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Subject: Movies we've all watched a 1,000,000 times. Posted by: Texas Flood - [326462912] Tue, Dec 21, 2004, 16:29 We all have our favorite movies we've watched over and over and over. Every time these suckers show up on late night TV or a rainy/snowy Sunday afternoon whatever the case may be we always tune in to watch it one more time. Here's my top 10 list. This list is not what I consider to be the best movies of all time but it seems like i've watch them all many many times. Most of these are older movies in fact they're all really old. They just don't make em like this any more. Ben Hur It's a Wonderful Life The Hustler Inherit the Wind Cat on a Hot Tin Roof The Longest Day Cassablanca To Kill a Mockingbird Rebel Without a Cause Blackboard Jungle opps i cheated one more: The Godfather I, II & III. | |||||||
| 1 | J Leader ID: 049346417 Tue, Dec 21, 2004, 16:33 |
a little bit of a different direction: Office Space! | ||||||
| 2 | Perm Dude Dude ID: 030792616 Tue, Dec 21, 2004, 16:35 |
Blues Brothers Blazing Saddles Watched one (or both) about every weekend for two years in college. | ||||||
| 3 | Toral ID: 22731114 Tue, Dec 21, 2004, 16:53 |
By chance I'm refiling stuff today and ran across my notes on favourite/best movies by decades. Hate to reveal my low taste, but here is a list of movies I've watched many many times (not equal to a "best" list): Casablanca The Wizard of Oz The Great Escape The Dirty Dozen How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying A Night at the Opera Annie Hall Crimes and Misdemeanors Lawrence of Arabia Patton Witness The Sting 1984 A Man For All Seasons Ten Little Indians (1966) Betrayed Dr. Strangelove Day of the Jackal Death Wish Fahrenheit 451 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Play It Again, Sam The Pink Panther Sleeper Hound of the Baskervilles and the movie sleeper of all time: Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum :) Toral | ||||||
| 4 | ChicagoTRS ID: 251011111 Tue, Dec 21, 2004, 17:03 |
Movies I have watched over and over...not necessarily my top movies of all time (though some are) and obviously if I have watched them many times I do like each movie: The Big Lebowski Good Fellas Groundhog Day Scar Face The Dirty Dozen Caddy Shack Pulp Fiction Half Baked Cheech & Chong Nice Dreams Blues Brothers Animal House The Shawshank Redemption Taxi Driver The Sting Full Metal Jacket The Unforgiven Godfather 1&2 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Road Warrior Die Hard and of course... Elmo's World-Happy Holidays DVD...I have a 2 year old and unfortunately this is quickly moving up the most watched list ;-) | ||||||
| 5 | Motley Crue Leader ID: 439372011 Tue, Dec 21, 2004, 17:08 |
When I was a kid, I think I watched The Goonies every time it came on television. Since the advent of DVD's, I have several movies that I watch probably monthly. 1. Road Trip 2. Meet the Parents 3. Reservoir Dogs I have many favorite parts of movies that I cheat and watch stand-alone from time to time. 1. The light saber battle between Qui Gon, Obi-wan, and Darth Maul in The Phantom Menace. 2. The scene from The Rules of Attraction where the guy recounts his European vacation with a 2-minute run on sentence accompanied by a rapid fire visual montage. 3. The frat house visit at UT in Road Trip. And the part with Tom Green and the snake. I can't get enough of that. | ||||||
| 6 | ChicagoTRS ID: 251011111 Tue, Dec 21, 2004, 17:09 |
couple more... The Longest Yard Escape From Alcatraz Conan the Barbarian The Terminator Missing in Action II Dawn of the Dead (original) Bloodsport | ||||||
