For some reason we were discussing movies at work today, which got me thinking of great movies that I could watch time and again. I will the first to admit that while I have an appreciation for "film" in the classic sense of the word, my personal tastes are somewhat lowbrow. My criteria is fairly simple: I like movies that make me laugh, and I like movies where lots of shit gets blown up. I've taken loads of abuse from friends on this, but what can I say -- I guess at the end of the day, I'm a relatively simple man.
Anyway, following is a list of 10 movies that I have seen at least 10 times -- and could probably watch another 10. Note they are in no particular order; they are all favorites.
1. Godfather I and II
2. Apocalypse Now
3. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
4. Die Hard I
5. The Breakfast Club
6. Old School
7. Animal House
8. Wedding Crashers
9. Pulp Fiction
10. Casino
I'm sure I am missing some glaringly obvious ones (e.g. Zoolander, Pretty in Pink or pretty much anything by John Hughes. Hey, what can I say? I am a child of the 80's), but this is a good representation of some all-time classics and personal favorites.
Let's hear from you -- what would you add to the list if we had to add 10 more?
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Patton
Midway
Tora Tora Tora
Longest Day
Saving Private Ryan
Big Red One
Green Berets
Full Metal Jacket
Forrest Gump
Goodfellas
I realize these all all over the map and give no real indication of my tastes. ;-)
BTW- I concur with your choices of Godfather I and II (they would be in my top 3 along with Patton), Die Hard, and Casino.
1). The Jerk
2). Blues Brothers
3). Butch Cassady and the Sundance Kid
4). Raging bull
5). Jaws
6). Star Wars 3-5
7). Mad Max 2 - the Road Warrior
8). Rocky 1
9). Take the Money and Run
10). Titanic
11). MASH
why no mention of DEEP THROAT or DEBBIE DOES DALLAS.GS
You men just seem to love the Mob and War genres! I have about 100 favorite movies, but here are some to add to those already mentioned...
COMEDY CLASSICS:
The Holy Grail
Caddy Shack
Blazing Saddles
Austin Powers
Swingers
Fletch
Midnight Run
ACTION/DRAMA:
Silence of the Lambs
The Sixth Sense
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Fugitive
Shawshank Redemption
Pulp Fiction
Let me know if you need my foreign film or chick flick list!
THose are all really good ones, Deb. If I had room for an 11 and 12, I'd add Fletch and Raiders of the Lost Ark.
3 more to add. First 3 are my all time time favorites
1). Blade runner
2). The Warriors
3). Young Frankentstein
4). My Blue Heaven
Deb had a great list. No doubt about he Raiders movies. Can't wait for #4!
man, taking a week off blog-reading sure makes things pile up.
so, here are a couple more for your list:
- dirty rotten scoundrels
- kill bill 1/2
- matrix 1, 2 or 3
- 300 (at least for now -- seen it about 5 times since the DVD came out last week)
- muppets take manhattan
- pretty much anything that looks great in HD
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