Favorite Movies

man, this wil take a while for me. . .
let's see. . .

1. 2001: A Space Odyssey
2. The Godfather
3. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
4. After Hours
5. Goodfellas
6. Taxi Driver
7. Casino
8.

MAN, I CAN'T GO ON!!! I MEAN I MUST SEE MORE OF KUBRICK, I HAVEN'T SEEN A CLOCKWORK ORANGE AND IT'S DRIVING ME NUTS!!!!!!!!

First of all, I can't supply a numbered list because some films just can't be compared against each other, and there would also be way too many ties.

Secondly, my "favorite" list is separate from my "best" list... here come my favorites in a VERY approximate order.

Raiders of the Lost Ark
Singin' in the Rain
All the Star Wars films
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Casablanca
The Big Sleep
The Maltese Falcon
Bridge on the River Kwai
The Wizard of Oz
West Side Story
Fiddler on the Roof

Ah, hell, too many. I'm giving up.

Had to think a long time, but this is about it:

The Matrix
American Beauty
American Pie
Austin Powers II
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigalow
Blast from the Past
Hot Shots!
Airplane II
Sixth Sense
Notting Hill
Hudson Hawk

In no particular order:
Apocalypse Now
Dr. Strangelove...
A Clockwork Orange
All the Star Wars movies
The Matrix
Most Mel Brooks movies
Apollo 13 (also liked From the Earth to the Moon)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
The Fifth Element
Harvey
Kelly's Heroes
Heavy Metal
To Kill a Mockingbird
The 13th Warrior
The Incredible Journey(original version)
Porky's 1 and 2
1941
Aliens(2)
Goldfinger
No doubt there are others, but I can't think of them at the moment

Also:
Gettysburg
Men in Black
Animal House
The Blues Brothers
Blues Brothers 2000
Caveman

I make these lists all the time for fun, and they are usually huge - e.g. my 50 favorite muscials of 1940-1945. Well, here goes:

1. The Awful Truth.
2. Vertigo. James Stewart as a necrophiliac.
3. Singin' in the Rain.
4. The Adventures of Robin Hood.
5. The Searchers. Surprise - John Wayne can act.
6. It's a Wonderful Life.
7. Yankee Doodle Dandy.
8. The Maltese Falcon.
9. The Best Years of Our Lives.
10. Margie. Jeanne Crain loses her underwear 3 times in this film from 1946.
11. The Thin Man. Lucky guy that Nick Charles.
12. Our Hearts Were Young and Gay.
13. Athena. Jane Powell as a New-Age weirdo circa 1953 - must be seen to be believed.
14. All That Money Can Buy.
15. Laura.
16. Johhny Belinda. The first Mrs. Reagan as a deaf-mute.
17. Pillow to Post.
18. The Wind. Lillian Gish - words fail.
19. It Happened One Night.
20. My Man Godfrey. Convulsive laughter - nearly killed me.

serious stuff -
- What Dreams May Come
- Dead Poets Society
- Matrix
- Girl, Interrupted
- Escaflowne (anime)
- Deep Impact
- 5th Element
- Sixth Sense
- the new Zorro - w/ antonio banderas & anthony hopkins
- the original The Haunting (the b&w, very old version)
- Shadowlands (warning: this is possibly the saddest movie ever, but very good)
- Trek II, III, IV (they make a mini-trilogy) & VIII
- SW, esp. ESB & RotJ

funny stuff -
- Yellow Submarine (Beatles)
- MP & the holy grail

aryne *

1. LOTR 1-3
2. Pulp Fiction
3. Reservoir Dogs
4. X-files movie
5. Hot Shots 1-2
6. Demolition Man
7. Fortress
8. Austin Powers 1-2
9. The hunt for red October
10. Crimson Tide

Here is my revised list:

1. Saving Private Ryan
2. Star Wars: Episode V-The Empire Strikes Back
3. (Tie) Star Wars: Episode I-The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Episode IV-A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode VI-Return of the Jedi
4. Raiders of the Lost Ark
5. Jaws
6. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
7. The Lion King
8. Beauty and the Beast
9. Jurassic Park
10. 2001: A Space Odyssey

I hate doing these, its always so hard to decide:

1. Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi
2. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
3. The Matrix
4. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
5. Monty Python and The Holy Grail
6. The Princess Bride
7. Star Wars: A New Hope
8. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
9. Mr. Holland's Opus
10. Crimson Tide

Honorable Mention: Jurassic Park, Star Trek VI, The Hunt for Red October, 2010, and Notting Hill

I have to add some movies that I've recently seen or re-seen and loved:

Twelfth Night
Newsies
The Truman Show
Legacy
American Prophet
Little Women

[afro-elf]

therobroy


I've seen RAN I've yet to see the 7, when i get back to the states I wanna check it out.

BUT I didn't know they were a trilogy.

I assume Toshiro Mifune was the same character in all 3?



I can't name all my favorites because the older I become my taste changes.

There are many films posted here that as a youth I thought were great but I've watched recently and thought what utter lite fluff.


