Movie Favorites ?

[Lady Maelin]

What are your favorite movies, or latest enjoyments at the theater (theatre)???

Grab your popcorn and candy, and share your movie favorite's with us.

[Hans]

Lord of the Rings for sure; nothing else ever kept me captivated for 3 x 3 hours!

and Monty Python of course Holy Grail and Life of Brian!

[murphy]

My favorite movie of all time is a Man for All Seasons with Paul Scofield. It's about Sir Thomas More and Henry VIII. Great movie.

For a more recent favorite, Walk The Line, about Johnny Cash.

[Shani]

Someone had to bring it up.....

Princess Bride!
Took me ages but managed to get it on video finally. Keeping an eye out for DVD

[ghyle]

Bad Boy Bubby! Brilliant Aussie movie! Seen it five times and still love it!Here's an extra exclamation mark!

[monkeysrule]

I saw King Kong last December, and LOVED it. I loved it so much, in fact, that I bought the soundrack and ordered the movie. The animation of Kong and the dinosaurs and those creepy giant insects is phenomenal.

[Mausey]

Favorite movies ... well ... The Lord of the Rings trilogy for certain. I also really like the Tremors movies, The Mummy and the Mummy Returns and the second Aliens movie. John Wayne's The Quiet Man and McLintock and can't forget Errol Flynn's Robin Hood or Grease.

Those are the; it's a horrid day, get out the popcorn movies.

[Lady Maelin]

My most favorite Movie is Pride and Prejudice( the A&E version) and Dune(the Sci-Fi channel remake) and Star Trek(all the original crew, movies)

My old favorites, are, Journey to the Center of the Earth(James Mason), When worlds Collide, Forbidden Planet, and Shogun.

New, The New Pride and Prejudice(very good)

[Bob12]

Extended cuts of (in alphabetical order) The Abyss, Dances With Wolves, Gettysburg, Lord of the Rings, and Star Wars. Also the mini-series Band of Brothers.

[Devcca]

Oh Brother, Where Art Thou
Dances With Wolves
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Lord of the Wings
Blade I, II, III
Lady Hawke
Underworld
All Harry Potter Movies
All Star Wars
Most of Star Trek
The Last Samurai

[Myt]

Originally Posted by Devcca

Dances With Wolves
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
All Star Wars

Originally Posted by Hans

Monty Python of course Holy Grail and Life of Brian!

These ones I agree with. Add The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.
Take away Star Wars Nos. 1&2.

[AnnMarie]

You want a list?

all the Harry Potter films
all the Lord of the Rings films
all Star Trek films
all Star Wars films
Robin Hood (Errol Flynn)
Braveheart
Rob Roy
Black Beauty
The Wraith
Young Guns I & II
Sioux City
La Bamba
Anna and the King
The Last Starfighter
Enimy Mine
The Alamo
The Cowboys
Rio Bravo
Rio Lobo
True Grit
Rooster Cogburn
The Green Berets
First Knight
Excalibur
Merlin
King Arthur
Butch and Sundance




actually there are a loy more.....

[freespirit91]

Quest for Camalot..... a young kidddie movie buta good one just the same.

[Cheryl]

I like a lot of the ones mentioned already. A couple not mentioned that I suppose are favorites -- since I could watch them over and over and not tire of them -- are The Saint and the second Mission Impossible.

[Kater]

Buckaroo Bonzi!! Loved that movie! Something about John Lithgow saying "Monkey Boy" always makes me giggle!!

[Lady Maelin]

How about the "The 13th Warriior", I have been watching it today, while I work. I love how he learns to talk to the vikings(but it is a little bloody).

[Platinum]

Dogma


O, and Jay and Silent Bob strike back!

[Shani]

Pirates of the Carribean

[monkeysrule]

Originally Posted by Shani

Pirates of the Carribean

Ah, yes, I can't believe I forgot that one. D'oh!

I got my King Kong today!!

[Spaceman Spiff]

Wow... be prepared for a looooong list! In no particular order:

Lord of the Rings
King Kong (both the '33 and '05 versions)
Harry Potters (especially PoA)
Spider-Man 1 & 2
X-Men 1 & 2
The Incredibles
The Princess Bride
Pirates of the Caribbean
War of the Worlds (2005)
The Clearing
Jurassic Park 1-3
Lilo and Stitch
Minority Report
Gorillas in the Mist
Rein of Fire
Tarzan (Disney)
I, Robot
Into the Blue
Seabiscuit
Titan A.E.
Stargate
Conspiracy Theory
Titanic (don't kill me!)
Batman Begins
Empire Records
Dragonheart
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (SUCH a classic! )
Mission Impossible
Bicentennial Man
Hitch
The Prince of Egypt
A Cry in the Wild
Star Wars 1-6

Plus who knows what else

[Devcca]

Originally Posted by monkeysrule

Ah, yes, I can't believe I forgot that one. D'oh!

I got my King Kong today!!

I forgot it, too.

Merlin is wonderful, too.
I love my only Anime... Fruits Basket

[Devcca]

Originally Posted by Spaceman Spiff

*snip*
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
*snip*

I have that, I can't believe I totally forgot about it!

[Myt]

Spiff, you have mentioned many I had forgotten.

[granath]

Lord of the Rings, and the extended versions are 100 times better than the original ones shown in theaters.
Star Wars, especially episodes 3-6 (ROTS redeemed the PT in my book).
Apollo 13
The Abyss
X-men (can't wait for #3)
Dirty Dancing 1 (the sequel sucked big time)
Don't Say A Word
Crimson Tide
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
A Walk on the Moon

(I've seen all of the above, except CTHD, at least twice.)

[Myt]

More I forgot!

