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Title: Favorite movie(s)
Post by: Josh on April 05, 2014, 10:06:52 PM
I'm really not a big movie person. I have a best friend who is a movie buff, though. He'll go on for hours about movies. But I can only sit through a handful of movies.

My favorite movie is The Burbs with Tom Hanks. It's genius in my opinion, mainly because it takes place in a completely normal middle class, white collar neighborhood. I've seen it so many times but I never get bored of it. It's the reason Tom Hanks is my favorite actor. It's strikes such a good balance between subtly comedic and melodramatic, I can't help myself from being captivated by its charm. It's outright cheesy at times.

The first time I saw it was with my ex at a free movie theater run by the Library of Congress. But I've watched it over and over again since then and every time it's been a blast. I really connected with it.

So, what's your favorite movie? A few other notables of mine are The Matrix, Wreck it Ralph, and Forrest Gump.
Title: Re: Favorite movie(s)
Post by: Samus Aran on April 05, 2014, 10:22:21 PM
i'm not really a huge movie person either

my favorite film ever (or favorite two, technically) is Kill Bill

other big favorites of mine include Pulp Fiction, Fargo, American Beauty, City of God, Rear Window, the original Star Wars trilogy, Godfather 1 and 2, House (Hausu), Dr. Strangelove, Evil Dead II, and Battle Royale
Title: Re: Favorite movie(s)
Post by: ncba93ivyase on April 05, 2014, 10:52:51 PM
Quote from: Nonon Jakuzure on April 05, 2014, 10:22:21 PM
i'm not really a huge movie person either

my favorite film ever (or favorite two, technically) is Kill Bill

other big favorites of mine include Pulp Fiction, Fargo, American Beauty, City of God, Rear Window, the original Star Wars trilogy, Godfather 1 and 2, House (Hausu), Dr. Strangelove, Evil Dead II, and Battle Royale
battle royale was so bad that i couldn't watch more than 30 minutes of it.

pulp fiction, fargo, american beauty, empire strikes back, the godfather, dr strangelove, and evil dead are all great though

haven't seen the others

anyways i think goodfellas is a better movie than the godfather trilogy. i couldn't watch each godfather movie in one day due to the pacing but goodfellas was an easy one sitting

a clockwork orange is great

videodrome is extremely good

the big lebowski is neato

blade runner is a movie that i thought was slow and boring when i first watched it but after having watched it a second time i don't know how i ever saw it that way

the elephant man is one of the bests that i've recently watched

ikiru is good

american psycho is one of my favorite comedies

also barry lyndon is one of the best movies i've ever seen


but all in all, i've got to say that my absolute favorite ever is adam sandler's jack and jill. you just can't beat the classics
Title: Re: Favorite movie(s)
Post by: The Hand That Fisted Everyone on April 06, 2014, 10:48:37 AM
fucking american psycho. i tried to get into it but i read the book first and the book is 10x better imo (also some sick shit in the book that the movie never touched on)

I've always liked Lost in Translation. Sometimes I get in a sad bastard mode and that's my go-to movie when that happens. I also enjoyed The Life Aquatic. Beavis and Butthead Do America is a Timeless Classic. Probably my favorite comedy. Stop Making Sense is probably my favorite because even tho its a concert movie there is some character progression from David Byrne from beginning to end that like involves kind of letting things go. also there is some cool ass effects used.

There is this movie by Wim Wenders called Wings of Desire that I watched some years ago and really enjoyed, though idk if i still enjoy it. Alot of the movies I called my favorite at one point or another I have not seen in several years.
Title: Re: Favorite movie(s)
Post by: piano moths on April 06, 2014, 12:08:30 PM
Persona, El Topo, Dreams

i like movies but dont watch them so much unless somebody gets me to watch one w them. I like all kinds of movies.
Title: Re: Favorite movie(s)
Post by: Himu on April 07, 2014, 02:24:42 AM
Lost in Translation
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
American Beauty
Lost and Delirious

