Favorite movie of all time?

[joshstevens7]

Whats your favorite movie of all time? The one movie you can watch over and over again? I am a movie fanatic and lookin for more great movies to watch. http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/cool.gif

I have a few:

La Bamba, i have watched it probably at least 100 times.

A nights Tale, just a great movie and great action. it pumps me up after it.

Josh Stevens
T6 para as of 7/17/03

"Nobody's perfect...til you fall in love with Them!"

[This message was edited by Josh S. on 02-08-04 at 03:50 PM.]

[Cspine]

silence of the lambs is still my favorite.
'' i ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chiante...''

'The more you dissaprove the more fun it is for me.'

[bigbob]

Shawshank and Witness for the Prosecution Sorry I picked two

[Jim]

Mississippi Burning

State of Grace

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[Steven Edwards]

Shawshank Redemption and Disney's Aladdin.

-Steven

[chris t4]

The godfather parts 1,2,3 and predator

[tegdirb]

gotta say "Braveheart" with Mel Gibson--especially the first half--havent found another movie that can top that

Even if your body cannot move, you can still think and meditate ~Dalai Lama~

[Steven Edwards]

Freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-dom!

Sorry, couldn't resist. Good movie. http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif

-Steven

[joyt]

"out of africa" (a great movie for crying)
the story, music, and scenery are beautiful .my family has learned to leave me alone if i'm watching it.

"i had a farm in africa..." http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/frown.gif

joy
"You've got to learn to love the little things in life in order to be happy, like a sip of whiskey in the evening or a beautiful morning sunrise."
~Gus McRae, "Lonesome Dove"

[Max]

My favorite is Robert Deniro's "Brazil"

Also "Angel's Heart"

I also love Russian/Soviet cartoons "Nu Pogodi"-"Get you next time!"- They like Tom & Gerry but less violant & more humorous.

You can get them on kazaa or email me privately I can make you VHS copy.

Your kids would love them as my neighbors kids adore them!

[klcmacjac]

Dances With Wolves

City of Angels

[alan]

Star Wars trilogy.

Alan

"Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?"

[Sh0rty]

"Dead Poets Society" or anything with Robin Williams.

[fotogrl]

Princess Bride.
And then the other Rob Reiner movies...

"Have fun stormin' da castle!"

[Kaprikorn1]

Bull Durham and Jaws...can't choose which is best.

Kap

"It's not easy being green"

[lynnifer]

'Always' - Richard Dreyfuss, John Goodman, Holly Hunter
(love story) I love that movie.

'Seabiscuit' gets me crying everytime.

'Titanic' is the only movie where I've seen a male well up and wipe the tears away (my date that night). The part where husband/wife are in bed holding each other while the water's rushing in ...

[duge]

Has to be Lonesome Dove!!!!!!!! Robert Duvall's prefomance was excelent!!!

[duramater]

As Good As It Gets

Sabrina

[Chris Chappell]

I have so many...hmmm, recently I'd have to say "Gladiator".

Cool movie.

Josh, I know you've watched it "100 times" but did you mean La Bamba? (The story of Richie Valens) http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif

[Scott Pruett]

Dumb & Dumber.

..just because http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif

______________
There will be plenty of time to rest when I'm dead and gone, until then, 150% straight ahead....

[Josh]

Some movies that I've watched over and over and I still love are:

"Forrest Gump", "Better off Dead", "Best in Show", "Office Space","Four Rooms" and I know it's like the biggest cliche but "Pulp Fiction" is one of the best films ever made.

[Mike C]

The Lord of the Rings Triology was a masterpiece. Excellent translation from the books.

"So I have stayed as I am, without regret, seperated from the normal human condition." Guy Sajer

Rounders.

[joshstevens7]

ya, La Bamba with Richie valens, i feel like such a dork cause i had a brain fart at that very moment when tryin to think of the spelling. Gladiator is one of my favorites too. i just got pirates of the carribean for xmas and i must say its a great movies too.

Josh Stevens
T6 para as of 7/17/03

"Nobody's perfect...til you fall in love with Them!"

[christopher]

The Godfather pts 1&2
The Empire Strikes back
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Goodfellas
Apocalypse Now
Pulp Fiction
Fight Club
anything by Pixar.(It is impossible for them to make a bad movie!)
Oh! And Aliens
These are movies I've seen up to 30 times some of them, and I still love them

[Stiggy]

I really enjoyed watching "The Four Feathers"

"The Meaning of things lies not in things themselves,but in our attitude towards them"

[joyt]

Originally posted by duge:

Has to be Lonesome Dove!!!!!!!! Robert Duvall's prefomance was excelent!!!
it was a mini-series, thank god, so it's eight hours long instead of two. http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif

joy
"You've got to learn to love the little things in life in order to be happy, like a sip of whiskey in the evening or a beautiful morning sunrise."
~Gus McRae, "Lonesome Dove"

[buckwheat]

CADDYSHACK

princess bride too

[wtf]

I could watch Brad Pitt in "legends of the fall" over and over again. I also like "Jackie Brown" with Deniro and Samuel L. Jackson.

[andrew]

Dead Poet's Society
It's a Wonderful Life

Andrew http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif

Welcome to the party pal!
Bruce Willis, Diehard

[JimmyMack]

Werrrrrrre off to see the wizard ,the wonderful wizard of oz,he truly is a wonderful wizard if ever a wiz there was.................
JimmyMack

[beelady]

"All of Me" with Steve Martin

Fools Rush In with Matthew Perry

Heart and Souls with Robert Downy Jr.

3 best movies I could watch over and over

[Brad_D]

If I had to pick just one, it would be "The Matrix." Several others come in a close second.

[rdf]

I taped the "Lonesome Dove" mini-series, and I've watched it about 5 or 6 times. It's a great story...I usually read the book first if I can. Duvall, Tommy Lee, etc., all played great parts.

"The Deer Hunter" is my second pick. Great flick.

Saturday afternoon, I watched "Beaches." It was only rated two stars, but I loved it because it gave me chills and made me cry, and sometimes ya just gotta cry, ya know?

-peace http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif

[Spazway]

Dead Poet's Society, Steel Magnolias, Chicago, An Affair to Remember (with Debra Kerr and Cary Grant), Stealing Home, Grease, 84 Charing Cross Road, and Shirley Valentine...just to name a few.

Of course, I can watch (and have watched) E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, The Jazz Singer (with Neil Diamond), It's A Wonderful Life, Dirty Dancing, Singin' In The Rain, and Dying Young a bezillion times and not tire of any of them.



He is able who thinks he is able. - Buddha

[This message was edited by Spazway on 02-04-04 at 05:14 PM.]

