bachanon Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 wild at heartthe craftsound of musiceuropa europacity of lost childrenvanilla skya room with a viewthe breakfast clubst. elmo's firethe lion, the witch and the wardrobelord of the rings trilogyrules of attractionthe cook, the thief, his wife and her loversummer loversdelicatessendunefiddler on the roofand so on......................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 You're giving away your age, bach.I really don't have a favorite, myself. I kind of liked the way that the writers/directors of The Matrix tied in so much mythology from so many ancient cultures...took me several viewings to catch all of it (or at least all that I'm able to catch). And I found it curious that a couple of Jewish brothers would basically push the Christ story in the end...although the end was a bit disappointing. I was hoping for something a little more final and less static. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bachanon Posted May 21, 2006 Author Share Posted May 21, 2006 yes, matrix should of been on my list. especially the first episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PureAuteur Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 I'm glad to see this thread on here. My favorite movie is Marcel Carne's "Children of Paradise", made in the early 1940s. I'm 25 years old btw. To make it a top 5... I'd say 2. Charlie Chaplin's City Lights 3. Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull 4. Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man 5. Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 Well........this is one of my favorite subjects. There are sooooooo amny great movies, and sooooo many good movies. My list would be very weird for some here as they would be like WHY THAT ONE ? Explaining one little thing in a movie that just MADE it for me is tough.Ferris Bueller's Day Off, this IS my number one, but for reasons only known to me.Lord of the Rings, brillianceStar Wars, yes , even the new ones.Matrix trilogy, ground breaking, and theology classes to boot.Citizen Kane, watch it and you'll see.HEAT, bank robbery scene is one of THE best in film history.Fight Club, I'm so dumb, I never figured out that both were the same guy until about 15 minutes of the movie was left.House of Games, twist at the end I never saw comingGoodfellas, come on, it's Goodfellas.Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children, just the video game junkie in me.Excalibur, I was 9 or 10 years old when this movie came out, King Arthur has not been interpreted better to this day.Popeye, first date movie, and it is a visually fantastic film.Pulp Fiction, one of the best stories to ever been fit into 2 hours.Big Red One, Luke Skywalker killing Germans this time, good movieKelly's Heroes, love the look of the whole thing and a good storyDirty Dozen, totally unbelievable, that's why I like it.Clint Eastwood's spaghetti westerns, pick oneTrue Romance, Besides Pulp Fiction, Tarantino's best stuffUsual Suspents, give me the F'n keys you MFer ! Hilarious.Silence of the Lambs, Oscar winner, and just plain cool.Manhunter, if you haven't seen it, rent it, it's Michael Mann dir. a much better version of Red Dragon.Godfather, need I say moreScarface, would have been totally different if Oliver Stone had directed it instead of just written it, be glad De Palma wanted the gig.Raiders of the Lost Ark, Speilberg at the pinnacle of his work.Sixth Sense, twist got me on this one also, but I called it before it was revealed. Bruce was dead the whole time ? WTF !Forrest GumpJust waaaaaaayyyy too many for me too list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyps Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 PRIDE AND PREJUDICE. The A&E Version. Colin Firth is my boyfriend!!!!!movies that if I'm flipping channels I just CANNOT stop watching?Shawshank RedemptionForest GumpGreen MileColor Purple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 1.) What about Bob2.) Rocky3.) Star Wars (the original)4.) Rooster Cogburn5.) Thelma and Louise (kidding)6.) MASH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Street Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 Favorite: Bottle Rocket Dislike: Last Samurai ( or any Tom Cruise movie for that matter. How come he never dies in the movies ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 Favorite: Bottle RocketDislike: Last Samurai ( or any Tom Cruise movie for that matter. How come he never dies in the movies ) Because he really sucks at acting like he's dying, I saw a very very old audition clip of him acting like he had been shot and dying, I actually had to turn away because it was such a horrible trainwreck. It is probably also an ego thing in his contract though. Just give the goofy, misaligned, horsetoothed grin, and all is well Tom ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heights2Bastrop Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 On Borrowed Time (1939) An old man and his grandson trap Mr. Brink (death personified) in an apple tree. My all-time favorite movie.Run Silent, Run Deep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 In no particular order, some ones I remember liking. Godfather 1 & 2 Talented Mr. Ripley Defending Your Life (Albert Brooks) Apollo 13 That Thing You Do Vertigo LA Confidential Election Y Tu Mama Tambien Apartment Zero Casino I'll Sleep When I Die Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon Motorcycle Diaries Catch Me If You Can Rebecca Eight Men Out Breaking Away Double Indemnity All About Eve Dr. Zhivago Abre los Ojos (the Spanish one that Vanilla Sky was a remake of) In general, I almost always like biography movies: Ray, Ali, Nixon, Walk the Line, etc etc Any Almodovar movie And of course, James Bond movies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heights_yankee Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 Top 10 in no particular order1) The Usual Suspects2) Days of Wine and Roses3) Thelma and Louise (not kidding)4) The Breakfast Club5) Grosse Point Blank6) Rushmore7) LOTR trilogy8) The Royal Tenenbaums9) Pulp Fiction10) It's a Beautiful LifeGuilty