Favorite Movies

madamerwin

soontobesyp said:

Did anyone say Jurassic Park?  

That's my "black hole" movie- I get sucked into watching it no matter what my plans may have been, lol

My black hole movie is Mrs. Doubtfire. I will watch it whenever it is on TV, not matter the time of day or if I had other plans. But also, Jurassic Park is great.

jenna8984

I haven't seen many of the ones listed here. But some of my all time faves are 

The Town

The Departed

She's the Man

Legally Blonde

Identity

Green Street Hooligans

Scarface

Heartbreakers

Drop Dead Gorgeous

Little Rascals

bethsmiles

tfmrserwin said:

bethsmiles said:

KatWAG said:

bethsmiles said:

KatWAG said:

So I started to read The Princess Bride and thought the book was so stupid I couldnt finish it.

Am I the only one who hates this book (thus why I wont see the movie)? Do I need to turn in my ovaries?

I hate the movie. Hearing people quote it is like nails on a chalkboard to me.

The only reason I would ever consider seeing it is because it has Saul from Homeland and I love him. (and his beard.)

I love Cary Elwes but he can't save the movie for me. Maybe Saul from Homeland can do it for you though. Pretty much everyone I know loves it, I guess I just don't get it. 

I think that if I had not watched it so many times as a kid (if I had not seen it until adulthood), I probably would not like it either. I think that it's one of those movies you have to watch as a kid first to appreciate it. I have a co-worker who recently watched it for the first time, and she thought it was awful.

That could be why I don't see the appeal. I never watched it until a couple of years ago.

ashley8918

I'm just here to add:

tpwkalyn

ashley8918 said:

I'm just here to add:

Mmmm, I love the Coen Bros. Their version of True Grit was so good.

FiancB

I'm with you in that there's a lot of classics I haven't seen. I think probably the big one is Forrest Gump. 

I've heard the movie The Princess Bride is pretty different from the book, so maybe try the movie anyway. It's definitely campy, so if you don't like that kind of thing maybe you won't like it. I think it's charmingly bad, but definitely bad. Star Wars is much the same in that regard IMO. 

My go to sick day movie is Big Fish. I basically love just about anything Tim Burton. Same with Tarantino- Inglorious Basterds and Django are both really good. 

Donnie Darko. Life is Beautiful. Amelie. Fight Club. Any of the Studio Ghibli movies. If you're in the mood for a romance movie, Kate & Leopold is basically the only one that doesn't make me die a little inside and even gives me warm fuzzies instead. 

arrippa

hicoco said:

My favorite movie ever is Back to the Future II so I would say that! Adventures in Babysitting, Almost Famous, Ferris Bueller, My Best Friend's Wedding..

I just found out that a few of my friends have never even heard of this movie. I immediately planned a movie night for them.

beachyone15

Grease (never knew how many sexual innuendos were in that movie until I got older)
I Love You, Man
When Harry Met Sally
29 Dresses
The Holiday (even though I find Jack Black to be totally weird in it)
Any Disney movie ever made (working on collecting them all)
I would say that Jumanji is my black hole movie

southernbelle0915

Stand By Me is one of my all time faves.

madamerwin

beachyone15 said:

Grease (never knew how many sexual innuendos were in that movie until I got older)
I Love You, Man
When Harry Met Sally
29 Dresses
The Holiday (even though I find Jack Black to be totally weird in it)
Any Disney movie ever made (working on collecting them all)
I would say that Jumanji is my black hole movie

I remember when I was probably 8 asking the adults what "the chicks will cream" means, and no one would tell me (obviously). It was not until I watched it as a teenager that I realized how many sexual references there are.

chibiyui

FiancB said:

I'm with you in that there's a lot of classics I haven't seen. I think probably the big one is Forrest Gump. 

I've heard the movie The Princess Bride is pretty different from the book, so maybe try the movie anyway. It's definitely campy, so if you don't like that kind of thing maybe you won't like it. I think it's charmingly bad, but definitely bad. Star Wars is much the same in that regard IMO. 

My go to sick day movie is Big Fish. I basically love just about anything Tim Burton. Same with Tarantino- Inglorious Basterds and Django are both really good. 

Donnie Darko. Life is Beautiful. Amelie. Fight Club. Any of the Studio Ghibli movies. If you're in the mood for a romance movie, Kate & Leopold is basically the only one that doesn't make me die a little inside and even gives me warm fuzzies instead. 

AHHH! The FEELS!

mrsk616

some more recent ones i liked

Jack Ryan:Shadow Recruit

John Wick (only because of his car)

Dark Shadows

10 thing i hate about you

whatever it takes

john tucker must die

afox007

tfmrserwin said:

beachyone15 said:

Grease (never knew how many sexual innuendos were in that movie until I got older)
I Love You, Man
When Harry Met Sally
29 Dresses
The Holiday (even though I find Jack Black to be totally weird in it)
Any Disney movie ever made (working on collecting them all)
I would say that Jumanji is my black hole movie

I remember when I was probably 8 asking the adults what "the chicks will cream" means, and no one would tell me (obviously). It was not until I watched it as a teenager that I realized how many sexual references there are.

