I loved, loved, LOVED this movie!

[Footman311]

There have been a few movies of late that have grabbed my attention



Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind This was an achievement in visual arts if not one of the best movies made in the past five years. Michel Gondry is the best artistic director in the world right now and Charlie Kaufman is such a great writer, they totally deserved the oscar.



Closer Might be a little crude, but it is so well acted and directed that I had to love it. I'm not a big Jude Law fan, but he was good in this movie and thats probably the last I'll say that.



Sideways Easily the funniest movie that I have seen in a while. Paul Giamatti is an amazing actor and did just a fantastic job in this role.



Melvin Goes to Dinner Little known flick based on a play called Phyro-Giants. A group of people have dinner together and they tell hilarious stories of their lives. Great guest cast to, Jack Black easily has the funniest part in the film.



Memento Christopher Nolan solidifyed himself as one of the great up and coming directors with this film. Shot in the most creative way I have ever seen, it is a thriller to end all thrillers and possible the best movie made in the past ten to fifteen years.

Lifes a bowl of punch G'head and spike it-Nick Hexum

[sam7777]

Footman311: I haven't seen the others yet but Memento rocks. One of the most impressive things about thsi movie is even when you watch it with out the paly in time it stills hold up really well. That's what good writing acting and directing will do for you. I looking forward to Nolan's take on Batman.

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[Footman311]

I watch to many movies because i dont think its been a week since my last post of great movies.



Susperia This is an Italian horror movie that some call the scariest movie ever. It has the most horryfying murder scene ever and is made very well. Writting could use some work, but its a horror movie I don't think they were going for strong writting.



Signs I don't really like M. Night movies because after you watch them one time there is really no point to watching them again. Signs is different, you can watch it again because he doesn't do the twist ending thing. As usual though it is shot in the best way, that's the thing I love of M. Night, he has the best shots in the buisness.



Monty Python and the Holy Grail Funniest. Movie. Ever.



Equilibrium Christian Bale movie that I thought might have been better then the Matrix, though low budget it is extremly well made. It helps having Bale, who is the most physically fit man in acting today



Seven Samurai Some people say that this is the best movie ever, I would have to disagree with that, but it is fantastic. There are some many things that you still get for the first time after watching it for the tenth.



The Good, The Bad and The Ugly This movie is incredible, I don't think I have to say more. Possible the best music ever in film and Clint Eastwood is amazing. kinda makes you wish that he would ahve stayed on and made more movies with Sergio Leone

"Great music completely obliterates any concept of genre" - Billy Corgan

[MeleeQ]

Cats Don't Dance: this is one of those movies that no one knows about so it sits at the back of the store shelf until someone suddenly discovers how wonderful it is. On the surface, it's an animated kids' movie, but it's so much more than that. It's funny, it's clever, it's VERY well animated, and it gets to you. Anyone who's ever had a dream can relate to this movie, adults and kids alike. There ARE musical numbers, but they fit right into the flow of the movie and never seem forced in any way. Plus, the music its self is excellent; it never fails to make me feel good. I think this is the only animated movie in the world to be dedicated in memory of Gene Kelly. I can't reccomend this movie enough. Really.



American Beauty: I just love the whole concept of this movie; finding beauty in the strangest to the most benign places in the world. Life can be pretty screwed up sometimes, but there's always beauty in the world.



The Princess Bride: Just one of the best movies ever made, period.



Thelma and Louise: One of my all time favorites. I always cry at the end, without fail. It was on TV once, and all I saw was the end and it was in french, and it STILL made me cry (though, really, that's not saying much. Seabiscuit made me cry).



Pocahontas: One of those Disney movies that I watch now and wonder "why can't they make them like this anymore?".



More to come...

[Arwen]

My goodess....sooooo many.



Almost Famous- just made me sad and wonder

A Clockwork Orange- messed up enough to never leave my head. plus, it also has Beethoven's 9th in it a million times, and it's my favourite

Chocolat- beautiful mothers/daughter story.

Amelie- too good to explain

Exotica - I love Atom Egoyan

Fried Green Tomatoe's- tear jerkin', laughin' women love

Edited by: Arwen at: 4/20/05 11:02 pm

[MeleeQ]

Oh, forgot one!



Saved: One of the best teen movies of all time. It perfectly reflects my stance on religion and religious fundamentalism. The moments that really say it for me:



Mary (picking up the bible that Hillary Faye has just thrown at her): "THIS is not a weapon, you idiot."



"So, everything that doesn't fit into some stupid idea of what you think God wants you just try to hide or fix or get rid of? It's just all too much to live up to. No one fits in one hundred percent of the time, not even you."



"Why would god make us all so different if he wanted us to be the same?"