[john smith]

the original king kong movie inspite of all its flaws and political incorrectness is my favorite for expanding my conciousness when i was a young boy.

in the last 10 years or so it would be the shawshank redemption. absolutely brilliant tribute to the human spirit.

john

[monkeygirl]

It's a toss up: "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" and "Taxi Driver" I know I'm a strange one, I'm told that all the time http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif I just have a diverse personality! http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

[rustyreeves]

Tender Mercies
Dr. Zhivago
Gladiator
Braveheart
Legend of Greystroke
Cool dry place
Blues Brothers
It's A Wobderful Life
Meet John Doe

[Theophania]

* Moulin Rouge
* Gladiator
* The Princess Bride
* Labyrinth
* Office Space
* Romeo + Juliet

[Cris]

I like both Hepburn and Bogart so African Queen is tied with Casablanca.

[Lindox]

Favorite of all time?
Yankee Doodle Dandy with James Cagney
Black and White version.

Yes, I am a dork.

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[Spadfan]

For a real moldy oldie
Friendly Persuasion 1956 Stars Gary Cooper and Dorothy McGuire..A Quaker family is forced to deal with the Civil War. I was a Junior in high scool when this came out.
For our Aussie friends
The Man From Snowy River Sigrid Thornton still gives me goose bumbs when I see her in this movie.
For the best movie completely ignored by the Academy Awards of 2000
October Sky

[JoeyMearig]

Dumb and Dumber...and Tommy Boy

Godspeed...

[This message was edited by Joey on 02-03-04 at 06:31 PM.]

[SCI-Nurse]

Big Night
Gone with the Wind
Harold and Maude
Africa Queen
Casablanca
Philadelphia Story
The Best Years of Our Lives
It's a Wonderful Life
Dr. Zhivago
Lawrence of Arabia
Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid

I am sure I will think of others later....

(KLD)

[Cbowen162]

* The Warriors
* The Professional
* Fight Club
* There's Something about Mary
* Almost Famous
* any Guy Richie movie (Snatch, Lock,Stock and two smoking barrels, etc.)

[teesieme]

I would have to say:
Somewhere in Time has always been my favorite. I love these movies also: Clan of the Cavebear, The Man from Snowy River, and LadyHawk. I enjoy watching Too Wong Foo also, it is serious, about friendship and acceptance thereof, besides funny as hell. Movies about the heart are always going to be my favorites. Those that have some truth to them are even better. I just watched "Seabiscuit", it was a great show! http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

[CLC379]

Originally posted by cjo:

Rounders.

probably not same movie http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif the rounders made in 1965 is a great 1 with glenn ford

[Lewis]

Captain Ron!

-Lewis

[betheny]

The Commitments.
To Wong Foo, With Love...
Shenandoah.
Shawshank Redemption.

Gosh, there are a lot.

C5/6 incomplete, injured Aug. 2000

[mikes4x4]

Red Dawn

[Curt Leatherbee]

Somewhere in time, that is one of my favs too. I also liked "a river runs through it". I just saw a movie called "big fish" recently, that was pretty good too.

"Life is about how you
respond to not only the
challenges you're dealt but
the challenges you seek...If
you have no goals, no
mountains to climb, your
soul dies".~Liz Fordred

[marco25]

Gone with the Wind
To Kill a Mockingbird
Shawshank Redemption
The Green Mile
Princess Bride ("As you wish" still makes me tear up)
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Conspiracy Theory
Young Frankenstein
A Fish Called Wanda
Something About Mary
all the Austin Powers movies http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/tongue.gif

[joshstevens7]

heres another that i love "The 3 Amigos"

Josh Stevens
T6 para as of 7/17/03

"Nobody's perfect...til you fall in love with Them!"

[Chris Chappell]

Martha 2, agreed.

Two more:

1. Cinema Paradiso
2. The Bicycle Thief

I gotta throw in Fast-times at Ridgemont High, Risky Business, Ferris Beuller, Wild at Heart, Grease, Witness For the Prosecution.

...there are many.

[Shaun]

1-Les Miserables
2-Braveheart
3-Rob Roy
4-Highlander

Anything old school Scot http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif If it's nay Scottish it's crrrrap http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif

''Friendship is like pissing your pants.Everyone can see it but only you can feel it's true warmth!Thank you for being the piss in my pants''

[alan]

Animal House
Ghostbusters
Caddyshack

plus my earlier entry.

Alan

"Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?"

[ohiochica]

BEST ONES OF ALL TIMES..........


RAIN MAN

PETE'S DRAGON

LYNN YANN

[Mike C]

Some other good ones:

Bad day at Black Rock

Papillon

Saving Private Ryan

Jaws

Bladerunner

"So I have stayed as I am, without regret, seperated from the normal human condition." Guy Sajer

[marco25]

Shaun, I gots a wee bit of Scottish blood flowing in my veins too, aye. And thanks for reminding me of Braveheart ... few compare to it. But I have to ask: Les Miserables is Scottish? Did I misunderstand? The novel, the opera, and all 27 versions of the movie continue to blow me away ... but Scottish?

"If it's nay Scottish it's crrrrap!" -- Love it! http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

[Rick1]

The Man Who Would Be King.

Out Of Africa.

[john smith]

the best movie i saw during 2003 was "talk to her" by a spanish director whose name i forget. a beautiful story about 2 women patients in a coma for different reasons. it has layer upon layer of resonant emotion and thought provoking plot twists. a complete artistic experience for the eyes, the ears, and the mind.

john

[Shaun]

Nay Martha,your a right lass http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif Les Miserables is french but when Liam Neeson is staring in it you can raise your drammet and watch through plaid colored eyes,aye http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

''Friendship is like pissing your pants.Everyone can see it but only you can feel it's true warmth!Thank you for being the piss in my pants''

[duramater]

I have to agree with Alan on his picks...but also add

Back to School

[marco25]

Shaun -- Aye, Liam Neeson, aye! http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

[alan]

Originally posted by 1FINERN:

I have to agree with Alan on his picks...but also add

Back to School

That's a good one.

Also:

Blazing Saddles
The Frisco Kid
Robin Hood: Men In Tights
Airplane!
The Naked Gun (and sequels)
Pretty Woman

There's a lot of movies I like, and can watch over and over.

Alan

"Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?"

[David Berg]

OK, I have to say I'm one of the people who REALLY enjoyed each of the Lord of the Rings movies, and each one seemed to just get better.

Another movie this past year that I enjoyed was "A Mighty Wind."

[Mike C]

Some other crankin´ flicks......

The Hidden

The Game

Presumed Innocent

The Fugitive

Escape from Alcatraz

Where Eagles Dare

The Sting

Once upon a time in America

And I have to tack on the Japanese movie "Go" from Isao Yukishida...what a great movie!

"So I have stayed as I am, without regret, seperated from the normal human condition." Guy Sajer

[This message was edited by Mike C on 02-11-04 at 07:40 PM.]

[QuadPro]

Fight Club
Boondock Saints
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Training Day
Life of David Gayle(not fav but really good)
X -Men 1 & 2
The Outsiders
Stand by Me

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[Sue Pendleton]

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Spy Who Came In From The Cold (One of the few movies that is better than the book.)

