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Title: favorite movies
Post by john123 on May 23rd, 2004, 9:17am
I don't usually start threads like this but I am a big moviephile and I am very curious about the good folks on this board. What are your 3 all-time favorite movies?

Mine are....

1) The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
2) Godfather
3) Box of Moonlight (quirky movie I learned to really like)


Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by Redd715 on May 23rd, 2004, 9:26am
A:  Out of Africa

B:  Braveheart

C:  Laberynth  (I know sounds silly, but once in while it's a great escape from reality)

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by Racer1_NC on May 23rd, 2004, 9:26am
In no particular order, my top 3........

Pulp Fiction
Vanishing Point
Kelly's Heros

Bill

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by Svenn on May 23rd, 2004, 9:38am
1,  The green mile

2,  Monsters Ball

3,  Schindlers lisst

4,  The Pianisst

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by Donna_D. on May 23rd, 2004, 9:39am
Excellent Idea John!!


Ok...Here are my top three (and it was sooo hard to choose) movies!!!!!!!!


1)  Little Big Man

http://www.msnusers.com/tv0669dlfjj9ujsc6515kdfl75/Documents/Pictures%2Flittle%20big%20man.jpg

2)  Platoon

http://www.msnusers.com/tv0669dlfjj9ujsc6515kdfl75/Documents/Pictures%2Fplat01s.jpg

and Don't laugh...I'm just a big kid at heart!!

3)  Shrek

http://www.msnusers.com/tv0669dlfjj9ujsc6515kdfl75/Documents/Pictures%2FShrek03%5F100.jpg


8)


DD




Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by Melissa on May 23rd, 2004, 9:46am
1. Son in Law
2. Titanic
3. Our home movies of our kids and family

:)mel

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by daffyswacky on May 23rd, 2004, 1:02pm
great topic......

  1. Officer and a Gentleman  [smiley=heart.gif]
  2. Steel Magnolias  [smiley=bigcry.gif]
  3. Scary Movie  [smiley=crackup.gif] (corny but i lmao)
  4. Predator  [smiley=sgrin.gif]
  5. 9 1/2 weeks  [smiley=blush.gif] (VERY sexual)
  6. ANYTHING with Jack Nicholson [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
 
 sorry i have more than 3......
                          ~~~ daffy~~~

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by Karla on May 23rd, 2004, 1:14pm
The Borne Identity
The Recruit
The Matrix series
Lord of the Ring Series
Purple Rain

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by Leesa on May 23rd, 2004, 1:16pm
1- Full Metal Jacket
2- Good Fella's
3- The Godfather
4- Any really good WWII & Viet Nam movies
What can I say Im a sucker for men in unifom an suites ;;D
Leesa  ;;D

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by jonny on May 23rd, 2004, 3:09pm
1) Goodfella's

2) Goodfella's

3) Goodfella's

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4db38b3127ccebe905080bd890000001610

.............................jonny ;;D

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by fubar on May 23rd, 2004, 3:27pm
In no particular order:

Office Space

Orange County

Fight Club

Grosse Point Blank

Reservoir Dogs / Pulp Fiction

Godfather I/II/III

Scarface


But ask me again in a week and it'll be a different list.

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by Charlie on May 23rd, 2004, 5:15pm
I'm old:

Scrooge (Alistair Sim 1951)

Dr. Strangelove

A Shot In the Dark (and all the rest of Pink Panthers with Sellers)

Gotta add One more:

A Gathering Storm.  (HBO film loosely based on Churchill's diaries just before the war with Albert Finney & Maggie Smith. No blood and the best movie I've seen in a decade.  

You can tell that I like it  :o

3, even 4 is too short a list. So many good war movies and adventures etc. I love the first Harry Potter movie for instance.

Nice thread and I'm headed for the popcorn.

Charlie  (what is it with all this British stuff?)

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by kimh on May 23rd, 2004, 5:19pm
West Side Story
The Great Escape
African Queen
The Sting
Monty Python The Search For The Holy Grail

And I ain't even old :D

Make mine extra budda 8)

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by FZfan on May 23rd, 2004, 6:08pm
Dr. Strangelove

Blazing Saddles

Brazil

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by john123 on May 23rd, 2004, 6:21pm
Those are all great movies.  Also, I think I have a new movie rental list for netflix.  ;;D

I agree about Goodfella's, awesome movie, it is right up there with The Godfather.

John

EDIT:
Also, _Fight Club_ awesome, awesome movie.

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by Rush on May 23rd, 2004, 6:34pm
My Three Fav Movies are.....                                

           1.  Joe Dirt- Hilarious
           2. White Fang/Call of the Wild
           3. The Patriot

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by Cerberus on May 23rd, 2004, 6:38pm
do I gotta limit myself to three??

