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[Moxie]

I'd like to see your list of all time great movies. Maybe I can find a gem there too.

Other than the first two, this isn't a ranking, just a list as they pop into my head. I'm a movie nut, so I'll have to force myself to stop at some point:

Persona
8 1/2
Contact
Annie Hall
Star Trek VIII: First Contact
The Lives of Others
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
Children of Men
Alien
Bringing Up Baby
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
The Fire Within
Apocalypse Now
Dog Day Afternoon
Fanny & Alexander
Beautiful Thing
Howard's End
Rosemary's Baby
The Big Blue
Kieslowski's Three Colors trilogy (especially Blue)


OK, I'll stop for now. In about 30 minutes, I'll think, "How could I have possibly forgotten ___?"

This is such a good list, for me. I'm rather less into the sci-fi, but I don't judge genres when a film is good. I'll copy it and comment, as I don't know who otherwise to leap in.


8 1/2 - absolutely one of my top favorites.
Contact - surprising; I've never revisited that film, but will consider
Annie Hall - if there's a "perfect" WA film, it's probably that
Star Trek VIII: First Contact
The Lives of Others
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
Children of Men - Though I think I prefer "Y tú mamá también" from Cuarón
Alien - scariest film ever
Bringing Up Baby - Though I think may favored screwballs would be "His Girl Friday" and "The Philadelphia Story"
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown - Excellent choice, though my favorite Almodovar is probably "Talk to Her."
The Fire Within - have not see this, but I will
Apocalypse Now
Dog Day Afternoon
Fanny & Alexander
Beautiful Thing
Howard's End
Rosemary's Baby
The Big Blue
Kieslowski's Three Colors trilogy (especially Blue)
- Agree completely; originally my favorite was "Red," but I have come back to "Blue"

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To add my own (some about love of the art, and some pure sentiment):

I agree with Godfather (1) and would add (2)
Roman Holiday
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Dazed and Confused
Fanny, Marius, Cesar (French trilogy; and even the Hollywood version, just "Fanny.")
The Conformist
Last Tango in Paris
The Garden of the Finzi-Contini
Death of a Cyclist
The Red Balloon
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (for endlessly quotable and absurdist)
Die Hard
L'Avventura
Rififi
The Little Fugitive
Breathless


I won't go on until others comment. I'm sure this is not exclusive favorites, but a way to expose others to great and fun films.

 

[ClayDeath]

I need to add to my earlier list of all time favorite movies.

 

[ClayDeath]

 

[ClayDeath]

My Top 15 Favorite Movies (not in any order)

1. Die Hard I
2. Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan
3. First Knight
4. Godfather I
5. Goodfellas
6. Ever After
7. Terminator II
8. Jaws I
9. Taken
10. LOTR trilogy
11. Empire Strikes Back
12. King of New York
13. Heat
14. Return to Me
15. Dark Knight Rises

that is a tough list.

I have yet to see "dark knight rises".


"taken" was excellent.

 

[ClayDeath]

Hey General CD,

Also hot over here. That's summer I guess...

Doing calculations in advance to check if Vilas got to number 1. It's a lengthy process and most difficult even with automation, as I have to build a calendar each year, decide what categories tournaments were and put together missing ATP data.

I reached January 11, 1971.

today ended up being the hottest day of the year here on the gulf coast.


it hit 101 degrees F.

it is 95 degrees F even now and it is almost 7 pm.

 

[ClayDeath]

where is princess emma? emma take a close look at this picture. look at the faces of the people in the background.

they are so happy for him and it shows. all eyes are on andy in this picture:

something this historic could not have happened to a nicer guy. he and his mom had been dreaming about this forever.

I was entertaining 15 people (family members and friends) last night and was very busy! There was a lot of clean up after they left so went to bed very late at night and woke up very late this morning.

That' s a nice picture, herc. I've seen this before though but it's good to see Andy in that environment. Andy plays a lot for his country as it means a great deal for him. And no matter what the naysayers say, there's no one on tour who'd wanted to win this title more than Andy and it was his time as well.

no worries mate.


glad you enjoyed yourself and stuff.


I post andy pics for folks like you, betty, lady marchioness, and sid and all the other andy fans.


of course I like andy too.

 

[ClayDeath]

I'd like to see your list of all time great movies. Maybe I can find a gem there too.