All the B movies with Jan Michael Vincent in them plus the Winds of War. Man, those were great drive in make out flicks! Not Winds of War mind you...

Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow."

[david65]

Goodwill Hunting with Matt Daemon and Robin Williams.

Joe Black with Brad Pitt

[wheels1977]

Silverado...Kostner, Kline, Glover, Glenn,...a great western at least once a week

[Hope & Bill]

Cool Hand Luke & Shawshank Redemption.

Bill

We're hoping for the best

[kate]

Shakespeare in Love, which makes me happy just to think of--

BBC version of Pride and Prejudice, which I use for entertainment when doing laundry, and can recite--

Braveheart, because it's wonderful--

Four Weddings and a Funeral, because of the funeral scene--

The Black Stallion, because it's visually so fantastic--

Rocky, because it kept me sane one horrible summer after my best friend died--

Out of Africa, because of the sound of Meryl Streep's voice with a Danish accent--

Sleepless in Seattle, because of Meg Ryan--

Michael Collins, because Liam Neeson is so hot--

and an obscure little thing called
The Secret of Roan Inish, filmed in western Ireland, which is a place I love.

[Karen'sMom]

Gone With The Wind

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

Darlene

[Shannon]

Delicatessen
Amelie
Harold and Maude
It's a Wonderful Life
Shawshank
Princess Bride
Run Lola Run

Alive for 33 years
T4/5 complete for 25 years
Mom for 6 years

Shannon, I LOVE Harold and Maude! http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif

Other favorite movies of mine are:

Gone With the Wind
Wuthering Heights
Rosewood
Thelma & Louise
Where the Red Fern Grows
Titanic
The Piano
The Gods Must Be Crazy (the first one)
Rebel Without a Cause
Platoon

I could go on.......

[Shannon]

Originally posted by X:

Shannon, I LOVE Harold and Maude! http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif

Other favorite movies of mine are:

Gone With the Wind
Wuthering Heights
Rosewood
Thelma & Louise
Where the Red Fern Grows
Titanic
The Piano
The Gods Must Be Crazy (the first one)
Rebel Without a Cause
Platoon

I could go on.......

Cool! Yet another thing we have in common! Can you believe I've never seen Gone With the Wind? I haven't seen Wuthering Heights either, but I loved the book. I didn't even know it was made into a movie. Where the Red Fern Grows is the first book I ever read when I was a kid that made me bawl my head off. I purposely haven't seen that movie because the book was so sad and I couldn't bear to see the movie.

Alive for 33 years
T4/5 complete for 25 years
Mom for 6 years

[PN]

For some reason it is "Blade Runner."

"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams ... glitter in the dark near Tannhauser Gate. All those ... moments will be lost ... in time, like tears ... in rain."

It is too difficult to pick just one movie. I'll be back.

Films that you may not have seen or are worth viewing a second time:

1. Once Were Warriors
2. Planes, Trains and Automobiles (worth a second look)
3. Awakenings (worth a second look)
4. Fargo
5. Being There (worth a second look)
6. Run Lola, Run
7. Proof of Life
8. Searching for Bobby Fisher
9. October Sky
10. True Romance
11. Memento

PN

[This message was edited by PN on 02-18-04 at 09:49 PM.]

[betheny]

I've watched "Tank Girl" 100 times, it never gets old.

C5/6 incomplete, injured Aug. 2000

[LauraD]

Dances With Wolves

The Princess Bride

Pretty Woman

Xanadu (Heather's current favorite)

[marco25]

Originally posted by Brad_D:

If I had to pick just one, it would be "The Matrix." Several others come in a close second.
Brad I finally saw The Matrix and The Matrix Reloaded this weekend. I'm getting ready to watch The Matrix again while the kids are gone.

Did you really get into it? There's SO MUCH happening in that first movie, so many different levels of meaning, including theology. My sister is a major computer geek and was explaining bit to me, but she and her husband were Matrix nuts.

I'd be interested in hearing what others thought too.

[duramater]

Arthur http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif

If I can see it, then I can do it. If I believe it, there's nothing to it.

[Brad_D]

Martha,

The Matrix is one of those movies that people love or hate. The F/X are great, but the movie goes far beyond that. I've seen them several times, and each time I picked up another layer of meaning be it philosophy, religion, control, purpose, love, choice, belief, truth, faith, meaning, and "what is reality?" It's all there and more. Lots of foreshadowing and clues in the journey just like "Alice in Wonderland."

If you're a "computer geek" and understand the concept, it really makes you think on many different levels. A lot of people don't get it, but if you do "get it," it makes you really want to look further.
pt, it really makesyou think on many different levles.

[marco25]

Brad, glad you saw my post. I'm not a computer geek but my sister and her husband are. She was able to explain some of it to me on that level. Like you I could see so many excellent principles about religion (very reformed), philosophy, the power of choice, truth, fate/destiny, control ... I've thought about it a lot over the last few days. Just finished watching #1 for the second time.

I picked up on many messages relevant to SCI. My favorite is when Neo and Morpheus are Kung Fu fighting. Neo says, "You're faster than me." Then Morpheus asks, "Do you think my speed and strength have anything to do with my muscles?"

It's the power of the mind, of attitude. I thought about so many people here who've learned that valuable truth about life. I need to learn it for myself as well.

[Brad_D]

Some of my favorite line are:

Choi-"Hallelujah. You're my savior, man. My own personal Jesus Christ."
Neo- If you get caught using that...
Choi-I know. This never happened. You don't exist.
****

"Do you think that's air your breathing?"
****

Don't think you are know you are.
"Stop trying to hit me and hit me"
****

"The Matrix is the world pulled over you're eyes to blind you from the truth."
****

Morpheous-...their strength and their speed are still based in a world that is built on rules. Because of that, they will never be as strong or as fast as you can be."
Neo-What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge bullets?
Morph.- No, Neo. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

Many more here:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/quotes

[marco25]

Thanks for the quotes Brad. Awesome. http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif

What did you think of the third movie? I haven't seen it but my sister says she was disappointed.

I LOVED "Reloaded"--it happened to come on HBO about an hour after I finished watching #1. So I got saturated in The Matrix last weekend. Loved every second of it. http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/cool.gif

[HeatherBug]

Stand by Me
Grease ( our 3 year old watches it over and over)
Dirty Dancing
Tombstone
The Patriot ( Mel Gibson)
All the Lethel Weapon Movies
Nine Months
Both Father of the Bride movies

[Wheelhorse]

My favorite of all time is "Lonesome Dove." It's six hours long and that tends to scare people away but it's time well spent. I know I've watched it about 100 times.

If I ever have a son, his name is going to be Augustus. After you watch this movie, you'll understand why.

