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Favorite Flicks
For those who enjoy such discussions, off the top of my head, may have overlooked other winners:
The Wizard of Oz (1939) Casablanca (1942) Psycho (1960) Goldfinger (1964) Young Frankenstein (1974) Chinatown (1974) Annie Hall (1977) Animal House (1978) The Last Waltz (1978) E.T. (1982) The Big Chill (1983) Jurassic Park (1993) The Sixth Sense (1999) |
Tremors
Evil Dead 2 Princess Bride The Big Country 2nd Sixth sense, never saw it coming |
Favorite flicks and no mention of:
Godfather 1 and 2 Fargo Blue Velvet |
Fargo calls to mind a movie that I should have included -- Blood Simple (1984).
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Kelly's Heroes
West Side Story The Sting Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines Casablanca Frozen |
Give 'The Game' a go. Pretty damn cool flick.
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Slap Shot
Godfather 1 & 2 Taxi Driver A Clockwork Orange Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer Clerks 12 Angry Men Dead End (1937) |
lots of new releases in these picks!
Sad state of affairs. If it isn't a dequel, prequel, reboot, etc, people won't watch it I guess. Oh Man Animal House! It blows away any type of remake, ie Old School, etc. However, I did like Back to School One of the old talkies I always liked was Glenngarry Glenross Trying to add some off the radar Last train to Busan |
Thanks for the responses. I have been hoping to identify some outstanding lesser-known movies to check out. Here's two more movies that popped into my mind:
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) Body Heat (1981) |
Many great movies have been listed, but I have but 1 favorite movie:
Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Saving Private Ryan. Oh, okay, I have 2 favorite films: Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Saving Private Ryan, and The Exorcist. Three, I have three favorite flicks: Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Saving Private Ryan, The Exorcist, and Invaders from Mars. This could go on forever, so I'll end with: Roger the Shrubber - "Oh, what sad times are these when passing ruffians can say "Ni" at will to old ladies. There is a pestilence upon this land. Nothing is sacred. Even those who arrange and design shrubberies are under considerable economic stress at this period in history." Monty Python and the Holy Grail. |
Here are some of my favorites that I did not see listed:
The Sound of Music Ocean's 11 (1960) The Time Machine Between Two Worlds (1944) Miracle on 34th Street (1947) Mighty Joe Young Mike |
I have a couple that I haven’t seen listed yet:
Twelve O’Clock High American Sniper |
An old guy weighs in:
The Intruder (1962) The Manchurian Candidate (1962 original. The 2004 remake with Denzel Washington is abysmal) Fail Safe (1964) Seven Days in May (1964) Soylent Green (1973) The Outlaw Josey Wales (1977) Falling Down (1992) |
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World
Gone with the Wind Godfather 1, 11 Wizard of Oz Young Frankenstein Casablanca Napoleon Dynamite North by Northwest Goldfinger Sound of Music |
A few British ones:
The Dam Busters Dunkirk Darkest Hour |
Don't know how I forgot: 1966's Carlo Ponti movie Blowup. A great plot and a time capsule for that decade.
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I feel the most overlooked movie of all time is Slingblade. Powerful movie, great acting. Billy Bob is genius.
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Many movies I like won't make many lists of all time greats.
Many I used to really like have aged poorly. Shogun Assassin. Lightning Swords of Death- This and the above are cut down from six Japanese movies centered on the same main character. The originals are a bit more harsh than the cut down for the US market versions, which mostly include the comically violent fight scenes with little background. They Live Pale Rider. (and most other Eastwood westerns) Slapshot The wraith Predator 2 - Not as good a movie as the first, but it develops the predators so much more, their "rules" and morals etc. A Sunday in Hell - cycling documentary about Paris Roubaix one year in the 70's. Buckaroo Banzai The Great Race Magnificent Men and Their Flying Machines |
Anyone who enjoys gambling/casino/sports betting movies should check out "The Runner" (1999), with John Goodman and Ron Eldard.
