1,000 post, WOOT!....Time for a fun topic - Movies

My 1,000 post :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

What are some movies that you've seen over & over & over again?...

Some of mine are:

Escape From New York - I remember seeing it first on HBO back in the early 1980's...Since then have probably seen it close to 100x...A scene near the ending where the President (played by Donald Pleascence) mocks then machine guns down the Duke (Issac Hayes) would probably be true to life if hot tempered war monger McBush were elected...

Weekend at Bernie's - I love that movie...When I was in college in the mid 90's, I worked part time at a video store, & I usually put this one on (along with "The Natural", & "Back to School")....

Scarface - I know most people think "The Godfather" is the best mob movie, but "Scarface" is still my favotite....Good compelling story, great performances, cool music (come on don't laugh, for a 1983 movie, the music wasn't that bad!)....I think I've seen it 50x - though its been years since I last saw it....

48 Hours - Eddie Murphy's first feature film is probably his best, although "Beverly Hils Cop" is a very close second, in my opinion....I bought the VHS tape when it first came out (many moons ago), & seen it so many times, I remember alot of the dialogue...

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly - I've seen that classic probably 25x.....

The Stunt Man, Animal House, Airplane, and that's all I can think of without going and looking on the shelf. :hi:

Edited to add:
Congrats on your 1,000th!

Here was mine:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=443444&mesg_id=443444

"The Lion in Winter". My favorite film. I've seen it probably 30 times.

"Network" I've seen it probably 10 times. Still amazingly prescient.

"Xanadu". It's a ridiculous, silly guilty pleasure...but I've seen it about 15 times...including a midnight showing here in Chicago at the Music Box theater a few months ago.

I've also seen "Singin' in the Rain", "The Bandwagon", "Inherit the Wind" and "Some Like It Hot" about 10 times.

How could I have forgotten Singing in the Rain! I am ashamed....! ;)

Campy little thing that i loved... and one of the best film soundtracks ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eEOFvBdD2k&NR=1

groundhog day, the dark crystal, stand by me and the shawshank redemption also jump to mind

...original Frankenstein. These films are so well made and so entertaining that I have watched them over and over and over again.

(and I don't mean special effects) well written, well acted (call me crazy, but I want all three) movies anymore. I don't think it's just because I'm an old coot.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind...

Lots of them.

Fight Club tops the list though, I've probably seen that over 50 times at this point.

multiple times. Love them all.

Hmmm... movies?

There are a few that, if i come across them and watch for more than a minute, i will have my ass planted on the couch until the end credits:

Twister - I have probably watched that thing 50 times or more... it's not THAT good, but it IS funny, and Bill Paxton actually plays a likable character for once.

The Crow - I actually attended the NY premier for this when it was released in the theaters, by invitation of the artist/writer who created the comic book. It's still my favorite, bar none, even though the story was butchered from the original.

Either of the first 2 X-Men movies - Despite my dykiness, Hugh Jackman is my eye-candy boy-crush. I'm also a recovering comic book geek, and Bryan Singer directed this amazing cast very, very well.

Most things done by Pixar - Having a youngster in the house means having lots of 'kid movies' around, and Pixar's stuff is amazing. Stories that appeal to kids and adults are tough to juggle, and they do it better than anyone. Haven't gone to see "Wall-E" yet, but i desperately want to."

Gone in 60 Seconds (the remake) - This one involves my other eye-candy... fast cars, and Angelina Jolie. And Nick Cage, imho, has never made a bad film.

Fight Club - Read the book and loved it... love the film for different reasons, mostly having to do with Ed Norton's acting, and the sick humor of the film in general.

:bounce: :hi: :)

I don't know whether it's Helen Hunt in a wet tank top, or the fact that it's cool to look that far back into Philip Seymour Hoffman's career, in order to appreciate what a great actor he's become.

Either way, if i walk past it, i'm there until the F5 eats the world.

someone said Norton/Pitt were the SAME character....

I need help getting the gist of FC - :dunce: :dunce:

:toast: :bounce:


My five

Goodfellas
Pulp Fiction
The Shawshank Redemption
There's Something about Mary
Twister

- LA Story
- Next Stop Wonderland
- Groundhog Day
- Sixteen Candles
- The Breakfast Club (UNedited, please)
- Say Anything
- Better Off Dead
- When Harry Met Sally
- The Cutting Edge (I know, I know...)


I know there are others I'm forgetting...

Great movie. I can't believe I waited this long to see it.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119778/

Addresses the magic of soulmates without being icky-sweet. And Philip Seymour Hoffman (local boy! w00t!) was great even in that small role--gave a hint of what he was capable of, even that early in his career.

I love the movie even more because I lived in Boston for a couple of years--it was quite evident that Brad Anderson knew the city VERY well. I absolutely lose it when the taxi driver says "Sumner Tunnel's backed up"--I haven't been there since the Big Dig, but at least before then, the Sumner Tunnel was ALWAYS backed up!
:rofl:

Great soundtrack, too--Brazilian music... :loveya:

Next Stop Wonderland definitely had enough original touches to set it apart from other romantic comedies, and I liked the Hope Davis character's tart sense of humor (Love that recurring theme of mangled quotations) and inability to suffer fools gladly.

The great use of Boston locations was another plus. I actually was traveling in the area in 1998.

You know what I'm talking about: The movies you watch when you need cheering up, encouragement, or sheer survival skills.

In no particular order:

Born Romantic. Profane, quirky little film about lost souls who frequent a London salsa club. As in the Japanese film Shall We Dance, learning the right moves is a metaphor for setting your soul to right. It's simplistic but fun and touching.

A Midwinter's Tale (AKA In the Bleak Midwinter). Okay, so I have a thing for quirky British films. Kenneth Branagh clearly made this underrated gem under the influence of Woody Allen. Note the use of black and white film, titles, vintage music (Noel Coward's "Why Must the Show Go On?"), and a cast full of Branagh regulars (John Sessions, Michael Maloney, Richard Briers, Gerard Horan. Edward Jewesbury).

The plot is simple: a cobbled-together troupe of idiosyncratic actors gather to rehearse a holiday production of Hamlet in a small English village. As in Four Weddings and a Funeral, elements of the plot don't stand up to scrutiny, but it has so much humor and heart (and lots of quotable lines). I didn't see this in theaters, but thank God for videos and cable. I don't think it's out on DVD in the States.

And a few others:

Casablanca. Like I need a reason!

The Lion in Winter. See entry immediately above.

Pride and Prejudice. (1940)

Enchanted April (1992) Another one that's not on DVD in the States.

Sense and Sensibility. (1995)

Persuasion. (1995)

The Ref.

Four Weddings and a Funeral.

Peter's Friends.

Much Ado about Nothing.

Arsenic and Old Lace.

And it's hard to pass up TCM favorites like 12 Angry Men, Bringing Up Baby, Ball of Fire, and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.