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After the crap fest that was hit movies that blow chunks, I would like to see what peoples favorite movies are. Go on post a little about your favorite movie and why you like it!

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mousehunt. and not just because it has a mouse in it. it's funny, it's original and it has weird hat's.

home alone 1&2. three was ok.

star wars 4,5,6.

most of the star trek movies.

the lord of the rings movie's.

contact was ok for watching once.

and i was young at the time, but i liked the ninja turtle movies. want to see if i can find them again.

broken arrow. "i don't know what scares me more, that we lost a nuke or that it happens enough that we have a phrase for it." qoute may not be exact.

some Jon Woo movie's, some Jackie Chan movie's. stuff by Stevan Seagal is ok for action/martial arts movie's.

a couple of rocky's.

oh, and spaceballs. can't forget spaceballs.

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Well, I'll give you my 'short list'..

1)Star Wars: A new hope
2)Raiders of the lost Ark
3)The Princess Bride
4)Monty Python's The Holy Grail
5)The Court Jester

I was 17 when the original Star Wars Came out and had just finished High School. IMHO I was at the perfect age to recieve the full impact of the movie. Prior to Star Wars, 2001:A Space Odyssey was the front end of technology for Sci-Fi movies. Although a great movie, it had a very slow rythme. Can you imagine if all Sci-Fi movies followed the 2001 movie model? going for 'realistic' space travel as opposed to the swashbuckling action found in Star Wars.

Before Star Wars, Space movies had a much more 'serious undercurrent'. After Star Wars Space movies became 'FUN'

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Terminator
The 6th Sense
The Truman Show

I first watched these knowing nothing about them which make the especially good. Like the scene were you first realize arnie is a robot. Or finding out along with Jim Carey that he is in a TV show.

And lets not forget First Blood!! "Nothing is Over. NOTHING!!"

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Favorite movies in no particular order:

Memento

Brilliant movie. Strikes a chord with me.

Fight Club

Cool lines and characters. Clever, but I suppose kind of empty.

July Rhapsody

Cantonese movie starring Jacky Cheung and Anita Mui. A literal translation would be "Men at 40", about a male high school teacher of Chinese literature facing a sort of mid-life crisis.

More when I think of them ...

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Akira Kurosawa's The Seven Samurai.

Possibly the best movie ever made.

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Strangely enough, there are no new films on my favorite list. Could it be that today’s movies are all about effects and not about content ?
While I enjoyed watching movies like LOTR and Matrix (1), they do not leave a Lasting impression on me (that is LOTR the movie, not LOTR the books). Good for 2 hour of fun, then easily forgotten.

Some of my favourite movies of all time (In no particular order):
A Clockwork Orange
Citizen Kane
Ben Hur
The seven Samurai
Ran
Battleship Potempkin
One flew over the Cuckoo’s nest
Silence of the Lambs
Blade Runner
Alien (1)
Time Bandits
Animal House
Barbarella

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The original "12 angry man". Very good movie that make you think twice.

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Hmmm... What are the movies I remember liking ? What movies do I want for my VHS/DVD collection ?

Star Wars 4,5,6.
Terminator 1,2.
Alien 1,2.
Highlander 1.
Spider-Man.
Enemy Mine.
Scream 1,2.
LotR 1,2. Probably 3 when it comes out.
The Blues Brothers.

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">That is a good movie. Although I haven't seen the origianal. I just watch the one with Tony Danza the other night with my friends. I enjoyed it alot, as you said it makes you think about it and get into the story.

My list would have to include the following, in no particular order:
Gone in 60 Seconds
SW, 2, 4, 5, 6
Most of the Star Trek movies
Taken (Miniseries)
Dumb & Dumber
The Matrix (1)

Lots more but that is it for now.

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I'd have to say Star Wars: A New Hope, for the same reasons that David mentioned. Except I was 13 at the time - perhaps an even better age for it. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Others in the top five:
Dead Poet's Society
Room with a View
Casablanca
Kelly's Heroes

While we're on the topic of bests...
Best Radio Show: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (BBC)
Best Book: Dune
Best TV series: Star Trek TNG

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grumpy old men 1&2. didn't see all of 2.

