Best Movies Ever...

[MrJim]

...you knew it was coming, right?;)

[GreenMunchkin]

Wo0t!


It's a Wonderful Life
Princess Bride
The Green Mile
Shawshank Redemption
Passion of the Christ
American History X
American Beauty
Fifth Element
Anatomy of a Murder
Powder
Photographing Fairies
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Philadelphia Story
Ong-Bak
High Art
Oldboy
Spinal Tap
Shrek
Mary PoppinsAnd a hundred others, but off the top of my head, thems is the best of the best :D

Also, anything else with Jimmy Stewart that isn't a western :clap:

[edb19]

Movies I watch whenever they're on t.v. - or when my kids bring the videos/dvd's.

All About Eve
Steel Magnolias
West Side Story:thumbsup::thumbsup:
Citizen Kane
Mister Roberts
A Few Good Men
Remember the Titans:thumbsup::thumbsup:
The Princess Bride
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

One that's very well made, but extremely distressing
A Time to Kill

[MrJim]

Also, anything else with Jimmy Stewart that isn't a western :clap:

Aw, one of my favorite westerns stars Henry Fonda and Stewart: The Cheyenne Social Club

[MrJim]

Mine~the ones that have been watched a few times over the past many years~

The Dogs of War (Christopher Walken)
The Patriot
The Wild Geese
The Last Samurai
The Matrix
The Omega Man
Starship Troopers:sorry:
A Few Good Men
Independence Day

...some more will come to mind...definitely not yer "knit & crochet" sorta movies.

Do not like any sort of "horror" stuff, except the occaisonal vampire movie with lots of priests & holy water;)

[hazeleyes80]

Facing the Giants
The Day After Tomorrow
Phantom of the Opera
Lilo and Stitch
Twister
10.5 1 & 2
Independence Day
The Waterboy
Happy Gilmore
The Scorpion King
The Grinch (the one with Jim Carey)
Ice Age 1 & 2
Christmas Vacation
Men in Black 1 & 2
The Longest Yard (the new one with Adam Sandler)

[LivingLifeHisWay]

Titanic....I know, I know...but I do love it. ::D:

[£amb]

Okay, here's my list of best movies ever made that I enjoy watching...

Young Frankenstein
Blazing Saddles
Army of Darkness
Evil Dead 2
Fifth Element
The Patriot
French Kiss
You got mail
Fish called Wanda
Rat Race
History of the World
Return of the Pink Panther
Shaun of the Dead
Indiana Jones...all of them
Star Wars...the older ones
King and I
Marry Poppins
The Sound of Music
Rush Hour
Trading Places
True Lies
Lord of the Rings...all
Rear Window
Austin Powers...all
Alien, Aliens
Braveheart
Kill Bill...both
Gladiator
The Incredibles
Monty Python...Holy Grail, Life of Brian
Die Hard
Adventures of Robin Hood
Labrynth
Princess Bride
Groundhog Day
Toy Story...both
Pirates of the Carribean...1 and 2


Can you tell I like movies...:sorry:

[Hentenza]

The Dirty Dozen
Guns of Navarrone
Tora, Tora, Tora
Dances with Wolves
It's a wonderful life
Fried Green Tomatoes
The Abyss
Forrest Gump
Shaw Shank Redemption
The Longest Day
The Star War movies
Red October
The Indiana Jones movies


I'll think of some more later.

[£amb]

Titanic....I know, I know...but I do love it. ::D:

My youngest son is 10 and he was told about the guy at the end that hit the propeller when he dropped. Now he thinks he wants to watch it because of that. I told him there's about 2 hours of mushy stuff to watch before you get to that....he's changed his mind...:)

[LivingLifeHisWay]

My youngest son is 10 and he was told about the guy at the end that hit the propeller when he dropped. Now he thinks he wants to watch it because of that. I told him there's about 2 hours of mushy stuff to watch before you get to that....he's changed his mind...:)

^_^ That's hilarious!

[~*Lady Trekki*~]

Lord of the Rings - All of course ;)
Chronicles of Narnia
Star Wars Trilogy -
Princess Bride
Hidalgo
Sleepless In Seattle
You've Got Mail

[Hentenza]

WOW! You guys are listing some good movies. If we lived near each other we could have a fellowship movie night. :clap::clap::P:P:thumbsup:

[WannaWitness]

There are some that I consider exceptional. One of these really stand out to me because of its ultimate message of harmony: "The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band". It's a Disney musical starring Buddy Ebsen and Walter Brennan.

[Albion]

Great lists! But many of these are favorites, not candidates for best ever, wouldn't you all agree?

[LivingLifeHisWay]

WOW! You guys are listing some good movies. If we lived near each other we could have a fellowship movie night. :clap::clap::P:P

That would be one fun movie night! :clap:

[LivingLifeHisWay]

Great lists! But many of these are favorites, not candidates for best ever, wouldn't you all agree?


Yes...I suppose you're right....our personal favorites....:)

[Albion]

Yes...I suppose you're right....our personal favorites....:)

Maybe it just means that we should make up two lists: personal faves and candidates for best ever.

BTW, I am impressed at how any of you compiled such lengthy lists and remembered all of the movies you did!

[Jim47]

Good idea MrJim

We try of possible to watch a movie or two every weekend, after all TV pretty much is disgusting which is why I took up forums.

I like many of the movies you'all have listed, some I never heard of.

I think Dances with Wolves is my all time favorite, but I have many others as well.

One many of you ahve probably never seen "The Luther movie". We bought it off e-bay have watched it at least 15 times :eek:

I love almost all movies that have nature in them, and the good Indian moves (I'm part Cherokee) and action movies in general of which Arnolds are almost always great. :thumbsup: but he don't make them anymore :cry: Star Wars trilogy is also great but the last set was a flop I thought, too much computer generated stuff and a very losely written story. In a pinch I'll watch almost any movie, always better then TV , except nature shows, especially under water diving shows.

[WannaWitness]

Facing the Giants

That one was EXCELLENT!

There are many other exclusively Christian films I've been really impressed with, such as "Late One Night", "Flywheel", "Love Note", "Pamela's Prayer", "Step Out Over The Edge", and so on.

[WannaWitness]

I also like a lot of the "moldy oldies" from the likes of Charlie Chaplin, Shirley Temple, Buster Keaton, Laurel & Hardy, Our Gang, and so on.

[edb19]

Some of the movies on the list make me think of funny stories.

My son was about 8 years old when The Abyss came out. My husband and I rented it and watched it after the kids went to bed. The next day (a Saturday) my son asked if he could watch the movie. I said ok but my husband real quickly said no. When I asked him later why Sam couldn't watch the movie he said because they say the "f" word. I'll be honest, I couldn't remember them saying it - but I agreed and told Sam no. Now in and of itself there's nothing wrong with that. I didn't think anything of it until a week or two later when my husband and Sam decided to have "man's night." So, off they went to the video rental store and came home with Die Hard. Now I like Die Hard - but excuse me, every third word starts with f. :eek: I've never understood my husband's rationale, but oh well.:scratch:

Now - nearly 18 years later my grandson comes to spend the night. He routinely picks out a movie to watch as he's falling asleep. Typically he'll choose a Star Wars or the Princess Bride (he likes sword fights). Anyhow, one night he took Luther off the shelf and wanted to watch that. I told him I didn't think he'd like it very well, that it was sort of a grown-up movie. He looks at me most seriously and says, "Oh no Gamma, I know I'll like it, there's fighting in it." I explained that I didn't think there was any fighting in the movie, but he showed me the box to prove his point. On the back of the box there's a little tiny mace (I think that's what they're called). Obviously if there's a weapon, there's fighting.:thumbsup:

[Greenthumb]

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
The Princess Bride
The Chronicles of Narnia
Awakenings
The Lakehouse
While You Were Sleeping
Hmm...I'm sure there are more. :)

[LivingLifeHisWay]

Jerry Maguire...yes I know....but I loved it. ::D: "You complete me"....it gets me every time. :;):

[£amb]

Maybe it just means that we should make up two lists: personal faves and candidates for best ever.

BTW, I am impressed at how any of you compiled such lengthy lists and remembered all of the movies you did!

Suprisingly I did remember all the ones I listed....:) but that is definately a great movie.

If I had to say which is the best movie ever made it would have to be the King and I. Such a wonderful movie!


