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Post by Mark_Stevenson on May 20, 2008 10:33:51 GMT
Finding myself at a loose end last night, I flopped down and watched Jaws. God, I love that film. Every frame, even the big white turd. I wouldn't say it was my favourite movie, but it's one I never, ever get bored of watching, no matter how many times I see it. I probably love, say, Blade Runner more, but it's a film I have to be in the right frame of mind for. Jaws doesn't challenge me, and I'm a long way past the point where it scared me, but once that girl goes into the water at the start I'm rooted to the spot until Roy Scheider growls "Smile, you son of a bitch!" and blows the toothy one to kingdom come.
So what films do you never, ever tire of?
Mx
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Post by Bogatan on May 20, 2008 10:41:40 GMT
A Knights tale. Must have watched it more than any other film at this point, all within a 3 or four year period.
Then again A muppet Christmas Carol every Christmas as many times as I can get around to. Usually between 3 and 10 times through December and early January, but at least one year I watched it as many as 20 or 30 times and Ive been doing that since the first christmas after I got the video so 13 chritmas's. Yeah thats ther film I never get tired of. At least over chritmas.
Andy
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Post by Andy Turnbull on May 20, 2008 10:43:49 GMT
I'd have to say Evil Dead II. Always a good film to sit and watch.
Andy
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Post by Gav on May 20, 2008 12:16:11 GMT
Muppet's Christmas Carol
Predator
Masters of the Universe
Howard the Duck
Cinematic masterpieces? YES!
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Post by Hero on May 20, 2008 12:48:14 GMT
Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Lost Boys, Goonies, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, A Muppet Christmas Carol, Trainspotting.
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Post by Bogatan on May 20, 2008 13:48:29 GMT
Oh hell yeah. Anything with Simon Pegg in.
Andy
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on May 20, 2008 17:07:14 GMT
Labyrinth
The Princess Bride
The Shadow
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2008 17:17:31 GMT
Both FX films
Monty Python's The Life of Brian
Most Ray Harryhausen films
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Post by The Doctor on May 20, 2008 17:47:02 GMT
The first six Star Trek films with the original cast. Yes, even the 5th one. I can watch them over and over (and have!) and still love them.
-Ralph
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Post by legios on May 20, 2008 19:36:50 GMT
Labyrinth (this is my "lift my spirits film, always good for getting me out of the downs)
For a Few Dollars More - I like westerns, and with its bounty hunters against bandits plotline this pretty much sums up the genre for me. It also has a wonderful mechanical inevitability to its plot and some wonderful cinematography.
The Empire Strikes Back (my favourite of the first three "Star Wars" films by a long way).
Sneakers - approaching the perfect caper movie for me. A bunch of heroes who have to use their wits to survive and outwit a nefarious adversary, because they are certainly no good at doing violence)
Gojira (1954) - My favourite film from the Giant Monster genre, a film with a resonance beyond the visceral thrill of giant rubber atomic creatures, and a weight that belies the nature of the genre.
Patlabor: Mobile Police - Giant mecha, and a police thriller - not a combination you would think go well together. But somehow it manages to balance some fantastic action material with solid police procedural and an nice line in character-based humor.
Karl
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Post by karla on May 20, 2008 19:58:06 GMT
Muppets Christmas Carol, Basil the Great Detective, Hero and Twilight Samuri
oooooooo and Anastasia too, the animated one with her singing something-or-other about december
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Post by Andy Turnbull on May 21, 2008 10:09:15 GMT
In addition to Evil Dead II I'd have to say The Raven starring Vincent Price, The Empire Strikes Back and Batman Returns.
Andy
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Post by Nigel on May 21, 2008 12:27:52 GMT
Off the top of my head: Zulu, The Muppets Christmas Carol, South Park Bigger, Longer and Uncut, Back to the Future, Labyrinth.
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Post by The Doctor on May 21, 2008 17:32:18 GMT
Having had a think, I'd add Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Barefoot in the Park, Serenity, Flash Gordon, Jason and the Argonauts, Robin Hood (Errol Flynn), Zulu, The Wizard of Oz, the original Planet of the Apes and the animated TF movie to the aforementiond first 6 Star Trek films. All films I have probably watched more times than is healthy.
Hmmm, really need to pick up copies of Zulu and The Wizard of Oz at some point.
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2008 17:33:26 GMT
I'm alsoa sucker for the Brat Pack movies of the eighties like The Breakfast Club and St Elmo's Fire. Both of which are feelgood movies where the characters come out from underneath their ego and show themselves in their true light before the end of the film.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on May 21, 2008 19:46:29 GMT
Oh, and then there's Harvey... sheer genius. Best dialogue I've ever seen on film.
I defy you to watch this clip and tell me that James Stewart doesn't rule.