I NOW tend to like films that contain some of the following elements: serious, intellectual, original, dark, gritty, realistic or have a certain Euro or art house feel.

The key word above is tend.


I would say off the top of my head:]


The Professional (AKA Leon and the Perfect Assassin overseas)

Once were Warriors

Momento

Farewell My Concubine

Too Live ( AKA Life Times)

LA Condifential

Gladiator

Braveheart

The starwars movies ( just the parts with the bad guys, the saber duels and asteroid field)

Guildenstern and Rosencrantz are Dead

The FIRST 20 min of Saving Private Ryan


Too tired to think of anything else now.

[FrodoFriend]

Good movies (in no particular order):

1. LotR
2. Bladerunner
3. Apocalypse Now
4. The Shadow
5. Die Hard
6. Beauty and the Beast
7. The Princess Bride
8. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
9. Lawrence of Arabia
10. 2001: A Space Odyssey
11. Rashoman
12. The X-Files: Fight the Future (okay, it wasn't that good, but I love the x-files so it's on the list anyway! )
13. The Shawshank Redemption

[FrodoFriend]

Oops, I forgot some:

14. The Great Escape
15. Rebel Without A Cause
16. 1984 (read the book too!)

I can't believe people actually *like* the Phantom Menace . . . *groan* No offense, I've just seen that SO MANY TIMES, against my will and better judgment (it's my little brother's favorite movie) that the very name makes me want to retch!

[afro-elf]

yeah

i forgot bladerunner, shawshank and unbreakable

[Alethes]

Originally posted by Elanor
I have to add some movies that I've recently seen or re-seen and loved: ...

Newsies

Wow, someone else has seen that movie! I really like Newsies, but I don't know too many people who have heard of it.

I also like:
Muppet Treasure Island
Galaxy Quest
Singing in the Rain

[Churl]

Some good ones that haven't been mentioned yet:

Bottle Rocket … as I've said elsewhere, everyone needs a friend like Dignan: unbridled enthusiasm coupled with absolute cluelessness. Think Don Quixote in a lawn care jumpsuit.

Rushmore … I identified with Max Fisher all too well, and Bill Murray portrays middle-age disillusionment with more heart and empathy than a lot of Oscar winners could muster.

Wonder Boys … more great middle-age disillusionment and aimlessness, this time from Michael Douglas.

This is Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman, and Best In Show … I'll watch Christopher Guest mockumentaries for as long as he makes 'em. Unbelievably funny stuff.

So I Married an Axe Murderer … if there's anything funnier than Charlie's mad Scottish father ranting against Colonel Sanders (or browbeating "Heed"), then I have yet to see it.

Wag the Dog … caveat: I find it harder to be cynical about government post-9/11, and believe me, this movie is incredibly cynical about government. However, it's also hilarious dark satire.

The Great Race … long, ludicrous, and just plain fun. Jack Lemmon and Peter Falk are likeable bumbling villains, Tony Curtis is the annoyingly perfect hero, and Natalie Wood is a dedicated (and beautiful) suffragette. They all compete in a turn-of-the-century race (almost) around the world.

Casablanca … sad, romantic, perfect. OK, so a few others mentioned this too, but I just had to agree.

The English Patient … more doomed romance in Africa. I still maintain that this is not a chick flick. Someone back me up on this … anyone … ?

Clue … slapstick squared, plus a great cast. And Colleen Camp in a French maid uniform: ooo la la.

North By Northwest … cool, funny, unpredictable spy thriller from Alfred Hitchcock.

Rear Window … there's so much going on in this movie (surface plot as well as underlying themes) that I won't begin to synopsize it. Oh, and by the way: can I go back — á lÃ* Somewhere in Time — and romance Grace Kelly, circa 1954? I'm in love.

…Too many more to list, and it's way past my bed time.

(For the record, I'm not a total wuss. I like kick-ass action as much as the next guy. However, most of my favorite action/scifi/fantasy picks were already listed, so I thought I'd throw out some alternatives.)

[afro-elf]

Yeah I forgot about Wonderboys

[orald]

I like alot of the movie's mentioned.Some I'd add
1.Untouchables
2.Highlander(only the first one).
3.The 13th warrior
4.Contact
5.The nightmare before christmas(Elfman's killer soundtrack makes it worth watching for the music alone).
6.Braveheart(didnt see it posted,probably already been said)
7.American beauty
8.The outlaw Josey Whales
9.Platoon
10.Perfect world
In no paticular order.

[Churl]

How could I have forgotten?

Trekkies!!!

Actually a documentary, this is one of the funniest things you'll ever see.

If you're a Trekkie/Trekker ("I usually try to avoid the whole debacle") as well as a Rings enthusiast, you'll be glad to know that, most likely, you're not as "out there" as some.

If you're not a Trek fan (as for myself, I respect the shows, but I never made a point of watching regularly), then Trekkies will make you literally cry with laughter.

To its credit, the film doesn't take cheap shots or merely make fun of — um — "dedicated" fans. It also presents how much the show has meant to many around the world.

Watch it if you can find it … it beats any of that "reality TV" trash hands down.