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SoCalCoug · 11-16-2005, 10:03 PM

My five favorite (not a comment on artistic quality, but on how often I'll watch them):

1. My Cousin Vinny
2. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
3. Napoleon Dynamite
4. Lord of the Rings trilogy
5. Star Wars trilogy

ewth8tr · 11-16-2005, 10:56 PM

1. Clerks
2. The Big Lebowski
3. Natural Born Killers
4. Pulp Fiction
5. Chasing Amy

Parrot Head · 11-16-2005, 11:11 PM

Along the lines of my secret brother UteStar and SoCal, it's hard to number my favorite flicks as best movies ever as opposed to those I can watch over and over. Some are...

Dumb and Dumber
Waiting for Guffman
Pretty much anything else Christopher Guest, but led by Spinal Tap
Shawshank -- honestly, I own the DVD but have never watched it straight through. But who doesn't get sucked in whenever it's on TBS?
Back to the Future

Again, those are the shows I can watch over and over and I tend to prefer comedies for repeated viewing. I can also watch Bridget Jones' Diary anytime with my wife. Good humor, funny Brits.

And like many others, I'll praise Band of Brothers -- all around such an excellent series, especially with its authenticity to the book. More praise for Arlington Road, Braveheart, Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol, Seven (that ending showed me Hollywood doesn't have to be formulaic) and Ocean's Eleven.

And I'm sure I've missed tons, too.

Archaea · 11-16-2005, 11:41 PM

Apocalypse Now
Shawshank Redemption
Memento
Vanilla Sky
Saving Private Ryan

but I also liked Black Hawk Down, All Quiet on the Western Front, Pay It Forward, Gattica, My Life as a Dog (I may have screwed up the title on that one).

Another quirky group, La Femme Nakita, A Clockwork Orange, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Big Fish, The Birds

fusnik11 · 11-17-2005, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Archaea

Apocalypse Now
Shawshank Redemption
Memento
Vanilla Sky
Saving Private Ryan

but I also liked Black Hawk Down, All Quiet on the Western Front, Pay It Forward, Gattica, My Life as a Dog (I may have screwed up the title on that one).

Another quirky group, La Femme Nakita, A Clockwork Orange, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Big Fish, The Birds

i remember watching vanilla sky. what made it for you such a good flick? i remember thinking after it finished, that was weird.

and clockwork orange, first time i saw a womans pubic hair in a movie, was watching it late at night on starz.....i remember feeling sick afterwards, was very disturbed by that scene where the girl gets raped...still bothers me today.

Archaea · 11-17-2005, 04:41 PM

even if I'm disturbed afterwards.

A Clockwork Orange was interesting because it was an expose on violence and shock therapy. Remember for a short, brief period, a BYU professor experimented in shock therapy for gays.

Vanilla Sky was weird, and I liked it better than Magnolia.

tooblue · 11-22-2005, 12:13 PM

I'm awufully late to this post but here are mine:

The Outlaw Jose Wells (seen it a million times, could watch it a million more)
My darling Clementine or Father Goose
A Bridge Too Far
Strictly Ball Room or Finding Neverland or Pride and Predudice or Shakespeer in Love or Emma or ... any such romantic comedy / drama / period drama /comedy
Nottinghill ( and I'm not a fan of Hugh Grant or Julia big teeth)

How can you guys have forgotten toons?

Beauty and the Beast
The Incredibles
Oliver
101 Dalmations

outlier · 11-22-2005, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Archaea

A Clockwork Orange was interesting because it was an expose on violence and shock therapy.

Not sure I could watch it again, but IMHO that was one of the most effective and challenging movies ever made. To me (as a Mormon, obviously) the movie comes across as a warning to society -- I don't think I've seen sex ever made any less attractive than in the first act of that movie.

