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Old 11-28-2006, 10:33 AM
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These are the ones I have at the top of my favorites list and they fit for the made you think category as well. At least for me.

11) 2001-A Space Odyssey
10) Koyaanisqatsi
9) The Elephant Man
8) Raging Bull
7) It's a Wonderful Life
6) Rear Window
5) Schindlers List
4) The Straight Story
3) Big Night
2) The Grapes of Wrath
1) The Godfathers I and II
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Old 11-28-2006, 11:16 AM
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In no particular order....


Chinatown
The Godfather
Paths of Glory
The Grand Illusion
Dr. Strangelove
On the Waterfront
Midnight Cowboy
Raging Bull
Treasure of the Sierra Madre
McCabe and Mrs. Miller ( because I love Altman and he died last week )
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Old 11-28-2006, 02:57 PM
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it's fun to see what other people list as their favorite movies -- good topic!

mine, in no particular order are:
breakfast at tiffany's
house of sand and fog
the hours
play it as it lays
gone with the wind
far from heaven
die hard! (world's best action movie)
terminator 2 (world's best action movie part II)

ok that's only eight, but they're my favorites

obviously i like literature more than movies
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Old 11-28-2006, 03:31 PM
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Schindlers List
Casablanca
The Sting
Dr. Strangelove
The Ten Commandments
And The Band Played On
Close Encounters of the 3rd kind
Life is Beautiful
A Clockework Orange
Gone with the Wind.
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Old 11-28-2006, 03:47 PM
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Schindlers List
Casablanca
The Sting
Dr. Strangelove
The Ten Commandments
And The Band Played On
Close Encounters of the 3rd kind
Life is Beautiful
A Clockework Orange
Gone with the Wind.
OH MAN! I loved "And The Band Played On." Great movie... good call.
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Old 11-28-2006, 03:50 PM
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Reading these lists, one thing I find interesting is that you can look at someone else's list and see where they picked one or two of the same movies as your list, but then they have other movies that you find repulsive.
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Old 11-28-2006, 03:53 PM
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Reading these lists, one thing I find interesting is that you can look at someone else's list and see where they picked one or two of the same movies as your list, but then they have other movies that you find repulsive.
You probably find most of mine repulsive.
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Old 11-28-2006, 04:18 PM
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In no particular order:

ANIMAL HOUSE
THE BLUES BROTHERS
THE STING
THE GODFATHER I and II (does that count for two?)
STAR WARS (IV - A new hope)
BLAZING SADDLES
NORTH BY NORTHWEST
THE LONGEST YARD
NETWORK
STAR TREK (the Wrath of Khan)

these are just some that come to mind...
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Old 11-28-2006, 06:28 PM
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In no particular order:

ANIMAL HOUSE
THE BLUES BROTHERS
THE STING
THE GODFATHER I and II (does that count for two?)
STAR WARS (IV - A new hope)
BLAZING SADDLES
NORTH BY NORTHWEST
THE LONGEST YARD
NETWORK
STAR TREK (the Wrath of Khan)

these are just some that come to mind...
good call on blazing saddles...
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Old 11-29-2006, 11:01 PM
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You probably find most of mine repulsive.
I didn't see this yesterday. no actually i wasn't going to name any names, but since you asked....
no i don't find any of yours repulsive. some i haven't seen. i really like several on each of your lists. which is what i was getting to. the repulsive remark was too strong.
just interesting to see where there is agreement and where there is disagreement.
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Old 11-28-2006, 04:26 PM
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In no particular order....


Chinatown
The Godfather
Paths of Glory
The Grand Illusion
Dr. Strangelove
On the Waterfront
Midnight Cowboy
Raging Bull
Treasure of the Sierra Madre
McCabe and Mrs. Miller ( because I love Altman and he died last week )
Nick Kling told me about "Paths of Glory"...Dr. Stranglove is great too...Sellers should have got an Oscar!
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Old 11-28-2006, 04:49 PM
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Nick Kling told me about "Paths of Glory"...Dr. Stranglove is great too...Sellers should have got an Oscar!
I also forgot Shawshank which is at the top of my list.Peter Sellers was fabulous in Dr. Strangelove as well as George C. Scott.A young James Earl Jones was in it too.
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Old 11-28-2006, 11:26 AM
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Hi guys! I have been laid up for a bit between work and throwing my back out, I haven't been on the computer much lately. Now keep in mind, this is just my opinion and I have an odd taste in movies, they may not be the best critic wise, but they are movies that I will watch again and again and I own every single one on DVD.


1. The Black Stallion (in my opinion will always be #1)

2. The Shawshank Redemption (this movie is awesome and I will always leave it on if I see it on TV)

3. Sixteen Candles. (I SOOOO HAD A CRUSH ON JAKE RYAN)

4. The Cutting Edge (ok, I like romantic comedies. I admit it, but I LOVE this movie and I will also admit that I saw it in the theater THREE TIMES)

5. Pretty Woman (I also admit that I have many quotes from this movie that I use all the time!)

6. The Waterboy (this movie makes me laugh and laugh again. I probably know this movie word for word. My fave Adam Sandler movie.)

7. Clueless (also made me laugh and how many of us women use the saying "AS IF!")

8. Seabiscuit (loved the book and I loved the movie.)

9. The Breakfast Club (hee hee one of the girls at the barn told me a few weeks ago that she saw the BEST OLD MOVIE named "The Breakfast Club", how old did I feel?)

10. Caddyshack. (IT'S IN THE HOLE!)
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Old 11-28-2006, 11:37 AM
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Hi guys! I have been laid up for a bit between work and throwing my back out, I haven't been on the computer much lately. Now keep in mind, this is just my opinion and I have an odd taste in movies, they may not be the best critic wise, but they are movies that I will watch again and again and I own every single one on DVD.


1. The Black Stallion (in my opinion will always be #1)
Buffy
I love The Black Stallion, used to be near the top of my list but unforturnately I had to move it down a little in the order to make up for later additions. Its still in my top 15 though.

The first hour or so on the island when its just the boy and the horse and no dialogue are stunningly beautiful and to me one of the most enjoyable sequences I've ever seen on film.

The racing part is a little hokey but even so I get chills watching it every time.
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Old 11-28-2006, 11:39 AM
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Buffy
I love The Black Stallion, used to be near the top of my list but unforturnately I had to move it down a little in the order to make up for later additions. Its still in my top 15 though.

The first hour or so on the island when its just the boy and the horse and no dialogue are stunningly beautiful and to me one of the most enjoyable sequences I've ever seen on film.

The racing part is a little hokey but even so I get chills watching it every time.

Watch the movie again and it will move up on your list.
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Old 11-28-2006, 12:07 PM
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Watch the movie again and it will move up on your list.
There is no doubt about that!!
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Old 11-28-2006, 02:18 PM
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I have two lists... (had to.) :

Top ten movies that made me think (in no particular order) :

Awakenings
A Beautiful Mind
The Sixth Sense
Fight Club
The Shawshank Redemption
A Time To Kill
Stigmata
Million Dollar Baby
The Devil's Advocate
The Exorcism

My top ten favorite movies (as it stands now in no particular order) :

Pride and Prejudice (the one with Matthew Macfadyen)
Gladiator
Phar Lap
Christmas Vacation (funniest movie EVER)
Caddyshack
Braveheart
Love Actually
The Wedding Date
The Legend of Bagger Vance
Remember the Titans

I'm a fan of all kinds of movies... I love the ones that make you think, but I like to laugh as well.
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