The Best Movies in the Entire Universe

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What are yours?  Here's mine:

 

KPAX

eXistanZ

Harvey (you knew that one was coming)

The Incredible Shrinking Man

Plan 9 from Outer Space

The Big Lebowski

The Wizard of Oz

Rambo

All of the Andy Hardy movies

All 12 of the original Sherlock Holmes movies with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce

The 13th Floor

I Am Legend (Will Smith)

Man From Earth (bad acting, good story)

Highway 60

What Lies Beneath

Decoys

The Game

Transporter

Trancers

Farscape Peacekeeper

Serenity

In the Service of the King

The 13th Warrior

The Time Machine (all of em)

The War of the Worlds (original version)

Gilligan's Island (ha ha ha)

 

What are yours?

 

[[Be...]]

You have very eclectic taste in movies, E.  I haven't met many people who have even seen Plan 9; it was on TV a few months back and I made a friend watch it.  I never get tired of seeing it. 

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You have very eclectic taste in movies, E.  I haven't met many people who have even seen Plan 9; it was on TV a few months back and I made a friend watch it.  I never get tired of seeing it. 

 

Right on Beeps!

 

Ok people - what are YOUR favorite movies?

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I love 'Dirty Dancing'. 

[[Ke...]]

Planet of the Apes

Flipper

 

[[el...]]

I love 'Dirty Dancing'. 

 

Why am I not surprised Eljay?  I've never seen it.  What's it about?

[[Be...]]

Marnie started a thread for movie clips a little while ago.  Maybe you could add one for Plan 9 (or any others) so everyone could see what they are missing.

http://www.benzobuddies.org/forum/index.php?topic=10029.0

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Planet of the Apes

Flipper

 

 

I knew there was a reason I liked you, Keith.  Yeah, Planet of the Apes, both versions.  I think the 2nd one portrays chimps in a bad light but that could just be me.  Flipper is another good choice.  Right on bro!!!

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Marnie started a thread for movie clips a little while ago.  Maybe you could add one for Plan 9 (or any others) so everyone could see what they are missing.

http://www.benzobuddies.org/forum/index.php?topic=10029.0

 

I'll put it on my list.  I'm too tired to find a link and stuff, but if it's on the list it will get done.  Thanks Beeps.

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  I'm a huge movie buff, there's too many to narrow down much, but I'll put some of my favorites in categories at least:

 

Wilderness Drama:

Never Cry Wolf

Jeremiah Johnson

Dances With Wolves

 

Historical:

Ghandi

Lawrence of Arabia

Titanic

Anna and the King

Cold Mountain

Snow Falling on Cedars

Amadeus

Little Big Man

 

Musicals:

The Sound of Music

Fiddler on the Roof

 

Based on Great Literature:

The Importance of Being Earnest

A Room With a View

Much Ado About Nothing

Romeo and Juliet

Daniel Deronda

 

Drama:

Lorenzo's Oil

Little Man Tate

Shine

What's Eating Gilbert Grape?

Finding Forrester

A Beautiful Mind

The Truman Show

Steel Magnolias

Fried Green Tomatoes

Driving Miss Daisy

Catch Me If You Can

 

Romantic Comedy:

It can Happen to You

Family Man

Notting Hill

Tootsie

Meet the Parents

Sleepless in Seattle

It Happened One Night

Il Postino

The Holiday

 

Action:

The Fugitive

 

Sci-Fi/Fantasy:

The Abyss

K Pax

Gattaca

Contact

I Robot

Bicentennial Man

Big Fish

Cocoon

 

[[Be...]]

I like all of those except I haven't heard of "Daniel Deronda".  Also, I'd add The Matrix and Star Wars (the first of each) to the SciFi/Fantasy list for me.    Have you seen Wall-E yet?  Very cute and amazing animation.

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I loved Wall-E!  The only cgi film that ever made me emotional!

 

Daniel Deronda is a BBC production.  It's actually a series of 4 episodes (think, it could be six)  It's based on a George Eliot novel.  It's probably my favorite period film.

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Hi Sagemom,

 

Wow, that's a really good list.  I have heard of almost all of them, but believe it or not I haven't seen any of them!  Until I got down to the SciFi section - love all those.  KPAX - glad you liked it, me too.  I have to rent it every year!  I think a lot of people here would like KPAX.

 

Take care,

Elwood

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I've seen most on sagemom's list.....other musicals I love are Chicago, Annie, and Mamma Mia!. 

 

Two of my all time favorite movies are 'Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil', and 'Michael.' 

[[Be...]]

I forgot about Chicago.  Love that one, too, TS.  John Travolta was fantastic in Michael. 

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Wuthering Heights

 

Love Heathcliff

[[sa...]]

I just saw Mamma Mia!, it was really good.  I didn't know I could enjoy ABBA songs so much!

 

Another musical I just love is Gigi.  I've loved it since I was a little girl.

 

I've seen two versions of Wuthering Heights.  The second was better I believe.  It was a British production whereas the first one I saw I believe was American (Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche).  There were things that were better about the American one though.  It didn't omit the beginning of the book where the narrator visits Wuthering Heights, and the part where he's staying in Cathy's old room and has a nightmare about her coming through the window.  That story has always made me feel creeped out.  Too much of the supernatural.

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Oh its a Beautiful love story, I only saw the original one, and I don't think I'd like another after seeing it

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Anything with Kathy Bates esp; Dolores Clayborne

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Hmmmm, In particular order-

Paris Texas

Repo Man

Clerks

Fear and loathing in Las Vegas

The Departed

Bourne trilogy

The Driver

The French Connection

Sleeper

Blade Runner

Office Space

Day Watch/Night Watch

Gone in 60 Seconds (1974 version)

Duel

Rumble Fish

Happy Gilmore

Spy game...

 

ach, could go on all night, too many good uns!

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" THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL" -the original one with Michael Rennie-BLUE THUNDER-ROY SCHEIDER

[[Ki...]]

Some of my favs:

Cutaway

Blue Crush

In God's Hands

K2

Fly away Home

Lord of the rings trilogy

 

The list goes on but I will stop here

Kiriana

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Wuthering Heights

 

Love Heathcliff

 

Yo Cliff,

 

They MADE me watch that one in college in a film class.  Turned out it blew me away!!!

 

Right on,

Elwood

[[el...]]

Hmmmm, In particular order-

Paris Texas

Repo Man

Clerks

Fear and loathing in Las Vegas

The Departed

Bourne trilogy

The Driver

The French Connection

Sleeper

Blade Runner

Office Space

Day Watch/Night Watch

Gone in 60 Seconds (1974 version)

Duel

Rumble Fish

Happy Gilmore

Spy game...

 

ach, could go on all night, too many good uns!

 

Good list!  I forget the Bourne thing.  Loved those!  I'm compiling a really good list of movies to watch from you guys!

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" THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL" -the original one with Michael Rennie-BLUE THUNDER-ROY SCHEIDER

 

All time classic - freaked me out and I loved it.  I memorized that "KLAPTU" whatever phrase to deactivate the robot in case I needed it... LOL.  Too bad I forgot it.  Oh well, I still run fast....