn? Daniel Day Lewis? Edward Norton? Will Smith? Joe Pesci? This isn't even including all time greats like Newman, Heston, Brando, and a host of others. To each their own, but damn i just don't see it.

gotta agree with this



Travolta is top 30 for me but

Denzel
Sean Penn
Pacino
DeNiro
Tom Hanks
Morgan Freeman
Danny Glover
Will Smith
Russell Crowe
Samuel Jackson
Leo DiCaprio
Don Cheadle
Jack Nicholson
Martin Sheen
Dennis Hopper
Ving Rhames
Bruce Willis

and a few others I'm forgetting are all ahead of Travolta for me personally.....

Man, i can't believe i left Jack off my list.

The Shining >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

lol @ Highsmith & KJ listing Grease...

Pulp Fiction
Face/Off
Get Shorty
The Punisher
Basic

parker lewis wrote:

lol @ Highsmith & KJ listing Grease...

Well it is a classic movie, and my earliest memory of Travolta.

It's all good. We all have guilty pleasures... Veronica Mars is one of my all time favorite shows.

T. Myers wrote:

KJ, i can't believe Travolta is top 10 in your book. There's far too many other actors out there. De Niro? Pacino? Denzel? Russell Crowe? Sidney Portier? Di Caprio? Depp? Tom Hanks? Morgan Freeman? Sean Penn? Daniel Day Lewis? Edward Norton? Will Smith? Joe Pesci? This isn't even including all time greats like Newman, Heston, Brando, and a host of others. To each their own, but damn i just don't see it.

Well my list changes on given days. My Top 4 is undisputed though....

Morgan Freeman
Robert DeNiro
Al Pacino
Denzel Washington

After that it's interchangable. While John Travolta objectively isn't as skilled as most of the guys you've mentioned, I can honestly say that I enjoy the majority of his movies.

Travolta on a given day could make my Top 10, he might be more like Top 20 if I actually sat down and made a list though. A few other actors on my GOAT list that probably don't belong objectively are Sly Stallone, Samuel L Jackson, Anthony Hopkins, and Robert Downey Jr (not necessarily in that order)

So basically my GOAT actor list is similar to a lot of your GOAT rapper lists. Some surprises, but diverse nonetheless.

KJ Styles wrote:

T. Myers wrote:

KJ, i can't believe Travolta is top 10 in your book. There's far too many other actors out there. De Niro? Pacino? Denzel? Russell Crowe? Sidney Portier? Di Caprio? Depp? Tom Hanks? Morgan Freeman? Sean Penn? Daniel Day Lewis? Edward Norton? Will Smith? Joe Pesci? This isn't even including all time greats like Newman, Heston, Brando, and a host of others. To each their own, but damn i just don't see it.

Well my list changes on given days. My Top 4 is undisputed though....

Morgan Freeman
Robert DeNiro
Al Pacino
Denzel Washington

After that it's interchangable. While John Travolta objectively isn't as skilled as most of the guys you've mentioned, I can honestly say that I enjoy the majority of his movies.

Travolta on a given day could make my Top 10, he might be more like Top 20 if I actually sat down and made a list though. A few other actors on my GOAT list that probably don't belong objectively are Sly Stallone, Samuel L Jackson, Anthony Hopkins, and Robert Downey Jr (not necessarily in that order)

So basically my GOAT actor list is similar to a lot of your GOAT rapper lists. Some surprises, but diverse nonetheless.

No actors on anyone's favorites list belong objectively.

parker lewis wrote:

Cookie-cutter unimaginative predictable drivel. Everything truly 'boring' films (and most of Travolta's work choices) are made of. Pelham 123 is no exception.

Pelham 123>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Thin Red Line

KJ Styles wrote:

parker lewis wrote:

Cookie-cutter unimaginative predictable drivel. Everything truly 'boring' films (and most of Travolta's work choices) are made of. Pelham 123 is no exception.

