Your Favorite Movie.

[trapin]

Something for fun.

What is your ALL TIME favorite movie? The one that has consistantly sat at the top of your short list. And tell us why. Only name one movie, we don't want any lists. One movie and your reason for liking it so much. I'll get us started.

The Good The Bad And The Ugly - 1966

The greatest "guy" movie ever made. It was the movie I subjected my future wife to while we were dating. I felt like, if she could get through this whole movie without complaining once...she's the girl for me. She was a trooper and made it all the way through. We've been married 8 1/2 years. To appreciate this movie, you have got to see it for what it is. It's not just a "spaghetti western" as it's sometimes been tagged. The movie was funded by the Italian government and is considered Sergio Leone's finest work. Ennio Moriconne (the great Italian composer) scored the music and the signature song which is one of the most recognized songs by a composer. Everything from the extreme close-ups to the amazing cinematography and the fantastic performances by Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach and Lee Van Cleef make this epic western one of the greatest achievements in motion picture history.

Alright.....let's hear em!

[jy211]

Gladiator...:enguard:

[CAMAROBOY69]

Theres Something About Mary.
One of the greatest funny movies in my opinion. Soo many quotes came from it.
"Franks and beans!"
"How did you get the zipper all the way to the top?!"
"How did you get the beans above the frank?"
"He was masturbating!"
"Have you seen my baseball?"
"Have you seen my weiner?"
"You choke the chicken before any big date don't you? Tell me you spank the monkey before any big date. Oh my God he doesn't flog the dolphin before a big date. Are you crazy? That's like going out there with a loaded gun! "
Go here for some good sound clips. http://www.reelwavs.com/movies/theres_something_about_mary/

[CarlC]

The Good The Bad And The Ugly - 1966



Tony, you're the man!

Kinda funny, this came up yesterday with a bunch of my old college buddies. We would drop everything and watch the three "spaghetti's" on TV with my dad at my parents house, but TGTBATU was our favorite. My mom would walk in to find a group of guys watching 'em and say "You guys have seen that movie 10 times!". Our reply: "And if it comes on again, well see for the 11th."

[yody]

Braveheart, and the first three starwars, and super troopers

[mdprovee]

I know it was stupid, but I loved Better Off Dead. Made my wife sit thru it one night, I am still paying for it.

I WANT MY TWO DOLLARS!

[6'9"Witha69]

I love many of the aforementioned, but since I work in an office I MUST shout out "Office Space". Never has a movie been so true to my own experiences and so funny too.

I also have to add the Dirty Harry series. Clint was the MAN. I say was since Samuel Jackson is now "The MAN".

[DarkBuddha]

It's either Two Lane Blacktop or THX1138... I can't decide. Of course, Mulholland Drive is damn good too. Oh, or 2001.

BTW, I actually think For a few dollars more is better than TGTBATU as a film.

[trapin]

It's either Two Lane Blacktop or THX1138... I can't decide. Of course, Mulholland Drive is damn good too. Oh, or 2001.

BTW, I actually think For a few dollars more is better than TGTBATU as a film.
You could make a strong arguement for that one. That WAS also a great film as was Fist Full Of Dollars.

[BlazerSpeed]

way too hard to Pick a single favorite, but here are two that are real close to being A1.

Dark City low key, film noir, feels like a 1930's crime dective movie.

When i was younger I pretty much had the movie Vacation memorized...
"Clark you think you hate it now...but just wait until you drive it."

-DereK-

[rob07002]

"Heat"

DeNiro
Pacino

Need I say more.....plus that shootout sceen at the end is f***ing amazing in surround sound....

[vanzuuk1]

I have a real hard time picking one movie.

I would have to say "donnie darko".

[Steve Chryssos]

Kingpin!

[Ralph LoGrasso]

I have a real hard time picking one movie.

I would have to say "donnie darko".

Donnie Darko is an amazing flick.


For me, it would have to be:

Star Wars - The Return of The Jedi

Any of the Star Wars will suffice really, but that one is the greatest. It warrants no explanation.

[vanzuuk1]

Ralph

Tell them! Tell them they must see Donnie Darko!

