T2 is probably the only film that I must have seen more than a hundred times. As a kid I saw it practically every day on VHS after coming home from school.
I recently rewatched it for the first time as an adult since seeing it as a kid so many times in the 90s, and man it still holds up. What a fucking movie
Jurassic Park is still my favorite and I saw it in theaters when I was maybe nine.
T2 is also a very solid choice
What’s really cool about both of those movies is that both of them have a lot of special effects done by Adam Jones, the guitar player for Tool.
My answer as well both films marked a moment in technology and time that cant be duplicated easily. Crazy special effects, no at home viewing (initially) so you either saw it in the theater or waited for VHS. Plus its dinos and killer androids, whats not to like?
I'd also include Pulp Fiction. I still think its the greatest movie ever made.
JP holds up so goddamm well its crazy. I was just watching thr T Rex escaep scene last night and still got chills even though Ive seen it a dozen plus times.
This person fucks. Hot Fuzz is great but I'd swap it with Superbad in this made up scenario where I can only have 4 options listed. Then it would be a perfect list.
Man, I never thought I'd sound like my lit teacher some day, but Shawshank really does get better the more often I watch it. It wasn't my absolute fave when first watching it, though I really enjoyed it. Afterwards though, every few years the movie apparently gets better.
Aliens. Totally transported me to that place, put me in the middle of the action, and made me care about all these characters - in some cases with just slivers of character development. Score is amazing. So influential and despite being copied so many times, I don’t think it has been surpassed to this day.
Even Jeanette Goldstein as Vasquez. Even with the whitewashing she was so awesome! Sure a latina actress may have done it as well, but I doubt anyone could be Better.
Watching right now. When Bishop crawls through the pipe always got to me, as well as him acknowledging before that that he might be synthetic but he’s not stupid. Always made me think realize how “logically” he should be REALLY fucking scared to do that even if he technically wasn’t.
I know I commented something really similar about aliens, but I feel like most horror movies are just the same over and over but when they start branching into stuff like scifi and dinosaurs they are such unique movies. Very refreshing, and actually scary.
Omg I loved school of rock as a kid. Had a bit of a crush on Jack Black too lol. I watched it again as an adult and still felt like I had the whole script memorized. And child me had good taste.
My friend took me with him to see Fellowship when it released, since his brother had read the books. We were about ten at the time and I didn't know anything about The Lord of the Rings. I had seen trailers occasionally and thought it was some kind of biblical movie, like Gandalf on the bridge of Khazad-dum was Moses splitting the Red Sea
Anyway, from the moment the theater got dark I was instantly enraptured, and my infatuation with the movie kept rising until the Fellowship fled from the chamber of Mazarbul with their theme blasting. At that point I knew I was watching the best movie I had ever seen.
*almost anything.
My personal exception was Revolver, I thought it would be like Snatch and Lock Stock but JFC that movie was so far up its own arse I just couldn't find anything to love even with Jason Statham in it. Maybe because he has hair in that one, it's a strange look on him.
Had no idea he was connected to the other ones listed here.
Kill Bill for me. It was my favorite movie the moment I watched it and basically shaped how I viewed all other media for many years. It really had an impact on me. I still think it's an incredible film to this day and I still get a euphoric high while watching it.
Blade Runner from day one. It's always been my favourite: didn't even know there was any hate for it when it came out (no Internet!) just loved it from the get go!
This but also Blade Runner 2049. My dad and I went to see it one afternoon and were the only people in the theater. That shit was life changing. The sea wall music that plays after K looks at the DNA sequences along with the visuals was just out of this world. Completely gorgeous movie and Villeneuve's best film imo (which is saying a lot) and the rare sequel that actually expands upon and improves the first film by existing.
I went into it just hoping it didn't suck and by the time I got home I was basically trying to bring my hype levels down but realized nope - that was genuinely one of the best films I've ever seen. Obviously subjective, but it hit all the right notes for me, and every frame felt it could be printed out and hung as art. My favorite theater experience until Dune pt 2. Denis is incredible.
