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Ecumenist

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198. Okay, 'tain't easy but here goes, fellas
Tue Nov 13, 2012, 03:21 AM
Nov 2012

Second Hand Lions
The Stand
The Fifth Element
Phliadelphia
Independence Day

I lean ALOT into Sci Fi. This is one girl who doesn't like smoochy movies and drama.

TV
Grimm
Dead Files
Deadly Women
Who the "Bleep"did I marry
Haunted

Absolutely Out of Africa. greatauntoftriplets Nov 2012 #1
ah, we would have a fun movie night together! Lots of popcorn for some of those on our lists! NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #4
The Last of the Mohicans is a great movie. n/t PoliticAverse Nov 2012 #6
Aside from the fact I think that Daniel Day-Lewis is a hottie... greatauntoftriplets Nov 2012 #20
OK Duer 157099 Nov 2012 #2
Okay rrneck Nov 2012 #3
okay,. barbtries Nov 2012 #5
What did you like about Lost in Translation ? n/t PoliticAverse Nov 2012 #7
absolutely everything - music, acting, minimal dialog, undertone of romance/longing, NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #12
Here goes... Punkingal Nov 2012 #8
Howard's End - another that could have made my list. NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #15
5, let's see Populist_Prole Nov 2012 #9
the station agent is an incredible movie fizzgig Nov 2012 #11
thanks for a reminder to watch Station Agent and Rear Window again! NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #13
Just watched Paper Moon a few weeks ago for the first time TorchTheWitch Nov 2012 #153
My big five sarge43 Nov 2012 #10
mine fizzgig Nov 2012 #14
yay Dark Crystal! stuntcat Nov 2012 #112
it's my favorite movie of all time fizzgig Nov 2012 #127
here! here! for "The Fifth Element" yonder Nov 2012 #239
Here you be... HopeHoops Nov 2012 #16
yes, we do dust off Fiddler on the Roof every so often! NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #17
I've got it on LaserDisc. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #22
My list is all comedies JBoy Nov 2012 #18
I find great comedies are the hardest to come up with - certainly Airplane.. NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #19
Young Frankenstein The Blue Flower Nov 2012 #208
Under Comedies, I would add Mr.Bill Nov 2012 #51
Duck Soup DryHump Nov 2012 #59
Auntie Mame and Arthur jhrobbins Nov 2012 #64
Noises Off! Bibliovore Nov 2012 #159
and The Full Monty TorchTheWitch Nov 2012 #155
We line up well, JBoy... Here's mine MrMickeysMom Nov 2012 #197
Driving Miss Daisy. I don't know why... TwilightGardener Nov 2012 #21
Ah, Driving Miss Daisy - also, Trip to Bountiful NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #32
A Christmas Carol (1951 version) PassingFair Nov 2012 #23
Don't know if the first two pipi_k Nov 2012 #24
My favorite "character" in Woodstock is the man who cleaned the Port-a-Potties. MiddleFingerMom Nov 2012 #255
Newer Bond Casino Royale: Daniel Craig. lindysalsagal Nov 2012 #25
I don't have 5, but I love re-watching Sixth Sense HereSince1628 Nov 2012 #26
two good ones, sixth sense and unbreakable. nt seabeyond Nov 2012 #165
My picks NICO9000 Nov 2012 #27
Okay, I'll weigh in! classof56 Nov 2012 #28
casablanca certainly is a candidate for my list! NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #33
I know it by heart... classof56 Nov 2012 #57
Someday, I'm going to sit down with a huge pot of coffee and try to watch Casablanca again av8rdave Nov 2012 #211
DARN! savebigbird Nov 2012 #95
Sleeping with the Enemy! WinstonSmith4740 Nov 2012 #120
Nancy Price wrote the novel the movie was based on rsdsharp Nov 2012 #213
In no particular order: Stonepounder Nov 2012 #29
