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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 7,658
    edited March 2004
    Hello,
    For a couple of WW I movies try, "Paths of Glory" directed by Stanley Kubrick, and "All Quiet on the Western Front". Also on VHS try "Wings" (it hasn't been released on DVD, yet). Another good one is "The Blue Max".
    For a good musical try "Oliver" or "Cabaret" or "All That Jazz" with Roy Scheider.
    A great WW II movie (Pacific Theater) is "They Were Expendable". There's lots of great WW II (Europe) movies, "Dirty Dozen", "Kelly's Heroes", "The Eagle Has Landed", "Patton", "The Longest Day", "A Bridge Too Far" and many others. Micah's a big fan of "The Guns of Navarone".
    Ken
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited March 2004
    How about favorite movie made between March, 1964 and August, 1965... :D
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  • PolkWannabie
    PolkWannabie Posts: 2,763
    edited March 2004
    Originally posted by Tour2ma
    How about favorite movie made between March, 1964 and August, 1965... :D

    1964 ...

    Fail-Safe
    Goldfinger

    1965 ...

    Von Ryan's Express
    ThunderBall
    Dr. Zhivago
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited March 2004
    Originally posted by gmorris
    Another great movie that hasn't yet been listed is "The Royal Tenenbaums".


    now that movie sucked! I have no problem saying that either. :p
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  • Rush Limbaugh
    Rush Limbaugh Posts: 125
    edited March 2004
    Originally posted by danger boy
    now that movie sucked! I have no problem saying that either. :p

    you're crazy...:rolleyes:
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  • kberg
    kberg Posts: 974
    edited March 2004
    I don't want to re-kindle the fired debate over the LOTR movie. I will have to agree with those who believe that any movie winning Academy/Golden Globe Awards, etc. does not mean the movie is any "good". Personally, I thought the LOTR was an awesome flick, awards or not. But, BECAUSE it won awards, does that mean I or anyone else SHOULD like it? No. Does winning any award(s) increase my chances of liking it? Perhaps, perhaps not. Should saying "XYZ movie was GREAT!" really mean anything to anyone? Nah.

    You can't argue personal opinions - case closed.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited March 2004
    Originally posted by Rush Limbaugh
    you're crazy...:rolleyes:


    :eek: glad you agree.....
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  • smglbrth
    smglbrth Posts: 1,474
    edited March 2004
    Western - Anything John Wayne
    Action/Adventure - Anything 007
    Science Fiction/Fantasy - Star Trek (Any)
    War Movie(s) -
    Civil War - Gods and Generals, Gettysburg, and patiently waiting for the last in the three, Last Full Measure.
    W.W.II - Saving Private Ryan
    Pacific Theater - In Harms Way
    European Theater - Memphis Belle
    Vietnam - We Were Soldiers
    Classic Film -
    Black & White - It's a Wonderful Life
    Color - I agree colorization stinks, therefore, none.
    Musical - Paint Your Wagon

    I suppose I don't watch movies that much but I believe, IMHO, that some up above are some of the best ever filmed.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited March 2004
    1). western - Little Big Man

    2). action-adventure - The Adventures of Robin Hood

    3). science fiction/fantasy - Blade Runner

    4). war movie
    a. Civil Wall - Glory
    b. WW I - All's Quiet on the Western Front
    c. WW II
    aa. Pacific Theater - Bridge Over the River Kwai
    bb. Europe theater - Saving Private Ryan
    d. Korean War - MASH
    e. Viet Nam War - The Deer Hunter

    5). classic film (prior to 1960)
    a. black and white - Casablanca
    b. color - Gone with the Wind

    6). musical - Singin' in the Rain (only because I don't consider All That Jazz to be a musical...)

    Damn, no category for my All-time favorite...
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  • Rush Limbaugh
    Rush Limbaugh Posts: 125
    edited March 2004
    Originally posted by Tour2ma


    Damn, no category for my All-time favorite...

    Debbie Does Dallas? :eek: :p:p :eek:
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited March 2004
    God no.... DDD was awful. Bambi Woods was not hot... Now Seka was hot... but I digress...

    No, there was no place for Raging Bull.

    Did reconsider my Western choice and changed it to Little Big Man.
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  • wodom1
    wodom1 Posts: 1,054
    edited March 2004
    Pulp Fiction
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  • woodyjacobs
    woodyjacobs Posts: 706
    edited March 2004
    Crap, how could I have forgetten Little Big Man. Good call Tour.

    And Pulp Fiction. A modern classic. Jackie Brown was great too.
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  • woodyjacobs
    woodyjacobs Posts: 706
    edited March 2004
    1). western - Tombstone - Little Big Man a close 2nd (thanks Tour)
    2). action-adventure - Raiders of the Lost Ark
    3). science fiction/fantasy - Star Wars
    4). war movie -
    a. Civil War - Never seen a good one. Looking forward to Cold Mountain. Thought God and Generals was God Awful. Haven't seen Gettysburg. Ken Burns Documentary was excellent, though.
    b. WW I - Paths of Glory
    c. WW II - Overall, Band of Brothers
    aa. Pacific Theater - The Thin Red Line
    bb. Europe theater - SPR
    d. Korean War - MASH
    e. Viet Nam War - Full Metal Jacket/We were Soldiers. Apocalype now, The Deer Hunter and Platoon weren't bad either.
    5). classic film (prior to 1960)
    a. black and white - To Kill a Mockingbird
    b. color - Rear Window (I'm not sure if that came out before 1960 or not. Great flick though.
    6). musical - Not ****. Okay, maybe a tad. Chicago
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited March 2004
    lol... Still haven't benn able to sit through Chicago...

    Rear Window was 1954...
    Mockingbird is a very good choice for pre-60 B&W... Gregory Peck at his best... except it was released in '62. ;)
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  • woodyjacobs
    woodyjacobs Posts: 706
    edited March 2004
    Was it really? Bummer. Let's change that definition to pre '63 then.
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  • Spoonman
    Spoonman Posts: 135
    edited March 2004
    a. Civil War - Never seen a good one. Looking forward to Cold Mountain. Thought God and Generals was God Awful. Haven't seen Gettysburg. Ken Burns Documentary was excellent, though.

    FWIW IMO Cold Mountain is not a Civil War movie. It is a love story with the Civil War as a backdrop. The focus is the love story not the war. Good movie however, I enjoyed the heck out of it.
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  • Spoonman
    Spoonman Posts: 135
    edited March 2004
    1). western - The Long Riders/ The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
    2). action-adventure - Bonnie & Clyde/Braveheart
    3). science fiction/fantasy - LOTR
    4). war movies
    a. Civil War - Gettysburg
    b. WW I - Sergeant York
    c. WW II - Overall: Band of Brothers
    aa. Pacific Theater - Bridge on the River Kwai
    bb. Europe theater - Patton
    d. Korean War - Pork Chop Hill
    e. Viet Nam War - We Were Soldiers
    5). classic film (prior to 1970)
    a. black and white - The Wizard of Oz
    b. color - In the Heat of the Night/Cool Hand Luke
    6). musical - Yankee Doodle Dandy
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  • Loud & Clear
    Loud & Clear Posts: 1,538
    edited March 2004
    Last Tango in Paris

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  • jdavy
    jdavy Posts: 380
    edited March 2004
    I would choose two movies. I choose them because they made me love movies.

    First is the classic Dr. Doolittle with Rex Harrison. When I saw that film I said "wow big tv!" I was five or so.

    The second one is Star Wars: A New Hope. When I saw that one I discoved 70mm Dolby Stereo. My dream has been to rock the house with the first Star Crusier blasting into my living room. September will be here soon.
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