Magnolia
Punch Drunk Love
Scarface
The Shining
Lost in Translation
Goodfellas
I am Trying to Break Your Heart (Wilco doc.)
Swimming with Sharks (dumb ending though)
Boiler Room
Rounders
Platoon
hon. mention Donnie Darko
edit: I forgot 'Carlito's Way'. Pacino: "YOU THINK YOU'RE BIG-TIME????!!!!"
Goodfellas
Godfather 1, 2 only
Ocean's 11 (new)
Bedazzled (original)
Leon the Professional
Diva
Babette's Feast
Dangerous Liaisons
Die Hard 1, 3
Chicken Run
....... and about 100 others ...... I always have a problem stopping at 10.
Honourable Mention: Rounders, but isn't that everyone's favourite film here.
and one I don't know the title of but it is a poker movie where the guy fakes a heart attack and calls his wife over to finish the hand and tells the banker to give her the money. She doesn't know what to do but follows her dying husband wishes. In the end it was a scam, she was a card player and he never died. Great movie just cant remember the name.
Ok, Great thread. My contribution is as follows (In no particular order);
A Midnight Clear (1992) - Drama/War
The BoonDock Saints (1999) - Action
Conan The Barbarian (1982) - Fantasy
The Wild Bunch (1969) - Western, and I Highly recommend it
Full Metal Jacket (1987) - War
How can a movie be bad when it's tagline is: Kicking buttski. Making you laughski. The Academy is backski!
If that is true,(I will be looking this up) I almost have to see it. Just imagining someone investing in this film amazes me to no end, no end at all, ever, sigh...
And, in no particular order...some of the movies I will watch again
Evil Dead
Evil Dead 2
(Ash vs. The)Army of darkness
Wild at heart
Resevoir Dogs
Pulp Fiction
Godfather 1,2,3 watched all in a row if at all possible.
Dawn of the dead
I am particularly proud of NEVER HAVING SEEN:
1. Dances with wolves
2. any of the Friday the 13th movies.
Oh my god, I should have said "Shanghai Noon"! I laughed my ass off at this one. Also, anything with Vince Vaughan makes me laugh,(and this isn't man flirting) I love that Guy.
OK OK OK - if you have yet to see the movie - take my advice and watch the whole thing even if you don't think it is worth it after the first 10 minutes. I have told so many ppl about this movie and I have to advise them to not turn it off in the first 10 minutes. If you watch it watch the whole thing, you'll appreciate it. If you watch the first 10 mins., you'll say "Where the heck was that going?". It's worth the 90 minutes.
I give it a 5/5.
And yes, there is a scene where some ppl are playing cards
and one I don't know the title of but it is a poker movie where the guy fakes a heart attack and calls his wife over to finish the hand and tells the banker to give her the money. She doesn't know what to do but follows her dying husband wishes. In the end it was a scam, she was a card player and he never died. Great movie just cant remember the name.
Pulp Fiction
Scarface
Happy Gilmour
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Saving Private Ryan
Tombstone
Reservoir Dogs
Goodfellas
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
The Sting
Forrest Gump
BTW-Anyone remember the movie Warriors, I think it came out in the late 80's about a gang that gets wrongly accused of killing this guy that is trying to unite all the area gangs and they have to make it home with all the other gangs trying to kill them.....it was a classic?
BTW-Anyone remember the movie Warriors, I think it came out in the late 80's about a gang that gets wrongly accused of killing this guy that is trying to unite all the area gangs and they have to make it home with all the other gangs trying to kill them.....it was a classic?
I definitely remember. Back in the day P.W.E.I came out with a song called Can U Dig It? a sampling of a key line during the 'gathering' of the gangs. This reminds me of another gathering. Highlander (the original) was a lot of fun.
How about favorite scenes in a movie....
