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Title: What are your favorite movies?
Post by: the3eyedblindman on March 30, 2005, 11:07:28 pm

What are your favorite movies? and Why?  Just curious, mine is the newer Oceans 11. It's the smartest movie I have ever seen. All good actors, Las Vegas, everything is just perfect. The way they pulled off the robbery was so perfectly planned and executed I'm surprised no one has tried it in real life. So what are your favorite movies? and how come?

Title: Re: What are your favorite movies?
Post by: Zakk on March 30, 2005, 11:13:15 pm

Raiders of the Lost Ark
Lord of the Rings
Road Warrior

Title: Re: What are your favorite movies?
Post by: Zero_Hour on March 30, 2005, 11:48:02 pm

Blade Runner - Great cast, great director, great source material. The ultimate homage to Film Noir.

Man Bites Dog - Maybe the most disturbing film I have ever seen. It's a psudo documentary (like Spinal Tap but not funny) - about a serial killer. A very original take on an oft sensationalized subject.

Naked Lunch - If you have ever read the book by William S. Burroughs, you would say that it's impossible to film. David Cronenberg pulled it off, and I think it's the best thing I've seen Peter Weller do. If you are ever looking to rent it, it sometimes winds up in the Sci-Fi or horror section, which it is definitely not.

Title: Re: What are your favorite movies?
Post by: quarterback on March 31, 2005, 12:15:35 am

Quote from: the3eyedblindman on March 30, 2005, 11:07:28 pm

What are your favorite movies? and Why?

Title: Re: What are your favorite movies?
Post by: shmokes on March 31, 2005, 12:22:30 am

I hated The Game and don't think everything comes together in the end.  Agreed on Memendo, though.

Silence of the Lambs - Characters, Suspense, Chilling
Pulp Fiction - Dialogue, Editing
Raising Arizona, O Brother Where Art Thou, um...everything the Coen Brothers have ever made (aside from Intolerable Cruelty) - Sheer brilliance.
Evil Dead 2 Slapstick

Title: Re: What are your favorite movies?
Post by: sodapopinski on March 31, 2005, 12:50:11 am

Shawshank Redemption
Good Fellas
Lonesome Dove

Title: Re: What are your favorite movies?
Post by: maraxle on March 31, 2005, 08:02:40 am

Clerks - Funny stuff to which I can relate, plus it brings back good memories.
The Brain That Wouldn't Die - I really love cheesy old horror movies, and this is the cheesiest of all.
The Empire Strikes Back - The only Star Wars movie I can watch over and over.
Strange Brew - Take off, ya hoser!

Title: Re: What are your favorite movies?
Post by: the3eyedblindman on March 31, 2005, 12:09:25 pm

Quote from: quarterback on March 31, 2005, 12:15:35 am

Quote from: the3eyedblindman on March 30, 2005, 11:07:28 pm

What are your favorite movies? and Why?

Title: Re: What are your favorite movies?
Post by: DrewKaree on March 31, 2005, 12:21:15 pm

Office Space - The movie everyone makes in their head or in casual conversation about their job, but somebody actually decided to put it on film

Caddyshack - why do I like it?  Two words.  Carl Spackler.

Goodfellas - It's a shorter, easier-to-watch take on "the life", cuz I just can't sit through The Godfather.

Say Anything - It feels so "me"

Title: Re: What are your favorite movies?
Post by: Hoopz on March 31, 2005, 12:55:01 pm

Very bad things - Most guys can see this movie easily happening, most women things its stupid.

Office Space - After 10 years in corporate America, I had to make a change.  This movie explains why.

Anything by Tarantino (Pulp Fictin, Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2, Jackie Brown etc)

Anything by Kevin Smith (Clerks, Chasing Amy, Mallrats, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back)

Title: Re: What are your favorite movies?
Post by: the3eyedblindman on March 31, 2005, 01:09:52 pm

AHHH..Kevin Smith, own them all on DVD...hard to make a choice of which is best though.

Title: Re: What are your favorite movies?
Post by: ChadTower on March 31, 2005, 01:19:45 pm

Tarantino is obnoxious and pretentious.  I can't sit through any of his films without wanting to slap somebody.

That said....

Waaaaaaaater sucks.  It really really sucks.  Wa WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAater sucks.  It really really suuuuucks!

Title: Re: What are your favorite movies?
Post by: Dartful Dodger on March 31, 2005, 01:40:12 pm

Fletch -- Funniest movie ever.
              Chevy Chase still had "it" when he made this movie.

Fight Club -- I can

Title: Re: What are your favorite movies?
Post by: ChadTower on March 31, 2005, 02:46:50 pm

Quote from: Dartful Dodger on March 31, 2005, 01:40:12 pm

Fletch -- Funniest movie ever.
              Chevy Chase still had "it" when he made this movie.

Hell yeah... Fletch and Strange Brew are great ones.  Fletch 2 sucks.

Title: Re: What are your favorite movies?
Post by: Hoagie_one on March 31, 2005, 02:51:10 pm

I like smart movies that dont pull punches and artistic movies.  Film noir is good and thrillers.

Tarantino movies
Memento
Blade Runner
Seven
Shawshank Redeption
Metropolis

Title: Re: What are your favorite movies?
Post by: M3talhead on March 31, 2005, 03:21:43 pm

Ronin
Seven
Shawshank Redemption
Donnie Brasco
Goodfellas Casino
Das Boot
Spaceballs
War Games
Spies Like Us
Monty Python (Meaning of Life, Holy Grail, Life of Brian)

Title: Re: What are your favorite movies?
Post by: Daniel270 on March 31, 2005, 03:26:15 pm

I'll add a few of my favorites...

An American Werewolf In London - Rick Baker's werewolf trans effect (the Paris sequel doesn't measure up) and it's a John Landis movie
Evil Dead series - Raimi and Campbell
Ginger Snaps - Katharine Isabelle
A Nightmare On Elm Street - best Wes Craven movie (before Freddy became "commercial")

I know most of these fit the "horror" genre, but there are a few goodies there that stand out above the others in it.

Title: Re: What are your favorite movies?
Post by: clanggedin on March 31, 2005, 03:35:42 pm

Office Space
Goonies
Predator

Title: Re: What are your favorite movies?
Post by: Dartful Dodger on March 31, 2005, 03:58:35 pm

Quote from: ChadTower on March 31, 2005, 02:46:50 pm

Hell yeah... Fletch and Strange Brew are great ones.

Title: Re: What are your favorite movies?
Post by: ChadTower on March 31, 2005, 04:03:09 pm

What can I do to you?  For you?

Title: Re: What are your favorite movies?
Post by: daywane on March 31, 2005, 07:27:33 pm

green mile.
shawshank redemption (all time favorite)
millennium man..... Robin Williams is not my Fav but he did a great job here.