Your Favorite/Worst Movie & WHY???

[Michael@ton]

I thought that seeing how this lounge had the word Movie in it , it would be a good idea to hear from all, what they would claim their all-time Best movie and/or Worst movies were, of all time, I know I'm getting over the wrong side of 50, but at heart I'm a real :!cid_08c0 :!cid_08c0 :!cid_08c0 :!cid_08c0 , happy movies do it for me.

One day I was feeling really down and had about 2-3weeks of the same :2dung: going on in my life, so as I wasn't a big Ben Kingsley fan, I took myself off to probably one of the first real extra-terrestrial movies of the modern era :alien_pro :alien_pro :alien_pro E.T. , both movies were vying for the Oscar that year about '83, I'm still amazed that Ghandi won after comparing it with E.T.

It had some of the new type xtra fx in it and had a storyline that could be applied to all eras of mankind, from the toddler who simply liked it for the sights and the hard won result to the elder people who could grasp the full implications of the FBI/CIA getting their hands of that little green being. To the fact that there was a lesson for mankind, that even 1 being is invaluable, had me :cry: :cry: :cry: in the end.

My worst movie, well I've taken up enough time and will enlighten you on that at a later date. :icon_blah :icon_blah :icon_blah :icon_blah

[Peter Vic]

All time personal favorite.....Three are a huge number that I rank very highly...
This may be a good top 5 or top 10 subject...

Peter..

[Blanche]

Armadeus all time favourite:hurray: :hurray: :hurray: Shawshank Redemption up there too!
Not enough room to list the worst:3rofl3: :3rofl3:

[Koolicks]

Ever after that is my most favorite movie and my worst would be bad santa to me it is just silly

[Sue@Home]

I love:heartbeat movies nearly all movies proud owner of 80 DVDs.. best movies I loved:heartbeat are The Lord Of The Rings, I saw each:award: saga at the cinemas, plus bought the DVDs as well .:thumb:

[Dana]

ok i think i will do a top five all time greats
what dreams may come, it made me cry from start till finish and for about a week after as well lol.
brokedown palace a really good true story and again made me cry.
rocky horror picture show just because i love it.
pulp fiction i love quinton tanortino( i think thats how you spell it)
and last but not lest never ending story, ever since i watched as a kid it has held a special place in my heart.
and the absoult worst film i have ever watched was swept away with madona in it, it was so bad i watched the whole thing just to see how bad it was and by the end i couldnt belive any one could right such cr*p.

[Moo]

My favourite movie of all time would be Dirty Dancing. I love the 60's music, and the dancing.

The worst movie would be The Worst Movie Ever Made (YES that's what it's called). I watched it as a dare as the video store gave you one week of free rentals if you could watch it from start to finish! It was nothing but 1 1/2 hours of a large lady crawling in and out of a box!

[Peter Vic]

As a spin off to this topic, people can always nominate their best and worst :
drama, comedy, animated, action (any genre that comes to mind)...

Cheers, Peter

[Peter Vic]

A few of my top flicks of all time... (in no order)

Stand by me
The lost boys
Silent running
The Italian job (the original with Michael Caine)
Shrek (and the sequel)
Pulp fiction (and any other Tarrantino flick)
Pirates of the Caribbean
Indianna Jones trilogy
The green mile
The Shawshank redemption
The ghost and the darkness (fantastic flick this...)
Falling down

I have a great number of favorites - these are a few that come to mind..

Cheers, Peter

[Peter Vic]

Worst films ???

hmmmm - "Lawn mower man 2" & "Spice world" are 2 that come to mind....




Cheers, Peter

[Peter Vic]

I love:heartbeat movies nearly all movies proud owner of 80 DVDs.. best movies I loved:heartbeat are The Lord Of The Rings, I saw each:award: saga at the cinemas, plus bought the DVDs as well .:thumb:

We have them too - my daughter loves LOTR trilogy & the Harry Potter series too... She can sit and watch LOTR movies back to back in one go...
Got to admit, I can do it too... They are excellent...

Peter..

[Peter Vic]

Maybe this should be in the links section, but for movie fans....

http://www.thestinkers.com/100stinkers.html

Worst 100 films - agree or disagree ?

For the most part, I agree - they stink...

Cheers, Peter...

[Michael@ton]

Glad to see you finally decided to play Peter, it only took you three posts before we could get that out of you, was that think time or were you getting more #1's, :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: , thanks for taking part, there is plenty of time for all your suggestions, it's a brand new lounge, Pete, loosen up or have they got you working too hard, especially looking after the tin lids, being serious here as I also know what it is like. I had to give up my full-time job and only work a few hours these days, I'm getting too old for all this.

