Recommended Movies

[Karpo_007]

I decided to do my own thread. Here you can list your all time top movies.

Mine would be

1. The terminator
2. Aliens
3. Predator
4. Matrix
5. Alien

[Brodie]

Sweet thread, I have some.

1: Evil Dead 2
2: Army Of Darkness
3: Resident Evil
4: TMNT 1
5: Mallrats
6: Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back
7: Dogma
8: Clerks
9: Chasing Amy
10: Stealing Harvard

[Karpo_007]

I see you like resident evil. Have you seen any real Zombie movies like the Living dead trilogy? Compared to them Resident evil looks like a Disney movie...

[Brodie]

I've seen them, But they seem like comedies. Any movie like that is funny.

Some good movies that didn't make the list:

1- Childs Play 1 and 2
2- Mario Bros (Jon Leguizamo is funny as hell.)

[Nturtle]

movies eh...
1. Star Wars (the series, not including episode I :dead: )
2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
3. 2001: a space oddessy
4. The matrix
5. Lord of the Rings
6. Monster Inc
7. Shrek

[The Hedge]

Here's mine:
1.Terminator 2
2.Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
3.Rattle and Hum
4.The Terminator
5.One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
6.Indiana Jones:Raiders of The Lost Ark
7.Star Trek The Wrath Of Khan
8.The Matrix
9.The Empire Strikes Back
10.Hard Boiled

[Kali]

Hmm, let's see what's in my personal movie collection.

The Lost Boys
The Craft
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (all three)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (if only for the fight scenes, still can't follow the plot. Raph: There was a plot?)
Dragonheart
Death Becomes Her
Jurassic Park 1&3
Shrek
Hercules and Xena: The animated movie

[Karpo_007]

Well resident evil was a kiddie movie basicly, But i have heard that that there will be another Geroge A. Romero movie! It's called 'Dead Reckoning' and it will be R-rated in theaters and unrated for DVD. Not PG13 like some stupid RE. Why do i talk about this so much? BEcause i was hoping lot from that movie, and it failed me, BIG time.

Here's few i forgot to mention

6. Start Wars original trilogy
7. Indiana Jones 1 & 3

[Eye of Sarnath]

Man, what can I post that hasn't been already? Oh well, these are my favorites:

Raiders of the Lost Ark (best movie EVER imho)
Star Wars (yep, all of 'em. espcially The Empire Strikes Back)
Jurassic Park (I didn't like the last two that much)
The Terminator
True Lies (I think this movie is hilarious!)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (another very funny movie)
TMNT: The Movie
Lord of the Rings (not quite as good as Star Wars, I don't think, but it's up there)
Alien
Aliens

Okay, watch these, 'cause, uh, well, they're really good.

[azure turtle]

Yes! Movies! I love 'em... Here are a few of my faves (no particular order):

Spider-Man
TMNT (all three)
The Goonies
Clue
Robin Hood: Men In Tights
A League of Their Own
Black Hawk Down
Braveheart
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Lord of the Rings

[Skeletoncrew]

I know some of these have already been mentioned...

Bubba Ho-Tep
Return of the Living Dead
Evil Dead 1 and 2
Army of Darkness
Labyrinth
Dark Crystal
The Rats of NIHM
Clerks
Mallrats
Dogma
TMNT 1 and 2 (duh)
Halloween

[Karpo_007]

I think that TMNT 1 is a good movie, still it's not on my top 10 list of best movies. TMNT 2 and 3 were a little... bleh.... :roll:

[heretic888]

my fave movies: TMNT, Matrix, Lord of the Rings, X-Men, Spiderman, Akira, Ninja Scroll, Rising Tiger Hidden Dragon, Resident Evil, Jurassic Park, Sixth Sense, Curse of the Yoma, Mortal Kombat, Highlander, Highlander: Endgame, Dune, and many others,,,,,,,

[Donatello the turtle]

Spider-Man
TMNT (all three)
Robin Hood: Men In Tights
Star Wars(all of the movies)
:P

[HorseTechie]

Mmm... it's usually a movie a week for me. My hubby is a big time collector of DVDs (we have 375 right now). Trying to pick out my other favs aside from TMNT, LotR, and StarWars will be haaaard! Oo... Titan AE and Mulan.. and Toy Story and Monsters Inc. also good.

The ones we got this week are ET, Spiderman, Sum of all Fears, the first season of Malcolm in the Middle, Crime + Punishment in suburbia, Super Troopers, and the Count of Monte Crisco.

