What is your all time favorite Movie?

Question

Please be specific. Give genre and a bit about why's it's your favorite.

Answer 1

Sorry, but I am definitely a Star Wars nerd. Loved it from the first moment it started. Action, good vs evil, sword fights, knee boots, capes, cool ships, humor, great music, and the good guys win!

Answer 2

THE CONVERSATION (1974) directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Genre: Mystery, Drama, Thriller, Crime

A product of Coppola’s brilliant mind, The Conversation, I must say is one of the greatest suspense films of all time after the tradition of The Godfather.

The film follows the life of a professional eavesdropper, Harry Caul. He was hired by the Director of a large company to record the conversations of two of the Director's employees. Some years previous, Harry's work directly led to the murder of three people, and now he has reason to fear that it will happen again.

The conspiracy thriller is an effective character study that exposes the emerging conscience of an estranged eavesdropper.It is a film so perfectly written, just the first few minutes of dialogue will make you watch until the end. And it really is suspenseful, it’s like moving around a maze of murder and mayhem. Simple in character but definitely with good cinematography and flawless music.

The Conversation is indeed a haunting masterpiece that combines great acting with brilliant storytelling. I am an aficionado of classics as well as art films, I've got a lot of favorites but this one tops my list, go check it out.

Answer 3

TRON

If it wasnt for this movie and the technology used to make it in its time there are a lot of movies that would not be possible. Disney and a lot of graphics movies still call it a cornestone movie.
When they were making it it was shot on a black screen back ground and all the sets you see in it were added through computers.

Here's something interesting. When they watched the film after the movie was made, they discovered a major problem. Splotches of light could be seen throughout the movie. Flashes and such.
So the filmers had to make a tough decision. Refilm it (which would mean adding back in all the computer work) or try to still use what they had made. It was decided in the end to use this to their advantage. Occasionaly when you watch the movie, a light might blink, or run across the floor or somehting. Chances are they are all mistakes in the film. To this day no one is sure exactely what caused this.

Answer 4

Boy, that's a tough one. Well, much as I love MANY films, there is one that stands above the rest, and its name is... (drum roll)... "Phantasm" (1979).

I'm a HUGE horror fan, and this is simply the best horror flick ever made. Featuring a tall old guy who shrinks corpses and brings them back as zombie dwarves, its plot sounds downright weird or even silly to those who have never seen it. However, that weirdness only manages to add to the creepiness because it is like watching someone else's nightmare. Like a nightmare, it is disorderly and often strange, but at the same time it is so surreal and creepy that you can't help but get goosebumps at times. Add to that some great writing/directing by Don Coscarelli and some great acting by the WHOLE FREAKIN' CAST, and you have one of the best low-budget movies of all time.

Answer 5

The Blues Brothers

Answer 6

The Dino De Laurentiis version of Dune is my favorite, hands down. David Lynch did a masterful job of directing. It is a science fiction/fantasy piece that was based on a book by my favorite science fiction author, Frank Herbert. Dune is the first book of a series of novels that focus on various adversaries and powers in an empire who try to obtain control of a spice that is necessary for space travel. (very similar to our global situation with the petroleum industry). I love the sound effects, costumes, casting, set decorations and acting. The special effects at times were a little cheesy at times, but at other times, they were magnificent. This move is one to view over and over again; you continue to pick up subtle things as you continue to see it. It is also an excellent adjunct to the novel, in that you can put a face, voice and environment to many of the characters. After the death of Frank Herbert, his son and another author wrote several prequel novels explaining the histories of the various factions that appear in Dune. I would love to see more big screen movies about the prequels and movies subsequent to Dune. The si-fi channel had a couple of movies from Dune and Children of Dune...but in my opinion, they did not measure up.

Answer 7

withnail and i

its a period drama.

its got great music, actual thoughtful points to make, and its funny, depressing, lighthearted and serious by truns. then it finaly ends with a real emotional moment, not bad for a movie about two guys getting durnk.

it also spawned maybe the most suicidal sounding drinking game in history, and is responsable for the line

"i do not recomend a haircut man! all barbers are in the employ of the government. hair are your ariels man, they let you pick up signals from the cosmos, this is why bald headed men are so uptight."

i dont think you could want more.

Answer 8

The Five Heartbeats...we watched it 2-3 times a week back in college in the 90s.

Answer 9

Napoleon Dynamite

Answer 10

So many favorites. But I would have to say that the Godfather stands out. I never tire of watching it. It has everything. Love, Honor, Mafia, Family, Traditon, Mystery, Suspense, but overall love of family. Very good.