Laurel's favorite movie thread

[SandraMustard]

The Queen has spoken:

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue...

That made me smile hugely. Honestly, that is a perfect comedy. There are so many brilliantly funny bits in it. I laughed like crazy when I saw it as a kid, and I still chuckle when I replay them in my head.

But I hesitate renting Airplane (or Blazing Saddles, another genius movie), as I worry that it won't be as funny as I remember it.

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So what is yours?

 

[DreamCloud]

In 1981, I and a few friends returned from a month long field problem with the army. We had been isolated from any advertising and returned too late to exit the base for the evening. There was a one screen theater on the post with a late night showing of a movie we had never heard of. Out of desperation to end our tedium, we entered the theater oblivious to even the genre of the film.

Raiders of the Lost Ark was the best movie experience of my life. With today's advertising blitzes, it will never be duplicated again. I have disliked movie trailers ever since.

 

[TxRad]

Always

 

[sr71plt]

For some reason "Giant" stands out in my mind. If I really thought about it, there would probably be others I thought were better. But "Giant" showed at a time when I was writing broad epics like this in my mind. "Airplane" and "Blazing Saddles" would certain be on my "too consider" list, though.

That said, I've worked on movies, but don't watch too many of them, but, being an old fart, I saw two in the last week that I enjoyed. "The 100-foot Journey" and "The Second Best Exotic Marigolds Hotel." And I have "Hotel Budapest" coming up on Netflix that I hope to enjoy soon.

 

[PennLady]

Airplane! is still very funny; Mr Penn and I just watched it a few nights ago. Blazing Saddles is also still quite funny. You can't repeat your first experience watching, and I can't say Airplane! hasn't aged a bit, but still -- lots of fun.

My favorite movie... Dark City.

 

[R. Richard]

Definitely, the original "The Monster That Devoured Cleveland".

 

[49greg]

For me, the greatest movie experience was also "Raiders of the Lost Ark". I don't know what I thought I was going to see, but I was completely enthralled. I know I went with someone but I have no memory of who, although looking at the release date it must have been with the woman who later became my first wife.

But the best movie ever? I don't know, there's so many that I like, I have a mental list of ten or twenty that I like, but the order changes. Perhaps instead of deciding on the 'best', for me it would be better to look at which one I have watched the most, and that is "Victor Victoria." Even though it is my current wife who most often suggests it when we're in the mood to watch one at home, I love it. I laugh and we repeat the quotable lines.

"Do you have heat in your room?"
"We'll use red balls"
"Your sister's"
"Like a coconut"
"Dahncing?"
"There was this gay Polish fairy, see"
"One day we'll have an airport"
"Lock the door"
"You bitches"

and on and on and on. Almost as many as in the Princess bride.

So, for the most impact the first time I saw a movie - "Raiders"

And for the movie I have seen the most times - "Victor Victoria"

But I've still got that rotating list, and yes, "Airplane" is on it.

 

[SandraMustard]

Depending on the genre, lots of movies do it for me. For romance, "Notebook". For sex appeal, anything with Matt Damon *fans face*. For lots of reasons, "Sound of Music".

Hubby says one of his first was "The Collector" (1965) because he almost lost his virginity that night after seeing it with his first girlfriend. For comedy, "Blazing Saddles" and "Airplane". For drama, "Bullitt". For SF, "2001 A Space Odyssey", "Star Wars" (4,5,6), "Wrath of Khan" (both). A strange favorite for it's eclectic balance with his manly list, "Chariots of Fire".

 

[Katiecat]

Ooh, lots of favorites, depends on the genre. The original three Star Wars installments, Indy 1 and 3, Guardians of the Galaxy, the Thor movies (because...hot damn), Chocolat, Young Frankenstein, Yellowbeard, Life of Brian, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Little Shop of Horrors, Camelot, Little Big Man...

Yeah, I'm all over the map.

 

[lovecraft68]

Yeah it is fav by genre for me too hard to compare comedies to horror.

Airplane might still be number one, but few movies have made me laugh as hard as Dumb and Dumber (the first)

Some of my other favs in no order

Jaws

Rocky

Roadhouse(best turn off the mind and go for the ride movie I've seen)

The Exorcist

Seven

Silence of the Lambs

V- for vendetta

 

[soflabbwlvr]

The movie I enjoyed the most was "The Matrix." I went in with low expectations, and walked out completely satisfied with the experience.

The two movies that affected me the most were "Aliens," and "Silence of the Lambs." After both of those I had to stop for a drink on the way home.

What all three of these have in common is that I saw them for the first time in theaters. There are other films on my favorites list that I saw on TV, but they didn't have the same emotional impact as those I saw at the theater.

The rest of my top ten:

The Deer Hunter
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Star Wars Episode V
Pulp Fiction
The Road Warrior
TLOR: The Return of the King
Kill Bill I

 

[lovecraft68]

The two biggest scares I ever got at a theater was the infamous scene when the head floats out of the boat in Jaws.

We were at the drive in, I think my sister and I were about 9/11 and We were sitting on top of the car and we damn near fell off.

The second-and a better one because I was in my twenties so not as jumpy was in scene in Se7en where the guy in the bed everyone thought was dead sits up.