Wuthering Heights, An Affair to Remember, 50 First Dates judesedit Nov 2012 #30
It varies. Baitball Blogger Nov 2012 #31
My five LibinMo Nov 2012 #34
I recently watched Being There with my girlfriend. She hadn't seen it before and loved it. n/t brewens Nov 2012 #99
Mine: polly7 Nov 2012 #35
Okay. Don't laugh. Texin Nov 2012 #36
every time smackd Nov 2012 #37
Ah, LA Confidential and Fargo. Yes! NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #40
Raising Arizona and the Big Lebowski...they go together so well, don't they? dixiegrrrrl Nov 2012 #81
I'm surprised no one listed The Godfather 1620rock Nov 2012 #38
no, but Goodfellas is on multiple lists smackd Nov 2012 #39
To Kill A Mockingbird alphafemale Nov 2012 #41
Mockingbird and Purple - two of our favorites. NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #43
That Thing You Do (1996) pokerfan Nov 2012 #42
This Is Spinal Tap The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2012 #44
Only five? OK ... Scuba Nov 2012 #45
Forbidden Planet Prisoner_Number_Six Nov 2012 #46
Would love to see DryHump Nov 2012 #61
My Five+ Mr.Bill Nov 2012 #47
cool hand luke...superb! NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #49
No particular order susanwy Nov 2012 #48
Hard to narrow it to just five, but emmadoggy Nov 2012 #50
Seven Samurai.. pangaia Nov 2012 #52
I got to see Koyaanisqatsi in Philly with Glass and orchestra playing the music live! NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #76
That must have been incredible. eyewall Nov 2012 #156
My favorites: CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #53
ooooo I left off Young Frankenstein! stuntcat Nov 2012 #114
Gee, most of mine are really corny, now that I look at the list. grntuscarora Nov 2012 #54
I can't explain this but d_r Nov 2012 #55
We were meant to watch movies together.... Pachamama Nov 2012 #232
you are right d_r Nov 2012 #245
Here's a few that seem to have been overlooked Lionel Mandrake Nov 2012 #56
Casablanca, Cyrano de Bergerac (Depardieu), Entre Onze Heures Et Minuit, The Big Sleep, Shindler's aint_no_life_nowhere Nov 2012 #58
Five ... Godot51 Nov 2012 #60
Right now what comes to mind: Jakes Progress Nov 2012 #62
Ah....Big Night....indeed. A favorite (Babette's Feast as well, for foodie flix) NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #74
Blade Runner DryHump Nov 2012 #63
We watch It's a Wonderful Life and A Christmas Story multiple times each winter1 NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #73
Director Frank Capra DryHump Nov 2012 #85
No Marx Brothers? or Charlot? or Woody? fiorello Nov 2012 #65
Of the Woodies, Annie Hall - maybe Hannah and Her Sisters...or Manhattan. NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #72
Here's my list Joey Liberal Nov 2012 #66
Ah. The Sopranos. top five material - we've watched it twice now... NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #71
I never miss a Sopranos episode Joey Liberal Nov 2012 #162
Which "Heartbreak Kid" -- 1972 or 2007 version? pacalo Nov 2012 #228
Well, merrily Nov 2012 #67
I'd probably put Close Encounters on my list as an alternate. NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #70
Yes, and ET and, despite what I said about not paying to be made sad, Schindler's List and Amistad. merrily Nov 2012 #78
After seriously watching too many heavy and art movies I now enjoy glinda Nov 2012 #68
ah, you reminded me - Sense and Sensibility! NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #69
Love that one also. Any Jane Austin. glinda Nov 2012 #191
Here are mine (in no particular order) Danmel Nov 2012 #75
Folks...this thread is making me smile! NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #77
