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    • Bruce M.
      Bruce M. last edited by

      Of all the movies you've ever seen, what are your top 12 (or pick another number if 12 doesn't work for you)? Here's mine. Depending on mood, there are one or two I might swap out for another, but most of these are rock solid. Presented in roughly chronological order because I really can't pick favorites among these: 1. Duck Soup 2. The Wizard of Oz 3. Casablanca 4. Singin' In the Rain 5. Lawrence of Arabia 6. Dr. Strangelove 7. 2001: A Space Odyssey 8. Z 9. MASH 10. The Godfather 11. Annie Hall 12. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 version)* 13. Who Framed Roger Rabbit? 14. Beauty and the Beast (animated version) 15. Beautiful Thing *The 1950s original is great, too, but the studio made them tack on a happy ending that totally sucks the life out of it.

      "The only true patriotism, the only rational patriotism is loyalty to the nation all the time, loyalty to government when it deserves it."

      \--Mark Twain

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      • Nancy R
        Nancy R last edited by

        In no particular order: Highlander (1986) Christopher Lambert Somewhere In Time (1980) Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour Time After Time (197 Malcolm McDowell Swordfish (2001) Hugh Jackman and John Travolta A Hard Day's Night (1964) Could watch this a thousand times! Any of the Pink Panther movies with Peter Sellers Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan (1982) The Godfather (1972) The Godfather Part 2 (1974) Love Robert DeNiro as young Vito Corleone! Titanic (1997) The Matrix trilogy The Lord Of The Rings trilogy

        Omni, Atlanta, GA May 18, 1976, Feb. 17, 1990

        GA Dome, Atlanta, GA May 1, 1993

        Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA May 12, 2002

        FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN May 26, 2013

        Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA Oct. 15, 2014

        Infinite Energy Center, Duluth, GA July 13, 2017

        Bon Secours Arena, Greenville, SC May 30, 2019

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        • paulfan11
          paulfan11 last edited by

          My list, not in any order, just movies I really enjoy. 1. The Princess Bride 2. The Star Wars trilogy (the original trilogy) 3. The Lord of the Rings trilogy 4. A Hard Day's Night 5. Elf 6. Labyrinth 7. Beauty and the Beast (90s animated version) 8. The Anne of Green Gables movies (80s versions) 9. A Christmas Story 10. The Lion King 11. The Harry Potter series 12. Titanic

          San Francisco, AT&T Park 2010

          Detroit, Comerica Park 2011

          Washington D.C., Nationals Park 2013

          San Francisco, Outside Lands 2013

          San Francisco, Candlestick Park 2014

          Detroit, Joe Louis Arena 2015

          Sacramento, Golden 1 Center, 2016

          San Jose, SAP Center, 2019

          Oakland Arena, 5/6 and 5/8 2022

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          • Nancy R
            Nancy R last edited by

            Oh, yes, love The Princess Bride!

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            GA Dome, Atlanta, GA May 1, 1993

            Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA May 12, 2002

            FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN May 26, 2013

            Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA Oct. 15, 2014

            Infinite Energy Center, Duluth, GA July 13, 2017

            Bon Secours Arena, Greenville, SC May 30, 2019

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            • paulfan11
              paulfan11 last edited by

              Nancy R:

              Oh, yes, love The Princess Bride!

              A movie I can watch many times and never tire of it. My friends and I quote it often.

              San Francisco, AT&T Park 2010

              Detroit, Comerica Park 2011

              Washington D.C., Nationals Park 2013

              San Francisco, Outside Lands 2013

              San Francisco, Candlestick Park 2014

              Detroit, Joe Louis Arena 2015

              Sacramento, Golden 1 Center, 2016

              San Jose, SAP Center, 2019

              Oakland Arena, 5/6 and 5/8 2022

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              • HaileyMcComet
                HaileyMcComet last edited by

