OT: So what's your favorite, eh?
by Black Francis on Jul 7, 2009 8:03 PM CDT
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So I was thinking about my favorite GOOD movies. You know we all have our guilty pleasures that we enjoy watching more than films we may like and think are important culturally, so I had to cut out such greats as Gross Point Blank and
The Hudsucker Proxy (both of which I think are brilliant but probably not examples of great film making).
Following is a poll with a list of some of my favorite good movies, and I was wondering which of them the community liked best. Hope that a good discussion follows, too. I have included an "all of these suck" option for those of you with no taste whatsoever. Anyway, they're in no particular order.
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I will stop and watch
almost any Hitchcock movie, North by Northwest is my favorite, but I also love Rear Window and Vertigo.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
Actually
I think I probably do like NxNW better but I guess I didn’t think of it. The Birds is also terrific. Hitchcock was awesome.
by Black Francis on Jul 7, 2009 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Can't go wrong w/ Hitchcock.
I really like 1 scene movies, so I’d probably go w/ Rope and Lifeboat.
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
Lifeboat
John Steinbeck script.
"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks
by hightowersmith on Jul 7, 2009 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, there are a few
that are pretty meh, but I enjoy his style even on the so so ones. Kind of like listening to the Beatles sing Mr. Moonlight. It sucks, but it’s the Beatles, so I listen.
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You're not thinking 'Moonlight Mile' by the Stones?
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
Favorite Hitchcock
Shadow of a Doubt.
Although I need to see North by Northwest and Notorious.
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by vfn on Jul 8, 2009 1:16 AM CDT up reply actions
Jump on that
Both are fantastic films. Plus it’s incredibly difficult to pick between Ingrid Bergman or Eva Marie Saint as my favorite female lead in a Hitchcock film.
I had a paper route when I was a kid. I was supposed to go to 2,000 houses. Or two dumpsters.
Don't forget Grace Kelly.
‘Dial M for Murder’ & ‘Rear Window’. Stunning woman.
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
Shadow of a Doubt is mine, as well
Shadow beats those other 2, as well. Northwest by a nose, Notorious by a mile.
Rope is another little underheralded dandy.
Most overrated Hitch: Vertigo.
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"I'm as passionate and knowlegeable as any fan out there." Josey Wales
I think the inclusion of 'The Godfather I & II'
makes this a no-brainer.
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
It will be interesting to see what comes in second.
by Black Francis on Jul 7, 2009 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions
it was like asking
who is the best position player in our farm system and including Smoak. It is really a race for second.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
apocalypse now
can we count redux?
The dance of the puppets
The rusted chains of prison moons
Are shattered by the sun.
I walk a road, horizons change
The tournaments begun.
I saw some of Naqoyqatsi. It was all right, but I guess I can only watch so much stock footage.
Haven’t seen Koyaanisquatsi, but I hear Fricke’s photography is extraordinary.
It is absolutely incredible at times, as in some of the best I've ever seen.
I think they could have done a better job editing that film at times, but at other times it’s just perfect and it’s visually amazing throughout.
by Black Francis on Jul 7, 2009 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions
the chicago projects filming is awesome
mesmerizing
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
i had you pegged all wrong
i thought you would have movies like SLC Punk on your list.
Greatest Inventions Ever? 1. TiVO, 2. Boobs, 3. Baseball
It was okay
I enjoyed it, but it does not stack up to those listed above. There are a lot of films made recently that I think will stand the test of time and be right up there on that list. Pulp Fiction is probably the strongest example but there are others.
I tried to include older movies. Couldn’t think of many from the 1980’s, though.
by Black Francis on Jul 7, 2009 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Honestly, I think Pulp Fiction has aged kind of badly
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I'm not sure what has aged about it.
It had a huge impact and maybe some are tired of it, but I’m sure that happened with other great films 10 to 15 years out.
by Black Francis on Jul 8, 2009 12:21 AM CDT up reply actions
The things that seemed so fresh and real about it have faded...
Perhaps it’s because it’s been done more, but also because it’s been done better… and the negative things, which are generally negative about Tarantino’s work in general, seem to stand out a lot more than they did 15 years ago.
