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My top 100 movies: #1: E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (2 Viewers)

Andy Dufresne said:
Hey kids, gather 'round! We're popping in Mulholland Drive again! :excited:

Don't get me wrong. I really like Mulholland Dr.
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:lol:

Well, maybe not for family movie night (yet). 

I think the best way to put it is that I gravitate to movies that make me feel something or effect me, doesn't matter what end of the spectrum we are talking about.  So for me watching the glowing light cycles is cool once, but I get next to nothing out of repeated viewings - I am just watching flashing lights.  I would rather pop in a movie that will make me scared, cry, repulsed, laugh, feel like a 10 year old, whatever. 

 
msommer said:
You didn't visit Nathan R. Jessup's woo thread? 

The "you can't handle the truth" part must have been mangled 10 times over excessive hugging in that thread. 
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I get it now (should have been able to connect THOSE dots).

I gave up on that thread at "neck tattoo".

 
Andy Dufresne said:
#69 - A Few Good Men

Cruise vs Nicholson and including a cool supporting cast (Moore, Sutherland, Bacon, et al.)

Just has lots of good quotes I use often.

Trivia:

Tom Cruise's Jack Nicholson impersonation (when his character is quoting Col. Jessep) was not scripted.

Jack Nicholson was paid $5 million for ten days' work.
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I always thought it was ironic that Jack won 3 acting Oscars for playing.....Jack. And in this film, he gives his best performance and doesn't win!

 
Andy Dufresne said:
#69 - A Few Good Men

Cruise vs Nicholson and including a cool supporting cast (Moore, Sutherland, Bacon, et al.)

Just has lots of good quotes I use often.

Trivia:

Tom Cruise's Jack Nicholson impersonation (when his character is quoting Col. Jessep) was not scripted.

Jack Nicholson was paid $5 million for ten days' work.
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I sometimes put this movie on as background when I'm working, the same way a person might put on background music.  There's something about the rhythm of Sorkin's dialogue in the hands of experts that makes me productive.  

And yes, endlessly quotable.  "You're a lousy softball player, Jack!" is a solid backup when the right insult just doesn't come to mind.  

 
Bruce Dickinson said:
I sometimes put this movie on as background when I'm working, the same way a person might put on background music.  There's something about the rhythm of Sorkin's dialogue in the hands of experts that makes me productive.  

And yes, endlessly quotable.  "You're a lousy softball player, Jack!" is a solid backup when the right insult just doesn't come to mind.  
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Yes! Or if you've lost an argument and both sides know it.

When someone gives a particularly stupid suggestion I alternatively ask if they were sick the day they taught law at law school or if we should/should not follow the advice of the galctically stupid.

 
#68 - The Hunt For Red October

People driving erratically still get classified as performing "Crazy Ivan's".

I still don't react well to bullets.

Everything I know about Russian planning I learned from THFRO.

I have seen Montana.

Trivia:

To help the audience quickly grasp which sub's interior they were seeing as the movie jumped from scene to scene and sub to sub, the filmmakers created a subtle lighting scheme: blue for Red October, green for the Alfa class "V.K. Konovalov" and red for Dallas.

After consultation with the wardrobe and makeup departments behind John McTiernan's back, Connery arrived on set for his first day of shoots with his hairpiece incorporating a ponytail. Many years later once Connery's potential influence had greatly waned, McTiernan stated in an interview with Sight & Sound magazine that he was "f---ing livid" with Connery, and that the Scottish actor tried to use his considerable heft with the studio, going over the director's head to pass the alteration with producers. It seemed as though Connery was to get his way until midway through the second day's shooting when Director of Photography Jan De Bont started laughing while reviewing the dailies, remarking to Connery that his ponytail looked like "a limp, swinging d--k." This soon became a meme among the crew, and by the end of the second day Connery was so upset at the mockery he relented, having makeup remove the alteration and forcing the re-shoot of a key scene. McTiernan joked that the reported cost of the hairpiece, some $20,000, was mainly down to the cost of those subsequent re-shoots, and that the hair seen in the final movie was merely "a $10 bargain from a thrift shop."