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">reading over this list reminded me of alot of old movies that i enjoyed and respected a great deal, and based on the content of the list im supprised that you did not have Sparticas instead of Ben Hur. No matter, but seriously here.. Barbarella? are you kidding? I mean, I only saw the movie after enjoying music from the 80s band that took their name from one of the characters, and even as just a comic curiosity, it was painful to watch.

Lets see, what can I name thats not on here already?
Sanjuro
Heat
Maltese Falcon
Galipoli
Mad Max
Conan the Barbarian

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I can't keep Favorites, not music or movies or anything it seems. Here are some movies I like a great deal that are on my mind right now; all very recent, whatever that might mean.

The Professional
True Romance
The Cell (just for the visuals: Beautiful!)
The Usual Suspects
Seven
Chasing Amy
The Emperor's New Grove (very funny, watched many times)
Falling Down (very much like a certain genre of video game)

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I like almost any Danny Kaye movie.The Court Jester,Hans Christian Andersen,The Five pennies,The secret life of Walter Mitty,and Inspector General.Truly one of the best entertainers EVER

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Aaah, the very elusive "Inspector General". I've been searching for that movie on VHS (or DVD) for years now. It's nowhere to be seen. I too am a fan of Danny Kaye. I sure hope that one day I'll find it, it's the only Danny Kaye movie I have not seen. and aparently it's one of his best.

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Hmm, found this pretty easily.

Amazon

Not sure if that helps you, David; I'd assume you've thought of this before...

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Godfather 1, 2
Paths of Glory
We were soldiers
Ran
7 samari
Vidque
Life of Brian
Snatch
Star Trek movies
Goodfellas
Millers Crossing
Any Coen Brothers movies
Pulp Fiction
Akria
Yellow Submanine
Solaris
Stalingrad
A clockwork orange
Shinning
An american werewolf in london
Evil Dead movies.
A bridge too far
dog day afternoon
once upon a time in america
bicycle thief
any hitchhock movie ( rope was my fav. )
I cannot remember what this one was called it was about a russian tank crew during the Afgan War

And finally all time fav.

Das-Boat

Yea so mostly horror movies, military movies, sci-fi movies and ganster movies.

But I do enjoy the drama's as well. Watch lots of movies

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My favorite movie for sentimental purpose is Tora!Tora!Tora! This is the only movie that I remember my father taking me to by himself; just the two of us. I must have been around 8 or 9 when the movie came out, and I can't remember now if it was planned or just a spontaneous thing on his part. It's the only time he did something like that, and I'll always treasure that.

The other movie I like from my childhood is The Wizard of Oz. Since it came on TV every year, I just got hooked on it. Now my son likes it, so I plan on watching more of it in the future.

As far as my other Favorites, here's a short list:

Star Wars (it will alwasy been Star Wars to me, no matter what Lucas calls it)
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Where Eagles Dare
The Alamo (John Wayne Version, of course)
The Dirty Dozen
In Harm's Way
Blade Runner
Planet of the Apes (both Versions)
2001 & 2010
Escape From New York

There are a lot of others, but I got to go back to work.

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Thanks for the heads up, I was aware of a few places Online that offered the VHS, the DVD edition must be pretty recent though.

Personally I don't make purchases Online, but it's at least good to hear that it is now available on DVD. I'll bug the local store to find a copy.

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Robin Hood with Errol Flynn

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Just picked that up the other day. A great flick! And probably the greatest of all of the Robin Hood films. NO, not probably, IT IS the greatest Robin Hood film ever made.

Some more films I like:

Ben-Hur
The Ten Commandments
King Kong (the original)
all of the even-numbered Star Trek films
Die Hard (I & II)
Back to the Future
Time After Time
Air Force One

and the list goes on. There have been some great films come out over the years, and not so great. And what may be my favorite could be your most hated film. To each his own taste.