Whats your ULTIMATE Fav movie of all time?

[TouchyFeely]

My vote is Pulp Fiction for my number 1 pick

[Pycroft]

SUCH a tough question...

I'll give it for categories:

War - Saving Private Ryan
Drama - Apollo 13 (Space fan)
Action - Kill Bill vol 1 (Another Q. Tarentino vote :)

[Jstas]

I'll give you 5 bucks, two bottle caps, a paperclip, some gum Keiko already chewed and a thumb tack for whatever you're sellin', chief!

[TouchyFeely]

Well if we go that route I have to say these, excluding Pulp Fiction:


War - Full Metal Jacket
Drama - God Father, Brave Heart
Action - Die Hard? I'm drawing blank too many to pic from

[TouchyFeely]

I'll give you 5 bucks, two bottle caps, a paperclip, some gum Keiko already chewed and a thumb tack for whatever you're sellin', chief!

What movie is that from?

[beardog03]

AssMasters 1 thru 23

[wz2p7j]

Aliens !

[nooshinjohn]

TOP GUN!


Seriously though, for purely technical reasons, Titanic (1997) is my favorite. For the acting, pretty much anything with Sir Anthony Hopkins are tops on my list.

[GV#27]

Duce Bigalow.

[Monster Jam]

1) Star Wars
1) Empire Strikes Back
1) Return of the Jedi
(sorry, its a package deal; all or nothing)
2) Dumb and Dumber
2) Army of Darkness

3) Aliens
3) Black Hawk Down
3) Matrix

[speakergeek]

Just finished watching Iron Man on Blu-Ray disc after blowing the dust off of the case (haven't watched since last Spring). I really like this one for the story as well as the PQ/SQ. Some really great LFE in it. Star Wars, LOTR also rank at my top. I really like THe Dark Knight and WOTW too.

[Lasareath]

1. The Time Machine (2002)
2. Time Cop
3. Frequency (2000)
4. LOTR (all 3 movies)
5. Anything StarTrek
6. Waterworld
7. Dances with Wolves (Ta-Tanhk-CA)
8. Indepence Day

I'm sure there are more just can't thing out them right now.

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[DeusExa]

I never did get Pulp Fiction...although it's my econ teacher's favorite, also...

This one little Italian romantic comedy called La vita è bella, whose main actor received the 1998 Oscar for Best Actor.

Although The Dark Knight is very much up there...

[ben62670]

I love falling down.
Two great scenes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9ckjELRL6Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mA0nM8l8onE

http://static3.podnapisi.net/ovitki/ce91f02b524bbcdf1eded1622820ee97.jpg

[Norm Apter]

Apocalypse Now

[xj4094dg]

The Player
Legends of the Fall
Terminator 2

Can't pick just one....very tough.

[vc69]

Gotta say, Falling Down is one my faves too. It's been in my collection for a long time.

There are so many I love. Recent picks:

Hero

Magnolia

Donnie Darko

[zombie boy 2000]

1. The Time Machine (2002)
2. Time Cop
3. Frequency (2000)

I couldn't help but notice your top three favorite movies all deal with time travel.

As for me -
Edward Scissorhands, Pi, Spinal Tap, Rushmore and and Dead/Alive get the most play.

[everpress]

I couldn't help but notice your top three favorite movies all deal with time travel.

As for me -
Edward Scissorhands, Pi, Spinal Tap, Rushmore and and Dead/Alive get the most play.

Whoa... "Pi" was difficult to watch. Painfully amazing.
Dead/Alive was disgusting. Great flick.

[bobman1235]

This one little Italian romantic comedy called La vita è bella, whose main actor received the 1998 Oscar for Best Actor.

I don't know if a story set in a Nazi concentration camp can really be labeled a "romantic comedy."... Wow. I mean, I know it used comedy to lighten it up but still....


As for me, I'd have to go by genre, and even then picking just one film is impossible, but off the top of my head :
Classic / Romance - Casablanca
Suspense / Thriller - Rear Window
Drama - the Godfather
Comedy - Young Frankenstein
Action - V for Vendetta

I could probably choose two or three from each category though... way too much good stuff out there.

[inspiredsports]

I'll give you 5 bucks, two bottle caps, a paperclip, some gum Keiko already chewed and a thumb tack for whatever you're sellin', chief!


What movie is that from?

being blunt . . . at 25 posts you are allowed to sell shit here . . . he's just sayin' . . . "The Hills Have Eyes"

[Pauly]

His post in FS got pulled this morning. It was up one min and gone the next.


Shawshank would have to be one of my Alltime. List could go on and on...


Pauly

[inspiredsports]

. . . His post in fs got pulled this morning. It was up one min and gone the next . .

