Your all time favorite movie

[usregimechange]

Mine:

[Broken_Hero]

1. hard to say, but I'll give you a tenative top five list...

1. Fight Club

2. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

3. American Psycho

4. Superman The Movie.

5. Sin City

[usregimechange]

2. Interesting, our tastes are different. My runners up

2. Glatiator
3. Troy
4. 13 days

[Broken_Hero]

6. I flirted with Gladiator, and Conan the Barbarian

but I enjoyed Marv's story big time in Sin City...and so much work/effort went into Superman the Movie, its' mind numbing.....I'm a big sucker for big war epic types of movies, like Troy, Gladiator, The Patriot, Braveheart, Saving Private Ryan....

[michreject]

70. I've read everything Robert E Howard wrote

All Conan tales several times.

[KitchenWitch]

3. I know mine seems childish, but "The Wizard of Oz"

[FredStembottom]

20. It's as good as it is famous.

Nothing to apologize for.

It's a Wonderful Life is that way, too.

[MonkeyFunk]

26. Don't feel bad

its the first good movie mentioned so far.

[Crabby Appleton]

100. I like it

notice something different every time I see it.

[Spider Jerusalem]

4. Mine:

[ornotna]

11. Very good movie

This one is my favorite.



Zorba The Greek

[Burma Jones]

5. Today's Picks

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

My Neighbor Totoro

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence

Apocalypse Now

Citizen Kane

[FredStembottom]

18. My Neighbor Totoro!

Ya know - I just really don't like much Japanese "anime'", but that one really got under my skin. Unforgettable!

Did you ever see Grave of the Fireflies? Terribly sad - and soooo good.

I was just put "Liberty Valence" on my Netflix yesterday! Always meant to see that but never did.

[MedleyMisty]

7. Here's a few of mine - yes, I like pretty drama

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Amelie

Lost in Translation

The Very Long Engagement

Fight Club

Hero

The Hours

Jet Li's Fearless

Baz Lurhmann's version of Romeo and Juliet

Endless Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

the LOTR trilogy

Labyrinth (not the David Bowie one, the one that was just in theaters)

Schindler's List

Saving Private Ryan

Forrest Gump

And tons of others that I can't think of right now

[Va Lefty]

8. My top 5

In no particular order:

Goodfellas
Blazing Saddles
Caddyshack
Shawshank Redemption
The Big Chill

[VelmaD]

9. an eclectic mishmash

Chocolat
The Empire Strikes Back
The Lion in Winter
Blazing Saddles
Bull Durham
Moulin Rouge
Schindler's List
The Red Violin
Monty Python's Life of Brian
Steel Magnolias

[enigmatic]

10. My Dinner With Andre (1981)

Ever since I saw it for the first time in 1982 it's been far and away my favorite film, and Ebert nails it here, too:

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19990613/REVIEWS08/906130301/1023

[enigmatic]

24. Maybe my favorite scene of all-time

In my top 5, anyway:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNap8SYo4ws

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

78. Excellent!

Thanks for posting!

[enigmatic]

88. That's when Walken became WALKEN for me

He was so perfect in Annie Hall; I still laugh out loud when I watch that scene..

[Wetzelbill]

51. I knew you were going to say this.

Because of you I did watch it though. Great film, without a doubt. The writing is what we scribes in the industry would call: "effing sick." Just once, I would like to write dialogue that good and that rich.

[enigmatic]

89. You saw it?

See "Betty Blue" next, bro! It'll change youe life:)

[Wetzelbill]

90. yeah, I got it from the library last year

you mentioned it several times so I figured I should check it out. Betty Blue? I'll check around for it.

Hey you should check out the song dedication thread and look at what I dedicated to you. :)

[enigmatic]

91. Beatrice Dalle will become your new obsession

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/37%C2%B02_le_matin

I love this film; in my top 5 for sure..

