I love the current thread, ‘Worst Movie You’ve Ever Seen’.
SOME LIKE IT HOT. It's the perfect comedy-- perfect cast, perfect writing, perfect direction, perfect pacing. There just isn't one damn thing wrong with it.
by Anonymous | reply 2 | February 8, 2019 11:28 PM |
Today only, to honor his passing, The Dresser 1983. Albert Finney and Tom Courtney
by Anonymous | reply 3 | February 8, 2019 11:31 PM |
What's up Doc? Completely LOL screwball. The Godfather & Part 2, hard to choose. Just perfect movies in all ways. Acting, music, storyline.
by Anonymous | reply 4 | February 8, 2019 11:32 PM |
I love Airplane.
by Anonymous | reply 5 | February 8, 2019 11:33 PM |
Kill List. I know this is a very strange choice, but the whole thing gave me chills, and the ending fucked me up for weeks. I had to watch it again and again to really make sense of it, and it was so well-made and creepy and unpredictable--I've never seen anything like it.
On another note, Amadeus. I have watched it at least 80 or 90 times and everything about it is sublime. F. Murray Abraham (WHET?) was a revelation, Tom Hulce was adorable, the music made me run out and purchase all of Mozart's works....even noted pedophile Jeffrey Jones was charming. Possibly my favourite film of all time.
by Anonymous | reply 6 | February 8, 2019 11:34 PM |
"Godfather," but counting 1 & 2 together.
This set has everything: Loyalty; ambition; betrayal; love; hate; lust; tradition; power; corruption; family.
by Anonymous | reply 7 | February 8, 2019 11:45 PM |
I don't know how people can pick comedies. They stop being funny pretty quickly.
by Anonymous | reply 8 | February 8, 2019 11:57 PM |
R8 there are some great comedies, but Comedy differs based on individual preference.
by Anonymous | reply 9 | February 9, 2019 12:29 AM |
Cabaret. Apart from the concession to making Michael York hate his bisexuality (which Christopher Isherwood rightly took umbrage at), it's pretty much perfect.
by Anonymous | reply 10 | February 9, 2019 12:40 AM |
Singing in the Rain
by Anonymous | reply 11 | February 9, 2019 12:53 AM |
The Graduate.
by Anonymous | reply 12 | February 9, 2019 12:56 AM |
Watching any movie 80 or 90 times must qualify as one of the Circles of Hell.
by Anonymous | reply 13 | February 9, 2019 2:02 AM |
R13 wtf
by Anonymous | reply 14 | February 9, 2019 2:05 AM |
R14 I was responding to R6. Please follow along.
by Anonymous | reply 15 | February 9, 2019 2:08 AM |
The most perfect film ever made (but arguably not the best): Goodfellas
by Anonymous | reply 16 | February 9, 2019 2:08 AM |
Groundhog Day. Very funny and reveals profound fundamental truths about the human experience.
by Anonymous | reply 17 | February 9, 2019 2:08 AM |
9 songs, not the best but I watched countless times.
by Anonymous | reply 18 | February 9, 2019 2:18 AM |
Either Barry Lyndon or Early Summer for me. Every frame of both absolute art, one describing the worst of people, the other describing something more quotidian but Setsuko Hara makes it utterly compelling.
by Anonymous | reply 19 | February 9, 2019 2:24 AM |
I've seen The Godfather movies and Citizen Kane once. But I've seen Showgirls many more times than that!
by Anonymous | reply 20 | February 9, 2019 2:30 AM |
"On another note, Amadeus. I have watched it at least 80 or 90 times and everything about it is sublime."
You do know that the movie was mostly fiction, right...???
by Anonymous | reply 21 | February 9, 2019 2:37 AM |
I love the Money Pit. That is my response to that.
by Anonymous | reply 22 | February 9, 2019 2:38 AM |
[quote]You do know that the movie was mostly fiction, right...???
What the fuck difference does that make?
Did you first see the film thinking it was a documentary?
by Anonymous | reply 25 | February 9, 2019 2:42 AM |
Au hasard Balthazar
by Anonymous | reply 26 | February 9, 2019 2:46 AM |
What is Meryl pointing at in OP?
by Anonymous | reply 28 | February 9, 2019 2:50 AM |
Godfather 1 or 2, depending on which one I happen to be watching. Perfection, never equaled.
by Anonymous | reply 29 | February 9, 2019 2:59 AM |
The Exorcist. I watched it 40 years ago and have seen it at least 3 dozen times and it still has the same effect on me. Traumatizing.
by Anonymous | reply 30 | February 9, 2019 2:59 AM |
R21, I know that it was based off a Peter Schaeffer play, which--yes--was mostly fiction. This is what storytelling is about. The movie was a masterpiece. Don't be a condescending, finger-wagging asshole, please.
by Anonymous | reply 31 | February 9, 2019 3:05 AM |
"I don't know how people can pick comedies. They stop being funny pretty quickly."
