Best Movies Ever...

[Mary of Bethany]

Jimmy Stewart movies:

The Philadelphia Story (with Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn)
Shenandoah - makes me cry
Its a Wonderful Life

Humphrey Bogart:

Casablanca
The African Queen

Other old movies:

White Christmas (sorry, I'm a sucker for it )
Cat Ballou
Butch Cassidy
Little Big Man
The Sting
The Bishop's Wife
Funny Girl

Not so old movies:

Fandango
The Year of Living Dangerously
Witness
Field of Dreams
Dances With Wolves
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade
the original Star Wars trilogy
Emma (both versions)
Pride & Prejudice (BBC version)
Persuasion (BBC)
The Sixth Sense
Signs
Lord of the Rings - all 3
Steel Magnolias
The Princess Bride

 

[D'Ann]

Wo0t!

• It's a Wonderful Life
• Princess Bride
• The Green Mile
• Shawshank Redemption
• Passion of the Christ
• American History X
• American Beauty
• Fifth Element
• Anatomy of a Murder
• Powder
• Photographing Fairies
• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
• Philadelphia Story
• Ong-Bak

High Art

• Oldboy
• Spinal Tap
• Shrek
• Mary Poppins

And a hundred others, but off the top of my head, thems is the best of the best

Also, anything else with Jimmy Stewart that isn't a western

I love Jimmy Stewart and Jean Arthur movies... I love Cary Grant, Fred Astaire and Ginger Roger, Katherine Hepburn movies too.

Let's see...

It Happened One Night
Shall we Dance
Swing Time
Philadelphia Story
Arsenic and Old Lace (Frank Capra movie)
Dances with Wolves with Kevin Costner
The Wizard of Oz
The Music Man


oooh... there are sooo many. I love this thread. LOL I'm in heaven... yes heaven... (just kidding).

 

[edie19]

I love Jimmy Stewart and Jean Arthur movies... I love Cary Grant, Fred Astaire and Ginger Roger, Katherine Hepburn movies too.

Let's see...

It Happened One Night
Shall we Dance
Swing Time
Philadelphia Story
Arsenic and Old Lace (Frank Capra movie)
Dances with Wolves with Kevin Costner
The Wizard of Oz
The Music Man


oooh... there are sooo many. I love this thread. LOL I'm in heaven... yes heaven... (just kidding).

Didn't take you long to post in this thread.

Just watched Arsenic and Old Lace the other day - love that movie (love Cary Grant)

Musicals are some of my favorites - The Music Man is right up there, some really nice songs there.

 

[Time2BCounted]

I dunno if anyone has brought it up, but has anyone ever seen "Wag The Dog" with Di'Nero?

 

[Annabel Lee]

I dunno if anyone has brought it up, but has anyone ever seen "Wag The Dog" with Di'Nero?

Yes. It was good.

Has 'The Apostle' with Robert Duvall been mentioned yet? A fantastic movie.

 

[Time2BCounted]

Yes. It was good.

Has 'The Apostle' with Robert Duvall been mentioned yet? A fantastic movie.

Ive seen the apostle too Annabel, great movie, but then most stuff with Robert Duvall is imo

 

[Time2BCounted]

A strange but interesting and one well done too i would say is Slingblade

 

[edie19]

Ive seen the apostle too Annabel, great movie, but then most stuff with Robert Duvall is imo

especially his first movie (he was Boo Radley) - which I believe I forgot to mention on my list, but never miss this when it's on:

To Kill a Mockingbird

 

[ContentInHim]

Yes. It was good.

Has 'The Apostle' with Robert Duvall been mentioned yet? A fantastic movie.

You read my mind. I just watched The Apostle the other night and thought it was wonderful. I cried through most of it!

And because the screenplay of To Kill a Mockingbird was soooo faithful to the book and I've seen the movie 100 x's and read the book about 25 x's - I can recite most of the lines while watching the movie! Great movie! Love Gregory Peck - what a hunk!