Hen....I wouldn't of thought you were the 'Fried Green Tomatoes' kinda guy...;)

[Nicki4Christ]

The Notebook:cry:
Bridge over Terabithia
Bourne Identity :thumbsup:
5 People You Meet in Heaven
Big Fish
The Illusionist
Walk the Line
Napoleon Dynamite - sorry could relate GOSH:cool:
Cold Mountain ------Bought the soundtrack:tutu:

[jad123]

Here is my list:

Braveheart
Gladiator
Shawshank Redemption
My Life (Most depressing film I have ever seen)
The God Father 1 and 2
Jerry Maguire (Love the kid)
Die Hard
The Matrix
Good Will Hunting
Passion of Christ
Training Day
It's a Wonderful Life
Schindler's List
Last of the Mohicans
The Fugitive
Seven Years in Tibet

[GreenMunchkin]

Ooh, we all have so much cross-over! :tutu:

Once we get to however many pages, we should see which films cropped up the most...

So far, off the top of my head, Princess Bride is at the top.

But Shawshank Redemption, It's a Wonderful Life, Star Wars and The Matrix seem to be hovering near the top, too :clap:

We all have the bestest taste *ever* :D

[Hentenza]

Suprisingly I did remember all the ones I listed....:) but that is definately a great movie.

If I had to say which is the best movie ever made it would have to be the King and I. Such a wonderful movie!


Hen....I wouldn't of thought you were the 'Fried Green Tomatoes' kinda guy...;)

Hey, I have my soft side.^_^^_^^_^^_^

[MrJim]

Someone mentioned a Clive Owen movie over in the "worst" thread, and it reminded me of two other "bests" in my book:

Clive Owen/Kiera Knightly King Arthur, I like swords & horses (though maybe 300 was a bit over the top;) ) and while some other King Arthur flicks like Excalibur are pretty good I thought this one was the best of all.

Another is Antonio Banderas The 13th Warrior where he plays a muslim that falls in with some Viking warriors, lots of swords and horses.

I have no distinction between "favorites" and "bests", I'm not a movie snob:P

[£amb]

Ah, another movie popped into me head...Chicken Run! Love it...:)

MrJim, I actually liked the King Arthur movie. I'm not a big fan of Kiera, but the movie was rather good.

[ContentInHim]

I'm just reading posts trying to remember my favorite movies - :doh:

I LOVED The 13th Warrior - and Desperados - and almost anything with Antonio in it!

Also, Master and Commander (with a touching reference to "Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior" - WOW)

Princess Bride
The Rainmaker
Ladyhawke
To Kill a Mockingbird

I don't see many movies so most I do see are favorites. :P

[ContentInHim]

You just made me remember "Bend it Like Beckham". I thought it was a sweet movie! :wave:

[£amb]

Ladyhawk....now there's a movie I haven't seen in a while...:)

[MrJim]

Ladyhawk....now there's a movie I haven't seen in a while...:)

Yeah I remember that one, Rutger Hauer:thumbsup:

[edb19]

Totally forgot To Kill a Mockingbird:doh:Thanks ContentInHim for the reminder:thumbsup:

Another really good movie that I forgot:
Dead Poet's Society (the kind of movie that makes my chest hurt)

which reminds me of another good movie that I recently saw (thanks to my daughter who made me watch it)
Mona Lisa Smile

edie

[Greenthumb]

Ah, another movie popped into me head...Chicken Run! Love it...:)

MrJim, I actually liked the King Arthur movie. I'm not a big fan of Kiera, but the movie was rather good.
Oh! I loved that movie! Of course I'm rather fond of the Wallace and Grommit ones too. :)

And...Dead Poet's Society and Mona Lisa Smile...those are really good too.

[ContentInHim]

Totally forgot To Kill a Mockingbird:doh:Thanks ContentInHim for the reminder:thumbsup:

Another really good movie that I forgot:
Dead Poet's Society (the kind of movie that makes my chest hurt)

which reminds me of another good movie that I recently saw (thanks to my daughter who made me watch it)
Mona Lisa Smile

edie
Dead Poet's Society was filmed in my parent's hometown. New Castle, DE - great 18th & 19th C houses. They managed to remove all the overhead electrical stuff from the streets each day and then put it back up at night. :D All for the one scene where the kid's riding the bicycle in town - maybe 10 seconds! LOL!

[ContentInHim]

Ladyhawk....now there's a movie I haven't seen in a while...:)
Just watched it again a couple of months ago - still a great movie!


Ooooo, just thought of another - Peter O'Toole in Lawrence of Arabia!

Edited to add: Kingdom of Heaven!

[rebel_conservative]

top 3, in no order...

Bob Roberts
Before Sunrise
Before Sunset

oh, yeah, and Life is Beautiful
ooooh... and 'The Dinner Game' (a French film but the funniest thing I ever saw, never laughed so hard!)

It's a Wonderful Life

Christmas movies are a whoooole other category :clap:

top 3 in no particular order...
IaWL
Scrooged
Elf ^_^

[3girls2dogs]

Hmmmm....

There are so many, but here are the first ones that come to mind

Saving Private Ryan
300
Gladiator
Lord Of The Rings (all three extended versions)
Steel Magnolias
Rudy
Whole Nine Yards
American History X
Walk To Remember


A couple of guilty pleasures LOL:

Bring It On (I can't help myself, sorry LOL)
Anchorman
High School Musical 1 & 2

[WannaWitness]

"The Nutty Professor" -- yes, the Jerry Lewis version!

[rebel_conservative]

"The Nutty Professor" -- yes, the Jerry Lewis version!

of course the Jerry Lewis version! :clap: classic ^_^

[MrJim]

Another really good movie that I forgot:
Dead Poet's Society (the kind of movie that makes my chest hurt)


Yeah I can't watch it again, it's great to see for the first time if you've never seen it, but I just can't watch it again...:cry:

[Lisa0315]

I don't know if I have a top 3. There are so many:


Camelot (The one with Richard Harris)
Star Wars
LOTR
GWTW
TWoOz

Sorry, I cannot narrow it down to just 3, but Camelot is my all time fave ever.

Lisa

[GreenMunchkin]

No dudes have mentioned Field of Dreams.

Isn't that, like, the ultimate manmovie?

[Lisa0315]

No dudes have mentioned Field of Dreams.

Isn't that, like, the ultimate manmovie?

How about ANYTHING with Richard Gere! <girly sigh>:swoon:

[jad123]

How about ANYTHING with Richard Gere! <girly sigh>:swoon:

Enough is enough.

[jad123]

No dudes have mentioned Field of Dreams.

Isn't that, like, the ultimate manmovie?

Forgot about that one. Not sure about the ultimate man movie but it is very good. And can't forget about Major League with Charlie Sheen.

[GreenMunchkin]

How about ANYTHING with Richard Gere! <girly sigh>:swoon::scratch: Never understood the appeal... BUT! Both Primal Fear and Pretty Woman rate pretty high, too :D

[Lisa0315]

:scratch: Never understood the appeal... BUT! Both Primal Fear and Prett Woman rank pretty high, too :D

Oh, Lordy! The Appeal started when I was about 13! I have not been the same since! Let's just say I sneaked a glimpse of American Gigillo on HBO...:D

Lisa

[GreenMunchkin]

Oh, Lordy! The Appeal started when I was about 13! I have not been the same since! Let's just say I sneaked a glimpse of American Gigillo on HBO...:D

LisaTOOMUCHINFORMATION! :P

Spy Game. Awesome film.

[3girls2dogs]

No dudes have mentioned Field of Dreams.

Isn't that, like, the ultimate manmovie?
Hey now, I'm a chick, and I mentioned Rudy. Do I get bonus points for that? LOL.

I've never really gotten into the whole Richard Gere thing, but Primal Fear was an excellent movie, but IMO, because of Edward Norton, not Richard Gere.

[Simon_Templar]

accidental post... see below for the real thing

[Lisa0315]

Deliverance!!!

[Simon_Templar]

My Favorites...