Ya thanks to Grease I used to lovingly refer to my newborn baby sister as a pussy wagon, to 8 year old me it sounded like a cute pet name.

wrigleyville

I own "When Harry Met Sally". I could watch that movie over and over again and never get sick of it.

madamerwin

afox007 said:

tfmrserwin said:

beachyone15 said:

Grease (never knew how many sexual innuendos were in that movie until I got older)
I Love You, Man
When Harry Met Sally
29 Dresses
The Holiday (even though I find Jack Black to be totally weird in it)
Any Disney movie ever made (working on collecting them all)
I would say that Jumanji is my black hole movie

I remember when I was probably 8 asking the adults what "the chicks will cream" means, and no one would tell me (obviously). It was not until I watched it as a teenager that I realized how many sexual references there are.

Ya thanks to Grease I used to lovingly refer to my newborn baby sister as a pussy wagon, to 8 year old me it sounded like a cute pet name.

I just laughed out loud. In a very quiet office.

CMGragain

Are you talking about CLASSIC movies, oe VINTAGE movies?  Big difference!

CLASSIC FILMS

1.  Gone With the Wind
2.  Citizen Kane  (Do research first.)
3.  Dinner at Eight
4.  The Grand Hotel
5.  Grapes of Wrath
6.  Now, Voyager
7.  Stagecoach (Original with John Wayne)
8.  The Searchers  (John Wayne)
9.  The Philadelphia Story (Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn version)
10. The Best Years of Our Lives
11. From Here to Eternity
12.  Marty
13.  Casablanca

VINTAGE MOVIES

1. Spartacus (Kirk Douglas)
2.  Psycho (original)
3.  The Bridge on the River Kwai
4.  Ben Hur
5. A Streetcar Named Desire
6.  On the Waterfront  (My son's favorite!)
7.  Dr. Zhivago
8.  The Graduate
9.  Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
10.   The Godfather
11.  The Sting
12.  Gandhi
13.  Terms of Endearment
14.  Rainmain
15.  Driving Miss Daisy
16.  Dances with Wolves
17.  Forrest Gump
18.  Star Wars
19.  Schindler's List
20.  The King's Speech


Some of my personal favorites:

Old Acquaintance  (Bette Davis)
Mr. Skeffington
Arsenic and Old Lace
Vertigo
Close Encounters
My Fair Lady
Flddler on the Roof
Beauty and the Beast (Disney)

ashley8918

CMGragain said:

Are you talking about CLASSIC movies, oe VINTAGE movies?  Big difference!

CLASSIC FILMS

1.  Gone With the Wind
2.  Citizen Kane  (Do research first.)
3.  Dinner at Eight
4.  The Grand Hotel
5.  Grapes of Wrath
6.  Now, Voyager
7.  Stagecoach (Original with John Wayne)
8.  The Searchers  (John Wayne)
9.  The Philadelphia Story (Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn version)
10. The Best Years of Our Lives
11. From Here to Eternity
12.  Marty

VINTAGE MOVIES

1. Spartacus (Kirk Douglas)
2.  Psycho (original)
3.  The Bridge oon the River Kwai
4.  Ben Hur
5. A Streetcar Named Desire
6.  On the Waterfront  (My son's favorite!)
7.  Dr. Zhivago
8.  The Graduate
9.  Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
10.   The Godfather
11.  The Sting
12.  Gandhi
13.  Terms of Endearment
14.  Rainmain
15.  Driving Miss Daisy
16.  Dances with Wolves
17.  Forrest Gump
18.  Star Wars
19.  Schindler's List
20.  The King's Speech

Didn't this come out in like, 1995? How is that "VINTAGE"?

huskypuppy14

ashley8918 said:

CMGragain said:

Are you talking about CLASSIC movies, oe VINTAGE movies?  Big difference!

CLASSIC FILMS

1.  Gone With the Wind
2.  Citizen Kane  (Do research first.)
3.  Dinner at Eight
4.  The Grand Hotel
5.  Grapes of Wrath
6.  Now, Voyager
7.  Stagecoach (Original with John Wayne)
8.  The Searchers  (John Wayne)
9.  The Philadelphia Story (Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn version)
10. The Best Years of Our Lives
11. From Here to Eternity
12.  Marty

VINTAGE MOVIES

1. Spartacus (Kirk Douglas)
2.  Psycho (original)
3.  The Bridge oon the River Kwai
4.  Ben Hur
5. A Streetcar Named Desire
6.  On the Waterfront  (My son's favorite!)
7.  Dr. Zhivago
8.  The Graduate
9.  Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
10.   The Godfather
11.  The Sting
12.  Gandhi
13.  Terms of Endearment
14.  Rainmain
15.  Driving Miss Daisy
16.  Dances with Wolves
17.  Forrest Gump
18.  Star Wars
19.  Schindler's List
20.  The King's Speech

Didn't this come out in like, 1995? How is that "VINTAGE"?