. . . :)

[jinjuku]

Since I don't have an 'all time' fav:

Hunt for Red October
Master and Commander
Aliens
LOTR Trilogy
Blade Runner
Black Hawk Down
Slap Shot

and a bunch of others. If I had to pick? I would be Master and Commander.

[Barefoot]

Apocalypse Now Redux
The Deer Hunter
Taxi Driver

Nothing like Brando, DeNiro, and 70's cinema in general.

[TouchyFeely]

His post in FS got pulled this morning. It was up one min and gone the next.


Shawshank would have to be one of my Alltime. List could go on and on...


Pauly

YES! Shawshank redemption is one of them for sure along with Green Mile in that category.

[Knucklehead]

damn hard question...........I would have to say "The Patriot".

[danz1906]

Tombstone

[Dawgfish]

Apocalpse Now Redux, Team America World Police, Shawshank Redmption, Blazing Saddles, and many others. It just depends on the mood.

[wingnut4772]

The Fifth Element.

[Lasareath]

I couldn't help but notice your top three favorite movies all deal with time travel.

As for me -
Edward Scissorhands, Pi, Spinal Tap, Rushmore and and Dead/Alive get the most play.


I forgot to put down Back to the future, all 3 of them. Yes I Love Time Travel movies.

[vc69]

I forgot to put down Back to the future, all 3 of them. Yes I Love Time Travel movies.

LOL! I was thinking "Where is BTTF?" yesterday when you posted. :D

[lanion]

Excalibur.

[obieone]

"Yankee Doodle Dandy" w/ James Cagney, who is also my favorite actor.

[Erik Tracy]

Excalibur.


I'm waiting for this to come out on Blu-ray.

If done properly - some of the cinematography would be jaw dropping gorgeous.

Love the Lady of the Lake scene where Merlin first gets the sword Excalibur.....

[Kex]

Wow, for a thread started by TF, trying to flog his gear, this has become interesting. I'm not sure I really have an ulitmate favorite, but these are the ones I keep coming back to as having a special impact for me. Each of them has something quite unique, that sets it apart from the crowd I.M.O.

- The Fifth Element.
- The Silence of the the Lambs, and sequels.
- Eyes Wide Shut (even if Tom Cruise barely carried it off, IMO).
- Swordfish.
- Pulp Fiction.

A lot of movies that I liked have already been mentioned, and it doesn't surprise me that they have been selected as an "ulitmate favorite of all time", even if I would not describe them as such.

- Star Wars, even though some mistakes were made.
- Star Trek.
- Back to The Future.
- Independence Day.
- Aliens.
- Titanic.
- Matrix.
- Lord of The Rings.
- Blade Runner.


Other movies that I like have been metioned, but I am surprised that they would be selected as an "ulitmate favorite of all time", with emphasis on "ultimate" and "of all time".

- Falling Down.
- Dances With Wolves.
- The Player.
- Excalibur.

Of course, there are others that I liked, but not that much, and still others that have been mentioned that I did not like at all. It obviously surprises me that anyone would consider these their "ultimate favorite of all time"!

[Midnite Mick]

Goodfellas

I generally love the darkness of Martin Scorsese movies.

Great music in that movie as well.

Regards,
Mike

[bobman1235]

Other movies that I like have been metioned, but I am surprised that they would be selected as an "ulitmate favorite of all time", with emphasis on "ultimate" and "of all time".

Says the guy who has SWORDFISH (a movie I can't even imagine people LIKING, let alone saying is their favorite) and EYES WIDE SHUT (arguably Kubrick's worst movie) on his list of best all-time?

[fossy]

Unforgiven

Dances with Wolves

[Kex]

Says the guy who has SWORDFISH (a movie I can't even imagine people LIKING, let alone saying is their favorite) and EYES WIDE SHUT (arguably Kubrick's worst movie) on his list of best all-time?LOL! Well, if there's one thing this thread proves, other than the widespread attraction of Science Fiction in general, is that different people really like very different kinds of movies.

Actually, if you think of some potential "all time great" possibilities, like Citizen Kane, or Gone With the Wind, they probably won't get mentioned by most people just because they were in black and white, or exaggerated "old style" acting, or just lousy sound and special effects compared to modern movies ...

[vc69]

Gotta admit Kex, when I saw "Swordfish" and "Eyes Wide Shut" in your list i was puzzled. Those two movies are widely regarded as crap and I tend to agree.
Just goes to show... there is no accounting for personal taste. ;)

I also agree "Citizen Kane" is prolly my favorite classic film, it just isn't in heavy rotation.

LOTR trilogy gets more repeat action than almost anything else in my collection and I am dying to get the extended BD version.

