movie help please :)

[Aimee]

so...i'm sick of people asking me if i've seen a movie and my reply is always "nope" and then they say..."what?! it's the best movie ever!"

so. this summer i am going to movie educate myself. it's a must. so...i am going to make a list of the top 50 must see movies. MUST SEE. and i will watch them all (even if i've already watched them)

and true...i could just google this...but i thought this would be more fun.

so start naming 'em people...just some movies you would recommend because it is the best movie you've ever seen and it just completely changed your life!

 

[TklDuo-Ann]

Not sure what kinds of flicks you are/aren't into. Nor am I sure about them being life changing. But, some of the favs that I go back to on a regular basis are...

Pulp Fiction
Office Space
Accross the Universe
Half Baked
Blues Brothers
Avatar
Princess Bride
Dead Poets Society

Just to name a few.

(There was a thread last year...I think...about must see movies for someone else to see. But, I'm too spaced to look it up at the moment. lol)

 

[Gothika]

GOONIES

 

[Aimee]

Not sure what kinds of flicks you are/aren't into. Nor am I sure about them being life changing. But, some of the favs that I go back to on a regular basis are...

Pulp Fiction
Office Space
Accross the Universe
Half Baked
Blues Brothers
Avatar
Princess Bride
Dead Poets Society

Just to name a few.

(There was a thread last year...I think...about must see movies for someone else to see. But, I'm too spaced to look it up at the moment. lol)

any movie! doesn't matter!
and yeah, i'm sure there is another movie thread, but eh...new members all the time...new opinions!

 

[c7_assassin]

I'll get you started:

The Godfather

The Breakfast Club

Dawn of the Dead

Pulp Fiction

Before Sunrise

Gone With the Wind

Goodfellas

Bridge on the River Kwai

Judgement at Nuremberg

 

[thetmfobserver]

Let's see. Basically, 50 movies to see before you die? Nice.

Here's three off the top of my head.


1. Shawshank Redemption

2. Princess Bride

3. Silence of the Lambs

 

[Lamashtu]

I'm Thirding "Princess Bride", and throwing in "Star Dust".

As well, Star Wars # 4, 5, & 6.
Starship Troopers
Aliens 1, 2, & 3
Space Balls
Beetlejuice
Lost Boys
Interview with a Vampire
The Indiana Jones movies
Ghost Busters
Logan's Run (I might be biased on this one, but hey it was popular enough for Family guy references)
Hackers
Avatar
The Hannibal movies
Halloween
Blazing Saddles.

 

[Dr. Vollin]

Can't say any of these changed my life, but here are a few to see:

Glory
The Haunting
Bridge on the River Kwai
I Walked with a Zombie
Little Big Man
Duck Soup
Animal Crackers
Batman Begins
The Dark Knight
Rear Window
Singin' in the Rain
True Grit
The Wild Bunch

 

[drewskee]

 

[guitarman]

I 2nd The Breakfast Club.

Dead mans shoes

dark knight

million dollar baby

shawshank goes without saying

titanic............... ummmm i mean alien.

 

[Snail Shell]

SNAKES ON A MUTHA FUCKIN' PLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANE!!!!!!

Snail Shell

 

[b0xr]

1. The Godfather (the other greatest story ever told)
2. Shawshank redemption (don't let the title fool you)
3. Rocky (Greatest Love Story)
4. Animal House (funniest movie ever filmed)
5. Dances with Wolves (The truth hurts)
6. Jaws (don't be afraid to go back into the water)
7. Cinderella Man ( Real heartwarmer)
8. Rudy ( Best Inspirational movie of all)
9. Toy Story (where all this animation began)
10. A Bronx Tale ( I just love that one...betetr than Goodfellas)

I hope this list helps

 

[Lamashtu]

SNAKES ON A MUTHA FUCKIN' PLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANE!!!!!!

Snail Shell

^ no.

 

[Em Es]

These films come to mind, Aimee. In case more than one movie with the same title exists, I note the star of the one to which I refer.

