TwoTone Posted October 1, 2006 Report Posted October 1, 2006 The wife and I watched [again] last night the Green Mile... Excellent story, excellent acting, excellent directing, just plain awesome all the way around... Anyway, so we were talking this morning about our all time favorites... Here's my list [not in any particular order]: Green MileItalian JobAlien [the original]Shawnshank RedemptionIt's a Wonderful Life [1946]Shindler's ListCitizen KaneThe Good, The Bad, & The Ugly
jonthebhoy Posted October 1, 2006 Report Posted October 1, 2006 Again in no particular order and only 10. (I could list 100+) Arsenic and Old Lace On The Waterfront To Kill A Mockingbird A Man For All Seasons Cry Freedom Gladiator Saving Private Ryan Schindlers List Lord Of The Rings (All) Godfather II JFK Downfall JTB
Pugwash Posted October 1, 2006 Report Posted October 1, 2006 That looks awfully like it's full of IMDB Top Films, which is quite predictable, unfortunately. http://imdb.com/chart/top You want to list the ones out of the ordinary that may get people to think about it more. I'll start the curveball list: Serenity 12 Monkeys Betty Blue Draughtsmans Contract Fight Club Big Lebowski Happy Gilmore ... and others.
TwoTone Posted October 1, 2006 Author Report Posted October 1, 2006 Looking at that site reminded me of 2 others that should be on my list as well... The Matrix Silence of the Lambs Fight Club is number 32 on your 'Ordinary' list Pugs...
fitmic Posted October 1, 2006 Report Posted October 1, 2006 The Star Wars saga 12 monkeys Godfather Green Mile Plus many many more.
AlexM Posted October 1, 2006 Report Posted October 1, 2006 I'm sure I forget lot of movies, but the first that come in my mind are : Full Metal Jacket (Hartman and Joker that's big !) Apocalypse Now (The doors, Marlon Brando) La traversée de Paris (Gabin & Bourvil) Old Boy (the end is great !) Match Point
Chronus Posted October 1, 2006 Report Posted October 1, 2006 (edited) No one else like...? Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind The Usual Suspects American Beauty Infernal Affairs (Hong Kong movie being butched by a Hollywood remake) Abre Los Ojos (was remade by Hollywood into Vanilla Sky) Scarface Goodfellas The Godfather Ciudad de Deus (Brasil's City of God) Deep Cover Motorcycle Diaries The Sting Trading Places La Dolce Vita New Jack City Amorres Perros American Psycho Psycho (Hitchcock's original) Pedro Almodavar's recent movie, Volver, was great too, and Penelope Cruz looks damn good there I could go on and on and on, dig back into every decade from the 50s and there's something I like I don't seem to have bothered watching Gladiator, The Green Mile and Saving Private Ryan (but my brother has them all on DVD, so someday) and couldn't be bothered with the 10 hours of children's books adaptations that the Lord of the Rings is. I do like Star Wars though! I can watch most movies, even cr@p ones! I even watch The Fast And The Furious and it's sequel, as well as Throttle, and the American Pie Series etc Edited October 1, 2006 by Chronus
cwai02 Posted October 1, 2006 Report Posted October 1, 2006 (edited) Jurassic Park 1 The Matrix 1-3 Lord of the Ring 1-3 Mummy 1-2 The Terminal Cast Away Saving Private Ryan Apollo 13 Kung Fu Hustle Gladiator Air Force One Rush Hour Twelve Monkeys Titanic Internal Affair I have about 700+ DVDs. Thanks Netflix. Edited October 1, 2006 by cwai02
jkerouac Posted October 2, 2006 Report Posted October 2, 2006 Dr Zhivago Lawarence of Arabia Godfather 2001 Vertigo You Only Live Twice Duck Soup/Horse Feathers/Night at the Opera (you pick 'em) Seven Beauties Body Heat Man Who Would Be King
Alextor Posted October 2, 2006 Report Posted October 2, 2006 Off the top of my head, in no specific order (and staring at my DVD collection) 1. North by northwest (Hitchcock) 2. Gladiator 3. Monty Phyton and the holy grail 4. LOTR (1-3) :velho: 5. Vertigo 6. Memento 7. Match point 8. Leon (the professional) 9. The usual suspects 10. O'Brother where are thou and the list goes on...
