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

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cat3gs said:
Breaker Morant–Australian-Boer war
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Brilliant movie.

We’ve been on a bad-movie kick recently, possibly inspired by this thread (and moving from the ridiculous to the sublime, mixing it up with stuff like Becket and A Man For All Seasons).

Dark Star - John Carpenter’s first ‘major’ (snicker) film. In space, nobody can hear you debate phenomenology with a self-aware planet-destroying bomb.
Conan the Barbarian - uh, yeah… hohe kultur, folks. Contemplate this on the Tree of Woe.
The Buddhist Fist - amazing kung-fu ‘classic’. If it weren’t for the horrible dub (seriously, Cockney accents?!) it’d stand up there with Enter The Dragon. The fight choreography is some of the best I’ve ever seen. If you like it flashy but more grounded than the usual wire-fu, watch this. If you don’t, watch it anyway, if only for the chess battle.
Jesus Christ: Vampire Hunter - the movie that has it all! Vampires, lesbians, luchadores, crazy preachers in hedges, musical numbers (including a Star Wars-themed scat), and of course Jesus. It actually does have a very deeply Christian message, believe it or don’t :o

BadMovies.org has lots of reviews for further additions to people’s lists 🙂
 
Mirdath said:
We’ve been on a bad-movie kick recently, possibly inspired by this thread (and moving from the ridiculous to the sublime, mixing it up with stuff like Becket and A Man For All Seasons).

BadMovies.org has lots of reviews for further additions to people’s lists 🙂
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That’s great! It does make me want to clarify my intentions with this thread, though, in an effort to keep it from becoming a “bad movie” thread. I’m looking for movies people love that may have been less than all-time classics. When they come on TV you’ve got to watch it. Again!!
If some of those are schlock, so be it, but I’m hoping to hear about overlooked or under-appreciated gems. 🙂

And congratulations to everyone for getting this thread linked in the CAF Hot Topics email. Woo-hoo! 👍
 
Here’s my 30…some of them probably too mainstream or too good to be included…but most of them pretty cheesy! 👍

my girl
the incredibles
the breakfast club
the parole officer
the phantom of the opera
the family man
groundhog day
walk the line
the terminal
strictly ballroom
dog soldiers
grease
speed
bridget jones’s diary
king kong
the snowman
airplane!
the naked gun
driving miss daisy
the shawshank redemption
big
the secret of my success
whale rider
braveheart
city of angels
titanic
home alone
the notebook
forrest gump
an affair to remember
 
Most of mine have been mentioned, but my favorite that never got any press was Big Fish.
 
richardsgirl said:
Here’s my 30…some of them probably too mainstream or too good to be included…but most of them pretty cheesy! 👍

my girl
the incredibles
the breakfast club
the parole officer
the phantom of the opera
the family man
groundhog day
walk the line
the terminal
strictly ballroom
dog soldiers
grease
speed
bridget jones’s diary
king kong
the snowman
airplane!
the naked gun
driving miss daisy
the shawshank redemption
big
the secret of my success
whale rider
braveheart
city of angels
titanic
home alone
the notebook
forrest gump
an affair to remember
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richardsgirl- I see your location and I’m curious: are you American or English? It looks like only three UK-made films (counting The Snowman, which I took to be referring to the animated short) on your list. Also, is it true that The Notebook is the ultimate “chick flick”? 🙂 I haven’t seen it.
 
Cranch said:
Also, is it true that The Notebook is the ultimate “chick flick”? 🙂 I haven’t seen it.
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Not really – it’s definitely in that category, but it’s not your usual sappy romance. It’s just as much a coming-of-age story, at least through the first two thirds, and has an extremely bittersweet ending.
 
richardsgirl said:
Here’s my 30…some of them probably too mainstream or too good to be included…but most of them pretty cheesy! 👍

my girl
the incredibles
the breakfast club
the parole officer
the phantom of the opera
the family man
groundhog day
walk the line
the terminal
strictly ballroom
dog soldiers
grease
speed
bridget jones’s diary
king kong
the snowman
airplane!
the naked gun
driving miss daisy
the shawshank redemption
big
the secret of my success
whale rider
braveheart
city of angels
titanic
home alone
the notebook
forrest gump
an affair to remember
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We LOVE The Snowman! Our lads ask for it again and again…it is just gorgeous…the music, the animation…love it! 🙂
 
cat3gs said:
Ok dont think I have 30 but I’ll put down what I got 🙂

Breaker Morant–Australian-Boer war
Gallipolli–again Australian–WWI
Big Red One–WWII
Return to Me–Bonnie Hunt–cracks me up
Roman Holiday
The Outsiders
The Aristocats—blame the kids for that one
1941
Jurrassic Park–slightly embarrassed to admit that one :o
Abbot and Costello
Creature from the Black Lagoon
Homeward Bound–again, blame the kids for this one too.