Plus, it's a damn funny movie. Macaulay Culkin bouncing in a wheelchair with a sign that says "Will dance for food" makes me giggle.

[angel of salvation]

oo i watched it fully last night....

Hero *le gasp*
it is sooo gooooood. The colours are so vivid and beautiful. the fight scenes/martial arts was amazing and so fluid. and its based on a ture story of the affect of King Qin in China. (or somthing like that)
amazing film, people who like kung fu film, must watch!

Jess xxx

[Puff]

I watched 'Hitchhicker's Guide to the Galaxy' on Sunday and laughed my ass off. I had never read the books so had no idea what to expect but I loved it. Marvin the robet voiced by Alan Rickman was hysterical. It was a great movie and I really recommend it. Now I have to read the books.

[Beamer311]

Hotel Rwanda This was one of the most powerful movies that I have ever seen. Don Cheadle gives such a great performance and Joaquin Pheonix also has a very strong part in it.

I Heart Huckabees A good movie with Mark Wahlberg... I thought I'd never see it. Jason Schwartzmen and Jude law are excellent and the supporting cast is also great.

[mollyig]

I watched 'Hitchhicker's Guide to the Galaxy' on Sunday and laughed my ass off. I had never read the books so had no idea what to expect but I loved it..

I read the books years ago, and enjoyed them, so I'm looking forward to seeing it.

[justin]

I watched 'Hitchhicker's Guide to the Galaxy' on Sunday and laughed my ass off. I had never read the books so had no idea what to expect but I loved it. Marvin the robet voiced by Alan Rickman was hysterical. It was a great movie and I really recommend it.

It was a good film. I wouldn't say I was laughing my arse off but I definitley enjoyed it. Just it was more a case of than

Though there was a bit at the very beginning which caused me to start bleeding from my eyes and ears. If it has a similar reaction on you, then I'd say don't be put off. The rest of the film is better.

Now I have to read the books.

And see the TV series and listen to the radio show, they're all good

Just don't read the books expecting them to be the same as the film. H2G2 has been markedly different in all of it's incarnations.

[Beamer311]

Shaun of the Dead The more that I watch this movie the more I realize how brilliant it is. Probably the best horror spoof since Evil Dead.

Primer One of the best films have seen in the past five years, although you really don't want to think after you've seen it. You can really see why it won the Grand Jury prize at Sundance though.

Batman Begins Amazing, best movie of the year so far, its even garnered some Oscar buzz, which is great for a superhero movie. Maybe they feel sorry for giving Nolan the shaft on Memento. It's just an amazingly dark movie, a true Batman film. Christian Bale is incredible as both Batman and Bruce Wayne, something we haven't really seen in any of the other movies.

[FineyMcFine]

9 to 5 - we just watched this movie tonight, and I love it now as much as I ever did - and I understand it much better now that I'm an adult and have been in the working world. I saw it first when I was a kid of around 10-12 and didn't get most of the humorous bits.

It's so funny and farcical. Jane Fonda was so quirky, Lily Tomlin was v. funny, and Dolly Parton as Doralee...

One of those older movies (1980) that has really stood the test of time. Funniest line - "Think we should make a break for it?" "I don't know, but I've got my gun."

[dark_chylde]

Hi there,

I just joined this forum recently, but I'm so glad to discover that I'm not the only one being so crazy about movies.....

I used to have a list of favorites in my head but in time everything got blurry as more and more good movies joined the list....
so, this is not the absolute order of favs, just how it comes to mind:

bound - it goes without saying that this movie just is the coolest ever ! the storyline is really great, you never know what's coming, and I love the cinematography ....and, more importantly, the gorgeous actresses...... gina gershon is just my all-time-favorite ever !

from dusk till dawn - yeah, I know, it sound odd compared to bound, but who said who have to compare movies ? I love George Clooney, he's sooo cool ! and there's the ravishing Salma Hayek who never looked so good before !

A few good men - the acting is fabulous, so are the dialogues. Jack's performance is just great. I can watch this one over and over again, I'll never get tired of it !

Dogma - What can I say ? Every time I see it I laugh so hard, I start crying.... Matt Damon and Ben Affeck are just the perfect actors for this movie, so is the rest of the cast... It's just perfect

Fight Club - I love this movie because I never saw it coming the first time - Edward Norton is just meant to play insane characters. And I still watch out for more blips of Brad Pitt, does anyone know, how many there are ?

Alien Resurrection - Best Alien movie for me as it is not only scary but also funny ! And Sigourney Weaver just rocks !

Star Wars - I'm talking about the original trilogy, of course, the new episodes are kind of crappy and I still think that the story of the new episodes does not fit the original story......
But maybe I'm not fair as I grew up watching the original trilogy, it might be a perfect-childhood-movie thing !