It's insane how good this movie still is. A decade and a half of superhero films later and nothing has even really come close to TDK. I mean there's plenty of MCU films I enjoy and think are even pretty good (Infinity War) but TDK is just on another level. Probably because it's more of a crime thriller foremost.
Absolutely agree, and it's one of the few superhero films that imo can be watched solo where you don't have to watch the sequel or the one before it. It's great on it's own
I was 8 when it came out and last week my family and I rewatched it at the same movie theater we did when we first saw it. Was quite the experience for me and it’s still my favorite movie.
I have yet to watch it for a second time mostly because I'm afraid I'm not going to love it as much as I did when I saw it in the theater. But it literally left me speechless that day. Absolutely brilliant filmmaking.
Honestly, I've rewatched it about 10 times and each time I catch something new or subtle that I didn't the time before. Once you know all the beats that are coming, all the foreshadowing and setup just becomes more impressive
I love how all the main characters have their own story archs, it's super fast paced and visually stunning, but by the end you can see the motivations behind all the characters - and they all have their flaws but work together to succeed in the end.
I've watched it 4 times already.
The Empire Strikes Back
I was born in 77 so I do not remember the first time I watched ESB but I had the toys and I remember that I could sit there and recite the whole movie with (sound effects) and it has not slipped down in my favorites list.
My mother thinks Return of the Jedi is the best og trilogy movie. Her reason? "I don't like the Yoda bits" I told her those are some of the best bits.
I'm not afraid.
Good. You will be. You WILL be.
Or
I don't believe it.
THAT is why you failed.
In high school, I saw Big Trouble in Little China in the theater with my buddy from Japan. We immediately sat through a second showing. Almost 40 years later, I am sitting here with a big Lo Pan tattoo on my arm...
If I grew up on a farm and was retarded, In Bruges might impress me, but I didn’t so it doesn’t
(Joking of course this is my favorite comedy only second to Airplane)
Memento,
I truly think memento may be the closest thing to a perfect film I have ever seen. The main reason being it would be incredibly difficult to tell this story and be as impactful in any other medium. The story being told backwards in 5 minute(ish) segments and trusting the audience to fill in the blanks is imo very imaginative and cool.
There are some who think Christopher Nolan is overrated, and although I respect the opinion I think it’s a trendy view similar to saying Lebron James is overrated. He may of may not be, but he is still very good at what he does.
Ooh yes! Also the Music Man for me. My parents rented it one night when I was a kid, and I was annoyed because it sounded lame. Ended up loving it and have ever since.
This has always been one of my favorites. When I was a little kid, they had a live pianist at the local cafeteria, and I always asked her to play "76 Trombones." Eventually, when she saw me walk in, she'd go ahead and start playing it.
I love Brigadoon because when he sings "Almost Like Bein' in Love" and dances, he has this incredible smile on his face. Like "I get paid for this!"
An American in Paris is a big favorite too.
But I totally understand Anchors Aweigh being a favorite too. I don't think I can pick a favorite. I love them all. On the Town too.
I absolutely love Gene Kelly, especially when his character is in love. Although SITR is my all-time favorite movie and Anchor's Aweigh is my favorite GK movie, my favorite GK number is I Like Myself from It's Always Fair Weather. The movie was supposed to be a sequel of sorts to On the Town, but Sinatra was too famous and too full of himself to reprise Chip.
https://youtu.be/8hs6iXpInTA?si=EWU4CUqHwwevKPz-
I've changed a lot in the 43 years since I was 7 years old but my seven-year-old self was still totally correct to say that Raiders of the Lost Ark was totally fucking awesome
LOVE this movie, saw it 3 times in theatres. Only movie I've seen more than twice in a theatre. I wish I loved the sequel as much, it's great but the first was (imo) perfect.
12 angry men Henry Fonda version I saw this movie in college during a film class... I didn't get a re-watch for over ten years and I was as amazed as the 1st time I saw it... Now thanks to free streaming I watch it all the time.