(Series that consist of multiple movies are listed as one entry and ranked as a whole, with the various single movies listed in order of preference. In many cases member's of series's may not be higher than a first rank movie of another series. For example, Temple of doom is not favored above Empire Strikes Back, Two Towers is not favored above Last Crusade etc. )

#1 Lord of the Rings Trilogy (extended editions of course)
- Fellowship
- Return of the King
- Two Towers

#2 Indiana Jones Trilogy
- Last Crusade
- Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Temple of Doom

#3 Starwars
- Empire Strikes Back
- Return of the Jedi
- A New Hope
- Revenge of the Sith
- Phantom Menace
- Attack of the Clones

#4 Narnia - Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe
#5 Batman Begins
#6 Gladiator
#7 Last Samurai
#8 13th Warrior
#9 Spiderman
- 2nd
- 1st
- 3rd
#10 Constantine
#11 Emma
#12 Emperor's Club
#13 Dead Poet's Society
#14 Casino Royale
#15 Spy Game

This list probably misses some due to simply not remembering, and it tends to shift from time to time depending on tastes at the moment.

If I had to decide best movie ever...

It would be.....
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (extended edition)

[Simon_Templar]

Ech, Richard Gere makes my skin crawl.

First Knight would have been a great movie, but Richard Gere dragged it down, as it is merely a good movie.

The Jackal was also somewhat ruined by Richard Gere.. I found myself the entire time wanting to cheer for Bruce Willis and Hoping that he would kill Richard Gere in the end.

King Arthur, had GREAT potential, but ended up being merely decent.

My opinion here is probably skewed a little bit because I am a passionate follower of Arthurian lore and while King Arthur was probably the most accurate to date, the innacuracies in the movie were non-sensical and really served to twist the entire point of the stories to make them fit with a more current, politically correct view point.

For example, the picts were not native britons. They were the arch enemies of the native britons. The Picts, in fact allied with the Saxons against the britons.
The native britons did not want the romans to leave, and the romans in briton were almost all, in fact, native born britons who served in the army or the government.
The sarmatian cavalry were conscripted several hundred years before the time of King Arthur and by his time all of the descendants of the sarmatian cavalry had lived in britain for nearly 300 years. all of them were born in brittain and would upon retirement receive pention land in brittain.

Pelagius' teachings were condemned by the Pope after a lengthy debate between St. Agustine and Pelagius. However, Pelagius was not executed, instead he lived out his days somewhere in the eastern empire where his views were much more popular.

Further, the conflict between Augustine and Pelagius did not center around freedom of will vs. determinism. The debate was on the idea of original sin and wether or not a human nature was bent towards sin. Pelagius (supposedly) argued that it was possible for a person to live completely without sin but that no one other than Christ had.

[3girls2dogs]

Simon, you just made me remember how much I enjoyed the BBC version of P & P. I loved Emma, too.

[£amb]

Oh, another good one...

Sneakers....has anyone ever seen this one? It has Robert Redford, Dan Akroyd, River Pheonix and a few other known actors. It actually is a very good movie.

:)

[WannaWitness]

"Twice Two" and "Below Zero" are good Laurel and Hardy short subjects.

[Criada]

My Favorites...

(Series that consist of multiple movies are listed as one entry and ranked as a whole, with the various single movies listed in order of preference. In many cases member's of series's may not be higher than a first rank movie of another series. For example, Temple of doom is not favored above Empire Strikes Back, Two Towers is not favored above Last Crusade etc. )

#1 Lord of the Rings Trilogy (extended editions of course)
- Fellowship
- Return of the King
- Two Towers

#2 Indiana Jones Trilogy
- Last Crusade
- Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Temple of Doom

#3 Starwars
- Empire Strikes Back
- Return of the Jedi
- A New Hope
- Revenge of the Sith
- Phantom Menace
- Attack of the Clones

#4 Narnia - Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe
#5 Batman Begins
#6 Gladiator
#7 Last Samurai
#8 13th Warrior
#9 Spiderman
- 2nd
- 1st
- 3rd
#10 Constantine
#11 Emma
#12 Emperor's Club
#13 Dead Poet's Society
#14 Casino Royale
#15 Spy Game

This list probably misses some due to simply not remembering, and it tends to shift from time to time depending on tastes at the moment.

If I had to decide best movie ever...

It would be.....
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (extended edition)


Why re-invent the wheel.
Simon - what are you doing in my head??
This is my list - only w/out Spiderman 3 or Spy Game, cos I haven't seen them.
And I would put Dead Poets' Society at the top!

Also - what a Wonderful World (I know, sad!)
Sound of Music
Shrek (1 and 2 - haven't seen 3 yet!)
Mary Poppins.

[Lisa0315]

I LOVE The Sound of Music!!! :thumbsup:

[Simon_Templar]

Oh, another good one...

Sneakers....has anyone ever seen this one? It has Robert Redford, Dan Akroyd, River Pheonix and a few other known actors. It actually is a very good movie.

:)
oo good one I forgot sneakers.. probably wouldn't make my list, but an honorable mention for sure.

[GreenMunchkin]

Ooh, Photographing Fairies... if that one hasn't come up already.

*Beautiful* film.

[Nadiine]

Ok gm... I get it. you could of just TOLD me there was another Best movies thread ^_^
:cool: :swoon:

[edb19]

Watching one of my favorites right now - AMC is having a Hitchcock Saturday. Saw Dial M for Murder earlier, now The Birds is on:thumbsup: . I will be skipping Psycho (it's on next) though - seeing it once has always been sufficient for me.

He (Hitchcock) really was quite brilliant.

[GreenMunchkin]

He was English :D

And he worked with Jimmy Stewart a lot.

Aye, Hitchcock rawks!

[edb19]

And he worked with Jimmy Stewart a lot.

and Cary Grant:swoon::swoon::swoon:

[GreenMunchkin]

He was a doll, for sure, but Jimmy was... *happy happy happy sigh*

One of the best people ever.

[Rhamiel]

GM Wo0t!


It's a Wonderful Life
Princess Bride
The Green Mile
Shawshank Redemption
Passion of the Christ
American History X
American Beauty
Fifth Element
Anatomy of a Murder
Powder
Photographing Fairies
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Philadelphia Story
Ong-Bak
High Art
Oldboy
Spinal Tap
Shrek
Mary PoppinsGM, will you marry me

[~*Lady Trekki*~]

GM [/LIST]GM, will you marry me
^_^

[koban4max]

...you knew it was coming, right?;)
hmm...fav movie? Saw series. I want to see saw 4.

-face of death series.
-notebook
-rambo 1,2,3
Hellraiser

-blade runner.

[Rhamiel]

Hellraiser was very good, I saw it again a few months ago and it was very good, I want to read the short story it is based off of "the hell bound heart"

[Rochir]

Hmmmm...

Brazil (Bestest movie EVVVVAAAAA!)
Dogma
The Court Jester
13th Warrior
Gladiator
Spartacus
The Viking
My friend Harvey
Star Wars Original Trilogy

[ContentInHim]

Watching one of my favorites right now - AMC is having a Hitchcock Saturday. Saw Dial M for Murder earlier, now The Birds is on:thumbsup: . I will be skipping Psycho (it's on next) though - seeing it once has always been sufficient for me.

He (Hitchcock) really was quite brilliant.
My parents went to see Psycho in the theatre and then wouldn't let my brother and I go. When I finally saw it on TV, I was horrified - scared witless. I still hate taking a shower in a motel! :eek:

[theVirginian]

To Sir, With Love starring Sidney Poitier. One of the best flicks of the 20th century IMHO.

[synger]

Mine~the ones that have been watched a few times over the past many years~

The Dogs of War (Christopher Walken)
The Patriot
The Wild Geese
The Last Samurai
The Matrix
The Omega Man
Starship Troopers:sorry:
A Few Good Men
Independence Day

...some more will come to mind...definitely not yer "knit & crochet" sorta movies.

Do not like any sort of "horror" stuff, except the occaisonal vampire movie with lots of priests & holy water;)
Oh, MrJim! You should come visit us for movie night one night. We LOVE all those movies (and own most of them).

We also like Rob Roy, Gladiator, 300, Last of the Mohicans... so many to count!

[nyj]

The Natural

[Miss Shelby]

Amazon Women on the Moon!

[MrJim]

Amazon Women on the Moon!

