I'm watching "Enter the Dragon" for the second time in two nights so it got me thinking. Some movies I just never get tired of. For me:

Blade Runner
Enter the Dragon
Star Wars Trilogy
The Big Lebowski
Caddyshack
Grandma's Boy
Chinatown
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
All the President's Men
The Jerk
Half Baked
Shaun of the Dead
Shaft
I'm Gonna Get You Sucka

Batman
Beat Street
Wild Style
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Pretty In Pink
Breakfast Club
Jumpin Jack Flash (Whoopi)

Cinnie said:

Add those to the list.

Alien (I can't even remember how many times I've seen this )


Raiders of the Lost Arc
The Empire Strikes back
Aliens
Blade Runner
The Sound of Music
E.T.
Grease
Forest Gump
Heathers
Sixteen Candles
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
My cousin Vinny
Predator (the first one)
The Thing (John Carpenter's version)
2010
Star Trek 4
Toy Story
Antz
Dumbo
Clue

Imago said:

marry me?

"Rocky Horror Picture Show" Tim Curry's voice. I just love it!

evenstar3 said:

I thought the movies were better than the book(s)


Sorry, but the book was a tedius read
I LOVED the hobbit, but just got tired of reading LOTR.

The movies, however, were brilliant. Very much over-the-top, but LOTR is fantasy, so Peter Jackson's excesses can be forgiven. And the extended uber-long versions were brilliant.

Let me say, it's a damn good thing "Cool as Ice" never hit DVD.

I'd never leave the house.

Withnail and I

Imago said:

I RETRACT MY PROPOSAL!

i swear to god, i will never meet another soul who loves the books too.

evenstar3 said:

I forgot the Kevin Smith films too. Except for "Jersey Girl". Fuck that shit, even Carlin couldn't save that abortion.

Probably The Big Lebowski, followed by:

Raiders Of The Lost Ark
the Star Wars movies (ep. IV-VI)
Fargo


a whole bunch of others...

This Is Spinal Tap. I guess I have to say I've seen it 11 times.

Poltergeist
The Blues Brothers
Grease



I have 2 get 2 work... I'm sure more will come 2 mind. I can practically do those three word for word...

Imago said:

Brings back sad memories, huh?

Kids at school can be so cruel

mdiver said:

OK
Which movies have Withnail and you seen the most?

These are probably the top 10 movies that I've seen the most multiple times:

10. Empire Strikes Back - For the movie itself, what can I say about it that hasn't already been said?
Instead, I'll just relay my opinion on the experience of this film.
This was back when movies would stay in theatres, not for weeks at a time, but for months.
I think that, on the majority, audiences today have been so desensitized from so-so blockbusters being released every other week-end, that they will never get to experience the feeling a big movie-event like Star Wars. The year of Empire was one of my fave summers ever as a kid. It was really cool knowing that I could hop on the city bus at any point during the season & go watch TESB. And every time that I did, the other audience members were just as excited to be seeing this film at the end of the summer as they were at the beginning. Every year that one of the 3 original films was released, you could not only feel the power of the "Force" within the air, but also, you could feel it in the air all season long.

9. Ghandi - The British Empire, humbled via one man & the power of peaceful resistance.
Nuff said.

8. House Of Flying fuckin' Daggers - For a "newer" movie, I can't believe how many times I've watched it so far.
Growing up, it always frustrated me whenever the majority of big budget action flicks or martial arts movies of the time often seemed to sacrifice on story to make room for the big bangs & the action effects. It was generally said, that in these types of movies, you couldn't really have both. And I was one those kids who always asked "Why not?"
And then came the House Of Flying Daggers. And with it's beatufil story of love & intrigue, combined with lavish costumes, great performances & unique individually themed action sequences, it seemed to asked the very same question.

7. Raiders Of The Lost Ark - Best.
Action.
Adventure.
Movie.
Ever.

6. Good Will Hunting - Mork wins an Oscar for his portrayal of a down to Earth Southie with a sympathetic ear?
Well, how do you like them apples?

5. Goodfellas - You just can't beat this gangster movie for charismatic energy. Scorcese pays close attention to the minute details that the mafia engage in for the sake of maintaining the lifestyle that they have become accustomed to. And then director shows how that type of self-contained lifestyle can only eventually crumble as the outside world continually changes & evolves.