PleasuresTommy BoyBilly MadisonPretty WomanZoolanderBridget Jones' Diary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westguy76 Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 just a couple, in no order....rear windowbreaking awaythe naturalsaving private ryanlock stock & two smoking barrels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west20th Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 MoonstruckEmpire of the SunThe Trouble with Harry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowbrow Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 Top 10 in no particular order1) The Usual Suspects2) Days of Wine and Roses3) Thelma and Louise (not kidding)4) The Breakfast Club5) Grosse Point Blank6) Rushmore7) LOTR trilogy8) The Royal Tenenbaums9) Pulp Fiction10) It's a Beautiful LifeGuilty PleasuresTommy BoyBilly MadisonPretty WomanZoolanderBridget Jones' DiaryNearly cut and paste for me. Especially #8 and #10, maybe replace Zoolander with Happy Gilmore and add The Natural.My closet movie is Highlander. "Its better to burn out than to fade away!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 Damn, I forgot about the "Big Lowbowski"! Add that to my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 I forgot to add Raising Arizona and Hudsucker Proxy, Coen Bros. rock ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmm Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 1. Lion of the Desert2. Jinnah3. Saving Private Ryan4. Syriana5. Fahrenheit 9/116. Braveheart7. Kingdom of Heaven8. The Last Samurai9. Gladiator10. Munich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmm Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 also check out Munich by spielberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trophy Property Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 My $.02 worth. ShawshankGodfather 1 & 2ScarfaceAnimal House Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston1stWordOnTheMoon Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 ABC's The Day After nuclear war The Hunt for Red October Crimson Tide The Gideon Decision Threads Testament War Games Red Dawn ABC's Amerika By Dawns Early Light The Sum of all Fears I always find it amusing to watch the Hollywood and British directors use of erroneous information as fact to make movies like these, and how the avg. Joe believe whole-heartedly that the things portrayed in these types of movies are factual in everyway :) :) :) Makes for great entertainment :) :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 hmm...spaceballsbest in showfridarun lola run barbarella (!)being john malkovichhow to marry a millionairethe eternal sunshine of the spotless mindgaslighthouse of yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamtagon Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 Pink FlamingosCinema ParidisoWhatever happened to Susan JaneTrue StoriesChuck and BuckGummoForrest GumpThe Brady Bunch Movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smartalek Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 wild at heartthe craftsound of musiceuropa europacity of lost childrenvanilla skya room with a viewthe breakfast clubst. elmo's firethe lion, the witch and the wardrobelord of the rings trilogyrules of attractionthe cook, the thief, his wife and her loversummer loversdelicatessendunefiddler on the roofand so on.........................you are the only other person I have ever met who has seen the cook, the thief, his wife and her lover. Great movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trophy Property Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 you are the only other person I have ever met who has seen the cook, the thief, his wife and her lover. Great movie.I saw that movie. I think I was in High School or maybe College. It was pretty weird if I remember correclty. I dug it, but need to see it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnu Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 i'll take a couple of sevfiv's, it's hard to overlook Charlie Kaufman: Being John Malkovich Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind also, Lost in Translation Royal Tennenbaums A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945 version) The Third Man (can you say Zither music?!) Reality Bites (for the Houston shots) Happy Gilmore (just for Bob Barker's punch) Gumball Rally (just for the Cobra) The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (John Bigboote!!??) Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? (Great soundtrack, too!) Big Lebowski (The Dude!) Kingpin Blazing Saddles This was tough...I could just go on and on....but since the topic is favorite movie - singular - i won't. Of these I would say my all time fave is either Being John Malkovich or Blazing Saddles - depending on how hard I want to think! Looks like I need more dramas in my life, My list is heavy on the comedies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heights_yankee Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 I need to add Beautiful Girls to my list. I completely forgot about it until I quoted it last night, which I do often! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 Seeing all these listed makes me want to run over to Hollywood Video! House of Yes was great, as were Best in Show and Blazing Saddles. Also I usually like the kind that Houston1stWord.. listed. But tamtagon, Pink Flamingos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashikaga Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 Seeing all these listed makes me want to run over to Hollywood Video!House of Yes was great, as were Best in Show and Blazing Saddles. Also I usually like the kind that Houston1stWord.. listed. But tamtagon, Pink Flamingos? Psycho is my all-time favorite movie. My alter-egos are Norman Bates and the Marquis de Sade. In Blazing Saddles, Lamar said: "My mind is a raging torrent flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives". Taggart replied: "Boss, you use your tongue prettier than a $20whore!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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