Overclockers' Favourite Movies Thread!

[captain_sHiFTy]

What's everyones favourite movies here? like..all time favourite kinda movie. you love it so much its almost religious?

mine are Office Space, A Night at the Roxbury, and the Lord of the Rings trilogy (saw the last one 12:01 the night before it came out :D ....ya im a dork)

anyone else?

[Dancing_Priest]

wrong place , but it has to be Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas , dear lord , but its only hilarious! . Two friends of mine once started to freak out right at the scene where me man is on LSD and everyone turns into giant man eating lizzards
, they stayed up all night with knives.

[deRusett]

Remember the Titans is my Favorite movie

Other movies I enjoy watching are
Boondock Saints
Office Space
a Beautiful Mind
Finding Forester
Top Gun
The Hurrican
Men of Hono[u]r


Movies I will be buying soon because I enjoyed them in Theaters

Radio ( most likely to become my second favorite movie )
50 First dates.

[captain_sHiFTy]

i just watched 40days40nights

haha, thats an awsome movie. i was expecting it to be more of a chick flick, but there was more guy humour in it than chick flick humour

and yes, fear and loathing in las vegas is an AWSOME movie. my favourite part is where he wakes up in the room, and theres about 3 feet of water on the floor, theres american flags painted on the walls in ketchup and mustard, and hes wearing an alligator tail, and has the microphone duct taped to his chest.

lol

and sorry everyone for posting this in the wrong place. i cant get into general discussion yet.

so consider this a...what kinda movies do you like to watch while on the computer thread?

[Agent_Mull]

You dont use the computer related discussion as your own Off Topic Forum.

But one of my favorite movies has to be Monty Python And The Holy Grail.

[JoT]

This will get bumped to Gen Disc. or deleted, sooner or later.

Anyway, my favorites:

Fight Club
Monty Python's Holy Grail
And for good ol' cheap laughs: Kung Pow

[rugbyroy]

American psycho cracks me up.. the scene where he drops the chainsaw down the stairwell is just plain funny. I also love watching Donnie Darko and How High. House of 1000 corpses was pretty crazy too.

[Sharkman]

My all-time favs are:

Comedy
Animal House followed closely by Blazing Saddles

Action
Matrix and LOTR Trilogy

Drama
Cecil B. DeMille's The 10 Commandments

Horror
The Thing tied with the original Poltergeist and The Exorcist

Suspense
The Entity (even though it is classified as Horror. I think it is more suspenseful than horror)

Sci-Fi
Star Wars Trilogy and Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Best all time scene in a movie: The Helicopter attack from Apocalypse Now.

[pvc_and_frost]

Monty Python and the Holy Grail is one of my favorites. Also the classic star-wars, and some other older classics like spaceballs. Bond movies have always tickled me. The one time i've laughed the hardest though was: Watching monty python flying circus on BBC one night, and it did the killer joke act. Intermidetly throughout production there were killer cars. I almost died that night.

[KaHNZa]

I dunno, I don't find Monty Python stuff funny. I don't know why. :-/

[Albigger]

Shawshank Redemption

American Beauty

A Beautiful Mind

LOTR

Also have to throw in Top Gun.

[Evnas]

Excuse me, no mentions of Hackers? :)

[crimedog]

no particular order:

monty python's the meaning of life
snatch
lock stock and two smoking barrels
boondock saints
boiler room
how high
requiem for a dream

i <3 movies

[Da_Beeblebrox]

http://www.animeg.de/a/gh/002/001.jpg


Best hacking movie:
Sneakers
Or the part in Matrix Reloaded when Trinity busts out with nmap/ssh

Best 80s computer movie:
TRON

Worst 80s computer movie(s):
Lawnmower Man II
Lawnmower Man I
Hackers

Favorite Movie of All Time:
The Fifth Element is all that comes to mind right now... That along with Spiderman and X-Men(1 and 2)

[Crazy Jayhawk]

Dr. Strangelove
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Terminator 2: Special Edition

[Eclypsyr]

In General:
Adaptation
Fight Club
Boondock Saints
SW: Empire Strikes Back
Memento
Scarface

Best SciFi:
Aliens (That's the second one, fyi)

Best Fantasy:
LOTR: ROTK

Best Drama:
The Godfather

Best Action/Epic:
Gladiator or
Braveheart

Best Comedy:
Caddyshack

Best Horror:
The Exorcist

Best Suspense:
Memento or
Mulholland Dr.

Best Family/Animated:
The Neverending Story or
Prince of Egypt


Good movies I would recommend watching: Blazing Saddles, Fear&Loathing in Las Vegas, American History X, The Big Lebowski, first two LOTR, the FIRST Matrix (I wouldn't see 2 or 3 if I had the chance to choose again), Dazed and Confused, Taxi Driver, On the Waterfront, Planes Trains and Automobiles, Psycho, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Requiem for a Dream.

