I have enjoyed the conversations we have had thus far; many of you have made thought-provoking comments, provided clever insights, started interesting tangents, or have inserted humor. Bravo, keep it up!
Next topic: movies. They have the ability to move us, enlighten us, or simply humor us. Whatever the reason we watch them constantly, but we all have favorites. Access the follow sight which lists its top 100 movies of all time:
http://www.filmsite.org/mrshowbz.html.
Do you agree with this list? Why or why not? What would your top 3 movies be of all time? Why? What do you love about movies? Do you prefer comedy, action, or thriller? Are movies better than books? In all cases? Explain.
448 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 400 of 448 Newer› Newest»I agree with some of the movies on that list from the critics, but I think the readers had better choices. The critics stay with the classics and the readers don't. They put things that are not just classics but things they like. My top three movies of all time would have to be Fight Club, Anchor Man, and Casino. But my favrite type of movies would have to be horror films. House of 1000 Corpses has to be another of my favorite movies.
I hate anything that has to do with disney because all there shows are rediculous and they are terriable actors.
Inception was a very good movie because it made you think and kept you on the rdge of your seat the whole movie
In the short story, the girl that comes to him is a vampire, a vampire that can be in the sun for a little bit. She is there to spy on Will because he is hurting them. These vampires are trying to set up a world, and the main character Will, is actually the bad one because he is killing them. Hence, he is a Legend, a boogeyman of sorts, for the new vampires. You should read the story. Really good and really short!
http://listverse.com/2009/05/10/top-10-hidden-images-found-in-cartoons/
Another great movie is the water boy with Adam Sandler.
A movie I sa recently and was really dissapointed with the ending was Shutter Island, it went on very long for a bad ending in my opinion. My favorite scary movie would be the orphan.
I can't believe there are no commenst on the Disney scandal link!
new jersey drive is a good movie
i agree with larry hoover
What is NJ drive about. I have never heard of it!
black people stealing cars
My favorite disney movies are the Lion King and Finding Nemo. One of the movies I really want to see is Easy A. Lately alot of the movies that are in the theater seem boring to me, so I do not want to see any new movies as of, besides Easy A.
I agree also with larry hoover and nancy colotti
Easy A is based of the book Scarlet Letter. Did you guys read that last year???
ANyone know about the Wizard of Oz scandal? The scandalous scene???
Unfortunatly the class I was in did have to read it..
Yea we read it, it was very complicated there was alot to comprehend
yeh the midget getting hung
Im hungry
Right, there is a scene that you supposedly can see a midget, who has hung himself, in th trees. Would be interested if anyone can find a link about it. There is also something similar in Three Men and a Baby, I think.
No i havent heard of the wizard of oz scandal. Wat is it?
Lunch is in 10 minutes. I think you guys can make it....
No i didnt, but i did hear if you play the dark side of the moon in sync with the Wizard of Oz, it should sound like the soundtrack
I cant wait for lunch!
Yea, It is really cool. You start the CD at the third lion roar, and supposedly the music is perfect with the music. It ends around when the lion enters, and supposedly you start the music again, and it still works.
ive heard about the wizard of oz scandal
FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD...General's chicken
i want to try the cd thing
Five more mins till lunch.
Anybody see Pink floyd:The Wall? its such imagination and creativity along with a symbolistic storyline and just cool visuals and different scenes plus what was going on while the songs where playing
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/weekly/aa090797.htm
Lunch!LUnch!lunch!
I totally agree with Emily. The sound of music is a great classic. Its one of my favorite movies to watch.and Charlie St.Cloud was about a brother who takes his brother to his freoinds and on his way home a drunk driver runs a light and hits them, the younger brother is killed and the older brother survied. He promises his lil brother that he will meet him at the clearing everyday at dawn but when he meets this girl he starts forgetting about his lil brother. then he comes to relize that just maybe she isent who he thinks she is or just maybe she is just someone who needs his help...
Favorite movie would definately be Remember the Titans.
I like sports movies in general. I find them very inspirational, maybe because I was an athlete.
Remember the Titans is deffinately the best movie. And the Notebook and The Last Song. I went to the movies to see Inception and i didnt understand it at all. I like movies that make you think about what is going on and what will happen next but when its too confusing it ruins the purpose.
