List 30 movies you love that are probably on no one's all-time best list

[puzzleannie]

Puzzleannie, which version of Wuthering Heights do you recommend? I haven’t found one that comes even close to the book.

none of them them are close to the book, but the Laurence Olivier version is an excellent movie, and at least captures the mood if not the plot line

 

[joecap]

Here are some of mine:

Pretty much any Clint Eastwood western, especially:
Good Bad & Ugly, High Plains Drifter
High School Musical
Back to the Future
Planet of the Apes
Chevy Chase Vacation
Jaws
Any Star Wars episode
Terminator 1
Alien 1
Predator 1
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
ET
Goonies
The Burbs
Overboard
Captain Ron
Any of the the recent Mummy movies
Pirates of the Caribbean 1
Wedding Singer
Holes
Starship Troopers

I will stop and watch all or part of any of these movies if I happen to catch them while surfing.

 

[mkarzon]

Not sure I can get 30, but here goes (please excuse some of the spelling):

A Walk in the Clouds
Signs
We Were Soldiers
Hamlet (ok, I’m a Mel Gibson fan)
American Graffiti
Roman Holiday
Jaws
The Scarlet and the Black
Dirty Harry
Daredevil
Schlinder’s List
The SpongeBob Movie
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
The Mummy (1999)
Dracula (w/ Jack Palance)
Legends of the Fall
Pearl Harbor (w/ Ben and Kate)
The Terminator
Mad Max
Stormy Monday

Ok, how about 20?

 

[BlestOne]

Wow after looking at my list… I am really weird!!!

1. 
   *]Flashdance
   *]The Seventh Sign
   *]The Omen:Final Conflict
   *]Excalibur
   *]Romeo and Juliet (most versions)
   *]Die Hard(first and second)
   *]The Bodyguard
   *]Prince of Egypt
   *]Godspell
   *]Jesus Christ Superstar (Love Caiphas’s voice!!!)
   *]Parent Trap (haley mills version)
   *]Yours, Mine, and Ours
   *]Philadelphia Experiment
   *]Weird Science
   *]Pelican Brief
   *]Mercury Rising
   *]Monsters Inc.
   *]Yentl
   *]Wizard of Oz
   *]Cinderella (old version)
   *]E.T.
   *]Heidi
   *]Angels in the Outfield
   *]Horton hears a Who
   *]Chronicles of Narnia (British version)
   *]The Sound of Music
   *]Xanadu
   *]Dirty Dancing
   *]Iron Eagle (all of them)
   *]Indiana Jones (all of them)

 

[Mirdath]

How can you list this one, without listing Pale Rider, right along with it? HPD=“the man from hell”; PR=“the man from heaven”. I bought the tapes of both on the same day! They are always played, one after the other.

It was late, okay? Pale Rider is also excellent.

Am I the only person alive who still loves silent movies???

You’re not alone! I love silents, especially the 1920s German Expressionists: Caligari, Nosferatu, Der Letzte Mann, Tartuffe, Metropolis. Have you watched Murnau’s Faust? It may be the best movie I’ve ever seen.

 

[JFT]

Mine is probably also a short list, but here goes:

The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari (I saw this silent film only once: when it was shown during a Palomar College film class. Really good).
The Phantom of the Opera (Herbert Lom version)
The Mummy and The Mummy Returns (w/Brendan Fraser sic] and Rachel Weize sic])
The War of the Worlds (1956(?) version)
Jason and the Argonauts
The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad
The Sound of Music, and
My Fair Lady.

My list may be subject to addenda, so please bear with me. Thanks.

 

[tee_eff_em]

I’m seeing a lot of highly-critically-acclaimed movies on some of these lists…

I agree, I think some people are not taking the thread title seriously. In any case, here is an eclectic mix, in no particular order, of movies I either own on DVD, or will almost always stop and watch when I flip past them with the remote, but trying to stick to “probably not best” (and maybe not even my “favorite” not-best, just the 30-ish that I came up with off the top of my head):

Bring It On
Legally Blonde
Miss Congeniality
Shanghai Noon
The Long Kiss Goodnight
Eraser
Demolition Man
Speed
Die Hard 1,2,3 (we’ll see about 4)
Kindergarten Kop
Charlie’s Angels
F/X
Father of the Bride (Spenser Tracy, Elizabeth Taylor)
Father’s Little Divided
Mr Blandings Builds His Dream House
Auntie Mame
The Trouble With Angels
Where Angels Go Trouble Follows
We’re No Angels
The Last Boy Scout
Beverly Hills Cop
Fright Night
In the Line of Fire
Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan
The Untouchables
The Postman

And one for my bride (I really should get her the DVD):

The American President

tee

 

[Cranch]

I agree, I think some people are not taking the thread title seriously. In any case, here is an eclectic mix, in no particular order, of movies I either own on DVD, or will almost always stop and watch when I flip past them with the remote, but trying to stick to “probably not best” (and maybe not even my “favorite” not-best, just the 30-ish that I came up with off the top of my head):

Bring It On Sooo many great lines: “Cheerleaders are dancers who have gone retarded.”