Million Dollar Baby - I just saw it once but it touched me so deeply and I could hardly watch the ending. But it was so perfect - Clint Eastwood did a great job with this one. And Hillary Swank is just great !

Mystic River - Another Eastwood movie and nearly as good as the above-mentioned, with great actors. You can't watch it every day but it's very special ...

Lord of the rings - No explanation required ....

Notting Hill - When I'm in the mood to cry, this is the movie to watch... Julia Roberts could make a stone cry...


I could go on and on but I think I quit for now .....

Kathy

[LesbianJedi87]

I just saw The Notebook a week ago, and I don't usually like sappy love movies but Ima sucker for Rachel Mcadams, plus everyone went on about how good the movie is, and damnit, the ending made me cry! haha It was an awesome movie!

[aceivan]

I watched De-Lovely at the weekend and enjoyed it so much. It was a real tearjerker and packed with wonderful music, particularly the songs by Alanis Morrissette and John Barrowman.

Len

[Hemiola]

I must certainly agree about "De-Lovely", which for once got Cole Porter's story right (as opposed to the rather silly Cary Grant movie), with a superb performance from Kevin Kline.

All of the performances of his wonderful music are excellent, but I especially enjoyed Elvis Costello doing "Let's Misbehave" in true "1930s-bandleader" style (his father was a bandleader during the period!) and Natalie Cole crooning "Love For Sale" in a manner worthy of her father.

Makes you wonder how many people actually knew that the "longing" Porter expressed so well in "Night And Day" was for a man:

"Night and day, you are the one.
Only you beneath the moon and under the sun.
In the roaring traffic's boom,
In the silence of my lonely room
I think of you, night and day.
Day and night, under the hide of me,
There is oh such a hungry yearning burning inside of me!
And its torment won't be through,
Til you let me spend my life making love to you
Day and night--night and day!"

[Emms]

I have to say that I absolutely loved Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. It was an awesome movie!! I read the book when I was like....11 and liked it very much, so I was excited to see that they were going to make it into a movie. And Wooo Hoooo the movie was freakin' awesome!! Now I wonder if they are going to make the sequel... Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy2: The Restaurant at the end of the universe....


xoxo
Emms

[umgaynow]

Being an absolute movie freak, (I have a personal library of over 600 movies...probably would be more if I hadn't spent the last 15 years working in video stores where I could watch whatever I wanted whenever I wanted for free) if I listed all my favorite movies here, the list would be so long it would probably crash the server...as for all time faves...most were made before I was born...The Wizard of Oz is my all time # 1...The Philadelphia Story...Bringing Up Baby...Rear Window...To Have and Have Not...Gentlemen Prefer Blondes...All About Eve...really pretty much any Hitchcock, Cary Grant or Bogart, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton...or Katharine Hepburn, The Marx Brothers, Audrey Hepburn, Jimmy Stewart, Carole Lombard...Judy Holliday! And on and on and on...and of course Marilyn (a highly underrated comedian if you ask me)

But for recent films...the one I watched recently that I was really pleasantly surprised by was I Heart Huckabees...I am a huge fan of weird movies, what can I say...and I like a little intellectual depth...explosions and gunfights just aren't my thing...although Mr. and Mrs. Smith...hubba hubba...but how can you resist Angelina kicking ass? Actually pretty much any movie with a woman kicking ass...and of course Chance...which has become my shitty day movie...always makes me laugh OK stopping now...although believe me I could literally go on about movies for hours

Sandi

[Axel_Avalon]

Ok please don't throw anything at me but... I loved Alexander. It was such a wonderful movie. It's was over dramatized but I think that's what made it so awesome. The whole Alexander/Hephaistion angle was great. Beautifully written!!!

[SySnootles]

I finally saw Guess Who's Coming to Dinner for the first time. Being such a Katharine Hepburn fan, I know I should have seen that one long ago, but I just never got around to it. Anyway, it was much better than I thought it would be. I'm not sure if I can explain why. I think it has something to do with how informal everything was. The dialogue, the performances, the costuming... It was a much more light-hearted film than I thought it would be. I guess I was expecting some preachy, over-the-top deep film because it dealt with such a controversial issue (back then, at least). Instead it was much lighter with a much stronger sense of humor (God, I love Kate Hepburn). I think that actually helped get the message across. It's hard to enjoy and take in a movie if it gets too heavy in the rhetoric. But this film had an almost perfect balance (for my taste). If you haven't already, I highly recommend you see it. It's surprisingly relevant today, if you just do a little substitution.

EDITTED for spelling error.

[gabbles]

Monty Python's: The Life of Brian

Oh. My. F*cking. God.

