Your All Time Favorite Movies -

[Stratomsk]

I haven't seen any of the other threads talk about favorite movies in general but instead tend to discuss specific genres or dedicating entire threads to a single show.

Anyway, as far as movies go I'll be the first to admit I haven't seen too many of them. I just got inspired to write this because of a couple of absolutely fantastic movies I saw recently and would like to share. Their names are Interstellar and Song of the Sea. Holy crap these movies just fell into my lap on accident and blew me away completely.

Interstellar is a space odyssey by the same guy who made Inception with incredibly strong presentation that absolutely captures the despair and loneliness that is associated with exploring deep space. This one made me cry at just how beautifully the plot developed.

Song of the Sea is a western animation that follows a families tragedy and a pair of siblings journey trying to find their way back home with many wonderful allusions to Irish folklore. Animation and art style can only be described as superb and music is even better.

Doesn't matter what genre the movie is, it just has to be one of your absolute favorites.

 

[TrippinKahlua]

Back to the Future
Streets of Fire
Flashdance
Footloose
American Pie

 

[Mourning Dove]

Off the top of my head...

The Black Swan
Life of Pi

I love me some psychological horror and magical realism. Eye catching cinematography is nice too.

 

[dabluearmedbandit]

No Country For Old Men (I legitimately think this may be a perfect movie.)
The Shining
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
The Big Lebowski
The Room

In that order.

EDIT: Also this is a great thread idea, I'm surprised it wasn't around yet

 

[LordDarkrai]

This is kind of weird since I'm more into Animation usually, but fuck it. Here's my current favorites in no order.

Fantasia
Ed Wood
Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939 version)
End of Evangelion
Othello (1995 version)
King Kong: original version
The Room
Paprika
Black Swan

 

[Laevateinn]

Oh no... I can never usually keep my favourites to a list and I usually end up sperging about them... I guess I'll try to keep this brief...

From Favourite to SUPER MEGA HYPER Favourite:

Laputa: Castle in the Sky - This is, without a doubt, one of my favourite Miyazaki films. It's innocent, it's adventurous, it's beautifully animated, the characters are fun and it doesn't try to shove the environmental message in your face. And the song at the very end of the film is lovely, so much so that I managed to get it onto my iPod!

Phenomena - As some of you probably know, I am a HUGE fan of the first two Clock Tower games, the inspiration of which was this Italian film (as well as several of Dario Argento's other films). Jennifer Connelly as Jennifer Corvino is a great protagonist, and I especially like Patua, he's definitely one of my favourite kid villains in cinema.

Edward Scissorhands - Tim Burton's best film in my opinion. It's a film I relate to quite closely, because Edward is actually a pretty accurate depiction of someone with Asperger's Syndrome who hasn't been influenced by the internet, like me. That, and it has Vincent Price in it - what more could I ask for?

Jean Cocteau's La Belle et La Bête - This one is a close favourite of mine for a slightly different reason than the others. Because without this classic film, I wouldn't have the appreciation for world cinema I do now. Sure, it's not perfect, but the scenery is amazing and I love the Beast's design, as well Jean Marais and Josette Day as the titular characters.

And finally...

Panna a Netvor - I'm going to guess that very few of you have actually heard of this movie and even fewer of you have seen it. It's another retelling of Beauty and the Beast, only this one is MUCH darker. This Czech gem has some of the most haunting scenery I have ever seen in film, the acting all around is superb and Netvor is, by far, one of the most emotional Beasts ever written. I seriously recommend this film to anybody here looking for a decent fairy tale adaptation that isn't Disney inspired!

 

[MrTroll]

Apocalypse Now
Fargo
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ace in the Hole
Robocop
The Thing
Das Boot
Ran
Harakiri

 

[Tookie]

Twelve Monkeys
Ran
Fight Club
Brazil
Interstellar
The Blues Brothers

 

[ZepFloyd94]

Spoiler: In no particular order, my 20 favorites

Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Artist
Lord of the Rings trilogy
Batman (1989)
The Social Network
Ghostbusters
Terry Gilliam's Imagination Trilogy (Time Bandits, Brazil, Baron Munchausen)
American Graffiti
Quadrophenia
Pink Floyd-The Wall
Modern Times
The Great Dictator
Ed Wood
My Neighbor Totoro
Superman the Movie
Spirited Away
The Lion King
The Producers (1968 original)

 

[cypocraphy]

Ghostbusters
Blue Velvet
Predator

 

[Slam_Jam]

Off the top of my head right now and in no particular order:
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Alien and Aliens
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Satoshi Kon's movies (difficult to pick a favorite)
Akira
Big Hero 6
Super Mario Bros. The Movie
Space Balls
and of course Space Jam

 

[Jumpin Jenkins]

Jurassic Park
Jaws
Back To The Future
Wall E
(Although technically not a movie, when watched all together it is standard movie length) Over The Garden Wall

 

[AnimuGinger]

I honestly count Titanic as my favorite movie. Don't judge me...

Or Saving Private Ryan. One of those two.

 

[DietCherry]

Bringing this thread back. I will watch ANY movie that ANY user calls their favourite. Tell me your favourite movie. Or lie to me and let me suffer. Your choice.

My favourite is currently April and the Extraordinary World

 

[TheClorax]

-A majority of the MCU
-The First Rami Spider-Man movie
-Wall E
-Coco
-The Incredibles
-Wes Craven’s New Nightmare
No particular order.

 

[Replicant Sasquatch]

The Thing
Apocalypse Now
Blade Runner
Titanic
Aliens
The Shawshank Redemption
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Total Recall
The Exorcist

 

[Orkeosaurus]

Yojimbo/Sanjuro Duology
The Thing
Patton
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Falling Down
The Caine Mutiny
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Apocalypse Now
Star Trek 2: Wrath of Khan
Army of Darkness

 

[AnchuentProphecy]

There’s a lot of movies I love. In no particular order except Aliens.

Aliens
Goodfellas
The Godfather
Scarface
Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Memories of Murder
The Hateful Eight
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Das Boot
Platoon

 

[A Welsh Cake]

Nightmare before Christmas
Muppets Christmas carol
Die Hard
Contagion
Hellraisers 1 and 2
Silent Hill (I know it’s not great but I still love it)
Scooby Doo on zombie island
Love Actually
Bible Black
The Godfather trilogy
Eyes wide Shut
Ju-On the Grudge
And finally Spirited Away, my number one.

 

[Some JERK]

These are the movies I'll sit down and watch if they happen to be on. Even if they're halfway over. Even if there are commercials and all the swearing is dubbed out. Even though I own all of them:

Alien
Back to the Future Trilogy (but really mostly 1 & 3)
Any of the 'Dollars Trilogy'
The Outlaw Josie Wales
Stalag 17
The Great Escape
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Witness for the Prosecution