Your 3 Favorite Movies

[dgfred]

Yesdachi has me thinking of my favorite movie of all time- Tombstone~:cool:

I guess my other two would be Alien(s) and Kelly's Heroes or Das Boot.

What are yours?

[Tricon]

Just three? Impossible, sorry.

The good, the bad, and the ugly.
Das Boot (only in german, forget the dubbed version)
Lord of the Rings trilogy
Deathstalker II
Sin City
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - The movie (the german translation is actually funnier then the original, and the voices are good, too - a seldom enough case)

These are just current favorites.... this changes regularly.Though all six will probably stay in the top 20 for a long time

[miho]

1. Conan the Barbarian
2. The Godfather (trilogy)
3. Good, Bad and the Ugly or Se7en

I could go on further but these are just my top ones.

[Strike For The South]

1. The Rock
2. Mississippi Burning
3. Office Space

[dgfred]

List as many as you want ~;) , the more the merrier. 3 was just so I wouldn't get carried away. I love The Good, the Bad and the Ugly too.~D

[miho]

List as many as you want ~;) , the more the merrier. 3 was just so I wouldn't get carried away. I love The Good, the Bad and the Ugly too.~D
You just have to love the soundtrack. Oh and I remembered that I also like Pulp Fiction and Tarantino's movies.

[dgfred]

You just have to love the soundtrack. Oh and I remembered that I also like Pulp Fiction and Tarantino's movies.

Yes, and Pulp Fiction is a favorite too...... dang, maybe I should have said
Top 10, 20 or more :shrug: .

[miho]

As I think of it I can at least single out 20-30 of them but now I just can't remember. Kwai Bridge is also among my top 20. And there is one called "Ko to tamo peva?" which is the best comedy ever. It was made about 30 years ago in former Yugoslavia and translated it is "Who's singing over there?".

[yesdachi]

It might be easier to list the ones I don’t like!~;) But here is my top 3 and the rest in no specific order.

Tombstone
Aliens (the one with the marines!)
Casablanca
Star Wars (just lump them together even though I like some better than others)
Indiana Jones (same as above)
LOR (same as above)
Ronin
Matrix
A plethora of war movies like Full Metal Jacket, Platoon, Heartbreak Ridge, etc.
And another plethora of Asian fighting movies that my wife rolls her eyes at.
~:cheers:

[miho]

I've got to add:
all Monty Python's
American Beauty
Taxi Driver
L.A. Confidential
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
all Indiana Jones films (1st and 3rd espetially)
The Silence of the Lambs,
Reservoir Dogs
The Wild Bunch
Where Eagles Dare
Dirty Harry
The Dirty Dozen
Fight Club
Léon
Alien
Star Wars
Ben-Hur
Spartacus

These are in no particular order. I might think of some more and put a list.

[YAKOBU]

Hi everyone ~:wave:

The 3 films I have watched the most are:

1 Last of the Mohicans
2 Blade
3 Braveheart

:charge:

[Kagemusha]

You have a great taste on movies YAKOBU.~:)
I would say:

Leon
Last of The Mohicans
Platoon
Coppolas Dracula
And a Finnish movie called Tuntematon Sotilas

And lot more....:bow:

[ArcticSonata]

Greatst choices from you guys

1 Braveheart
2 Lady Jane
3Bram Stokers Dracula

[littlelostboy]

Hmmm..... it would be:

LoTRs
Fight Club
The Godfather Part 1
Braveheart
The Ten Commandmants
Ben-Hur
Gladiator

This are all Good. Bad and Ugly, I have to think sometime later.

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

The Great Escape
-----------------
Great film with some awesome moments. Steve McQueen. I highly recommend you see it, even if just for the opening soundtrack.


Some others.

The Rock - damn good movie, with Sean Connery.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Star Wars (original 3, especially The Empire Strikes Back)

Aw heck. Too many to list em all.

[Ronin]

just 3 movies?...damn....that´s tough....

ok..here it is....in no order:

-Fight Club
-Se7en
-Pulp Fiction

[Reverend Joe]

Uh... okay, here we go...

