Favorite Movies

Rexmons · 05-15-2007, 03:22 PM

If you could recommend some movies for everyone else on the board to watch, what would they be?

The Usual Suspects
The Shawshank Redemption
Gladiator
Braveheart
V for Vendetta
The Departed
Fight Club
Seven Samurai
The Professional (Leon)
Kung Fu Hustle

Happy Monkey · 05-15-2007, 03:23 PM

Brazil

Rexmons · 05-15-2007, 03:43 PM

im surprised, deniros in it and i've never even heard about it, it's goin on the Tivo list, thanks!

jester · 05-15-2007, 03:46 PM

some of these are "superficial" but i like

Underworld 1 & 2
Last of the Dogmen
Pirates
Transporter
Regarding Henry
Renaissance Man
Unleashed

so many more but those are a few favs

glatt · 05-15-2007, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

Brazil

That DVD has been sitting on top of my TV for two weeks. I haven't had a chance to watch it yet. Maybe tonight?

Shawnee123 · 05-15-2007, 03:56 PM

So many. Some personal faves:

Pulp Fiction
Harvey
Gone With the Wind
The L-shaped Room
Amelie
To Kill a Mockingbird
Twelve Angry Men
Full Metal Jacket
O Brother Where Art Thou, Raising Arizona, Fargo
What's Eating Gilbert Grape?

Hundreds more I can and can't think of.

Happy Monkey · 05-15-2007, 04:01 PM

There are several versions of Brazil (warning: spoilers). I think you're relatively safe with the single-disk DVD, but the best one is the Criterion Collection version, which includes the director's cut, which is awesome, and the American TV cut, which is stunningly awful.

Sheldonrs · 05-15-2007, 05:11 PM

"The Lion In Winter"
"Champaigne For Ceasar"
"Stage Door"

Yznhymr · 05-15-2007, 06:58 PM

Sgt York
12 Angry Men (1957)
No Time for Sergeants
Agnes of God
Winchester '73
Carbine Williams
The Green Mile
Cool Hand Luke
Citizen Kane
Boy's Town
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Harvey
Mister Roberts
The Shawshank Redemption
A Knight's Tale
& a tie between Gigli and Larry the Cableguy: Health Inspector

Crimson Ghost · 05-16-2007, 02:54 PM

American Psycho
The City Of Lost Children
The Fifth Element
Brazil
Freaks
Bloodsucking Freaks
The Shining (original and remake)
From Hell
Bruiser
The Big Red One
Full Metal Jacket
Heavy Metal

cklabyrinth · 05-16-2007, 08:05 PM

The Matrix
Fight Club (watch it then read this article: http://wattage.blogspot.com/2004/08/...e-as-yoga.html)
Swingers
Good Will Hunting
Chariots of Fire
Shakespeare in Love
Garden State
Romeo and Juliet (Caprio and Danes)
Vanilla Sky
Inside Man
The Hustler
The Color of Money
The Last Samurai
High Fidelity

Added:
The Brothers McMullen
Looking for Kitty
Sidewalks of New York
SLC Punk
Lost in Translation

There are just so many.

nowhereman · 05-17-2007, 09:31 AM

Being There
Network

bluecuracao · 05-17-2007, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

The L-shaped Room

I LOVE this movie!

DucksNuts · 05-17-2007, 06:48 PM

Behind Enemy Lines
Blood Diamond
The Departed
Fight Club
Moulin Rouge

Hime · 05-18-2007, 10:25 AM

L.A. Confidential
Vertigo
A Bout de Souffle (Breathless)
Casablanca
Out of the Past
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Princess Bride
Brick

I know there are more, but those are the ones that occur to me.

EDIT: How could I forget Reservoir Dogs?!

05-15-2007, 03:22 PM	#1
Rexmons - Kavkaz United - Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 613	Favorite Movies If you could recommend some movies for everyone else on the board to watch, what would they be? The Usual Suspects The Shawshank Redemption Gladiator Braveheart V for Vendetta The Departed Fight Club Seven Samurai The Professional (Leon) Kung Fu Hustle __________________ "Life's a bitch but God forbid the bitch divorce me..."