Shanghai Noon Great chemistry.

The Long Kiss Goodnight The most bad-a*s woman’s role since Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley.

Mr Blandings Builds His Dream House Love the scene with Myrna Loy trying to spec paint colors with the foreman. That has become code in our house when someone gets overly detailed. “Got it? Yep. Blue, green, white, yellow and red!”

The Postman Thanks for reminding me! I love this movie. IMHO one of the most underrated ever!

 

[cockatoo]

all are in random order except the first 2

Iron Will(way better than 8 below)
Hildago(best horse racing movie ever, always wanted to do endurance racing)
101 Dalmations
The Goonies
Polly(i think thats the name)
Monster Inc.
Fever Pitch
Sweet Home Alabama
Lion King

 

[whatevergirl]

List 30 movies you love—movies you’ll watch pretty much whenever they’re on**—but** that are probably not on any “official” all-time best list. In other words, try not to list universally acknowledged classics; that’s another topic. So it likely won’t be your 30 all-time favorites, but I’m interested in the less well-known or less praised movies that people love. Here’s my list (can you tell I like Luc Besson movies ). It’s light on older films because the one’s I like I think most people consider great. Feel free to critique my list before adding your own if you wish.

1984
2 Days In the Valley
All That Jazz
Born Yesterday
Brassed Off
The Commitments
Connie and Carla
Contact
Defending Your Life
The Fifth Element
Ghost Dog-The Way of the Samurai
Glengarry Glen Ross
Grosse Point Blank
Groundhog Day
Hamlet (2000 version)
The Ladykillers (2004 version)
The Madness of King George
The Messenger – The Story of Joan of Arc
Mission to Mars
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Much Ado About Nothing (1993 version)
O Brother Where Art Thou?
The Professional
Rocket Gibralter
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Rounders
Shadowlands
Shall We Dance? (1995 Japanese version)
Summer Rental
Twelve O’Clock High

You like 1984 and 12 O’clock high? Wow…I thought I was a loner on thos. Good choices!!!

 

[Cranch]

Zooey- I redid this post to make it easier for you to reply if you wish to.

And (to the surprise of few who know me), anything with Bela Lugosi. Anything.

• Have you seen Ed Wood? If so, what do you think of Martin Landau’s portrayal of Lugosi? I think he and the movie are terrific.

Are you sensing a pattern here?? Why deny it?? I love scary movies. Really scary movies, I mean; not the blood & guts- bespattered dreck that passes for scary today. You can throw all the blood & body parts in the world about on the screen; if the story wouldn’t be scary on the pages of a book–without all that–It’s not going to be scary on film…

Do you like the recent Japanese horror films like Ju-on (The Grudge) and Honogurai mizu no soko kara (Dark Water)? They’re pretty creepy without being gory. *

 

[Cranch]

You like 1984 and 12 O’clock high? Wow…I thought I was a loner on thos. Good choices!!!

Thanks, whatevergirl! Do you have a list for the thread? :yup:

 

[Little_Mary]

I don’t watch many movies but here are some I like…

A Knight’s Tale
Sound of Music
My Fair Lady
Pillow Talk
The Glenn Miller Story (with June Allyson)
That Touch of Mink
Jane Eyre
An American Werewolf in London
The Illusionist
An Affair to Remember
Little Women
The Big Chill
Slingblade
Babe

 

[Mijoy2]

I don’t think I could list 30 movies, let alone 30 movies not on anyones best list.

If I amy list one it might be:
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence

John Wayne - Tom Donahue
James Coburn - Liberty
Jimmy Stewart - The Lawyer who became Senator (I think) (Or “Pilgrim” as Tom calls him)

Great movie, seldom on.

