Favorite films?

[Rayvn]

When I was a kid, horror was my thing. I remember being in the first grade and just loving "Nightmare on Elm Street." Sure, watching it now, the film series is pretty cheesey, but it still spooks me in places because I remember how it made me feel when I was little.

Now, I'm into all kinds of movies from comedies to science fiction. However, my favorites are the types that make you really feel.

Example? "Requiem for a Dream." I felt a lot of hurt when I watched that movie, and not because I chose a bad time in my life to watch it, hah. Watching depressing movies when I'm depressed allows me to get out my emotions and I end up feeling a little better after.

Another example would be "Dancer in the Dark," staring Bjork (and I don't even like Bjork) who plays a woman who is going blind and trying to make enough money so her son will not have the same fate. Fantastic, fantastic movie.

My favorite movies of all-time are tough to list. The above would be included, along with "Donnie Darko," but I'm a big fan of all three (yes, all three) "Godfather" movies. I don't think I could name my favorite movie of all time, or even what would be in my top 10.

I'm a movie freak. :D

:alien:

[Krystal]

Wow! That's tough, I love so many movies. I probably say to mention a few, let's see:

Stargate
Interview with a Vampire
X Men
The Count of Monte Cristo
Time Machine
Minority Report
etc, etc,.........

Krystal

[thomas7g]

Time Machine? Was that the one with HG Wells persuing jack the Ripper?

[thomas7g]

The movies I like seem to have over aired waaay to the point of naauseum.

But I like in no particular order

Shawshank Redemption
Its a Wonderful Life
Field of Dreams
Roman Holiday

And I also liked alot Band of Brothers and From the Earth to the Moon

And I just watched Pretty Woman and loved it all over again. For some reason I really like Hector Elonzo's Hotel manager. :D

[Muffit]

Originally posted by conundrum7g
Time Machine? Was that the one with HG Wells persuing jack the Ripper?

Thomas, you are thinking of Time after Time starring Malcolm MacDowell, David Warner and Mary Steenburgen. THAT was a terrific movie! When it hit DVD I was thrilled!

Hi Rayvn! Favorite movies? Oh gee! I have so many!!! I could never choose just one or two. Some of my favs though are:

Last Starfighter
Flight of the Navigator (love it!!! where's the DVD???)
Dark Crystal
Ben Hur
Journey to the Center of the Earth
The Black Hole

Shoot! I can't decide!!! :)
:muffit:

[amberstar]

I am also into movies. For me to pick a few favorites is tough, but here it goes. I like all you have listed so I'll just add a few.

Meet Joe Black- Death is difficult to deal with, this movie is good and has an outstanding cast.

Brave Heart- Mel is a great actor.

Frequency - This one I can relate to on a personal level.

The Goonies- Enjoyed this when I was younger and still do!

Return of the Jedi ( think I saw this one a dozen times at the movies !)


Amberstar

[Rayvn]

Goonies! Loved that movie when I was a kid! :D Thought it was kind of dorky at the same time, and think so even more so now, but I still liked it. :D

In addition to films I liked when I was a kid: Gremlins, Short Circuit.

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People seem to love or hate "Contact," but I enjoyed that movie when it came out, what, five years ago? Jodi Foster rules. :D

[amberstar]

Yeah, Goonies is dorky! It just keeps me laughing now matter how many times I see it.

When I was a kid (teen ager) I loved "Back to the future" "Top Gun", "Dirty Dancing", and "St Elmo's Fire".

Short circuit! I almost forgot about that one, I loved that movie. It was too cute!

[Krystal]

Originally posted by conundrum7g
Time Machine? Was that the one with HG Wells persuing jack the Ripper?

No, is the most recent with Guy Pearce as the main character and Jeremy Irons as the bad guy.

Krystal

[Senmut]

Fav films...hhmm. That's a toughie. Well, here goes...

Dracula (1931 version)
The Maltese Falcon
Deadline USA
Quo Vadis?
Ben Hur
The Ten Commandments
Farewell, My Lovely
A Man For All Seasons
Becket
The Lion In Winter
Highlander
The Train
The Crimson Pirate
Against All Flags
Sinbad The Sailor
Blackbeard The Pirate

Okay, I'll quit now!

[The 14th Colony]

My favorites in no particular order, though I can admit to being a Star Wars fanatic:

All of the Star Wars saga wrapped into one,
Dances With Wolves
Rain Man
Forrest Gump
Schindler's List
Lion King
Jurassic Park
Ben Hur
True Lies
The Abyss
Titanic
Aliens
Terminator 2
Star Trek 6
Mr. Saturday Night
The Godfather

Fight Club (a film I had decided was not worth watching when it first came out, and ultimately one of the greatest films I've ever seen)

Jerry MaGuire (I always seem to forget how to spell that last name.)