Saving Private Ryan
Gladiator
The Thin Red Line
Apocalypse Now (both versions; the redux is a "better" movie, but the origional has a stronger effect on my mental state.)
The Big Lebowski
Bullitt
The Wild Bunch
Alien (the first one)
Blade Runner (When I am in the right mood- and the Director's cut, only. The Ford voiceovers are horrible.)
Death Hunt
Dead Alive
Easy Rider
Up In Smoke
Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
the Fistful of Dollars series
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
The Wild Bunch
Ravenous
The Thing (John Carpenter's best movie- if you watch it, watch it in black and white; visually, it works much better)
The Godfather part II
Hard Times
High Plains Drifter
Kelly's Heroes

And, lastly, my favorite movie of all time,
Zorba the Greek!
I always feel great after I see that movie.

[LeftEyeNine]

1. Fight Club
2. Casablanca
3. The Saw

Jury Award : Hero ~:)

[Togakure]

I won't even try to pick just three overall favorites--I don't need a headache right now. Instead, I've listed genres, and three favorites from each that come to mind off the top of my head (and as it turns out, a few honorable mentions as well):

Historical Fiction
Seven Samurai
Dances with Wolves
Gladiator
* Honorable Mention: Clavell's Shogun Mini-series *
* Honorable Mention: Kagemusha
* Honorable Mention: Akira Kurosawa's RAN
* Honorable Mention: The Mists of Avalon

Sci Fi
Bladerunner (Director's Cut)
Aliens
John Carpenter's "The Thing"

Action
La Femme Nikita (original French version)
Black Rain
Heat

Drama
Ordinary People
Shine
Betty Blue
*Honorable Mention: Joy Luck Club

Sexy Drama
9 1/2 Weeks
Body Heat
Damage

Fantasy
Lord of the Rings trilogy (extended editions)
Legend (Director's Cut, Jerry Goldsmith soundtrack)
Merlin (Sam Neill, Isabella Rossellini, Miranda Richardson, Martin Short, et. al)

Comedy
All the Monty Python movies
A Fish Called Wanda
Boondock Saints
* Honorable Mention: Deuce Bigalow


Just Plain Weird
The Pillow Book
Sid and Nancy
The Razor (TV serial from Japan)
* Honorable (lol) mention: Caligula (unrated version)
* Honorable Mention: Pink Floyd's "The Wall"
* Honorable Mention: Led Zeppelin's "The Song Remains the Same"

[Byzantine Prince]

1. Ghost in the Shell
2. Boogie Nights
3. Se7en

[mercian billman]

Here's my list in no particular order,

Jarhead
The Rock
Platoon
Blackhawk Down
Kingdom of Heaven
Gladiator
Fight Club
Under Seige I
Judge Dredd
Demolition Man
Equilibrium
Missing in Action I
Rocky I, II, III, and IV
All the James Bond films
Khartoum

and finally Notting Hill, which is extremely out of place in this list, but is listed only because I've always believed I would meet the perfect woman in a bookstore.

[LeftEyeNine]

and finally Notting Hill, which is extremely out of place in this list, but is listed only because I've always believed I would meet the perfect woman in a bookstore.

Do you have self-righteous reasons for that or are you a bookshop keeper ? ~:)

[master of the puppets]

the nightmare before christmas (this is the best movie EVERas any person would know)
gladiator
hmmm, assorted war movies~;p

[Redleg]

From the top

Bladerunner
Excaliber
Cross of Iron

Honorable Mention

Lady Hawke

[kiwitt]

Gigli, Vanilla Sky, Battlefield Earth.

:surrender: :eeeek: :focus:

Actually.

1) Star Wars - Episode IV
2) LOTR Trilogy
3) Matrix - The first film only.

BTW: Other film series of note

James Bond
Clint Eastwood (Westerns and Cops)
Star Trek

[mercian billman]

Do you have self-righteous reasons for that or are you a bookshop keeper ? ~:)

I'm not a bookshop keeper, but I'm considering become a librarian when I leave the Marine Corps (which will happen in 4 1/2 years.) There's just something romantic about meeting a woman in a bookstore, it's no surprise one of my teachers told me I'd probably end up marrying an English teacher.

[LeftEyeNine]

I'm not a bookshop keeper, but I'm considering become a librarian when I leave the Marine Corps (which will happen in 4 1/2 years.) There's just something romantic about meeting a woman in a bookstore, it's no surprise one of my teachers told me I'd probably end up marrying an English teacher.

