My Favorite Movies

While the plot sounded interesting, I was put off by the Dogme 95 rules, mainly the fact it was filmed by hand. Nevertheless, I watched it and was blown away. Although the only thing that happens is, people talk a lot, the performances are great, especially Ulrich Thomsen's. All his speeches were just brilliant, and were my favourite part of the whole movie.

I picked this out to watch randomly, not knowing anything about Monty Python and I couldn't believe how funny and awesome it was. It is one of the movies that I could watch over and over and not ever get bored.

This is one of my top 10 movies of all time. Strangely enough the original book was written by a FEMALE! I pretty much hate everything that females write/direct/sing. This is also one of three movies that Brad *gay* Pitt didn't suck in. I actually liked his performance.

I didn't expect to like this and I think it's mainly due to Jean Reno and Natalie Portman's chemistry and acting that made it so awesome. I didn't like Gary Oldman particularly, but the rest of the movie made up for it. This was one of the few movies in which I wanted a happy ending and I actually liked the characters.

I put this off for ages, as when I first watched it I hadn't started watching older movies. So when I put this in the DVD player I had no idea what to expect. What I found was the best horror movie ever made (note, this is not the scariest) and some fantastic acting from Anthony Perkins.

It starts off slow, and I got bored the first time I tried to watch it and shut it off. When I went back to it and watched the whole thing, I ended up loving it. It was really funny, especially "You can't fight in here this is the war room!".

I watched this after becoming a fan of Monty Python and it doesn't disappoint. It was extremely funny, as you'd expect from Monty Python and awesome.

South Park is awesome. So you would expect the movie to be awesome. And it is. All South Park needs to be is funny, and this is. I quote this on a daily basis, mainly "I farted on the set of Blue Lagoon", which me and my brother say when someone says something extremely lame, but nevertheless whenever I watch the movie I am always guaranteed to be laughing out loud throughout the whole thing.

I was bored of this at first as I wasn't really sure where it was going, but once it started I really started getting into it. Mystery's and the like generally annoy me, but this was really enjoyable and I liked how although the other 11 blokes were bias towards the black dude having done it, but Henry Fonda gives them all a slap in the face and they see the facts rather than the guy. Meh, I liked it.

This is one of few movies where the story is actually the reason I like the movie. The idea is fantastic and is actually done well.

I first saw this when I was 11, after having seen the remake hundreds of times and I didn't like this because 1) the ugly wife and 2) the orange room at the beginning. Like I said I was 11. While the ugly wife does suck majorly, Jack Nicholson makes up for all the bad perfomances as he is totally awesome, and Stanley Kubrick, my favourite director, obviously makes it look pretty.

Ever since I was little I have loved this movie and have always liked it more than the first one. I don't really know what to say about it, but it's awesome and I like it.

When I first saw this, I hated it. I don't know why. I rewatched it years later and loved it. Although it technically isn't a zombie movie, I still classify it as one because of the similiarities, ie turn into crazed things with a taste for blood and most of the population are dead, etc. I don't like the happy ending, but other than that it's awesome.

The first time I watched this I had never seen Firefly and although I enjoyed it, I was a bit 'meh' about it. When I watched it after seeing Firefly I liked it more. Although Firefly surpasses the movie by far, it is definitely an enjoyable movie but I think you have to be a fan of the series to appreciate it.

I thought this was going to suck badly, but it was hilarious. The acting sucked, but I'm not sure if it was meant to. The jokes, though, were really funny. I generally hate parody/spoof movies, because they suck, but this is one that does it right.

I hate dramas, but I really enjoyed this. This is probably due to Kevin Spacey's awesome acting skills, but nevertheless I enjoyed it greatly.

I put this off for ages because I thought it was going to suck, I don't know why. Again, I like Quentin Tarantino movies mainly because he writes dialogue so well and I also like the 'ordering' of the scenes. I did end up enjoying the movie a lot though.

At the time I watched this, I liked new horror movies because I liked watching people die and getting excited (ie loud noises, zombies/monsters with good effects). I saw the remake first, which was actually good. Although there are slow zombies in this, this made me realize why I like zombie movies. I like seeing what the characters do and how they survive with this going on around them. And watching people get owned by zombies. So this one is enjoyable for the story and the remake is better for watching people die.