Beauty and the Beast (the Disney version)
Gladiator
How could I forget to mention the Indiana Jones trilogy?
A Few Good Men
Contact

[Muffit]

Oh yeah, Crimson Pirate Senmut!! That's the one with Burt Lancaster, right? That film is AWESOME! :)
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[Shatter]

This one could keep me busy for days . :) A short (and incomplete) list would include:

The Sea Hawk
Captain Blood
Fort Apache
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
The Magnificent Seven
A Fistful of Dollars
The Outlaw Josey Wales
The Wild Bunch
Silverado
Unforgiven
The Maltese Falcon
In the Heat of the Night
All of the Original Star Wars Trilogy
The Terminator and T2
Superman 1 and 2
Batman
X-Men and X2
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Raising Arizona
The Shawshank Redemption
The Road to Perdition

And, if I gave it more thought, I'm sure there would be more. :p

[Muffit]

Good ones 14th and Shatter :)
I see you are an Errol Flynn fan Shatter, too cool! He was truly the best.
Magnificent Seven is also one of my favs, due to the fact my Dad brought me to it when I was 4 and it has always stuck in my memory (we stood outside and stared at the poster before and after and I still remember that). Cat Ballou was great too (I love Nat King Cole).

:muffit:

[peter noble]

Just some of my faves:

Planet of the Apes (the original).

The Quiet Man.

North by Northwest.

Some Kind of Wonderful.

Dazed and Confused.

Amelie.

The Last Starfighter.

Breakfast at Tiffany's.

Rio Bravo.

The Blues Brothers.

Regards,

Peter

[amberstar]

The Quiet man, I really liked that one too. That is the one with John Wayne, right? It was good to see him play in a movie set somewhere other than in the old west or a war film.

[Rayvn]

" Fight Club (a film I had decided was not worth watching when it first came out, and ultimately one of the greatest films I've ever seen)"

Same here! I thought it was just a movie about sweaty guys hitting eachother, but I was bored one night and it was on HBO for the first time, so I watched. And I was amazed. GREAT movie.

Even better book. I suggest to read other Chuck Palahniuk novels as well--he's a god.

[The 14th Colony]

I had decided against it based on the first previews I saw, showing as you said sweaty guys hitting each other, but after seeing different previews later on I had a feeling there could be more to it than mindless violence (my first impression). When I rented the video I was so awestruck by the first viewing that I immediately watched it a second time, and then a third time the next day. What is fun about the second and third viewings, after the shocking plot twist at the end, is seeing all the clues and suggestions placed throughout the film which made sense only after knowing what the story was really about.

I do hope to read the novel the film was based on, as I have heard similar praises about the author.

[BST]

Oh Lord, I hadn't really thought about something like this until I saw some of the movies listed and realized how many of those I liked!

Movies I could watch anytime:

The Ten Commandments
The Poseidon Adventure
Field of Dreams (I get misty-eyed everytime I see the ending scene)
Dances With Wolves
Smokey & The Bandit (first one)
Any John Wayne movie (esp Chisum, True Grit, Rooster Cogburn)
Fistful of Dollars
Gone With The Wind
Philadelphia
Rocky I (the best one, IMO)
Star Wars Eps IV, V, VI, I, II (in that order)
Star Trek II, III, IV, VI, Generations
Somewhere In Time
Superman I
Blazing Saddles
Young Frankenstein

:)

[Muffit]

Those are great choices BST! I forgot about Somewhere in Time. That was truly special.

I loved Star Trek IV so much I watched it 10 times at the theatre.

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[The 14th Colony]

BST, you reminded me of two of my favorite genres growing up, Irwin Allen disaster flicks, and Mel Brooks.

Poseiden Adventure
Towering Inferno
Airport '75
Earthquake
Young Frankenstein ("That's Franken-steen!")
Silent Movie
Blazing Saddles
Spaceballs

And of course, classics Ten Commandments and Planet of the Apes,
And Rocky I and II
Superman I and II (the first one was the best)
Goodfellas
Casino
Raging Bull
No Way Out
Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers
Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Braveheart
Conan the Barbarian
Battlestar Galactica (I can't believe nobody had that on their list)
Close Encounters
Jaws
White Men Can't Jump
The Final Countdown

That's about all I can think of now.