Personally, my favorite QT is Jackie Brown, because it’s the closest thing he’s come to evolving as a filmmaker… of course, it was poorly received and so he went back into his comfort zone… but at least we have Jackie.
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I'm not sure about that.
I don’t agree with most of what you said, though I do like Jackie Brown a whole lot. It’s underrated. I thought the Kill Bills were pretty awful.
by Black Francis on Jul 8, 2009 12:49 AM CDT up reply actions
"been done better"
Can you give some, y’know, examples?
"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks
by hightowersmith on Jul 8, 2009 9:49 AM CDT up reply actions
Yes, let's hear HOW it has aged badly
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Late 80s, early 90s
Goodfellas and Glory
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
goodfellas is a classic
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
Agreed
“You mean, let me understand this cause, ya know maybe it’s me, I’m a little fucked up maybe, but I’m funny how, I mean funny like I’m a clown, I amuse you? I make you laugh, I’m here to fuckin’ amuse you? What do you mean funny, funny how? How am I funny?”
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
It's just, you know. You're just funny, it's... funny, the way you tell the story and everything.
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
Dr Strangelove
One of my all time favorite movies. I love the social commentary and dark comedy of it.
“you cant fight in here this is the war room”
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
I voted Apocolypse Now
Every other movie is a tier down from that IMO, even Godfather.
There's more to the picture than meets the eye.
the horror
The dance of the puppets
The rusted chains of prison moons
Are shattered by the sun.
I walk a road, horizons change
The tournaments begun.
different strokes for different folks
No need to be condescending on what others may like in movies Brett.
There's more to the picture than meets the eye.
dont get off the fuck'n boat, man
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
Apocolypse Now
Its been on the movie stations a lot lately, they did a really nice job with the HD transfer of that movie.
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
i like the good the bad and the ugly
but then again im a big fan sergio leone movies
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Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
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Sergio Leone is a goddamn genius.
Once Upon a Time In America might be my favorite movie of all time.
"Look out, Itchy! He’s Irish!"
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OUATIA
Was so long but worth it. It took me like 3 days to watch it though.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Jul 8, 2009 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah most definitely.
Reading about how the studio cut the movie to 2 hours, and put it in chronological order makes me sad, if only because Sergio went to his grave thinking that no one would ever see his cut of the movie.
It’s better than Godfather, for my money. And I love the first 2 quite a bit.
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So...only get the DC then?
Is it hard to find as a rental?
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
I bought my copy at Movie Trading Company like 3 years ago.
Just set aside about 4 hours to watch it. Well worth it.
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fwiw
its on netflix as a “watch instantly” — not sure what version just looked it up
(for some reason thought you had/have netflix — right or wrong?)
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
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"Call up Joaquin Arias? He had a legit spring training and seems to have cooled off a little bit in OKC but still a DH option. " -- kch tx
No I don't.
And thanks for the tip, Max.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
Cool Hand Luke here.
Of course, save for “Dr. Strangelove”, “Space Oddessy”, “Good, Bad & Ugly” and “Midnight Cowboy”, I haven’t seen the rest of those, at least not all the way through. But Cool Hand Luke is one of my favorite movies, and I don’t have that many favorite movies.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"Young is the Good version of David Eckstein. Grossly overrated because of grit. He can move one step to the right, and a half step to the left whereever you put him in the field." - DJ Cahill
Cool Hand Luke, no contest;
as great as “The Godfather” is, Paul Newman is the shit and “Cool Hand Luke” is easily the best movie he made (yes better than “The Hustler”) “What we got here is… failure to communicate.”
Although if we’re talking about which movie I can watch over and over, that’d have to be “12 Angry Men.”
Don't bring opinions to a fact check debate.
as far as watching multiple times
rounders and poolhall junkies
OT tangent: Best porn parody titles
Might have to be careful here, censor if needed. I always thought Indiana Bones and the Temple of Poon was a good title.
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Forrest Hump
Get on base or die, Salty.
"Young is the Good version of David Eckstein. Grossly overrated because of grit. He can move one step to the right, and a half step to the left whereever you put him in the field." - DJ Cahill
The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttsex
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Bone
"I dont care to debate with a troll." - Sharky
x
Twat Lies Beneath
Glad-he-ate-her
A-cock-to-lips-now.