| 7 | Myboyjack ID: 121159118 Tue, Dec 21, 2004, 17:25 |
Nice topic: Caddyshack The Third Man The Maltese Falcon The Big Lewbowski (2nd best movie ever to watch while stoned) Beat the Devil Yojimbo The Good, The Bad and the Ugly The Big Sleep Aquirre: The Wrath of God A Story of Floating Weeds I'm pretty sure I could quote the dialog word for word from those ten. | ||||||
| 8 | Texas Flood ID: 326462912 Tue, Dec 21, 2004, 17:37 |
Zulu Ben Hur The Longest Day The Alamo Spartacus Tora, Tora, Tora The Sandlot The Christmas Story Stand by Me Glen Gary Glen Ross Days of Wine and Roses The Maltese Falcon Gettysburg Gods and Generals The Patriot Tombstone Memphis Belle Braveheart Seven The Onion Field Fargo Pulp Fiction History of the World just a few more | ||||||
| 9 | Myboyjack ID: 121159118 Tue, Dec 21, 2004, 17:41 | Zulu is a guilty pleasure. if I'm flipping chanels and it's on TBS I have to watch it. I forced my eight year old to watch it the other night. | ||||||
| 10 | blue hen ID: 372102211 Tue, Dec 21, 2004, 18:24 |
You guys sure are old... Singles Cruel Intentions Cruel Intentions II Office Space Drive Me Crazy Blast From The Past Field Of Dreams Major League Major League II Shawshank Redemption Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure Swingers Top Gun | ||||||
| 11 | TB Leader ID: 031811922 Tue, Dec 21, 2004, 18:26 |
Groundhog Day Joe Dirt The Gladiator A Knight's Tale Scar Face Pirates of the Caribbean The Dirty Dozen O Brother, Where Art Thou Pulp Fiction Full Metal Jacket Forrest Gump Any western with Clint Eastwood. and lately HBO keeps showing The Last Samurai | ||||||
| 12 | soxzeitgeist ID: 3211512116 Tue, Dec 21, 2004, 18:34 |
Full Metal Jacket On Her Majestys Secret Service Goldfinger You Only Live Twice Black Hawk Down Billy Madison The Natural The entire Star Wars series Snatch The Chinese Connection Ronin Band of Brothers Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Old School Super Troopers Top Gun (there's two "o"s in Goose, boys) Caddyshack I know there's more, but that's the off top of the head list. | ||||||
| 13 | balls ID: 211422117 Tue, Dec 21, 2004, 18:42 |
Rambo "First Blood" The Breakfast Club Young Guns 1 & 2 | ||||||
| 14 | MadDOG ID: 41143108 Tue, Dec 21, 2004, 19:06 |
I must have watched the original Rocky and Rocky 2 about 50 times. Whenever it's on the tube I turn it on. I like all the Rocky's too. I like the original "Jaws" too. Must have watched that 50 times too. | ||||||
| 15 | Mike D Sustainer ID: 041831612 Tue, Dec 21, 2004, 21:36 |
The Warriors Highlander Braveheart Back to School | ||||||
| 16 | Tosh Sustainer ID: 057721710 Tue, Dec 21, 2004, 23:15 |
The Terminator Star Trek II - Wrath of Khan Blues Brothers Fargo Just last night I was thinking that I hadn't seen "Blue Velvet" in a long time. That was a regular view back in college. | ||||||
| 17 | C.SuperFreak ID: 361013021 Tue, Dec 21, 2004, 23:40 |
Wow what a great selection of movies! No use repeating. So I'll add: Indy "Bad Date". Raiders of the Lost Ark Temple of Doom The Last Crusade Marathon Man and hmm... Undercover Brother | ||||||
| 18 | Perm Dude Dude ID: 030792616 Tue, Dec 21, 2004, 23:45 | I've been known to skim over a couple of Jenna's movies... | ||||||
| 20 | ChicagoTRS ID: 5211441116 Wed, Dec 22, 2004, 00:41 |
Clerks Strange Brew American Graffiti Dead Presidents | ||||||
| 21 | Rendle Donor ID: 014815714 Wed, Dec 22, 2004, 00:55 |
American Beauty American History X Donnie Darko Memento The Usual Suspects Mulholland Drive Requiem for a Dream Ferris Bueller's Day Off Anything directed by Kubrick or Scorsese | ||||||
