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• Surprisingly, "Groundhog Day" with Bill Murray - Raiderman 12:52:00 04/05/06 (0)
  In Reply to: which movies could u watch many times? posted by jerryjg on March 26, 2006 at 09:00:10:

  I say surprisingly, because you get to see the same day, over and over, and yet I have seen this movie several times, and it never fails to amuze me.
  
  

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• STALAG 17 - KKAK66 00:02:58 03/29/06 (0)
  In Reply to: which movies could u watch many times? posted by jerryjg on March 26, 2006 at 09:00:10:

  n/t
  
  

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• 2046, Orlando, Amelie, Murder By Numbers, Belly of an Architect . . . * - mr grits 21:10:02 03/28/06 (0)
  In Reply to: which movies could u watch many times? posted by jerryjg on March 26, 2006 at 09:00:10:

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• Re: which movies could u watch many times? - PhilJ 17:29:51 03/28/06 (0)
  In Reply to: which movies could u watch many times? posted by jerryjg on March 26, 2006 at 09:00:10:

  12 Monkeys
  Apocolypse Now
  Godfather I & II
  Fifth Element
  Shawshank Redemption
  2001
  Clockwork Orange
  Miller's Crossing
  Blood Simple
  Kill Bill I
  Pulp Fiction
  Maltese Falcon
  The Big Sleep
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  Citizen Kane

  are all movies that I have enjoyed many times
  
  

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• X2, Aliens,Khan,T2 - NuWave 15:46:58 03/28/06 (0)
  In Reply to: which movies could u watch many times? posted by jerryjg on March 26, 2006 at 09:00:10:

  If there's a way to wear out a dvd like we did our vhs tapes, I think it's going to happen to my copy of X-men 2. I've been know to watch Minority Report many times and I know i'll get some flack on here for it. But before you pick on me too much, I watch 2001 often so that should counter it :-)
  
  

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• My list (long): - Audiophilander 11:05:07 03/28/06 (0)
  In Reply to: which movies could u watch many times? posted by jerryjg on March 26, 2006 at 09:00:10:

  F. W. Murnau's Faust (silent) *
  F. W. Murnau's Sunrise (silent) *
  Peter Jackson's Lord of The Rings Trilogy (Director's extended cut) *
  Fritz Lang's Metropolis (silent)
  Fritz Lang's Spies (restored)
  Harold Lloyd's The Kid Brother (silent) *
  Harold Lloyd's Safety Last (silent)
  The Thief of Baghdad (Douglas Fairbanks)
  Kiss of the Dragon (Jet Li) *
  From Russia With Love (Connery; Bond)
  Goldfinger (Connery; Bond) *
  Thunderball (Connery; Bond)
  Lethal Weapon #1, 2, 3 & 4
  Casablanca (Bogart/Bergman)
  Orson Welle's Citizen Kane
  Pixar's The Incredibles (animation) *
  Pixar's Monsters, Inc. (animation)
  Finding Nemo (animation)
  Walt Disney's Fantasia (animation) *
  Chicken Run (claymation) *
  Wallace & Gromit Curse of The Were-rabbit (claymation)
  Daredevils of The Red Circle (serial)
  Drums of Fu Manchu (serial)
  Gangbusters (serial)
  The Spiders Web (serial)
  Judex (silent; serial)
  Hellboy (Director's cut) *
  Sin City (Director's cut) *
  Starship Troopers (superbit)
  The Day The Earth Stood Still
  AI - Artificial Intelligence
  Aliens (Director's cut)
  The Abyss (WS version; Director's cut)
  Stargate (Director's cut)
  Das Boot (Director's cut; superbit)
  John Carpenter's The Thing (anamorphic WS version)

  These films I could watch over and over again. There are more I could add, but these are the films which come readily to mind. So, to keep the list manageable, I've only included those which jumped out at me. If I narrowed the list to just those films which I have watched recently and have watched on numerous occasions before, I'd probably limit it to those marked with an asterisk.

