10 favourite movies... GO!

[Stabby Joe]

To be brief, thread probably been done before, a simple refresh of the topic so:

What are your 10 favourite movies?

Can be in ranked order or just casually listed as some films you like.

Films to me reflect who the viewer is, if you know what I mean. SHOOT!

:naughtyy:

[Mezurashi]

at this time;

Spirited Away - Batman Begins - The Philadelphia Story - The Jerk - Independence Day (guilty pleasure) - You Can't Take It With You - Cat Ballou - Shaolin Soccer - Shaun Of The Dead - The Incredibles

the category is favourite - without qualification, I hope - 'cause I ain't using any sort of 'quality meter' on these :alcoholic

[Protostar]

good thread stabby, thx.

braveheart
sensless
original exorcist
original freddy kruger flick
full metal jacket
down pariscope
titanic
happy gilmore
hostel
the patriot

[The Silence]

1. The Page Master
2. Spirited Away
3. Home Alone 1-2
4. Lucky Number S7evin
5. Kung Fu Hustle
6. Ghost in The Shell: Stand Alone Complex
7. Hannibal Rising
8. Memoirs of A Geisha
9. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
10. Final Fantasy Advent Children

Memoirs of A Geisha...don't ask...please don't ask. I just like this movie.

[Stabby Joe]

In no order:

A Clockwork Orange
Apocolypse Now
King Kong (1933)
Fight Club
American History X
Downfall
Monty Python's The Holy Grail
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
The Godfather: Part 1
The Shawshank Redemption

And all these films are in the top 250 film list at the Internet Moive Database, so its hard for others to complain lol! :2thumbs:

[Smoke]

In no order:

A Clockwork Orange
Apocolypse Now
King Kong (1933)
Fight Club
American History X
Downfall
Monty Python's The Holy Grail
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
The Godfather: Part 1
The Shawshank Redemption

And all these films are in the top 250 film list at the Internet Moive Database, so its hard for others to complain lol! :2thumbs:

Stabby said almost all of my favs, 5 of his mentionied i enjoy... I have to many to name to even begin thinking about it.

[Cherisa]

1. The Princess Bride
2. This is Spinal Tap
3. The Green Mile
4. Two Of a Kind
5. Kill Bill Volume 1 and 2
6. Two Brothers
7. Lock, stock and two smoking barrels
8. The Sixth Sense
9.The fifth element
10. Minority Report

[ColdBlood]

1.Donnie Darko
2.The Butterfly Effect
3.The Shawshank Redemption
4.Apocalypto
5.Blood Diamond
6.28 Days Later
7.The Hills Have Eyes
8.The Descent
9.Sublime
10.300

[MaximumPain]

In no particular order

Conan the Barbarian
The 1st Terminator
American History X
Fight club
Pulp Fiction
The Incredibles
Akira
The Unforgiven
Star Trek 2 the Wrath of Kahn
The Matrix

There are at least 10 more that could easely make this list for me it was a tough choice.

[medicvet]

okay, my own personal favorite..some of these you may not have even heard of, but I will watch them over and over again

the color purple
loose cannons
revenge of the nerds
it's a wonderful life
casablanca
robin williams live on broadway (hell, any robin williams, he makes me laugh, and that is a rare and precious commodity to me these days)
mr. destiny
the 10th kingdom
the stand
second sight ( a real sleeper of a movie but great comedy with bronson pinchot and john laroquette)


EDIT: these are far from what I think are the best movies of all time by any means, just my personal favorites, and before I put these down I deliberately didn't look at any other responses. OH and I forgot another that I can watch over and over again..the Muppet Movie. Yes, I said it, don't look at me that way!

SECOND EDIT: see, now that I looked at other responses I realize that I left out Blazing Saddles..(Monty Python and the Holy grail reminded me of it, because I like that movie and would put it in a top twenty but much prefer Mel Brooks works personally, but that is just me)

[loganosborne]

In no particular order.

1 Spiderman 2
2 Happy Gilmore
3 Day after tommorow
4 Night at the musuem
5 Donnie Darko
6 Philadelphia

Thats all I can think of at the moment.