AHhhhh the notebook. I would like to know what the guys think about that one!
fast times at ridgemont high is one of the funniest movies . the highlander won the academy award for best movie ever made
I think if we had a field trip to go see Easy A that would be great, since it's based off of The Scarlet Letter it would be an "educational" field trip, since we could compare similarities between the book and the movie.
My favorite movie of all time is Step Up, I could watch it over and over again all day every day. The Guardian and Eagle Eye are great movies too. I like watching movies with actors that I like to watch in them and I think thats why some movies are my favorites...becuase of the actors.
I really enjoyed the movie Inception. A lot of people say that it was really confusing but its one of those movies where you can't talk, you have to pay attention or you will miss out on a lot of important details to the movie. I enjoyed it because I love movies you have to think about and put clues together. Inception is a step above many other movies I have seen. My favorite movie is I Love You Man. This movie is hillarious. If anyone have never seen it I suggest you go home after this and watch it!
My favorite movie of all time is Step Up, I could watch it over and over again all day every day. The Guardian and Eagle Eye are great movies too. I like watching movies with actors that I like to watch in them and I think thats why some movies are my favorites...becuase of the actors.
Brooke,
we definately like the same movies. I loved the last song even though Miley Cyrus couldn't act. She made me want to stop watching every other minute.
Fast Times, another high school classic! I wonder what you guys think of movies based on high school: funny? unrealistic? thought-provoking?
I totally agree with Katie. I really want to see that movie and it would be very educational and just a fun time to bond (:
I will try my best on the Easy A fieldtrip, but can make no promises...
I agree with Katie, we should have a field trip to see Easy A.
Out of all the movies on the list Grease is my favorite. I also like the Lion King, it brings back childhood memories. I didn't know that the Lion King was based off of Shakespear's "Hamlet".
I didn't think The Last Song was that great, I'm not a fan of Miley Cyrus and I don't think she did a good job as an actress. But The Notebook is definitely one of my favorite movies.
So much talk of Disney movies, they're the ultimate classic. Get him to the greek was an awesome movie, but I think Russel Brand is funny so maybe that's like 30% of it, but it was funny and I'd see it again. I also in terms of older movies thought Donnie Darko was pretty good, the twist at the end was good. And Dr Strangelove is probably one of the most quotable movies I've ever watched.
Lion King like Hamlet:
You have two uncles who kill their brothers to become king, and the king's son does not become king. Instead, he lives in guilt and the Uncle becomes king.
Most disney films are based off of other stories, but cleaned up. Do you guys no the actually stories of the little mermaid, or pocohontos, or the hunchback of Notre Dame???
1. Hot Rod is the best movie ever. Meghan, don't you mean Richardson was popping up doing the dance...?! haha. I could quote that movie all day. Another great movie that you all should watch is Hard Ball. Its about a baseball team in the ghetto, but it is truly a great film. I also agree with The Breakfast Club and Dazed and Confused. Classiccccc.
THE HANGOVER.
Amelia,
Let's talk Doctor STrangelove...Such a classic. I would like to hear your opinion on it.
I love you man is hilarious, I love Sydney's man-uggs
The Boondock Saints definitely! They're both some of the best movies ever created because the story line is great and the violence is well thought out. Half Baked is absolutely hilarious. Step Brothers has the best movie lines ever created. The Goodfellas & Pulp Fiction because they are clearly classics. I love Transformers but that's just because I'm a dork like that. I prefer action based movies even though the chick flicks are cute and all. Love stories like P.S I Love You, Dear John, and the Notebook are clearly great. I can watch any scary movie, but not any stupid ones. My favorite types of movies are actually war based movies like Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down and Pearl Harbor. I can really watch any movie.
I don't know the actual story of the Little Mermaid, but that's my favorite Disney movie!
Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Dazed & Confused are some of my favorite highschool based movies. Today's high school movies aren't as interesting, such as High School Musical, which in my opinion is awful.
most of these movies ive never seen so i cant comment .
Here is the true story of the little mermaid:
http://hca.gilead.org.il/li_merma.html
Disney changes many things. Original stories are very violent usually.
Am I the only person in the world who hasn't seen Inception? I heard it was good, and Leonardo DiCaprio is usually in really good movies. Has anyone seen The Departed? Or the Gilbert Grape movie? That came out before Titanic and he plays Johnny Depp's mentally disabled brother. It's fantastic but not for people who dislike depressing movies. Ms. Rotter wasn't I Am Legend based off the story of the same name? I think it was about vampires though.