I lent it to an anonymous friend (James Banahan) and he called me in a state of turmoil after viewing it. The movie will mess with your head.

[BMullin]

I would have to say Tombstone.....there were so many good quotes that came out of that movie as well. And more main stream actors than 1 could count. "en vino veratas", "I,m your huckleberry", "say when", "you tell him im comming and hells comming with me", "why Johnny you look like someone just walked over your grave", "alright lunger let's do it" "Make no mistake its not revenge hes after its the reckoning"................

[vanzuuk1]

Also in tombstone, when billy bob thornton gets bitch slapped.

[JoshStratton]

I used to be a HUGE Star Wars fan. I had literally HUNDREDS of the freggin toys. Speilberg just blew it all for me with all the re-vamps and the crappy 1-3's. I am officially done with it. The toys are gone and I am no longer a Star Wars geek. Ruined. Do I sound bitter?

My absolute, and in my opinion, funniest movie EVER made...Pink Panther Strikes Again. I was gonna say Dumb and Dumber, but I think PP takes it.

Both in THICK German accents:
Sellers: Doest your dog bite?
Inn Keeper: No
<Sellers reaches down to touch the dog and it about rips his hand off>
Sellers: I thought you said your dog does not bite.
Inn Keeper: Zat ist not my dog.

Too damn funny.

[ZuperZport]

Hey Dirk........he is not so anonymous now....................... lol

[6'9"Witha69]

I used to be a HUGE Star Wars fan. I had literally HUNDREDS of the freggin toys. Speilberg just blew it all for me with all the re-vamps and the crappy 1-3's. I am officially done with it. The toys are gone and I am no longer a Star Wars geek. Ruined. Do I sound bitter?

My absolute, and in my opinion, funniest movie EVER made...Pink Panther Strikes Again. I was gonna say Dumb and Dumber, but I think PP takes it.

Both in THICK German accents:
Sellers: Doest your dog bite?
Inn Keeper: No
<Sellers reaches down to touch the dog and it about rips his hand off>
Sellers: I thought you said your dog does not bite.
Inn Keeper: Zat ist not my dog.

Too damn funny.
Or when he is trying to get in the castle. And finally does it as the dentist. The melting nose. Ahhh the memories. Most of the PP movies were hilarious. Cato was friggin hilarious. Of course his character would no longer be considered PC!

[JoshStratton]

Yeah they are using the french guy from the Professional for the next one! Its gonna suck. All the good movies are ruined by remakes.

[yody]

"Heat"

DeNiro
Pacino

Need I say more.....plus that shootout sceen at the end is f***ing amazing in surround sound....
yeah, I agree, i've seen it so many times, it just isn't the same anymore!

[Rybar]

You guys are Forgetting abour SCARFACE & PREDATOR two of my favs besides the orig. Starwars.

[79_EFI_Z]

I can't beleive no one has mentioned Fight Club yet!

[yody]

........terminator 2 and Top gun also

[F70t/a]

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas :lmao: I'm in love with that movie.

[Ralph LoGrasso]

It seems that for most to give an honest answer, this thread needs to be split up into categories:

Favorite Comedy
Favorite Epic / Drama
Favorite Mob Movie
Favorite Western
Favorite Car Movie
Etc, etc.

But Tony said yer 1 favorite, so I'll stick to that.

[derekf]

Stalingrad - might take some searching to find it, but I believe one of my local Blockbusters carries it now.

The Germans know how to do WWII movies - none of that "we're the good guys, nobody you root for gets killed" stuff - war is hell and they know it. The Germans lost the battle of Stalingrad, if you didn't already know.

[MrQuick]

Steel Magnolias... I was bawling....so sad...


Starwars- all
Platoon
Aliens
Heat
Resident Evil
Punisher
Jay and Silent Bob strike back
Shes all that...hella sick! LOL

[TonyL]

Groundhog Day. No matter how many times i see it, i still watch it when its on.

the directors cut of the Abyss

Aliens.

The Matrix (the first one.)

Ace ventura. (sooo many one liners.)