[ColdBlood]

finally, i was getting discouraged until i saw another darko fan logan :P

[Sgt Shaw]

Mine would be...

1. Lord of the Rings Series
2. Star Wars Series
3. Pirates of the Carribean Series
4. Saving Private Ryan
5. The Matrix Series
6. Donnie Darko
7. Team America

[Svetlana]

Not in order:

-Titanic
-Pirates of the Carribean series
-X MEN series
-Fantastic 4 series
-Juice
-Mr.Deeds ( i think thats what is called with Adam Sandler, anything is funny with him. )
-Transformers
-Stomp the yard.
thats all i can think of right now but theres more... uhh. lol

[TC]

Saving privet Ryan.

Sixth sense.

Always.

Ghost.

Godzilla. ( the original)

The Stand.

Phenomena.

Its a wonderful life.

The green mile.

The fifth Element.

[The Silence]

Saving privet Ryan.

I loved that movie...it was so realistic as it gave me a true view of "War is Hell".

[Tyler Durden]

1. Fight Club
2. The Punisher
3. The Fifth Element
4. Pulp Fiction
5. Shaun of the Dead
6. Hot Fuzz
7. V for Vendetta
8. Terminator 2
9. Donnie Darko
10. Ace Ventura

[Sgt Shaw]

Holy Hell. I forgot about Saving Private Ryan. I love that film.

[Harry61]

Films reflect who the veiwers are... hummm never tought about that, please don't judge to harshly... No order

White Christmas with Bing Crosby
Christmas in Connecticut
Green Mile
Independence Day
Full Metal Jacket
Doors with Val Kilmer
Patriot with Mel Gibson
Blue Hawaii with Elvis
Purple Rain
Steel Magnolias

Weird huh? I guess I never thought of all the different kinds of movies I do like. but I also like 1984 most classic black and white scary movies, the blob and such. My great uncle was in a lot of those kinds of movies. Last Picture Show was good. I could go on and on. I really like classics more than those made today. If I had to pick one recently that I like it would be Dodgeball. heehee

[Becks]

My Faves are ones that I can watch over and over again and still enjoy, but I have more than 10.

No order:

1. Children of Men
2. Field of Dreams
3. Jurassic Park
4. The Green Mile
5. The 13th Warrior
6. Star Trek: Generations
7. Ever After
8. Babe (I love that pig!!!)
9. The Great Outdoors
10. Lord of the Rings Trilogy
11. The Gods Must Be Crazy
12. Whale Rider
13. Canadian Bacon (Mange Mon Briefs!)
14. The Ghost and the Darkness
15. The Secret Garden (1993)
16. Willow
17. Apollo 13
18. The Last of the Mohicans
19. Milo and Otis
20. A Christmas Story

[Setsuka]

1. Fooly Cooly
2. Spirited Away
3. Shakugan no Shana
4. Azumi
5. Azumi 2~Death or Love
6. Scrap Heaven
7. Ghost in the Shell
8. Ghost in the Shell 2~Innocence
9. Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. Solid State Society
10. Tenchi Muyo!

Most of these are anime...others have my favorite actress Chiaki Kuriyama in them, the one who played "GoGo Ubari" in Kill Bill Vol. 1.

[The Silence]

1. Fooly Cooly
2. Spirited Away
3. Shakugan no Shana
4. Azumi
5. Azumi 2~Death or Love
6. Scrap Heaven
7. Ghost in the Shell
8. Ghost in the Shell 2~Innocence
9. Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. Solid State Society
10. Tenchi Muyo!

Most of these are anime...others have my favorite actress Chiaki Kuriyama in them, the one who played "GoGo Ubari" in Kill Bill Vol. 1.

How did you acquire the "Ghost in the Shell" movies? I want to own them...would you trade my "Fooly Cooly" video for at least "Ghost in the Shell"?:argue: :jap:

[Setsuka]

How did you acquire the "Ghost in the Shell" movies? I want to own them...would you trade my "Fooly Cooly" video for at least "Ghost in the Shell"?:argue: :jap:

You mean you just want to own the Japanese versions? Well they're mine! But I want that "Fooly Cooly" video of yours....:argue: :samurai:

[The Silence]

Actually my favorite movie is "V for Vendetta"...that is all I wanted to say.

