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and the films I think are my favourites are totally different.
I want your top 5 favourite movies and not your top five best movies. For bonus points add 2 movies that you love that are also really shit.
I'll start.
5. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
4. Trainspotting
3. The Boondock Saints
2. Starship Troopers
1. Wild at Heart
Bonus - Demolition Man and Universal Soldier.
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:17, 117 replies, latest was 16 years ago)
Spelling police, feel ok to convict me if I've spelt him wrong. I can't be arsed to Google him.
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:20, Reply)
Universal Shirter.
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:26, Reply)
Back to the future
Ghostbusters
Aliens
Raiders of the lost ark
Predator
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:23, Reply)
5. Copland
4. Die Hard
3. Aliens
2. Last of the Mohicans
1. The Usual Suspects
Can't think of that many shit films I erm, enjoy, but 90's action blockbusters are generally quite enjoyable.
*EDIT* Just remembered one of my all time favourites - Taxi Driver. How the fuck could I forget.
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:25, Reply)
My FAVOURITE films are (beyond no. 2 this is pretty much off the top of my head)
1. The Matrix
2. The Empire Strikes Back
3. Back to the Future
4. The Dark Knight
5. This is Spinal Tap
but I'm prepared to admit they wouldn't all make the IMDb top 100
Edit: Bonus points - Follow the Fleet (still great but Top Hat and Shall We Dance are obviously WAY better) and Event Horizon
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:26, Reply)
But it is directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. That sort of makes it shit by association
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:46, Reply)
5. Goonies
4. Brief Encounter
3. Secretary
2. Alien
1. Bladerunner
Rocky horror show and ? (get back to you on this)
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:27, Reply)
Starship Troopers
The Crow
Aliens
Endless Summer 2
shit, can't think of a 5th
and only one shit, but great film: Killdozer
edit: Spinal tap is awesome too, but not sure if it makes the list
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:27, Reply)
but I'm sure that I have films I like more that would take that 5th spot
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:35, Reply)
in all fairness I'm going to come back to that list later and revise it totally, I know I am
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the second is great. narrated by the same guy as the first, it has two guys basically doing the same thing, visiting some of the same people and places.
entertaining, even if you aren't mad about surfing
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:43, Reply)
big wednesday is worth a watch too
did you notice me saying that Dick Dale is playing in London soon?
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:46, Reply)
for The Fast and the Furious
1. Dog Day Afternoon
2. Master and Commander
3. Sense and Sensibility
4. Some Like it Hot
5. Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence
I have many favourite films, but the ones above are the ones I can watch over and over again
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:30, Reply)
to the extent I have seen Tokyo Drift three times.
I'm not ashamed!!!
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:37, Reply)
*edit* Its 4 now though
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:44, Reply)
and the acting in Tokoyo is even worse that Paul woodenface whatshis face
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:45, Reply)
Tokyo Drift is the best Fast and the furious film no contest, Three words, Hot Japanese Girls.
Oh and its Tokyo. Swish!
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:52, Reply)
But have you managed to see Boondock Saints II yet? It's genius!
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:33, Reply)
along with Christopher Walken at his most intense playing the Angel Gabriel in Prophecy. Some quality film time for me coming up.
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:39, Reply)
And thought it was terrible. But as the days went by I found myself wanting to watch it again so I did and loved it. Who ordered the whup ass fajita?!! We are totally fucked! Not just fucked, like elephant dick, pound in the ass, no reach-around, jungle fucked!
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:47, Reply)
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Labyrinth
Absolute Beginners
The Hunger
Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence.
Love,
Monty.
xxx
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:34, Reply)
because I'm coming for you, pal....
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:38, Reply)
Legally Blonde, Clueless, Just Friends, The Holiday etc etc
Decent(ish) films I love...
(edit) Monsters Inc. Best. Film. Ever.
Groundhog Day
Shawshank Redemption
Tron
10 Things I hate About You (should that be in the first list?)
Ong Bak (and by extension The Warrior King)
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:35, Reply)
My gaster is well and truly flabbered
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:38, Reply)
but feel tainted by my love of really crap films.