[Anareth]

Gettysburg...has an extended cut....? Really? Oh dear. *must not go running off to Amazon, must not go running off to Amazon....*

Limiting this to movies I could just watch over and over and over again, in no particular order:

Star Wars (original triology)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Ice Princess
The Cutting Edge
From the Earth to the Moon (you can keep LOTR, I will watch all twelve hours of FtEttM over and over and over until I started wearing out the VHS copies)
Persuasion
Sense and Sensibility
Spirited Away
Gettysburg (except for the giant rotting squirrel carcass that is Martin Sheen's abysmal performance as Robert E. Lee--Robert Duval in "Gods and Generals" PWNED that part, which is no surprise as he's a Lee on his mother's side)
Apollo 13
Secondhand Lions (woefully underrated)
My Neighbor Totoro (I have NO IDEA why)
Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown/What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown? (Two separate specials, really, but they pair up)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Escanaba in Da Moonlight (if you have to ask, you won't get it)
Let It Ride
Shirley Valentine
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Millenium Actress
The Black Stallion (even if the book is about a million times better)

[Devcca]

Originally Posted by Anareth

*snip*
The Black Stallion (even if the book is about a million times better)

I have that on DVD. It's good. Black Stallion is better than Black Stallion Returns. Both movies are good.

[McClance]

My favorite movies...

At the top are:

Flight of the Navigator
Star Trek (all 10; 4 and 9 are my top 2)
Star Wars (all 6; 3 and 6 my top 2)
Babylon 5 (TV Movies; all; In the Beginning my top favorite)
FarScape: Peacekeeper Wars (haven't seen it yet, but I'm sure I'll love it)
Dragonheart
Dragonheart: A New Beginning
Dinotopia
Dinosaur

Other favorites include:

Ice Age
Ice Age: The Meltdown (just saw it yesterday)
all Pixar movies
Zeus and Roxanne
Serenity
"Crocodile" Dundee (all)
Lord of the Rings (Peter Jackson's 3 only)
Back to the Future (all)
Stargate
Shrek
Shrek 2

There are more, but that's all for now.


Spaceman Spiff:

It's okay. I'll also admit that I like Titanic. It is a good movie with great direction and music. And the idea of a fictional story set in midst of a real-life tragedy is a good concept.

[Bob12]

Originally Posted by Anareth

Gettysburg...has an extended cut....? Really? Oh dear. *must not go running off to Amazon, must not go running off to Amazon....*

I'm not sure if the extended cut is available on DVD - I have it on laser disc and, except for sales of used ones, I don't think they're available, or even made anymore.

[Anareth]

Hey, if it's longer than the DVD version, and I can find it on eBay, I can watch it when I'm home. Is it different than the DVD? (Yes, we have a laserdisc player. Not that we use it often.)

[Pam]

Originally Posted by Kater

Buckaroo Bonzi!! Loved that movie! Something about John Lithgow saying "Monkey Boy" always makes me giggle!!

That movie is so darn funny!

[Pam]

I'm keeping it to the "my most favorite movies" list

Black Stallion
The Journey of Natty Gann
The Last Starfighter
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimmarron

[Lady Maelin]

The Godfather all the parts(I love this soooo much)

[McClance]

I forgot to mention Atlantis in my list.

[bats]

I have so many I love
but the one I still love is
The Day Earth Still Still,I still can remember the affect it had in the
Thearte and when Gorth walked out of the Saucer,had a bit of a crush
on him too
Bats

[Moonlady]

We just bought The Last Starfighter on dvd. It is Rod (hubby's) favorite. He and the boys watched it last weekend and now it is our boys favorite too. I think I saw it but don't remember much so I will have to see it with them soon.

My favorites
The Matrix Trilogy
De-Lovely
Secondhand Lions
Bride and Prejudice
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
The Lion in Winter
Kiss Me Kate
The Man From Snowy River
My Fair Lady
Gia
Gattaca
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Calender Girls
Tombstone

Those are the ones that stick out to me, but I am sure there are more. However are boys are 6 & 8 so we spend the rare moments watching tv watching their favorites.

[Bob12]

Originally Posted by Anareth

Hey, if it's longer than the DVD version, and I can find it on eBay, I can watch it when I'm home. Is it different than the DVD? (Yes, we have a laserdisc player. Not that we use it often.)

The movie is 20 minutes longer than the original (and the DVD.) There's a scene of interaction with some townsfolk and one of finding an escaped slave. Plus, a few other extensions. It also includes an hour long "Making of" documentary and several souvenir items. Another place you might try is lasersedge.com - if they can't get it, perhaps they can provide some leads.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Oooh, more mentioned that I left out! Thanks

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Ice Princess (yeah, it has a horribly "Disney" title, but I love the film )
Shrek 1 & 2. HOW did I leave those out?!
Flight of the Phoenix (2004. Just about to watch the old one now )

[Anareth]

Originally Posted by Spaceman Spiff

Oooh, more mentioned that I left out! Thanks

Ice Princess (yeah, it has a horribly "Disney" title, but I love the film )

OMG! I am not alone! No one I know likes the movie particularly. (Of course most skaters aren't hot on any skating movie with the notable exception of "The Cutting Edge.")

I actually know Juliana Cannarozzo, who plays Zoe Bloch. No, she doesn't actually have a nose ring. And yes, her voice really does sound like that. And she's really quite nice. I had to loan my DVD to my boss, who has never seen the movie but knows Juliana (we work at the rink where she skates) and has never seen how she was made up in the film. I can't wait to hear her reaction....

[Spaceman Spiff]

Hehe, yup! I don't keep up with figure skating anymore, since skates for guys are hard to come by and EXPENSIVE when I do see them, and women's skates just don't fit right... but I do love watching skating, and it's a great pleasure to see a movie like this with a decent plot that doesn't take all the predictable turns.