The Test of a Really Good Movie

[Stillstiff]

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep is a favorite book, so yes. I understand the story's intent, if a bit haphazardly done. Plus I love those little paper thingys the detective made.

I must admit that it has been quite awhile since I saw that movie and I don't remember too much about it.

 

[wyshes]

Christmas Vacation
Cool Hand Luke
Papion
Radio
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Twelve Angry Men
Arsenic and Lace
Slingblade
Joe Dirt

 

[PrincessLeigha]

Titanic
Moulin Rouge
Pitch Perfect
Disney (Non-Princesses: Mulan, Pocahontas, Hercules, Tarzan, etc.)
The Wedding Date
Pearl Harbour
Stardust

 

[Spins]

Kick-ass
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
Remember the Titans/Glory Road/Miracle on Ice
The Avengers

 

[Corbal]

Pitch Perfect

Fat Amy. Fat Patricia. Fuck, she's hilarious.

 

[Luv2LickSweets]

Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Shawshank Redemption
The Departed
Almost Famous
Forrest Gump

 

[Lia Monde]

Michael Clayton - an almost perfect movie with Clooney and Swinton both masterful.

 

[lovetopleasewomen]

for me the test of a really good movie is if I'll rip it and add it to my digital collection.

The Crow
The Emerald Forest
Once Upon A Time In The West
Bridge On The River Kwai
Cleopatra
10 Commandments
Passion Of The Christ

 

[Lia Monde]

Witches of Eastwick: A devilishly entertaining movie with a great cast giving great performances - Cher, Jack, Michelle and Susan.

 

[mellowgurl]

I agree with too many to bother listing.

Ok with so many mentioning Disney movies....I never get tired of Emperors New Groove

 

[ManOSafety]

Raiders of the Lost Ark

 

[LusterMunky]

In no particular order, and I'm sure I'm forgetting many . . . will report back.

Jacob's Ladder
Stunt Man
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
A Life Less Ordinary
All That Jazz
Moulin Rouge
Summer Lovers

 

[Kat73]

I watch movies I love over and over.

Sound of Music
Son In Law
ConAir
50 First Dates
Burlesque(cher)
Phantom of the Opera(live)
Snow White
Weird Science
Mr. Poppers Penguins
Dogma, Mallrats, Clerks
Super Troopers

There are hundreds more I am sure...

 

[sweetsauce]

lots of great picks on this thread!

Thirteen days,
JFK,
the Replacements,
The Waterboy,
Twelve Angry Men
The Quiet Man,
The American President
Indians Jones films
Back to the Future trilogy <1.21 gigawatts!!!!!!!!!!!!!???>
Lethal weapon series
Forrest Gump
Finding Nemo
Second-hand Lions <a really nice film>

I'm sure there's loads more to come..lol

 

[Aquagal]

Braveheart
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Caddyshack
Shawshank
Gargantua
The Parent Trap (the original)
Fargo

Also, I think movies are subjective. I see some of your choices are great, then I see some and think...Ach, that was awful!

As I'm sure some of mine will be.

 

[LusterMunky]

I need to add Fargo to my list, or just about any Coen Bros. movie

 

[Lia Monde]

The Usual Suspects

Almost Famous

 

[Cymru6969]

Great thread, Lia.

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

La Strada

My Life As A Dog

Metropolis

 

[Ellafun]

I love this thread! Lots of great movies on here...I have such a huge list of guilty pleasure films...but there's some great suggestions here.

I'm a pushover for Marvel films. So any and all of them.
Die Hard. I can't help myself.
Sherlock Holmes. Again...just loved both of them.
Easy A
Crazy, Stupid Love
Zack & Miri Make a Porno
Bachelor Party
Mystery Men
Ever After
A Cinderella Story
Godzilla (1998)
and the worst guilty pleasure...my go to film when I'm as low as I can get...Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves. There, I posted some of these out loud. Don't judge me.

 

[Spenser41]

Sixth Sense
Vertigo
Rear Window

 

[Ellafun]

Sixth Sense
Vertigo
Rear Window

Spenser, what did you think of Unbreakable? I actually like that as much as Sixth Sense.

 

[Cymru6969]

Sixth Sense
Vertigo
Rear Window

Rear Window: sexiest kiss on film. I dream of Grace Kelly slowly descending upon my face since I first viewed that film.

 

[Lia Monde]

I love this thread! Lots of great movies on here...I have such a huge list of guilty pleasure films...but there's some great suggestions here.

I'm a pushover for Marvel films. So any and all of them.
Die Hard. I can't help myself.
Sherlock Holmes. Again...just loved both of them.
Easy A
Crazy, Stupid Love
Zack & Miri Make a Porno
Bachelor Party
Mystery Men
Ever After
A Cinderella Story
Godzilla (1998)
and the worst guilty pleasure...my go to film when I'm as low as I can get...Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves. There, I posted some of these out loud. Don't judge me.

"Zack and Miri" is funny and smart.

And talk about guilty pleasures. "Mystery Men" was so bad it was good. I find myself watching it again and again. I loved Garafalo and Reubens.

 

[Cymru6969]

Rear Window: sexiest kiss on film. I dream of Grace Kelly slowly descending upon my face since I first viewed that film.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gl0yPuI7EVs

 

[respeito]

the breakfast club
a knight's tale
a tree grows in brooklyn