Well, I just about made it half way there…
cat3gs
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Many people have had trouble coming up with 30 movies they like that are not classics. I want to encourage anyone who wants to post to do so, even if you can’t come close to that number. Or post again as you think of more titles, as some others have done. With that in mind, here are some more of mine that come to mind:

Dirty Pretty Things (I think Chjwetel Ejiofor is one of the best actors out there)
Dogma
Lady In The Water (Love M. Night Shyamalan)
Minority Report
Mr. and Mrs. Smith (Brangelina show real-life chemistry)
Poltergeist
The Sweetest Thing (A rare female “buddy movie.” Cameron Diaz & Christina Applegate are raunchy but funny.)
 
aboverubies said:
Cranch have you seen EVERY movie in this thread?! 🙂
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😃 NO! I counted about 36 I haven’t seen on just the first two pages of the thread. And I haven’t seen 9 from your list (although 7 Up isn’t really a movie, is it?). By the way, a couple of those look really good; so thank you, I’ll check them out. 👍
 
Cranch said:
😃 NO! I counted about 36 I haven’t seen on just the first two pages of the thread. And I haven’t seen 9 from your list (although 7 Up isn’t really a movie, is it?). By the way, a couple of those look really good; so thank you, I’ll check them out. 👍
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blush ok “7 Up” is a documentary but it was too good to leave out!

I tried to put in lots of great Aussie movies that those on the other side of the globe may not have seen. Enjoy! 🙂
 
Here is my list, many proby have been already said…these aren’t in any order at all…👍

The Jerk
Equilibrium
Breakfast Club
Sixteen Candles
Pretty in Pink
Black Hawk Down
Any of the Naked Gun movies
The Fugitive
U.S. Marshals
Con Air
Reservoir Dogs (and Pulp Fiction… but that is too mainstream)
Army of Darkness 👍
Blues Brothers
Cool Hand Luke
Speed
Behind Enemy Lines
Bubble Boy
The Truman Show
Donny Darko
10 Things I Hate About You
Forrest Gump (Yea Mainstream, but come on 😉 )
SE7EN
Major League
Gladiator
Airplane
Top Secret
Wrongfully Accused
Grindhouse (sorry… Saw this in theatres and If it was on TV, I would watch it constantly, it was the funniest movie I have ever seen, and it was my most favorite movie experience ever)
Apocalypse Now
The Birds 😃
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
A Night at the Roxbury
Black Knight
(OKAY. More than 30 but when I get going I cannot stop)
Raising Arizona
Hannibal (and Silence of the Lambs)
(I guess that is it for now, but I bet I remember one soon 😃 36 total… for now)
 
Thought of some more…

Romper Stomper (pretty full on…Russell Crowe is very convincing as a Nazi skinhead!)

The Cinderella Man

Lost In Translation

Charlotte Gray

Cast Away

Angel Baby

Angel At My Table

The Mosquito Coast

Her Majesty, Mrs Brown

Benny & Joon

Running on Empty

The Power Of One

Dead Poets Society

The Dish

*and my DH says *Wolf Creek (but it’s too scary for me to even think about watching. :o )
 
aboverubies said:
Thought of some more…

Romper Stomper (pretty full on…Russell Crowe is very convincing as a Nazi skinhead!)

The Cinderella Man

Lost In Translation

Charlotte Gray

Cast Away

Angel Baby

Angel At My Table

The Mosquito Coast

Her Majesty, Mrs Brown

Benny & Joon

Running on Empty

The Power Of One

Dead Poets Society

The Dish

*and my DH says *Wolf Creek (but it’s too scary for me to even think about watching. :o )
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That’s 8 more I haven’t seen (counting Wolf Creek). 😃 And assuming Running On Empty is the Australian car movie (which until now I didn’t know about). River Phoenix starred in a very different movie with the same name. For what it’s worth, I think The Mosquito Coast is maybe the best thing Harrison Ford has done!

Speaking of Down Under, do you like Judy Davis? I think she’s terrific. I especially like High Tide. I saw it quite a few years ago, but it has stayed with me. Thinking about all these Australian films reminds me that one of the first movies I saw on cable TV when I got it around 1983 was Don’s Party. “Wow! So this is cable!” 😃
 
Cranch said:
That’s 8 more I haven’t seen (counting Wolf Creek). 😃 And assuming Running On Empty is the Australian car movie (which until now I didn’t know about). River Phoenix starred in a very different movie with the same name. For what it’s worth, I think The Mosquito Coast is maybe the best thing Harrison Ford has done!

Speaking of Down Under, do you like Judy Davis? I think she’s terrific. I especially like High Tide. I saw it quite a few years ago, but it has stayed with me. Thinking about all these Australian films reminds me that one of the first movies I saw on cable TV when I got it around 1983 was Don’s Party. “Wow! So this is cable!” 😃
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Do I win a prize for providing you with the most new viewing material? 😃 But it’s only 7 this time round 'cause I meant the River Phoenix “Running on Empty”, may he Rest In Peace. Such a waste of life and talent. I love the story of how Harrison Ford got his first break…working as a carpenter on the set of Star Wars.

Judy Davis is an amazing actress…though I haven’t seen High Tide. You may also like “My Brilliant Career”. (There now - is it back up to 8? 🙂 ) Did you see her as Judy Garland? I think that one was actually ‘made for TV’.
 
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