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Whats your favorite movie? My favorite movie is Big Daddy and Mr.Deeds

My Favorite Type of movies are Comedy

I think my favorite movie is Aladdin. I don't know why. It's probably because a part of my brain is stuck at 5 years old.

thats a cool. whats your favorite type of movie?

I like old movies... like Army of Darkness and Evil Dead II.

thats a cool. whats your favorite type of movie?
Comedy, probably. And cheesy horror movies from long, long ago. Especially old, cheesy vampire movies.

Apocalypse Now
THX-1138
Dr. Stranglelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Dead Poet's Society
The Right Stuff
The Wild Bunch
Cross of Iron
A Bridge Too Far
To Kill a Mockingbird
Blue Velvet
Gatteca
Conan the Barbarian
Arsenic and Old Lace
and many many more. . .

I think my favorite movie is Aladdin. I don't know why. It's probably because a part of my brain is stuck at 5 years old.
It's the subliminal messages....

Nyways, I can't get enough of Dr. Strangelove. :)
Mein fuehrer! I can walk!

A Clockwork Orange
Dr. Stranglelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Pulp Fiction
The Godfather
GoodFellas
Eyes Wide Shut
Reservoir Dogs
Apocalypse Now

To name only a few.

Favorite movie? Not just one, the entire Naked Gun trilogy.

Favorite type of movie? Hmm, that's tough. I guess it would have to be Comedy, followed by fact-based Drama (could also be loosely affiliated with the term Documentary).

I like Science Fiction.

The Quiet Earth
Twelve Monkeys
Logan's Run
The Fifth Element
Alphaville
The Quatermass Experiment
The Andromeda Strain
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (w/Donald Sutherland)

*shakes her head at her own nerdiness*

lord of the rings 1 2 & 3

Transformers: The Movie. It's sad, but I don't care! If I'm ever feeling ill or depressed, I put that on, and I feel like a little kid again, it's great!

I love all types of movies.

Favourites

Action: Resident Evil II

Comedy: The Waterboy

Horror: Uh.. The Mothman Prophecies?

Thriller: Saw

Romace: For Love & Basketball

Animated: Finding Nemo

Comedies and B movies. not just the old B movies but also the "direct to video/DVD" B movies.

Favorite movie of all time: Blade Runner

I like old movies... like Army of Darkness and Evil Dead II.

I guess I'm showing my age if I state that these are not old movies, yeah?

To me an old movie would have to date back to at least the fifties. Maybe that's just senility kicking in though.

Haha! Scary Movie 3! No, its my second...my first is "THE BREAKFAST CLUB." That is the supreme 80s movie...

Ugh...The Abyss was good too...

The Godfather.

Shakespeare in Love.

Royal Tenenbaums.

Haha! Scary Movie 3! No, its my second...my first is "THE BREAKFAST CLUB." That is the supreme 80s movie...

Ugh...The Abyss was good too...
I haven't seen The Breakfast Club but I've heard good things.

I haven't seen The Breakfast Club but I've heard good things.

It's quite good, but it's way too moody for some people.

I like a little bit of everything...
Great Expectations
Love Actually
Little Women
The Grudge
The Notebook
House on Haunted Hill
The Shawshank Redemption
Gothika
Varsity Blues
Harold & Kumar go to White Castle
The Matrix series...

The Matrix series...

Ah yes, The Matrix. One of my favorite comedies.

Historical moves (EX: Gettysburg)

I guess I'm showing my age if I state that these are not old movies, yeah?

To me an old movie would have to date back to at least the fifties. Maybe that's just senility kicking in though.
heh heh, I was thinkign the same thing... Nice to see you again.

the hitchikers guide
and the
back to the future trilogy

Apocalypse Now
THX-1138
Dr. Stranglelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Dead Poet's Society
The Right Stuff
The Wild Bunch
Cross of Iron
A Bridge Too Far
To Kill a Mockingbird
Blue Velvet
Gatteca
Conan the Barbarian
Arsenic and Old Lace
and many many more. . .
I'll say this much, you certainly have an eclectic taste in movies, but i have to disagree with Dr Strangelove as i consider it to be one of the Worst movies i've ever seen. :p

Alright, here's the first that come to mind...
Yellow Fever
Out break
BAck to the Future
Blast from the past
When harry met sally
the object of my affection

I couldn't continue, but there are too many...

its too hard to pick just one movie, but some definite candidates are:

Forrest Gump
City of God
City of Lost Children

its too hard to pick just one movie, but some definite candidates are:

Forrest Gump
City of God
City of Lost Children
That reminds me, I really liked The Manchurian Candidate

The Big Lebowski

Some of my favorite quotes, randomized:

"What's a 'pederast', Walter?"