[Kex]

Gotta admit Kex, when I saw "Swordfish" and "Eyes Wide Shut" in your list i was puzzled. ...Swordfish may be a personal quirk, that I just enjoyed at the time, but Eyes Wide Shut, according to wikipedia (!) is "considered a cult film". I agree, though, I am a bit odd myself, so maybe that explains some of my choices!

[Norm Apter]

Although not a personal favorite, I think 'A Clockwork Orange' belongs somewhere on a top-ten list (though certainly not a single best). I don't expect many people to like it as its sort of designed NOT to be appealing and make you uncomfortable but I think it was brilliantly innovative nonetheless.

[Norm Apter]

Swordfish may be a personal quirk, that I just enjoyed at the time, but Eyes Wide Shut, according to wikipedia (!) is "considered a cult film". I agree, though, I am a bit odd myself, so maybe that explains some of my choices!

The only thing I liked about Swordfish was Halle Berry on a sun chair ;)

[BlueFox]

To many choices.

Favorite comedy: Captain Ron

[hockeyboy]

Snatch
Chronicles of Riddick
Sense and Sensibility
Million Dollar Baby
Unforgiven
Big Lebowski

[vc69]

Although not a personal favorite, I think 'A Clockwork Orange' belongs somewhere on a top-ten list (though certainly not a single best). I don't expect many people to like it as its sort of designed NOT to be appealing and make you uncomfortable but I think it was brilliantly innovative nonetheless.

Now that is a cult classic. Not one of my personal favorites, but cult classic status for sure.

I never had that opinion of "Eyes Wide Shut" but hey, everybody has a different opinion.

[Dawgfish]

Snatch
Chronicles of Riddick
Sense and Sensibility
Million Dollar Baby
Unforgiven
Big Lebowski

Thanks hockeyboy, How could I have forgotten The Big Lebowski? That one's definitely in my top five for sure and probably more accurately in my top three.

[jimmydep]

Mr. Mom...........A must see for any expectant father.

[BottomFeeder]

Forrest Gump
Ghandi
The Hiding Place

...& a whole bunch of others! :)

[jinjuku]

Gotta admit Kex, when I saw "Swordfish" and "Eyes Wide Shut" in your list i was puzzled. Those two movies are widely regarded as crap and I tend to agree.
Just goes to show... there is no accounting for personal taste. ;)

I also agree "Citizen Kane" is prolly my favorite classic film, it just isn't in heavy rotation.

LOTR trilogy gets more repeat action than almost anything else in my collection and I am dying to get the extended BD version.

If we are talking oldies:

Bullit
Citizen Kane
North by Northwest
Cape Fear
Stalag 17

[jgido759]

Hudson Hawk :D:D:D

[ryanjoachim]

Music Man
Hairspray
Moulin Rouge - I'm a sucker for musicals...

Don't know if this counts as a "movie", since it's mini-series, but I have to say Band of Brothers

Can't wait for "Pacific" to come out (I think that's the title of the "sequel"?)

[jimmydep]

War movies:
Saving Private Ryan
We were soldiers
Blackhawk down.

[bikezappa]

Apocalypse Now

War sucks.

[bikezappa]

I'm waiting for this to come out on Blu-ray.

If done properly - some of the cinematography would be jaw dropping gorgeous.

Love the Lady of the Lake scene where Merlin first gets the sword Excalibur.....

I don't remember that scene that way. King Aurthar uses the sword to beat Sir Lancelot and breaks the sword. He admits his mistake and the Lady of the Lake returns the sword repaired.

"That which can not be broke has been broken."

Supper accurate fun movie about King Arthor.

[AsSiMiLaTeD]

I don't think band of Brothers counts since it's not a movie, but it gets my vote.

[everpress]

Time Bandits
Tron
Star Wars (Episodes 4 and 6 only)
Conan the Barbarian
Anything late 80's early 90's with Dolph Lundgren...

There are more...

[geoffr]

Being There

[lanion]

Music Man
Hairspray
Moulin Rouge - I'm a sucker for musicals...

Don't know if this counts as a "movie", since it's mini-series, but I have to say Band of Brothers

Can't wait for "Pacific" to come out (I think that's the title of the "sequel"?)

No Almost Famous? Also, have you been watching the show Glee? if not I highly recommend it. If you liked Hairspray you'll probably dig it.

[Keiko]

I'll give you 5 bucks, two bottle caps, a paperclip, some gum Keiko already chewed and a thumb tack for whatever you're sellin', chief!

hehe :D

Gidget's GaGa Gets Gooey is my pick.

[hockeyboy]

To many choices.

Favorite comedy: Captain Ron

+1 I forgot about that movie man. Hilarious!

How about these ones as well:

Big Trouble in Little China
Last of the Mohicans (Daniel Day version)