I’m sure SA or Ebaum have millions of other golden titles.
by brettgardner on Jul 7, 2009 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions
SpaceNuts
"I should apologize to girls for saying Sexson threw that helmet like a girl. I’m not even sure girls do that." - TAG 05/08/2008
by Captain Fubar on Jul 8, 2009 11:19 AM CDT up reply actions
Million Dollar Booty
I had a paper route when I was a kid. I was supposed to go to 2,000 houses. Or two dumpsters.
Midnight Cowboy?
I think most of the movies on that list are over-adulated, though obviously none are bad.
While Dr. Strangelove is greatness, I don’t think you can top Barry Lyndon from the Kubrick catalog.
Well I wanted to pick titles that people had both heard of and seen.
I’ve actually never seen Barry Lyndon. Not sure why. I was going to rent it once but it was so long I skipped it.
Which ones do you think are over-adulated? What are some that should be on there that aren’t other than Barry Lyndon?
by Black Francis on Jul 7, 2009 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't know
I think that’s a good collection of movies that a lot of people would call their favorites, so it’s a fine list.
Apocalypse Now is the closest thing to a bad movie on the list, and I truthfully did not enjoy it at all, but I realize a lot of others do.
I’m surprised you didn’t include any Coen brothers stuff, though.
Too New.
Coen Bros stuff, that is.
I think Apocalypse Now is a very interesting adaptation. Certainly a stretch, but for a long time I thought it was the best I’d ever seen. Opinions vary. I think you can watch it several different ways…it can either be pretty complex or just an odd war movie at its most basic.
by Black Francis on Jul 7, 2009 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions
No, he meant David
Some great golf scenes. Or was that surfing? Can’t remember.
Remember Red, hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies.
"The Sopornos"
‘Woke up this morning, and I got myself a gun’
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
Very good one
…but I don’t think it’s his best work and I already have a couple of his on there.
If I were going to add something, I think it would be 12 Angry Men.
by Black Francis on Jul 7, 2009 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions
I was gonna say 12 Angry Men
Lumet is fantastic, I’d add Dog Day Afternoon as well.
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
If you do a second Lumet
It almost has to be Network, with all the respect to his other work.
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And I didn't notice Network was on there.
Egg on my face. :)
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i really love that flick
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
12 Angry Men is awesome
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Jul 7, 2009 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions
12 Angry Men would've been my vote...
as it’s #3 on my all time list, compared to my actual vote, Vertigo, which is #7.
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I don't know why I left it off
I don’t rank my favorite movies but if I did it would probably be top 5.
by Black Francis on Jul 8, 2009 12:22 AM CDT up reply actions
I JUST (as in like.. Monday) did a Top 100 of all time for a message board I'm on
Hence having the ratings fresh in my mind.
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link?
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KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
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Linked for size.
http://img13.imageshack.us/i/moviesbydvd.png/
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good idea to link
that took like 5 min to load lol
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
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"Call up Joaquin Arias? He had a legit spring training and seems to have cooled off a little bit in OKC but still a DH option. " -- kch tx
by knockoutking on Jul 8, 2009 11:22 AM CDT up reply actions
Just imagine how long it took in Photoshop to make. :)
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impressive
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
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"Call up Joaquin Arias? He had a legit spring training and seems to have cooled off a little bit in OKC but still a DH option. " -- kch tx
Nice list
‘It Happened One Night’ & ‘Double Indemnity’ are 2 of my favorites. My favorites that I didn’t see on there- ‘Great Escape’, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ and ‘Treasure of the Sierra Madre’.
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
Haven't seen them.
Although Mockingbird is one of the many things gathering dust on my DVR.
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great escape
EPIC movie
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
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"Call up Joaquin Arias? He had a legit spring training and seems to have cooled off a little bit in OKC but still a DH option. " -- kch tx
Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Got to be in the top 10. What a groundbreaker.
And James Cain was a phenomenal writer, with a terseness that was perfect for film adaptations. It’s a shame they didn’t make more of his books into movie. Postman was another good one.
