Favorite Flicks

[egri]

A few British ones:

The Dam Busters
Dunkirk
Darkest Hour

[ocjack]

Don't know how I forgot: 1966's Carlo Ponti movie Blowup. A great plot and a time capsule for that decade.

[mcgwirecom]

I feel the most overlooked movie of all time is Slingblade. Powerful movie, great acting. Billy Bob is genius.

[steve B]

Many movies I like won't make many lists of all time greats.
Many I used to really like have aged poorly.

Shogun Assassin.
Lightning Swords of Death- This and the above are cut down from six Japanese movies centered on the same main character. The originals are a bit more harsh than the cut down for the US market versions, which mostly include the comically violent fight scenes with little background.

They Live
Pale Rider. (and most other Eastwood westerns)
Slapshot
The wraith
Predator 2 - Not as good a movie as the first, but it develops the predators so much more, their "rules" and morals etc.
A Sunday in Hell - cycling documentary about Paris Roubaix one year in the 70's.
Buckaroo Banzai
The Great Race
Magnificent Men and Their Flying Machines

[cardsagain74]

Anyone who enjoys gambling/casino/sports betting movies should check out "The Runner" (1999), with John Goodman and Ron Eldard.

It's probably the best modern movie on those subjects ever made, but somehow it's stayed in complete obscurity

[packs]

Some of my faves:

Cool Hand Luke
Stand By Me
No Country For Old Men
Bicycle Thief
The 400 Blows

[58pinson]

Any site that sees "Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines" get two mentions in a Favorite Flicks thread is A-OK with me.

[Republicaninmass]

Originally Posted by mcgwirecom

I feel the most overlooked movie of all time is Slingblade. Powerful movie, great acting. Billy Bob is genius.

Mmmm-hmmmmm

[judsonhamlin]

A couple of go-to watch over and over movies:

-Lawrence of Arabia
-Kelly’s Heroes
-On a Midnight Clear
-Iron Giant
-Ronin
-The Pink Panther
-My Man Godfrey
-The Thin Man
-They All Laughed
And the first 15 minutes of Close Encounters

[TUM301]

Couple more,
The Paper Chase
Boiler Room
7 Days In May, Fail Safe

[earlywynnfan]

I'd like to add Gran Torino to my list