Greatest lists and such seem to always put focus on the dramas, the films that take a lot out of you and really are only good to watch on certain times. What I'm looking for is when PTA says he rather watch an Adam Sandler comedy on a saturday night then Magnolia. Or Martin Scorsese saying as the film world passes him by today, he still just rather watch the old Powell and Pressburger movies instead.
the movies I watch all the time are the Hayao Miyazaki films. The new release of three of his movies on dvd just loaded my arsenal of his movies even more. Castle in the Sky is a great and imaginative action film that needs to be seen by everyone. Already had seen Kiki's Delivery Service and liked it a lot. Spirited Away, in Japanese language, is a masterpiece that rides as both a personal fantasy film and art house piece. But Miyazaki is providing me with that great feeling in watching a movie that was not only fun, but just great in doing so.
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Woody Allen movies, Annie Hall, especially.
John Hughes movies are short and sweet.
but seriously, at 145 minutes, i still don't mind watching Shawshank repeatedly.
Wonder Boys. I dont know what it is about this film but I think its my all time favourite movie. Thats not placing it in any historical context or anything but it just has to be my 'fuck it, lest stick on ------' movie.
The Mummy (99) Its just so over the top and so much fun to watch. Even the sfx guy is fun to watch.
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Back to the Future Prt 1 - This was my all time favourite movie since I was 6 and it was the first film I saw. I think its the one movie thats reallyingrained on my soul.
Pee Wee's Big Adventure, for sure.
Redlum, have you read The Wonder Boys novel? It's even better than the movie.
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but seriously, at 145 minutes, i still don't mind watching Shawshank repeatedly.
second that
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Wonder Boys. I dont know what it is about this film but I think its my all time favourite movie.
just read the book, which was really good... the movie is pretty good too though
Quote from: GhostboyPee Wee's Big Adventure, for sure.
Redlum, have you read The Wonder Boys novel? It's even better than the movie.
Not yet. But that sounds like the best recomendation to me. I heard the Terry Crabtree character was actually an older over-weight guy?
Quote from: The Gold TrumpetOr Martin Scorsese saying as the film world passes him by today, he still just rather watch the old Powell and Pressburger movies instead.
MARTIN SCORSESE | FAVOURITE FILMS
"These are five movies that I continue to live by"...
8½ - Federico Fellini
Citizen Kane - Orson Welles
The Leopard - Luchino Visconti
The Red Shoes - Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger
The Searchers - John Ford
(Source: 1992 Sight & Sound Directors' Poll)
Movies I watch repeatedly:
1) Boogie Nights, religiously
2) Wayne's World
3) Manhattan Murder Mystery, Annie Hall....
.....and a bunch of others
Quote from: MacGuffinMARTIN SCORSESE | FAVOURITE FILMS
"These are five movies that I continue to live by"...
8½ - Federico Fellini
Citizen Kane - Orson Welles
The Leopard - Luchino Visconti
The Red Shoes - Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger
The Searchers - John Ford
(Source: 1992 Sight & Sound Directors' Poll)
wow, i wish i was old.
things i can't not watch:
love and death/annie hall
the windowlicker video
the bachelorette video
and when i get ghost world i'll watch that a lot.
i've been listenin to more music and watchin less movies lately.. that explains, sumthin.
Superman I&II
The first three Star Wars films
Back to the Future I
Shawshank (still don't own that one...hoping for the special edition soon, but everytime it's on TV, I watch at least half of it)
Used to watch Flash Gordon all the damn time too. Not so much anymore.
My list:
For years now:
Chasing Amy
Star Wars: ANH
More recently:
Magnolia
I guess I differ from most of you on the type of movies I watch repeatedly. Usually I want something rather mindless that I enjoy or a movie that makes me feel good. So with that in mind:
Empire Records
Army of Darkness
A Better Place
Fifth Element
From Dusk Til Dawn
Rushmore
Princess Bride
Glengarry Glen Ross
Band Of Outsiders
Ghostbusters
Taxi Driver
It's a weird mix -- I know. But for some reason I can watch these movies constantly.
I'd say Magnolia, but when you work full time, then come home and try and finish a script, it's hard to find 3 hours. Oh well, live for the weekends, I guess.
