movies...what are some of your all time favorites?

[jessica31876]

Just started thinking about this today how I have some movies I just love so much. One of them is Life As A House. Sooo good. Well at least to me anyhow. I also really love Stepmom and Steel Magnolias. So Im kinda a sucker for the sappy chick flicks LOL but I also love old westerns (as well as some new ones). Really the only thing I wont watch much of is action (unless of course it has Vin Deisel :wub: ) and those cheesy martial arts movies where their lines never match their mouths. Oh I also loved Titanic....only I always wished that Jack would have lived. So what are some of your all time favorites?

[Chantal Miller]

U571 - Matthew McConnehey and Jon Bon Jovi in uniform... really. Serioisly though I love coming of age movies and this one has a very different spin on it.

POTC 3 - loved the script writing on this

The Women - no men in the entire movie; loved the story line

I love rom/coms; suspense; some action and most movies with Johny Depp in it

[pewtertm]

Stepmom and Steel Magnolias are both good :)

My favorites...hmmm
The Lord of the Rings trilogy
The Narnia movies
Anne of Green Gables & Anne of Avonlea
Erin Brockovich
Muriel's Wedding
Calendar Girls
Notting Hill

[lovely1m]

Oh, I did a LO of my top 10 a while back. Here it is:
http://digiscrapaddicts.com/gallery/data/500/10_Reasons-.jpg (http://digiscrapaddicts.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51365&ppuser=851)

[jessica31876]

Ok Mari I love pretty much every single one of those!! Especially Forest Gump. OMGosh I was so in love with Tom Hanks in that movie!! He was adorable :)

[MamaBee]

hmmm... of all time?

Where The Heart is.... still gets me during the storm scene
Top Gun... use to watch this EVERY TIME I was sick
Love Actually... I have to watch this every Christmas
Christmas vacation... I have to watch this before decorating the house at Christmas.
Pillow Talk... Love Doris Day and Rock Hudson
Sliding Doors... great "make you think" video on fate the choices we take
Overboard... if on tv, I'll watch it...
For the Love of the game.... I *love* sport movies... this one my fav

Hmm... I need to watch a movie tonight... ;)

[jessica31876]

Oh gosh I love Where the Heart Is. I cry everytime when I watch that movie. Especially the scene where Ashley Judd is talking about her kids being hurt. That just breaks my heart. If you have not already you should defenitely read the book. It is really similar but not completely the same. I really enjoyed the book and I read it after seeing the movie

[nesser1981]

Dirty Dancing
Shag
Grease
Love Actually
She's All That
Dazed and Confused
8 Seconds
Teen Witch
Sixteen Candles
Breakfast Club
Music and Lyrics
Never Been Kissed

I have a ton of them. LOL!

[lovely1m]

8 Seconds
Dazed & Confused
Top Gun
Where the Heart Is

Yes, those are all awesome!

[jovi_girl]

Im not all that into movies, but my absolute favourite of all time = Legends of the Fall (brad pitt.....so yummy)

Plus

The other Boleyn Girl
Dirty Dancing
The Notebook
Titanic

And i think those are the only movies ive ever watched more than once!

[[michele]]

Lord of the Rings trilogy
Harry Potter Series
300
Dogma
Finding Nemo

and a bunch more that escape me at the moment!

[jessica31876]

I dont think Ive ever seen Love Actually. Is that something new or old? Ohhh and I love The Notebook. Ryan Gosling as Noah was enough for me to watch it over and over LOL

[jessica31876]

Too funny that you mentioned this. My daughter was about 12 I think when she saw this and has refused to eat seafood ever since. She said to me fish are friends not food. She is 18 and still refuses to eat seafood although now she wont admit that is the reason. The funny thing is we were eating popcorn shrimp which are just breaded shrimp right? Well she says she hates seafood and I say well you eat popcorn shrimp dont you? She says yea they are made with popcorn right? LMAO I was just laughing so hard at that. Still cracks me up. She was mad that I fed her seafood.

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Finding Nemo

and a bunch more that escape me at the moment!

[lovely1m]

Oh, Legends of the Fall awesome movie! Finding Nemo is adorable.

[MamaBee]

I dont think Ive ever seen Love Actually. Is that something new or old? Ohhh and I love The Notebook. Ryan Gosling as Noah was enough for me to watch it over and over LOL

Love Actually is fairly new... probably with in the last 5 years? Hugh Grant and a bunch of other British actors...

[Jengerbread88]

My top ten RIGHT NOW:

1. Fight Club
2. Edward Scissorhands
3. Lars and the Real Girl
4. The Notebook
5. Shaun of the Dead
6. Hot Fuzz
7. Eurotrip
8. Let the Right One In
9. The Orphanage
10. Paranormal Activity

[[michele]]

My top ten RIGHT NOW:

5. Shaun of the Dead
6. Hot Fuzz


Those are freaking hysterical movies!!! Love them!