"It ain't dying I'm talkin' about.........it's living!" - Augustus McCrae

[marco25]

Brad, a question about The Matrix. Is the reason they all wear sunglasses during the day is that they can finally "see" and it hurts their eyes? Remember Neo saying his eyes hurt and Morpheus saying it's because you're not used to using them?

If that's so, then why do the agents wear glasses too? Because they can "see" as well but are the bad guys?

Wheelhorse, I've probably seen Lonesome Dove 100 times too. What a great story. Augustus ... what a man! http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif

Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones portrayed those characters beautifully.

[Brad_D]

Originally posted by martha2:

...What did you think of the third movie? I haven't seen it but my sister says she was disappointed.



I certainly liked the first one the best because you were along on the same ride as Neo was. Revolutions was good, but by then you understood the concept and knew more of what to expect and that sense of awe was not as "virgin" as the first. It still made you think just as the other two, and if you don't pay close attention, you may miss some important ideas.

[Brad_D]

Sunglasses play one of those interesting little roles in these movies. It's kind of like "the eyes are the window to your soul" and the shades are worn to "hide" or conceal themselves while they're in the matrix. The only time Neo deliberately removes them, is when he meets the Oracle and then puts them back on when he is confronted by Smith. Also he removes them to convince Persephone with a kiss for his love of Trinity. Smith does this a few times in the first one when he interrogates Neo and the again when he tries to persuade Morpheous. It's almost a way of showing submission and a way to let their guard down.

Neo's eyes hurt, because he never used them in the "real world" up to that point. He was enslaved in a pod like everyone else by the machines and was plugged in living his life in a computer generated dream world: i.e. the Matrix. He was completely unaware that he was not living in reality up to that point. What seems more desirable? Living a rich but false reality in the Matrix or living in the "desert" of the real world? That is the crux of the movie. Questioning what is reality.

[AO]

My Favourites

Beautiful Girls

Gladiator.

X - You watched Gods must be Crazy ... I didn't even know it was released outside of SA. Cool. http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif

----
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, thoroughly used, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming... "$#*&, what a trip!"

[marco25]

Thanks Brad. Your explanation immediately made me think about that scene in the subway station when Neo and Agent Smith are fighting. Neo slams Smith and breaks his sunglasses--and you can see one eye exposed. A little foreshadowing to his imminent vulnerability--with the train and in the very end.

[Brad_D]

There you go. http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/cool.gif That's another one I forgot about.

[marco25]

Ok, Brad, one last question ... or we're going to have to start our own topic. http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif

In Matrix #1 Neo wears that long black London Fog coat. Very sexy. In #2 his coat has the obvious cut and look of a Roman Catholic priest's cassock (think that's what it's called). All he needed was the white tab in the collar and a rosary. Of course it's more religious imagery but I was struck by the transition from swaggering London Fog Neo to the Kung Fu, kick ass holy man Neo. Any comments?

[Brad_D]

It can certainly be viewed as religious imagery. Good observation. Neo is humanities' savior, just as Jesus was. You'll see in the last one.

How many Action/Adventure/SiFi/KungFu movies have the hero fighting in a stylish trench coat? It has it own unique style to it. A lot in this movie is left to interpretation for the audience to decide what to make of it. It's not all spoon fed like in some other movies. As the Oracle says "you'll just have to make up your own damn mind"

[marco25]

Cool Brad. Thanks. The Oracle is right. http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif

BTW, probably the only reason I picked up on the different coats was that I watched the movies back to back within a couple of hours of each other. And (ahem) naturally Keanu Reeves received the bulk of my attention. http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif

One more comment http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/tongue.gif ... Hugo Weaverling the actor who plays Agent Smith did the voice of the foreboding father sheepdog in the "Babe" movies.

I don't know ... hmmm, kinda wish I didn't know that. Sort of took something away from Agent Smith's invulnerable character.

[Brad_D]

The Oracle is right.

Of course she is, she knows everything. She wouldn't be much of an Oracle if she didn't. http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif

[marco25]

Brad! My children gave me Matrix Revolutions for Mother's Day. http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Gotta wait until they're in bed tonight to watch it. I'll tell you what I think.

[Brad_D]

Very Cool. http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/cool.gif My mom isn't into this kind of movie, so I got her Orchids instead. http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif

I'm here ready to answer any of your questions. http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

[Janet McDonald]

Overall - book and film...across the board.... To Kill a Mockingbird...to me it was a perfect film...I have always liked narratives.

Historical romance...Dr Zhivago...had the biggest impact on me...it introduced conflict to my life.... I was always very conflicted after seeing this film. I loved the purity of Geraldine Chaplin and the strength and passion of Julie Christie. I could see it over and over. I loved the how it was woven.

For pure passion.... Body Heat...I remember I spent $80.00 on a vintage soundtrack album about 15 years later...for years I was obsessed with William Hurt.

Lorenzo's Oil and Shawshank Redemption...I would want to watch both of these again. To me they were excellent screenplays...these films are flawless.

[marco25]

Brad, been wanting to tell you ... I CAN'T get into Matrix Revolutions. I've tried a few times and lose interest. What do you think the difference is? I know we talked about how in the first one, we're watching the story unfold with Neo, and the second one was just as exciting. I may try again this weekend, but I wanted you to know that I still hadn't watched the whole thing yet.

Piela, yes, To Kill a Mockingbird I believe is the perfect movie ... and the book puts GWTW to shame. http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif

[kate]

I want them to remake Mockingbird. I love it but--I read the book again recently, and then watched the movie, and I think there's a lot of amazing stuff that got left out.

Example: remember Miss Maudie in the book? A woman way, way ahead of her time. Independent, smart, funny, quirky--in the film she's just a nice lady who happens to be a neighbor.

Of course, it's hard to imagine anybody replacing Gregory Peck . . . any ideas?

[marco25]

Kate, finding a replacement for Peck in TKAM would be like trying to find one for Gable in GWTW.

Johnny Depp maybe? That harnassed intensity and passion? Those penetrating dark brown eyes?

Wonder if Richard Gere could pull it off. Hmmm.

Gotta think some more about this one.

[Brad_D]

Originally posted by martha2:

Brad, been wanting to tell you ... I CAN'T get into Matrix Revolutions. I've tried a few times and lose interest. What do you think the difference is? I know we talked about how in the first one, we're watching the story unfold with Neo, and the second one was just as exciting. I may try again this weekend, but I wanted you to know that I still hadn't watched the whole thing yet...

The main thing is that in Revolutions, you learn that Neo and Smith are opposites. Smith is Neo's negative as a result of the equation trying to balance itself.

(Remember what the Architect said to Neo in Reloaded about how the Matrix was a harmony of mathematical precision and that Neo's life is the sum of a remainder of an unbalanced equation inherent to the programming of the Matrix.)