If only movies could turn true.. ~:rolleyes:

Best wishes on your job and future :bow:

[yesdachi]

There are movies that have been mentioned that I have totally forgot about but cant resist watching! ~:cool:

I will add the 13th warrior to my list, it is kind of lame but I cant help myself, its just great. ~:)

[Kaiser of Arabia]

Stalingrad
Goodfellas
Reservoir Dogs
Pulp Fiction

[Lemur]

A lot of good films listed here, along with some really debatable ones. Black Rain? Demolition Man? Ladyhawke? Uh, well, I guess it's a personal thing. Some of my faves:

Samurai Flicks
Seven Samurai
Yojimbo
Ran
Taboo (Gohatto)
Sword of Doom (Dai-bosatsu tôge)

Sci-Fi Flicks
The Thing (Carpenter version)
Blade Runner
Mad Max 1 and especially 2
Alien & Aliens

Period Flicks with Lace and Cufflinks
White Mischief
Pride & Prejudice (BBC version)
Emma (BBC version)
Howard's End

War Flicks
Dr. Strangelove
Lawrence of Arabia
Das Boot
Apocalypse Now
Patton

Comedies
Dr. Strangelove
Duck Soup
Sullivan's Travels
His Girl Friday
Shaun of the Dead

Horror/Thriller
Shaun of the Dead
Dawn of the Dead (original)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers ('56 version)
Evil Dead 2

Noir Flicks
The Third Man
Double Indemnity
The Night of the Hunter
M

It goes without saying that all of these lists are incomplete, and I could keep going ... but I'll spare you. I like way too many kinds of films.

[Kekvit Irae]

Aliens
Braveheart
Jurassic Park

[mercian billman]

If only movies could turn true.. ~:rolleyes:


Come on is it really that unreasonable? I'm hoping to find Julia Roberts, just some hot chick in a bookstore.

[Togakure]

... Black Rain? ... I guess it's a personal thing. ...
Yep indeed, Black Rain is a personal thing. The thread said "favorites" not "best" for once, for which I'm glad. A lot of the movies I listed aren't great movies--I just really like them for one reason or another.

[Redleg]

A lot of good films listed here, along with some really debatable ones. Black Rain? Demolition Man? Ladyhawke? Uh, well, I guess it's a personal thing. Some of my faves:


I also like the movie Willow.

But how about this one for you - Monty Pyton and the Holy Grail - it is also one of my favorite movies.

The troll bridge is just to damn much - along with the Killer Rabbit scene. But the biggest crackup for me is "bring out your dead"

Now if you ask my son what is his favorit movie - it would be this movie.

[Lehesu]

Blazing Saddles
The Clouseau series of movies

[Clearchus]

Three is tough. Just for kicks, my top three:

1. Blackhawk Down
2. Patton
3. LOTR Trilogy

After those three...

Star Wars (old)
Blazing Saddles
Airplane
The Man Who Would be King
The Odd Couple
Gladiator
Ben-Hur
Office Space
The Scarlet and the Black

Maybe I'll think of more later...

[The Blind King of Bohemia]

I could never have a top three films, i would break it down into genres. For example my top three fav horrors of all time would be:

1/ The Exorcist

2/ The Omen

3/ The Changelling


For comedy:

1/ The Birdcage

2/ The Big Lebowski

3/ Trains, Planes and Automobiles


Gangster/Crime:

1/ The Godfather parts one and two

2/ Heat

3/ Carlito's way


Historical/ War films:

1/ Last of the Mohicans

2/ Platoon

3/ Casualties of War

Warped films:

1/ Cannibal holocaust

2/ Braindead

3/ Man bites Dog


Classics that one must see:

1/ Pulp Fiction

2/ King Kong (1933)

3/ The Shawshank Redemption


Shoot em ups:

1/ Dobermann

2/ Leon

3/ The Boondock Saints


Fantasy:

1/ Fellowship of the Ring

2/ The Two Towers

3/ The Return of the King


Sci- fi

1/ Star War (the original trilogy)

2/ Aliens

3/ Predator



There are so much more though

[Fragony]

1 Fanny and Alexander, full cut
2 Festen
3 Donnie Darko/Requiem for a dream

[lugh]

Far, far too many to name.
I'd agree with almost anything in this thread mind.