[sarahbhb]

Love Actually is such an awesome film. Love it (I think you either love or hate this one) and have watched it a few times.

My all time watch over and over again films are...

The Princess Bride
Dirty Dancing
Top Gun
Bringing Up Baby
White Christmas
Breakfast Club
Pretty in Pink
Sixteen Candles
Ferris Bueller's Day Off

[jessica31876]

Oh gosh my husband watches Top Gun all the time. I want to hide it from him LOL That and Chuck Norris films and all the Rockys because Sylvester Stallone with the exception of Spy Kids 3 I think annoys the heck outta me.

[Kiki]

We just watched The Blindside last night and DH and I have already decided that it's one of our faves. Another I love is Ever After (just adorable). Emma will always be a fave, and so will Sense and Sensibility.

[jessica31876]

ohh I love Sense and Sensibility!!

[schock77]

My top ten RIGHT NOW:

1. Fight Club
2. Edward Scissorhands
3. Lars and the Real Girl
4. The Notebook
5. Shaun of the Dead
6. Hot Fuzz
7. Eurotrip
8. Let the Right One In
9. The Orphanage
10. Paranormal Activity

I like all of these too- and the John Hughes movies mentioned above too- kindred spirits in movies! :) I LOVE crime stories, offbeat indie flicks, psychological thrillers, even horror movies, so I may not be a good one to ask if you like more mainstream.

BUT two of my all time faves- Into the Wild and V for Vendetta (they couldn't be more different from each other, but I truly love both).

[scrapperjade]

So many good movies listed!! Some of my faves:

~ Pride & Prejudice (the 5 hour made for TV one - NOT the one with Keira Knightly - that one sucked!)
~ Anne Of Green Gables & Anne Of Avonlea (I watch this at least once a year and I hate the 3rd one they made about 5 years ago - it was horrible)
~ 10 Things I Hate About You
~ Rat Race (OMGoodness - I seriously laugh so hard I cry when I watch this one)

Newer ones:
~ Miss Potter (the one about Beatrix Potter)
~ The Blind Side
~ Julie & Julia

[Jengerbread88]

After reading through some of these, I really want to add Calendar Girls somewhere. It was great. Also the French film Priceless is adorable. And Girl, Interrupted. I need more of a top 30. [rec] is on my list, too. Um... and Devil Wears Prada. Also maybe the Descent and The Holiday.

The Notebook is good. It's definitely in my top 30, as well.

OOH! OOH! And now I also want to add V for Vendetta. It's so so so so so good.

[[michele]]

Also maybe the Descent


Oooh - that *was* a really good movie. I liked Dark Water and Silent Hill too.

[pewtertm]

~ Anne Of Green Gables & Anne Of Avonlea (I watch this at least once a year and I hate the 3rd one they made about 5 years ago - it was horrible)



DITTO that!!! It sucked, bigtime!

[jessica31876]

I watched Silent Hill. It was the one where they were in like a dream world right? And the girl was really dead?

[[michele]]

I watched Silent Hill. It was the one where they were in like a dream world right? And the girl was really dead?


I think so! It was a little confusing.....

[jessica31876]

yes what I was thinking. I thought I got it then it got the end and I was like huh? My daughter loved it though so she kinda explained the parts I was confused on.

[Amy Carey]

Gone With The Wind
You've Got Mail
Sleepless in Seattle
When Harry Met Sally
Top Gun
Dirty Dancing
Ghost
PS I love You
50 First Dates
An Affair To Remember
Where the Heart Is

After having watched The Passion of the Christ tonght I think I 'm gonna go dig one of these lighthearted ones out to go to sleep to :)

[jessica31876]

Oh I love 50 First Dates. Adam Sandler is one of my favorites and him paired with Drew Barrymore just works so well I think.

[lovely1m]

Oh I love 50 First Dates. Adam Sandler is one of my favorites and him paired with Drew Barrymore just works so well I think.

Yes, but The Wedding Singer was way, way better! :thumbup:

[jessica31876]

I cant choose between the two really. I loved the wedding singer but 50 First Dates was so funny and so sweet...oh whos kidding I love pretty much any Adam Sandler movie. I think he is just so funny and so cute

[Susan Bartolini]

I have TONS of movies that I love but there are some that I could watch over and over:

When Harry Met Sally
You've Got Mail
Roxanne
Parenthood
Broadcast News
Father of the Bride
Amelie

Gosh, these are all chick flick-y. I also love edgier movies as well.