I also like Trees Lounge. A film where absolutely nothing happens
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:40, Reply)
The idea of growing or re-planting trees in an enclosed space such as a lounge clashes with my eco-warrior ideals
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:42, Reply)
it's starring, writen and directed by.. crap just lost his name.. the weird looking one from Reservior Dogs.. Steve something... argh too stubborn to google... hard to spell surname... Buscemi! Yes woo go me.
*small victory dance*
OH how could I forget Monsters Inc? I freaking LOVE that film.
I've devised a plan using mainly spoons...
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:47, Reply)
and before you even mentioned Reservoir Dogs :-)
Fargo! Oh my god, there's no Coens on my list! What am I thinking?
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 12:05, Reply)
but that is probably mostly to do with my enormous throbbing love for Alicia Silverstone
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:45, Reply)
1. Monte Carlo or Bust
2. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
3. Alien (the first one, just in case there was any doubt)
4. Taxi (the original one in French - you know, which was actually funny)
5. A Very Long Engagement
Bonus points...I'll get back to you
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:37, Reply)
Have to agree with you about Monte Carlo or Bust, I love the film and as I havent seen it in ages I will now have to watch it when I get home.
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 14:10, Reply)
Good film, but enjoyable and rewatchable? Might just be my Jaggerphobia.
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:40, Reply)
Seriously. I watch it at least 3-4 times a year.
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:43, Reply)
I love Se7en, for example, to death (appropriately). But I still don't watch it very often, cos it's fucking upsetting
But it's not my FAVOURITE film nor the one I consider to be the best ever, so I see your point
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:48, Reply)
Bongs before warm, dark cinemas do that to a fellow....
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:49, Reply)
*looks appalled and fails to think of any non-90's vernacular*
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:58, Reply)
Although I'm going to argue that it's a favourite "shit" film..
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:42, Reply)
'Baseball Furies dropped the ball'
The soundtrack LP is one of my favourite records. The opening bars of 'In The City' fair bring a tear to my eye.
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:48, Reply)
Mallrats
The Goonies
Labyrinth (sorry Monty)
Robocop
Gremlins
I also have a strange love for Thundercats the Movie and Garbage Pail Kids The Movie. Man, I was such an easy shill when I was a kid!
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:38, Reply)
Evil Dead (all three of 'em) - "Aw, that was just pillow talk, baby."
Dazed and Confused - "That's what I like about them high school girls - I get older, they stay the same age."
The 5th Element - "Chi-kan. Goot."
Iron Man - "In a cave, with a box of scraps!"
Tank Girl - "I'm gonna need, like, a microscope and tweezers."
Shit but great - Hackers, BioDome, Dude Where's My Car.
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:46, Reply)
I had to break up with her soon after finding out.
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:50, Reply)
although I would break Lori Petty (if that's indeed her name)
also, hackers is definitely one of my shit but great films too. nice one
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:55, Reply)
This is the pinnacle of cinematography.
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 12:00, Reply)
Bio-Dome is comedy gold!
'Choo lose the blanket, choo lose the pillow'
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 12:03, Reply)
Clatto Verata N... Necktie... Neckturn... Nickel... It's an "N" word, it's definitely an "N" word! Clatto... Verata... N-
[coughs]
[pause] Okay... that's it!
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:53, Reply)
1) Big Fish
2) The Muppet's Christmas Carol
3) Love, Honor & Obey
4) Layinth
5) Pick any Will Smith film, they're all pretty much the same.
6) What Dreams May Come, Biocentinal Man & Patch Adams*
7) London (with Jason Strefham)
8) Reign Over Me
9) Rogue Trader
10) Boondock Saints
* It's all in one box set, so that counts.
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:55, Reply)
that vascillates from the sublime to the ridiculous so quickly.
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It was kind of a compliment. An eclectic taste is to be admired. Thanks for flying off the handle so quickly though
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 12:04, Reply)
=(((
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 12:07, Reply)
I've used that word an unnecessary number of times in the last 24 hours. I'll be moving on soon. Am open to suggestions for a new word to use to make me look smarter than I am
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 12:24, Reply)
This changes all the time and depends on my mood, but the Number One never changes
1. Some Like it Hot
2. Jailhouse Rock
3. Little Shop of Horrors
3. Close my Eyes
4. A Room for Romeo Brass
5. Nikita
You know what, that's a load of shit because I've left no room for Coyote Ugly, Cinema Paradiso, Ten Things I hate About You, Gran Torino, Goodfellas, I could go on.
