Favorite Movies?

[abg1988]

My favorite movie might have to be Back to the Futrue :D

[Here]

Ugh. this is hard for me. I really can't just pic one, so let's go with a few in no special order.

Star Trek(Nemesis, Wrath of Khan, First Contact)
The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things
American Beauty
BladeRunner
Fight Club

[xxxxx]

Edward Scissorhands might have to be my fave

[dream853]

I know this was a crappy movie, but for some reson i love it :p

Swimfan :)

[Bsquared]

The Princess Bride, hahahahaha

So many great lines, it's classic

[thornman]

Well obviously I have more than 1 favorite movie, but thinking about films from '03 to now, definitely "11:14". Pure gold. I reccomend it to anyone who enjoys a good, original story.

[Omniscient]

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Definitely my favourite!

[frostycakes]

Princess Mononoke and Eurotrip. :D

[Diagonal]

Oooh, Princess Mononoke. I love Miyazaki's movies.
Grave of the Fireflies made me cry.

[truthbetold1014]

Oh, there are so many. I'm with thornman about "11:14", which was a great exercise in intersecting storylines (though not as well-acted as "Crash") and Miyazaki movies (though "Howl's Moving Castle" was a tad slow).

But I'm gonna have to go with "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," "Lost in Translation", and "Little Miss Sunshine." I realize that I'm breaking the singular favorite rule, but they're all recent movies and show a new direction filmmaking seems to be headed in. They're also definitely films everyone can appreciate, even though at times the former two can be a tad confusing.

And I just saw "The Prestige" and recommend that as well. Christopher Nolan is nuts and totally butchers linear stories, but he's brilliant. Tarantino also cannot be overlooked: "Grindhouse" should be waaay more popular than it is. And "Pulp Fiction" is unadulterated (seriously) awesome. K, I'm way over the limit.

[frostycakes]

^ Was Grindhouse that good?

I wanted to see it while it was in theatres, but I didn't get a chance... :(

I'll stick it in the Netflix queue or something when it comes out if it is. :P

[truthbetold1014]

It was amazing. If you know anything about 70s films, you'll laugh so hard that you'll feel like you're about to pop. I mean, come on. A woman with a gun for a leg, Nicolas Cage with a cameo as a kung fu master, five-time replay of a car getting run over to focus on individual deaths, Bruce Willis as an oozing zombie ... it's perfect. And, honestly, it sounds waaay gory, and it is, but it's hilarious.

And stick around for the end of Tarantino's segment.

Rosario Dawson kicks butt.

[DewCrew9]

Well I'm a big sci-fi fan. I love the Star Wars trilogies, Jurrasic Park films, and Indiana Jones, but my favorite would have to be Serenity. It's an obscure little cult film that came out in 2005. It's by the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel and the writer of Toy Story. It's a continuation of the Firefly tv series, a bit of a space-western-action-adventure-drama type film.

[thornman]

It was amazing. If you know anything about 70s films, you'll laugh so hard that you'll feel like you're about to pop. I mean, come on. A woman with a gun for a leg, Nicolas Cage with a cameo as a kung fu master, five-time replay of a car getting run over to focus on individual deaths, Bruce Willis as an oozing zombie ... it's perfect. And, honestly, it sounds waaay gory, and it is, but it's hilarious.

And stick around for the end of Tarantino's segment.

Rosario Dawson kicks butt.

Completely agree 100% on both posts.

I am really sad to see how poorly it is doing in theatres. Do people have such short attention spans they will to not see a 3.5 hour movie?

Both films were great in there own way, Planet Terror was absolutely amazing because of all the wonderful homage to horror films of the 60's and 70's, and Death Proof was pretty much epic, non-stop Tarantino brilliace. It's more than just the second half of Grindhouse, it IS the 6th film from QT.

But you also have to blame the marketing. You really have to go research it or watch an interview to understand what the film is really about, many of my friends thought it was just about movie about a house where people go and get grinded up.

But hopefully it will be able to surpass is $50 mil budget through DVD sales, and we can look forward to a sequal.

[truthbetold1014]

Completely agree 100% on both posts.

I am really sad to see how poorly it is doing in theatres. Do people have such short attention spans they will to not see a 3.5 hour movie?

