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post #1 of 63
12/11/01 at 5:58am
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Cause things never work out in 5's and 10's in real life. And I'm talking real desert island mentality here: this is all you get from now until the end of time. So not only do the flicks gotta be really good, but they have to be very watchable, very easy to watch again and again. Like, I fuckin love Seven. I think it's such an awesome movie. It's so dark and disturbing and dynamite. But I can't watch it too often. Heavy, but not heavy rotation. So seven films. I think this is a really good way for people to reveal what they're all about.

Mine:
The Big Lebowski
Dazed and Confused
Your Friends and Neighbors
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Full Metal Jacket
Wall Street
True Romance
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post #2 of 63
12/11/01 at 6:12am
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Impressed with your love of Wonder Boys. Such a good movie. You know who just delivers once again in that movie? Robert Downey Jr. When he's chasing down Grady's pages in the wind---so hilarious. Best actor in Hollywood.
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post #3 of 63
12/11/01 at 6:40am
1. Mean Guns
2. Double Team
3. Once Upon a Time in the West
4. State of Grace
5. Natural Born Killers
6. Ocean's Eleven
7. Moulin Rouge
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post #4 of 63
12/11/01 at 7:02am
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Quote:
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by mikah912:
5. Natural Born Killers
Robert Downey Jr. strikes again.

Is that the new Ocean's 11? Because if it is that was fast.
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post #5 of 63
12/11/01 at 9:59am
Heathers
Con Air
The Rock
Say Anything
Bram Stoker's Dracula
The Lost Boys
Traffic
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post #6 of 63
12/11/01 at 12:43pm
THE RIGHT STUFF
NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE
HIS GIRL FRIDAY
SHERLOCK, JR. (or SEVEN CHANCES)
2001
JAWS
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
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post #7 of 63
12/11/01 at 12:46pm
Quote:
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Kirby Drummond:
Robert Downey Jr. strikes again.

Is that the new Ocean's 11? Because if it is that was fast.

Well, I'm not thinking of my best of all time. I am thinking of 7 films I always watch every time they are on, and every time I get a chance.

The Indys and Star Wars are a little exempt because I've watched them bazillions of times, and could conceivably replay them in my head from here to eternity.

And yes...it's the new Ocean's Eleven. It's a REALLY fun film for me.
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post #8 of 63
12/11/01 at 2:58pm
Point Break
Aliens
Dazed and Confused
Mallrats
Chasing Amy
The Blob (86)
Pearl Jam-Touring Band 2001
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post #9 of 63
12/11/01 at 5:30pm
Hmmm, rewatchability? I can go with that.

Heat
The Usual Suspects
The Empire Stikes Back
Out of Sight
Batman
Patton
Braveheart

If I only get to see 7 movies for the rest of my life over and over again, I like the big epic films that really move me, or just great human drama.

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post #10 of 63
12/11/01 at 5:35pm
The Big Lebowski
Goodfellas
Fight Club
Fellowship of the Ring
JFK
Army of Darkness
The Thing
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post #11 of 63
12/11/01 at 6:33pm
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Quote:
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by darottens:
If Looks Could Kill
Yikes.
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post #12 of 63
12/11/01 at 7:03pm
- American Beauty
- Fight Club
- The Graduate
- Swingers
- The Great Escape
- Little Big Man

- AND Rushmore

My 7 as of today....

(Never seen Little Big Man? Rent it TODAY.)
Edited because I can't count....
Thanks Nick

[This message has been edited by Hobbs70 (edited 12-14-2001).]
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post #13 of 63
12/11/01 at 7:14pm
Terrific math, Hobbs.
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post #14 of 63
12/11/01 at 7:41pm
Yeah, but he's got THE GREAT ESCAPE on there, so cut him some slack.
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post #15 of 63
12/11/01 at 8:08pm
-Pulp Fiction
-Rushmore
-The Big Lebowski
-Brazil
-Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas
-Fight Club
-Apocalypse Now

------------------
Oh God. Did you eat all this acid?
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post #16 of 63
12/11/01 at 8:11pm
OK, here goes...

1. Tremors
2. Big Trouble in Little China
3. Starship Troopers
4. Indy and the Last Crusade
5. Army of Darkness
6. Willow (prolly to be replaced by LotR)
7. The Substitute
They Live and Gleaming the Cube I will make while on the island, I mean it couldn't be that hard.

