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The Classics--Movies
I have made a real effort to see to it that SonofV is schooled in the classics. To this end, the top shelf of our dvd collection (well most of the second shelf too) has some of my favorite titles.
there are more.... I'd be interested in what you'd include as "must see" movies for the youth of today. |
I've seen 5 of those.
Our kids love Yellow Sub, I have not seen it. For British Kids, monty Python is essential. I'd also recommend it for American kids whose parents get it. Um.... Star Wars...? Airplane is a must. We don't tend to buy movies, though. just borrow or stream. We do now have the StarWars and Harry potters. Alien Aliens etc....but not really for the youngsters |
Dirty Dancing. It's more than just dancing -for me it was very instructional about the politics and morality of the era
All the movies I have as must-sees are R rated, though, and some for reasons I agree with. Good Morning Vietnam is an all time favorite. But I my kids aren't ready to deal with people talking about blowjobs while their parents are in the room. I'm pretty sure only one of them is likely to know what one is and they'd die of embarrasment to hear jokes about it while I was there. |
Casablanca
My Cousin Vinney |
We're going to watch Gone With the Wind soon.....
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Memento
Saving Private Ryan Meet Joe Black Man On Fire Office Space Moon Jurassic Park |
I second Casablanca.
Definitely do not put It on the list or Pet Semetary. Maybe when they're 16 or 17, but not before. Shit, I can't watch Pet Semetary now, the Youtube clips are all I need to feel fucked up. Its strange, we did not have a ton of memorable movies we watched as kids. Of course my parents would not let us watch R rated stuff for a long time. |
To Kill a Mockingbird (w/Gregory Peck)
Moby Dick (w/Gregory Peck) The Old Man and The Sea (w/Spencer Tracy) Modern Classic (imo): Open Range |
All of your list and everything in this thread...
Plus: Withnail and I When the Wind Blows (the cartoon) Labyrinth Reanimator Night of the Living Dead Sean of the Dead Brazil Joe and the Volcano |
I have to had the following
The Dirty Dozen The Alamo The Magnificent Seven Pan's Labyrinth (They need to be at least 13, may be more) And (a lot later)... Emmanuelle Deep Throat |
The Good the Bad and the Ugly
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Captains Courageous, with Spencer Tracy. Great for anyone, but I think especially good for kids.
Inherit the Wind (for older kids, and do you see I have a thing for Spencer Tracy?) Quote:
My nephew, now 20, was a Monty Python fan as a kid (still is) due in large part to me lending him my Monty Python computer game CD. Caddyshack and Stripes are just timeless freaking classics! |
The American President - Annette Benning is charming and the writing is wonderful.
It does, however, lean left. So YMMV. |
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So, I met a guy for the first time and everything was AWESOME and somehow the conversation went to movies and he said he didn't think Dirty Dancing was all that bad and I (for dramatic effect) fell to the floor yelling "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" pounding on the floor with my hands. It was funny. But I'm a non-girl in areas like DD and Ghost. And Titanic. That isn't to say it's a bad movie, really. Just...something about it that turned me the wrong way. And that is just one person's humble opinion. :) |
Did I mention Captains Courageous? Run, don't walk, to your nearest video store or streaming mimi and WATCH IT.
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Animal House
Fifth Element Koyaanisqatsi Ferris Beuler's day off |
HARVEY!
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Oh God, how could I have forgotten Harvey!?
The Dark Crystal |
Goonies
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Star Wars
Empire Strikes Back Return of the Jedi Goonies One Crazy Summer Summer Rental Tommy Boy (and of course all the left over jokes were put in Black Sheep) Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Jaws American Werewolf in London Davey Crockett (1955) The Sands of Iwo Jima The Bridge Over River Kwai Rebel Without a Cause |
Apocalypse Now Redux
Sherlock Holmes - Basil Rathbone series Charlie Chan Laurel and Hardy Abbot and Costello The Ghost and Mr. Muir The Russians are Coming all the Alfred Hitchcock movies all the John Wayne Westerns ET Close Encounters TMTC..... |
Amadeus
Dangerous Liaisons Top Gun Dirty Dancing Enter the Dragon Labyrinth Never Ending Story The above movies probably constituted about 75% of all of my movie watching as an adolescent/teenager. |
Add in the original Private Benjamin and Cable Guy.
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Some of these may need to wait a few years, but ...
Pulp fiction Life of Brian Dr Stangelove Flying High (was that Airplane! in the US?) Back to the Future Great Escape (referenced in so many other films) Matrix (even tho it takes itself too seriously) Some Japanese monster film, maybe Godzilla of some number. Some Jackie Chan film. I recommend Drunken Boxing, but it doesn't really matter. |
Enter the Dragon
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KiKi's Delivery Service.
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My Neighbor Totoro
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Fantasia
Under no circumstances should anyone watch Fantasia 2000. |
I loved fantasia...
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The first Highlander film
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Also Dead Poets Society
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The Outlaw Josey Wales Pale Rider I started with Where Eagles Dare The theres all those WWII movies that were staples of my youth, A Bridge Too Far Battle of Britian 411 squadron Dambusters Guns of Navarone Sink The Bismark! Battle of the River Plate ..... |
'Scuse me, could I just remind you that one of our kids got in trouble for drawing a picture of a gun in school?
Oh, and can you get both of them from soccer practice tonight, I have a board meeting. Your dinner will be on the side or in the cat. xx |
Better Off Dead
Real Genius original series Star Trek Ghostbusters Fawlty Towers Full Metal Jacket 2001 The Graduate The James Bond Movies in order Police Squad and The Naked Gun movies (I think Airplane was already suggested, right?) Blade Runner (original theatrical release) Fargo Little Shop of Horrors (The Roger Corman version, not the musical) Our Man Flint/In Like Flint V (the original series, not the current remake) most of what everybody else suggested. |
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