What's your favourite film(s)

[Richie_asg1]

Is there any film that you can watch over and over and not get bored with, or one that sticks with you as an old favourite?

For me it is Labyrinth with David Bowie.

With elements of M.C. Escher, mazes, old ruins and Jim Hensons puppetry to make it fun. I learnt contact juggling from that film - and taught someone else too!

I also love The new Sherlock Holmes series of films with Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams. There is just something captivating about the way it was filmed, and I like the way the characters are portrayed as having their weaknesses.

I did like the very early black and white Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, but now prefer the modern version.

 

[Notlaw]

Blade Runner
Star Wars (original films)
Star Trek (new films especially)
Dredd (2012 version)
Ex Machina
Alien
The Warriors

To name but a few...

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Too many to list but as a war film fan i would say my all time favourite is -

 

[Cwrw666]

Too many films to list really. We have a TV, but no ariel so it's just for watching DVDs and we've got about 500 or thereabouts and the girls must have another 300 between them. We just watch the better ones over and over again. Come to think of it a film has to be really really bad before we won't give it a second chance. It's surprising how many become firm favourites that you thought were decidedly iffy the first time you watched it.
particularly like:
Pitch Black
Most comic book movies, even the ones everyone else says are awful like Batman and Robin, green Lantern, Catwoman etc.
Gravity
Terminator
Mind you I do drink beer while watching so maybe that colours my judgement.:lol:

 

[sue666]

In approximate vintage : Whistle Down The Wind....really believed it as a youngster, Hayley Mills was amazing, Born Free... my first understanding of how amazing animals are, followed by Love Story....first film to reduce me to tears, and finally Sister Act.....had me dancing around behind the counter at Ritz Video Padiham ( obviously when there were no customers around! ) More recently Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, Skyfall & Spectre......common denominator....oh yes Daniel Craig say no more lol !!!!

 

[Robin54]

Fargo...(the film)

 

[GHW]

Too many films to list really. We have a TV, but no ariel so it's just for watching DVDs and we've got about 500 or thereabouts and the girls must have another 300 between them. We just watch the better ones over and over again. Come to think of it a film has to be really really bad before we won't give it a second chance. It's surprising how many become firm favourites that you thought were decidedly iffy the first time you watched it.
particularly like:
Pitch Black
Most comic book movies, even the ones everyone else says are awful like Batman and Robin, green Lantern, Catwoman etc.
Gravity
Terminator
Mind you I do drink beer while watching so maybe that colours my judgement.:lol:

I never had you down as a superhero fan, cwrw!

@notlaw, alien (and aliens) my all time fave. Also Ex machina is easily the best new sci-fi I've seen in years. A proper sci-if film that asks some serious philosophical questions about technology and humanity, rather than just spaceships and fighting monsters (thought that can be great too, see above); all done in one of the best produced and acted films I've seen in years regardless of genres. Brilliant film.

 

[IainM]

Too many to mention, but the first that come to mind:

The Big Lebowski (or, pretty much anything from the Cohen brothers)
Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas (... but I only really enjoyed it after reading the book)
28 Days Later (and 28 Weeks Later)
Requiem for a Dream
Day of the Dead
Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels
Interstellar
Minority Report
Short Circuit (and the squeal, both for nostalgia reasons)

 

[Notlaw]

I never had you down as a superhero fan, cwrw!

@notlaw, alien (and aliens) my all time fave. Also Ex machina is easily the best new sci-fi I've seen in years. A proper sci-if film that asks some serious philosophical questions about technology and humanity, rather than just spaceships and fighting monsters (thought that can be great too, see above); all done in one of the best produced and acted films I've seen in years regardless of genres. Brilliant film.

Agreed, the best Sci fi film in a long time. It's not an easy watch, but so well written. I'm glad at least someone else knows the film.!

 

[LarryF]

Let me see.....in no particular order:
Apocalypse now.
Citizen Kane
Angels with dirty faces
The cruel sea
Life of Brian**
The Blues Brothers.
Blade Runner, the directors cut
Once upon a time in America, the directors cut
The Deer Hunter
The treasure of the sierra madre
The long weekend (Ray Milan)
Goodfellas
The Godfather (all of them)
Casablanca
The African Queen
The Good the Bad and the Ugly.
The Shootist
The man who shot Liberty Valance
The Shawshank Redemption
Forrest Gump
Once upon a time in the west
Saving Private Ryan.

I'd better stop now, it goes on for a while.

 

[mickthetrick]

in no particular order.
first blood.
the green mile.
forest gump.
one flew over the cuckoo's nest
lord of the rings trilogy
the hurricane. (denzel washington at his best imo)
could go on as there's so many great movies i like.

 

[brumbrew]

Also in no particular order.

Cinema paradiso (Italian film)
Dr. Strange love (or anything by stanly Kubrick)
Sword in the stone.

 

[MickDundee]

Clerks

Nobody does dialogue based comedy like Kevin Smith!

 

[Notlaw]

Clerks

Nobody does dialogue based comedy like Kevin Smith!

I love his films, funnily enough I reckon Dogma was probably my favourite. Last weekend I picked up Clerks X (tenth anniversary 3 DVD set) from the local hospice charity shop for 50p.! Score :thumb:

 

[MickDundee]

I love his films, funnily enough I reckon Dogma was probably my favourite. Last weekend I picked up Clerks X (tenth anniversary 3 DVD set) from the local hospice charity shop for 50p.! Score :thumb:

I actually prefer the Directors Cut with the original ending that's on that DVD to the "proper" film, although if they kept that ending we'd never have had Clerks 2 and would never have been gifted the comedy gold that is the Lord of The Rings scene!

 

[Notlaw]

I actually prefer the Directors Cut with the original ending that's on that DVD to the "proper" film, although if they kept that ending we'd never have had Clerks 2 and would never have been gifted the comedy gold that is the Lord of The Rings scene!

I'll have to watch it again actually. I've not watched it in ages, I bet it must be knocking on for ten years since I last watched it. Not seen the directors cut, but one of the cuts I have is the "first cut", is that the same as the directors cut?

 

[MickDundee]

I'll have to watch it again actually. I've not watched it in ages, I bet it must be knocking on for ten years since I last watched it. Not seen the directors cut, but one of the cuts I have is the "first cut", is that the same as the directors cut?

Yeah I think so, I'm probably just getting my terminology mixed up. There aren't many major changes in it, other than the ending which is significantly different.

 

[Russ146]

Capricorn one (prequel to a true story)
Predator

Among many favourites

 

[Graz]

Many films I'd happily watch over and over but my absolute favourites are either mafia or sci-fi based. Some of my favourites:

Goodfellas
Casino
Bladerunner
Pulp Fiction
Star Wars

 

[user 16195]

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure - It's such a guilty pleasure :)

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