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[ajetrumpet]

what's your favorite movie? black and whites one's don't count either. so you can't say Casablanca.

i have more than 800 of them on my primary computer so it's hard to pick a favorite. i'd say Good Will Hunting though. it's so much like my own life so i relate to it well.

anyone else care to offer their opinions? oh...and noone say Avatar. I know it's the highest grossing movie of all time, but from what i saw of it i didn't care. how much enjoyment can you get from a computer generated world?

 

[PNGBill]

So many Great Movies now that we can replay at will and quality doesn't deteriorate like the good old days.
Guns of Navarone is always enjoyable and Mrs likes Just Like Heaven.
But this depends on the mode

 

[Mike375]

I have only seen Avatar on a laptop screen and from what I hear that is missing a lot. But what I saw I never thought much of it. The theme is very similar to some western movies that show the American indian in a good light. A bit like James Stewart movie Broken Arrow.

Of moden movies (relatively modern) then Where Eagles Dare

 

[Adam Caramon]

I don't really have a single favorite movie, there's simply too many to pick from. I've always been fond of Wizard of Oz mostly for nostalgic reasons.

In general, however, I'm a huge horror movie buff, and my favorite horror movie so far is the newer Dawn of the Dead.

 

[oumahexi]

Too many to list, short list =

1. Jesus Christ Superstar (the movie is far better than the stage show)
2. Shrek the Halls
3. Bad Santa

 

[kevlray]

I am a big fan of the Lord of the Rings trilogy (yes, they strayed from the book a bit, but then it might have been 10 hours a movie). The there is 'It's a wonderful life'. The Harry Potter series has been pretty good.

 

[Vassago]

How can you ask people their favorite movies and then limit them on what they might have as a favorite?

IMO, Avatar was very computer generated, and I don't have an issue with it. I'm a huge animation fan and the quality of work that was put into Avatar was nothing short of amazing.

 

[kevlray]

Toy Story is computer generated, it still is a fun film.

 

[MrsGorilla]

Why don't black and white ones count? There are tons of old movies from the 30's and 40's that I love.

 

[boblarson]

Why don't black and white ones count? There are tons of old movies from the 30's and 40's that I love.

Because Adam is too young to know what it was like to ONLY have black and white.

 

[ajetrumpet]

Because Adam is too young to know what it was like to ONLY have black and white.

comming from the guy that banished me into outerspace. go back to banishing spammers
unfortunately, i don't like any black and white movies that are still out there. but for some reason, I love the Andy Griffith Show black and white episodes. can't get enough of them.

so mrs. gorilla, why not allow them now? what are your favorites? casablanca?

 

[boblarson]

comming from the guy that banished me into outerspace. go back to banishing spammers

well, you deserved the vacation and I do take care of spammers. However, I can, and will, participate in the forums too.

unfortunately, i don't like any black and white movies that are still out there.

So, what's unfortunate about it? But many people do.

And you are much younger than Black and White TV (1980 is quite a bit further on out from when black and white was the only option). It was still the norm when I was growing up.

 

[Adam Caramon]

The old Vincent Price B&W movies are pretty good. The original Night of the Living Dead is still quite creepy, even today. Psycho, Die, Die my Darling, lots of good B&W movies out there.

 

[Fifty2One]

Ahhhh yes Bob - back in the days of silent radio and five mile walks to school and back each day - uphill both ways...

Because Adam is too young to know what it was like to ONLY have black and white.

The original Psycho was really good, currently I am on an old Elvis movie kick, just watched Spinout, it is amazing how realistic the footage is of him driving the race car...

 

[boblarson]

My favorite, based on number of times seen, has to be

"A League of Their Own"

I spent an extraordinarily insane amount of money seeing it in the theatre. There was just something about it that "clicked" with me at the time. Of course this was when I was alone and didn't have anything, or anyone else, to worry about. I saw it approximately 172 times in the theatre (told you it was insane) - for a while I went at least once, and sometimes twice, a day after work.

The second place movie, based on times viewed, would have to be the movie "Stripes" with Bill Murray. What a funny movie. Loved it. Saw it in the theatre about 98 times.

 

[Minkey]

Why don't black and white ones count? There are tons of old movies from the 30's and 40's that I love.

Agree, why not? some of the greatest films were made in black and white and not just 'old films' what about Young Frankenstein, one of (if not the best) the best Mel Brooks films?

In fact I had a quick look at imdb.com and I guess almost 30% of the top 250 films of all time are black and white.

Can't possibly list my favourites as it depends on my mood but ones I can watch almost any time:

Dune
Tremors (massively under rated IMO)
Serenity
Aliens
Rear Window

 

[ajetrumpet]

times viewed, would have to be the movie "Stripes" with Bill Murray. What a funny movie. Loved it. Saw it in the theatre about 98 times.

wow....stripes? so many big stars in that. wasn't that some of the guys' breakout roles? ever compared that movie to Full Metal Jacket? not quite the same in terms of portrayal of the army. don't think either of those movies would make it in today's world.

Tremors (massively under rated IMO)

LOL. tremors!? did you watch the sequels? they absolutely sucked. the special effects for III though was similar to that of the original, which made it decent. did you know that another tremors is in the works? Wiki says Bacon and Ward are reprising the Val and Earl roles!!! lets just hope the effects in the movie are not so advanced that they ruin the opportunity to take you back to the original.

 

[Adam Caramon]

I saw it approximately 172 times in the theatre (told you it was insane) - for a while I went at least once, and sometimes twice, a day after work.

That brings to mind an honest question but I have no way of asking it without it sounding like an insult, therefore I'll leave it unsaid

Anyhow, 172 times is insane. I consider myself a pretty big movie buff, and I've never seen the same movie more than 3 times in a movie theatre.

Tremors (massively under rated IMO)

I thought Tremors was pretty good myself.

Serenity

I've never seen Serenity, but from the huge cult following that it has, I apparently should.

 

[boblarson]

That brings to mind an honest question but I have no way of asking it without it sounding like an insult,

Feel free. But just in case this answers it first, here you go. The reason is that
1. I didn't have any friends to do anything with.

2. I didn't have any girlfriend at the time.

So, the only things I was doing at that time was either watching movies or buying CD's (music). I had an 800 disc collection at the time too.

Now I would never be able to do it, but back then it was very easy for me to do. It could probably be classified an addiction at that point.

 

[Vassago]

Feel free. But just in case this answers it first, here you go. The reason is that
1. I didn't have any friends to do anything with.

2. I didn't have any girlfriend at the time.

So, the only things I was doing at that time was either watching movies or buying CD's (music). I had an 800 disc collection at the time too.

Now I would never be able to do it, but back then it was very easy for me to do. It could probably be classified an addiction at that point.

Do they have a 12 step program for that?