| 22 | tommyd ID: 46928248 Wed, Dec 22, 2004, 07:42 |
Rendle looks like we have similar taste in movies. Fight Club Dazed and Confused Legends of the Fall City of God The Goonies Pulp Fiction Jackie Brown Lock,Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Roadhouse (don't know why but I watch every time on TBS) Almost Famous As Good As It Gets Meet the Parents Austin Powers International Man of Mystery Clerks Braveheart Christman Vacation Monty Python:Quest for the Holy Grail | ||||||
| 23 | soxzeitgeist ID: 54116228 Wed, Dec 22, 2004, 09:08 | Can't believe I left out Blade Runner. | ||||||
| 24 | Danny Boy ID: 14950199 Wed, Dec 22, 2004, 09:15 |
MBJ- If Big Lebowski is the 2nd best movie of all time to watch when stoned, what's the first? Half Baked? Dazed and Confused? Up in Smoke? Anyway, my list: Fight Club Dazed and Confused (must've watched this movie 50 times my sophomore year of college alone-- dated a girl who's only owned this movie, so inevitably it'd get put on and at some point in the middle of the night I'd wake up to hear Matthew McConaughey going "You know the great thing about these high school girls? I get older, they stay the same age!" Classic) Scent of a Woman Carlito's Way Godfather American History X The Jackal Some others I'm missing I'm sure... | ||||||
| 25 | Mattinglyinthehall ID: 2824911 Wed, Dec 22, 2004, 09:31 |
Some of my favorites from the movies I have seen 1,000,0000 times (or so): Airplane! Better Off Dead The Birds Blazing Saddles Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Caddyshack Contact The Day the Earth Stood Still Dr. Strangelove Invasion of the Body Snatchers Iron Monkey Monty Python's Holy Grail Night of the Living Dead The Poseidon Adventure The Princess Bride Raiders of the Lost Ark Star Trek: First Contact Star Wars Episodes IV, V and VI The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | ||||||
| 26 | Toral ID: 22731114 Wed, Dec 22, 2004, 09:40 |
Invasion of the Body Snatchers Which one? | ||||||
| 27 | skinneej Leader ID: 040625911 Wed, Dec 22, 2004, 09:43 |
Great thread. I had this conversation with my brother a few months ago since we enjoy the same type of movies. These are not necessarily my favorite movies or the best movies I've seen, just the ones that I cannot turn off when I happen upon them. I guess I show my age by most of these as well. Ha! Dumb and Dumber Tommy Boy Office Space Groundhog Day So I Married an Axe Murderer Back 2 the Future (all three) Ferris Bueller Snatch Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrells Memento | ||||||
| 28 | Mattinglyinthehall ID: 2824911 Wed, Dec 22, 2004, 09:54 |
Toral 26 I didn't even know there was a 70s remake. I've only seen the 1956 version:  Looks like there's another remake in production scheduled to come out in 2006. | ||||||
| 29 | Myboyjack ID: 108231015 Wed, Dec 22, 2004, 10:05 |
MBJ- If Big Lebowski is the 2nd best movie of all time to watch when stoned, what's the first? Without a doubt, it's Werner Herzog's Even Dwarves Started Small If you're smoking and watch that movie, always make sure you have a buddy, 'caused it'll make you do strange, paranoid things. | ||||||
| 30 | Slackjawed Yokel Leader ID: 052347519 Wed, Dec 22, 2004, 15:36 |
