cipsucks Posted March 16, 2020 Report Posted March 16, 2020 Since it appears many people will be spending more time these days self quarantining, there is more time to watch some quality movies. I've put together a list of 13 movies, that if they pop up on the TV, I'll watch regardless of how many times I've seen them before. Not saying they're the greatest of all time, just ones I really enjoy. My list could have been much longer than thirteen, but I figured Hollywood shouldn't have any more scholarships than the Husker basketball team. Here's my list in no particular order: The Help Green Book Second Hand Lions Count of Monte Christo Field of Dreams Lion King (the original) Mississippi Burning The Patriot The Green Mile Big Jake The Legend of Bagger Vance Ghost Tombstone Let's turn this into a mini cip contest. Post your favorite 13 movies and whoever gets the most upvotes will get something from Nebraska Star Beef. Not sure what yet, but for you medical mask wearing people, we'll ship it to your door. Nighthawk and Cazzie22 2 Quote
Nighthawk Posted March 16, 2020 Report Posted March 16, 2020 I’m all over the place Thin Man Key Largo All The President’s Men My Darling Clementine Doctor Strangelove Star Wars Hellraiser Nightmare on Elm Street Friday the 13th Disney’s Alice in Wonderland (see I told you...all over the place) the Great Dictator Day at the Races Goodbye Mr Chips hal9000 1 Quote
atskooc Posted March 16, 2020 Report Posted March 16, 2020 Star Wars (any of them) The Usual Suspects Memento Monty Python and the Holy Grail Amadeus Caddyshack My Cousin Vinny (I will watch this any time it’s on) A Few Good Men (this one as well) Raiders of the Lost Ark Back to the Future Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Animal House Blazing Saddles Handy Johnson, Cazzie22 and Nighthawk 3 Quote
Chuck Taylor Posted March 16, 2020 Report Posted March 16, 2020 7 hours ago, atskooc said: Memento That's a funny one to watch over and over, since the whole thing is one long rewind. Great movie, for those who have never seen it. Quote
jimmykc Posted March 16, 2020 Report Posted March 16, 2020 What-No Hoosiers? I'll have some more later but for now I'll add one of my personal favorites-Diggstown. Quote
colhusker Posted March 16, 2020 Report Posted March 16, 2020 If you want a feel good documentary, we watch "Lion" last night and both thought it was good. Quote
Handy Johnson Posted March 16, 2020 Report Posted March 16, 2020 The Graduate No Country For Old Men Spinal Tap Cat On a Hot Tin Roof Hoop Dreams True Grit Mullholland Drive the Last Picture Show Repo Man Don’t Look Back Kids Be Here to Love Me: Townes Van Zandt Pride of the Yankees Nighthawk and atskooc 2 Quote
atskooc Posted March 16, 2020 Report Posted March 16, 2020 21 minutes ago, Handy Johnson said: The Graduate No Country For Old Men Spinal Tap Cat On a Hot Tin Roof Hoop Dreams True Grit Mullholland Drive the Last Picture Show Repo Man Don’t Look Back Kids Be Here to Love Me: Townes Van Zandt Pride of the Yankees Upvote for Kids. Haven’t seen that in over twenty years; it still leaves a mark. Handy Johnson 1 Quote
Brick Posted March 16, 2020 Report Posted March 16, 2020 (edited) National Treasure The Rock Hunt for Red October Clue Princess Bride Young Frankenstein Blazing Saddles True Grit (original, of course) Apollo 13 Tombstone A Christmas Story Shawshank Redemption Bourne Identity Edited March 16, 2020 by Brick Handy Johnson and Nighthawk 2 Quote
Handy Johnson Posted March 16, 2020 Report Posted March 16, 2020 39 minutes ago, atskooc said: Upvote for Kids. Haven’t seen that in over twenty years; it still leaves a mark. That film too really shook me like no other. Talked with a friend at the time, said he didn’t look at anything the same for a long time either. I think it might’ve hit “too close to home” in the way a lot of us were living.... Quote
hal9000 Posted March 16, 2020 Report Posted March 16, 2020 2001: A Space Odyssey Blade Runner Apocalypse Now The Quiet Man The Searchers The Godfather Taxi Driver The Third Man The Empire Strikes Back Black Hawk Down Jaws The Caine Mutiny Apollo 13 Handy Johnson and Cazzie22 2 Quote
jimmykc Posted March 16, 2020 Report Posted March 16, 2020 (edited) Lots of good ones already mentioned but here are some of the ones I have seen many times myself: ( BTW, I am a big Brad Pitt fan) Legends of the Fall A River Runs Through It True Romance The Strange Case of Benjamin Button Jeremiah Johnson The Wizard of Oz Dr. Zhivago Last of the Mohicans Titanic True Grit (New version) Edited March 16, 2020 by jimmykc Nighthawk 1 Quote
Cazzie22 Posted March 16, 2020 Report Posted March 16, 2020 My go to movies: Casablanca Lawrence of Arabia Bridge Over the River Kwai Young Frankenstein The Third Man Breaker Morant Godfather I & II but not III The Blue Max Goldfinger Local Hero The Searchers Thank goodness for Law and Order reruns, that I have Band of Brothers and GOT episodes recorded!! hal9000, Red Don and Handy Johnson 3 Quote