 

[Della]

Also in no particular order:

Galaxy Quest
Summer Stock
Brigadoon
The Bandwagon
The Thing From Another World
National Treasure
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Lord of the Rings
The 5th Element
Forbidden Planet
Mysterious Island
What About Bob
Analysis This
Finding Nemo
Peter Pan (Cathy Rigby)
The Time Machine (Rod Taylor)
World Trade Center
Pinochio (Disney)
Singing in the Rain
Come to the Stable
Going My Way
Bells of St. Mary’s
Journey to the Center of the Earth (James Mason)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (James Mason)
War of the Worlds (Gene Barry)
Jesus of Nazareth
Tootsie
Wind in the Willows
Watership Down
Twister

I could list more, but the OP asked for 30.

 

[Cranch]

Come to the Stable

Next to just for the fun of seeing which movies people like, this is another reason I made this thread: to learn about good movies that I haven’t seen. After looking this one up, I’ll definitely check it out. Thanks, Della!

I could list more, but the OP asked for 30.

Go for it!

 

[whatevergirl]

Thanks, whatevergirl! Do you have a list for the thread? :yup:

ok …wow 30 huh? Hmmm…ok…I’ll give it a go…

1. 1984 (sorry it’s a dupe)
2. Twelve O’Clock High (another dupe! )
3. How to Make an American Quilt
4. The Fan
5. Lolita (Jeremy Irons version)
6. Radio Flyer
7. Awakening
8. Love Stinks
9. Clueless
10. To Kill a Mockingbird
11. Blair Witch Project
12. How to Build a House (not sure if this is the title?)
13. What About Bob?
14. Goodbye Girl
15. Looking for Mr Goodbar
16. Breathless
17. Fatal Attraction
18. Wall street
19. Runaway Bride (ok…so I like Richard Gere)
20. The Pianist
21. Duel (Stephen King)
22. It
23. Cool Hand Luke
24. Papillion
25. American Graffiti
26. Fast Times at Ridgemont High

I need to think of 4 more…be back later…

 

[LovedForever]

1. Say Anything
2. Big Fat Greek Wedding
3. People Will Talk
4. Sound of Music
5. Office Space
6. Napolean Dynamite
7. Rudy
8. Breach
9. Wizard of Oz
10. To Kill A Mockingbird
11. The Bad Seed
12. Rear Window
13. Life is Beautiful
14. Arthur
15. Shenandoah
16. Parent Trap (original)
17. Cinderella (animated original Disney)
18. The Birds
19. Mr. Mom
20. Pretty in Pink
21. Cool Hand Luke
22. On the Waterfront
23. 9 to 5
24. Working Girl
25. Air Force One
26. Apollo 13
27. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
28. In the Heat of the Night
29. Postcards From the Edge
30. Overboard

 

[valdeere]

I wonder if I can think of 30 of my favorites that aren’t too mainstream!

1. The Secret of Roan Innish
2. Ever After
3. A Little Romance
4. Just Like Heaven
5. Serendipity
6. Midway
7. The Iron Giant (cartoon but I bawled my head off)
8. Cool Runnings
9. Harvey
10. Once Around
11. The Quiet Man
12. Sliding Doors
13. I.Q.
14. While You Were Sleeping
15. Real Genius
16. Persuasion
17. Nicholas Nickleby
18. White Nights
19. The Count of Monte Cristo
20. Heartbreak Ridge
21. The Rainmaker
22. Return To Me
23. Emma (BBC Version)
24. Meatballs
25. Throw Momma From The Train
26. The Sands of Iwo Jima
27. Sixteen Candles
28. Godspell
29. Mulan
30. 50 First Dates

 

[child_of_God85]

Ok, I’ll try to list 30, but not sure if i can think of that many. Whenever someone asks me to think of favorite movies or whatever my mind seems to go blank.

The Last of the Mohicans (1992 version with Daniel Day Lewie)
The Prestige
Arcenic and old lace
Bringing up baby
To kill a mockingbird
Pride and Prejudice (1996 tv movie)
Bend it like Beckham
Goal
Sense and Sensability
Mast and Commander

(ahh, 20 more to go)

Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
Labyrinth
Pan’s Labyrinth
The Illusionist
Gone with the wind
The Ghost and the Darkness
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Shaun of the Dead
Patriot Games
The Bells of St Mary’s

(just might make it to 30…)

Going My Way
Pride and Prejudice (Keira Knightly version)
The Phantom of the Opera (musical)
The Princess Bride
Letters from Iwa Jima
Charade
Midnight Velvet
Don’t say a word
Dear Frankie
Eternal Sunshine of the Spottless mind
Wicker park
National Treasure

Wow, I think that was actually 32