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piln
High Emperor
Joined: 22 May 2003
Posts: 906
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The Matrix Reloaded thread got me wondering about everyone's favourite movies?
I'm a Scorsese fan, I like most of his films that I've seen, particularly Raging Bull, Mean Streets and Casino. I'm also a big Coen Bro's fan... there isn't a film of theirs I dislike, and Miller's Crossing is one of my all-time favourites.
Best filmmaker ever, IMO, has to be Akira Kurosawa... I've seen a relatively small selection of his films, but every single one has been fantastic... especially Rashomon.
But if I had to name a single all-time favourite, it'd be The Third Man. It's a beauty 
Other miscellaneous films I love:
Unforgiven
Memento
Requiem for a Dream
Dr Strangelove
Breaker Morant
Crouching Tiger...
Touch of Evil
Dark Star, Escape From New York, The Thing
LA Confidential
...and more that I can't think of right now.
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Finarfin
Baron of the Court
Joined: 20 Nov 2002
Posts: 345
Location: London |
the best film of all time is Carry On Camping, this is a fact. there can be no debate on this. Anyone who disagrees is just wrong.
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dteowner
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Joined: 21 Mar 2002
Posts: 7570
Location: Third Hero of Erathia |
I guess there's different ways I could define "favorite". Let's go with the ones I've watched the most times:
Sixteen Candles
Grease
Monty Python- Holy Grail
Brain Donors
Die Hard
I wouldn't dare call any of them "landmark cinema", but so it goes...
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Lintra
Elf Friend
Joined: 23 Apr 2002
Posts: 9448
Location: Bermuda, the triangle place with SANDY BEACHES |
In addition to some of the above (only one dte's, sorry d *grin*):
StarWars (the original)
Casablanca
Citizen Cane
Mulholland Drive (sp?)
Kelly's Heroes
It Takes A Thief
The Princess Bride
North by Northwest (I believe it's the title)
Destroy All Monsters (I couldn't resist)
High Plains Drifter
Magnolia
And about a large number of oldies I can't think of now, but when I used to surf by them I'd have to stop and watch the entire flick ... Spencer Tracy and Cathrine Hepburn (Guess who's Comming to Dinner, Desk Set, etc) are great together, I love Cary Grant and, of course, Bogart.
Edited: i missed MP and the HG in dte's list ... so I can agree with ONE film at least *lintra laughs*
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Hexy
High Emperor
Joined: 28 Jun 2002
Posts: 621
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All time favourite is hard to tell... right now, I'd say The Shawshank Redemption for me.
Others good ones are:
Oh Brother, Where Art Thou
Summer Of Sam
Hero
Crouching Tiger
A Requiem for a Dream
Traffic
And so forth... |
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Wed May 28, 2003 4:02 pm |
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dteowner
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Joined: 21 Mar 2002
Posts: 7570
Location: Third Hero of Erathia |
quote:
Originally posted by Lintra
The Princess Bride
HOW could I forget that one?!? That probably holds down 4th place on my list.
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Finarfin
Baron of the Court
Joined: 20 Nov 2002
Posts: 345
Location: London |
NO, you are all wrong the winner is Carry On Camping.
but honourable mentions go to:
2001
Lawrence of arabia
Fargo
the thin red line
take the money and run
Dr. Strangelove
vertigo
it's a wonderful life
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Lintra
Elf Friend
Joined: 23 Apr 2002
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Location: Bermuda, the triangle place with SANDY BEACHES |
Ahhhh I'd forgotten 2001. Thats a good one. I also left off The Shining.
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Wed May 28, 2003 5:13 pm |
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Hexy
High Emperor
Joined: 28 Jun 2002
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I though it was 'it's a beautiful life'... or maybe that was another movie?
Anyways... I forgot about Magnolia. Wierd, but really good.
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Lintra
Elf Friend
Joined: 23 Apr 2002
Posts: 9448
Location: Bermuda, the triangle place with SANDY BEACHES |
quote:
Originally posted by Hexy
I though it was 'a beautiful life'... or maybe that was another movie?
Anyways... I forgot about Magnolia. Wierd, but really good.
You should try Mullholland Drive (Sp???) if you like Magnolia. It is a weird flick that requires some thinking on the viewer's part ... a cool story as well.
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Hexy
High Emperor
Joined: 28 Jun 2002
Posts: 621
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quote:
Originally posted by Lintra
You should try Mullholland Drive (Sp???) if you like Magnolia. It is a weird flick that requires some thinking on the viewer's part ... a cool story as well.
I've seen it actually.
I think it was a so-so movie, like most movies from David Lynch (although I liked it better than Highway Lost and Blue Velvet). But, yeah, it was kind of hard to keep on track with and did require thinking. But it became too wierd with the whole "mini people" part.  |
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Wed May 28, 2003 7:08 pm |
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Lintra
Elf Friend
Joined: 23 Apr 2002
Posts: 9448
Location: Bermuda, the triangle place with SANDY BEACHES |
@Hexy - At the time I saw the movie I had a really good explanation of the mini people (the ones who greeted the blond when she got to LA). I can not, for the life of me, remember what it is now!
I *think* it had to do with dreams and expectations buried in the dark haired woman's mind. Her mind used them as foils, the pressures of innocent expectations of the past perverted by actual subsequent events that fell far short of the dreams going in. Dang! That was a mouthful and I am not 100% sure it is what I meant to say *Lintra rubs his temples and looks quizzical*
Yeah, they were kinda weird. But they fit the story quite well.
Mrs Lintra was interested in seeing the film since her, now departed, uncle lived on Mulholland drive in RL. She did not recognize any of the scenerary, but then, that is not too surprising as the uncle died many years ago when she was in grade school.
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lestat14
Tremere Vampire
Joined: 24 Jan 2003
Posts: 651
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a couple of my favortie movies are
1:Blade 2
2:Blade
3:Matrix
4:mummy and mummy returns
5:Ghost in the shell
6:Tekken the Movie
7:13th Warrior
8:Sniper
9:The Mask
10:Liar Liar
i have more but these are my top ten favorites
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Wed May 28, 2003 7:31 pm |
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piln
High Emperor
Joined: 22 May 2003
Posts: 906
Location: Leeds, UK |
I loved Mulholland Dr too, it kept me guessing all the way through (which I like) but it seemed like it was going to end without me getting a handle on it, just like Lost Highway (which I don't like) and then literally in the last seconds of the film it all made a bizarre kind of sense, and I was blown away. I loved it, but I can totally understand why some people hate it (you should see the flame wars on imdb!  )
And Magnolia too... forgot about that one as well. What a great film. |
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Iron Man
Dazed and Confused
Joined: 07 Dec 2002
Posts: 773
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Lock, stock and two smoking barrels, snatch and the life of Brian are my three favourite. Oh and Forest Gump as well
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