Post Your 5 Favorite Movies

Nexus_One · Post by **Nexus_One** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 12:05 am

Let's see what everyone's 5 favorite movies are. Please no flames or whining about what other people like; cry to your mommy, not here.

Mine are, in no particular order:

Ronin
Dark City
What Dreams May Come
The Matrix Trilogy
El Mariachi Trilogy

Runners up:

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Super Troopers
Donnie Darko
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Swordfish
Notting Hill

Will Robinson · Post by **Will Robinson** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 12:16 am

Can't possibly pick my 5 favorites because I'm bound to forget some great ones but off the top of my head...

The Outlaw Josey Wales
Pulp Fiction
The Lord of the Rings (The Fellowship of the Rings-Two Towers-Return of the King

)
Alien
Pirates of the Caribbean

EDIT a few minutes later:

See, I just remembered The Patriot and Braveheart...

index_html · Post by **index_html** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 12:37 am

Hard to pick just 5:

The Usual Suspects
Goodfellas
Fight Club
Apocalypse Now
Braveheart

Followed closely by:

The Shawshank Redemption
Trainspotting
Seven
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
Kelly's Heroes
The Hunt for Red October
Amadeus
Brazil
Schindler's List
Pulp Fiction
The Lord of the Rings x 3

roid · Post by **roid** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 4:09 am

fightclub
human traffic

uh...
the colour red/blue/white trilogy (french i think).

i'm really strugling to think now. most of the best films i see are subtitled, i often miss the first few minutes so i don't know their names.
i'll just leave it at that. hehe you tell i don't much like the television.

Floyd · Post by **Floyd** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 6:45 am

5th element
leon, the professional
wounded
heat
matrix

now "last samurai" was really good but is too new to have been manifested enough in mah head already ..

Flatlander · Post by **Flatlander** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 7:01 am

Blade Runner
Metropolis
Black Hawk Down
the View Askewniverse (Kevin Smith)
12 Monkeys

But just about everything already posted is really good, too

TheCops · Post by **TheCops** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 7:04 am

the usual suspects
raiders of the lost ark
when we were kings
goodfellas
the thing

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 8:10 am

LOTR Trilogy
Grease
Titanic
Star Trek 2 Wrath of Kahn
Terminator 2

Lothar · Post by **Lothar** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 12:01 pm

Lord of the Rings 2
Lord of the Rings 1
Kiki's Delivery Service
Lord of the Rings 3
A Beautiful Mind

Zer0Cool · Post by **Zer0Cool** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 12:13 pm

5 FAVORITES that's gonna be tough

Blade 1&2
The matrix trilogy
Hackers
X-men2
and EVERY Adam Sandler movie

Topher · Post by **Topher** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 12:26 pm

Screw the limit

LOTR
Shawshank Redemption
The Usual Suspects
Gladiator
Terminator 2
Alien/Aliens
The Green Mile
Hackers (just for Zer0Cool, crash and burn!!)

Zer0Cool · Post by **Zer0Cool** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 2:55 pm

Topher wrote:Screw the limit

Hackers (just for Zer0Cool, crash and burn!!)

hehe thanx

JMEaT · Post by **JMEaT** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 5:12 pm

I have many but a few of my favorites

The Postman
Ninth Gate
LOTR Trilogy
Braveheart
Gladiator

Fezzik · Post by **Fezzik** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 7:03 pm

Grosse Pointe Blank
Good Will Hunting
The Princess Bride
Forrest Gump
Field of Dreams

Sickone · Post by **Sickone** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 7:18 pm

Ok, some good movies were mentioned, and some really bad ones....

So in my long missed loving fashion.....

Buy a clue, and watch better movies

On a serious note.....

I could not / would not pick 5.

