Merbites favourite movies...
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Casablanca
The Big Sleep
The Maltese Falcon
Lady in the Lake
Murder My Sweet
Pulp Fiction
Jackie Brown
Reservoir Dogs
Ghost Breakers
The Great Escape
The Dirty Dozen
Blowout
Dressed to Kill
The Warriors
The Wanderers
What's Up Doc
The Owl and the Pussycat
Dr. No
Goldfinger
Body Heat
Eyewitness
The Big Chill
The 39 Steps
The Big Sleep
The Maltese Falcon
Lady in the Lake
Murder My Sweet
Pulp Fiction
Jackie Brown
Reservoir Dogs
Ghost Breakers
The Great Escape
The Dirty Dozen
Blowout
Dressed to Kill
The Warriors
The Wanderers
What's Up Doc
The Owl and the Pussycat
Dr. No
Goldfinger
Body Heat
Eyewitness
The Big Chill
The 39 Steps
Could it be possible I haven't seen on anyone's list in my opinion one of the all time best movies in history....???
Silence of the Lambs! This is one of the most amazing, well written, brain teasing movies ever released. I've probably watched it more than 20 times and still pick up tiny nuances each time I watch it. Utterly amazing!
Rounding out my top 5
Shawshank Redemption
Officer and a Gentleman
Something about Mary
Pulp Fiction
Silence of the Lambs! This is one of the most amazing, well written, brain teasing movies ever released. I've probably watched it more than 20 times and still pick up tiny nuances each time I watch it. Utterly amazing!
Rounding out my top 5
Shawshank Redemption
Officer and a Gentleman
Something about Mary
Pulp Fiction
In no particular order:
Rashomon (Kurosawa)
La Règle du Jeu (Renoir)
Vertigo (Hitchcock)
2001 A Space Odyssey (Kubrick)
Godfather part II (Coppola)
Lawrence of Arabia (Lean)
The African Queen (Huston)
Amores Perros (Inaritu)
OldBoy (Park Chan wook)
Ashes of Time (Wong Kar wai)
And "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" for comic relief.
Heck, as a film/DVD reviewer, I could give you a top 10 list in every genre you can think of.
Here's a tip for horror film fans. Go see "The Descent" by UK filmmaker Neil Marshall ("Dog Soldiers"). Opens on Friday I believe. Best horror film I've seen since Alexandre Aja's "Haute Tension". Too bad they changed the ending for North American audiences but it will still scare you shitless. Forget about that steaming pile of poo that was "Hostel".
Rashomon (Kurosawa)
La Règle du Jeu (Renoir)
Vertigo (Hitchcock)
2001 A Space Odyssey (Kubrick)
Godfather part II (Coppola)
Lawrence of Arabia (Lean)
The African Queen (Huston)
Amores Perros (Inaritu)
OldBoy (Park Chan wook)
Ashes of Time (Wong Kar wai)
And "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" for comic relief.
Heck, as a film/DVD reviewer, I could give you a top 10 list in every genre you can think of.
Here's a tip for horror film fans. Go see "The Descent" by UK filmmaker Neil Marshall ("Dog Soldiers"). Opens on Friday I believe. Best horror film I've seen since Alexandre Aja's "Haute Tension". Too bad they changed the ending for North American audiences but it will still scare you shitless. Forget about that steaming pile of poo that was "Hostel".
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Heat
U571
Fight Club
Black Sheep (my favorite Chris Farley classic )
The Score
Bourne Identity
Bourne Supremacy
Go
Ocean's 11 & 12(yeah, I like it)
Casino
Running Scared (Billy Crystal & Gregory Hines)
Fletch & Fletch Lives
Johnny Dangerously
Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2
Escape From NY & Escape From LA
Force 10 From Navarone
The Big Red One
U571
Fight Club
Black Sheep (my favorite Chris Farley classic
)The Score
Bourne Identity
Bourne Supremacy
Go
Ocean's 11 & 12(yeah, I like it)
Casino
Running Scared (Billy Crystal & Gregory Hines)
Fletch & Fletch Lives
Johnny Dangerously
Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2
Escape From NY & Escape From LA
Force 10 From Navarone
The Big Red One
In no particular order:
The Falcon & the Snowman
Raging Bull
Taxi Driver
Silence of the Lambs
Bridge over the River Kwai
Papillon
Godfather (I and II)
Donnie Brasco
Goodfellas
LA Confidential
Kill Bill (both)
Unforgiven
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
Bourne Identity/Supremacy
Europa Europa
Au Revoir Les Enfants
Jean de Florette/Manon Des Sources
Lawrence of Arabia
Shawshank Redemption
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
The Shining
The Falcon & the Snowman
Raging Bull
Taxi Driver
Silence of the Lambs
Bridge over the River Kwai
Papillon
Godfather (I and II)
Donnie Brasco
Goodfellas
LA Confidential
Kill Bill (both)
Unforgiven
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
Bourne Identity/Supremacy
Europa Europa
Au Revoir Les Enfants
Jean de Florette/Manon Des Sources
Lawrence of Arabia
Shawshank Redemption
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
The Shining
A couple comments...