1. Star Wars trilogy (the original)
2. Lord of the rings trilogy
3. damn near anything by Tarantino

I am also a sucker for a good war flick Hamburger Hill, Full Metal Jacket, Tears of the Sun and Basic all come to mind

Ramon

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by bobkip on May 23rd, 2004, 6:44pm
Alien
Blazing Saddles
Airplane

Kip

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by Ree on May 23rd, 2004, 7:19pm
Steel Magnolias
The Sound of Music
Hans Christian Anderson
I forgot Scrooge...........

Im a big little kid too............lI loved Shrek, Finding Nemo,
13 going on 30... Ella Enchanted, Princess Diaries...

Oh and a real suspense movie all MEN SHOULD SEE!!!!!!!!!

Fatal Attraction
                           just a few of my favorites


Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by eyes_afire on May 23rd, 2004, 8:34pm
I always feel left out when these threads are posted because I can't name just one (waaah), but... three are allowed here... and I still can't control myself:

1.  Anything from Lord of the Rings
2.  Anything from Star Wars
3.  Anything with vampires (???)


Some wall-pasting favorites (subject to change):

Alien, Aliens, Seven, Heathers, The Sixth Sense, The 13th Warrior, Blade II, Vampires (John Carpenter), Critters, Nightmare On Elm Street (original)

--- Steve (god I need some sunlight)

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by Ree on May 23rd, 2004, 8:36pm
AWWWWWWWW Eyes I forgot the Sixth Sense wasnt that the best movie... I love all that spooky stuff too forgot the spookie stuff........... and the 1st Jaws movie too alot of great memories go with that one and The Stepford Wives.......isnt it the coolest that they are re-makin that...........I cant wait to see it......... jus me ramblin  love ree

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by Ree on May 23rd, 2004, 8:42pm
I just thought of something... Maybe John 123 is going out to rent a movie and is looking for a few free critics...
I know I'm gonna use this list next time...........

just ree ((feeling like her ole self............... did you notice?))

I'd tell you what I've been dealing with but it might sound like whining and I wouldnt want you to think that I was whining..............did I mention someone accused me of whining..............

I know STFU REE!!!!!!!!!!!!! sorry just feelin like my old rambling self again..............

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by stevegeebe on May 23rd, 2004, 9:54pm
Tops:
Being There
Glory
Forest Gump

Runners up:
Apollo 13
Outlaw Josie Whales
Pink Panther anything

Steve G

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by Carl_D on May 23rd, 2004, 10:27pm
3? I can't do that - it is tooooo hard.
Here's my top ten:

1. The Lord of the Rings - Trilogy
2. American Beauty
3. Dreamcatcher
4. Dawn of the Dead (the original 1978 classic!)
5. Wyatt Earp
6. Leon: The Professional (uncut version)
7. South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut
8. The Green Mile
9. A Clockwork Orange
10. The Terminator Trilgoy

Other movies that kick ass:

The Shining - Minority Report - Pink Floyd: The Wall - The Godfather 1, 2 & 3 - State of Grace - Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2 - Spiderman - Rock 'n' Roll High School - It's A Wonderful Life - 10 to Midnight - Evil Dead 1 & 2 - American History X - The Life of David Gale - Ten Little Indians - House on Haunted Hill (remake) - True Romance - Reservoir Dogs - Kalifornia - Forrest Gump - Scarface - Helter Skelter (with Steve Railsback) - Goodfellas - Interview With A Vampire - The Rocky Horror Picture Show (a twisted classic) - One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest...

I could go on and on for days. I love movies and books as much as music. They are a great escape from a life of agony.

Peace,
Carl D

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by Melissa on May 23rd, 2004, 10:31pm
I almost forgot:

Secondhand Lions, The Neverending Story & A Christmas Story

;;D

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by Aussie on May 23rd, 2004, 11:14pm
The Dear Hunter
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Reservoir Dogs

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by Charlie on May 24th, 2004, 4:05am
After reading this thread I'm gonna cheat too and add more.

Some older war stuff:

Sink the Bismarck
Enemy Below
Battle of Britain
Bridge On the River Kwai
Patton
Tora Tora Tora

Most of Spielberg's stuff

Old SF:

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Forbidden Planet
1984 (1950s version that you never see)
2001

Star Trek 3
Star Trek First Encounter (or whatever it's called)
Poltergeist
E. T.
Aliens

And:

The Best Years Of Our Lives
Casablanca
High Noon
The Shootist
Cat Ballou
Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Trouble With Harry
Oliver!
Wizard Of Oz
North By Northwest
The Cheap Dectective (kills me)

That ought to do it for awhile  ::)

Fun thread. We ought to work on our worst or most boring movies  ::)

Charlie





Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by sandie99 on May 24th, 2004, 5:50am
Here's my top 3:

1. The Hours
2. Moulin Rouge
3. Braveheart

I love movies. Give me few minutes I this list would be top 100...  ;;D
But I'm going to save you from that.

