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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: walkonby on July 16, 2008, 06:51:00 pm
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now i'm not talking about the classics that everybody labels as the best of all time (casablanca, gone with the wind, citizen kane, etc...). i mean the films that you think are god, the films of your world that you can watch a thousand times and still watch again. the films that change you, emotionally effect you as you watch them. the ones that define who you are.
in no order of importance is required.
1. the goonies
2. shawshank redemption
3. empire of the sun
4. pink floyd the wall
5. the shining
6. blue velvet
7. heathers
8. the lost boys
9. the rocky horror picture show
10. dazed and confused
*honorable mention - naked lunch
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1. Star Wars
2. Say Anything
3. The Breakfast Club
4. Super Troopers
5. Bull Durham
6. Slapshot
7. Some later Western, probably Tombstone.
8. Some WWII movie, maybe Patton or the Big Red One
9. Swingers
10. Singles
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zoolander, especially, is a film that emotionally affects me on each viewing
zoolander
swingers
rounders
election
the sting
donnie darko
full metal jacket
the thin red line
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Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
swingers
Good call. Now I have to edit mine.
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in no particular order:
ferris bueller's day off
the good, the bad and the ugly
clue
field of dreams
seven
raising arizona
dirty harry
trainspotting
clerks
better off dead
honorable mention: welcome to the dollhouse (this was just such an emotionally draining movie to watch) and the sandlot
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American Beauty
The Princess Bride
Dazed and Confused
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Almost Famous (Director's Cut)
Star Wars
High Fidelity
Billy Madison
Pink Floyd: Pulse (long story)
This was hard. I would probably come up with a slightly different list dependent on when I wrote it. Others that I thought of...
Adaptation
The Usual Suspects
Shawshank Redemption
Lost in Translation
This is Spinal Tap
Empire Records
Dig!
I Am Trying to Break Your Heart
Back to the Future
Ghostbusters
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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In no particular order:
1.Goonies
2.Clerks
3.Braveheart
4.Trainspotting
5.Snatch
6.Indian Jones and the Last Crusade
7.Neverending Story
8.Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
9.Lost In Translation
10.Love Actually
Honourable mention to Home Alone and Jurassic Park.
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**double posting**
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Whoops, forgot a biggie, Empire Records.
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles
The Big Lebowski
Goodfellas
Band of Brothers
Fargo
Pulp Fiction
Back to the Future Part 2
Escape From New York
Office Space
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
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1. Liquid Sky
2. One flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
3. Head
4. Wild in the Streets
5. Clockwork Orange
6. Blue Sunshine
7. Eraserhead
8. Rude Boy
9. Psychedelic Glue Sniffin Hillbillies
10. Pink Flamingo's
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After Hours
High Fidelity
Bull Durham
Life of Brian
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Three Kings
Young Frankenstein
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Hope and Glory
Love and Death
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With your screen name I would have thought "Being There" would be there on your list...
Originally posted by chancegardener:
After Hours
High Fidelity
Bull Durham
Life of Brian
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Three Kings
Young Frankenstein
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Hope and Glory
Love and Death
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Convoy
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Star Wars
Friday The 13th
Halloween
Heavy Metal
Lacob's Ladder
Wings Of Desire
The Matrix
Eat The Rich
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Big Lebowski
Big Trouble in Little China
Cloak and Dagger
UHF
Fargo
Clerks
Punchdrunk Love
Happiness
Empire Strikes Back
The Last Starfighter
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- jesus of montreal (first movie that made me realize that they can do more than just entertain)
- le grand bleu
- empire strikes back
- best in show (first movie ever that i finished watching and immediately hit rewind to watch again)
- napoleon dynamite (long story)
- withnail and i (please please please add this to your netflix queue if you have never seen it)
- fear and loathing in las vegas
- the song remains the same (probably the movie i have seen the most often... yeah yeah, lemme guess: "that sure explains a lot" :roll: )
- the dark crystal
- so i married an ax murderer
honorable mention: amateur german sluts vol. 14
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Neverending Story
Being There
Mulholland Drive
Raising Victor Vargas
State and Main
All About My Mother
Edward Scissorhands
Go
Topsy Turvy
Seven
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Repo Man - all-time #1
Polyester - all-time #2, and the funniest movie ever made
Hedwig & Angry Inch - Brilliant movie, great soundtrack
Dawn of the Dead (2004) -- don't hate, visuate
Aliens
Dr. Strangelove - Never gets old
Blue Velvet
Happiness - Hurts so good
Lost in Translation -- Only saw it once, and have not wanted to see it again, but was very taken by that one viewing, with the J&MC at the end the perfect close.
Saving Private Ryan -- Changed the way I think about war
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ok, in no order (of course) and i could probably change a few if i had hours to think on it.
1. A Clockwork Orange
2. Fight Club
3. Suburbia (the old one, with Flea)
4. Seven
5. Blue Velvet
6. American History X
7. Four Rooms
8. the Big Lebowski
9. Wild At Heart
10. National Lampoons Vacation
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Brazil
City Lights
High Plains Drifter
Fisher King
Wizard Of Oz
Clockwork Orange
Sin City
Grand Prix
Fistful Of Dollars
Planet Of The Apes (original)
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1. Vacation
2. Drugstore Cowboy
3. Dr. Strangelove
4. Breathless
5. L.A. Confidential
6. Aguirre Wrath of God
7. Happy Gilmore
8. Anchorman
9. Seven Samurai
10. Pulp Fiction
11. This is Spinal Tap
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I don't know if these are in perfect order - I didn't put enough time into it - but close. They define me I guess more than "me as a generation" - although I'm not entirely sure what that means.