My favorite scene is in the movie True Romance. Christopher Walken an Italian mobster is interrogating Dennis Hopper in order to find Hoppers son who is played by Christian Slater. Walken advises Hopper that he better tell the truth because he can tell if a person is lying to him based on facial tells (pantomimes). Hopper knows that he is going to get whacked so he asks Walken if he knows why the Italians in Southern Italy have brown hair & brown eyes. Hopper explains that at one time the Italians were all blond haired and blue eyed just like in Northern Italy. However the Moors raided Southern Italy and raped and pillaged the south and that's where the Italians in the south get their brown hair and brown eyes. Hopper looks Walken in the face and asks "Now tell me if I'm lying?"
Well you can guess what happens next. I think that it was a fantastically written and performed scene, one that I will never forget.
Oh man, do I love movies...lots of great movies mentioned already, and a bunch I'll need to look into. My 2 cents, if this thread isn't dead:
The best movies you've never heard of, or that generally don't get mentioned in 'Top *** Lists', but that you really should check out...
To Have and Have Not (Bogart & Bacall, they met on this movie)
Yojimbo, Seven Samurai, The Hidden Fortress (classic Samurai movies by the famed Akira Kurosawa...they are the inspirations for, respectively, A Fistful of Dollars, The Magnificent Seven, and (to a degree) Star Wars)
The Devil's Brigade (great WWII flick with cool Canadian content)
The Fifth Element, Rollerball (the James Caan one) (cool, different sci-fi)
LA Story (Steve Martin romantic comedy flick...a must watch with your lady to show how sensitive you can be, so that you can get some)
Harvey (Jimmy Stewart at his finest for when life, or poker, has got ya beat down)
Falling Down (for when Harvey doesn't work and you need planning for when ya finally snap)
El Mariachi (Robert Rodriguez's first movie, made for $5,000...way cool)
Just saw a Canadian made movie last night on TV. Since it was
gambling related, I watched it. lol To my surprise, it wasn't
that bad. A prof teaches 3 students to count cards, and sting
the casinos at Blackjack. It was called, "The Last Casino."
Comments
We'll see...
http://imdb.com/title/tt0452743/
I wont put star wars or Lord of the Ring and harry potter, but i do love these flick.
1- Abyss
2- Willow
3- Army of darkness
4- Silverado
5- The Good the Bad and the Ugly
6- X-2
7- Big trouble in little china
8- Indiana Jones I/II/III
9- The blood of heroes
10- Road warrior
Not necessarily in that order.
Sure theres Shawshank, Rounders and many more i would ive like to put there but id have to put my top 100 in here.
Special mention to (Ong Bak Thai Warrior). He really does kick some major A..
Punch Drunk Love
Scarface
The Shining
Lost in Translation
Goodfellas
I am Trying to Break Your Heart (Wilco doc.)
Swimming with Sharks (dumb ending though)
Boiler Room
Rounders
Platoon
hon. mention Donnie Darko
edit: I forgot 'Carlito's Way'. Pacino: "YOU THINK YOU'RE BIG-TIME????!!!!"
Godfather 1, 2 only
Ocean's 11 (new)
Bedazzled (original)
Leon the Professional
Diva
Babette's Feast
Dangerous Liaisons
Die Hard 1, 3
Chicken Run
....... and about 100 others ...... I always have a problem stopping at 10.
Honourable Mention: Rounders, but isn't that everyone's favourite film here.
Boondock Saints
scarface
the shinning
rounders
full metal jacket
The longest yard
Remember the titans
and too many others to think about, those came off the top of my head. Shawshank is probably my favorite though.
"A Big Hand for the Little Lady"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060165/
For the record, I'm not the one who gave away the ending.
ScottyZ
A Midnight Clear (1992) - Drama/War
The BoonDock Saints (1999) - Action
Conan The Barbarian (1982) - Fantasy
The Wild Bunch (1969) - Western, and I Highly recommend it
Full Metal Jacket (1987) - War
And if it qualifies
Led Zeppelin (TSRTS) - Music.
Cheers
http://imdb.com/title/tt0330083/
I'm not a fan of sequels. ET 2 !  :D
If that is true,(I will be looking this up) I almost have to see it. Just imagining someone investing in this film amazes me to no end, no end at all, ever, sigh...
Evil Dead
Evil Dead 2
(Ash vs. The)Army of darkness
Wild at heart
Resevoir Dogs
Pulp Fiction
Godfather 1,2,3 watched all in a row if at all possible.
