Quoted from bert And anyway, Monty Python and the Holy Grail FTW -- so all y'all's choices ain't sh*t.

...and does that mean you *&*$(# in our general direction?


..Sorry.  I'll stop now.  

In no particular order...

Shawshank Redemption
Old School
The Big Country
Garden state
Last Of The Mohicans
The Replacements
Taken
Usual Suspects
Reservoir Dogs
The Matrix

Bert,

Grail is pretty high on my list as you can see, however I think Life of Brian was clearly superior. Just as funny if not funnier, and loads more social satire...

Quoted from bert Who cares if somebody doesn't like a movie you like?  Are you kidding me?  Sometimes I feel like Don has me shepherding a site for six-year-old girls.

i couldn't agree more.

BACK ON TOPIC

some add-ons to my list...

Heat
Fargo
Deer Hunter
Star Wars
American History X
Back to The Future
Die Hard I
Glory
Gran Torino
Lethal Weapon I&II
The Negotiator
Inception
The Outsiders
Red Dawn
Sixth Sense
Se7en
Training Day
United 93

have at it girls.   (you like that bert?)

Quoted from ajr Bert, Grail is pretty high on my list as you can see, however I think Life of Brian was clearly superior. Just as funny if not funnier, and loads more social satire...

Yeah, that may be, but Grail never fails to turn me back into an insanely giggling fifth-grader.

"Brian" does not do that.  Different kind of humor.  Nod goes to Grail.

Quoted from Dreamscale Penny, the point is quite clear, at least to me... It's easy to start shit, and it's even easier not to.  If I had responded to your initial post by saying several of your choices were crap or just horrible movies, I bet you or one of your cronies would have something to say about it. I personally don't give a shit what you and Janet like and don't like - it means absolutely nothing to me, but when you go looking for trouble, I can guarantee you you don't have to look any further than me to find it. OK, here's a revised list which you can scratch your head and nuts over. Up From The Depths The Being Troll 2 House of The Dead Hatchet Hatchet 2 Mega Python vs. Gatoroid Pink Flamingos

Jeff, I don't believe Troll 2 is a brilliant film -- I grew up on the film.  It has sentimental meaning to me.  My list isn't a matter of AAA, Oscar worthy material.  It's simply what resonates with me or has with me over the years.  

I've had many a good times watching Troll 2 in my circle since I was a kid.  I've also been fortunate enough, through my staunch support of Ron Paul drum pounding the last 4 years to get to know Jason Wright a little this past year, who runs the political derby.com and is a wonderful novelist "Wednesday letters" and political analyst.  So, yeah, to me Troll 2 has some value.

And I didn't rag on Avatar, man.    

Quoted from bert Who cares if somebody doesn't like a movie you like?  Are you kidding me?  Sometimes I feel like Don has me shepherding a site for six-year-old girls.

Balt,

He doesn't care what you think about the films you suggested.  He's just trolling.

Hey, all I said was that I like Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and agreed with Pia on other assessments.  

S'cuse me while I go hum a bar of Truly Scrumptious!  

Quoted from mcornetto Balt, He doesn't care what you think about the films you suggested.  He's just trolling.

trolling?

my 2 year old daughter does stuff like this, but in my house - we call it a "tantrum" or a "hissy fit"

its usually followed by a "spanking" or some sort of "time out"

Quoted from Penoyer79 trolling? my 2 year old daughter does stuff like this, but in my house - we call it a "tantrum" or a "hissy fit" its usually followed by a "spanking" or some sort of "time out"

Just ignore him and try to keep the thread on topic.

Quoted from mcornetto Just ignore him and try to keep the thread on topic.

yup. got it.

he's all yours

Pet peeve.  Good Will Hunting blows.  The North American conception of "intelligence" is intractably skewed and the way it's addressed in our films is generally laughable.  Good Will Hunting is the unabashed epitome of this.

Some favourites, in no particular order:

The Rock -- far from the best-made of Hollywood action films, but for me the most audaciously pleasing; couldn't ask for a better cast.

Terminator 2: Judgement Day -- the best-made Hollywood action film.  What more can I say?

Eyes Wide Shut -- the most perfect film I've ever seen, though it's not perfect.

Duck Soup -- probably a tie between this and Modern Times for the funniest film I've ever seen; I list Duck Soup here because Modern times has that sometimes-offputting aspect of, y'know, forcing one to think

Dogville -- although I think Von Trier's "best" film, if it comes down to it, is probably Breaking the Waves, Dogville is the one which best continues to engage me emotionally and intellectually on repeat viewings.

Star Trek: First Contact -- narrowly beating out Khan on the strength of the Woodard/Stewart scene.  "The line must be drawn HERE!"  As I'm sure you all know, Star Trek is the best thing in the world.

Annie Hall -- I'd probably argue for Crimes and Misdemeanors as Woody's best work, but Annie Hall is so perfectly exemplary of his body of work, and he's one of my favourites.

Much Ado About Nothing (1993) -- my favourite romantic comedy, outlandish cast and all.

Mr. Nice Guy -- my list wouldn't be complete without an HK actioner, and Nice Guy barely beats out Enter the Dragon and 36th Chamber of Shaolin, largely on the basis of its light tone.  Feels wrong to choose the film without any of the best fights, though (I'm thinking here Chan/Urquidez in Wheels on Meals or Chan/Leung/Smoorenburg in Who Am I?).

Mary Poppins -- beating out The Lion King for my favourite family film of all time.  A brilliant and remarkably complex film.

My faves, off the top of my head (the ones I would choose if I had to pick or die):

Dawn of the Dead (original)
Phantasm quadrilogy
Aliens
Videodrome
The Fly
Elephant Man
Silent Running
Basket Case 3
Troll 2  
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (and most things directed by Shinya Tskumoto)
Rocky anthology
Bad Taste
City of the Living Dead
1990: The Bronx Warriors
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
Naked Gun 1 & 2
The Benji movies.


...and a bunch of other sh*t I have in my attic.

Quoted from Heretic The Rock -- far from the best-made of Hollywood action films, but for me the most audaciously pleasing; couldn't ask for a better cast. Eyes Wide Shut -- the most perfect film I've ever seen, though it's not perfect.

I have to admit... the Rock was a damn fun movie. plus im a total Michael Biehn fanboy. easily Michael Bay's best film

Eyes Wide Shut.... not so much. i just didn't get it. ive argued against this movie on this board before...and was surprised at all the supporters who came out to defend it.

to me i always look at Kubrick's other work...then look at this one... it just doesnt hold up for me...

kinda like Cameron's Avatar... it simply doesnt hold a candle to the Terminators and Aliens.

i tend to hold these landmark directors to a different standard which might be unfair... but i just cant help it

Balt, I wasn't knocking you or you choices 1 bit.  I too have enjoyed Troll 2 immensely, just like I can't get enough of Up From The Depths and The Being.

How am I trolling now, Cornie?  For some reason I'm the only one who can't provide a list here without a problem?  damn, WTF crawled up your ass (most recently)...or is it something you've wedged up there?