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  1. 05-30-2003, 01:22 PM #1
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    favorite and greatest movies

    this question was inspired by another movie forum.

    so what is your one favorite movie, if you had to narrow it down? one that you could watch over and over again and you never get tired of it...

    what do you think is the greatest film ever made?

    please be honest. you won't be judged.

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    favorite: Amadeus
    greatest: The Godfather
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    u can check my list here

    http://www.ymdb.com/user_top20_view....rsid=1701&ce=y

    yes, Amadeus is one of my favorite movies too...

    but its really hard to say "greatest film ever made" .. coz i think most of us here at movie list are movie fanatics and we love movies ..all of them.. even hollywood pop corn flicks.....
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    your link isn't working for some reason.

    anyways, i don't see why it would be hard to just type out your favorite movie. it seems like less effort than to try to direct us to your top 20.
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    man what a tough decision....

    my favorite movie is a toss up between John Carpenter's the Thing (1982), Monty Python's Holy Grail, True Romance and Fight Club...

    of course, i could sit and watch the original non special edition Star Wars Ep4 over and over again (providing i'm under the influence of something... )

    i really can not say what was the greatest movie ever made...there is too many. but my opinion would be Star Wars. i'm not saying that i am a huge star wars fan but it revolutionized and entire genre of movies and changed the way people think about science fiction movies.

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    Originally posted by deakins
    your link isn't working for some reason.

    anyways, i don't see why it would be hard to just type out your favorite movie. it seems like less effort than to try to direct us to your top 20.
    check this THREAD !!!

    http://www.movie-list.com/forum/show...&threadid=2471

    most of us here at ML have our TOP movies linked on our SIGS !!

    ugh... heres is a screenshot of the page.. the point of the SITE is that we can comments on each others choices....

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    Amadeus.. nice choice. I'm still pi$$ed that i missed the director's cut rerelease in theaters last year.

    my favorite: Matrix Reloaded

    greatest: X2
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    My favourite movie is:

    Heavy Metal (1981)



    I love this movie because it was my first contact with SF movies (and with erotic on screen also :big grin: ). I was 7 at that time, and it was a revelation for me.

    The all-time best IMO would be:

    It's a Wonderful Life

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    I still have to go with 1776. It is reasonably historically accurate (aside from the singing), good story, patriotic, funny, and great characters. And the music is pretty good too.

    Watching 1776 is a family tradition for around the Fourth of July, and I watch it several more times a year (just watched it Wednesday night, as a matter of fact). We first saw it on television when I was a kid and we happened to tape it. We wore the tape out before we found a retail copy of it commercial free. And then they just came out with the DVD about two years ago, which I grabbed as soon as I could.
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    My favourite movie is Aliens. As everyone well knows.

    However for me the single greatest movie ever has to be The Hustler. I am a firm believer that there is no such thing as a 100% perfect movie yet I can not pick any faults with that movie. Flawless performances, great chemistry. Excellant camera work, with the only possible fault for some people being that the film is B+W. JNot a problem for me. A true masterpiece.
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    what's the difference between favorite and greatest from one person's point of view?

    i would say my fave and greatest movie would be the two Matrix movies, Top Gun, and October Sky
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    Thumbs up

    call me weirdo, but this movie really influence me (that I'm movie freak, hehehe) in my childhood:

    The Wizard of Oz (1939)

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    All right...

    Favorite: The Matrix/Fight Club. Don't make me choose.
    Greatest: modern:Requiem For A Dream
    past: Dr. Strangelove
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    - so what is your one favorite movie, if you had to narrow it down?

    Star Wars - Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

    - what do you think is the greatest film ever made?

    I don't have an answer to that, there are so many great movies.

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    favorite film would be fight club,
    greatest achievement in film a clockwork orange and metropolis.
    clockwork orange, because it was very brave filmmaking, considering it was made in the early 70's. i guess without it many films in the last 30 years wouldn't have been made the way they are.
    metropolis, because it's unbelievable that this was made in the 20's. similar thing as with clockwork orange, without it science-fiction would be different.
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    Favourite Movie: Star Wars: Episode 5- Empire Strikes Back
    You can't beat the Hoth Battle, it beats any of the battles in the new Star Wars movies hands down - you just feel more for the characters who are fighting than even the ones in episode 2, like who cares if the dudes in episode 1 flying the naboo fighters die in the assault? BUT do you care if Wedge or Rogue 2 dies? YES.

    Greatest Movie: Superman. It was just revolutionary for the time, in terms of special effects, and it was such a classic story.
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