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance - Jimmy Stewart

J.F.K. - Kevin Costner

Crimes and Misdemeanors - Woody Allen

Hollywoodland - Adrien Brody

House of Sand and Fog - Jennifer Connelly

No Way Out - Kevin Costner

Vice Versa - Judge Reinhold

Play Misty For Me - Clint Eastwood

Sgt. Bilko - Steve Martin

Major Payne - Damon Wayans

Singin' In The Rain - Gene Kelly

Without A Clue - Michael Caine

What About Bob? - Bill Murray

Bowfinger - Steve Martin

Recount - Kevin Spacey

The Yes Men Fix The World (documentary)

Out Rage (documentary)

Body of War (documentary)

Please let us know if you take anyone's suggestion!

 

[Lamashtu]

oh i forgot a classic "ferris bueller's day off"

 

[Artoo]

Ahhh, so that's what your facebook post was about.

Anything by Kubrick. The Shining, A Clockwork Orange, Dr Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey.

 

[Snail Shell]

^ no.

Your birthday cake shall be laced with meat and failure.

SNAKES



ON




A MUTHA




FUCKIN'




PLANE!

Snail Shell

 

[TropicThunder]

I'm going to be egotistical here and say Tropic Thunder

 

[..Glamorous..]

Your birthday cake shall be laced with meat and failure.

SNAKES



ON




A MUTHA




FUCKIN'




PLANE!

Snail Shell

This.

I'm going to be egotistical here and say Tropic Thunder

This.


Grandma's boy.
Wedding Singer.
I now pronounce you Chuck and Larry.
A Scanner Darkly. (Currently watching, it's pretty awesome)
Iron Man 1 & 2.
Date Night.
Inception.
The blindside.
Step Brothers.
Wedding Crashers.
The Departed.
Shutter Island.
The Beach.
Transformers 1 & 2.
Talladega Nights.
Dodgeball.
The Hangover.

.. I'm sure I'll think of more later.

 

[RosieCreek]

One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
Shawshank Redemption
The Red Balloon
Cries and Whispers
Jaws
The Exorcist
Swing Time
Cinema Paradiso
A Christmas Story
Small Change
Muriel's Wedding
The Man Who Would be King

 

[The Fallen Angel]

Training Day

Remember The Titans

Fallen

Man On Fire

John Q

not hard to figure out my favorite actor lol

 

[Whoviantrekkie]

I compiled my personal list of my top ten favorite films of all time. Granted its not one that I say its official and it will never change. My opinion might change as time progresses but here it is.

1. Back to the Future I, II, and III (I count them all as one movie even if their not)

2. Forrest Gump

3. The Nightmare Before Christmas

4. Seven

5. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

6. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Also recommend the first movie)

7. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Also recommend Fistful of Dollars, and For a Few Dollars More)

8. Kill Bill Vol. I, & II (They ARE the same movie)

9. Amadeus

10. Jurassic Park

There you go. I'd recommend a lot more but that's my list for now.

 

[Aimee]

oh my gosh...you people rock. i am going to be so movie educated people aren't going to know what to do with my movie quoting abilities!

and yes SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION..i get it i get it...hahaha

 

[RobAce]

Aimee...if you want to see some really good movies, stay away from anything pretty much beyond about late 90's (96-now) with very FEW RARE exceptions. Since then movies have been more about "BANG BOOM, BIG STAR, CATCH-PHRASE, BIG CHASE, FINAL SHOWDOWN, END." Not too much substance.

Here are a few though I can give you...
12 Angry Men..either the original or the 80's remake
Airplane (The funniest movie of all time)
M*A*S*H*
Gone With The Wind
Angels With Dirty Faces (Bogart & Cagney)
The Amazing Doctor Clitterhouse (FANTASTIC MOVIE!!)--(Cagney & Bogart)
Little Caesar (Ed. G Robinson)
Shawshank Redemption
Rudy
The Birdcage
Blood in, Blood Out-Bound by Honor (If you have 3 hours to watch)
Outbreak
The Fifth Element (one of the few past 1995 or so that belongs on a list)

That is all I can think of for now.

Rob

 

[PQfingers]

Just some ideas:
To kill a Mockingbird
Heat
Saving Private Ryan
The Good,Bad,and the Ugly
Platoon
The Matrix
It's a Mad, Mad World
Schiendler's List
Star Wars
Pulp Fiction
E.T.
Aliens
Blues Brothers
The Taxi Driver
Shane