[Bill Howell]

Showing my age here for sure.
A Star is Born(especially the soundtrack) and Blazing Saddles.
Oh yeah, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid ("Use enough dynomite there Butch?") :lmao:

[SHANE 73Z]

Groundhog Day. No matter how many times i see it, i still watch it when its on.

I am a huge fan of Bill Murray. Groundhog day really hits home though, I grew up 25 miles from Punxsatawney.

One of my all time favorites - The Man Who Knew to Little

Shane

[smittys69]

"Dead Man on Campus"... a little sick humor but the funniest damn movie I have ever seen. As far as something close to a real-life story (i.e. bio) I would have to say "Friday Night Lights". Those folks in Texas are really addicted to football.

[Andrew McBride]

"Pure Country" I am a huge George Strait fan. Saw my first concert when I was 5 and just always enjoyed his music. The movie just has a good traditional country style. Most city slickers probably wouldn't enjoy this movie.
"Dumb and Dumber" Funniest movie of all times. You have seen it, we all have!


Oh yeah, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid ("Use enough dynomite there Butch?") :lmao:
Bill has named another great movie as well.

[trapin]

Or when he is trying to get in the castle. And finally does it as the dentist. The melting nose. Ahhh the memories. Most of the PP movies were hilarious. Cato was friggin hilarious. Of course his character would no longer be considered PC!

If you guys are fans of Peter Sellers, you MUST (and I repeat) MUST see the movie "The Party". My favorite from Sellers. Also, "Being There" was great too. The man was a comic genius...and sorely missed.

[aonghus]

Kingpin!

"hey lady, there's a giant SH*T cloud coming!"

best line in the movie LOL

[gsxrken]

My life fades. The vision dims. All that remains are memories. I remember a time of chaos. Ruined dreams. This wasted land. But most of all, I remember The Road Warrior. The man we called "Max". To understand who he was, you have to go back to another time. When the world was powered by the black fuel. And the desert sprouted great cities of pipe and steel. Gone now, swept away. For reasons long forgotten, two mighty warrior tribes went to war and touched off a blaze which engulfed them all. Without fuel, they were nothing. They built a house of straw. The thundering machines sputtered and stopped. Their leaders talked and talked and talked. But nothing could stem the avalanche. Their world crumbled. The cities exploded. A whirlwind of looting, a firestorm of fear. Men began to feed on men. On the roads it was a white line nightmare. Only those mobile enough to scavenge, brutal enough to pillage would survive. The gangs took over the highways, ready to wage war for a tank of juice. And in this maelstrom of decay, ordinary men were battered and smashed. Men like Max. The warrior Max. In the roar of an engine, he lost everything. And became a shell of a man, a burnt out, desolate man, a man haunted by the demons of his past, a man who wandered out into the wasteland. And it was here, in this blighted place, that he learned to live again...

[DanT69]

I am a huge nerd so I will have to say Army of Darkness with Bruce Campbell.

I love all the Star Wars, and Indiana Jones movies and loads others. But Army of Darkness is just the perfect length that I can watch it whenever uninterupted all the way through.

"Hail to the king baby"

[MrQuick]

i scored a girl using the "gimmy some sugar baby" line. LOL Evil dead series kicks ass on hydrocloric. :firefire: LOL

[zbugger]

I am a huge nerd........
Heh..... You think you're a nerd? My favorite drop everything movie is, and I hate to admit it, but it's The Princess Bride. Don't ask why, but I like it. Favorite lines - "This time, do it your way." "Oh goodie, my way. Wait, what's my way?" "You pick up a boulder, and you throw it at him!!" "Oh. My way isn't very sportsmanlike...." :rolleyes5

[vanzuuk1]

Ken, You are the man.