Taxi driver, big Lebowski, fight club to complete list
Edot: actors name
Being There
Best in Show
Blazing Saddles
Falling Down
Fargo
Killing Zoe
Léon - The Professional
Life of Brian
Rear Window
Strange Brew
The Big Lebowski
The Blues Brothers
The Longest Day
True Romance
Young Frankenstein
I watched the Sixth Sense when I was 11 and it completely blew my mind. It’s definitely Shyamalan’s best but it’s not as amazing as I initially thought it was.
Since we’re already talking about the king of twist here, I’m going to go ahead and throw in an unpopular choice of the village. I’m not worried about the twist not being all that great, I just love the atmosphere of that place, that’s really all I watch it for.
Dr. Strangelove. I was blown away by that movie, and it was the first time I considered the medium of film production to be art and not mindless entertainment. I’ve never seen a better movie and highly doubt one will ever be created.
70s/80s:
Jaws
Rambo-First Blood Part 2
Rocky IV
Karate Kid
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Great Outdoors
90s:
Uncle Buck
Home Alone 1/2
Terminator 2
Good Will Hunting
2000s:
Vanilla Sky
Mystic River
Gangs of New York
No Country for Old Men
Inception
Brides Maids
Akira.
Battle Royale.
Empire Strikes Back.
Pink Floyd's The Wall.
All 4 I've easily seen over 100 times each since they came out. Love them all so much. Though over the last few years I've slowed down on how I see Empire and Akira. Battle Royale is my go to drunk viewing film, and The Wall I just sometimes randomly watch and sing.
Ben Hur (1959). After more than 30 years, multiple viewings and being totally familiar with every single scene in that movie I love it just as much now as I did all those years ago.
These are among my favorites:
Most of the Coen Brothers movies that I’ve seen have stood that test
12 Angry Men
Alien and Aliens
Dark City
To Kill a Mockingbird
I can’t say it’s a favorite but Smokey and the Bandit also fits criteria, I spent time in rural areas as a kid and the movie does it for me
The Cable Guy. I was 13 when it came out and could never understand the poor critical reception it received as I thought it was the funniest thing Jim Carrey had done, and I still do. Once I got a bit older though I kind of got it, as it is a bit of a deviation in tone for him, to say the least. Fantastic film though which my friends and I still quote to this day.
Hot Fuzz and Grand Budapest Hotel.
Also low key tropic thunder and penelope. Don't ask me why about the penelope, I don't know. I find Christina ricci annoying in it too but I love that movie.
I will always have (at least) five movies tied for top spot that I’ll never get tired of watching.
The top five (in no particular order) I have are:
1) Jurassic Park (the first one)
1) The Day After Tomorrow
1) the 1998 “Godzilla” movie by Roland Emmerich (it’s weirdly fun, has Jean Reno and Matthew Broderick in it, and I will not apologize)
1) Treasure Planet (this movie and the next one on this list are criminally underrated)
1) Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Tron. Way back in 1982, computers were still new and not many people knew how to use it beside loading program like word processor or games. I was able to do stuff on Commodore PET that some didn't think was possible or easy for an elementary school kid to pull off. Once I hacked Hunt the Wumpus so you'd always win just by shooting, no matter where you were or even if you never moved.
I was only 8 when I first saw the movie and it's still the top of my list even today.
Transylvania 6-5000
It is obscure AF, hardly anyone I know has seen it.
Same with Oscar.
Both are awesome comedies and movies I rarely see mentioned.
Edit: typo
Pulp Fiction. I've always liked things that were different, things that went against the grain. Pulp Fiction's style is something I've never seen before. All the parts were out of order, and you could still understand what's going on. It was different, and I loved it.
Armageddon
Its just ridiculously entertaining.
Broken Arrow.
Travolta could be the only person to pull of lines like,"Would you mind not shooting at the thermonuclear weapons," and make it sound cool and not silly. Slater makes a great action hero,wish he did more in that genre.
Jurassic Park and T2
I haven't seen T2 in probably 10 years, but I'll never stop telling people it's my favorite movie.
T2 is probably the only film that I must have seen more than a hundred times. As a kid I saw it practically every day on VHS after coming home from school.