It's probably the best modern movie on those subjects ever made, but somehow it's stayed in complete obscurity |
Some of my faves:
Cool Hand Luke Stand By Me No Country For Old Men Bicycle Thief The 400 Blows |
Any site that sees "Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines" get two mentions in a Favorite Flicks thread is A-OK with me.
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"Tremors
Evil Dead 2 Princess Bride The Big Country" Some of my favorite movies too! I'd add Re-Animator and Midnight Run to these 4 |
Goodfellas.
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#1 All Time Favorite - Planet of the Apes (The original)
The Blues Brothers Austin Powers Goldmember 2001: A Space Odyssey Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure Das Boot (subtitled only, not dubbed) The Exorcist Ocean's 11 (Sinatra) Se7en Goodfellas That's my top 10 easy, no question. I will watch any of those if they are on or coming on, even with commercials! |
Kill the Irishman
House of Games American Crime Spy who came in from the Cold Roman Holiday Lock Stock and both smoking barrels House boat (Sophia Loren) Blade Runner The Cinncinatti Kid Boiler Room 8 Men Out Hard Times (Bronson) |
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1) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968, Director: Stanley Kubrick)
2) Raging Bull (1980, Martin Scorsese) 3) The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928, Carl Dreyer) 4) Taxi Driver (1975, Martin Scorsese) 5) The Graduate (1967, Mike Nichols) 6) M (1931, Fritz Lang) 7) It’s a Wonderful Life (1946, Frank Capra) 8 ) The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948, John Huston) 9) Scarlett Street (1945, Fritz Lang) 10) Bad Lieutenant (1992, Abel Fararra) |
A dozen great movies in my opinion (listed in no particular order).
And, I could easily list a dozen more. The Great Escape Casablanca The Robe Shane Big Country The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance The Blues Brothers Giant Rebel Without a Cause Jaws Guns of Navarone It's a Wonderful Life TED Z T206 Reference . |
Schindler's List
Reservoir Dogs Jaws Platoon The Departed True Romance Gladiator Inglourious Basterds Saw The Untouchables American History X JFK Thursday Donnie Brasco Goodfellas obviously Hoffa A Bronx Tale Casino The Wrestler The Fugitive Training Day Before the Devil knows your dead Gangs of NY Leaving Las Vegas Bad Lieutenant Do the right thing Open Water Primal Fear Ted Ted 2 |
Here's 20 off the top of my head:
1. Pulp Fiction 2. True Romance 3. Office Space 4. 12 Monkeys 5. Memento 6. Idiocracy 7. Desperado 8. Tombstone 9. Grosse Pointe Blank 10. BlacKkKlansman 11. American Me 12. Groundhog Day 13. Falling Down 14. No Way Out 15. Spy Game 16. Carlito's Way 17. Zero Effect 18. Mumford 19. Bulworth 20. Friday .....I could easily rattle off another 20. |
Off the top of my head.........
Shawshank Redemption
Cinderella Man Braveheart Rocky 1 and 2 Plenty of others that I either can't remember at this second or just didn't feel like they were actual "favorites." |
The Deer Hunter
Point Break (1991) White Men Can't Jump |
Here are two of my all time favorites that I don’t think have been mentioned:
Breaking Away - all time underdog movie. If you haven’t seen it seek it out The Verdict -incredible performance by Paul Newman. I love courtroom dramas and this is the best one I have ever seen. |
Hell’s Heroes (1929)
The Thin Man (1934) Casablanca (1942) The 3rd Man (1949) The Searchers (1955) North by Northwest (1959) Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Zulu (1964) Papillon (1973) Rocky / Rocky II (75/79) Star Wars/Empire (77/80) Close Encounters (1977) Superman / Superman II (78/80) Alien (1979) Victory (1981) Tootsie (1982) Sixteen Candles (1985) Plains Trains and Automobiles (1987) The Birdcage (1996) Master and Commander (2003) There Will Be Blood (2007) |
I watched The Big Short last week. I ordered the book, and I'll be interested to see how it differs from the movie.