I have yet to see Monte Crisco (lloks good), but the others were okay. My fav picks there is ET and Malcolm inthe middle. Super Troopers was funny, but not like how Police Academy was. The Sum of all Fears... serious damage there... but hardly any emotions. Bleh.

Crime + Punishment in Suburbia was fascinating. I mean, i never heard of it, and the plot is very close to that in American Beauty. Apparently it's also a take off of Dostoyevsky's classic novel, I guess. But the actor, Vincent Kartheiser, who played the freaky geek who spies on the troubled teen girl... damn, he looked kinda cute. *sai* Must have been his sprakling blue eyes and the way he looked like a Japanese Anime character. Not that I usually droll over acotors or anything. :P

[Karpo_007]

I watched "Sum of all Fears" the other day. I must say i was disappointed with it... If you compare it something like "Bourne Identity" wich i also saw few weeks back you can see the differnce between a good and bad Clancy movie...

[Brodie]

Finally, someone with the same movie tastes as me. WHo would have thought you could see View Askew movies with Evil Dead movies on the same list twice?

Edit: Clancy didn't do the Bourne Identity...

[PWDESAI]

heh
1. TMNT 1
2. Cheech and chong up in smoke
3. tommy boy
4. shaft (original 70's verion)
5. Ghostbusters
6. Any i forgot and i liked i just don't remember, cuz i basically just read off of my dvd collection :wink:

[Newton Gimmick]

Has anyone besides the Hedge listed a movie other then from the past 30 years that wasn't a Cheech and Chong movie?

You guys should see more versatile stuff, you know like...

One Flew Over the Cuckcoo's nest
The Treasure of Siera Madre
Citzen Kane (Only the greatest movie ever made)
The Two Jakes
Casablanca


For the cheaper sci-fi type flicks, (MY GOD PEOPLE LISTED RESIDENT EVIL) go rent, They Live, with Rowdy Roddy Piper. The simple things in that movie are way better then half the crap these big budget movies have. PLUS, it has the greatest movie fight scene of all time. Don't ask me, ask Joe Bob Riggs.

Lastly, since your alls list is mostly comic and video game movies...How could you not list Batman 1 & 2. Batman, is purely the best comic to movie, probably ever.

For the record TMNT 1 was really good, and I'll be watching it again here in a bit.


I dunno if this list was supposed to be greatest movies of all time, or top ten personal favs or what. But check out a few of those movies I listed at the top. By no means are they in any order, or any representation of the whole list of MUST SEE movies. Definate classics. And They Live is a great Cult Classic.

Anywho.....

[Reznorite420]

3: Resident EvilYou should be defecated on by a wild boar for saying that :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Here's my list in no particular order:

TMNT 1
TMNT 2
Gladiator
The Lord of the Rings
Titan AE
All 3 Austin Powers movies
Shrek
Total Recall
Robocop
Robocop 2
All 4 Alien movies
Both Terminator movies
Mortal Kombat (just the first one; Annihilation as a piece of garbage)
History of the World Part I
Spaceballs
Robin Hood: Men In Tights
Aw heck, ANYTHING by Mel Brooks now that I think of it
Hot Shots
Hot Shots Part Deux
The Kentucky Fried Movie
Coming to America
Mafia
The Mummy
The Mummy Returns
Escape From New York
Escape From L.A. (but only to laugh at its chessiness)
The Thing (1982 version)
Vampires (John Carpenter)
Beetlejuice
The Crow
The Crow: City of Angels
The Crow: Salvation
The Matrix
Monty Python: And Now For Something Completely Different
Monty Python's Life of Brian
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Every Star Wars movie
Dark City
Spartacus (if you're into that kind of movie...being a third-year Latin student, I am :roll: )
The War of the Worlds
The Great Gatsby (1970s version with Robert Redford)
American History X
Broken Arrow (John Travolta and Christian Slater)
Con Air
Excalibur
The Addams Family
Addams Family Values
American Pie
American Pie 2
Scary Movie
Not Another Teen Movie
U-571
Top Gun
An Officer and a Gentleman
A Few Good Men
In The Army Now
Son In Law
Boogie Nights


That's about all I can think of at the moment :wink:

[Kingkapong]

nice selection razor. most of the movies on the list i like too. i also like ghost buster and for some bizzare reason, mario brothers. i like a lot of comedy movies (movies that make you really laugh, unlike those stupid comedies that are plain stupid). i just dislike sappy movies and horror movies since they don't make you laugh are they don't look cool. i also like gundam movies too :D :evilgrin: all you might say.