 
I don't know if it's a great movie, but there is no movie my friends and I quote to each other more often.  Not even Highlander.
 

"I know this book, your conclusions are all wrong, Ryan.  Halsey acted stupidly."

"You will receive the Order of Lenin for this, Captain!"

"It reminds me of Sputnik and the heady days of Yuri Gagarin!"

"You have something to ADD to our discussion, Dr. Ryan?"

"Personally, I give us one chance in three."

"This business will get out of control!  It will get out of control and we'll be lucky to live through it!"

"As a result, his men were highly motivated."
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KarmaPolice said:
:bag:

You've just described my viewing habits.  You've seen my lists - I tend to gravitate to the dark side.  I have seen Se7en dozens of times.  Hell, I have put myself through Requiem for a Dream a dozen times. 
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I hate this about myself...I know better, as a father & husband, that I shouldn't be watching dark #### like this anymore (Requiem, et al)...but I just can't resist...I like to be disturbed, because it makes me feel & think...but it's not good for my overall mental health..  :kicksrock:

 
Andy Dufresne said:
#68 - The Hunt For Red October

People driving erratically still get classified as performing "Crazy Ivan's".

I still don't react well to bullets.

Everything I know about Russian planning I learned from THFRO.

I have seen Montana.

Trivia:

To help the audience quickly grasp which sub's interior they were seeing as the movie jumped from scene to scene and sub to sub, the filmmakers created a subtle lighting scheme: blue for Red October, green for the Alfa class "V.K. Konovalov" and red for Dallas.

After consultation with the wardrobe and makeup departments behind John McTiernan's back, Connery arrived on set for his first day of shoots with his hairpiece incorporating a ponytail. Many years later once Connery's potential influence had greatly waned, McTiernan stated in an interview with Sight & Sound magazine that he was "f---ing livid" with Connery, and that the Scottish actor tried to use his considerable heft with the studio, going over the director's head to pass the alteration with producers. It seemed as though Connery was to get his way until midway through the second day's shooting when Director of Photography Jan De Bont started laughing while reviewing the dailies, remarking to Connery that his ponytail looked like "a limp, swinging d--k." This soon became a meme among the crew, and by the end of the second day Connery was so upset at the mockery he relented, having makeup remove the alteration and forcing the re-shoot of a key scene. McTiernan joked that the reported cost of the hairpiece, some $20,000, was mainly down to the cost of those subsequent re-shoots, and that the hair seen in the final movie was merely "a $10 bargain from a thrift shop."
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Give me a ping...one ping only.

 
#67 - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

I remember seeing previews for this and thinking it would be a huge flop. Worst call ever.

Swashbuckling fun and one of the most memorable characters ever (even though it's played out now), this movie is a great ride from start to finish.

The only downside is that we've had to endure Depp way past his expiration date.

Trivia:

According to the screenwriters' commentary on the DVD, Will Turner is the best swordsman in the film, Barbossa and Commodore Norrington are evenly matched, and Jack Sparrow is actually the worst.

Zoe Saldana did not enjoy her time on this film. She said, "Those weren't the right people for me. I'm not talking about the cast. The cast was great. I'm talking about the political stuff that went on behind closed doors. It was a lot of above-the-line versus below-the-line, extras versus actors, producers versus P As. It was very elitist. I almost quit the business. I was 23 years old, and I was like, "F- this!" I am never putting myself in this situation again. People disrespecting me because they look at my number on a call sheet and they think I'm not important. F- you."

Keira Knightly was only 18 years old when this movie came out

 
Andy Dufresne said:
#69 - A Few Good Men

Cruise vs Nicholson and including a cool supporting cast (Moore, Sutherland, Bacon, et al.)

Just has lots of good quotes I use often.

Trivia:

Tom Cruise's Jack Nicholson impersonation (when his character is quoting Col. Jessep) was not scripted.

Jack Nicholson was paid $5 million for ten days' work.
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At the risk of being an annoying lawyer, the courtroom scenes in this movie are cringeworthy. Its tough to watch.

 
Andy Dufresne said:
#67 - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

I remember seeing previews for this and thinking it would be a huge flop. Worst call ever.

