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Old 10-15-2004, 06:38 AM     Post subject: Favorite Movie #1 (permalink)  
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 I am an a weird mood. So i was wondering what is everyones' favorite movie.
My Favority by far is The Shawnshank Redimption(sp)
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Old 10-15-2004, 06:45 AM #2 (permalink)  
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 Here's 5 of my favorites in no particuliar order:
Swingers
1st Star Wars
1st Matrix
There's Something About Mary
Meet the Parents
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Favorite movie of all time - Band of Brothers, although it's not quite a movie since it was a 10 episode HBO series. If you haven't seen it - rent it or buy it now. You will thank me later.
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Gotta agree with !Luck here, Shawshank is superb. Check out the published script by Frank Darabont if you're a fan, most published scripts are written after the film, literally just copied down from the action on-screen, but Shawshank's is the original, shooting script - it shows you where the director chose to make certain changes due to whatever constraints there were at the time. There's also many anecdotes from the set (I particularly like the ones relating to the person who had to be there to ensure the ethical treatment of animals on set, including the maggot that Brooks feeds to his pet crow...), and plenty of insight into the film-making process, as well as some trivia titbits (did you know Morgan Freeman's son was in the movie, ferinstance?)

Also, of course, there's Star Wars (Episode IV for preference, nothing with Jar-Jar in...), and off the top of my head:

Brotherhood of the Wolf
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Cinema Paradiso
Waking Life
Spirited Away
The Princess Bride
The Big Lebowski
Lord of the Rings
Dark Star
Clerks
Se7en
Hawk the Slayer [j/k]

... I could go on all day, great thread, !Luck...!
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Old 10-15-2004, 01:15 PM #6 (permalink)  
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Favorite movie of all-time, hands down:

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Old 10-15-2004, 01:48 PM #8 (permalink)  
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The Boondock Saints
The Rock
Thursday
Fight Club
Way of the Gun
Replacement Killers
The Last Samurai
Underworld
Rounders
Pitch Black
Indiana Jones Trilogy
Seven
We Were Soldiers
Saving Private Ryan
Very Bad Things

Band of Brothers is supreme too but yeah thats not really a movie. My favorite show is "The Shield" and I also enjoyed the first season of "Oz" but I havent seen any of the other seasons so I cant comment on the rest.
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Old 10-15-2004, 03:05 PM #9 (permalink)  
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Wot - no Monty Python films in there

Gotta say my favourites are Life of Brian and The Holy Grail.
Alien is a classic and Aliens even better.
Star Wars - return of the jedi.
All the Lord of the Rings (except the start of the first and end of the last)
Scary Movie I and II - very funny.
Matrix I.
Dog Soldiers - uk werewolf film - different.
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Old 10-15-2004, 04:20 PM #10 (permalink)  
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Swingers is one i need to get on DVD.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, great book and I thought they did a fine job doing the movie.
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Old 10-15-2004, 04:23 PM #11 (permalink)  
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Fight club. There are just too many ways this movie rocks.

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Old 10-15-2004, 04:26 PM #12 (permalink)  
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Fight club. There are just too many ways this movie rocks.
Hell yeah man. When I get my own place I will probably make a shrine for this movie.
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Old 10-15-2004, 04:41 PM #13 (permalink)  
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one of my favorites that i saw again the other night: drug store cowboy.

william s. burroughs as "tom the junkie priest" is classic.
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Old 10-15-2004, 05:06 PM #14 (permalink)  
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I really loved Shawshank. I think it will be a classic in time.

Others high on my list for the quality of story as played out on the screen:
To Kill a Mockingbird
Lawrence of Arabia
Lord of the Rings series

Pure entertainment value:
Princess Bride
My Cousin Vinny
This is Spinal Tap
Most Monty Python movies
Cool Hand Luke
Most Clint Eastwood westerns (Outlaw Josey Wales, any Man with No Name Movie)
Star Wars IV-VI
Indiana Jones series

For the things it makes my wife do:
Sex and the City (I'm serious. Get your wife/girlfriend to watch this and you will thank me.)
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Old 10-15-2004, 05:43 PM #15 (permalink)  
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 Sci Fi: Blade Runner
Fantasy: The Lord of the Rings trilogy
Romantic Comedy: Punch-Drunk Love
Other: Fight Club


Of course, this list is ever-changing, but Blade Runner remains consistently in my list of favorites.
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Old 10-15-2004, 10:51 PM #16 (permalink)  
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Hands down: Office Space.

Honourable Mentions:

Ghost and the Darkness
Bloodsport
Maverick (just watched it a few days ago)
The Motorcycle Diaries (kind of an Independent movie, if you can see it in spanish w/ subtitles its worth it)
Apocalypse Now
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Old 10-15-2004, 11:10 PM #17 (permalink)  
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Old 10-15-2004, 11:12 PM #18 (permalink)  
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That is a great movie and I own it but I don't think I would consider that a horror by any means. I don't know what it would fall under but horror just doesnt feel right on this one.
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Old 10-15-2004, 11:54 PM     Post subject: Not horror, but definitely scary #19 (permalink)  
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Horror: Requiem for a Dream
That is a great movie and I own it but I don't think I would consider that a horror by any means. I don't know what it would fall under but horror just doesnt feel right on this one.
Must agree with you on this one. Great movie, but not horror. Scary, nontheless. Of course, my perspective on this is a little skewed. I watched it late at night when I was unable to sleep because I was all strung out on IV steroids (prescription). Ugh. Few things are worse than watching strung out junkies when you're all strung out yourself.

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BTW, no "Casablanca"?!?!?!?!!?!?!? Careless that it hasn't been mentioned until now. It's funny as hell. I didn't expect a drama to be so humorous. Great film.

Also:
"Papillon", a 2nd for "Fight Club" (funny, funny stuff!), "Rabbit-Proof Fence", "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (George Lazenby is the most underrated Bond), I could go on...

Hmmm. Sounds like I can't pick a favorite. Sorry.
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so many posters, and only one person (boondock) mentions rounders as one of their favourites...you people should be ashamed being at a poker forum!
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Old 10-16-2004, 01:11 AM #22 (permalink)  
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The thing is i don't love rounders.. I just love the scene near the end, heads up with Teddy. The rest of the movie is nothing but positioning for this amazing scene!

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Old 10-18-2004, 06:46 PM     Post subject: It's obvious #23 (permalink)  
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so many posters, and only one person (boondock) mentions rounders as one of their favourites...you people should be ashamed being at a poker forum!
I know I'm just a n00b, but I'm thinking why bother? Like you said, we *are* in a poker forum. Everyone knows the movie (well, everyone here should), and it's an obvious choice. Then there are the peeps like 'rilla who didn't love it. Hope this doesn't get hijacked to a "Rounders RULZ"/"Rounder SUCKS" shouting match.

BTW, "RAN" is another excellent movie. Kurosawa does nice work, and it's available in a restored version on DVD that is beautiful. Worth the 2+ hours if you can hang with the subtitles...
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