There's sooo many more too, movies are wonderful things :)

Jon

*edit* I think this should be stickied.....ranks up there w/ humour thread

[Vio1]

my avatar answers my fav moive(s)

[Voodoo Rufus]

The Boondock Saints :attn:
The original Star Wars Trilogy (ROTJ most of all)
Star Trek movies (all but #1)
Lawrence of Arabia
Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Grand Prix
The Matrix (excluding the latest two)

Snatch and Lock, Stock are good too, but wouldn't make my list of the best movies.

*edit* - Add the Kill Bill duology!

[deRusett]

I notice many people saying Monty Python,

I ask why, though I found them funny as a child, in part because of my father, I can not even fathom any of the Monty Python movies as making a top 50 Movie list,

It would be like putting Mr Bean on a list for Top TV comedy, sure he is funny but hardly would he rate as a Top Comedian.


My Reason for Choosing Remember the Titans is basically

I can watch it over and over again, never growing tired of it, It is Always Moving watching it,
a favorite line,
"This is no Democracy, this is a Dictatorship, I am the Law."
"Attitude reflects leaderhip, Capitan"

I strive to Lead in ways that reflect positive attitudes, and I just like the coaching theory "Coach Boon" uses.

[Ge|atinousFury]

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Pulp Fiction
Ghostbusters I & II
Pi
Tombstone
Monty Python & the Holy Grail
Lord of the Rings Trilogy
A Beautiful Mind
Office Space

[PachManP]

so many choices...
Monty's up there
Up In Smoke
Dude, Where's My Car
Strang Brew
Matrix I (although 2 was disapointing and i haven't seen all of 3)
The Whole Nine Yards
Spies Like Us

prob more that i can't think of off the top of my head.
but personally the LOTR 1/2/3 were good but I don't know that i'd ever watch them again that's 10hrs of my life...

[ILikeMy240sx]

Se7en
The Usual Suspects
Resurrection (NOT aliens4)
The Matrix (Original)
Changing Lanes
Hellraiser series

I like any thrillers with twisted ending...

Edit: How did I manage to forget Pulp Fiction???

[jeepgc04]

Interview with the vampire,

Queen of the damned,

Underworld,

breakfast club,

tears of the sun,

saving private ryan,

and the best yet The Patriot.



still waiting to see The passion of the Christ..

[Ron Jeremy]

Big Lebowski
Office Space
Black and White
Boondock Saints
Box of Moonlight
Glory Daze
Swingers
Swimming With Sharks
American Beauty
100 Girls
Most of Kevin Smith's work
Lawndogs
Threesome
The Whole Nine Yards
Pretty much anything with Oliver Platt in it
Three to Tango
Usual Suspects
Pulp Fiction
Formula 51
The Color of Money
Heat

[9mmCensor]

Boondock Saints
Seven Samurize
Resivoir Dogs
Pulp Fiction
Kill Bill
Dr. Stranglelove
Usual Suspects
Matrix (original)
Fight CLub
SChindlers List
The godfather
Paths of Glory

[ThePunkGeek]

LOTR
Up in smoke
SLC Punk
Star Wars trilogy

[lowbaby]

Donnie Darko and How High
Tombstone
Adaptation
Fight Club
Boondock Saints

[lowbaby]

Donnie Darko and How High
Tombstone
Adaptation
Fight Club
Boondock Saints

[lowbaby]

oops double post sry:-(

[skitlets]

one word for u: robinhood:menintights

[Evnas]

Originally posted by jeepgc04
Interview with the vampire,

Queen of the damned,

Two poorly door movies in terms of the books (Queen of the Damned MUCH more so then Interview with the Vampire)

[SwooshingRob]

The best film I have ever seen must be "Burnt by the Sun" by Nikita Mikhalkov. The story takes place in Soviet in the mid thirties and is about a hero from the Bolshevik revolution and his family.
Other really good movies are "Black cat, white cat" by Emir Kusturica, "The Big Blue" by Luc Besson, and "The Postman" with the excellent Massimo Troisi.
(Sadly none of these films would ever have the chance of being viewed by the masses. There's just not enough violence, tits and car chases in them to appeal to the Hollywood producers. Sure, watching someone being bashed with a bat without getting as much as a scratch could be entertaining. But hardly touching and nothing I have been impressed by since I was twelve.)

[Jeff Bolton]

i have a ton of movies that i really like, but as far as favorites go, here they are: these are the movies i could watch endlessly and never tire of them

original star wars trilogy
the big lebowski
mr. deeds

i know it sounds rediculous but i have my reasons...i have certain attachments to the latter 2 and the star wars trilogy has just been a staple in my life since i was like 3.

jeff

[Captain Slug]

Since my list is nearly 300 lines long, I'll limit myself to my Top 10 obscure films.

Shooting Fish
UHF
The Little Prince
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
The Producers
The Spanish Prisoner
Run Lola Run
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
The Quiet Room
Time Bandits

[Tnick24]

gonna have to say oceans eleven, when ever its oln hbo i just gotta watch it. weird.

