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What is your favorite movie?

Last activity 25 January 2014 by John C.

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utte86

When in Rome
27 Dresses
The Avengers
Step Up

kiwiinkorea

Perhaps a list is better.

The Lives of Others
Diva
The Shawshank Redemption
The Blues Brothers
Spy Game
Oceans 11
Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Thank You For Smoking
Sideways
Apocolypse Now
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Red Dog
Pulp Fiction

Really there are just too many to mention, this is just a snippet.

Potmonkey

I like most of Guy Ritchie's movies and lot more :)

aabie ryan

whhooaaa...all my favorite movies are already mentioned by all of you,guys...thanks!


and i also like:
dead poet society
the notebook
eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
city of angels

well....i am a movie freak after all,lol

haggishunter

My daughter just been to see BRAVE. she thouhgt it was great.

Asad_theleo

List without sequence is:
The prestige
How to train your dragon
Brave heart
BatMan series (Begins, Dark Knight, Rises)
Bourne Series
source code
horrible bosses
Friends with benefits
.
.
...

Adeesha

A walk to Remember,
Dear John,
Note Book
Taken

Miro : The Artist

The list is endless, as i had seen more than 15K movie and may be more..:) but there few to be considered and real gems..

This list is in random order:

Action / comedy:
Hot Fuzz
Get Smart
Johny English


Courtroom Drama:
12 Angry Men
Run away jury


Family / Science Fiction:
E.T.
Jurassic park Trilogy
Back To The Future Trilogy


Comedy:
Runaway Vacation AKA RV
AirPlane!
Mad Money
Me , Myself & Erene
Fun with Dick & Jane
What Women Want
Mr Poppers Penguins
Home alone
Rat Race

Romance:
The Notebook
Love actually
The English Patient


Drama:
Being There
The Terminal


Work life / comedy:
Nine to Five
office space
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying


Action:
Die Hard
The Bourne Trilogy
Catch Me If You Can
Training Day
The Rock


Musical:
Singin' in the Rain
Mary Popins
Mamma Mia
Evita


Western:
High Noon 1952
For a Few Dollars More
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly


Touching Story:
A Beautiful Mind
Forrest Gump
The Kite Runner
The Legend of.1900
The Pursuit Of Happyness
Nuovo cinema Paradiso

%

Joy of the people

The Godfather 1 has to be the best.Marlon Brando was brilliant in that movie.

G-telware

Eye of an eye is the best movie i have ever seen..

ASHRAF 1

I can not believe you just missed one the best movies I have ever seen :-

  Pirates of the Carrebian( All Parts ). Still the last part that I am waiting for, it's going to be a hit.

Cheejun

Ted

JasfurJQ

horror movie = nightmare on elm street, 2010 version suc....
love story = time traveller's wife / titanic
action movie = die hard (all parts)
adventures = all cartoons and animated movies
suspense = all detective story

spirito_gustamante

HARRY POTTER

that is what cross my mind.. maybe coz i just watched it again yesterday..

however, when im watching it now (esp the first book), i thought that it is weird ... but i did not feel it weird when i saw it for d 1st time .. hahaha ^^

JasfurJQ

Emman Lopez wrote:

horror movie = nightmare on elm street, 2010 version suc....
love story = time traveller's wife / titanic
action movie = die hard (all parts)
adventures = all cartoons and animated movies
suspense = all detective story


now everything on 3D hihihi.....:)

stumpy

Easy Rider. A great movie.

G-telware

I have also seen this movie, nice movie.

gella8

i have many fav movies but i'll say it's "the words" starring zoe zolanda and bradley cooper. and guess what, i haven't seen the movie yet. :D hahahahaha

hutkgjf

My favorite movie is my life.

G-telware

Great "My Life" Sounds Good, but sorry to say I did not heard about this movie.

magicfun2012

the best ever is ( 300 )

hutkgjf

a lots, one of them: The lovely bones

G-telware

Yes lovely Bones is good.

farrukh4friends

titanic and all bond movies

rockerchick

schindler's list
apocalypto
1900
la vie en rose
life is beautiful

*not necessarily in this order

rockerchick

ops.. correction:

legend of 1900  (complete title of 1900)

Moh'd Sam

batman trilogy

panosanest

Is it just me or shallow criteria seem to prevail in this topic?

kool.boy1214

6th sense , Taken , Taken 2,

tessajetson

The Notebook!

Fred

I've had a quick look through my large collection of films and would like to add:

Lock, stock and two smoking barrels
Snatch

John C.

panosanest wrote:

Is it just me or shallow criteria seem to prevail in this topic?


Can YOU bring it back up to high standard?  :unsure

John C.

Papillon with  Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman.
Don Quixote with John Lithgow.

I already replied about my favorite movies at https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=330815

Why am I being asked the same question many times?  :o

panosanest

John C. wrote:
panosanest wrote:

Is it just me or shallow criteria seem to prevail in this topic?


Can YOU bring it back up to high standard?  :unsure


The three days of the condor
Brubaker
Helloween (1)
The exorcist
The thing (1982)
The verdict
12 angry men
The hitcher (1986)
Circle of two
Apocalypse Now
The deer hunter
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
The Omen (1976)
Midnight express
The Trial (1962)
The Seventh Seal
Fahrenheit 451
Se7en
V for Vendetta
Alien (1)
Brazil
The ninth gate
Silence of the lamps
Fail-Safe(1964)
Michael Clayton

and many more

John C.

panosanest wrote:
John C. wrote:
panosanest wrote:

Is it just me or shallow criteria seem to prevail in this topic?


Can YOU bring it back up to high standard?  :unsure


The three days of the condor
Brubaker
Helloween (1)
The exorcist
The thing (1982)
The verdict
12 angry men
The hitcher (1986)
Circle of two
Apocalypse Now
The deer hunter
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
The Omen (1976)
Midnight express
The Trial (1962)
The Seventh Seal
Fahrenheit 451
Se7en
V for Vendetta
Alien (1)
Brazil
The ninth gate
Silence of the lamps
Fail-Safe(1964)
Michael Clayton

and many more


Well, thanks for trying.  :D
None of the movies you listed compare with Papillon, and all of them are in fact poor imitations of Don Quixote.  :cool:

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