  AuPh

  
  
  

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• Shawshank Redemption... - RGA 05:44:26 03/28/06 (0)
  In Reply to: which movies could u watch many times? posted by jerryjg on March 26, 2006 at 09:00:10:

  Man this thing must have come on 10 times on TBS last month in British Columbia - and everytime it was on I found myself just watching it again and again -- I also mutterred complaints that the dummies at TBS kept taking out so many important bits. It's an incredibly "viewable" movie which seems to strike all the right notes for pacing and the narration by Freeman just lulls you into watching. I'm glad I had it on my top ten list of the 1990's and I have a tough time not making a case for it to be in my top ten all time. 1994 was a very strong year with Pulp Fiction, Quiz Show and even the amiable Forest Gump was better than Hollywood puts out most years.

  The Shining I also agree on -- Jack Nicholson though is like that -- his carisma alone is worth the ticket most times even in lesser films. For instance Batman was a dreadful piece of garbage every second that Jack was not on screen. Every second that Jack was on screen made it highky watchable. Now if he was on screen all the time it might have saved Batman -- but alas - Keaton was as dull as pain still in the tin, and Bassinger was it? Is an atrocious actress.
  
  

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• Here's top of the list... - Misael 09:11:29 03/27/06 (0)
  In Reply to: which movies could u watch many times? posted by jerryjg on March 26, 2006 at 09:00:10:

  "When Harry Met Sally" ( or is it the other way around? ) cuz the HBO keep showing it. Anyway, funny movie, intelligent dialoque, fantastic director.

  Joseph
  
  

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• Here's 25 or 30 that I would never kick off the screen - Bambi B 08:18:23 03/27/06 (8)
  In Reply to: which movies could u watch many times? posted by jerryjg on March 26, 2006 at 09:00:10:

  jerryjg,

  Seven Samurai
  Yojimbo
  The Third Man
  Ninotchka
  Our Man Godfrey
  It Happened One Night
  Battleship Potempkin
  The Philadelphia Story
  Bringing Up Baby
  The Ladykillers
  The Lavender Hill Mob
  The Front Page
  Touch of Evil
  Destry Rides Again
  The Train
  Singing in the Rain
  Pygmalion
  Witness for the Prosecution
  The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Laughton)
  Some Like It Hot
  Strangers on a Train
  The Birds
  The Bridge on the River Kwai
  The Great Escape
  The Cabinet Of Dr. Calagari
  A Funny Thing happened on the way to the Forum
  The Producers
  L'infant Sauvage
  Lawrence of Arabia
  The Name of the Rose
  Duck Soup
  Shout at the Devil
  A Night at the Opera
  2001: A Space Odyssey
  The Spirit of St. Louis
  Amacord
  Satyricon
  Casino
  Goodfellas
  The Godfather I and II
  Young Frankenstein
  Brazil
  Das Boot
  The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
  Raiders of the Lost Ark
  32 Short films about Glenn Gould
  and -sorry- Kingpin

  -I'll think of the other 25 later!

  Cheers,

  Bambi B
  
  

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  • Whoa!...no Bambi on the list...I'm very disappointed at you....nt - millen 12:21:18 03/27/06 (1)
    In Reply to: Here's 25 or 30 that I would never kick off the screen posted by Bambi B on March 27, 2006 at 08:18:23:

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    • Ah! The "Moving Graphic Feature" category - Bambi B 15:17:03 03/27/06 (0)
      In Reply to: Whoa!...no Bambi on the list...I'm very disappointed at you....nt posted by millen on March 27, 2006 at 12:21:18:

      millen,

      You're absolutely correct, it was gross negligence to an entire realm of movies that I forgot animations ! Or is "animation" out- like "comic book" and we have to say "moving graphic feature" or something invented by critics today?