[Fantomex]

Huge movie geek. Used to be my major, so I'll bite. In no order except for #1.

20. Meshes Of The Afternoon
19. Down By Law
18. Blue In The Face
17. The Apartment
16. 12 Angry Men
15. Mullohland Drive
14. Wages Of Fear
13. The Bicycle Thief
12. Les Diabloique
11. City Lights
10. Dr. Strangelove
9. Donnie Darko
8. The Dark Knight
7. Ghost World
6. The Royal Tenenbaums
5. Inferno
4. The Warriors
3. Treasure Of Sierra Madre
2. Yojimbo
1. Rear Window


Crap. Huge Anime fan too. 10 just for fun.

1. Spirited Away/ Ninja Scroll (Tied for number 1)
2. Fist Of The North Star
3. The Dagger of Kamui
4. Demon City Shinjuku
5. Ghost In The Shell
6. Vampire Hunter D (original one)
7. Sprigun
8. Cowboy Bepop
9. Naruto
10. Robotech (have to name some series)

[GamerGal]

Really? None of you have seen Boondock Saint?

No particular order...

Saw Series
Hostel II
Pirate Series
Independence Day(Smith is such a hunk)
Jurassic Park Series
Afro Samurai
Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust
Thank You For Smoking
Jason Series
And actually Number 1,
BOONDOCK SAINTS! Hey fuck ass get me a beer!

[pico]

Braveheart
The Fellowship of the Ring
Enemy at the Gate
Downfall
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Heat
The Birdcage
Evil Dead 2
Army of Darkness
The Brothers McMullen

[Fantomex]

Really? None of you have seen Boondock Saint?

No particular order...

Saw Series
Hostel II
Pirate Series
Independence Day(Smith is such a hunk)
Jurassic Park Series
Afro Samurai
Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust
Thank You For Smoking
Jason Series
And actually Number 1,
BOONDOCK SAINTS! Hey fuck ass get me a beer!

The movie was good, but I thought it was overrated.

Do you like VHD Bloodlust better than the original? If so, why? Just curious.

[lycanox]

No particular order.

Anime.

Wolfs rain.
Princes mononokee.
Wolf and spice.
Love Hina.
Ah, my goddess.


History.

Der untergang. (AKA Downfall)
Seabiscuit.
Hitler, the rise of evil.
Hiroshima.


Documentary.

Wolves.
Earth.
The polygoon journal during world war 2.
The occult history of the Nazis.
Gunter von Hagens Autopsy series. (That series where they perform actual autopsies on TV)


Monster movies.

Cloverfield.
Godzilla. (Actually renamed later to zilla in the Godzilla series, because those Americans never saw real trouble.)
Godzilla.
Alien versus Predator series.
Tremors.

Action movies.

James bond.
Indiana Jones series.
Jurassic park series.
The under siege series.
The rock.

Disaster movies.

Magma.
Dante's peak.
10.5
The day after tomorrow.
The super series. (Supervolcano, supercomet and superstorm.)

Cartoons.

The real adventures of johnny quest.
Avatar.
The sword in the stone.
The adventures of super Mario bros 3.
Banned cartoons.


Horror.

The company of wolves.
Ginger snaps.
An American werewolf.
George Romero dead series. (Night of the living dead, Dawn of the dead etc.)
Watch series, (Nightwatch and daywatch.)


Other.

Fatherland.

[JenaS62]

In no particular order:

Platoon
Saving Private Ryan
Braveheart
Terms of Endearment
Steel Magnolias
Aliens
The Godfather
The Exorcist
Jaws
Dances with Wolves
Remember the Titans
Little Miss Sunshine

[rioja]

In no particular order : (numerically that is )
2. sheep shag redemption
5. end of days
1.sliding doors
3.die hard
4 & 5terminator 1 & 2
8.silence of the lambs
9.There' Something About Mary
10.Where Eagles Dare
7.Forrest Gump
6.Matrix

[MVP]

2001: A Space Odyssey & 2010 The Year We make Contact
Armageddon
Back To The Future series
Big Blue, The (original version not Directors' cut)
Bridges of Madison County, The
Casino Royale
Contact
Count of Monte Cristo, The
Da Vinch Code, The
Jeremiah Johnson
La Femme Nikita (original)
National Treasure series

There are more... I tried to make it 10, but can't.

