What are your favorite movies?

by Preston 11 Replies latest social entertainment

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  California Sunshine

  Did anyone note how many times "The Shawshank Redemption" has been listed? A great movie and a favorite of mine.

  My most favoite (at the moment) "The Matrix". I could watch it every night. I'm lucky enough to have a DVD player with home theater digital surround sound so its like being there.

  Some of my other favorites include:

  Unforgiven
  The Searchers
  Outlaw Josie Wales
  White Castle
  Casablanca
  A Brox Tale
  A River runs through it
  Stand and deliver
  Big
  Titanic
  Pearl Harbor (they could leave out the romance, and keep the history part)
  Mad Max
  Seven Samuri ( right on Ashi! a great movie even with subtitles)
  Full metal Jacket
  Platoon
  Bride of Frankenstien
  Aliens
  The Enchanted Cottage
  The Secret Garden
  ALL of the Godfather series (with a special vote for part 2)
  As good as it gets
  There's something about Mary
  Armageddon (outrageous special affects)
  South Pacific
  Citizen Kane
  War Games
  Hunt for Red October?
  Forrest Gump
  Gladiator
  Romancing the Stone
  Hang um High
  The good, the Bad, and the Ugly
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  and I'm sure there are many more that I just can't think of in the heat of the moment!

  Gosh, what do I wanna watch tonight........??????

  Sunny
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  Preston

  I liked refiners wife’s comments particularly because it seems like any movie from the U.S. with “heaps of violence” (i.e. it Pulp Fiction or The Godfather) gets really popular overseas… As for Equus I did read the play in Junior high and found the effect quite disturbing…

  Bitter Mango mentioned The Magnificent Ambersons, which I love particularly because of the “commupance”. It also shows what happens to any clan of individuals who make a stern effort to isolate themselves from society (i.e. Jehovah’s Witnesses) She also liked Chasing Amy which is one of the best romance movies I have seen.

  Bboyneko mentioned Dark City, which came out around the same time as The Matrix, although I consider the former a 100 times better. Seriously, one of the best sci-fi movies ever made.

  Gilwarrior mentioned Red Rock West, which was shot right in my home state. I have not seen it so if it is good I’ll look for it.

  Joelbear mentioned The Wizard of Oz as on of his favorites even though I’m not a huge fan. He also said I should lose my “gay card” for not mentioning it even though I was in the school play!

  Ashitaka’s choices impress the hell out of me because Miller’s Crossing was also mentioned. Seriously, when I think of perfection, I think of this movie: the acting, dialogue, music, and photography are beyond reproach. I like the Seven Samurai mention although I prefer Yojimbo (Toshiro Mifune rocks).

  I appreciated MegaDude’s mention of The Last Temptation of Christ because it is the best Hollywood film to analyze the life of Christ and all the ambiguities surrounding his divinity and life. If you haven’t seen I hope you do, it’s an amazing film.

  Mindfield mentioned The Matrix, and I’m probably the only person who thinks it’s overrated. I prefer the Wachowski brothers’ previous effort Bound.

  I liked Lilacs choices as well. I was impressed with The Green Mile particularly because it took its time with developing the characters, and I thought I wouldn’t like it….

  California Sunshine mentioned the only film on the thread I have not heard of (The Enchanted Cottage) and The Godfather Series. The Godfather was the first R-rated film that I rented after I left my congregation and I was amazed at how perfect it is.

  In short, excellent choices guys…