Fuck off and die!!!!!
by Anonymous | reply 32 | February 9, 2019 3:15 AM |
Taxi Driver. Perfect mood. Thought-provoking.
by Anonymous | reply 33 | February 9, 2019 3:25 AM |
Gidget Goes Hawaiian.
by Anonymous | reply 34 | February 9, 2019 3:34 AM |
"Mama Mia," thanks to M.
WAH-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-HAH!
by Anonymous | reply 35 | February 9, 2019 3:42 AM |
How can you name one when there are so many different genres?
I guess my favorite movie is "Wizard of Oz", but I know it's not the BEST movie ever made.
by Anonymous | reply 36 | February 9, 2019 3:46 AM |
Three-way tie:
Gui lai (Coming Home)
Raise the Red Lantern
Nueve Reinas (Nine Queens)
All the elements of cinema as it should be: Superb storytelling, consummate acting, and not a frame wasted.
by Anonymous | reply 37 | February 9, 2019 3:55 AM |
showgirls, there goes my baby, slaves of new york, the war of the roses, basic instinct, common threads, the prince of tides, longtime companion, trick, the client, can't buy me love, waitress, hello again, jersey girl(with dylan and jamie gertz), not love just frenzy
by Anonymous | reply 38 | February 9, 2019 4:02 AM |
Apparently, some of you girls don't comprehend the singular form of a word.
by Anonymous | reply 39 | February 9, 2019 4:04 AM |
Streetcar
by Anonymous | reply 40 | February 9, 2019 4:13 AM |
Well r39, in his defense, all the movies r38 listed put together may have the artistry and creativity of one good movie....🎥
My vote goes to Sunset Boulevard, in all its over the top, disturbing, creepy, noir wonderfulness.... I never tire of it.
by Anonymous | reply 41 | February 9, 2019 4:34 AM |
The Best Years Of Our Lives.
by Anonymous | reply 42 | February 9, 2019 5:11 AM |
Fearless. Emotionally devastating.
by Anonymous | reply 43 | February 9, 2019 5:16 AM |
I know it's cliche, but "The Wizard of Oz" is the movie I'm still delighted and obsessed with 50 years after my first viewing.
Other than that, I think Lubitsch's "To Be or Not to Be" is my current favorite.
by Anonymous | reply 44 | February 9, 2019 5:24 AM |
The Heiress
by Anonymous | reply 45 | February 9, 2019 5:24 AM |
Terms of Endearment
by Anonymous | reply 46 | February 9, 2019 5:33 AM |
'Elaine' would have had me decipatitated, but 'The English Patient'. It made me sob so badly that I called my ex-BF to tell him how much I love him. I will admit to how stupid iI am, but so am I.
by Anonymous | reply 47 | February 9, 2019 5:44 AM |
The sheer nerve, creativity and skill it took to make this happen in 1968
by Anonymous | reply 48 | February 9, 2019 6:55 AM |
^ As profoundly boring in 2019 as it was in 1968.
by Anonymous | reply 49 | February 9, 2019 6:56 AM |
Oh, don't be so hard on yourself, r49.
by Anonymous | reply 50 | February 9, 2019 6:58 AM |
A Letter To Three Wives
by Anonymous | reply 51 | February 9, 2019 8:26 AM |
I don’t think I’ve ever read a lousier, more depressing string of titles than R38’s.
by Anonymous | reply 52 | February 9, 2019 8:33 AM |
Bumblebee
by Anonymous | reply 53 | February 9, 2019 8:58 AM |
For some reason i just adored a little known movie in the 90s called Impromptu. It was about Chopin and the writer George Sand . I had the VHS and watched it incessantly in the 90s. I found it so charming.
by Anonymous | reply 54 | February 9, 2019 10:27 AM |
Victor/Victoria
I loved the story, the dialogue, the actors, the sets, the costumes, the musical numbers...everything. And Lesley Ann Warren deserved the best supporting actress Oscar that year.
by Anonymous | reply 55 | February 9, 2019 10:44 AM |
The Silence of the Lambs because it's perfect.
by Anonymous | reply 56 | February 9, 2019 10:54 AM |
I can't pick just one. My top 5 are The Exorcist, citizen Kane, Psycho , The Third Man, Jaws.
by Anonymous | reply 57 | February 9, 2019 10:59 AM |
The Best Years of our lives is such a frustrating movie for me. The first 45 minutes or so are so strong and well done, but then it gets bogged down in a sappy, and unconvincing,romance between Theresa Wright and Dana Andrews. There are other great scenes later like the plane graveyard scene wtc. However the movie is too soapie in general for me to love it.
by Anonymous | reply 58 | February 9, 2019 11:06 AM |
Either "Smiles of a Summer Night" or "The Thin Man." Each perfect in its own way.
by Anonymous | reply 59 | February 9, 2019 11:16 AM |
My fave movies of the 1940s are:
The Philadelphia Story Citizen Kane The More the Merrier Notorious Miracle on 34th Street Out of the past The Heiress The Third Man Adams Rib Act of Violence
by Anonymous | reply 60 | February 9, 2019 11:24 AM |
Zelig. It's not my favourite movie but it's up there just because of this hilarious scene. The old lady is priceless. Sorry for the subtitles, it was the only clip I could find.
by Anonymous | reply 61 | February 9, 2019 11:30 AM |
Anyone else seen Act of violence from 1949, starring Robert Ryan and Janet leigh??
by Anonymous | reply 62 | February 9, 2019 11:32 AM |
Dog Day Afternoon.