Plus, seeing the Alex-in-the-theater scenes makes that Simpsons episode with Santa's Little Helper all the more poignant...

o

bluegoose · 11-22-2005, 04:12 PM

Here's a few of mine (better late than never) -

Shawshank Redemption
Life is beautiful
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Saving Private Ryan
Better off Dead
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Oh Brother Where art Thou

Others family flicks to be mentioned-
Music Man
Anything with Doris Day
The Incredibles
Toy Story 2

realtall · 11-29-2005, 05:25 AM

but I'll take a swing at it:

Glory
Return of The Jedi
Hoosiers
Cole Miner's Daughter
High Noon
Casablanca
Close Encounters of Third Kind

Some of my favorite comedies:

Christmas Vacation
Young Frankenstein
Groundhog Day
Airplane!
The Blues Brothers

11-16-2005, 10:03 PM	#11
SoCalCoug Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Orange County, California Posts: 3,059	My five favorite (not a comment on artistic quality, but on how often I'll watch them): 1. My Cousin Vinny 2. Monty Python and the Holy Grail 3. Napoleon Dynamite 4. Lord of the Rings trilogy 5. Star Wars trilogy __________________ Get your stinking paws off me, you damned, dirty Yewt! "Now perhaps as I spanked myself screaming out "Kozlowski, say it like you mean it bitch!" might have been out of line, but such was the mood." - Goatnapper "If you want to fatten a pig up to make the pig MORE delicious, you can feed it almost anything. Seriously. The pig is like the car on Back to the Future. You put in garbage, and out comes something magical!" - Cali Coug

11-16-2005, 11:11 PM	#13
Parrot Head Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 763	Along the lines of my secret brother UteStar and SoCal, it's hard to number my favorite flicks as best movies ever as opposed to those I can watch over and over. Some are... Dumb and Dumber Waiting for Guffman Pretty much anything else Christopher Guest, but led by Spinal Tap Shawshank -- honestly, I own the DVD but have never watched it straight through. But who doesn't get sucked in whenever it's on TBS? Back to the Future Again, those are the shows I can watch over and over and I tend to prefer comedies for repeated viewing. I can also watch Bridget Jones' Diary anytime with my wife. Good humor, funny Brits. And like many others, I'll praise Band of Brothers -- all around such an excellent series, especially with its authenticity to the book. More praise for Arlington Road, Braveheart, Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol, Seven (that ending showed me Hollywood doesn't have to be formulaic) and Ocean's Eleven. And I'm sure I've missed tons, too.

11-16-2005, 11:41 PM	#14
Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	Mine Apocalypse Now Shawshank Redemption Memento Vanilla Sky Saving Private Ryan but I also liked Black Hawk Down, All Quiet on the Western Front, Pay It Forward, Gattica, My Life as a Dog (I may have screwed up the title on that one). Another quirky group, La Femme Nakita, A Clockwork Orange, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Big Fish, The Birds __________________ Ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα

11-17-2005, 04:41 PM	#16
Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	I like movies that move me or make me think even if I'm disturbed afterwards. A Clockwork Orange was interesting because it was an expose on violence and shock therapy. Remember for a short, brief period, a BYU professor experimented in shock therapy for gays. Vanilla Sky was weird, and I liked it better than Magnolia. __________________ Ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα

11-29-2005, 05:25 AM	#20
realtall Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Krum, TX Posts: 891	This was difficult but I'll take a swing at it: Glory Return of The Jedi Hoosiers Cole Miner's Daughter High Noon Casablanca Close Encounters of Third Kind Some of my favorite comedies: Christmas Vacation Young Frankenstein Groundhog Day Airplane! The Blues Brothers

11-16-2005, 10:56 PM	#12
ewth8tr Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: South Salt Lake, Utah Posts: 1,742	1. Clerks 2. The Big Lebowski 3. Natural Born Killers 4. Pulp Fiction 5. Chasing Amy

11-22-2005, 12:13 PM	#17
tooblue Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,016	I'm awufully late to this post but here are mine: The Outlaw Jose Wells (seen it a million times, could watch it a million more) My darling Clementine or Father Goose A Bridge Too Far Strictly Ball Room or Finding Neverland or Pride and Predudice or Shakespeer in Love or Emma or ... any such romantic comedy / drama / period drama /comedy Nottinghill ( and I'm not a fan of Hugh Grant or Julia big teeth) How can you guys have forgotten toons? Beauty and the Beast The Incredibles Oliver 101 Dalmations

11-22-2005, 04:12 PM	#19
bluegoose Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,919	Here's a few of mine (better late than never) - Shawshank Redemption Life is beautiful Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon Saving Private Ryan Better off Dead Monty Python and the Holy Grail Oh Brother Where art Thou Others family flicks to be mentioned- Music Man Anything with Doris Day The Incredibles Toy Story 2