[JoT]

Ah ha, so this is where this thread ended up.

Monty Python appeals to people, I dunno why, but I know that the Holy Hand Grenade made me die laughing because I had previously played Worms and didn't quite get why the grenade was there, other than to kill everything that moves.

I notice Fight Club is a favorite here, good to see that, it's considered a cult-classic, much as Holy Grail lol

Hackers, as most people on these forums will tell you, was horrible as far as accuracy is concerned. I rather liked Swordfish, even though accuracy and reality sat in the backseat, watching explosions and sex bicker with each other :rolleyes:

How many people have seen 2001: A Space Odyssey? I think I'll be watching that tonight :D

[Sentential]

but it has to be Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas , dear lord , but its only hilarious!

Cant agree more! Some many classic scenes.

But I gotta give the Boondock Saints some props!

[Voodoo Rufus]

Woohoo! Boondock Saints :attn:

[Sentential]

Still nothing beats Fear and Loathing in Los Vegas!!

Specifically the scence where they take Ether and the famous line: " What are you crazy man!! This is bat country!!"

However one of the most compelling movie I still have ever seen was Schindler's List. It was the only movie I can think of that almost moved me to tears.

Now the most f***d up move I have ever seen was Momento. Wow is all I can say. The entire movie plays in reverse. Its a total mind-job! It has the same kinda feel as Fear and Loathing In Los Vegas, but much crazier!

_______

My friends tell me that Requiem for a Dream is also very good movie.

[Eclypsyr]

Originally posted by Sentential
Now the most f***d up move I have ever seen was Momento. Wow is all I can say. The entire movie plays in reverse. Its a total mind-job! It has the same kinda feel as Fear and Loathing In Los Vegas, but much crazier


If you think Memento f***s with you, watch Mulholland Dr...that's also good

[Mr. Chambers]

Originally posted by Eclypsyr



If you think Memento f***s with you, watch Mulholland Dr...that's also good

watched that the other day for the first time.. made ZERO sense to me... on the plus side Niomai Watts is very hot...

my favorites would be:

star wars (originals)
the matrix (the last two PALED in comparison)

i'd list them all but it'd take way too long and i'm tired..

[Timdog]

Fav Fantasy:
LOTR:ROTK
FAV Comedy:
not really sure
FAV Sci-Fi:
SW: Return of the Jedi
Fav Action:
not sure either =/

Fav Scene ever: When the Riders of Rohan charge near Minas Tirith. When I saw that scene all I could think of was "owned" ;)

[340Duster]

In not a real particular order
Black Hawk Down
Gladiator
Saving Private Ryan
Band of Brothers series (yes I know it's not a movie)
Animal House
The Memphis Belle
and now The Passion

[@md0Cer]

OMG OMG how has no one said Pokemon the movie??!?!?!


:D j/k lol


My favorite movies would have to be:

The Hunt for Red October<<<<<<awsome movie. If you have not seen it you gotta see it. Same with Nemesis. :)
Star Trek Nemesis
Star Trek Generations
Star Trek VI
Star Trek IV

[Penguin4x4]

Three Words:

The Cowboy Way

'nuff said.

(any chances they may make an FLCL movie? :D)

[SewerBeing]

My favorite movies:
Runaway Jury
Lotr:Rotk
The Shawshank Redemption

[daga5831]

Sci-Fi: Dune/Children of Dune
Drama: Original Sin
Comedy: American Pie Trilogy
Action: Gone in 60 seconds

[jeepgc04]

OK, i posted my movies but I want a re-do:


I just got home from seeing the passion of the christ and all I have to say is I blows all movies out of the water. This has been the first movie literally in my life where no one spoke during or leaving the theater. And yes as a man i can admit i almost cried.

I was always a non-believer. I have been teetering on the edge of following or not following. And this movie pushed me over that fine line to follow the right path.




SEE IT PEEPS it is THE movie to see.

[Papier]

Comedy: Any Jim Carrey movie. The guy is one of the funniest actors I've seen.

Drama: 12 monkeys (it's also a sci-fi movie, but it has an awesome story line!), Memento, Radio.

Sci-Fi: Final Fantasy: Spirits Within, neon genesis evangelion, cowboy bepop, The Fith Element, Minority Report.

Horror: Ring, Alien movies, Predators, 28 days.

Action: Gladiator, matrix, X2, spawn, Saving Private Ryan.


I just got home from seeing the passion of the christ and all I have to say is I blows all movies out of the water. This has been the first movie literally in my life where no one spoke during or leaving the theater. And yes as a man i can admit i almost cried.

I was always a non-believer. I have been teetering on the edge of following or not following. And this movie pushed me over that fine line to follow the right path.

