Favourite movie

[upuaut8]

I like good movies, you like good movies.. got one you think is a good one? Post it.

Personaly for me there are sooooo many, but I just saw a good one tonight so I figured I'd pass it on so everyone could see a good movie.

See "The Others" with Nichole Kiddman. Very nicely done. Great cinematography, great writing, great directing, great acting, and a fantastic plot.

(now now... no talking about this one.. let it be a surprise for new viewers)

[time2design]

Hey, Upu, I just rented that Wednesday. Pretty good. Makes ya think...

I've been catching up on some "classics" lately that everyone and their brother has seen except for me:

Run Lola Run
Excellent! A refreshing style separated from American films that delivers big. I could easily see this two more times.

Chasing Amy
Not a huge Kevin Smith fan but probably my favorite in the series (with Dogma coming in a close second). If only Kevin Smith would write dialogue that was more believable...

Spider-Man
Better than expected. Almost panel-for-panel true to the book. 'Nuff said!

Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the clones
Saw it. Not sure what to think to be honest. Entertaining? Yes. Hollow story and acting? Yes. See it again? Yes. Why? Not sure.


t2d

[kitiara30]

"American Beauty"

For being a film a can watch over and over again and never tire of.

"Fight Club"

For making me realise something new every time I see it.

"Gosford Park"

For wonderful scripting, hilarious little snide asides esp. from Maggie Smith, and of course the presence of Clive Owen.

"Evita"

For making me cry.

"Star Wars"

For being unbelieveably brilliant. Although the last two have left a bit to be desired, the original trilogy is faultless. Except maybe Lukes' haircut.

[I am not Jubba]

I'm into the whole German Indy films at the moment...thanks to my g/f, so I would have to say
"Run Lola Run" and "The Princess and the Warrior" were pretty good.


"American History X" (for some reason I really like stories that have a race related plot) along with "Remember the Titans" (not bad for a disney movie)

[RenaissanceGirl]

In no particular order:

Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Malena
Raise the Red Lantern
Memento
Mulholland Drive
Full Metal Jacket
The Breakfast Club
The Goonies
Ferris Bueller's Day Off

[lobstars]

Midnight Express, tis a true story too :)

[pezdemon]

Starwars... because... It is starwars, it is just great. Episode 2? not too sure, they're getting better, so by the time they get to episode 9 it should be good.

Gone in 60 seconds.. cos it has nice cars :D

Lord of the rings... nearly as good as the book so far, although it kinda ruined my mental image of it all!

Blade (and most other vampire flicks) - because vampire films are good :D

Die hard - all of 'em... cos they are good, hard, action :D

Mission impossible

James bond... no particular favourite, just watch them when they're on :D

[kirupa]

Saving Private Ryan
One of the best, realistic movies I have seen.

Men In Black
A combination of action and humor.

Gladiator
This movie is really cool and has a killer storyline.

Traffic
Realistic portrayal of what really goes on in the lives of many of today's teens.

Jurassic Park III
Too short, but it was a good sequel to JP I and JP II.

Cheers,
Kirupa

[Phil Jayhan]

Ok-

1. Princess Bride
2. Monty Python/Holy Grail
3. The Ovens of Auschwitz
4. Killing Fields
5. Its a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
6. John Wayne- True Grit

pj
:)

[ilyaslamasse]

Life of Brian is so much better than Holy Grail...

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[I am not Jubba]

In the process of watching spiderman now, and so far its really good. A lot better than I expected. Oh, did any of you see the original movie of spiderman!? That was horrible!

Uhmmm...yeah so I finished the movie, and all I have to say is "Wow!" That was a good movie. The casting was amazing, best I've seen in a loooong time. The script wasn't as corny as most comic book movies turn out and the action was pretty slammin' too....

[upuaut8]

how the hell did you manage to post in the middle of the movie? :) I'm not sure if I want to know..

I agree. It's one movie of very few that have received a 10 in my book. Adheirance to the origional is something that I prize highly in a film. It was 100% on the mark.

[liveacoustic]

I like good movies, you like good movies Upuat

Not always. About every other week my friends and I get together to watch crappy movies and make fun of them. We used to watch bad Sci-Fi, but we ran out, so now we're going hardcore Godzilla vs. ______. Sometimes it's just more entertaining to watch Godzilla's dullwitted friend to run head first in to the Monster Of Hardware Appliances' buzz saw in the middle of his chest (Godzilla vs. Gigan) than it is to watch something, y'know, worthwhile.

