whats your favourite movie

5 Feb 2005

hmmm... different films for different moods obviously, but i'd probably go for some like it hot for comedy - perfection as far as the humour goes, plus marilyns greatest role. the maltese falcon - not a single scene or line wasted, career best performances from the entire cast - it's about as close a film adaptation can get to realising hammet's book on celuloid. shame no-one could ever do it with chandler.
but my all time favourite film has to be pt anderson's magnolia... most films with such an epic scope (& length) struggle to hold my attention, but magnolia held me rivetted for the entire 3 hours. tom cruise is amazing, the only film i've ever seen him in where he's even bearable. william h macy, philip seymour hoffman & jullianne moore give their usual virtuoso performances, and the many interlocking, overlapping plotlines fascinate instead of confuse. and the bit in the middle where the entire cast sing along to an aimee mann song makes the hairs stand up on the back of my neck.
honourable mentions go to most of the coen brothers movies, esp. oh brother where art thou and the big liebowski
thumbs up for performance here too. cool

5 Feb 2005

Anything with Hugh Grant in (only cause i fancy the pants off him)
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5 Feb 2005

Quote by Red(RHG)
Have got Green Mile downstairs but haven't plucked up the courage yet to watch it. Fav old film which would see me bunking off school and curling up to was Cary Grant - Bringing Up Baby - god I loved Cary Grant! (One of my first crushes along with Rod Stewert and Annie Lennox.)
Bestest other film has got to be Shawshank Redemption - tissues puurlease......
Cathy x

The Green Mile is deffo a film to be watched with someone else and plenty of cushions/pillows and hankies...
Agreed with you 100% on Cary Grant... one of my faves is 'A Touch of Mink' with Doris Day... hilarious! Another one is starring with Ingrid Bergman... drat what is the name of that film... a very lightweight comedy too... Just Googled and the title is Indiscreet...
Somebody else mentioned Young Frankenstein... so funny in its day... 'What knockers!' 'Oh, zank you Docter'... Frau Blucher... NEEIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHHHHHHHHHH... If you haven't seen it then that will mean bugger all! ;-)

5 Feb 2005

Has anyone said Aliens or City of God yet??

5 Feb 2005

A film that I consider to be worthy of favourite is one I saw about a year ago. A german film called 'Funny Games'. This is a really wicked thriller with nasty bits throughout. nail biting stuff and quite shocking.

5 Feb 2005

Pulp Fiction biggrin

6 Feb 2005

It's got to be...
10) Alien- scared the shit out of me as a kid!
9) Raise the Titanic- sorry, I like it! Only one in the world who did though
8) The Green Mile- nuff said
7)The Shawshank Redemption- how can one man crawl through all that shit?
6) Star Wars- The original and best!
5) Aliens- Alien with kick-ass marines
4)Jaws- kept from going swimming for years!
3)Gladiator/Saving Private Ryan- Mmmmm toss up there
2)The Usual Suspects- without the best ending in a film EVER!
and Number 1?
Keep going...
1) THE ITALIAN JOB!!! The real 1969 version- not that Yank fuck up from a few years ago!

12 Feb 2005

Diff moods as poted b4........
romantic...dirty dancing
nostalgic(sorry) grease
thought provoking n kinda kinky ......Crash
all time...Rocky horror picture show....

12 Feb 2005

Quote by Rainbows
Can't pick just one!!!
The one i have watched the most times is Grease - but then I was at that impressionable age when it came out!!! And to my parents' dismay I sooo wanted to be Rizzo
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
The Matrix Trilogy
Silence of the Lambs
Clockwork Orange
Trainspotting
Velvet Goldmine
Out of Africa
the list is endless...........

WOW, how scary is that? that was my list, just one missing right at the top:
The Omega Man ( Charlton Heston) "The only movie that actually changed my life"

15 Feb 2005

Has to be The Pianist.

24 May 2005

Hmmmmm.......i'm going to have to pick three...............
Quadrophenia
Almost Famous
The Battle Of Britain

24 May 2005

Quentin Tarantino's cool

8-) 8-) Reservoir Dogs 8-) 8-) 8-)

24 May 2005

well, for making me laugh, something about mary.
for excitement, mad max 2
for an emotional response, the shawshank redemption
but overall...hmm, thats a hard one.....but it has to be the original blues brothers..great story, excellent soundtrack..brilliant cast. john belushi....i miss you

24 May 2005

Loads and loads like most others on this thread, but for me it's the green ogre that get's my vote along with his donkey

24 May 2005

Quote by Manolishi
Loads and loads like most others on this thread, but for me it's the green ogre that get's my vote along with his donkey

Oi...he's a handsome steed remember lol

24 May 2005

miracle on 34th street
i love that movie could watch it over and over and over again
:thrilled:

24 May 2005

Quote by Libra+Love
Loads and loads like most others on this thread, but for me it's the green ogre that get's my vote along with his donkey

Oi...he's a handsome steed remember lol

Wasn't that "The Avengers" :doh:
Emma Peel mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Sod, now look at what you've made me do
Pass the tissues
bolt

24 May 2005

A few good ones mentioned ...
Highlander, Frankie & Johnny, RHPS, The Life of Brian, Truly Madly Deeply ...
I'm crap with films, I don't have the attention span to stay interested LOL.
C x