[cupowar]

Really? None of you have seen Boondock Saint?

No particular order...

Saw Series
Hostel II
Pirate Series
Independence Day(Smith is such a hunk)
Jurassic Park Series
Afro Samurai
Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust
Thank You For Smoking
Jason Series
And actually Number 1,
BOONDOCK SAINTS! Hey fuck ass get me a beer!


Boondock Saints is great.

Why don't you make like a tree, and get the fuck outta here!

[Zhavric]

Huge movie geek.

THRED NECROMANCY




Anyway... my ten?

Return of the King
The Dark Knight
Star Wars
Pi
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead
The Libertine
Fight Club
Gangs of New York
The god who wasn't there
Donnie Darko

[rioja]

No, Zhavric ur real topper 10'ers r comprised of :

Driller Killer
Zombies dawn of the dead
The hills have eyes
videodrome
eraserhead
Zombies day of the dead
Blue Velvet
The Thing
Childsplay
The Sound of Music

tee hee hee

[rioja]

Lycanox in your bibliography you failed to have a porno sextion ?

[TNAfan121]

in no order

Dawn Of The Dead
The Producers
Saving Private Ryan
Sleepy Hollow
Forrest Gump
The Terminal
Robin Hood: Men In Tights
Hellboy
Spaceballs
Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby

[uki]

red dawn
apocalypto
unforgiven
braveheart
gladiator
enemy at the gates
miracle at st. annes
menance to society
V: the orginal mini-series
mongol: rise of genghis kahn

these are just off the top of my head.

[pico]

Uki... I remember watching V as a kid on the old TV with wabbit ears. That was a good miniseries, but I remember the TV series that ran for a season really sucked.

[GamerGal]

The movie was good, but I thought it was overrated.

Do you like VHD Bloodlust better than the original? If so, why? Just curious.

I do. Why? Well, I'm not sure. I just did. I thought D was better, and the storyline better. The love relationship between Mier and his fang banger? Touching, he was willing to go to the stars with her because he loved her so much.

[Zhavric]

No, Zhavric ur real topper 10'ers r comprised of :

Driller Killer
Zombies dawn of the dead
The hills have eyes
videodrome
eraserhead
Zombies day of the dead
Blue Velvet
The Thing
Childsplay
The Sound of Music

tee hee hee


I see wut you did there.

[rioja]

In fairness my OH laughed so much at your opener (in a good way) he intervened on this post ...ok ok i typed them , but all his idea ...


so what did we do (co - conspirator - equally guilty m'lord) ?

[cupowar]

red dawn
apocalypto
unforgiven
braveheart
gladiator
enemy at the gates
miracle at st. annes
menance to society
V: the orginal mini-series
mongol: rise of genghis kahn

these are just off the top of my head.

Hell yeah, Red Dawn is a great movie. Wolverines! I heard a rumor on
another site that there is talk about remaking it. If the rumors are true, they'd
better not screw it up.

http://www.cinematical.com/2008/07/09/red-dawn-remake-finds-writer-and-director/

[GamerGal]

Hell yeah, Red Dawn is a great movie. Wolverines! I heard a rumor on
another site that there is talk about remaking it. If the rumors are true, they'd
better not screw it up.

http://www.cinematical.com/2008/07/09/red-dawn-remake-finds-writer-and-director/

They are remaking it. Anf they already fucked it up. No Russians. WHo is the enemy? Brown people. How does that make sense? Right up there with the remake of top gun. You heard me right, they are remaking top gun.

[lycanox]

Brown people!!!!
Thats like remaking star wars without the empire. Or, planet of the apes with the apes replaced for gerbils. Or ET with the other kind of alien. Or Blackadder without baldric.

Seriously, don't they have any idea of the historical and political significance of that movie.

Hollywood has really gone downhill last years.

[MVP]

Hollywood has really gone downhill last years.