[Wetzelbill]

101. probably not a bad obsession to have

:)

[Kat45]

71. Wow! That was one of the most boring films I've ever seen.

I went to see it because Siskel & Ebert raved about it so much, and man was I disappointed, to say the least. I found it so boring. I did not find the conversation the least bit interesting, and I love good conversation. I think my mother is still ticked off at me for bringing her to see it with me.

[enigmatic]

77. I've probably seen it 15 times

Converted scads of people to it, too. About 10-20 (depending on the year) used to have a My Dinner With Andre party every year where we'd eat, drink, indulge in herb, and watch the film. And have long, sometimes "heated" (w/ laughter, of course) discussions about the points Wally and Andre brought up in the film.

[nuxvomica]

106. One of my all-time favorites

I saw it when it first came out on VHS (I don't think it ever played in local theatres) and later watched it another five or so times when it played on HBO. It reminds me of the long ad hoc conversations I had had with my best friend in various bars and restaurants during the late '70s and early '80s. I was always Wally Shawn in those conversations.

[FredStembottom]

12. My Top 10 (for now, ennaways)

Rear Window

Pee Wee's Big Adventure

Sweet Smell of Success

Dim Sum (a little bit of heart)

No Time for Sergeants (possibly my all-time fave!)

Paint Your Wagon

1951 Alistair Sim version of A Christmas Carol

Dumbo

The Funeral (hard to find Japanese film - not the one that comes up when you Google)

The Golden Temple (Satyajit Ray film)

Ship of Fools

Did I say 10?

[Art_from_Ark]

47. Here you go-- Google Japan led me to this site for "The Funeral"

I hope your Japanese is up to snuff. Enjoy! :bounce:

http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=149209

[begin_within]

54. "Ship of Fools" has the best love story of any movie

Simone Signoret and Oskar Werner both should have won Oscars for it.

[emmadoggy]

13. I have a bunch, but if I have to choose the number one it would probably be..

Field of Dreams.

Other faves...

Notting Hill
Dances with Wolves
The Color Purple
Legends of the Fall
The Green Mile
Titanic
Gladiator
Shakespeare in Love
Bull Durham
A Cool, Dry Place
Parenthood


Other movies that I found to be incredible but I have a hard time listing as faves because they are just so damn heartwrenching to watch...

Schindler's List
Tears of the Sun
The Killing Fields
Hotel Rwanda
Crash
Saving Private Ryan

I'm sure I'm forgetting some, but those are some of my top favorites. Sorry! More than you asked for!! :hide:

[itsmesgd]

14. top five as of this moment

1. Apocalypse Now redux
2. Gross Pointe Blank
3. Ronin/Heat tie
4. The Muppett Movie
5. The Great Escape

notable mention:
Garden State, Pink Floyd's the Wall, Rambo First Blood Part 1.

[stuntcat]

15. My three

Harold and Maude
Being There
Empire Strikes Back
Fargo
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Freaks
Dawn of the Dead 2004 :D


okay that's seven, psyche!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. My all time favorite movie?

The Shawshank Redemption....

Just outstanding work, all around.........

:applause: :applause:

[guitar man]

17. There can be only one

....best movie of all time....

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

19. The Year of Living Dangerously.

Yes, I know Mel Gibson is in it. But it's a really terrific movie, and it was made before he got all weird.

[saltpoint]

21. I like Denzel and Gene really well, no matter what they're doing, so your

choice makes sense to me.

Put me down for Franco Zefferelli's ROMEO AND JULIET.

Mythically beautiful cast, and whoever wrote that screenplay -- you heard it here first -- he's goin' places.

[Neoma]

22. Talladega nights.

[unsavedtrash]

23. I can't narrow it down to just one

So here are a few of my favorites.