Swashbuckling fun and one of the most memorable characters ever (even though it's played out now), this movie is a great ride from start to finish.

The only downside is that we've had to endure Depp way past his expiration date.

Trivia:

According to the screenwriters' commentary on the DVD, Will Turner is the best swordsman in the film, Barbossa and Commodore Norrington are evenly matched, and Jack Sparrow is actually the worst.

Zoe Saldana did not enjoy her time on this film. She said, "Those weren't the right people for me. I'm not talking about the cast. The cast was great. I'm talking about the political stuff that went on behind closed doors. It was a lot of above-the-line versus below-the-line, extras versus actors, producers versus P As. It was very elitist. I almost quit the business. I was 23 years old, and I was like, "F- this!" I am never putting myself in this situation again. People disrespecting me because they look at my number on a call sheet and they think I'm not important. F- you."

Keira Knightly was only 18 years old when this movie came out
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really fun movie.

 
#66 - Kill Bill 1 & 2

Okay, I'm cheating with the "100" number here but they go together so...

I like 1 more than 2 - they're really different types of movie. But they form a cool whole.

It's like Hero meets Fight Club...And that's an awesome thing.

Trivia:

The shot where the Bride splits a baseball in two with a samurai sword was done for real on the set. It was done by Zoë Bell, Uma Thurman's stunt double.

Over 450 gallons of fake blood were used in the two Kill Bill movies.

The members of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad are all named after snakes. Bill drives a De Tomaso Mangusta. "Mangusta" is Italian for "Mongoose" which are well-known for their ability to fight and kill venomous snakes, particularly cobras.

Through both parts of the movie, Elle Driver (Daryl Hannah) and Budd (Michael Madsen) are the only fellow assassins that Beatrix Kiddo does not cite as having "unfinished business" with her. She kills neither.

 
#65 - The Bourne Trilogy

I'm disregarding he last two because...well...they suck.

But the original three were a terrific mix of plot and action even if the shaky can got old.

Trivia:

The name Bourne came from Ansel Bourne, a preacher in Rhode Island, the first documented case of "dissociative fugue", a condition not unlike dissociative amnesia or dissociative identity disorder (multiple personality disorder). One day in 1887 he forgot who he was, started a new life in Pennsylvania under the name Brown, and opened a convenience store. About three months later, he woke up and not only remembered his life as Bourne, but forgot all of his life as Brown... and needless to say was quite confused as to why he was in Pennsylvania.

The Bourne Supremacy was made with no intention of making a third movie after this one; the final scene was also meant to give the Bourne character some closure and properly end the series. When The Bourne Ultimatum was green-lit, the writers had to write the story around this epilogue

The opening scene of Ultimatum, where Bourne calls Pam Landy while looking at her from a nearby building, was re-shot for the movie. The footage from The Bourne Supremacy's ending was not used.

 
My top 3 horror movies:

1.  The Halloween series

2.  The Nightmare on Elm Street series

3.  The Friday the 13th series. 

;)

 
#64 - True Lies

It gets bogged down a bit in the middle but it's funny throughout and it goes full James Cameron spectacle at the end.

I wish it would come out on Blu Ray but I guess JC doesn't want to make fun of nuke detonating jihadists anymore. Go figure.

 Trivia:

The fall that Curtis takes in the middle of the dance was unscripted.

When Harry explains that his code name will be "Boris," Helen responds that hers should be "Natasha," in reference to Rocky & Bullwinkle cartoons. Instead, Harry offers "Doris" instead. Fantasy artist and bodybuilder Boris Vallejo, whom Arnold Schwarzenegger admired, was at the time married to a woman named Doris.

Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn't supposed to drop the tape recorder. James Cameron; liked it and kept it in.

 
Andy Dufresne said:
#64 - True Lies

It gets bogged down a bit in the middle but it's funny throughout and it goes full James Cameron spectacle at the end.

I wish it would come out on Blu Ray but I guess JC doesn't want to make fun of nuke detonating jihadists anymore. Go figure.

 Trivia:

The fall that Curtis takes in the middle of the dance was unscripted.

