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<blockquote data-quote="EldarOfSuburbia" data-source="post: 216029" data-attributes="member: 4106"><p>A few of my favorites, not in order or anything:</p><p></p><p>Modern Times, Gold Rush - I'll lump both these together, but there's a certain charm about Charlie Chaplin that still carries on through his movies. Physical comedy and silent protagonists are still around today (see my son's favorite show - Shaun The Sheep - for exactly that).</p><p></p><p>Casablanca - my sisters and I sat down and watched Casablanca one Christmas morning, during the traditional dead time between opening presents, and lunch. It's a total quote-fest. Every other line was pretty much a case of "so that's where that comes from!!".</p><p></p><p>Bridge On The River Kwai - as a lesson in the futility of war, it's more subtle than Dr Strangelove or Catch-22, but does it in that epic David Lean way and of course Alec Guinness is majestic.</p><p></p><p>The Sting - and you thought M Night Shamalamadingdong invented the "twist" ending. (Of course Hitchcock and The Twilight Zone had been doing that plenty, but I've never been a fan of either.)</p><p></p><p>Star Wars+sequels - strangely not really part of my childhood that much; I was too young (4) when Star Wars came out, though I did see Empire on my 7th birthday, I was cruelly denied the opportunity to see RotJ when it came out and had to wait for it to come on TV!! Still, I'm fully invested now and the digital editions are great (albeit the nerfed "Special" editions).</p><p></p><p>Airplane! - yeah, couldn't agree more about it being hilarious today and any time.</p><p></p><p>The Princess Bride - and why not?</p><p></p><p>Aliens - a war movie that isn't, and the first "overage" movie that I persuaded my parents I was allowed to watch on TV or own on VHS (it got an 18 certificate in the UK, because the 15 certificate didn't exist in 1986 and there was nothing between PG and 18 at the time).</p><p></p><p>Goodfellas - I'm a sucker for a good narrative, and the first hour or so of this movie is a perfect narrative. Sure it spirals out of control a bit towards the end, but I like Goodfellas far more than I like The Godfather, which drags from the get-go.</p><p></p><p>Dodgeball - so completely over-the-top silly that it works every time.</p><p></p><p>Bond. James Bond. Blame my mother and the UK TV tradition of putting Bond on every Christmas for getting me hooked.</p><p></p><p>... and plenty more but I don't want to make too long a post.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EldarOfSuburbia, post: 216029, member: 4106"] A few of my favorites, not in order or anything: Modern Times, Gold Rush - I'll lump both these together, but there's a certain charm about Charlie Chaplin that still carries on through his movies. Physical comedy and silent protagonists are still around today (see my son's favorite show - Shaun The Sheep - for exactly that). Casablanca - my sisters and I sat down and watched Casablanca one Christmas morning, during the traditional dead time between opening presents, and lunch. It's a total quote-fest. Every other line was pretty much a case of "so that's where that comes from!!". Bridge On The River Kwai - as a lesson in the futility of war, it's more subtle than Dr Strangelove or Catch-22, but does it in that epic David Lean way and of course Alec Guinness is majestic. The Sting - and you thought M Night Shamalamadingdong invented the "twist" ending. (Of course Hitchcock and The Twilight Zone had been doing that plenty, but I've never been a fan of either.) Star Wars+sequels - strangely not really part of my childhood that much; I was too young (4) when Star Wars came out, though I did see Empire on my 7th birthday, I was cruelly denied the opportunity to see RotJ when it came out and had to wait for it to come on TV!! Still, I'm fully invested now and the digital editions are great (albeit the nerfed "Special" editions). Airplane! - yeah, couldn't agree more about it being hilarious today and any time. The Princess Bride - and why not? Aliens - a war movie that isn't, and the first "overage" movie that I persuaded my parents I was allowed to watch on TV or own on VHS (it got an 18 certificate in the UK, because the 15 certificate didn't exist in 1986 and there was nothing between PG and 18 at the time). Goodfellas - I'm a sucker for a good narrative, and the first hour or so of this movie is a perfect narrative. Sure it spirals out of control a bit towards the end, but I like Goodfellas far more than I like The Godfather, which drags from the get-go. Dodgeball - so completely over-the-top silly that it works every time. Bond. James Bond. Blame my mother and the UK TV tradition of putting Bond on every Christmas for getting me hooked. ... and plenty more but I don't want to make too long a post. [/QUOTE]
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