What Are Your Favorite Movies?

11-19-2015, 12:21 AM

I thought this could be a fun thread.

Here are a few of my favorites:

The King's Speech
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Saw
The Lion King
Halloween
Trick 'r Treat

snake5289 · 11-19-2015, 08:54 AM

The Thing
The Iron Giant
Batman (1989)
Robocop
The Terminator
Back to the Future (I count them as one big movie)
Jurassic Park
Batman Begins
Superman I&II
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Casino Royale
Shaun of the Dead
Hot Fuzz
The World's End
Most Will Ferrell movies
the Universal Monster movies
...and oh so many more

3233rafael · 11-19-2015, 09:15 AM

In that order...

Startaiger · 11-20-2015, 01:57 PM

Dark city
Citizen Kane
7 samurais
Nora inu (Stray dog)
Everything by the Coen bros.
Almost everything by John Carpenter.
Evil Dead trilogy
Star Wars eps. 4, 5 & 6
Ghostbusters
Galaxy quest
Batman returns
... & many more!

Il Cattivo · 11-20-2015, 10:51 PM

the man with no name trilogy
once upon a time in the west
django (1966)
unforgiven
the magnificent seven
lawrence of arabia
ben-hur
back to the future trilogy
the goonies
seven samurai
the third man
the shawshank redemption
forrest gump
pulp fiction
indiana jones
goodfellas
die hard and lethal weapon series
terminator 2
the avengers

just to name a few

Skoob · 11-21-2015, 10:08 PM

It's a tough question, because it depends on many things: the genre, who you're with, your age, what's going on in your mind and life when you watch it, what is groundbreaking or otherwise important for its time, who is asking this question, et cetera. Some movies are rotten but contain superb elements. Some things about a movie that sucks generally can nevertheless have meaning for you. Some movies that you enjoyed upon their release seem weak in retrospect. Respecting the shared interests of our community here at the Ark, those being predominantly Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror, some of my enduring favourites are:

- 1984
- 2010
- 28 Days Later
- Alien and Aliens
- Army of Darkness
- Batman Begins
- Escape from New York
- Flatliners
- Highlander
- K-PAX
- LOTR Trilogy
- Mad Max 2
- Nightmare 3
- Predator
- Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Resident Evil
- Robocop (Weller)
- Serenity (Firefly)
- Star Trek 2 and 4
- Star Wars OT
- Stargate
- T2
- The Matrix
- They Live
- Things To Come

Il Cattivo mentioned the Lethal Weapon series. Funny that nobody has ever produced figures for Riggs and Murtaugh!

I share 3233Rafael's love for the Godfather. And good Westerns. There sure has been a dearth of those lately. Violent shoot-em-ups with stupid one-liners are no substitute.

Here's a question for another thread: "Which stories would you like most to see made into movies OR remakes?"

3233rafael · 11-21-2015, 10:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skoob

It's a tough question, because it depends on many things: the genre, who you're with, your age, what's going on in your mind and life when you watch it, what is groundbreaking or otherwise important for its time, who is asking this question, et cetera. Some movies are rotten but contain superb elements. Some things about a movie that sucks generally can nevertheless have meaning for you. Some movies that you enjoyed upon their release seem weak in retrospect. Respecting the shared interests of our community here at the Ark, those being predominantly Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror, some of my enduring favourites are:

- 1984
- 2010
- 28 Days Later
- Alien and Aliens
- Army of Darkness
- Batman Begins
- Escape from New York
- Flatliners
- Highlander
- K-PAX
- LOTR Trilogy
- Mad Max 2
- Nightmare 3
- Predator
- Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Resident Evil
- Robocop (Weller)
- Serenity (Firefly)
- Star Trek 2 and 4
- Star Wars OT
- Stargate
- T2
- The Matrix
- They Live
- Things To Come

Il Cattivo mentioned the Lethal Weapon series. Funny that nobody has ever produced figures for Riggs and Murtaugh!

I share 3233Rafael's love for the Godfather. And good Westerns. There sure has been a dearth of those lately. Violent shoot-em-ups with stupid one-liners are no substitute.

