Well the title says it all: what's your favorite movie and why?

(any others beside LOTR that is!)

I actually liked Dungeons and Dragons - though it could easily have been better :rolleyes:

I don't watch much ;)

Favorite movie: Fight Club, the movie makes the watcher think.

"The Omen". It's a movie with Gregory Peck released in 1975.

Ring. Disturbing Japanese horror.

Neon Genesis Evangelion Death and Rebirth

just check my profilepic

American Beauty

If I were an American, I would probably be ashamed of the way things turned out to be.

Of course, you are free to speak, work, play, drive fast cars, swear, drop bombs and airplanes; but you'll eventually lose yourself in a society that doesn't care about you.

I have a lot of movies I like very much and I just can't decide:
Bladerunner - (not the director's cut) Leon - that film with Jean Reno, not with the muscles from Bruxelles ... :rolleyes: Hana Bi - japanese crime story Jin-Roh & Ghost in the Shell - japanese animated movies Point Blank and many, many more .... :shake:

Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels.

Guy Ritchie has been ruined by Madonna.

A Clockwork Orange is a very good film, I also like American History X.

I have several best movies ever. That's because some are of different genres.

Boondock Saints
American History X
Pulp Fiction
Joe's Appartment
American Beauty
Cruel Intentions

It's almost impossible to choose *one* favourite film since there are many great films (as well as thousands that should never have been made).

In no particular order:

Shawshank Redemption
American Beauty
Trainspotting
The Usual Suspects
Silence of the Lambs
12 Angry Men
Pulp Fiction
12 Monkeys

To name but a few of the ones I think are great.

Favorite movie of all times ScarFace
Which may have something to do with my Desktop (http://home.online.no/~mgroei/index.cfm)

Then comes The Godfather

Can't help it, but I really like Al Pacino's acting

[ October 18, 2002, 11:18: Message edited by: Turambar ]

I love all Star Wars movies...

Mmmm... Ewan McGregor... :love:

-Braveheart (saw it 15 times)
-Moulin Rouge
-Shawshank Redemption

Eh? Did I forget Forest Gump? Did I forget Forest Gump?

[ October 18, 2002, 12:42: Message edited by: Master of Nuhn ]

I have to say Pulp Fiction and Resevoir Dogs. Generally any Quentin Tarantino film and films starring Nicholas Cage (he tha man).

Maybe also Lock Stock.

Gettysburg
Midway
Tora Tora Tora
The Coming of Christy
The Lost Battalion
Roughriders
Indian Summer

Well well, let's see..

10. Indiana Jones (all of them)
9. Unbreakable
8. Minority Report
7. Star Wars (all of them)
6. A beautiful mind
5. Amelie
4. Moulin Rouge
3. Shrek
2. The Matrix
1. L*** ** *** ****s

[ October 24, 2002, 18:04: Message edited by: Sir Yerril of Morningmist ]

1. - American Beauty
2. - Road Trip
3. - Blade I
4. - Star Wars VI, V, and VI
5. - The Jerky Boys

Edit: 6. - South Park: Bigger, longer and uncut.

[ October 19, 2002, 16:53: Message edited by: Fallen Paladin ]

1.Requiem for a dream, my absolute favourite.

2.Hable con Ella

3.all kinds of other movies I don't remeber right now.

All of Jay and Silent Bob's movies except Mall Rats, that one sucked! Oh yeah and I can't forget BLOW ;)

Lord of the Rings and The Signs with Mel Gibson. Also ANY movie that has Sean Bean in it.(If he is not a stupid idiot in the thing)

i cant believe no one have mentioned this movie :p

BRAVEHEART! :D
greatest movie ever! :D

Master of Nuhn did ;) , and I'm going to mention it too. That's also my all time favourite, followed closely by "The Matrix" and "Pulp Fiction".

Ok my list is:

Natural Born Killers
Matrix
Little shop of horrors
Children of the corn
Interview with a vampyre
Rocky horror picture show
:)

I'd have to say m favorite movies are "Willow", "Forest Gump", and "IT"

Snatch
The Crow
Fight Club
Pulp Fiction
Black Hawk Down

BTW guys its "Forrest Gump" [with two r's.]

My favorites:

12 Monkeys
Pulp Fiction
Stand by me
The Shawshank Redemption
Fight club
MEMENTO
The Usual Suspects
The Birdcage

George, George, George of the Jungle, strong as he can be; George, George, George of the Jungle watch out for that tree !!