But when I'm watching a good movie all my favourites seem to involve either Kevin Spacey or Edward Norton. My top 4 movies are:

1. American Beauty (Kevin Spacey)
2. Fight Club (Edward Norton) (The book's even better. Read it. Most unique narration EVER. It's just like in the movie - every other line is a sort of "Interesting side note: By combining orange juice cartons and even soap you could blow up a city block. It's amazing the things you can do with a orange carton." kinda thing.)
3. The Usual Suspects (Kevin Spacey, who for some reason won the award for "Best Supporting Actor" for that movie even though he was the bloody main character. Which, of course, makes about as much sense as Ethan Hawke being nominated for "Best Supporting Actor" for "Training Day". Stupid Hollywood.)
4. American History X (Edward Norton)


Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the clones
Saw it. Not sure what to think to be honest. Entertaining? Yes. Hollow story and acting? Yes. See it again? Yes. Why? Not sure. Time2Design

You would see it again because you thought the special effects were cool and liked it when stuff blew up. You don't know why you like it because you don't want to admit to yourself that you liked it for such a shallow reason.

Not that I'm telling you what to think, of course...


Starwars... because... It is starwars, it is just great. Episode 2? not too sure, they're getting better, so by the time they get to episode 9 it should be good. Pezdemon

The (biggest) problem with Episode 2 is that two of the main characters - Anakin and Padme - were written out of obligation instead of inspiration. When Han Solo and Leia had their love interest they pretended to hate each other and tension was generated between the two of them. When Anakin and Padme fell in love it was more like "Well, we have to create Luke and Leia, so let's get to it, I guess." and then they said crap that I've best heard described as sounding like the letters little girls send to N*SYNC.

Personally, I would have had Anakin be completely unsensitive to Padme's needs and have Padme constantly trying to make everything romantic. Make Anakin whine about how a lot of the crap that she wants from him is illogical, that this "romance" she's wants is just for him to boost her low self-esteem. Have her whine about relatively insignificant problems and have him explain to her that her problems are stupid and that she should shut up. Then you have tension - the two are in love, or at least they think they are, but they can't communicate at all - they're two completely different people. They'd still have to have them confess their love the same way they did, but they'd have to do that one as a sort of, "despite all your faults I love you anyway" thing instead of just a "I love you" thing. That's how I would have done it, anyway.

That and the fact that about half of the characters were only in it to sell action figures.

But Yoda was cool. At first I thought Mace Windu was cool, but then Yoda proved me wrong. He's much cooler.


Adheirance to the origional is something that I prize highly in a film. Upuat

Couldn't disagree more on this one, to be honest. I've already read Lord Of The Rings. (And, frankly, it wasn't half as good as they say.) I don't need to read it again. I was glad they changed so much in that movie. (If anybody tells you that it was true to the book, that just means that they've never read the book.) It made it more interesting to watch. (I'll get lynched for this but, dammit, it was BETTER than the book.) Plus they didn't have Aragon's illogicality of: "Greetings. I am big and macho and dark like. Now let's sing show tunes.".

On the other hand, The Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy's movie is litterally quoted word for word from the book - the only thing they took out was the stuff about Zaphod's brain. That's all well in good, but that means that anybody who's read the book won't laugh half as much as someone who hasn't. It's like watching a repeat of The Simpsons. It's just not the same as watching a new episode.

Personally, I really just don't see the point in seeing (or making) any adaptations that you've already read. You've already read the bloody book! If you watch the movie all you'll do is come home and complain about how they said "The" slightly differently than they do in the book in scene 42.

[I am not Jubba]

You seem to have a thing for Kevin Spacey and Ed Norton, and I couldn't agree with you more. Those are on my top 4 favorite movies. The ones I listed before were movies that I had recently seen, but all time I would have to say that these 4 fill the spots. Kevin Spacey is an amazing actor, and in American Beauty and The Usual Suspects, he showed what he could do. Ed Norton is unbelieveable.

About Starwars and the whole "love" thing...Lucas already had these stories written up. He already had 1-9 down on paper. So the whole Anakin/Padme thing wasn't really obligitory, but they did make it cornier than they had to...

Lord of the Rings...You're right about it not being true to the book...and if it was, that would be one boring f**king movie! He waited like 30 years before he left in the book...imagine the movie for that!!!

