even in the age of streaming some films
just deserve the big-screen treatment
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
movies you need to watch in the theatres
find a tight corner
I will Roger that for this list we’re
looking at movies that are best viewed
on a towering screen in a large
auditorium preferably with a big crowd
this might be because they have amazing
effects gorgeous cinematography or an
atmosphere primarily suited for big
screens
number ten Saving Private Ryan war is
hell and there are a few better
cinematic examples of that than this
masterpiece from Steven Spielberg the
majesty and horror of this World War two
film is best expressed in its prolonged
opening sequence an intense recreation
of the invasion of Omaha Beach on d-day
which many veterans call the most
realistic war sequence ever portrayed in
a film
what follows is no less extraordinary
following Tom Hanks and company’s
harrowing mission to rescue one soldier
from war-torn Europe and experience well
worth the almost three hours you’ll be
sitting in the theater why why me why do
I deserve to go
why not any of these guys they all
fought just as hard as me number nine
avatar
everything is backwards now like out
there is the true world then here’s the
dream chances are many of you saw avatar
in theaters considering it’s one of the
highest-grossing films of all time and
it’s a good thing you did since James
Cameron’s sci-fi epic is an absolutely
unforgettable experience string the
world of Pandora with its exotic animals
floating islands and of course the Navi
truly come to life on the big screen and
are made even more immersive with the
groundbreaking 3d that would be
impossible to recreate on even the best
TVs give it up for ch
nothing it’s over wallah Bri did it I
kind of hoped you say that while Cameron
is no stranger to lavish epochs even
Titanic can’t hold a candle to the
spectacle and wonder of watching avatar
in the theater
see you number eight
gravity admit one thing can’t beat the
view another mind-blowing 3d space epic
gravity one filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron a
well-deserved Academy Award for Best
Director
the genius up here I only drive to fall
it’s not hard to see why when you watch
it as the unbelievable effects allow you
to feel the same terror and isolation
that dr. Ryan stone feels when she’s
stranded in the vacuum of space after an
accident when you say a prayer for me or
is it too late huh I mean I’d say
wonderful myself but I’ve never prayed
in my life nobody ever taught me in fact
we don’t even know how you’d watch this
on a small screen this is the kind of
film that movie theaters and 3d exist
for giving you a once-in-a-lifetime
feeling of drifting through an endless
abyss number seven interstellar
here’s yet another mind-blowing space
epic hey don’t blame us these things are
just made for cinemas well we used to
look up in the sky and wonder at our
place in the stars now you just look
down and worry about our place in there
this piece of hard sci-fi from
Christopher Nolan is a huge film from
the performances to the special effects
to the concept itself love is the one
thing we’re capable of perceiving that
transcends dimensions of time and space
interstellar is best suited for viewing
on a large screen as it was shot on 70
millimeter IMAX film the story about
astronauts sent to save mankind by
making use of wormholes me be perplexing
at times but it will undeniably leave
you exhilarated
with its impeccable outerspace effects
and epic landscapes where’s the rep
where’s the mountains besides who
doesn’t want to see big screen close-ups
of Matthew McConaughey in a spacesuit
Bobby
Dixon troll that ship we’re dead
number six Mad Max fury road how does it
feel it hurts
out here everything hurts if you told us
that a feature-length car chase would be
one of the greatest cinematic
experiences of our lifetime we probably
would have hooked you to the front of
our car and driven through a sandstorm
if I’m gonna die I’m gonna die historic
on the fury road but George Miller’s
action masterpiece was that and more and
it demanded to be watched in a theater
with its vibrant colors wild
cinematography and emphasis on expertly
executed practical effects the likes of
which are rarely seen or perfected
you’ve done this before
many times after taking a drive with Max
and furiosa on the fury road all other
action movies just look well you say it
Joe number 5 Star Wars Episode five the
Empire Strikes Back believe it Nick is
why you fail how do you top the most
popular film of all time make everything
bigger and better through
and enviable the second installment of
george lucas’s space opera ups the ante
in every way especially in the set peace
department ensuring that you need to
watch this one in a theater you can’t
make the juggle might be the bass board
feels sweet hard work take it off
watching Luke Han and Leia’s second
adventure on the big screen lets you
properly soak in all the atmosphere
Empire has to offer from the Battle of
Hoth to training in the foggy swamps of
Dagobah to the carbon freezing chamber
you hear me huh
you’d have to be a nerf herder to not
watch this one on the big screen there
is no escape don’t make me destroy you
number four Jurassic Park welcome to
Jurassic Park there’s still no better
way to watch the film that
revolutionized special effects and
caused a new dinosaur craze than on a
screen the size of a t-rex you hear
group another entry from the visual
wizard that is Steven Spielberg this
science gone wrong parable combines
animatronics and CGI to recreate the
largest creatures to ever walk the earth
two terrifying effect that combined with
the one-of-a-kind tropical atmosphere of
Isla Nublar that only Spielberg could
create makes this a walk in the park
you’d be more than willing to see in
theaters hold on to you but number three
the revenant gorgeous American frontier