The entire theater jumped then of course we all laughed at ourselves for doing it

 

[Bramblethorn]

"Favourite" would depend on when you ask me, but "Kind Hearts and Coronets" is up there. Viciously barbed black comedy about a polite young Englishman who sets out to murder his mother's family so he can become a Duke.

Minghella's "The Talented Mr. Ripley" - this one really seems to divide people, but I thought it was brilliant.

 

[jomar]

I'm in the "like too many to choose" camp, but The Outlaw Josey Wales is always high on the list, as is The Fifth Element...love that little space opera.

 

[AgentArcher]

The Big Lebowski is a great comedy. The whole theater was laughing during that one.

Miller's Crossing is a favorite too that I watch every few years.

Apoc Now and Swimming to Cambodia probably had the most effect on my life, as I almost immediately found a job in SE Asia after school.

Tombstone, Das Boot, and The Manchurian Candidate are some more dramas that I enjoy watching.

 

[JKendallDane]

I will have to break them down by genre also...

Action/Adventure: Even though it gets a little cheesy at times, have to go with: Air Force One

Heart-tugger: Incredible Journey: Homeward Bound

Romance: Toss up between Torch Song Trilogy and Brokeback Mountain

Comedy: Airport is in the top three, but would probably put It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World and Birdcage ahead of it.

Political Thriller: Ancient but still a real classic: Fail Safe. The original The Manchurian Candidate would be a very close second.

Sci-Fi: Is there even any option besides Plan 9 From Outer Space ?

Horror: Got to go with two here, but from opposite approaches: Interview with the Vampire and Rocky Horror Picture Show

And finally, Docudrama: Miracle Landing which was a 1990 made-for-television movie. It getting the top ranking probably has more to do with growing up with the pilot's step-brother and knowing him personally than its actual cinematic appeal.

 

[AgentArcher]

For Sci-Fi, I'd probably have to go with The Blade Runner for all time favorite.

Supposedly, they are going to start filming a sequel in 2016. Harrison Ford needs to keep himself alive and in good health for the current plan to happen though. Broken leg on the set of the new StarWars, and then the recent plane crash..the old guy needs to slow it down a bit.

 

[RejectReality]

It's hard to even break mine down by genre -- especially comedy.

But...

Western is Unforgiven. Military is Heartbreak Ridge. I've watched both of those again already this year, less than 3 months in.

Of course, I've watched Winter Soldier and Guardians of the Galaxy twice in that time.

Winter Soldier is the current leader in Marvel movies, closely followed by Avengers and GotG, then the original Iron Man.

Slasher is a three-way tie between Nightmare on Elm Street 3&4 and New Nightmare.

The reboot blows goats.

That's the closest I have to be-all, end-all. Everything else is a dozen or more way tie.

 

[SandraMustard]

I want to mention "The Getaway" (1972) with Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw for no other reason than there is the possibility hubby and I are in it although as often as we watched it, we can't tell in the blur of action.

They filmed parts of the movie in El Paso in 1972 when we were there right after we were married. The night time drive-in scene was shot with us among the cars parked there although far enough away to not possibly be involved in the stunt action. We did sign waivers as unpaid extras. They did four takes and twice the camera panned across us quickly but we can't tell if the movie used either cut. We had to be there at 7 p.m. although the scenes were shot well after 10.

 

[SandraMustard]

I had forgotten about this movie making thing because it was so long ago and hours of boredom (I got sleepy and wanted to go home but we couldn't leave).

My husband is helping with remembering the details. He says there is a shot of one of the carhops in a doorway talking to another like she made Steve and Ali (aka Doc and Carol McCoy). He claims that was one of the real carhops there that waited on us. He could remember a girl 43 years later?

 

[glynndah]

Guess.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

All time favorite...

Comedy ... Running Scared (1986) Staring: Gregory Hines & Billy Crystal
Drama ... It is a series of movies made for TV by CBS. The Jesse Stone movies staring Tom Selleck based on the novels by Robert B. Parker
Action ... Top Gun ... We all know who and when (1986)
Sci-Fi ... Dune It was a little corny, but actually followed the book rather well.

Those were my favorites from yesteryear. These are the ones I can watch time and again.

Battle Los Angeles, Battleship, Jack Reacher, John Carter, Ender's Game, the list continues...

Prior to the advent of the VCR, we, my wife and I, weren't much of movie goers. Every once in awhile we would go and ultimately be disappointed. The '70s and early '80s were not known for stellar movies, that I can remember.

Once the price of VCR's came down and we acquired one, we got into movies.

 

[ishtat]

Comedy - Tom Jones, Airplane, and anything with Peter Sellars in it.

Sorta comedy- Kind Hearts and Coronets.

Sorta not comedy at all - Silence of the Lambs, and Psycho.

 

[Handley_Page]

Comedy ?
Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines
Monte Carlo or Bust

Good film ?
V- for vendetta
Battle of Britain
The Sea Hawk
2001 A space odessy
Zulu

But in which category can I put "The Princess Bride?"

 

[Zeb_Carter]

Comedy ?
Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines
Monte Carlo or Bust

Good film ?
V- for vendetta
Battle of Britain
The Sea Hawk
2001 A space odessy
Zulu

But in which category can I put "The Princess Bride?"

Romantic Comedy