hocuspocus;
Title: Re: Favorite movie(s)
Post by: TooB on April 07, 2014, 10:34:48 AM
Back to the Future, Its a mad, mad, mad, mad world, pulp fiction, kill bill, who framed roger rabbit, the evil deads, and edgar wrights movies
Title: Re: Favorite movie(s)
Post by: YPrrrr on April 07, 2014, 11:33:11 AM
Who framed roger rabbit terrified me as a kid
Title: Re: Favorite movie(s)
Post by: TooB on April 07, 2014, 12:04:27 PM
Quote from: YPR Classic on April 07, 2014, 11:33:11 AM
Who framed roger rabbit terrified me as a kid
did it? Judge doom was pretty scary...
Title: Re: Favorite movie(s)
Post by: 6M69I69B9 on April 07, 2014, 12:48:21 PM
happiness
the crow
hesher
american beauty
set it off (1996)
kill bill 1 & 2
frakenhooker
mean girls
the room
carrie
pet semetary
jack frost (snomonton)
terror firmer

forgetting some

Title: Re: Favorite movie(s)
Post by: silvertone on April 07, 2014, 04:06:34 PM
the wickerman 
Title: Re: Favorite movie(s)
Post by: snoorkel on April 09, 2014, 12:38:33 PM
Quote from: ncba93ivyase on April 05, 2014, 10:52:51 PM
Quote from: Nonon Jakuzure on April 05, 2014, 10:22:21 PM
i'm not really a huge movie person either

my favorite film ever (or favorite two, technically) is Kill Bill

other big favorites of mine include Pulp Fiction, Fargo, American Beauty, City of God, Rear Window, the original Star Wars trilogy, Godfather 1 and 2, House (Hausu), Dr. Strangelove, Evil Dead II, and Battle Royale
battle royale was so bad that i couldn't watch more than 30 minutes of it.


no come on that's a great movie.
[spoiler](http://media.animevice.com/uploads/0/8394/221073-battle_royal_int1_super.jpg)[/spoiler]
i agree about goodfellas though

I like Lost in Translation
I like Vicky Cristina Barcelona and Match Point too lol

the matrix
a scanner darkly
Delicatessen (jean-pierre jeunet)
trainspotting
jurassic park
oldboy
ichi the kiler
pi
clerks

office space and idiocracy :D
Title: Re: Favorite movie(s)
Post by: Samus Aran on April 09, 2014, 01:06:51 PM
oh man i totally forgot about trainspotting, that's a favorite for me too
Title: Re: Favorite movie(s)
Post by: snoorkel on April 09, 2014, 04:44:48 PM
that might be my single favorite  vuvudood;

Title: Re: Favorite movie(s)
Post by: piano moths on April 09, 2014, 05:27:59 PM
oldboy fucked me up
Title: Re: Favorite movie(s)
Post by: The Hand That Fisted Everyone on April 09, 2014, 05:59:27 PM
Quote from: piano moths on April 09, 2014, 05:27:59 PM
oldboy fucked me up
Title: Re: Favorite movie(s)
Post by: ncba93ivyase on April 09, 2014, 06:57:29 PM
trainspotting was an OK movie

idk british movies that try to be uniquely british just feel weird to me. i can't quite explain it
Quote from: piano moths on April 09, 2014, 05:27:59 PM
oldboy fucked me up
oldboy (korean) is a great movie

v nice

the fact there was an american remake sickens me though
Title: Re: Favorite movie(s)
Post by: piano moths on April 09, 2014, 07:45:51 PM
oldboy was so good i only saw the korean one I'm sure the american one is no good
Title: Re: Favorite movie(s)
Post by: The Hand That Fisted Everyone on April 09, 2014, 09:40:33 PM
its directed by spike lee. thats all u need to know
Title: Re: Favorite movie(s)
Post by: Commander Fuckass on April 10, 2014, 06:31:14 AM
Quote from: Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo on April 09, 2014, 09:40:33 PM
its directed by spike lee. thats all u need to know
i always get spike lee and spike jonze mixed up
Title: Re: Favorite movie(s)
Post by: snoorkel on April 10, 2014, 11:00:14 AM
Quote from: ncba93ivyase on April 09, 2014, 06:57:29 PM
trainspotting was an OK movie

idk british movies that try to be uniquely british just feel weird to me. i can't quite explain it


Trainspotting 9/10 movie

Guy Ritchie films 6/10

IMO
Title: Re: Favorite movie(s)
Post by: silvertone on April 10, 2014, 12:45:41 PM
who hijack snorke;s account
Title: Re: Favorite movie(s)
Post by: silvertone on April 10, 2014, 12:46:04 PM
layered cake is a cool british movie
Title: Re: Favorite movie(s)
Post by: snoorkel on April 10, 2014, 01:23:44 PM
Quote from: cybermancer on April 10, 2014, 12:46:04 PM
layered cake is a cool british movie


that is a good movie.