To Kill a Mockingbird
Rear Window
The House of Yes
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover
Babbette's Feast
Annie Hall
Life is Beautiful
Bent
Saving Private Ryan
The Long Kiss Goodnight
Harold and Maude

[MissMillie]

49. I can never narrow anything down to one favorite!

To Kill a Mockingbird
Dr. Strangelove
Airplane
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
The Terminal

[Heidi]

25. Martin Scorsese's "Kundun."

:hi:

[begin_within]

55. That was a beautiful film - and should have won the Oscar for cinematography.

Unfortunately that was the year 'Titanic' sank the Oscars.

[Heidi]

60. I can't bear to watch "Titanic."

Maybe it's just me, but I _loathe_ films that seem as if they set out from the get-go to manipulate viewers' emotions. The historical facts surrounding the Titanic were perfectly adequate to stir compassion; I don't need some contrived love story to beat me over the head. Know what I mean?

:rantoff:

[Oeditpus Rex]

27. Some folks here could answer this for me

Matter o' fact, I'm feelin' a bit silly, so I think I'll let 'em.

[Heidi]

28. Must you turn _everything_ into a thread about

Star Wars? :P

[Oeditpus Rex]

29. C'mere

No... closer.









:spank:

[Heidi]

30. Whew! Close call.

I thought you were gonna gimme a wedgie. :7

[Oeditpus Rex]

32. Nah

Wouldn't really do anything, would it? :shrug:

[Heidi]

33. Oh.

:speechless:

[Oeditpus Rex]

34. Very prudent

:patriot:

[MissHoneychurch]

31. Room with a View

guess why I have the username I have :D

[Awsi Dooger]

35. The Sting

Others would be:

The Out of Towners
Forrest Gump
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
The Great Escape
Midnight Run

[LouisianaLiberal]

36. Must have a seven...

The Seven Samurai
The Seventh Seal
The Seven Little Foys (just kidding; just a coincidence {or is it?} that my top two contain the number 7)
Amarcord
Dr. Strangelove
The Bicycle Thief
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
M
Roshomon
2001
Yojimbo
City Lights
The Deer Hunter
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Arsenic and Old Lace
The Big Lebowski
Smiles of a Summer Night

OK, so I went a little overboard. Couldn't pick less.

[Wetzelbill]

52. I almost mentioned several of those myself

Anything by Kurosawa is great. The Seventh Seal might be the best made film of all-time, I think Bergman was never better. The Treasure of Sierra Madre is my favorite Bogey film. The Deer Hunter is Michael Cimino's best work by far, a peerless cast. Strangelove is iconic. You have great taste, my friend, so I'll just stop at right with that. :)

[Skittles]

37. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

yup

[gbate]

38. Forrest Gump. Yeah, I know it's cheesey.

[Guava Jelly]

39. Excalibur 1981

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082348/

I just love it

[terrya]

40. "The Lion in Winter" is my all time favorite movie

[Wetzelbill]

50. OMG, the acting in that is awesome!

I own it, actually my little brother bought it for us when he lived with me. That is a perfect film, I cannot think of a flaw. Great story, writing is unbelievable, acting, cinematography, editing. I think it's vastly underrated too.

[querelle]

41. Anything Made By Pedro Almodóvar

But "Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios" (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) is my favourite.

Q

[Bzzzz]

42. To Kill A Mockingbird...

no question!

[VenusRising]

43. I don't think I have an ultimate "Favorite" but

my top picks are:

Dangerous Beauty
American Beauty
Ghost World
Empire Records
Dogma
Torch Song Trilogy
Love! Valour! Compassion!
Pulp Fiction
Swing Kids

[BOSSHOG]

44. Cool Hand Luke

with honorable mention to:

- Paper Moon
- The Jerk
- The Verdict (Paul Newman, alcoholic lawyer takes on the church and big law firm)

[borlis]

45. Goodfellas is my all time favorite. n/t

[Left Is Write]

46. There is no way I could narrow it down to one.

My brain is so fuzzy right now, I'm not sure I could narrow it down to five or even ten.

Help.