[kirupa]

I went yesterday and saw Spiderman, and I think the movie was great. I kinda had extremely high expectations for the movie, and came out kinda disappointed though :( In hindsight, I can say that Spiderman was one of the best movies I have seen in a while. I guess I never really got into comic books :(

The movie was original though! It did not have some hackneyed plot with a "hero saves the world" type ending like Batman!

Cheers,
Kirupa

[liveacoustic]

The movie was original though! It did not have some hackneyed plot with a "hero saves the world" type ending like Batman! Kirupa

Agreed. That's why my favourite super heroes are Hulk and Spiderman.

Hulk, especially in the new ones, is his own nemesis. They restarted the comic a while ago and since then I don't think he's fought a single super villain. The comic's always revolved around Bruce Banner and features him typically watching the news and thinking, "Oh God, did I do that?". If that movie's anything less than the best super hero movie ever they'll have not done Hulk justice.

Spiderman's more heroic, but at least everybody hates him and his alter-ego's a loser. It always adds intrigue when the people he's trying to save turn against him.

[upuaut8]

Couldn't disagree more on this one, to be honest. I've already read Lord Of The Rings. (And, frankly, it wasn't half as good as they say.) I don't need to read it again. I was glad they changed so much in that movie. (If anybody tells you that it was true to the book, that just means that they've never read the book.) It made it more interesting to watch. (I'll get lynched for this but, dammit, it was BETTER than the book.) Plus they didn't have Aragon's illogicality of: "Greetings. I am big and macho and dark like. Now let's sing show tunes.".

You're missunderstanding me. Adhierance does not mean exact duplication.
I just finished reading lord of the rings as I was going into the theatre. It wasn't the same as the first book, but it had every aspect which was important. I personaly would have put in the flight across the barrows, along with the encounter with the world spirit, but other than that, it left little out.
The important thing is not adhirance exactly to the story itself, but adhirance to the character and important concepts of the story. Spiderman does this, so did the first Batman. An adaptation where by they improve an origional, already good story, is even more highly sought after by me.

The important thing is that Hollywood didn't cheese the movie up to make an extra buck. (beyond the Macy Gray scene, and the Dr Pepper commercial. They were subtle.. I hardly minded them at all.)

[liveacoustic]

Oh. Well, then, in that case, I agree completely.

[Phil Jayhan]

Hmmmmm

[liveacoustic]

Well said, Phil.

[Mongrel]

Two great movies that you don't hear about much. Another fav of mine is Chasing Amy, but it's been mentioned...

1. Leon the Professional - sometimes known as "The Professional," sometimes "Leon." One of the first appearances by Natalie Portman when she was 12 or something, she's awesome. Great story - action, humor, heart, the whole thing.

2. Stealing Beauty - see this one just for Liv Tyler's hot hotness, see it again with your girlfriend because it's a beautiful and tasteful film about young love, virginity, and the loss thereof!

Anyone seen Waking Life yet? It's on my shortlist.

[upuaut8]

oh man.. the Professional is one of my all time favorites. He's an amazing actor. There are a couple people that I will see anything they are in. He is one, and the French actor (I can't think of his name for the life of me) the hunchback from "Name of the Rose".

[ilyaslamasse]

Well, Leon is French movie, believe it or not... Directed by Luc Besson, produced by Patrice Ledoux, lit by thierry Arbrogast... This actor is Jean Reno, and he has nothing to do with Ron Perlman, the hunchback from the Name of the Rose, except that he also plays in french movies ('City of Lost Children' by Caro and Jeunet, Alien Resurrection by Jeunet).

By the way, I've just seen Attack of the Clone. The romance almost killed me, but the action is amazing, truely amazing. I really enjoyed it a lot (at least a lot more than The Phantom Menace). And I know what you mean when you say that Yoda is DA MAN !!!!!!!!!

Movies I love
The Goodfellas
Blade Runner
Cyrano
American Beauty
The life of Brian

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[Alex]

i have a couple of my all time favorite movies.
1. the goonies
2.Die hard 3
3.Caddy Shack

:beam: :beam:

[eyeinfinitude]

wow, the goonies was one of my favorite movies too!! =) Here's my favorites:

1) Goonies
2) Dumb and Dumber
3) The Matrix
4) Terminator 1 & 2

[reverendflash]

1) Captain Blood
2) Buckaroo Bonsai
3) Batman
4) Joe's Apartment

Go ahead... laugh...

