Movies I watch every time they are on

Michael, have you studied the history of the Charge and the errors of English officers?
Two famous names were in charge--Raglan and Cardigan-----one noted for his sleeves and the other for sweaters, but they erred big time in the Crimea. 

Yes Errol ended up dying young, in his 50's I think ---booze and drugs got him.  In his last movie he looked so bloated it was hard to watch my idol Capt Blood and Robin Hood ------ his body was 30/40 years older than he was. 

By the way thinking of the Outlaw Josey Wales a great western reminded me of another terrific tale of the west----Will Penny.  Loved that one.

My list:
Duck Soup
The Maltese Falcon
North by Northwest
Rear Window
The Big Sleep
White Heat
Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid
The Best Man
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Red River
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
For a Few Dollars More
A Fistful of Dollars
Dirty Harry
Bang the Drum Slowly
 

  Here are some of my favorites in no particular order:

  "Patton"  George C. Scott in the role that was made for him.
  "Rio Bravo"  The Duke and Dino.. 'nuff said.
  "The Sting" Redford and Newman, one of their best.
  "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" Same as Above
  "Blazing Saddles" Funniest psudo western ever.
  "The Graduate" Reminds me of my childhood friends mother whom I had a crush on.
  "Forrest Gump" So cheesy but very sweet.
  "Big" Same as above.
  "History of the World Part 1" Mel Brooks at his funniest.
  "M*A*S*H" Altman at his best.
  "One Flew Over the Cookoos Nest (sp) Jack at his Best

   Just a few that I remember off the top of my head.

  David O.
 

For me its:
Grosse Point Blank
Men in Black
Dr Strangelove
The final court scene only in My Cousin Vinny

and for some god forsaken reason...Road House...I think its like watching a train wreck in slow motion with Ben Gazzara starring as the porter... (Ben Gazzara is a good actor [according to Gilbert Godfried in a hilarious stand-up sketch])

Forgot:

Back Street (with the then gorgeous John Gavin)
I want to Live

anything Susan Hayward.

Afternote:  John Gavin was a customer of mine a few years ago.  He drove me crazy!

Mar 52 where are you ???  There's a holdup

So Anyhow----I remember the original Back Street with Charles Boyer and Margaret Sullivan (who I had a big crush on even though I was 14 or 15) We lived about 10 miles from the nearest movie house --- during the summer there was a special movie bus------I took a girls to see Back Street and she cried all the way home.  Big waste of my hard earned quarter.

Gavin was ambassador to Mexico if I am not mistaken.  What was he a customer of your's for ????

Chef Boy-r-dee---and hello Mr Chips---you both have a list I would take to a desert island if I knew I would be marooned there.  Just hope electricity is working on the island. 

Boyardee65, I love Rio Bravo too, especially the very young and extremely georgous Ricky Nelson.
 
Ancient Mariner, I can't believe I left Charade off my list. Every time I watch it (lots of times!) I get confused all over. Love the funeral scene.
 
Mar52, Backstreet is a real heartbreaker,right along with Imitation of Life and Madame X.  

in the Bronx

I think there should be a designation on our info for gender.
When someone talks about georgeous Ricky Nelson or
georgeous John Gavin I have to assume they are of the
femine persuasion.  Nicknames often give no clue------now
Ann Peeples, Nancy and Roossy are probably females, but 
I am not sure about Muscle Jim.  

Yes, M Brookes---- that is a great funeral scene, almost as good as the one in the original Oceans 11-----the Rat Pack one.  There is also a great funeral scene in a movie whose name escapes me------it had Shirley McLane as a greaving widow---all in black and with great legs.  Before she was Cleopatra and Mata Hari in real life.  


 

Marlene here.

I also think Gina Gershon is sexy.

Moin Movie Fans!

Zulu 1964, starring Stanley Baker, Michael Caine, etc. is also one of my fav. movies.

http://www.citizencaine.org/films/zulu.shtml

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1csr0dxalpI

A Classic, they dont do them like this anymore, see "The Alamo" further above...

Kind regards

Michael

P.S. The entire 1964 movie Zulu is av. as a download at Youtube.

Anyone else willing to admit to this...all the Harry Potter movies!

Blade Runner  (1982)  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOphFl88U-g

A modern classic, right now "Uncut" on german TV, GREAT!

Kind regards

Michael

  Personally, I don't think that gender or gender preference is at issue here. We like what we like. I don't think that your handle should reflect your gender if you don't want it to. Being a man I can see why mbrooks thinks that Ricky Nelson was sexy. He was! Just the same way that Frank Sinatra was sexy. That voice! WOW

p.s. I am a heterosexual man married for 12 years with 2 beautiful daughters, who loves to cook!

 Forgot to list "Ocean's 1", "Robin's Hoods", and "Pal Joey." All great Sinatra flicks IMHO


David O.

 
At the risk of repeating someone else's list, my "see them every time they are shown" list includes:
 
I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang
The Grapes of Wrath
Casablanca
The Third Man
Sunset Boulevard
The Seven Year Itch
 
 
and, the only movie of recent vintage that I can watch over and over again--
The Shawshank Redemption

Teddy Bear you have some oldies on your list---they look better on a 12" TV with
rabbit ears.  Hey they have a new antena that you can turn to get a better signal without going up on the roof.  We have come a long way baby.  I never saw the Shawshank Redemption but I will look for it.