I would probably have been bored out of my mind if anyone but Robert Downey Jr had been cast. The plot itself isn't overly interesting, but Downey's delivery and acting makes this extremely enjoyable to watch.

This movie probably contains some of the best special effects I have ever seen. New movies overdo the CGI and everything looks fake, but this movie just looks amazing. And not only that, it's actually a good movie! Who would've thought? I hate dinosaurs actually, ever since I was young due to the constant studying of them in primary school. But people die and things roar which is always promising. If you don't like it you're an idiot and if you haven't seen it, then see it!

I've watched this twice, both times with two totally different perspectives (I can't tell you what they are =P) but enjoyed it both times. I hate this kind of movie and I hate Molly Ringwald, but I think OMD, Andrew McCarthy and James Spader are pretty much what make the movie awesome. Also "You're name's Jim?" cracks me up every time.

I like movies set in a confined space. You get a limited set of characters, who only have a limited area to play in, and then you chuck in an alien and watch them die. Which is why this is good and the crossover with Predator isn't. While this is almost more action than science-fiction, just the right amount of each is used to make an extremely good movie.

My diary for 2004 included lists of things you wanted to do for each month. For one of them, as a joke, I wrote that I wanted to see Big Fish, at the time knowing nothing about it. So I didn't watch it for 2 years later, when I realized it was in the Top 250 and so had doubts about how good it would be. I didn't like it at first but after a while I started, not liking, but not hating the characters and was enjoying the story. Besides that, it was pretty as Tim Burton directed it.

Eraserhead was the only David Lynch movie I had seen prior to this. Technically I had also seen Blue Velvet, but I was 12 when I saw that and didn't remember it at all. Anyway, I put this off for ages because Naomi Watts is one of the worst actresses in the world. And she majorly sucked in this up until the end. I wasn't really sure where the movie was going because nothing much seemed to happen and it was all drama like and it was David Lynch, and I pretty much just looked forward to seeing Justin Theroux's sunglasses because they were SO DAMN AWESOME. Also, the songs sung at the audition were damn catchy. The most memorable thing about the movie is the Winkies scene. Before that I had never been properly scared in my life (except for like Eraserhead, but it was nowhere near as intense). I honestly almost had a heart attack and almost cried, wet and pooped my pants at once. Even hours later I was shaking because I was still so damn terrified. I was extremely pleased to see it topped a list of scariest movie scenes as there are only two movie scenes that have ever scared me, properly, not counting the ones in Eraserhead as they were... more disturbing than scary. The only other scary movie scene was in Lost Highway.

I hate westerns, and as such refused to watch this movie at first. When I did though, I was surprised to find that it was really good. I've only seen it once, but it kept me interested throughout the whole thing, which in my old age of *cough* mid-teens *cough* is impressive, since these days I have a strangely short attention span.

In Year 9, we had to watch this for English. I hated the school I went to then, and so wagged most of the time and even more then so I didn't have to watch this. I did see a few minutes of it and thought it was extremely lame and the main guy was ugly (lol). The only thing I remembered about it, was there was a hot guy in it (mega LOL). I discovered the next year it was in the Top 250 so I reluctantly watched it. And I really enjoyed it, much to my dismay. It was funny, mainly Mandy Patinkin "You killed my father, prepare to die!". Anyway, it's one of the few rom/com/fantasy that I like.

I hate Andie MacDowell and whatever genre you would classify this as. The reason the movie is good is James Spader. His acting, his movements and possibly his hair make the movie what it is. What would otherwise be a boring movie, is an interesting film with a character who I thought was so awesome I named my first external hard-drive after them (Graham).

After the first 10 minutes I thought 'this is the best, funniest movie ever'. Mind you, I was 13. The last 10-15 minutes sucked and I generally stop watching when it gets to that part, but the rest of the movie is just so damn good I have to give it a high rating. Although the girls who play Denise and Mary were awful, everyone else was great. Especially Bill Moseley and Sid Haig (coincidentally my favourite characters). It was funny, enjoyable, the characters were interesting and a good, maybe even not enough, amount of gore.

I had only just started watching older movies when I saw this and so the thought of a movie from the 1930's was like "WTF am I doing, this is gonna suck!!" so that's what I had in mind when I watched this. And I loved it. I'm not actually sure why I liked it so much though. Colin Clive was really awesome, although at first his weird accent put me off a bit (lol).

