Best movies you've seen? : Othor Games

» Mon May 14, 2012 6:17 am

There are so many good movies I can't possibly name them all.

Some of my favorites are:

Forrest Gump
Pulp Fiction
A Scanner Darkly
Seabiscuit
Titanic
Platoon
Full Metal Jacket
Apocalypse Now
Drugstore Cowboy
Gran Torino
Mad Max
Braveheart
Robin Hood (2010)
The Basketball Diaries
Fight Club
Terminator 2
American History X
Ted Bundy
Dahmer
The Road
Wonderland
Requiem for a Dream

» Mon May 14, 2012 6:05 am

Boondocks Saints

» Mon May 14, 2012 4:53 am

Too hard. I've seen so many good movies that if I tried to make a list it would be too long, and then I'd have to keep coming back to add things when I remembered them.

Man, you don't know what you're missing. Their films are classics. Just need to remember that their films aren't serious. Also, expect to see some cast members you wouldn't expect :wink:

I like some Troma stuff. Some is a bit tedious for me when it starts meandering away from clever and toward obvious humor and audience pandering. I'm really glad people like them exist, though. For some reason I really got a kick out of http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083934/, although I haven't seen it in over a decade.

The only movies I can think of that has ever left me literally awe-struck as the credits rolled are The Devil's Rejects and Jacob's Ladder. I should be able to come up with more later.

Jacob's Ladder was a solid film. I didn't really like The Devil's Rejects, though. I liked House of 1000 Corpses a lot more. :shrug:

» Mon May 14, 2012 2:12 am

Too hard. I've seen so many good movies that if I tried to make a list it would be too long, and then I'd have to keep coming back to add things when I remembered them. :tongue:

I like some Troma stuff. Some is a bit tedious for me when it starts meandering away from clever and toward obvious humor and audience pandering. I'm really glad people like them exist, though. For some reason I really got a kick out of http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083934/, although I haven't seen it in over a decade.

Jacob's Ladder was a solid film. I didn't really like The Devil's Rejects, though. I liked House of 1000 Corpses a lot more. :shrug:

I was just impressed by how well it did in making me sympathize with the sociopaths. It almost felt like a Western, where as House of 1000 Corpses is more straight horror. Their both great films, of course.

» Mon May 14, 2012 3:00 am

Also, OP, your parents might not let you watch Titanic because of the nudity.

Yes, but I already know about that. I feel like the only person in the world whose not seen it.

A few more I just thought of are that are my favorites
The Lord of the Rings
The Dark Knight
Harry Potter
Dreamer
Secretariet
Tangled

» Sun May 13, 2012 7:48 pm

Fight Club
Reservoir Dogs
Watchmen
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Sin City
Snatch.
Superbad
Nacho Libre

Just a couple of the films I really enjoyed.

» Mon May 14, 2012 7:12 am

Night of the Living Dead (1968)

I really want to see that.

» Mon May 14, 2012 1:44 am

The Fifth Element
The Dark Knight
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Blue Streak
Zombieland
Clash of the Titans (the original)
Inception
Next
The Matrix
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgandy
Talledega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Zoolander
Independence Day
The Pursuit of Happiness
Black Sheep
Tommy Boy
Austin Powers
Star Trek VI
Star Trek
Star Wars
The Last Starfighter
The Simpson's Movie
Ratatouille
Toy Story
The Brave Little Toaster
Wall-E
Finding Nemo
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
The Aristocats
Lady and the Tramp
Alice in Wonderland
Fiddler on the Roof
Grease
Across the Universe
A Hard Day's Night
Back to the Future
Back to the Future II
Back to the Future III
Rango
A Fistfull of Dollars
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Glory
Gods and Generals
Avatar
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

And then there's more...

» Mon May 14, 2012 8:22 am

You listed 47 (+/-) movies as the best? I probably couldn't even tell you if I've seen 47 movies...That was impressive.

» Sun May 13, 2012 6:00 pm

The brave little toaster. :rofl:

» Mon May 14, 2012 5:12 am

You listed 47 (+/-) movies as the best? I probably couldn't even tell you if I've seen 47 movies...That was impressive.

And that was all I could remember offhand. Well, actually...

King Kong
Armageddon
Nacho Libre
Ghost Busters
2001: A Space Odyssey
Dumb and Dumber
Men in Black
Lawrence of Arabia
Godzilla Vs. Mothra
Dr. Zhivago
Pokemon 2000
Forrest Gump
Be Kind Rewind
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
See No Evil, Hear no Evil
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Young Frankenstein

And still more

The brave little toaster. :rofl:

Believe it or not, I loved that movie as a kid. I still have the movie on Laserdisc...

