Shawshank Redemption. The film that took Morgan Freeman skyrocketing to the top of the great actors heap.
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Shawshank Redemption. The film that took Morgan Freeman skyrocketing to the top of the great actors heap.
The original Star Wars. Always first in my heart.
Reservoir Dogs
The film that took Morgan Freeman skyrocketing to the top of the great actors heap.
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Godfather II
Boy that's a tough one, there are so many movies that I'll re-watch making my favorites list.
Unforgiven is my first thought, Private Ryan, Godfather, and the Tolkien trilogy are a few from different genres. My list of action movies could take a while, comedies as well
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
Brave Heart
Did you know that film pretty much didn't win a single major award? No Oscars, no golden globes and no SAG awards. The competition that year was truly brutal and likely was one of the best years for movies in a long time.Quote:
Originally Posted by LonnyDemaree
You had:
The Shawshank Redemption
Forrest Gump
Pulp Fiction
Léon: The Professional
The Lion King
Dumb & Dumber
Natural Born Killers
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
Legends of the Fall
The Mask
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Stargate
The Crow
True Lies
Speed
Clerks
Ed Wood
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Little Women
Clear and Present Danger
Disclosure
Frankenstein
Reality Bites
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Heavenly Creatures
Maverick
Color of Night
Once Were Warriors
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
Junior
The Santa Clause
Nell
Muriel's Wedding
The Client
Three Colours: Red
The Hudsucker Proxy
Shallow Grave
Beverly Hills Cop III
Quiz Show
Bullets Over Broadway
Immortal Beloved
Prêt-à-Porter: Ready to Wear
Black Beauty
I.Q.
Three Colours: White
The Madness of King George
Death and the Maiden
Exotica
Il Postino: The Postman
Eat Drink Man Woman
Chungking Express
Spanking the Monkey
Blink
Oleanna
A quick list I pulled from elsewhere.
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That's a heck of a list. Brutal for sure.
My actual favorite movie is one that won't get mentioned because when you google "Greatest movies" or go to IMDB and look up greatest movies, etc you won't find it, is "The Five People You Meet in Heaven". Sure, it was written by a dink. Sure, it didn't have a huge budget, it wasn't packed with box office stars and it didn't have a huge studio behind it to make it a box office smash...none of which actually affect how good of a movie it is. What it is though is a well done movie with a great story line.
Doc, that is a really really good movie.
I'm a sucker for shades of gray morality stories. 12 Angry Men, Inherit The Wind, Glory, The Verdict, High Noon, etc. The movie is not as good as the book, which will always be my favorite, but I'll go with The Grapes Of Wrath.
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I've told this story here before but I'll mention it again. I'd not seen or heard of the film til my wife got me the DVD. I was in the hospital, 2,000 miles from home and just been told there was a good chance I could die. Here comes my wife with "The Five People You will Meet in Heaven"! Not the greatest gift I ever got.
lol. I remember that now Doc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Doc
It reminded me of when my girlfriend and I went to see "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" to cheer me up b/c my car had gone to the dealer and wasn't ready and I was missing class every day till they got it done and I could get back out to school. Sometimes timing is everything in such things.
From Here To Eternity(with Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr, Frank Sinatra, Ernest Borgnine, Montgomery Clift), Saving Private Ryan, The Outlaw Josey Wales, True Grit(with John Wayne), To Kill a Mockingbird(with Gregory Peck), Conan the Barbarian(with Arnold Schwarzenegger), and The Wizard of Oz(the original).
Glad to see this one make the list. It is truly one of the finest movies of all-time. (It goes in my "Muscals-ish" group below, but I won't put it since I'm trying to do nothing but new ones).Quote:
Originally Posted by suncat05
Here are some of my most enjoyable movies that I don't think have made the list here so far. This doesn't mean they are my all-time favorite movies (some of the ones on this list are), but these are ones I'd consider that haven't been mentioned yet. And maybe a bit off the path, which is ok with me.
And remember--this is "favorite," not necessarily great. So work with me.
Comedy-ish
Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
The Blues Brothers.
Animal House
Blazing Saddles
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (I'm not kidding)
Vacation
Christmas Vacation
Musicals-ish
A Hard Day's Night
The Sound of Music
West Side Story
Little Shop of Horrors
Thriller-ish
Jaws
Nightmare on Elm Street (not so much now, but when it first came out)
Monkey Shines (not so much from critics, but I thought this was a fantastic "fear" movie. You've probably never heard of it. If you rent it, you'll never forget it. It's not for everyone.)
The Poseidon Adventure
Dramas-ish
It's a Wonderful Life
Field of Dreams
Hoosiers
Fear Strikes Out
The Green Mile
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
Papillon (could not remember this movie in the previous thread about war movies)
I'd probably say Lawrence of Arabia. Beautifully shot, outstanding dialog and character development, and David Lean takes his sweet time letting the whole thing play out to its conclusion.
Darrell and I have very similar taste in comedies. I feel sorry for the guy.
Add Caddyshack to that list of classics. Also Dr. Strangelove, The Jerk, Groundhog Day (one of my fav movies), and of course the funniest movie ever made: Airplane!
Also put in a few OLD comedies: Carey Grant in His Girl Friday, Bringing up Baby.
Add your comedies to mine. Sad you have similar bad taste.Quote:
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I'm a big fan of Fast Times. Ditto for Vacation and Xmas Vacation. Not so much the other vacations.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darrell KSR
Not a musicals fan other than Spinal Tap which I'd put as a top 5 film overall and number one in the comedy, mockumentary and musical categories
As for horror, Alien would be tops for me but also Audition (the original Japanese version)
Thanks a lot, D, I'm still traumatized by this damn movie. This was one of those movies some friends and I snuck into the TV room at night and watched when we were in 2nd grade. I still vaguely remember parts of it, like being freaked out by the monkey chopping with some sort of blade or knife. This movie and some really bad movie called Pumpkinhead freaked us out as well.Quote:
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Sorry to have you relive those memories. It was all that.Quote:
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