I heard that it's one of the most emotional movies out there. I haven't seen it yet, but I'm planning to do though. Any spoilers ya wanna give? ;) j/k

[ak-103]

Godfather, The I + II + III

[seadave77]

The Passion of the Christ
Ocean's Eleven
Minority Report
Hunt for the Red October
Willy Wonka and the Chocholate Factory
Ferris Buller's Day Off

I can't think of any more.

Clint

[MRD]

Definitely the LOTR trilogy. Nothing else is even close for me.

I didn't even own a DVD player until the EE of the FotR came out, then I bought a DVD player. I have the first 2 EE's, and still haven't bought any other DVD's. Can't wait for the third.

[ToolBox]

Pulp Fiction
Life of Brian
Holy Grail
Blazing Saddles
The producers

[batharoy]

American History X
The Body
Scarface
Stigmata
Amittyville Horror:confused: (spelling)
The Seventh Sign (would you die for him?)

[necromanx13x]

Just to name a few...

Donnie Darko, Memento, American Beauty, American History X, Holy Grail, Requiem for a Deam, Boondock Saints, Clockwork Orange, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Fear and Loathing, Fight Club, Schindlers List, Big Lebowski, Royal Tenebaums, Apocolypse Now, LOTR, Spaceballs!!, SLC Punk, Scarface, Cowboy Bebop movie, Magnolia

Im probably missing a few but these are definitely some of the best movies ever made, if you dont agree...Youre wrong.

[Shoeby]

So many good movies, and having worked at blockbuster for a few years I've seen way to many to count so here are a few of my faves.

Mummy/Mummy Returns
Pitch Black
Double Take
Sci-Fi channel versions of Dune/Children of Dune
Donnie Darko
Romeo and Juliet (DiCaprio version)

and a truly great movie, I'll just leave you with a quote...

PC LOAD LETTER?!?! What the **** does that mean!?!

Okay fine, it's Office Space =P

[VAdept]

Lets see, in order.

Fight Club
The Professional
Donnie Darko
Requiem for a Dream
American Psycho
Pitch Black (had to add it), Chronicles of Riddick should be awesome.

(theres more but this should be enough)
I admit, im a big fan of f'ed up movies.

[Nemo]

"Dead Man" and "The Ninth Gate" were both good if you like Johnny Depp. I'm a big fan of his work. You gotta like an actor who seems to pick roles based on what would be fun for him to play rather than what will make the most money.

"The Usual Suspects" is a classic. The more times I see it, the more little "clues" I spot along the way that point towards the twist ending.

"Dial M for Murder," "Vertigo," "Rear Window," pretty much anything by Hitchcock are all great movies. The man was very much ahead of his time.

If you like horror and science fiction, "Event Horizon" isn't bad.

"Seven Samurai"--great movie, especially the long original cut. Several others of Kurosawa's were good, too--"Rashomon," "Yojimbo," etc. "Yojimbo" was remade as "Last Man Standing" with Bruce Willis back in the mid-1990's. Both versions are pretty good stuff.

For westerns, "Little Big Man" and "Unforgiven" are both great. That Sharon Stone/Gene Hackman "Quick and the Dead" movie was pretty good for a sort of mythological, tongue-in-cheek take on westerns.

Oh, and "The Princess Bride"! How could you guys forget that one? :)

Well, this list is long enough. Cinema is kind of a hobby of mine. :)

[Tango57]

i'm a war freak but i like all kinds of movies:

saving private ryan
black hawk down
top gun
a beautiful mind
the last samurai

[Orange Fire.]

uMm. I like the Movie " Hook " !

[CamH]

Best movie ever: Enemy at the Gates.

[Jeff Bolton]

been a while since i checked this thread, and since posting in it i've seen one of the best movies ever...and no one seems to have mentioned it:

Eternal Sunshine on the Spotless Mind

with jim carrey and kate winslet. oh my god, that movie makes me feel like crying. one of the only movies i've ever seen thats immensly happy, sad, and depressing at the same time. such a beautiful film. if you're a fan of charlie kaufman (adaptation, being john malkovich) rest assured that this is his best movie yet. i'd be willing to say its probably in my top 5 of all time, and thats saying something.

jeff

[killem]

Urf. Another movie nut here. A few top items:

Animated
- Spirited Away
(the only film in history to earn $200 million, before it was released in the US)

- Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
(when, oh when will Square do another feature-length film???)

Comedy
- Human Traffic

Action
- Die Hard

Drama
- Jim Carrey in "Man in the Moon"
(the only film I've enjoyed of his)

Horror
The Thing
(it also scared me as a kid)

Sci-Fi
- The Matrix
- Alien + Aliens

Fantasy
- The LOTR trilogy
(favourite scene: Arwen/Liv Tyler racing away from the Nazgul)

[Miralcos]

The passion of the Christ
The Matrix
Reloaded
Revolutions
Pulp Fiction

My top five :)

[su root]

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation cracks me up every time I watch it. I like to try to watch it once a year, around Christmas time.