Sure has... No new mat'l so, they work on remake and most of remakes aren't as good as the original ones.

[uki]

Seriously, don't they have any idea of the historical and political significance of that movie.watch the new one will have terrorists as the bad guys... so fucking predictable... or perhaps the chinese, but i'll go with the enemy being terrorists. lame.


Hollywood has really gone downhill last years.and it's all due to being politically correct.

[Cartesiantheater]

Why not Russia? It isn't unrealistic to believe that they could emerge victorious after this financial crisis. :dunno:

I thought Body of Lies did a decent job with the whole "Brown people" situation. There really wasn't a villain at all in that movie, except maybe Russel Crow's character. It even had an "inside job" by the Americans.

[Mezurashi]

if they decide to remake Red Dawn with a Sino-Asian enemy then they only need to steal from the book, "The Sixth Column" by Robert A. Heinlein (written in the late 1950's) about the invasion of the USA by China, et al.

movies such because people forgot that all the flashy graphics and cheesecake in the world will not make a movie compelling, a Good Story does that.

The Empire Strikes Back had a compelling story - every Star Wars movie after that, not so much (I mean, rebel Ewoks ... give me a fucking break).

back in the 1990's a few media types hit big by being 'young and irreverent' and so the industry turned to the young and irreverent and tossed out the middle aged, experienced writers in favour of the new 'youth paradigm.'

this is why every single comedy is trying to achieve the same level of sophistication as Porky's.

the writers with the good ideas are hidden away, or working on HBO series.

but this too will change once the next twenty huge CGI blockbusters flop due to lack of interest. Hollywood is notorious for working off their inertia as much as for being slaves to the lowest common denominator.

I already listed my fave films earlier ...

[lycanox]

and it's all due to being politically correct.
Actually no, it has more to do with lazy writers.

Just look at the stuff that Hollywood has brought over the past few years. Its either a ripoff from a (comic) book. An attempt to make another movies on one old series like rocky. Or some kind of predictable drivel.

It has all become about making a few bucks with unoriginal ideas. No wonder Bollywood won the best film award.

[Cartesiantheater]

Er, in no particular order:


*Shaun of the Dead (this movie is so clever and genius that it has to rank near the top. and if you liked the series Spaced, you'll love this)

*Independence Day (this was a true blockbuster, in the sense that the word seems to imply. Amazing film, IMHO. Has a nice end of the world vibe to it)

*The Matrix (fuck ya'll. this whole trilogy rocked)

*LOTR (so did this one)

*28 Days Later (wow. Just wow. This movie had a take on "zombies" well, the infected, that was so awesome and different)

*28 Weeks Later (greatest "zombie" chase seen of all time in the first scene. Wow)

* The Dark Knight (best villain of all time, except maybe Agent Smith. It's a close one)

* American Beauty (f'ing hilarious. Absolutely genius. Watch this film! The way the main character tells off and black mails his boss... when a movie has the line "That's right, I was choking the bishop, chafing the carrot, you know, saying "hi" to my monster! " when his wife catches him masturbating, how can you NOT want to see this film?)

* Fight Club (when a movie has the line "Fuck Martha Stewart" and "Bob has bitch tits" you know it's good...the movie says a lot about our modern day consumerism, our dependence upon today's modern conveniences and what it does to our souls. Plus Rosie hated it, which makes it great in my book! :w00t:)

*The Last Samurai (yeah, Tom Cruise... lame, but the era has always fascinated me, the struggle between tradition and change, and even if it was a tad bit unrealistic and historically inaccurate. As far as I am aware, this is the only big time American movie that deals with the conflict in Japan during that era. The actor who plays the character based upon Saigo Takamori is genius (Ken Wanatabe), although clearly the film doesn't realistically portray the corruption of the samurai class- but why would it? That wasn't the point)

Ken Wanatabe: You don't want to fuck with him...

http://www.sedoniaguillone.com/blog/wp-content/tn2_ken_watanabe_4.jpg

[GamerGal]

Hollywood has some great ideas. Ever see the Saw Movies? Masterpieces in horror and torture! Afro Samurai movie was great also. Although I guess that's not Hollywood lol. Hmm, I loved 300, that's pretty recent and Hollywood. And some times a remake can be better, or as good, Friday the 13th remake I thought was almost as good if not equal to the original. I mean come on it had a twist beginning!

