Fav Movies Of All Time?

[dragonboy]

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  :)

[tomEisenbraun]

-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.

[Jaimoe]

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

[SMc55]

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  :-/).

[Chills]

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.

[dragonboy]

Battle Royale
Sonatine
Violent Cop

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

[Jaimoe]

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.

[dragonboy]

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)

Great movie Chills!

[Chills]

Great movie Chills!

Sweet. It surprises me you've seen it.

This guy is extraordinary

[dragonboy]

Sweet. 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.

[dragonboy]

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  :-/).

Nothing wrong with Ghostbusters!  ;)



Looking forward to the list Doc...

[FarmerYoda]

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


...

[ycartrob]

Bottlerocket

[marktwain]

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)

[EC]

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.

[dragonboy]

ordinary 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

[ycartrob]

Hoop Dreams

[dragonboy]

Hoop 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?

[Jaimoe]

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.

[dragonboy]

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