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Clacker

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« on: 01-22-2003 00:15 »

hey peoples, just wanted to know wot your favorite movies were, i'll start off with my top five favorite films. (in no particular order)

1. Braindead. aka Dead Alive
2. Crackerjack(Aussie film)
3. High Fidelity
4. Fight Club
5. Evil Dead 2
Tzlk
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« Reply #1 on: 01-22-2003 00:21 »

Doesnt this belong in TV? oh well...

1. Full Metal Jacket
2. The Boondock Saints
3. Pulp Fiction
4. Shawshank Redemption
5. Army Of Darkness
Spice Weasel

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« Reply #2 on: 01-22-2003 00:28 »
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Koyyanisqatsi (#1 with a bullet!)
Das Boot
Godfather 1 and 2
Apocalypse Now
Treasure Of The Sierra Madre
Bad Day At Black Rock
Pulp Fiction
The Wizard Of OZ
A Christmas Carol (1951 version with Alistair Sim)
Star Wars: Episode IV, A New Hope
Best In Show
2001: A Space Odyessey
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Saving Private Ryan

Oh Crap, how could I forget:

Bladerunner
This Is Spinal Tap
Prince Of Darkness (My only nod to cheesy horror)
The Breakfast Club
The Warriors

bart182

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« Reply #3 on: 01-22-2003 00:28 »

Wrong section...and uhm hmm... I always forget what my favorite movies are...

Bringing out the dead
fight club
matrix
king of the hill (indi film)
pulp fiction

and some others...but see, thats all that came to mind, I know those arent my top 5.  I like a lot of war movies too...so im boned.
Kryten

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« Reply #4 on: 01-22-2003 00:29 »

>>>>>You-know-where
Clacker

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« Reply #5 on: 01-22-2003 00:46 »

sorry bout putting this in the wrong place.
anyway
i totally forgot bout 1 movie that should be in my top 5. i'll re-do it and in order of wich ones i like the most this time.

1.Fight Club
2.Crackerjack
3.Braindead. aka Dead Alive
4.High Fidelity
5.Trainspotting
Clacker

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« Reply #6 on: 01-22-2003 01:06 »

and now my next 5 in order

6.Snatch
7.This is Spinal Tap
8.Lock, Stock and two smoking Barrels
9.Evil Dead 2
10.Evil Dead

Nixorbo

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« Reply #7 on: 01-22-2003 02:02 »

 
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It's called the edit button, dude.  Use it.
Zed 85

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« Reply #8 on: 01-22-2003 03:40 »
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No particular order...

Blade Runner
Battle Of Britian
American Beauty
Waterloo
The Great Race
Those Magnificant Men In Their Flying Machines
For A Few Dollars More
Gladiator
The Empire Strikes Back
Das Boot
You Only Live Twice
From Russia With Love
The Spy Who Loved Me
Tommorow Never Dies
The Truman Show

The following were added later. This is known as the "I CAN'T BELIEVE I FORGOT...!" bit
Monty Python (all 3, though the last ain't quite as good)
Total Recal
Last Action Hero
The Matrix
Who Framed Roger Rabit?
The Three Muskiteers (the 70's one with Oliver Reed and Michael York)
...
BendingUnit1141

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« Reply #9 on: 01-22-2003 03:59 »

The Matrix
The Nugget
Return of the Jedi (Good Climax)
The Castle  :laff:
Die another day
Goldeneye

Theres heaps more that I can't think of at the moment..
Clacker

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« Reply #10 on: 01-22-2003 04:05 »

the castle is a great movie, i havnt seen the nugget but ive heard its good.
Speli

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« Reply #11 on: 01-22-2003 07:01 »

K-PAX
Matrix
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
ZombieJesus

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« Reply #12 on: 01-22-2003 07:14 »
« Last Edit on: 01-22-2003 07:14 »

   
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Originally posted by Spice Weasel:
Koyyanisqatsi (#1 with a bullet!)
I 've always wanted to see that Koyaanisqatsi, after hearing parts of the soundtrack by Philip Glass.

Anime,in random order:
Akira
The Ghost in the Shell
Patlabor I & II
The Wings of Honneamise

non-anime, in random order:
eXistenZ
Fight Club
Traffic
Trainspotting
Amélie (French film, genre: "urban fairy tale" )
Doberman (French film, genre: action)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Fucking Åmål
(I even had to open MS Word and search for those Swedish letters)
Requiem for a Dream (so sad  :( )
GATTACA


I still have to see The Life of Brian, Apocalypse Now and Citizen Kane.
I 'm also looking forward to Avalon, a Polish-Japanese production by Mamoru Oshii.
MelBee

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« Reply #13 on: 01-22-2003 07:41 »

Favourite movie...