Not the greatest collection of movies, but I could watch them over and over again,and have.
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post #17 of 63
12/11/01 at 8:45pm
Thread Starter 
I could chill at Nick and hester's pad (cept for the Blob).
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post #18 of 63
12/11/01 at 9:39pm
The Empire Strikes Back
ET
Aliens
Back To The Future
Willow
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Se7en

With the exception of Seven all my picks come from the prime of my childhood. I guess the 90's kids got shafted didn't they? Power Rangers, Pokemon...Barney. I pity the foos.
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post #19 of 63
12/11/01 at 10:05pm
Cast Away
Lord of the Flies
Jurassic Park
No Escape
Robinson Crusoe on Mars
Escape from New York
The Beach

it is Desert Island movies.....
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post #20 of 63
12/11/01 at 10:17pm
Nice grab with Crusoe on Mars, VTRan!

-Big Lebowski
-Big Trouble in Little China
-Buckaroo Banzai
-Office Space
-True Stories
-Aliens
-Lawrence of Arabia

7 is too few,this was painful. I went with the first stuff that came to mind without changing it.
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post #21 of 63
12/11/01 at 10:26pm
-rushmore
-swingers
-high fidelity
-halloween
-rain man
-fletch
-tommy boy


every time rain man is on,no matter if i saw it the week before,i will sit down and watch that motherfucker again,seeing tom cruise get mad at dustin hoffman is hilarious,yet at the same time....hilarious...and hoffmans performance is genius..

the top 4 are 4 of my 5,i didnt include jaws not because of it invloving a 25 foor maneating machine,but simply becasue i have seen it so many times,and i have to have a waiting period for that movie,for my eagerness to build up,then ill love it to pieces...hehe

"can i have your towel?my car just hit a water buffalo"
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post #22 of 63
12/12/01 at 3:39am
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Quote:
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Jacks Inner Rage:
5. Bad Boys
Sean Penn or Martin Lawrence?
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post #23 of 63
12/12/01 at 3:40am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by devilf:
The Specials
Starship Troopers

When it comes to movies, Devin has awesome tastes. I've never disagreed with him yet when it comes to films.

And for God's sakes, I'm ecstatic at your mentioning of "The Specials"! I rented that DVD and after watching it, I bought the damn thing the very next day! Way better than "Mystery Men" in my opinion.....

Here's me list:

- Snatch
- The Specials
- Starship Troopers
- True Stories
- Electric Dreams
- Night of the Creeps
- 2001: A Space Odyssey

Granted "2001" may seem out of place, but I just could never get sick from this movie.
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post #24 of 63
12/12/01 at 3:49am
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If I changed the scenario and put another person or two other people on the island with you and you were therefore going to watch the movies you pick as little group, as friends, would that change your picks?

It wouldn't change mine b/c I consider my movies, my favorites, to be very social films.

[This message has been edited by Kirby Drummond (edited 12-12-2001).]
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post #25 of 63
12/12/01 at 4:04am
Yup, I'll definitely change mines to these:

- Empire Strikes Back
- Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Clerks
- Aliens
- Big Trouble in Little China
- Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade
- Starship Troopers

Hmm, "Starship Troopers" stayed in my list. It's just a movie that you can definitely watch over and over. Diz's death always get to me.....

And, Dev, no way? I'll definitely check it out tonight.....
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post #26 of 63
12/13/01 at 2:00am
1) Wild Things
2) Fast Times at Ridgemont High
3) I, Claudius
4) The Godfather, Part One
5) 2001
6) Monty Python's Holy Grail
7) Airplane!
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post #27 of 63
12/13/01 at 4:15am
Seven Favs

1. Evil Dead II
2. Memento
3. Killer Klowns from Outer Space
4. MST3K - Pod People episode
5. Transformers - the movie (collectors ed.)
6. American Movie
7. Getting LA'd (I'll need the porn if I'm alone in the desert)
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post #28 of 63
8/11/02 at 5:34pm
Quote:
Deadtony:
Almost Famous (Dir. Cut)
Ap. Now Redux
The Big Lebowski
King fucking Kong
Godfather Trilogy (let me count it as one)
The French Connection
Wonder Boys
My how times change me. That list is so out of date.

AF doesn't hold on as many repeat viewings, AN would be to hard. The Trilogy really shouldn't count.

French Connection is good, but not one that I would watch over and over again.

Kong, Big L, and Boys would still be on the list though.
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post #29 of 63
8/11/02 at 5:58pm
Rushmore
Big Lebowski
Fight Club
Shakes the Clown (fuck off, it's hilarious)
South Park
Trainspotting
So I Married an Axe Murderer
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post #30 of 63
8/11/02 at 6:03pm
King Kong
Star Wars Saga
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Say Anything
The Fellowship of the Ring
An American Werewolf in London
Sullivan's Travels
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post #31 of 63
8/11/02 at 6:06pm
New Updated List

King Kong
Toy Story 2
Wonder Boys
Big L
Magnolia
Right Stuff
In The Mood For Love or Chungking Express
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post #32 of 63
8/11/02 at 6:09pm
1. The Graduate
2. Fight Club
3. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
4. Star Wars: A New Hope
5. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
6. Back to the Future
7. The Shawshank Redemption
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post #33 of 63
8/11/02 at 6:09pm
Quote:
Eight Legged Fett:
King Kong
Star Wars Saga
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Say Anything
The Fellowship of the Ring
An American Werewolf in London
Army of Darkness
Updated because I'm an idiot and forgot AOD. Sorry, Sullivan.
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post #34 of 63
8/11/02 at 6:19pm
My 7 in no particular order....