Raising Arizona
Office Space
Jaws
Animal House
Trading Places
Vacation
Star Wars
CB4
Good Bad, and the Ugly
Easy Money
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No love for Kicking & Screaming? In terms of movies of "a generation" this has gotta be up there...
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I bet I've not been to the movies 10 times in 20 years...but these movies stick in my mind for one reason or another.
Midnight Express
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
The Shining
Easy Rider
The Exorcist (original)
*Pink Floyd live at Pompei
**Driller Killer
**I Spit On Your Grave
Dead Man Walking
Leaving Las Vegas
* Not a Floyd fan but saw that movie 10 times in 5 days because I was collecting for charity during the intermission
** These were banned in the UK for violent content so we just HAD to get them onboard ship. Kind of lame really, both of them.
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Originally posted by Mobius:
11. This is Spinal Tap
Clever.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
1. Star Wars
2. Say Anything
3. The Breakfast Club
4. Super Troopers
5. Bull Durham
6. Slapshot
7. Some later Western, probably Tombstone.
8. Some WWII movie, maybe Patton or the Big Red One
9. Swingers
10. Singles
I'm already editing mine.
1. Star Wars
2. Say Anything
3. The Breakfast Club
4. Super Troopers
5. Bull Durham
6. Slapshot
7. High Fidelity
8. Clerks
9. Swingers
10. Singles
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Originally posted by bellenseb:
No love for Kicking & Screaming? In terms of movies of "a generation" this has gotta be up there...
yeah, i had completely forgot about that movie until last night when i was going over my list in my head. and for some reason i missed holy grail and office space. . .
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Originally posted by Ever Circling Skeletal Family:
**I Spit On Your Grave
that one scarred me, was fucked up
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Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
zoolander, especially, is a film that emotionally affects me on each viewing
zoolander
swingers
rounders
election
the sting
donnie darko
full metal jacket
the thin red line
EDIT (i dont know how i forgot office space, high fidelity, lebowski, and spinal tap)
office space
big lebowski
zoolander
swingers
rounders
election
billy madison (good call callat)
the thin red line
this is spinal tap
high fidelity
'the new world' might replace 'the thin red line' in a couple of years ... both are pretty equally stunning, but i just haven't watched 'the new world' as much as 'the thin red line' yet
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Movies I never get tired of and can watch time and time again:
Raising Arizona
Stalag 17
The Great Escape
True Romance
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Wedding Crashers
Black Hawk Down
Cool Hand Luke
Caddyshack
The Professional
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Originally posted by Shadrach:
True Romance
this is such a great movie, so weird that it kind of flies under the radar these days ... ridiculous cast, tarantino screenplay, definitely one of brad pitt's best roles
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How could I forget???
When a stranger calls.
That one scared the crap out of me, and I don't get scared at movies.
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Man, can't think how I forgot Ghostbusters and Office Space.
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UHF
Spaceballs
Boondock Saints
Donnie Darko
Kill Bill Vol. 1
Office Space
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (original)
Chasing Amy
Rock & Roll High School
Clue
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Blade Runner
Harold & Maude
Requiem for a Dream
Trainspotting
Bound
Gia (not sure this counts as I believe it was made for TV first) if not - Id add Heathers.
But Im A Cheerleader
Welcome to the Dollhouse
My Dog Skip
Go Fish
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Sixteen Candles
Fargo
Pulp Fiction
LA Confidential
Clerks
Almost Famous
Say Anything
Moonstruck
Lost in Translation
Election
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12 Angry Men
Shallow Grave
Fargo
Lock Stock and two smoking barrels
Tesis (Spain)
Bajarse al moro (Spain)
Canoa (Mexico)
Cuestion de Fe (Bolivia)
In the name of the father
Mi mejor enemigo (Chile Argentina)
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10. Big Trouble in Little Vagina
9. Charlie's Anals
8. A Penis Runs Through It
7. Honey, I Fucked The Kids!
6. Rosemary's Booby
5. Sleeping With Seattle
4. The Empire Strokes Black
3. Titty Slickers
2. When Harry Wet Sally
1. The Adventures of Pluto Nash (Eddie Murphy at his best)
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Originally posted by slappy:
10. Big Trouble in Little Vagina
9. Charlie's Anals
8. A Penis Runs Through It
7. Honey, I Fucked The Kids!
6. Rosemary's Booby
5. Sleeping With Seattle
4. The Empire Strokes Black
3. Titty Slickers
2. When Harry Wet Sally
1. The Adventures of Pluto Nash (Eddie Murphy at his best)
i would say, are you sure you'd like to admit to number 1., then i read number 7. :eek:
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The Stoned Age (I think i am the only fan of this one)
This Is Spinal Tap
Kingpin
Goodfellas
Best in Show
Pulp Fiction
Harold and Kumar
Fastimes at Ridgemont High
O' Brother Where Art Thou
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Originally posted by jeffml:
Kingpin
i never get sick of this movie
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Originally posted by jeffml:
The Stoned Age (I think i am the only fan of this one)
the schnappster! <ding>
these ain't talls!!
i don't want chicks with zits, i want fine chicks.