What is your all time favorite movie?

[lacavol]

Dr. Strangelove

and Stroszek one of Herzog's best.

 

[redisburning]

I want to say a few things before I get to my choice.

first: I am surprised to see a takashi miike film. I, too, am a fan of his work.

secondly: my personal favorite Kurosawa film is the sequel to Yojimbo; Sanjuro.

now my 2-5 favorites are:

2. Drive
3. Kanashimi no Belladonna
4. The Assasination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
5. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

but my absolute favorite film is without a doubt Tenshi no Tamago. I refuse to talk about this movie beyond the fact that it exists and it amazing.

as an FYI It is directed by Mamarou Oshii, my favorite director. The art is by Yo****aka Amano, IMO the greatest illustrator since the days of Arthur Rakham and Kai Nielsen. The film was published by Tokuma Shoten which spawned Ghibli.

 

[Richard G]

+1 M2 fan.

Also, in no particular order:

Twelve O'Clock High
The Shining
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Cinderella Man
The Right Stuff
Apollo 13
The Shawshank Redemption
Vanishing Point
American Graffiti
Sling Blade
Paint Your Wagon

PhotoMat, with your Avatar and you don't list "2001"?

So, '2001, a Space Odyssey'

 

[sebastel]

2046 (wang kar wai)
merry-go-round (jacques rivette)
8 1/2 (federico fellini)

 

[AndysRollei]

My favorite would be any movie that my great Uncle was the still production photographer for. The Ten Commandments, Some Like It Hot, The Great Escape, West Side Story, The Apartment and many more.

Andy

 

[DSkjaeve]

Taxi driver.

 

[alan davus]

The African Queen
Casablanca
Lawrence of Arabia
Dr Zhivago
and a couple of Aussie favourites
The Castle
The Dish
Strictly Ballroom

 

[Strangeluv]

Way to many but to name a few:

Metropolis and M by Fritz Lang,
Kubrick's 2001: A space odyssey,
Stalker by Tarkovsky,
Burnt by the sun by Mikhalkov,
Wenders' Paris, Texas
Most of the classic western movies by Sergio Leone. The ones with Eastwood and Bronson mind you 🙂

 

[helen.HH]

Hi,
You withdrew 'Red Sorghum' from the list...
Mr. Zhang's every pre Hollywood movies are great, my 3 favorites,
1. Not One Less
2. Story of Qiu Ju
3. Shanghai Traid

Your Right... Its Back up There 😉
He is one of my FAV directors ... He & Gong Li were Magnificent Together
Story of Qui Jui was GREAT, Shanghai Triad too
Though i have not seen 'Not One Less', now I must Watch it
Thanks for the Tip
Best- H

 

[bgb]

Only one that springs to mind is Cinema Paradiso ...

 

[Johnmcd]

Mad Max
Mad Max 2
The Seven Samurai
Zulu
My Life as a Dog
Dusk till Dawn
The Princess Bride
Spinal Tap

And so many more...

 

[Sparrow]

Thank goodness someone mentioned Kurosawa's The Seven Samurai, I'll add Throne of Blood , Alan Parker's Evita, Umbrellas of Cherbourg (can't remember the director), The Dish, that someone mentioned earlier ... Lawrence of Arabia, The Bofors Gun, La Dolce Vita ... it's endless really

 

[shimokita]

Wizard of Oz... let's be serious here
Caddyshack

Sixth Sense
Salem's Lot
Blair Witch Project

 

[Richard G]

Caddyshack - yes! "A thousand bucks says you miss that putt!"
Dark Star (John Carpenter)
Hannah and Her Sisters (Woody Allen)
The Road Home [My Father and Mother] (Yimou Zhang)
........

 

[pitadotcom]

The Shawshank Redemption

 

[Johnmcd]

Wizard of Oz... let's be serious here
Caddyshack

Sixth Sense
Salem's Lot
Blair Witch Project

Blair Witch Project remains the scariest movie I've ever seen. It was the unknown thing under the bed when I was a kid.

Caddy shack - hey, graveyard two blocks that way....

 

[mugent]

Die Hard
Lost in Translation
Drive

 

[mynikonf2]

The Big Blue
Band of Brothers
K-Pax
Kelly's Heroes
Saving Private Ryan
Jeremiah Johnson
Charlie Wilson's War
Black Hawk Down
...just to name a few.

 

[Sparrow]

I forgot to mention "the un-makable film" Anthony Minghella's The English Patient ... not as brilliant as the book but still a bloody good film ... just like the film of Captain Corelli's Mandolin isn't

 

[Sparrow]

... Oh, and Walkabout