| hondaman2 |
what's your favorite movie?
I have several but I love Boondock Saints. |
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| CincyDiver |
| I like the classic comedies. "Some Like It Hot", Lemmon, Curtis and Monroe is outstanding. Lemmon's response to Curtis' question "Why would a guy marry another guy?", "Security" is funny as hell. Especially considering that this movie was made in the '50s. |
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| gymeni |
| Jesus Christ Superstar, the original (1973?) version. |
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| Ziploc |
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Originally posted by gymeni
Jesus Christ Superstar, the original (1973?) version.
I remember that this JCS movie at the time was roundly panned by the critics. Wasn't sure how I'd react....but I saw it and loved it! |
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| cyberite |
I too have many. Amadeus is among the top.
I have probably seen Groundhog's Day more number of times than any other movie. |
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| Titans Fan |
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Originally posted by cyberite
... I have probably seen Groundhog's Day more number of times than any other movie.
Or did it just seem that way? :D
In the comedy genre, I'd have to go with Airplane. (But Shirly, I can't be serious :jester: ) |
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| Sunday Rider |
| Blade Runner, and Those Magnificient Men in Their Flying Machines |
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| Ratso |
Deep Cover w/ Larry Fishburn and Jeff Goldblum - Drama
The Exorcist and original Omen (tied) - Horror
Days of Thunder - great sickday movie - don't have to think and if you fall asleep you know the ending - same as top gun. - Action
The Perfect Weapon w/ Jeff Speakman - martial arts
Too many Comedies to List - my favorite category
..Uncle Buck
..Better Off Dead
..Caddy Shack
..Slap Shot
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| colorider |
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Originally posted by cyberite
I too have many. Amadeus is among the top.
I have probably seen Groundhog's Day more number of times than any other movie.
For our family, Groundhog Day and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation are annual "events". Sometimes we throw in "Young Frankenstein" for good measure.
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| ramirami |
| i think the austin powers seris is the most shagdelic movie ever made:p |
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| why2kmax |
Have many but for me I think Its a tie between
Its a wonderfull life and
Dr STrangelove. Odd as that may sound....
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| dbaggette |
| By far, my favorite movie is The Shawshank Redemption, regardless for my disdain for Tim Robbins. |
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| mattcav |
There are so many on my list, but here are a few
Shawshank Redemption
Major League
Days of Thunder
Christmas Vacation
The Christmas Story
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| Art |
Gotta have Plains, Trains and Automobiles in there!!!
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| PNW-Pilot |
Drama -
Hunt for Red October
Comedy -
Better off Dead
Grumpy Old Men
Action -
Who Am I? |
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| Ziploc |
The DVD just came out....Mr. Ziploc and I loved the movie and highly recommend it.
I wonder if the title Hidalgo led others beside me to mistake the movie as being about some long-ago figure in Mexican history.
But, this Hidalgo is a HORSE....specifically a mustang. And he's ridden by Viggo Mortensen, playing a character based on a real-life Pony Express rider named Frank Hopkins who, in 1890, travels to Arabia with Hidalgo to compete in a dangerous long distance race across the desert. To the Arab sheiks and princes Hopkins is competing against, he is just a cowboy riding a lowly mustang who shouldn't even think of risking life and limb going up against their royally bred Arabian horses in a grueling race that has long been at the center of their horse-oriented desert culture. But Hopkins hopes to show that, in both people and horses, bloodlines are not all that matters.
Anyway, the photography and desert landscapes are magnificent, and the film keeps you engaged from start to finish. |
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| jdeanski |
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Originally posted by Ziploc
But, this Hidalgo is a HORSE....specifically a mustang. And he's ridden by Viggo Mortensen, playing a character based on a real-life Pony Express rider named Frank Hopkins who, in 1890, travels to Arabia with Hidalgo to compete in a dangerous long distance race across the desert.
Anyway, the photography and desert landscapes are magnificent, and the film keeps you engaged from start to finish.
Sorry to be a spoilsport but it seems that in some circles this movie is as controversial as Fahrenheit 9/11 with Frank Hopkins as a bigger lier than Michael Moore.
http://www.thelongridersguild.com/hopkins.htm
But I'll agree, the cinematography is beautiful. |
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| Ziploc |
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Originally posted by jdeanski
Sorry to be a spoilsport but it seems that in some circles this movie is as controversial as Fahrenheit 9/11 with Frank Hopkins as a bigger lier than Michael Moore.
http://www.thelongridersguild.com/hopkins.htm
But I'll agree, the cinematography is beautiful.
I wasn't aware that there was a big controversy surrounding Frank Hopkins, and that he apparently was into such self-promotion. But you have to figure, as is usually the case with films supposedly "based on a true story," there will be much more story than truth in the movie. And that's the spirit in which I saw the film... looking to be entertained rather than looking for historical fact.
The filmmakers probably should have characterized the movie as fictional. But the fact they didn't shouldn't keep anyone from seeing it. |
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| kemosabe |
Fahrenheit 9/11 :runaway:
(Just kidding -- never saw that movie...) :p |
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| shiretsu |
| Pulp Fiction, Stalag 17 and The In-laws (original) |
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| sungchang |
I lean towards SF:
- Star Wars triology
- Blade Runner
- Terminator
But others on my list:
- Shawshank Redemption
- Amadeus
- Mission
- Godfather I and II (but not III) |
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| CNYGuy |
Office Space..."I need those TPS Reports"
Anything Monty Python... "What are you going to do, bleed on me?"
Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Outlaw Josey Wales
Usual Suspects
to many others to list... |
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| rtresco |
Here's a few I'd like to add...
Unforgiven
Forrest Gump
Glory |
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