Total Recall as best Arnold? That's debatable. For me the first Conan movie is far and away Arnold's best ("Conan, what is best in life?..."To kwush your enemies, see them dwiven before you, and to here the lamentations of de vimmen.")-- I cannot help but think that he was born for that role, and the movie was so well done. It's probably best pure fantasy movie ever made (next to the original Star Wars, that is). As far as non-Conan Arnold movies, I would say that Recall is at least tied with The Running Man.
@bond_james_bond: I am surprised to see no Bond movies in your list. I was a big fan of the series as a kind-- my atfs were probably Goldfinger (of course) and On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
@jack_bauer2: I think the Robin Williams movie you are thinking of is "What Dreams May Come". If it is, I have seen it also, and enjoyed it very much.
@eager_beaver: What is your favorite line in Pulp Fiction?
Here's mine:
Vincent: Jules, did you ever hear the philosophy that once a man admits he's wrong, then he's automatically forgiven of that wrongdoing?
Jules: Man, get out of my face with that shit. The motherfucker who said that never had to pick up itty bitty pieces of skull on account of your dumb ass.
@picasso: I am glad you mentioned Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources. I was very moved by both of those films.
Thanks to everyone who has jotted down their favorites! I now have many ideas for movies to see.
Total Recall as best Arnold? That's debatable. For me the first Conan movie is far and away Arnold's best ("Conan, what is best in life?..."To kwush your enemies, see them dwiven before you, and to here the lamentations of de vimmen.")-- I cannot help but think that he was born for that role, and the movie was so well done. It's probably best pure fantasy movie ever made (next to the original Star Wars, that is). As far as non-Conan Arnold movies, I would say that Recall is at least tied with The Running Man.
@bond_james_bond: I am surprised to see no Bond movies in your list.
I was a big fan of the series as a kind-- my atfs were probably Goldfinger (of course) and On Her Majesty's Secret Service.@jack_bauer2: I think the Robin Williams movie you are thinking of is "What Dreams May Come". If it is, I have seen it also, and enjoyed it very much.
@eager_beaver: What is your favorite line in Pulp Fiction?
Here's mine:
Vincent: Jules, did you ever hear the philosophy that once a man admits he's wrong, then he's automatically forgiven of that wrongdoing?
Jules: Man, get out of my face with that shit. The motherfucker who said that never had to pick up itty bitty pieces of skull on account of your dumb ass.
@picasso: I am glad you mentioned Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources. I was very moved by both of those films.
Thanks to everyone who has jotted down their favorites! I now have many ideas for movies to see.
Dee said:
Dee: I saw it when it was first released. The big thing then was that they darkened the theatre to the maximum legal limit. The "jump factor" was really high - screams from all over the theatre, and it was a HUGE cinema in which you could fit several of today's.
angeleyes said:
When the raped Ving Rhames turned the tables on his violator and said, "I am going to get medieval on your ass."
Somewhere in my library I have Quentin Tarantino's complete original screenplay for Pulp Fiction, which was published after the movie's wild worldwide success including winning the Palm D'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. I remember having seen Reservoir Dogs, another movie that would make my list as a Tarantino classic, just before Pulp Fiction was released and the tremendous anticipation and buzz that it produced for Pulp Fiction.
I did enjoy Kill Bill parts 1 and 2, but Pulp Fiction was Tarantino's best film and I doubt he will ever make a film that good again.
I have the movie on video but I am going to have to pick up the Collector's DVD.
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Special K said:
You're right, Special K. Silence of the Lamb actually came to mind when I was compiling my list, but then I forgot to include it. It's one of those films that you can watch again and again. I love the tone of the movie.