Cara we have good taste in movies :) and i dont really like Miley Cyrus as an actress either but the story line was good. And Ms. Rotter, i love movies/shows about high school because its fun to see things that we can actually relate to.
The hangover was one of the best movies. I thought it was hilarious.
i agree with alot of the movies people listed. But i think that alot of movies are all based on the same plot and it kind of gets old. And i agree with Barry that people that are always talking during a movie and try to act like they no so much about it is really annoying.
George,
Well, what have YOU seen? What do you like?
In the real little mermaid the girl dies at the end, Dr Strangelove was just good, I was mostly amused by all the parts where they were yelling about commies stealing their bodily fluids. And the parts where they're on the phone with the Russian and they're like "of course I like talking to you..."
i agree with katie
I am Legend is based off of a short story of the same name, but they made changes, and in my opinion, the movie is not as good as the story.
I didn't know that so many Disney movies were based off of other things. I also love the notebook, probably one of the best movies ever! One movie I recently watched was Killers. It was pretty funny but i mainly wanted to watch it because Katherine Heigl is my favorite actress. Grey's Anatomy is one of my favorite shows because she is in it.
I watch movies pretty often, but I like books SO, SO, SO much more. I would have to say that my favorite Movies would be High Fidelity, American Beauty, The Assasination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Into the Wild, Revolutionary Road, Scotland, P.A. and I would have to throw in Zeitgeist, though I have only seen it once and I will never watch it again but it freaked me out big time.
I remember watching Dr. Strangelove with Amelia, now granted I didn't see all of it because I feel asleep for about an hour due to it being the summer and all, but from what I saw of it, it tickled my funny bone.
Dr. STangelove revolutionalized comedy. It was the first "dark" comedy, and reflects perfectly the terrow and paranio of that time period, the cold war era.
Rebecca,
I LOVE p.s. i love you. Seriously i watched it like a thousand times.
Anyone ever see the Boy in the Striped Pajamas?
I cried for seriously an hour after the movie.
the shawshank redemption is probably my favorite movie . along with braveheart. and movies like the hangover
Anyone ever see the Boy in the Striped Pajamas?
I cried for seriously an hour after the movie.
so has anyone else notice since pixar got bought out by disney pixar movies arent as good
No Val, you are not the only person who hasn't seen it. And I don't think I will ever see it if I plan on sleeping and keeping my general sanity for a decent period of time.
Good movies: Braveheart, Shawshank Redemption, American Beauty, the Departed...
Well said Katie. High School Musical sucks. Why were there two more?
When did Pixar and Disney split? I liked Up. Was Pixar involved?
Alot of movies on this list are classics, which is a good thing. There are many movies made each year that are really good for different reasons (emotion, humor etc). Not every good movie could be included on one list. I like the classics that were included on this list like, West Side Story, Gone With the Wind, The Wizard of Oz, and others. Of course, alot of people like the Godfather movies too. It would be nice to see the top movies in each different category, like the top 20 horror, comedy, romance, and adventure movies of all time.
The boy in striped pajamas is SO sad, I cried too. I also like I am Legend and I didn't know it was based off of a story. The Hangover is hilarious and I've seen it so many times, I love that movie.
Meghan,
Hott Fuzz. hahahahhahahahahhah
anything with Will Ferrell is a great movie
Brittanee
I 100% agree with you that all movies now adays have the same plot line as eachother. It gets annoying when you watch a movie and it is exactly like another movie you have watched before. Zack the hangover is one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. No matter how many times I watch it I still laugh at the stupid little jokes. And yes Amelia Sydney's man-uggs are pretty awesome!
I don't know. Will Ferrel seems to me to be a one joke comedian now...
Oh and Milk, I cried during Milk, and Philadelphia...
i agree with sam i thought I am Legend was a good movie. I just didnt like how it ended.
Ms Rotter under what category is Shawshank? It sounds interesting but I've never actually heard of it I don't think.
True Kevin. Also anything with Seth Rogen.
will ferrell is hilarious , he has many jokes , idk what u mean
I'm also liking the "Easy A" fieldtrip idea.. :)
I do the same thing i think it gets funnier every time i watch the hangover.
I only like High School Musical because Zac Efron's in it and I LOVE him<3
Zack,
You might like the short stories ending a lot better. The movie completely changed it, for the worse in my opinion.
Grace,
Cried at the ending of Milk too!