Office Space, Grosse Pointe Blank, American Beauty and True Lies get honorable mention.

Generally, I enjoy any movie that is either really funny, thought provoking, or has great cinematography. A couple thought provoking ones that didn't make it to the honorable mention list are:
Voices of a Distant Star, One hour photo, Bowling for Columbine, Operation Takedown (the Kevin Mitnick Story), and Neon Genesis Evangelion (sorry, I like it ;))

[magick_man]

Cowboy Bebop The Movie "Knockin on Heaven's Door"
the bestmovie of all time
i also have the series box set

u gotta love 5.1 :)

~Magick_Man~

[BRIMCV]

Fear And Loathing Is an unreal film,can relate to that so much lol.
Braveheart
Scarface
Leon
Hunt for Red October
Pulp Fiction
The Godfather Trilogy
The Last Samurai
Human Traffic
Romeo And Juliet (Di Caprio) For the Guns SWORD 9MM and the intro music.
Goodfellas
Casino

[stockhatch]

Pink Floyd: The Wall
Spun
The Butterfly Effect

...to name a few


AC

[still_runnin]

i love the war epics.

the last samurai
saving private ryan
troy
black hawk down
gladiator

but cant forget THE LION KING!!

im not a fan of comedy, but you have to love officespace and every once and awhile a great movie like oceans 11 comes out

[sandman001]

Requiem for a Dream is a good movie, and I always misspell it.

[CrashOveride]

Boondock Saints
Kill Bill vol. 1 and 2
LOTR Trilogy
Resviour Dogs (sp)
Pulp Fiction
Hackers
Good Will Hunting
Lost In Translation
Dogma
Monty Python: Search For the Holy Grail
Requriem For A Dream
Office Space
Donnie Darko

Thats some

[Silent Buddha]

Favorite movie of all time: Pulp Fiction by Quentin Tarantino :D

[kd7kfb]

gotta say i agree with Silent Buddha. Pulp fiction is the best!

[wannaoc]

I have so many movies that I can say are great but I'd have to say my favorites are the Evil Dead series, mainly the first two. Truely a classic series that covers sci-fi, horror, and most of all comedy. :)

[ImChance]

Boondock Saints

[Shuzzy]

tin cup
the wedding singer
con air
bulletproof

[illwillchill]

http://home.comcast.net/~psyentist/PDVD_020.jpg

Last movie scene to emotionally move me (besides all of the Passion of the Christ)

Forth! Down fear of darkness!.....Arise! Arise, Riders of Théoden!....Spears shall be shaken, shields shall be splintered!.... A sword day...a red day...and the sun rises! :attn:

[killem]

Well put, Illwillchill! :)

[Oni]

I've seen this thread long enough. Time to throw my two coppers in:

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas:
"You people voted for Hubert Humphrey, and you killed Jesus!"
I love Hunter S. Thompson's writing style. I strive to be able to write like him someday. This movie is phenominal, because it pretty much outlines an entire culture. The man speaks volumes. The camerawork is wonderful, and the dialog is pleasantly disjointed. Depp and del Toro play off of eachother like they've been the best of friends for years. An excellent film. [An Asside: Hunter S. Thompson actually came to Johnny Depp and asked him to play his role. They were together pretty much every day for like 4 months, and drank a case of rum every day between them]

Memento:
You see, I have this condition, where I can't make new memories . . .
This film is not like any other I've ever seen in my life. It kept me guessing right until the end. It's shot entirely backwards, and just when you think you've figured it out, BANG! It throws you a curve and you think "WTF!?". Again, a wonderful use of camerawork, and the acting stands on it's own.

The Alien Quadrilliodgy:
"This is Ellen Ripley, last surviving crewmember of the Nostromo, signing off . . ."
"That's it man! Game over man! Game over!"
"What about matches? Do we at least have the capacity to make fire? Humans have enjoyed that priviledge for quite some time now . . . "
"Hey, I thought you were dead!" "Yeah, I get that a lot."
These films pretty much created a genera. When you think vicious aliens, you ultimately think of this franchise. I like all 4 films; they all have their merits, but personally, I like Aliens best. Out of the four films, it's the best shot and best directed, and even though it's really old, it has some of the best creature effects (I'd almost say it's better than Resurrection it that respect) from the franchise. All four are fantastic films, and if you haven't seen them, pick up the director's cut of each version one weekend and give 'em a spin. They're a part of history.

Requiem for a Dream:
"Ahh! Maid Merrian! Welcome!"
The music makes this film I think, moreso than anything else. Clint Mansell is a GOD! Don't get me wrong, it has some of the nicest camerawork I've ever seen, but everything pales in comparison to the music. It's a terribly depressing film, but I still like it none-the-less.