With new movies showing up every few days from Netflix, and with a dozen or so new DVDs still in plastic (not to mention my short attention span and mlb,nfl, and nba games on nightly), there's only a select group of movies that I'll continue to sit through for multiple viewings. a lot of them are the 'dumb' comedies that I'll run across on basic cable or hbo: Caddyshack, Blues Brothers, Animal House, etc. Super Troopers, Office Space, Dumb and Dumber, etc. others: Dr Strangelove Trainspotting Amelie Dead Alive Meet the Feebles Heavenly Creatures LOTR (note the pattern?) Dazed and Confused Jackie Brown Kill Bill(s) Goodfellas Taxi Driver The Shining Full Metal Jacket (admittedly the first 45 minutes many more times than the whole film) O Brother Where Art Thou Raising Arizona Spinal Tap Best in Show ... | ||||||
| 31 | Texas Flood ID: 326462912 Wed, Dec 22, 2004, 16:20 |
MyBoyJack, IIRC Zulu is based on a semi true story about the battle at Roarke's Drift. It's a fantastic movie with a great cast. Iv'e seen many times. I love the stand at the final redoudt! | ||||||
| 32 | GoatLocker Sustainer ID: 060151121 Wed, Dec 22, 2004, 17:15 |
Most of mine have already been listed, but am amazed by the one nobody has listed yet. Have to watch it no matter what when I see that it is on. Field of Dreams Cliff | ||||||
| 33 | loki Dude ID: 4211201420 Wed, Dec 22, 2004, 21:55 |
Off the top of my head these are my most watched and rewatched: The Four Seasons My Favorite Year Mash The Hospital(a little known black comedy with George C. Scott and Diana Rigg) Animal House The Paper Chase Casablanca, Maltese Falcon, African Queen and most anything else with Humphrey Bogart Citizen Kane Night at the Opera and Day at the Races Dr. Strangelove Seven Days in May Star Trek Four It's a Wonderful Life A Christmas Carol(the version with Allistair Sim) | ||||||
| 34 | loki Dude ID: 4211201420 Wed, Dec 22, 2004, 21:58 | Add The Deer Hunter and Godfather I and II. | ||||||
| 35 | loki Dude ID: 4211201420 Wed, Dec 22, 2004, 22:00 | MITH-I actually watched The Day the Earth Stood Still today prior the seeing this board. It is still a classic. | ||||||
| 36 | MadDOG ID: 41143108 Wed, Dec 22, 2004, 22:28 |
Deer Hunter and Godfather 1 and 2 for me too. Deer Hunter might be the best film ever made. Seriously. | ||||||
| 37 | MadDOG ID: 41143108 Wed, Dec 22, 2004, 22:45 |
Guess what's on the Spike channel tonight? The Godfather. | ||||||
| 38 | wolfer ID: 38502920 Wed, Dec 22, 2004, 22:46 |
I need to add one that I always watch and has not been listed. Twelve Angry Men | ||||||
| 39 | Perm Dude Dude ID: 030792616 Wed, Dec 22, 2004, 23:34 | Just watched Shaun of the Dead. Funny, funny movie. Will watch this one many more times. | ||||||
| 40 | Rendle Donor ID: 014815714 Thu, Dec 23, 2004, 01:13 |
Shaun of the Dead was pretty hilarious. Top movies that I've seen so far this year: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Kill Bill Volume 2 Napoleon Dynamite Sideways Closer I can't wait to see The Aviator, Million Dollar Baby, and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. | ||||||
| 41 | Texas Flood ID: 326462912 Thu, Dec 23, 2004, 09:28 |
Loved these old sports movies: The Monty Stratton Story. Pride of the Yankees Fear Stikes Out Go Man Go and some of the new ones too. Remember the Titans Mystry Alaska Hoosiers Friday Night Lights | ||||||
| 42 | ChicagoTRS ID: 251011111 Thu, Dec 23, 2004, 10:59 |
Slap Shot | ||||||
| 43 | Mattinglyinthehall ID: 2824911 Thu, Dec 23, 2004, 12:53 | Hmmm definitely should have put Slap Shot and Vision Quest on my list. | ||||||
| 44 | loki ID: 4411522010 Thu, Dec 23, 2004, 15:01 | TF-Did you forget about The Babe Ruth Story starring William Bendix? Just kidding as this is probably the worst sports movie ever produced. | ||||||
| 45 | Texas Flood ID: 326462912 Thu, Dec 23, 2004, 15:10 |