landscapes breathtaking cinematography
and a two and a half hour runtime better
bring some popcorn for this one
at a hand rog in yachty twos epic tale
of revenge is every bit as mesmerizing
and visually sublime as it is brutal and
uncompromising cue glasses journey is
best viewed on a 50-foot screen so
viewers can take in every last bit of
cinematic slender and each disturbing
physical ailment making them feel as
though they’re going through glasses
battle with the elements to come on it’s
the film that won Leonardo DiCaprio is
Oscar you owe it to him to see this one
the way it was meant to be viewed
captain three man can’t hold off a party
read much less boys massage $70 ain’t
going by nobody who’s ready number two
Lawrence of Arabia
I pray time I never see the desert again
speaking of epics who’s up for a nearly
four-hour trek through the desert covers
the life of TE Lawrence played by Peter
O’Toole is so massive that watching it
on a small screen should be considered a
climb what is your name my name is for
my friend taking home the Best Picture
Academy Award in 1963 this film depicts
epic battle scenes larger-than-life
themes and characters and an atmosphere
that’s best projected onto a huge movie
screen what is it major Lawrence it
attracts you personally to the desert
it’s clean it’s one of cinema’s ultimate
epics and proof that looking at sand for
hours on end it’s actually much more
fascinating than it sounds
now Dryden it’s going to be fun
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions
just slip on a banana peel the world’s
at your feet make them laugh make them
laugh make them laugh make the lamb
don’t you know everyone wants to laugh
drop you without gravity
a new life awaits you in the offworld
colonies the chance to begin again in a
golden land of opportunity and adventure
number one 2001 a Space Odyssey the 9000
series is the most reliable computer
ever made
sometimes a theater is necessary
sometimes you need a huge screen to take
in every visual cue
sometimes you need a massive auditorium
to fully absorb the scope of what a film
is trying to accomplish Stanley
Kubrick’s magnum opus fits all those
criteria well I must say you guys are
ting to come up with something it’s
revolutionary special effects are reason
enough to see it in a theater but 2001
has a lot more on its mind than visual
wonder open the pod bay doors help I’m
sorry Dave I’m afraid I can’t do that
this is a film that will wow you confuse
you exhilarate you and scare you but
more than anything else it will
entertain you
if you watch it at home you’re missing
out happy birthday to you Adam birthday
to you happy birthday dear Frank happy
birthday to you
do you agree with our list what movies
do you think are best meant for the
theater there were stories about what
happened
for more great top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
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and that beings they’re us
just deserve the big-screen treatment
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
movies you need to watch in the theatres
find a tight corner
I will Roger that for this list we’re
looking at movies that are best viewed
on a towering screen in a large
auditorium preferably with a big crowd
this might be because they have amazing
effects gorgeous cinematography or an
atmosphere primarily suited for big
screens
number ten Saving Private Ryan war is
hell and there are a few better
cinematic examples of that than this
masterpiece from Steven Spielberg the
majesty and horror of this World War two
film is best expressed in its prolonged
opening sequence an intense recreation
of the invasion of Omaha Beach on d-day
which many veterans call the most
realistic war sequence ever portrayed in
a film
what follows is no less extraordinary
following Tom Hanks and company’s
harrowing mission to rescue one soldier
from war-torn Europe and experience well
worth the almost three hours you’ll be
sitting in the theater why why me why do
I deserve to go
why not any of these guys they all
fought just as hard as me number nine
avatar
everything is backwards now like out
there is the true world then here’s the
dream chances are many of you saw avatar
in theaters considering it’s one of the
highest-grossing films of all time and
it’s a good thing you did since James
Cameron’s sci-fi epic is an absolutely
unforgettable experience string the
world of Pandora with its exotic animals
floating islands and of course the Navi
truly come to life on the big screen and
are made even more immersive with the
groundbreaking 3d that would be
impossible to recreate on even the best
TVs give it up for ch
nothing it’s over wallah Bri did it I
kind of hoped you say that while Cameron
is no stranger to lavish epochs even
Titanic can’t hold a candle to the
spectacle and wonder of watching avatar
in the theater
see you number eight
gravity admit one thing can’t beat the
view another mind-blowing 3d space epic
gravity one filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron a
well-deserved Academy Award for Best
Director
the genius up here I only drive to fall
it’s not hard to see why when you watch
it as the unbelievable effects allow you
to feel the same terror and isolation
that dr. Ryan stone feels when she’s
stranded in the vacuum of space after an
accident when you say a prayer for me or
is it too late huh I mean I’d say
wonderful myself but I’ve never prayed
in my life nobody ever taught me in fact
we don’t even know how you’d watch this
on a small screen this is the kind of
film that movie theaters and 3d exist
for giving you a once-in-a-lifetime
feeling of drifting through an endless
abyss number seven interstellar
here’s yet another mind-blowing space
epic hey don’t blame us these things are
just made for cinemas well we used to
look up in the sky and wonder at our
place in the stars now you just look