[BSG_Sci_FiPulse]

So you think your a movie freak hey. Am 33 and some of the movies in the list below were made before I was born, some a good 20 years before I was born. Am going list them by genre and theme.

Sci Fi
Star Wars (The First Three, forget about the last two, they were kak)
Star Trek II Wrath Of Khan
Westworld
Future World
Flash Gordon
Alien 1&2
Close Encounters
Battlestar Galactica

Horror
The British Hammer productions of Dracula, Frankenstien & The Wolfman
The MGM productions of the above same movies cerca 1930s
The First few Holloween Movies, before it all got silly
Psycho the first and the best and not that crummy remake.
Nightmare On Elm Street 1

Comedys

The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty (Danny Kaye)
Wonderman (Danny Kaye)
Weird Science
Only The Lonely (John Candy)
Stripes (Bill Murray)
Ghostbusters 1
The Carry On Movies (all of them excluding Carry On Columbus)

Drama & Uplifting movies

Its a wonderful life (Play it every christmas eve)
Scrooge (The British Version with Alister Simm)
Field Of Dreams
The Bird Man Of Alcatraz
The Five Pennys (Danny Kaye)
Chariots Of Fire
The Shortshank redemption


Action

Rambo
Swat
Clear and Present Danger
The Fugitive
Sniper
Escape From Alcatraz
Lock Up

There are many more that have seen likes purchased seen liked well you know the storie. Pretty much any second of spare time that I have I will watch of movie.

[Muffit]

BSF (can I call you that for short?), those are great choices :). I especially like the fact you mentioned 2 Danny Kaye movies. IMHO, he is the best all around actor/singer/dancer in any movie. Tres talented.

:muffit:

[The Blue Mule]

Hawkins: I've got it! I've got it! The pellet with the poison's in the vessel with the pestle; the chalice from the palace has the brew that is true! Right?
Griselda: Right. But there's been a change: they broke the chalice from the palace!
Hawkins: They broke the chalice from the palace?
Griselda: And replaced it with a flagon.
Hawkins: A flagon...?
Griselda: With the figure of a dragon.
Hawkins: Flagon with a dragon.
Griselda: Right.
Hawkins: But did you put the pellet with the poison in the vessel with the pestle?
Griselda: No!!! The pellet with the poison's in the flagon with the dragon! The vessel with the pestle has the brew that is true!
Hawkins: The pellet with the poison's in the flagon with the dragon; the vessel with the pestle has the brew that is true.
Griselda: Just remember that.

I love Danny Kaye! He's the Best.

Rich

[Muffit]

Cool Blue Mule!!! I love that one too! :)
:muffit:

[thomas7g]

BWAHAHAHHA! I loved that skit. :)

And That's why they call it Choreography!

[Shatter]

BST and 14th both listed Young Frankenstein. I can't believe I forgot that one! It's my favorite Brooks film of all time (Blazing Saddles is a close second). I especially enjoyed Marty Feldman and Madeline Kahn.

"BLUCHER!" :D

Glad to meet a fellow Flynn fan Muffit! :thumbsup:

[The 14th Colony]

Heck, with all the films I've seen in my life (and you in yours I'm sure), it is hard to recall while composing a post all of the films I've enjoyed the most. I'm sure I've fogotten some of my faves from early in my life.

[PlaidSquadron]

My quick list would have to include:

Fort APache (as a Custer-phile I find this film fantastic. Its the first real attempt to show Custer in less than flattering light)

Glory
Oh, Brother Where Art Thou
Mystery Men
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Unforgiven
Apollo 13

One of my favorite films is called "The Renegades" or something. Its a 70s Sci Fi about tv ruling the world, and you "watch" a game show War Game. (reminicient of Viet nam) Saw it in college, but have no other infomation on it

[Muffit]

Holy Grail rocked! Speaking of comedies, I forgot to mention one I really liked, Silverstreak with Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor (a greeeeeaaaat pairing!). I love what he says everytime he falls off the train...
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[Senmut]

Did I hear someone mention Errol Flynn??????( A sort of '30s Starbuck)

Okay, I guess I'll have to add a few, here.

Captain Blood

The Adventures Of Robin Hood

The Sea Hawk

The Warriors

And let's not forget Tyrone Power

The Mark Of Zorro

The Black Swan

Prince Of Foxes

The Black Rose

I better quit.....

