My Morning Jacket

An obvious thread, I know but I don't think we've ever had one (not in my time anyway)
I'm interested to see what other movies people like (+ I'm a sucka for lists!)

Here are some of mine in no order, except for the first few maybe:

Amelie
Dances With Wolves
Cinema Paradiso
Goodfellas
Heat
Straight Story
Dazed & Confused
Thin Red Line
Donnie Darko
The Big Lebowski
Wonderland (UK movie from '99, not the Val Kilmer/John Holmes one from '03)
The Station Agent (anyone else seen this?)
Finding Nemo
Donnie Darko
Rocky
The Karate Kid
Requiem For A Dream
Boyz In Da Hood
Shawshank Redemption
Good Will Hunting

So what's that? 20? Sorry, I couldn't do a Top10...
Make your lists as long as short as you like  :)

-Mars Attacks!
-Eternal Sunshine
-Anything and everything by M. Night Shyamalan, especially Lady In The Water (that's the closest I've ever coming to shedding actual tears in a movie. i'm not trying to act manly or anything, movies have been choking me up like crazy this summer. but this one got me closest to having actual tears running down my face. certainly blearied up my vision)
-Royal Tenenbaums
-The Thing
-any ridiculous horror movie, really...i thought the remake of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre was one of the most suspenseful movies I've ever watched, though everyone else hated it. suckas.
-i could stand to watch Fight Club a couple more times, but I think that one has a very special place in the heart of every somehwat disillusioned teenaged youth, and then you grow out of it.
-Cast Away
-alternatively, anything starring Tom Hanks, except for the DaVinci Code, which was a pile of crap, and I say that without even taking my faith into account. There was absolutely no chemistry in the cast of that movie whatsoever. Which sucked. It's the only movie I've ever disliked Hanks in.
-anything brilliant...i'm sure I'll think of more later

edit:
forgot the Big Lebowski. i saw that about eight times in my friends' Jared and Zach's dorm room this semester. I can quote that sucker inside and out now.

Way to many, but the first four are in order:

Planet Of The Apes (original)
Evil Dead I and II
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
A Shot In The Dark
Dr. Strangelove
White Heat
Casablanca
For A Few Dollars More
Shane
The Searchers
Deadman
Frankenstein (original)
Dracula
Night At The Opera
The Great Escape
The Lord Of The Rings trilogy
The Magnificent Seven
Bridge On The River Kwai
Hard Core Logo
Woodstock
The Kids Are Alright
Battle Royale
Sonatine
Violent Cop
The Ice Storm
Yojimbo
Throne Of Blood
Oldboy
Once Upon A Time In China
Blade Runner
Donnie Darko
Slap Shot (best sports film of all time... and the funniest)
Office Space
The Empire Strikes Back

I like lots of films - list to follow, but my favourite all time film is Ghostbusters. I love everything about it. I can recite every line. (I know that's sad but hey  :-/).

I'm a LOT more into music than movies
But here are some of my favs anyway

Once Upon A Time In America
(De Niro, James Woods, Sergio Leone directing, Ennio Morricone on the soundtrack. Nice!)
Big Lebowski
(Let's not start quoting again...)
Goodfellas
("Do I amuse you, like a clown?"  8))
Serpico, Godfathers one and two
(Probably some more Pacino I'm forgetting here)
This is Spinal Tap
Taxi Driver
Pulp Fiction
Lawrence of Arabia
Unforgiven
The first Lord of The Rings
C'est arrivé prez de chez vous
(Belgian cult movie, totally brilliant, The English title is Man Bites Dog. Even Scorcese is known to have praised this one)

Oh yeah, anything with Lee Marvin  8)

Edit after seeing Jaimoe's list:
Star Wars baby!! And the Indiana Jones series of course.
And damn, how could I forget: all Bond's with Sean Connery.

QuoteBattle Royale
Sonatine
Violent Cop

Have you seen Hanabi, Jaimoe? That's my fav Takeshi movie...

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Have you seen Hanabi, Jaimoe? That's my fav Takeshi movie...

Yes I have. Loved it and will add it to my growing list. I love Zatoichi too.

QuoteC'est Arrivé Prez De Chez Vous
(Belgian cult movie, totally brilliant, The English title is Man Bites Dog. Even Scorcese is known to have praised this one)

Great movie Chills!

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Great movie Chills!

Sweet. It surprises me you've seen it.

This guy is extraordinary

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QuoteSweet. It surprises me you've seen it.

It was critically acclaimed in the UK when it came out.
I used to work in a very cool video store that sparked my interest in foreign/cult/art movies etc.

QuoteI like lots of films - list to follow, but my favourite all time film is Ghostbusters. I love everything about it. I can recite every line. (I know that's sad but hey  :-/).

