Favorite Movies

[Magmoormaster]

Despite not watching very many movies anymore, I deeply love the art of cinema. I'll gladly gobble up an 1 1/2 hour analysis video on a 2 hour movie. So, long story short, I want to know what y'alls' favorite movies are. My two favorites are:

Blade Runner 2049
Columbus (2017)

[akpaintballer98]

Overlord 2018
Warrior 2011

[Cdn_Cuda]

Children of Men
Jurassic Park
Army of Darkness
Everything Everywhere All At Once

I’m mostly stuck watching kids moves for the 4th and 5th time though.

[Heavy_D]

Hellraiser
Forrest Gump
Dazed and Confused

[Siress]

I don't really think in terms of favorites, but here are some that I think are impressive from the perspective of packaging writing and cinematography but don't get a lot of praise AFAIK:
Sisu (2022, Finnish)
The man from nowhere (2010, Korean)
Knives Out (2019)

...and some that have received loads of praise but I mention in case anyone somehow missed them:
Jojo Rabbit (2019)
Sicario (2015)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Heat (1995)

...and some that are just cool movies that stick with me:
The man from Earth (2007)
Lucky number Slevin (2009)
Akira (1988)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)

[Magmoormaster]

Jojo Rabbit is incredible. I never watched Sicario (too squeamish), but I am a Denis Villeneuve fanboy.

[redsquirrel]

Always recommending the man from earth. Great callout.

[Cdn_Cuda]

Sicario is good, but more of a slow burner than it was made to look in previews. Remember it being fairly tense.

[evilfishsticks]

Top 2 have to be UHF and the Goonies. I could watch those movies any time. Indiana Jones and the last crusade, monty python and the holy grail, and Forrest Gump are up there as well.

[boomersruckus]

UHF is such a classic. Im not to sure too many peeps even know about it these days.

[Magmoormaster]

One of these days I need to actually try a twinkie weiner sandwich

[KMDPB]

One Cut Of The Dead (2017 Japanese.) You've got to push through the first 30 mins, then it all comes together! Best movie ever!

[moonweasel]

Here we go, a few off the top of my head
Children of Men,
Lock stock and 2 smoking barrels
Army of darkness
Guns Akimbo (this one took me by surprise)
Tremors
Starship Troopers
Crank 1+2 just for the shear WTF
Pitch Black
Fury road
Dodgeball
Black Sheep, no not that one, the NZ one about killer sheep
Sin City
Ready Player one
John Wick
Shaun of the Dead
Extraction
The Raid
O Brother, where art thou?
Baby Driver
Tron Legacy
Kung Fu Hustle
* Late edit
Big Trouble in Little China

[Cdn_Cuda]

Black Sheep! A coworker gave me a copy of it. He love baaad movies.

[boomersruckus]

Aliens
Serenity
The forgotten battles
Snatch
Braveheart
Platoon
Ice Pirates
Transformers The Movie (the cartoon movie from 1986)
Transformers One
Ghostbusters
Taps

[Grendel]

Top Ten off the top of my head:

1. Young Frankenstein
2. Blazing Saddles
3. Animal House
4. Ben Hur
5. Ten Commandments
6. Arsenic and Old Lace
7. The Cowboys
8. For a Few Dollars More
9. Godfather II
10. Dune (1984)

I love movies and have quite a collection. If I am going to be in front of my TV I much prefer a good movie to any sporting event, reality TV or general TV show out there.

[Cyberpyr8]

I am pretty much stuck in the 70's & 80's as far as favorite movies. I love the original 3 star wars (Empire is my favorite among them), Indiana Jones, the older Bond movies with Roger Moore and Sean Connery, Breakfast Club, Goonies, Ferris Bueller etc. I regularly watch Clint Eastwood movies like the older westerns (including Unforgiven, which I think is great) as well as the Dirty Harry series, Tron and the newer sequel (can we get #3 done already?). I like the Blues Brothers and as Grendel reminded me, Mel Brooks movies. I like Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Spaceballs and Silent Movie. I watch Ghostbusters I & II almost once a month it seems. Not sure why, but I find them easy to get into when I don't know what else to watch.

But more recently I have watched Bullet Train and I absolutely love it. I still laugh at the same parts every time. The first Jumanji movie reboot is pretty good. Mission Impossible, John Wick and Expendables also get a watch from time to time. I like the new Twisters movie too. I didn't think I would but it's actually a decent movie, and I like the original a lot. If you haven't watched the Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, you should check it out.

Also we watch a Harry Potter marathon of movies every year around this time. I don't like #7 but the rest are enjoyable to watch over and over again.