Pelham 123>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Thin Red Line

The original Pelham 123 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Pelham 123

D.Powell wrote:

T. Myers wrote:

KJ, i can't believe Travolta is top 10 in your book. There's far too many other actors out there. De Niro? Pacino? Denzel? Russell Crowe? Sidney Portier? Di Caprio? Depp? Tom Hanks? Morgan Freeman? Sean Penn? Daniel Day Lewis? Edward Norton? Will Smith? Joe Pesci? This isn't even including all time greats like Newman, Heston, Brando, and a host of others. To each their own, but damn i just don't see it.

gotta agree with this



Travolta is top 30 for me but

Denzel
Sean Penn
Pacino
DeNiro
Tom Hanks
Morgan Freeman
Danny Glover
Will Smith
Russell Crowe
Samuel Jackson
Leo DiCaprio
Don Cheadle
Jack Nicholson
Martin Sheen
Dennis Hopper
Ving Rhames
Bruce Willis

and a few others I'm forgetting are all ahead of Travolta for me personally.....

Ving Rhames ain't fuckin with John Travolta AT ALL. He has neither the resume or acting range. I know it's all opinion but I'm just not seeing it. There's a few others you listed that I like Travolta better than as well, but Rhames is the WTF pick.

KJ Styles wrote:

D.Powell wrote:

T. Myers wrote:

KJ, i can't believe Travolta is top 10 in your book. There's far too many other actors out there. De Niro? Pacino? Denzel? Russell Crowe? Sidney Portier? Di Caprio? Depp? Tom Hanks? Morgan Freeman? Sean Penn? Daniel Day Lewis? Edward Norton? Will Smith? Joe Pesci? This isn't even including all time greats like Newman, Heston, Brando, and a host of others. To each their own, but damn i just don't see it.

gotta agree with this



Travolta is top 30 for me but

Denzel
Sean Penn
Pacino
DeNiro
Tom Hanks
Morgan Freeman
Danny Glover
Will Smith
Russell Crowe
Samuel Jackson
Leo DiCaprio
Don Cheadle
Jack Nicholson
Martin Sheen
Dennis Hopper
Ving Rhames
Bruce Willis

and a few others I'm forgetting are all ahead of Travolta for me personally.....

Ving Rhames ain't fuckin with John Travolta AT ALL. He has neither the resume or acting range. I know it's all opinion but I'm just not seeing it. There's a few others you listed that I like Travolta better than as well, but Rhames is the WTF pick.

I think he's in more good movies than Travolta.

Half wrote:

KJ Styles wrote:

D.Powell wrote:

T. Myers wrote:

KJ, i can't believe Travolta is top 10 in your book. There's far too many other actors out there. De Niro? Pacino? Denzel? Russell Crowe? Sidney Portier? Di Caprio? Depp? Tom Hanks? Morgan Freeman? Sean Penn? Daniel Day Lewis? Edward Norton? Will Smith? Joe Pesci? This isn't even including all time greats like Newman, Heston, Brando, and a host of others. To each their own, but damn i just don't see it.

gotta agree with this



Travolta is top 30 for me but

Denzel
Sean Penn
Pacino
DeNiro
Tom Hanks
Morgan Freeman
Danny Glover
Will Smith
Russell Crowe
Samuel Jackson
Leo DiCaprio
Don Cheadle
Jack Nicholson
Martin Sheen
Dennis Hopper
Ving Rhames
Bruce Willis

and a few others I'm forgetting are all ahead of Travolta for me personally.....

Ving Rhames ain't fuckin with John Travolta AT ALL. He has neither the resume or acting range. I know it's all opinion but I'm just not seeing it. There's a few others you listed that I like Travolta better than as well, but Rhames is the WTF pick.

I think he's in more good movies than Travolta.

I disagree, Pulp Fiction and Face Off alone trump Rhames' career.

T. Myers wrote:

I'm not a Travolta fan really.

Face/Off
Pulp Fiction
Broken Arrow
Primary Colors
Carrie(does this count?)

Are you saying you like Face/Off more than Pulp Fiction or that you like him more in Face/Off? I've been ranking by movie quality as opposed to performances in a film. Either way, Pulp Fiction is better....from my subjective viewpoint.