And as I read on in this thread I see more and more movies I wish I'd have added to my list. Ow, there are so many great ones! :)

The Dark Crystal
any movie done by Frank Oz has to be the best,voice of Yoda. I mean c'mon.

Some good picks here.

Ivanhoe (the 5 hour A & E version), because it proves my point that you don't have to have handsome actors or special effects to make a great movie. Other than Christopher Lee, I don't think any of the actors are famous at all. The only special effect is a bit of slow motion during some of the fight scenes. Yet the plot is as complex and the story as gripping, as anything I've ever watched. If I had to pick a favorite, this would be it.

After this, my top 5 would be:
1)Monty Python and the Holy Grail, because it's just too funny! Favorite line "You can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you!"
2)Lord of the Rings, because I never believed that they could capture the book well, and it proved me completely wrong. Maybe they left out a few minor things here and there (Tom Bobadil), but otherwise it was pretty much dead on, almost exactly what I pictured while reading it.
3)Snatch, because it's funny, and convoluted, and the characters are all so memorably bizarre. I like movies that have a lot going on in them.
4)Brazil, because it is very, very bizarre and very cool. A strange blend of past and present, reminiscent of George Orwell's "1984" novel.
5)Lord of Illusions, because it is an awesome horror movie, not just a "splatter flick".

[ October 20, 2002, 02:34: Message edited by: Nutrimat ]

Many movies allready mentioned +

since i saw many movies, cant say wich one is the best, but when i was younger i am certain that Goonies was my favorite.

Best anime movie i saw was Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro (but then again i didn't see the 1st and 2nd)

Now i remembered, the best movie(s) are all by Mel Brooks, but especally Funny Side of History (i think that is the name)

ToTal, are you referring to History of the World?
All the Mel Brooks movies are hilarious! I also liked Young Frankenstien, Blazing Saddles, and Spaceballs.

Right now, I like Time Machine and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

But as soon as I get done playing Jedi Knight 2, I'm sure Crouching Tiger will go to the background for a while.

As far as Best Movie Evar!!, I might have to go with Patton. Full Metal Jacket blurs the lines sometimes, but since only the first half of that movie is hilarious, I'll probably have to give the 1st place to Patton. Granted, there are some good one-liners in the last half of FMJ...

Braveheart
Starwars
Lord of the rings
Pulp fiction

Casablanca
Vertigo
Rear Window
(basically all Hitchcock)
Delicatessen
A Taxing Woman
Seven Samurai
Les Miserables
Shrek :)
A fish called Wanda

Anything with Jeremy Irons in it
Most Cohen Bros movies

in no particular order:
shawshank redemption
the usual suspects
the negotiator
full monty

and this... i don't really like this actor but i tend to enjoy most of the movies that he is in,
samuel l. jackson

also most of the movies of harrison ford, sean connery, and morgan freeman.

The Transformers movie. I cried so hard when Optimus Prime died. Well... I was 7 years old.

On a more serious note:

1. Fight Club (as someone said, it really makes you think)
2. Southpark (BLaU)... extremely funny
3. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (so funny, and so very clever).
4. The Life of Brian (so funny, so clever, and such a great send up of religion)

Monty Python and the Holy Grail!

My list:

SW II,IV,V, and VI, but not I
Dead Poets Society
Dazed and Confused
Pandaemonium
Monty Python (everything)
X-Men
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Suburbia
and many, many more...

I left out Babettes Feast.
I Loved that movie!

First off Full Metal Jacket sucks. It's a disgrace to the Corps and every marine will tell you that. for 1 that type of b.s. doesn't happen in basic, and 2 basic is much, much harder. So no one should ever list FMJ as a favorite unless you wanna piss off the Corps.

My Favorites
1.The Fast and the Furious(what else would you expect from an import racer)
2.Bryan's Song(one of only a few movie's it's ok for a guy to cry at)
3.Rudy(another movie that's ok for a guy to cry at)
4.almost any of Pacino's or Hoffman's movies(great actors)
5.[insert Vin Diesel movie here](an action star that actually knows how to act)

Comedie: Robin Hood men in ties
Thriller: Seven
S.F.: Star Wars
Fantasy: Lord of the rings

/me bangs head against every solid object in my room

How the hell could I forget the Monty Python movies

So no one should ever list FMJ as a favorite unless you wanna piss off the Corps.
Another favorite: Full Metal Jacket

I LOVE Full Metal Jacket!!!