Here's a question for another thread: "Which stories would you like most to see made into movies OR remakes?"

Good question...there's a bunch of movies I'd like to see a remake of just for the new technology, but, I'm afraid they'll mess it all up. Imagine the Warriors with new baseball fury suits or the Wraith with the futuristic car and an actor that actually knows how to act...the possibilities are endless! Lol

Tomax · 12-01-2018, 09:04 PM

not in order, just to name a few::

dont breathe
district 9
scarface
colombiana
dusk till dawn
maria full of grace
the lost boyz
AI
son of the mask
apocalypto
carlitos way
trading places
mad max
total recall
the thing
roger rabbit
sweeney todd
beetleJuice

Nautilusmollusc · 01-24-2019, 01:24 AM

Austin Powers 1 & 2
Transformers 1986
Star Wars Revenge of the sith

Dark knight nolan trilogy
Step Brothers

SpasticPlastic · 01-24-2019, 11:52 AM

Dead Alive (Brain Dead)
Better Off Dead
The Devil's Rejects
High Fidelity
Weird Science
House of 1000 Corpses
Grosse Pointe Blank

Weapon X · 02-01-2019, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tomax

son of the mask

Oh Jesus

Toymonk · 02-04-2019, 05:54 PM

Breakfast Club
License to Drive
Weird Science
Pretty in Pink
16 Candles
St Elmos Fire
MASK ( with rocky dennis )
Back to the future 1, 2
The Goonies
Stand by Me
The Lost Boys

Harbinger · 02-04-2019, 06:39 PM

Big Trouble in Little China
Lotr trilogy
Hobbit trilogy
Uhf
Spaceballs
Megaforce
Hellraisers1-4
Escape from New York
Vampire Hunter D
Tremors
The count of monte cristo ( jim caviezel, guy pearce version )
The 13th warrior

snake5289 · 02-04-2019, 09:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nitelife

Big Trouble in Little China
Lotr trilogy
Hobbit trilogy
Uhf
Spaceballs
Megaforce
Hellraisers1-4
Escape from New York
Vampire Hunter D
Tremors
The count of monte cristo ( jim caviezel, guy pearce version )
The 13th warrior

I love that one too.

Vamp · 02-28-2019, 04:11 AM

some of them are:

pee wee's big adventure
nightmare before xmas
blow
the crow
black hawk down
zoolander
howard the duck
the lost boys
beetleJuice
return of the living dead
sweeney todd
spawn

WastelandAngel · 03-23-2019, 08:52 PM

In no particular order
True Romance
Hellraiser (1-4)
The Thing
The lost boys
Hellboy
Pans labyrinth
The boondock saints
Platoon
Brotherhood of the wolf
Texas chainsaw massacre (original, although I enjoyed the first remake)
The hills have eyes (remake)
Alien (s) love the first 2 equally
Predator
Realizing this list could go on for awhile I'll end it there, but I know I missed some.

urrutiap · 07-16-2019, 05:44 PM

My favorite movies. Both old and some modern stuff from 10-15 years ago

original Nightmare On Elm Street
Nightmare on Elm Street 2
Nightmare on Elm Street 3
C.H.U.D.
The Stuff
Killer Klowns From Outer Space
Scream
Critters
Critters 2
Troll
Black Sheep 2007 i think
George Romero's Diary of the Dead
George Romero's Land of the Dead
Phantasm 1-4, Phantasm Ravager
Super Troopers
The Black Cauldron
Back to the Future
Ghostbusters
Lifeforce
Poltergeist
Poltergeist 2
Hereditary
Winchester
Puppet Master 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Puppet Master Littlest Reich
Tron
Return of the Living Dead
The Video Dead
Night of the Comet
Insidious
Insidious 2
The Conjuring
The Conjuring 2
The Nun
Annabelle Creation
Annabelle
Star Wars
Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi
Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon
The Lost Boys
The Lost Boys 2
Monster Squad
Dreamscape
Enemy Mine
Brothers Napalm-an odd comedy romance about brothers have pyrokinetic abilities they fall in love with the same woman or whatever
Dark Crystal
Labyrnth

