I have some movies in my collection but I seem to missing the essentials. I have a freind that seems to have every movie ever sold and that brings me to my question. What types of movies do you think that I should have in my personal collection of movies?
2007-10-27 16:33:08 · 31 answers · asked by luvmynavigator@verizon.net 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
kill bill
goonies
dirty dancing
forest gump
pulp fiction
breakfast at tiffany's
chicago
the color purple
indiana jones
e.t.
y tu mama tambien
friday
star wars
harlem nights
three amigos
blazing saddles
crouching tiger hidden dragon
reservoir dogs
spaceballs
2007-10-27 16:42:43 · answer #1 · answered by Ro b 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Owning thousands of movies at this point might I suggest no movies at all.
Why?
Mediums keep changing.
I have movies on tape, on CED, on laser, on DVD and now they want us to go to Blue Ray and HD DVD. Needless to say you find it harder and harder to replace or upgrade your collection.
I can't remember how many different copies of Star Wars and the Godfather I have.
It is ridiculous.
The only advise I should give you is to save your money and rent what you like.
Of course, I know from experience that leaves you unable to see your favorites if they are old or unusual. Those you seem to have to buy.
I have movies that are so bad they will never be seen in stores again, try finding a copy of "Mulletville".
I also have old and oscure like "Endless Love", "The Prodigal", and "All this and Heaven Too"
The point is they wind up taking over your house and you wind up wondering why you ever started collecting them.
So, tell your friend to be happy because this gives your a reason to go see him/her.
And then forget everything I have warned you about and buy "The Sure Thing" with John Cusack. It is a should see. There are no must sees.
2007-10-28 02:02:04 · answer #2 · answered by LORD Z 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A collection of movies is like a collection of paintings - you buy them for the stories, either about the movie itself or about what it means to you. What is important to you, and how the movie relates to that, is what makes something "essential". Don't just buy movies other people tell you are essential - that means they're essential to that person, not you.
One good place to start is triplets. Pick something you like - post-modern ennui, cars, musicals and pick three movies from different eras on the same subject. Example:
Breakfast at Tiffany's / Fight Club / Office Space
or
Easy Rider / Two Lane Blacktop / Vanishing Point
or
Bye Bye Birdie / Grease / High School Musical
Anyone can buy a couple of movies off the rack at Target. Take the time to collect movies, related ones, special ones. If you can't tell a story about a movie in your collection what on Earth do you own it for?
2007-10-27 16:40:20 · answer #3 · answered by panontro 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Every girl has to have a couple of chic flicks, some action for the boys, a scary one if you want, and a couple of comedy movies are essential for a good collection. I recommend Ever After and the Holiday for the chic flick section; Superman, Spiderman 1, 2, 3 and the fugitive for action; I don't like scary movies so I can't recommend any but Donavan's Reef and Rio Lobo are good comedies if you like old movies. If you don't, She's the Man and any any disney or pixar movie will do.
2007-10-27 16:45:07 · answer #4 · answered by Crystal_PokeFan#1 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pulp Fiction
Scarface
Office Space
Super Troopers
2007-10-27 16:44:17 · answer #5 · answered by andy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Popular-all the I like the Lord of the Rings stuff, Last of the Mohicans, Clockwork Orange, Braveheart, The Patriot, just saw the Fountain(liked it)
Scary-Shinning, Exorcist,
Comedy-Borat, Dumb and Dumber
Anything from David Lynch
2007-10-27 16:39:21 · answer #6 · answered by Jacob W 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Animated movies by Hayao Miyazaki
Rashomon (film), a 1950 film directed by Akira Kurosawa.
2007-10-27 16:36:54 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
anyone who doesnt have the trilogy in his collection doesnt have a collection.i mean the lord of the rings is the biggest thing that ever happened to the movie industry.imagine a movie of people walking from the beginning till the end of the third movie.thats cool
2007-10-27 16:37:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Donnie Darko
Poltergeist
Clueless
Police Academy 1 thru 4
2007-10-27 16:40:21 · answer #9 · answered by mscrankyangel 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Comedy
2007-10-27 16:35:13 · answer #10 · answered by Amid 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dogma
Spaceballs
Armageddon
13 Going on 30
Die Hard 1
2007-10-27 16:50:29 · answer #11 · answered by Roacharita 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