When Harry explains that his code name will be "Boris," Helen responds that hers should be "Natasha," in reference to Rocky & Bullwinkle cartoons. Instead, Harry offers "Doris" instead. Fantasy artist and bodybuilder Boris Vallejo, whom Arnold Schwarzenegger admired, was at the time married to a woman named Doris.

Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn't supposed to drop the tape recorder. James Cameron; liked it and kept it in.
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"What kind of a sick ##### takes the ice cube trays out of the freezer?"

Awful movie. Usually watch a few sections of it though when it's on cable.  

 
#63/#62 - Cinderella Man/Seabiscuit

We all have our own great depressions in our lives. Whenever I feel a bit blue, I fire one of these up.

Like most "based on" stories, liberties are taken, in the case of CM it's with the character of Max Baer. But they have to make it exciting too, so it's forgivable.

I use this quote on myself quite often, "I didn't always lose. I won't always lose again."

Seabiscuit is the better movie, IMO. I like how much character they give the horse itself. 

And I really like seeing bullies get their comeuppance. 

Trivia:

Russell Crowe lost more than 50 pounds, down from the 228 pounds he weighed in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.

Filming the boxing sequences was so brutal, Russell Crowe says the movie was "four-to-five times more difficult than Gladiator.

War Admiral was played by one of his descendants, a gelding named Verboom.

While never stated in the movie, War Admiral and Seabiscuit were in he same bloodline and rather closely related. A stallion named Fair Play sired Man o' War and Man o' War sired War Admiral and Hard Tack. Hard Tack was Seabiscuit's father making Seabiscuit War Admiral's nephew.

 
I am sorry, no Tobey Maguire movies are allowed in any favorite lists.  It's a rule.  Please make another selection.  

*beep*

 
#61 - Cast Away

What would you do if you were "cast away". First of all, I dig that the title is a play on words. He's both a "castaway" and has been "cast away".

It's unfortunate that good movies have silly internet memes made that diminish the work (see also the "Hitler Reacts" videos). Tom Hanks is at his very best here. 

And, for when he gets here, up yours Yankee23Fan! :hey:

And this is another Zemeckis movie that has a great main musical theme - link.

Chuck Noland: We both had done the math. Kelly added it all up and... knew she had to let me go. I added it up, and knew that I had... lost her. 'cos I was never gonna get off that island. I was gonna die there, totally alone. I was gonna get sick, or get injured or something. The only choice I had, the only thing I could control was when, and how, and where it was going to happen. So... I made a rope and I went up to the summit, to hang myself. I had to test it, you know? Of course. You know me. And the weight of the log, snapped the limb of the tree, so I-I - , I couldn't even kill myself the way I wanted to. I had power over *nothing*. And that's when this feeling came over me like a warm blanket. I knew, somehow, that I had to stay alive. Somehow. I had to keep breathing. Even though there was no reason to hope. And all my logic said that I would never see this place again. So that's what I did. I stayed alive. I kept breathing. And one day my logic was proven all wrong because the tide came in, and gave me a sail. And now, here I am. I'm back. In Memphis, talking to you. I have ice in my glass... And I've lost her all over again. I'm so sad that I don't have Kelly. But I'm so grateful that she was with me on that island. And I know what I have to do now. I gotta keep breathing. Because tomorrow the sun will rise. Who knows what the tide could bring?

Trivia:

One of the three volleyballs used in the film was sold in an auction for $18,400.

The scene in which Chuckis talking with Stan by the fireplace is shot in 1 long take, with the camera rotating slowly around Noland. The shot lasts 3 minutes and 46 seconds.

When Noland squats on the ground, contemplating an item that has washed up on shore, the shot is composed as an homage to 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), reportedly Tom Hanks' favorite film.

 
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Andy Dufresne said:
#64 - True Lies

It gets bogged down a bit in the middle but it's funny throughout and it goes full James Cameron spectacle at the end.

I wish it would come out on Blu Ray but I guess JC doesn't want to make fun of nuke detonating jihadists anymore. Go figure.

 Trivia:

The fall that Curtis takes in the middle of the dance was unscripted.