Weapon X · 07-24-2019, 09:44 PM

no particular order:

Iron Man
The King's Speech
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Batman Begins
Avengers Infinity War
The Thing
Halloween 1 and 2 (originals)
Trick 'r Treat
Saw 1, 2, 3
Men in Black 3
Civil War
Prisoners
X-Men First Class
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The Lion King (original)
Spiderman Homecoming
X-Men Apocalypse
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Suicide Squad
127 Hours
Yesterday
Eastrail 177 trilogy
TRON
TRON Legacy
Holes
Spider-Man 1
Frequency
Pitch Black
Star Wars Eps 2,3,5

might update if I remember more.

PS...I think it's funny @3233rafael that there is a Definite Edition of The Passion of the Christ

urrutiap · 09-24-2019, 08:12 PM

My favorites mostly stuff from the 1980s when i was a kid

Lost Boys
Monster Squad
Dreamscape . Snake man scared me when i was a kid back then when the movie was on HBO

Swamp Thing
Nightmare on Elm Street
Nightmare on Elm Street 2
Nightmare on Elm Street
Airplane!
Airplane! 2
Porky's
Porky's 2
Legend
Dune
E.T.
Last Starfighter
Children of the Corn
C.H.U.D.
Star Wars
Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi
The two Ewoks movies
Mr Boogedy
Bridge of Mr Boogedy
Sea Gypsies
Super Fuzz
Pirates of Penzance
Odd Jobs
Black Cauldron
Sword in the Stone
Secret of NIMH
Creepshow
Creepshow 2
Beetlejuice
Mr Mom
House
House II
The Stuff
Video Dead
Christine

Tim · 09-30-2019, 01:55 PM

Some of my favorite movies top 5 then in no order are probably.
Blade Runner
2001 a space odyssey
Under the skin
Empire strikes back
The Thing 1982

Monty python and the holy grail
A New hope
Blade runner 2049
Tron legacy
Her
Prestige
Captain America winter soldier
Cap America civil war
Endgame
The Dark Knight
Terminator 2
Lord of the rings( count that as one film)
Aliens
Step brothers
Blazing saddles
Anchorman(don’t judge haha)
Halloween
Conjuring 1&2
Prisoners
Zodiac

@WeaponX aye! Nice! Like seeing another Tron legacy fan man! Seriously underrated film. And same goes to prisoners(you talkin about the Jake And Hugh jackman one right?

Harbinger · 09-30-2019, 02:32 PM

Given its October in a few hours what are some of evryones favorite horror films?
A few of mine:
In the Mouth of Madness
Lord of Illusions directors cut
Nightbreed
Event Horizon directors cut
Hellraiser
Hellraiser 2
Hellraiser 3
Hellraiser Bloodlines
Night of the Living Dead ( late 80’s version with patricia tallman and tony todd )
Land of the Dead unrated version
Shockwaves
John Carpenters Vampires
The Thing
Shocker
Tremors 1,2,3,5,6 ( number 4 was a prequel i didn’t care for much.)
House 2
Killer Klowns from Outerspace.

Tim · 09-30-2019, 05:44 PM

These are ones I watch and a bit of guilty pleasure horror films I wouldn’t say some of these are my “favorite” but hey still ima list em ha

Wicker man(Original not The BEEES one)
Under the skin(Kinda cheating but hey it’s listed under the Horror Genre
Halloween 1 & 2
Halloween 1&2 (Rob Zombie)
Nightmare on elm street 1-5
Texas chainsaw massacre
Friday the 13th literally all of them and that’s including the meh remake(But in honestly most aren’t the best more of a guilty pleasure Haha)
Siren(2016)
Insidious 1&2
Conjuring 1&2
Dead silence
Rest stop
My bloody valentine(Jensen ackles one)
The Thing
It(Both of em)
Child’s play(1st and only one is the one I like)
Quiet place
It follows
House of 1000 corpses
Lost Boys 1&2
Dusk til dawn
The Shining
Babadook
The mist
Evil dead 2 and army of darkness.
I’ve got so many more but that’s probably my top ones. I know I’m forgetting something