[Tarsun2]

having kids, i appreciate when a kids movies also appeal to me.

"puss in boots, the last wish".
Really great movie that punches up. the animation was great as well. there are a ton of really great reviews on the movie that get deep.

"spider man, into the spiderverse".
again, the animation-colors-sounds is truly amazing.

"zootopia" was a solid movie as well. officer Hopps has to overcome internal struggles and not just external ones. makes me root for the "hero" rather than against the villain.

oldie but goodie, "the lion king". the animation is on another level. mostly hand drawn too. again, tons of reviews on the animation alone.

"Arcane". (its a series) but is truly a master class on animation, story telling, and character development. tons and tons of reviews that go over each segment. animators piking apart the show frame by frame. (a 10 second clip gets a 45 minute review). Authors going over the character development. Psychiatrists going over how they handled the mental illness so well. Graphic designers discussing how amazing the images are.
rotten tomatoes gives it 100% approval and 97% by viewers. oh, and the voice actors were ON POINT throughout the series. Powder crying in the rain in an alley way was heart wrenching. her voice cracks as does ones heart when they are pushed past their limit. the drool and snot flying with each shriek. the tears following the curvature of her face. The busted capillaries in her eyes. this was one where i was shouting at the tv at the ending and then just frozen in utter disbelief. ARFKM... (not for kids)

"Rango" is a mini masterpiece. normally animated movies have nice clean, symmetrical, and soft lines. Almost nothing in this movie is clean or symmetrical and its great. its quirky and funny and the characters are great. it reminds me of the old movie "Garden State" where its how the main character grows and progresses. a coming of age film where each character is flawed but all work well off each other. "no man can walk out on their own story."

i did like "KungFuPanda" and "How to Train Your Dragon" but i wouldnt watch those if i didnt have the kids with me. lol

and if you want something that will keep you occupied for awhile, appreciate story telling and not just special effects, need continuity, and appreciate when a movie/show has a fan base that goes into every detail; i would have to recommend "Attack on Titan". i had to re-watch it just to pick up on everything that i missed the 1st time around. iirc the scene where Levi was running from Kenny, all of ONE MINUTE of it, took 3 months to animate. The story details and continuity are unreal. (not for kids)

[Cdn_Cuda]

Loved the Spiderverse movies.

[Magmoormaster]

Yeah the Spiderverse movies were a total shock. Unbelievably good movies, both of them. Can't wait for the third.

I do like zootopia. I don't think it's quite on the level of Wall-E or Finding Nemo, but great movie nonetheless.

Also, Arcane is really high on my to-do list.

[Tarsun2]

i cant say enough good things about Arcane. almost every frame can be printed out, framed, and hung on the wall as art. the first 3 episodes set everything up; the rest is a total roller-coaster. and the fight scenes, my gosh the fight scenes. i watched a 15minute video breaking down just the fight scenes and why they were so good.

i did like Wall-E allot but i felt the ending was rushed and that kindda killed it for me.

[boomersruckus]

Harry and the Hendersons
Howard the Duck
The last dragon

[autococker04]

The trinity that shaped my growing brain:

The Waterboy
Billy Madison
Happy Gilmore

and also Raising Arizona

[$L!mBo]

for fathers day i got my dad a Cameo from Shooter McGavin lmao

[Tarsun2]

if those are your top 3, you must be pretty fun at parties. lol

[russc]

John Carpenter movies with Kurt Russell are usually a good bet...The Thing, Big Trouble in Little China, and Escape from New York are all masterpieces in their own way. Carpenter can do a serious movie, or go full camp.

Tarantino is an obvious one. Pulp Fiction was the movie that woke me up to cinema as more of an art form. Kill Bill 1 & 2 are still amazing.

I'm a big fan of Terry Gilliam's work, but Brazil is by far his best. A lot of folks have seen Fear & Loathing but never dig in to the rest of his work.

Tarkovsky is not for everyone, and his pacing will frustrate the modern phone-brained viewer, but Stalker and Solaris have some of the most beautiful imagery I've ever seen on film.

Luc Besson did the 5th element and Léon, but give Le Dernier Combat a watch. It's his first major film - a post apocalyptic story in black and white and with almost no dialogue. (You do not need a dub or subtitles) One of my favorites still.

[Jonnydread]

Solaris is amazing

[Magmoormaster]

Tarkovsky is another that's high on my to-do list. "SLow but with beautiful imagery" could describe most of my favorite movies.

[Toestr]

Solaris is nothing if not slow.