Seeing how people have been putting a few down, I'd like to add my vote to a previously mentioned movie or two, " The Shawshank Redemption", how brilliant is Morgan Freeman, and "The Green Mile", seems we have similar likes Pete, as to the newer movies I'll leave them to the Tuesday morning movie goers and the young set, :lmaoblue: :lmaoblue: :lmaoblue: :lmaoblue: :lmaoblue: :lmaoblue: :lmaoblue: :lmaoblue: :lmaoblue: :lmaoblue: :lmaoblue: :lmaoblue: :lmaoblue: :lmaoblue: :lmaoblue:.

Haven't heards from you guys, Lyn and Ol, the terrible twosome, even a couple of thousand kms of water can't separate you too, where's yours too Jill???? :wave: :wave: :wave: :wave: :wave: :wave:

I'm not pushy am I, nah that's not it and after you coaxed me into that Fun 'n Games lounge, Jill, where by the way I'd have to say I'm the leader by now, :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: .

[Macoz]

Wall Street - because I love any movie that catches a period of time well

The 6 Star Wars Movies - The storyline has everything.

The Silence Of The Lambs - Hopkins is a genius

:14clap:

[Peter Vic]

The Silence Of The Lambs - Hopkins is a genius

:14clap:

Agree with this one too !!

"dead poets society" is also a movie that I can watch many times over..

Peter...

[Peter Vic]

Glad to see you finally decided to play Peter, it only took you three posts before we could get that out of you, was that think time or were you getting more #1's .

Problem is, there are a great number of films that I consider "best"...
We have a pretty extensive collection - including the kids flicks, so it is a problem being able to narrow down to just one or two....

Peter...

[Moo]

Problem is, there are a great number of films that I consider "best"...
We have a pretty extensive collection - including the kids flicks, so it is a problem being able to narrow down to just one or two....

Peter...

I agree with you Peter. I have a rather large DVD collection, and it IS hard to narrow it down to your one best favourite!

[Forest Dweller]

Anything that has a mystical / supernatural feel to it! I like being taken away from reality and into new worlds... Real life sucks sometimes!:w7:

[Blanche]

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Haven't heards from you guys, Lyn and Ol, the terrible twosome, even a couple of thousand kms of water can't separate you too, where's yours too Jill???? :wave: :wave: :wave: :wave: :wave: :wave:

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OK Monster...see post 3 of this thread old boy!:lmaoblue: :lmaoblue:
I'll now add Greed as another favourite....and agree on comments re the brilliance of Hopkins....most of his films are a great watch too.

[Sue@Home]

Anything that has a mystical / supernatural feel to it! I like being taken away from reality and into new worlds... Real life sucks sometimes!:w7: Same Here, Love, supernatural and Mystical movies, I am a 59 yrs young child.

[Patrick]

Mine is rocky horror picture show.... Kathryn's Dirty Dancing

[Bugs]

The Shawshank Redemption
The Green Mile
Convoy
Runaway Train
To name a few of my favourite movies

[Peter Vic]

Just in passing - A lot of "worst films" seem to have Kevin Costner starring in them.....

And "cruise control 2" has to be in the bottom list somewhere as well...

Peter...

[Kitkat]

My favourite movie would have to be Shrek. I took my then 7 year old godson to see it even though he'd seen it before. He sat through the movie and gave me a running commentary on what was about to happen. He'd grab my arm and say "watch this, watch this - this is a funny bit".

Don't think I actually heard what was being said because "J" was laughing so loud. :3rofl3: :3rofl3: :3rofl3:

[Michael@ton]

Many apologies Ol I missed that.

[Blanche]

Many apologies Ol I missed that.
Forgive you Monster:MISSIN~18 Thought the thread subject was a good idea:thumb:

[Dana]

i would just like to say i am a big sci/fi fan and thort battelfield earth was a really good movie and cant belive it got such bad reviews, and i think john travolta was brilliant.and i dont agree with alot of the other movies that are on the 100 worst site but i think the problem is people are looking to much into films to find a deeper meaning i think some movies should just be enjoyed and taken for "face value" if you know what i mean you dont go to see godzilla to find out what the meaning of life is right you go to see a gaint lizard distroy a city and because thats what i expected i really enjoyed the movie.oh and i think sci/fi movies in genral have never gotten the respect they deserve from "hollywood".

[Peter Vic]

Have to agree - many "worst" films are just that to a certain number of people and/or reviewers... A film should be seen as a piece of entertainment, and if it achieves that aim, then well done...

Cheers, Peter....

[Lady Bump]

Primeval
Well Worth a watch, but be ready to tuck you feet in your pockets for 90 minutes:3rofl3::3rofl3:

Snakes on A Plane
You get a laugh but may put you off flying

Last King Of Scotland.
A good insight on Idi Amin.