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[Jubba]

1) Fight Club & Matrix
2) Boondock Saints
3) Office Space
4) Momento

[vts31]

1. AKIRA
2. PI/Ghost in the shell
3. Princess Mononoke/Requiem for a Dream

[Xero]

1. Lain (yes it is a movie damit!!!)
2. Cowboy Bebop (the movie)
3. Akira
4. Vampire Hunter D

[Kitiara]

I enjoyed Fight Club, the Ocean's Eleven remake, American Beauty and the Matrix... :)

[upuaut]

The princess bride
Monty Python and the Quest for the holy grail.
PI
Boxing Helana
2001
Spiderman
The Matrix (though just BARELY made it on the list)

[kirupa]

1. Matrix
2. Saving Private Ryan
3. Gladiator
4. Beautiful Mind
5. LOTR: Fellowshipe of the Ring
6. Men in Black

=)

[[Legoman]]

1) Amelie
2) Fight Club
3) A Clockwork Orange
4) Battle Royale(Japanese school kids fighting to the death, how can you not love it?)

[kode]

Escuela de rateros (1956)
Tizoc (Amor indio) (1956)
Pablo y Carolina (1955)
El inocente (1955)
La tercera palabra (1955)
Escuela de música (1955)
Los Gavilanes (1954)
Pueblo, canto y esperanza (1954)
La vida no vale nada (1954)
Escuela de vagabundos (1954)
El mil amores (1954)
Cuidado con el amor (1954)
Gitana tenías que ser (1953)
Reportaje (1953)
Sí... mi vida (1952)
Había una vez un marido (1952)
Pepe El Toro (1952)
Ansiedad (1952)
Dos tipos de cuidado (1952)
Los hijos de María Morales (1952)
Por ellas aunque mal paguen (1952)
Ahora soy rico (1952)
Un rincón cerca del cielo (1952)
El enamorado (Vuelve Martín Corona) (1951)
Ahí viene Martín Corona (1951)
¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer? (1951)
ATM (A toda máquina) (1951)
Necesito dinero (1951)
Las mujeres de mi general (1950)
El gavilán pollero (1950)
Islas Marías (1950)
También de dolor se canta (1950)
Sobre las olas (1950)
No desearás la mujer de tu hijo (1949)
La oveja negra (1949)
La mujer que yo perdí (1949)
El seminarista (1949)
Dicen que soy mujeriego (1948)
Ustedes los ricos (1948)
Angelitos negros (1948)
Los tres huastecos (1948)
Cartas marcadas (1947)
Nosotros los pobres (1947)
Soy charro de Rancho Grande (1947)
La barca de oro (1947)
Vuelven los García (1946)
Los tres García (1946)
Si me han de matar mañana (1946)
Cuando lloran los valientes (1945)
Escándalo de estrellas (Sopa de estrellas) (1944)
Mexicanos al grito de guerra (Historia del Himno Nacional) (1943)
Viva mi desgracia (1943)
El Ametralladora (1943)
Cuando habla el corazón (1943)
Arriba las mujeres (1943)
La razón de la culpa (1942)
Jesusita en Chihuahua (1942)
La feria de las flores (1942)
Puedes irte de mí (1940)
El organillero (1939)
En un burro tres baturros (1942)

:P

[fester8542]

1. Event Horizon

2. The Crow

3. Firday the Thriteenth 1 - 10

[Guig0]

my top ten:


1- LoTR : Fellowship of the Ring;
2- Star Wars: Empire strikes back;
3- 2001: space oddisey;
4- Conan the barbarian;
5- LoTR : the two towers;
6- Spiderman;
7- Indyana Jones and the temple of doom;
8- Star Wars: A new hope;
9- Cidade de Deus (God´s city);
10- Matrix.

[Soul]

American Beauty :P

:beam:

- Soul :goatee:

[RenaissanceGirl]

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

[lava]

Here are my picks

1. About a Boy
2. Vanilla Sky
3. Old School
4. Y tu Mama Tambien (awesome, awesome mexican movie)
5. Snatch
6. Amores Perros (another mexican movie...)


Kax - Haven't you watched mexican cinema lately? the movies that are coming out are awesome!