There is another film that nobody, including myself, put in their lists. A clue:
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
The Shining!!
I hate slasher movies, and when I think back to the golden past of horror films, it's The Shinning that come to mind as what a good horror flick should be like.
Elizabeth Taylor With Richard Burton
I used to really enjoy the movies where Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton starred together:
Boom
The Sandpiper
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
The Taming of the Shrew
A few lines in "Boom" that I really liked:
ET: "Would you sit while a woman is standing?"
RB: "Sorry! Sit Down!"
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ET: "How many time does a woman have to invite you into her bedroom?"
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ET: "Invitations, like passports, expire" (when RB explained that the reason he was there was that she had invited him)
I used to really enjoy the movies where Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton starred together:
Boom
The Sandpiper
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
The Taming of the Shrew
A few lines in "Boom" that I really liked:
ET: "Would you sit while a woman is standing?"
RB: "Sorry! Sit Down!"
------------------------------------------------------------------
ET: "How many time does a woman have to invite you into her bedroom?"
------------------------------------------------------------------
ET: "Invitations, like passports, expire" (when RB explained that the reason he was there was that she had invited him)
Insatiable is also my favorite porn movie and that pool table scene is also one that i always fantasize about re-enacting but it would be kind of hard as i doubt that there are any hotel rooms that come equipped with a pool table.Doc Holliday said:
Quite the diversified collection of tastes when you look at it all.
At least no one said Gigli though.......
At least no one said Gigli though.......
Office Space
Swingers
Half Baked
Beyond the Mat
Road Trip
Napolean Dynamite
American Pie 1
South Park the movie
Glory Daze (low budget movie from 1996 starring Ben Affleck, French Stewart and Alyssa Milano)
and most importantly, Pee Wee's Big Adventure
Swingers
Half Baked
Beyond the Mat
Road Trip
Napolean Dynamite
American Pie 1
South Park the movie
Glory Daze (low budget movie from 1996 starring Ben Affleck, French Stewart and Alyssa Milano)
and most importantly, Pee Wee's Big Adventure
Favorite porn movie: The Opening of Misty Beethoven from the golden age of porn, when they actually tried to make movies with a story.
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0075018/
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0075018/
Angeleyes,
I found my copy of the original Pulp Fiction screenplay. Here is verbatim the legendary exchange between the Bruce Willis character, Butch, and the Ving Rhames character, Marsellus, after Butch shoots and wounds Zed, who had just raped Marsellus and fucked him in the ass:
Butch: "What now?"
Marsellus (to Butch): "What now? Well let me tell you what now. I'm gonna call a coupla pipe-hittin' niggers, who'll go to work on homes here with a pair of pliers and a blow torch."
Marsellus (to Zed): "Hear me talkin hillbilly boy?! I ain't through with you by a damn sight. I'm gonna get Medieval on your ass."
This scene is classic, as is the line.
I found my copy of the original Pulp Fiction screenplay. Here is verbatim the legendary exchange between the Bruce Willis character, Butch, and the Ving Rhames character, Marsellus, after Butch shoots and wounds Zed, who had just raped Marsellus and fucked him in the ass:
Butch: "What now?"
Marsellus (to Butch): "What now? Well let me tell you what now. I'm gonna call a coupla pipe-hittin' niggers, who'll go to work on homes here with a pair of pliers and a blow torch."
Marsellus (to Zed): "Hear me talkin hillbilly boy?! I ain't through with you by a damn sight. I'm gonna get Medieval on your ass."
This scene is classic, as is the line.
Here is my list
Bridge on the River Kwai
Same time next year
Twice in a Lifetime
The Sound of Music
Forrest Gump
The English Patient
Roman Holiday
Favorite Porn Movie: Taboo starring the greatest porn actress of all time
Kay Parker
Bridge on the River Kwai
Same time next year
Twice in a Lifetime
The Sound of Music
Forrest Gump
The English Patient
Roman Holiday
Favorite Porn Movie: Taboo starring the greatest porn actress of all time
Kay Parker
How about these:
Das Boot (for sure one of the all time greats)
Glengarry Glen Ross
The Usual Suspects
Goodfellas
Apocalypse Now
Full Metal Jacket
SD
Das Boot (for sure one of the all time greats)
Glengarry Glen Ross
The Usual Suspects
Goodfellas
Apocalypse Now
Full Metal Jacket
SD