The Oracle tells Neo that the fate of both worlds will lie in either his hands or in Smith's. Smith believes that the purpose of all life is to end it, in and out of the Matrix and he will stop at nothing to accomplish this.

In the process, Neo makes a deal for peace with the machines when he gets to the source (the Machine City.) Neo realizes that the only way to stop Smith from destroying the Matrix and everyone plugged into it is to sacrifice himself. When Neo is copied into Smith this allows the machines destroy Smith and every copy of him as well, thus saving the Matrix and stopping the war which saves Zion as well. In the end the Matrix was "reloaded" or rebooted to the next version in which anyone in it who wants out will be freed. Neo has done what no one prior to him has done before.

Looking between the lines...If the Matrix is destroyed (which we all think is going to happen...Then what happens to everyone that is still plugged in?) There are billions of people. Some don't like this ending, but I can't end any other way without the human race being destroyed. I hope this helps. http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/cool.gif

[OneBlueNatalie]

1) Watching Yoda own dooku in EPII.
2) Watching Paris get totaled in Armageddon.
3) "At my signal, unleash hell"
4) when Neo awakens from The Matrix for the first time
5) "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... TAA DA DA DA.... etc..."

[SCI-Nurse]

Kate, I would hate to see a remake of To Kill a Mockingbird...it is such a classic and so much purely a product of its time. If they felt they had to, I could see Tom Hanks in the GP role though (it certainly would be a challenge to any actor!).

Went to a sneak preview of the new Steven Spielberg film (staring Tom Hanks) called "The Terminal" last night. I really enjoyed it and can highly recommend it. I believe it opens the end of next week.

I also heard some people there talking about a sneak they attended of "The Notebook" (James Garner and Genna Rowlands) and am looking forward to this film.

(KLD)

[Broknwing]

St Elmo's Fire

I have a number of other faves but St. Elmo's is the one that I could never get tired of watching. To Kill a Mockingbird--The only English reading assignment I actually wanted to & almost finished way back in HS(I did finish it later on)...Great story!!!

'Chelle
L-1 inc 11/24/03

[Janet McDonald]

Originally posted by SCI-Nurse:

Kate, I would hate to see a remake of To Kill a Mockingbird...it is such a classic and so much purely a product of its time. If they felt they had to, I could see Tom Hanks in the GP role though (it certainly would be a challenge to any actor!).

Went to a sneak preview of the new Steven Spielberg film (staring Tom Hanks) called "The Terminal" last night. I really enjoyed it and can highly recommend it. I believe it opens the end of next week.

I also heard some people there talking about a sneak they attended of "The Notebook" (James Garner and Genna Rowlands) and am looking forward to this film.

(KLD)

They probably would remake To Kill a Mockingbird and Tom Hanks would be ok...it just could not compare though...there is another actor that reminds me more of Gregory Peck and that would be...the actor that was in the Big Chill and later starred in the Dinosaur Movie that Spielberg made and he was in the remake of The Fly...and I always forget his name. He would be like a surreal Gregory Peck...yes I am speaking of Geoff Goldblum...that is his name.

Did you ever see the original The Fly? It was made in the early sixties...oh Lord...I had nightmares of that film for decades...I must have seen it when I was about 6 or 7...I think my brother took me by accident...Honestly I lost years of sleep from that film.

I am so looking forward to this film...I saw previews of this film...and oh! It looks fantastic...it reminded me of "Splendor in the Grass" with Warren Beatty and Natalie Wood...did you ever see this film...?

[Broknwing]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Piela:

there is another actor that reminds me more of Gregory Peck and that would be...the actor that was in the Big Chill [QUOTE]

The Big Chill.....

Another all time favorite of mine...

'Chelle
L-1 inc 11/24/03

[Janet McDonald]

thenotebookmovie (http://www.thenotebookmovie.com/?source=google) oh my...yes

[SCI-Nurse]

Jeff Goldblum as Artemis????? NEVER! He is too sarcastic....I could not see him in that role at all, although I do love him in many of his roles. I do think the first version of "The Fly" was scarier than the one with Jeff. I have seen "Splendor in the Grass" several times.

I love Netflix as I can see recent films I missed as well as old favorites and classics when I want to see them (and no commercials, etc.). I do still prefer to see many films at the theater too, which is why I belong to the local Cinema Society.

(KLD)

[Christopher Paddon]

I like:

To Sir With Love
12 Angry Men
Monty Python asnd the Holy Grail
Goldfinger


corney I know!!

[Christopher Paddon]

I thought the first Fly was better (but scarier?)

and then David Heddison (was that his name?) appeared on Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea - I used to love that programme

[Janet McDonald]

SCI-Nurse,

Yes...I think Jeff Goldblum...could at least audition for Atticus Finch. He would have to study a lot of Gregory Peck's mannerisms...

I am sure they would not cast him...as he is rather dark but it might be interesting to see him play something different...but probably not plausible as he is rather quirky...

Can you see why I say possibly though?

I have seen Jeff G play jazz at a piano bar in LA...he had his first gig playing piano in a bar I think when he was 13...it was his first job...

I used to serve on the Mill Valley Film Festival Board when I was in my 30's...I have enjoyed Telluride and Sun Dance Film Festivals...in years past...but I prefer these days to watch things at home.

If I want to see a film I might do Net Flicks or go to one of the many cinemas within wheelchair distance of my house ...there are about 30....I am not a movie junkie ...they are expensive and
for the most part really terrible...I think I will enjoy The Notebook...but it disturbs me the central actor has a beard ...it does not seem to be a part of the genre...I have always enjoyed John Cassavetes as a film maker though....

My favorite is the Sony Center called the Metreon...it has about 20 theatres and the I Max...it is on the other side of a park from the MOMA....all very futuristic in design...yes you would like it...
I think.

[mingo]

A lot of people NOT in this forum will say their favorite movie is To Kill a Mockingbird. I had one acquaintance that lusted for the soundtrack. I appeased her in that one respect. However, for my eyeball hours; minute for minute, I like Neighbors ... what a paranoid hoot!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082801/plotsummary

An unpaid testimonial.

[Steven Edwards]

Not my most favoritest movie of all time or anything [they're listed earlier in the thread], but Pleasantville is good to watch when you're in the mood for a corny but "cute" movie. http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif

-Steven
...an affluent suburb. 3:30 in the afternoon. 64 degrees and cloudy. the white house declined comment.

[duramater]

I have a thing for Cinderella stories. There are several that I have enjoyed over the years, including, "Cinderella".

I love two movies along this theme, one is funny and one not so funny. I have watched them over and over at home and never grow tired of them. They are: "Arthur" and "Sabrina". I do not go out to movies mostly because I do not like shoving up against strangers unable to move if the place is crowded and sticking to the floor is no fun either...I recently bought a TV big enough to see, and prefer my couch to a seat in a theater any day. http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/cool.gif

I agree with Piela on one thing...Jeff Goldblum can be anybody, and I would like him. He has always been able to convince me.

