Favourite Films

[Paul Watson]

American Beauty is definitley one of the better films around, it was a bit over-hyped but I still came away impressed. X-Men was great, but mainly because I grew up with images of Wolverine, Storm and the gange charging around saving the world from the bad mutants. However what I thought was surprising was that they did not overdo the film and turn it into a relentless laser-beam-surprise flick. Rogue was fantastic :-D Oh dear... American Pie? *grimace* I have to say those American teenage toliet-humour flicks are the bottom of the cinematic barrel. I did like Scary Movie though, but only because it was taking the piss out of all the teen horror movies and it did not take itself seriously. Other films that I will always remember: - Lawrence of Arabia (epic) - Gladiator (epic) - Moulin Rouge (weird but sublime) - 2001 A Space Odyssey (strange and confused but amazing) - Saving Private Ryan (I thought being a soldier was cool until I watched this film) - James Bond 007 (almost all of them, Sean Connery was the best) - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (beautiful) - Star Wars (only organised religion I ever want to be a part of ;) ) - Star Trek (corny at times but damnit! engage!) - The English Patient (the book is better though) - Contact (the book is far better) - The Mexican (strange but alluring) - Austin Powers (both of them, hilarious rubbish) - Shakespeare In Love - Wag The Dog (could so be true) - Indiana Jones (Temple of Doom was the best) damn, there are so many others... I have wide and varied tastes. I definitley want to watch AI. I hear though it is one of those films that you have to be really interested in the subject matter to enjoy. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge

[philip andrew]

Favorite films ever? for me they would be Electric Dreams ! (perfect motivational movie for a programmer) Baraka (no talking in this one, well not in English) A Touch of Evil The Bank Apocalypse Now A Clockwork Orange Comments ? :confused:

[Stan Shannon]

Braveheart Gladiator The Searchers Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid The Wild Bunch Terminator Tremors Mars Attacks Die Hard Ol' Yeller "War is hell" William Tecumseh Sherman.

[Mike Burston]

In order (well, today's order - it changes every now and then...) Best films : Twelve Monkeys Brasil Life Of Brian Terminator 2 Dr Strangelove Contact Parenthood (after I became a parent!!!) Shrek Alien I, II III and IV (I'm being very forgiving in a few places there, but hell, it's all pretty good!) Worst films : Titanic Titanic Pearl Harbor Titanic American Pie/Porkies/Polce Acadamy/et al Titanic Titanic All Jane Austin films Titanic Every odd numbered Star Trek film Titanic ----------------------- Reg : "Well, what Jesus blatantly fails to appreciate is that it's the meek who are the problem."

[Mike Burston]

Stan, you and your dry wit !! "Ol' Yeller" - that really got me laughing...Nice one! ----------------------- Reg : "Well, what Jesus blatantly fails to appreciate is that it's the meek who are the problem."

[realJSOP]

In no particular order, and I don't think I got them all. War: The Longest Day Saving Private Ryan Sands of Iwo Jima They Were Expendable Guns of Navarone The Dirty Dozen Glory Westerns: McClintock She Wore a Yellow Ribbon Silverado Pale Rider The Magnificent Seven Tombstone (Val Kilmer played a GREAT Doc Holiday) Sci-Fi: The 5th Element Terminator (both) Independance Day Jurassic Park Star Trek II: Wrath of Kahn Star Trek IV: Voyage Home Star Trek: First Contact Star Wars IV/V/VI The Postman Soldier Pitch Black Conan I and II Tremors Highlander Adventure: Dirty Harry (any of them) Die Hard Ben Hur Braveheart Lethal Weapon I/II/III Other: The Sixth Sense Michael Forrest Gump Weird Science Shawshank Redemption To hell with those thin-skinned pillow-biters. - Me, 10/03/2001

[Paul Watson]

Twelve Monkeys Very cool. Sometimes I wonder if John Simmons is really what he says but because it sounds so ridiculous no one believes him... lol Life Of Brian :laugh: Monty Python! Good taste! Dr Strangelove Freaky but funny, Dr. Strangelove with his evil hand cracks me up Shrek Better than some of the best "real" movies around. Alien I, II III and IV Well Alien I was great but I thought IV was just a tad lame. Signorney Weaver though is amazing. Titanic I still have to watch this, just to watch the guys bouncing off the ships propellors X| Pearl Harbor Hey, it was better than I thought it was going to be. Still Hollywood schmaltz though regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge

[Stan Shannon]

Actually, I was just trying to come up with films that it was ok for real men to cry at. (Except for Tremors and Mars Attacks. My kids and I watch those everytime they come on and just laugh our asses off :-D ) "War is hell" William Tecumseh Sherman.