[Muffit]

Both Errol Flynn and Tyrone Power were great. Those are some great movies Senmut. :)
:muffit:

[conconcv66]

my favorite movies are:
Animal house
Abbott and Costello meet frankenstien
Blazin Saddles
Heartbreak Ridge
ID4
Porky's
any cheech and chong movie except the corriscan brothers
Caddy Shack

[BSG_Sci_FiPulse]

Originally posted by Muffit
BSF (can I call you that for short?), those are great choices :). I especially like the fact you mentioned 2 Danny Kaye movies. IMHO, he is the best all around actor/singer/dancer in any movie. Tres talented.

:muffit:
Yes love Danny Kayes films. If only they would release all the movies he made on region 1 and 2 DVD.

I was looking for one on video awhile back called A Song Is Born. But they wanted $80 for it.

[shiningstar]

First ..........Citizen Kane
then the star wars movies and the star trek movies....
I'm a nut for scifi movies .......I reallllllllllly Liked the postman
not too fond of waterworld although I did like AI

[amberstar]

I liked AI too. It was a good movie and not many make me cry, AI did that! I cried like a baby, I think anyone who is a mother will be touched by that one. I have only watched it once, but once is enough to know it was worth seeing. Don't think they make enough tissues for me watch a second time.

amberstar:thumbsup:

[The 14th Colony]

Whoa! I can't believe I forgot the following movies which I completely loved:
Fellowship of the Ring
The Two Towers
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

[jewels]

Originally posted by conundrum7g
And I just watched Pretty Woman and loved it all over again. For some reason I really like Hector Elonzo's Hotel manager. :D
I love his character too! And I love the "Cinderella" part of that movie.

My All time favorite is "It's a Wonderful Life"
I like Harvey, and anytime Jimmy Stuart and Frank Capra met on a soundstage seemed a good thing...

Casablanca

Somewhere in Time, for a favorite tragic lovestory in a beautiful setting
Titanic, for even more detailed costumes, sets, and a tragic lovestory
Shadowlands

Sound of Music (or I wouldn't be my mother's daughter)

ET

Star Wars. 1st 3 especially, but all of them.

Hunt for Red October
Pelican Brief
Patriot Games

The Lord of the Rings, I doubt Return of the King will disappoint me--the rest have made my elven loving heart glad.

I just like movies with good stories.

[Muffit]

Cool choices Jewels! We recently got Sound of Music on DVD. I have always loved it. Of course, music and I became paramours long before I saw my first musical. So Sound of Music being as wonderful as it is, is special to my heart. Climb Every Mountain is awesome.

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[Muffit]

More fav films:

Bill Murray is really terrific. I love his comedies:
Ghostbusters
Stripes (again costarring Harold Ramus)
What About Bob (his comedy best!)
Man Who Knew Too Little (Terrific film! Costars Joanne Whalley from Scarlett!!!)

And a film I could watch a zillion times,
* Ground Hog Day!!! *

Rat Race (starring the guy from Mr. Bean) -- funniest film ever!

ANYTHING Monty Python
(Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelt of elderberries!)

For best suspense film:
Vertigo!

And best sleeper:
Miracle Mile

:muffit:

[jjrakman]

Favorite Movies:

Blade Runner
The Crow
Interview with the Vampire
Braveheart
Gladiator
The first Highlander
Spawn
The first Batman
Bram Stoker's Dracula
The Howling
The first Alien

[repcisg]

Caddyshack, that gofer knows how to groove.

[Muffit]

Originally posted by repcisg
Caddyshack, that gofer knows how to groove.

And the gopher reminds me of a beaver so it's even more funny for me! Good flick!
:muffit:

[Muffit]

Ooh! I forgot one. I really liked the 1984 flick Cloak and Dagger, starring Dabney Coleman. Actually, I think I like all his movies. He actually plays a good guy in this one.

Wish it would come out on DVD...
:muffit:

[nightscape2112]

lets see no order to them,

sid and nancy
ziggy stardust and the spiders from mars
labyrinth
fame
logans run
the princess bride
mall rats, clerks, chasing amy, jay and silent bob strike back and dogma
bridget jones diary
time after time
a clockwork orange
heavy metal
blues brothers
not another teen movie
american pie 1&2
american wedding
star trek 1-generations
rocky 2
south park bigger longer and uncut (gotta love cartman attacking sadam)
blazing saddles
life of brian
monty and the circus
girl interrupted
terminator 1 & 2
man with one red shoe
joe vs. the volcano
the rocky horror picture show


i am sure that i will think of a hundred more that i should have put here, but these were the ones that came to mind.

i like many of the ones that people placed in their replys.

nightscape

[martok2112]

This is a toughie:

I shall categorize:


SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY:
The first two Alien films
The Harry Potter Movies
Star Trek's I, II, III, VI, First Contact, and NEMESIS
All the Star Wars movies
Battlestar Galactica
Blade Runner
TRON
The Black Hole
The Xmen films
DUNE (Both 1984 and Skiffy versions) also includes Children of DUNE
Stargate


ACTION:
Rob Roy
Braveheart
The Last Castle
The Lethal Weapon films
The first two Die Hards
Pirates of the Carribean
Gladiator
Glory
Das Boot
U-571
All the Tom Clancy films (including telefilms like OpCenter and NetForce)
Indiana Jones films
The Boondock Saints

DRAMA:
A Few Good Men
The Legend of Bagger Vance
Men of Honor
Shawshank Redemption
The Green Mile


COMEDY:
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
American Pies I and II (simply cause I love Allyson Hannigan)
The Kentucky Fried Movie
Blazing Saddles
History of the World Pt I
Spaceballs
Meet the Feebles (obscure Peter Jackson pre-LOTR film)
Cannibal the Musical (obscure Matt Stone/Trey Parker pre-South Park film)
South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut
The Villain (obscure Ah-nold and Kirk Douglas film...laughed my head off!)


ARTSY FARTSY:
Reservoir Dogs
Pulp Fiction


Those are the ones that jump out at me right now.

Respectfully,
martok2112

[martok2112]

I overlooked one important genre: HORROR FILMS


My favorite horror film to this day, is, always was, and ever shall be:

THE EXORCIST (especially the 2000 restored version)

I was only 5 years old when this film came out. I begged my parents to take me to the drive in to see it. Foolish I, I had no idea what I was getting into.

Well, the film started out safe enough...but then...it happened! Linda Blair growled the most horrible, terrifying sound I'd ever heard in my life, and I made a swan dive for under the dash. I did not resurface until later, and then I caught this scene:

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REGAN/DEMON: You're mother's in here with us, Karras. Would you like to leave a message? I'll see that she gets it.

KARRAS: (smiling cynically) If that's true, then you must know my mother's maiden name. What is it?

The possessed child just lies there, staring blankly at Father Damien Karras.

KARRAS: (challengingly) What is it?!

REGAN/DEMON::upchuck:
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DIVE! DIVE! DIVE!

I was totally terrified of going to bed that night, and my dad wouldn't let me live it down for days. He would sometimes do his best demonic voice just before I went to bed. Looking back on it now, it's pretty funny, but back then....I was petrified.



Okay, let's skip ahead a few years later, I'm about 12 years old. The Exorcist is about to make it's network television premiere on CBS. Figuring that this time I could handle it, I begged my mom to let me watch it. Ahhh....foolish I, had I not learned my first lesson? The movie came on, and I still found myself averting my eyes in terror at most of the scenes in the film, even as tamed down as it was on CBS.
I kept begging my mom to change the channel, but she was determined that I was going to see this through to the end. Hello....more sleepless nights?


Well, then I join the Army at 17. In Texas, some friends and I are in my barracks watching The Exorcist on my VCR. By this time, I had gotten over my initial shocks of seeing the film, and could sit all the way through it. We all laughed out loud when Regan :upchuck: 'ed on Father Merrin, and one of my friends exclaimed: "What a hocker!" I never saw the movie the same way again......having felt I conquered it through one moment of laughter.



Until, in 2000, the film was rereleased into theaters with restored scenes, some subtle visual enhancements, and the talked about Spiderwalk scene. Although I did not hide in fear, I felt the chills go up my spine yet again.

It took me many many years to conquer this masterwork film. Since then, no so called "horror" film has even fazed me!

Respectfully,
martok2112


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[Muffit]

Great choices martok! Ooh, I forgot about History of the World Part I till you mentioned it -- hilarious! Got it on DVD now and I got to share it with my fam.

And you're right, nothing is scarier than the Exorcist! :devil:
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[martok2112]

Glad to see you here as well. Yes, History of the World Pt.1 is excellent. "it's good ta' be da' king!":D

It looks like Exorcist IV is being put on hold for now. Apparently the studio was none too happy with their previous director/writer's script. (Not enough blood, gore, and vomiting). Funny, but I never really associated the Exorcist with slasher elements. The first movie had blood, and vomiting, and all that stuff...but not in the way it sounds like these guys are wanting it.

Exorcist IV is supposedly a prequel involving Father Merrin's first encounter with the demon that had possessed Regan.

Again, glad to see you here, Muffit. (scratches Muffit behind the ear.)

Respectfully,
martok2112