I think I saw the MST3000 version ;)

[Mary of Bethany]

Jimmy Stewart movies:

The Philadelphia Story (with Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn)
Shenandoah - makes me cry
Its a Wonderful Life

Humphrey Bogart:

Casablanca
The African Queen

Other old movies:

White Christmas (sorry, I'm a sucker for it :P )
Cat Ballou
Butch Cassidy
Little Big Man
The Sting
The Bishop's Wife
Funny Girl

Not so old movies:

Fandango
The Year of Living Dangerously
Witness
Field of Dreams
Dances With Wolves
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade
the original Star Wars trilogy
Emma (both versions)
Pride & Prejudice (BBC version)
Persuasion (BBC)
The Sixth Sense
Signs
Lord of the Rings - all 3
Steel Magnolias
The Princess Bride

[D'Ann]

Wo0t!


It's a Wonderful Life
Princess Bride
The Green Mile
Shawshank Redemption
Passion of the Christ
American History X
American Beauty
Fifth Element
Anatomy of a Murder
Powder
Photographing Fairies
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Philadelphia Story
Ong-BakHigh Art

Oldboy
Spinal Tap
Shrek
Mary PoppinsAnd a hundred others, but off the top of my head, thems is the best of the best :D

Also, anything else with Jimmy Stewart that isn't a western :clap:

I love Jimmy Stewart and Jean Arthur movies... I love Cary Grant, Fred Astaire and Ginger Roger, Katherine Hepburn movies too.

Let's see...

It Happened One Night
Shall we Dance
Swing Time
Philadelphia Story
Arsenic and Old Lace (Frank Capra movie)
Dances with Wolves with Kevin Costner
The Wizard of Oz
The Music Man


oooh... there are sooo many. I love this thread. LOL I'm in heaven... yes heaven... (just kidding).

[edb19]

I love Jimmy Stewart and Jean Arthur movies... I love Cary Grant, Fred Astaire and Ginger Roger, Katherine Hepburn movies too.

Let's see...

It Happened One Night
Shall we Dance
Swing Time
Philadelphia Story
Arsenic and Old Lace (Frank Capra movie)
Dances with Wolves with Kevin Costner
The Wizard of Oz
The Music Man


oooh... there are sooo many. I love this thread. LOL I'm in heaven... yes heaven... (just kidding).

Didn't take you long to post in this thread.^_^^_^

Just watched Arsenic and Old Lace the other day - love that movie (love Cary Grant)

Musicals are some of my favorites - The Music Man is right up there, some really nice songs there.

[Time2BCounted]

I dunno if anyone has brought it up, but has anyone ever seen "Wag The Dog" with Di'Nero?

[Annabel Lee]

I dunno if anyone has brought it up, but has anyone ever seen "Wag The Dog" with Di'Nero?

Yes. It was good.

Has 'The Apostle' with Robert Duvall been mentioned yet? A fantastic movie.

[Time2BCounted]

Yes. It was good.

Has 'The Apostle' with Robert Duvall been mentioned yet? A fantastic movie.
Ive seen the apostle too Annabel, great movie, but then most stuff with Robert Duvall is imo

[Time2BCounted]

A strange but interesting and one well done too i would say is Slingblade

[edb19]

Ive seen the apostle too Annabel, great movie, but then most stuff with Robert Duvall is imo

especially his first movie (he was Boo Radley) - which I believe I forgot to mention on my list, but never miss this when it's on:

To Kill a Mockingbird

[ContentInHim]

Yes. It was good.

Has 'The Apostle' with Robert Duvall been mentioned yet? A fantastic movie.
You read my mind. I just watched The Apostle the other night and thought it was wonderful. I cried through most of it! :wave:

And because the screenplay of To Kill a Mockingbird was soooo faithful to the book and I've seen the movie 100 x's and read the book about 25 x's - I can recite most of the lines while watching the movie! Great movie! Love Gregory Peck - what a hunk!

[Annabel Lee]

Has anyone seen "At Play in the Fields of the Lord"? One of my all time favorites.
The book is even better.

http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0101373/

Trailer

http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0101373/trailers-screenplay-E12204-310

[ContentInHim]

I have heard really good things about this movie, Annabel but I've not seen it myself. Thanks for the reminder.

[GreenMunchkin]

Just watched Return of the Jedi.

Completely forgot how awesome Star Wars is :swoon:

[nyj]

Just watched Return of the Jedi.

Completely forgot how awesome Star Wars is :swoon:I remember the first 3 more fondly than the last 3. Empire Strikes Back is the best of them all though.

[GreenMunchkin]

I remember the first 3 more fondly than the last 3. Empire Strikes Back is the best of them all though.That's crazy talk. You're crazy. Return of the Jedi has ewoks. Ftw!

You're right about the latter 3, though. They kind of suck. Wasn't it supposed to be a series of 9?

[MrJim]

I watched "Lilies of the Field" last night, had never seen it before, great movie :D

[nyj]

That's crazy talk. You're crazy. Return of the Jedi has ewoks. Ftw!Which is why it sucks. Stupid Jar Jar Binks too. Goodness. Now a Wookie ... ok, fine ... but a whole planet full of essentially dwarf wookies? That's taking it just a bit too far.

You're right about the latter 3, though. They kind of suck. Wasn't it supposed to be a series of 9?Of course I'm right. And yes, there was supposed to be the three original, three prologue and three epilogue. The three epilogue don't look like they'll ever be made.

[nyj]

The Warriors

Just watched it last night (NetFlix is awesome). This movie is a cult classic!

Warriors. Come out to play.

[GreenMunchkin]

Which is why it sucks.Heretic!

Stupid Jar Jar Binks too.Oh, agreed. I actually never found out: is he Jamaican? Eastern European? Coming down with a cold? Seriously, what?

Goodness. Now a Wookie ... ok, fine ...Hmm, less fond of the wookie. He's just a Bigfoot wearing bullets.

but a whole planet full of essentially dwarf wookies? That's taking it just a bit too far.Heretic! Are you blind? They're adorable. They're not wookies, they're like cuddly teddy bears with button noses and hugginess extraordinaire.

You're dead inside!


Of course I'm right. And yes, there was supposed to be the three original, three prologue and three epilogue. The three epilogue don't look like they'll ever be made.Hope they do make 'em. Twould be very fun to watch, even if they're sucky.

Oooh, 3 questions:

Does anyone want to watch Beowulf?

Has anyone watched Bug?

Has anyone watched The Reaping?

[nyj]

Hmm, less fond of the wookie. He's just a Bigfoot wearing bullets.
It adds humor without being incredibly stupid. See below.

Heretic! Are you blind? They're adorable. They're not wookies, they're like cuddly teddy bears with button noses and hugginess extraordinaire.They're dumb. The scenario they're in makes it even more implausible. You're fighting evil incarnate ... and your only ally is a Care Bear. Lord, have mercy!

You're dead inside!Translation: You aren't swayed by things that look like beanie babies.

Does anyone want to watch Beowulf?Definitely.

Has anyone watched Bug?No.

Has anyone watched The Reaping?Yes. It was alright.

[GreenMunchkin]

They're dumb. The scenario they're in makes it even more implausible. You're fighting evil incarnate ... and your only ally is a Care Bear. Lord, have mercy!http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/munchkinsparkles/carebears-2.gif

Brutal. Don't underestimate them.

Translation: You aren't swayed by things that look like beanie babies.Oh stop being so testosteroney. They give you the warm and fuzzies. You knows it.


Definitely.Doesn't it look amazing? I can't figure if it's CG or a mixture of the two... Sort of like A Scanner Darkly. Which was pretentious nonsense, btw.

Yes. It was alright.Ah. Bit disappointed, then. Was hopeful.

As to Bug: Clicky (http://bugthemovie.com/). Most creepy looking.

[Mary of Bethany]

I watched "Lilies of the Field" last night, had never seen it before, great movie :D

A-a-men. A-a-men. A-a-men, a-men, a-men!

:D

Mary

[edb19]

A-a-men. A-a-men. A-a-men, a-men, a-men!

:D

Mary

LOL

[Latreia]

Exodus (1960)

[MrJim]

A-a-men. A-a-men. A-a-men, a-men, a-men!

:D

Mary

^_^

[edb19]

White Christmas (sorry, I'm a sucker for it :P )

I'm one of 4 daughters - my sisters and I used to walk around singing:
sisters, sisters
there were never such devoted sisters
never had to have a chaperone, no sir
im here to keep my eye on her

caring, sharing
every little thing that we are wearing
when a certain gentleman arrives from Rome
she wore the dress and i stayed home

all kinds of weather
we stick together
the same in the rain or sun
two different faces
but in tight places
we think and we act as one... uh-huh

those who've seen us
know that not a thing could come between us
many men have tried to split us up but no one can

lord help the mister
who comes between me and my sister
and lord help the sister who comes between me and my man

sister
sister
sister dont come between me and my man

we were darn good too!:thumbsup:

seriously - it isn't unusual for me to watch White Christmas 3 or 4 times every year.

