OT: Favorite Movie

[ZeroAdunn]

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!

[narf poit chez BOOM]

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.

[David E. Gervais]

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'

"The flagon with the dragon holds the brew that is true"

nuf said. Cheers!

[DavidG]

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!!"

[deccan]

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 ...

[General Woundwort]

Akira Kurosawa's The Seven Samurai.

Possibly the best movie ever made.

[primitive]

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

[Mephisto]

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

[Erax]

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.

[Ragnarok]

Originally posted by Mephisto:
The original "12 angry man". Very good movie that make you think twice.

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.