Favorite Movies - New or Old

[NanoBite]

It has a similiar name to netflix .... quickflix.com is the name ... another is DVD Direct, Aust Post delivers the DVD to your mailbox

 

[MaDDoG]

four favorites that I forgot

Monty Python
Monty Python
Monty Python
Monty Python

Life Of Brian is hilarious....."Brian, youre a very naughty boy"

 

[moss918]

Don't think I could pick a favourite so I just copied over my top-rated films from my IMDB vote history:

American History X (1998)
Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Cidade de Deus (2002)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Irréversible (2002)
Memento (2000)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
The Shining (1980)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Trainspotting (1996)
United 93 (2006)
21 Grams (2003)
Children of Men (2006)
Crash (2004/I)
Fight Club (1999)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Goodfellas (1990)
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
Léon (1994)
The Prestige (2006)
Rain Man (1988)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Scarface (1983)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
The Usual Suspects (1995)

These are only the ones I've got around to voting on and then only the ones I've rated highly - so there are many missing:black:

From the list above I can see 2 films I definitely wouldn't consider "favourite" films and probably won't be watching either any time soon - Irréversible and United 93 - These were given a high rating as they are two of the most powerful films I've seen in recent years. When a film goes beyond watching and enjoying and makes you react so emotionally it really is an amazing experience. That said, I will have to stress that they are not for everyone and will advise caution for Irréversible.

 

[ste6168]

netflixxing?

at first i thought you were making fun of me for using such a nonsense word, then i realized through the rest of the posts you werent from the US... but yes, netflix is pretty cool, expecially when used in conjuction with mediafork

 

[johntalin]

A Beautiful Mind, Russell Crowe
I had never cried so much in my life watching one movie—from beginning to the end, and after.

 

[MaDDoG]

A Beautiful Mind, Russell Crowe
I had never cried so much in my life watching one movie—from beginning to the end, and after.

Yep...good flick JT

 

[johntalin]

Dirty, Rutten Scoundrels, Tom Hanks
An excellent comedy

Scent of a Woman, Al Pacino and Matt Damon
Pretty funny

 

[TheCustomer99]

A Beautiful Mind, Russell Crowe
I had never cried so much in my life watching one movie—from beginning to the end, and after.

That movie had possibly the best twist in any plot I've ever seen. It was a very well written movie. I remember watching it in my high school psychology class. Too bad Russell Crowe just likes to fight a lot in real life.

 

[eric]

Ronin is hot. It has one of the best car chases ever, if not the best.

it has a few of them. makes chases like the ones in "the rock" almost completely unwatchable.


my list is here, as baggss pointed out: Your Top-5 Favorite Films

 

[cwa107]

The Shawshank Redemption, engaging and very well-acted by both Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman.
Memento , full of twists and turns, original and you never know what the true reality is.

 

[eric]

Memento , full of twists and turns, original and you never know what the true reality is.

cwa, have you seen the machinist or primer? i'd guess you may really like these if you liked memento.

 

[cwa107]

cwa, have you seen the machinist or primer? i'd guess you may really like these if you liked memento.

I haven't, but I believe my wife saw The Machinist and did mention that it reminded her of Memento. I'll have to check both out. Thanks!

 

[kuhliloach]

airplane one and two are funny!

 

[johntalin]

That movie had possibly the best twist in any plot I've ever seen. It was a very well written movie. I remember watching it in my high school psychology class. Too bad Russell Crowe just likes to fight a lot in real life.

No one is perfect. He would have been, otherwise.

 

[Martin.]

i really liked the movie accepted, it was a good movie, but justin long was in it and so everything was mac.

 

[johntalin]

I like the musical called My Fair Lady
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[moss918]

cwa, have you seen the machinist or primer? i'd guess you may really like these if you liked memento.

Agreed, both excellent films. I think Primer deserves a second viewing though (You'll understand once you see it).

 

[eric]

yeah, i needed to watch it twice, might have wached it three times. watched the machinist twice, though that was to satisfy my own plot curiosity.

 

[MaDDoG]

Going to see The Shooter this weekend and from what I have seen in the shorts, it may bcome one of my faves...full review after I have seen it Sunday.

 

[Village Idiot]

cwa, have you seen the machinist or primer? i'd guess you may really like these if you liked memento.

It's scary to see Christian Bale in The Machinist and then in Batman Begins. He weighed like 90lbs in one and 160lbs in the other...

I think my new favorite (as far as recent movies go) is Reign Over Me. I'm a huge Sandler fan and he proved he can do a **** of an acting job in this...Punch Drunk Love, not so much...

I did like Punch Drunk Love though....it just didn't have what Reign Over Me did...