Sack it. I hate lists.
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 11:58, Reply)
You're SICK!!! I live in Norfolk and even I think that's wrong!
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 12:01, Reply)
I'm younger than him...
Can you also provide very loose definitions for "smartly-dressed" and "good-looking"?
Actually, I've just remembered, I have pics on my profile now thnaks to my eventual conquest of easy-to-use technology. You can summarily dismiss me out of hand yourself
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 12:11, Reply)
Like Clive in the film. You need a cream linen suit and an air of quiet chaos about you.
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 12:19, Reply)
Quiet has repeatedly proven to be beyond me
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 12:24, Reply)
Have you seen the film? It's WELL 80s.
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 12:29, Reply)
Saw it when I was about 13. Weirded me out a bit. Have Googled Clive Owen and am confident that I look nothing like him. Am also devoid of cream suit, 80's effects and underlying air of menace. So... sex is probably off, I'm guessing
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 12:33, Reply)
I've got it taped off the telly.
Yeah, sex is off, unless you do a bit of genealogy and find out we're related.
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 12:39, Reply)
Usually girls at least know what I look like before telling me sex is off. Not LONG before, obviously. Right, I'm off to www.forgeafamilytree.com to blackmail you into it
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 12:42, Reply)
1. Die Hard
2. Shoot 'Em Up
3. The Three Amigos
4. The Rock
5. American History X
Shit films that I love - Under Siege and Mannequin
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 12:01, Reply)
And "Van Wilder: Party Liason".
I'm not sure why one made me think of the other.
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 12:04, Reply)
I'm sorry to break this to you.
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 12:07, Reply)
but I love it anyway!
Sort of like Con Air and Executive Decision! Hehe I bloody love Executive Decision, mainly because of John Leguizamo!
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I just had the urge! Its awesomely 80's
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 12:07, Reply)
in an 80's box set which contained:
Say Anything
Mannequin
Overboard
When Harry Met Sally
Big
Woo!
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 12:09, Reply)
But Overboard I haven't seen.
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 12:17, Reply)
Just for the early chemistry between Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 12:23, Reply)
another film that PROVES that all the best films were made in the 80's. And before anyone can argue with me I would just like to say "la la la, i'm not listening".
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 12:07, Reply)
1. Under Siege
2. The Rock
3. L.A. Confidential
4. Ghostbusters
5. Indy - Raiders
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 12:14, Reply)
Usual Suspects
Leningrad Cowboys
Shawshank
Blues Brothers (orig)
North by Northwest
Have problems staying awake for a whole film these days (Nurse!)
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 12:21, Reply)
Back to the Future
Elf
xXx
Dead Silence
Gothika
and an extra 1 - The Great Escape
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 12:28, Reply)
Bladerunner
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence
Leon
My Neighbour Totoro
Dogma
Bonus Duel and Aliens Resurrection
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 12:30, Reply)
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 12:35, Reply)
I thought you were classifying it as a shit film you liked
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 12:38, Reply)
Tim burton's the nightmare before christmas
Fight club
La haine
Raiders of the lost ark
My shit choice is Dirty dancing
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 12:34, Reply)
I do like that film... but not as much as I like Pretty Woman! :D
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 12:44, Reply)
Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey.
The Omega Man.
Pineapple Express.
Eyes Wide Shut.
Head (The Monkees go psyche)
Edit - and Vanishing Point/Death Race 2000 (original one)
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 12:35, Reply)
Once were Warriors
Memento
Usual Suspects
Leon
La Haine
Although I only own the first to remind me to never watch it again.
Utterly shit films that I love? The Fast and the Furious. Starship Troopers.
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 12:40, Reply)
it's shit. Awful acting. Piss-poor plot. Cringeworthy script.
which was the point of this, surely?
And yet, yes, it is awesome.
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 12:53, Reply)
I mean, it's a bit tongue-in-cheek - but still shit, in a good way.
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 14:29, Reply)
Versus
Super Troopers
Boondock Saints
Akira
Dogma
Shit films I love - Alien Vs Predator, Ong Bak, 300, Universal Soldier, Spirited Away, Transformers 2.
(, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 13:47, Reply)
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