Perfect Movies

[Whispersecret]

I was thinking about that movie about ten years ago (?)called "Silverado." (Danny Glover, Kevin Kline, Kevin Costner) To this day I can't think of anything that I didn't like about it. That can't be said about most of the movies I see these days. Rarely do I see a movie that DOES IT for me on all levels.

Perhaps I'm just being too critical, or perhaps Hollywood is getting lazy. (Probably a bit of both.) Anyway, I was just curious about what movies you thought were "perfect." Here are a few more of my favorites:

The Sound of Music
Star Wars
Sense and Sensibility (Well, okay, I could have done without Pugh Grant.)
Guys and Dolls
Beauty and the Beast
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Alien and Aliens
Pretty Woman
The Parent Trap (the new one with Lindsay Lohan)

My taste leans toward the romantic and those with happy endings, obviously.

I'm sure there are more, but that's a start. I'm sure some of you will name some, and I'll go, "Oh, yeah! I forgot about that one!"

What are the movies you consider "perfect?"

 

[R Nitelight]

Rushmore.



PS: I love the remake of The Parent Trap. I own the video, and have watched it over twenty time. It scares me a little to admit that.

 

[BrainyBeauty]

(the devil made me do it)

"10"

 

[BlondeBeauty]

Sleepless in Seattle & You've Got Mail

Love romance movies. Those are good ones.

 

[Handy-Andy]

Here's Just A Few For Starter's.....

Lock , Stock and Two Smoking Barrel's ,
Star War's ,
Papillion ,
The Usual Suspect's ,
Happy Gilmore .

 

[Madame Pandora]

Every Movie on this list I could watch 1,000,000 times and never tire of ;-)No particular order...

This list is long and there are probably more ;-) These are just the ones sitting next to me on the bookcase. I guess I'm not discriminating enough ;-)

Life Is Beautiful
Cinema Paradiso
The Lion in Winter
All About Eve
Jaws
The Magnificent Seven
The Great Escape
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Papillon
The Manchurian Candidate
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Young Frankenstein
Res Dogs
Say Anything
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Glengarry Glen Ross
The Untouchables
Rear Window
Gaslight
The Birds
The Princess Bride
The Kevin Smith 4
Dances With Wolves
Tombstone
Quick Change
A Fish Called Wanda
The Ref
Field of Dreams
The In-Laws
The Philadelphia Story
People Will Talk
The Color Purple
The Joy Luck Club
Steel Magnolias
Dead Poet Society
Hudson Hawk (I know, I know, but *I* Love It)
1776
Hello Dolly
The Court Jester
The Mummy

Oh....DUH...and Ferris

[Edited by Madame Pandora on 01-30-2001 at 05:49 PM]

 

[Whispersecret]

Duh! Princess Bride! LOVE it. And Hello, Dolly! is one of my all time favorites. I can sing all the songs. Scary, huh.

Nitelight, I'd never have thought you a Parent Trap addict. My kids like to watch it, and I haven't gotten tired of it yet.

Adored the Mummy also. THey're making a Mummy 2! I can't wait. Same cast. WHoo hoo. They better not blow it and make a stinker.

 

[RonG]

A few that I consider perfect

The Godfather, Part II
Citizen Kane
Strangers on a Train
Duck Soup (although I never think a Marx Brothers movie is long enough, so does that make it imperfect?)
Friendly Persuasion
Shane
Rear Window
Blood Simple
On The Waterfront
Double Indemnity
Kiss Me Deadly
Detour
Comfort and Joy

 

[Comshaw]

Just a few:
"LadyHawk"
"Murphy's Romance"
"Lonesome Dove"
"Scent of a Woman"
"Doctor Zhivago"
"Grumpy Old Men"
"HighLander"
"Hook"
"Excalibur"
"Don Juan DeMarco"
"Stand By Me"
"Rainman"
"Porky's"
"OverBoard"
"MIB"
"M*A*S*H"
"Full Metal Jackets"
"Gardens of Stone"
"Sommersby"
"Harvey"
"Little Big Man"
And many,many more!
Comshaw

 

[Carl East]

Considering I have a large collection of films, I found this question hard to answer. They're all good movies, but to say any one of them was perfect is difficult. However, if I had to pick one, it would have to be "The Shawshank Redemption" mainly because it grabs hold of you from the very beginning, and never lets go.

Carl

 

[HSWriter]

My Top Ten

Here are my top ten movies of all time:

1. Empire Records
2. PCU
3. Bad Boys (w/ Will Smith and Martin Lawrence)
4. Caddyshack
5. Office Space
6. Slap Shot
7. American Pie
8. Animal House
9. Gone in 60 Seconds
10. Anything with Chasey Lain in it

I'm a comedy guy at heart...

 

[TonyG]

Originally posted by Madame Pandora
Every Movie on this list I could watch 1,000,000 times and never tire of ;-)No particular order...

...Hudson Hawk (I know, I know, but *I* Love It)

Oh God, I thought I was the only one who found some enjoyment in this movie (not a lot, but some).