The Matrix
Pulp Fiction
Wonder Boys
Face/Off
Big Lebowski
The Apartment
Say Anything
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post #35 of 63
8/11/02 at 6:23pm
Rushmore
Office Space
Jaws
Magnolia
Out Of Sight
The Shawshank Redemption
Ghostbusters

I can watch all of these movies endlessly...
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post #36 of 63
8/11/02 at 6:29pm
The Fellowship of the Ring
Saving Private Ryan
Forrest Gump
Memento
American History X
The Neverending Story
A.I.

Basically the ones I can watch over and over again. Probably leaving some out.
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post #37 of 63
8/11/02 at 6:48pm
Baseketball
Shaolin Soccer
Aliens
Big Trouble in Little China
The Thing (82)
Fist of Legend
The Royal Tennenbaums
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post #38 of 63
8/11/02 at 6:54pm
Ran
The Big Lebowski
The Royal Tenenbaums
Army of Darkness
2001
Yojimbo
Super Troopers (probably doesn't really belong there, but I'm watching it so much lately, it's definatley in my current top 7 re-watchables)
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post #39 of 63
8/11/02 at 6:58pm
Quote:
Kirby Drummond:
Impressed with your love of Wonder Boys. Such a good movie. You know who just delivers once again in that movie? Robert Downey Jr. When he's chasing down Grady's pages in the wind---so hilarious. Best actor in Hollywood.
I just love how it appears that RDJR is going to save the day.....then he runs right into the wall. Classic film moment. "Crabtree...well Crabtree kept on being Crabtree."
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post #40 of 63
8/11/02 at 7:01pm
Quote:
Winjer:
Ran
The Big Lebowski
The Royal Tenenbaums
Army of Darkness
2001
Yojimbo
Super Troopers (probably doesn't really belong there, but I'm watching it so much lately, it's definatley in my current top 7 re-watchables)
Great list.
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post #41 of 63
8/11/02 at 7:04pm
Quote:
mikah912:
1. Mean Guns
2. Double Team
3. Once Upon a Time in the West
4. State of Grace
5. Natural Born Killers
6. Ocean's Eleven
7. Moulin Rouge
Okay.....little shuffling here along with some "what was I thinking."

1. Mean Guns (holding strong)
2. Glengarry Glen Ross
3. Once Upon a Time in the West
4. State of Grace
5. Natural Born Killers
6. Shaolin Soccer
7. Aliens
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post #42 of 63
8/11/02 at 7:07pm
So nice to see the love for State of Grace. Such an underseen, underappreciated film. Some of the greatest scenes i've ever witnessed in a film.
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post #43 of 63
8/11/02 at 10:57pm
Thread Starter 
So cool---I was just thinking of this thread. Mine would change a bit I think. Lebowski, Your Friends and Neighbors would stay. Probably Wall Street and Romance too. I'd have to find a slot for Croupier and one for High Fidelity I think.
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post #44 of 63
8/11/02 at 11:05pm
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Starship Troopers is a good fuckin' movie, man.
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post #45 of 63
8/11/02 at 11:48pm
1)Rio Bravo (for now, and probably always)
2)The Royal Teenbaums
3)Empire Strikes Back
4)Happy Together
5)Blue Velvet
6)Duck Soup
7)Swing Time
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post #46 of 63
8/12/02 at 10:45am
Ghostbusters
Kingpin
The Fisher King
Temple of Doom
Husbands
The Dark Crystal
Amateur
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post #47 of 63
8/13/02 at 3:22pm
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Quote:
Tony is a toy:
AF doesn't hold on as many repeat viewings,
Nice to see this crapfest get slapped a little.
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post #48 of 63
8/13/02 at 3:23pm
If you hold AF tight, I give the dick slapping of the century. Sure it's charming, but it's also full of shit.
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post #49 of 63
8/13/02 at 3:27pm
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Chock full of shit. I'm most surprised I think by the love given to that film than any other. Because of 1. the amount of people and 2. the intensity of the love. Wigs me out.
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post #50 of 63
8/13/02 at 3:33pm
I don't think I'll ever watch that film again. Full of shit is true, it's got some good acting chops in it but overall it's ass.

Crowe needs to do something good again.
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