      "Pinocchio", "Seven Dwarves", "Peter Pan", and "101 Dalmations" several od Disney feature animations were great- with Pinnochio (c. 1940) possibly the greatest animated feature ever. I actually haven't seen "Bambi" since 1964 as a tiny tot. Now there's even the "Bambi II" where Bambi faces the realities of a harsh advertising, religious, and marketing world bent on World domination. Disney has produced some remarkable fascist tracts like "The Lion King" too!

      Say, did you know Walt Disney is still alive? A friend and I walked across Hampstead Heath (N. London) late one night and came into Golder's Green. In a brilliantly lit large room was Walt Disney sitting at a desk with a 40' map of the World behind him. And this happened in 1989- 13 years after the media reported his death. No, Disney's like L. Ron Hubbard- away comtemplating the Universe, simulataneously saving on his income taxes, but still very much in charge of the Western Hemisphere.

      While they're not features, I can watch the older Tom and Jerry and Bugs Bunny/Tweety/Daffy/Roadrunner cartoons again and again. Even the musical scores for Tom and Jerry beat any aspect of "Titanic"- and Jerry has more personality than DiCaprio.

      Honourable mention is the live/animated feature dept: " Who framed Roger Rabbit?"

      Bugs Bunny is a kind of hero of mine- he's very much his own rabbit under all circumstances and makes his hole his castle. As I currently live in a small hole in the ground too, Bugs in an inspiration.

      Cheers,

      Bambi (-no relation)
      
      

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  • No apology needed for Kingpin - Road Warrior 11:21:45 03/27/06 (3)
    In Reply to: Here's 25 or 30 that I would never kick off the screen posted by Bambi B on March 27, 2006 at 08:18:23:

    many LOL moments in that flick, Harrelson's character was hugely sympathetic, and Murray's was the exact opposite. Very even thoughout & quite inspired IMHO. Might fire it up this weekend.
    

    "E Burres Stigano"
    
    

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    • "Kingpin" - Bambi B 12:04:57 03/27/06 (2)
      In Reply to: No apology needed for Kingpin posted by Road Warrior on March 27, 2006 at 11:21:45:

      Road Warrior,

      > WARNING: Ending revealed! <

      "Kingpin" is a kind of guilty pleasure for me. It seems to be a kind of eaily dismissed slaptick/ buddy/ road movie with the surreal premise of a failed professional bowler teaming up with an Amish farmer, but it's much more. You're right, we like the Harrelson character right away.

      Harrelson's been dealt a horrible fate and though he's on the edge of being kind of lazy opportunist/ scammer, he really doesn't harm anyone and more imortantly, he's saint-like in his lack of outside blame for his troubles. The way he cajoles and yet still protects Quaid from the new, outside World is actually kind of tender. The fact he is not the big winner of the $1,000,000 tournament, but still fulills his promise to split the proceeeds 50-50- also makes Quaid a hero in his community-and like and respect Harrelson all the more.

      Murray is great as the lucky, self-absorbed "Big Ern". Many great, funny details. The clothes- and even Big Ern's encased rose bowling ball are great.

      It's by no means perfect, but it's quirky, energetic, and funny.

      I might have mentioned another guilty pleasure in the same arena, "The Big Lebowski", again a "failed" main character who doesn't point blame for his predicament and throiugh dramatic events tries to keep his feet on the ground plus protect his friends.

      Cheers,

      Bambi B
      
      
      

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      • How Harrelson paid rent sends me into fits of nausea. Funny nausea, I suppose. * - mr grits 12:03:51 04/02/06 (0)
        In Reply to: "Kingpin" posted by Bambi B on March 27, 2006 at 12:04:57:

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        Ex nihilo, nihil fit . . .
        
        

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      • Lebowski all time top 50 flick, "The Dude abides" * - Road Warrior 13:29:22 03/27/06 (0)
        In Reply to: "Kingpin" posted by Bambi B on March 27, 2006 at 12:04:57:

        
        

        "E Burres Stigano"
        
        

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  • Re: Isn't it - rico 10:51:43 03/27/06 (1)
    In Reply to: Here's 25 or 30 that I would never kick off the screen posted by Bambi B on March 27, 2006 at 08:18:23:

    "MY Man Godfrey?"
    
