fav film ever

[mick56]

As for most myself included this will probably be a difficult one to answer.

My choice would have to be KINGDOM OF HEAVEN the story is set around the crusades in the holy land,this was an area of history which i knew little about,but this film educates as well as entertains,and the actors are very believable .

[bigcumba]

This is one of the toughest questions I can be asked... and can't really narrow it down to one film... maybe a few contenders though.....

Nosferatu - this must have frightened the crap out of audiences in 1921 when it first appeared.. Max Schreck is the ugliest vampire ever, and the image was still being used 70 years later in Coppola's version of Dracula.

The Bride Of Frankenstein - Karloff's second outing as the monster is the greatest horror movie of all time... so it's not exactly scary these days, but it's so well written, acted and filmed it stands head and shoulders above any other.

Casablanca - do I really need to explain this one?

Duck Soup - The Marx Brothers at their anarchic best... never fails to have me in stitches!

The Searchers - John Wayne's best movie... and almost the greatest western ever made... only beaten by my next choice....

Once Upon A Time In The West - most folk plump for Sergio Leone's trilogy with Clint Eastwood as being the best... but this was the next movie he made and took the amazing step of making regular good guy Henry Fonda into a stone cold killer... it's a long film, some may find it slow even, but it's just immense, and with the brilliant music of Ennio Morricone.. genius.

The Godfather - 1 + 2 - shouldn't need to explain those either!

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - funny, and sad too... Nicholson is amazing as always.

Bram Stoker's Dracula - as a huge fan of the Universal and Hammer horror movies I really thought no one could touch Lugosi or Lee as Dracula, but Gary Oldman topped the lot in this movie... superb performances too from Anthony Hopkins as Van Helsing, and Tom Waits as Renfield and a brilliant soundtrack too.

Unforgiven - Eastwoods last western. Saw this at the cinema and was totally blown away.

Titanic. So it's a 'girly' film. It's also a classic, but then James Cameron is good at classics!

The Dark Knight - possibly the best film ever made. Heath Ledger as the Joker... what an amazing performance... scary as !!!


There are more I'm sure but these are the first to come to mind.

[mathare]

Like BigC, I don't think there is one film that stands above all others for me. It depends what mood I am in a lot of the time.

The Dark Knight would be up there though. So too Goodfellas. I'm a big fan of Tarantino's work and it's sometimes hard to pick a favourite. Empire Strikes Back doesn't get the credit it deserves at times but is a superbly dark tale that sits in the middle of a trilogy so doesn't need a beginning or an end in the same way as most films do. Fight Club is one of very few films I have seen at the cinema multiple times, and one I can watch again and again despite knowing the twist. The Usual Suspects is a masterpiece. And what about Seven, The Matrix and so on?

[MattR]

I must admit I'm not a massive fan of movies although I enjoy a good one as much as the next person. These days I much prefer a good series such as Boston Legal, The Shield, The Wire etc. So many movies seem contrived and formulaic, you can almost write the plot yourself after 5 mins. I can't stand the so called action one's either with the likes of Sylvester Stallone, Jean Claude Van Damme, Vin Diesel etc, I know it's escapism but I just find them tedious. For me there has to be a good story/plot and a couple of twists are nice too.


Personal favourites in no particular order for me are... and there's a fair few more I can't recall at the moment

Shawshank Redemption, The Long Good Friday (loved the theme music from this too), Silence of the Lambs and Conspiracy Theory

[TheGoodGuy]

I can't explain why, but the film I've watched & enjoyed more times than any other over the years is 'The Blues Brothers'

[piggy]

i don't think it's possible to pick an all time fav as it depends what mood your in, big c's mentioned a couple of obvious ones like the godfather but here'a a few of my all time favs.
outlaw josey wales
the untouchables
shawshank redemption
a bridge to far
warriors [a bit dated now]
man on fire
taken

and the best recent film iv'e seen is law abiding citizen

[mathare]

I can't explain why, but the film I've watched & enjoyed more times than any other over the years is 'The Blues Brothers'

I was brought up on that film and watched it again the other night. It's fantastic! So many excellent cameos too.

[mick56]

Like BigC, I don't think there is one film that stands above all others for me. It depends what mood I am in a lot of the time.

The Dark Knight would be up there though. So too Goodfellas. I'm a big fan of Tarantino's work

have just watched inglorious *******s.the scean at the start of chapter2 is one of the best pep talks i have ever seen not a big fan of brad pitt but i though he was brilliant here

[mick56]

Piggy have you read the book MAN ON FIRE imo it is far better than the film

[bigcumba]

I was brought up on that film and watched it again the other night. It's fantastic! So many excellent cameos too.

Totally agree, the Blues Brothers is brilliant, great fun, great music. The sequel isn't too bad either.... The Shawshank Redemption was mentioned too, that's another classic... I can add more - The Shining, Key Largo, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Way Out West, a couple of Buster Keaton's silent classics... so many great movies around over the years.

[lowe1]

For me my best fils ever would have to be

Big Wednesday ( surfer film )
Apocalypse now
Life of brian
the warriors

they are films i have had in my collection for 10 yrs plus and never get tired of watching them

[bigcumba]

I still think the Warriors is class too... saw it on telly a wee while ago again, my wife just doesn't get it, thinks it's boring! Life of Brian... yep, say no more! How about An American Werewolf in London... another great horror movie with a bit of black humour... which leads me to 2 of the best - the first 2 Evil Dead movies!