David O.---- I don't think there is a gender thing either---I just was kidding around---and I don't care if you liked Ricky Nelson, so there.  I happen to think Cary Grant was terrific, but James Garner was better looking.   And so was John Gavin.

As for Sinatra ----The original Ocean's Eleven was great---and he did a Private Eye thing with Jill St John called Tony Something-or-other that was fun, but he was terrific as Maggio in that movie about making out on the beach with the tide coming in.  And he was great in " The Man With The Golden Arm" in which Darren McGavin of "The Christmas Story" was the bad guy.  He also sang a little, unless it was dubbed by Bing Crosby.   

the ancient mariner


Teddy Bear you have some oldies on your list---they look better on a 12" TV with
rabbit ears.  Hey they have a new antena that you can turn to get a better signal without going up on the roof.  We have come a long way baby.  I never saw the Shawshank Redemption but I will look for it.

David O.---- I don't think there is a gender thing either---I just was kidding around---and I don't care if you liked Ricky Nelson, so there.  I happen to think Cary Grant was terrific, but James Garner was better looking.   And so was John Gavin.

As for Sinatra ----The original Ocean's Eleven was great---and he did a Private Eye thing with Jill St John called Tony Something-or-other that was fun, but he was terrific as Maggio in that movie about making out on the beach with the tide coming in.  And he was great in " The Man With The Golden Arm" in which Darren McGavin of "The Christmas Story" was the bad guy.  He also sang a little, unless it was dubbed by Bing Crosby.   

...ah yes:

http://www.lovegoddess.info/Jill%20St.%20John%20%20revised.htm

Thanks for the link Nutty Pizza Guy----I always liked her --- but I have always liked a lot of Love Goddesses ------ There is a Kelly/Sinatra movie I have seen a whole lot because it was hot when I was bouncing from Naval Base to Naval Base---called Anchors Aweigh--------Franky even danced........Fun movie.  OOOOOH Franky.

Two other Naval stories-----
 
I saw "Going My Way" every night for about 2 weeks when we were on our way home ---- the war was over so we could have lights on deck at night and we had one movie ---so it won first prize.  Everyone aboard (all 52 of us) knew the script by heart.

Second story-------At Pearl Harbor we traded movies and got "Laura" among others---good thing we got others, because the last reel of Laura was missing and we never knew who committed the dastardly deed.  I didn't see the end for about  20 years---no wonder I looked quizzical all the time.   Who did it ? 

Greetings!

One of my most fav. epic classics is Lawrence of Arabia, 1962. http://en.wikipedia.org/w...rence_of_Arabia_(film)

For the very first time, I watched this movie in our local cinema in the 1960s, as a little boy of maybe 10 years. LoA is a movie, one MUST see in a cinema, on the big screen, in the TV this masterpiece loses its fascination very much.

Maurice Jarre/LoA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irPSvEkQl8Q 

R.I.P. Monsieur Jarre

Kind regards

Michael

Ladies Hearts and Diamond Rings
are not very special things
when Tony Rome is out and about
cause Tony Rome will take em if you don't watch out.

The things that are in my head.

Hello Mr Chips------don't remember that song but I know the one it was stolen from
my father sang it while playing his banjo.  It's about a real life 2nd story man, jewelry
thief and safe cracker---------

Look out, look out, look out for Jimmy Valentine
For he's a friend of mine
A sentimental crook
With a touch that lingers
In his sand-paper fingers he can steal the combination
To your pocket book

He can steal a horse and cart
He'll even steal a girlie's heart
When Jimmy Valentine gets out

Our heads probably rattle with all the goodies stored in them.

TCM had one on tonight...The Man Who Came To Dinner...Monty Wooley at his most obnoxious

  Damn, I forgot "Caddyshack", "Stripes", and "The Green Mile". All very well done and I get to see them on AMC at least once a month. (except "The Green Mile") I have them on DVD but still watch them when they are on T.V.

JMHO

David O. 

re: Stripes -- we say 'lighten up, Francis' all the time.

re: Gina Gershon.  Hells yes!  Although I have a soft spot for Kate Winslet.  Bill I think you can be enlightened enough to know when somebody's attractive even if they're not of the gender you personally prefer.

Some of mine in no particular order:
The Searchers-best John Wayne performance hands down!
Coming to America- Eddie and Arsinio in multiple roles..
Fritz Langs "M" with Peter Lorre...the monster of Dusseldorf..
Car Wash
The Taking of Pelham,123(original)...great cast of character actors
Godfather I and II
Uncle Buck
Eraserhead-disturbing, but like a car crash, you can't look away
North by Northwest
Tremors
More later when I think of them.....
MD

Greetings, Movie Fans!

Tonight on the german late night TV is Westward the Women (Karawane der Frauen), a true classic Western movie/drama, just great!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westward_the_Women



Video: (Excerpt)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCvOulOZNZU


Michael