Cool. I'm glad that I'm not alone on that one and Tombstone is of course my favorite western. I've seen some other highly regarded ones like Unforgiven, but most seem to be a little too plodding for my tastes.

I like the SMB movie as well. :p

I think quite the opposite, really. This movie took a brilliant book which at parts is the absolute pinnacle of dry humor, and schlocked it into a glossy grave. This movie was in pre-production for twenty years, and it gets made a few years after Douglas Adams' death; the movie studios only made this picture after they knew he would no longer have a say. "Dumbing it down" is the wrong term, but it's certainly a different kind of humor meant to appeal to a wider audience. If you liked the book, I'd recommend the BBC mini-series that's now on DVD in place of this.

Dude, the Mario Bros. movie was kickass. Screw everyone who says it sucks. >=(

You know, ironically the movie previews convinced me to read the book =p. I knew about the book long before I heard of any movie on it. I just never took interest in it until I heard the word movie attached to it. But if its one thing I learned when watching book-to-movie adaptations is to not compare the two, at all. It only gives me excuses to hate one over another.

Though I didn't know about the whole movie production thing. You're saying Douglas Adam would kill the guy that approved this movie without his say? Haha. Oh well, thanks for the recommendation, I'll look for the mini-series on my next movie hunt!

True Lies. It's being an average film is not a factor. McDonald's is averge but you keep returning to the filth. Every time TL's on telly you tell yourself you'll only stay for the opening sequence. Then you find yourself in front of Arnold trashing cop cars with Harriets and tearing buildings apart with F-16s and you realise you've FAILED YOURSELF, once again.

Otherwise: the Indies. All of 'em. But they certianly aren't average.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail - Obviously. Everytime I watch this, I find new jokes. Everything they did in that movie was for laughs, which is what makes it so great.

Dumb and Dumber - This is tops in dumb humor. Another great comedy.

I love Pride and Prejudice (the newer version, not to say the BBC series was worse -- actually it's better -- but it's just too long for a casual watch). The ending makes you feel really happy for an odd reason.

And weirdly I enjoy watching My Best's Friend's Wedding at whatever occasion. One of those movies.

On the same line as the previous, You've Got Mail is also one of those romantic comedies I can sit down and watch with my friends.

"Dumb and Dumber" One of the best comedies ever! I used to watch it all the time and it never got old. How about when Harry Nolan Ryan's a snowball in her face, F-in kills me to this day. "Big gulps huh? well, see you later!"

Kill Bill Vol. 1 - just because of the cereal box gun, and the now classic Gogo Yubari scene
Memoirs of a Geisha - waaay too touching for me to put down, and beautiful in many respects
Howl's Moving Castle - The wonderfully magic journey in a world of fantasy never ceases to amaze me.

I HAVE to second this one. I watched this movie at least twice when I originally rented it, and I have also watched it since about 3-5 times (this in a span of 2-3months). I can't get enough of this movie.

Too many others to list, but I'm gonna try....

The Village
High Fidelity
Signs
Wicker Park
Serendipity
Knotting Hill
Serenity
Constantine
Gladiator
Saving Private Ryan
Legends of the Fall
Dumb and Dumber

Thats a good start... I'll try to update when I'm home in front of my DVD collection.

That was a really good, over-looked film - even though the ending turned my stomach. It's the only on-screen kiss that's ever managed to make me nauseated because from the distance and the side, Ed Norton looks a hell of a lot like my other half...

A film I can't watch too many times would be one I watched recently, "The Color Purple". And it still makes me gush at the end, really well directed remake of the book. Everyone in it performs their role so well, especially Danny Glover. Fantastic stuff.

Dark City
The blend of film noir, science-fiction, and psychological thriller that is this phenomenal movie will forever hold a place in my top 3 films of all time. Oh, and Richard O'Brien is too fucking creepy as Mr. Hand (lol@South Park). There's little more that really needs to be said about DC. Just...if you haven't yet seen it, do so. It will not disappoint.

P.S. Jennifer Connelly FTW.