                Singin' in the Rain (1952) Directed by Gene Kelly & Stanley Donen Written by Betty Comden & Adolph Green Songs by Arthur Freed & Nacio Herb Brown Starring Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell, Cyd Charisse, Rita Moreno, Kathleen Freeman Fargo (1990s) Directed, written, produced & edited by Joel & Ethan Coen Starring Frances McDormand, William H Macy, Steve Buscemi, John Carroll Lynch, Peter Stormare, Steve Reevis, Steve Park The African Queen (1951) Directed & written by John Huston, based on the novel by C.S. Forester Starring Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Walter Gotell, Peter Bull, Theodore Bikel, Robert Morley Radio Days (late 1980s) Directed & written by Woody Allen Starring Seth Green, Julie Kavner, Michael Tucker, Dianne Wiest, Josh Mostel, Kenneth Mars, Rebecca Schaeffer, Mia Farrow, Danny Aiello, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Wallace Shawn, Jeff Daniels, Woody Allen The Night of the Iguana (1964) Directed & written by John Huston, based on the play by Tennessee Williams Produced by John Huston & Ray Stark Starring Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr, Sue Lyon Howard's End (early 1990s) Directed by James Ivory Written by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, based on the novel by E.M. Forster Produced by Ismail Merchant Starring Helena Bonham Carter, Emma Thompson, Vanessa Redgrave, Anthony Hopkins, Simon Callow Postcards From the Edge (1990) Directed by Mike Nichols Written by Carrie Fisher, based on her novel Music by Carly Simon Starring Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine, Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman, Richard Dreyfuss, Rob Reiner, Conrad Bain, Mary Wickes, Annette Bening, Simon Callow, Robin Bartlett Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962) Directed by Sidney Lumet Written by Eugene O'Neill Starring Katharine Hepburn, Ralph Richardson, Jason Robards, Dean Stockwell The Sheltering Sky (1990) Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci Photographed by Vittorio Storaro Written by Bernardo Bertolucci & Mark Peploe, based on the novel by Paul Bowles Starring Debra Winger, John Malkovich, Campbell Scott, Timothy Spall, Jill Bennett Mary Poppins (1964) Directed by Robert Stevenson Produced by Walt Disney & Billy Walsh Written by Billy Walsh, based on the books by PL Travers Songs by Robert Sherman Starring Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynnis Johns, Elsa Lanchester, Ed Wynn, Marni Nixon, Daws Butler, Paul Frees, Alan Napier, Pat O'Malley Chimes At Midnight (1965) Directed & written by Orson Welles, based on Richard II, Henry IV part 1, Henry IV part 2, Henry V, The Merry Wives of Windsor by some British poet Starring Orson Welles, Keith Baxter, John Gielgud, Jeanne Moreau, Margaret Rutherford, Ralph Richardson, Fernando Rey, Marina Vlady Sophie's Choice (1982) Directed & written by Alan J Pakula, based on the novel by William Styron Starring Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Peter MacNicol, Josh Mostel, Robin Bartlett Terms of Endearment (early 1980s) Directed, written & produced by James L Brooks, based on the novel by Larry McMurtry Starring Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, Jeff Daniels, Jack Nicholson, John Lithgow, Danny DeVito, Albert Brooks Un long dimanche de fian?ailles (A Very Long Engagement) (early 2000s) Directed & written by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, based on the novel by S?bastien Japrisot Starring Audrey Tautou, Dominique Pinon, Chantal Neuwirth, Marion Cotillard, Julie Depardieu, Denis Lavant, Michel Robin, Jodie Foster Limelight (1952) Directed, written & produced by Charles Chaplin Music & songs by Charles Chaplin Starring Charlie Chaplin, Claire Bloom, Buster Keaton, Nigel Bruce, Sydney Chaplin, Norman Lloyd, Wheeler Dryden, Geraldine Chaplin Roman Holiday (1953) Directed & produced by William Wyler Written by Dalton Trumbo Starring Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck, Eddie Albert, Harcourt Williams White Nights (1985) Directed by Taylor Hackford Starring Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Helen Mirren, Jerzy Skolimowski, Geraldine Page, Isabella Rossellini Gandhi (1982) Directed & produced by Sir Richard Attenborough Starring Sir Ben Kingsley, Sir John Gielgud, Sir Michael Hordern, Roshan Seth, Edward Fox, Trevor Howard, Candice Bergen, Martin Sheen, Sir Daniel Day-Lewis, Om Puri, Richard Vernon, Richard Griffiths, Bernard Hill, Sir Nigel Hawthorne, John Ratzenberger Is that 12?

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                • Nancy R
                  Nancy R last edited by

                  paulfan11:

                  Nancy R:

                  Oh, yes, love The Princess Bride!