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I'm Matt mutha-effing Bush, bitches, and mutha-eff East County.
"I'm as passionate and knowlegeable as any fan out there." Josey Wales
12 Angry Men gets mine too
as far as watchabilty and significance
Don't bring opinions to a fact check debate.
great movie
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
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"Call up Joaquin Arias? He had a legit spring training and seems to have cooled off a little bit in OKC but still a DH option. " -- kch tx
I agree with this
I was stunned by how good of a flick that was.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Jul 7, 2009 10:40 PM CDT up reply actions
The difference between City Of God and say, The Dark Knight, is that the characters in the former have personality.
Even Li’l Ze, was a likeable character. The guy is one of the most ruthless villans I’ve ever seen, but at least he’s human enough to crack a good joke.
The characters in The Dark Knight are all cold and miserable. Jules was right. Personality goes a long way
by oc on Jul 8, 2009 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd probably pick this
If it was up there. Great flick.
I had a paper route when I was a kid. I was supposed to go to 2,000 houses. Or two dumpsters.
Im torn between
Coolhand Luke, Koyaanisquatsi, and Godfathers, i may not allow myself to vote for Godfathers since its both of them together.
gonna have to think about it more.
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
Apocalypse Now
From the list that was provided, that’s what I picked.
My all-time favorite movie- and one that I think was fairly influential, though not necessarily a critical or commercial success at the time of its release- is Blade Runner.
Hard to go wrong with most of Kubrick’s films, either. I’m partial to A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, and Full Metal Jacket for sheer entertainment value, though 2001, Spartacus, and Dr. Strangelove were probably all better films.
"I dont care to debate with a troll." - Sharky
I loooove Blade Runner
The ending monologue with Rutger Hauer is greatness and the basic explanation for why he was doing what he was.
I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the darkness at Tan Hauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time like tears in rain. Time. To die.
I also really like The Mission. Thought that was a beautiful movie (and not too new; 23 years old). Should have won best picture.
Remember Red, hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies.
+1
Blade Runner, despite being totally badass, has found a way to be underrated in the mainstream.
"I love winning." - rockin_rangers, on May 16, 2009
Favorite Movie of All Fucking Time.
I have at least two copies of the DVD floating around here somewhere.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
Ditto on Blade Runner
Also liked Brazil, not that it has anything to do with Blade Runner.
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What, no Pixar?
Seriously though, there are for sure some great movies on that list; not a whole lot from the last 25 years, though.
When Eyes Wide Shut came out...
me and Adam were living together in Austin, and we sat down to watch 2001, because neither of us had seen it before. And at the end, Adam goes “did you get that?” and I was like, “as long as you have no follow up questions, sure.”
"Blalock in the cleanup spot makes gives me agita." - Dustin
I did not like it.
Our other brother Sam says that Kubrick actually died from shame when he saw the final edit and realized that was going to be his final film.
"Blalock in the cleanup spot makes gives me agita." - Dustin
I'd have liked it a lot more with different leads
Kidman was unaffecting enough, but Cruise and his “dramatic acting” totally didn’t fit the film.
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by vfn on Jul 8, 2009 1:11 AM CDT up reply actions
Sucked
I'm Matt mutha-effing Bush, bitches, and mutha-eff East County.
"I'm as passionate and knowlegeable as any fan out there." Josey Wales
The Graduate
Probably my favorite movie of all time.
Fun fact: alpha dog dude she almost marries would later father one Eric Avery. Better known to his fans as Eric A.
That just tickles me.
"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks
Lots of Smartasses.
At this moment 12 percent of you think all those movies in the poll suck it, and I know that’s not really the case. I probably shouldn’t have included a sarcasm selection.
Other films I'd have considered
Double Indemnity
Sunset Blvd.
Rashomon
The Seven Samurai
Ran
Citizen Kane
Annie Hall
Singin’ in the Rain
Taxi Driver
The Last Temptation of Christ
Goodfellas(unless I missed it, no Marty at all on the list… hmm.)
Then there are the recent films(last 15 years or so), many of which I feel have stood the test of time already, like…
United 93
The Shawshank Redemption
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Requiem for a Dream
Schindler’s List
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United 93?