"Eight year-olds, dude."



"No, you're not wrong, Walter. You're not wrong, you're just an asshole."


"Nihilists? Jesus. Say what you will about the National Socialists, at least that was an ethos."


"Have it your way, Dude."

"I suggest you do what your parents did: Get a job, sir! I've got news for you, your war is over! Guess what-- The bums lost! The bums will always lose!"

Not sure I got the last one right. There are too many great quotable lines in that movie.

At the moment probably The Kid and Modern Times

Right now

Delicatessen

Could change in a minute.

actually. already changed

Birds, Orphans and Fools by Juraj Jakubisko
(trying to write an analysis of it right now)

I have no single favorite movie, so I have to divide it up into genres:

Comedy: "Help!" (The Beatles' second movie)
Action/Adventure: "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"
Musical: "Moulin Rouge"
Sci-Fi: "Star Wars" Ep. 4-6
Fantasy: "Lord of the Rings" Trilogy, of course
CG-Animated: "Shrek" 1 and 2
Trad. Animated: "The Lion King"
Anime: "Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust"

Raiders of the Lost Arc
The Great Escape
Bridge on the Rover Kwai
Beverly Hills Cop

All Time Greatest Move: Casablanca

"So... if she weighs the same as a duck... then, she's made of wood..."
"And therefore..."
"A witch!!! Burn 'er!"

The Holy Grail, for all who don't know...

All Time Greatest Move: Casablanca

In your opinion...

have too many to choose just one

In your opinion...

In mine and several other.

In mine and several other.

yeah, well... I can't argue. It's a classic. But surely you love the Python films...

I always thought id have to be slightly more retarded to enjoy Mr Deeds!

When i was young i saw Memphis Belle and Treasure Island both are unbelievably cool
1st 3 Star Wars movies
LOTR Trilogy Fave is the 2nd as the 3rd was to far from the book
there are a lot of movies that ive enjoyed(namely comedies) but i cant remember them. :(
Baseketball is awesome
Saving Private Ryan
The Eagle has landed
Zulu
A movie involving bunch of British last chancers on a suicide mission in Africa(dont know name)

Ive never seen Pearl Harbour nor Titanic Proud of this
Worst movie Escape from Athena
Goebbles saw it before it was made and thats why the Nazis wanted to exterminate the Jews-it is so awful. :(

Hmm, my absolute favourite?

Difficult, I'll have to limit myself to ten, so... hard...

1) "The End of Evangelion"
2) "The Decalogue"
3) "Seven Samurai"
4) "Dawn of the Dead" (NOT the lesser re-make)
5) "Week End"
6) "Sunrise"
7) "Solarys"
8) "Persona"... no wait "Scenes From A Marriage"... no wait "Wild Strawberries"... ;)
9) "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly"
10) "Cria!" (Subject to change, just recently saw it)

That reminds me, I really liked The Manchurian Candidate The original with Frank Sinatra, or the remake with Denzel Washington? :)

My favorite movie is Saving Private Ryan. Others that I have highly enjoyed include the Star Wars trilogy, Team America: World Police and Schindler's List.

The Princess Bride.

In your opinion...

Nobody would pick a goddamn romance movie and call it the greatest. Only women and poofters do that! (The last sentence is best imagined to be said by WWII U.S. Gen. George Patton.)

Blade Runner is amazing. I could watch it again, just for Rutger Hauer's ending monologue.

I could mention most movies by Stanley Kubrick. Dr. Strangelove is good, but it hasn't aged well. The humour seems dated.

How about 80's Hong Kong movies? Wuxia, anyone? You ought to see The Swordsman 2!

City of God

Big Lebowski

Patlabor 2 (yes its an anime, but it has a story line and doesn't concentrate on huge freekin robots)

Blade Runner (Directors Cut though)

Apocalypse Now Redux

Seven Samurai

I like very much "Braveheart" and "Gladiator".
The finest love movie is "Casablanca"

A movie involving bunch of British last chancers on a suicide mission in Africa(dont know name)

The 1943 Sahara?