This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Nov 2012 #79
Can't pick just five.....#1 Forest Gump Sedona Nov 2012 #80
ohhh..you reminded me...thanks dixiegrrrrl Nov 2012 #82
Goodfellas bigwillq Nov 2012 #83
I can't count the number of times I've watched Yodaquoter Nov 2012 #84
Here's my five..... skeewee08 Nov 2012 #86
Casablanca, Jaws, Harold & Maude, Gaslight, and Star Wars episodes 4, 5 or 6 stuntcat Nov 2012 #87
Superman the original movie argiel1234 Nov 2012 #88
Mine mythology Nov 2012 #89
I can't say the first part of the name, but the last part is Volume 27, 29, 30, 41, and 44. Major Nikon Nov 2012 #90
The Station Agent, Sense & Sensibility (Emma Thompson's version), Ronin Flaxbee Nov 2012 #91
These are tough :) Ahpook Nov 2012 #92
It's too difficult to choose! savebigbird Nov 2012 #93
Let's see... peacefreak Nov 2012 #94
Some more recent addictions ColumbusLib Nov 2012 #96
Snatch, Saving Private Ryan, The Godfather II, Raging Bull and all brewens Nov 2012 #97
Hopscotch, Dr Strangelove, China Town, Cross of Iron, Cool Hand Luke. brewens Nov 2012 #100
Whodathunk? bbigrob Nov 2012 #98
Secret of Roan Inish frogmarch Nov 2012 #101
The Secret of Roan Inish has always been in my Top 10... WorseBeforeBetter Nov 2012 #266
Yes, exquisite describes it. Everything frogmarch Nov 2012 #269
Christmas movies? Do we just make It's a Wonderful Life default and brewens Nov 2012 #102
so many WRH2 Nov 2012 #103
My list: Initech Nov 2012 #104
If TV series count... savebigbird Nov 2012 #105
I just started watching "The Monarch of the Glen" on DVDs (Netflix) SharonAnn Nov 2012 #107
I love MOTG (Monarch of the Glen)! savebigbird Nov 2012 #122
Episodes 1 - 6 Gman Nov 2012 #106
Hayao Miyazaki's films always make my list ThoughtCriminal Nov 2012 #108
I will be Cosplaying Porco Rosso at an anime convention next week... TheMightyFavog Nov 2012 #110
A pig's gotta fly ThoughtCriminal Nov 2012 #115
Oh! I love Spirited Away! savebigbird Nov 2012 #157
My List: TheMightyFavog Nov 2012 #109
Just five? GoCubsGo Nov 2012 #111
Young Frankenstein! mrsadm Nov 2012 #113
That's Fronkinsteen. WinstonSmith4740 Nov 2012 #125
Top 5 sheshe2 Nov 2012 #116
This is fun! TM99 Nov 2012 #117
At last, "Chariots of Fire" listed! I always watch it on TV... CTyankee Nov 2012 #244
I saw it in theaters TM99 Nov 2012 #252
Oh I saw the original in the movie theatre (I'm old). But it is still a joy again and again. It has CTyankee Nov 2012 #253
Here are my five neeksgeek Nov 2012 #118
I'm hopelessly old school WinstonSmith4740 Nov 2012 #119
5 movies adieu Nov 2012 #121
Hmm... historylovr Nov 2012 #123
Here are my five IrishEyes Nov 2012 #124
Here ya go! Harry Monroe Nov 2012 #126
The Big Lebowski, Fight Club, Field of Dreams (don't LAUGH!)... Taverner Nov 2012 #128
that clip is intense -- i'd forgotten about that, thanks for the reminder. poignant. nt JudyM Nov 2012 #273
I could pick 10 or more, but... DearHeart Nov 2012 #129
Here's mine jrandom421 Nov 2012 #130
The great Santini.....excellent! sheshe2 Nov 2012 #138
In no particular order... svpadgham Nov 2012 #131
I bet if people here got together, there would be a lot of this going on... svpadgham Nov 2012 #132
Tough Choices flying_wahini Nov 2012 #133
Haven't watched any of my top 5 in ages RFKHumphreyObama Nov 2012 #134
In no particular order.... Gumboot Nov 2012 #135
You Can't Take It With You; Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; The Life and Times Hestia Nov 2012 #136
I like yours Raleigh! 7wo7rees Nov 2012 #137
The Court Jester Graybeard Nov 2012 #139
The Court Jester is an overlooked gem of a movie. Here's 5 of mine Pryderi Nov 2012 #212