[chick]

Some good movies:

Patch of Blue (w/Sidney Poitier)
Wuthering Heights (w/Lawrence Olivier)
Shawshank Redemption
The Killings Fields

Cool Hand Luke (god, young Paul Newman is sooo damn easy on the eyes!!)

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"Do you have blacks, too?" ~G.W. Bush to Brazilian President Fernando Cardoso, Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2001"

[Sue Maus]

Movies I've watched repeatedly:

*Independence Day
*The Matrix
*The Cutting Edge
*Center Stage
*Can't Buy Me Love
*The Breakfast Club
*Ferris Beuhlers Day Off
*Pretty Woman
*The Blues Brothers
*Dirty Dancing
*Smokey and the Bandit (New Years Eve we've all over-served ourselves annual movie)

Sue

[jimnms]

Here's a good, but not so well known movie to rent if you can find it. It's called The Boondock Saints. Good movie. I don't think it ever went to theater, it went straight to VHS/DVD.

A friend of mine saw it and told me to rent it, but I couldn't find it at any of the big movie rental places. I ended up finding it at a little mom & pop video rental place when I was in school before my SCI and rented it.

That was a few years ago. I just happened to find it on DVD at Blockbuster the other day and bought it.

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Learn from the mistakes of others, you won't live long enough to make all of them yourself.

[Christopher Paddon]

Shawshank was great - Chick, can we go to the movies together to watch Shawshank and buy some ice creams and do some licking and get our fingers sticky?

that one with an artificial life with the guy Carrie is that his name? that was good - like Groundhog Day

A Matter Of Life And Death is one of the best films ever

The Men, Marlon Brando's firtst film was good - quite realistic too

[This message was edited by Chris2 on 06-13-04 at 10:18 PM.]

[Christopher Paddon]

quote Martha2 "Johnny Depp maybe? That harnassed intensity and passion? Those penetrating dark brown eyes?

Wonder if Richard Gere could pull it off. Hmmm"

Don't like the sound of that - what sort of films do you go to?

[marco25]

LOL Obviously not many Chris. However I just saw Shrek 2 tonight for second time--this time w/my children. Might give you an idea of what I've been watching. http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif

The book and movie To Kill a Mockingbird had a profound effect on me as a child and young adult. I looked and acted just like Scout when I was her age. Boo Radley and Bob Ewell scared the daylights out of me. But the awesome character of Atticus, the single father, grieving widower, and protector of justice no matter one's color, impressed me more than anything. Honestly, can't think of anyone worthy to play that role other than Gregory Peck, but the actors I mentioned were the first to come to mind.

Has anyone seen the new Stepford Wives? It's a comedy this time? I read the book in high school--another one that impressed me about the roles of women. Anyone care to comment who's seen new movie and read book?

[OneBlueNatalie]

I saw the preview for "The Stepford Wives" remake last weekend and they practically gave away the entire plot. http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif

Tremors is the scariest non-human antagonist movie that I've seen.

When I was 8. Scared shitless, so I was. Would only walk on concrete for about six months. http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/eek.gif

[jimnms]

I love Shawshank Redemption, every time they show it on TV I have to watch it. I don't know why, I just do. For the longest time I'd never seen the whole movie all the way through from begenning to end. I was always coming in in the middle, or having to go somewhere before I got to the end.

Tremors is another movie I have to watch when they show it on TV. My mom hates it, but she has to watch it too. It's a cheezy movie, but in a good way. I can't believe they made two sequels and a TV seriese out of it.

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Learn from the mistakes of others, you won't live long enough to make all of them yourself.

[chasb]

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[This message was edited by chasb on 06-14-04 at 01:07 AM.]

[chasb]

Originally posted by chasb:

in no particular order:

Theif
Casablanca
The Verdict
Brians Song
In the Heat of the Night
Once Upon a Time in America
The Deer Hunter
Jaws
The Organization
Blues Brothers
Godfather (part 1)

[marco25]

Does anyone remember the movie Slaughterhouse Five, based on novel by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.? There was a group of us about 20 years ago who'd watch that movie together repeatedly. The book was awesome too. Great Vonnegut work.

[rustyreeves]

I agree with Martha... To Kill a Mockingbird, Legends of the Fall and Doctor Zhivago.

Atticus showed me how good a man could be on so many levels.

Rusty

[rustyreeves]

Originally posted by martha2:

Honestly, can't think of anyone worthy to play that role other than Gregory Peck, but the actors I mentioned were the first to come to mind.=

A now mature Robert Redford would be good as Atticus.

[marco25]

Rusty, I'd have to think about that one a little while. I'm fixated on Gregory Peck. No kidding, I've watched that movie at least 100 times. I can recite the dialogue almost verbatim. Sick, I know.

Better qualified souls will have to make that decision--if it ever happens. Doesn't mean I'll like it though.

Cool scene: The rabid dog. The sheriff seeks out Atticus and hands him the rifle. His son yells, "Sheriff, he cain't shoot!"

When he removes his glasses, aims the site, and pow! "Boy, didn't you know your daddy's the best shot in the county?"

Of course he didn't know. Atticus ... what a humble giant of a man. http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif

[OneBlueNatalie]

Upcoming movie
Garden State: Zach Braff...genius. Natalie Portman...gorgeous. http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif The soundtrack for this movie is going to be amazing! (The Shins 'new slang') Anyways, here's the trailer (http://www2.foxsearchlight.com/gardenstate/)

[marco25]

Has anyone seen The Terminal with Tom Hanks? What did you think about it?

Such a fascinating story, but Hanks stole the show. I wonder if he'll get another Oscar nomination.

Took a while for the story to unfold. I went not knowing what to expect. Turned out to be a real treat. I highly recommend it.

[SCI-Nurse]

Saw Terminal as a sneak 2 weeks ago and really loved it. I have a weakness for Tom Hanks (I have even seen Joe and the Volcano TWICE!!!!), and although I am not a big Catherine Zeta-Jones fan, I liked her in this. Stanley Tucci, as always, was great too.

(KLD)

[christopher]

I'm looking forward to Garden State too. Love the music. It's been way too long since Natalie Portman has done a good movie (re:Leon). Her little twin, Kiera Knightly, is starting to trump NP's hotness tho... I'm a sucker for an English accent.

Gentlemen! You can't fight in here, this is the war room!

[emilie]

It's a tie between Shawshank Redemption and Silence of the Lambs. More recently, I loved 50 First Dates!

[joshstevens7]

my new best movie is "Honey". Jessica Alba is soooo hot in that movie that i dont even really know what its about. lol

Josh Stevens
T6 para as of 7/17/03

[MZack]

Midnight Cowboy

"I'm WALKIN' here!"