[edb19]

currently airing on TCM (Turner Classic Movies)

12 Angry Men - such a good movie and truly ahead of its time (one of the first "social conscience" themed movies) - unbelievably talented cast.

[edb19]

Just saw a commercial for this (being released on DVD soon)

Amazing Grace
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454776/

I haven't seen it - but my folks have and they both said it was one of the best movies they've seen in years and years.

[JPPT1974]

Facing the Giants as I will
Get my family this year!
For Christmas!:amen:

[SwirlingEd]

Just saw No Country for Old Men. Wow. If you like Coen brothers movies, you'll love it. If you don't, you'll likely hate it. Tommy Lee Jones is great.

[A New Dawn]

The Passion of the Christ
The Princess Bride
The Wizard of Oz
Star Wars (the very first one)
Star Trek: The Voyage Home
Lord of the Rings (all of them)
The Green Mile
Pirates of the Caribbean (all of them)
Beauty and the Beast (Disney)
The Indiana Jones movies
Hook

[ContentInHim]

currently airing on TCM (Turner Classic Movies)

12 Angry Men - such a good movie and truly ahead of its time (one of the first "social conscience" themed movies) - unbelievably talented cast.
I watched it a year or so ago - what a great movie and what a cast! :clap:

[ContentInHim]

Just saw a commercial for this (being released on DVD soon)

Amazing Grace
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454776/

I haven't seen it - but my folks have and they both said it was one of the best movies they've seen in years and years.
This was one of the most beautiful movies I've watched and the subject was really interesting. I'm looking forward to owning it!

[shrewdsnake]

Just saw No Country for Old Men. Wow. If you like Coen brothers movies, you'll love it. If you don't, you'll likely hate it. Tommy Lee Jones is great.
Just watched Miller's Crossing, Coen Brothers movie, it's pretty violent but it was really good. I love Oh, Brother Where Art Thou?

[Mary of Bethany]

I'm one of 4 daughters - my sisters and I used to walk around singing:
we were darn good too!:thumbsup:

seriously - it isn't unusual for me to watch White Christmas 3 or 4 times every year.

That song pops into my head so easily. Love it! ^_^

Mary

[Followers4christ]

Facing the Giants

Passion Of The Christ

End Of The Harvest

The Omega Code 1&2

Deadly Choice

Apocalypse: caught in the eye of the storm

Revelation: The Book Has Been Open

Tribulation

Final Exit

left behind 1-3

Escape From Hell

Gone

The Patriot

Braveheart

The Last Castle

The Last Samurai

Half Past Dead

Desperado

Once A Time In Mexico

Tombstone

White Noise 1&2

King Kong

The Day After

Category 6: Day Of Destruction

Batman Begins

The Sum Of All Fears

Outbreak

Twister

Independence Day

The Sound Of music



*I love alot more movies to much to post on here.God Bless*

[SwirlingEd]

12 Monkeys
Lost in Translation
Swingers
Fisher King
Die Hard
Bourne movies
Punch-Drunk Love
True Lies
Fight Club
The Matrix
Slingblade
Office Space
Army of Darkness
Unforgiven
Shaun of the Dead

Holiday
Philadelphia Story
Casablanca

[GreenMunchkin]

Shaun of the DeadYou're such an Anglophile :D

[SwirlingEd]

You're such an Anglophile :D
I can't deny it. Simon Pegg and Ricky Gervais.... we can't compete.

[GreenMunchkin]

I can't deny it. Simon Pegg and Ricky Gervais.... we can't compete.If you're ever in London, I'll take you to the pub where Simon Pegg goes for lunch every day :)

[SwirlingEd]

If you're ever in London, I'll take you to the pub where Simon Pegg goes for lunch every day :)
Deal :thumbsup:

[edb19]

Just watched The Siege

It's a very good movie - maybe not the best, but very good. Denzel Washington however is just excellent - I always find his characters believable.

[GreenMunchkin]

I watched a film called The Believer over the weekend. Wow.

[ContentInHim]

I watched a film called The Believer over the weekend. Wow.
Well, :doh: how about more info, GM. Your post was just a teaser! :D

Hey, y'all - Amazing Grace is out on DVD - $15.98 at WalMart! :thumbsup:

[GreenMunchkin]

Well, :doh: how about more info, GM. Your post was just a teaser! :DHeh! :blush: Sowwy :hug:

It's about an Orthodox Jewish guy who becomes so anti-semitic that he joins a neo-nazi group. It's an astonishing film. So, so layered. Hard to watch at times, but I learned so much about Judaism from that film, and from all the forums discussing it out there.

Not an easy watch, but I completely recommend it. Also, it's based on a true story.

[edb19]

Hey, y'all - Amazing Grace is out on DVD - $15.98 at WalMart! :thumbsup:

I'm definitely getting that one:thumbsup:

Heh! :blush: Sowwy :hug:

It's about an Orthodox Jewish guy who becomes so anti-semitic that he joins a neo-nazi group. It's an astonishing film. So, so layered. Hard to watch at times, but I learned so much about Judaism from that film, and from all the forums discussing it out there.

Not an easy watch, but I completely recommend it. Also, it's based on a true story.

sounds like an amazing story - the young man must have been really filled with a lot of self hate. Without spoiling it - can you say, did the neo-nazis know he was Jewish? (they certainly wouldn't care about any denunciation on his part - they'd only look at his ethnicity).

[GreenMunchkin]

sounds like an amazing story - the young man must have been really filled with a lot of self hate. Without spoiling it - can you say, did the neo-nazis know he was Jewish? (they certainly wouldn't care about any denunciation on his part - they'd only look at his ethnicity).Well, in real life, the New York Times did an article on the guy, and "outed" him as Jewish, so he killed himself. The people in his neo-nazi gang them admitted they'd known he was Jewish. Just such a senseless death :(

In the film, one of the others suspects, and as he gets drawn back into the faith, a couple of peoples' suspicions are aroused, but by the time the newspaper announces it, he's already brought the film to its conclusion. Won't say what it is, though.

But, really, can't recommend it highly enough.

[edb19]

Well, in real life, the New York Times did an article on the guy, and "outed" him as Jewish, so he killed himself. The people in his neo-nazi gang them admitted they'd known he was Jewish. Just such a senseless death :(

In the film, one of the others suspects, and as he gets drawn back into the faith, a couple of peoples' suspicions are aroused, but by the time the newspaper announces it, he's already brought the film to its conclusion. Won't say what it is, though.

But, really, can't recommend it highly enough.

am definitely going to look into this one - thanks for the recommendation

[nyj]

I Am Legend looks like it's going to be a good movie.

[edb19]

I Am Legend looks like it's going to be a good movie.

just looked it up on IMDB - looks very interesting - but its in IMAX and I can barely handle that format (whenever I've seen anything in an IMAX theater I get queasy)

I do remember The Omega Man with Charlton Heston - based on the same book.

Interestingly Heston made several movies along the line of the end of humanity as we know it - of course there are the various Planet of the Apes movies and then there's Soylent Green (It's people, soylent green is made out of people). Probably was just the times - about the same time as 2001 Space Odyssey, Logan's Run and even (to a lesser degree) Escape From New York.

[GreenMunchkin]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX773fMkS90&feature=related

There's the trailer. It looks pretty good, actually. Only if the mutant thingies are like the ones in 28 Days Later, it'll be too scary to watch :(

[GreenMunchkin]

Oh, this is the film that's got me most curious. The trailer aired beofre Transormers, and another teaser trailer aired before Beowulf.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvNkGm8mxiM

It's completely shrouded in mystery, though, so no-one knows anything about it. :excitedness:

[edb19]

oooh - shades of Armageddon, Independence Day and/or Deep Impact (I love movies like this)

depending on the ratings - I'm guessing that my son and grandsons will want to go see it with me


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1060277/

[praying]

Young Frankenstein

I had to see this movie at least 30 times and roared with laughter each and every time. :D I rented it not too long ago and watched it with my kids and they roared with laughter too!

Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: Igor, would you mind telling me whose brain I did put in?
Igor: And you won't be angry?
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: I will NOT be angry.
Igor: Abby someone.
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: Abby someone. Abby who?
Igor: Abby Normal.
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: Abby Normal?
Igor: I'm almost sure that was the name.
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: Are you saying that I put an abnormal brain into a seven and a half foot long, fifty-four inch wide GORILLA?


Classic stuff!! :D :D


Fish called Wanda

Another comedic classic!

Just don't call me stupid!!!!



I see you are Mel Brooks fan. He made some truly funny movies.

*Note Wanda is not Mel Brooks.

[A New Dawn]

just looked it up on IMDB - looks very interesting - but its in IMAX and I can barely handle that format (whenever I've seen anything in an IMAX theater I get queasy)

I do remember The Omega Man with Charlton Heston - based on the same book.

Interestingly Heston made several movies along the line of the end of humanity as we know it - of course there are the various Planet of the Apes movies and then there's Soylent Green (It's people, soylent green is made out of people). Probably was just the times - about the same time as 2001 Space Odyssey, Logan's Run and even (to a lesser degree) Escape From New York.

I remember Soylent Green, I thought it was really weird, but couldn't remember what the plot was. The original PotA was one of my favorites for quite a while (shows you how deprived (or is that depraved?) I was. :P

[JPPT1974]

I Am Legend looks like it's going to be a good movie.

Don't you just love Will Smith as he is
An awesome actor I think!:wave:

[edb19]

Don't you just love Will Smith as he is
An awesome actor I think!:wave:

If I may share a story here. I was in DC a couple of weeks ago visiting my sister and she told a story on herself. She routinely passes a movie theater on her way home from work and that particular theater has movie premiers several times a year. The premiers tend to tie up traffic (big surprise). Last summer Emily said she was driving home from work, it was a really nice day so she had all her car windows open. The radio was playing Diana Ross' "Ain't No Mountain High Enough." Emily, being her typical self was singing along - very loudly. She said all of a sudden she realized that she was stopped right smack in front of the movie theater and there was a limousine parked next to her - and who should get out of the car but Will Smith. :o She said there's no way he couldn't have heard her singing. :o I asked her did she stop singing when she saw him - she said no, didn't make any difference. ^_^ I was a tad disappointed that he didn't sing along with her though. :sigh: :scratch:

[edb19]

bumping for more input

watched The Bishop's Wife over Christmas - I'd forgotten how good it was. Cary Grant, Loretta Young & David Niven - very good casting all around.:thumbsup:

[Followers4christ]

Just a few of my best movies.God Bless :)


Facing The Giants (A Must Watch)

Passion Of The Christ

Six: The Mark Unleashed

End Of The Harvest

The Gathering

Patriot

Braveheart

Star Wars Trilogy

300

maverick

Half past dead

Analyze this

[edb19]

didn't love some (ok - lots) of the language (and it was edited for t.v.) but my daughter and I just watched Bridget Jones Diary (its one of her favorites). It was pretty darn good - Colin Firth does a very good romantic lead.

[JPPT1974]

Edb19, Interesting Story about
Will Smith as I just saw "I Am Legend"
You have to see the movie all the way
As he and a couple of other people are
In the movie but it is him 90% of the time
In it.

[foreveramanda]

I have to throw out there
A League of Their Own
Robin Hood Men in Tights
and Beauty and the Beast

[edb19]

I have to throw out there
A League of Their Own
Robin Hood Men in Tights
and Beauty and the Beast

talk about eclectic tastes;)

[foreveramanda]

talk about eclectic tastes;)
lol yeah :)
I'm hard to please when it comes to movies just because I do not have the attention span to sit and watch them - so when I find favorites I watch them over and over I also enjoy Shrek, The Mummy, and the Pirates of the Caribbean movies

[JPPT1974]

lol yeah :)
I'm hard to please when it comes to movies just because I do not have the attention span to sit and watch them - so when I find favorites I watch them over and over I also enjoy Shrek, The Mummy, and the Pirates of the Caribbean movies

I love those movies too
As I really love them more
On the big screen than at home
Seeing that on there.

[GreenMunchkin]

Finally bit the bullet and watched Atonement. Wanted to hate it, but it was incredible.

Also, best recent/recentish films are Juno and Transformers. Awesomesauce!

[SwirlingEd]

Finally bit the bullet and watched Atonement. Wanted to hate it, but it was incredible.

Also, best recent/recentish films are Juno and Transformers. Awesomesauce!

Atonement was indeed good.

You liked Transformers, but not Cloverfield???!!! GM, it is fortunate that you are a Karl Pilkington fan, or we might have to part ways ;) :P

Transformers was so goofy and poorly written, IMHO. Yes, the effects were good, but that does not a good movie make.

[WordofGod]

The Book of Matthew.
The Passion of Christ.
The Ten Commandments.
The Book of Acts.
Boy's Town.
Bells of Saint Mary's
White Christmas.
The Lord of the Flies.
Bible Truths.
:crossrc:

[Annabel Lee]

I ran across this movie on cable last week.

Land of the Blind. I highly recommend it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zZmx09CKTo

[WannaWitness]

Has anyone ever seen "Late One Night"? It's a great evangelistic film with a message. It stars Brad Heller, an actor who stars in exclusively Christian movies.

[edb19]

There are a few movies (maybe 3-4) that I will watch whenever they're on t.v. - one such movie is on right now.

REMEMBER THE TITANS

[edb19]

thanks to AMC for helping me remember another movie I've appreciated and enjoyed

The Memphis Belle

[MrJim]

I just finished watching Apollo 13~yeah, it's good.

[edb19]

I just finished watching Apollo 13~yeah, it's good.


like that one too - I'm a big Gary Sinese fan

[edb19]

has anyone seen the Spiderwick Chronicles yet? I know it just came out, but just wondering. The grandboys have asked me very nicely to take them to it - the reviews have been good., but wouldn't mind some personal input if available.

edie:hug:

[CelticRose]

Arriving late...as usual.

Sound of Music

Dangerous Liasons

To Kill A Mocking Bird

Witness

The Friendly Persuasion

Billy Elliot

The Full Monty

All The Indiana Jones & all the LOTR

And I still like Fly Away Home.

[edb19]

another one of my favorites was just on t.v. (have to love satellite t.v. due to all the movie channel options).

Anyhow - Mr. Holland's Opus
Always makes me think of the few teachers who so greatly impacted my life that even 34 years after graduating from high school I remember then with deepest respect.


With the exception of The Goodbye Girl, probably Richard Dreyfuss' best movie.

Guess I should put The Goodbye Girl on my list too:thumbsup:

[A New Dawn]

like that one too - I'm a big Gary Sinese fan

I like Gary Sinese, too, but his best films have been the ones where he starred with Tom Hanks.

[edb19]

I like Gary Sinese, too, but his best films have been the ones where he starred with Tom Hanks.


I hadn't thought of that, but in retrospect
Apollo 13
Forrest Gump
The Green Mile

can't argue with any of them being excellent movies - diverse roles for both men in all three movies.

But, my favorite Gary Sinese role is one of his earliest. . . . I'd go all the way back to George in Of Mice and Men (my favorite Steinbeck book).

Couple of other things I respect about him - he's been married to the same woman for >25 years (almost unheard of in Hollywood these days). Also, he's one of the founders of Operation Iraqi Children - an organization which distributes school supplies, clothes, backpacks, blankets, sports equipment to Iraqi (and now other) children. OIC organizes everything and the US troops assist with the distribution. Excellent charity.

Now back to movie talk:thumbsup:

[A New Dawn]

I've never seen Of Mice and Men. I read the book and thought it was a very interesting story, but never had the chance to see the movie. I'll have to check it out.

[edb19]

currently watching "Coach Carter" with Samuel L. Jackson

my kind of movie - along the line of "Remember the Titans" or "Hoosiers" or "Friday Night Lights" or even the non sport movie "Lean on Me"

[edb19]

must just be my type of movie, but I just watched - and highly recommend - Glory Road. It was terrific, based on a true story.

[Diane_Windsor]

Nearly every single movie in the Walt Disney animated canon (this does not include those stupid direct-to-DVDs).