Martin
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Post by karla on May 21, 2008 21:17:27 GMT
Oh, and then there's Harvey... sheer genius. Best dialogue I've ever seen on film. I defy you to watch this clip and tell me that James Stewart doesn't rule. Martin YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAH I love Harvey  I like it near the end ^^ |
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Post by Bogatan on May 21, 2008 22:39:56 GMT
Im just going to simplify this. I'll happily watch anything If James Stewart, Bruce Campbell, Nathan Fillion or Simon Pegg are on screen.
Maybe add Frank Oz to that.
Oh and Singing in the Rain, that is just a perfect and beautiful looking film.
Andy
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Post by Shockprowl on May 29, 2008 11:46:59 GMT
Weeeell- any of the Star Wars films apart from Phantom Menace (although I LOVE the lightsaber fight!). I'm actually a big fan of eps 2 and 3.
Adding alot of James Bond to the list recently. Casino Royale, You only Live Twice and Goldfinger I can watch over and over.
Star Trek 1,2,3,4,6,7 & 8.
God Father part One. The Core. Alien. Invincable. Mission Impossible 1. The X-Men films. The Matrix films, Reloaded in partic- great fights scenes. Children of Men. Interview with a Vampire. Bottom the Movie, even though it's nowhere near as good as the TV show.
And, of course, Transformers!
I'm sure there's others.
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Post by legios on May 29, 2008 23:43:27 GMT
Weeeell- any of the Star Wars films apart from Phantom Menace (although I LOVE the lightsaber fight!). I'm actually a big fan of eps 2 and 3. I'll be honest, the most recent "Star Wars" films don't entirely work for me. There are isolated scenes that really do hit the mark but overall they seem to bear the mark of their fragmented conception - the opening of "Revenge of the Sith" is only really comprehensible to me in retrospect - now that I have seen spin-off cartoons and stuff. The armed choreagraphy in "Phantom Menace" and "Attack of the Clones" I did think was quite good (even if Darth Maul's style does seem unduly cribbed from "Hidden Fortress"). Wasn't so keen on the fight staging in "Revenge of the Sith" to be honest - it lost me at about the "swings lightsaber like propellor" sequence. "Goldfinger" has one of my favourite Bond villains - I can understand both Goldfinger's aim and methods - and that makes him work well for me. Karl |
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Post by kayevcee on May 30, 2008 9:29:06 GMT
even if Darth Maul's style does seem unduly cribbed from "Hidden Fortress Is it not appropriate for a Star Wars film to nick its fight choreography from there? That's where it all started, wasn't it? -Nick |
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Post by legios on May 30, 2008 12:06:44 GMT
Is it not appropriate for a Star Wars film to nick its fight choreography from there? That's where it all started, wasn't it? -Nick Amongst other places. Fair doos there I guess. It may just be a "homage", or even a complete conincidence - there are after all only so many ways you can use what is effectively a spear. Karl |
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Post by The Doctor on May 30, 2008 16:30:37 GMT
RE: The Star Wars prequels. I don't think they are particularly great, though Attack of the Clones is watchable, almost entirely down to Christopher Lee, who knows exactly how to play that kind of material. He is a towering statue amidst a sea of mediocrity.
-Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on May 31, 2008 18:09:45 GMT
I just freakin' love Light Sabers!
Me and my best mate (a copper!) got slazengered one night and started fighting with my toy lightsabers from Ep 1. The fight quickly spilled out into the street. Finally exhaustion claimed us and we staggered back inside JUST as a police van went passed! Some Mother had called the Fuzz!!! Can't anyone have a toy lightsaber fight in the street anymore?!
I don't mind the pre Star Warsers. I actually like Revenge quite a bit. Yeah, not as good as the originals, but ok in my book.
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Post by Shockprowl on May 31, 2008 18:11:12 GMT
"Goldfinger" has one of my favourite Bond villains - I can understand both Goldfinger's aim and methods - and that makes him work well for me. Karl You're not planning your own mastermind criminal undertaking are you Karlos? |
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2008 18:30:01 GMT
If we're talking about the Star Wars prequels I didn't think too much of them. The first one was boring but had to be told to explain the story while the second was nothing more than a love story. The third one is by far my favourite as it captures the essence of the original trilogy and answers all of the questions that the original trilogy had left hanging.
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Post by legios on May 31, 2008 21:24:40 GMT
You're not planning your own mastermind criminal undertaking are you Karlos? Nah. I've no plans to destabilise the US economy by breaking into Fort Knox. By some accounts there isn't anything in there to irradiate anyway. Besides - the American government is doing well enough at destabilising their economy without any help..... :-) Karl |
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Post by karla on Jun 1, 2008 21:13:33 GMT
Howl's Moving Castle ^^
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Post by legios on Jun 1, 2008 21:40:18 GMT
"Howl's" is a decent film. Looks as lovely as most of Studio Ghibli's output. Doesn't have quite as tight a hold on me as "Spirited Away" though. Karl |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jun 3, 2008 9:45:42 GMT
Robocop is another film I can watch over and over again.
Andy
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