Favorite movie ever? - Page 3

chainsaw · 05-17-2005, 02:12 PM

I saw a much more extensive trailer in the theatre last weekend, but I can't find it online anywhere. Odd.

hot_pastrami · 05-17-2005, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

Was it just my VCR or is Willy Wonka in black and white? Just him, not his clothes or anything else. That could be an interesting effect.

He looks vaguely familiar so pale... it's Edward Wonkahands! Or is it Willy Scissorwonka?

Best movie ever? I don't know if I could pick a favorite.... The first candidate that leaps to mind the Shawshank Redemption. Fight Club is up there, too. Saving Private Ryan is definitely in the top 10, as is Glory. The Incredibles also recently took a high spot on the list.

Some fucker spoiled the ending of The Usual Suspects for me before I ever saw it, so I think that took away from it... I think it's well made and well acted, but I didn't get to experience that great ending the first time around, so it doesn't have the special place in my heart that it seems to have with so many. I am a little bitter about that.

Beestie · 05-17-2005, 05:50 PM

I don't have a favorite movie. There are hundreds - well, maybe a hundred that I thought were awesome but I can't watch a movie more than once. Maybe if its on TV several years later. I rent from Blockbuster all the time but I don't own a single movie on DVD or VHS. I tape football games now and then some of which turn out to be classics. Never go back and watch them.

Curiously, I can listen to a CD that I enjoyed 30 years ago (on vinyl at the time) and like it just as much now as then - even after thousands of listens.

I think that is a little odd but I have no explanation.

Griff · 05-17-2005, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by hot_pastrami

...Shawshank Redemption. Fight Club ... Glory.

Nice threesome.

Saw a very good one over the weekend, though not a best. The Station Agent.

Undertoad · 05-17-2005, 08:22 PM

For me it goes

Brazil
Field of Dreams
Shawshank

lumberjim · 05-17-2005, 08:39 PM

loved fight club
the original Matrix was damn good too

zippyt · 05-17-2005, 11:55 PM

FULL METAL (MOTHER FUCKING ) JACKET !!!!!! ( who would ah thunk it ???)
Pulp Fiction , Just TOO COOL !!!!!
Seven Samuri , The original black and white , subtitled version . ( got to love IFC !!!)

hot_pastrami · 05-18-2005, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

loved fight club
the original Matrix was damn good too

Oh yeah... the Matrix. One of several movies which might have made the list had their younger siblings not shat upon them, and soiled their good name.

I thought of a couple more on my top ten list... The Truman Show, and the Royal Tenenbaums. Good shit, there.

lumberjim · 05-18-2005, 12:14 AM

dude. we're like.......what's the word i'm thinking of?

it means really similar.......yet different. does it help if i keep pointing to my forehead and then yours and go, " Yo. We're HERE." a few times?

hot_pastrami · 05-18-2005, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

does it help if i keep pointing to my forehead and then yours and go, " Yo. We're HERE." a few times?

Yes. Yes it does. If you could find a large alpine horn and shout "Ricola" while wearing lederhosen, that might help as well. It helps me concentrate.

glatt · 05-18-2005, 08:46 AM

It's nice to see Shawshank on so many lists. It's at least in my top 5.
The first time I saw Shawshank, I had no expectations. I had heard it was a decent movie, but I had no idea. Morgan Freeman is the best actor alive today. He's never made a bad movie. I have fond memories of him as Easy Reader on Electric Company.

For me, it's Star Wars as number one. No contest.

warch · 05-19-2005, 04:55 PM

This is Spinal Tap. #1 Solid. Classic.

crossfire · 05-19-2005, 10:30 PM

Phantom of the Opera is up there

cjjulie · 05-20-2005, 02:30 PM

Breakfast at Tiffany's (LOVE Audrey Hepburn)!!!

SouthOfNoNorth · 05-20-2005, 03:18 PM

I watch so many movies that this is hard (purposely do not have cable tv, so it forces me to choose things to watch instead of just accepting what's on):

The Big Lebowski. Gets better every time. Watched it last night, in fact.

Dead Poets Society. Haven't watched it in a while but I love it.

Maltese Falcon. The original detective ass kicking plot twist story. I love noir.

But, like I said, I have a thousand favorites. Waking life is great too. Anyone seen that one?

05-17-2005, 02:12 PM	#31
chainsaw Wingnahningning... Er somethin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: 90802 Posts: 368	I saw a much more extensive trailer in the theatre last weekend, but I can't find it online anywhere. Odd. __________________ I have no life, so I watch movies.

05-17-2005, 05:50 PM	#33
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	I don't have a favorite movie. There are hundreds - well, maybe a hundred that I thought were awesome but I can't watch a movie more than once. Maybe if its on TV several years later. I rent from Blockbuster all the time but I don't own a single movie on DVD or VHS. I tape football games now and then some of which turn out to be classics. Never go back and watch them. Curiously, I can listen to a CD that I enjoyed 30 years ago (on vinyl at the time) and like it just as much now as then - even after thousands of listens. I think that is a little odd but I have no explanation. __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

05-17-2005, 08:39 PM	#36
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	loved fight club the original Matrix was damn good too __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

05-17-2005, 11:55 PM	#37
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	FULL METAL (MOTHER FUCKING ) JACKET !!!!!! ( who would ah thunk it ???) Pulp Fiction , Just TOO COOL !!!!! Seven Samuri , The original black and white , subtitled version . ( got to love IFC !!!) __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

05-18-2005, 12:14 AM	#39
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	dude. we're like.......what's the word i'm thinking of? it means really similar.......yet different. does it help if i keep pointing to my forehead and then yours and go, " Yo. We're HERE." a few times? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

05-17-2005, 08:22 PM	#35
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	For me it goes Brazil Field of Dreams Shawshank

05-18-2005, 08:46 AM	#41
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	It's nice to see Shawshank on so many lists. It's at least in my top 5. The first time I saw Shawshank, I had no expectations. I had heard it was a decent movie, but I had no idea. Morgan Freeman is the best actor alive today. He's never made a bad movie. I have fond memories of him as Easy Reader on Electric Company. For me, it's Star Wars as number one. No contest.

05-19-2005, 04:55 PM	#42
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	This is Spinal Tap. #1 Solid. Classic.

05-19-2005, 10:30 PM	#43
crossfire The White Rapper Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 233	Phantom of the Opera is up there

05-20-2005, 02:30 PM	#44
cjjulie Colonist Extraordinaire Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: CT Posts: 201	Breakfast at Tiffany's (LOVE Audrey Hepburn)!!! __________________ Fun,Fearless,Female

05-20-2005, 03:18 PM	#45
SouthOfNoNorth Colloquialist Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 77	I watch so many movies that this is hard (purposely do not have cable tv, so it forces me to choose things to watch instead of just accepting what's on): The Big Lebowski. Gets better every time. Watched it last night, in fact. Dead Poets Society. Haven't watched it in a while but I love it. Maltese Falcon. The original detective ass kicking plot twist story. I love noir. But, like I said, I have a thousand favorites. Waking life is great too. Anyone seen that one? __________________ Don't you worry about the day-glo orange life preserver, it won't save you. Swim for the shores just as fast as you're able.....

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