Also, Schindler’s List is a movie I wanted to appreciate very badly, but it was just so damn boring.
by brettgardner on Jul 8, 2009 12:58 AM CDT up reply actions
United 93 is absolutely incredible.
Easily the most suspenseful time I’ve ever had in a theater, even though you knew the outcome.
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by vfn on Jul 8, 2009 1:01 AM CDT up reply actions
I liked Panic Room for suspense.
It really had its moments ..
"We're One Nation Under a Groove"
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by inactive lsb user on Jul 10, 2009 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Scorcese
…is probably one of my favorite directors, ironically. I probably should have included Raging Bull, at least. But again the list wasn’t for new stuff and I didn’t go for foreign films.
I like your selection of newer ones but am puzzled by United 93. People will hate me but I’d add Lost in Translation to that nad maybe Gangs of New York, which I really like but most people didn’t seem to. Lost in Translation I’d have on that list, too. Probably would be unpopular.
Singin’ in the Rain is good but I have trouble tolerating even the best of musicals. Taxi Driver is one of my all time favorites.
Obviously I missed some of my own favorites with the old stuff. Citizen Kane, Giant, To Kill a Mockingbird, 12 Angry Men, and a bunch of others. I came up with that poll really quickly and felt it was getting too long.
I’d like to know who chose Last Picture Show. Not enough people have seen that in my opinion. Very good movie.
by Black Francis on Jul 8, 2009 1:05 AM CDT up reply actions
Why puzzled?
It’s not like I’m suggesting Transformers 2 or anything, it’s a very well regarded film (that was robbed from Oscar nominations because several in the Academy went on record about refusing to watch it due to subject matter) that affected me, on a visceral, emotional level, more than any film I’ve seen as an adult.
And regarding Last Picture Show… I’ve had it sitting on my DVR for months. I should finally give it a go in the next week or so.
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by vfn on Jul 8, 2009 1:13 AM CDT up reply actions
Last Picture Show
That movie got me hooked on Hank Williams. I considered voting for it, but I couldn’t justify it being higher than 4th on that list for me.
Raging Bull
is a case of a movie I’d heard so much about that really underwhelmed me. Maybe it’s that I grew up in an era where boxing really was an outcast sport (although I’ve watched many of Ali’s fights on ESPN classic and truly love that boxing), and it’s just never been a part of my culture.
I guess it’s also that I’ve seen a lot of stories about famous people who were really screwed up assholes in their private lives, and I’m kinda jaded towards celebrities necessarily being awesome because they’re good at sports, acting, singing, or what have you.
last picture show
Had an excellent, but little seen sequel, Texasville. Very faithful to the book. Annie Potts and Bridges killed.
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Yeah I've seen that
…and it is pretty good. Anybody who liked the first one should see it. Don’t expect it to be as great, though. It’s a solid follow up though.
by Black Francis on Jul 8, 2009 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions
And I watched Last Picture Show today
It was excellent. I would’ve eventually watched it, but this thread definitely gave me the push I needed. :)
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by vfn on Jul 9, 2009 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions
i thought Apocalypto was one of the better movies of the decade
I can't help it. I’m an asshole.
-brettgardner on Jul 7, 2009 10:55 PM EDT
I just saw that on HBO recently
and was actually blown away by it. Intense.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
thats exactly the word for it
intense.
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
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"Call up Joaquin Arias? He had a legit spring training and seems to have cooled off a little bit in OKC but still a DH option. " -- kch tx
On this note...
I’m kinda surprised to not see some Kurosawa films on here. I loved Yojimbo, although I’m not necessarily certain it (in particular) belongs on this list.
can we substitute Seven Samuri
for The Magnificent Seven?
Don't bring opinions to a fact check debate.
Citizen Kane
I’ve always hated that movie. I get the importance of it, but I thought it was horribly boring.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
Completely Agree.
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by Brandon Worley on Jul 8, 2009 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions
Good flick, but I tend to believe Gondry gets waaaay too much love for basically being a scatterbrain
by oc on Jul 8, 2009 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions
You're a bastard, BFrancis
Cool Hand Luke is in my top two or three movies of all-time, and I’ve always been a big fan of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
Yet then you put The Godfather on here, which, of course, is the correct answer.