Best wishes & PFdays,
sandie99

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by Jeepgun on May 24th, 2004, 9:28am
What Dreams May Come
Rumble Fish
Star Wars Trilogy
Death Becomes Her
The Jackal

I forgot "A Christmas Story." Classic... Thanks, Mel.

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by stuey on May 24th, 2004, 10:25am
1.  Now Voyager (Bette Davis)
2.  The Trip to Bountiful (Geraldine Page)
3.  The Color Purple

anything with bette davis

lots of others but those are ones i had to own

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by Melissa on May 24th, 2004, 10:32am
OH!  OH!!  Close Encounters of the Third Kind!!! ;;D

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by aprilbee on May 24th, 2004, 10:55am
How do you pick just three???  well I'll try

Breakfast club
Pretty in Pink
St.Elmos Fire
All Family vacation movies (especially Christmas Vacation)
There's something about Mary
Grease 1&2
The Nutty Professor (w/Jerry Lewis!)
Center Stage
Staying Alive
Urban Cowboy
Face Off

Nevermind, I could go on for days!!   ;)

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by john123 on May 24th, 2004, 10:57am

on 05/24/04 at 10:55:37, aprilbee wrote:
Breakfast club
Pretty in Pink
St.Elmos Fire

hehehe I know about what year you went to high school...I like those too

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by Jeepgun on May 24th, 2004, 10:58am

on 05/24/04 at 10:57:12, john123 wrote:
hehehe I know about what year you went to high school...I like those too



Ditto! All of us Gen-Xers... LOL

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by daffyswacky on May 24th, 2004, 11:04am
Crap...i forgot about "christmas story" i have watched that soooo many times have you seen the sequel..omg too funny..another one to watch over and over "Sandlot" those boys rock.....
               ~~ daffy~~

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by forgetfulnot on May 24th, 2004, 12:25pm
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Alien's

2001 space oddity


Lee


Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by ExplodingEyeBall on May 24th, 2004, 12:47pm
#1 The Usual Suspects
#2 This Is Spinal Tap (I watch this at least once a month)
#3 The Haunting (The old one)

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by Pegase on May 24th, 2004, 1:06pm

on 05/23/04 at 18:38:33, Cerberus wrote:
do I gotta limit myself to three??

1. Star Wars trilogy (the original)
2. Lord of the rings trilogy
3. damn near anything by Tarantino

I am also a sucker for a good war flick Hamburger Hill, Full Metal Jacket, Tears of the Sun and Basic all come to mind


Good choices...

And I would had anything related to Far West with Clint Eatswood and anything with a fight with Bruce Lee...;-)

Woot... these old movies rocks...;-)

Pegase

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by Pegase on May 24th, 2004, 1:07pm

on 05/24/04 at 10:57:12, john123 wrote:
hehehe I know about what year you went to high school...I like those too


Same for me...;-) Good old souvenirs...;-)

I've got an old movie to watch this afternoon... anyway it's raining and I've been looking foward seeing that old movie for a long time... It's "Escape from New-York" with kurt Russel... This movie was made in 1981 by John Carpenter... I cant wait any longer... My Pop corn is ready... see ya;-)

http://community.webshots.com/s/image12/2/15/13/145921513KBdYJb_ph.jpg

Pegase

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by AlienSpaceBabe on May 24th, 2004, 1:49pm
What Dreams May Come

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Pride & Prejudice (with Colin Firth)

Bedazzled (1967)

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

Hercules (Disney, 1997)

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by 9erfan on May 24th, 2004, 1:57pm
The Godfather I/II

The Shawshank Redemption

Casino

Donnie Brasco

Goodfellas

Road to Perdition


Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by Jeepgun on May 24th, 2004, 3:04pm
The Princess Bride. (How could I have forgotten that one!? Sacrilege!!)  ;;D

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by Linda_Howell on May 24th, 2004, 3:18pm

John, I just hate it when someone asks for the best 3 of anything.  IMPOSSIBLE.!!!!!


    "The Shining"
    "It's a wonderful Life"
   
ANYTHING  Star Trek

       "The quiet man"
       "Saving Private Ryan"

ah jeez....as soon as I hit post...gonna think of so many others.   Linda

       

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by john123 on May 24th, 2004, 3:20pm

on 05/24/04 at 15:18:27, Linda_Howell wrote:
John, I just hate it when someone asks for the best 3 of anything.  IMPOSSIBLE.!!!!!


    "The Shining"
    "It's a wonderful Life"
   
ANYTHING  Star Trek

       "The quiet man"
       "Saving Private Ryan"

ah jeez....as soon as I hit post...gonna think of so many others.   Linda

       


lol, me toooo....I was going to try to post to the favorite albums thread but my list would have gone on for days... :)

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by Linda_Howell on May 24th, 2004, 3:45pm

AWL-RIGHTY John.   Lets break it up in at least catagories:

  war, westerns, sci-fi, drama, horror, love-stories, etc.