A few of my choices:
Glory
Rosewood
Chocolat
Star Wars 1, 4, 6
Godfather 1, 2
Some Like it Hot
The Battle of the Bulge
Gunga Din
Great Escape
Bridge on the River Kwai
The Magnificent Seven (original)
Officer and a Gentleman
Father Goose
Operation Petticoat
Toy Story 1, 2
Working Girl
The Client
A Christmas Story
The Cowboys
Stalag 17
Davey Crockett and the River Boat Pirates
The Untouchables
Dances With Wolves
The Fugitive
The Mummy (newer version)
The Thing (original version)
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
Bringing Up Baby
Arsenic and Old Lace
Witness
Sound of Music
Runaway Train
Von Ryan's Express
Terminator 1, 2
Indiana Jones Trilogy
Air Force One
Clear and Present Danger
True Lies
Conan the Barbarian
Search of the Holy Grail
Sabrina (1995)
Rising Sun
The Rock
Crimson Tide
Empire Records
Die Hard 1, 2
Hunt for Red October
and others I can't remember

 

[Angel]

My Fav's

Princess Bride
The Labyrinth
The Neverending Story (The 1st one)
What Dreams May Come (I fucking love that movie)
A Christmas Story
Dances With Wolves
Philadelphia
Selena
The Color Purple

 

[Chuckus]

Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Risky Business
Gladiator
Silence of the Lambs
Friday (the first one and not the Part Deux)
Apollo 13
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Star Wars Trilogy
Alien
The Matrix
The Shining
Nightmare of Elm Street
The Mask

on and on............I could just go on and on

 

[teresafannin]

The Lion In Winter
Now Voyager
Silverado
Princess Bride
Labyrinth
Bull Durham

I have tons of favorite movies, but these are the ones I watch over & over.

 

[SteamyChik]

Lady and the Tramp
My Fair Lady
The Hunt for Red October (Sean Connery - need I say more)
The Little Mermail
Bound (that was one HOT movie)
The Matrix
A Midsummers Night Dream
The Pillow Book (Japanese - erotic skin writing yum)
Saving Grace
Shakespear in Love
The Truth About Cats and Dogs
Oh yeah, and True Lies (loved that one)

 

[GuyJD]

AND THE WINNERS FOR THE GREATEST MOVIES ARE.....

The Ten Commandments
Clash of the Titans
The Godfather (Part 1 & 2)
Good Fellas
Independence Day
Parenthood
Uncle Buck
When Harry Met Sally
Grand Canyon
Full Metal Jacket
Scarface
Ghostbusters (pretty good computer graphics)

 

[sulamaire]

Ladykillers

Shakespeare in Love

The Trouble With Harry

Amadeus

 

[CRaZy]

A visual feast...

I just saw the most splendid film. I don't know how long ago it would have been released in the States and Europe. It's called "Himalaya". Made by the French. Filmed in Nepal. Subtitled. Superb cinematography. Simple but true moral tale told well. It makes all the holiday fare like "What Women Want" look like High School amateur productions.

 

[Darowyn]

I don't think I've ever seen one that could not be improved, but I suppose I'm too close to the works and see and hear too many details.
For instance, I saw 'Cast Away' a couple of weeks away, and it was a good film , but in places, the stereo was wider than the screen, and the sound of the surf on the reef was closer than the image.
Picky picky picky, hey- but just not perfect!
It does not spoil my enjoyment, but I notice it.

 

[CRaZy]

I don't think I've ever seen one that could not be improved, but I suppose I'm too close to the works and see and hear too many details.
For instance, I saw 'Cast Away' a couple of weeks away, and it was a good film , but in places, the stereo was wider than the screen, and the sound of the surf on the reef was closer than the image.
Picky picky picky, hey- but just not perfect!
It does not spoil my enjoyment, but I notice it.

There's a site for people like you - LOL. http://www.nitpickers.com/

 

[cheekyminx]

Here are a few of my favourites

Mask
Moonstruck
You've Got Mail
Sleepless In Seattle
The Quiet Man
Hatari
Hunt For Red October
Airforce One
On The Beach
Odette
The Great Race
Gallipoli

 

[Ticklish Girl]

Perfect comedies: Top Secret! and Airplane! I've seen each one about a dozen times and they never fail to make me laugh.

Perfect horror: The Haunting (the original one). It always gives me the shakes, and I've seen it at least 6 times.

Perfect drama: Taxi Driver. Always disturbing.

Perfect Western: The Searchers. Great story, great characters. John Wayne and John Ford at their best.

Perfect "bad movie": The Devil's Rain. Ernest Borgnine is the devil, complete with goat horns! William Shatner chews the scenery as only he can. Cracks me up every time.

 

[Havocman]

I can't believe no one has mentioned...

"Casablanca"...Bogey at his finest. At the end of that movie when he forces the woman he loves, the only woman he has ever loved and quite possibly the only woman he ever WILL love to get on that damn airplane for the good of "The Cause"...now THAT is a Man...very Dickensian (think "A Tale of Two Cities" here)

And since it just recently passed by here in the States...how about...

"Groundhog Day"? One of Mr. Murray's best performances in recent years..."I'm not saying I'm THE God, I'm just saying that I'm A god...I am immortal..."

Havoc

ps- Was it just me, or did anyone else notice that the poorly received "Barbwire" starring Pamela Anderson a few years ago was a more modern telling of the Casablanca tale? I know it's performances are hard to stomach, but watch it again and think about the story of Casablanca as you do this time...

A Nightclub owner in an "Independant Free City" that has a former lover show up out of the blue escorting the only hope for the resistance, and said Nightclub owner comes into possession of the only means to make good an escape from nefarious Facist forces...Just a random thought there but I was struck by the similarities in the plot all the way through...right down to the "Fatman" who has in his possession the (Casablanca)Letters of transit/(Barbwire)Counterfeit Retinal Contact Lenses...

I've seen too many movies maybe...LOL

 

[Comshaw]

I did forget to include my selections for "Movies that are so bad they are good" category.

"Attack of The Killer Tomato's"
"Big Trouble in Little China"

And two very good biker movies
"EasyRider"
"TimeRider"