Both films were great in there own way, Planet Terror was absolutely amazing because of all the wonderful homage to horror films of the 60's and 70's, and Death Proof was pretty much epic, non-stop Tarantino brilliace. It's more than just the second half of Grindhouse, it IS the 6th film from QT.

But you also have to blame the marketing. You really have to go research it or watch an interview to understand what the film is really about, many of my friends thought it was just about movie about a house where people go and get grinded up.

But hopefully it will be able to surpass is $50 mil budget through DVD sales, and we can look forward to a sequal.

Well, the good news is that Machete is a done deal from Rodriguez and QT's seriously thinking about releasing an extended Death Proof (so I heard...). Marketing was MOST DEFINITELY a factor. I started telling people about it months in advance (there was a lot of hype, and then blooop, gone), but people were like, "Um, a girl with a machine gun for a leg? Are you insane?"

Seriously, though. Stuff that I'm keeping my eye on. Charlie Kaufman's directing "Senecdoche, NY", a story about a guy trying to build a life-size model of New York in a warehouse for a play as his life falls apart. There's some fairy tale thing coming out over the summer people are hailing as the next Princess Bride, "Stardust", first movie Michelle Pfeiffer's done in ages. And a couple of other things I can't recall right now... But yeah, sequelling Grindhouse would be AMAZING, and it can definitely expect to make some money off DVD sales. A lot of people are kicking themselves.

[thornman]

Sounds cool, I've been listening to the Tribeca Film Festival podcasts and some of the entree this year sounds really amazing, with the audio alone. I hope most of the films get a wide spread release.

And by the way, I am quite sure that the 'extended cuts' of both films only include the 'missing reels', so for planet terror, that pretty much the entire 3rd act and for Death Proof, its the lap dance.

Still looking forward to 28 Weeks Later as well, I hope it was as nicely shot as the first one.

[jb17kx]

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and a few others. I'll get back to this thread...

[Happenstance]

Heh... Tora Tora Tora. I heard the title of the movie spoken without seeing it written and thought it was about Judaism.

[jb17kx]

Understandable, Happenstance. It actually refers to the code sent by Japanese forces to start the attack.

Some more of my favorites:
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[Barnabas Collins]

1. Urban Legend
2. Addams Family Values
3. House of Dark Shadows
4. Addams Family
5. Night of Dark Shadows

[Omniscient]

Also a fav, saw it with a friend. It made me jump out of my seat quite a few times...

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[koalaman]

snakes on a plane, because it's just fun
garden state, because it's a great movie
the saw movies, because they're interesting
little miss sunshine, because it's happy!
mean girls, because it's a great movie
clueless, haha
every bond film, because bond is amazing--duh
bourne identity, AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE 3RD ONE!!

[guyncanton]

I can't believe there's someone else who's favorite movie is Back to the Future!! I thought I was the only one. You've proved me wrong, abg1988! Aside from that movie, I have a ton of favorites. I'm not afraid of black and white either. Alfred Hitchcock did some pretty impressive things back in the day. Check out Vertigo or Rear Window. Back to the Future may be a new classic, but some of the old classics are worth your time too.

[popeye6]

1984 with William Hurt.

[Potjomkin]

one of my favorite films is "Der Club der gebrochenen Herzen"(in eng:"broken hearts club"or something like that)!

[bigboygutty16]

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Girl Next Door
Finding Nemo
Fight Club
Disturbia

[matt234216]

hmmmm

Hard Candy (Amazing flick)
Little Miss Sunshine
Running With Scissors
Romy and Michelle (Haha had to throw this one in)

[SirCeramic]

I'm quite the fan of musicals adapted for movie viewing. Or just musicals in general. RENT and Chicago are on the top of my list. I loved Phantom of the Opera until I saw it on stage. :P

Pan's Labyrinth was spectacular, I must say. Too bad the whole bit with it being in Spanish detered some people from seeing it. :C I reccomend it anyway.

[Alpha_Wulf]

"Brassed Off" is my favorite movie of all time. I love it. But I'm a huge band nerd. :D

[Elfstone]

I love movies! Perhaps because I like acting.

I tend to go for historical fiction, a little sci fi (as long as it isnt too cheesey), occasional fantasy (think Lord of the Rings).

Some favs:

Gladiator
Glory
Lord of the Rings triology
Indiana Jones trilogy
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
What Dreams May Come (AWSOME movie)
National Treasure
Anything Monty Python of course

OH and Robin Hood: Men in Tights, well anything Mel Brooks I suppose.

