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What is your favorite movie, and why? Mine would have to be 'Hunt for Red October' I don't know why I love the movie so much. Maybe because I like watching movies about Cold War tensions. I donno :confused:

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

I love that movie too, it is so stupid you can't help but laugh!

Haven't seen it.
*slaughters with chainsaw*

Seriously, go rent it. And watch it when you're high.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Haven't seen it.

Mine is Maria Full of Grace.

Haven't seen it.

Mine is Maria Full of Grace.

I have never heard of 'Maria Full of Grace'

Inherit the Wind

The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

*Shoots self in the head as the world collapses!*

I have never heard of 'Maria Full of Grace'

That is because you are a consumer whore and dislike independent films.

Haven't seen it.

?!

what sort of cave do you live in?

That is because you are a consumer whore and dislike independent films.

I watched the Saw films, those were independent weren't they?

Maria Full of Grace doesn't sound like a movie I would watch, what is it about?

I love that movie too, it is so stupid you can't help but laugh!

i friend of mine uses it extensively in a presentation he gives on monty python and philosophy, actually

That is because you are a consumer whore and dislike independent films.

I haven't seen it because it's about a women. Not a big fan of female protagonists.

?!

what sort of cave do you live in?

I haven't seen it either. It's old.

I haven't seen it either. It's old.

and readily available on dvd

I haven't seen it either. It's old.

Monty Python is newer than Inherit the Wind. Don't tell me it's old.

and readily available on dvd

So are lots of other movies.

So are lots of other movies.

Even though they are not my favorite films, you haven't experienced true comedy until you see the 'Monty Python' films. If you haven't seen them then you have a void in your sense of humor. I pity you, I truly do...

Monty Python is newer than Inherit the Wind. Don't tell me it's old.

Than what?

?!

what sort of cave do you live in?
It's nice, A/C, wifi, cable..
I watched the Saw films, those were independent weren't they?
True.. Tell me, is #3 worth watching? I haven't seen it yet.
Maria Full of Grace doesn't sound like a movie I would watch, what is it about?
María llena eres de gracia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Full_of_Grace)

Even though I hate subtitles, I willingly read them for this movie. *nods*
I haven't seen it because it's about a women. Not a big fan of female protagonists.
But.. but.. she poops cocaine!
I haven't seen it either. It's old.

QFT

Gattaca (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gattaca)

It's nice, A/C, wifi, cable..

True.. Tell me, is #3 worth watching? I haven't seen it yet.




Three is not better than the first one, (sequels rarely are) but yeah it is worth seeing, I liked it. If you are into the gore then you will love it.

But.. but.. she poops cocaine!
Yeah, I know what the movie's about. It never interested me.

Poops cocaine :confused: Oh, never mind, read the link.

Yeah, I know what the movie's about. It never interested me.

Fascist. :rolleyes:

Boondock Saints.

The best movie.

Ever.

Fascist. :rolleyes:

Most definitely.

Most definitely.

Communist

Probably The Last Emperor or Office Space, depending on how I feel like defining favorite.

Network, Blade Runner, The Great Dictator, Dr.Strangelove, M*A*S*H, 2001: A space Odyssey, Apocalypse Now, The Good The Bad and the Ugly...I could be here all night

It's nice, A/C, wifi, cable..

well, get a dvd player already

well, get a dvd player already

Not enough room. :(

Ah, too many to name.

I'm drawing a blank, anyway. :(

I can't pick one.

:(

I kinda worry about those who can.

I can't pick one.

:(

I kinda worry about those who can.

You can't pick?

Cinderella?!

300 :d

Akira Kurosawas Seven Samurai...1953 movie...what the magnificent seven was based on and its an absolute must see for anyone...I love it :cool:

I rewatched Save the Green Planet again recently, and it was every bit as funny, deranged and tragic as I remembered.
Ginger Snaps was perversely funny, too, though not as skillfully done.

You can't pick?

Cinderella?!

oh, well, yeah, I forgot. Having a lot of anxiety tonight...sorry.

*sings*

"why would a fella want a girl like that, so obviously unusual, why can't a fella ever once prefer a usual girl like me?"

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

The Life of Brian was better. And I'm with Smunkee, though I'll take it a step farther. Anyone who can name a favorite film hasn't watched enough films.

Anyone who can name a favorite film hasn't watched enough films.

I agree with you there in part...take music...ask me to name a fave tune and it would be impossible...I have hundreds of fave tunes depending on what mood i'm in...I suppose film is the same but to a lesser extent...but as mentioned above Seven Samurai IS my fave film of all time...but its also a lengthy movie and I have to be in the right frame of mind to watch it...

Tied between Schindler's List, In Harm's Way and Tora, Tora, Tora. With honorable mention to the Lord of the Rings trilogy (although I found Frodo annoying, I thought Samwise was the real hero). At least, these are the ones that first come to mind (oh, wait Interview With the Vampire even if it did have Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, Titanic and Memoirs of a Geisha and probably a few more).