The 1981 Dogs Of War?

...
5) "Week End"

tihihi, Just reading the title made me laugh.

part 8. The right choice is Wild strawberries. or Persona... gosh, that IS hard one

I just love the city/countryside clichés in Sunrise (you did mean the Sunrise -song of two humans?) And the train scene is incredible.

How about 80's Hong Kong movies? Wuxia, anyone? You ought to see The Swordsman 2! Both are pretty good, but I personally prefer "Calamity of Snake" and "A Better Tomorrow" :D

I just love the city/countryside clichés in Sunrise (you did mean the Sunrise -song of two humans?) And the train scene is incredible. I know it's cliche'd, but God help me I love it. Such a simple, lovely story, great performences and achingly beautiful photography. I truly believe it represents the pinnacle of Silent Film.

Nobody would pick a goddamn romance movie and call it the greatest. Only women and poofters do that! (The last sentence is best imagined to be said by WWII U.S. Gen. George Patton.)

Would the voice of Patton accept a godamn war movie as the greatest?

Nobody would pick a goddamn romance movie and call it the greatest. Only women and poofters do that! (The last sentence is best imagined to be said by WWII U.S. Gen. George Patton.)
Casablanca over Savin Private Ryan anytime. And I don't like Casablanca that much either...

edit: Patton is actually a decent war movie.

i have to disagree with Dr Strangelove as i consider it to be one of the Worst movies i've ever seen. :p

HERESY!!! *grabs torch* :p

A lot of movies I like have been mentioned...

A Clockwork Orange
Lord of the Rings
Gattaca
Transformers: The Movie :)
Saving Private Ryan
Event Horizon
The Fifth Element

...I could go on and on. I'll just stop.

Schindler's List over that romance piece of crap (even if it was made during the War). Schindler's List featured Nazis and concentration camps! *Sino's left arm struggles to prevent the right arm from being raised.*

1. Star Wars: A New Hope (aka Episode IV) (classic edition)
2. Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi (aka Episode VI) (classic edition)
3. Godfather
4. Godfather 2
5. Aliens (director's cut)
6. Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade
7. The Game
8. Trainspotting
9. Dirty Rotten Scoundal
10. Spider-Man

Honerable mentioning goes to: Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back (surprise surprise) :), Alien, Indiana Jones: Raiders Of The Lost Ark, Spider-Man 2, X-Men, X2: United, Goldfinger (James Bond), Liar Liar, Dr. Strangelove, Blade Runner, Pulp Fiction, The Wedding Singer, A Fish Called Wanda, High Fidelity and lots more.....

Nobody besides me listed Schindler's List? That's rather sad.

Schindler's List over that romance piece of crap (even if it was made during the War). Schindler's List featured Nazis and concentration camps! *Sino's left arm struggles to prevent the right arm from being raised.*

Casablanca was hardly Nazi-free, or are we talking about an entirely different film?

Transformers: The Movie :)



I love the rock music version of the Transformers theme, but the original series is still the best thing in the franchise.
"Autobots, transform and roll out!"

Now that we're talking about silly movies, how about the Turtles movies? I found them hilarious.

Nobody besides me listed Schindler's List? That's rather sad. If there had been a thread saying "post your top 47 films", then you'd see it from me.

Airplane! (1 and 2)
Naked Gun trilogy
The Holy Grail
Life of Brian
The Godfather trilogy
The Usual Suspects
Shrek (1 and 2)

...

There's probably more I can't think of...

Interesting to see how fleeting the success of some films is: a few years ago this kind of thread would have been clogged with Reservoir Dogs, Trainspotting and The Matrix. So far I think only one of these has been mentioned.

If there had been a thread saying "post your top 47 films", then you'd see it from me.

That film's better and more thought provoking than most of the crap made by Hollywood in the last decade!

here's my favourite movies.

Akira
Doctor Strangelove
The Princess Bride
The sword in the stone
The Life of Brian
The Holy Grail
Der Untergang

...that's all my favourites that I can remember at the moment.