Man how could you disagree with these? busterbrown Nov 2012 #140
Had to think about this for a bit... SeattleVet Nov 2012 #141
You must watch Baraka - same genre as Koy/Pow/Naq NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #181
And the one from this year... SeattleVet Nov 2012 #189
5 LP2K12 Nov 2012 #142
The African Queen kath Nov 2012 #143
Resevoir Dogs and Donny Darko zwyziec Nov 2012 #144
Donnie Darko is superb! NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #179
My 5 are 2 English love stories, 1 political thriller, 1 sports movie and 1 that is a long brawl mrmpa Nov 2012 #145
The 40 year old Virgin, The Hangover, Shawshank Redemption, V for Vendetta, The People vs. Larry Fly Incitatus Nov 2012 #146
M. Butterfly, Shawshank, Color Purple KT2000 Nov 2012 #147
DIdn't see Family Man on anyone else's list. BobTheSubgenius Nov 2012 #237
Yes on Gabriel Byrne! KT2000 Nov 2012 #240
rocky horror, The Wall, Clockwork orange, Song remains the same, cheech n chong movies CarrieLynne Nov 2012 #148
To Kill A Mockingbird... WCGreen Nov 2012 #149
Top 5 Art_from_Ark Nov 2012 #150
One I haven't seen on anyone's list is "Chicken Run", trusty elf Nov 2012 #151
damn, I have a lot of those TorchTheWitch Nov 2012 #152
It's hard to limit my choices to five, top ten would be easier eyewall Nov 2012 #154
Just 5? DiverDave Nov 2012 #158
Whoa! Okay. Here goes. longship Nov 2012 #160
I think it would be easier to list those I wouldn't watch over and over, but... aka-chmeee Nov 2012 #161
Radio Days - we've watched that many times....love it! NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #178
Movies: rocktivity Nov 2012 #163
Ah, Interiors...when Woody went serious. Great movie. NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #177
The Gospel According To Woody. Graybeard Nov 2012 #217
And Marshall's character was named Arthur? rocktivity Nov 2012 #222
burbs, tremors, snatch, absolute power, bourne identity. not favorites, but movies i tend to seabeyond Nov 2012 #164
My 5! Alleycat Nov 2012 #166
My 5 Bombero1956 Nov 2012 #167
Great thread; here's some of mine: ms liberty Nov 2012 #168
Well, actually, it's Jimmy Stewart historylovr Nov 2012 #169
You're right! eom ms liberty Nov 2012 #188
Can't do just 5....come on blueamy66 Nov 2012 #170
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm........... unionthug777 Nov 2012 #171
Here's my weird little list.... KatyaR Nov 2012 #172
Wow, thanks! Got lots of suggestions for my Netflix Queue! EverHopeful Nov 2012 #173
Jewel in the Crown - we've seen that several times - amazing. which reminded me of... NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #176
Mine MerryBlooms Nov 2012 #174
ah yes, Princess Bride! NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #175
In no particular order benld74 Nov 2012 #180
Wow - I am going to bookmark this thread to help my Netflix decisions! Great stuff! NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #182
I just did-- gmta MerryBlooms Nov 2012 #183
In no particular order ... kenziemom06 Nov 2012 #184
Gee, I think these are some great movies, a couple of which have not been mentioned. scubadude Nov 2012 #185
I guess I'm sort of a lowbrow Bluzmann57 Nov 2012 #186
Eastwood ayak9 Nov 2012 #207
Only Five? PADemD Nov 2012 #187
I don't usually like watching movies a second time but the exception would applegrove Nov 2012 #190
No way my list could be limited to five, so I will just give five from my list suninvited Nov 2012 #192
I love a lot of the above movies Tsiyu Nov 2012 #193
I haven't seen any good movies lately. Quantess Nov 2012 #194
Movies: kalli007 Nov 2012 #195
Lawrence of Arabia, Boogie Knights, Fargo, Meet me in S.L., Heaven Knows Mr. Allison, Bad Santa... zonkers Nov 2012 #196