                  A movie I can watch many times and never tire of it. My friends and I quote it often.

                  "Inconceivable!"

                  Omni, Atlanta, GA May 18, 1976, Feb. 17, 1990

                  GA Dome, Atlanta, GA May 1, 1993

                  Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA May 12, 2002

                  FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN May 26, 2013

                  Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA Oct. 15, 2014

                  Infinite Energy Center, Duluth, GA July 13, 2017

                  Bon Secours Arena, Greenville, SC May 30, 2019

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                  • paulfan11
                    paulfan11 last edited by

                    Nancy R:

                    paulfan11:

                    Nancy R:

                    Oh, yes, love The Princess Bride!

                    A movie I can watch many times and never tire of it. My friends and I quote it often.

                    "Inconceivable!"

                    Reminds me of an interview with Wallace Shawn a few months back for the 30th anniversary where he said that at least once a day somebody says that to him, thinking they are the first person to ever say that to him.

                    San Francisco, AT&T Park 2010

                    Detroit, Comerica Park 2011

                    Washington D.C., Nationals Park 2013

                    San Francisco, Outside Lands 2013

                    San Francisco, Candlestick Park 2014

                    Detroit, Joe Louis Arena 2015

                    Sacramento, Golden 1 Center, 2016

                    San Jose, SAP Center, 2019

                    Oakland Arena, 5/6 and 5/8 2022

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                    • Nancy R
                      Nancy R last edited by

                      paulfan11:

                      Nancy R:

                      paulfan11:

                      Nancy R:

                      Oh, yes, love The Princess Bride!

                      A movie I can watch many times and never tire of it. My friends and I quote it often.

                      "Inconceivable!"

                      Reminds me of an interview with Wallace Shawn a few months back for the 30th anniversary where he said that at least once a day somebody says that to him, thinking they are the first person to ever say that to him.

                      Hey, I just saw in the new TV Guide that Elf will be on Freeform Dec. 20th! And of course A Christmas Story (24 hours, on repeat) will be on TBS and TNT Dec. 24th, plus there will be a new A Christmas Story Live! on Fox Dec. 17th.

                      Omni, Atlanta, GA May 18, 1976, Feb. 17, 1990

                      GA Dome, Atlanta, GA May 1, 1993

                      Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA May 12, 2002

                      FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN May 26, 2013

                      Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA Oct. 15, 2014

                      Infinite Energy Center, Duluth, GA July 13, 2017

                      Bon Secours Arena, Greenville, SC May 30, 2019

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                      • Kestrel
                        Kestrel last edited by

                        All the 14 films below I've watched many times and will no doubt watch many times more. In no particular order: Heavenly Creatures Solaris The Truman Show Shutter Island Once Is-Slottet The Others Atonement Innocence ( dir: Lucile Hadzihalilovic) A Tale Of The Sisters Paperhouse Hansel & Gretel (Korean film) Never Let Me Go The Tree

                        Wembley Empire Pool, London  (Wings) 21st October 1976.

                        'Take It Away' video shoot Elstree studios, London 23rd June 1982.

                        'Give My Regards To Broad Street' film premier, London 29th November 1984.

                        Docklands Arena rehearsal concert, London 5th February 1993.

                        Run Devil Run launch party, Equinox Club, London 30th September 1999.

                        O2 Arena, London 22nd December 2009.

                        O2 Arena, London 5th December 2011.

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                        • Fan4-45years
                          Fan4-45years last edited by

                          I've watched these many times. In no particular order: Pride & Prejudice, BBC version with Firth/Ehle Love and Friendship, Kate Beckinsale Gone With the Wind, the first movie I can remember seeing at a theater Notting Hill Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home Star Wars, original trilogy (preferably, a version before Lucas' excessive later edits) Casablanca A Hard Day's Night The Devil Wear's Prada, It's Complicated, almost anything Meryl Streep The Awful Truth, My Favorite Wife, or anything Irene Dunn A Knight's Tale Sweet Home Alabama

                          Atlanta, GA, Omni, George Harrison, Thanksgiving 1974
                          Atlanta, GA, Paul and Linda McCartney, May 1, 1993
                          Missoula, MT, (sound check), Paul McCartney, August 5, 2014
                          Cleveland, OH, Ringo's Rock Hall Induction, April 18, 2015

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                          • Bruce M.
                            Bruce M. last edited by

                            I'm sticking to my list, but lotsa good stuff on Hailey McComet's. I saw Chimes At Midnight for the first time about 2 years ago, and it's pretty freakin' amazing.