[Greed]

Horror movies could be funny if you find humor in death...Like me

[HorseTechie]

I watched "Sum of all Fears" the other day. I must say i was disappointed with it... If you compare it something like "Bourne Identity" wich i also saw few weeks back you can see the differnce between a good and bad Clancy movie...

Yeah.. I have to agree there. A major dissapoint for a Clancy plot. Either it was edited out to much for post 9/11 realism or something.. but I didn't feel any emotion or pity towards the end. They dulled it so much and put all the focus on the President. Bleh.

Terminator 1 and 2... muuuch better (despite it's sci-fi standpoint). Or as far a real war goes, Saving Private Ryan. Very good. Stands up to Platoon.

Yeah.. I'm one of the rare and few chics who LIKE action, war, and good horror movies! :evilgrin:

I'm selective with which horror ones I like. I don't get much into the run of the mill Jason/Freddy/Halloween sort of things, where there is one creepy dude going around killing all the teenage girls and guys in a group of friends. *yawn* (Scream and Scary movie were a pretty funny jab at those though)

I like more of the pyschological and somewhat messy ones, like HellRaiser, the Shining, the Hannibal series, and the remake of House on Haunted Hill. The new one called the Ring looks plenty creepy too. Oooo... :sick:

[Karpo_007]

Yeah Terminator movies are classics, Sum of all fears just ordinary Hollywood action film...

[Reznorite420]

nice selection razor.?????

Heh, it's "REZnorite...", but I can see why you made that mistake :wink:

EDIT: And thanks for mentioning the Ghostbusters movies; forgot to put those on there as well.

Another one I would recommend (I just finished watching it today) is Finding Forrester.

[HorseTechie]

Finding Forrestor... *gasp* there's one I hadn't seen yet!

Forrest Gump is good though. :wink:

[Vespera Blaze]

Hmmm...Everyone seems to be naming great movies. The ones on my list are only for when you're in the mood for the... *duh duh DUH* Killer B's

These are the best of the worst in my opinion


1. Faster Pussycat Kill! Kill!
2. Cannibal: The Musical
3. Cannibal Women in the Avacado Jungle of Death
4. Nymphoid Barbarians in Dinosaur Hell
5. Werewolves on Wheels
6. Chopper Chicks in Zombie Town
7. Killer Clowns From Outerspace

[Brodie]

Ok, Rez, You're stating that I should be defecated on by a wild boar for stating Resident Evil, yet you put Pauly Shore movies on your list... And plus, I love RE, the movie was good, not as good as the games, but good. Resident Evil is an amazing franchise. Capcom had no idea what they had when they made RE1. And think about it, think of where Resident Evil is now, and will be, and think of Pauly Shore... Where is his life going...? Not to mention his career.

And you placed "Every Star Wars Movie"
Did you see Episode 2? Were you awake? I know it's easy to fall asleep through that thing, but seriously. It bit. Hayden should be tarred and feathered. He has no emotion, he's like an effin' robot. His part could be better acted out by Bruce Campbell. Skelleton-Dude will back me up.

But I do admit, most of your list is good, I.E. the Crow Movies.
And a P.S., Killer Clowns From Outer SPace: Great B movie, It gets me all excited when Sci-Fi plays it. :)

[Mouse]

i recommend
-WILD HEARTS CAN'T BE BROKEN
-THE BLACK STALLION
-RETURN OF THE BLACK STALLION
-BLACK BEAUTY
-STAR WARS(all of them)
-STAR TREK(all of them)
-anything sci-fi
-anything fantasy
-anything martial arts
-BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA
tons more...

[Karpo_007]

Resident evil games are good, but the movie is pretty much crap. Too kiddified, you can hardly see any blood in it.

[Kameko]

I recomend:

Crocodile Dundee I, II, & III
Ghostbusters I & II
Karate Kid I
Dragonheart
Shrek
Monsters Inc.
X-Men
The Matrix
Planet of the Apes (the new one)
LiarLiar
Original Star Wars Trilogy
Lord of the Rings
Spaceballs
Robin Hood: Men In Tights
Austin Powers I & II (Don't crucify me, I just haven't seen the third one)


That's all I can think of right now. And it is, of course, leaving out the TMNT flicks.