I watch Punch Drunk Love like twice a week since I got it.
- Boogie Nights
- Back to the Future
- Fight Club
Quote from: mogwaiI remember watching Back to the Future once a day for three months when I was younger.
And do you still know the lines off by heart, even after long periods of detachment?
Keep Going To The End======>
My regulars
(stuff I find myself watching very often)
Pulp Fiction
Anything from Adam Sandler
Most of Jim Carrey's stuff
The Royal Tenenbaums
Magnolia
Lord of the Rings
Raging Bull
Meet the Parents
As Good As It Gets
I don't like to watch films I really rate too often because I don't want to find myself mouthing the dialogue and waiting for the next wonderful shot.. aahh, here it comes... and so on. I want the film to remain largely forgotten. I don't like knowing soundtracks really either, for the same reason. So I don't watch my DVDs too much, but there are certain movies that I will always see if they appear on tv: my top ten, plus From Dusk Till Dawn, Bill and Ted and Wayne's World. And any Tom Cruiser.
Big Trouble in Little China
The Usual Suspects
Magnolia
Chasing Amy
Lord of the Rings
Star Wars Trilogy, including the PRequels
Goonies
Summer School
LA Confidential
Wonder Boys
Y TU MAma Tambien ( A new addition. I will watch this movie a lot of times in the future)
The Last Starfighter
Goodfellas
The Karate KId Trilogy
Back to the Future I and II
Robocop
Stand and Deliver
HEat
Godfather Part II
Swingers
GO
Fear and Loathing in LAs Vegas
Basquiat
Amadeus
THe Proffesional
I could add more , but cant think of any at the moment
jaws
the deer hunter
its a wonderful life
the shining
the conversation
the graduate
glengary glenn ross
whos affraid of virginia wolf
dog day afternoon
network
a simple plan
singing in the rain
willy wonka
rain man
terminator
5 easy pieces
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what to do with the animated youth?
The Big Chill
Boogie Nights
The Player
Hard Eight (religiously)
Arthur (also religiously)
Apocolypse Now
...and Punch Drunk Love (when the Blossoms and Blood comes out, that is :) )
growing up
the goonies
back to the future
Jurassic Park
here in england (limited selection)
Lord of the Rings: Special Extended Edition
Lord of the Rings: Two Towers (bootleg copy)
Nashville
Breaking the Waves
when I get home
Adaptation
25th Hour
The Pianist
probably pdl too
Altman rocks....and I haven't seen Nashville yet...what's it about?
in no significant order
M*A*S*H
Die Hard
Hard-Boiled
Ghostbusters
The Empire Strikes Back
American Graffiti
The Professional
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
The Blues Brothers
Clerks
Ghost World
Cheech & Chong's Up in Smoke
The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3
Network
Suburbia
Boyz N the Hood
The Karate Kid
Back to the Future
Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels
Blazing Saddles
Full Metal Jacket
American Beauty
Reservoir Dogs
Trainspotting
Silver Streak
I can't stop watching The Big Lebowski!
Others would be:
Boogie Nights
Pulp Fiction
Waynes World 1-2
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Boogie Nights
Pulp Fiction
Waynes World 1-2
Great choices, yes. Great choices.
black cat, white cat
life of brian
traffic
zoolander
miller's crossing
big lebowski
spirited away (recently)
tesis (the only film that scares me every time I watch it, amazing)
Europa
the idiots (skip the disturbing parts)
dr strangelove
funny games
adieu, plancher des vaches!
the straight story
SW: ANH
Die Hard
Mulholland Dr.
Ocean's 11 (Soderbergh) Hated the original BTW.
LOTR: TFOTR
Jerry Maguire
Jackie Brown
Sweet & Lowdown
Heat (Mann)
Mulholland Drive when I Have Time On My hand which is all the time
I Still Think Naomi Watts was More Then Perfect.Everytime I See The Movie She gets More Beautiful and Brilliant! (Only actress Who Could Pull That Part Off!)
Woody Allen Films(Great when u have nothing to do) [esp.]-Annie Hall,Manhattan,Bananas etc..