                            "The only true patriotism, the only rational patriotism is loyalty to the nation all the time, loyalty to government when it deserves it."

                            \--Mark Twain

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                            • Nancy R
                              Nancy R last edited by

                              Fan4-45years:

                              I've watched these many times. In no particular order: Pride & Prejudice, BBC version with Firth/Ehle Love and Friendship, Kate Beckinsale Gone With the Wind, the first movie I can remember seeing at a theater Notting Hill Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home Star Wars, original trilogy (preferably, a version before Lucas' excessive later edits) Casablanca A Hard Day's Night The Devil Wear's Prada, It's Complicated, almost anything Meryl Streep The Awful Truth, My Favorite Wife, or anything Irene Dunn A Knight's Tale Sweet Home Alabama

                              You have some good ones on there. I love A Knight's Tale too!

                              Omni, Atlanta, GA May 18, 1976, Feb. 17, 1990

                              GA Dome, Atlanta, GA May 1, 1993

                              Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA May 12, 2002

                              FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN May 26, 2013

                              Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA Oct. 15, 2014

                              Infinite Energy Center, Duluth, GA July 13, 2017

                              Bon Secours Arena, Greenville, SC May 30, 2019

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                              • Fan4-45years
                                Fan4-45years last edited by

                                Nancy, the music in a Knight's Tale is pretty great the way they weave it into a Medieval setting like it's all good, which it is! Bruce, I will have to check out Chimes At Midnight. Hadn't heard of it. Kestrel, I like Atonement, also, and The Truman Show is brilliant, in my opinion.

                                Atlanta, GA, Omni, George Harrison, Thanksgiving 1974
                                Atlanta, GA, Paul and Linda McCartney, May 1, 1993
                                Missoula, MT, (sound check), Paul McCartney, August 5, 2014
                                Cleveland, OH, Ringo's Rock Hall Induction, April 18, 2015

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                                • wingsoverkc
                                  wingsoverkc last edited by

                                  Well, off the top of my head 1- 2001 A Space Odyssey 2- The Exorcist 3- Jaws 4- No Country For Old Men 5- Deliverance 6- Full Metal Jacket 7- The Sound of Music 8- The Godfather, Part Two 9- Saving Private Ryan 10- Fargo 11- Dazed and Confused 12- High Noon

                                  "If you want the Beatles, go see Wings"-George Harrison 1974

                                  "This is for all the Wings fans!" - McCartney introducing "1985" for the first time on American soil (Phoenix 2010)

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                                  • love2travel
                                    love2travel last edited by

                                    Off the top of my head...
                                    2001 A Space Odessey
                                    It's a Wonderful Life
                                    Singing In the Rain
                                    The Wizard of Oz
                                    Titanic
                                    ET
                                    It Happened One Night
                                    Ghandi
                                    5th Element
                                    Interstellar
                                    Gravity
                                    The Martian
                                    Divergent
                                    Blade Runner
                                    The Theory of Everything
                                    The Imitation Game
                                    Sherlock Series
                                    The Hobbit Movies
                                    The Sound of Music
                                    Thomas Crown Affair
                                    James Bond Movies
                                    Indiana Jones Series
                                    Hitchcock Series
                                    Casablanca
                                    Back to the Future Series
                                    Braveheart 
                                    Amadeus
                                    Eight Days a Week
                                    Across the Universe
                                    Mr Smith Goes to Washington
                                    Gone With the Wind
                                    Jason Borne Series
                                    The Truman Show
                                    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 
                                    King Kong
                                    Cinderella 
                                    Robin Hood
                                    Lord of the Rings Series
                                    Star Wars Series
                                    Rear Window
                                    Toy Story Series
                                    Lawrence of Arabia
                                    Rebecca
                                    The Jungle Book
                                    Frankenstein 
                                    The African Queen
                                    Pinocchio
                                    Peter Pan
                                    Harry Potter (all of them)
                                    Roman Holiday
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                                    Joy to the World - Peace on Earth - We are all ONE

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                                    • Bruce M.
                                      Bruce M. last edited by

                                      Fan4-45years wrote:

                                      Nancy, the music in a Knight's Tale is pretty great the way they weave it into a Medieval setting like it's all good, which it is! Bruce, I will have to check out Chimes At Midnight. Hadn't heard of it. Kestrel, I like Atonement, also, and The Truman Show is brilliant, in my opinion.