[Alex]

wow im susprised no one else except me and EG picked the movie "Goonies". that is my favorite movie=)

[minami]

my top 6:

1)get over it
2)maid in manhattan
3)bring it on
4)rush hour 2
5)titanic
6)moulin rouge

:P

[.soulty]

So many movies to pick from!!!!

here are <b>SOME</b>

above the rim
matrix
boomerang
The wood
love and basketball
Rebound
all pixar movies (toy story 1+2, antz,ect...)
House party (1+2+3)
Blade 1 and 2
Shankshores redemption (man i cant spell it, but you know what i mean !!!)
Menace 2 society
Boyz in the hood
Friday
NExt Friday
Harlem nights !


there is so much more favourties but that will do :smirk:


:::oh yeah and goonies !!!! lol :smirk:

[sintax321]

Matrix
LOTR
Star Wars (origonal)
Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels
Memunto(sp)
Requime For a Dream
Happy Gilmore
Billy Madison



Just to many to list.....

[abzoid]

1. Hoosiers
2. The Last Starfighter

[Aislin]

everybody else postes a number of mine, so I'll just say one that nobody has.

The Rock

Connery and Cage, super-awesome ultra-thriller

[Alex]

i have to admit, the rock was a really good movie. i forgot to ad it to my list=)

[reverendflash]

Originally posted by Aislin
everybody else postes a number of mine, so I'll just say one that nobody has.

The Rock

Connery and Cage, super-awesome ultra-thriller

Liked the movie, hated the location... there aren't tunnels under the prison... etc. ... I guess it only matters for us locals...

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[Alex]

i would love to go and visit Alacatraz Ialand.:beam:

[reverendflash]

it's a rock in the middle of the bay, with real old buildings on it...

I'm kinda jaded tho...

been there, done that, wore the T-shirt out...

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[morse]

Shindlers list
Minority Report
Notting Hill
Happy Gilmore

[GloryBe]

1. Oh Brother Where Art Thou
2. Ocean's Eleven
3. Happy Gilmore
4. Sixth Sense
5. The Usual Suspects


I'm a big Clooney Fan btw

[Aislin]

I've been there too, Rev.





in my mind.

[thybalt]

There are so many that I like!

Here's a few:

1) Terminator 1,2
2) The Matrix
3) Pulp Fiction
4) Saving Private Ryan
5) LOTR s
6) The Cider House Rules
7) E.T.

[upuaut]

I forgot about "The Usual suspects" That's absolutely one of my favorites.

Just saw "Bourne Identity" tonight. It kicked butt, and now is in my top 10.

[fez]

boondock saints
finding forrester
goodfellas
snatch
lock stock and two smoking barrels
the lion king

the lion king was the greatest. i saw it three times on imax, and i cried each time mufasa died too. its all very strange

[neverrain]

Hello,

I was wondering what you think is the best movie of the year?

-Billy

[Alex]

http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16206&highlight=favorite+movie

[neverrain]

The Matrix is a GREAT movie. Do you when the next one is coming out?

[Jubba]

May 15th I think. Billy, I'm giong to merge this thread with the other one ok?

[Alex]

jubba merged the threads, i made this one a while ago...

[neverrain]

Jubba,

May 15th I think. Billy, I'm giong to merge this thread with the other one ok?

Are you talking about my thread?

[Alex]

yea he made it into one big thread...

[neverrain]

What are you talking about merging threads?

[Hawk]

1. Minority Report!!
2. The Matrix
3. Analyze This...
4. Analyze That (when i see it)
5. The Matrix Reloaded Trailer :P


hawk

[nobody]

When there are 2 similar threads, they usually get merged together.
Put together, joined together.

[Alex]

Originally posted by Alex
yea he made it into one big thread...


read the posts before you post a question.....

[neverrain]

I was wondering what the heck happened. I am thinking I started "Favorite Movie?"

I love Minority Report.

[neverrain]

Does anyone want to have a team battle the theme being "Cartoon animation". If you have a better theme just say so OK.

[Rockstar]

its gotta be LOTR 1,2

[grimdeath]

usual suspects
pulp fiction
reservoir dogs
heat
blood in blood out
american history x
fight club
seven
resurrection
the matrix
silence of the lambs
hannibal
red dragon
the ring
LOTR 1 and 2
Star Wars all of em
the exorcist
the green mile
forrest gump
man i could go on forever its a neverending list

[Mik3]

1. SIgns
2. Saving Private Ryan
3. I forget so don't bother me
4. I need 5 movies
5. another movie

[Kajinku]

Oooh, difficult. In no particular order:

- The Matrix
- Donnie Darko
- Signs
- Equilibrium
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship & The Two Towers
- Star Wars: episode II, V and VI
- Back To The Future: part I & II
- etc... I'm gonna stop here, but these are the ones that jump in my mind for the moment.

