The Favourite Movies Thread

[sherlockandjohn]

Hard to remember all my favorite movies on the spot, but some of them are:

Lord of the Rings

Narnia

Amazing Grace (which happens to have Benedict Cumberbatch in it)

Anna and the King

Cry Freedom

Schindler's List

The Grace Card

Fireproof

[miltk]

okay...i am CLEARLY the old fart of the group. i guess there's an aversion to black and white too

 

so here goes...

 

king kong(original)

the adventures of robin hood

anthony adverse

my man godfrey

the maltese falcon

the shop around the corner(the original you've got mail)

thief of bagdad

the 7th voyage of sinbad

a thousand clowns

the hustler

midnight cowboy

taxi driver

raging bull

star wars

lotr trilogy

new york new york

blade runner

dark city

serenity

matrix(only the first)

full metal jacket

mark of zorro(not the banderas movie)

 

rashomon

seven samurai

hidden fortress (the inspiration for star wars)

ugetsu

lone wolf and cub (the whole series but especially the 2nd movie...river styx)

 

and of course all the rathbone holmes'.

i think i might be the only one who saw potential in "daredevil"

[SherlockBatman]

Possibly unsurprisingly due to my username but I am a big fan of all the Batman films 

 

But I'm also a big horror fan  

 

Kill List, The Crow and Apocalypse Now are also three of my favourites.

[Carol the Dabbler]

okay...i am CLEARLY the old fart of the group.

 

Maybe.  But don't be too sure about that! 

 

I just love A Thousand Clowns!  (And The Shop Around the Corner is definitely growing on me.)

[Crazypplz]

A few of my favourite films:

 

Lotr trilogy

The Hobbit

Harry Potter (I like all of them but the best for me is probably The Prisoner of Azkaban)

King's Speech

Pirates of the Carribean (except the last one)

X men (except First Class)

What do you mean except First Class? It was the best one of all!

My other favourites include:

Spirited away (everyone should see it)

All Harry Potters

LoTR Trilogy

Hobbit

Billy Elliot

Everything Disney

[Pawse]

Someone's gonna murder me, but I like horror movies..!

 

 

 

[Janie]

 

A few of my favourite films:

 

Lotr trilogy

The Hobbit

Harry Potter (I like all of them but the best for me is probably The Prisoner of Azkaban)

King's Speech

Pirates of the Carribean (except the last one)

X men (except First Class)

What do you mean except First Class? It was the best one of all!

 

 

I mean that I didn't like it as much as the others. 

[Arcadia]

Geez, how do I narrow it down?.....

 

The Shawshank Redemption is one I will watch every time it comes on TV.

Ummm.... I'm sure I have some that are more favorite than these, but just off the top of my head....

 

The 2 new Star Trek films

The first 2 Star Wars

West Side Story

My Fair Lady (does anyone else imagine Benedict as Professor Higgins?)

Das Boot and Hunt for Red October

Philadelphia Story

It's a Wonderful Life

Red River

The Searchers

Last of the Mohicans (the Daniel Day Lewis version)

Raiders of the Lost Ark, 1st one and last two (Crusade, and, uh ... the one with Shia LeBeouf)

Serenity

The Avengers

My Youth in Arcadia

The FullMetal Alchemist film (can't remember the name of it)

Rio Bravo

The Seven Samurai AND the Magnificent Seven

Love Actually and just about everything else with Hugh Grant

Miss Congeniality and just about everything else with Sandra Bullock, including ....

Gravity

Lord of the Rings ... not my favorite films, but my favorite story, and the films done did pretty well by 'em..... I think I like The Hobbit better because I simply adore Martin Freeman, always have.

Gawd, there's hundreds more I'm sure, just can't think....

 

 

 

 

[CumberCookieCrumble]

Not in any particular order.

 

Forrest Gump.

Alien Autopsy.

Star Trek:  Into Darkness.

August:  Osage County.

The Hobbit:  Unexpected Journey.

The Hobbit:  Desolation of Smaug.

Stuart:  A life Backwards.

Hawking.

 

Still to watch Third Star its on my deffo must see list.

[Sophronia]

Lord of the Rings,Twilight,Harry Potter,The Chronicles of Narnia,Bourne,V for Vendetta,The King's speech,The Illusionist,Stardust,movies based on Jane Austen's books

[Rose Tyler]

These are the ones I rewatch the most.

 

The first Matrix (the others do not exist in my verse) Moonstruck, Jurrasic Park, Serenity, most of the Star Trek and Star Wars movies, Silverado, Resident Evils, most anything animated (Surf's Up, Monsters Inc. etc) and older musicals (Hello Dolly, The Music Man).

 

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[T.o.b.y]

Taking this here because I kinda like the discussion / rant about TV and I wanted to give it some space...

 

 

Maybe I'm not as open minded as I think I am bit while I do not believe in censorship, I would like to be able for kids to be able to turn on a tv without being bombarded with a lot of the asinine stuff that passes for acceptable portrayals of American culture and norms.