Drizznay Posted October 2, 2006 Report Posted October 2, 2006 Batman Begins Equilibrium Heat Fight Club Godfather Seven Samurai Ronin There are many many many more but these are towards the top of my list
ryyannon Posted October 2, 2006 Report Posted October 2, 2006 Lots of what everybody said, plus: Eraserhead Twin Peaks (the tv series) Mulholland Drive (did someone say David Lynch?) plus: Night of the Hunter Shoot the Piano Player The Diary of a Lost Woman (with Louise Brooks) A Woman Under the Influence and Love Streams (John Cassavetes) The Red House (an old and rare Edward G. Robinson thriller) The Thin Red Line There's practically no end - so many great films out there....
jraines87 Posted October 2, 2006 Report Posted October 2, 2006 Animal House Strange Brew Platoon Napoleon Dynamite Weird Science Monty Python & The holy Grail Raising Arizona and on and on and on...
Chronus Posted October 2, 2006 Report Posted October 2, 2006 Animal House Strange Brew Platoon Napoleon Dynamite Weird Science Monty Python & The holy Grail Raising Arizona and on and on and on... I liked those too, especially Strange Brew Forgot to add A Clockwork Orange - only saw it recently. Also, V For Vendetta I watched Owning Mahowny last night which was interesting. Reminds me of my obsessiveness with watches even though it's about a compulsive gambler.
ekhunter Posted October 2, 2006 Report Posted October 2, 2006 Hard to beat SCARFACE with Al Pacino as my top movie. Any sphaghetti western with Clint Eastwood is great on a sunday afternoon. COOL HAND LUKE is a classic too. And if your really drunk, WEDDING CRASHERS or OLD SCHOOL are pretty funny. But no list would be complete without THE SOPORNOS.
Chronus Posted October 2, 2006 Report Posted October 2, 2006 But no list would be complete without THE SOPORNOS. Spelling mistake or are you taking the P155 ?
ekhunter Posted October 2, 2006 Report Posted October 2, 2006 Spelling mistake or are you taking the P155 ? No spelling mistake! Oh!, and I almost forgot another movie classic. (On Golden Blonde)
Febus Posted October 2, 2006 Report Posted October 2, 2006 Favourite film is kind of a non-question as it varies according to what one has seen last and one's mood but I'll go for my favourite of *this* moment, so many 'firsts' in this film. Half in 'technicolor', half in monochrome. "A Matter Of Life and Death" Powell and Pressburger's finest. http://www.powell-pressburger.org
jonthebhoy Posted October 2, 2006 Report Posted October 2, 2006 But no list would be complete without THE SOPORNOS. Bettered only by the classic Saving Ryan's Privates. JTB
chrgod Posted October 2, 2006 Report Posted October 2, 2006 1. Top Gun ( Best ever!! ) 2. Capricorn One ( Weird, low cost movie, but I like it..) 3. Forest Gump 4. Barb Wire... mmm..
HauteHippie Posted October 2, 2006 Report Posted October 2, 2006 Alot of what has already been mentioned.... But it blows my mind that Pulp Fiction has been overlooked. What a classic. As for comedy, I think American Pie is the new generation's Animal House. And everyone absolutely MUST see Wedding Crashers.
SubFrog Posted October 2, 2006 Report Posted October 2, 2006 Gummo Reflections of Evil The outlaw Josey Whales Cool Hand Luke Jackass one and two THX 1138 Bad Lieutenant Suburbia (1984) Napoleon Dynamite The Seven Samurai Taxi Driver Life of Brian Blade Runner Mad Max Reservior Dogs Most John Hughs films and most Kurasawa films.
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