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A couple of go-to watch over and over movies:
-Lawrence of Arabia -Kelly’s Heroes -On a Midnight Clear -Iron Giant -Ronin -The Pink Panther -My Man Godfrey -The Thin Man -They All Laughed And the first 15 minutes of Close Encounters |
Couple more,
The Paper Chase Boiler Room 7 Days In May, Fail Safe |
I'd like to add Gran Torino to my list
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So many to choose from, here's some to name a few!
Godfather I and II Bridge on the River Kwai Airplane the Sting |
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Was definitely a great flick, imo. Some off the top of my head. Man on Fire (I mentioned this one before) Stigmata Constantine Silence of the Lambs Alien Heat The Thing Road to Perdition Shawshank Redemption Forest Gump https://youtu.be/WzObOLaz6ng |
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To add on a few more, Run Silent,Run Deep Field of Dreams Towering Inferno The Breakfast Club Roman Holiday Apocalypse Now Gladiator |
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Over the weekend I watched a couple about Operation Market Garden that were both good in different ways, Theirs is the Glory and A Bridge Too Far.
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I assume you have seen it already? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Bd5LDEJqH4 |
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That looks like another good one. I think you'll like Fury. Great cast and a pretty good flick, imo. |
drama
bridge of spys cannery row nobody’s fool contagion cool hand luke everest only the brave the illusionist the prestige the seige crime drama black rain collateral criminal the pelican brief bullitt hell or high water leon: The professional man of fire prince of the city no country for old men road to perdition the usual suspects runaway jury se7en sharky’s machine sicario the jackal the life of david gale untraceable wind river historical drama gandhi gangs of new york lincoln the ghost and the darkness the 13th warrior world war ii band of brothers das boot empire of the sun enemy at the gates flags of our fathers / letters from iwo jima greyhound the pacific twelve o'clock high fury memphis belle saving private ryan the longest day war american sniper breaker morant master and commander: The far side of the world lone survivor the hurt locker the last of the mohicans the lost battalion we were soldiers zero dark thirty zulu dawn science fiction & fantasy blade runner (1982) blade runner 2049 close encounters of the third kind edge of tomorrow indiana jones and the raiders of the lost ark king kong (2006) phenomenom pitchblack reign of fire sky captain and the world of tomorrow terminator 2: Judgement day war of the worlds (2005) horror ravenous sleepy hollow shadow of the vampire comic book characters deadpool iron man 2 the dark knight trilogy western butch cassidy and the sundance kid dances with wolves dead man lonesome dove open range pat garrett and billy the kid quigly down under the jack bull the lone ranger the man who shot liberty valance the outlaw josie wales unforgiven pale rider 3:10 to yuma (2007) tom horn tombstone (1993) true grit (2010) comedy bing there o brother, where art thou? Office space raising arizona r.i.p.d. Tootsie young frankenstein zelig space drama/adventure apollo 13 the martian the right stuff 2010: The year we make contact jack ryan the hunt for red october james bond goldfinger goldeneye d.craig collection: Casino royale / quantum of solace / skyfall jason bourne the bourne ultimate collection whales in the heart of the sea moby dick (1956) moby dick – the true story baseball baseball: A film by ken burns bull durham eight men out fastball field of dreams for love of the game major league million dollar arm mr. Baseball moneyball pastime 42- the jackie robinson story 61* soul of the game summer catch talent for the game the bingo long traveling all-stars and motor kings the bronx is burning the natural the pride of st. Louis the rookie the sandlot the winning team trouble with the curve other sports million dollar baby north dallas forty rudy slapshot the color of money the world’s fastest indian |
Blazing Saddles
Shoot the Piano Player Network Dr. Strangelove Duck Soup Yanco Diva Man of Flowers Son of Saul Umberto D The 400 Blows the final scene of City Lights Former Favorites, but still respected A Clockwork Orange Apocalypse Now Animal House Citizen Kane Enter the Dragon Need to See Again to Consider as Possible Favorites 24 Eyes Nashville There are more for each category, but this all that my sleep addled mind can bring forth at the moment. |
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