Yeah, when you share space, those who chose to be, let's say more explicit/R rated in use of language or smoke toxic things like cigarettes or like to a have a good rumble with their friends or like to engage in so much PDA that it becomes more like a soft porn... Need to understand that we share public spaces, & because they chose to be like that, should be considerate. Be in environments, where that behavior is morally acceptable.

Now the PDA, behind closed doors only please. A nice 10 second kiss with rubbing on the back & hand holding in public ok... But beyond that.... BLECH!!!

You both make a good point, and I agree, it doesn't seem quite fair that those with the highest tolerance for smut seem to set the standard for what is "acceptable."

I personally don't mind "adult content" being on TV so much as I mind that increasingly there is no alternative to it. I don't like having to re-watch "Toy Story" for the nth time with the kids because there's nothing else on that's suitable for them to watch. And I don't like putting each kid in their own room with their own favorite video while I watch something else. I would much rather have new "family-friendly" shows to choose from, that we could all enjoy together.

 

Hmmm... I'm trying to remember what my family did about that when I was little. My parents didn't own a TV. They got rid of it when I was a toddler because the damn thing scared me no matter what was on. My one grandmother watched nature documentaries with me, or rather, she let me be around while she watched nature documentaries that she liked, and I found out that nature documentaries are not scary, and I liked animals and nature like any kid, so that was fine, especially since she was kind enough to record them first, scan for lions killing zebras with blood and guts on screen or such like, and kindly fast-forwarded them for me, with a curt explanation like "okay, the lion eats the zebra, that kind of stuff happens in the wild, you know, oh, look, here's a butterfly..."

 

My other grandparents just watched whatever my grandfather wanted no matter who was in the room, but since he was a peaceful man with peaceful tastes, it was either boring, like sports, or funny, and I never got the naughty jokes anyway, so we just had a blast with me laughing and not quite knowing about what.

 

I didn't see movies made expressly for kids until I began babysitting, and by then I was too old for them, technically, but I think they affected me more than the babysat.

 

Of course now, as a grown-up, I'm catching up on all I missed, and I watch way too many films... I love most kiddie flicks, but I know I wouldn't have liked them when I was the age they were made for. No idea what to watch with a big family. I don't even have any idea what is "suitable" or not for children. Depends on the kid, I guess. Some kids out there can stomach a lot more than me.

[Bendydoodle Cantaloupe]

So I found out that adult Simba is voiced by the guy who played Ferris Bueller...? I always wondered why when I watched Ferris Bueller's Day Off Matthew Broderick (spelling?) sounded so familiar.

[SherlockedCAMPer]

Series:

Harry Potter

Star Wars (I like all 6 with the original version of 4-6 being top)

The Matrix

Die Hard

Lethal Weapon

Bourne

Oceans 11, 12, 13

Cheaper By The Dozen (Steve Martin)

Narnia

LOTR/Hobbit

Pirates of the Caribbean

Taken (I haven't seen the 2nd one yet but I want to)

Herbie

Despicable Me

Monsters

National Treasure

Jack Ryan flicks (haven't seen the 2 most recent yet)

The Mummy

The Santa Clause

Spy Kids

The Muppets

101 Dalmatians (Live Action)

 

Individual Flicks:

Almost all Classic Disney both cartoon & live action (1970s & earlier)

Tangled

Stargate

Tango & Cash

Maid in Manhattan

Miracle

Princess Bride

Amazing Grace

Prince of Egypt

The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything

Jonah

White House Down

The Pacifier

The Passion of the Christ

End of the Spear

Second Chances

New Hope

Star Trek Into Darkness ( Never really got into Star Trek too much. Just bits here and there of the various shows & movies)

Monuments Men

Jack Reacher

Top Gun

Good Will Hunting

Next

Gone in 60 Seconds

Raiders of the Lost Ark

The Last Crusade (The rest of the series was too freaky for me...says the person who likes the Mummy series)

War Horse

The Fifth Estate

Pirates Band of Misfits

Snow Cake

Hildago

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Blow Dry

Sense and Sensibility

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Singing in the Rain

 

There is probably more to this insane list but I'll be nice and not try to rack my brain more.

[SherlockedCAMPer]

So I found out that adult Simba is voiced by the guy who played Ferris Bueller...? I always wondered why when I watched Ferris Bueller's Day Off Matthew Broderick (spelling?) sounded so familiar.

 

I totally didn't even notice when I watched the Lion King or Ferris Bueller's Day Off and I love that film.  Most of the Disney cartoons of the '90s I watched in the theater and was done with them after that.  Matthew Broderick is a talented actor.

[Schlauer Fuchs]

My all time favourites are The Lion King* and Lord of the Rings (1-3).

 

But I also love Star Wars (III-VI), Jurassic Park, Regarding Henry, most Winnetou's, Peter in Magicland (odd translation), The King's speech and many many more...