But yeah Red Dawn was perfect as it is. Any changes, no matter how small, will fuck it up. Especially since todays child stars are the Jonas Brothers and Miley Cyrus. So you know its going to suck.

[Onitenchu]

Predator
Alien
Aliens
Fist of Legend
Batman (Michael Keaton)
Chinese Connection
The Street Fighter (Sonny Chiba)
Ninja Scroll (Animation)
Samurai: Miyamoto Musashi
Black Mask

[phedrereine]

Amelie
Christine
Dead Poets Society
Donnie Darko
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Forrest Gump
Girl, Interrupted
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Homeward Bound - the Incredible Journey (Don't laugh at me!!!)
House of Flying Daggers
Jurassic Park
Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2
The Last of the Mohicans
Little Miss Sunshine
Pride and Prejudice
The Secret Garden
Sense and Sensibility
The Shining
Star Trek: Generations
Star Trek: Voyage Home
V for Vendetta

I will stop for now.. I realize that is more than ten.. lol

[goldstargirl87]

In no particular order:

*Harold and maude
*But I'm a cheerleader
*Donnie Darko
*Little miss sunshine
*Boys dont cry
*Dominio
*Office space
*Joe vs the volcano
*The incredible shrinking woman
*better than chocolate
*Death becomes her

[phedrereine]

I haven't seen Death Becomes Her in a long time. That's a good one.

[Cherisa]

The Green Mile
Dead Again
The Undead
Wall E
KIll Bill 1 and 2
The Princess Bride
Minority Report
Schindler's list
This is Spinal Tap
Grindhouse
Lock Stock and two smoking barrels
Burn After Reading

[Cartesiantheater]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1luLRXKoJM8/SICTYfQIWUI/AAAAAAAAF4M/dTumYpKcV70/s400/gundam%2Bsamurai.jpg

[Stabby Joe]

I might make a revision to my list, I've just got to put The Wrestler in there some how!


But yeah Red Dawn was perfect as it is. Any changes, no matter how small, will fuck it up. Especially since todays child stars are the Jonas Brothers and Miley Cyrus. So you know its going to suck.

*SHUDDERS* Erg... don't remind me...

[Mezurashi]

*Joe vs the volcano

omfg - I love that movie even though pretty much everyone else in the universe missed the entire point. John Patrick Shanley is a fave of mine and I am so glad he got some recognition for Doubt. Moonstruck is one of the few Nick Cage movies I can sit through as well.


*The Matrix (fuck ya'll. this whole trilogy rocked)

*The Last Samurai (yeah, Tom Cruise... lame, but the era has always fascinated me, the struggle between tradition and change, and even if it was a tad bit unrealistic and historically inaccurate. As far as I am aware, this is the only big time American movie that deals with the conflict in Japan during that era. The actor who plays the character based upon Saigo Takamori is genius (Ken Wanatabe), although clearly the film doesn't realistically portray the corruption of the samurai class- but why would it? That wasn't the point)

Ken Wanatabe: You don't want to fuck with him...

http://www.sedoniaguillone.com/blog/wp-content/tn2_ken_watanabe_4.jpg

the novel Shogun is more accurate in it's portrayal of medieval Japanese politics but I have a grudging 'like' of this movie, Tom Cruise notwithstanding.

but The Matrix is a HUGE RIP OFF. the Wachowski Brothers ended up being sued and losing to the Black Woman who Authoured the original stories. since you spoke in another thread about Copyright and the whole 'Pay The Artist' thing (I think it was internet file sharing which was at issue) I will put it to you, How can you Like a movie based on Stealing Another Person's Intellectual Property for Personal Gain?

