Okay here goes... Best movie ever

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Djohns , The first time I saw Tommy Boy I laughed so hard I almost cried when the hood popped up and they went into a spin when Tommy left the oil can in the fill spout. :D
 
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For me it is easy. <br /><br />1 - "Dove", the story of a teenage boy who sailed from Hawaii to mainland North America. Produced in the late 60's or early 70's I think. This was what life was all about then, facing your dangers and learning from them to become better people.<br /><br />2 - "Room with a view", a love story beginning in England, travelling to Italy and eventually returning to England. A time of ladies and gentlemen. Completed with such aplomb that it apotimises all the love stories I've seen before or since! Produced I think in the early 90's.<br /><br />Best silent film - "Off the edge", a feature length film made about hang gliding from the top of our very own Alps to the sea. There's a music background throughout. I think we heard four words spoken altogeather! 1980's I think.<br /><br />Ross
 
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Ditto and Ditto, Jack Shellac <br /><br /> "The only movie that I make any effort to see every year or so is "Cool Hand Luke". My favorite western was actually a TV movie "Lonesome Dove". Maybe the greatest western movie of all time."<br /><br />In addition, "The Patriot", "Forrest Gump", "Platoon".
 
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Shawshank Redemption<br />Clockwork Orange<br />Full Metal Jacket<br />Spartacus<br />Psycho<br />Empire of the Sun<br />Easy Rider<br />The Terminator (one)<br />Jaws (one)<br />Gone With The Wind
 
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too hard to remember all the good movies, but from the ones that come to mind right off:<br /><br />The Ghost and The Darkness - i'd have to put it at the #1 spot <br />Lonesome Dove<br />Maverick<br />Man From Snowy River<br />Funny Farm
 
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Collecting movies is one of my hobbies. I have over 300 movies now. I sure can't pick just one.<br /><br />Sci Fi: Blade Runner<br />Horror: John Carpenter's The Thing<br />Drama: Glory, although The Color Purple is very good<br />Comedy: Raising Arizona<br /><br />Someone mentioned Quest for Fire. Not sure if your mixing it up with something that Kubrick did. Jean-Jacques Annuad was the director. I did enjoy the movie and saw it 4 times in the theater. <br /><br />There are a lot of good movies. I do like Casablanca a lot, The Maltese Falcon, Africa Queen are all good Bogart movies. <br /><br />I would rank The Lord of the Rings Movies near the top. His Girl Friday, Stalag 17, Horatio Hornblower, Saving Private Ryan, A Simple Plan are great.<br /><br />One of the worst was Ishtar. That was unbelievably bad. Also Highlander II, I almost told people waiting in line to get in to forget it now and get their money back.<br /><br />I do have a soft spot for living Dead movies like Dawn of the Dead and Return of the Living Dead parody, and even Army of Darkness.
 
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i woulda bet my last dollar that it was A kubrick film...<br /><br />yeah,,!! zombie movies rule..!!<br /><br />liked the one in the shoppin' mall..!! an of coarse the b&w original..[ classic ]<br /><br />the worst movie that i saw at the theater has to be preditor 2.. <br /> <br />second was a movie where they were fightin' with real butchered hogs heads over there own heads while fightin' with chainsaws.. <br /><br />those two movies were so bad ,, i loved 'em..!!
 
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Now I remember the name of the movie I liked!<br />The Deer Hunter.<br />Now that was a good movie.
 
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The deer hunter was a good movie. I finally got to see it this year in it's enitrety.<br /><br />I believe the one with the people fighting with chainsaw while wearing hogs heads was Motel Hell. If that was not it, then it was Texas Chainsaw massacre, but I think that just had the guy wearing his mother's face like a mask. I haven't seen those for many many years.
 
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Yous guys could probably tell by my choices, that I'm am a devout Kubric fan. And being a "Kubrician", I can state that it was not a Stan-the-man film.<br /><br />But I sort of put myself on the spot here, and will now try to remember ALL of Kubric's masterpieces.<br /><br />1950 - Day of the Fight<br /><br />1953 - Fear and Desire<br /><br />1955 - Killer's kiss<br /><br />1956 - The Killing<br /><br />1957 - Paths of Glory<br /><br />1960 - Spartacus<br /><br />1962 - ****** (or Low-Lee-ta For the benifit of the automated censor).<br /><br />1964 - Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb<br /><br />1968 - 2001: A Space Odyssey<br /><br />1971 - A Clockwork Orange<br /><br />1975 - Barry Lyndon<br /><br />1980 - The Shining<br /><br />1987 - Full Metal Jacket<br /><br />Lucked-out, and found the list online. Whew! Forgive me for not knowing by heart, oh Stan the great!
 
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I can't believe nobody has mentioned my all-time favorite..........ROCKY.
 
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I have yet to see Barry Lyndon. I have heard it is long, but not much else about it. I also have not seen Paths of glory and earlier. <br /><br />There is one more Kubrick film, although the editing was unfortunately finished by someone else.<br /><br />Eyes Wide Shut<br /><br />Interesting movie.<br /><br />I would have loved to see the result if he had directed the A.I. project instead of Speilberg. Not that A.I. was not a good movie, but Kubrick would have taken it to a different level instead of following the standard happy (or semi-happy) ending type movie.
 
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that 'BARRY LYNDON' is a great movie..<br /><br />yes ,, it's long .......... but it's awlsome...<br /><br />you gotta have time for it... an N O destractions.. i.e. phone , wives[ how come..?? why this..?? why that..??] an N O . kids..!!!<br /><br />it's a great period piece.. in the 1700's..<br /> <br />it's sooo beautifully done..!!<br /><br />i've seen it a few times an matter-of-fact,, i'm gonna see it again soon...<br /><br />i do believe that the word 'bully' derived from 'bullington' the bad kid...
 
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Hi Lost Canadian, now that's funny, thanks.<br /><br />Regarding the question;..."Key Largo" with Humphrey Bogart. Trivia question, what was the name of the boat used in the last half hour of the movie??<br /><br />As I recall the boat was called "Sultana".
 
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LostCanadian<br />Very funny, were do people find the time<br />to make this stuff :eek:
 
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