Author Topic: Movies  (Read 8281 times)

darko

Movies
« on: February 06, 2012, 11:48:52 am »
I'm an avid movie goer as well as a game collector so I thought I'd start a movies discussion!

I've been into older movies as of late. Over the past few weeks I've seen My Fair Lady, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Father of the Bride (the original), and The Professionals.

I'm just getting into the movies of the 50s and 60s. I can see inspiration from many of them in newer movies that I really enjoy.

Just for fun I'll throw in my top 3 movies ever (no order):

Lost in Translation
The Royal Tenenbaums
Donnie Darko (obviously)

I'm going with 3 because these are always on the top of my top 5-10 lists. None of them have budged since I first saw them. If I had to pick 2 more, 1 would be Blood Simple and the other would be up for debate. 4 & 5 have a tendency to move around a lot.

What are some of your favorites and what have you been watching lately?



scott

Re: Movies
« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2012, 12:22:50 pm »
If I had to choose a top 3. We'd be looking at:

Sandlot
Big
The Goonies

Lately the movies that rarely leave my ps3 are Wall-e, Watchmen: ultimate cut, Scott Pilgrim and the original Star Wars movies.
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foxhack

Re: Movies
« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2012, 04:20:07 pm »
I recently saw National Lampoon's Animal House, very good movie. I'm also a -very- big fan of crappy b-movie schlock.

And Lost in Translation is one of my favorite movies, too.

tpugmire

Re: Movies
« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2012, 04:38:08 pm »
They filmed most of Sandlot close to where I lived as a kid.  A lot of my baseball playing friends were extras in it.  As far as favorites goes, I have too many to list so let's just say Star Wars.
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pacpix

Re: Movies
« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2012, 06:38:10 pm »
My favorite are:
UHF
Star Wars
Ghostbusters
Mall Cop
Napolean Dynamite
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scott

Re: Movies
« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2012, 06:53:41 pm »
They filmed most of Sandlot close to where I lived as a kid.  A lot of my baseball playing friends were extras in it.


That's pretty awesome. The Sandlot is one of those movies that I can watch over and over and always puts a big dopey grin on my face. ha

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foxhack

Re: Movies
« Reply #6 on: February 06, 2012, 08:46:22 pm »
My favorite are:
UHF
Star Wars
Ghostbusters
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Mall Cop
Napolean Dynamite

Re: Movies
« Reply #7 on: February 06, 2012, 08:49:44 pm »
I actually revisited Napolean Dynamite recently and after a few beers...it was hilarious.

darko

Re: Movies
« Reply #8 on: February 06, 2012, 09:44:58 pm »
I actually revisited Napolean Dynamite recently and after a few beers...it was hilarious.


The first time I watched it I hated it. Then, about a year later, I saw it again and loved it. I've probably seen it 10 times now.

htimreimer

Re: Movies
« Reply #9 on: February 06, 2012, 11:33:08 pm »
the move i like

old movies
lilies of the field (1963)
lady snow blood 1 & 2
riki-Oh: the story of ricky
and if 2002 is old treasure planet

new movies
x-men: first class
captain america: the first avenger
the haunting in connecticut
up
gutterballs (2008)
iron man 1 & 2
the incredible hulk (2008)

the worst movies i have seen
napolean dynamite i rather watch scary movie series plus the spin offs in a marathon
speed racer (2008)
dragonball evolution just as bad as speed racer
saw

killerchameleon

Re: Movies
« Reply #10 on: February 07, 2012, 08:43:54 am »
My list consist of

Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Shawshank Redemption
Aliens
Terminator
Three Stooges (1920s-1975)

I consider the Three Stooges a movie because they were originally viewable only at the movie theaters.

dstone

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Re: Movies
« Reply #11 on: February 07, 2012, 01:45:22 pm »
I think I have The Last Starfighter and WarGames on pretty much every (consumer) format they were released. Well on my way for a full set of the BTTF trilogy, too.

I have a number of favorite films, but those are the ones that seem to pop up the most often.


pacpix

Re: Movies
« Reply #12 on: February 07, 2012, 05:16:27 pm »
I actually revisited Napolean Dynamite recently and after a few beers...it was hilarious.


The first time I watched it I hated it. Then, about a year later, I saw it again and loved it. I've probably seen it 10 times now.

Thats how it was for me.  Everyone said I had to watch it and I pretty much fell asleep.  Yet when I watched it again later I had to buy the DVD!

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ffxik

Re: Movies
« Reply #13 on: February 25, 2012, 12:25:09 am »
Blazing Saddles
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
The Green Mile
Of Mice and Men (1992)
Idiocracy ( I'm finding this movie more enlightening as the years go by >.>)


soera

Re: Movies
« Reply #14 on: February 25, 2012, 12:15:35 pm »
The Saw series (dont let Darko lie and say he doesnt like it himself ... Hes a closet fan)
Seven
Any of the comic movies