I've only seen this once, years ago so I can't actually really remember anything, but I really enjoyed it. If I see anything made in the last 5 years, especially, I expect it to suck which is what I expected with this. Like I said, I can't remember much but meh, it was good.

I found this movie extremely predictable, but I am a master at prediction so whatever. I don't really like mystery movies because they're usually lame, but I did enjoy this and Kevin Spacey is great, as he is in everything.

I thought I was going to be extremely bored and hate the movie. So I watched it on Foxtel, so I couldn't stop it and go back to it later. But, I enjoyed it greatly. At first I was like 'wtf this is lame', but once it started up I was like "This is awesome! I want them to live- aw, wait they die".

When I was like 5, my dad was watching this and so me and my brother watched some. It didn't bother me until the pencil was shoved through the guy's foot and then I couldn't watch anymore. When I finally decided to watch it (I think it was last year, at 16) I really enjoyed it. The acting was lame, but I think it was meant to be, and although it was supposed to be a comedy, I think, it was more enjoyable as a horror movie.

I was reading a review on Lord of the Rings where someone had asked why someone would give the "same guy who directed Braindead" the money to make Lord of the Rings. So I found Braindead and although it was a New Zealand movie, I thought it was just going to be some lame Australian comedy that wasn't funny at all. I found it really funny and is the goriest movie I've ever seen (I've seen A LOT of gory movies). When the ear or whatever of Lionel's mum falls into the soup, I actually cringed, which is the only scene in a movie where I have ever done that. I had to look away for a split second in Pink Flamingoes when Crackers was hitting that girl with the chicken because I felt really bad for the chicken, but that's a different story.

Again, I say this in every romantic movie. I hate them, but for some reason I really, really like Love Actually.

I have no idea why, but there was good music, the acting was good (except for Fug Knightley, can't stand her in anything), and it was funny. And enjoyable. Which is the most important thing.

After seeing the preview for this I was like 'meh whatever'. Dad decided to go to the movies to see it and I looked it up and saw it was with a handheld camera about a monster in the city, so I almost didn't go as I thought this was going to suck badly. As soon as it started though, I realized I was going to love it. Just the fact that they introduced the characters for as long as they did, and the way the movie progressed from there. I was literally on the edge of my seat and when it finished I was amazed that a new movie could be so awesome. It really is amazing.

I knew nothing about Iron Man when I saw this. As it was 1) new, 2) action movie and 3) based on a comic, I expected it to suck major balls. I was hugely surprised that it didn't. I liked it straight away, mainly due to Robert Downey Jr and the character of Tony Stark and the fact that he suited the character perfectly. The time he spent making the suit, I got slightly bored because I had no idea what was going on, but after that I started really enjoying it. I don't really like action movies, but I did like the action scenes in this. Besides that, it was funny, the actors were mostly good (I don't really like Gwyneth Paltrow, but she didn't annoy me too much) and it was actually not boring, unlike The Extremely Overrated Knight.

Supposedly, there is some sound thing in the background that causes nausea and vertigo in some people. The noise is kind of annoying, but I didn't experience these things. I've never been disgusted of shocked by anything in movies, but the fire extinguisher scene and the rape scene actually made me go 'Um... you can stop now'. I wasn't 'sickened' or anything, but the *awesome* long takes really add to the atmosphere. I love long takes, mainly because it feels like you are there and it's really happening. The rape scene for example goes for like 10 minutes, and you watch all of it. So the fact that it actually made me feel slightly uncomfortable is huge praise because nothing bothers me. The backwards story telling is interesting and works well.

I like movies in a 'weird' order, if they are done well. This is one of them that is. The 'random' ordering makes getting to know the characters and understanding what is going on a lot easier and more enjoyable. Besides that Quentin Tarantino writes fantastic dialogue.

Dustin Hoffman = 2nd best casting ever. First place goes to Anthony Perkins in Psycho. Anyway, Dustin Hoffman was awesome, obviously and it was funny and enjoyable, although I really hate Katherine whatever her name is. I forget. The music from Simon and Garfunkel was also a great addition, because they rule.

This is my favourite Star Wars movie, although I'm not sure why. I think it just had a better atmosphere than the others, who knows.

I didn't want to watch this becase I hate Brad Pitt. I also thought the plot sounded boring and stupid and I was like "WTF is this in the Top 250!". Then I watched it and was like "oh, that's why". Brad Pitt is actually ok in this, but Edward Norton's performance was the best thing about the movie. I was kind of like 'where the hell is this movie going, he likes Ikea and punches people... so...?" but even with that as the plot, it is strangely enjoyable.

