favorite all-time movies

[pepin46]

i mean the ones you can see over and over till you die:

1. american grafitti
2. mrs. robinson
3. the pink panther series, starting with a shot in the dark.
4. about a dozen of the old time war movies.
5. spanish special "women on the verge of a nervous attack"
6. the french faggett couple, first one.

ah, there are a bunch more. what are yours?


pep

 

[jigs]

Taxi Driver

 

[buddy]

"Terror in Tinytown"

Cowboy movie with all midgets.

Best western ever made.

 

[Nolan Dalla]

Good list Pepin.

Here's my top ten list of movies (that I can/have watched over and over and over -- to the point where I have the dialogue memorized.

(1) The Godfather (Parts 1 and 2 are arguably the best movies and movie anthology ever made)
(2) The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (brilliant soundtrack, witty dialogue, awesome performances -- especially from Eli Wallach as the Mexican)
(3) The Shawshank Redemption (very uplifting message, set in a prison -- written by Stephen King -- perhaps the best movie of the 1990s)
(4) Dirty Harry (the first one was a classic, creating a cult of personality for Clint Eastwood)
(5) All the President's Men (No other movie has captured the frustration of trying to get to the "truth." Absolutely first-rate)
(6) The Dirty Dozen (Great war movie, with wonderful performances)
(7) Glengary Glen Ross (Damid Mamet film with awesome cast, staggering dialogue, Jack Lemmon should have won an Oscar for his role)
(8) Dr. Strangelove (37 years after it was made, everything in this movie could still happen -- a movie way ahead of it's time)
(9) The Young Lions (Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift and Dean Martin in a war movie -- need I say more?)
(10) From Here to Eternity (A masterpiece.....another movie way ahead of its time)
ONE MORE: (11) Witness for the Prosecution (great movie and surprise ending in this Agatha Christie film)
ONE MORE: (12) Cool Hand Luke (aside from being a great movie, this film has many messages -- it belongs on a level with Shakespeare in terms of literary devices)

My list of Great "bad" movies:

(1) The Born Losers (1967 biker movie starring Billy Jack...the motercycle gang is unitnentionally funny)
(2) Mr. Majestic (Charles Bronson is a watermellon farmer fighting the mob)
(3) The Getaway (Steve McQueen is a bankrobber)
(4) The Hot Rock (Robert Redford and a band of diamond theives)
(5) Cops and Robbers (obscure 1973 film about a coupel of cops who decide to rob a bank -- great ending)

My list of the best gambling movies ever made:

(1) The Hustler
(2) The Cincinnati Kid
(3) The Gambler (James Caan)
(4) Casino

I'll give it a rest and let others chime in....


-- Nolan Dalla

 

[MadJack]

1)The Godfather

2)One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

I didn't know Shawshank Redemption was written by Stephen King. Great movie!!

 

[buddy]

Have to agree with staggering dialogue in Glengary Ross. Great flick.

When I was a young boy, I remember my brother and I walking to the movie theater on a sunny Saturday to see "From Here To Eternity." We're going back 40 plus years here. If I remember correctly, didn't Mickey Rooney get shot and killed while standing in a tree, then his gambling winnings fell out of his shirt and floated to the ground?

 

[Senor Capper]

Great topic, Pep

#1 has to be "Baseball Betting Sucks"

Ok so that aint a movie, if it was it would probably be a documentary !

Monty Python and the Holy Grail
(definitely a TOP 10 movie)
Meaning of Life, Life of Brian BIG fan

Good bad and the Ugly oh yeah

Clint is "the Man" how bout
"Outlaw Jose Wales?"
You boys gonna pull those pistols or whistle dixie? and Ever heard of the Missouri boat ride ? Classics

Forrest Gump (ok so label me a wuss)
not too many movies make me shed tears
the scene when he is talking at his deceased wifes grave OMG
oh and include .......
"Mr. Hollands Opus" damn now thats a tear jerker!!! the Father and Son thing whooosh

Pink Panther Series......excellent
remember the one with the deflating parrot ?

Most anything Leslie Neilson (again SP)
don't call me surely

Blazing Saddles ???
the sheriffs a N^%$#@

Jack.. I loved One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest irresisitable

BEST (cable) TV SERIES...............SOPRANOS
hands down !!!

 

[yyz]

In no perticular order:

The Deer Hunter
An Officer and A Gentleman
A Few Good Men
Blazing Saddles
Take The Money and Run
Let It Ride ("Stuffy Rat-Bastards!")
Midnight Run
The Terminator
The Shining
Jaws
Slapshot ("Old time hockey?")

 

[MadJack]

yyz, you ever play the game "beer hunter" ?

 

[fletcher]

apocalypse now
viedodrome
to live and die in la
romeo is bleeding
scarface
true romance
road house
and yes i am still zooming learnig to deal with it taking the big v twice a day,that makes it better.

 

[beertime]

theres a million great movies but i still love the blues brothers...

if its on im watchin it...

big john candy fan aswell as planes trains and automobiles was hilarious.

go aves and ill agree with senor on the sopranos...the only good thing to come out of new jersey.

 

[Snake Plissken]

I agree with Beertime
BluesBrothers can watch it over and over again

 

[Senor Capper]

Never seen the Blues Brothers
Dan Ackroyd (SP) never did much for me
though I "did" like Johnny B.
Speaking of the SNL cast did anyone ever see the episode with I believe was Mike Myers....
when he was chained to the playground jungle gym cause he had "ADD" & when the lil girl offered him a bite of her chocolate bar and he ends up dragging the whole gym down
Main St ? that face was great

 

[Big Daddy]

No particular order:

Blues Brothers
Cheech & Chong: Up In Smoke
Cheech & Chong: Next Movie
Cheech & Chong: Nice Dreams
Blazing Saddles
A Few Good Men
Hoffa

 

[Senor Capper]

Big Daddy your choices are very ahhhh should I say different in nature

Cheech and Chong ?
Tommy plays at my place here in Vegas once every while. What was it that chick snorted ? Comet ? funny movies blazing saddles.........how bout when they rescued that 400.00 dollar hand-car from the quicksand and left the color folk in there?

 

[JSMOOTH]

In order......
1. Varsity Blues..."you want whip crame?"
2. Shawshank Redemption
3. Bravehaert
4. Happy Gilmore
5. American History X

 

[ozball]

I'll chime in with the most thought provoking and far and away best movie of all time that I've seen...FIGHT CLUB.

Unfortunately poorly named, ineptly marketed as a violent flick, it is a movie that should be seen by all. The title and marketing scared away a lot of viewers who would've enjoyed it. Nolan, have you seen it? I peg you as someone that would enjoy it and have a lot to say about it's themes. It is "non-hollywood" and a little alternative, but well worth the time...what more can I say?

ozball

 

[Its Gravy]

1. Coming to America
2. Friday
3. Enter the Dragon
4. True Lies

 

[Scotty H]

In no particular order

Star Wars
Saving Private Ryan (Best war movie ever made)
Jaws
Braveheart
The Natural (My favorite baseball movie)
Patton (Bar none this best acting performance ever put on film)

 

[DOGS THAT BARK]

Listed most in Kirks thread which has brought back up but some additional notes.

Movie I have probably watched most times in life>Wizard of Oz.

Fav recent movie>The Green Mile

Classic movie I hated most Gone with the Wind

Only movie I ever left theatre before conclusion>Natural Born Killers

Movie that made me cry and still would >Old Yeller

Favorite music piece from movie.Theme from Good Bad and Ugly,also my fav western.