Susan

[jessica31876]

Ohhhh I also really like Meet the Fockers and Night at the Museum (both 1 & 2 but 1 moreso I think)

[Milmomma]

Stardust
How to lose a guy in 10 days
Willy Wonka
Grinch stole christmas
Fools Gold
The Holiday
Fantastic 4 series
27 Dresses
PS I love you
Catch and Release
Oceans 11, 12, 13
The wedding date
Legally Blonde 1 & 2
Dan in Real life
Anything disney is good in my book

[[michele]]

Hellboy
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Pitch Black
Doom

[Stacey42]

I go for comedy and action adventure

Raiders of the Lost Ark
Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade
Star Wars
Return of the Jedi
Clue
Ocean's Eleven
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Mel Brook's History of the World pt 1
Blazing Saddles
The Thomas Crown Affair

[Keely~B]

Sooo many...some of mine

Strictly Ballroom
Muriel's Wedding
LA Confidential
Hedwig & The Angry Inch
Monty Python's Holy Grail
The Usual Suspects
Love Actually
The Sound Of Music
Run Lola Run
Shaun of The Dead
The Replacement Killers
Seven
Like Water For Chocolate
Office Space
The Princess Bride

[Linz]

Love Actually is such an awesome film. Love it (I think you either love or hate this one) and have watched it a few times.
ditto to just the bolded. dh and i both hated it....it actually put me to sleep. :p


better off dead
office space
pulp fiction
usual suspects
high fidelity
princess bride
willy wonka
shutter island
juno
goonies
a christmas story
the hangover
anything by kevin smith

[pewtertm]

ditto to just the bolded. dh and i both hated it.

Count me in the hated it group too. I thought it was pointless, and I have to say I was mortified to be sitting next to my mom and seeing the porn actors going at it...we both found it very offensive.

[jessica31876]

I went with my teenage daughter to see Juno and we both hateed it. My problem was the wsay they talked/acted. teens around here do not talk like that and it was like they tried way to hard to sound/act cool. My daughter said the same thing. She said none of her friends talk that way. SO had they toned down the slang a tad it might not have annoyed me so much. The actual storyline was not bad.

[lovely1m]

I thought Juno was awesome. Its in MN and you know how bad they have to over play MN people though.

Office Space, yeah, one of the funniest movies ever.

[kaylaugh]

ok, am I the only one in here who loves Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood? Esp. on DVD with the scrapbook theme for the extras and menus and stuff?

When I want to cry I watch:
Divine Secrets
Stepmom
50 First Dates

When I want to laugh I watch:
50 First Dates
Bruce Almighty
Shrek

Movies that replay late at night that I can watch every time:
The Fifth Element
Stepmom
Dave
The American President
The Breakfast Club
16 Candles
Better Off Dead
How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days
Pretty Woman

oodles of others too that I just can't name off the top of my head. We watch all kinds of Sci-fi and action and we're into martial arts films. DH will watch scary but I don't like gory-scary. I do like psychological thrillers and make you think-suspense movies. Huge fan of M. Night Shyamalan here! (totally can't wait for Avatar: the Last Airbender...one of the few anime shows I like!)

Kristi

[nun69]

these are mine :)
1. POTC {all 3}
2. Dirty Dancing
3. Princess and the Frog
4. Hercules
5. Toy Story
6. Breakfast Club
7. Die Hard {all of them}
8. Fried Green Tomatoes
9. Sleepy Hollow
10. The Little Mermaid

and I have to add Oceans Eleven/Twelve/Thirteen!

{and YES I LOVE Disney movies!!!!}

[Jenn Barrette]

I love movies :)

Almost all the Kevin Smith movies
White Oleander
The Hangover
Heathers
Girl, Interrupted
American Beauty
Any Disney feature length cartoon
Saved
Stardust
Encino Man
Billy Madison
The Breakfast Club
Edward Scissorhands
too many to name...

[lauren grier]

hm.

breakfast @ tiffany's of course..
blood diamond
star wars- but spec return of the jedi is my fav
some kind of wonderful
the little mermaid haha..
corpse bride..

I can't think today.. those are the top ones at least.. I tried to cover different types of films haha ^_^

[Gabbina]

Mh... I have a ton, but I guess...

Dirty Dancing,
Harry Potter Serie (BUT just because I read the books and loved them so now I love the movies too...)
When Harry met Sally
Trading Places (MY Christmas Movie...)
Pretty much everything made by Tarantino.

[jessica31876]

I dont really get Tarantino. My daughter however likes alot of films he makes and has made me watch a few with her LOL. One of her favorites was Kill Bill. Another one I just did not get all the hype on. I do love Dirty Dancing though. And although I just recently watched the Harry Potters series I did enjoy them somewhat. My daughter loves HP so I bugged her to death about the whys and what and whos while watching LOL. She keeps telling me to read the books. Mh... I have a ton, but I guess...