Fight Club, Fight Club, and did I mention, Fight Club? Oh, that's right, we're not supposed to talk about Fight Club...
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« Reply #14 on: 01-22-2003 07:47 »
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The Matrix, Heathers, Withnail & I, Life Of Brian, Holy Grail, The Filth & The Fury, This Is Spinal Tap, High Fidelity

.....and many many more
Mr. Potter

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« Reply #15 on: 01-22-2003 12:26 »
« Last Edit on: 01-22-2003 12:26 »

 
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Originally posted by Clacker:
3.Braindead. aka Dead Alive

Someone who actually likes a Peter Jackson movie, that is not LOTR.
bankrupt

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« Reply #16 on: 01-22-2003 12:43 »

The top five I can think of now are:
1. Shawshank Redemption
2. Blazing Saddles
3. Memento
4. Trick Or Treat
5. For A Few Dollars More

I'm sure I could think of more, but that's all I have right now.
M. Proctor

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« Reply #17 on: 01-22-2003 13:35 »

1. LoTR the fellowship blah blah blah..
2. The Matrix
3. LoTR TTT
4. American pie 1 (yep, I haven't watched many films)
5. Harry Potter and the PS
evan

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« Reply #18 on: 01-22-2003 13:57 »

 
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Originally posted by Mr. Potter:
  Someone who actually likes a Peter Jackson movie, that is not LOTR.

I thought Peter Jackson's only other films aside from "LOTR" were "Bad Taste" and "Meet the Feebles?"

My favorite films? I'll just run down my DVD collection, I suppose.

Momento
The Royal Tenenbaums
Star Wars: 4 - 6
Fight Club
Akira
LotR
Seven
Monty Python and the Holy Grail/Life of Brian
Pulp Fiction
Reservoir Dogs
American Beauty
Evil Dead 2
American Psycho
Clerks
South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut

and some others...

Impossible

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« Reply #19 on: 01-22-2003 14:13 »

The Matrix
The Sixth Sence
Indiana Jones Trilogy
Star Wars saga

Can't think of the others...
Spice Weasel

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« Reply #20 on: 01-22-2003 17:36 »

^ I would put the original Raiders of the Lost ark on my list as well.
SlaytanicMaggot
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« Reply #21 on: 01-22-2003 19:38 »
« Last Edit on: 01-22-2003 19:38 »

Here's my list:

1. Lord Of The Rings (all 3, even though #3 hasn't come out yet)
1¾. Vampire Hunter D-Bloodlust
1½. Princess Mononoke
2. The Matrix (again, all 3 movies, even though #2 and #3 aren't out yet)
3. Ronin
4. Glory
5. Insomnia
5½. Memento
6. The Crow
7. Spawn
8. One Hour Photo
9. Citizen Kane
10. Lawrence Of Arabia
11. Casablanca
12. The Star Trek Movies
13. The Star Wars Movies (sans some parts of ep. 1 and 2)
14. James Bond Movies (except for the ones that sucked ass)
15. Shrek
16. Blade Runner
17. Tremors (all 3 movies)
18. Ghandi
19. Swordfish
20. Minority Report
21. 2001: A Space Oddysey
22. Total Recall
23. Toy Story (#'s 1 and 2)
24. A Bug's Life
25. The good Disney animated movies
26. Muppet Treasure Island
27. Men In Black 1
28. The Princess Bride
29. Any Mel Brooks movie
30. Any Monty Python movie


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« Reply #22 on: 01-22-2003 19:48 »

Star Wars (all of them)
The Matrix
Holy Grail
Stargate
The Big Lebowski
Leon
Shawshank Redemption
Gladiator
LOTR
South Park movie
Grosse Point Blank

Other's I really liked:
Life (Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence)
Maverick
Spider-man
X-Men
51st State
Snatch and Lock Stock...
Fighty Clubby
And the Dirty Harry series  :laff:
SlaytanicMaggot
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« Reply #23 on: 01-22-2003 20:08 »

Crap...add Snatch to my list...I've not got the time to edit it...
Mr. Potter

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« Reply #24 on: 01-23-2003 00:18 »

 
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Originally posted by evan:
 I thought Peter Jackson's only other films aside from "LOTR" were "Bad Taste" and "Meet the Feebles?"