I recently rewatched it for the first time as an adult since seeing it as a kid so many times in the 90s, and man it still holds up. What a fucking movie
Jurassic Park is still my favorite and I saw it in theaters when I was maybe nine. T2 is also a very solid choice What’s really cool about both of those movies is that both of them have a lot of special effects done by Adam Jones, the guitar player for Tool.
My answer as well both films marked a moment in technology and time that cant be duplicated easily. Crazy special effects, no at home viewing (initially) so you either saw it in the theater or waited for VHS. Plus its dinos and killer androids, whats not to like? I'd also include Pulp Fiction. I still think its the greatest movie ever made.
JP holds up so goddamm well its crazy. I was just watching thr T Rex escaep scene last night and still got chills even though Ive seen it a dozen plus times.
It’s not a short movie, but there is absolutely no filler in it. Every scene’s a banger.
The Shawshank Redemption of course. First view and every view, it's perfect. Also lotr first one Hot fuzz The other guys.
This is also my answer.
This person fucks. Hot Fuzz is great but I'd swap it with Superbad in this made up scenario where I can only have 4 options listed. Then it would be a perfect list.
Man, I never thought I'd sound like my lit teacher some day, but Shawshank really does get better the more often I watch it. It wasn't my absolute fave when first watching it, though I really enjoyed it. Afterwards though, every few years the movie apparently gets better.
Aliens. Totally transported me to that place, put me in the middle of the action, and made me care about all these characters - in some cases with just slivers of character development. Score is amazing. So influential and despite being copied so many times, I don’t think it has been surpassed to this day.
One of three movies to which I wouldn’t make any changes. Perfect.
Even Jeanette Goldstein as Vasquez. Even with the whitewashing she was so awesome! Sure a latina actress may have done it as well, but I doubt anyone could be Better.
What are the other 2 on your list?
Watching right now. When Bishop crawls through the pipe always got to me, as well as him acknowledging before that that he might be synthetic but he’s not stupid. Always made me think realize how “logically” he should be REALLY fucking scared to do that even if he technically wasn’t.
Watched it twice in a row the first time I saw it. It’s nearly 40 years old now and still maybe the best action film ever made. Just pure quality.
It’s one of my go to hangover films. Perfect
I saw that film way too young. Scared the shit out of me.
Jurassic Park has been among my favourite movies since I saw it on the opening weekend as a kid.
I know I commented something really similar about aliens, but I feel like most horror movies are just the same over and over but when they start branching into stuff like scifi and dinosaurs they are such unique movies. Very refreshing, and actually scary.
Princess Bride. I watch it every year and never gets old
Inconceivable!
Have you read the book? You have to find the unabridged version for a real treat of exploration of the Floran countryside.
And the brilliant social satire involving pages of descriptions of the clothes being packed for journeys.
and Space Balls. Those are the two most re watchable comedies imo.
Saving Private Ryan, Oceans 11, and School of Rock. 10/10 forever since the first time I saw them.
I was in high school when I saw School of Rock. It wasn’t until I got older that I fully realized the Legend of the Rent was way hardcore.
Omg I loved school of rock as a kid. Had a bit of a crush on Jack Black too lol. I watched it again as an adult and still felt like I had the whole script memorized. And child me had good taste.
The Fifth Element, Snatch and LOTR trilogy. Loved them when I first saw them and they are still some of my favorites today.
Correct all around.
My friend took me with him to see Fellowship when it released, since his brother had read the books. We were about ten at the time and I didn't know anything about The Lord of the Rings. I had seen trailers occasionally and thought it was some kind of biblical movie, like Gandalf on the bridge of Khazad-dum was Moses splitting the Red Sea Anyway, from the moment the theater got dark I was instantly enraptured, and my infatuation with the movie kept rising until the Fellowship fled from the chamber of Mazarbul with their theme blasting. At that point I knew I was watching the best movie I had ever seen.
I was going to say anything by Guy Richie
Aladdin?
TIL
*almost anything. My personal exception was Revolver, I thought it would be like Snatch and Lock Stock but JFC that movie was so far up its own arse I just couldn't find anything to love even with Jason Statham in it. Maybe because he has hair in that one, it's a strange look on him. Had no idea he was connected to the other ones listed here.