[dessoya]

hey, i like to know what your fav. movies are? which one influenced, inspired you? which one u simply like?

here´s my list:
1. memento
2. fight club
3. pulp fiction

i like movies, who are really weird and crazy...
memento owned me - i had to watch it 3 times to understand the movie!

~~~~
:thumb::thumb:

[dropkick]

way too many to list but I'll try...
your three + Boondock Saints, Animal House, Taxi Driver, Rushmore, Reservoir Dogs, Evil Dead(All 3), Dogma, Tommy Boy...I'll stop there.

[kirupa]

(merged threads) :)

[BadMagick]

1. Braveheart
2. Cool Hand Luke
3. Finding Nemo
4. Maverick
5. Varsity Blues

[Kajinku]

Hard question. I can't answer that in a specific order.
Here are movies I enjoyed watching:

Donnie Darko, The Matrix, Signs, Trainspotting, Saving Private Ryan, Pulp Fiction, The Sixth Sense and the Lord of the Rings movies (well, the 2 first ones).

There are others of course, but writing them all down would take a month. ;)

[Jasninder]

My fav movies
hmmm.... rightnow i can only think about
---[serious ones]----
> Saving Private Ryan
> Forest Gump

---[comedy]---
> Spy who shagged me :-s (dont kno if i got the name right) yea austin power
> Naked gun, 33 1/2 the last insult (again confused over the name)
> Ace Ventura - Both parts
> Dumb and Dumber

many more actually...

---[action / fiction]---

> T1,2 and 3


sorry cant remember any names :(
have to repost again.

[Jasninder]

I dont like any horror movies, nothing scares me :p
i consider them time waste only.

[Kajinku]

Originally posted by Jasninder
I dont like any horror movies, nothing scares me :p
i consider them time waste only.
What a good excuse to not having to watch one and poop your pants once again. ;) j/k :P

[replode]

just watched Bowling for Columbine not too long ago, have to go out and buy it. great movie.

[RelandR]

"a beautifull mind"
"erin brockovich" (sp?)
"anna and the king"

I like true stories, alot

[fester8542]

My favorie movies are as follows:

Full Metal Jacket
The Crow
Platoon
The Deer Hunter (Old Version)
Dumb and Dumber
Fight Club

[tiger20]

Fight Club
Rounders
Pulp Fiction
Matrix
Searching for Bobby Fisher
The Beach

[Clayman]

Matrix 1
Gladiator
Black hawk Down
Jackal
Clear and Present Danger
Patriot Games
Saving Pvt.Ryan
Enemy at the Gates
Behind enemy Lines
Full Metal Jacket
THe Platoon

[Jasninder]

Originally posted by Kajinku
What a good excuse to not having to watch one and poop your pants once again. ;) j/k :P

:sure: hehehehe :beam:

No i dont get scared as i have had real life experiences, so watching a horror movie is like driving a sports car after a super sonic jet plane :P

[kirupa]

I saw a Finnish movie (in Finnish with English subtitles) called "Man Without a Past", and that movie was excellent. Seems like a lot of the European movies are quite good. I also saw "Nowhere in Africa" the other day, and it wasn't too shabby either =)

[StylingPaT]

The LOTR series and the Matrix series

[bluegel]

The Crow
Save the Last Dance
Heathers
Flatliners
Basketball Diaries
Fight Club
Jay and Silent Bob strikes back

[Phat7]

Jerry McGuire
The Fifth Element
Out of Sight
Samrat (India) :P

PS: I hate movies without happy endings :a:

[rere420]

Dirty Dancing
Primal Fear
Toy Story 1 and 2
Black Hawk Down

[grimdeath]

Fight Club
The Usual Suspects
Reservoir Dogs
Pulp Fiction
The Ring
Red Dragon
The Exorcist
Matrix 1
Dawn of The Dead
American Beauty
Gladiator
Apocalypse Now
Terminator 1,2,3
The Salton Sea

wow i could go on so many great films, im looking forward to texas chainsaw massacre, matrix revolutions and LOTR 3 this year, im gonna watch kill bill tonight another Quentin Tarantino film so i might add that one to my list if its good :thumb: let you guys what i think bout it.

OH Whatever you do DO NOT WATCH HOUSE OF THE DEAD rotflmao.

OMG such blasphemy i forgot to mention one of my very favorites

Seven
and Resurrection two awesome movies very gory and very good

[kirupa]

Just got back from watching Vertigo in a movie theater - wow, that movie is excellent! :ro:

[paradox244]

1) Pi