KJ Styles wrote:

Half wrote:

KJ Styles wrote:

D.Powell wrote:

T. Myers wrote:

KJ, i can't believe Travolta is top 10 in your book. There's far too many other actors out there. De Niro? Pacino? Denzel? Russell Crowe? Sidney Portier? Di Caprio? Depp? Tom Hanks? Morgan Freeman? Sean Penn? Daniel Day Lewis? Edward Norton? Will Smith? Joe Pesci? This isn't even including all time greats like Newman, Heston, Brando, and a host of others. To each their own, but damn i just don't see it.

gotta agree with this



Travolta is top 30 for me but

Denzel
Sean Penn
Pacino
DeNiro
Tom Hanks
Morgan Freeman
Danny Glover
Will Smith
Russell Crowe
Samuel Jackson
Leo DiCaprio
Don Cheadle
Jack Nicholson
Martin Sheen
Dennis Hopper
Ving Rhames
Bruce Willis

and a few others I'm forgetting are all ahead of Travolta for me personally.....

Ving Rhames ain't fuckin with John Travolta AT ALL. He has neither the resume or acting range. I know it's all opinion but I'm just not seeing it. There's a few others you listed that I like Travolta better than as well, but Rhames is the WTF pick.

I think he's in more good movies than Travolta.

I disagree, Pulp Fiction and Face Off alone trump Rhames' career.

Rhames was in Pulp Fiction and had a big role...

Face/Off is one of Woo's worst films...

KJ Styles wrote:

parker lewis wrote:

Cookie-cutter unimaginative predictable drivel. Everything truly 'boring' films (and most of Travolta's work choices) are made of. Pelham 123 is no exception.

Pelham 123>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Thin Red Line

You may not find it entertaining, but as a literary and cinematic work it is on another level.

Half wrote:

T. Myers wrote:

I'm not a Travolta fan really.

Face/Off
Pulp Fiction
Broken Arrow
Primary Colors
Carrie(does this count?)

Are you saying you like Face/Off more than Pulp Fiction or that you like him more in Face/Off? I've been ranking by movie quality as opposed to performances in a film. Either way, Pulp Fiction is better....from my subjective viewpoint.

They are not in any order.

T. Myers wrote:

Half wrote:

T. Myers wrote:

I'm not a Travolta fan really.

Face/Off
Pulp Fiction
Broken Arrow
Primary Colors
Carrie(does this count?)

Are you saying you like Face/Off more than Pulp Fiction or that you like him more in Face/Off? I've been ranking by movie quality as opposed to performances in a film. Either way, Pulp Fiction is better....from my subjective viewpoint.

They are not in any order.

Ok, just wondering.

John Woo is my favorite action movie director, but I myself am not a big fan of Face/Off.

Justin Linker wrote:

John Woo is my favorite action movie director, but I myself am not a big fan of Face/Off.

Yeah once you see his older stuff and even his more popular stuff like Hard Boiled you really can't help but be disappointed by it.

The Thin Red Line is a directorial masterclass. The ensemble cast is great, and a few of the performances were Oscar worthy.

T. Myers wrote:

The Thin Red Line is a directorial masterclass. The ensemble cast is great, and a few of the performances were Oscar worthy.

Yeah I dig The Thin Red Line too. As others have mentioned it's definitely more about character development and narrative than action, which is a good way to do a war movie in my book.

Half wrote:

KJ Styles wrote:

Half wrote:

KJ Styles wrote:

D.Powell wrote:

T. Myers wrote:

KJ, i can't believe Travolta is top 10 in your book. There's far too many other actors out there. De Niro? Pacino? Denzel? Russell Crowe? Sidney Portier? Di Caprio? Depp? Tom Hanks? Morgan Freeman? Sean Penn? Daniel Day Lewis? Edward Norton? Will Smith? Joe Pesci? This isn't even including all time greats like Newman, Heston, Brando, and a host of others. To each their own, but damn i just don't see it.

gotta agree with this



Travolta is top 30 for me but

Denzel
Sean Penn
Pacino
DeNiro
Tom Hanks
Morgan Freeman
Danny Glover
Will Smith
Russell Crowe
Samuel Jackson
Leo DiCaprio
Don Cheadle
Jack Nicholson
Martin Sheen
Dennis Hopper
Ving Rhames
Bruce Willis

and a few others I'm forgetting are all ahead of Travolta for me personally.....