[Dragon Lady]

Well Movies - one of my favourite subjects - considering I own in excess of 300 DVD's (don't go out to the movies - BBW hates them)

I love 50 first Dates - I can watch that movie anytime.
The Green Mile is a great tear jerker
I enjoyed The Guardian - Even though Kevin Costner was in it.
Snakes on a Plane - at least it was better than Snakes on A Train.
Shawshank Redemption - excellent movie
I must admit I also enjoy anything of the sci - fi - Fantasy Genre Enjoyed Lord of The Rings - read the books back in 1976 for the first time and have read them about 4 times since. My book collection stems to 2000+ and over 50% would be Science Fantasy.
a good site to visit is - www.imdb.com (http://www.imdb.com) - if you want to look up any info on any movie or TV show

I'll make a list when my head is clearer and let you know what I think of them.

[Lizziemaloo]

A couple of my favourites are

Victor/ Victoria.......Julie Andrews and Robert Preston

84 Charing Cross Road.....Anne Bancroft and Anthony Hopkins

Two for the Road......Audrey Hepburn and Albert Finney

1900......Robert De Niro and Gerard Depardieu

Rocky Horror Show

[Michael@ton]

Apart from my earlier selection, I just have to add a few more to my list of GREAT Movies:
** Green Mile.
** Shawshank Redemption.
Reasons for these 2 similar movies, is they both had great Actors, were well produced and directed and both had enormously Great Plots.
The last on the list for the moment, also has been mentioned:
** The Rocky Horror Picture Show; although it paled into insignificance beside the Live theatre version. :15cool::15cool::15cool:

[Patrick]

Rock horror picture show - great film always cheers me up.

phantom of the opera - loved the stage show movie just as good.

titanic - love it but just a bit long.

pirates of the carrabiean - love all the movies so far - great actin and a good story line.

these are just a few - could nam many others but these are my fav.

kathryn

[Jarmodi]

favourite movies sound of music, shrek, singing in the rain, paint your wagon, little women, all the airport movies, flying high,starwars,and all roger and H. movies

[Ewok]

I liked all the Police Academy movies...Naked Gun movies...
Ghost......Schindlers List
Just finished watching 1408, Licensed to Wed, I now pronounce you Chuck and Larry

[Sue@Home]

An old favourite of mine is DAVID O. SELZNICKS production by MARGARET MITCHELL"S "GONE WITH THE WIND" staring Clark Gable Vivien Leigh Leslie Howard Olivia DE Havilland winner of 10 Academy Awards and the winner of my heart and soul as the best movie ever.
My worst movie I ever saw was JUDE. YIK"S URrrrrrrr. I Hated it.

[Lady Bump]

Finally got around to watching The Transformers today... what an excellant movie.. nothing like the old cartoon series... I want one of those cars:hyper:

[Forest Dweller]

mmm, this is where you find out just how much of a sook I am... :)

All Bridget Jones, The Lake House, My Best Friends Wedding, Hope Floats, Ever After.... but wait there's more...:3rofl3:

[Kitkat]

Add You've Got Mail to mine:12cheer:

[Forest Dweller]

mmm, worst movies... All the Rocky and Rambo series...
Stalone is not a favourite actor of mine...
Can you tell... :3rofl3:

[Lady Bump]

Great muscles in his younger day though sassy.. not looking real good now:3rofl3:

[Forest Dweller]

Yes, not bad to look at from the neck down...
but why did they make him speak? :3rofl3:

[Blanche]

You've checked, haven't you Bumpy?:lmaoblue:
ALL John Wayne's on my worst list...anything with horses and cowboys actually:3rofl3:

[Lady Bump]

:3rofl3: agree they could have used Shaun connery as a voice over:3rofl3:

[Blanche]

Yes, not bad to look at from the neck down...
but why did they make him speak? :3rofl3:
:lmaoblue:I've never understood a word he mumbled:laughing::laughing:

[Forest Dweller]

:3rofl3: agree they could have used Shaun connery as a voice over:3rofl3:

Now, he is the sexiest man alive... STILL! :heartbeat

[Lady Bump]

A voice to melt into *sigh*

[Forest Dweller]

mmmm :8cloud9:

[Kitkat]

A voice to melt into *sigh*

not for me:lmaoblue::lmaoblue::lmaoblue::lmaoblue:NOw George Clooney is a different matter:heartbeat

[Kaye]

mmm, worst movies... All the Rocky and Rambo series...
Stalone is not a favourite actor of mine...
Can you tell... :3rofl3:

Der - I could always understand that word, seemed to be the only one he could remember, and frequently :lmaoblue::lmaoblue:

[Michael@ton]

On my Worst list I'd have to put a VERY new film: "PREDATOR vs ALIEN. REQUIEM." The Sequel to the Original "PREDATOR vs ALIEN." Movie.

[Macoz]

Is that even out yet ?