Loki, i did'nt forget but i was not sure of the exact name of the movie. it was the babe ruth story and i liked the william bendix version much better than the version that starred john goodman, that was the worst sports movie of all time! Slap Shot! LOL, I can still see the Hanson brothers they reminded me of kurt rambis! | ||||||
| 46 | Old Man Greene Sustainer ID: 04159518 Fri, Dec 24, 2004, 05:35 |
Saving Private Ryan Blues Brothers Full Metal Jacket Platoon Twins Terminator Predator Gettysburg Dumb and Dumber The Jackel Zulu Shawshank Redemption Enter The Dragon Lone Wolf Mcguade Fist Full of Dollars Dirty Harry The Greatest Story Ever Told Casino Godfather Scarface American Graffiti Christmas Vacation Streets of Fire Kindergarden Cop Blade Vampire Killers Ten Commandments Last of the Mohicans (latest version) Guns of Navarone Moby Dick Papillon Sand Pebbles Outlaw Josey Wales Behind Enemy Lines Firefox Officer and a Gentleman China Syndrome Silkwood | ||||||
| 47 | katietx ID: 2610442916 Sat, Dec 25, 2004, 01:20 |
OMG - that's pretty much my list too, although I would definitely add: The Usual Suspects We Were Soldiers | ||||||
| 48 | Tree Donor ID: 599393013 Sat, Dec 25, 2004, 01:38 |
Office Space (I wouldn't exactly say i've been missing work) Clerks (i'm not even supposed to BE here today) Almost Famous High Fidelity dumb and dumber kingpin pulp fiction reservoir dogs one flew over the cuckoo's nest The Omen The Exorcist a ton i'm too tired to remember... and, of course, A Christmas Story...which will be on your TV ALL DAY TOMORROW! | ||||||
| 49 | TB Leader ID: 031811922 Sat, Dec 25, 2004, 12:08 | Yesterday too, Tree. If that's the movie where the kid wants the Red Rider BB Gun. I can't believe I left Roadhouse off my list. I swear that TNT must have that thing on once a week. Not a great movie, but some cool fights, especially when he rips out that guys throat. So, is Sam Elliot really hitting on his girlfriend or not? | ||||||
| 50 | Cosmo's Cod Piece ID: 5211142420 Sat, Dec 25, 2004, 18:43 |
Top Ten Most Watched Movies (in no particular order): Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back The Ten Commandments The Day The Earth Stood Still LOTR Trilogy Aliens American Pie Night Of The Living Dead (Black and white) Saving Private Ryan The Godfather The Blues Brothers (A must see living near Chicago.) | ||||||
| 51 | jimmy Dude ID: 349182621 Sun, Dec 26, 2004, 10:53 |
Sons of Katie Elder #1 Oh Brother Where Art Thou Stalag 17 Battle of the Bulge High Plains Drifter Kelly’s Hero’s Dirty Dozen A Knight’s Tale Cat Ballou Paint Your Wagon Catch 22 Little Big Man Cool Hand Luke Von Ryan’s Express The Bridge on the River Kwai Mister Roberts Northwest Passage Die Hard The Magnificent Seven The Longest Yard The Far Country The Flight of the Phoenix (1966) Pirates of the Caribbean…My 10 yr old daughter & I watch this one all the time, her older brother’s always walk by saying, again! My My how times have changed, my oldest son (14) will only watch movies 5 yrs old and newer (S.W.A.T., Triple X, Fast an Furious, The Italian Job, Bad Boys, Man on Fire, etc.) where as my middle boy (13) would rather watch (Austin Powers or something funny) where as, when I was their age, I had watched 95% of the above list. | ||||||
| 52 | Perm Dude Dude ID: 030792616 Sun, Dec 26, 2004, 13:50 |
Italian Job was pretty cool. Only watched it a couple of times, but those kinds of movies are great to watch. I've also seen Europa Europa quite a few times. Great movie. | ||||||
| 53 | ChicagoTRS Leader ID: 566152116 Sun, Dec 26, 2004, 23:44 | Enter the Dragon - Bruce Lee | ||||||
| 54 | James K Polk ID: 51010719 Mon, Dec 27, 2004, 00:12 |