hhcmatt Posted March 16, 2020 Report Posted March 16, 2020 5 hours ago, Brick said: Clue We streamed "Knives Out" last night and it's quite good and is along this lines in terms of a whodunit hal9000, Vinny and Brick 1 1 1 Quote
HuskerBB Posted March 16, 2020 Report Posted March 16, 2020 Well first of all if you are doing a list of all-time best movies you have to really qualify it to say all-time best movies other than The Godfather & The Godfather II. Those are in a class by themselves and nothing else really compares. After that this would be my list: Caddyshack Animal House Bull Durham Lord of the Rings Trilogy (3 in 1) Shawshank Redemption Pulp Fiction Silence of the Lambs Field of Dreams Sons of Katie Elder A Touch of Class I am sure I am missing a few that belong on this list - but that is what I came up with off the top of my head in 10 minutes. Quote
atskooc Posted March 16, 2020 Report Posted March 16, 2020 57 minutes ago, hhcmatt said: We streamed "Knives Out" last night and it's quite good and is along this lines in terms of a whodunit Yup. Lots of fun! Quote
Handy Johnson Posted March 16, 2020 Report Posted March 16, 2020 2 hours ago, jimmykc said: Lots of good ones already mentioned but here are some of the ones I have seen many times myself: ( BTW, I am a big Brad Pitt fan) Legends of the Fall A River Runs Through It True Romance The Strange Case of Benjamin Button Jeremiah Johnson The Wizard of Oz Dr. Zhivago Last of the Mohicans Titanic True Grit (New version) Have you seen “Kalifornia” with Pitt & Juliette Lewis...? A murderous, delinquent road trip goes wrong. Quote
No Place Like the Vault Posted March 16, 2020 Report Posted March 16, 2020 Shawshank Redemption Rudy Spiderman 2 Taxi Driver Rounders LA Confidential Terminator 2 Office Space Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, Dumb and Dumber Major League White Men Can't Jump Seabiscuit hal9000 1 Quote
jimmykc Posted March 16, 2020 Report Posted March 16, 2020 33 minutes ago, Handy Johnson said: Have you seen “Kalifornia” with Pitt & Juliette Lewis...? A murderous, delinquent road trip goes wrong. Yep, also "Thelma and Louise" (which I didn't like). Incidentally, I finally saw "The Tree of Life" last night and haven't quite figured out whether it was a piece of pretentious claptrap or one of the finest pieces of cinema of the past decade. I'll have to think about it a bit more. Quote
49r Posted March 16, 2020 Report Posted March 16, 2020 2 hours ago, hhcmatt said: We streamed "Knives Out" last night and it's quite good and is along this lines in terms of a whodunit I watched that last night, too. Definitely Oscar-worthy. Quote
Handy Johnson Posted March 16, 2020 Report Posted March 16, 2020 2 hours ago, jimmykc said: Yep, also "Thelma and Louise" (which I didn't like). Incidentally, I finally saw "The Tree of Life" last night and haven't quite figured out whether it was a piece of pretentious claptrap or one of the finest pieces of cinema of the past decade. I'll have to think about it a bit more. I’ll go with pretentious claptrap & I was never a big “Thelma & Louise” fan either. “Burn After Reading” & “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” I thought were throw aways for him too, where he certainly wasn’t taxed. Quote
demone Posted March 17, 2020 Report Posted March 17, 2020 Not Another Teen Movie A Few Good Men Hoosiers Crimson Tide Super Troopers Beerfest Field of Dreams Bull Durham Major League Mississippi Burning The Godfather I & II (combined) Tombstone The Running Man (one of several terrible movies that I find entertaining for some reason) Really hard to keep this list to only 13 - but a fun exercise nonetheless! Quote
BigTate Posted March 17, 2020 Report Posted March 17, 2020 Too many good ones to limit it to 13 but here are a few of my favorites... casablanca to have and have not the pianist sid & nancy the godfather imortal beloved wild at heart blade runner full metal jacket from here to eternity chinatown bend of the river angels with dirty faces hal9000, Cazzie22 and Handy Johnson 3 Quote
Fullbacksympathy Posted March 17, 2020 Report Posted March 17, 2020 PT Anderson: Magnolia There Will Be Blood Phantom Thread Aronofsky: Black Swan The Wrestler Pi Kaufman: Being John Malkovich Adaptation Synecdoche, New York Anomalisa Russell: I Heart Huccabees Wachowakis: The Matrix Mendes: American Beauty Quote
jimmykc Posted March 18, 2020 Report Posted March 18, 2020 Watched another Brad Pitt movie I had never seen last night and liked it: "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" . It probably didn't do well because they couldn't fit it onto the marquee. Quote
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