The Kings speech came out like 5 years ago.

CMGragain

I know!  2010.  Well, I figure that if it is old enough to be on TCM, I can call it "vintage".  It will be on next week.  They are also running the complete LOTR series.

I've been in the hot tub with DH for the last hour discussing this thread.  Can I add some that I forgot?

Some Like it Hot
I Remember Mama  (I cry every time!)
The Wind and the Lion (Personal favorite - I'm a sucker for a good Jerry Goldsmith score.)
Jezebel (for people who don't "get" etiquette and tradition.)
Catered Affair  (wedding movie)
Mrs. Miniver
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Third Man
The Color Purple
Dr. Strangelove
Places in the Heart
Steel Magnolias

WinstonsGirl

Some of my "I could watch a millions times and not get tired" ones are (though I'm not claiming they are good)

A League of Their Own

The Parent Trap (original)

Bring it On

Back to the Future 1/2

Indiana Joanes Holy Grail

Ever After

Kate and Leopold

Speed

True Lies

Notting Hill

Air Force One

Bend it Like Beckham

Bourne 2/3

Frequency

Hook

Memento (but it has to be from the start)

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Mr Holland's Opus

Office Space

Serendipity

Truman Show

Wedding SInger

Zoolander

Like I said, some of these are not great movies.  But I love cheesy 90's action/disaster movies.  And while I loved Jurassic Park, it gave me nightmares.  I like being at the top of the food chain.  

themuffinman16

I would like to add Far and Away, Annie, Fatal Attraction, The Crow, Philadelphia, Miracle on 34ths Street, Rudy, Ghost.On Golden Pond, Grumpy Old Men, Tombstone, Moonstruck, and Cider House Rules

paperpusher

Labyrinth
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitters Dead
Mrs. Doubtfire
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Secret Garden
A Little Princess
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Girl, Interupted
The Fifth Element
Jumanji
Craft
Beetlejuice
Clue (1985)
Gremlins
Waterworld
Tommy Boy
Coneheads
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Selena
Zodiac
Gladiator
Seven Pounds
The Pursuit of Happyness
I Am Legend
Edward Scissorhands
Pirates of the Caribbean
Avatar
The Blideside
PS I Love You
Gone In 60 Seconds
Patch Adams
Underworld
Harry Potter (all)
Independence Day
Little Mermaid
Aladdin
James and the Giant Peach

I've got a ton more but this is already long.

larrygaga

Since I have a lot of favorites, I'll just go with the ones I watch over and over.

Howls Moving Castle

Spirited Away

The beast with a billion backs

Mean girls

Memoirs of a Geisha

Zoolander

Pet Sematary

The Shining

Dr. Horrible's sing along blog

Howl's moving castle being at the very top.  I have a sappy story that might make you guys puke but I'll tell it anyway. My first night living with FI we had the mattress on the living room floor because we were so poor we didn't have any other furniture and the bedroom was very poorly heated.  We did, however, have a laptop and a sense of wonder that we got to finally be together (LD relationship for 7 years) We fell asleep watching Howl's moving castle and now anytime we are stressed or sad or just want to be romantic we watch that movie. The book also holds a special place in our hearts.

FiancB

Oh man I forgot Meet Joe Black. It's not really a chick flick, I promise. H was skeptical and he loved it. Definitely up there. 

And of course there's Mean Girls. 

jenna8984

I'm in love with Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers. I have their collection but my favorite one is Top Hat.

CMGragain

Oh, yes!  I didn't include any fluff movies in my list, though I love them dearly!  I just listed critical mivies that changed us when we watched them  They don't make many like that these days.  It seems the box office is the most important thing.  I don't watch movies based on cartoon super-heros any more.  (Christopher Reeve WAS Superman!)  I couldn't enjoy "Something About Mary" and it's clones.  I'm too old for that. 
Currently, I'm watching the original version of "The Producers" on TCM.  Now THAT is funny!
Fred Astaire never wore a tuxedo in the daytime, and for wedding scenes in his movies, he was properly dressed in a morning coat, though there was a plot line about whether or not cuffed pants were proper with it!

KatWAG

Am I the only one who really likes Grease 2?? 

Thank you all so much for the lists. I know have a list of 50+ movies to watch. 

KatWAG

WinstonsGirl said:

Some of my "I could watch a millions times and not get tired" ones are (though I'm not claiming they are good)

A League of Their Own

The Parent Trap (original)

Bring it On

Back to the Future 1/2

Indiana Joanes Holy Grail

Ever After

Kate and Leopold

Speed

True Lies

Notting Hill

Air Force One

Bend it Like Beckham

Bourne 2/3

Frequency

Hook

Memento (but it has to be from the start)

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Mr Holland's Opus

Office Space

Serendipity

Truman Show

Wedding SInger

Zoolander

Like I said, some of these are not great movies.  But I love cheesy 90's action/disaster movies.  And while I loved Jurassic Park, it gave me nightmares.  I like being at the top of the food chain.  

I am so proud of myself. I have seen all these but one! (memento, and I am adding it to my list!)