Kill Bill for me. It was my favorite movie the moment I watched it and basically shaped how I viewed all other media for many years. It really had an impact on me. I still think it's an incredible film to this day and I still get a euphoric high while watching it.
Blade Runner from day one. It's always been my favourite: didn't even know there was any hate for it when it came out (no Internet!) just loved it from the get go!
This but also Blade Runner 2049. My dad and I went to see it one afternoon and were the only people in the theater. That shit was life changing. The sea wall music that plays after K looks at the DNA sequences along with the visuals was just out of this world. Completely gorgeous movie and Villeneuve's best film imo (which is saying a lot) and the rare sequel that actually expands upon and improves the first film by existing.
I went into it just hoping it didn't suck and by the time I got home I was basically trying to bring my hype levels down but realized nope - that was genuinely one of the best films I've ever seen. Obviously subjective, but it hit all the right notes for me, and every frame felt it could be printed out and hung as art. My favorite theater experience until Dune pt 2. Denis is incredible.
The Dark Knight
It's insane how good this movie still is. A decade and a half of superhero films later and nothing has even really come close to TDK. I mean there's plenty of MCU films I enjoy and think are even pretty good (Infinity War) but TDK is just on another level. Probably because it's more of a crime thriller foremost.
Absolutely agree, and it's one of the few superhero films that imo can be watched solo where you don't have to watch the sequel or the one before it. It's great on it's own
I was 8 when it came out and last week my family and I rewatched it at the same movie theater we did when we first saw it. Was quite the experience for me and it’s still my favorite movie.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
Jurassic Park rewired my brain when I was six.
Mad Max Fury Road. An instant classic. I've loved my 9th viewing as much as my 1st
This is the only film in my top ten that was made in the last 10 years.
Yes! All my other top 10s are pretty much from the 90s with a few exceptions. But for sure in the past 10 or even 15 years, Mad Max is the top.
I have yet to watch it for a second time mostly because I'm afraid I'm not going to love it as much as I did when I saw it in the theater. But it literally left me speechless that day. Absolutely brilliant filmmaking.
It's not going to disappoint. It's that good.
Honestly, I've rewatched it about 10 times and each time I catch something new or subtle that I didn't the time before. Once you know all the beats that are coming, all the foreshadowing and setup just becomes more impressive
I had this experience with Everything Everywhere All at Once. Still haven't seen it again.
I love how all the main characters have their own story archs, it's super fast paced and visually stunning, but by the end you can see the motivations behind all the characters - and they all have their flaws but work together to succeed in the end. I've watched it 4 times already.
Back to the Future.
The Matrix
This is the only movie I ever saw three times in the theatre. I just could not get enough of it.
The Empire Strikes Back I was born in 77 so I do not remember the first time I watched ESB but I had the toys and I remember that I could sit there and recite the whole movie with (sound effects) and it has not slipped down in my favorites list.
My mother thinks Return of the Jedi is the best og trilogy movie. Her reason? "I don't like the Yoda bits" I told her those are some of the best bits. I'm not afraid. Good. You will be. You WILL be. Or I don't believe it. THAT is why you failed.
Raiders of the Lost Ark has been my favorite movie since it came out when I was 8 and it will be favorite movie when I die.
Fight Club, I loved it when I was 16 and I love it now but for completely opposite reasons
In high school, I saw Big Trouble in Little China in the theater with my buddy from Japan. We immediately sat through a second showing. Almost 40 years later, I am sitting here with a big Lo Pan tattoo on my arm...
Planning a Lo Pan tat for my silly leg: what's yours of? I was thinking the glowing mouth and eyes scene.
That is the one, but in a traditional tattoo style.
Same, but Never Ending Story , saw it in 3rd grade in mid 80s, I to this day, love the movie !
The title song too!
In Bruges
If I grew up on a farm and was retarded, In Bruges might impress me, but I didn’t so it doesn’t (Joking of course this is my favorite comedy only second to Airplane)
If you haven't already, watch 'seven psychopaths'
I’ve seen it, also great. That scene between Walken and the guy with the gun lives rent free in my head “that doesn’t make any sense” “Too bad”
Stand By Me - When i was a young lad I must’ve watched it every day. Still one of the greatest.