Okay, 'tain't easy but here goes, fellas Ecumenist Nov 2012 #198
The Shining, Evil Dead, Halloween, Airplane, Star Wars blkmusclmachine Nov 2012 #199
Guilty pleasures: Slumber Party Massacre, C.H.U.D., Charlie's Angels 2, Night Patrol, Killer Klowns blkmusclmachine Nov 2012 #202
Here you go: Ken Burch Nov 2012 #200
O'Brother Where Art Thou, The Shawshank Redemption, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest .... Trajan Nov 2012 #201
i completely forgot the shawshank redemption fizzgig Nov 2012 #262
I am older and so are... GTurck Nov 2012 #203
brain food sigmasix Nov 2012 #204
Here you go... GrantDem Nov 2012 #205
First to mind. There are others. yesphan Nov 2012 #206
Oh yeah, good ones! Ilsa Nov 2012 #209
Shawshank Redemption av8rdave Nov 2012 #210
The Stand Sissyk Nov 2012 #214
Why am I always late to every party? dorkzilla Nov 2012 #215
Here are mine geardaddy Nov 2012 #216
Kill Bill vol. 1&2 ismnotwasm Nov 2012 #218
Here's mine... txrose Nov 2012 #219
The Commitments!! driver8 Nov 2012 #220
The movies that we have watched over and over are: Yavapai Nov 2012 #221
Aguirre: The Wrath Of God, Sunshine (The Sci-Fi Movie), Seven Samurai, Brazil, EraserHead Katashi_itto Nov 2012 #223
"Pulp Fiction", "The Third Man", Kurosawa's Dreams, "Fahrenheit 451", "Dead Again" alfredo Nov 2012 #224
My five: hotrod0808 Nov 2012 #225
Hedwig and The Angry Inch is a great movie. bench scientist Nov 2012 #226
"It's a carwash, ladies and gentlemen!" Tsiyu Nov 2012 #249
Ok, these are embarrassing adigal Nov 2012 #227
I don't watch many movies more than once . . . Richard D Nov 2012 #229
Andy Griffith boomerbust Nov 2012 #230
Full Metal Jacket OnyxCollie Nov 2012 #231
James Jarmusch's "Stranger Than Paradise" and "Mystery Train"... Tikki Nov 2012 #233
Terminator 2, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World ... Kennah Nov 2012 #234
There are too many good ones to choose only 5 pacalo Nov 2012 #235
Hard to pick five montana_hazeleyes Nov 2012 #236
this is tough! shanti Nov 2012 #238
5!?! that's like saying pick 5 digits (fingers/ toes) you have to cut the others off. krakfiend Nov 2012 #241
Five huh? OK here's what pops into my head right now... Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #242
again and again for sure tomm2thumbs Nov 2012 #243
Mine deutsey Nov 2012 #246
Don't usually watch movies again Rabid_Rabbit Nov 2012 #247
Ok, TPaine7 Nov 2012 #248
Casablanca, LA Confidential, The Godfather, When Harry Met Sally, Caddyshack TeamPooka Nov 2012 #250
Not necessarily in this order ashling Nov 2012 #251
Okay...Here it Goes: KoKo Nov 2012 #254
Brazil, LOTR (all of them), Sean of the Dead, 7 Samurai, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels SEMOVoter Nov 2012 #256
A Thousand Clowns - my all time favorite chuckie29 Nov 2012 #257
I'm not big in to movies, but I think I've seen these at least 10 times each! misschicken Nov 2012 #258
The Lives of Others has to have... WorseBeforeBetter Nov 2012 #268
here are mine. olddad56 Nov 2012 #259
I can't believe I missed this.. AsahinaKimi Nov 2012 #260
The first 5 to pop into my head: LWolf Nov 2012 #261
Mommie Dearest, Koyannisqatsi, Diabolique, Alien, Querelle closeupready Nov 2012 #263
In no particular order... LiberalElite Nov 2012 #264
Maybe next time 10 faves? I just remembered a bunch more LiberalElite Nov 2012 #265
The Wonder Boys, About a Boy, In the Name of the Father, WorseBeforeBetter Nov 2012 #267
Slumdog Millionaire... malexand Nov 2012 #270
My 5 selections...... rppper Nov 2012 #271
Must decide which of these to watch tomorrow. Heron5 Nov 2012 #272
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