Ving Rhames ain't fuckin with John Travolta AT ALL. He has neither the resume or acting range. I know it's all opinion but I'm just not seeing it. There's a few others you listed that I like Travolta better than as well, but Rhames is the WTF pick.

I think he's in more good movies than Travolta.

I disagree, Pulp Fiction and Face Off alone trump Rhames' career.

Rhames was in Pulp Fiction and had a big role...

Face/Off is one of Woo's worst films...

Yes he was, but Travolta had a BIGGER role, and Face/Off is a PHENOMEONAL film. Travolta was great in it, and it did for Nicolas Cage what Matrix did for Keanu Reeves (in other words, it was each actor's defining roles).

Leaving Las Vegas is Cage's defining film.

Half wrote:

Justin Linker wrote:

John Woo is my favorite action movie director, but I myself am not a big fan of Face/Off.

Yeah once you see his older stuff and even his more popular stuff like Hard Boiled you really can't help but be disappointed by it.

Exactly. Hard Boiled is hands down my favorite action movie. When I first saw Face/Off I was expecting it to have a 50000000 kill count.

KJ Styles wrote:

Half wrote:

KJ Styles wrote:

Half wrote:

KJ Styles wrote:

D.Powell wrote:

T. Myers wrote:

KJ, i can't believe Travolta is top 10 in your book. There's far too many other actors out there. De Niro? Pacino? Denzel? Russell Crowe? Sidney Portier? Di Caprio? Depp? Tom Hanks? Morgan Freeman? Sean Penn? Daniel Day Lewis? Edward Norton? Will Smith? Joe Pesci? This isn't even including all time greats like Newman, Heston, Brando, and a host of others. To each their own, but damn i just don't see it.

gotta agree with this



Travolta is top 30 for me but

Denzel
Sean Penn
Pacino
DeNiro
Tom Hanks
Morgan Freeman
Danny Glover
Will Smith
Russell Crowe
Samuel Jackson
Leo DiCaprio
Don Cheadle
Jack Nicholson
Martin Sheen
Dennis Hopper
Ving Rhames
Bruce Willis

and a few others I'm forgetting are all ahead of Travolta for me personally.....

Ving Rhames ain't fuckin with John Travolta AT ALL. He has neither the resume or acting range. I know it's all opinion but I'm just not seeing it. There's a few others you listed that I like Travolta better than as well, but Rhames is the WTF pick.

I think he's in more good movies than Travolta.

I disagree, Pulp Fiction and Face Off alone trump Rhames' career.

Rhames was in Pulp Fiction and had a big role...

Face/Off is one of Woo's worst films...

Yes he was, but Travolta had a BIGGER role, and Face/Off is a PHENOMEONAL film. Travolta was great in it, and it did for Nicolas Cage what Matrix did for Keanu Reeves (in other words, it was each actor's defining roles).

I don't think Travolta had much of a bigger role...Rhames had less screen time, sure, but he played a main character and was involved in one of the most infamous movie scenes of all time. He also had much more memorable quotes in my opinion. As for Face/Off, I really don't think it was Cage's defining role. The Rock, Raising Arizona, Snake Eyes, Lord of War, etc...he was in many more interesting roles.

Half wrote:

T. Myers wrote:

The Thin Red Line is a directorial masterclass. The ensemble cast is great, and a few of the performances were Oscar worthy.

Yeah I dig The Thin Red Line too. As others have mentioned it's definitely more about character development and narrative than action, which is a good way to do a war movie in my book.

That shit was boring. I didn't care about the characters at all. Whatever message the Director was trying to convey was lost. Redline was so boring it made Jarhead look like Platoon. I was mad I saw it in the theaters. I think I phased out at one point. Redline was a noun in search of a verb.