Tied between Schindler's List, In Harm's Way and Tora, Tora, Tora. With honorable mention to the Lord of the Rings trilogy (although I found Frodo annoying, I thought Samwise was the real hero).

you Tora, Tora, Tora i never would think that,
oh did you know a scene from that movie is in the movie Midway

(although I found Frodo annoying, I thought Samwise was the real hero).

That was the intent.

you Tora, Tora, Tora i never would think that,
oh did you know a scene from that movie is in the movie Midway

Also several scenes are in the strangely compelling and yet at the same time horrible TV mini-series Pearl.

Hard to say, some favorites are Dr Strangelove, Silence of the Lambs, Pasqualino Settebelleze (ENG title: Seven Beauties), Pan's Labyrinth and Titus.

Also several scenes are in the strangely compelling and yet at the same time horrible TV mini-series Pearl.

never heard of it

Pan's Labyrinth

Top film!

I also like..

Buena Vista Social Club - documentary about the cuban band of the same name

Kung Fu Hustle - kung fu madness

La Haine - french film about the paris riots

Dead Mans Shoes - an absolute must see...british film about a guy who comes back from the iraq war and starts executing the men who picked on his mentally handicapped brother

Dark Days - A documentary maker spends time with the people who live in the New York subway tunnels

Dogtown and the Z boys - All time skateboard documentary classic

Coffee and Cigarettes - short sketches about smoking and drinking coffee...the highlight being Iggy Pop talking to Tom Waits

Slapshot - Paul Newman and the Hanson brothers...the best sports film ever!

TRON - Who doesn't love TRON!!

Old Boy - Korean revenge flick...love it

The Machinist - Christian Bale slimmed down to nothing to play this insomniac

Napoleon Dynamite - nerd classic...the dancing scene at the end cracks me up every time!

Straight Story - David Lynch tells the true story of a guy that travelled half way across america on a lawnmower to see his dying brother

American Beauty, Fight Club, Office Space, Matrix, Pirates of the Caribbean, American History X, Lion King, about 2 dozen more...

Oh geez, how the bloody hell am I meant to decide my one favourite film?

A few:

π [Pi]
Akira
Bande à Part
Bringing Up Baby
Coffee & Cigarettes
Dancer In The Dark
Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Hotaru no haka [Grave Of The Fireflies]
Kōkaku Kidōtai [Ghost In The Shell]
Lost In Translation
Memento
Miller’s Crossing
Once Upon A Time In The West
Ran [Chaos]
Rear Window
Shichinin no samurai [Seven Samurai]
Trainspotting
Wong Fei Hung [Once Upon A Time in China 1]

City of God,
Spirited Away

and

Hotel Rwanda

are a few favourites of mine.

City of God



another great film

Ginger Snaps was perversely funny, too, though not as skillfully done.
If she wasn't so freaky looking she'd be hot. It'd also help if she didn't kill you after sex, or was that her sister? Anyways, I've had to sit through that movie too many times.

Inherit the Wind

Good film! :)

I can't pick one.

:(

I kinda worry about those who can.

Me neither, it depends on my mood & which ones pop into my head at the time.

Akira Kurosawas Seven Samurai...1953 movie...what the magnificent seven was based on and its an absolute must see for anyone...I love it :cool:

Another excellent film! :)

Off the top of my head, right now, I'd probably say Unforgiven by Clint Eastwood.

It would be impossible to compare all the movies I've seen and choose the best. I probably watch three or four movies a week and don't even remember half of them.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Seconded.

Pan's Labyrinth

That film had me scratching my head. (Faires+nazis)*(spanish)=WTF?!

Can't chose which:
- natural born killers
- lords of dogtown
- silent hill
- the idiots.
- rabbit proof fence

Can't chose which:
- natural born killers
- lords of dogtown
- silent hill
- the idiots.
- rabbit proof fence

If I had to choose, then Life of Brian or The original Italian Job are two I keep going back to.

What is your favorite movie, and why? Mine would have to be 'Hunt for Red October' I don't know why I love the movie so much. Maybe because I like watching movies about Cold War tensions. I donno :confused:

Anything by Mel Brooks.

Seconded.

Thirded

A lot of the films I would say are my favourites would probably seem horrible if I watched them again. If I was watching a film with friends and having a really good time regardless of what was on the TV then I tend to think the film was incredible

My top ten, listed alphabetically:


Amelie
American Splendor
Benny and Joon
Dirty Work
Monthy Python and the Holy Grail
Moulin Rouge
Napoleon Dynamite
Sleepless in Seattle
The Royal Tenenbaums
When Harry Met Sally

Impossible to have just one...so a little selection of ten in no particular order..

Babettes Feast - Amazing atmospheric film
American History X - Required viewing in all schools
The Longest Day - Yes indeed..I think its one of the best US WW2 movies from the US
Star Wars - Pure unadulterated space opera
Casablanca - to many reasons
Holy Grail - well doh!
Apocalypse Now - Best Vietnam film I have seen
Lord of War - pretty obvious
Ronin - Euros can also make great cop/chase flicks
The Great Dictator - well doh!

Of course while typing this I had more movies pop into my head LOL

I like too many movies to just single out one as my favourite....

