*BEST* movie ever

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 16 Jul 2002, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Sam	16 Jul 2002
Since we have so much negativity in the bad movie thread, I thought I'd balance it out by starting a BEST movie thread. SO what is YOUR all time favorite movie? Mine would have to be Billy Madison. It is hysterical! I've seen it like 10 times, okay maybe 15, and I'm going to get it on DVD when I get Back from my trip to Cancun. (Don't worry, I'm not leaving 'til mid-August.)

kayne	16 Jul 2002
Dancer in the Dark! Go Bjork!!! :D:D:D Moulin Rouge... gotta love the modern musicals! :)

Marion	16 Jul 2002
The Princess Bride

jade	16 Jul 2002
http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4417 http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2466&highlight=movies here are two other threads about favorite movies. in light, jade

purplelady	16 Jul 2002
There are so many- I Love "Total Recall" with Ahhhnold. And "The Sixth Sense" with Bruce Willis.

catlin	17 Jul 2002
I loved "Finding Forrester" , it was really great (not only because of Sean Connery). I also enjoyed "Dance with Wolves" (hope this is the exact English title), "The fifth element", "Rob Roy" and "Legenden der Leidenschaft" (the movie with Bratt Pitt and Anthony Hopkins).

wavebreaker	17 Jul 2002
Quote: Originally posted by catlin "Legenden der Leidenschaft" (the movie with Bratt Pitt and Anthony Hopkins). I suppose that's Legends of the Fall? I thought it was ok, but a bit long... ;)

Liliana	17 Jul 2002
Harry Potter is pretty high up there, as is Shrek And the original Neverending Story, sequels were pretty cruddy. Used to watch it every day in grade school :) Havent seen Lord of the RIngs yet, not sure where it will fall. :THP

cherrywind	17 Jul 2002
I have sooooo many. I'll try to limit it. Citizen Kane Cannibal! The Musical Indiana Jones (not so much Temple of Doom, but Raiders and the Last Crusade are great) East of Eden Rebel Without A Cause

SharonElizabeth	17 Jul 2002
My three favorites: Braveheart (I'm watching it right now:D) Gladiator Shakespeare in Love

niah	17 Jul 2002
Labyrinth Sleeping Beauty (Disney) The Fifth Element Return of the Jedi Austin Powers 2 +_+The Crow (Gee.. imagine that!)

Red raven	17 Jul 2002
Monty Python's Quest for the Holy Grail (Can't beat that for laughs! :D) Wayne's World Back to the Future (and respective sequels.) Fern Gully (Anybody remember this one? I must've seen it about a hundred times!)

niah	17 Jul 2002
Yeah, I remember Fern Gully. Bad guys chopping down trees. Faerie saves them. Human turns into a faerie. :) :TCHAR

PurpleGoddess	19 Jul 2002
Practical Magic StepMom Chocolat also just about anything w/sandra bollock and julia roberts...my fav actress'.

Emily	19 Jul 2002
I liked :- Jurassic Park 1 and 2 The Mummy The Mummy returns Independence Day The Terminator Films The Alien Films Cocoon I have many favourites lol - too many to list here :)

Jenny-Li	19 Jul 2002
Quote: Originally posted by Liliana And the original Neverending Story, sequels were pretty cruddy. Used to watch it every day in grade school :) Nononono! Read the book, read the book!! Jenny :D PS: Ummmm, gotta think for a while about my fave-movie! Just had to comment on my fave book of all times and all categories! :)

oriel	19 Jul 2002
HMMM! BRAZIL Career Girls Ghost World The Mission Stand by Me The Exorcist (heh..i love horror) The Changeling (more horror)

Vespertine	19 Jul 2002
My List :) Waking Life (my absolute favorite) Princess and the Warrior Run Lola Run Donnie Darko City of Lost Children Suspiria (Spaghetti Horror at it's best :)

Jenny-Li	20 Jul 2002
Quote: Originally posted by Jenny-Li Ummmm, gotta think for a while about my fave-movie! Just had to comment on my fave book of all times and all categories! :) Yep, done my thinking now, and my vote goes to.... a French movie called Delicatessen, it's a really crazy story about a house in which nothing is quite normal, and where the "meat-store" (or whatever the right word is...:() in the ground floor has a bit of an odd way of supplying meat for their customers. I also liked Boondock saints, despite all the violence, I think that movie is extremely well made, especially in the way its story is told. More of a "mainstream" favourite: The president and Ms Wade! Michael Douglas speach in the end gets me every time! :D And I always think what if politicians were REALLY like this, all over the world... WOW! *lol* Jenny :)

GoserGosarian	20 Jul 2002
Nightmare Before Christmas Evil Dead II Prince of Darkness (its all about the Brotherhood of Sleep) Heavy Metal (animated, 1979?) Too many to list... Braveheart Hellraiser I and II (uncut) TRUE ROMANCE!!!!!!

floracove	20 Jul 2002
There are many great movies out there but as far as I am concerned the very best movie ever is...... "GONE WITH THE WIND" have watched and watched and will watch it again!