[Christopher Paddon]

yeah - I like Jessica Alba too

and in Dark Angel she fell for a guy in a wheelchair - but he got some electronic legs and walked around perfectly

[Mike C]

Just checked out Cold Mountain yesterday on DVD. I can see why Renee´ Zellwenger got the Oscar. Great flick.

Who has seen Mystic River?

"So I have stayed as I am, without regret, seperated from the normal human condition." Guy Sajer

[Quadmama]

Oh a great movie would have to be Freak City! Watch it with someone who is an able bodied person, they might understand your struggle a little more!

[member412678]

I like the movie "Erin Brockovich".
My husband has seen "The Good the Bad and the Ugly" over and over and over again. I think he has the lines memorized!
A good western/comedy type movie that rarely comes on is called "The Scalp Hunters". Telly Savalas and Burt Lancaster played in it.

[marco25]

I watched Don Juan DeMarco last night. Sigh. All I can say is that I almost posted about the movie in "advice about women" http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif

Saw Garfield with the kids last night too, which is why I needed Don Juan for balance. It was actually better than I was expecting ... but I was expecting a disaster. A couple of times I laughed out loud. And guys, Jennifer Love Hewitt wears nothing but tight, short, low cut dresses. You might want to go just to see her! The movie overall was a cute, family movie ... but I wish we'd seen Two Brothers instead, the one about the two tigers. Awwww they're so cute ... http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif

[Duke46]

A couple of older movies I liked were "The Shashank Redemption" and "The Hurricane (story of Rubin Hurricane Carter)".
Any Ashley Judd movies are good she is easy on the eyes toohttp://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif

[christopher]

I've been somewhat of a movieholic this summer, having just come back from F911 so I'll give brief synopses of them:
Farenheit 911: Say what you will, but I've never cried at a completely black screen before. It makes me really happy to see the art-house theatres make money
Two Brothers: You'll love it Martha. A must for animal lovers and Guy Pierce is really hot. Think Val Kilmer playing Indiana Jones with an Aussie accent. *mancrush*
Garfield: Meh. Kids loved it tho, more than Two Brothers.
Harry Potter: It's a Harry Potter movie, no more, no less. Darker than the first two
The Day After Tomorrow: Loved it. Leave your brain at the door and rejoice in cheesy dialogue, unbelievable situations and total, total destruction.
Shrek 2: OK but overhyped. I got bored with the constant pop-culture references and in-jokes.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless mind: Great. Typical Charlie Kaufman wierdness. Really feels like a dream
Dawn of the Dead: See Day After Tomorrow.
Kill Bill Vol. 2: The fight between Elle Driver and the Bride is worth the movie ticket alone. Otherwise, meh

Next Week? It's all about Spidey baby yeah!

Gentlemen! You can't fight in here, this is the war room!

[Christopher Paddon]

You know Wise told us he had something to do with the film with Hugh Grant in that was about Gene Hackman trying to cure sci? What was the title? It doesn't quite rate as Best Movie Of All Time.

[Christopher Paddon]

I remember Whose Life Is It Anyway with Richard Dreyfuss.

[jplw]

Back to the Future 1,2,3
The Big Lebowski
Office Space
Fight Club
American History X
The Wizzard of Oz

Just a few of my favorites

[marco25]

My 15 year old daughter and I saw "Mean Girls" last night. We absolutely loved it! There are some parts that are so funny, people in the audience were screaming. Lindsey Lohan was great, but her boobs certainly have grown since "Freaky Friday" http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

It's a great movie to see with your teenage daughter. Much fodder for conversation. I highly recommend it. http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif

[christopher]

Be my friend...Godfather?

RIP Marlon Brando http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/frown.gif

Gentlemen! You can't fight in here, this is the war room!

[Stiggy]

"Touching the Void" is a must see..

"The Meaning of things lies not in things themselves,but in our attitude towards them"

[Purk]

Great movies:

Field of Dreams
The Green Mile
Sling Blade
The Natural
The Outlaw Josey Wales

Brian, T8 complete

[christopher]

I saw Spiderman 2 and while I found it a little slow at times it's awesome. And loud. Bring earplugs. It runs in the tradition of GF2, the Empire Strikes Back and Aliens... movies that are at least as good, if not better than, their predecessor

You spend time with your family? Good. Cuz a man who doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man.

[marco25]

I just finished watching Cold Mountain. What a movie. If possible, watch it with someone you love.

Warning: very violent. http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/frown.gif

~ "Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear." ~ Ambrose Redmoon

[joshstevens7]

after watching the olymics, i remember that "American Anthem" is a great great movie. and this is coming from a football lover too. if you havent seen it, go rent it, its awesome...

Josh S.

[Shaun]

I just watched ''Snatch'' and ''Train spotting'' the other night.There both great and made it in to my top 10.

~We must save the princess,or die trying~..Mickey Mouse

[kristiberg]

I SO love Neverending Story...I even got the tattoo of the Orin Symbol http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif

I also love

Tombstone
Top Gun
Frequency
AND>>>

Chasing Amy

[christopher]

I rented the new version of Goodfellas yesterday, and it totally redeems the crappy original DVD release. The 'cops and robbers' commentary with Henry Hill and the guy who prosecuted him really hits home that this is a true story and everything in this movie actually happened verbatim (with the sole exception of Pesci's 'Why am I so funny?' scene). He was noticeably disturbed watching the opening scene with Billy 'get your f'n shinebox' Batts and many others.

I've got a fever and the only presription is... more cowbell!

[Grace]

Phantom of the Opera Movie

I just had to share this. I just saw the Phantom of the Opera movie and it was phenomenal! Everyone should go and see it. I had chills from the first scene to the end. They did a great job by staying very close to the original recordings; so those of us that knew it buy every line would not be disappointed. And the casting was incredible. Christine is beautiful and the man that plays the Phantom (Gerald Butler) is unbelievably sexy. Go see that movie. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

[garvey]

"The Searchers" John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Ward Bond, Natalie Wood. Some have claimed that this is the basis for many later films from Star Wars to "The Deer Hunter".

"The Treasue of the Sierra Madres" - John Huston directs his dad Walter and Humphrey Bogart in a parable about the search for wealth and what it does to different people. Robert Blake has a small role as a little Mexican kid.
Famous quote: "Badges..We don't have no badges!...We don't need no stinking badges...".

The first 30 minutes of "Once Upon a Time in the West". The ultimate spaghetti western. Jason Robards, Charles Bronson, Claudia Cardinale and Henry Fonda as a villian.

[Sci Mom]

To garvey, re the quote from Treasure...

THANK YOU!!

I also haunt a board for German Shepherd owners, and one of the regulars has as his signature "Leashes? We don't need no stinkin' leashes!"

It was driving me NUTS..trying to remember where that came from!!

As for favorite movies: "Life is Beautiful" with Roberto Benigni, who pays homage to Charlie Chaplin...

"The Big Lebowski" with Jeff 'The Dude Abides' Bridges (the Coen Brothers RULE)...


