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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 5,635 |
| | Posted: | | | | I know, I know... "Citizen Kane" is the most lauded film ever. I love it.
But I cannot watch it every day, any more than I could read an amazingly good book to the exclusion of others.
I imagine that we could name great movies, favorite movies, movies we can watch over and over and enjoy every time... which have never (or rarely) made any top 100/25/10 lists.
One film I watch repeatedly, and is on a few top 100 lists (but rarely any smaller ones) is "The Best Years of Our Lives." It just moves me in ways I like.
More obscure, less lauded is "O Lucky Man!" a Candide-like follow up to "if...." -- I am compelled by the multiple roles (types, if you will) many actors play in the film, and how Alan Price's songs, shown as his band records them in a studio, act as a Greek chorus to the action. And then, the band joins the plot... (not to mention the self-referencial ending).
I know many of you will list action & SF & special effects films (try to limit to a couple, not a top 10 list), but can we each name a film or two which affects you the way "O Lucky Man!" moves me? | | | If it wasn't for bad taste, I wouldn't have no taste at all.
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| Registered: May 26, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 599 |
| | Posted: | | | | For me, it's films like Brief Encounter, Goodbye Mr. Chips, His Girl Friday, You Can't Take it with You, Harold and Maude, 12 Angry Men and Shane. |
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| Registered: October 19, 2008 | | Posts: 409 |
| | Posted: | | | | East Of Eden was awome and it never made it to any of AFI's list, Time, or won best picture. |
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| Registered: October 19, 2008 | | Posts: 409 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Antares: Quote:
For me, it's films like Brief Encounter, Goodbye Mr. Chips, His Girl Friday, You Can't Take it with You, Harold and Maude, 12 Angry Men and Shane. His Girl Friday is on Times Top 100 and Shane and 12 Angry Men Are on AFI's firttop 100. The Best Years Of Our Lifes won best picture |
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| Registered: March 20, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 2,852 |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,635 |
| | Posted: | | | | I'm not trying to make this strict, just good lesser-lauded films -- stuff we like which is not necessarily in the "Citizen Kane" level of greatest films ever... like Casablanca, Searchers, and other all-time masterpieces. Have fun with this so I can see a few more cool films. | | | If it wasn't for bad taste, I wouldn't have no taste at all.
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| Registered: March 10, 2009 | | Posts: 2,248 |
| | Posted: | | | | Outside of the top most top 100 lists of the top of my head i say Legend of 1900, Fingers, Brazil, Brighton Rock, The Ipcress File, A Night To Remember, Blow Out, The Long Good Friday, Walkabout, Six Degrees Of Separation, Come And See, Sexy Beast, Hang Em High, JFK, King of Comedy, Kelly's Heroes |
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| Registered: October 19, 2008 | | Posts: 409 |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 681 |
| | Posted: | | | | In my case, movies I watch repeatedly that aren't on those top lists (not very high, anyway...), include:
- The Talented Mr. Ripley
- Sunshine Boys (Matthau/Burns version)
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
- Green Mile
- The Firm
- The Good Shepherd | | | Mika
I hate people who love me, and they hate me. (Bender Bending Rodriguez) |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 4,685 |
| | Posted: | | | | My absolute favorite doesn't qualify (King Kong, 1933) since it is on many greatest lists, but I have two other favorites from my youth that probably isn't:
The Five Pennies (with Danny Kaye, Barbara Bel Geddes and Louis Armstrong) and John Wayne's The Alamo. | | | My freeware tools for DVD Profiler users.
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| Registered: May 29, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 3,475 |
| | Posted: | | | | One of my favorite comedies is The Prisoner of Second Avenue. |
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| Registered: August 23, 2008 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,656 |
| | Posted: | | | | Ju-on is a top 10 horror movie for me. I imagine it may be pretty big in its native Japan, but not so much here to the average person. (However, they probably heard of its American remake The Grudge.)
Heat is probably one of the best bank heist movies of all time. | | | Reviewer, HorrorTalk.com
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| Registered: May 20, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,934 |
| | Posted: | | | | My top Shawshank Redemption. Enjoy it every time I watch it.
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| Registered: June 2, 2007 | | Posts: 24 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Alien Redrum: Quote:
Ju-on is a top 10 horror movie for me. I imagine it may be pretty big in its native Japan, but not so much here to the average person. (However, they probably heard of its American remake The Grudge.)
Heat is probably one of the best bank heist movies of all time. I agree, But I would put it in a top 25 for me. Bob |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 681 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting CharlieM: Quote:
My top Shawshank Redemption. Enjoy it every time I watch it.
Charlie My top one, too, but I don't think it fits to the topic - being IMDb #1 and all...  | | | Mika
I hate people who love me, and they hate me. (Bender Bending Rodriguez) |
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| Registered: December 20, 2008 |  Posts: 2 |
| | Posted: | | | | I watch Idiocracy, Slap Shot and Fifth Element at least once a month. I also watch Street Fighter (the JVCD one), Mortal Kombat and Johnny Mnemonic at least once a month  |
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