If you had put Blade Runner on here, and made me diss the triumvirate of Luke, Blondie and Deckard, I might have found a way to punch you in the head.
"I love winning." - rockin_rangers, on May 16, 2009
Oh and...
….I’ve (gulp) never seen Dr. Strangelove. Commence scorn.
"I love winning." - rockin_rangers, on May 16, 2009
Strangelove
I appreciate it, I respect it as filmmaking, but it’s never done much for me, and I in fact prefer Fail-Safe, which came out at the same time, with a strikingly similar plotline, only with a more serious point of view. Henry Fonda is excellent in it.
LOL Sorry the Sooners will score more that 14. - boomer1
by vfn on Jul 8, 2009 1:53 AM CDT up reply actions
Don't feel too bad
I have not seen any of the movies included in the poll.
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
You haven't seen any of them?
I recommend taking a month off baseball and getting a Netflix subscription. BF has provided you a nice movie queue right there – no thinking involved.
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Absolupely.
Start with the Godfather movies, then Cool Hand Luke.
Then, when you’re done with all of the movies, watch Blade Runner, and remember that it was made in 19-FREAKIN’-82. It will change your life.
"I love winning." - rockin_rangers, on May 16, 2009
Right again.
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Hud
Not that the most popular picks from BF’s list are bad. Just …..Hud.
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by Ed Coffin on Jul 8, 2009 2:06 AM CDT reply actions
I love 'The Money Pit'
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Apocalypse Now
I wonder if children of VietNam vets view the Nam movie genre (Apocalypse, Platoon, Full Metal Jacket, Bat 21, Hamburger Hill, etc) a bit differently than the younger generation. I absolutely love Apocalypse Now and when I saw the Redux I loved it all over again. There are so many sub-plots that deserve further fleshing out that while the movie lasts a long time, your imagination has a hard time keeping up.
I’ve spoken to a few of the young 20’s generation and VietNam doesn’t really register with them. They know it happened, but it’s a footnote in history. So I wonder if the movies don’t hit them as hard as myself and others of my generation.
To continue on with more recent war movies, BlackHawk Down and Three Kings are very enjoyable to me, but never can touch Apocalypse Now
What's the rumpus?
I think you could say that about
any generation and almost any movie. Movies are a product of their time; some date better than others, but every aspect of the movie will be dripping with the mores and styles of its own period. Even a period piece will look at the historical period through the eyes of the present.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
Thanks for getting us talking about GOOD movies BF
2001 a Space Oddessy came out in 1968 and still looks better than most space movies 41 years later.
Apocalypse Now never worked for me. Visually striking for sure, and some great macho-dude lines, like ‘Napalm in the morning.’ But the whole Heart Of Darkness in Vietnam thing doesn’t work for me. Heart of Darkness is about the darkness within us and that theme is muddled in Apocalypse Now by the what-war-does-to-us theme. For me, there are so many truer and clearer (and much less self-indulgent) depictions of war, Paths Of Glory, Deerhunter, Full Metal Jacket, Three Kings, Gallipoli, Dirty Dozen, Das Boot, Saving Private Ryan…Band of Brothers even.
Almost put the Graduate
Definitely the movie with the most personal resonance (minus the whole Anne Bancroft thing). But the Godfather movies, especially II, are just stellar and definitely have more “watchability”.
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I'll take Raising Arizona over The Hudsucker Proxy any day
My favorite Coen bros flick.
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Dammit, I almost added that, great movie.
No, ma’am. We released ourselves on our own recognizance.
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Dammit H.I.
The sun don’t rise and set on the corner grocery
by oc on Jul 8, 2009 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions
The line that always tickles me-
Evelle: [about the balloons he just bought] These blow up into funny shapes and all?
Grocer: Well no… unless round is funny.
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
This is going to be an unpopular opinion
But I think the Coens bros. don’t make very good comedies. Which is puzzling to me, b/c most of their good dramatic films are also very, very funny.
The only one I thought was really humorous was Lebowski, but even then I am baffled by the cult popularity of it. O Brother, Intolerable Cruelty, Burn after Reading, ladykillers, all awkardly not that funny to me. Raising AZ was good, but not memorably so, where I’d stop and watch it again if it was on.