[Cobalt Violet]

74. That's my favorite right now too.

I just can't help as I am helpless myself.

[Wetzelbill]

48. the two that come to mind are: "Giant" and "Goodfellas"

but you can't go wrong with "The Godfather" both one and two, "Pulp Fiction"and Akira Kurosawa's "Dersu Uzala."

Waaayyy too many to list, but those are a few.

[begin_within]

53. My top 10:

The 10 must-see films:

"Tokyo Story" (1953) A universal story about family relationships and respect for the elderly that is just as pertinent today, and in any country, as it was in Japan in the 1950s. This film may change your attitude about your parents.

"Soy Cuba (I Am Cuba)" (1964) My choice for the best cinematography of all time. The camera floats effortlessly around the scenes and captures life in Cuba just before Castro's revolution - and illustrates why the revolution was necessary.

"Au Hasard, Balthazar" (1966) Enigmatic parable about the life of a mistreated donkey - is it a Christ-like symbol, or what? You decide. A depressing film, but extraordinarily well-made, and with careful interpretation, can change your outlook on life.

"Salt of the Earth" (1954) Re-creation of a true story about a strike at a zinc mine in New Mexico. This film is in desperate need of a remake with full production values.

"Psycho" (1960) One of those rare movies where everything comes together: the sleazy, run-down atmosphere, the dry, witty script full of black humor, the brilliant direction, camera angles and editing, the superb acting, and of course the unforgettable background music.

"Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" (1962) A macabre comedy-thriller about two sisters in a large house together, one crippled physically and the other mentally. Bette Davis turns in the performance of her career.

"2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968) Landmark science-fiction film that easily surpasses modern-day sci-fi in terms of intellectual challenge. Ponderous and slow-moving, it bores young moviegoers raised on the frenetic action of video games. But it dares to ask the big questions and leaves it up to the viewer to come up with most of the answers. The only sci-fi film to even approach this in quality is "Contact" (1997)

"Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" (1965) The best action-adventure movie, even with a shoestring budget. Memorable characters, a sassy script loaded with double-entendres and thrilling action all add up to a roller coaster of a movie.

"Five Easy Pieces" (1970) A great character study, and Jack Nicholson's finest hour, in my opinion.

"El Norte" (1983) The best film ever about the topic of immigration.

Also these are essential films:

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Fantasia (1940)
Casablanca (1942)
It's A Wonderful Life (1946)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Bicycle Thief (1949)
Los Olvidados (1950)
Rashomon (1950)
Diary of a Country Priest (1951)
High Noon (1952)
From Here to Eternity (1953)
Glen or Glenda (1953)
The Yearling (1954)
The Seven Samurai (1954)
Rear Window (1954)
Rebel Without A Cause (1955)
East of Eden (1955)
A Man Escaped (1956)
Plan 9 From Outer Space (1957)
Vertigo (1958)
Pickpocket (1959)
Some Like it Hot (1959)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)
Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
The Americanization of Emily (1964)
Lilies of the Field (1965)
To Sir, With Love (1965)
Ship of Fools (1965)
The Loved One (1965)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1966)
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (1966)
Born Free (1966)
The Graduate (1967)
The Lion in Winter (1968)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Harold and Maude (1970)
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
Chinatown (1974)
The Stunt Man (1978)
Life of Brian (1979)
E.T. The Extraterrestrial (1982)
L'Argent (1983)
Dark Habits (1983)
Ed Wood (1994)
Contact (1997)
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
Daughter from Danang (2002)
March of the Penguins (2005)

[BulletTrain1964]

80. What? No Monty Python and the Holy Grail 1976)?

One of the greatest comedy movies- ever! :bounce:

[begin_within]

81. I like "Holy Grail" very much... I just haven't seen it for so long that I forgot about it.

[BulletTrain1964]

82. I gotta admit, though, that's quite a list you've got there

I'll definitely have to add some of those movies to my must-see list :thumbsup:

[begin_within]

84. Thanks - I admit I'm a little biased towards foreign films, because

they seem to "get to the point" better and more convincingly than most American movies.