I hate movies about mobs, gangsters and the like, but I really enjoyed this. Three hour dramas usually bore me as well, but it moves along pretty well and Al Pacino and Marlon Brando = pwnage.

I turned this off after 5 minutes because it looked lame and stupid. But I went back to it, because it's in the top 250 and I fell in love with it. It's not great and GAH! SOUND IN SPACE SUCKS!!! But other than that it's really fun. Also, while I was watching I was thinking (about Mark Hamill) 'wasn't he in The Outer Limits?'. He was, but I thought it odd that while most people would think he's 'the guy from Star Wars' I think 'he's the guy from the only episode of The Outer Limits to make me jump and almost have a heart attack'.

I used to hate those teenage movies from the 80's, but after actually watching some, I realized they were pretty cool, which was weird. This is my favourite of that lot, and although it is really lame, it is a really good and enjoyable movie.

I watched this after hearing it referenced on 'The Big Bang Theory'. I wasn't really sure what it was going to be like, but I was pleasantly surprised to find an awesome movie. There were a couple of contradictory things which annoyed the hell out of me, although I can't remember what they are now (lol).

It's science fiction, and was made in the 80's. It's destined to be awesome. And it is. I haven't seen the original, and probably never will. The effects are pretty goddamn awesome, and well, the whole movie's awesome.

I can't decide whether I like this one of the first one most. I've only seen this one once though and the first one three times. Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed it and is one of the few sequels to match/surpass the quality of the first film.

Out of the main supernatural creatures, vampires are my least favourite. I can't stand them, especially the 'new' ones (sexual and stuff, they're supposed to be evil and RAWR *bite*).

Anyway, I saw this when I was young and thought it was frickin' awesome. The only reason it doesn't have a perfect rating is because... actually I don't know. It's really awesome. The effects are pretty good, the acting is fine... and it's awesome.

I thought this was going to suck because it was about a bunch of kids and thei friendship or whatever and I was like "LAME!" but strangely enough, I enjoyed it and wasn't totally annoyed by the characters, although Wil Wheaton screaming was kind of annoying.

If I had read the plot for the movie before watching I wouldn't have watched it. But I was bored so just watched it. And it was really good. I generally like Tom Hanks anyway, but uh... I hate doing reviews, I don't know. It was good so watch it.

I don't like Bill Murray and I don't like Andie McDowell, so when I watched this I thought it was going to be really lame. But it was pretty funny and enjoyable. I would've liked it more if Andie McDowell wasn't in it, or if there wasn't a love interest, but other that it was good.

I usually hate romantic movies, and romantic comedies, but I actually enjoyed this and was one of the few movies in which I wanted a happy ending.

Although I liked Woody Allen, I put this off because Diane... flip, whatever her name is, annoys me and I hate romantic comedies. When I found it pwned Star Wars I decided to watch it and found it was really enjoyable (maybe because Woody Allen is just all kinds of awesome?). It was also funny because when they were at the party, I saw a dude on the wall and was like 'wtf that looks like Lionel' and it was. Yay for Smallville!

I thought this was going to suck. I like movies about memory loss and the like though, and since it was a good movie anyway, I liked it. Jim Carrey generally annoys me, but he was good in this.

Ok, so like I say any movie that is of the romantic genre is destined to suck nuts. Especially if it was made before 1960 and was based on a play. But it was in the Top 250 and I decided to watch it one night. I have no idea why, but I enjoyed it immensely and was literally sitting on the edge of my seat. I think I may very well have been high (It's a romance for God's sake!!). Anyway, it was a good movie, but I think subliminal messages may have been the cause.

While it's a good movie and looks pretty, after a few viewings it gets boring. I'm not sure why this is, it may just be slow paced *shrugs*. Anyway it is definitely worth viewing at least once.

This is my favourite movie of all time. But I can't actually say why. Everything about it is perfect, obviously. But sometimes I'll think 'I don't think it was that great, actually' and then I'll watch it again and fall in love with it all over again. Jack Nicholson is awesome and Louise Fletcher's performance is the only female performance I have ever liked EVER.