Yet Fargo, Miller’s Crossing, Blood Simple, No Country, and to a lesser extent The Man Who Wasn’t There all have a wicked streak of wit to them.
I guess lots of peeps like screwball type comedies. I just wish the Coens didn’t seem to fell that was the only way to go.
I'm Matt mutha-effing Bush, bitches, and mutha-eff East County.
"I'm as passionate and knowlegeable as any fan out there." Josey Wales
I'm curious of your comedy choices,
because I enjoy your movie insight. I personally have never laughed at the current Apatow, Ferrell, Sandler, Black stuff.
I found Raising Arizona and O Brother really funny because of the dialogue. Same goes for the Levinson triad of Diner, Tin Man, and Liberty Heights.
Silly can get me as well, notably The Jerk and Sixteen Candles.
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
Diner and especially Tin Man are great examples of the type of comedy I love
That salesman that had the Bonanza preoccupation in TM is seared into my comedy brain. Gold. Levinson rocks (Lib heights was good, too).
If you haven’t seen Freaks and Geeks, the shortlived TV com that started it all for Apatow, I’d highly recommend it. Wife and I discovered it on DVD, and it is an all time TV fave for both of us. Launched the careers of James Franco, Seth Rogen, Linda Cardellini, and Jason Segel, and also had the good taste to cast the sadly under-utilized Joe Flaherty as the dad (SCTV was awesome).
And I loved Knocked Up, 40 YO Virgin, and Super Bad, most others not a lot. Apatow is kind of a tough one to rate b/c he has such varying degrees of influence, sometimes just producing, sometimes directing, and writing some as well. I agree he has produced many cornpone lemons, but he directed Knocked and Virgin, and those are pretty much a riot to me.
I generally don’t dig silly, and I h-a-t-e spoofs and parodies, Airplane being the lone exception
One auteur no one has mentioned is Woody. I heart that motherfucker like a motherfucker. Dustin loses points for the absence of Hannah and her Sisters, Annie Hall, Manhattan, or at least one of the dozen grade A movies he’s helmed over the years. Broadway Danny Rose is a movie that I will never change the channel on, as is Take the Money and Run (they take a vote on who they would prefer to be robbed by, and he loses!), Crimes and Misdemeanors, and, more recently, Match Point.
I'm Matt mutha-effing Bush, bitches, and mutha-eff East County.
"I'm as passionate and knowlegeable as any fan out there." Josey Wales
Ah yes, always forget about Woody
Haven’t seen many, but I really enjoyed Annie Hall, and the “What happens during ejaculation” bit in Everything….Sex, But..Ask kills me.
I’ve heard many good things about Freaks and Geeks. As a fan of the Wonder Years, is there any similarity? Writing, no laugh track, laugh and cry in the same episode…
Of course- Airplane! Can’t believe I forgot the most quotable movie ever.
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
freaks and geeks
top 5 tv show i have ever seen. AWESOME show
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Wonder Years
Yes and no. It is edgier, and less idealized. It is also a good deal funnier (and I enjoyed WY a good deal).
Perhaps b/c I’m old enough to remember 1981 clearly, but not 1968 at all, it seems more realistic, too. But all the descriptions you used above fit.
I’d be shocked if you didn’t love it.
I'm Matt mutha-effing Bush, bitches, and mutha-eff East County.
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I dig Woody Allen
…but recently saw Bananas so maybe that made me leave him off.
I mean I couldn’t put every movie I love on there.
by Black Francis on Jul 8, 2009 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Annie Hall is just a great film
And Match Point was oddly captivating (well, it was Scarlett Johannsen – nothing odd about that)
Go Rice Owls!
Love Lebowski and O Brother
So I disagree in that respect, but damn is Miller’s Crossing great.
I had a paper route when I was a kid. I was supposed to go to 2,000 houses. Or two dumpsters.
Man....
Just when you think you know someone…..
Ha
And I need to dissuade you from your 1965 rule; you are screwing yourself buddy.
I'm Matt mutha-effing Bush, bitches, and mutha-eff East County.
