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Hey guys! It's the obligatory "Favorite Movies" topic!

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Post by Bomby » Thu Feb 23, 2012 6:14 pm

This is a thread where you post a list of some of your favorite movies! If you're really ambitious, post a link to the trailer!

That was a very obvious statement!

Some of mine include:
Chungking Express (my de facto favorite film for nearly five years now. I have yet to come across another film I adore quite as much.)
Ugetsu
Magnolia
Peking Opera Blues (my favorite "commercial" film. A lot of fun.)
The 400 Blows
The Host (Works well as a tense monster movie, biting social satire, and moving family drama.)
Apocalypse Now (A lot of people dislike the ending of this film, but I'm not really bothered at all by it.)
Goodfellas
Trainspotting (My favorite dialogue-driven film.)
Love Exposure (not posting a link to this trailer due to some mildly-explicit images. Believe me, you should really watch this movie. Track down the trailer, but don't watch the English-subtitled version. Gives away too much of the plot.)
Playtime (You will literally observe the world around differently for the rest of the day after you watch this movie)
Linda Linda Linda (Proof that you can't really judge a movie by its plot description)
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Tokyo Story
Pulp Fiction
The Godfather
Taxi Driver
Raging Bull
Citizen Kane (Not just saying that for cred. It really is a spectacular film.)
What Time is it There?
Days of Being Wild
Once Upon a Time in China II
Hard Boiled (seriously the best "shoot 'em up" action movie of all time. Was the inspiration for the video game Stranglehold.)
In the Mood for Love (ranked by review aggregate They Shoot Pictures, Don't They as the most critically acclaimed film of the 21st century so far.)
Seven Samurai

Also, I can't forget my #1 Super Guilty Pleasure:
The Twins Effect

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Post by CaptHayfever » Thu Feb 23, 2012 11:55 pm

Just the top of the charts for now; I'll come back & do more later.
1) Head
2) UHF
3) The Princess Bride
4) Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
5) Stranger Than Fiction
6) Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

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Post by Vidgamer » Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:08 am

Kickass
The Matrix
Scott Pilgrim

More to come!

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Post by Booyakasha » Fri Feb 24, 2012 9:32 am

My favourite good movie is 'The Lion in Winter', and my favourite stupid movie is 'Conan the Barbarian'.
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Post by Spritedude » Fri Feb 24, 2012 11:11 am

So many to chose from, and my list always changes, but among my favorites are:

Jurassic Park
2001: A Space Odyssey
Terminator 2
Memento
Lord of the Rings Trilogy
12 Angry Men (the trailer's not all that great, but heck, the entire movie itself is on Youtube, so I'll just link to that)
Pretty much all the Pixar movies (except Cars 2, I haven't seen it yet...)
The Matrix
Cast Away
Saving Private Ryan
Zombieland
How to Train Your Dragon

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Post by Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds » Fri Feb 24, 2012 12:50 pm

Tombstone
Fight Club
Pirates of the Caribbean, and sequels
Inglourious Basterds
Underworld, and sequels
Ocean's Eleven, Twelve, and Thirteen
Hackers
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Sin City
Sherlock Holmes
Donnie Darko
A Scanner Darkly
V for Vendetta

And so on. But Tombstone FTW.
Nonsense, I have not yet begun to defile myself.

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Post by Booyakasha » Fri Feb 24, 2012 12:58 pm

Ooh, 'Tombstone'...
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Post by FlyingWaffles » Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:15 pm

This topic needs some "Monty Python and the Holy Grail".
Honestly, I mostly watch stupid movies, like that and "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World".
Although I watched the Terminator recently and it was awesome.

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Post by Bomby » Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:20 pm

I actually thought Scott Pilgrim was a rather clever movie. There's a lot of neat little things hidden in the details.

Also, I forgot the mention the Vengeance Trilogy: Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy, and especially Lady Vengeance.

Also, Perfect Blue and Millennium Actress.

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Post by DarkZero » Fri Feb 24, 2012 5:00 pm

I don't watch many movies, and I'm horrible at picking favorites. The only things I can say for sure are just famous movies that near-everyone likes, such as Star Wars or the Harry Potter adaptations.
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Post by Calamity Panfan » Fri Feb 24, 2012 9:10 pm

Pulp Fiction
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Groundhog Day
Clerks
Saving Private Ryan
Die Hard
Up
The Princess Bride
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Star Wars
(original trilogy obvs.)
Back to the Future

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and The Social Network are quickly becoming two of my favorites as well, but I'll give them a little longer to wait and get onto the list.
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