I'm obsessed with Shia LaBeouf so whatever he is in, I like that movie no matter what.
Briana,
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111161/
Let me know what you think.
In response to all the zombie posts, I just have to say that I LOVE zombie movies, especially Resident Evil. Although I really enjoyed 28 Days Later, I too agree that the ending was too, like, nice or somehing. 28 Weeks Later, the sequel, is an atrocity.
DISTURBIAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Is a great movie.
Yeah i just hate how he dies at the end and she just gets to the colony and it ends.
Julia, What is Disturbia about?
I cry during movies all the time. Someone mentioned the Notebook, I cry every single time i watch it, along with The Titanic, and Marlee and Me. Although I have seen these movies multiple times and I already know what is going to happen, I still cry.
The Blind Side was an excellent movie.
Val,
Do you like Zombieland?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0486822/ - disturbia
i agree with kevin and george will ferrell is hialrious, i love almost all of his movies. But high school musical and stuff like that are stupid movies. The singing and stuff just got really annoying.
Ms Rotter,
they didnt split disney bought pixar in january 06'
Julia,
Disturbia is a GREAT movie.
Shia LaBeouf.
Ms Rotter,
they didnt split disney bought pixar in january 06'
The Blind Side was such a cute movie. Sandra Bullock was really good in that movie
BROOKE: I dont know about you but seriously I cried the first time I watched that, Im such a baby when it comes to heartbreakers in movies and I have no idea why.. but I can sit there and watch people being grossly gutted, but love stories kill me.
Ms. Rotter,
Disturbia is a movie about a teen living under house arrest and he becomes convinced his neighbor is a serial killer.
Julia,
Disturbia seems like Hitchcock's Rear View Mirror. Any connection?
Shia LaBeouf <33
V for Vendetta is a pretty decent movie,
I liked the Movie Bottle Shock, that was pretty good movie. Anything with Alan Rickman in it is good.
I also liked Sideways, Sideways was good.
I can't stand Will Ferrell, he's so annoying. The only movie of his that I like is Elf.
idk how the green mile didnt get on the list . one of my personal favorites
Rebecca,
I cried toooo! It was sad when you just found out he died im in love with him so i wanted thim to be in the whole movie. BUt you could still hear his accent and he came on a few times so it was good :)
Amelia,
I like V for Vendetta too. Always want to teach in in conjunction to 1984. Do you think that is a good idea?
Oh, and Pink Floyd's The Wall.
I love to cry during movies, you know it was a well made movie if it can make you cry like My Sister's Keeper.
The Blind Side is a great movie KATIE & REBECCA. It was so cute and I really liked Sandra Bullock also. <3
Kevin, will ferrell is hilarious. I love kicking and screaming, and step brothers. He just makes it so funny.
yeah seth rogen in pineapple express is his best movie
I also love the movie A Walk to Remember
The Green Miles was sad sad.
The Green Mile is so good too!
I also love the movie A Walk to Remember
Sticking up for books, you know my Sister's Keeper was a book, right?
Ms. Rotter,
I've never seen it, but Disturbia was based off of another movie so that is most likely it.
The Green Mile is one of my favorites too.
Brooke! He has the BEST voice.. i want, i want, i want. And especially when he was reading all the letters.. mmmmmm brought a tear to my eye especially in the end.
Julia, Then if you like Disurbia, I HIGHLY recommend rear view mirrow. Such a classic!
Maria,
I havent seen Marlee and Me yet..everyone who saw it said they cried and i always cry during movies so it would probably be bad.
D: I think teaching it with 1984 would sortof kill it, 1984 was good but I feel like because it was a book we read in school it was too drilled in and it taints everything we compare it to.
My Sister's Keeper was such a sad movie!I thought it had a very good message though
I agree with Kevin.
My sister's keeper and letters to god are like the same kind of movie. they are soo sad.
Yes, Julia, I do like Zombieland. However I was surprised to find that it wasn't as comedic as I thought it would be. Still, I like it.
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4aopaplJz1qbji82o1_500.jpg
I couldn't find it where he is just a shadow but that's potato head looking like male parts just saying. :)
lets blog it up
twilight most pointless worst movie ever made
I agree that Twilight was a bad movie. I couldn't even finish it. I found it totally unrealistic, and I am not talking about the vampire part...
my favorite movie is monsters inc.
