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walkonby

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ten films that define you as a generation
« on: July 16, 2008, 06:51:00 pm »
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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vansmack

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Re: ten films that define you as a generation
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2008, 06:54:00 pm »
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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HoyaSaxa03

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Re: ten films that define you as a generation
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2008, 07:12:00 pm »
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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vansmack

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Re: ten films that define you as a generation
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2008, 07:14:00 pm »
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 swingers
 
Good call.  Now I have to edit mine.
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Venerable Bede

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Re: ten films that define you as a generation
« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2008, 08:04:00 pm »
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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Re: ten films that define you as a generation
« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2008, 08:09:00 pm »
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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Arthwys

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Re: ten films that define you as a generation
« Reply #6 on: July 16, 2008, 08:09:00 pm »
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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Re: ten films that define you as a generation
« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2008, 08:10:00 pm »
**double posting**
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Arthwys

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Re: ten films that define you as a generation
« Reply #8 on: July 16, 2008, 08:12:00 pm »
Whoops, forgot a biggie, Empire Records.
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andyrichter

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Re: ten films that define you as a generation
« Reply #9 on: July 16, 2008, 08:46:00 pm »
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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SPARX

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Re: ten films that define you as a generation
« Reply #10 on: July 16, 2008, 10:48:00 pm »
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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chancegardener

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Re: ten films that define you as a generation
« Reply #11 on: July 17, 2008, 12:02:00 am »
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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eddie

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Re: ten films that define you as a generation
« Reply #12 on: July 17, 2008, 12:13:00 am »
With your screen name I would have thought "Being There" would be there on your list...
 
 
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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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eddie

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Re: ten films that define you as a generation
« Reply #13 on: July 17, 2008, 12:29:00 am »
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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ratioci nation

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Re: ten films that define you as a generation
« Reply #14 on: July 17, 2008, 02:29:00 am »
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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