Other than the first two, this isn't a ranking, just a list as they pop into my head. I'm a movie nut, so I'll have to force myself to stop at some point:

Persona
8 1/2
Contact
Annie Hall
Star Trek VIII: First Contact
The Lives of Others
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
Children of Men
Alien
Bringing Up Baby
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
The Fire Within
Apocalypse Now
Dog Day Afternoon
Fanny & Alexander
Beautiful Thing
Howard's End
Rosemary's Baby
The Big Blue
Kieslowski's Three Colors trilogy (especially Blue)


OK, I'll stop for now. In about 30 minutes, I'll think, "How could I have possibly forgotten ___?"

great list general tented.

 

[ClayDeath]

I should add the following to my earlier list:


1. the terminator
2. conan the barbarian : the very first one
3. Spartacus : with kirk douglas
4. troy : how the hell did I forget this one?

5. somewhere in time: with jane semour
6. thunderball
7. entrapment

 

[Emma]

Terminator, the first one, is a great movie and very original. The 2nd one was just a sequel and that's all. There was nothing new about it. The only thing that was better than first one was the CGI effect. The first didn't have any and was a low budget movie. It was phenomenon that it took a life of its own when it came out and the aftermath that took place. I saw it in the late 90s I think but was in awe. But the movie that really took my breath away was the 2001: A Space Odyssey. It came out in 1968 but my God it was so ahead of its time. No matter which movie comes out in the future, it will always be my top all time favourite movie. To this date, there's nothing like it.

 

[ClayDeath]

ladies and gentlemen say hello to the ultimate dark horse at this year`s u.s. open:

 

[ClayDeath]

Terminator, the first one, is a great movie and very original. The 2nd one was just a sequel and that's all. There was nothing new about it. The only thing that was better than first one was the CGI effect. The first didn't have any and was a low budget movie. It was phenomenon that it took a life of its own when it came out and the aftermath that took place. I saw it in the late 90s I think but was in awe. But the movie that really took my breath was the 2001: A Space Odyssey. It came out in 1968 but my God it was so ahead of its time. No matter which movie comes out in the future, it will always be my top all time favourite movie. To this date, there's nothing like it.

I think you are right. I saw that space odyssey a few years ago. I also thought it was way ahead of its time.

and spot on with the first terminator movie. it was the best.

 

[Emma]

Del Potro is indeed the dark horse. Last year his match against Nole was a bit disappointing but he had a tougher round in the previous round so couldn't really play his best. Nole is still better on hard than Del Potro though.

 

[ClayDeath]

del potro is putting it all together finally. various pieces of his game are coming together.

don't forget that del potro beat nole on the hard courts in indian wells.

he is knocking at the door.

 

[ClayDeath]

You might be a REDNECK if...


...you can amuse yourself for more than an hour with a fly swatter.

 

[ClayDeath]

emma that worthless, legless, spineless, and toothless fool still cant stop talking about us.

 

[Emma]

Yes, Del Potro was too cool in IW. Beat both Andy and Nole on his way to the final. He's still a tad inconsistent compared to the big guns. Federer has been very inconsistent this year especially lately. I'd say Rafa is pretty consistent this year despite the early loss at Wimbledon. Berdych has been very consistent as well. I expect him to go far at the USO. I have no idea what's going with Tosnga lately. Has gone really flat since his win over Federer at RG.

 

[Emma]

emma that worthless, legless, spineless, and toothless fool still cant stop talking about us.

I know. it just never ends with some people. Of all the good things he could have done and of all the beautiful positive ways he could have spent his time online, this is what he chooses to do. Very primitive.

 

[Emma]

I love your redneck jokes. They are hilarious and nicely done.

 

[ClayDeath]

Tsonga is carrying a knee injury.

he should be back in cincy.

 

[Emma]

Tsonga is carrying a knee injury.

he should be back in cincy.

Oh, now i vaguely remember. I am little out since Wimbledon. It was a huge deal and victory for us Murray fans. Life is not the same after that. This year has been a bit hectic though both tennis and work-wise. Life is good otherwise.

Next year I will be buying my first ever house! it is so exciting I can't even get proper sleep when I think about it. So am really glad that the Wimbledon thing is out of the way, or else half of my focus would have been on that. I'd like to focus completely on the house thing.

I noticed Britbox is on Gold Coast of Australia. One of my brothers lives in Brisbane. I wonder if he's going to the tournament next year. It's a great tournament though only 250.