Resident Evil:
"I'm missing you already . . . "
This film has stuck to me, and I don't really know why. The story has holes you could drive a Mack truck through, the plot is disjointed unless you've played at least Resident Evil 1 (and even then, there's no familiar characters. Jill Valentine isn't introduced until Resident Evil: Apocalypse). I guess it just strikes something primal in me. I'd love to be down there w/ a minigun and just start shooting, and not stop until I ran out of ammo, or the transmission in the gun burned out. Just something about mindless killing (even if they are already dead) hooks me. That, and Milla Jovovich looks (as always) fantastic ;). [An Asside: Check out www.re2.com. Look at the building in the center of the Flash animation. That's Toronto City Hall. Most (if not all) of the film was shot in Toronto]

Bubba Ho-Tep:
"Lick the dog dick of Anubis, you ass wipe."
This movie is wonderfully funny, and I'm shocked that nobody else has mentioned it! If you like The Evil Dead, you'll like this. Bruce Campbell is a wonderful actor. Excellent comedic timing. Hell, I almost thought he WAS Elvis there for a minute. The camerawork leaves something to be desired, but the movie was well paced. Funny at times, serious at times, and even sad at times. Very well written.

The Shawshank Redemption:
"I was straight on the outside. Never did anything illegal. I had to come to prison to become a crook!"
One of the few Stephen King adaptations that came off right, and Lord knows that there aren't very many that do. Again, excellent acting and camerawork in this one. A very touching story of a man done wrong by society, but he doesn't really hold a grudge against it. Just runs away and starts his life again. Almost better than the book (but not quite).

I have more, but I'll leave this for now. I'll add more later.

Also, why not tell us why you like a movie, not just that it's your favourite.

[Crash893]

fightclub
the game
animal house
office space
goonies ( i dont even like it that much its just hypnotizing to me must be a child of the 80's thing)
dune ( same as goonies)
super troopers
old school

the ring ( almost made me crap my pants litterly but not as scary out of theater)
cowboy beebop
akira
ninja scrols
fear and loathing ( first movie i read the book to and it made me laugh in both occastions to the point of stares)
aliens ( not 1 it sucked not 3 it suckd more 4 im still out to jury)

oceans 11 ( same as goonies)
2001
1 of 10 people in america that liked 2010

[Cho]

The Rock.
Sean Connery is my favorite movie star!

[bojangles]

My all-time favs are:

Comedy
Animal House followed closely by Blazing Saddles

Action
Matrix and LOTR Trilogy

Drama
Cecil B. DeMille's The 10 Commandments

Horror
The Thing tied with the original Poltergeist and The Exorcist

Suspense
The Entity (even though it is classified as Horror. I think it is more suspenseful than horror)

Sci-Fi
Star Wars Trilogy and Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Best all time scene in a movie: The Helicopter attack from Apocalypse Now.
I first thought that was sooo wierd, I had been telling my friends the helicopter attack from Apocalypse Now is the greatest scene ever, but the more i think about it, it's not that wierd, it's the most amazing scene ever.
Some of my Favorites:
ALL of Tarrantino
A Clockwork Orange
Dr. Strangelove: Or how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb.
Risky Buiseness
Starship Troopers
Animal House
Blazing Saddles
The Godfather I and II but not III
The Producers
Die Hard
Terminator 2
Back To the Future: funniest scene ever : when Marty's mom is coming on to him.
Cecil B. Demented
EDIT: I can't believe I forgot The Big Lebowski
or Rudy IMO remember the titans has nothing on Rudy as far as football movies go

[bojangles]

1 of 10 people in america that liked 2010
I liked 2001
sorry for double post, but im not sure how to put 2 quotes into an edit
EDIT: crash893, thats the eye/camera from HAL lol good job on that.
but unlike most people here, I HATER :bang head LOTR:ROTK, I thought the first one was good, second one was pretty cool, but ROTK was a mess. It felt like 30 writers had 60 ideas on how to end it, and it was just more of the same battle scenes.
Go see Troy, watch Achilles, I mean Brad Pitt just lay the smack down.

[Silent Buddha]

Go see Troy, watch Achilles, I mean Brad Pitt just lay the smack down.

I much prefer to see Kate Beckinsale lay the smack down in Underworld :p

[Tatuya]

And she's clad ALL in tight leather :D.

[bojangles]

I much prefer to see Kate Beckinsale lay the smack down in Underworld :p
you got me, what can i say
i didnt put
the good, the bad, and the ugly on there
man whats gotten into me

[Oni]

And she's clad ALL in tight leather :D.

PVC, my friend. It's PVC.

And yes, I could watch that woman all day . . . . :drool:

[Voodoo Rufus]

PVC, my friend. It's PVC.

And yes, I could watch that woman all day . . . . :drool:

So why PVC and not leather?

The good, the bad, and the ugly is a notable favorite of mine too.