Dawn of the dead
I am particularly proud of NEVER HAVING SEEN:
1. Dances with wolves
2. any of the Friday the 13th movies.
OK OK OK - if you have yet to see the movie - take my advice and watch the whole thing even if you don't think it is worth it after the first 10 minutes. I have told so many ppl about this movie and I have to advise them to not turn it off in the first 10 minutes. If you watch it watch the whole thing, you'll appreciate it. If you watch the first 10 mins., you'll say "Where the heck was that going?". It's worth the 90 minutes.
I give it a 5/5.
And yes, there is a scene where some ppl are playing cards
JohnnieH
No kidding im leaving work and star wars it is.
Screw the boss
JohnnieH
Uh oh, sounds like another case of the Star Wars Flu.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20050519/tc_zd/152359
Krull
Best movie ever.
If you havent seen it you should go now.................Im not kidding GO.
And dont get Kull.....Its Krull.
Kevin Sorbo is not in it.
Garden State
Chasing Amy
Pulp Fiction
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
A Clockwork Orange
The list changes from time to time.
I am the one who gave away the ending. How else do I find out what movie it was? And it was a good movie.
Brent
Raider of the Lost Ark
T2
Predator
Lock Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels
Evil Dead 2
Matrix
Ghost in the Shell
Kingpin
... and a ton more. Maybe I watch too many movies...
My Favs:
Pulp Fiction
Scarface
Happy Gilmour
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Saving Private Ryan
Tombstone
Reservoir Dogs
Goodfellas
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
The Sting
Forrest Gump
BTW-Anyone remember the movie Warriors, I think it came out in the late 80's about a gang that gets wrongly accused of killing this guy that is trying to unite all the area gangs and they have to make it home with all the other gangs trying to kill them.....it was a classic?
I definitely remember. Back in the day P.W.E.I came out with a song called Can U Dig It? a sampling of a key line during the 'gathering' of the gangs. This reminds me of another gathering. Highlander (the original) was a lot of fun.
Supertroopers
Crossroads(and not the one with Bittaney Spears)
Trainspotting
Tremors
Rounders
Spiderman 2
My favorite scene is in the movie True Romance. Christopher Walken an Italian mobster is interrogating Dennis Hopper in order to find Hoppers son who is played by Christian Slater. Walken advises Hopper that he better tell the truth because he can tell if a person is lying to him based on facial tells (pantomimes). Hopper knows that he is going to get whacked so he asks Walken if he knows why the Italians in Southern Italy have brown hair & brown eyes. Hopper explains that at one time the Italians were all blond haired and blue eyed just like in Northern Italy. However the Moors raided Southern Italy and raped and pillaged the south and that's where the Italians in the south get their brown hair and brown eyes. Hopper looks Walken in the face and asks "Now tell me if I'm lying?"
Well you can guess what happens next. I think that it was a fantastically written and performed scene, one that I will never forget.
BTW - last three games finised 3rd, 2nd, 1st
The best movies you've never heard of, or that generally don't get mentioned in 'Top *** Lists', but that you really should check out...
To Have and Have Not (Bogart & Bacall, they met on this movie)
Yojimbo, Seven Samurai, The Hidden Fortress (classic Samurai movies by the famed Akira Kurosawa...they are the inspirations for, respectively, A Fistful of Dollars, The Magnificent Seven, and (to a degree) Star Wars)
The Devil's Brigade (great WWII flick with cool Canadian content)
The Fifth Element, Rollerball (the James Caan one) (cool, different sci-fi)
LA Story (Steve Martin romantic comedy flick...a must watch with your lady to show how sensitive you can be, so that you can get some)
Harvey (Jimmy Stewart at his finest for when life, or poker, has got ya beat down)
Falling Down (for when Harvey doesn't work and you need planning for when ya finally snap)
El Mariachi (Robert Rodriguez's first movie, made for $5,000...way cool)
Cheers all!
gambling related, I watched it. lol To my surprise, it wasn't
that bad. A prof teaches 3 students to count cards, and sting
the casinos at Blackjack. It was called, "The Last Casino."