    

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    • OK: I'll trade you "MY Man Godfrey" and add "OUR Man in Havana" to my list (nt) - Bambi B 12:07:08 03/27/06 (0)
      In Reply to: Re: Isn't it posted by rico on March 27, 2006 at 10:51:43:

      BB
      
      

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• Worth seeing again? Heck yea - Road Warrior 07:08:54 03/27/06 (0)
  In Reply to: which movies could u watch many times? posted by jerryjg on March 26, 2006 at 09:00:10:

  If its damn good, IMHO, its worth seeing again. Leaving out many that have already been listed, heres an edited list that could have included many, many more.

  Star Wars
  Fish Called Wanda
  SPR
  Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (Sutherland remake)
  Raising Arizona
  Bridge Over The River Kwai
  The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
  High Fidelity
  Vacation
  Kalifornia
  The Day The Earth Stood Still
  Wild At Heart
  Almost Famous
  Body Heat
  Royal Tennenbaums
  Sleeper
  The Chase
  Casino (or its earlier incarnation, Goodfellas)
  Lost In America
  Meet The Parents
  Dr. Strangelove
  Fail Safe
  Bullit
  The Thing (remake)
  Scarface (Pacino)
  Last Of The Mohicans (remake)
  Caddyshack

  
  

  "E Burres Stigano"
  
  

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• A few - jbmcb 20:09:47 03/26/06 (3)
  In Reply to: which movies could u watch many times? posted by jerryjg on March 26, 2006 at 09:00:10:

  12 Monkeys
  Akira
  Glengarry Glen Ross
  Goodfellas
  Hard Boiled
  The Sting
  Quiz Show
  
  /*Music is subjective. Sound is not.*/
  
  

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  • which Akira? - Bersani 20:51:09 03/26/06 (2)
    In Reply to: A few posted by jbmcb on March 26, 2006 at 20:09:47:

    I was seriously disappointed by the new English dialog in the remastered version. It ruined the movie for me. Now it sounds just as silly as most English voiceover work in Japanese anime. IMHO, its corniness detracts from what is otherwise one of the best (if not THE best) film of its kind.

    
    -Anthony
    
    

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    • Any subtitled :) - jbmcb 06:24:49 03/27/06 (1)
      In Reply to: which Akira? posted by Bersani on March 26, 2006 at 20:51:09:

      Even with the original dub, I could only withstand watching for a couple minutes. I've got the subtitled Laserdisc release, my friend has the new DVD and I don't feel the need to get that release.
      
      /*Music is subjective. Sound is not.*/
      
      

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      • I'm a hypocrite ;) - Bersani 10:20:19 03/27/06 (0)
        In Reply to: Any subtitled :) posted by jbmcb on March 27, 2006 at 06:24:49:

        I rarely listen to the non-native language of a film, but I have to admit doing so when it comes to some Far-Eastern language films. I can make conscious and/or unconscious sense of any eastern or western European language... but Japanese for example, literally gives me a headache. It's not that I don't "like" it, but while I KNOW it's language, my western mind can't make much sense of it.

        
        -Anthony
        
        

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• I'm sure it's a highly personal list - tunenut 12:51:31 03/26/06 (2)
  In Reply to: which movies could u watch many times? posted by jerryjg on March 26, 2006 at 09:00:10:

  For some reason, I have enjoyed watching these movies time and time again:

  Seventh Seal
  Wild Strawberries
  Taxi Driver
  The Graduate
  Dr. Strangelove
  Out of the Past
  Maltese Falcon
  Casablanca
  Philadelphia Story
  The Wild Bunch

  just off the top of my head...and although it is not a movie, I've watched the 12 episodes of Fawlty Towers on PBS, then on video tape and now on DVD- many many times.
  