down and worry about our place in there
this piece of hard sci-fi from
Christopher Nolan is a huge film from
the performances to the special effects
to the concept itself love is the one
thing we’re capable of perceiving that
transcends dimensions of time and space
interstellar is best suited for viewing
on a large screen as it was shot on 70
millimeter IMAX film the story about
astronauts sent to save mankind by
making use of wormholes me be perplexing
at times but it will undeniably leave
you exhilarated
with its impeccable outerspace effects
and epic landscapes where’s the rep
where’s the mountains besides who
doesn’t want to see big screen close-ups
of Matthew McConaughey in a spacesuit
Bobby
Dixon troll that ship we’re dead
number six Mad Max fury road how does it
feel it hurts
out here everything hurts if you told us
that a feature-length car chase would be
one of the greatest cinematic
experiences of our lifetime we probably
would have hooked you to the front of
our car and driven through a sandstorm
if I’m gonna die I’m gonna die historic
on the fury road but George Miller’s
action masterpiece was that and more and
it demanded to be watched in a theater
with its vibrant colors wild
cinematography and emphasis on expertly
executed practical effects the likes of
which are rarely seen or perfected
you’ve done this before
many times after taking a drive with Max
and furiosa on the fury road all other
action movies just look well you say it
Joe number 5 Star Wars Episode five the
Empire Strikes Back believe it Nick is
why you fail how do you top the most
popular film of all time make everything
bigger and better through
and enviable the second installment of
george lucas’s space opera ups the ante
in every way especially in the set peace
department ensuring that you need to
watch this one in a theater you can’t
make the juggle might be the bass board
feels sweet hard work take it off
watching Luke Han and Leia’s second
adventure on the big screen lets you
properly soak in all the atmosphere
Empire has to offer from the Battle of
Hoth to training in the foggy swamps of
Dagobah to the carbon freezing chamber
you hear me huh
you’d have to be a nerf herder to not
watch this one on the big screen there
is no escape don’t make me destroy you
number four Jurassic Park welcome to
Jurassic Park there’s still no better
way to watch the film that
revolutionized special effects and
caused a new dinosaur craze than on a
screen the size of a t-rex you hear
group another entry from the visual
wizard that is Steven Spielberg this
science gone wrong parable combines
animatronics and CGI to recreate the
largest creatures to ever walk the earth
two terrifying effect that combined with
the one-of-a-kind tropical atmosphere of
Isla Nublar that only Spielberg could
create makes this a walk in the park
you’d be more than willing to see in
theaters hold on to you but number three
the revenant gorgeous American frontier
landscapes breathtaking cinematography
and a two and a half hour runtime better
bring some popcorn for this one
at a hand rog in yachty twos epic tale
of revenge is every bit as mesmerizing
and visually sublime as it is brutal and
uncompromising cue glasses journey is
best viewed on a 50-foot screen so
viewers can take in every last bit of
cinematic slender and each disturbing
physical ailment making them feel as
though they’re going through glasses
battle with the elements to come on it’s
the film that won Leonardo DiCaprio is
Oscar you owe it to him to see this one
the way it was meant to be viewed
captain three man can’t hold off a party
read much less boys massage $70 ain’t
going by nobody who’s ready number two
Lawrence of Arabia
I pray time I never see the desert again
speaking of epics who’s up for a nearly
four-hour trek through the desert covers
the life of TE Lawrence played by Peter
O’Toole is so massive that watching it
on a small screen should be considered a
climb what is your name my name is for
my friend taking home the Best Picture
Academy Award in 1963 this film depicts
epic battle scenes larger-than-life
themes and characters and an atmosphere
that’s best projected onto a huge movie
screen what is it major Lawrence it
attracts you personally to the desert
it’s clean it’s one of cinema’s ultimate
epics and proof that looking at sand for
hours on end it’s actually much more
fascinating than it sounds
now Dryden it’s going to be fun
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions
just slip on a banana peel the world’s
at your feet make them laugh make them
laugh make them laugh make the lamb
don’t you know everyone wants to laugh
drop you without gravity
a new life awaits you in the offworld
colonies the chance to begin again in a
golden land of opportunity and adventure
number one 2001 a Space Odyssey the 9000
series is the most reliable computer
ever made
sometimes a theater is necessary
sometimes you need a huge screen to take
in every visual cue
sometimes you need a massive auditorium
to fully absorb the scope of what a film
is trying to accomplish Stanley
Kubrick’s magnum opus fits all those
criteria well I must say you guys are
ting to come up with something it’s
revolutionary special effects are reason
enough to see it in a theater but 2001
has a lot more on its mind than visual
wonder open the pod bay doors help I’m
sorry Dave I’m afraid I can’t do that
this is a film that will wow you confuse
you exhilarate you and scare you but
more than anything else it will
entertain you
if you watch it at home you’re missing
out happy birthday to you Adam birthday
to you happy birthday dear Frank happy
birthday to you
do you agree with our list what movies
do you think are best meant for the
theater there were stories about what
happened
for more great top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com don’t you get it yet dot
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