Gone With the Wind
Princess Bride
Citizen Cane, which I'm putting on DVD as I type this :D

[GreenMunchkin]

Soooo mnay excellent movies recently :D

Iron Man is ace! But King Fu Panda is one of the best films have seen in a good while. It. is. awesome! Tis laugh out loud funny :clap:

[SwirlingEd]

Me like Hulk too.

[edb19]

sitting at home tonight watching AFI's 10 top 10

so far - not much to disagree with (for example - best courtroom movie "To Kill a Mockingbird")

[edb19]

Best epic movie - "Lawrence of Arabia"


some things made me chuckle
for example - there were at least 3 John Wayne movies in the top 10 westerns (well duh:doh:) and 3 Alfred Hitchcock movies in the top 10 mystery movies (an even bigger duh:doh:)

[JPPT1974]

Want to see Wall-E really badly!
Wanted to see Speed Racer but
Heard it is really awful!

[GreenMunchkin]

The Dark Knight. is. awesome! It's amazing, though, in that it shows how much the world has changed. Like, back when Jack Nicholson was the Joker, and Batman was considered "dark" then, but looking at it now, it was verging on cartoony. We've definitely become desensitized to "darkness" :( But it's still a fab film. Turns everyone who watches it into a 13 year old boy :D

Ooh! Also, watched Facing the Giants yesterday. That was a very, very, very lovely film :)

[GreenMunchkin]

Technically this thread is for movies we've seen, but am sooo excited about the new Bond film :clap: Can. not. wait!

[MrJim]

The Dark Knight. is. awesome! It's amazing, though, in that it shows how much the world has changed. Like, back when Jack Nicholson was the Joker, and Batman was considered "dark" then, but looking at it now, it was verging on cartoony. We've definitely become desensitized to "darkness" :( But it's still a fab film. Turns everyone who watches it into a 13 year old boy :D



I went to Dark Knight alone and decided against taking my oldest (12) to see it~~I walked out of there chilled by the Joker's performance; it really was something to see...the Batman dude wasn't too bad either ;)

[GreenMunchkin]

I went to Dark Knight alone and decided against taking my oldest (12) to see it~~I walked out of there chilled by the Joker's performance; it really was something to see...the Batman dude wasn't too bad either ;)Amazing perfomance, wasn't it. If he wins a posthumous Oscar, it wouldn't be a surprise, really. Makes his death more poignant, too, in some ways :(

[MrJim]

Amazing perfomance, wasn't it. If he wins a posthumous Oscar, it wouldn't be a surprise, really. Makes his death more poignant, too, in some ways :(

I hadn't seen many of Ledger's movies~guess The Patriot was it, so I didn't know what to expect: wow is all I can say~what's creepier is that here's a character that didn't have any "special" powers or anything-he was just crazy...beyond totally and into utterly..

[Jim47]

I'm waiting for Spyderman 3 to come out as a movie rental.


I saw the 3 hour TV special and premier of the new TV series and it looks pretty good :thumbsup:

[MrJim]

I'm waiting for Spyderman 3 to come out as a movie rental.


I saw the 3 hour TV special and premier of the new TV series and it looks pretty good :thumbsup:

Ain'tcha kinda old fer them comicbook movies ;)

[GreenMunchkin]

Ain'tcha kinda old fer them comicbook movies ;)No such thing. Comicbook movies rawk.

/geek

[Carolyn H]

Driving Miss Daisy.....

[Nadiine]

I'm waiting for Spyderman 3 to come out as a movie rental.


I saw the 3 hour TV special and premier of the new TV series and it looks pretty good :thumbsup:
GREAT TO SEE YOU !!!!!!!

[Nadiine]

I should ask,... can we still call a movie thee worst if we hated it SO much that we only watched part of it and had to turn it?

Do we have to of seen the entire thing? lol

[Jim47]

Ain'tcha kinda old fer them comicbook movies ;)


20 years ago I would have thought the same thing, but when I watched the TV special I changed my mind. It was really well done and good entertainment.

[MrJim]

20 years ago I would have thought the same thing, but when I watched the TV special I changed my mind. It was really well done and good entertainment.

Sounds like someone might have been a comicbook fan in his early years;)

I read tons of them-friend did all the buying too:thumbsup: ~mostly XMen (before anyone ever heard of them), Avengers, FF4,--Marvel stuff..neat sharing it now with my sons-I get the reprints of those 70/s & 80/s comics in graphic novels--the new stuff makes me flinch it's so raw..

[Jim47]

Yeah, I got all of my cousins hand me down comics, Superman was my favorite. He is still my hero :thumbsup:

[Rep Daddy]

Idiocracy


"Welcome to Costco, I love you" (http://www.jahozafat.com/php/sounds/?id=bst&media=MP3S&type=Movies&movie=Idiocracy&quote=costcoiloveyou.txt&file=costcoiloveyou.mp3)

[theMormon]

Vertigo
Obsession
Jane Eyre
Pride and Prejudice
Rebecca
Star Wars
Saw

[Nadiine]

Casino Royale, 007 w/ Daniel Craig

:thumbsup:

http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2007/12/16/evagreen_craig_wideweb__470x313,0.jpg

[GreenMunchkin]

Casino Royale, 007 w/ Daniel Craig

:thumbsup:

http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2007/12/16/evagreen_craig_wideweb__470x313,0.jpgConcur :)

Cannot WAIT for Quantum of Solace! :clap:

[Nadiine]

Concur :)

Cannot WAIT for Quantum of Solace! :clap:

I know, I just saw the commercial for it the other day!!!

YIPPEEE

[GreenMunchkin]

I know, I just saw the commercial for it the other day!!!

YIPPEEEIt. looks. AWESOME, doesn't it :D

Hey, were you uber-sceptical about Daniel Craig at first, too? And what do you think of him now?

[Nadiine]

It. looks. AWESOME, doesn't it :D

Hey, were you uber-sceptical about Daniel Craig at first, too? And what do you think of him now?

I WAY thought Craig was the wrong 007. I only knew him from Laura Croft, Tomb Raider --
he didn't quite seem "Bondly" to me LOL^_^

After seeing him in this one, YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!
He's the best Bond character they ever did! I love how they made him so much more aggressive & less "suave & campy". lol

plus..... I can't say the rest of what I think becuz I'm married.

:yum:

:holy: :holy:

[brinny]

Braveheart

[brinny]

V For Vendetta
Sea Biscuit
Dreamer
Miracle
Les Miserable (in concert)
Batman Begins
Equilibrium
1984
The Goonies
Home For the Holidays
The Snowman
Goodnight Moon
Prancer
Courage Mountain
Annie (with Aileen Quinn)
the Pelican Brief
Erin Brochovich
Far and Away
The Count of Monte Cristo
Spirit

there's more, but i gotta catch me breath :P

[Henaynei]

y'all have named some good movies...

Enemy Mine
Frisco Kid
Fiddler on the Roof
Devil's Arithmetic
The Wave
Time Machine - the old one
Bicentennial Man
Close Encounters
Ushpizin
Obsession - Radical Islam's War Against the West
Finding NeverLand
A.I.
Last Star Fighter

I'll keep thinking

[GreenMunchkin]

I WAY thought Craig was the wrong 007. I only knew him from Laura Croft, Tomb Raider --
he didn't quite seem "Bondly" to me LOL^_^Yeppers, that's all I knew of him, too. He didn't seem to have anything Bond-like going on, no... then, of course, he turns up to the "This is the new James!!" press conference with a life jacket and water-wings... Well, k, just the life jacket. But it could not have been less Bondly.

After seeing him in this one, YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!
He's the best Bond character they ever did! I love how they made him so much more aggressive & less "suave & campy". lolAgree again! Never understood why they made him so camp and louche... tbh, I think Roger Moore started that one. It's like they read "suave" and mistook it for "nancy-like". So, yeah, tis nice that Bond is all alpha male now :P

plus..... I can't say the rest of what I think becuz I'm married.