Nothing wrong with Ghostbusters!  ;)

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Looking forward to the list Doc...

i find that whenever any one asks questions of this type, my brain gets weird and i end up missing easy answers...

clockwork orange (why has no one said this yet?)
eternal sunshine
star wars
donnie darko
dot the i
high fidelity
rushmore


...

Bottlerocket

Royal Tenenbaums
Big Lebowski
Office Space
Willie Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (Gene Wilder)
A River Runs Through It
American Beauty
In America
Godfather II
Caddyshack
12 Monkeys
the Abyss
Magnolia
Perfect Storm
(off the top of my head)

all the wes anderson love!  yeah!

the graduate
rushmore
everything else by wes anderson
everything by mike leigh
red beard (i pretty much like everything i've seen by kurosawa)
ordinary people
harold and maude
withnail & i
heartworn highways
empire of the sun
yeah.  i can't think.  i love movies.

Quoteordinary people

Still can't find this one in the DVD stores here...

Just realised my list doesn't have any documentaries:
Paradise Lost (this movie should be on my main list)
Dark Days
Dogtown & The Z-Boys
Scratch
Grizzy Man
The Last Waltz
Heartworn Highways
Be Here To Love Me
The Kids Are Alright
Woodstock

Hoop Dreams

QuoteHoop Dreams

Forgot all about that one. Used to have that on video...might have to buy it again on DVD.

EDIT: Hmm $27? Might be a silly question, what is the Criterion Collection? Why are DVDs in this collection usually so expensive?

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Forgot all about that one. Used to have that on video...might have to buy it again on DVD.

EDIT: Hmm $27? Might be a silly question, what is the Criterion Collection? Why are DVDs in this collection usually so expensive?

Any film deemed Criterion Collection worthy will be of the best film to DVD transfer and the best available audio - plus they use original film negatives and present the films in their closest original form - Criterion Collections also remaster and/or repair damaged film stock. Also, Criterion discs are loaded with the most comprehensive features which are often endorsed by the producers of the films and the directors. Basically, Criterion means the best.

Thanks Jaimoe, I guess sometimes it's worth paying that little bit more if you're guaranteed a certain level of quality...

QuoteThanks Jaimoe, I guess sometimes it's worth paying that little bit more if you're guaranteed a certain level of quality...

Man, some Critereon releases are priced too high. I've only rented Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress since the DVD runs somewhere in the $30 CDN range - some Kurosawa CC DVDs go up to the $40 dollar CDN range or higher.

And on a personal aside Dragonboy, I phoned my friend in Japan yesterday morning and will be seeing him in a week's time when he comes to my wedding in Southern Ontario - with Japanese wife and kids in-tow (he's a redneck Japanese-Canadian). My cousin also resides in Japan (for the past 14 years) and will also be at my wedding.

garden state
amelie
high fidelity
japanese story
eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
royal tenenbaums
bridget jones (i watched it again over the weekend, and laughed so much... probably as i see some disturbing parallels!)
touoching the void
rosencrantz & guildenstern are dead (i love this movie - gary oldman & tim roth... so great)
the life aquatic

QuoteMan, some Critereon releases are priced too high. I've only rented Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress since the DVD runs somewhere in the $30 CDN range - some Kurosawa CC DVDs go up to the $40 dollar CDN range or higher.

And on a personal aside Dragonboy, I phoned my friend in Japan yesterday morning and will be seeing him in a week's time when he comes to my wedding in Southern Ontario - with Japanese wife and kids in-tow (he's a redneck Japanese-Canadian). My cousin also resides in Japan (for the past 14 years) and will also be at my wedding.

Yer I buy my DVDs from all over & Kurosawa's movies are usually very pricey in the UK too  :-/


Hold up a sec...you're getting married next week?!!
Congrats Jaimoe, that's fantastic news!!!

I do believe this warrants a thread of it's own...

Does the lucky lady like westerns as much as you do?  ;)

QuoteAmelie

Nice to see some love for Amelie, truly a magical film. Makes me cry everytime...

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Does the lucky lady like westerns as much as you do?  ;)

No she doesn't, but she has time.