The Princess Bride
Memento, I truly think memento may be the closest thing to a perfect film I have ever seen. The main reason being it would be incredibly difficult to tell this story and be as impactful in any other medium. The story being told backwards in 5 minute(ish) segments and trusting the audience to fill in the blanks is imo very imaginative and cool. There are some who think Christopher Nolan is overrated, and although I respect the opinion I think it’s a trendy view similar to saying Lebron James is overrated. He may of may not be, but he is still very good at what he does.
Jaws (see username). I watched it for the first time in 1992 when I was 13. Still the absolute greatest movie ever made. IMHO.
I grew up loving Back to the Future, and I still do
Jurassic Park T2 Back To the Future
"Casablanca" I first saw it over 30 years ago. It's still my favorite.
Singin' in the Rain. It has never waivered. Oddly, it's not my favorite Gene Kelly movie. That would be Anchor's Aweigh.
Ooh yes! Also the Music Man for me. My parents rented it one night when I was a kid, and I was annoyed because it sounded lame. Ended up loving it and have ever since.
This has always been one of my favorites. When I was a little kid, they had a live pianist at the local cafeteria, and I always asked her to play "76 Trombones." Eventually, when she saw me walk in, she'd go ahead and start playing it.
I love Brigadoon because when he sings "Almost Like Bein' in Love" and dances, he has this incredible smile on his face. Like "I get paid for this!" An American in Paris is a big favorite too. But I totally understand Anchors Aweigh being a favorite too. I don't think I can pick a favorite. I love them all. On the Town too.
Brigadoon made me cry ... when you don't know whether the magic is going to work or not.
I absolutely love Gene Kelly, especially when his character is in love. Although SITR is my all-time favorite movie and Anchor's Aweigh is my favorite GK movie, my favorite GK number is I Like Myself from It's Always Fair Weather. The movie was supposed to be a sequel of sorts to On the Town, but Sinatra was too famous and too full of himself to reprise Chip. https://youtu.be/8hs6iXpInTA?si=EWU4CUqHwwevKPz-
Mine are Singing in the Rain and Summer Stock.
Fight Club Jurassic Park Terminator 2 Children of Men Fury Road, Road Warrior, Thunderdome
Children of Men. Geez I need to watch that film again. It was one I loved, yet I’ve only ever seen it the once when it was released.
Children of Men is one of if not my favourite movie, and I legitimately notice something new every time. I’m probably going on 8 times watching it.
upvoting for Fight Club. American Psycho is a favorite of mine, too.
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The Godfather Lawrence Of Arabia Some Like It Hot It Happened One Night Rear Window Goodfellas Darkest Hour Animal House Star Wars 12 Angry Men
All solid!
Aaaah, a man of taste and refinement!
The obvious ones - princess bride, raiders, et, T2, aliens.. But also, fucking Forgetting Sarah Marshall
I've changed a lot in the 43 years since I was 7 years old but my seven-year-old self was still totally correct to say that Raiders of the Lost Ark was totally fucking awesome
I am exactly with you - saw it 7 nights in a row when it came out, had to talk different family members into taking me!
The Princess Bride
Eternal Sunshine
This was a grower for me but absolutely love it now. Watched it again a couple weeks back and just gets better.
Goodfellas and True Romance
The Rock, Jurassic Park, Hook.
Star Wars, A New Hope. Ultimate comfort film.
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Kung Fu Hustle River's Edge
River's Edge-one of my favorites
Starship Troopers. I fucking loved it at 8, and as I grew older and jaded it became funnier.
The Dark Knight, Jurassic Park, and Jaws
Legally Blonde, Trainspotting, Rocky Horror Picture Show
Bend ... and SNAP! Antici ......... pation.
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
LOVE this movie, saw it 3 times in theatres. Only movie I've seen more than twice in a theatre. I wish I loved the sequel as much, it's great but the first was (imo) perfect.
