To Kill a Mockingbird

 

 

I mean, the book is great but the movie is so bland.

You fail.

The book of the Natural is so much better than the movie it's ridiculous...the ending is entirely different and it's all completely believable.

 

You can read it in two days easily and it reads fast.

 

Also, Reservoir Dogs and Citizen Kane deserve spots on the list, and I'm tempted to add Raiders of the lost Ark.

Ten Commanments, bitch.

I'll do a Desert Island Discs type deal, top 10 no frills list which I will denote with a number the order falling in where it would be placed in terms of importance:

 

Action:

 

5. Kill Bill Vol. 2

9. Drunken Master (alternate: I cam REALLY close to Master of the Flying Guillotine)

 

Drama:

 

4. Boogie Nights

2. Magnolia

7. Goodfellas (alternate Miller's Crossing)

 

 

Comedy:

 

3. Rushmore

1. The Big Lebowski

8. Raising Arizona (alternate: Barton Fink)

 

Horror:

 

6. American Psycho

10. Texas Chainsaw Massacre

 

I'm a whore, couldn't help doing at least a FEW alternates.

I've got too many to list, but The Great Santini is an absolutley MUST SEE.

Cinderella Man

Gangs of New York

Goodfellas

Glory

Amistad

Saving Private Ryan

 

While not being a movie, I think people should see Band of Brothers.

No one's mentioned The Austin Powers triology yet. :o

 

And how can you possibily call yourself a human being if you've never seen The Wizard of Oz?

The Usual Suspects

Die Hard

Field of Dreams

Rudy

Kingdom of Heaven- Though very, very, VERY historically inaccurate. But costumes are amazing!

Path to War- HBO film about LBJ

Traffic

Alexander- fasinating human being, battles in movie are Historically inaccurate.

Spartan- Val Kilmer

Top Gun-Val Kilmer

Transformers the movie- Coolest cartoon EVER!

1990-Present- Miami Dolphins yearbook by NFL Films.

Anything NFL Films/ESPN/FSN about Dan Marino or Miami Dolphins.

A Nick Saban press conference.

 

MLB videos about 97 and 03 World Series.

how about:

A Christmas Story

Road Trip

Euro Trip

Harold And Kumar Go To White Castle

Uncommon Valor

Christine(awesome)

Scarface

Born in East L.A.

All The Cheech And Chongs

For Love Of The Game

Hamburger Hill

CITY OF GOD(BRAZILIAN FILM)

ALL THE REVENGE OF THE NERDS 1 AND 2

61

COBB

ALL THE STAR WARS

LUCAS

LICENCE TO DRIVE

DREAM A LITTLE DREAM

WEIRD SCIENCE

LOST BOYS

SIXTEEN CANDLES

BREAKFAST CLUB

PRETTY IN PINK

CANNON BALL RUN 1 AND 2

PULP FICTION

KILL BILL 1 AND 2

HALF BAKED

FRIDAY

SUPER TROOPERS

TERMINATOR 1,2,3

PREDATOR

I'LL END IT THERE CAUSE I'LL BE HERE A WHILE......

Psycho

South by Southwest (or whatever that Hitchcock movie was called)

Pirates of the Carribbean

Pokemon 2000 :mischief

This is a lot of movies to ask one person to see before he dies. I'm starting to feel bad for this person.

This is a lot of movies to ask one person to see before he dies. I'm starting to feel bad for this person.

 

Not really...If a person watches 52 movies a year (that's only one per week), they could see thousands in just 15-20 years.

The book of the Natural is so much better than the movie it's ridiculous...the ending is entirely different and it's all completely believable.

 

You can read it in two days easily and it reads fast.

 

Also, Reservoir Dogs and Citizen Kane deserve spots on the list, and I'm tempted to add Raiders of the lost Ark.

 

 

That along with over occasions in the movie (knocking the cover off the ball and the clock) are exaggerations that symbolize how the stories of early baseball legends are exaggerated. Ex: Honus Wagner throwing rocks along with the ball to first, Babe Ruth hitting balls 700 feet.

I'm thinking of cutting the list down to 100 you have to absolutely see to be a human being, but I do agree with Lefty. It's not hard to watch a lot of movies.

 

A couple more I thought of today:

Ferris Bueller's Day Off - everyone needs to know what the deal behind "Bueller.....Bueller....." is

Jaws - We're going to need a bigger boat

The Lion King, Aladdin, and at least three more Disney movies

I'm thinking of cutting the list down to 100 you have to absolutely see to be a human being, but I do agree with Lefty. It's not hard to watch a lot of movies.

 

A couple more I thought of today:

Ferris Bueller's Day Off - everyone needs to know what the deal behind "Bueller.....Bueller....." is

Jaws - We're going to need a bigger boat

The Lion King, Aladdin, and at least three more Disney movies

 

 

Unless I die at the age of 7, I don't think Aladdin is a movie I need to see before I die.

But since you're watching it before you turn 7, you're watching it before you die regardless of when that may be, aren't you?

In no particular order...

 

Bull Durham

Patton

Armagedeon

61*

The Great Gatsby (the one with Robert Redford :mischief )

Field of Dreams

Baseball by Ken Burns

Star Wars Episodes III, V, VI

2001

Toy Story I :mischief

Poseidon

The Natural

Space Cowboys

The Butterfly Effect

The Italian Job

Ocean's 11 (12 sucks big penis)

Mission Impossible

 

More later...

