Road Runner Posted January 18, 2019 Share #1 Posted January 18, 2019 What say you? I lean toward "The Wizard of Oz." A great film in so many ways. Music, comedy, action, drama, witches, wizards, flying monkeys... Seriously, a great story with lots of life lessons, symbolism and metaphorical crap constantly going on. A fantastic cast. All in all, the best movie ever made, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 18, 2019 Share #2 Posted January 18, 2019 Debbie does Dallas? 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted January 18, 2019 Share #3 Posted January 18, 2019 Lawrence of Arabia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted January 18, 2019 Share #4 Posted January 18, 2019 12 minutes ago, Road Runner said: What say you? I lean toward "The Wizard of Oz." A great film in so many ways. Music, comedy, action, drama, witches, wizards, flying monkeys... Seriously, a great story with lots of life lessons, symbolism and metaphorical crap constantly going on. A fantastic cast. All in all, the best movie ever made, IMO. It is hard to pick a favorite, although I do love that movie! I don't think I ever really paid attention to it, but then saw it with some young kids when I was 18 or so, and realized how good it is. I am sure I have seen it at least 20 times since, and is one of the movies I downloaded to watch with RO for viewing this weekend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted January 18, 2019 Share #5 Posted January 18, 2019 Lord of the Rings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted January 18, 2019 Share #6 Posted January 18, 2019 Being There 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirwickWithCheese Posted January 18, 2019 Share #7 Posted January 18, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted January 18, 2019 Share #8 Posted January 18, 2019 Airplane! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ltdskilz Posted January 18, 2019 Share #9 Posted January 18, 2019 Blues Brothers. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted January 18, 2019 Share #10 Posted January 18, 2019 Christine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted January 18, 2019 Share #11 Posted January 18, 2019 Willie Wonka 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR46 Posted January 18, 2019 Share #12 Posted January 18, 2019 32 minutes ago, Ltdskilz said: Blues Brothers. You beat me to it. The best sound track, all star line up and a car chase it doesn't get any better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted January 18, 2019 Share #13 Posted January 18, 2019 Shawshank. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted January 18, 2019 Share #14 Posted January 18, 2019 Gone with the Wind. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted January 18, 2019 Share #15 Posted January 18, 2019 7 hours ago, Wilbur said: Shawshank. Certainly wins most popular I would think! Actually one of my other top ones gets similar TV play - Office Space. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldendesign Posted January 18, 2019 Share #16 Posted January 18, 2019 It's a toss up for me between: Serenity Boondock Saints Logan Lucky Oh and Atlas Shrugged if you want a little dust on the cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted January 18, 2019 Share #17 Posted January 18, 2019 "The 36th Chamber of Shaolin" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
late Posted January 18, 2019 Share #18 Posted January 18, 2019 Best movie for whom?? What's best for a 5 year old may not be best for you. I don't have a single best. But there are a ton of really good movies. A lot of them are overlooked classics from downers like the Seventh Seal to comedies like Inspector General. Lion in Winter. One of my faves that doesn't get wide acclaim is Contact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldendesign Posted January 18, 2019 Share #19 Posted January 18, 2019 3 minutes ago, late said: One of my faves that doesn't get wide acclaim is Contact. Really good movie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted January 18, 2019 Share #20 Posted January 18, 2019 "A Man for All Seasons" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
late Posted January 18, 2019 Share #21 Posted January 18, 2019 5 minutes ago, donkpow said: "A Man for All Seasons" Who can rid me of this troublesome priest? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted January 18, 2019 Share #22 Posted January 18, 2019 UHF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted January 18, 2019 Share #23 Posted January 18, 2019 I don't think it is my favorite movie by any stretch, but I think John Carpenters's "The Thing" is greatly underappreciated. I have been thinking about science fiction a bit, you see. I rate that as one of the best sci-fi movies, certainly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris... Posted January 18, 2019 Share #24 Posted January 18, 2019 4 minutes ago, Randomguy said: I don't think it is my favorite movie by any stretch, but I think John Carpenters's "The Thing" is greatly underappreciated. I have been thinking about science fiction a bit, you see. I rate that as one of the best sci-fi movies, certainly. When I watched it for the first time I thought it was very scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 18, 2019 Share #25 Posted January 18, 2019 Kuffs or Gleaming the Cube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted January 18, 2019 Share #26 Posted January 18, 2019 Night Shift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onbike1939 Posted January 18, 2019 Share #27 Posted January 18, 2019 "Le château de ma mère and La Gloire de mon père" both made by Yves Robert have to come close for me. Wonderful feel-good films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Grass Posted January 18, 2019 Share #28 Posted January 18, 2019 16 hours ago, Road Runner said: What say you? Dodgeball, Cotton. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 18, 2019 Share #29 Posted January 18, 2019 2 minutes ago, Goat Geddah said: Dodgeball, Cotton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted January 18, 2019 Share #30 Posted January 18, 2019 Donny, you're out of your element! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted January 18, 2019 Share #31 Posted January 18, 2019 16 hours ago, Road Runner said: What say you? I lean toward "The Wizard of Oz." A great film in so many ways. Music, comedy, action, drama, witches, wizards, flying monkeys... Seriously, a great story with lots of life lessons, symbolism and metaphorical crap constantly going on. A fantastic cast. All in all, the best movie ever made, IMO. I remember my mom telling me she saw that movie as a young child in the movie theater. She would have been 9 YO when it was released. She said that was the first color movie she ever saw and the transition from B&W to color was just an amazement to her. This is a point many of us miss in that in 1939 many folks had never seen a color movie prior to this. That transition from B&W to color was a marvel to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post groupw Posted January 18, 2019 Popular Post Share #32 Posted January 18, 2019 The Princess Bride. It has multi-age, multi-gender appeal. Comedy, action, drama, romance. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted January 18, 2019 Share #33 Posted January 18, 2019 6 minutes ago, groupw said: The Princess Bride. It has multi-age, multi-gender appeal. Comedy, action, drama, romance. I have been struggling to think of my all time favorite and your post made me realize this is probably it for me as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Karen_Cooper_Incident Posted January 18, 2019 Share #34 Posted January 18, 2019 I love Science Fiction movies. And it's really hard for me to pick just one. Is between Alien and Predator. Aliens was also great. I have watched it so many times, probably more than Alien. Back in the 90s, I watched it once while stoned on Pot and some opiates (I can't remember which pill). It got deep on an animalistic level and activated a fear and dread deep in my brain. It was very intense and I remember the experience vividly today. So, I guess my favorite movie is Aliens. Couch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted January 18, 2019 Share #35 Posted January 18, 2019 50 minutes ago, Couch_Incident said: Is between Alien and Predator. Aliens and Predator are almost in a separate category for me because they are so good, but I don't look at them as being pure sci-fi so much as creature/sci-fi hybrids. Intense action movies are better with creatures usually. Predator was the best movie Arnie was involved in. I will teach RO Bishop's knife trick this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted January 18, 2019 Share #36 Posted January 18, 2019 ...I think probably the movie with which I am most enamored is "Black Orpheus." I have probably seen that move 40 or fifty times on the big screen at the Circle Theater in D.C. But the movie I've modeled my life after is Disney's "Pinocchio." Both these movies made a big impression on my senses at that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted January 18, 2019 Share #37 Posted January 18, 2019 "Blade Runner" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted January 18, 2019 Share #38 Posted January 18, 2019 Finding Nemo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted January 18, 2019 Share #39 Posted January 18, 2019 5 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: Finding Nemo Oh yeah and Beauty & The Beast are two great movies I still enjoy watching. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted January 18, 2019 Share #40 Posted January 18, 2019 9 minutes ago, ChrisL said: Oh yeah and Beauty & The Beast are two great movies I still enjoy watching. Perspective. Ask someone in their 80s or teens, clearly a different response. I also do not like violent movies, at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tizeye Posted January 18, 2019 Share #41 Posted January 18, 2019 To Kill a Mockingbird 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted January 19, 2019 Share #42 Posted January 19, 2019 23 hours ago, Ltdskilz said: Blues Brothers. I’m wearing my Blues Brothers Tshirt tonight. A classic movie. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted January 19, 2019 Share #43 Posted January 19, 2019 The Godfather should get some votes. It’s a 1970’s movie about a mob family in NYC. It tells the story of a guy playing with his grandson in the garden and then he keels over dead. But the movie gets into his life before that, and his gangster activities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onbike1939 Posted January 19, 2019 Share #44 Posted January 19, 2019 10 hours ago, donkpow said: "Blade Runner" +1.....A classic and a brilliant film. I've always had a soft spot for "The quiet man" as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted January 19, 2019 Share #45 Posted January 19, 2019 I give a nod to @Goat Geddah for dodgeball. Great movie. Another nod to @RalphWaldoMooseworth Because of Airplane. My final nod goes to @Square Wheels for finding Nemo. All of these are great and should certainly be in the conversation for best film ever. Let me add add one more to consider.... Roadhouse. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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