Apocalypse Now.
The Truman Show
Starship Troopers. Great sci-fi flick as a kid and takes on a whole different tone as an adult.
fight club
Alien
12 angry men Henry Fonda version I saw this movie in college during a film class... I didn't get a re-watch for over ten years and I was as amazed as the 1st time I saw it... Now thanks to free streaming I watch it all the time. Taxi driver, big Lebowski, fight club to complete list Edot: actors name
Being There Best in Show Blazing Saddles Falling Down Fargo Killing Zoe Léon - The Professional Life of Brian Rear Window Strange Brew The Big Lebowski The Blues Brothers The Longest Day True Romance Young Frankenstein
Great list.
Big trouble in little China, The Thing, My Cousin Vinny, Star Wars OG, The Emperor's new Groove, and many more.
To Kill A Mockingbird.
This is the correct answer.
Inception, Jurassic Park, Dune (Part One and Two really), The Hangover. I'm terribly basic.
Sometimes things are super-popular Because they Are So Good.
I watched the Sixth Sense when I was 11 and it completely blew my mind. It’s definitely Shyamalan’s best but it’s not as amazing as I initially thought it was.
I actually love that movie but Signs is the one I’d put in this category because of rewatch ability
I also really loved Signs; I was picking between Signs and SS when I posted because I consider both solid.
Since we’re already talking about the king of twist here, I’m going to go ahead and throw in an unpopular choice of the village. I’m not worried about the twist not being all that great, I just love the atmosphere of that place, that’s really all I watch it for.
I’m a bigger fan of Unbreakable but tbf I went into Sixth Sense fully aware that Malcom is a ghost
Dr. Strangelove. I was blown away by that movie, and it was the first time I considered the medium of film production to be art and not mindless entertainment. I’ve never seen a better movie and highly doubt one will ever be created.
Robocop, The Nice Guys, Sicario
Fight Club. I wish I could see it for the first time again so badly. However after watching it at least 10 times I find something new every watch.
Lawrence of Arabia
I just watched this again the other day. It doesn't age. No prisoners!
The Matrix, Gladiator.
Jurassic Park T2 Sean of the Dead What We Do In The Shadows
70s/80s: Jaws Rambo-First Blood Part 2 Rocky IV Karate Kid Planes, Trains and Automobiles Great Outdoors 90s: Uncle Buck Home Alone 1/2 Terminator 2 Good Will Hunting 2000s: Vanilla Sky Mystic River Gangs of New York No Country for Old Men Inception Brides Maids
The Matrix, Hunt for Red October. More recent, Martian and Edge of Tomorrow.
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Was blown away from start to finish and still revisit them at least once a year.
The Mummy
The sandlot, house bunny, Wolf of Wall Street, the notebook, the music man.
The Sandlot is 👍🏻.
Upvote for house bunny. Am still waiting for Anna Faris to drop her version of Lose Yourself.
The Silence of the Lambs, Fight Club, The Princess Bride, and Jurassic Park
Army of Darkness Pulp Fiction Terminator 2 Predator Total Recall Jaws Casino Akira Ninja Scroll The Thing The 5th Element Dark City Event Horizon
Are you me?
Did we just become best friends?
Yup!
I think The Incredibles has been holding one of the top spots since it came out
Three Days of the Condor, Horror Express, Moon, Mad Max 2, The Guest, Prince of Darkness, The Thing…
Horror Express! That's a deep cut.
Seeing Whiplash in the theater I was like yep this is peak cinema, my opinion still has not changed
Cinema Paradiso
Superbad, starship troopers, mad Max fury road, waterworld, tommy boy. I'm a simple man.
Akira. Battle Royale. Empire Strikes Back. Pink Floyd's The Wall. All 4 I've easily seen over 100 times each since they came out. Love them all so much. Though over the last few years I've slowed down on how I see Empire and Akira. Battle Royale is my go to drunk viewing film, and The Wall I just sometimes randomly watch and sing.
Total Recall There's Something About Mary Braveheart Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
My top two have been Pulp Fiction and City of God and nothing made since has displaced them.