....but, The Godfather I and II, Gladiator, Spiderman 2, LOTR and others are some of my favourites

Too...many.....AARGH!

If I had to pick one, I'd say Donnie Darko. But I can't choose!

I'm not going to pick a favorite, but I am going to bring up one movie for further discussion here...

"My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."

'Nuff said. Discuss! :)

What is your favorite movie, and why? Mine would have to be 'Hunt for Red October' I don't know why I love the movie so much. Maybe because I like watching movies about Cold War tensions. I donno :confused:

I like that one, it was good.

I consider Apocalypse Now to be the best movie ever made, in my opinion (one has to include that disclaimer these days). My favourite movie, however, is either Pirates of the Caribbean (1, not 2, 2 sucked) or perhaps the original Ghostbusters movie. They were both such fun movies, and at the end of the day, isn't that why we watch movies?

Anything by Mel Brooks.

*strongly agrees*

Snatch, Trainspotting, American Beauty, Good Will Hunting, Sin City, etc...

*strongly agrees*

The Lord has given me these fifteen...oy...ten commandments!

That film had me scratching my head. (Faires+nazis)*(spanish)=WTF?!

They aren't nazis. It's spanish, because it's in Spain. The fairies might, or might not, be real.

Aliens.

That is because you are a consumer whore and dislike independent films.

aye. Maria full of grace is a great movie.

Die Hard Trilogy, Sum of All Fears, Stargate, Aliens, Star Wars IV, V, VI, anything with explosions and/or space tbh. I don't pretend to be a film geek, I just like watching people shoot each other. And if they happen to be on a distant planet at the time, well that just makes it more fun :p

Other than that, I rate Monty Python highly, and I'll always enjoy a good Muppets film :D

My favourite films (in no order, obviously, as that would require a coherence far beyond my limited capabilities:)) are: Evolution, Crash, Starter for Ten, About A Boy, all the Shrek films, Madagascar, Happy Feet.
Oh, and because I like moaning, the worst film I ever saw was "The Perfect Storm". Im sure it wasn't the intention of the film makers for the viewer to think that drowning was far, far too good a death for the painfully irritating characters, but that was certainly my reaction.

If she wasn't so freaky looking she'd be hot. It'd also help if she didn't kill you after sex, or was that her sister? Anyways, I've had to sit through that movie too many times.
She only looks freaky for the last half hour or so, when she grows wolf-tits on her abdomen. Lethal post-coital interaction is good enough for insects and they outnumber us hugely.
Are Canadians bolted to steel tables and forced to watch at least 8 hours of domestic cinema a week?

Not Another Teen Movie

Il Postino (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110877/).

I can't pick one.

:(

I kinda worry about those who can.

I dont. For me, there is a huge diference between your favorite movie and the movie you think is the best one. Now, a favorite movie for me is one that youre somewhat emotionaly atached, while the "best" movie is something that goes beyong your subjectivity.

Now, I do think its weird for someone to say which is the "BEST MOVIE EVER MADE", but I dont think its weird if its their favorite. Of course, as long as they know that their favorite is special to them, not as an universal value like all those that say movie X is the BEST OF ALL TIMES (which happens all the time in IMDB).

Ooooh, there's too many...

For today, I'll go with Aliens, Dog Soldiers, Lord Of The Rings, Star Wars and Starship Troopers. And Die Hard, just to mix things up a bit :)

Lord of the Rings, Fear and Loathing Las Vegas (surprised?), Fight Club, Sixth Sense.... Arghh! I'm drawing a blank now!

300 :d
Dear God, tell me you're joking.


Lord of War - pretty obvious

*nods*. I forgot about that movie until you listed it.

aye. Maria full of grace is a great movie.

Thank Mod someone else loves that movie! I think WYTYG also likes it, or maybe she was just surprised that I even watched it..

Shit, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. That is in my top eleven.

Evolution, Crash, Starter for Ten, About A Boy, all the Shrek films, Madagascar, Happy Feet.

jesus...remind me to never go to the cinema with you :eek:

jesus...remind me to never go to the cinema with you :eek:

No kidding!:)

I'm not going to pick a favorite, but I am going to bring up one movie for further discussion here...

"My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."

'Nuff said. Discuss! :)

Inconceivable!

Dear God, tell me you're joking.


Coming from someone who liked Lord of the Rings. :rolleyes:

today i made some people angy by saying my favourite movie is diehard. so i will say my favourite movie is the diehard trilogy.

That film had me scratching my head. (Faires+nazis)*(spanish)=WTF?!

As far as I know, they weren't Nazis...


Although Arrested Development kept popping into my head every time they said "Herr Mano" which led the movie to be much funnier then intended...

Coming from someone who liked Lord of the Rings. :rolleyes:

What the hell is wrong with Lord of the Rings? I mainly read the books, but the movies are the closest approximation of a book I've ever seen.

What the hell is wrong with Lord of the Rings? I mainly read the books, but the movies are the closest approximation of a book I've ever seen.

What the hell is wrong with 300? It was nearly identical to the graphic novel by Frank Miller.

My all time favorite movie is Unbreakable.

Boondock Saints is my favorite action film.