Some of My Favorite Movies

[viridian5]

Some sentimental choices. They’re rarely perfect, but I’ve come back to at least parts of them over and over over the years.

The Princess BridePeople tend to either love this film or be annoyed and mystified by why other people love this film. For me, it has some of the best dialogue ever, in exchanges and one-liners. Especially: “mawwiage,” “As

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Oooh, ooh!

[thornsilver]

I love "Grosse Pointe Blank", but then I really like assassins. *snerk* And I always watch "Heathers" when they come up. I can take or leave "Buffy: The Movie" though.

The rest of them, I don't even have a clue about. My lack of pop culture is showing.

Re: Oooh, ooh!

[viridian5]

Some of these are kind of obscure. *g*

[da_rosas]

I've heard of most of them, but seen very few on your list. In general terms, though, I agree re: Amadeus, LadyHawke, and Back to the Future (the original one).

Back to the Future: It's funny, I actually was just strongly recommending BTTF to somebody because of the very mundane family life in the early scene you referred to. It is, IMO, the critical setting for the rest of the movie and relationships, which is why I was recommending it to somebody.

LadyHawke: The soundtrack didn't annoy me; I think it fit Matthew Broderick and the whole irreverant feel of him. Yes, his one-sided dialogues with God are some of the absolute best. Yes, this is the one where I discovered Rutger Hauer is hot; Michelle Pfeiffer did it for me, too, but secondary to Hauer.

Amadeus: I have to brag about the time I saw F. Murray Abraham in a Chelsea store. He ROCKS! I love him to death as Salieri.

[viridian5]

Marty's family is horrifying. They're all locked together in utter disappointment, having given up on life, themselves, and each other. Yeah.

F. Murray Abraham - yeah!

[da_rosas]

Whew, now I'm impressed with my life, LOL! Well, I can't even remember the year, but it was probably sometime in the late 1990s. You know the Bed, Bath, and Beyond on 6th Avenue, 18/19 Sts.? I had gone in there looking for something, just walked in. It was a weekend morning, I think, probably before 11:00 AM and it was pretty quiet, not a lot of people. I don't remember the season, but I remember that it was on the warm side. I saw the back of this tallish guy with dark who was wearing a sort of dark green heavy-looking cape, with the type of fabric, or ruffles reminiscent of late 1700s stuff I'd picture George Washington wearing. I mean, it *is* Chelsea, but then again, the weather is sort of warm for even a cape. So, I was just staring at the guy kind of curiously, but not unusual

[oakengland]

Love your list *g*

Most of them are movies I just assume no one but me likes.

Though I haven't seen, Nature of the Beast or The Fearless Vampire Killers or, Pardon Me, But Your Teeth Are in My Neck.

[viridian5]

Nature of the Beast is definitely worth it. The Fearless Vampire Killers is best viewed only in its good parts. *g*

[oakengland]

I may have to find them on DVD or something

[viridian5]

Fearless Vampire Killers would be better as a rental if you could find it. I don't think it's worth $25-and-up.

[cmshaw]

ooh! what's on the second disc?

[viridian5]

A description I found online:

"Disc one features an entertaining and rather informative audio commentary with director Joel Schumacher. Moving on to disc two, one will fine the remainder of the supplemental programming. The Lost Boys: A Retrospective is a twenty-four minute look back on the production that features interviews with Joel Schumacher, producer Richard Donner, cinematographer Michael Chapman, plus cast members Kiefer Sutherland Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Jamison Newlander and Edward Herrmann. Inside the Vampire's Cave is broken up into four parts, running eighteen minutes total, that looks at how the project changed after Joel Schumacher was brought on board, how horror is blended with comedy, how vampire lore is adapted to the film and the possibility of a movie sequel to this popular vampire film.

Vamping Out: The Undead Creatures Of Greg Cannom is a fourteen-minute look at the makeup effects created for the film. The Vampire’s Photo Gallery supplements the makeup featurette with more than seventy still images.

[wirrrn]

Hey,

Heh "Vamping Out" (sophomoric sniggers).

-I'm just waiting for Corey (Haim or Feldman, take yer pick) to mention how Gay Sammy is and how Michael and Sammy are a bit too Angelina Jolie in their scenes...

Wirrrn!

[jamjar]

You really remind me how many of these films I love, in spite f their flaws. Strange Days has always seemed *believable* and strong characterisation -even in the weeks characters- just gets me. Heathers, Faculty, Grosse Pointe Blank, Ladyhawke, Princess Bride...

Y'know, growing up, the only cartoon films we had in the house were Watership Down and Animal Farm. Non-animated was Black Adder, series 1-3, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, half a hundred Arsenal's best moments videos and The Three amigos, which i have to say I rate as one of the great underated comedies. So many lines -so many moments- that my family still quotes years later.

The bit where they're discussing what they're going to do with their money...

I'm an easy laugh, but that one is definitely up there.

Along with Drifting Clouds (sometimes called Floating Clouds), a Finnish comedy, which is extremely deadpan and just... we leant it to the neighbour and she thought it was a tragedy. But it's not, it's funny and sweet in parts and just... yeah.

[viridian5]

Strange Days seems so slice-of-life sometimes that I was disappointed when the action plot kicked in. I liked the rest of it so much more.

I really liked ¡The Three Amigos! and often quote the plethora routine and the bit about raping the horses and riding off on fast women. I referenced Ned in my Borderlands series from due South.