[BulletTrain1964]

86. Tokyo Story sounds particularly intriguing

Maybe because it's so close to home (or what passes for home these days). I wonder if it's available in an English version, since my Japanese still ain't so hot.

[begin_within]

92. It does have English subtitles, but interestingly, they don't caption everything,

In the version I watched, they only added subtitles for what they considered "essential" to the storyline. So there are a lot of little comments made between the characters that don't get English subtitles on the screen. I just assume they are Japanese formalities. The VHS tapes of this movie have poor picture quality that kind of "flickers" like very old movies. And the sound quality of the VHS tape is not that great either. When Criterion made their DVD of it, they cleaned it up a lot. So I would strongly recommend renting only the Criterion Collection DVD of it. The film seems a little slow and long to some viewers, but I see it as building its case slowly and meticulously. It packs an emotional wallop, not from any one scene or event in particular, but from the overall impression it leaves.

http://www.criterionco.com/asp/release.asp?id=217
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046438/
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20031109/REVIEWS08/311090301/1023
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tokyo_story/

[aspencer]

56. Better off Dead

"I want my two dollars!"

[av8rdave]

112. OMG...I've been trying to remember what film that line came from!

[Mad_Dem_X]

57. My Top 3 (as of today)

Brokeback Mountain

The Usual Suspects

The Color Purple

[azmouse]

58. The Odd Couple

Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau... what more can I say!

[KenHodson]

59. Primer: only because I haven't ruined it by watching it and watching it and watching it

I am savoring this puppy. I've seen it twice over two years, still a lot of it doesn't fit for me yet.
Kind of like holding on to last Sunday's crossword until you fill out the last half dozen boxes. Kind of.
In general, movies have started to bore me. I fall asleep at the theater and at home. I suck.

www.primermovie.com

[redqueen]

61. Blade Runner

Close runners up --
The Remains of the Day
2001

[mikeiddy]

62. Seven I always watch when they come on

Ferris Beuhler's Day Off
Animal House
Little Big Man
The Seven Year Itch
Moonstruck
When Harry Met Sally
Speed

[mikeiddy]

69. I forgot The Philidelphis Story

[racaulk]

63. My top 10, in no particular order...

Sordid Lives

The Color Purple

Pee Wee's Big Adventure

Mommie Dearest

American History X

Monster

Big Business

Transamerica

What's Love Got To Do With It?

Chicago

[mentalsolstice]

64. Here's a few:

A Man For All Seasons
Schindler's List
Apocalypse Now
Casablanca
Lawrence of Arabia
Dr. Zhivago
To Kill a Mockingbird
Philadelphia

[Release The Hounds]

65. Airplane

[Dastard Stepchild]

66. My safety's Harvard.

[Aristus]

67. "Local Hero". No other movie makes me feel as good as this one.

It's magic.

[Mendocino]

103. "Nah, that was Jems Stoo-ert"

One of my favorite films.

[GumboYaYa]

68. A Clockwork Orange is my favorite.

Kubrik took such an amazing chance with hat filom. To ask people to identify with a monster as vicious as Alex over the prospect of having society take away a person's freedom of choice is as daring as it has ever gotten in filmmaking.

I love Kubrik and just about anything he has done. Close behind A Clockwork Orange is Dr. Strangelove.

I also absolutely love The Bicycle Thief. I think the scene where Ricci has to decide whether to take the bike is the single most powerful scene in the history of cinema.

Other favorites of mine include The Tin Drum and To Kill A Mockingbird.

[Kat45]

72. Goodfellas.

Used to be Mean Streets until Goodfellas came along.

[Initech]

73. Mine - The Big Lebowski

[ceile]

75. To Catch a Thief or North by Northwest

It's a toss up.