Best movies ever:

Chain of Fools
Lock, Stock
Gladiator
Matrix
Pulp Fiction
Life of Brian
Sleepy Hollow ( :D one of the suckiest HORROR-movies ever, I laughed from beginning to end)

never seen FMJ but I know I love (just to irritate corpsdorks!) :D

One movie I would like to see is the Belgariad (I know it won't be filmed but it's good to keep dreaming ;) )

[ October 29, 2002, 19:02: Message edited by: aegron ]

I got a kick out of FMJ's seargent yelling at the recruits.

I own very few movies 'cause I'm selective about the ones I'd want to watch again:

Fight Club
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Enter the Dragon
A River Runs Through It
Dead Poets Society

and several Shakespeare adaptations 'cause they're supposed to be seen, not read!

Edit: I forgot my most recent purchase: Tomb Raider! Woo hoo!

Oh, and of course my favorite: Mathetais's honeymoon videos!

[ October 29, 2002, 21:45: Message edited by: Shralp ]

Lord of the Rings. Then signs

I have waaaay to many to name...But one I saw again recently and still LOVE is: Jaws! A great flick!

Shralp - Dead Poet's Society was filmed in Delaware!!!! Actually, a bunch of my fraternity brothers are in it! 2 are in scenes where you can actually see their faces clearly! I unfortunately, was not picked as an extra. :(

American History X
Lord of The Rings
Aliens
Saving Private Ryan
Full Metal Jacket
Austin Powers(1,2,3)
Little Nicky
Lock,Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.

[ November 01, 2002, 14:59: Message edited by: Ark ]

LoTR
Dumb and Dumber
Seven
Pulp Fiction
Saving Private Ryan

[ October 31, 2002, 17:52: Message edited by: Nightal ]

Ah, having again seen this marvellous movie, almost laughing my life out, I had to resurrect this forgotten thread :shake:

IMO the best movie ever, my all time favourite is:

:spin: :shake: Dr. Strangelove or how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb :shake: :roll:

*great* dialogues, wonderful characters and brilliant actors - namely Sterling Hayden as General Jack D. Ripper :shake:

I'm usually pretty picky with movies, so I'm surprised at how long this list is:

Johnny Stecchino
Lock, Stock & 2 Smoking Barrels
Snatch
Boiler Room
Run Lola Run
The Way of the Gun
The Usual Suspects
The Party
Reservoir Dogs
4 Rooms
Mall Rats
Clerks

[ December 02, 2002, 23:53: Message edited by: JohnnyRTFM ]

Right now I have to say Pulp Fiction tops the list. It was easily Samuel L Jackson's finest performance.

I can see the scene in SW Ep3 now...

Windu: "Get my lightsabre!..."
Peon: "Which one is it?"
Windu: "It's the one that says bada** mother f***er!"

Per genre:

Thriller: Heat (no one mentioned this :eek: )
Thriller/horror: Sixth sense
Fantasy: LOTR
Action: Lethal weapon(s)
Action/(black) comedy: Snatch & lock stock
History: BRAVEHEART

Oh and all the indiana Jones (can't wait for four)

Well, I liked the Ghost in the Shell very much, but Bram Stoker´s Dracula has way more feeling in it. Actually; I think it is the best movie I have seen...or can at least remember right now. What was the name of that cop -drama again... A newbie white and a black veteran cop, hunting some psycho...? In the end, the newbie got his wife´s head delivered to him in a box -while the responsible was standing right next to him... Pang, he shot the psycho. It was well done movie, with "dark" feeling in it.

[ December 22, 2002, 19:29: Message edited by: Virne ]

I'd have to say...

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The Great Escape
Willow :D
Starwars
LOTR
The Profesional
Aliens
Forest Gump
Indian Jones: Raiders of the Lost Arc

:love: Les Enfants du Paradis (Children of Paradise) and ...
:love: Shichi-nin no Samurai (Seven Samurai)
It does not get any better than that!

A special :wave: to Scarampella for listing both Casablanca and Seven Samurai and Jeremy Irons!

