Favorite Movies!

[Griffin Lilly Jr]

Aloha y'all!

Thanks to everyone that posted in the 'Favorite Foods' thread!

Continuing in our fave theme...what are your favorite movies? Please post in the following categories:

• Action/Adventure
• Romance
• Comedy
• Drama
• Documentary
• Family
• Horror
• Musicals
• Westerns

Please add any other genre you want. Look forward to the posts already!

[MommyEnterprises]

I love comedy, especially Adam Sandlers movies such as Big Daddy, Happy Gilmore, 50 First Dates

[yeng29]

Hi people,

I really love action / adventure kind of movies with a good storyline, supported by good actors & actresses ( e.g. X-Men 3, SWAT, The Sentinel )...also love romantic & suspense drama kind of movies as well.....and every now & then a good animated movie as well ( The Incredibles, Ice Age 2)..........

John

[Lynn Terry]

Some of my personal favorites include:

- The Exorcism of Emily Rose
- Butterfly Effect
- Mothman Prophecies
- Face Off
- Con-Air
- Love Affair
- What Dreams May Come
- Gone With the Wind
- Derailed
- Walk the Line
- Keeping the Faith
- Cold Mountain
- Mystic River

Speaking of which, I was thinking of signing up with NetFlix (my link) now that summer is almost over and I'll be indoors more. My mother and sister use it and love it - anyone else using NetFlix? Our local BlockBuster went out of business and left me high and dry on movies... and Netflix is still offering the 2 week trial & 9.99 plan. I'd love to hear what you think of it - and if you've been using it for awhile, which plan seems to work out best.

[klein109]

Apoclaypse Now is my all time favorite movei!!

[Lynn Terry]

I tried a search for that one, but found several titles. Is it this one, just released this year:

A jolted West Coast deals with the deadly aftereffects of a massive tremor in this sequel to the disaster drama 10.5. Concerned that a widening fault line may set off two nuclear reactors, seismologist Samantha Hill (Kim Delaney) contacts the president (Beau Bridges). Assembling an expert rescue team, they search for the one man who can help them: Samantha's father (Frank Langella), a scientist who predicted this catastrophe. Dean Cain co-stars.

[Kirk]

Here's a few of mine - few dramas in this list, I rely on *real life* for that stuff....

Spinal Tap
Walk The Line
Tommy Boy (that'll leave a mark...)
Groundhog Day (never tire of this one, Bill Murray is fantastic)
Lost In Translation
Wall Street
Somethings Gotta Give (Jack is back and steals the girl from Keanu!)
Who Killed The Electric Car (new favorite movie)
Dr. No (actually, any Connery Bond film)
The Dish (amazing Australian film - visited the film set last year in Oz)
Billy Elliot (go Billy!)
Die Hard (the first one is great, the sequels not so much)
Signs (liked it better than the Sixth Sense, call me crazy)
Gladiator (the diametrical example of a chick flick)
Life of Brian
Ocean's Eleven (the music is as good as the plot)

so many more, but it's a start...

[Griffin Lilly Jr]

Action/Adventure:

Spider-man series, Batman Begins, X-Men series

Romance:

Much Ado About Nothing, Walk In The Clouds

Comedy:

Pee Wee's Big Adventure ('nuff said)

Drama:

Braveheart, Glory

Documentary:

None at the moment

Family:

Chronicles of Narnia

Horror:

Uhmmm...let's not go there...

*jumps behind the couch*

Musicals:

Sound of Music

Westerns:

Silverado

LT, as far as Netflix, if you want a clean alternative...check out Cleanfilms.com. A very interesting concept!

[magicmic]

Here are some of mine...

Chances Are
Batman Begins
Pirates of the Caribbean
American History X
Primal Fear
The Others
My Cousin Vinny
Oscar
Old School
Hustle & Flow
Identity
Saw
The Rock

[Griffin Lilly Jr]

Here are some of mine...

My Cousin Vinny

Magic, remember the scene where Joe Pecci tried to sleep in the forest! Now that's comedy!

EDIT: LT, I just visited Clean Films and there are going out of business! An opportunity to pick up great deals!

[magicmic]

remember the scene where Joe Pecci tried to sleep in the forest! Now that's comedy!

Griffin, yup... that was hilarious. It was always funny the morning after he woke up. lol.

anyone else using NetFlix?

Lynn, Netflix isn't offered here in Canada, but I use a similar service (Zip). I've got a cousin in Florida who just loves Netflix like crazy though. If you find yourself renting 4 or more dvds a month, it's worth the service. The only problem is with the newer movies. You have to place them in your queue before they're even released. Netflix (and others) list them early on. This way, you get them as they're released. Also, a new restriction has been placed with Zip with regards to the total amount of dvds you can get in a month. If this is a concern, you might want to check if Netflix does the same. What I do like about these services is the variety in their selection.

[Lynn Terry]

Thanks for the tips, Mike! I'm signed up with the Netflix package that offers unlimited DVDs - which basically means as fast I can watch them and ship them back equals how many I can potentially get mailed to me in a month. I am expecting my first movie to show up today, so we'll see what the turnaround time is in my area.

One of the things I LOVE about Netflix (besides not having to leave the house, which is a HUGE plus lol) is that they offer such a large variety. Even the older movies that are my all time favorites that I can never find in local movie stores (like Somersby).

Their website is such a breeze to use - it was a genius idea!

[magicmic]

Somersby rocks. I forgot that one. And yes, a large variety is key. It's nice to get those special interest dvds or documentaries once in a while.

[Sandra]

Kirk,

Spinal Tap, no really? (Yes, I remember your old pic.) I like your taste in movies.

Just a few of my faves:
About a Boy
Office Space
Memento
Long Way Round (If you like the Amazing Race, you'll love this show.)
When Harry Met Sally
Before Sunrise & Before Sunset
Bridges of Madison County (Break out the Kleenex!)

[Kirk]

Spinal Tap, no really? (Yes, I remember your old pic.) I like your taste in movies.

LOL! My wife and I love all the Christopher Guest and company documentary parodies. Every Friday night is a battle between "Spinal Tap" and "Best In Show". "Best In Show" kinda freaks me out 'cause one of our Golden Retriever sits right in front of TV and watches the entire film.

About a Boy
Office Space

I can't believe I left these two off my list! "About A Boy" is a movie we watch over and over - it's so good it hurts. Who ever thought up "SPAT" is just a genius and that whole schtick about "Ned" the imaginary two year old...I guess we'll be watchin' that tonight...