[trapin]

My life fades. The vision dims. All that remains are memories. I remember a time of chaos. Ruined dreams. This wasted land. But most of all, I remember The Road Warrior. The man we called "Max". To understand who he was, you have to go back to another time. When the world was powered by the black fuel. And the desert sprouted great cities of pipe and steel. Gone now, swept away. For reasons long forgotten, two mighty warrior tribes went to war and touched off a blaze which engulfed them all. Without fuel, they were nothing. They built a house of straw. The thundering machines sputtered and stopped. Their leaders talked and talked and talked. But nothing could stem the avalanche. Their world crumbled. The cities exploded. A whirlwind of looting, a firestorm of fear. Men began to feed on men. On the roads it was a white line nightmare. Only those mobile enough to scavenge, brutal enough to pillage would survive. The gangs took over the highways, ready to wage war for a tank of juice. And in this maelstrom of decay, ordinary men were battered and smashed. Men like Max. The warrior Max. In the roar of an engine, he lost everything. And became a shell of a man, a burnt out, desolate man, a man haunted by the demons of his past, a man who wandered out into the wasteland. And it was here, in this blighted place, that he learned to live again...
Damn that was beautiful. :usa: :firefire:

[quadfather]

hollywood nights. great funny car movie. kinda like american graffiti with lots of laughs.

[84gp]

Weekend at Bernie's, anyone?

[BlazerSpeed]

Hey Allen....

"INCONCEIVABLE!!!!"

Fessik - "Hey, I'm on the brute squad"
Miracle Max - You ARE the Brute Squad.

ok if its no longer your one favorite....im gonna use Ralphs break down:

Favorite Western: TombStone, Last Man Standing (very under-rated but just badass)

Favorite Action: wow...tough; Die Hard, Predator, Original Mad Max (uncut and un-dubbed DVD version), T2, Heat, Cobra, escape from LA....damn too many

Favorite Comic Book into a movie: also tough; Sin City, Batman Begins-Batman-Batman Returns, X-men (new X3 trailer is out on apple.com )

Favorite Sci-Fi: way to many to list...but The Thing, Alien3, Star Wars series...although I still havent seen Revenge of the Sith

ok ok...this is gonna take way too long...ill just add Donnie Darko is good but twisted, much like Requiem For a dream, SE7EN, Pi, Saw, and The Cell.

oh yeah and these three at least some of you have to agree with, The Goonies, CaddyShack, and Clue.

wow, ok im done...i think...yeah im done.
-DereK-

[JoshStratton]

If you guys are fans of Peter Sellers, you MUST (and I repeat) MUST see the movie "The Party". My favorite from Sellers. Also, "Being There" was great too. The man was a comic genius...and sorely missed.
LOL I own that one too. I have almost all of his movies. The best line in any of his movies was in 'How I learned to love the bomb':

Gentlemen! There's no fighting in the War Room!

[Jims78elky]

Wow..there are a few,but this one really takes me back! I first saw this
around 1980..scared the bejesus out of me,it was just one of those scary
movies that leave you looking over your shoulder on the way home.lol.

The "Tall Man" was my favorite,just so evil and he knew he was..:evil:

One of his best lines out of the movie..

Tall Man: "You play a good game boy, but the game is finished, now you die!"

This is one of the best sci-fi movies i have ever seen..

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif

[TonyL]

the princess bride.

"the battle of wits has begun!!" (http://www.totse.com/en/ego/literary_genius/bride.html)

lol awesome movie. and I still dont know why inigo montoya's sword isnt for sale, they have all the "blade" ones. and the ones from "Lord of the Rings"

[rob07002]

Caddy Shack
Blazing Saddles, "what in the wide wide world of sports isa go'in on here"
History of the World part 1, "plumbing, plumbing for sale....pipe that sh*t right out of your house"
Really anything by Mel Brooks
The Wedding Crashers, that sceen at the dinner table nearly pissed my pants

Man I'm really going to have t think about this this.....too many great ones

One of my all time favs.....COOL HAND LUKE

[third base]

Just to name my favorite comedy...Super Troopers. The first time I saw that movie in the theaters I didn't have time to breath I was laughing so hard:seizure:. Seriously, I almost died!

[F70t/a]

"Dutch" with Ed O'neal, man that was funny :drool:

[ALLACTIONMAN]

Interesting blend of films...
A few ov my faves are:
Rendezvous
Vanishing point
Easy Rider
Cannonball
Cannonball run
The Driver
The Gumball Rally
Smokey and the Bandit
The original Gone in 60 seconds
Bullitt !?!
Firebird 2015
Grand Prix !?!
And the ultimate godhead of movies: LeMans !!!