I mean, if some kid downloading songs off the Internet is enough for you to cast moral judgement, I'm surprised you haven't 'revised' your take on this trilogy based on the fact it was a Stolen Child - it was something conceived from outright, conscious theft and it made the Wachowski's millions upon milions.

and if that wasn't enough - you mean to tell me that you Liked the whole 'Kiss of Life' thing at the end of the first movie? when I first saw it that was the scene that made me Hate the film - and I stood my ground for years against all turmoil until the Copyright Infringement Case was brought to light. sort of like being the only person in my clique who didn't like Seinfeld - but time has validated me in both cases :afro:

[weederbro]

Dr Strangelove
Shadows and Fog
Code 46
Donnie Darko
Syriana
Burn After Reading
Something About Mary
Braveheart
Saving Private Ryan
Thank You For Smoking

[medicvet]

Uki... I remember watching V as a kid on the old TV with wabbit ears. That was a good miniseries, but I remember the TV series that ran for a season really sucked.

You should catch the reviews for a new updated version of V...giving it the same new look and treatment they gave Star Trek. It's supposed to be a midseason replacement. I thought the original miniseries was well done, and hope they do a decent job of it.

[bluenose_ian]

Flash Gordon, Star wars new hope, E.T, The Terminator ( 1st 2 ),
Lord of war, Alien 1 and 2 , Close encounters of a 3rd kind, and errrrm, the goonies lol,

No Medicvet not heard about V coming back on, watched that odd lizard/ humanoid series back in the early 80's, cool, shall have to look out for that.

I got more than 10!
Back to the future trilogy, Battle of Britain, The Matrix, jeesh could go on and on ....

[flounatic]

In no particular order:

Gran Torino
Million dollar baby
Motorcycle diaries
Grave of the Fireflies the animation
Oldboy
Strange Circus
Battle Royale
The Fountain
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Le Fabuleux destin d'Amelie Poulain
Paprika the animation
In the mood for love (gotta love Wong Kar Wai=P)
Fallen angels..


Okay, this should suffice for now. :cool03:

[Cartesiantheater]

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the novel Shogun is more accurate in it's portrayal of medieval Japanese politics but I have a grudging 'like' of this movie, Tom Cruise notwithstanding.

but The Matrix is a HUGE RIP OFF. the Wachowski Brothers ended up being sued and losing to the Black Woman who Authoured the original stories. since you spoke in another thread about Copyright and the whole 'Pay The Artist' thing (I think it was internet file sharing which was at issue) I will put it to you, How can you Like a movie based on Stealing Another Person's Intellectual Property for Personal Gain?

I mean, if some kid downloading songs off the Internet is enough for you to cast moral judgement, I'm surprised you haven't 'revised' your take on this trilogy based on the fact it was a Stolen Child - it was something conceived from outright, conscious theft and it made the Wachowski's millions upon milions.

What does whether or not it was stolen have to do with the fact that it was a good movie and a good story (IMHO).

I like good stolen music too!



and if that wasn't enough - you mean to tell me that you Liked the whole 'Kiss of Life' thing at the end of the first movie?

Yeah, that was pretty epically gay, no doubt. But it's the other stuff. No movie is perfect (except Primer).



BTW- did I list Tokyo Zombie on my top ten? Because that movie is EPIC.

[3rDShifT]

Jaws
An American Werewolf in London
The Shining
Innocent Blood
The Kentucky Fried Movie
Full Metal Jacket
Schindler's List
The Godfather
The Shawshank Redemption
Sid and Nancy

[James Random]

The Prestige
Man on the Moon
Snatch
Shawshank Redemption
Saw
Alien
28 Days Later
Tron
The Fifth Element
V for Vendetta
Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels

[James Random]

Er, in no particular order:


*Shaun of the Dead (this movie is so clever and genius that it has to rank near the top. and if you liked the series Spaced, you'll love this)

A modern classic! And genius for the fact that it's true to what british people would do in such an event: Not notice it for a week and then go down the pub until it blows over.

[Mezurashi]

No movie is perfect (except Primer).

so Citizen Kane, The Grand Illusion, Seahawk, Ran, Henry V (Kenneth Branagh's version) and Johnny Got His Gun aren't perfect ...

hmm ... I guess it is All subjective ...

[Abyssal_Worm]

Alien
The Thing
Star Trek II : The Wrath of Khan
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Contact
Enemy at the Gates
Spaceballs
Jaws
Dawn of the Dead (original)
Operation Petticoat