The book of the Natural is so much better than the movie it's ridiculous...the ending is entirely different and it's all completely believable.

 

You can read it in two days easily and it reads fast.

 

Also, Reservoir Dogs and Citizen Kane deserve spots on the list, and I'm tempted to add Raiders of the lost Ark.

 

 

That along with over occasions in the movie (knocking the cover off the ball and the clock) are exaggerations that symbolize how the stories of early baseball legends are exaggerated. Ex: Honus Wagner throwing rocks along with the ball to first, Babe Ruth hitting balls 700 feet.

 

No, see, Bernard Malamud attempted to make Roy Hobbs a combination of Babe Ruth (coming from an orphanage, uplifting the sick with his heroics), Eddie Watkins (inexplicably shot) and Shoeless Joe Jackson (influenced by a gambler, using one bat for his career).

 

The book's ending completes the shoeless Joe reference clearly. Also, if you pick up on the use of color in the movie, you'll see the clever juxtaposition of the white wonderboy to shoeless Joe's infamous 'black betty.'

 

The exaggerations were a hollywood effect that perverted Malamud's intentions when he originally wrote the Natural.

Kingdom of Heaven is also a very good movie.

The book of the Natural is so much better than the movie it's ridiculous...the ending is entirely different and it's all completely believable.

 

You can read it in two days easily and it reads fast.

 

Also, Reservoir Dogs and Citizen Kane deserve spots on the list, and I'm tempted to add Raiders of the lost Ark.

 

 

That along with over occasions in the movie (knocking the cover off the ball and the clock) are exaggerations that symbolize how the stories of early baseball legends are exaggerated. Ex: Honus Wagner throwing rocks along with the ball to first, Babe Ruth hitting balls 700 feet.

 

No, see, Bernard Malamud attempted to make Roy Hobbs a combination of Babe Ruth (coming from an orphanage, uplifting the sick with his heroics), Eddie Watkins (inexplicably shot) and Shoeless Joe Jackson (influenced by a gambler, using one bat for his career).

 

The book's ending completes the shoeless Joe reference clearly. Also, if you pick up on the use of color in the movie, you'll see the clever juxtaposition of the white wonderboy to shoeless Joe's infamous 'black betty.'

 

The exaggerations were a hollywood effect that perverted Malamud's intentions when he originally wrote the Natural.

 

I'm not talking about the book.

 

The exaggerations in the movie were symbolism, this came from the mouth of the director himself. :thumbup

The book of the Natural is so much better than the movie it's ridiculous...the ending is entirely different and it's all completely believable.

 

You can read it in two days easily and it reads fast.

 

Also, Reservoir Dogs and Citizen Kane deserve spots on the list, and I'm tempted to add Raiders of the lost Ark.

 

I already listed Citizen Kane.

Alot of the movies you guys posted are garbage. I'd gladly die before seeing many of them. I mean, are you guys listing every movie you've seen, or you truly believe people must watch 'Euro Trip' or 'Aladdin'?

 

Gotta agree with Zulu though, great flick.

 

I'll list a few that aren't so popular but are great (IMO).

 

Harold and Maude

Henry Fool ---> saw this one on TV once, been trying to find it online ever since, it's hilarious. I might order it online somewhere it's just too good.

Underground (Slavic flick)

Jesus Christ Superstar (musical)

 

More known but also worth it:

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

12 Monkeys

 

 

 

That's it for now.

 

Ah, Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas of course. (watch this only after reading the book)

Heh, I'd agree with Sandroimbuto on some accounts.

 

But, in matters of taste it's hard to make everyone happy. Perhaps there's a way to actively vote in movies. Like, take a category like action flicks, put ten in and see which ones win.

 

But, I guess it's Juanky's thread, he can do what he wants. Big Trouble in Little China and Gremlins are the sh*t to me. So's Little Shop of Horrors.

We really need to narrow the list down to ESSENTIAL movies - not just good or even GREAT movies. Here's how you fared in the Yankeefan Clutch Movie list:

Office Space

The Godfather Trilogy

The Indiana Jones Trilogy

The Natural

Halloween (original)

Shawshank Redemption

Fight Club

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Jaws

I'll give you 9 Points. Outstanding list of essential movies.

Forrest Gump

Psycho

 

2 Points.

 

Top Gun

Saving Private Ryan

 

2 Points.

 

Full Metal Jacket

Saving Private Ryan

Black Hawk Down

The Silence Of The Lambs

Reservoir Dogs

Pulp Fiction

Clerks

Animal House

Stripes

9 Points. Nice job.

 

The Princess Bride

 

How did it take THIS long to see Princess Bride listed? Freaking Classic! 1 Point.

 

It's A Wonderful Life

The Godfather

Pulp Fiction

 

Another one - how did It's a Wonderful Life slip so far? 3 Points.

 

The Usual Suspects

 

Usual Suspects is another one that slipped way too far. You earn 1 point my friend.

 

A Christmas Story

STAR WARS

WEIRD SCIENCE

BREAKFAST CLUB

PULP FICTION

TERMINATOR

PREDATOR

 

This was an awesome list of movies. A Christmas Story has to be a top 10 must see! 7 Points.

 

I'll have to see some more ideas before I post something more authoritative.