[Win2Win]

I always think the originals are the best, Aliens, Terminator, Rambo, etc

I watched the Dark Night, and as with Quantum of Solice thought it was badly edited, and I can't stand films that have subtitles on in small text which seems to be the norm these days as they expect everyone to have a 50" TV, and on top of that they use white or yellow text on a bright background so you can't read it anyway, and if you can it isn't on long enough to finish the sentence, and I've got 20/20 vision.

[MattR]

Ah yes, how could I forget Life of Brian! Actually not that big a fan of the monty python stuff but that is superb. An American Werewolf in London, yes. Remember watching that as a kid and having a big crush on Jenny Agutter after that!

[mick56]

What has surprised me so far (although i am perfectly willing to admit that the fault could be mine)is that no one has mentioned LORD OF THE RINGS having read the books many years ago before they became "fashionable"i must admit i was extremely sceptical that the films could possibly be as good, but i was more than happy to prove myself wrong,and i believe that all concerned did a very good job with the film adaptation.

[MattR]

Just remembered another one that had me in stitches the first time I saw it. The Jerk with Steve Martin.

[mick56]

Ah yes, how could I forget Life of Brian! Actually not that big a fan of the monty python stuff but that is superb. An American Werewolf in London, yes. Remember watching that as a kid and having a big crush on Jenny Agutter after that!

I was never a big fan of monty python,although i still think FAULTY TOWERS is one of the best sit coms ever but may be that's for another thread another day if this weather continues

Very happy to agree with you about Jenny Agutter,she had an understated sexiness on screen that a lot of modern actress could learn from.

[scoobydoo]

Heat, Seven, Shawshank Redemption, Goodfellas, Schindlers List, Fight Club, The Pianist, Casino,Die Hard( the ultimate terrorist movie :)) I havent seen Usual Suspects yet! I am going to get it this week I think. What I want to know is...is Stephen Baldwin stranger in the film than he is in Celebrity Big Brother?

[Street cry]

shawshank redemption
the worlds fastest indian
the flying scotsman
cinderella man
cool runnings
the family man
the snowman
robin hood prince of thieves
karate kid 1,2,3

[bigcumba]

You know Mick I'd completely forgotten the LOTR movies... and totally agree, they are brilliant adaptations of the book.

The Jerk, yeah that's very funny, though I prefer the Man With Two Brains more.

No one has mentioned the Exorcist yet... Easy Rider.... True Grit.... Toy Story... what about the classic 30's gangster movies... Little Caesar, Scarface (the original 1932 version), The Public Enemy.. or what about Lon Chaney Sr in the 1923 Hunchback of Notre Dame, or the Charles Laughton remake from 1939. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, now there's a brilliant comedy horror movie!

You can tell the sort of era my classic movies tend to come from :)

[TheOldhamWhisper]

Streets of Fire - I've seen it well over 100 times
Hero - and many others of the genre e.g. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Pan's Labrynth - not one for the faint of heart!

...and pretty much anything out of the Pixar studios!

[bigcumba]

the worlds fastest indian

Brilliant 'feelgood' movie. If you haven't seen it and like either Anthony Hopkins or bikes, or just a great film based on a real life story... you must get this one.

[bigcumba]

Pan's Labrynth - not one for the faint of heart!

...and pretty much anything out of the Pixar studios!

Agreed on both!

[mick56]

[QUOTE=scoobydoo;520448Heat]

Scooby , i think HEAT is my all time fav cops and robbers film the producer's took a real gamble in casting those two great actors head to head,yet IMO it worked really well.

[mick56]

You know Mick I'd completely forgotten the LOTR movies... and totally agree, they are brilliant adaptations of the book.

The Jerk, yeah that's very funny, though I prefer the Man With Two Brains more.

No one has mentioned the Exorcist yet... Easy Rider.... True Grit.... Toy Story... what about the classic 30's gangster movies... Little Caesar, Scarface (the original 1932 version), The Public Enemy.. or what about Lon Chaney Sr in the 1923 Hunchback of Notre Dame, or the Charles Laughton remake from 1939. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, now there's a brilliant comedy horror movie!

You can tell the sort of era my classic movies tend to come from :)

EASY RIDER brings back a lot of happy memorys

[Win2Win]

Watership Down

[TooTall]

Goodfellas, Shawshank Redemption and The Goonies are my all time favs the rest of my list would be

Casino
Rockys
Die Hards
Seven
Terminator 2

[mick56]

Its interesting that the film getting the most mentions so far is SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION which is a few years old,it seems that despite all the new technology and computer generated special effects,a good story portrayed by good actors,will still command respect i have watched it several times over the years, but i still go and make the coffee, when the scene comes when they try and sexually abuse him,under stated by today's standards but very effective

[neilb7]

The Green Mile is anther great, not normally a fan of Tom Hanks but that has to be on of his best films....
wait a minute i forgot Big

[Street cry]

Shawshank is my favourite film if i have to narrow it down to one. I must say i think Morgan Freeman is afantastic actor.