PJ's films:
Bad Taste
Meet the Feebles
Braindead
Heavenly Creatures
The Frighteners
The Trilogy

Clacker

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« Reply #25 on: 01-23-2003 00:29 »

Braindead is classic. it got the world record for most fake blood used in a film.
if you havnt seen it. SEE IT!
NewsMonster

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« Reply #26 on: 01-23-2003 00:49 »

In no particular order:

2001: A Space Odyssey
The Matrix
South Park
Above the Rim
Juice
American History X
Memento
Mortal Kombat
DrThunder88

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« Reply #27 on: 01-23-2003 01:28 »
« Last Edit on: 01-23-2003 01:28 »

The Thunder Award for Best Film...
...of All Time: Jurassic Park
...in the Action Movie Genre: The Rock
...in the Sci-Fi Genre: First Contact
...in the Star Trek Sub-Genre: First Contact
...in the Star Wars Series: Return of the Jedi
...in the Thriller Genre: The Usual Suspects
...in the Spy Movie Sub-Genre: Tie Ronin and The Sum of All Fears
...in the Comedy Genre: Monty Python and the Holy Grail
...in the Spoof Sub-Genre: Loaded Weapon 1
...in the Buddy Picture Sub-Genre: Men in Black
...in the Drama Genre: Rules of Engagement
...to Accurately Reflect the Novel From Which It Was Based: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, which also recieves an honorable mention for being the best film in which children play the leads
...in the Animated Genre: Shrek
Clacker

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« Reply #28 on: 01-23-2003 07:37 »

American History X is a good one.
Aleel

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« Reply #29 on: 01-24-2003 13:59 »

Hmmmmm....
Lord of the Rings (Both)
Star Wars (E:5,6)
Star Trek (the TNG-ones)
Sleepy Hollow
Sherlock Holmes/ Miss Marple-stuff  :)
TSN-Bot
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« Reply #30 on: 01-24-2003 14:11 »

1. pulp fiction
2. fight club
3. reservoir dogs
4. bottle rocket
5. clerks
6. chasing amy
7. memento
8. the big lebowski
9. being john malcovich
10. magnolia

not necessarily in that order
..even though it is numbered ...
iliketowankalot

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« Reply #31 on: 01-25-2003 11:25 »

Terminator 1&2
Pulp Fiction
Goodfellas
Usual Suspects
Braveheart
Predator
Shawshank
Total Recall
Dumb and Dumber
Teenage Lesbian Sluts in Heat part 4
wu_konguk

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« Reply #32 on: 01-25-2003 15:15 »
« Last Edit on: 01-25-2003 15:15 »

In no particular order
Akira
Princess Mononoke
Tenchi Forever
The End of Evangelion
Wings of Honnamise

Now for the non anime lot
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Usual Suspects
Shawshank
Clerks
LotR
Seven Samurai

well that covers it at the moment   :)
ZombieJesus

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« Reply #33 on: 01-25-2003 15:22 »
« Last Edit on: 01-25-2003 15:22 »

I love Shawshank too. The movie was at least as good as the book.

 
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Originally posted by Mr. Potter:
  Someone who actually likes a Peter Jackson movie, that is not LOTR.
I remember seeing that years before LotR was out.

In Peter Jackson's work you can clearly see the influence of Monty Python: Wherever they have to chop off limbs, and the bad guy still won't die, whether it is a black knight, a zombie, or an orc.
Impossible

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« Reply #34 on: 01-25-2003 15:23 »

LOTR
This is Spinal Tap
The Truman Show
Back to the Future trilogy
The Great Escape
Planet of the Apes (original)
Midnight Cowboy
A Clockwork Orange
The Shining
Kryten

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« Reply #35 on: 01-25-2003 20:04 »

The Princess Bride
The Usual Suspects
Silence of the Lambs
The Star Wars trilogy
The Iron Giant
Spider-Man
The LOTR trilogy (so far)
Ferris Beuller's Day Off
There's Something About Mary
Animal House
Clacker

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« Reply #36 on: 01-26-2003 00:02 »

back to the future trilogy
a clockwork orange
being john malcovich
terminator 1 & 2
Matrix
Shrek
idle hands
the teenage mutant ninja turtles movies (always been one of my favorites since i was a kid)
Carbito

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« Reply #37 on: 01-26-2003 00:48 »

The Matrix
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Two Towers
MIIB
StarWars (all of them)
Otis P Jivefunk

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« Reply #38 on: 01-12-2008 19:58 »
« Last Edit on: 01-12-2008 19:58 »

I was just about to make a top 10 movies thread but I did a search and found this so a nice half-decade BUMP is in order!...

01) Terminator 2
02) The Matrix
03) Pulp Fiction
04) Alice In Wonderland (Disney one)
05) Fight Club
06) Reservoir Dogs
07) Sin City
08) Gladiator
09) Corpse Bride
10) The Simpsons Movie

edit - Funny thing is some of these movies came out since this thread was last posted in...

seattlejohn01

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« Reply #39 on: 01-12-2008 21:13 »

My top 5 favorite films:

1)  The Duelists
2)  The Princess Bride
3)  Animal House
4)  Lawrence of Arabia
5)  The Proposition
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