[Reznorite420]

Ok, Rez, You're stating that I should be defecated on by a wild boar for stating Resident Evil, yet you put Pauly Shore movies on your list...You don't understand...it's not that I don't like RE, it's that the movie itself was corny, cheesy, horrible effects and acting...just downright awful. And anyway, I guess you didn't notice the small row of smilies I put, which indicates that I'm just screwing around with you.and think of Pauly Shore... Where is his life going...? Not to mention his career.Perhaps, but the ones I listed were made YEARS ago...I'm not concerned with how he is now. Besides, I didn't like them for Pauly Shore...I liked them because they made me laugh.And you placed "Every Star Wars Movie"
Did you see Episode 2? Were you awake?All the way.I know it's easy to fall asleep through that thing, but seriously.Well, sorry to hear that it didn't satisfy your 100% action craving, but it was an integral part to the story. I will agree with you on Hayden Christensen's part, but like I said above, I saw it for the sake of seeing it, not to pick at the acting.

If I already listed these, then quote where I said it in the list, please:

-The Evil Dead
-Evil Dead 2
-Army of Darkness

Your mention of Bruce Campbell sparked the idea.

[Kameko]

Ooh, Ooh! I just thought of another one!

TITAN A.E.

That was an AWESOME movie, man!!!

[Brodie]

Mentioning Bruce Campbell, I just got the new McFarlane Ash Vs. Evil Ash 2-pack. This set is AMAZING! The detail, is fantastic, the hair, blood, cuts, slashes, Bruce Campbell's chin. Interchangable hands(Well, mechanical hand and chainsaw...), The Necronomicon Ex Mortus, Tiny evil Ash with the fork (Even has a grin!!). Evil Ash has a tattered cloth cape... These are two of the most amazing toys I've ever seen. Hell, Ash by himself sells for $30. And the set of the two only cost $15.95.... Needless to say, this set is....Groovy...

Wow, if that didn't seem like a toy plug, I dunno what does.

Sure, RE the movie was corny, but it's the pure fact of knowing "Hey, this is based off a kickass game" It makes ya' feel all warm inside. Heh.

Along with the movie thing, TV shows may be a good thing.

I'd recommend Smallville, best tv show based around a comic book I've seen. I bet the new TMNT cartoon will be up there too.

[Karpo_007]

Well Resident evil games are pretty much based on the "Living dead" trilogy, So if you want a good Zombie movie, watch those.

[HorseTechie]

*no comment on Resident Evil* I don't play video games so.. heh...


Did you see Episode 2? Were you awake? I know it's easy to fall asleep through that thing, but seriously. It bit. Hayden should be tarred and feathered. He has no emotion, he's like an effin' robot. His part could be better acted out by Bruce Campbell. Skelleton-Dude will back me up.
*lol* I also like Star Wars, but ep 2 was bad. My husband DID fall asleep in the theatre (the only way to escape) and I got a headache cause the lite sabers were moving so fast i couldn't see the action. The only cool party was when Yoda kicked A.

Mouse... you liked the Black Stallion movies too? :D I grew up watching those and collecting the book series. Buit I think the books were much better. THe second movie was changed tooo much for my liking.

And yes, Titan AE is cool too (as well as a fine peice of eye-candy). I don't know what they say it was like Star Wars. Hardly seems like it to me.

Oh... and another one of my favs: Braveheart. Freeeeeeedom!

And the Bruce Lee and Jet Li flicks are kick A too. Mmmm... !

[Karpo_007]

I love Star Wars, the original trilogy anyway. The new ones aren't that good... Basicly the Down fall started with Return of the Jedi. I have heard that some writer who helped to create the plot left after "Imperium stikes Back". Writing was left entirely to George Lucas and and then came the ewoks. Then gungans, and so forth. Return of the Jedi wasn't a bad movie, but it is the worts episode of the original trilogy.

[azure turtle]

Oh, you're right, HT! I forgot to mention many of the martial arts flicks I enjoy! Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Michele Yeoh, Sammo Hung... They're all amazing. I love their movies! :anime:

[Spike The Xenomorph]

I mostly prefer the Jackie Chan & Bruce Lee's myself!

[Karpo_007]

I think that some Jetli movies are pretty cool. Like Twin warriors. I really like that..

[Spike The Xenomorph]

Jet Li? Never saw any of his movies.

[azure turtle]

Jet Li? Never saw any of his movies.
*gasp*
You poor, deprived child! You must go forth and rent some of his movies! Jet Li is totally amazing. He can kick some serious butt.