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
The oft-maligned black sheep of the Final Fantasy franchise has, since the day I saw it in theatres, been among my favourite movies. GFF is no stranger to the fact that I'm not at all a fan of the FF games, nor even of Squaresoft in general, and I think the fact that the movie strayed so far from the tradition of the games is one of the primary reasons I enjoy it so much. I liked that they wrote it to appeal to those who had not played the games, and I appreciated the fact that while certain scenes were reminiscent of the games (ATV chase through the hangar/Escape from Vector and/or Midgar, Outer-space smooching to FF8 spaceship cockpit, etc.), they didn't slap the audience with "YOU WON'T GET ME UNLESS YOU PLAY THE GAME. ...NOW GIVE SQUARE YOUR MONEYS." While the characters may have fallen victim to the Uncanny Valley (wiki it, basically nonhuman entities which appear too human are perceived as being entirely fake and unrealistic), but after a while I learned to ignore the unnatural qualities of the people and appreciate the visuals as a larger whole. Even now, 5 years after its release, the film does impress with its visuals. Not necessarily on a technical scale, but certainly on an aesthetic one. I can't think of a single shot in the movie that wasn't interesting or possessed of at least some eye-catching detail.

Oh, and Elliot Goldenthal is a god.

Myriad works of David Lynch, namely Eraserhead, Mulholland Drive, and Lost Highway
I'm not counting Twin Peaks here simply because it's a series, and this thread is technically for standalone feature films. Still, these three have plenty of mind-rape material, and I am of the camp that believes weird-ass inexplicable shit can, in fact, be intelligent and thought-provoking, if only because so much is left open to interpretation. Blue boxes and keys, ladies living in radiators, weird sperm-worm things, the world's creepiest baby, and one guy in dire need of a tanning salon all come together to form visually intriguing, psychologically disturbing, and something-something-ing (gimme a fucking break, it's 3 AM) masterpieces that will never get old. Please note that I have deliberately avoided mentioning the lesbian scenes in Mulholl...oh, fucknuts.

A NEW CHALLENGER HAS ARRIVED!

Silent Hill
You know, two years ago I hated survival-horror games because I always found the pacing (and that damnable RE control scheme) hair-pullingly frustratingly slow. A friend introduced me to (okay, twisted my arm into playing) Silent Hill 3, and while at first I found it "okay," a later play-through got me hooked. Flash forward 2 years, my survival horror collection is missing only Fatal Frame 3.

Having gotten that out of the way, I went into SH with high expectations but also with an open mind. I know better than to expect a perfect game-to-movie adaptation, as the last time a movie was pixel-perfectly faithful to its source material was FF7:AC and we all know how THAT turned out. However, major character and plot liberties aside, SH succeeded in capturing the atmosphere, themes, and aesthetic of the games with mind-boggling accuracy. For a series that is so heavily centered on creating a pervasive feeling of tension, Hill format-shifted to the silver screen quite gracefully, and maintained virtually all of its signature "dead world" desolation and "otherworld" morbidity.

With the exception of a few scenes involving Chris, the pacing of the movie is perfect. It seldom drags or grows boring, and the Otherworld scenes are fleshed-out (no pun intended) enough to be convincing and, well, fucking creepy.

Yeah, this movie scared me. I can't remember the last time a movie...oh, wait, Aliens, Newt and Ripley trapped with the face-huggers in Medlab. Okay, and that was when I was 8 years old. In SH, when Rose was confronted by the ash babies and the Janitor, I actually felt like I wanted to get the hell out of the theatre. It was awesome. I saw it 4 times, it got better every time, and I'm making one more exception to my MPAA boycott and I am snatching up any and all basic, extended, director's cut, whatever versions of the DVD that are released.

I keep several movies of mine in constant rotation. I mean, you can disagree with me and shit, but it would make you a horrible person. :(

Fight Club: Don't ask me why. It has recently become reviled in a lot of circles, but it is my favorite movie of all time. Visually and intellectually, it's a mindfuck.

Los Diarios De Motocicletas: My second favorite film of all time. Wonderfully written, wonderful soundtrack, wonderful performances and it's about Che. What's NOT to like?

Cidade De Deus: Nevermind that it's in Portuguese, you won't find a better interweaved set of stories anywhere on the rental shelves. EVER.

Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain: Just one of the best movies that has ever come out of France and one of my favorite movies, period.

Amores Perros: Proof that Mexicans are good at other things besides picking oranges and jumping borders. Apparently they can turn in a phenomenal film and astronomical-caliber performances on all fronts.

The Crow: One phrase... "It can't rain all the time."

Goodfellas: Because nothing beats Italians offing eachother over loyalty and airport heists to the music of Tony Bennett and Louis Prima. Oh yeah, did I mention it's based on a true story?

Wonderful Days: For those who have seen it, I know you hate it and you can kiss my ass. This film is quite possibly the most beautifully animated film I've ever laid my eyes on. Sure it lacks a bit in story, but it more than makes up for it in style and is only matched in visuals by it's beautiful soundtrack.

High Fidelity: One word... "Autobiographical" No... fucking way...

If I missed any, my apologies.

I've always picked Goodfellas over Casino as Scorsese's best gangster movie. My top 3 movies are:

Bad Boys
The Fifth Element
Shawshank Redemption

I don't know if anyone has mentioned this movie, but Shawshank Redemption probably has some of the best narration in recent memory.

I have watched Lost In Translation literally forty times, easily. I love that movie so much. In fact, I was getting ready to watch it last night but fell asleep with the case in my hand. My husband came into the room and said, "I think you have a problem." It was pretty hilarious.

Serenity - I'll admit it, I'm a complete whore for anything Firefly. While the movie isn't as good as the show, anytime I can watch Mal & Co. is fine with me.
Sprited Away - This is one of the most beautiful movies ever made. Everything about it is simply perfect.
Iron Giant - Let's be honest. If you can get through the 'Superman' scene without crying, you truly have no soul.
Star Wars trilogy - While the prequels are unwatchably bad, I can still watch the originals over and over.
The Fisher King - Hilarious, over-the-top, and deeply moving, Fisher King is one of Robin William's best performances.
Snatch - Just oozes cool. I finally broke down and bought it because I was wearing out Hollywood Video's copy.
The Breakfast Club - This one probably has a lot to do with nostalgia, but I still think it has some of the best dialog this side of a Tarantino flick.

oh, many films feature better screenplays than Tarantino fare. But then most people go for the swear-werd comboz dead nigger storage fucken

Outside of stuff thats obvious (Star Wars, etc)

The Way Of The Gun - All time favorite movie.
Michael Collins
Night Of The Hunter
Runaway Train
The Last Starfighter
Empire Of The Sun
Ran
The Seven Samurai
Emperor Of The North
Brazil
The Last Samurai

Recent movies that I've really enjoyed that will probably make it into this rotation are Hulk, Wes Craven's New Nightmare, The Godfather Part II and Dune - though that last one is more because it's so bad, it's good.

Office Space

I can't tell you how much I love that movie. It is one of my favorite movies.

I am also going to toss in Nightmare Before Christmas because its so damn timeless.

The Rock

Watched it at least 50 times. Just such an enjoyable movie containing phrases and quotes you'll never forget.

My Sassy Girl

A blend of comedy, drama, romance, like no other.

the princess bride
mean girls
amelie
any m. night movie (i find something new and interesting about them every time)

I'm a big fan of the Evil Dead series. "Groovy."

Once in a while I love to watch Clerks or Office Space, just to remind me that everyone out there hates their job. It doesn't matter if you are in Operations or Middle management, you're life sucks.

I also love Blade Runner, Ghost In The Shell, and The Matrix (just the first installment) for the whole idea of "What defines a living being?". Not to mention the special effects never get old in my book.

Two words: The Incredibles.

What else is there... Jurassic Park, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T., Jaws; the usual Spielberg classics.

Odd, I'm sure I posted here :-s Anyways, here goes again:

- The Talented Mr. Ripley! I could watch that movie a kazillion times and not grow tired of it. I love the acting, I love the setting and I LOVE the music.

Big Trouble in Little China - I still watch this movie like...2~3 times a year.
Office Space
Dumb Dumber
Last Action Hero - Best Schwarzenegger movie.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off