Favorite Movie of All Time?? and why

#78
#78
Boston Vol said:
LA Confidential. Perfect in every way
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I love the genre and this one most especial but,

Godfather on the one hand, Porky's on the other

The Porky's scene where Beulah Ballbreaker is insisting upon a line up is absolutely the best comedic snippet of film ever produced.

Where Eagles Dare is the best war movie.
 
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#79
#79
The Princess Bride - one of the most quotable movies ever
Serenity - It's "Firefly" on the big screen. 'nuff said
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - just a great movie
Airplane!/Airplane 2 - brilliantly funny
Hot Shots!/ Hot Shots Part Deux - again, brilliantly funny
The Peter Jackson Middle Earth Movies - I may not agree with all of the things he did or didn't do, but his vision of Middle Earth is just as I imagined it while reading the books.
Star Trek II, III, IV, VI, First Contact and the Chris Pine reboots.
Star Wars Episodes 3-7
Raising Arizona and The Big Lebowski - my two favorite Cohen Brothers' movies
Most of John Hughs' Brat Pack movies
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
National Lampoon's Animal House
Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Like so many others, I can't pick just one and the above list is only a fraction of my favorites.
 
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I had forgotten all about Porky's.

Has Animal house been mentioned?

ETA: And there it is above mine.:)
 
#82
#82
To name a few that haven't been mentioned (we all agree Goodfellas and Tombstone rock and Raising Arizona is hysterical)...

Excalibur (for those who have an appreciation for the Arthurian Legend, this is easily the best and it has everything it should including great battle sequences.)
Blade Runner (the last analog Sci-Fi film and it was way ahead of it's time with a great villain)
Office Space (I identified with Peter Gibbons in my daily life more than any character in movie history... and we have all worked for a "Lumberg", haven't we?)
Stripes (not for everybody - but it was Bill Murray at his irreverent best and I laughed all the way though it)

...and for those who appreciate film classics:
Bridge on the River Kwai
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
 
#83
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BowlBrother85 said:
To name a few that haven't been mentioned (we all agree Goodfellas and Tombstone rock and Raising Arizona is hysterical)...

Excalibur (for those who have an appreciation for the Arthurian Legend, this is easily the best and it has everything it should including great battle sequences.)
Blade Runner (the last analog Sci-Fi film and it was way ahead of it's time with a great villain)
Office Space (I identified with Peter Gibbons in my daily life more than any character in movie history... and we have all worked for a "Lumberg", haven't we?)
Stripes (not for everybody - but it was Bill Murray at his irreverent best and I laughed all the way though it)

...and for those who appreciate film classics:
Bridge on the River Kwai
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
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Excalibur is top notch
 
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joevol33 said:
I don't think I've seen that either.
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You should watch it. Since I've gotten older and understand editing and pacing a little better, that is my only issue with it. Some of the cutting between scenes is a little jarring and jerky to me. But uf you love King Arthur legends like ne, you'll still love it.
 
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Ulysees E. McGill said:
You should watch it. Since I've gotten older and understand editing and pacing a little better, that is my only issue with it. Some of the cutting between scenes is a little jarring and jerky to me. But uf you love King Arthur legends like ne, you'll still love it.
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John Boorman explained that he was under pressure from the studio to keep it under 2 1/2 hours (it runs 2 hours and 20 minutes), so he had to keep things at a frenetic pace. No other King Arthur film attempts to tell the entire story like this including how he was conceived. Excalibur is a movie that can really benefit from repeat viewings and may even require them to catch everything. For example, I used to wonder what happened to Sir Ector who raised Arthur and I just recently realized that he is the frozen knight that Sir Perceval finds while searching for the Holy Grail (you can see the bandanna like cloth sticking out of his armor that he was wearing early in the film). Though, it's still hard to pinpoint where Sir Kay goes down in the final battle with Mordred's army.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
John Boorman explained that he was under pressure from the studio to keep it under 2 1/2 hours (it runs 2 hours and 20 minutes), so he had to keep things at a frenetic pace. No other King Arthur film attempts to tell the entire story like this including how he wa. Excalibur is a movie that can really benefit from repeat viewings and may even require them to catch everything. For example, I used to wonder what happened to Sir Ector who raised Arthur and I just recently realized that he is the frozen knight that Sir Perceval finds while searching for the Holy Grail (you can see the bandanna like cloth sticking out of his armor that he was wearing early in the film). Though, it's still hard to pinpoint where Sir Kay goes down in the final battle with Mordred's army.
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Agree..I saw Boormans
 
#93
#93
Well there would be 3 actually........
The Deer Hunter, it shows real love between friends
Terms of Endearment, shows the love between family
Falling in love, shows how you can fall in love unawares



 
#96
#96
If i had to pick 1 movie it would be Saving Private Ryan. Groundbreaking cinematic/directorial style for a movie, best actor of his generation, excellent supporting cast, riveting storyline that creates conflict .
 
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