Absolute top 3 might be Last of the Mohicans, Sin City and oh, Boondock Saints?

[LeftEyeNine]

Come on is it really that unreasonable? I'm hoping to find Julia Roberts, just some hot chick in a bookstore.

And I'm hoping that the Asian girl in front of me would turn out to be Lucy Liu where I'm a bodyguard, and she'll knock me off in seconds. And when she's leaving I'll semi-consciously notice that she dropped one of the earrings. I'll shout at her "Hey, Is this yours?" with a bleeding mouth, and Lucy -understanding that I'm not only a great stuntman but also a great candidate for a husband- will turn back and heal my wounds.

[Prodigal]

1. The Thing
2. Alien
3. Excalibur

[The Blind King of Bohemia]

Jesus, i forgot about the thing, that would be somewhere in my fav films of all time. I also forgot about Withnail and I, which is funny and heartbreaking in equal measure

[Strike For The South]

And I'm hoping that the Asian girl in front of me would turn out to be Lucy Liu where I'm a bodyguard, and she'll knock me off in seconds. And when she's leaving I'll semi-consciously notice that she dropped one of the earrings. I'll shout at her "Hey, Is this yours?" with a bleeding mouth, and Lucy -understanding that I'm not only a great stuntman but also a great candidate for a husband- will turn back and heal my wounds.


dude why the pain...if your inta that kind of thing...not that theres anything wrong with that

[Ianofsmeg16]

1. Shawshank redemption (best of all time i reckon)

2. Jurassic Park (although not nearly as good as the book, still one hell of an influential film in my life)

3. hmmm tough one... Probably Monty Python's The life of Brian (Always look on the bright side of life is my life's anthem :))

[LeftEyeNine]

dude why the pain...if your inta that kind of thing...not that theres anything wrong with that

Remember Charlie's Angels ? ~:joker:

[Strike For The South]

Remember Charlie's Angels ? ~:joker:

I dont watch carp:hide:

[LeftEyeNine]

So you are the Greatest Man of All The Time..

[Strike For The South]

sig it

[LeftEyeNine]

Have fun

[KukriKhan]

Metropolis
Seven Samurai
Unforgiven

Lots of other movies have thrilled, saddened, or moved me in some way, but those three are my favorites.

[Slyspy]

Zatoichi
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

and too many candidates for the third!

[GiantMonkeyMan]

hmm.... its hard but probably

Gladiator
Blazing Saddles
Star Wars 'originals'

but other favourites are the The Monty Python Films but i can't have 4 so.....

[Clearchus]

The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
When I saw some of this movie, I remeber the dialoge being way out of sync with the mouth movement. I can't say I can like a movie much like that.

[Prodigal]

[QUOTE=KukriKhan]Unforgiven[QUOTE]
Strange movie, my favorites parts are where they're describing what "used" to be, so in effect the best part of the film, (for me anyway), is what you never actually see on screen, because it all happened years before.

Maybe not a great suprise considering its age, but doesn't anyone remeber seeing The Graduate for the first time? Didn't have swords, aliens, or blood in it though so couldn't include it in a top 3

[Reverend Joe]

Gigli, Vanilla Sky, Battlefield Earth.

:surrender: :eeeek: :focus:

Actually.

1) Star Wars - Episode IV
2) LOTR Trilogy
3) Matrix - The first film only.

BTW: Other film series of note

James Bond
Clint Eastwood (Westerns and Cops)
Star Trek

Hey, man, Vanilla Sky is good!

...But only when you're on Mescalin. :jester:

[Redleg]

Actually I forgot one of my favorites - and it happen to be showing on the late night movie when I got home from work the other day.

Farewell to the King - with Nick Nolte.

[Kanamori]

1. Yojimbo
2. Bladerunner
3. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Honorable mentions are: Ben-Hur, Pulp Fiction, Fight Club, and Citizen Kane w/ number one funniest while high as The Island, we had the rest of the audience laughing w/ us by the end.~;)

[Kanamori]

When I saw some of this movie, I remeber the dialoge being way out of sync with the mouth movement. I can't say I can like a movie much like that.

I like the shots in it more than any other movie, and I love Leone's story-telling thorugh the whole trilogy.