05-15-2007, 03:23 PM	#2
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Brazil __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

05-15-2007, 03:43 PM	#3
Rexmons - Kavkaz United - Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 613	im surprised, deniros in it and i've never even heard about it, it's goin on the Tivo list, thanks! __________________ "Life's a bitch but God forbid the bitch divorce me..."

05-15-2007, 03:56 PM	#6
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	So many. Some personal faves: Pulp Fiction Harvey Gone With the Wind The L-shaped Room Amelie To Kill a Mockingbird Twelve Angry Men Full Metal Jacket O Brother Where Art Thou, Raising Arizona, Fargo What's Eating Gilbert Grape? Hundreds more I can and can't think of. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby Last edited by Shawnee123; 05-15-2007 at 04:07 PM.

05-15-2007, 04:01 PM	#7
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	There are several versions of Brazil (warning: spoilers). I think you're relatively safe with the single-disk DVD, but the best one is the Criterion Collection version, which includes the director's cut, which is awesome, and the American TV cut, which is stunningly awful. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

05-15-2007, 03:46 PM	#4
jester why so serious Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,712	some of these are "superficial" but i like Underworld 1 & 2 Last of the Dogmen Pirates Transporter Regarding Henry Renaissance Man Unleashed so many more but those are a few favs

05-15-2007, 05:11 PM	#8
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	"The Lion In Winter" "Champaigne For Ceasar" "Stage Door" __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

05-15-2007, 06:58 PM	#9
Yznhymr the crowd goes wild! Join Date: May 2007 Location: USA Posts: 663	Sgt York 12 Angry Men (1957) No Time for Sergeants Agnes of God Winchester '73 Carbine Williams The Green Mile Cool Hand Luke Citizen Kane Boy's Town The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Harvey Mister Roberts The Shawshank Redemption A Knight's Tale & a tie between Gigli and Larry the Cableguy: Health Inspector __________________ "The pride system tends to intensify the self-hate against which it is supposed to be a defense, since any failure to live up to one's tyrannical shoulds or of the world to honor one's claims leads to feelings of worthlessness." Bernard J. Paris, Ph.D.

05-16-2007, 02:54 PM	#10
Crimson Ghost Larger than life and twice as ugly. Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,264	American Psycho The City Of Lost Children The Fifth Element Brazil Freaks Bloodsucking Freaks The Shining (original and remake) From Hell Bruiser The Big Red One Full Metal Jacket Heavy Metal __________________ We must all go through a rite of passage. It must be physical, it must be painful, and it must leave a mark. I have no knowledge of the events which you are describing, and if I did have knowledge of them, I would be unable to discuss them with you now or at any future period. Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years

05-16-2007, 08:05 PM	#11
cklabyrinth spring of my discontent Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 45	The Matrix Fight Club (watch it then read this article: http://wattage.blogspot.com/2004/08/...e-as-yoga.html) Swingers Good Will Hunting Chariots of Fire Shakespeare in Love Garden State Romeo and Juliet (Caprio and Danes) Vanilla Sky Inside Man The Hustler The Color of Money The Last Samurai High Fidelity Added: The Brothers McMullen Looking for Kitty Sidewalks of New York SLC Punk Lost in Translation There are just so many. Last edited by cklabyrinth; 05-16-2007 at 08:11 PM.

05-17-2007, 09:31 AM	#12
nowhereman sliding down the razor blade of life Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: just over the edge Posts: 228	Being There Network

05-17-2007, 06:48 PM	#14
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Behind Enemy Lines Blood Diamond The Departed Fight Club Moulin Rouge

05-18-2007, 10:25 AM	#15
Hime Extraordinary Machine Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Outside of Washington, DC Posts: 307	L.A. Confidential Vertigo A Bout de Souffle (Breathless) Casablanca Out of the Past Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind The Princess Bride Brick I know there are more, but those are the ones that occur to me. EDIT: How could I forget Reservoir Dogs?!

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