Dirty Dancing,
Harry Potter Serie (BUT just because I read the books and loved them so now I love the movies too...)
When Harry met Sally
Trading Places (MY Christmas Movie...)
Pretty much everything made by Tarantino.

[Gabbina]

I dont really get Tarantino. My daughter however likes alot of films he makes and has made me watch a few with her LOL. One of her favorites was Kill Bill. Another one I just did not get all the hype on. I do love Dirty Dancing though. And although I just recently watched the Harry Potters series I did enjoy them somewhat. My daughter loves HP so I bugged her to death about the whys and what and whos while watching LOL. She keeps telling me to read the books.

Hehe... I think you can only totally love or hate Tarantino movies... :D
And your daughter is right, if you get the chance, read the HP books... especially from the 4th to the last one. They're really great. I didn't watch the movies till I was really into the books, I was like reading the 5th, I think... I liked them a lot. But the books are way better, I think :) (And not so child-ish too... :D )

[jessica31876]

I have actually tried reading her HP books. (she has the whole series) and I just could not get into them. I think the movies interested me because they are so amazing in their imagery/special effects etc. It keeps my interest more.

[Ebony]

In no particular order, these are my faves (ones that have either left a massive impression, or appeal to me so much that I have watched them quite a few times)

Grease
Fight Club
V for Vendetta
Garden State
White Oleander
Pocahontas
Alice in Wonderland (with Whoopi, Martin Short & Gene Wilder)
Labyrinth
Moulin Rouge
Titanic
The Notebook
Josie & The Pussycats
Mean Girls
The Wizard of Oz
Matrix Trilogy
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
The Dark Knight
Factory Girl

Plus all Leonardo movies, that man is amazing.

[scrapmonkey]

A lot of my faves are listed already (the John Hughes movies, Star Wars series, A Christmas Story, Muriel's Wedding, Monty Python, X-Men series). Here are some that are among my favorites, but I don't think I saw on anyone else's list:

Revenge of the Nerds
Nightmare on Elm Street (the original is one of the best horror movies, IMO)
A Time To Kill (I think I fell in love with Matthew McConaughey and Sandra Bullock and Chris Cooper in this movie)
War Games
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Contact
Excalibur
and almost any James Bond movie (sorry, not the Timothy Dalton or George Lazenby ones, though)

ETA: I almost forgot - My Cousin Vinny

[jessica31876]

Oh gosh I love Matthew Mcconaughey in that movie but it is so incredibly sad and makes me so angry whenever I watch it. But omgosh him with a southern accent and those cute little blong curls is almost to much!!

[coopert]

Parenthood
Home for the Holidays
My best Friends Wedding
The Wedding Singer
Grease
Enchanted April
Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood

[CraftTeaLady]

Four Feathers (http://www.amazon.com/Four-Feathers-Full-Screen-Collectors/dp/B00007KLJJ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1270748045&sr=8-1)
Knight's Tale (http://www.amazon.com/Knights-Tale-Special-Heath-Ledger/dp/B00000F4ZY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1270748106&sr=1-1)
The Importance of Being Earnest (http://www.amazon.com/Importance-Being-Earnest-Rupert-Everett/dp/B00006JDVX/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1270748128&sr=1-1)
Pride and Prejudice (http://www.amazon.com/Pride-Prejudice-Special-E-1996/dp/B00005MP58/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1270748207&sr=1-2)
Sense and Sensibility (http://www.amazon.com/Sense-Sensibility-Special-Emma-Thompson/dp/0800141660/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1270748261&sr=1-1)
Count of Monte Cristo (http://www.amazon.com/Count-Monte-Cristo-VHS/dp/B00006AUN6/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1270748354&sr=1-12)

[suze]

You'll think I'm a dork with the most insane random movie favs, but they are-

The Proposal
The Ugly Truth
Confessions of a Shopoholic
Tropic Thunder
The Hangover
Inglorious Bastards
Defiantly Maybe
Iron Man
Blind Side
Star Wars
Fan Boys
Fear and Loathing...

okay there are so many to name, but I actually love alot by director too...

Quinten Tarrintino <--- I have no idea how to spell that lol
Judd Apatow
Robert Rodriquez

anything written by
Will Farrell <-- funnest man!! I swear!!

and I love anything with

Ryan Reynolds <--- I could look at him all day, with or without a shirt :D

[Jengerbread88]

Susan, I agree with so many of your choices! They're all great movies!

[bdances]

Oh I like lot's!!! I like Harry potter movies! All of them. :)