After much consideration I have reached a fairly definitive conclusion for this thread:
Blade Runner
Evil Dead I and II
Army of Darkness
Donnie Darko
Angel Heart
Big Lebowski
Blazing Saddles
High Anxiety
Blue Velvet
Wild at Heart
Highlander
Jacob's Ladder
Jeepers Creepers
Mad Max
Minority Report
ALL OF THE SEAN CONNERY 007 flicks
Pulp Fiction
Reservoir Dogs
The Mothman Prophecies
Mullholland Drive
Lost Highway
Unforgiven
Once Upon A Time In The West
The Good, the Bad , and the Ugly
Salton Sea
White Sands
The Shawshank Redemption
The Grey Fox (also pretty much anything Richard Farnsworth was in)
This is Spinal Tap
Best in Show
Apocalypse Now
Patton
The Maltese Falcon
The Treasure of Sierra Madre
Godzilla (the original w/ Raymond Burr)
Do The Right Thing
American Beauty
The Deer Hunter
Vanishing Point
The Man Who Wasn't There
Fargo
The Professional
The Straight Story
Unbreakable
The Princess Bride
The Holy Grail
The Road Warrior
Alien
Pi
The Exorcist
 
I'm sure there are more that I am forgetting but what the hey, this is a big subject...

QuoteThe Grey Fox (also pretty much anything Richard Farnsworth was in)

I've only seen Straight Story & Misery but Straight Story just breaks my heart everytime I see it.
Just checked The Grey Fox but it's currently unavailable on DVD  :-/

The Grey Fox is a great period piece--you can probably find it on VHS (most likely used).

VHS? What's that?!! Haha, just kidding.
My wife & I threw our video player away a couple of weeks ago when we moved house.
I've signed up to be emailed when the movie is available on DVD.

I could name a lot of movies but I´ll only list one:

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come on...bowie kicks ass in that movie!
2 words: Dance Magic!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=srco_pF0AlM

QuoteThe Grey Fox is a great period piece--you can probably find it on VHS (most likely used).

And the film is often studied in Canadian university film school classes.

Here goes...

Goodfellas
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Lost in Translation
City of God
The Big Lebowski
This is Spinal Tap
Dazed and Confused
Before Sunrise/Before Sunset

QuoteDazed and Confused
Before Sunrise/Before Sunset

Great list Red, welcome aboard!
I love Dazed & Confused but couldn't get into Before Sunrise. Maybe I need to give it another go...

The first five are in order

Ever After
Napolelon Dynamite
Hotel Rwanda
Fried Green Tomatoes
Lost And Delirious
Cinderella Man
Brokeback Mountain
Elizabethtown (Yes, I actually like it!)
V For Vendetta
American Beauty
The Great Dictator
O' Brother Where Art Thou?
Pirates Of The Caribbean 1 & 2 (Only because Jack Davenport is in it. =P)
Big Fish
Nightmare Before Christmas
American History X
Shawshank Redemption
Amadeus
Schindler's List
Amelie
Crazy/Beautiful
Apocalypse Now
Der Untergang
Chocolat
Saving Private Ryan
Welcome To Pleasantville
Sliding Doors
Love Actually
Ninas Resa
Elling
Lilja 4-ever
Fucking Åmål

plus so many more, of course!

QuoteLilja 4-ever
Fucking Åmål

Cheers 4 the list Easy Morning Rebel!
Great to see some love for Lukas Moodysson! Have you seen Tillsammans (Together)? I think that's my fav of his movies...

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Cheers 4 the list Easy Morning Rebel!
Great to see some love for Lukas Moodysson! Have you seen Tillsammans (Together)? I think that's my fav of his movies...

:) He's great, yes! No, I haven't seen it yet. But I want to.

Snatch
Scarface
The Boondock Saints
Dumb & Dumber
The Princess Bride
Office Space
Dogma
and Howard Sterns Private Parts

I forgot a couple--
Memento
Twin Peaks--Fire Walk with me ( I frickin love David Lynch)

The Big Lebowski
Rushmore
Everything is Illuminated
The Royal Tennenbaums
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Adaptation
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
I Heart Huckabees
Office Space
Lolita (Adrienne Lynne's version)
Full Metal Jacket
The Graduate
Run Ronnie Run
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
American Beauty
Dazed and Confused

...and soon to be added to this list... Okonokos, the live concert film.

I totally forgot Almost Famous - it's probably the movie I've watched the most in my life.

Rock stars have kidnapped my son!  :D

I like Horror:

Texas Chainsaw Masacre pts 1& 2
Dawn of the Dead 78 directors cut
Evil Dead trilogy
Last House on the Left
Rosemary's Baby
Exorcist
The Descent(Great new flick,really scary)

Other non horror movies:
Shawshank Redemption
As Good As It Gets
Pulp Fiction
True Grit

Music movies:
The Last Waltz
Rust Never Sleeps
The Wall
Rock N Roll High School

BLAZING SADDLES :o

Top 10:

Amelie
Fargo
Big Trouble in Little China
Amores Perros
Taxi (not the remake)
Blazing Saddles
Usual Suspects
El Mariachi
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Casino