:yum:

:holy: :holy:You think he's yummy? Why do so many women think he's yummy? I don't get it :scratch:

[Jim47]

I was in the hospital for a couple weeks this summer and I think I watched about 5-6 "007" movies :thumbsup:

still good entertainment :wave:

[GreenMunchkin]

I was in the hospital for a couple weeks this summer and I think I watched about 5-6 "007" movies :thumbsup:

still good entertainment :wave:Who's your favourite bond? :)

[Jim47]

Who's your favourite bond? :)


I like them all, but there is only one Number 1 and that is Sean :thumbsup:

how about you? :wave:

[Nadiine]

Who's your favourite bond? :)
I think you know mine
LOL
:P

The other one that made a good Bond was
Timothy Dalton

We love when Spike tv does the 007 marathons every Thanksgiving =0)

[GreenMunchkin]

I like them all, but there is only one Number 1 and that is Sean :thumbsup:

how about you? :wave:People say, don't they, that everyone's favourite Bond is the one they grew up with - or the one they were first introduced to. Was Connery your first exposure to Bond?

It was Brosnan until Daniel Craig, actually. It may just be that the actual films are much, much better, but Craig is actually terribly good :scratch:

I think you know mine
LOL
:P

The other one that made a good Bond was
Timothy Dalton

We love when Spike tv does the 007 marathons every Thanksgiving =0)But, seriously, you think he's yummy, yes? I don't get it! :( Are we talking looks, or "vibe" or what?

[Nadiine]

It was Brosnan until Daniel Craig, actually. It may just be that the actual films are much, much better, but Craig is actually terribly good :scratch:

But, seriously, you think he's yummy, yes? I don't get it! :( Are we talking looks, or "vibe" or what?
I never liked Brosnan - nothing 'edgy' about him.

I'm talking about all the above - to me, a good Bond has to be YUMMY and hardcore secret agent both.
The ones that I don't find attractive, I can't take very serious in the role.
I did like Sean Connery - he was good & those 007's (films) were good.

I like A View to a Kill alot - cuz I like Christopher Walken & the Duran Duran vibe w/ it lol

[Jim47]

People say, don't they, that everyone's favourite Bond is the one they grew up with - or the one they were first introduced to. Was Connery your first exposure to Bond?





Yes, I'm sure you're right. But I am big Connery fan aside from "007"

I think he is possibly one of the best actors ever, but I liked all the "007's

They were all good, and yes, Sean was the one I grew up with. I think I was 18 when I saw his first "007" pic.

[MrJim]

Christopher Walken:cool:

[Nadiine]

Yes, I'm sure you're right. But I am big Connery fan aside from "007"

I think he is possibly one of the best actors ever, but I liked all the "007's

They were all good, and yes, Sean was the one I grew up with. I think I was 18 when I saw his first "007" pic.
:thumbsup:

I liked him in that flick w/ Nicholas Cage in The Rock.

I liked him in League of Extraordinary Gentlemen... & lots of others

[Nadiine]

This one's going to sound bad, but......

Sin City
great cast!
Clive Owen, Mickey Rourke Rutger Hauer,..:thumbsup::thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[Zecryphon]

I never liked Brosnan - nothing 'edgy' about him.

I'm talking about all the above - to me, a good Bond has to be YUMMY and hardcore secret agent both.
The ones that I don't find attractive, I can't take very serious in the role.
I did like Sean Connery - he was good & those 007's (films) were good.

I like A View to a Kill alot - cuz I like Christopher Walken & the Duran Duran vibe w/ it lol

Have you seen The Prophecy trilogy? If you like Walken you should at least check out the first one. I still watch it every time it's on. :)

[Jim47]

:thumbsup:

I liked him in that flick w/ Nicholas Cage in The Rock.

I liked him in League of Extraordinary Gentlemen... & lots of others



I don't think I saw League of Extraordinary Gentlemen... Who eles is in it? Is it an older flick?

We buy some of those old movies when we can get them for a few bucks. I'm gettin old ya know, kind of strain to drive 2 miles to the movie rental store ;)

[Nadiine]

I don't think I saw League of Extraordinary Gentlemen... Who eles is in it? Is it an older flick?

We buy some of those old movies when we can get them for a few bucks. I'm gettin old ya know, kind of strain to drive 2 miles to the movie rental store ;)
No not really, its 2003. It's got Peta Wilson (she used to star in
La Femme Nikita) & mostly actors I don't know -
but it's a wierd movie that has like mythological characters that group together to fight an evil guy.
So it has like Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde... the invisible man, Mina Harker (vampiress)... & a guy that never ages unless he looks at his face in a painting? (gray?)

It's entertaining & interesting I think =)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0311429/

[Jim47]

No not really, its 2003. It's got Peta Wilson (she used to star in
La Femme Nikita) & mostly actors I don't know -
but it's a wierd movie that has like mythological characters that group together to fight an evil guy.
So it has like Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde... the invisible man, Mina Harker (vampiress)... & a guy that never ages unless he looks at his face in a painting? (gray?)

It's entertaining & interesting I think =)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0311429/


Its a Si-Fi show? :confused:

I saw one of his Si_fi shows, can't remember the name of it (something about freezing the whole earth) but I don't care for it much.

[Nadiine]

Its a Si-Fi show? :confused:

I saw one of his Si_fi shows, can't remember the name of it (something about freezing the whole earth) but I don't care for it much.
Well, it's a movie/film - I can't say as it's exactly Sci Fi tho. It somewhat has some Sci Fi elements to it .

You can Google it & read the plot etc. - it's worth at least renting once to see it I think. :)

[A New Dawn]

Yes, I'm sure you're right. But I am big Connery fan aside from "007"

I think he is possibly one of the best actors ever, but I liked all the "007's

They were all good, and yes, Sean was the one I grew up with. I think I was 18 when I saw his first "007" pic.

I watched all the Bonds up through the end of Roger Moore, but I haven't watched any of them since. I think they got cheesy by the end of his reign as Bond, and it turned me off of them. But I really have liked Sean Connery's work since he left Bond. My favorite, I think, is The Name of the Rose. That was an excellent movie. :thumbsup:

[Rep Daddy]

Connery IS Bond.

[Rep Daddy]

Great Movie: My Cousin Vinnie

[Nadiine]

I watched all the Bonds up through the end of Roger Moore, but I haven't watched any of them since. I think they got cheesy by the end of his reign as Bond, and it turned me off of them. But I really have liked Sean Connery's work since he left Bond. My favorite, I think, is The Name of the Rose. That was an excellent movie. :thumbsup:
If you see Casino Royale w/ Craig, I think you'll like Bond again.

I don't like a too campy character, Craig is the best they've done w/ the character - alot more hardcore & less campy. (then again, for those who prefer campy, you might be dissappointed)

[Nadiine]

Great Movie: My Cousin Vinnie
yep I loved it -
I die laughing every time I see that studdering lawyer that kid picked instead of Vinnie. To me, he almost made the movie. LOL

What really makes me laugh is the 80's outfits Tomei wore - that wildflower
catsuit she wore was just scary! lol I remember the floral jeans that were out
at that time. lol

Here's the court scene vid. Go to 4:30ish and it's over at 6:30ish. ^_^
http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=1q7mjoxHzm4

[Rep Daddy]

yep I loved it -
I die laughing every time I see that studdering lawyer that kid picked instead of Vinnie. To me, he almost made the movie. LOL

What really makes me laugh is the 80's outfits Tomei wore - that wildflower
catsuit she wore was just scary! lol I remember the floral jeans that were out
at that time. lol


Tomei was excellent. And the end of the movie was really well done.

I did like the stuttering attorney.

Vinnie's miracle grits cross examination was funny

[Rep Daddy]

Are you mockin me Mr Gambini ???

[Nadiine]

Are you mockin me Mr Gambini ???
ROFL ^_^ya. I taped that from Tivo... I'm going to have to watch it tomorrow.
:thumbsup:

[Rep Daddy]

Vinny Gambini (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000582/): Are we to believe that boiling water soaks into a grit faster in your kitchen than anywhere else on the face of the earth?
Mr. Tipton (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001999/): I don't know.
Vinny Gambini (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000582/): Well, I guess the laws of physics cease to exist on top of your stove. Were these magic grits? Did you buy them from the same guy who sold Jack his beanstalk beans?

[Rep Daddy]

Sustained. Counselor's entire opening statement, with the exception of "thank you", will be stricken from the record.

[Nadiine]

here's cross examination by the stammoring attorney again.

oh this is so bad LOL ^_^
What's so funny to me is the kid sitting there who hired him! haha

http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=l2bFGNIsHco&feature=related

[Nadiine]

Sustained. Counselor's entire opening statement, with the exception of "thank you", will be stricken from the record.
^_^^_^^_^