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Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 11:50 am
by chicagoans
Shawshank Redemption: I could watch that movie again and again.
Others that come to mind:
Schindler's List
Bull Durham
Pursuit of Happyness
and Heath Ledger was incredible in Dark Knight. It's not surprising that he suffered emotionally while making that movie. His character is so creepy and he played it so well.
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 1:41 pm
by Margy Z
High Fidelity (John Cusack)
Spanglish (Adam Sandler, Tia Leone, Cloris Leachman)
Used Cars (early Kurt Russell)
The Inlaws (original)
The Ref (Denis Leary)
Captain Ron (mid-career Kurt Russel)
The Replacements (Keanue Reeves)
Dave (Kevin Kline, Sigourney)
Dusk til' Dawn (Clooney)
True Lies (The Governator)
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 2:15 pm
by California Girl
Margy Z wrote:
Dusk til' Dawn (Clooney)
True Lies (The Governator)
Dusk til' Dawn... eeewwww! I had to turn that one off. Pia said no heads getting cut off and that is one of the goriest movies I've ever attempted to watch (although I must say I did like Reservoir Dogs, and that's pretty bloody).
True Lies, on the other hand is a super fun movie! 
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 2:31 pm
by chicagoans
Margy Z wrote:
The Inlaws (original)
"Serpentine, Shel. Serpentine!"
gotta see that movie again!
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 2:35 pm
by Margy Z
Yep - Dusk Till Dawn - the gore is so overdone that it just can't be "real" so it doesn't scare me. Quentin Tarantino has to show you everything and then show you some more. What scares me are those movies where you really don't see so much and your imagination takes over - now, THOSE, are scary.
Reservoir Dogs is a great movie.
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 2:41 pm
by California Girl
Margy Z wrote: What scares me are those movies where you really don't see so much and your imagination takes over - now, THOSE, are scary.
I just saw "1408" with John Cryer on TV the other day, now that one freaked me out completely. You saw stuff, though not gory, but it tweaks your head really bad. Scary ghosts and going crazy kind of stuff. 
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 2:42 pm
by stjdeb
Lots of great ideas here, and some of my favorite movies have been mentioned (ok, more than once), but I am also a huge fan of really old movies. I love the entire Thin Man series with William Powell & Myrna Loy (boy, could those two put away a few cocktails or what!). Anything with Cary Grant & Katherine Hepburn, specifically the Philadelphia Story and Bringing Up Baby - so funny! Also anything with Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn, my favorite is Adams Rib. I'm not a huge Hitchcock fan, but I do love Orson Well Citizen Cane! Also, I first saw this movie when I was a kid and still love it to this day - the original Cheaper by the Dozen with Clifton Webb & Myrna Loy. All of these movies have very witty dialoge and all of the actors have a lot of style. Of course there are plenty of classics too, Gone with the Wind, etc. Well, you should have enough by now to keep you in a marathon for 2 years. Good luck and keep us posted.
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 2:56 pm
by Margy Z
CG - You mean 1408 with Cusack, right?? That was very scary - you didn't know what was real and what was not. He also did another movie that was scary as all hell - Identity. With both of these I felt like I did when I read The Shining - that one scared the willies out of me. But, then, I saw the movie and was not scared at all - guess my imagination was way scarier than what Jack Nicholson could do - lol.
Another good Cusack one that I forgot to mention: Pushing Tin.
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:24 pm
by California Girl
Yes, Cusack! Thanks... I always get those two names mixed up! That movie totally creeped me out! It was one of those, "I think I know what's going on, but then I find out I really don't" kind of movies. I guess that makes it a really good movie... good for nightmares, that is! LOL!
It was good in the fact that it was scary, but not gory. It scares you but it doesn't gross you out.
Now I'll have to check out "Identity".
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:23 pm
by mahojim
Pia-
A couple more favorites-
Someone mentioned "Catch me if you can"; great flick, groovy soundtrack!
The Pianist
Master and Commander
Have fun!
Smiles-
MJ
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 6:46 pm
by sherban
Margy Z wrote:High Fidelity (John Cusack)
Spanglish (Adam Sandler, Tia Leone, Cloris Leachman)
Used Cars (early Kurt Russell)
The Inlaws (original)
The Ref (Denis Leary)
Captain Ron (mid-career Kurt Russel)
The Replacements (Keanue Reeves)
Dave (Kevin Kline, Sigourney)
Dusk til' Dawn (Clooney)
True Lies (The Governator)
Hey Margy....how's it going?
I'll bet I'd like your movie list...gonna try a few of the ones I haven't seen yet...thanks.
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 7:46 pm
by loria
ohhhh Sherban! the original INLAWS---that is GOOD!
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 7:57 pm
by Margy Z
Chicagoans: Yes, serpentine, Shel, serpentine!! (Definitely a DEPENDS moment- - lol
, I also liked the line about being a poor country and not having any blindfolds!) It has to be the original In-laws, though - the one with Peter Falk and Alan Arkin.
Sherban: Hi, doing fine - thinking about our trip to STX in April - can't wait! How are you? Have really enjoyed your Google mapping. My absolutely favorite holiday movie is The Ref, followed by Home for the Holidays. But, then, I am weird and come from a dysfunctional family and friends - no It's a Wonderful Life for me -
Don't forget Pushing Tin.
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 10:20 pm
by Ondine
Almost forgot: Hudsucker Proxy, very funny for both genders, you could pair it well with Office Space, now that would be a funny night...guess I'm just a double-feature fan...
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 10:33 pm
by promoguy
Okay a few of mine, in no particular order
Fargo
Groundhog Day
Pacific Heights
Gran Torino-not out in DVD yet
Revolutionary Road-Not DVD yet
Strange Case of Benjamin Button-Not Dvd yet
Usual Suspects
Reservoir Dogs
Blazing Saddles
Kill Bill 1 & 2 - although I liked 2 better
The Departed
Catch Me If You Can
and many more already mentioned