4. Aliens - This movie has everything that I look forward to in a sci-fi adventure. Suspenseful action, solid story, distinct characters (with great chemistry) , great visuals, kick-ass aliens, a turning plot-twist ( we all thought for sure, that Bishop couldn't be trusted), & of course, a catch-phrase that made the entire theatre roar (" Get away from her, you bitch!").

Mannnn.... I wish I had acid for blood.

3. Close Encounters Of The 3rd. Kind - For me, the most realistic handling of a story of aliens ( inspiring films like Contact & Signs which tried admirably to emulate), that it made it almost believable for me that extra-terrestrials do exist. Also, it was done with such a sense of awe-inspiring hope & elegant beauty, that it almost made me wish that they did indeed exist( & maybe aliens do, but that's an entirely different website, altogether).

Mannnn.... I wish a UFO would come down & fly me away into the limitless potential of space.
(Sans anal-probes, of course.)

2. Superman - Yep. The fact that this is #2 on this list is evidence that I am a huge comicbook nerd. And since admitting that usually doesn't garner much respect, I only expect the best when a project interprets my favorite medium up on the big screen. We comicbook fans don't need any more ammunition to makes us seem any more goofy. We can do that all by ourselves. ALL by ourselves.
And no matter what anyone says, this is the original gangsta of superheroes. So it is only fitting that the last son of Krypton's big-budget movie debut should turn out to be the one that all other comic-book based superhero movies must be measured by. And while I know that this movie does have it's dated flaws, it was, just like the character whom it portrayed, the one that started on how epic the idea of a superhero could truly be.

1. The Godfather - I could go on & on with why I agree with so many people of why this is such a great movie, but instead, I'll do a top 10 within a top 10 of reasons why I've watched this movie so many goddamn freakin' times:
10. The late great John Cazale.
9. Marlon Brando is back with a performance uniquely his own.
8. James Caan. IMO, his best performance ever & the best character in the movie.
7. All the "oranges=death/violent act" scenes.
6. Apollonia!!!
5. Vito Corleone's "...And that I do not forgive" speech during the meeting of the criminal masterminds.
4. Lines like "Sleeping with the fishes" or " Time to take out the mattresses", phrases that have since become part of popular culture.
3. Sonny's death scene.
2. The theme song.
1. Francis Ford Coppola's masterful use of foreshadowing.
Example:When Luca Brasi ( the guy who ends up sleeping with the fishes) goes to make a deal with the rival crime-family, he walks thru a glass door that leads to the bar where he will meet his end. As the door closes, the scene is shot looking at Luca from behind, setting up the shot to so that the fish designs that have been engraved into the glass give the impression that they are surrounding Luca's body.
Awesome.
Simply awesome.


[Edited 11/17/08 9:06am]

mcmeekle said:

Oh God i have seen that movie so many times

"You can't dust for vomit"

mdiver said:

"Dozens of people spontaneously combust each year. It's just not really widely reported."

Mushanga said:

"well they should be made to smell the glove just not repeatedly"

mdiver said:

- They said the album cover is a bit sexist.
- Well, so what? What's wrong with being sexy?

Mushanga said:

I love the line where the manager comes in and says

"Smell the glove is here, hello Janine" and totally hates her guts

Imago said:

I had a real lazy day last week and watched all 3 extended films in a row..

There's still a depression in the sofa where it moulded itself around my fat arse!

mdiver said:

Dubly!!!!!

My list would probably be

Wizard of Oz
Amadeus
The Color Purple
Star Wars IV-VI
LOTR Trilogy
Blade Runner
Finding Nemo
Dogma

There's loads more I do tend to watch stuff over and over again..

Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back
Contact
All About Eve
The Big Chill
A Few Good Men
When Harry Met Sally
The Breakfast Club
Pretty Woman
Postcards from the Edge
Spider-Man 2
X-Men

The best movies of all time:
The Godfather Parts I&II
Rocky I thru V
Goodfellas
Purple Rain
The Five Heartbeats
The Temptations
The Fast & The Furious
Casino
A bronx tale
Heat
Carlito's Way
[Edited 11/17/08 6:14am]

Mushanga said:

I need to watch that tonight

The Princess Bride

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Happy Gilmore (cracks me up every time)

Breakfast at Tiffanys

Fargo