Favorite Movie?

[Iroquois]

Just been running through my movie collection to add to my previous post.

Faves that I actually own include...
Dr. No
Goldfinger
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Monte Python and the Holy Grail
Lawrence of Arabia
Fellowship of the Ring
The Two Towers
Spaceballs
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (I have the other two but I didn't think they were as good as the first)
Star Wars: A New Hope
Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

Master and Commander was excellent and so was Pirates of the Caribbean. Love stories aside, Titanic and Pearl Harbor are good too.

[Hagar]

I thought about this for a while & of the 1,000s of films I must have seen in my time I couldn't pick one out as my all-time favourite. It would probably be one of the old classics that nobody here has ever heard of. I rarely watch TV or go to the cinema these days & can't remember the last film I saw.

top gun, seen it over 100 times now

I used to go to the pictures at least 3 times a week so I've seen a few. My Mum worked at the local fleapit & we had free tickets. I don't think I've watched any film anything like 100 times.

[Craig.]

lol as some people might have guess i am not the most patient person alive and that goes for sitting through movies too. I try to watch at least one movie a week to help me learn patience, and more often than not i end up either throwing in top gun or a star trek movie.

[Fozzer]

An unusual film to pick, but one of my favourites is "FARGO" by the Coen Brothers.
Starring Francis Mc Dormand, with Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare and William H Macey.

Amazing direction and photography... ...!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2001/01/19/f ... view.shtml

Cheers all...!

Paul.

[farmerdave]

All the LOTR movies, Pirates of the Carribbean(good movie, also has a kick-a$$ soundtrack), Hidalgo and Space Cowboys.  I haven't seen very many movies though, so these are probably over half the movies i've seen.

[DougC-3]

An unusual film to pick, but one of my favourites is "FARGO" by the Coen Brothers.
Starring Francis Mc Dormand, with Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare and William H Macey.

Amazing direction and photography... ...!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2001/01/19/f ... view.shtml

Cheers all...!

Paul.

I would probably like this.....  I think the most unlikely film can be very good if it has good direction and photography (especially if augmented by good writing and acting ).

Another unusual film:

I'm not one for camp comedies or vampire movies or Roman Polanski, but his The Fearless Vampire Killers a.k.a. Dance of the Vampires was a hoot.  His beautiful wife to be, Sharon Tate, was in it.  Two years later, while Polanski was in London working on a script, Sharon, eight months pregnant, and several of their friends were butchered by Charles Manson and his crew.

Has anybody seen this film?

Cheers ,

Doug

[SideWinder9]

Just remembered,  another one on my list is Monty Python and the Holy Grail! Nutty, but strangley amusing!

[Fozzer]

[quote]

I would probably like this.....

[DougC-3]

Hi Doug...!
FARGO....If you spot it in your local video hire shop, give it a try....(The Coen Brothers also did "Raising Arizona", another fantastic film from the highly talented brothers)..... ...!

Also, over here in Europe, we occasionally get on the tele', old black and white films made by European film makers, using sub-titles.
Highly gripping, highly atmospheric, master-pieces, as black and white films always are... ...!
A pleasant change from Hollywood..errrr....errrr....films... ....LOL...!

Cheers Doug... ...!

Paul....don't forget FARGO.... .... ... ...LOL...!

Hi, Paul!
Thanks for the tips.

[Wing Nut]

Sorry I'm so late chiming in on this, but no e-mail replies is wreaking havoc on my forum posting!

[DougC-3]

[quote]Sorry I'm so late chiming in on this, but no e-mail replies is wreaking havoc on my forum posting!

[Da Judge]

tooo many to list but off my head....
(no special order)
1)Ferris Belluer's Day Off
2)Young Frankenstine, srry Fronk-en-stein
3)Memphis Bell
4)Top Gun
5)Blue Collar Comedy Tour
6)Pearl Harbor
7)All James Bond films
American Graffidi (sp?)
9)The Rock
10)Jaws
11) MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL, I can watch that movie all day everyday and still never get tired of it

[Fozzer]

[quote]
Hi, Paul!

Trivia:

[Woodlouse2002]

Mad Max 2 was always rather entertaining... As were the other two actually...

[DougC-3]

...Bruce Dern.... ...!
Now there's a name that reminds me of another one of my favourite films...
Bruce Dern in his car being chased by this REALLY BIG LORRY...!
A fantastic, gripping film, with amazing photography...
...shame I can't remember the flippin' name...help... ...!

I'm afraid I'm no help here, Paul....  He made over 50 movies....  Could it have been The Driver (1978 )  

Do you remember his movie Silent Running(1971), the Sci Fi flick with the robots Hughie, Dewey, and Louie ?

Another favorite of ours (not a Dern [or gosh-dang, etc. ] movie) is Scarecrow, a real sleeper with Gene Hackman and Al Pacino.  I think Hackman's stripping scene is one of the best from Tinseltown.

Cheers

Doug