 

[Annabel Lee]

Has anyone seen "At Play in the Fields of the Lord"? One of my all time favorites.
The book is even better.

http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0101373/

Trailer

http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0101373/trailers-screenplay-E12204-310

 

[ContentInHim]

I have heard really good things about this movie, Annabel but I've not seen it myself. Thanks for the reminder.

 

[GreenMunchkin]

Just watched Return of the Jedi.

Completely forgot how awesome Star Wars is

 

[nyj]

Just watched Return of the Jedi.

Completely forgot how awesome Star Wars is

I remember the first 3 more fondly than the last 3. Empire Strikes Back is the best of them all though.

 

[GreenMunchkin]

I remember the first 3 more fondly than the last 3. Empire Strikes Back is the best of them all though.

That's crazy talk. You're crazy. Return of the Jedi has ewoks. Ftw!

You're right about the latter 3, though. They kind of suck. Wasn't it supposed to be a series of 9?

 

[MrJim]

I watched "Lilies of the Field" last night, had never seen it before, great movie

 

[nyj]

That's crazy talk. You're crazy. Return of the Jedi has ewoks. Ftw!

Which is why it sucks. Stupid Jar Jar Binks too. Goodness. Now a Wookie ... ok, fine ... but a whole planet full of essentially dwarf wookies? That's taking it just a bit too far.

You're right about the latter 3, though. They kind of suck. Wasn't it supposed to be a series of 9?

Of course I'm right. And yes, there was supposed to be the three original, three prologue and three epilogue. The three epilogue don't look like they'll ever be made.

 

[nyj]

The Warriors

Just watched it last night (NetFlix is awesome). This movie is a cult classic!

Warriors. Come out to play.

 

[GreenMunchkin]

Which is why it sucks.

Heretic!

Stupid Jar Jar Binks too.

Oh, agreed. I actually never found out: is he Jamaican? Eastern European? Coming down with a cold? Seriously, what?

Goodness. Now a Wookie ... ok, fine ...

Hmm, less fond of the wookie. He's just a Bigfoot wearing bullets.

but a whole planet full of essentially dwarf wookies? That's taking it just a bit too far.

Heretic! Are you blind? They're adorable. They're not wookies, they're like cuddly teddy bears with button noses and hugginess extraordinaire.

You're dead inside!

Of course I'm right. And yes, there was supposed to be the three original, three prologue and three epilogue. The three epilogue don't look like they'll ever be made.

Hope they do make 'em. Twould be very fun to watch, even if they're sucky.

Oooh, 3 questions:

Does anyone want to watch Beowulf?

Has anyone watched Bug?

Has anyone watched The Reaping?

 

[nyj]

Hmm, less fond of the wookie. He's just a Bigfoot wearing bullets.

It adds humor without being incredibly stupid. See below.

Heretic!

Are you blind? They're adorable. They're not wookies, they're like cuddly teddy bears with button noses and hugginess extraordinaire.

They're dumb. The scenario they're in makes it even more implausible. You're fighting evil incarnate ... and your only ally is a Care Bear. Lord, have mercy!

You're dead inside!

Translation: You aren't swayed by things that look like beanie babies.

Does anyone want to watch Beowulf?

Definitely.

Has anyone watched Bug?

No.

Has anyone watched The Reaping?

Yes. It was alright.

 

[GreenMunchkin]

They're dumb. The scenario they're in makes it even more implausible. You're fighting evil incarnate ... and your only ally is a Care Bear. Lord, have mercy!

Brutal. Don't underestimate them.

Translation: You aren't swayed by things that look like beanie babies.

Oh stop being so testosteroney. They give you the warm and fuzzies. You knows it.

Definitely.

Doesn't it look amazing? I can't figure if it's CG or a mixture of the two... Sort of like A Scanner Darkly. Which was pretentious nonsense, btw.

Yes. It was alright.

Ah. Bit disappointed, then. Was hopeful.

As to Bug: Clicky. Most creepy looking.