Interesting to see how fleeting the success of some films is: a few years ago this kind of thread would have been clogged with Reservoir Dogs, Trainspotting and The Matrix. So far I think only one of these has been mentioned.

perhaps. In my opinion, these films just aren't worthy of the title, but it's certainly evident that there used to be a lot of people who had a differing opinion about that. Probably because these films don't have a timeless element to them, or at least, as strong a ones as some of the old classics. They're too tapped into modern culture, so people only identify/appreciate them for a certain time.

That film's better and more thought provoking than most of the crap made by Hollywood in the last decade! I won't deny that. Still, it has to compete with over a century of film, and so it is hardly a bad thing that it manages to be within my Top 50.

And the Akira manga comics kicked the crap out of the movie. I liked the explosions in the film too, but the original graphic novels were just astounding.

Anything Disney! i know it sounds pretty lame but i know a heap of words to songs from their movies

My favorite type of movies are in the medieval or Shakespearan era:
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Emma
Shakespeare's in love
O
Elizebeth
Pride and Prejudice
Dragon's heart

here's my favourite movies.

Akira
Doctor Strangelove
The Princess Bride
The sword in the stone
The Life of Brian
The Holy Grail
Der Untergang

...that's all my favourites that I can remember at the moment.
=Cool
Airplane and 2 damn.
She was jacking me to the bone tightly!

The Star Wars Trilogy (the original of course)
Kevin Smith's Askewniverse movies (especially Clerks and Mallrats)
Dazed and Confused
Wayne's World
Pulp Fiction
Kill Bill vol.1
Edward Scissorhands
The Nightmare before Christmas
South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut
A Christmas Story

Shawshank redemption has got to be up there, schindlers list, as good as it gets, falling down, sorry love films.

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I won't deny that. Still, it has to compete with over a century of film, and so it is hardly a bad thing that it manages to be within my Top 50.


...and of course all the films made in Europe, Asia and South America (it does beat every African movie..) in the last decade...

Just being annoying, nevermind.

I guess it would be in my top 50. Maybe. I try to avoid listing as it's just impossible.

perhaps. In my opinion, these films just aren't worthy of the title, but it's certainly evident that there used to be a lot of people who had a differing opinion about that. Probably because these films don't have a timeless element to them, or at least, as strong a ones as some of the old classics. They're too tapped into modern culture, so people only identify/appreciate them for a certain time.

Indeed: I personally have a relatively low opinion of those films. For what it is worth, I also think that (heresy) LOTR fits into this same category.

I rather liked schindlers list, but not my favourite though.....
River Kwai is a classic good movie, but not my favourite either
Trainspotting was nice as well....still
It is so hard to choose a favourite, so i have narrowed it down to these few:

Delicatessen, Holy Grail (brits making fun of themselves is funny), Planet of the Apes - the original, Once Were Warriors, Ice age and a few movies from my country that noone outside here have ever heard of, to mention a few - Pelle The Conquerer, Svend Knud & Valdemar and of course Bjergkoebing Grand Prix

...and of course all the films made in Europe, Asia and South America (it does beat every African movie..) in the last decade...

Just being annoying, nevermind. You'll note I said a century of film, not a century of American film, I'm always inclusive in my lists. :D

I was just taking a guess at where I'd put it, listing is fiendishly difficult.

M Ohh, Fritz Lang is teh woot! (I'm aware this may not have been intentional :p )

and a few movies from my country that noone outside here have ever heard of, to mention a few - Pelle The Conquerer, Svend Knud & Valdemar and of course Bjergkoebing Grand Prix
And that's Norway or Denmark?

Almost Famous and Fight Club.

You'll note I said a century of film, not a century of American film, I'm always inclusive in my lists. :D

I was just taking a guess at where I'd put it, listing is fiendishly difficult.

Ohh, Fritz Lang is teh woot! (I'm aware this may not have been intentional :p )
I was referring to Sino's post. He only mentioned Hollywood movies..

Fritz has a long list of awesome movies. I prefer the earlier ones. (to be honest, I haven't seen many of his later works...)