  

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  • Re: Fawlty Towers... - Jeff Starrs 01:29:59 03/27/06 (1)
    In Reply to: I'm sure it's a highly personal list posted by tunenut on March 26, 2006 at 12:51:31:

    ..the best UK TV comedy.
    Ever.
    I have them all myself (on .avi) and never tire of watching them.
    Well, have you seen the Young Ones?
    They're pretty wild, also with some nice inserts of groups like Madness, the Damned etc in every episode.
    
    

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    • never saw the Young Ones - tunenut 10:54:48 03/27/06 (0)
      In Reply to: Re: Fawlty Towers... posted by Jeff Starrs on March 27, 2006 at 01:29:59:

      it has been recommended and my local DVD store has the full series so maybe I will pick it up pretty soon.

      I have all the UK episodes of the Office and really enjoyed the lead character's guest spot on the Simpsons last night. It was his Office character animated.
      
      

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• Re: Here's some... - Jeff Starrs 11:13:04 03/26/06 (3)
  In Reply to: which movies could u watch many times? posted by jerryjg on March 26, 2006 at 09:00:10:

  Duck Soup
  Working Girl
  Eraserhead
  Les Enfants du Paradis
  Five Easy Pieces
  Blade Runner
  The Big Lebowski
  Goodbye Mr Chips
  El Topo
  
  
  

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  • Working Girl? - sjb 14:43:25 03/26/06 (2)
    In Reply to: Re: Here's some... posted by Jeff Starrs on March 26, 2006 at 11:13:04:

    Do you mean the Harrison Ford, Melanie Griffith, Sigourney Weaver movie?

    If so, I know why
    

    "Where are we going? And what am I doing in this hand basket?"
    

    • you chose it.   (Open in New Window)

    
    

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    • Aw, she's got her panties on! (nt) - C.B. 10:59:19 03/27/06 (0)
      In Reply to: Working Girl? posted by sjb on March 26, 2006 at 14:43:25:

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    • Re: LOL! - Jeff Starrs 01:26:21 03/27/06 (0)
      In Reply to: Working Girl? posted by sjb on March 26, 2006 at 14:43:25:

      Sort of...Sigourney Weaver's also pretty hot when seducing Ford, no?
      But I just love the tempo, the up-feel of this movie.
      Everyone's perfect in it and they look like they're having real fun, which is always a good sign.
      
      

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• Here's a few of my favs.. - Prisoners 10:51:45 03/26/06 (1)
  In Reply to: which movies could u watch many times? posted by jerryjg on March 26, 2006 at 09:00:10:

  Godfather 1 and 2
  Airplane!
  Caddyshack
  The Blues Brothers
  The Jerk
  Blazing Saddles
  Jackass-The Movie
  The Excorcist
  Jaws
  The Shining
  Casino
  Heat
  Goodfellas
  The Conversation
  If they seem like standard choices it's because they are universally great and popular films. (IMHO of course)
  
  

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  • Almost forgot-"Conan the Barbarian"!!!! - Prisoners 10:53:05 03/26/06 (0)
    In Reply to: Here's a few of my favs.. posted by Prisoners on March 26, 2006 at 10:51:45:

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• Re: which movies could u watch many times? - rico 10:47:34 03/26/06 (0)
  In Reply to: which movies could u watch many times? posted by jerryjg on March 26, 2006 at 09:00:10:

  "2001: A Space Odyssey
  "Apocalypse Now Redux"
  "Citizen Kane"
  "Casablanca"
  "Chinatown"
  "The Godfather Parts I and II"
  "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir"
  "Vertigo"
  "Psycho"
  "One Eyed Jacks"
  "On the Waterfront
  "E.T. The extra terrestrial"
  "The General"
  "Sherlock, Jr."
  "The Searchers"
  "Toy Story I and II"
  "Rebecca"
  Etc.
  
  

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