John Hughes Films(Most are always funny)
The Killer and Hard Boiled (still nothing as violent)
Godfather I and II (they are on Bravo all the time!)
Best In Show and Waiting For Guffman(Always Funny!)
Reservoir Dogs(always Great to watch)
Rushmore(Most watched Movie according to ME!)
Tenenbaums and Rushmore
Magnolia and Boogie Nights (and PDL will be there once the DVD is released)
Pulp Fiction (ugh, this list is turning into a film loser cliche)
Fight Club (wow, I never realized how big a film loser I was)
Mallrats (ha, now the pta crowd hates me)
Shining
Mommie Dearest (ok, starting to get more original)
Cry-Baby
Misery
Ace Ventura and Dumb and Dumber
For a time, it seemed like I was watching Resident Evil, Sorority Boys, and Wet Hot American Summer on a loop
Nashville
The Witches (with Angelica Houston... priceless)
That, that's about it...
On my regular list :-
Pulp Fiction
Back to the Future 1
Fight Club
10 Things I Hate About You (How sad, I shouldn’t be admitting to that)
Bring it on (Or this!)
Charlie’s Angles (Or this!!)
Monty Python And the Holy Grail
Groundhog day
Boogie Nights (just got the beautiful R1 special ed mmmm...)
Twin peaks season 1 & the pilot (not quite a film but)
Mallrats
Dogma
Smokey and the bandit
Snatch
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (They gotta release on R2, My VHS is almost ready to snap!)
Go
Fear and Loathing
From Dusk Til Dawn
Desperado
Scream 1
Cannibal! The Musical (Alferd Packer: The Musical in the US, i think)
Orgazmo
Friday
Quote from: penfold0101Cannibal! The Musical (Alferd Packer: The Musical in the US, i think)
No, same title here.
lolita (oh yeah)
gremlins (hehe)
freaks (don't know why)
billy madison (or any sandler flick for that matter, just to kill time, cept for wedding singer and PDL, peices of art they are 8) )
young guns (estevez makes me laugh)
the scream trilogy (underrated)
those r just movies i kill time with, just some nice ones to kick back with, tho lolita is fucking brilliant.
films i can't get enough of:
magnolia (of course) [PTA]
rushmore [WA]
chungking express [WKW]
zero effect [JK]
jackie brown [QT]
westside story [RW&JR]
before sunrise [RL]
north by northwest [AH]
josie and the pussycats [DK&HE]
three kings [DOR]
moulin rouge! (spectacular! spectacular!) [BL]
ed wood [TB]
michel gondry, marc webb and spike jonze music videos [MG&MW&SJ]
the animation show and related shorts [DH&MJ]
harmony korine films (cock.a.doodle.doo) [HK]
my films [RO]
All PTA films.
All LOTR films.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
Amelie.
Ed Wood.
Amelie
The Godfather
Punch-Drunk Love
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
JFK
Pulp Fiction
Magnolia
American Beauty
Goodfellas
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Royal Tenenbaums, The
Short Cuts
Clockwork Orange
Breakfast Club
Radioland Murders
List Listerson and the Listiest List of the Lists.
Quote from: wantautopia?List Listerson and the Listiest List of the Lists.
ah yes, the Eddie and the Cruisers sequel
Blade Runner
Magnolia
Boogie Nights
American Beauty
You've Got Mail ( Hard to admit )
Fargo
[EDIT] Do The Right Thing And Office Space :yabbse-wink:
I'll put them in to watch one scene and I can never turn them off! This Especially kills time with Magnolia and Boogie Nights (Always once with commentary and 1 w/out) :yabbse-grin:
As far as movies I can watch no matter the mood, I'm thinking...
Schizopolis
Office Space
Pulp Fiction
Boogie Nights
Punch Drunk Love
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Clerks
Do The Right Thing
Rules of Attraction
Annie Hall
I guess a really stylized movie that's eye candy or somethign with funny dialogue.
MP&THG.
I can watch all sorts of movies repeatedly but I don't have time to actually pay attention and watch often. I do have the movies that are always ending up in stacks on my bedroom VCR/DVD players though. Usually I put in this sort of movie so I can go to sleep. Somehow hearing something familair to me at a lower than normal volume helps me sleep, sort of like listening to the older family members talk into the night after I had been put to bed as a kid...anyway...