1 Braveheart
2 Gladiator
3 Saving private Ryan

Let's see

'Chunking Express' for the dialogue, acting and filming. (chinese)
'Seven Samurai' for the filming. (japanese)
'American Beauty' for the story.
'Shaolin Soccer' for the sincerity of making a comedy serious. (chinese)
'Schindler's List' for shocking me with the hardship that people went through just to stay alive.

and the best of the best among the best is....
'Lifetimes' for the outstanding acting and touching story. (chinese)

[ December 23, 2002, 01:52: Message edited by: teekc ]

I need to correct myself: Lipin I and II doesn't exist, that is just the name of the char. I watched the rest and The Castle of Cagliostro is still best.

And i will add one movie that i watched recently:
Battle Royal - better movie than Little Butcher if someone watched it!

Also, i didn't saw Green Mile in this topic.

And i didn't saw it, but i heard that there is "old" sequel to Planet of the Monkeys (not that new remake) and it is called Beneath the Planet of the Apes.

[ December 23, 2002, 09:00: Message edited by: ToTaL ]

Not in any order of which is better etc.

Braveheart
Postman
LoTR: FoTR
Matrix
The Shadow
Saving Private Ryan

Must be a dozen more, but I can't remember right now. Most really aren't *that* special anymore, but in their own time they've represented the best.

1. Battle Royale
2. Lord of the Rings (sorry!)
3. The Wrong Trousers
4. Home Alone
5. Angela's Ashes

Have to admit; Home Alone made me laught like crazy when I saw it for the first time, but humor, in movies, is one-use-stuff, no?

Deep Impact... i love it... The Boondock Saints too...

Hmm no real order,

Monty Python and the Holy Grail [and the other monty python movies, but Holy Grail especially]
SW V - ESB, and the Darth Maul Scenes from Episode 1.
The Matrix
Braveheart
Army of the 12 monkeys (love the confusion in the time thing thingy)

--------- More recent films (well ones i've seen recently) ------------
Big Daddy
Fight Club (i saw it yesterday evening and it was great, that film is deeep)
Lotr Fotr (haven't seen TTT yet)

I know theres loads more but i can't remember them right now.

[ December 24, 2002, 19:12: Message edited by: Lazy Bonzo ]

Fear and loathing in las vegas

Both LoTR movies
The Matrix
Monthy python and the holy grail
Conan the barbarian

and many other ones that I can't remember right now

In no particular order...

The Blues Brothers
Apocalypse Now
Clockwork Orange
The Two Towers
The Fellowship of the Ring
Matrix
The Usual Suspects
Chinatown
Conan I & II - I know, not real good movies, but they're still classics
The Terminator
The Princess Bride
Almost any kung-fu movies

I like Queen of The Damned as well. It was great.

Well I'm just home from the cinema. They showed Apocalyps Now Redux. Man oh Man I am really blown from my feet. What a Great Movie!!! Brilliant how they used a 1900 story to tell a vietnam movie! brilliant the acting the shifting from paradise to hell and vice versa! just awesome!

Oh thank goodness, someone FINALLY mentioned The Princess Bride! Others I love that haven't been mentioned yet include "The Adventures of Buckaroo Across the Eighth Dimension" and "Bull Durham." Those two will ALWAYS make me stop channel-surfing!

I LOVE the Princess Bride! :love: One of my favourite movies is The Mummy (yeah, yeah, I know it's barely a B-grade movie, and historically inaccurate, but I happen to love Brendan Frasier. Who is also a B-grade actor and historically inaccurate. But he's soooo cute.) I love the MST3K movie--I know all the lines to it--and I cry at the end of Ever After and Mulan everytime I watch it. And Shrek's pretty cute. I guess I'm just a kid at heart.

There are a lot on amazing movies but some of my favorites are The Prophesy 1,2 and 3, the yellow submarine and The Big Blue, and The Professional.
Jean Reno is an amazing actor.

It pains me that very few people have mentioned it: Clockwork Orange. Truly a masterpiece in its own right. Beautifully acted and the directing is simply breath-taking. This is one of the few movies where the on-screen adaption surpasses the novel.

I say it again for all those people who like to see the names of movies without having to read posts:

Clockwork Orange.

I haven't seen Clockwork orange but it sounds um...interesting

Edit: forgot to put the B in but lol

[ January 07, 2003, 14:59: Message edited by: Mortensen ]