Of all I have ever seen, the 800+ I currently own, etc. It depends greatly on taste mode, etc

Braveheart, Shawshank, Predator, True Lies,etc

SSC BlueFlames · Post by **SSC BlueFlames** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 7:25 pm

Minority Report
Good Will Hunting
Shawshank Redemption
Fifth Element
Fellowship of the Ring

Tyranny · Post by **Tyranny** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 8:23 pm

Finally some good ones there Sickone. Not going to limit myself here either.

Top 5:
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Shawshank Redemption
Saving Private Ryan
JFK
Braveheart

Others Include:
Interview with the Vampire
Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park: The Lost World
Star Trek: First Contact
Bedazzled
Hot Shots! Part Deux
X-Men
X2
Transformers: The Movie
Field of Dreams
Forrest Gump
The Matrix
Aliens
Gladiator
Terminator 2
and more....

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 9:31 pm

Tops:
Flight Of The Intruder
Terminator Trilogy
Star Wars Trilogy
Star Wars Episode I, II
Die Hard Trilogy

Others:
Pearl Harbor
We Were Soilders
Saving Private Ryan
Half Past Dead
On Deadly Ground
Fire Down Below
Blue Thunder
Bad Boys I, II
Blackhawk Down
Full Metal Jacket
Top Gun
Fifth Element
Air Force One
Days of Thunder
Double Take
Sum of All Fears
Heat
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
*this list goes well on and on*

Scorch · Post by **Scorch** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 10:05 pm

Jurassic Park
LOTR series
Matrix
Holy Grail

ummmm.... those are the ones that stand out. There are a lot of other movies that I really enjoyed but which aren't outstanding in my mind, so I'm limiting it to 4.

Nexus_One · Post by **Nexus_One** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 10:39 pm

thx Tyranny, you reminded me of one of my favorites, Transformers the Movie, definately a classic

Vertigo 99 · Post by **Vertigo 99** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 11:00 pm

1) Snatch
2) Kill Bill
3) Three-way third place trilogy tie: Star Wars 4, 5, 6, Lord of the Rings, Indiana Jones
4) Animal House
5) The Matrix (only first movie)

Probably some other movies that I like better / that deserve honorable mention, but I can't think of them.

Flabby Chick · Post by **Flabby Chick** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 12:46 am

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
The Great Escape.
The Italian Job (the origional of course)
The Magnificent seven.
2001 Space Oddyssey.

Asrale · Post by **Asrale** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 2:24 am

Have a lot of favorites, here are 5 that come to mind instantly:

- Aliens
- Black Hawk Down
- Lord of the Rings trilogy
- Superman ('78 w/ Chris Reeve!)
- War of the Worlds ('53)

Plus Predator 1 & 2, Terminator 1 & 2, X-Men 1 & 2, Mask of the Phantasm ('91 animated Batman movie), The Matrix...forgetting a lot of others...

Btw, Schindler's List coming to DVD on Tuesday.

Buef · Post by **Buef** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 2:48 am

Top 5:
Conan The Barbarian
Empire Strikes Back
The Warriors
Logan's Run
Heavy Metal

Others:
LotR
Star Wars
The Born Losers
Cannonball Run
The Vilian
Excalibur
The Princess Bride
Fight Club
White Lightning & Gator (Gator McClusky series)
Grease
The Wanderers
Flash Gordon
Barbarella
Sinbad series (Harryhausen rules!)

Also most of the old epics : Ben Hur, 10 Commandments, The Alamo, Cleopatra, Spartacus

Nirvana · Post by **Nirvana** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 5:18 am

HOW COULD YOU POSSIBLY SAY THAT PEARL HARBOR IS ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE MOVIES. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ANYONE CONSIDERED THAT MOVIE ANYTHING BY TRASH. WOW! I'M NOT ENTIRELY CERTAIN THAT ANYONE WHO THINKS THAT PEARL HARBOR IS A GREAT MOVIE SHOULD EVEN BE ALLOWED TO WATCH MOVIES.... UGH

sonyusa · Post by **sonyusa** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 7:20 am

I cant believe no one has said this one....

Scarface
Gone in 60 seconds
Catch me if you can
....