[Silent Buddha]

They better make a sequel to Underworld...the ending is perfect for one. And Kate Beckinsale is an added bonus :drool:

[bizhar]

Harley-Davidson & The Marlboro Man

[bojangles]

Harley-Davidson & The Marlboro Man
Well i guess i can pretty safely assume you have seen a favorite of mine, Easy Rider
best adam sadler: Happy Gilmore, Wedding Singer, and Bill Madison
quick, name 2 movies with chris farley and david spade.
Ok, now describe their plots.
ood? or greatest ploy ever? :sn:

[MorGoth]

pi, donnie darko, and commando

legendary movies.

[electromagnetic]

In The Realm of The Senses
Airplane!
Surrender Dorothy

[Aphex_Tom_9]

Matrix 1-2 . Pulp Fiction . Trainspotting . Requiem for a Dream . Fight Club . LOTR 3 . Pi ...

[Oni]

They better make a sequel to Underworld...the ending is perfect for one. And Kate Beckinsale is an added bonus :drool:

They are (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401855/).

[Silent Buddha]

They are (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401855/).

They're starting filming in September? :temper:
Oh well...I'll still be needing to see that when it comes out sometime in 2005.

[Busty St. Clair]

Favorite movie of all time Caddyshack

[Remove]

Piglet's Big Adventure :D

[StreetPharmacy]

The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
Donnie Darko
Sneakers
My Girl (only movie to this day that's tugged on the heartstrings)
LOTR Trilogy

[syberspy9]

saving private ryan is the best!

[Thermo]

The Matrix Trilogy :)
Nothing beats it! I wanted it to keep going and going.... :(

[syberspy9]

the first matrix was the only good one!

[el]

Shawshank Redemption

[Gautam]

Gigli.

LMFAO

[Silent Buddha]

Gigli.

LMFAO

^
^
^
lol I suddenly feel an urge to kill...

[bizhar]

bojangles
Was waiting to see if anyone ever saw that, ROTFLMAO.

[syberspy9]

thats it im renting airplane

[Ian Cody]

hmm cant remember its name exactly, but toss up between one called "the dentist"(and i had to go to the dentist today!!), and "student bodies", though i havent watched the latter all the way through, but after someone gets killed by paperclips, its in the top 5! and shrek2, i really like how much they imporved the visuals

[altec]

Donnie Darko
Midnight Cowboy
Taxi Driver
A Clockwork Orange
SLC Punk
Momento
Pi
Dr. Strangeglove
Eyes Wide Shut
Trainspotting

[Korndog]

silence of the lamb is a pretty good oldie, gave me nightmares for weeks when i watched at a young age..
now it makes me laugh

[th3yeastinfecto]

Next Friday, Boondock Saints, Blow

[bojangles]

bojangles
Was waiting to see if anyone ever saw that, ROTFLMAO.
Saw what? I listed like 50 movies lol. And I have to add Blazing Saddles and Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels. And I have to say, Mean Girls was pretty funny. My friend downloaded it though. I wouldn't pay 10 bucks to see a movie about girls in highschool.

[Docta_Z]

- Indiana Jones (all 3 but temple of doom is #1)
- LOTR
- Spygame

[syberspy9]

O thats true BLOW is a good movie!

[clash]

Star Wars, all of em....

[jabaro]

Shawshank Redemption
Ditto

[Xymurgy]

No Way Out.
(Costner, Hackman, Young)

[DaveHCYJ]

Boondock Saints, Pulp fiction

I've noticed a fair number of people say Office Space, gotta say its a great movie too, but everytime I watch it I get depressed I just graduated (ps is anyone hireing) with a comp sci degree and that is going to be my life.

And the ones that go without saying but I'll say them anyway: Starwars; LOTR

[Hookem]

The Green Mile.

The Godfather.

Blazing Saddles.

The Good the Bad and the Ugly.

Star Wars.

Richard Pryor Live in Concert.

Up in Smoke.

Pulp Fiction

[vanillasky]

and yet nobody has said anything about vanilla sky...

i saw that a couple of you noted cowboy bebop :kohd as a fav, but it just doesn't fell as good as the series...

and although it's not a movie, you all need to watch initial d... i guess you can call the OVAs movies, though...

requiem for a dream was great... i still haven't seen it from the beginning

what about tremors? i like the tremors movies not for thier plot or graphics, but for thier quirkiness...

and with this being an overclocker's hang out, i am TRULY surprised BTTF hasn't been mentioned, either... that trilogy should be in every geek's library

[bojangles]

Forget Vanilla Sky, Colaterall is Tom Cruise's best character since Risky Buisness, what a sav.

[tom10167]

This is like 85% of the list, and mine added:

Midnight In THe Garden Of Good and Evil
Falcon and The Snowman
What Dreams May Come
Cube
Hypercube
As Good As It Gets
Kids
Night At The Roxbury
Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
a Beautiful Mind
Finding Forester
Top Gun
The Hurricane
Men of Hono[u]r
radio
50 first dates
40 days 40 nights
6 days 7 nights
Monty Python
American psycho
how high
donnie darko
American Beauty
lock stock and two smoking barrels
Sneakers
Memento
caddyshack
psycho
Big Lebowski
Pulp Fiction
pi
Tombstone
dude wheres my car
spies like us
changing lanes
cowboy way
12 monkeys
apocalypse now
professional
from hell
enemy at the gates
Good Will Hunting
trainspotting
dangerous lives of altar boys
no way out
green mile
vanilla sky

[bojangles]

I am not really a fan of anime or even part of the culture but I just saw Ghost in the Shell and loved it.