[Bunny]

76. Here's mine, and if anyone wants to make fun of me for it, go right ahead:

[Auggie]

79. The Maltese Falcon

[BlueIris]

83. "So I Married An Axe Murderer."

I could watch that movie right now and enjoy it.

[mitchum]

85. Aguirre, The Wrath of God

[mduffy31]

87. This may get me killed around here but

I have always found this movie to be amazing given the actors in it, and the time that it came from:

[Mendocino]

102. "Moses come quickly, there's a man among the sheep".

[SoCalDemGrrl]

93. HAROLD & MAUDE

[XemaSab]

94. I've got a few:

Shallow Grave, Mulholland Drive, Office Space, Fight Club, O Brother Where Art Thou, Dead Again, Dr. Strangelove... uh... Goonies. :D

Oh, and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. :D

[allinktup]

95. I know it just came out not too long ago, but THE DESCENT

If you love scary movies you HAVE to see this one. It didn't do much at the box office cuz it's brittish, but it is the scariest movie I have ever seen. Everything about it is awesome. It's a MUST MUST MUST see

[pokerfan]

96. Mine was best picture 1962

Best Picture
Best Director
Best Art Direction
Best Cinematography
Best Film Editing
Best Music
Best Sound

General Murray: I can't make out whether you're a bloody madman or just half-witted.
T.E. Lawrence: I have the same problem, sir.

[TroubleMan]

97. Can't pick just one:

Drunken Master II

History of The World Part I

Blazing Saddles

John Q

Gui Ma Tian Shi (AKA Drunken Wu-Tang)

Tai Chi Master (AKA Twin Warriors)

The Matrix

Pulp Fiction

Dolemite II: The Human Tornado

To Be or Not to Be (The Mel Brooks one)

V For Vendetta

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Run, Lola, Run

To Kill A Mockingbird

Citizen Kane

The Usual Suspects

[ThoughtCriminal]

98. The Sting

IMHO perfect in every aspect.

What else? Favorites are not necessarily the "Best", but rather are movies we like to watch over and over.

North by Northwest
Duck Soup
2001: A Space Odyssey
The Wizard of Oz
The Great Escape
Fargo
Dr. Strangelove
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
The Day The Earth Stood Still
Castle in the Sky
Singing in the Rain (1952)
Blazing Saddles
Casablanca
It's a Wonderful Life
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Das Boot
Finding Nemo
Forbidden Planet
Groundhog Day

[philosophie_en_rose]

99. The Princess Bride

Close Runners Up:

About a Boy
Flight of Dragons
The Last Unicorn
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Sense & Sensibility
South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut

[hellbound-liberal]

104. Princess Bride was the first that came to mind. It has everything,

adventure, romance, comedy. It is also one that I will usually stop and watch for a few minutes everytime I see it while channel surfing. My runners up (by genre)

Western: The Outlaw Josey Wales
War: Platoon
Romantic Comedy: Moonstruck
Comedy: Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Musical:The Blues Brothers

[Fran Kubelik]

105. The Apartment.

[bullwinkle428]

107. Coincidentally enough, mine is a submarine-themed movie as well...

[deutsey]

108. Godfather 1 and 2; The Big Lebowski n/t

[michreject]

109. The Godfather

So powerful and chilling.

[Tikki]

110. Mine:

STRANGER THAN PARADISE (1984)
Directed by James Jarmusch

Tikki

[montanto]

111. easy, Apocalypse Now nt

[av8rdave]

113. Can't pick just one

Most of mine have shown up on other people's lists, but here goes:

Jacob's Ladder
A River Runs Through It
2001
Shawshank Redemption
Forrest Gump
Crimson Tide
Animal House
To Kill a Mockingbird
Airplane
Apocalypse Now
Monty Python's The Life of Brian
The World's Fastest Indian
A Beautiful Mind
Apollo 13

[pcboss49]

114. "House of 1000 Corpses"

Now you know how sick I am....