Whitewater · Post by **Whitewater** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 11:39 am

1.Shawshank Redemption
2.Snatch
3.Lock, Stock and 2 smoking barrels
4.Trainspotting
5.Requiem For A Dream

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly also deserves a spot, but you said 5.

propain · Post by **propain** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 12:30 pm

lol @ nirv

Its impossible to name only 5.

Repo man
The Edge
Red Rock West
Detroit Rock City
Pulp Fiction [overplayed but have to]
Crossroads [jk]

bash · Post by **bash** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 12:32 pm

Apocalypse Now
Brazil
Dr. Strangelove
Fargo
Raising Arizona
Runaway Train

Vertigo 99 · Post by **Vertigo 99** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 12:49 pm

Nirvana wrote:HOW COULD YOU POSSIBLY SAY THAT PEARL HARBOR IS ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE MOVIES. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ANYONE CONSIDERED THAT MOVIE ANYTHING BY TRASH. WOW! I'M NOT ENTIRELY CERTAIN THAT ANYONE WHO THINKS THAT PEARL HARBOR IS A GREAT MOVIE SHOULD EVEN BE ALLOWED TO WATCH MOVIES.... UGH

Well, just remember, that this is coming from the same person who has Star Wars 1 & 2 on his "top 5 list"

MD-2389 · Post by **MD-2389** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 6:40 pm

Suburban Commando (how can you not laugh at this movie?

)
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (didn't care for the first one, and haven't seen the third one yet)
GalaxyQuest
Head of State (Chris Rock rules!

)
Titan A.E.
Dragonheart (Sean Connery is the ★■◆●ing MAN!)

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 8:14 pm

Nirvana wrote:HOW COULD YOU POSSIBLY SAY THAT PEARL HARBOR IS ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE MOVIES. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ANYONE CONSIDERED THAT MOVIE ANYTHING BY TRASH. WOW! I'M NOT ENTIRELY CERTAIN THAT ANYONE WHO THINKS THAT PEARL HARBOR IS A GREAT MOVIE SHOULD EVEN BE ALLOWED TO WATCH MOVIES.... UGH

and you can KMFWA!! like i give a rats arse about what you think i do and dont like, and your opinion about it.

MD-2389 · Post by **MD-2389** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 8:18 pm

Ace, STFU.

Will Robinson · Post by **Will Robinson** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 8:59 pm

AceCombat wrote:like i give a rats arse about what you think i do and dont like, and your opinion about it.

Of course you do, why else would you post your list here...what,so you won't forget it?!? I think pencil and paper could have solved that problem!

Vertigo 99 · Post by **Vertigo 99** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 9:41 pm

(OWNED)

Phoenix Red · Post by **Phoenix Red** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 9:47 pm

in no particular order:

the matrix trilogy
LOTR trilogy
Big Trouble (say what you want, I think it's hilarious, gator fans

)
Monthy Python's The Holy Grail
Black Adder's Christmas Carol

Darktalyn1 · Post by **Darktalyn1** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 3:20 pm

Saving Private Ryan
JFK

Oh, so you were joking about Saving Private Ryan?

Fusion pimp · Post by **Fusion pimp** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 5:31 pm

Good Will Hunting.
A Beatiful Mind.
**Office Space**
Wyatt Earp.
Dances With Wolves.

Beowulf · Post by **Beowulf** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 5:41 pm

Pulp Fiction
Scarface
Goodfellas
Braveheart
LOTR trilogy
Original Starwars Trilogy
Indiana Jones Trilogy
The Matrix
Fight Club

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 6:00 pm

A lot of the ones already listed are pretty good -- let's see if I can pick some not mentioned yet:

Baraka
Brazil (european version)
The Blues Brothers
Delicatessen
Dark Star
Dead Alive (aka Braindead)
Harold & Maude
Koyaanisqatsi / Powaqqatsi (don't like the 3rd one)
Memento
The Wall

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