WolfSpirit	21 Jul 2002
Sea of Love with Al Pacino. Any Al Pacino movie will do I guess...

mermaiden	22 Jul 2002
I'm the type of person that loves movies and hardly comes across one that I don't like. Here's just a few: Moulin Rouge and the new Romeo and Juliet (Baz Luhrmann is an incredible director) Splash (you gotta admit that Daryll Hannah looked like a real mermaid :D) Lilo and Stitch (I almost cried) I was so obsessed with Titanic for a couple years (I went to so many Titanic exhibits after that movie) and I still like it...just not as much Iron Monkey But don't think I like Leo Dicrapio like that because I can really only say I respect his acting. *LOL*

divinerguy	23 Jul 2002
Braveheart The Sting Apollo 13 The Color of Money Dangerous Liaisons

vision	24 Jul 2002
Meet Joe Black (oh~ Brad!!) Green Mile Leon Vision

midnightmerry	24 Jul 2002
My favorites would be: Nell It's a Wonderful Life (everyone is allowed to groan on this one) Beckett The Last Unicorn American in Paris LOTR That's all I can think of right now!

Cocobird55	24 Jul 2002
My favorites are -- Breakfast at Tiffany's Gone with the Wind Lawrence of Arabia Casablanca Shirley Valentine Sue

cyan	29 Jul 2002
gotta be "The Secret of Roan Innish", of course.

jade	29 Jul 2002
aaah, another fan of that wonderful movie. :D in light, jade

wavebreaker	29 Jul 2002
I remembered a few more, there two are brilliant: Muriel's Wedding Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

the hermit	29 Jul 2002
Quote: Originally posted by Cocobird55 My favorites are -- Breakfast at Tiffany's Gone with the Wind Lawrence of Arabia Casablanca Shirley Valentine Sue First 4 got to be at the top! I'd just reverse the order :D Gotta add Bogie and Bacall in "To Have and Have Not" REAL movies... "Shirley Valentine" is good... but I think "Educating Rita" is better... Julie Walters and Michael Caine. great casting

Strega	05 Aug 2002
Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings for me. :D

truthsayer	05 Aug 2002
well, the original 3 star wars films will always be my fav. i am clueless how many times i have watched them. then there's raiders of the lost ark. it could have something to do w/ the crush i've had on harrison ford since around 1976. most recently, it's been american beauty and a beautiful mind. russel crowe is awesome in "a beautiful mind". shoot! the whole movie is awesome! trust me, i know you all think it's about this boring math genius's life story but that's not it at all. i've never seen a movie that surprized me this much except sixth sense. another exceptional movie, btw.

midnightmerry	05 Aug 2002
Ayup. Forgot about Breakfast at Tiffany's and The Sixth Sense. Both great films. I also LOVE some of the old, old movies from the 20's. Their imagery is breathtaking and its fascinating watching a world gone by and still so influenced by the 19th century. I'm amazed at the sophistication of some of them, including some of the German films of that era.

DarkElectric	05 Aug 2002
Blade Runner A Boy and his Dog Lord of the Rings Baghdad Cafe The Insider City of Lost Children And too many more to mention offhand.

Minderwiz	05 Aug 2002
I don't think there's such a thing as the best movie ever - best story, best acting, best effects,- most of us seem to have a list and probably change the order depending on our moods. However, this is my list (in no particular order), with lots left out : High Noon Tombstone Jurassic Park Twelve Angry Men True Romance Minderwiz

Sorceress_Jade	05 Aug 2002
I haven't read all posts yet, but I doubt this one was mentioned. Though I don't own it, i think my favorite movie would have to be Dead Poet's Society Its a really good moralistic storey that's just... life. Has Robin williams, books, friendship, secrets, and young people learning to live. "...Now it's a flying desk set! Don't worry, you'll get another one next year."

HudsonGray	05 Aug 2002
Krippendorf's Tribe (for humor) Jacob's Ladder (for ultra scary) The Mummy (for adventure) Moulin Rouge (for the songs & theatrics) The Prophesy (& parts 2 & 3) for thinking

mara	06 Aug 2002
My favourite at this moment (it changes all the time) is Dogma, with Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. I'ts just soooooo hilarious :D Some other ones I love are; Phenomenon and another one with Matt Damon and Robin Williams (just love that man) but I forgot the name of the movie. What Dreams May Come - Robin Williams Sword Fish - John Travolta Actually there are so many that I like, I love to watch a good movie. Mara oh, I just remembered the name of the one with Matt Damon and Robin Williams....it's called Good Will Hunting

Maan	06 Aug 2002
Pretty woman :| I know i'm a romantic ;) Billy Elliot!!! Harry Potter Everything with Val Kilmer;) And so many more i just can't remember them right know!