2) Memento
3) 28 Days Later
4) The Professional
5) Hackers

Wow, I like screwed up movies. I know the real Erin Brockovich, lived in hinkley CA for the whole thing with PG&E, my brother got screwed up by the crap in the water. Didn't really like the movie though, guess it would be like one of the survivors of Titanic, watching that movie.

Oh well, have fun watching movies,
Shawn

[fez]

pi
office space
scarface
american history x
requiem for a dream
donnie darko
super troopers

basically any movie where the main character DOESNT live happily ever after.

darren aronofsky is a genius...pi and requiem were two of the most disturbing, depressing movies i have ever seen

[kaotic]

all the matrix series
boondock saints

[Yeldarb]

monty python and the holy grail

[RabBell]

Alex's Worst Movie thread, naturally, got me thinking about favourite movies. If this has been done before, sorry.

My favourite would be Goodfellas. watched it again last night and I noticed things I hadn't noticed the first 200 times I'd watched it. Like at Henrys wedding Paulies table is full of mob business talk, I had never noticed that before. Great script, acting (Pesci's never been better), style...what a movie. Music plays a big part in this movie to, when De Niro's standing at the bar staring at Morry and Sunshine of your Love blasts out your speakers..classic. The greatest gangster movie of all time (I don't like the godfather) and scorceses best (Taxi Driver 2nd).

What's your favourite movie :h:

[Kitiara]

American Beauty, closely followed by Pulp Fiction, Lock Stock, Fight Club and The Matrix. :beam:

[GreenLantern]

I would have to go with the matrix trilogy. I know the third one wasn't all that good, but it completed the story.

I think this is my favorite movie because it is so original, and at the time it came out it was just my style. It was around the time of the internet boom, I was going to school for computer things, amazing new technology was coming out. It just really captured the time if you know what I mean.

[DarkChild]

well, i have several:
seven, silence o/t lambs, the bone collector, identity, ace ventura 1 and 2, don't be a menace to south central when drinking..., scarface, goodfellas, menace 2 society

a lot of different genres but they're all equally good imo :)

[Jayme54]

Shawshank Redemption :)

[RabBell]

Shawshank Redemption :)

Oh yeah, one of the greatest movies ever. Morgan Freeman rules :thumb:

I have a long list of favourites too, I think I said Goodfellas earlier cause I just watched it last night. My lists to long to go into but ShawShank is on there. Pulp Fiction too.

[senocular]

Raising Arizona :)

[Phat7]

Jerry McGuire :sure:

[garyzero]

Used to be Aliens, then The Postman, now it's Equilibrium. **** movie always makes me show emotion. :*(

[kirupa]

I found two similar threads, so I merged them all together :)

My earlier post on the first page is a few years old, but my favorite movie would have to be: Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.

Closely followed by Saving Private Ryan, Mystic River, Shawshank Redemption, 28 Grams, The Last Samurai, Gladiator, Matrix, and a ton more I can't possibly have time to list.

[macneilslt]

Requiem for a Dream

[G]

schindlers list - cos it is a true story and he stood up against the nazis (although he was a German) to save hundreds of jews.

[maximum_flash]

<--- The Crow

[ScriptFlipper]

The Big Lebowski or Magnolia, can't decide which one. :S :thumb:
EDIT: Scheize, I forgot Snatch. Well then, it's tied between those three :D

[senocular]

Those are good ones :D
The Big Lebowski - Coen Bros (also did Raising Arizona ;)) :pleased:

[ScriptFlipper]

Those are good ones :D
The Big Lebowski - Coen Bros (also did Raising Arizona ;)) :pleased:

...and Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers :D :D :D

actually, I bought the movie on DVD just because Flea is "acting" ;) in it. And it turned out to be an awesome movie :D

[senocular]

:beam: Flea always plays such great roles! He needs to be in more movies ;)

[ScriptFlipper]

Yeah! :d