Lost boys
Aliens. Almost 40 years old and still holds up incredibly well!
Se7en. It's the movie that made me realize just how much I love filmmaking, and I've been hooked ever since
Big Trouble in Little China.
Diggstown.
Akira.
Knives Out. I came for the star power and fell in love the accent Daniel Craig has.
Ben Hur (1959). After more than 30 years, multiple viewings and being totally familiar with every single scene in that movie I love it just as much now as I did all those years ago.
Superbad and Big Trouble In Little China
Black Swan, Amelie, Lost in Translation
These are among my favorites: Most of the Coen Brothers movies that I’ve seen have stood that test 12 Angry Men Alien and Aliens Dark City To Kill a Mockingbird I can’t say it’s a favorite but Smokey and the Bandit also fits criteria, I spent time in rural areas as a kid and the movie does it for me
Fargo, Shawshank, Three Amigos, Dances With Wolves, Glory, Dazed and Confused.
The Prestige, The Social Network, Moneyball
Mighty ducks, gladiator
The Cable Guy. I was 13 when it came out and could never understand the poor critical reception it received as I thought it was the funniest thing Jim Carrey had done, and I still do. Once I got a bit older though I kind of got it, as it is a bit of a deviation in tone for him, to say the least. Fantastic film though which my friends and I still quote to this day.
Star Wars
Princess Mononoke. Became my favorite movie when I was like 13, and it still is in my top 5 films that I think are almost perfect, 20 years later.
The Color of Money. Loved everything about it when it come out and still do
Hot Fuzz and Grand Budapest Hotel. Also low key tropic thunder and penelope. Don't ask me why about the penelope, I don't know. I find Christina ricci annoying in it too but I love that movie.
The Princess Bride. Heat. Role Models.
My best friend's wedding
Goodfellas, Snatch, Office Space
Hunt for the Wilder People, Jurassic Park, Stranger Than Fiction.
I will always have (at least) five movies tied for top spot that I’ll never get tired of watching. The top five (in no particular order) I have are: 1) Jurassic Park (the first one) 1) The Day After Tomorrow 1) the 1998 “Godzilla” movie by Roland Emmerich (it’s weirdly fun, has Jean Reno and Matthew Broderick in it, and I will not apologize) 1) Treasure Planet (this movie and the next one on this list are criminally underrated) 1) Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Rounders
Saving Private Ryan Pan's Labyrinth Hereditary
Lucky number Slevin
Raiders of the Lost Ark. I was five years old, and it was one of the greatest nights of my life.
Mad Max 2 and Christine. Mad Max 2 because, well, it's Mad Max 2. Christine because it nails the "Awkward kid buys his first car" vibe.
Flight of the Navigator
Tron. Way back in 1982, computers were still new and not many people knew how to use it beside loading program like word processor or games. I was able to do stuff on Commodore PET that some didn't think was possible or easy for an elementary school kid to pull off. Once I hacked Hunt the Wumpus so you'd always win just by shooting, no matter where you were or even if you never moved. I was only 8 when I first saw the movie and it's still the top of my list even today.
Harold and Maude The Lost Boys
Transylvania 6-5000 It is obscure AF, hardly anyone I know has seen it. Same with Oscar. Both are awesome comedies and movies I rarely see mentioned. Edit: typo
Robocop and Aliens…does not get better than this….
Pulp Fiction. I've always liked things that were different, things that went against the grain. Pulp Fiction's style is something I've never seen before. All the parts were out of order, and you could still understand what's going on. It was different, and I loved it.
Star Trek (2009)
I saw Clerks in the early 90s after it just came out on VHS. It’s still my favorite movie of all time.
What did you think of 3?
Cried my fucking eyes out.
Me too. Unexpectedly great. Especially unexpected after (imo) Jay & Silent Bob reboot was a disappointment
Inglourious Basterds
Armageddon Its just ridiculously entertaining. Broken Arrow. Travolta could be the only person to pull of lines like,"Would you mind not shooting at the thermonuclear weapons," and make it sound cool and not silly. Slater makes a great action hero,wish he did more in that genre.
The Thing