PD -- Shaun of the Dead *killed* me! "She's so drunk!" So many nice little understated things in that movie. Like when he slips in front of the refrigerator at the convenience store, and even though he doesn't look down, you know what he slipped on. | ||||||
| 55 | James K Polk ID: 51010719 Mon, Dec 27, 2004, 00:30 | MBJ -- I've looked at the Criterion box for "A Story of Floating Weeds" quite a few times at the video store, but didn't know enough about it. Is it that good? | ||||||
| 56 | Perm Dude Dude ID: 030792616 Mon, Dec 27, 2004, 03:10 |
Yeah, Mr P. Funny, funny stuff. His friend's annoyance is pushed right to the limit. Loved when they were going through the records in the yard, picking which ones to keep and which ones to throw at the approaching zombies. | ||||||
| 57 | balls ID: 448331614 Mon, Dec 27, 2004, 13:25 | Another one of my favorites and which has not been listed yet is Friday with Ice Cube and Chris Tucker. | ||||||
| 58 | C1-NRB ID: 5811492815 Tue, Dec 28, 2004, 16:50 |
A Christmas Story "You'll shoot your eye out, kid. Ho, ho, ho." The Blues Brothers "We're on a mission from God." Highlander "There can be only one!" Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure "San Dimas High School football rules!" The Shawshank Redemption "I guess it's because I'm Irish." The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly "Blondie! You know what you are? You're a sonofa...Aaaah, wah wah wah" Office Space "What am I going to do with 30 subscriptions to 'Vibe'?" | ||||||
| 59 | TB Leader ID: 031811922 Fri, Jan 07, 2005, 01:57 |
50 First Dates Happy Gilmore The Waterboy Mr. Deeds Billy Madison Little Nicky The Wedding Singer Anger Management I think Adam Sandler is my favorite comedian. | ||||||
| 60 | BZ ID: 4711192813 Fri, Jan 07, 2005, 16:46 |
myboyjack- I met herzog in Washington Square Park about a year and a half ago (with Harmony Korine). He was wearing two belts. He's really a genius. That said: Pulp Fiction Kids How High Die Hard Mean Girls | ||||||
| 61 | Myboyjack ID: 1727913 Fri, Jan 07, 2005, 18:08 |
BZ - That's absolutely awesome. He's a hero of mine. (Was he wearing his leather napsack?) You're right, he's a genius - if a highly eccentric one. One of the last truly independent thinkers. It's funny, because he wouldn't sell out to the studios he never made much money on any of his movies, back in the day, taking years to get financing and making some movies, in bits in pieces, as he got funds. However, becaue of his stubborness, he retained the rights to all his films, and now he's making a fortune on the DVD sales. I envy you. | ||||||
| 62 | Myboyjack ID: 1727913 Fri, Jan 07, 2005, 18:10 | I meant to say, if there wa a living person I could hang out at a bar for the evening with, It's be Werner. | ||||||
| 63 | GoatLocker Sustainer ID: 060151121 Thu, Feb 03, 2005, 18:31 |
Know this thread has kind of died, but saw this today and it made me think of the thread. Comfort Movies Kind of a different article, but does fit in with the original concept of the thread. At least to me it does. Cliff | ||||||
| 64 | Phil Simms ID: 44241922 Sun, Mar 13, 2005, 16:53 |
Dumb and Dumber makes me laugh every single time i watch. surprised its on no one's list... | ||||||
| 65 | Motley Crue Leader ID: 439372011 Mon, Mar 14, 2005, 11:00 | Dumb and Dumber was the Dumbest. | ||||||
| 66 | Chris ID: 4708114 Mon, Mar 14, 2005, 12:24 |
Good Will Hunting Shawshank Redemption The Natural Field of Dreams 61* Sgt Bilko Finding Forrester Life of David Gale Spaceballs Monty Python and the Holy Grail Top Gun Memento and probably a dozen others I can't think of off the top of my head. | ||||||
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