The acting was really bad in Twilight
Monsters, Inc. was such a cute, smart movie. Disney right?
someone should put the wizard of oz midget up
yes i beleive it was and sully was my favorite character
I think I am a bit too cynical to like Twilight, to believe that a guy that you just met, would protect a girl that way. I also don't believe in falling in love that quickly. Any commenst? Love at first sight?? Are there believers out there?
Anonymous,
Then say something interesting. You are boring us too :)
Any pink floyd the wall movie lovers?
I like the movie Water boy with Adam Sandler hes one of my favorite actors
all the twilight movies are the same concept and theyre for prissy lil girls who love cute dudes
I like Pink Floyd the wall. Is that song about education on it?
Yes, Twilight movies are chick flicks, but there are some lousy guy films out there too. Girls, any comments about bad "guy" Movies?
we dont need no education
i hate twilight with a passion idk im just not into that kind of stuff.
Yes, Education is thought control.....
Doesn't someone have somthing to post about the Wizard of Oz....
Anybody like Adam Sandler? or is it just me?lol
I LIKED Adam Schandler. Unfortunately, I find that he plays the same character over and over now, so I am board with him. You know, the goofy, stupid, but loveable guy. I wish he would try something different.
supersize me
I think Twilight is a cute story, but there's so many things wrong with the way Stepenie Meyer see's vampires. They can go out in the sunlight, they sparkle, which is just ridiculous, and they just don't fit what a vampire really is. And the fact that they are vegetarian vampires, like that is just dumb.
teacher leave those kids alone
Tupac? your back???
I think twilight is one of the worst movies ever. I dont even know how it s so famous.
Supersize me! Great documentary. HAs anyone else seen it???
So,
Do you guys hate education? Thought control?????
yea we were just watching it in my health class, it made me so hungry
mrs gainer talking so loud
Supersize made you hungry! It made me never want to eat fast food again.....
I disagree I think Adam Sandler plays a funny role in most of his movies. Some movies he was in were'nt the best, like Funny People. But other than that he does his "goofy" role well, I think he pulls it off.
Yeah i know adam sandler plays the same guy over and over again
http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/twilight.html
no not when you didnt eat breakfast... im actually going to mcdonalds after this
Favorite music movies?
i like superhigh me
Yea, but name a film Adam was in RECENTLY that he was good in. The golden age was Happy Gilmore and the one where he has to go to school again. Oh, and Big Daddy, movies that are like 10 years old...
Jared,
Tell your health teacher that...guys you missed the point of the documentary. It shoudl encourage you NOT to eat junk food.
I love the american pie series
Twilight isnt a good movie at all
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0390521/
This is what movie is really about...
Yea, Kevin Watson finally makes an appearance in my class :)
Meet the Parents
Who was in Meet the Parents?
Yeah but that doesnt mean he's a bad actor. He was in good movies but he just drifted a little, he probably has a ton of money, so I guess it doesnt matter to him now anyway. And Grown-ups I think was a pretty funny movie.
Meet the parents is alright
Matty Magooooooo
Did not see that movie. I get it, Adam was good, but I think he is past his prime. Who do you guys think is the funniest actor/actress NOW.
Ben Stiller, for Meet the Parents. He was the main character, he has to meet his girlfriends parents. And Robert Deniro was in it as well
i like adam sandler
Come on guys, was there a conversation about Disney without Mulan? I mean, it's not really 'Old' disney movies, but it's got an amusing story with an awesome soundtrack. Granted, I think just about every disney movie made before 2000 was good. And, well, they were.
@Twilight-
Come on guys, I think we all know where this is going.
Where did the idea of sparkling vampires even come from?
'Hurr I want to appeal to 14 year old girls' is the obvious thought process going on here.
And then there's twilight moms. If there were a bunch of fourty year old guys screaming for Bella, they'd be arrested. The entire thing is sdrawkcab-ssa.
Seth Rogan
I actually didn't like Meet the Parents. I don't lke "humilation" humor, humor from people suffering. I am too empathetic I guess.
I saw Supersize Me when I was in seventh grade and it was disgusting. I don't understand how people eat that all the time. The CEO of McDonalds said that he eats there atleast once a day every single day and he has eaten everything that's on the menu. When he said that it made me want to vomit.
The Ace Ventura movies were really funny.
Supersize me:
Fast food restuarants make food that is physically addicting. It's like ciggarettes. They make food to get you addicted, and it is horrible for you.
Bevis and Butthead do America
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