» Sun May 13, 2012 10:37 pm

Favorites:

Lawrence of Arabia
The Dark Knight
Shawshank Redemption
Inception
A Knight's Tale
The Mummy (nostalgia)
Titanic (What's inappropriate about it? :shrug:

)

Doctor Zhivago may soon join the list.

» Sun May 13, 2012 11:11 pm

Doctor Zhivago may soon join the list.

It ought to. One of the best movies ever made, and certainly in my top 5. That 1960-1970 era was so brilliant in so many ways.

» Sun May 13, 2012 9:38 pm

It ought to. One of the best movies ever made, and certainly in my top 5. That 1960-1970 era was so brilliant in so many ways.

I'm all-ears for recommendations... already got Planet of the Apes.

» Mon May 14, 2012 1:57 am

I'm so mad at forgetting Deer Hunter on my list I could just shoot myself!

It certainly has the best soundtrack ever

Fun fact; Kubrick occasionally wanted Pink Floyd to do the soundtrack. They said no and now they consider it one of their biggest mistakes.

» Sun May 13, 2012 5:00 pm

Hard to say the best movie I've ever seen. For comedy, either Top Secret or Hitch is the best.

Bourne Identity and The Visitor are both amazing dramas.

2001: A Space Odyssey had a good plot and super interesting ideas, but it seems like it's praised simply because of its ambiguity. I mean, were the themes that profound?

» Mon May 14, 2012 5:52 am

Fun fact; Kubrick occasionally wanted Pink Floyd to do the soundtrack. They said no and now they consider it one of their biggest mistakes.

Cool. As much as I love Pink Floyd I'd say it was for the best though

I have a total mancrush on Ligeti at the moment. So jealous of his skillz -_-

» Sun May 13, 2012 11:04 pm

That's a tough list to make for me, but I can think of several that I could watch if there was nothing else available;

City of Lost Children
Dogs of War
Blade Runner
Alien
Brazil
A Bridge too Far
The Usual Suspects
Any of Abbot and Costello films

» Sun May 13, 2012 11:42 pm

Elf
I am legend
2012
Men in black
Forest gump

» Sun May 13, 2012 6:14 pm

Oh heavens, this sort of question is always so hard to answer. What I considered a "best movie" 15 years ago is often very different than what I'd say today. There's also a difference to me between 'best' in terms of quality production/art and "best" in terms of popcorn/action/feel good or other subcategory.

But movies that, for me, have stood the test of time and many repeated watchings:

The Shawshank Redemption
Terminator & Terminator2
Princess Bride
Das Boat
Star Trek:OS films 2,4,6
Seabiscuit
Lord of the Rings trilogy (1st & 3rd mostly)
Star Wars (original trilogy, unaltered)
While You Were Sleeping (hey, I like it/makes me smile)
Seven
American Beauty
Evil Dead2
Rob Roy
Almost every single Clint Eastwood movie (both as actor & as director). Those stupid orangutan movies excepted.
Die Hard
Speed
The Professional

....and many others.

» Sun May 13, 2012 9:10 pm

Let's see:
The Last Starfighter.
Willow.
The Princess Bride.
Star Trek (2009 aka J.J. Abrams version)
Conan The Barbarian (New version).
Conan The Barbarian (Old version).
Tron Legacy.

» Mon May 14, 2012 12:02 am

My favorite movie is Jarhead. I've watched it atleast 20 times.

» Mon May 14, 2012 1:20 am

It certainly has the best soundtrack ever

I don't understand it's brilliance personally and have only gotten through half of it though

Maybe one day.........

I like it simply because I'm fascinated with space, and I've read the books.

» Mon May 14, 2012 7:43 am

The brave little toaster. :rofl:

Man that was a great movie!

On topic
Some of my favorite movies ever are:
Forrest Gump
The Shawshank Redemption (saw it at least 50 times)
The Treasure of The Sierra Madre
Full Metal Jacket

» Sun May 13, 2012 9:56 pm

I find 2001 to be all visual & cerebral style and not much more. I understand the influence it had on the movie industry, but I also consider it to have little entertainment value. So I highly respect it in some ways but find it incredibly boring to watch...altho HAL is a great character. And I still prefer it over something like The English Patient.

The novel was a fair bit better/didn't put me to sleep as quickly. imo.