Favorite Movies to Recommend

[masakishi]

I've been getting into watching movies lately, and thought I'd (selfishly) ask what everyone's favorite movies are and what you would recommend everyone (and I) should watch. I just watched Amelie, a good French movie. Some of my personal favorites I'd recommend are Love Actually, Stranger than Fiction, and Ratatouille. If you've seen all three of these you'll know there's a common theme, but if you haven't seen any of these, I wholeheartedly recommend you see them.

Anyways, I look forward to hearing what all of your favorite movies are, and what you'd recommend people see! Please and thank you.

[Ayame_Ex Goddess]

My favorite movies.

12 Angry Men
20000 Leagues Under the Sea
American Movie
Back to the Future 1-3
Batman,
Batman Begins,
Batman: The Dark Knight
Bowfinger
Clash of the Titans
Double Indemnity
Evil Dead
Evil Dead 2: Dead Before Dawn
Evil Dead 3: Army of Darkness
Ghostbusters 1, 2
A Goofy Movie
John Carpenter's Halloween
The Hobbit
The Incredibles
Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man
Jaws
Kill Bill 1-2
Labyrinth
The Little Mermaid
Little Shop of Horrors
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Lord of the Rings: The Harp of Ages
Mystery Science Theater 3000 the Movie
National Treasure
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
Planes Trains and Automobiles
Princess Bride
Rocketman
Salem's Lot
Serenity
Shaun of the Dead
Stanly Kubrick's The Shining
The Sword in the Stone
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1997)
This is Spinal Tap
UHF

And in case you're in need of some TV boxed sets:

Keeping Up Appearances
Firefly
The Red Green Show
Red Dwarf
The Venture Brothers
Teen Titans Go!
Batman: The Animated Series
The Real Ghostbusters
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Aqua Teen Hunger Force

[Max "Lone" Raine]

Ok... my list of recommended movies will not be quite as long as Ayames =P But here goes:

The Matrix Trilogy
Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy
Back to the Future Trilogy
Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Oceans Trilogy
(I think I like trilogies xD )
Gladiator
The Last Samurai
Hitman (Best game based movie I've seen)
Almost anything by Monty Python

And some anime:
Princess Mononoke
Spirited Away
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

And in case you do like anime and want some good short series that can almost be watched as if they were a movie =P:
Dominion Tank Police (4 Episodes 160 mins)
New Dominion Tank police (6 Episodes 180 mins)
Geobreeders (3 episodes 90 mins)
Geobreeders 2: Breakthrough (4 episodes 108 mins)
All those four are hilarious action comedies =)

If I think of any more to recommend I'll ad them later =P

[moero]

Well Masakishi, we have pretty much the opposite in movie tastes. (I do like Amelie, but those other ones? Bleh) Regardless, here are my favorite movies:

Brick
Blade Runner

I like lots of movies, but those two are my favorites, and you asked for the favorites.

[masakishi]

Yay! So many more movies to watch.
Thanks everyone who has posted so far, I appreciate it.

[moero]

I would also like to recommend, in the noir section:

M (1931)
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
Gilda
The Maltese Falcon
A Touch of Evil
Boondock Saints
Eqilibrium
The Killers (1946)
The Killer (Dip huet seung hung) (1989)
Murder, My Sweet
Night of the Hunter
Out of the Past
Kiss Me Deadly
Brick
Blade Runner
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Double Indemnity
Momento

This is just off the top of my head. I've been on a dark/noir/crime kick. These are not your feel-good, love-conquers-all films. Quite the opposite, in fact.

[moero]

For comedy:

Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels
Hot Fuzz
Blues Brothers
Trading Places
Down with Love
The Thin Man
After the Thin Man
Step Lively
Shaun of the Dead
Monty Python's Life of Brian
Wizard of Speed and Time
Ferris Buehler's Day Off
Twelfth Night
Much Ado About Nothing
Addams Family Values
Hook
Shaolin Soccer
Galaxy Quest

[moero]

Musicals:

Step Lively
Newsies
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Blues Brothers
Sweeney Todd

[moero]

Horror:

Night of the Hunter
Shock Corridor
28 Days Later
Sweeney Todd
Picnic at Hanging Rock

[moero]

Sci-Fi:

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Equilibrium
Dark Knight
Batman Begins
Serenity
Blade Runner
Metropolis (1927)
The Matrix
Colossus: The Forbin Project
Galaxy Quest
Quiet Earth
I, Robot

[moero]

Epic:

Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Star Wars: A New Hope
Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Peter Pan (2003)
House of Flying Daggers
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

[moero]

Romance:
Casablanca
Down with Love
Princess Bride

Animated:
Princess Mononoke
The Incredibles
Nightmare Before Christmas
Corpse Bride
Vincent

Teen films:
Crossroads (1986)
Some Kind of Wonderful
Ferris Buehler's Day Off

Documentary:
Mad Hot Ballroom
Spellbound (2002)
New York Doll
Ringers: Lord of the Fans

Drama:
Lola Rennt
Fight Club
Raise the Red Lantern

[moero]

Aug 30, 2008 18:05:23 GMT -5 Ayame_Ex Goddess said:

Little Shop of Horrors

Do you mean the musical, or the original?

[moero]

Television:
Arrested Development
Firefly
Teen Titans Go!
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Flight of the Conchords
Ghost in the Shell: Stand-Alone Complex
Red Dwarf
Black Adder

[Ayame_Ex Goddess]

Sept 1, 2008 14:51:29 GMT -5 moero said:

Aug 30, 2008 18:05:23 GMT -5 Ayame_Ex Goddess said:

Little Shop of Horrors

Do you mean the musical, or the original?

While I admit the original has something of a charm to it, the musical is just plain entertaining and the one I was referring to.