Perfect in every aspect of movie making.
by Anonymous | reply 63 | February 9, 2019 11:38 AM |
It was one of my favorite post-Godfather Pacino films, r63 (Cruising wasn't).
by Anonymous | reply 64 | February 9, 2019 11:39 AM |
R43, after reading your post I hopped right over to Amazon Video to find that movie because of course I want it to emotionally devastate me too - why the hell not - anyways THIS is the only FEARLESS available, with Joan Collins for 99 cents.
by Anonymous | reply 65 | February 12, 2019 4:26 AM |
Planet Of The Apes (1968).
by Anonymous | reply 66 | February 12, 2019 4:28 AM |
R61-Where is the hilarity? I can't find it in that clip. It didn't even elicit a giggle from me.
by Anonymous | reply 67 | February 12, 2019 4:31 AM |
Sunset Boulevard.
It's a hell of a story!
by Anonymous | reply 68 | February 12, 2019 4:36 AM |
[quote]My vote goes to Sunset Boulevard, in all its over the top, disturbing, creepy, noir wonderfulness.... I never tire of it.
I could not agree more. I just wish Wilder had not allowed that British hack to ruin it with yet another of his one hit tune "musicals". I always imagined it as an opera. A star vehicle for a diva of a certain age, costarring (as they call them these days) a Bari-hunk, and a kick-ass character tenor.
If I want to laugh - The Mel Brooks 1972 duo never fail to deliver. I could watch Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles once a month for the rest of my life and still laugh my ass off every time.
by Anonymous | reply 69 | February 12, 2019 4:42 AM |
R67, Mia, honey, you're humorless, remember? Now just go back to bed and dream about Ronan's father Frank diddling you in the attic.
by Anonymous | reply 70 | February 12, 2019 4:48 AM |
The Sound of Music
The Terminator
The Shawshank Redemption
by Anonymous | reply 71 | February 12, 2019 6:40 AM |
All About Eve. Love it!
by Anonymous | reply 72 | February 12, 2019 6:54 AM |
Space Camp
by Anonymous | reply 73 | February 12, 2019 6:55 AM |
I'm gonna go with Jerry Maguire. I don't know why. Maybe I saw it at a time in my life when I needed a positive underdog story, but it really is an excellent film. Runners-up: Tin Cup and Thelma & Louise, also underdog stories.
by Anonymous | reply 74 | February 12, 2019 6:57 AM |
Tokyo Story. So simple but powerful.
by Anonymous | reply 75 | February 12, 2019 6:59 AM |
Go ahead and hate me: Shakespeare in Love. Love the writing and the plotting and alls well that ends well.
by Anonymous | reply 76 | February 12, 2019 7:25 AM |
CALL ME BY YOUR NAME.
of course.
by Anonymous | reply 77 | February 12, 2019 7:45 AM |
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Why? The crisp black and white cinematography and the sharp, witty, and infinitely quotable dialogue. Also, Richard Burton had the best speaking voice of anyone in cinema, ever.
by Anonymous | reply 78 | February 12, 2019 7:50 AM |
Tom Jones, with the iconic albert finney a whole bevy of brilliant brits.
by Anonymous | reply 79 | February 12, 2019 7:56 AM |
I like Sunset Boulevard too. But my favorite, for the intricate plotting, human betrayal and highly skilled acting, is THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE. MAGGIE SMITH and Celia are incomparable. And, Terms of endearment sucks so bad...it is one of the worst movies EVER.
by Anonymous | reply 80 | February 12, 2019 9:54 AM |
- The Way Back, probably the best movie I've ever seen. - Call me by your name, best romance movie, I rarely watch romance tho, so I don't have that many references. - Toy Story 3, best animated movie, I always feel nostalgic when watching this movie. - Logan, best superhero movie.
by Anonymous | reply 81 | February 12, 2019 9:58 AM |
The question is an impossible one - too many genres to cover. As for movies that I can watch over and over and over...here we go: Auntie Mame - everything about this film is perfect from the acting to the sets to the script. I loved it as a kid and still love it now - best of the best. E.T. - I am not a big fan of Spielberg, but this is his greatest work (not to mention the only tear-jerker that I can personally think of - movies never effect me that way..but this one sure does). Blade Runner - the greatest science fiction movie ever in my opinion. It's eerie, poignant, beautiful and poetic - a rare combination for the genre. The Birdcage - comedy gold and so well-acted. I have probably watched it 150 times and could watch it again tonight.
by Anonymous | reply 82 | February 12, 2019 10:14 AM |
Female Trouble. It still makes me laugh 45 years later.
by Anonymous | reply 83 | February 12, 2019 10:24 AM |