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Francis Ford Coppola's Godfather has emerged as the best film ever in a poll of the top 500 films compiled by Empire magazine. Crowd-pleasing favourites - such as Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Empire Strikes Back, The Shawshank Redemption and Jaws are the other choices to make Empire's top five, which is best on a survey of …

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  1. Kalle
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    Sacrilege

    Where's "Persona"?

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  2. Les Matthew
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    Just checked the list and

    The Shawshank Redemption is now number one. Excellent film and definitely one of my all favourites along with Blade Runner and the original Alien.

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  3. Anonymous Coward
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    Seven Samurai

    That is the best movie ever, hands down.

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  4. Anonymous Coward
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    these lists are rubbish

    The Dark Knight was a good film, a very good performance by Ledger,

    but better then

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    Taxi Driver

    Some like it Hot

    Dr Strangelove

    no?

    thought not

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  5. Anonymous Coward
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    Show's the 'quality' of the judgement in some places

    Shows the 'quality' in some respects as I agree with you. Where is City of God and Seven Samurai? Where is Ran?

    Just goes to show that Hollywood does win (usually)...

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  6. loren massie
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    mu choice

    If you haven't seen Tremors (1), Caddyshack or Second hand lions, do yourself a favor and rent them.

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  7. Anonymous Coward
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    Foreign? Of course they are!

    But these ARE all foreign films - not a British one among them.

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  8. Alan
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    Where's

    Attack of The Killer Tomatoes and Tromeo & Juliet

    Some people have no taste...

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  9. mark Silver badge
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    yawnz

    ooh another top x film poll, whoopee doo

    i dont mind that theres no IT angle, its just boring.

    godfather is most overrated ever btw

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  10. Samuel Walker

    Where's

    Rocky Horror?

    Surely that deserves to be in the top 10 - it's the largest cult movie around (although the stage show beats it hands down)

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