[Karpo_007]

He is as good actos As Arnold Swarzenegger(spelling?), but his movies are still good because he can really kick ass. Well i have always liked Kung-fu stuff...

[Spike The Xenomorph]

Don't worry bout the spelling, I can't spell it either.

[HorseTechie]

:o

*grabs Spike - very carefully like - and sits him down infront of TV and starts up a DVD, The Enforcer* Truuuuust me, you'll like ths Jet Li movie... especially when he starts whipping around the ropes real fast. No camera tricks or piano wires either.

And... it's Schwarzennegger! Schwarz (like from Spaceballs) + en + egger :P

[Spike The Xenomorph]

Ok! *looks around*
Got any mango flavored popcorn?

[HorseTechie]

Uhhmmm... *looks around for Azure* He prolly does!

[Karpo_007]

It isn't supposed to be realistic, if it was one kick to the head could break a neck... But it is supposed to be entertainment so wires don't bother me. Espceially in Rmeo must die Jet Li makes somre pretty cool kicks... But I like the earlier Jet Li movies better. Kiss of The Dragon was, well lets jus't say don't watch it...

[Spike The Xenomorph]

That was Jet Li? NOW I remember him! Wasn't he in Leathal Weapon 4?

[Karpo_007]

Yes he was.

[Spike The Xenomorph]

Those movies were awsome!

[azure turtle]

Uhhmmm... *looks around for Azure* He prolly does!
Goodness HT, how did you know that? ;)
*gives Spike a bag of microwaveable popcorn*
Here. Cook that for two minutes, and you'll get your mango popcorn!

Ooh... If you're gonna watch a few Jet Li flicks, make sure to rent the Once Upon a Time in China series! Those movies had some of the best action sequences ever. Plus, Jet was pretty young in those movies, so he can move faster than lightning! :eek:

[Brodie]

Jet Li is cool, if you wanna see some *good* flicks he was in, check these out:

-The One
-Black Mask
-Lethal Weapon 4 (He kicks Mel Gibson's ass)
-Romeo Must Die (The 8 Ball scene kicked.)

[Karpo_007]

Those are his new films. Old ones are 10 times better. Like Once upon a time in china or Twin warriors aka Tai chi masters.

[HorseTechie]

Ohh yeah... just as I was gona say. He's new ones got too many piano wires and digital special effects in them to sort of dampen the raw beauty of his talent.

The one ones are all 100% martial arts. Yeah baaaaby!

[Karpo_007]

The effects don't bother me, they just arent as good plotwise etc. And yes kung-fu movie can have a plot.

[HorseTechie]

Okay... here's one kung-fu movie to not see (unless you like totally tacky, plotless humor):

Kung-Pow

:dead:

[Spike The Xenomorph]

Is that a good movie?

[Karpo_007]

I have heard that it's a bad parody of kung-fu movies.

[azure turtle]

Ugh... Just watching previews for that movie made me want to pull my hair out. :dead:

[Reznorite420]

Ugh... Just watching previews for that movie made me want to pull my hair out. :dead:Thank you for speaking for me :D :D :D ....I'm pretty sure everybody else here thinks so too...

[HorseTechie]

It was... baaaad!

The worse part, the bad guy looked like Tatsu with a wig on, and he wanted to be called Betty!

Then the female chic goes ooooeeeeoooeeeeoooeeeoo all the time. Arrr....

[Machias Banshee]

LOL, i liked it Because it was so awful! :lol:

Heh, it was supposed to be a very bad parody of all the martial art movies out there.....tho i must admit my favorite one as of now, (that i've seen) is The Drunken master, with Jackie Chan (?)

[HorseTechie]

:lol: I think I would much enjoy watching that one.

Actually, the best line line from Kung-Pow (the only TMNT reference I gathered) was when the "choosen one" had been raised by rodents (like Master Splinter?)

[Greed]

Kung-Pow was funny for its Stupidity

[HorseTechie]

heh....

*HT thinks if she gets paid five dollars everytime she sees a Matrix spoof, she'll be rich by now* :P

[Spike The Xenomorph]

She would be.

[azure turtle]

Yeah... Too many Matrix spoofs. People should start being more creative and think of new and exciting fx/plots.

[Greed]

never thought Matrix spoofs were funny

[HorseTechie]

Hrm... who here can name all the movies who spoofed the matrix! ...just kidding!

*wonders what will be had from Matrix 2*

...

*shudder*

[azure turtle]

*bounces around in anticipation of Matrix 2*
:D