After watching this, Stanley Kubrick became my favourite director and so since then I have been trying to watch all his movies. Anyway, the first time I started watching this I had to turn it off after 5 minutes because I couldn't understand what Malcolm McDowell was saying. I forced myself to watch it again, and after getting accustomed to his strange accent, I fell in love with the movie. Malcolm McDowell was awesome and the music in the movie made me fall in love with Beethoven. Especially the song playing when Alex goes to the record store *goes to listen to it again*.

My media teacher recommended this to me, after I listed a bunch of my favourite movies. Besides the fact that Terry Gilliam is a fantastic director and the movie is extremely 'pretty', the storyline of the movie is interesting. I love science fiction though. Besides the whole awesomeness of the plot and Terry Gilliam's directing, Michael Palin makes a short appearance and we all love Michael Palin.

This came out when I was 8, but whenever I first saw it I fell in love with it. I can watch it over and over and never get bored of it. I'm not exactly sure why, but it really is a perfect movie.

I saw a poster for this that said "a romantic comedy... with zombies", I then vowed to see it. When I finally did, years later, I was pleasantly surprised to find that it was extremely funny and extremely well done. I hate new movies and I hate new comedies especially, so for me to say this is the second funniest movie I have ever seen is extreme praise.

The first time I tried to watch this, I turned it off after Trinity first jumps over the roof thinking 'wtf is this lame crap'. I went back to it when I was 11/12 and watched the whole thing and fell in love with it. Every time I watch it, I still find it enjoyable, which is an especially good compliment as 1) it goes for 3 hours and 2) I get bored quickly. Um... this is also in my Top 10 movies of all time. Also, whenever we get a new TV, dad always puts this on to test it out and when we got surround sound, he used this to test it out (lol).

This is another movie that I can't actually explain why it is so good. I have only seen it twice, but I still can't pinpoint why I like it so much. I guess some movies just have an effect on you that you can't explain.

I thought I wasn't going to like this and so watched it on Foxtel so I couldn't stop it and not watch it for 5 years. But after about 5-10 minutes, I fell in love with it and knew it was going to be awesome. I don't usually like any kind of relationships in movies (friendship, romance whatever) but I liked the friendship between Forrest Whittaker and Stephen Rea, and actually wanted Forrest to survive. The next few minutes were a bit slow, but it became enjoyable after that and I ended up really liking it.

I found this in a list of the top science fiction movies on IMDb and thought I would check it out. At first I was like 'o.O' but then I fell in love with it and as such is in my top 20 movies of all time.

Another movie I thought was going to suck. I was originally going to watch it one night and decided not to so as not to waste my time. But I went back to it the next day and I was amazed to find that it was really good. The stupid nurse woman was lame, obviously, but David Naughton was pretty awesome and the effects were amazing. Note that they were the reason the special effects award was created for some award thingy.

I have no idea how I got through this. I was literally watching this with my eyes opened wide and my mouth down to the ground and couldn't take my eyes away. It was so random and pointless, but it really disturbed/scared (I don't even know) me and I fell in love with David Lynch immediately afterwards. Although pretentious film snobs are like "Ooh, I like this movie because it has symbolism" I like the movie purely because it was the first movie which ever made me react. All other movies before this I was just like 'meh, whatever', but I was quite disturbed by it. This was due to 3 things. 1) Jack Nance's awesome facial expressions, 2) that baby... I hate babies anyway, but that noisy goddamn baby makes normal babies into quiet little creatures. You have no idea how agitated I got from that thing. 3) The Lady in the Radiator - her stepping on the sperms and 'In Heaven...'. That song was some seriously creepy, haunting stuff.

I didn't think I would find a movie this 'old' funny when I watched it. But I did, and I really liked Jack Lemmon in it too, his character was hilarious.

Again, I hate romantic comedies. And I hate Jamie Lee Curtis. But, the movie is hilarious. Kevin Kline was so damn awesome in this he promptly became my second favourite actor. He and Michael Palin were the best parts about the movie and their scenes together were great.

I hate romance movies, but I love this movie. I found out about it because I like Woody Allen and he had said it was his favourite of his movies, so I checked it out. If I hadn't already known, I would've never have guessed it was a Woody Allen movie - it is so unlike his other movies. Everything about it was perfect, and I usually hate Mia Farrow but she didn't bother me too much in this. Jeff Daniels owned the movie though. Also it was one of the few movies where I wanted a happy ending.