When Harry explains that his code name will be "Boris," Helen responds that hers should be "Natasha," in reference to Rocky & Bullwinkle cartoons. Instead, Harry offers "Doris" instead. Fantasy artist and bodybuilder Boris Vallejo, whom Arnold Schwarzenegger admired, was at the time married to a woman named Doris.

Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn't supposed to drop the tape recorder. James Cameron; liked it and kept it in.
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"The 'vette gets 'em wet"

Love Paxton in this movie (but that goes without saying). 

 
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Andy Dufresne said:
#64 - True Lies

It gets bogged down a bit in the middle but it's funny throughout and it goes full James Cameron spectacle at the end.

I wish it would come out on Blu Ray but I guess JC doesn't want to make fun of nuke detonating jihadists anymore. Go figure.

 Trivia:

The fall that Curtis takes in the middle of the dance was unscripted.

When Harry explains that his code name will be "Boris," Helen responds that hers should be "Natasha," in reference to Rocky & Bullwinkle cartoons. Instead, Harry offers "Doris" instead. Fantasy artist and bodybuilder Boris Vallejo, whom Arnold Schwarzenegger admired, was at the time married to a woman named Doris.

Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn't supposed to drop the tape recorder. James Cameron; liked it and kept it in.
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I could never stand Tom Arnold, but I thought he was hilarious in this.

Albert Gibson: Same thing happened to me with wife number two, remember? I had no idea nothing was going on. I come home, and the house is empty. She even took the ice cube trays out of the freezer. What kind of a sick ##### takes the ice cube trays out of the freezer?

Harry Tasker: It's not Helen.

Gibson: Helen still loves you. She just wants to bang this guy for a while. It's nothing serious. You'll get used to it soon...

Tasker: Stop cheering me up!!!! [slams Albert against a post]

Gibson: [pause; serious] What'd you expect? Helen's a flesh-and-blood woman, and you're never there. It was just a matter of time. I say we concentrate on work. That's what I do every time my life turns to dog ####. I concentrate on work, and that gets me by. Right, buddy? It's gonna be great. [ushers him back to car] We're gonna catch some terrorists. We're gonna beat the crap out of them. You're going to feel a hell of a lot better. Watch your head.

Harry Tasker: You tell on me, I'll tell on you.

Albert Gibson: What are you talking about? I'm as clean as a preacher's sheets. I'm clean as...

Tasker: What about the time you blew a six-week operation because you were too busy getting a blow job?

Gibson: You knew about that?

Tasker: Uh-huh.

Gibson: Let's take Franklin, it's quicker.

Fun Fact:

In the scene where Harry reveals his suspicions that Helen is having an affair to Albert Gibson, Gibson remarks, “What kind of sick ##### takes the ice cube trays out of the freezer?” This joke was a gag on the real-life divorce that Tom Arnold was going through at the time after he discovered that his ex, Rosanne had gone so far as to take the ice cube trays from their freezer.

 
Andy Dufresne said:
#61 - Cast Away

What would you do if you were "cast away". First of all, I dig that the title is a play on words. He's both a "castaway" and has been "cast away".

It's unfortunate that good movies have silly internet memes made that diminish the work (see also the "Hitler Reacts" videos). Tom Hanks is at his very best here. 

And, for when he gets here, up yours Yankee23Fan! :hey:
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1st movie on the list that I absolutely hate. 

 
#60 - We Were Soldiers

War sucks for everyone involved. Unfortunately for the people involved, it's their job to kill the enemy.

Even though the "meanwhile, back at home" scenes are pretty sappy, they do lend weight to the question I'd imagine all soldiers ask, "What the hell am I doing here when all I want is to be back there."

And Sgt Major Plumley rules.

Unfortunately, it was through this movie that I learned Madeline Shows had ruined her face. Her collagen lips look like she ran into a wall. :sadbanana:

Trivia:

Hal Moore retired a Lieutenant General, 3-star.

Before filming, the actors went to a two-week boot camp. Mel Gibson said it was the "celebrity-wimp version" but he "thought it was hard anyway."

According to the real Joseph D. Galloway, when he visited the set, he couldn't even shake the hand of the actor playing Jimmy Nakayama.

 
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