[pavili255]

Ok, I'm not a huge movie freak, but I LOVE The Producers... Guten tag hop hop...

I also like the third Pirates of the Caribbean... Even though it's SO freaking long. Although the story could have been better in places, I love the music. 9 times out of 10, if the music is good, I couldn't care less.

Also, I have tons of songs from soundtracks in my iTunes playlists... I had more soundtrack songs than I did any other kind for a while :p

[Wish Fulfillment]

It's a three-way tie for me: Children of Men, Volver and Bend It Like Beckham.

[truth_be_told_1014]

Just saw Children of Men (Cuaron is a genius, and a wizard with continuous shots), but I really have to give additional props to What Dreams May Come. Elfstone brought it up a couple of posts back. It's just a brilliant movie, and definitely one of my (many) favorites.

[atowncub]

I wuld have to say

American Beauty
all of theAustin Powers movies
saw so many that I cant think LOL

[blue_guitar06]

the fifth element is cool...

[freebie]

i love movies, and i've got alot of diverse favs:

anything Austin Powers
Little Miss Sunshine
anything Saw
The Devil Wears Prada (Streep is such a b**** in that movie, couldn't help but love her ;))
Hairspray
The Simpsons Movie

but I think my favorite is Dreamgirls! { Me + Beyonce 4ever } Not gonna lie, sing along to it everytime I watch it ;)
J-Huds got competition lol

[fatboy225]

The Ring. Easy.

[bellydude17]

This might take a while, but some of my favourite movies are:

Requeim For A Dream
Girl Interrupted
Edward Scissorhands
Harry Potter movies
Billy Elliot
Almost Famous
Moulin Rouge
The Notebook
Rain Man
Chicago
...and like a trillion others

[Hudski]

Mr Bean's Holiday FTW.

[Al. Truistic]

Hmmm....

-Char's Counter Attack
-Gundam F91
-End of Evangelion
-October Sky
-Apollo 13
-Dark Knight
-Digimon Movie. <- D; leave me alone, I can't help it.


There's probably more but I can't remember them at the moment XD

[Sprinkles]

Hmmm....

-Digimon Movie. <- D; leave me alone, I can't help it.



:3 The Digimon movie rocks.

I have several favorites, like everybody, but I've always loved The Secret Garden.

[Phoenix Brave]

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:D

[Big-jamie]

Silent hill movie is good but not a patch on games also the world ends with you rocks

[Phoenix Brave]

Silent hill movie is good but not a patch on games also the world ends with you rocks

I love The World Ends With You. :D

I'm still trying to get all the items in it though. Tin Pin Slammer and Mingle PP are hard to get for me. :(


And the only thing I didn't like about the SH movie is that Cybil (or whatever he name is spelled. :P) died. I felt sad. She was one of my favorite characters in the first SH game (never played any of the SH games, I watched their walkthroughs on youtube. haha.). I'm still watching SH:Origins. :3

[nicegutx6]

my favorite has to be elizabethtown its so cute. it goes to show people who would normally be just side characters deserve love too and can be special. its cheesy i guess but i love it

[ukfa]

Wall-E is the best movie ever!

I know it's fairly recent but it beat my previous favourite of The Incredibles!

Hmm sometimes I think I like Disney Pixar a bit too much lol

[lolx117]

My fav. movies are:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Memento
Titanic
The Dark Knight

[Absurd]

Ghost world

It's a Semi-indie flick, that wasn't very great, I just enjoy it enough to watch it over and over again. It makes me feel good

[ukfa]

Ghost world

It's a Semi-indie flick, that wasn't very great, I just enjoy it enough to watch it over and over again. It makes me feel good

I LOVE that film!
I never hear anyone else mentioning it usually!

[LoveBigBellies]

I love movies, so I have lots of favorites, such as Milk, Wings of the Dove, Edge of Seventeen, and Gypsy 83, to name a few.

[Chaser91]

I mostly like either action or comedy movies. Anything directed by Christopher Nolan is amazing, especially The Dark Knight. Hot Fuzz is one of my favorite comedies. And of course being gay and all, I get bored of the fact that every single movie ever released features only heterosexual relationships, so any film that breaks from that gets some considerable stock in my book. Most notably there's Milk and Brokeback Mountain but I think there's also a couple coming out this year.