[Tovas]

Dune the original by David Lynch and the Lord of the Rings Trilogy.

:sn:

[8bit]

The Smokey & The Bandit films are cult classics. Dated, but still funny. That's a big 10/4 good buddy, keep your ears on and watch out for Kojaks with Kodaks! :santa:

http://www.sd455.com/moviesmokeybandit.htm

Bandit car I

http://www.78ta.com/international.htm

Bandit car II, son of Trigger

http://my.execpc.com/~steveb/transam/rehorn/page1.html

East Bound & Down! :cool:

[mbentley]

some of my all time favorites are the back the future movies... i finally got the trilogy on dvd :D

a few more that i like are forrest gump and apollo 13. not just cause they have tom hanks (he is one hell of a great actor), but apollo 13 because i used to be in love with space when i was in middle school...
forrest gump just because it has a great story of a man who is never fully aware of what happens in the world but he lives his life to the fullest and does what he can because he doesn't know to do anything different. forrest gump is actually one of the only movies that has ever made me cry, but it is a great movie :)

[ozzlo]

my favorite movie at the present would be The Day After Tommorrow everything in that movie was awsome except for the wolvs(can't even spell today) could have been anmiated a little better (you could tell that they where graphically done).

other favorites

space balls
starwars series
matrix series
tremors series
volcano (the one that sprouts up in la);

I have many other favorites but I will drop whatever I'm doing to watch one of theese.



whole buncha others but i can't think.

[Statik]

lord of the rings for drama/action... definitly monty python and the holy grail, or the wayne's world movies for comedy

[DrSlinky]

Am I going blind, or did nobody mention Seven yet?
Twelve Monkies is a great movie.
Anything directed by Kubrick (RIP)
Pirates of the Carribean was suprisingly good.
Volcano
Anything with Steve Buscemi
Spinal Tap!
History of the World Part I

And I'm shocked that someone else here knows of Strange Brew!

[musawi]

Oceans Eleven
Euro Trip

[Andy82]

OK some of my all time favorite movies

Boondock Saints
They are also coming out with a sqeul for this movie cant wait. If you havent seen this movie awesome movie.


Lord of the rings trilogy

Band of Brothers

Matrix, all of them

Fight Club

The Bourne identity

Super Troopers

Billy Madison

Saving Private Ryan

and more cant think.

[turd]

Bar Fly

[9mmCensor]

The Bourne identity


Have you read the books, by Robert Ludum(sp?)?

They are quite good.

[Andy82]

No i have not read the books. I will have to check them out.

[phrkshw]

The Crow ( all of them really )
Space Balls
The Pest
And of course I cant forget .....
All of the Puppet Master Movies

[Feydd]

Comedy:

Christmas vacation

Thought a good 10 minutes on this one. Realized this is my all time favorite. Seen it god knows how many times now since I was 6. But it still makes me laugh every time i see it.

Horror:

Return of the Living Dead

Probably because I just saw it a month ago. I couldn't believe I had gone that long with out seeing this movie when it was over.
"WERE GONNA KILL IT! *STAB*STAB* KILL IT!!!"

Action:

Predator

too many sci-fi movies I like already so I put this here. Can't beat it.

Sci-Fi:

Star-Wars Trilogy, Aliens, Contact, Matrix Trilogy, Sphere

Could go on and on and on in this catagory so I just put down what I could think of off the top of my head.

B movies:

Toxic Avenger
Army Of Darkness

Noticed this category and these two movies were strangly absent in this thread so I put them down.

[su root]

Sphere

I had to do a book+movie comparison on this back in highschool (boy does that make me feel old now). The book was much, much better. Read it if you havn't already... and timeline, and prey ;) Timeline came out almost as a "straight to dvd" movie, but I liked it.. still, the books were much, much better, even with crichton involved in the making of the movie.

[Xenocide]

SEVEN! WOOT

im still trying to get my girlfriend to see it, she uses excuses like she doesn't want to puke or stuff like that :p

[Feydd]

Of course the book was better, thats why I didn't list LOTR. Cause it's my favorite book not movie. I would like to read it but theirs a ton of other books turned in to movies that I want to read first. It, any other number of Steven King books, or any of Tom Clancy's. I just don't have time to read them all.

[samuraisam]

The Matrix Trilogy (all of them together) AND the Animatrix
Boondock Saints
Office Space
PULP FICTION!!!

These are my ALL TIME FAVORITES!!!

-Sam