                                      For those unfamiliar, Chimes at Midnight is something of a mashup of several Shakespeare history plays. If you can't stomach Shakespeare, it won't be for you. It does help to know the original plays, but you can enjoy the film without them -- though you'll miss some stuff, for sure.

                                      "The only true patriotism, the only rational patriotism is loyalty to the nation all the time, loyalty to government when it deserves it."

                                      \--Mark Twain

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                                      • Fan4-45years
                                        Fan4-45years last edited by

                                        Bruce, this sounds great. I love Shakespeare. Will have to put it on my "to see" list.

                                        Atlanta, GA, Omni, George Harrison, Thanksgiving 1974
                                        Atlanta, GA, Paul and Linda McCartney, May 1, 1993
                                        Missoula, MT, (sound check), Paul McCartney, August 5, 2014
                                        Cleveland, OH, Ringo's Rock Hall Induction, April 18, 2015

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                                        • HaileyMcComet
                                          HaileyMcComet last edited by

                                          Orson Welles took the Falstaff character from Richard II, Henry IV part 1, Henry IV part 2, Henry V and The Merry Wives of Windsor and made his own movie.  Maybe it does help if you're familiar with the plays, but even if you're not, it's a great story that is beautifully directed, acted and written.

                                          We're always told that Citizen Kane is his best work, and just like Gone With the Wind and Casablanca, it's one of the greatest films ever made, but Chimes At Midnight is just as amazing.

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                                          • IAmMeYouAreYou
                                            IAmMeYouAreYou last edited by

                                            I copied all of your lists and highlighted movies I saw and liked in red and movies that I saw and didn’t like in blue

                                            Movies I'd seen myself but didn't see on your lists that I liked were:

                                            Anchorman, The 007 Series, Grease, The Tree Of Life, Encounters Of A Third Kind, The Original Willy Wonka with Gene Wilder, Sweeny Todd, World War Z, Duplicity, The Mission: Impossible series and a buncha others I'm too lazy to list.

                                            1. Duck Soup

                                            2. The Wizard of Oz

                                            3. Casablanca

                                            4. Singin' In the Rain

                                            5. Lawrence of Arabia

                                            6. Dr. Strangelove

                                            7. 2001: A Space Odyssey

                                            8. Z

                                            9. MASH

                                            10. The Godfather

                                            11. Annie Hall

                                            12. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 version)*

                                            13. Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

                                            14. Beauty and the Beast (animated version)

                                            15. Beautiful Thing

                                            Highlander (1986) Christopher Lambert

                                            Somewhere In Time (1980) Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour

                                            Time After Time (197 Malcolm McDowell

                                            Swordfish (2001) Hugh Jackman and John Travolta

                                            A Hard Day's Night (1964) Could watch this a thousand times!

                                            Any of the Pink Panther movies with Peter Sellers

                                            Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan (1982)

                                            The Godfather (1972)

                                            The Godfather Part 2 (1974) Love Robert DeNiro as young Vito Corleone!

                                            Titanic (1997)

                                            The Matrix trilogy

                                            The Lord Of The Rings trilogy

                                            Swaying To The Rhythm

                                            1. The Princess Bride

                                            2. The Star Wars trilogy (the original trilogy)

                                            3. The Lord of the Rings trilogy

                                            4. A Hard Day's Night

                                            5. Elf

                                            6. Labyrinth

                                            7. Beauty and the Beast (90s animated version)

                                            8. The Anne of Green Gables movies (80s versions)

                                            9. A Christmas Story

                                            10. The Lion King

                                            11. The Harry Potter series

                                            12. Titanic

                                            Singin' in the Rain (1952)

                                            Fargo (1990s)

                                            The African Queen (1951)

                                            Radio Days (late 1980s)

                                            The Night of the Iguana (1964)

                                            Howard's End (early 1990s)

                                            Postcards From the Edge (1990)

                                            Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962)

                                            The Sheltering Sky (1990)

                                            Mary Poppins (1964)

                                            Signed,
                                            Me, not you

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