Seriously, watch it. Like....side splittingly funny.

I must get it out again!
*hugz*
~Gabs

[Culzean]

Saving Face is out on DVD now. If you haven't seen it, do yourself a favor and rent it. This is a very sexy and funny film.

In one of the behind the scenes extras on the DVD the director, Alice Wu, sums up her surprise at getting the film made at all. She says something like, "A Chinese-lesbian comedy, half in English and half in Mandarin. Who'd have thought?"

I can't rave about this film enough. It really is wonderful.

[tarebear]

well i love movies, but the movie that sticks out to me right now is "So Close." It's action-packed, suspense-filled, it has drama and some funny moments, but most of all, it has hot babes that can kick ass! i borrowed it from a friend without any expectations, but by the end of the movie, i absolutely loved it! i highly recommend it... go and watch it... NOW!



cecile

[Tangetman]

Favorite Movies, huh? This could take a while...

The Outlaw Jose Wales - simply the best western ever made and a great take on war in general...

Kill Bill Vol 1 and 2 - Crazy over the top Uma Thurman action... with a sword.

Farenheit 9/11 - because it's better to be heard that to be silenced. Plus, the scene of Michael Moore asking congressmen to have thier kids enlist in the service was great.

Princess Mononoke - Great Anime with both heart and a message - we share the same world, like it or not.

Office Space - If you've ever worked in an office environment, see this movie. You may not stop laughing. Ever.

The Usual Suspects - By the end of the film you'll be asking: Who is Kiser Soze?

The Sterile Cuckoo - One of the greatest 'coming of age' movies that catches you by suprise. Tender, sweet and angsty.

Saving Privite Ryan - One of the greatest WWII movies ever made.

The Matrix - (all of them) because we'd all like to hang with Carrie-Anne Moss.

Girl, Interupted - deep thoughts about deep times in a film that asks: "What is sanity?".

Thanks for listening,

Steve

[dark_chylde]

Kill Bill Vol 1 and 2 - Crazy over the top Uma Thurman action... with a sword.

The Usual Suspects - By the end of the film you'll be asking: Who is Kiser Soze?

I have to agree on these movies - the usual suspects really is a masterpiece and Kill Bill: well, who could resist a fighting Uma Thurman ? After I first watched part one I became obsessed with finding yellow sneakers like those she was wearing ....
But I likedt the first part much better than the second - more action !

[LesbianJedi87]

I just watched "Latter Days" on the lovely LOGO and lovely apperance by Amber aside, I enjoyed this movie. Im Mormon so it was a pretty interesting perspective on things. I liked it

[dark_chylde]

Well, maybe this confession is better said on "I'll admit - I watched it - but I just watched the first two episodes of "North and South"on DVD. I know it's kind of cheesy (but so is gone with the wind and I love that one too) but it was just released on DVD in Germany and I just had to have it....
and it's still as wonderful for me as it was ten (?) years ago when it was first shown on TV *sighs* .... I could go on watching the remaining ten episodes (= 15 hours) but I have to go to work in 7 hours ... so I'd better go to bed now and save it for later ....

[JustSkipIt]

Ok, I'm not doing my favorite movies. But I'lll put one that I've watched recently and just loved: Big Fish

My wife got this movie for Christmas last year but the DVD was broken. It took until this Halloween for our friends to give her another one and we finally watched it a few weeks ago. Now we've watched it twice: once by ourselves and once with her family at Christmas.

Simply put, the movie is amazing. It's Edward Burton but he doesn't go all crazy like he sometimes does. He just makes what is there bigger than it would be otherwise. Which actually fits perfectly with the movie. The movie is about a father and son and the father is a teller of tall tales (Big Fish). As a young man, the father is played by Ewen McGregor who can do no wrong that I've ever seen and then older by Albert Finney. Both are amazing. It's a story about fathers and sons and the South but is completely applicable to mothers and daughters or people from anywhere.

Now I have a very short attention span. In pretty much ever movie I see, when I leave I say, "well that could have lost 15 minutes easily." I think that pretty much everything needs 15 minutes cut after they think they are done. I think 3 hours could have been cut from Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil but that's a different story. My point: I would not cut one minute from Big Fish. I would not cut one line, one smile, one second. Every moment in the movie is powerful and poinant and amazing.

[Emms]

My wife and I, over the weekend, rented 40 year-old virgin...Now, usually I try not to submit myself to crass vulgarity too often because I don't think it adds anything positive to a movie...but I have to say this movie had a lot of funny moments in spite of all the crude humor and foul language. I thought the storyline was really well put together and the directing was awesome. especially at the end with the hippy-style sing along...that was great. Anyway...there's my two cents worth of praise.

xoxo
Emms