"I'm as passionate and knowlegeable as any fan out there." Josey Wales
Wondering if you've seen Hudsucker Proxy
Lots of Coen Bros. fans don’t like that one, but I love it. Paul Newman kicks a lot of ass in it which is a plus.
by Black Francis on Jul 8, 2009 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Only bits and pieces
Might have to revisit. Didn’t catch Newman in it.
I'm Matt mutha-effing Bush, bitches, and mutha-eff East County.
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haha
He’s a pretty major character. Definitely check it out.
by Black Francis on Jul 9, 2009 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Fight Club
'Howard makes me fear the NKoreans less... If they shot anything at us, he’d be there to block it." - Aquaman56
"Also Ian’s season is following the same pattern as Ricky Martins Career. Both needed another hit, bad." - SaltyGoesYard
For Strangelove fans
Here’s a great read by Terry Southern about the making of Strangelove.
Really long – bookmark it and drag out on a rainy day.
Movies I'd include:
Once Upon a Time In America (Directors Cut, not the theatrical version)
Goodfellas
Fargo
Citizen Kane
Amadeus
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
Taxi Driver
A Clockwork Orange
Pulp Fiction
Off the top of my head.
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Nice list. Really should have waited until Nov for this BF.
I have too much BASEBALL to watch right now!
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GROSSE POINT BLANK
GROSSLEY UNDERRATED
Nobody punished like Earl and No one was nastier than Ryan
In the dark comedy vein,
‘Clay Pigeons’.
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
Tough call
I’m going to be incredibly generic and go with the Godfather pair. Might have been difficult if you went with Rear Window or NxNW for the Hitchcock pick.
One flick I’m surprised no one has mentioned: Casablanca. One of my personal favorites.
One of my personal favorites is The Big Lebowski but I can see why you left it off, heh.
I had a paper route when I was a kid. I was supposed to go to 2,000 houses. Or two dumpsters.
Casablanca is a great movie
I generally think that many old (pre-1960) movies are often overrated or highly regarded because of what they meant to movies in general but aren’t “timeless” in that they’d be a great movie if released “as is” today. I think Casablanca is the best exception to that – I don’t see how that exact movie released today wouldn’t be the best movie of 2009. Yeah, Bogart’s lines are cliche, but they are cliche because of the movie. When you consider its timeliness to the era (a WWII movie that came out during WWII), it’s an amazing film.
Gone with the Wind is another in this vein, though it could probably never be released as it is now.
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I have a rule....
I don’t watch movies made before 1965. The only exception is Hitchcock which I explain away as he was far ahead of his time.
There may be a couple of exceptions to my rule but overall it’s a good cutoff point.
Feel free to destroy my theory.
You're just missing out on some truly great films.
But if you feel like shutting yourself off in a little bottle, more power to you, I guess.
LOL Sorry the Sooners will score more that 14. - boomer1
by vfn on Jul 8, 2009 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Make an exception
for Casablanca.
"I saw a soldier try to dig a foxhole with his bare hands. He didn't notice that he'd torn off all his fingernails. I got him out of there quickly; not for his sake, but for ours. Fear is poison in combat...destructive, contagious." - Band of Brothers
That is nuts.
A lot of awesome movies made before then. That’s just as dumb as not watching any movies made after 1965 would be.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
I don't watch any movies made in 1965.
Everything before and after is fair game.
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
I mentioned it. :)
LOL Sorry the Sooners will score more that 14. - boomer1
by vfn on Jul 8, 2009 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions
stalag 17?
i always liked that one, even if its not an all time great.
Cooley High is a classic as well, although good times i think or whatever show it was ruined it
I can't help it. I’m an asshole.
-brettgardner on Jul 7, 2009 10:55 PM EDT
Just because nobody else has mentioned it
American Beauty is probably top 10 for me, but I’m not nearly the movie buff that most here are.
There's more to the picture than meets the eye.
Well, thanks to you guys....
I have added a few more movies to my Netflix queue for future viewing.
Let's hope the second half will be as good as the first half has been.
What the fuck. Utter reply fail.
Not even in the right thread on that one. Huh.
by Black Francis on Jul 9, 2009 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions
He was channelling DSheppard...
lol
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