[Stan Shannon]

Hell, John, I can't even remember that many movies! Me and one of the support guys where I work have an on going argument about Val Kilmer's Doc Holiday. I enjoyed his characterization of the T.B. ridden dentest, but I feel Dennis Quaid's version in Costner's "Wyatt Earp" was much more historically accurate. Kilmer was just too healthy. Quaid looked like he had starved himself for months to get into character. He was the best Doc Holiday I've ever seen in a movie. Best westerns ever made (The ones that really nail the old west): (Not counting Lonesome Dove which was a mini series) Wayne's The Searchers. Eastwood's Unforgiven. Heston's Will Penny. "War is hell" William Tecumseh Sherman.

[Stan Shannon]

"All Jane Austin films" Oh Sweet Jesus! The ultimate chick flicks. My wife has watched every version of every one, repeatedly. If allowed to pick her own movie for the weekend. She will pick one of those. X| "War is hell" William Tecumseh Sherman.

[Lost User]

I can't believe that "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" isn't on anybody's list yet. How about "The Killing Fields"? Or "Planet of the Apes" (Original & Tim Burton's remake) Mike Mullikin "Real programmers don't document their code. It was hard to write - it should be hard to read!"

[Christian Graus]

My wife has watched every version of every one, repeatedly. If allowed to pick her own movie for the weekend. She will pick one of those. Mine will choose Grease, Sound of Music, or anything 'based on a true story', especially if it has Brian Denehey in it. X| X| Christian As I learn the innermost secrets of the around me, they reward me in many ways to keep quiet. Men with pierced ears are better prepared for marriage. They've experienced pain and bought Jewellery.

[Mike Burston]

"Grail" is up there, but I was trying to limit my Gilliam bias !! I'd rate the Gilliam works as: 1. 12 Monkeys 2. Brasil 3. Life Of Brian 4. Fisher King 5. Jabberwocky 6. Holy Grail 7. Time Bandits 8. Meaning of Life and way, way down the list : 9. Munchuasen (hated it at first, can tolerate it now - but only just). ----------------------- Reg : "Well, what Jesus blatantly fails to appreciate is that it's the meek who are the problem."

[Mike Burston]

Mine will choose Grease, Sound of Music, This is obviously an arranged marriage, right? I mean, you were forced into this? And now you can't leave because her parents will kill you if you do?? You have my deepest sympathies:(( ----------------------- Reg : "Well, what Jesus blatantly fails to appreciate is that it's the meek who are the problem."

[Christian Graus]

It could be worse - my first wife liked the same sorts of films AND Phil Collins & Elton John. At least this one puts up with Ozzy and Metallica. Actually her father took a swing at me once... Christian As I learn the innermost secrets of the around me, they reward me in many ways to keep quiet. Men with pierced ears are better prepared for marriage. They've experienced pain and bought Jewellery.

[Stephen Caldwell]

Snatch Austin Powers Series Star Trek (The last two) Matrix Heavy Metal Bicentennial Man many many others... Stephen Caldwell

[Mike Burston]

my first wife liked the same sorts of films AND Phil Collins & Elton John Perhaps I am finally begining to understand your interest in (need for??)religion!! Elton John - you mean, actually LIKED him? No, this must be another of those translation issues we've been discussing. ----------------------- Reg : "Well, what Jesus blatantly fails to appreciate is that it's the meek who are the problem."

[Caleb Groom]

Office Space (a _must_ see for software developers) ;) Analyze This Bull Durham Saving Private Ryan :(( Field of Dreams Animal House :eek: __________________________ do { cout << "I will never use = when I mean == " << endl; } while (i = 1)

[Jon Sagara]

Holy Grail American Pie 1 & 2 Caddyshack History of the World Part 1 High Anxiety Young Frankenstein Blazing Saddles 1941 Shawshank Redemption Usual Suspects The Godfather 1 & 2 Tommy Boy Ace Ventura 1 & 2 American Beauty Rushmore Star Wars South Park BLU ... among many, many others. Jon Sagara Sagara Software

[Michael P Butler]

In no particular order, Casablanca American Beauty The Empire Strikes Back The Lavender Hill Mob Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Die Hard Shakespeare in Love Toy Story A Bug's Life It's A Wonderful Life Michael :-)