Same can be done with music:

   Blues, reggae, folk, country, heavy metal, rap(I think I'm gonna puke)    etc.


Linda

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by Charlie on May 24th, 2004, 4:00pm
Oops.

I left out Shawshank Redemption and then just about anything with Morgan Freeman is good.

Add:

Airplane
Watch On the Rhine (Me too on Bette Davis)
Between Two Worlds. I watch this every 6 months
Day the Earth Stood Still

Hate to admit it but I love Mars Attacks

Charlie

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by AlienSpaceBabe on May 24th, 2004, 4:04pm

on 05/24/04 at 16:00:38, Charlie wrote:
Hate to admit it but I love Mars Attacks

Charlie


Excellent movie when ya need a good laugh!

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by Jeepgun on May 24th, 2004, 4:05pm
Yeah.... Anything with Morgan Freeman or Clint Eastwood. Good stuff... (Especially Clint Eastwood's westerns)

I left out "First Blood." Another all-time favorite.

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by john123 on May 24th, 2004, 4:09pm
I am game... :D

favorites....

westerns
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence
Once Upon a Time in the West
most Clint Eastwood spaghetti westerns

war movies
Bridge over the River Kwai
Platoon
We Were Soldiers

gangster/Crime
The Godfather 1&2 (not 3  :P)
Good Fella's
Gangs of New York
Ocean's 11 (new version)

love (hate to admit this one)
Romeo and Juliet (w Leo Dicaprio and Claire Danes)
Knotting Hill

not big into sci-fi, but how about a surreal category
Fight Club
Kill Bill Vol 1
Pulp Fiction
Rushmore

comedy
Caddyshack
Blazing Saddles
Caddyshack


Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by Charlie on May 24th, 2004, 4:49pm
It never ends....

Young Frankenstein
Experiment In Terror
Pleasantville
Odd Couple  (most Matthau stuff)

Charlie

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by Big Dan on May 24th, 2004, 4:52pm
In no particular order:

The Original Star Wars Trilogy (Not that clusterfuck that's been coming from George Lucas as of late)

Lord of the Rings Trilogy

American History X

Memento

From Hell

Radio

Gladiator

Braveheart

The Last Samurai

.... this could take a while...


-Big Dan

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by helpless23 on May 24th, 2004, 4:57pm
Mostly Comedies and Romance for me.

1 - Austin Powers (The first one)
2 - Bruce Almighty (or anything with Jim Carrey)
3 - The Thornbirds - Not really a movie, but close enough!
4 - Scary Movie 1, 2, 3
5 - You've Got Mail
6 - King of Kings

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by helpless23 on May 24th, 2004, 4:58pm
And it didn't let me finish my post!

That's 6. You only asked for 3, but I gave you 6!

There.
Now I'm done.  :-D

Much Love,
Toni

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by thomas on May 24th, 2004, 5:10pm
The Patriot
Saving Private Ryan
Pulp Fiction
The Usual Suspects
Highlander

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by jonny on May 24th, 2004, 5:59pm

on 05/24/04 at 17:10:51, thomas wrote:
Saving Private Ryan


Are you sure its not "Saving Ryan's private's?"....LMMFAO ;;D

.............................jonny

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by buckeyescooter on May 24th, 2004, 6:13pm
Here's my two cents. These are by no means the best films ever made....just three films that if I'm channel surfing I stop no matter where the movie is and watch until it's over.
1 .Jaws
2. The Sting
3. Lost in America....a bit off beat, but worth a rental if you like a good neurotic comedy.

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by john123 on May 24th, 2004, 6:33pm
Jonny, could be....

http://atomfilms.shockwave.com/landing/landingIndex.jsp?id=atom_102&mature=accept

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by jonny on May 24th, 2004, 6:35pm
Thats the one, Dude.....ROTFF ;;D

..........................jonny

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by Karla on May 24th, 2004, 8:52pm
I just had to add Footloose.  I love the soundtrack to that movie as well.

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by john123 on May 24th, 2004, 8:55pm

on 05/24/04 at 20:52:18, Karla wrote:
I just had to add Footloose.  I love the soundtrack to that movie as well.


yep, Kenny Loggin's, also did one of my favorites, "Caddyshack"

Title: Re: favorite movies
Post by BlueMeanie on May 24th, 2004, 9:57pm
Action:
U571
Unforgiven
Apocalypse Now
Braveheart
Saving Private Ryan
Gladiator

Comedy:
Happy Gilmore
Born In East L.A.
Dumb & Dumber
School Of Rock

Horror/Scary:
Dust Till Dawn
The Shinning
Jaws
Pulp Fiction



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