Billy Madison
Beautiful Girls
Meet The Parents
Annie Hall, Everyone Says I Love You, Purple Rose of Cairo, Mighty Aphrodite
The Royal Tenenbaums and Rushmore
Arthur
Babe and Babe II: Pig in the City
Sixteen Candles
Parentood
Raising Arizona and The Big Lebowski
Office Space
Flirting with Disaster
Almost Famous and Say Anything
Christmas Vacation
Bridget Jone's Diary (and a bunch of other embarassing English chick-y things) (as well as embarassing chick-y Nora Ephron flicks) I guess it's not quite as embarassing as it might be if I was a guy.
sex, lies, and videotape
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
PTA and QT films wake me up.
Quote from: ceciliaBabe II: Pig in the City
This one would make me cry in my sleep.
Great Expectations (Alfonso Cuaron version)
Hard Eight
The Shipping News
Dogville
Before Sunrise/Sunset
The Village
Far and Away
Explorers
Vanilla Sky
Magnolia
My Girl
Boogie Nights
Moulin Rouge
ANY Kubrick film
Wizard of Oz
Jurassic Park
Heat
The Last Waltz
Boogie Nights
Punch-Drunk Love
Purple Rain
Speed
Collateral
ugh
Shaun of the Dead
Ghostbusters
Die Hard/with a Vengeance
Back to the Future
Collateral
8 1/2
Vivre Sa Vie
Cidade de deus
Closer
Reindeer Games
Boondock Saints
Alien
Reindeer Games
Halloween
La Pianiste
Boondock Saints
Reindeer Games
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover
Napoleon Dynamite
Reindeer Games
Saving Private Ryan
Dogville
Boondock Saints
2001: A Space Odyssey. I love watching this movie. I don't know why.
Band of Brothers (not really a movie but I'm a world war II geek.)
Edward Scissorhands.
O Brother, Where art thou? (I also love the other odyssey. a lot.)
Visions of Light. I learn something new every time I watch it.
Un Chien Andalou. It creeps the fuck out of me, but that's why I think I love it.
Psycho
Fight Club
The Matrix
Jaws
Seven
Star Wars Episodes IV-VI
When Harry Met Sally...
Back To The Future
Alien
Aliens
Evil Dead Trilogy
Heathers
Any John Hughes 80's film (Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller, etc.)
Pulp Fiction
GoodFellas
Boogie Nights
Almost famous
A woman is a woman
eternal sunshine
adaptation
human nature
Airplane!
boogie nights
waking life
rushmore
goodfellas
Die Hard
Office Space
Sneakers
Goonies
Clockwork Orange
Predator
Back to the Future 1-3
Star Wars 4-6
Rocky 1-4
Neverending Story
Gremlins
I could go on for pages and pages..
Quote from: slackerinthehouseAlmost famous
A woman is a woman
eternal sunshine
adaptation
human nature
Airplane!
boogie nights
waking life
rushmore
goodfellas
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that was very nice of you p. i liked it. instead of being like "ugh, wht an awful list. you try to hard" you were kind and cordial. I give you a thumbs up and a non avatar jacking sticker.
movies that make me smile:
ocean's 11
lost in translation
annie hall
manhattan
down by law
big lebowski
this is spinal tap
royal tenenbaums
good will hunting
swingers
moulin rouge
star wars (IV - VI)
raiders of the lost ark
Some other movies that now regularly slip into my player are:-
American beauty
The family guy movie
Back to the future 1-3
Ghost busters
Jackie brown
Amelie
Royal Tenenbaums
Magnolia
The matrix
Goodfellas
Big Lebowski
Fargo
Rushmore
Truman Show
oh and...
Magnolia
Boogie Nights
Quote from: Reelist on May 17, 2012, 12:04:58 AMDrive will be a new one, once I get the DVD
It looks (and sounds) much better on blu-ray.
doesn't everything? shit, I'm still happy about upgrading my VCR yesterday. By the time I can afford blu ray, you guys will have all moved onto something else and I'll be picking through the 3 for $5 bin.