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Good movies?
YellowStone:
Gosh most of the good movies are already listed.
I liked:
Erin Brockovich
The Man from Snowy River I & II
Toy Story I & II
Independence Day
Conspiracy Theory
Rob Roy
Nell
Quiggly Downunder[/list:u]These are all pretty clean....
Yellowstone
rvhill:
--- Quote from: shibboleth ---I find it hard to find a good movie anymore. Most movies have so much filthy language, sexual situations, violence or disdain for anything to do with God. I thought, why not start a thread of the really good movies and why they are worth watching.
My newspaper put out a list of the 100 most inspiring movies. I will list the top ten here and see if anyone has seen them and what you like or dislike about them.
1. It's a Wonderful Life 1946
2. To Kill a Mockingbird 1962
3. Schlindler's List 1993
4. Rocky 1976
5. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939
6. E.T. the Extra-Terrestial 1982
7. The Grapes of Wrath 1940
8. Breaking Away 1979
9. Miracle on 34th Street 1947
10. Saving Private Ryan 1998
You could also talk about movies not on the list, this is just to get the ball rolling.
Every Christmas, for about 5 years, I would watch "Christmas Story." This is a movie about Ralphie, a 10 year old boy, who wants a Red Rider BB gun more than anything in the world. His mother tells him he'll shoot his eye out. It has that Midwest charm and takes place in the cold winter there.It has many side stories,as any good movie does, and it is a really good family movie. I have seen it so many times, I just don't want to watch it anymore. But, if you haven't seen it, it is simply delightful.
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Christmas Story is great, and I have seen them all. SPR is a war movie so it is very bloody, but it is good. if you like realistic war movies the Thin Red Line, and the Band of Brothers mini series is better. Schlindler's List is also Bloody brutal and very sad, but it is easily in the top 5 best movies ever made. That list you listed is for the most inspiring movies. Schlindler's List also made the top five best list. I am not a fan of It's a Wonderful Life 1946 or ET thought. If you want to watch a really good inspiring movie Gandhi is right up there.
Gandhi
Brother Sun Sister Moon: is the best movie about Christianity ever. It is the story of Saint Frances, it not really historically accurate, but what it says is great.
Have you seen Ben Hur
The Ten Commandments (they are both great fun.)
Key Largo
We're No Angels
The Caine Mutiny
The Maltese Falcon
The Big Sleep
Casablanca
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (there is a reason some say Humphrey Bogart was the greatest actor ever. Even though there were actor who were better at acting then him.)
how big of a list do you want?
shibboleth:
Thanks for all the movie listings. I watched Texas Chainsaw Massacre one time. I had trouble sleeping for a week and the images took forever to leave my brain. It is based on a man named Ed Gein who killed women and dismembered him in his home. Psyco is based on Ed Gein and Silence of the Lambs too.
I didn't mean you couldn't list violent movies as your favorites. It was just that I am trying to avoid them if I can. I know Schneidler's List is somewhat violent, but it's part of the historical aspect of the times and is used for a greater good.
I also love Alfred Hitchcock movies. Have you seen The Rope? That's a suspensful one and it takes place in one setting.
My favorite funny movie is It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World. The skits are hilarious.
I read Where the Fern Grows as an adult. I was told it was a real tear jerker. It didn't get sad until the end and I bawled my eyes out. I don't think I saw the movie, so I will try to find it at the video store.
I saw Shawshank Redeption many times and I can't think of any of the characters names. Having a senior moment, only they last all year.
Thanks for the movie recommendations. I just want a basic list to start with because there are so many movies I haven't seen.
all4love:
The movies listed are some really good movies, some I have seen some not. I have to admit I am mainly a horror/Thriller movie fanatic. However, I also some some fun movies as well (especially since I have a 5 year old)
Ice Age (haven't seen the second one unfortunately)
Wizard of OZ (mine and my son's favorite)
Nemo
We also like the Star Wars movies.
I was just wondering though, has anyone seen Stigmata? and if so what did you think of that one?
gmik:
I can watch Foul Play with Goldi Hawn & Chevy Chase over and over.
National Lampoon's Christmas is a favorite as is Elf and the one with the BB gun.
Haven't been to the movies in ages. But I do like "Chick Flicks"-light hearted romantic comedies. I hate things like Meet the Parents and Meet the Fockers! Gross!
I Like the older who-done-its without any perversion and demonic stuff.
Didn't want to see Stigmata.
At the moment there is not one movie out that I would bother to go see.
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