"The Fisher King" again with Jeff Bridges and Robin Williams...

And of course, all three "Lord of the Rings" films.

____________________________
"God warns us not to love any earthly thing above Himself, and yet He sets in a mother's heart such a fierce passion for her babes that I do not comprehend how He can test us so."
~Geraldine Brooks, "Year of Wonders"

[lynnifer]

A Haunting in Connecticut - freaked me right out, based on a book (In a Dark Place) about an exorcism in a former funeral home.

Eesh ... my skin is still crawling

[solarscar69]

jacobs latter

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- I am a bomb technition, if you see me running try to keep up.

- Dont argue with an idiot, they will bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.

- Some peeps are only alive because its illegal to kill them.

[BeeBee]

Gone With the Wind. Hands down, no contest.

Caddy Shack. Funniest ever.

Steel Magnolias when I need a good cry (hasn't been necessary for a while http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif)

[jack9166]

Heat.........with Robert Deniro

Full Metal Jacket

"Stand strong in the storms of life,The sun will always shine on you" Kid Rock

[Hawknest]

"A Simple Twist of Fate" written by and starring Steve Martin.

Hawknest

[NorthQuad]

Legends Of The Fall, damn good movie.

My Dirt Bike Misses Me

[mjschaef]

My top Ten:

1) Shawshank Redemption
2) Shakespeare in Love
3) American Beauty
4) Saved
5) American History X
6) Monty Python's Search for the Holy Grail
7) Waiting for Guffman
8) Moulon Rouge
9) Forest Gump
10)Elizabeth

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"On November 2 the voice of the people was heard. I promise not to imitate it out of respect for the mentally retarded" - Lewis Black (Comedian)

[healthyc5]

I have not read this entire thread but I will add one movie that is an absolute must see for anybody who is into movies..."Momento"... absolutely brilliant flick!

[skinner6775]

BRAVEHEART for sure!!!!

"The Task Ahead Of You, Is Never As Great As The Power Within You" www.chrisskinner.org (http://www.chrisskinner.org)

[BobSaid's Wife]

I love "Shawshank Redemption" and "Pretty Woman" - hehe - how's that for different taste? Hey, Bergie, you'll have to post a picture of that new tattoo! http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif

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Juli

[ABAZABA]

My favorite movie of all time is scarface, with my uncle al pacino. Say hello to my little friend,KABOOOOOOOOOOOOOM.

[shelley]

I'm in for Shawshank Redemption as well.

Can also watch Dances with Wolves and Last of the Mohicans over and over again.

Special mention goes to Usual Suspects ~ another oldie but goodie.

[Drew]

Happy Gilmore
Water Boy
Braveheart
Gladiator
Star Wars Trilogy- original
Heat
Goodfellas
Casino
A Christmas Story
Dances with Wolves

[monkeygirl]

"The Game" We were talking about it last night. I forgot about this one. If ya haven't seen it you should. If ya luv physcological thrillers...yeah baby this is for you!

"The Game" (http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1800344656)

[hisamsmith]

Fantasy- The Princess Bride
best line- "Your ears you keep and I'll tell you why. So that every shriek of every child at seeing your hideousness will be yours to cherish. Every babe that weeps at your approach, every woman who cries out, "Dear God! What is that thing," will echo in your perfect ears. That is what to the pain means. It means I leave you in anguish, wallowing in freakish misery forever."

Chick flick- Mermaids
Best line- "Charlotte you drive like old people make love"

Drama- Skipping Parts
Best line- "She never had a period? She skipped that part, she's pregnant."

Off the wall Comedy- Raising Arizona
Best line- "Son you've got a panty on your head."

[spaceboy]

Does anyone know ABAZABA's email?! I really need to get in touch with him. Since the website change it appears everyone's email has become unavailable unless we modify our profiles!

[Myc0]

Oooh boy:zombie: , well here comes a detailed and ridiculously long list. First thing I think of his Fight Club, even better than the book by the excellent Chuck Palahniuk. After reading all the other posts I have to add The Shawshank Redemption is good but the Stephen King short story it's based on is better. The Hunter S Thompson classic, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a great gonzo book and movie, and that other Terry Gilliam great(well most of his movies are great), Brazil rocks too. Other great books that have been turned into really good movies are One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Lord of the Rings, Lord of Illusions and Silence of the Lambs is right up there. As far as most fun to see in the theater(on a Saturday night)The Rocky Horror Picture Show can't be denied. Waking Life is a fun and intriguing brain teaser, as was Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless mind. Gotta love American Beauty, Memento, The Usual Suspects, Donnie Darko, Edward Scissorhands, Kill Bill 1&2 and Dark City. The Matrix was one of my favorites until I saw the disapointing sequels, As far as comedies go there are a lot of good ones, but I really like Office Space, The 3 Amigos, Raising Arizona, The Big Lebowski, The Jerk, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and Harold and Maude is a twisted goody. As far as movies that came highly recomended by individuals I thought had good judgement, but I found them to be horrible beyong belief are The Boondock Saints and Way of the Gun. As far as documenteries go I gotta love Farenheit 911 and Baraka and I think I will love Murderball even though I normally hate sports films. Well I'm probably forgetting a bunch:confused: (can ya blame me), but this should be more than you wanted to read already.:agog:

[doingtimeonmyass]

I am in no way knowledgeable enough to say "of all time", but here are some of my favorites that came out in my lifetime (in no particular order):

Heat
Scarface
The Usual Suspects
The Shawshank Redemption
The Life of David Gale
Rob Roy
Pulp Fiction
Reservoir Dogs
Lucky Number Slevin
Unforgiven
Internal Affairs
Carlito's Way
Blow
Cape Fear

[Kratos]

all Clint Eastwood movies from Revenge of the Creature to Gran Torino,
Lord of War
Gone in Sixty Seconds
Captain Corelli's Mandolin, dont laugh!!
Rambo 1,2,3,4 just because there's alot of guns!
Predator
Terminator
La Bamba, again don't laugh!
all horor movies, good and bad..
You've Got Mail, i'm a pussy i know..
all porn movies lol

[Mona~on~wheels]

Splendor in the Grass with Natilie Wood (my favorite actress) & Warren Beatty.
It was in black & white. Love story & I was 12'ish. Broke my heart.

[nbtoppers2]

Top Gun

Shawshank Redemption

"you either get busy livin or get busy dyin"

[Josh A]

BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Please no one take me seriously, Im only jokin. But I did like both of their acting in other movies. Can't speak for this one never seen it.

[adi chicago]

robin hood and the three musketeers .............tarzan as well, casablanca and many more:D

[fishin'guy]

Blazzing saddles, sorry, I'm the irreverant type. Then I jump forward to I am Legend, Independence day, Men In Black.And end with the Clint Eastwood spaghetti westerns.

[dgrotz]

Good Will Hunting

[Natalie_A]

Amadeus.