And that's Norway or Denmark?

yep, it came out wrong - should've been and movies that not many ppl outside scandinavia has ever heard about

yep, it came out wrong - should've been and movies that not many ppl outside scandinavia has ever heard about
I haven't heard of those...Just figured out it had to be either one of those by the titles. I haven't seen too many Danish (except Trier's works) or Norwegian films. hmmm...few good ones...They eat dogs in China and the second part Old men in new cars and from Norway Buddy and and and damn, what's the name of the film where two guys get out of mental hospital and move to a new flat. The other one fell in love with his neighbour and the other one started to write poems anonymously...

edit: Plus one of the best short films I've ever seen. Gjennom mine tykke briller!
second edit: Got it! Elling was the title of the film

I haven't heard of those...Just figured out it had to be either one of those by the titles. I haven't seen too many Danish (except Trier's works) or Norwegian films. hmmm...few good ones...They eat dogs in China and the second part Old men in new cars and from Norway Buddy and and and damn, what's the name of the film where two guys get out of mental hospital and move to a new flat. The other one fell in love with his neighbour and the other one started to write poems anonymously...

edit: Plus one of the best short films I've ever seen. Gjennom mine tykke briller!
second edit: Got it! Elling was the title of the film


I'm not a big fan of Trier, but Pelle the Conquerer is by Bille August who also made Smillas sence of Snow, House of the Spirits and Jerusalem. you've might have heard of one of them

I'm not a big fan of Trier, but Pelle the Conquerer is by Bille August who also made Smillas sence of Snow, House of the Spirits and Jerusalem. you've might have heard of one of them
Yep, I have. I've seen Smilla's sense of Snow and it was ok. Prefer the book though. They could have some of his films in city library. I'll have to look for them.
Any other recommendations? I really would like to see more films from other Scandinavian countries.

Yep, I have. I've seen Smilla's sense of Snow and it was ok. Prefer the book though. They could have some of his films in city library. I'll have to look for them.
Any other recommendations? I really would like to see more films from other Scandinavian countries.

If you liked "In China they eat dogs" you might like "Pusher" 1+2
Might even some of the dogme films like "Mifune's last song" and "The Celebration"
nothing else comes to mind right now

and of course "Flickering Lights"

The Star Wars and LotR movies, I also like Tarantino's movies.

The Good,The Bad and the Ugly
Braveheart
The Godfather

I love comedies and romance the best.

My favorites:
While You Were Sleeping
The Transporter
True Lies
Romancing the Stone
Indiana Jone Trilogy
StarWars (all of them)

You guys have shitty taste! (except for Kervoskia)

I'm sorry... I respect every one of you.

Why doesn't any one appreaciate the Dutch film-culture ??

Movies likes Turks Fruit, Naar de Klote and Van God Los are jewels for the eye. Picturing the cruelty and raw nature of mankind and this world.

Recently I have been watching Anchorman, Outlaw Josey Wales, and Hero repeatedly.

Favorite movie ever: The Big Lebowski

Why doesn't any one appreaciate the Dutch film-culture ??

Movies likes Turks Fruit, Naar de Klote and Van God Los are jewels for the eye. Picturing the cruelty and raw nature of mankind and this world.

If you're living in the United States, most movie theaters aren't showing any foreign films - they are regarded as money losers.

You have to rent DVDs or be in a major urban area with a theater that shows foreign films, or if you're lucky, some cable channel will show a foreign film.

If you don't have any initial interest in a foreign film, you won't EVER see one.

I would imagine that Dutch film doesn't do well in India, either. They only want films with happy endings, and several happy songs.

Das Boot

Why doesn't any one appreaciate the Dutch film-culture ??

Movies likes Turks Fruit, Naar de Klote and Van God Los are jewels for the eye. Picturing the cruelty and raw nature of mankind and this world. Dude, I love many Dutch films. Hell, I'm half-dutch myself. But none of them merited top ten position. However, I will say that "Spoorloos" (remade into the terrible "Vanishing") and "Soldat Van Orange" are my favourites from Nederland.

Why doesn't any one appreaciate the Dutch film-culture ??


countries (origin of films) mentioned this far
USA
France
Japan
Chechoslovakia
Germany
Denmark
Norway
Netherlands

+ few I may have forgotten (UK, China..)
You could ask the same question with many many other countries. WL already gave few reasons.
No one has mentioned any Spanish or Italian movies even though many classics are from those countries.

Recently I have been watching Anchorman, Outlaw Josey Wales, and Hero repeatedly.

Favorite movie ever: The Big Lebowski


The Outlaw Josey Wales is great.

Clint: "Does it take out stains?"

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