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livecoug · 01-18-2006, 02:24 AM

i didn't read all the other posts, so i bet i have the same as a lot of you:

Shawshank Redemption
LOTR trilogy
Field of Dreams
Godfather
Pulp Fiction

no particular order.. probably missing some

Robin · 01-18-2006, 03:26 AM

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SeattleUte · 01-18-2006, 04:01 AM

Glad to know there's another Do the Right Thing fan around here. One of the most underapreciated movies ever. I wish Lee could come up wiht something else half as good.

Robin · 01-18-2006, 04:06 AM

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Parrot Head · 01-18-2006, 05:03 AM

I haven't seen very many of Spike Lee's movies, but I really liked Malcolm X ("We didn't land on Plymouth Rock -- Plymouth Rock landed on us!"). And I finally saw He Got Game over the summer and I thought that was an awesome movie. I watched it after reading the book about Sebastian Telfair's senior season of high school and being courted by colleges, the NBA and, most importantly, shoe companies and it was a good follow up. It's crazy to see what those kids go through -- I didn't think I could handle the temptations, so that's why I laid off my great athletic prowess at the end of high school. Lots of language, a scene or two of the less-clothed body, but a really good story.

"I don't want to live in world where Denzel doesn't have an Oscar!"

Sidenote: Ray Allen, who played the baller Jesus Shuttlesworth, has a vanity plate on his Escalade: Hay-sus.

Archaea · 01-18-2006, 05:18 AM

I only saw "She's Gotta Have it."

A weird insight. Obviously he has some talent, but his subject matter is almost always black subculture, something with which I'm not familiar.

I'd like to see him branch out into other arenas to judge his ability to direct something novel.

Spielberg tries many things, sometimes successfully, sometimes not.

Has Spike something other than black hate?

Robin · 01-18-2006, 05:23 AM

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Surfah · 01-18-2006, 11:41 PM

Super late to this thread:

1. Field of Dreams - greatest movie ever made
2. Hoosiers - second greatest movie ever made

The rest after that I like a whole lot:

It's a Wonderful Life
The Usual Suspects
Forrest Gump

I could go on really...

Here's a few movies I have watched more times than I'd like to admit:

Karate Kid - "You're the best around"
North Shore - "I've seen bigger waves in a toilet" Occy, Foo, Ho, Hedeman, and Laird Hamilton.
Rad - Out of print, got it on eBay and a DVD copy too. Also, got the soundtrack.
Out Cold - Great soundtrack, hilarious.

bluegoose · 01-19-2006, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by surfah33

Here's a few movies I have watched more times than I'd like to admit:

Karate Kid - "You're the best around"

We ought to form a separate, closed forum devoted specifically to this movie. Our poster child could be SteelBlue wearing his new "Sweep the Leg!" shirt.

Has anyone tried to show this movie to a teenager in the past few years? Do they enjoy it as much as I did as a kid, or do they just laugh.

"Put him in body bag!!!"

Mormon Red Death · 01-19-2006, 01:56 AM

Ok here are some of mine:

Waiting for guffman/This is spinal tap

Fight Club

Resevoir Dogs

Four days in september (best Brazilian film ever made)

And of course..

ROADHOUSE!! with the immortal patrick swayze

Can't forget Anchorman
"Its really hot.. Milk was a bad choice"

01-18-2006, 04:01 AM	#33
SeattleUte fairlds.org Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 10,665	Glad to know there's another Do the Right Thing fan around here. One of the most underapreciated movies ever. I wish Lee could come up wiht something else half as good. __________________ Interrupt all you like. We're involved in a complicated story here, and not everything is quite what it seems to be. —Paul Auster

01-18-2006, 05:18 AM	#36
Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	I only saw "She's Gotta Have it." A weird insight. Obviously he has some talent, but his subject matter is almost always black subculture, something with which I'm not familiar. I'd like to see him branch out into other arenas to judge his ability to direct something novel. Spielberg tries many things, sometimes successfully, sometimes not. Has Spike something other than black hate? __________________ Ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα

01-18-2006, 11:41 PM	#38
Surfah Master Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: F'burg, VA Posts: 3,211	Super late to this thread: 1. Field of Dreams - greatest movie ever made 2. Hoosiers - second greatest movie ever made The rest after that I like a whole lot: It's a Wonderful Life The Usual Suspects Forrest Gump I could go on really... Here's a few movies I have watched more times than I'd like to admit: Karate Kid - "You're the best around" North Shore - "I've seen bigger waves in a toilet" Occy, Foo, Ho, Hedeman, and Laird Hamilton. Rad - Out of print, got it on eBay and a DVD copy too. Also, got the soundtrack. Out Cold - Great soundtrack, hilarious. __________________ Ernie Johnson: "Auburn is a pretty good school. To graduate from there I suppose you really need to work hard and put forth maximum effort." Charles Barkley: "20 pts and 10 rebounds will get you through also!"

01-19-2006, 01:56 AM	#40
Mormon Red Death Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Clinton Township, MI Posts: 3,126	Ok here are some of mine: Waiting for guffman/This is spinal tap Fight Club Resevoir Dogs Four days in september (best Brazilian film ever made) And of course.. ROADHOUSE!! with the immortal patrick swayze Can't forget Anchorman "Its really hot.. Milk was a bad choice" __________________ Its all about the suit

01-18-2006, 02:24 AM	#31
livecoug Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,176	i didn't read all the other posts, so i bet i have the same as a lot of you: Shawshank Redemption LOTR trilogy Field of Dreams Godfather Pulp Fiction no particular order.. probably missing some

01-18-2006, 03:26 AM	#32
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01-18-2006, 05:03 AM	#35
Parrot Head Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 763	I haven't seen very many of Spike Lee's movies, but I really liked Malcolm X ("We didn't land on Plymouth Rock -- Plymouth Rock landed on us!"). And I finally saw He Got Game over the summer and I thought that was an awesome movie. I watched it after reading the book about Sebastian Telfair's senior season of high school and being courted by colleges, the NBA and, most importantly, shoe companies and it was a good follow up. It's crazy to see what those kids go through -- I didn't think I could handle the temptations, so that's why I laid off my great athletic prowess at the end of high school. Lots of language, a scene or two of the less-clothed body, but a really good story. "I don't want to live in world where Denzel doesn't have an Oscar!" Sidenote: Ray Allen, who played the baller Jesus Shuttlesworth, has a vanity plate on his Escalade: Hay-sus.

01-18-2006, 05:23 AM	#37
Robin Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 961	r.f.