BritManToo Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 (edited) American Beauty & Fight Club Those two movies changed my life. I even got the same deal from my employers, a years wages not to go back. Number 3 would be Unforgiven (Clint Eastwood and Gene Hackman). Edited October 10, 2023 by BritManToo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photoguy21 Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 13 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said: The Godfather,yes I forgot that one . Should go up with Casablanca I guess as one of the most watched Casablanca is of course a classic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgegeorgia Posted October 10, 2023 Author Share Posted October 10, 2023 Was anyone into The Rats , the movie where the rats take over ? Was that the name of it ,haven't seen it for years or am I am thinking of THE BIRDS ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gottfrid Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 1 hour ago, georgegeorgia said: But give me your 3 in any order favourite movies ! Mine are *The Departed * No place for old men * Transamerica * The Guardian ( security guard one in condo building) *Falling Down I suggest you count them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post novacova Posted October 10, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2023 The Bridge On The River Kwai The Man From Nowhere The Good The Bad and The Ugly 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgegeorgia Posted October 10, 2023 Author Share Posted October 10, 2023 Just now, novacova said: The Bridge On The River Kwai The Man From Nowhere The Good The Bad and The Ugly Im not into WAR movies but that one with Steve McQueen was great or am I thinking of THE GREAT ESCAPE? The bridge on the river kwaii ,I loved the whistling music The GOOD BAD UGLY was a Western if I'm right ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novacova Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 2 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said: The GOOD BAD UGLY was a Western if I'm right ? Yes sir… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgegeorgia Posted October 10, 2023 Author Share Posted October 10, 2023 23 minutes ago, BritManToo said: American Beauty & Fight Club Those two movies changed my life. I even got the same deal from my employers, a years wages not to go back. Number 3 would be Unforgiven (Clint Eastwood and Gene Hackman). Just looked up UNFORGIVING It's a Western sadly I was going to watch it tonight but not into Westerns . DIRTY HARRY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingdongrb Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 Too many great ones....... only a few here: Deer Hunter Forrest Gump One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Papillon Fast Times at Ridgemont High Caddyshack Easy Rider Exorcist Pulp Fiction Saving Private Ryan Rudy ................................. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Lowf Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 2001: A Space Odyssey Performance Silent Movie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclag Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 33 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said: I remember ROOTS A lot of this generation wouldn't know ,it was actually a series of movies What about JAWS ,I think that was like 3 movies too Jaws was good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgegeorgia Posted October 10, 2023 Author Share Posted October 10, 2023 I hated Saving Private Ryan same as that other movie with Tommy Cruise in the jet I loved ONE flew over the Cuckoo's nest ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgegeorgia Posted October 10, 2023 Author Share Posted October 10, 2023 JAWs I think they made like 3 movies ? What about DIRTY HARY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 (edited) 1. Conan the Barbarian (1982) 2. The Lord of the Rings 1-3 3. Ben-Hur (1959) 4. Knights of the Round Table (1953) 5. The Godfather 1+2 6. Red Dawn (1984) 7. Rabbit-Proof Fence (AUS 2002) 8. River Queen (NZ 2005) Edited October 10, 2023 by StayinThailand2much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgegeorgia Posted October 10, 2023 Author Share Posted October 10, 2023 RABBIT PROOF Fence was a Australian movie But not as good as STORM BOY I used to love David Gulpilli Aboriginal actor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemsta69 Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 2 hours ago, georgegeorgia said: I could never ever ever be into Science fiction movies ,hated it all since I was a kid Star wars , even films like Spiderman , etc were rubbish to me ,even this Harry Potter,guys my age going berserk over this film Neither Star Wars nor the other films you cited are Sci-Fi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 The Godfather I & II Lala Land Annie Hall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgegeorgia Posted October 10, 2023 Author Share Posted October 10, 2023 1 minute ago, Lemsta69 said: Neither Star Wars nor the other films you cited are Sci-Fi. What would they be ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemsta69 Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 41 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said: Just looked up UNFORGIVING It's a Western sadly I was going to watch it tonight but not into Westerns . DIRTY HARRY if you think Unforgiven is just a "Western" then you know absolutely nothing about cinema. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemsta69 Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 1 minute ago, georgegeorgia said: What would they be ? Star Wars is a "space opera" Spiderman is an adaptation of a superhero comic book. Harry Potter is an epic fantasy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgegeorgia Posted October 10, 2023 Author Share Posted October 10, 2023 3 minutes ago, Lemsta69 said: Star Wars is a "space opera" Spiderman is an adaptation of a superhero comic book. Harry Potter is an epic fantasy. Ok never heard them described as that ! ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stupidfarang Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 4 hours ago, georgegeorgia said: Trainspotting yes !!! What was the big guy in No place for old men !! Javier Bardem played the part of the killer hunting for the money, Google his name and you will find him in some other great movies, like sicario 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacessit Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 "In the Heat of the Night" " 2001 - A Space Odyssey" " The Shawshank Redemption" Honorable mentions: The Green Mile Silence of the Lambs A Beautiful Mind Dr. Strangelove Unforgiven Dirty Harry High Noon Enemy at the Gates Schindler's List Mad Max The Color Purple Lethal Weapon Gladiator Braveheart The Big Sleep Australian: Wake in Fright Kenny Malcolm Shine 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanaguma Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 Trying to be original; 1. Apocalypse Now 2. Full Metal Jacket 3. Lawrence of Arabia Honorable mention to The Godfather 1 and 2, but both have been mentioned repeatedly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredwiggy Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 (edited) Hard to pick just 3. To Kill a Mockingbird, Spartacus, The Great Escape, if just three, but, The Shawshank Redemption, The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly, Braveheart, The Color Purple, Schindler's List, The Pianist, How the West Was Won, Raiders of the Lost Ark,The Ten Commandments, The Thin Red Line, Ben Hur, Saving Private Ryan, Unforgiven, The Green Mile, Godfather 2, Goodfellas, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Whiplash, Papillon, Forrest Gump, African Queen, Terminator 2, We Were Soldiers, Railway Man, The Birds, Psycho, Apocalypse Now, Leon the Professional, Alien, Platoon, Full Metal Jacket, The Shining, hard to not keep adding so many. Edited October 10, 2023 by fredwiggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingdongrb Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 3 hours ago, Lemsta69 said: if you think Unforgiven is just a "Western" then you know absolutely nothing about cinema. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105695/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_Unforgiven%20 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgegeorgia Posted October 10, 2023 Author Share Posted October 10, 2023 Grand Torino wasn't One of Clints best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 1 hour ago, stupidfarang said: Javier Bardem played the part of the killer hunting for the money, Google his name and you will find him in some other great movies, like sicario He wasn't in Sicario Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemsta69 Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 12 minutes ago, dingdongrb said: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105695/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_Unforgiven%20 I care little for IMDB's classification. Calling it a Drama and a Western undersells the movie. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 Movies are for kids 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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