Anything by Spielberg, Lucas, Eastwood, and the guy who did 2001( can’t remember his name right off) and ALL 50’s sci-fI classics. “Earth meets the flying saucers” is one of my favorites. Also “The day the the Earth stood still” (klatoo Barada Nicto) and the original “Thing”. Nothing beats the theramin for sound.

Cap’t Jack

Thevillageatheist - 29 June 2012 01:41 PM

...and the guy who did 2001( can’t remember his name right off) and ALL 50’s sci-fI classics. “Earth meets the flying saucers” is one of my favorites. Also “The day the the Earth stood still” (klatoo Barada Nicto) and the original “Thing”. Nothing beats the theramin for sound.

Cap’t Jack

Stanley Kubrick. I could barely watch the 1950’s The Thing… But I really liked the John Carpenter one.

Take care,

Derek

I like Spielberg’s “Amistad” and “The Schindler’s List,” (see?, I am neither Nazi nor a racist) but I despise everything else he has done.

I don’t think I ever shared my list… In no particular order (other than how they popped into my head)

1. Braveheart
2. Quigley Down Under
3. Tombstone
4. Raiders of the Lost Ark
5. The Forbidden Kingdom
6. Terminator 1
7. Pulp Fiction
8. The Blues Brothers
9. Ghost Busters 1
10. Memphis Belle

(There are so many more…)

Take care,

Derek

Stanley Kubrick.  I could barely watch the 1950’s The Thing… But I really liked the John Carpenter one.

Yea, that’s the guy. Also liked 2010. John Carpenter’s remake was ok but he relied on computer graphics for the monster scenes. Still can’t beat Jim Arness for shocking scenes, especially after they set him on fire.

Cap ‘t Jack

Just went through the lists of all the films and recognize many I would rate highly.  My daugher recently turned me on to one I had never heard of before, and I would rank it as extremely high on my list:  V for Vendetta.

Occam

I like Spielberg’s “Amistad” and “The Schindler’s List,” (see?, I am neither Nazi nor a racist) but I despise everything else he has done.t

Anyone who doesn’t like “Pinky and the brain” and the movie classic “Batteries not Included” must be a racist and a nazi!

Cap’t Jack

Never heard of neither of them.

Spielberg classics? Just kidding George, you probably haven’t heard of “Batteries” it was a cute movie about little aliens and very forgettable and “Pinky” was a cartoon about a genius mouse who plotted to take over the world. It was really a cool cartoon. Ask your kids, they may know it. God, these parodies are entirely lost on you!

Cap’t Jack

Me too.  I’ve never heard of either of them.  Sorry, TVA,

Occam

ExMachina - 02 January 2012 07:34 AM

Traveler, just in case your looking for more bizarre pleasure-fest films like Crash, you can check out check out the Secretary. That movie also has David Spader in it. That is, if thats your kind of movie…

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Yes!  *clapping hands*  (it’s actually just ‘Secretary’).  Maggie Gyllenhaal are James Spader are wonderful in it :)

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The Abyss ** Special Edition **  Not the theatre version.

I am amazed how rarely this movie is mentioned.

psik

psikeyhackr - 01 July 2012 09:25 AM

The Abyss ** Special Edition **  Not the theatre version.

I am amazed how rarely this movie is mentioned.

psik

I don’t like weird looking aliens. Actually, I have yet to see a movie with a believably looking alien—whatever that may look like. But hey, just like Steve Jobs used to say, I don’t know what I want until I see it. None of the Hollywood aliens ever came close to that.

I’m going to cheat and use series as some of my entries.

1. Star Wars (Original Trilogy)
2. Star Trek (Film series)
3. Amélie
4. Harold and Maude
5. Alien/Aliens
6. Back to the Future Trilogy
7. Pulp Fiction
8. Dr. Strangelove
9. Blade Runner (Final Cut)
10. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Occam. - 29 June 2012 03:29 PM

My daugher recently turned me on to one I had never heard of before, and I would rank it as extremely high on my list:  V for Vendetta.

Occam

Read the comic.  It’s considerably different and better.