 

* there are some great multilanguage clips on youtube, e.g. "Be prepared" featuring 24 languages... love it how differently Scar sounds!

 

 

[Carol the Dabbler]

My all time favourites are The Lion King* and Lord of the Rings (1-3).

 

What's your opinion of Jackson's Hobbit movies?

[Schlauer Fuchs]

I thought the first one was nice to watch, but not as good as the LotR movies; I don't like that he didn't decide whether he wanted to do a funny/children's movie (beginning) or an epic one. The mix doesn't really work for me. It's okay, but nowhere close to my favourites. And the second one was really disappointing, haven't even bought the DVD... But I hope that the third one will make up for the second, I'm really looking forward to it!!

[Carol the Dabbler]

Well, Alex (who is more of a LotR ring buff than I am) says that Jackson strayed the furthest from those books in the middle movie.  So I'm hoping that -- now Jackson's got the middle Hobbit movie out of his system -- the third one will likewise stick relatively close to the book.

 

[T.o.b.y]

Keeping my fingers crossed, Carol... Really, the only part I liked in the last film was the one with the dragon (but the rest of the movie was totally worth sitting through for that).

 

I am finally watching the 1995 BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. I have always maintained that you can't take the Austen novels to any screen or stage, that they only work as novels, as it's the narrative voice that makes them so special, and you can't really capture that. But I have to admit, this version did not get awards for nothing. For anyone who would like to know what all this Austen stuff is about but can't bring themselves to read the actual books, I'd recommend it. I am particularly delighted with the casting. The famous portrayal of Mr Darcy by Colin Firth doesn't exactly bowl me over, but it's certainly very good, and the women - god, where did they find actresses who actually look like the ladies in paintings from that era instead of modern beauties? I swear Jane and Elizabeth seem to have stepped right off the book cover of my edition. And Jennifer Ehle is perfect as Lizzie. You have to look twice to see her beauty, and then wham - it hits you just like it does Darcy, when her face lights up with her charm and sly sense of humor and intelligence. "The liveliness of your mind" - she embodies that perfectly. And the script is very faithful to the original text.

[Carol the Dabbler]

I've never read anything by Austen, but (*ears perk up*) did you say Colin Firth?  All I've ever seen him in is Love Actually, but I really liked him in that.  So who knows....

 

Or maybe I'll just read the book someday.

 

I liked the beginning few scenes in Hobbit II -- everything till they left Beorn's house.  I had been really curious how they'd handle his inanely marvelous dogs and sheep, and was relieved to see that they took a very straightforward approach -- I would have liked to stay there longer!  And yeah, Bilbo and Smaug, that was utterly perfect (though I will say nothing about the dwarves' participation!).  But the whole middle of the movie -- bleh!

 

[T.o.b.y]

I've never read anything by Austen, but (*ears perk up*) did you say Colin Firth?  All I've ever seen him in is Love Actually, but I really liked him in that.  So who knows....

 

What, you haven't seen "The King's Speech"? Oh Carol, you've got to do something about that! It's a wonderful film, it really is. You have faster internet now, right? Okay, here's the trailer:

 

 

[SherlockedCAMPer]

I watched The King's Speech the other day.  It is done very well.  I enjoyed it and might have my son watch it as we discuss WWII this year while reading the Chronicles of Narnia.

[T.o.b.y]

I watched The King's Speech the other day.  It is done very well.  I enjoyed it and might have my son watch it as we discuss WWII this year while reading the Chronicles of Narnia.

 

You do homeschooling? How nice that you have that possibility. Where I live, it's illegal, and most Germans have a huge objection to the very idea. This is something that often irritates me a bit in my for the most part very comfy home country, this inflexibility, the unwillingness to accept that what is good for one person may be wrong for the next. My countrymen don't get that individuals homeschooling their kids would not mean everybody has to or will do it, and that the public school system will not, in fact, break down.

 

[SherlockedCAMPer]

 

You do homeschooling? How nice that you have that possibility. Where I live, it's illegal, and most Germans have a huge objection to the very idea. This is something that often irritates me a bit in my for the most part very comfy home country, this inflexibility, the unwillingness to accept that what is good for one person may be wrong for the next. My countrymen don't get that individuals homeschooling their kids would not mean everybody has to or will do it, and that the public school system will not, in fact, break down.

 

 

 

I know about the fight for homeschooling in Germany.  I met the father of 1 family that does and heard about another family that finally got the custody of their kids back, but decided not to emigrate, because they wanted stay and fight the persecution.  Then in the US we have a German family that was granted asylum then had it revoked and almost to the point of being deported when the branch federal government who was pushing to deport them decided that they could stay indefinitely.  In the US homeschooling laws vary with each state.  I'm in a good area that allows students in the last 2 years of high school to be able to take college classes for free and the type of school doesn't matter.  If you run into any secret homeschoolers in your country, encourage them to keep persevering in that endeavor.