Posted on 05/10/2025 12:48:18 PM PDT by DallasBiff
Greatest movies of all time
2001: A Space Odyssey. Instead of a monolith imagine it as a Crucifix instead. Then the confusing parts make sense.
“I even made a pilgrimage to the apartment building In San Francisco where some of the scenes were shot”
Ha. Agnes Moorehead is perfect in that role.
No it was a made for TV movie. Great movie. I was driving a lot at that time, and it made me look at old trucks in totally different way
That’s a great Tom Cruise underappreciated classic, as well as LIVE DIE REPEAT. At least it should have been called that, instead of EDGE OF TOMORROW.
After the TV success they filmed new scenes and expanded scenes cut down for TV.
It was then released in theaters.
Dittos on “Second Hand Lions”. I only watched it the first time because a coworker owned several of the horses used in the movie. It went on to become a favorite.
Oblivion was a bad ass movie. I have to agree.
I noticed “The Wizard of Oz” is on several lists. My favorite version is the one from 1925 starring Oliver Hardy before he teamed up with Stan Laurel. I also like the 1939 version even though the ending is a copout—which disappointed me when I first saw the movie in 1959.
Yeah, Jaws today looks dated with the effects etc.
But it was extremely well done for the time in how they built suspense, looking up from below and seeing the people in the water, etc etc etc.
The original Sheriff, the crazy skipper, and the nerdy scientist (cast) in Jaws did a really good job IMHO. They helped make the movie.
Best scene from Cannonball Run
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIYzLrChnWM
“The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”
Absolutely amazing soundtrack!
Flat out classical music that was written for the movie and does an extremely good job at conveying the mood of the scene.
Haven’t seen any of them. Thanks for the suggestions.
Also love Raiders first movie and one with Sean Connery as his father. The Hunt for Red October was great. Witness was marvelous. Star Wars first trilogy before they wrecked the series. Star Trek movies after the first Motionless Movie.
Ghost and Mrs Muir - Yesterday When I Was Young - Charles Aznavour
https://youtu.be/-f8nn49_P00
RED - You Love the Thunder - Jackson Browne
https://youtu.be/sf_7tZshbrA
Sunset - Should’ve Been a Cowboy - Toby Keith
https://youtu.be/FvhFzc03T1o
Lord of the Rings - Men of Harlech - Royal Regiment of Wales
https://youtu.be/jBtrGf50CFo
Star Trek 2009 - Rambling Man - Allman Brothers
https://youtu.be/GM7B-mM4iKg
Harry Potter - O Come Emmanuel - Enya
https://youtu.be/GxTFvopzxlg
Galaxy Quest - We May Never Pass This Way Again - Seals and Croft
https://youtu.be/y-cwIrLvbbg
Tombstone - Temper of Revenge - Julia Ecklar
https://youtu.be/DgEbFsG9dwM
Raiders of the Lost Ark - Holding Out For a Hero - Bonnie Tyler
https://youtu.be/VYwXtki4FpE
Witness - Amish Paradise - “Weird Al” Yankovic - streaming off my website
https://www.iment.com/maida/tv/misc/video/Miscellaneous-Amish-Paradise-Weird-Al-Yankovic.htm
I'll have disagree with you on Anything for Billy, his hot mess fantasy on Billy the Kid.
The Third Man
The Adventures of Robin Hood
North by Northwest
Strangers on a Train
Frankenstein(1931)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Quo Vadis
Superman
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Empire Strikes Back
Jesus of Nazareth(technically a TV movie)
Barabbas
The Dark Knight
Duck Soup
The Good the Bad and the Ugly
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Searchers
Taxi Driver
Young Frankenstein
The Producers(1967)
I was trying to remember the name of this movie just yesterday!
Thank you.
Jaws, The Godfather, French Connection, Bullitt, Star Wars, Boondock Saints, Hud, ET, Apollo 13, Silverado, Great Escape,
My god you define “good” by emotional BS. It’s not about your emotions. It’s about cinematic and artistic skills. Skill, talent, intellect, not your fee-fees.
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