:smirk:

[Lady Bump]

Released in Australia Boxing day I just had a peek at the trailer for it .. and looks good to me:14clap:

[Kaye]

Goodie, my type of movie - one monster attacking another monster :3rofl3::3rofl3::3rofl3::3rofl3:

[Kitkat]

:27nocomme

[Lady Bump]

Just finished watching The curious case of Benjamin Button rather an interesting story and a young Brad Pitt to boot:smirk:
Well worth a watch for those who've not seen it yet.

[Lady Bump]

Managed to fit in Angels and Demons over the weekend rather a good story line and worth a watch.

[Kitkat]

I finally watched Dark Knight over the weekend - didn't think I'd like it but was quite surprised I liked it:14clap:

[Lady Bump]

Yes not normally my type of movie, either but I enjoyed it as well.;)

[Peter Vic]

Just took the tribe to see Avatar (3D) - really good film, great visuals, and while the storyline isn't anything original, still very entertaining!

Cheers, Peter...

[Lady Bump]

I thought is was rather good myself and would like to see it again went for ages didnt it:grin:

[Peter Vic]

I thought is was rather good myself and would like to see it again went for ages didnt it:grin:

about 3 hours - but worth it - the tribe loved it and want to go again, and we may just do that before their hols end...

[Spiritsup]

Loved Dirty Dancing, music, story everything.
Probably all time favorite would be 'The Way We Were' love Robert Redford and it touched on so many issues.
Favorite Classic would be Grapes of Wrath, don't know how people survived back then, they just kept on going.

[Patrick]

I just finished watching Speed Racer Movie (2008) - I want my time back - Load of rubbish - I like most films but this was one of the worst I have ever seen.

Cheers

Patrick

[Sue 19]

I went and saw "Blind Side" the other night, very good movie, starring Sandra Bullock.

[Kitkat]

Went and saw Up in the Air with George Clooney - not a bad movie as such, but if there was a motto to the story I missed it:3rofl3::3rofl3:

[Sue 19]

Went and saw "Dear John" last night, very good movie,very cute guy in it, I left with a wet :cry:tissue so I got my moneys worth.

[Sue]

Ohhhh...glad you enjoyed it Sue..we thought it might have been sad eh..and a cutie as well..:) Thanks for that Sue...

[Lady Bump]

Finally watched Maos Last Dancer.. Im not into ballet but this was a brilliant movie.

[Sue]

Was it a ballet movie? sh*t eh..well done another to add to my list...between books to read and movies to watch I need lots more hours in the day...:)

Glad you enjoyed it Julie..did you make KB watch it too..:)

[Lady Bump]

yes men in tights Miss Sue :laughing: Kb was at work and dont think its really was his sort of show:3rofl3: he defected from China and apparently married and lives here in australia now... another true story.

[Sue]

Oh yes not really Kb's cuppa tea I think..:3rofl3: I dont know Julie, lots of true stories are usually sad..:)

[Lady Bump]

No this wasnt sad. had a good story behind it, you would enjoy I think plus he wasnt bad on the eye :3rofl3:

[Peter Vic]

Worst movie of all time - 2102 Supernova (this is soooooo bad, it's almost worth a look see - but don't expect anything!!!!)
Great movie (for all ages) - Up

Cheers, Peter...

[Koolicks]

i went and saw Avatar, wow that movie should of won the awards this year it was good it had romance and action it had everything.

and also Twilight saga New Moon loved it, but i have read all the books so no matter what i would love it :)

[Lady Bump]

Worst movie of all time - 2102 Supernova ...
So if we survive 2012.. theres another wipeout in 2102:grin:

Next movie in the Twilight saga is due out June/July K:14clap:

[Koolicks]

yeah i seen that the other day, yea cant wait. think i might have to read the books again before it does as im not sure what happens in it. not sure if this book is where they get married or is that the last book lol i will find out :)

[Lady Bump]

All the juicy bits happen this time round:16wink: but bet its not as good or indepth as the book:grin:

[Koolicks]

yeah true bumpy :)

[Kaye]

My worst movie was "Music Lovers', thought I was going to see a musical but that was far from the truth of the actual movie, although I did enjoy the movie and left hysterically crying about the way life was back in the days of Chivkovsky (not sure of the spelling).

My all time favourite movie was Moulin Rouge, don't know why everyone I know who saw it thought it awful, took my mum to see it and she came out saying al those flickering lights gawd what a dreadful show, guess I'm partial to Ewan McGregor. Only dis appointment in that movie was I bought the CD after the movie and James Broadbent wasn't on it singing "The show must go on", One of the best songs too.

Quite a few shows I like, "The Others' had a nifty twist to the ending same with The Sixth Sense", like those sort of shows, makes you think about what's going on.

But then who can go past the old Lassie movies, tear jerkers everyone weren't theyl always had several boxes of tissues on standby when they were on:hahaha: