Movies

[twirlgrrl]

I don't know if these are my top ten favorite movies, but they're the first ones that came to mind tonight.

Harold and Maude
Schizopolis
How To Get Ahead In Advertising
Vertigo
Spinal Tap
Pulp Fiction
Wild At Heart
Freeway
Life Is Beautiful
Happiness

Yours?

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[lust-inthe-dust.livejournal.com]

The Big Chill
Pretty in Pink
The Breakfast Club
Beetlejuice
Pulp Fiction
Jesus Christ Superstar
Arsenic and Old Lace
Valley Girl
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Grease

I'm sure there are more, even life altering flicks...I just can't call them to mind right now. :)

[twirlgrrl.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I love every single one of these too! Oh, except Jesus Christ Superstar, I never even saw that one all the way through. I'll substitute Hair there. :)

[canetoad.livejournal.com]

Harold and Maude for sure
Wings of Desire
The Fisher King
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Diva
Auntie Mame (with Rosalind Russell)
Felicia's Journey (when seen back-to-back with Exotica)
Being There
Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

[twirlgrrl.livejournal.com]

Oh! How could I forget Being There? DEFINITELY on my top ten. Also the Fisher King and Eternal Sunshine are super great. I haven't even seen Auntie Mame, Diva, Felicia's Journey, or Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things (is that a really bad B horror movie I hope?) Thanks!! Adding them to my list.

[canetoad.livejournal.com]

[laughing] Yes, CSPwDT is possible a C horror movie, not even good enough for B horror. It's not that it's a good movie -- don't add it to any "to watch" list! -- it's just a fun joke between me and my mom.

Rosalind Russell rocks my world, and she is a fabulous FABULOUS Auntie Mame; Lucille Ball can't hold a candle to her.

Diva is a french film with subtitles, loosely based on the Delacorta book by the same name. You know the series? Diva, Lola, Nana, Luna, Vida. I think I have them all. Simple and charming. As is the movie.

Felicia's Journey is... twisted, and it reminds me just how masterful a character actor Bob Hoskins is, and how much i like Atom Egoyan's storytelling style. He's really a master.

I was thinking, too, as I was remembering movies I've really liked, they often fall into director categories like that. Wim Wenders, Terry Gilliam, etc.

[laren.livejournal.com]

Garden State
Lost in Translation
Lust, Caution
The Lover
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Closer
Audition
3-Iron
Kiss of the Dragon
Finishing the Game

Not my 10 all-time favorites but the first ones to come to mind today.

[alexisyael.livejournal.com]

hmmm... I always suck at top tens (I hate to choose) but I'll try (also, with series, I always count them as one movie):

Say Anything
Kill Bill
The Matrix(es -- yes, all three, I am a HUGE fan)
LotR
12 Monkeys
Singles
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon/ Hero
Frida
A Room With a View
Pretty in Pink/ The Breakfast Club/ Sixteen Candles

Really, I should have more comedies on that list (because when I rewatch movies, I usually pick comedies) but none of my favorites seem like top ten favorites... except maybe Juno, and I'm not sure about that one yet. Oh, and 30 Year Old Virgin actually should be on my list, I love that movie!!!! We'll call it 11.

Needless to say, I have highly eclectic tastes.

Frack: I forgot Slaves of New York! And Dead Man! And Ghost Dog! And Gladiator.

Ah... you see why I can't limit myself to ten?

[psyko-kitty.livejournal.com]

OMG - How could I forget Twelve Monkeys and the Matrix!?!

[alexisyael.livejournal.com]

I forgot sooooo many, too!

[psyko-kitty.livejournal.com]

Off the top of my head:
Dead Man Walking - far and away the most beautiful film I have ever seen
A Few Good Men
When Harry Met Sally
The Shawshank Redemption
one of the Harry Potter movies
Contact
Donnie Darko
Garden State
Dangerous Liaisons
some subset of the Star Wars saga