CMIII · 12-02-2019, 04:31 PM

Ill list my by Genre

Military - Saving Private Ryan
Historical Fiction - Glory
Action - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Psycologial Thriller - Jaws
Comedy - Home Alone
Science Fiction - Star Wars (any)
Epic - Lord of the Rings/Hobbit
Comic Book - Shazam!
Series - Back to the Future
Holiday - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Slasher - Friday the 13th
Horror - Dracula
Animated - Toy Story 3
Spoof - Robin Hood Men in tights
Book to Movie - Jurassic Park
Disney - Fantasia
Extended Universe - Universal Dark

Vamp · 12-02-2019, 07:50 PM

The Dark Crystal: Age of resistance (netflix series)
Terrifier
Apocalypto
Joker 2019
The Revenant
Into the SpiderVerse
AquaMan

Aderonimo · 01-18-2020, 04:52 PM

Sin City
The Godfather (all 3 movies)
The Lord of the Rings (all 3 movies)
The Hobbit (all 3 movies)

11-19-2015, 12:21 AM	#1
TheMattMan095 Guest Posts: n/a	I thought this could be a fun thread. Here are a few of my favorites: The King's Speech Batman: Mask of the Phantasm Saw The Lion King Halloween Trick 'r Treat Last edited by TheMattMan095; 11-19-2015 at 11:50 AM..

11-19-2015, 08:54 AM	#2
snake5289 I'm your Huckleberry. Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Southaven, MS Posts: 6,205	The Thing The Iron Giant Batman (1989) Robocop The Terminator Back to the Future (I count them as one big movie) Jurassic Park Batman Begins Superman I&II The Nightmare Before Christmas Casino Royale Shaun of the Dead Hot Fuzz The World's End Most Will Ferrell movies the Universal Monster movies ...and oh so many more Last edited by snake5289; 11-19-2015 at 09:25 AM..

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Il Cattivo Angel Eyes Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Sad Hill Cemetery Posts: 2,678	the man with no name trilogy once upon a time in the west django (1966) unforgiven the magnificent seven lawrence of arabia ben-hur back to the future trilogy the goonies seven samurai the third man the shawshank redemption forrest gump pulp fiction indiana jones goodfellas die hard and lethal weapon series terminator 2 the avengers just to name a few __________________ Count your shots - four bullets for one man, that's a waste.

11-21-2015, 10:08 PM	#6
Skoob Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 2,328	It's a tough question, because it depends on many things: the genre, who you're with, your age, what's going on in your mind and life when you watch it, what is groundbreaking or otherwise important for its time, who is asking this question, et cetera. Some movies are rotten but contain superb elements. Some things about a movie that sucks generally can nevertheless have meaning for you. Some movies that you enjoyed upon their release seem weak in retrospect. Respecting the shared interests of our community here at the Ark, those being predominantly Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror, some of my enduring favourites are: - 1984 - 2010 - 28 Days Later - Alien and Aliens - Army of Darkness - Batman Begins - Escape from New York - Flatliners - Highlander - K-PAX - LOTR Trilogy - Mad Max 2 - Nightmare 3 - Predator - Raiders of the Lost Ark - Resident Evil - Robocop (Weller) - Serenity (Firefly) - Star Trek 2 and 4 - Star Wars OT - Stargate - T2 - The Matrix - They Live - Things To Come Il Cattivo mentioned the Lethal Weapon series. Funny that nobody has ever produced figures for Riggs and Murtaugh! I share 3233Rafael's love for the Godfather. And good Westerns. There sure has been a dearth of those lately. Violent shoot-em-ups with stupid one-liners are no substitute. Here's a question for another thread: "Which stories would you like most to see made into movies OR remakes?" Last edited by Skoob; 11-21-2015 at 10:17 PM..