I think if these haven't been viewed by all, they might be worth a look...

Cheers !

[TonyHuntimer]

Gosh! This is a crazy topic. How can you pick just one?

It could be Star Wars (any one of them except the one with Jar Jar Binks)...Men In Black...Terminator (any one)...Pulp Fiction...Batman Begins...Spiderman (one or two)...Pirates of the Caribbean... AHHHH!! I can't pick one :crying:

Tony Huntimer
RaceHome.com

[trapin]

LOL I own that one too. I have almost all of his movies. The best line in any of his movies was in 'How I learned to love the bomb':

Gentlemen! There's no fighting in the War Room!
My favorite part in "The Party" is when Sellers shoots that dart gun and it sticks to that actor/cowboy's head. He runs outside. The actor walks over to the doorwall and looks around to see Sellers at the other side of the pool. Sellers says (using Indian accent) "Howdy Par-ta-ner". I lose it every time. You have to see the movie to appreciate it.

[MrQuick]

Yeah Jim, Phantasm was a bad ass movie because of the car...and the mole trolls from hell...and the random B movie tata shots....lets not forget the crazy fly....BOY!! my left ear still rings from that stupid shot gun shell trick.
math quiz: 1 game shell + 1 tack + finish hammer + duct tape = spackle, joint tape,and puddy knife LOL
Damn game load LOL
The one early flick that scared me was "Prophecy" not the Christopher Walkin angel one but the mercury birth defective bear one...scary stuff cause we loved to go camping on the week ends.

[shmoov69]

I can't pick just one. :pat:
I got the Pink Panther Box set and it is one of my fav's
the Naked Gun trilogy
Better off dead
Three Amigo's
Spies Like Us
The Jerk
Terminator
Blazing Saddles
SPACEBALLS.....The movie
Something About Mary
Friday (the first one)
1941
Animal House
Vacation
The Sound of Music (checking to see if anyone is reading!)
Fletch & Fletch Lives
Caddyshack
Airplane 1 & 2
Smokey & The Bandit
Cannonball Run
Debbie Does Dallas......Oh, wrong list!

[rocketrod]

Terminator 2
Princess Bride
It's a Wonderful Life
Christmas Vacation
Scrooged
Office Space
Braveheart

[dropit69]

very hard to narrow it down to 1...one of my favs is shawshank redemtion..and any car movie!!

[harshman]

“Gentlemen – we are invading Derkastan!”

“Muhammad Gehad derka derka”

“Quick they are heading south bound on daka laka street.”



Team America F yea!!!!




I like it mainly because of the sex scene.



ok. That is all now.

[6'9"Witha69]

I understand the whole Princess Bride thing. I laughed at that movie so much!

How about my cousin Vinny?! The two "Yutes"! No matter how many times it runs on Comedy Central, I will watch it.

[rockdogz]

5th Element
The Terminator
Starship Troopers

[BigBronco]

Forest Gump
Saving Private Ryan
Anchorman

[USAZR1]

Uncommon Valor
Schindlers List
Braveheart
Tombstone
Caddyshack

[vanzuuk1]

Tom Fifth element is one of my favorites, such an underrated movie.

[Todds69]

Shawshank Redemption....I love it when the Warden/Screws got it put to them in the end...

[J-Rod]

I can't believe The Big Lebowski hasn't been mentioned yet!!!

[Kenova]

I have to agree, you can't pick just one movie.
I'll watch anything with Bruce Willis in it. The Fifth Element and Last man standing are two of my favorites, but he does comedy well too.
One movie that will make me drop the remote when I'm channel surfing is Quiggley Down Under with Tom Seleck:

"This ain't Dodge city, and you're not Bill Hickock."

"Said I didn't have any use for one. Never said I didn't know how to use one"

And lets not forget about the Monty Python movies :lmao: "man eating rabbit" :lmao: . Seeing the movies listed here really brings back some memories. I've busted my gut and shed a few tears laughing at some of them (most of them actually).
Ken