Minderwiz	06 Aug 2002
It's a good job my wife is not a member (yet) as she would be in a right tizwaz after Maan's post. She too likes everything (and I mean everything) with Val Kilmer in it. We have a fair chunk of his repertoire on tape/DVD. Her favourite after Tombstone is probably Doors! Minderwiz

Jenny-Li	06 Aug 2002
I came to think of another one: The Fisher King! Jeff Bridges and Robin Williams in a brilliant story of not getting stuck at appearance and surface, but see the truth behind all that... I wish I had that movie on tape, I'd probably go watch it right away!! Jenny :) *love to watch movies!*

LeoLady	06 Aug 2002
Quote: Originally posted by Strega Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings for me. :D I should think so too!!!! Been through the entire posts of this thread and i'm appalled at the lack of excitement for Lord of the Rings!!!! It's the BEST FILM EVER......Peoples.......what's the matter with y'all???? :D ;) :D ;) P.S. Moulin Rouge also tops the bill...what a fantastic film...*sobs again*

truthsayer	06 Aug 2002
i wish i could share your enthusiasm about LTR, LL. i found it too long and at times irritatingly tedious. not to say it wasn't well done. acting and everything was well done. it just seemed to drag at times. but that's just my opinion. i plan to watch it again at home where i can stop it where i want if i get restless or need a break. i hope i'll have a different opinion at my second viewing. i did love harry potter. the action and story translated very well to film. but still not as good as "a beautiful mind" and "american beauty". oh yeah! another favorite is jimmy stewart in "it's a wonderful life". everytime i see that film i see a new layer of meaning. citizen kane is a masterpiece, too. even tho "gone w/ the wind" isn't my fav, it still has remarkable filming and acting. how could i forget cary grant in "arsenic and old lace"? what a hilarious film! casablanca, the maltese falcon...the list is endless of wonderful films out there. to me, films today that have color and all these special effects don't take as much time to develop cinematography skills. in the old black and white film days, filmers had to develop skills w/ letting the images speak w/o telling every thing about the story to the viewer. i think citizen kane shows enormous filming skill. i was opposed to ted turner having all those old films colorized b/c the black and white made the films art. you can't really tell as much about the use of panning, shadow, fadeout and other techniques w/ color. but that's my soapbox.

jade	07 Aug 2002
mary poppins. it has such magic and wonder in it. and i just love the excellent job they did 38 years ago :) in light, jade

LeoLady	07 Aug 2002
Hi Truth, I must say that i've read the books as well as seeing the film, and considering what a masterpiece they had to work with, they did a fantastic job.. I really don't think you could make that film without some awesome special effects. 30 years ago, it wouldn't have had the same impact. I'm not really a fan of old movies, so having not seen 'Gone with the Wind' (don't faint with shock) i can't really comment. I did like HPotter, but not as much as LOTR (am a Charter Member of Fan Club too) *grins*. Your other movie that I love and heartily agree with is a Beautiful Mind..I didn't go to flicks to see it, because i'd become rather prejudiced with reports of his arrogant behaviour during filming, so it put me off, but a friend lene me a pirate copy, and I lOVED it!! The man is a genius in acting, absolutely beleivable in every way. Made me cry too. x

Yogi Cat	24 Aug 2002
Best movies ever: Lord of the Rings Harry Potter The Sixth Sense Schindlers List Titanic

Jenny-Li	25 Aug 2002
Grosse Point Blank is one of my absolute favourites, it's so weird and so crazy, the first time I saw it, it took me two hours to re-collect my chin after it dropped to my chest about two seconds into the movie.... And not to forget: Joan Cusack is in it, she is my favourite too! (Where's that "If-they-did-a-bio-pic-on-you,-who'd-play-you"-thread - forget my last reply, Joan is my obvious choice!) Jenny :D

Poetlove	25 Aug 2002
The movie that I like best is I am Sam. It played on the heart!

marmalade	25 Aug 2002
three words: WIZARD OF OZ it was the first movie i ever saw (or at least sat through) and from the age of about 3 to 5 i *WAS* Dorothy. I even have a picture of me with the Easter bunny when i was about 4 with my name as Dorothy on the back, 'cuz that's what I told the lady who took the picture that's what my name was!! My dad was the tinman, my cat the lion, i had a stuffed dog as toto, and my mom was the scarecrow. She didn't like me calling her the scarecrow in public, so she made me a stuffed scarecrow... so she became the witch!! she shoulda seen that coming really... Princess Bride, Labyrinth, & U2 Rattle & Hum are my other faves :)

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