[Strider]

I've seen at least three dozen gay films over the past few years. Let me see if I can't find my list...

[Strider]

*****The Broken Hearts Club
*****Boy Culture
*****Girls Will Be Girls (Comedy)
*****Friends and Family
*****Mysterious Skin
*****Beautiful Thing
*****Doing Time on Maple Drive
*****Trick
*****Latter Days
*****Summer Storm
*****The Conrad Boys
*****All Over the Guy
*****The Birdcage
*****Edge of Seventeen
*****Get Real
****Eating Out
****Adam & Steve
****Almost Normal
****Defying Gravity
****Another Gay Movie
****Another Gay Sequel
****Hedwig and the Angry Inch
****Unfabulous Social Life of Ethen Green
****Poster Boy
****Mambo Italiano
****A Home at the End of the World
****Bostal Boy
****Chicken Tikka Masala
*** Bam Bam & Celeste (Comedy)
***Prom Queen
***L.I.E.
Cowboys and Angels
Unconditional Love
Yossi & Jagger
The Man I Love
Breakfast on Pluto
Come Undone
Wild Reeds
The Trip
Rock Haven
The Journey of Jared Price
Cut Sleeve Boys
Under One Roof
Shelter
East Side Story
The Two of Us
Camp
Eighteen
Coffee Date
Dorian Blues
I Think I Do
Like It Is
Touch of Pink
The Last Year
Back Soon
The Curiousity of Change
Sugar
Big Eden
200 American
Angora Ranch

I rated them according to my tastes, you can get every one of these off of Netflix.

[Elfstone]

^

As strider so listed, theres copious amounts of films that do feature non-hetero couples, however they are largely not A-list type movies... they're indie, as long as you can get over lower production values in some of the movies, they are great. The acting in most that ive seen is really good.

[Strider]

^

As strider so listed, theres copious amounts of films that do feature non-hetero couples, however they are largely not A-list type movies... they're indie, as long as you can get over lower production values in some of the movies, they are great. The acting in most that ive seen is really good.
You're such a friggin critic :p

[Chaser91]

Can't remember if it was in your list, but there was one in I think 2007 called Shelter. I watched it online, and it turned out to be really good.

[electric]

blue velvet
the eyes of laura mars
barbarella
paris is burning
without you i'm nothing

[Dizza156]

Sweeney Todd! XD

[airliner]

Silence of th eLambs is definately my favorite.

[dankcub420]

blue velvet

Blue Velvet is awesome. David Lynch makes some good shit. Voyeurism FTW!

I LOVE the movies American Beauty, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Pulp Fiction, Requiem For A Dream, Full Metal Jacket (vincent d'onofrio is sexy, but mostly when he got fatter and grew a beard), Saved!, Cruel Intentions, Hard Candy, BARFLY, Pink Floyd's The Wall, Reefer Madness (original 1930's version AND the movie musical), Donnie Darko, Hackers, Videodrome, Pink Flamingos (the whole John Waters trash trilogy was amazing), Blow, Dazed and Confused, Half-Baked (along with basically every other generic stoner flick, lol)...

There are many others, but I'm too lame to think of them right now.

I'm also quite fond of skate videos. Especially Black Label's Black Out and Baker3... too bad I can't skate anymore.

[hairy belly]

I'm not into the blood and gore kinda movies, I like the Die Hard Films and Leathel Weapon. There's humour in these shows. Rush Hour, that's good too. I have a liking for musicals as well. Sound of Music, Hairspray, Mary Poppins, The King and I. AND the Mama Mia film. All real good mood stuff ya know.

[Smotx777]

Me being a geek, I do love the matrix (the first one). But the star trek and star wars movies are pretty awesome.star trek the wrath of khan is my fav star trek

[Rorenado]

Favorite movie... Hmm... I would have to say either Goonies or Seven Samurai. Goonies for my goofy, free spirited side, and Seven Samurai for cinematic appreciation.

[flubadubchub]

Indiana Jones movies are my favorites!

[jareko]

xmen,matrix, steven segals movies etc.

[counterbook]

Akira and Darjeeling Limited

[FatDave]

Dr. Strangelove

[Ryguy1988]

julie and julia, and eating out: all you can eat.

[eckgor]

xmen,matrix, steven segals movies etc.

Yeah. I really liked Seagal's "Under Siege"