All time favorite movies

I would have to say, The Lord of The Rings Trilogy.

Der Himmel über Berlin (aka Wings of Desire)

If I had to pick a fave (hard to do...there's lots), i.e., one I would sit down and watch any time anyone was viewing it, it'd be a tossup between The Princess Bride and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead.

(very annoying with the quotes and giggling before certain gags, as well...)

Ooh, excellent choices, papa_g. I might put them in the opposite order, though. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead before Princess Bride. Now that you mention it, those two are probably up there even with my choice given above - that one was just off the top of my head.

Dont any of you love the Lord of the Rings, come on.

Just a side note that has nothing to do with this post. How do you get those comments under your name. YOu know, when you type a screen name in the search option, then click on the person. Right under, lets say, vishalarora, there is just "member" but no comment. How do I change that.

I enjoyed Lord of the Rings, but there are a lot better films than that.

Gotta admit, V., I much prefer Jackson's earlier work, esp. Bad Taste and most especially Heavenly Creatures. But then, I was never much of a Tolkien fan.

Don't get me wrong: they're fine movies. Just not among my faves.

@IPJ--no particular order. I'd sit down for either equally fast. But w/ an 8 year old in tow, The Princess Bride does come up with a bit more regularity.

V.--at the bottom of the page, to the right, is a button that says 'Edit my profile'. Click and fill in the appropriate fields.

I am there, but dont find the place to fill this in. For example, for qwerty, it says Qwerty as in keyboard. YOu know what i mean, but i cant get this. Sorry, maybe i am just too tired. I tried to change my signature, but something is wrong, i cannot even put a single letter in. I tried to put just VISH and then hit ok, but it says that it is too long. I think something is wrong with the system.

V.: The appropriate field is 'Custom member title'. If putting something in there doesn't work for you, I'm clueless.

I do not have that there at all. Maybe it is a disabled feature.

Nope, it's not disabled. It's there. Just look at the bottom of your own profile to find "Edit my profile" at the bottom of the page. Click on that, and it's obvious.

Sorry, custom member title is not there for sure, it is disabled then.

Thanks though, good night, well, good morning is more like it.

"The Great Dictator" by the wonderful Charles Chaplin
cos it´s very funny, tragic , dramatic and timeless. If anyone has not seen this , well then they should!

Garden State...Im ok with being unimpressive I sleep better..

A Man Facing Southeast, Eliseo Subiela

Things to do when watching LOTR

Love Actually is my fav...Indianna Jones and the Last Crusade, Goonies, and just about every cheesey 80's flick are up there too.

WAY too many movies to choose from! i love movies oto much!
definately-- I Heart Huckabees
but there's also Dead Poets Society, Amelie, Shawshank Redemption

and of cour there's Lilo and Stitch, Finding Nemo, The Motorcycle Diaries, A Beautiful Mind, The Chorus (Les Choristes), The American President, When Harry Met Sally, Full Metal Jacket,

Pirates of the Carribean, Finding Neverland, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Harry Potter (but books better)

etc etc (not fav's but also good is Miracle, nat'l treasure, coach carter, bend it liek beckham, The Station Agent, oh the list could go on and on... these are just off the top of my head!)

My favourite movie is "12 Angry Men", the 1957 version with Henry Fonda.

What he said.

sk8rgrl- love actually is definately good!
so are 50 first dates and Along came polly

oh and cannot forget others like The Italian Job etc

Blade Runner. Best Film ever!

the play 12 Angry men is quite good too!

oh! if you like Musicals "RENT" is being released soon as the movie- at first i thought it may ruin it, but so far it looks like it could be decent!

anyone like Madagascar (not as a fav movie, but in general?)

or, in spirit of the snow, the original "Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus"?

The Hunt for Red October



followed closely by

Emma



Talk about polar opposites! Yes I do like Rock and Country music also

BladeRunner- good movie- very interesting!
i had to watch it last year for my Philosophy of Popular Culture class in the univ. ha the same prof also wrote a book on the philosophy of Buffy the Vampire Slayer a bit of an odd guy, but great prof- esp for a philosophy major!

Casablanca... Nothing else compares.

Gotta pick 2. Shawshank Redemption and Goodfellas. (Heat, Platoon and Amelie are up there too)

There's a little old-fashioned cinema called the Stanford Theater in (go figure) Stanford, CA, and they've got an organist who rises up in front of the screen in between flims on a big huge organ with the foot pedals and multiple keyboards and all. They periodically do a double feature of Casablanca and the Maltese Falcon. Makes for a really nice night.

And you tell me this *after* I go to California. Tsk!

The Great Escape
The Big Sleep
Raiders of the Lost Ark

i never tire of watching these 3 movies

Rita, Sue and Bob too

A Taste of Honey

...to name but a couple...

Where Eagles Dare and Paint Your Wagons.

Paris, Texas, Wings of Desire, Wild at Heart, Blue Velvet, Full Metal Jacket, Dr Strangelove, Citizen Kane, The Big Lebowski, Fargo, Shawshank, The Mission, Amelie, Delicatessen, Trois Coleurs, L'appartement, Jean de floret and Manons, La reine Margot, Walkabout, Picnic at hanging rock, This is Spinal Tap, Solaris, Days of Heaven, Its a wonderful life etcetcetc could list hundreds.

usual suspects is a must see... most corniest fav movie and I hate to even admit it, but its mortal kombat

also a new indie movie I just saw was *you and me and everybody we know* very quirky but enjoyable

Shrek I
Usual Suspects
Legal Eagles
The Philidelphia Story
Stadtgeflüster
Fantasia
Shakespeare's Romeo & Julia (yes, the modern one)
Moonstruck
Good Morning, Vietnam
The Lion King (for the score)

No particular order, just movies I can watch over and over again.

Sorry, not all of us on this website are teenagers.

Lord of the Rings are three of the worst films ever made

I couldn't even get through the first LOTR without falling asleep.

But here are my favorites:

1. Singing in the Rain - never fails to put me in a good mood.
2. Primal Fear - Ed Norton is fabulous.
3. A Bronx Tale - so romantical.
4. 25th Hour - Ed Norton once again.
5. Crash - you have to see it.

I'm not a LotR fan in particular, but that's a bit harsh. I mean, the films weren't badly made,
even if I wasn't able to follow half of what went on. Did I say half? I meant 3/4.

A Room With A View

Cinematic perfection.

Here are a few less well-known films from the last few years which I can really recommend downloading watching:

- In this World
- Touching the Void
- American Splendor

I don't think the LotR's films are all that bad. I find them very watchable when I am asleep.

Fave movies off the top of my head:
Original Star Wars movies,
Lost Highway
Bad Taste is very good... and the moon.

has anyone ever seen coffee and cigarettes??/ what are views on this... I think its one of those that takes a lot of brain power to get into

Mine has to be Blair Witch 2

PS: Anyone else interested in horror movies?

Most good comedy:

Young Frankenstein
Yellowbeard The Pirate
Erik The Viking

Although I do like something which makes you think. Love Withnail & I.

Pulp Fiction
True Romance
The Matrix I

Mean Streets, Ran, The Godfather, Apocolypse Now (haven't seen it in years, though), Manhattan. Those are just off the top of my head. The official definitive top 5 list would require some thought, though Mean Streets would undoubtedly be on it.

Favorite from the last few years would be American Splendor. Great film.