Favorites Films?
February 2nd, 2005
Along the lines of my post yesterday, I have been trying to think of movies to add to my queue…
What are your favorite movies? Or movies you haven’t seen in a while and are on your list to re-watch?
To get it started, here are mine:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Elizabeth
Secretary
Princess Bride
Labyrinth
Finding Neverland
Lord of the Rings trilogy
Pirates of the Caribbean
That is all I can think of for now. I will update this post if I think of any others!
*updated*
The Fifth Element
The Matrix (3rd sucked!!!)
Neverending Story
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
(How could I have forgotten those?!)
February 2nd, 2005 at 11:44 pm
Charade
All That Jazz
Funny Face
Disney’s Robin Hood
Lady Snowblood
Amelie
February 3rd, 2005 at 1:08 am
I have never met another living person who has ever liked this movie, in fact I had to go see it by myself, and the other people in the theater left during the movie but – I LOVE the Rules of Attraction. It is a wickedly dark comedy starring James Vaan Der Beek. Yup, Dawson himself. Willow is a pretty good one too. One of the all time best movies ever is Girls Just Want to Have Fun, starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt before they were famous. It even has a dance contest. Put it on your list immediately.
February 3rd, 2005 at 8:52 am
Uhm… Okay.
Empire Records
Circle of Friends
White Christmas (yeah I know)
Princess Bride
I can’t keep writing about movies! Because now I have to go watch a movie!
February 3rd, 2005 at 9:11 am
Amelie! Woohoo!
Life is Beautiful
Shakespeare in Love
The Village
Groundhog Day (it is February!)
Garden State
This is hard for me. I’m trying to think of old classics that I love…and new ones that I just saw and loved!
February 3rd, 2005 at 9:20 am
Couldn’t resist adding to the movie list:
High Fidelity: the best of both worlds – it’s a FILM about MUSIC. They even mention Belle and Sebastian in it!
Mary Poppins: Music, dancing penguins, a bottomless carpet bag, toys that put themselves away, what more could a kid want?
A Fairy Tale: Do you believe in fairies? I do, I do!
Johnny English: Atkinson wonders aloud about plastic toys and soft cheese.
Xmen: My dearest friend is a costume designer and works making costumes for film. Her friends worked on X1 and X2. My message to them: Thank you for Hugh Jackman’s jeans. My latest message to the friend? When X3 goes into production expect a houseguest.
IRobot: Same friend worked on film. Doesn’t Will’s jacket look nice?
February 3rd, 2005 at 9:53 am
Oh so many to name but some favorites that I’ve been wanting to see again are:
The Station Agent, Il Postino, Goodbye Lenin, and Enchanted April
February 3rd, 2005 at 9:59 am
Neverending Story
Canterville Ghost
The Usual Suspects
Memento
Made
Waiting for Guffman’s Mighty Wind for Best in Show
6 Feet Under Season 1-4
Also, what I have done with Netflix is que up a ton of movies that I haven’t seen, but should like:
Casablanca (I just watched it and it was great)
Citizen Kane
Cool Hand Luke
Chinatown
The Bridge on the River Kwai
I’ve seen but I don’t know if you have:
Godfather I & II (NOT III!!)
Goodfellas
Born of the 4th of July
Ok, I’m going to stop now, I hope I helped Sis
February 3rd, 2005 at 10:02 am
Dancer in the Dark – Its Bjork! but its sad…
Ocean’s 11 – The original one… not the remake… the OG, with the Rat Pack. You cant be more swank than this movie!
My Neighbor Totoro – its anime and its cute.
High Fidelity – not only is it about music, its set in Chicago and was filmed at Reckless Records. YAY!
Friday Night Lights – TEXAS HIGHSCHOOL FOOTBALL! (you have to yell it)
Whats Eating Gilbert Grape – Leonardo is excellent when playing a retard or an obsessive/compulsive (howard hughes).
there’s more. there’s always more. and those are by no means in any particular order and are subject to change at my whim.
February 3rd, 2005 at 10:08 am
I love watching movies over and over again. And since the only movies I own are favorites, I have watched them to death. But these are ones I do not own (yet) and would like to watch over and over.
I would go the Musical route:
My Fair Lady
Meet me in Saint Louis
Oliver!
Then I would go the nostalgia route:
Muppets take manhattan (though I guess this is a musical as well)
The Lion, the witch and the wardrobe (cartoon version and/or live action PBS version, if I could find it)
Karate Kid
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Hmmm…that’s a lot, and I continue to think of more. I need to get me one of those DVD mail away services soon…
February 3rd, 2005 at 10:28 am
how about Legend, The Never Ending Story, 7 Brides for 7 Brothers, The Bad News Bears and Emma?
February 3rd, 2005 at 10:55 am
I have to second these already-mentioned flicks:
-Amelie
-Memento
-My Neighbor Totoro
Here are my additions that you have to check out:
-The Jerk, Steve Martin in the 70s
-UHF, Weird Al and pre-Seinfeld Michael Richards
-L’Auberge Espagnole, an awesome movie about Euro kids studying abroad in Barcelona
-School of Rock, which made me decide to be a middle school teacher
-To Be and To Have, an awesome documentary about rural school life in France–the kids are ADORABLE!
It’s 1 in the morning and I am feeling quite giddy with exhaustion so I can’t think of anymore right now. I just HAD to comment on this right away. Enjoy Greencine!!
February 3rd, 2005 at 11:41 am
Have you seen The Dark Crystal? And The Neverending Story? Childhood faves I still adore. Also: Frankie & Johnny, Garden State, Lost in Translation.
February 3rd, 2005 at 12:44 pm
Oh man, this list could be endless.
For your sake, I’ll only list the ones that pop into my head immediately:
Amelie
It’s A Wonderful Life
Benny & Joon
My Life Without Me
Girl With Pearl Earring
February 3rd, 2005 at 6:12 pm
I thought about listing the artsie films I like, but which movie do I watch AT LEAST once a year? THE FULL MONTY.
February 3rd, 2005 at 8:32 pm
the usual suspucts
casablanca
the maltese falcon
this is spinal tap
chinatown
best in show
a mighty wind
sunset blvd.
donnie darko
February 3rd, 2005 at 9:31 pm
Man, you were on my Netflix Friends list you’d already know all my favorites!
February 3rd, 2005 at 9:33 pm
hrm. Hard one.
Se7en
Moulin Rouge
Princess Bride
The Last Unicorn
Xanadu
Gladiator
The Matrix
MAD props to Frecklebrother for Memento!!!
February 4th, 2005 at 8:49 pm
also:
Fargo
Goodfellas
The Godfather
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Big Lebowski
Miller’s Crossing
Double Indemnity
A Streetcar Named Desire
On the Waterfront
Waiting For Guffman
February 5th, 2005 at 5:26 pm
12 Monkeys
Identity
Psycho
Vertigo
Sweet Smell of Sucess
The Shining
Eyes Without a Face
The Grifters