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The Man's Guide to the Top 25 Five-Star Movies of All Time
By an Amazon.com customer
Blade Runner (The Director's Cut)Blade Runner (The Director's Cut)
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Number One all time amongst men. Ridley Scott and Rutger Hauer.
Gladiator - Extended Edition (Three-Disc Extended Edition)Gladiator - Extended Edition (Three-Disc Extended Edition)
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Ridley Scott again, this time with Russell Crowe.
The Last of the Mohicans (Director's Expanded Edition)The Last of the Mohicans (Director's Expanded Edition)
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Michael Mann at his best. No lecturing or preaching, just story.
Open RangeOpen Range
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Robert Duvall and Kevin Kostner in forehead-to-forehead righteousness as the ranchers do battle with the grazers.
The Patriot (Special Edition)The Patriot (Special Edition)
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Mel Gibson and the Red, White and Blue.
BraveheartBraveheart
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Mel Gibson again.
Team America: World PoliceTeam America: World Police
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Irreverent and politically incorrect.
Apocalypse NowApocalypse Now
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Robert Duvall and the 1st Cav steal the show.
The Right StuffThe Right Stuff
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My man Chuck!
The MatrixThe Matrix
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Superb scifi and guns.
Aliens (Special Edition)Aliens (Special Edition)
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Ridley Scott outdoes himself again.
Batman Returns (Two-Disc Special Edition)Batman Returns (Two-Disc Special Edition)
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Keaton is hands down the best, manliest Batman. Not that cream puff Christian Bale.
Dune (Extended Edition)Dune (Extended Edition)
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Great art deco scifi.
PattonPatton
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This list is not complete without George C. Scott.
We Were SoldiersWe Were Soldiers
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This makes it three for Mel.
The Great SantiniThe Great Santini
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For those who have grown up under a real father. Three for Duvall.
Pulp FictionPulp Fiction
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Gratuitous blood and guts.
Traffic - Criterion CollectionTraffic - Criterion Collection
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Gritty and grimy Benicio Del Toro and Don Cheedle take on the Mexican drug lords.
Unbreakable [Region 2]Unbreakable [Region 2]
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My best Bruce Willis.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Special Edition)Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Special Edition)
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Who hasn't memorized this movie line-for-line?
Airplane!Airplane!
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What imagination to cast tough guys Leslie Neilson, Lloyd Bridges and Robert Stack in this classic farce.
Black Hawk DownBlack Hawk Down
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There is no such thing as foul language when you have an RPG in your side. Ridley Scott's third appearance on this list.
The Missouri BreaksThe Missouri Breaks
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Brando is a merciless assassin but Nicholson does not back down.
Mars Attacks!Mars Attacks!
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Is it the Earth vs Mars or manliness vs coddlers.
The Bourne Identity (Widescreen Extended Edition)The Bourne Identity (Widescreen Extended Edition)
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Bourne before Damon began feminizing him.
Foreign and Domestic: Campaign II--Battle for the Middle StatesForeign and Domestic: Campaign II--Battle for the Middle States by Michael Mannske
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Soon to be on every mans list when it becomes a major motion picture (starring Bruce Willis).