My Favorite Movies
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| 1 |
The Killing Fields 1984, R)
powerful and slow moving, gripping |
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| 2 |
The Deer Hunter 1978, R)
best film ever |
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| 3 |
Black Hawk Down 2001, R)
great photography, great acting, really pulls you in |
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| 4 |
Once Upon a Time in the West (C'era una volta il West) 1968, PG-13)
Beautiful film, one of Sergio Leone's masterpieces |
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| 5 |
Training Day 2001, R)
edge of the seat |
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| 6 |
Serendipity 2001, PG-13)
I just love this film........... |
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| 7 |
Lonesome Dove 2002, Unrated)
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| 8 |
Hatari! 1962, G)
it's just cute |
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| 9 |
The Four Feathers 2002, PG-13)
surprised the whole way, by how well done it was and how much you felt like you had been on a journey too after the credits came up |
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| 10 |
Immortal Beloved 1994, R)
If you've ever been in love, and been a genious.............. or just try the other route and sit back and enjoy |
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| 11 |
Finding Forrester 2000, PG-13)
terribly underrated film |
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| 12 |
Breakfast at Tiffany's 1961, PG)
she's just beautiful, confused, messed up, tough, vulnerable, and ............. goes to Tiffany's when she's got the 'mean reds' |
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| 13 |
Lawrence of Arabia 1962, PG)
flawless, but not to be watched with women in the room |
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| 14 |
Scarface 1983, R)
classic! |
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| 15 |
Glory 1989, R)
Moving, and well put together |
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| 16 |
Rounders 1998, R)
a gem |
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| 17 |
Forrest Gump 1994, PG-13)
sorry, but it's great |
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| 18 |
The Field 1990, PG-13)
best acted film ever |
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| 19 |
Waking Ned Devine 1998, PG)
Cute, fun, Irish,........ get me a guinness |
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| 20 |
Dog Soldiers 2002, R)
surprisingly brilliant, Hollywood can't do it like this, Brits are best |
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| 21 |
The Ghost and the Darkness 1996, R)
reminds me of Kenya, and that will do |
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| 22 |
White Hunter Black Heart 1990, PG)
really good box-office flop. about the director of 'The African Queen' |
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| 23 |
Unforgiven 1992, R)
Now you're talking, the greatest modern western |
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| 24 |
The Silence of the Lambs 1991, R)
she's sexy though, isn't she? |
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| 25 |
Legends of the Fall 1994, R)
when men were men, and brotherhood meant something |
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| 26 |
See No Evil, Hear No Evil 1989, R)
laughed my ass off |
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| 27 |
U2 - Rattle and Hum 1999, PG-13)
one of the best bands doing what they do |
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| 28 |
Gone With the Wind 1939, G)
Epic |
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| 29 |
Nowhere in Africa (Nirgendwo in Afrika) 2001, R)
Watch it! it's a German film that tells Kenya very well |
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| 30 |
Schindler's List 1993, R)
this film cuts me up |
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| 31 |
The Gods Must Be Crazy 1981, PG)
have to have it in your collection if you've traveled Africa |
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| 32 |
Casablanca 1942, PG)
Of all the gin joints........... perfection in black and white |
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| 33 |
Once Upon a Time in America 1984, R)
this is so much better then Goodfellas and nobody talks about it as one of the great gangster flicks - outside the Godfather series |
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| 34 |
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang 2005, R)
Bought it on a whim, love it now |
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| 35 |
The Wild Bunch 1969, R)
a calssic western without scenic backdrops and moral leasons |
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| 36 |
Cool Hand Luke 1967, PG)
great film! |
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| 37 |
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969, PG)
everything you want from a film, even if you're not into westerns |
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| 38 |
Saving Private Ryan 1998, R)
simple story line, but brilliant atmosphere and acting |
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| 39 |
Young Guns 1988, R)
reminds me of A-levels i.e. skipping class to watch westerns |
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| 40 |
Young Guns II 1990, PG-13)
I like this one better then the original but that seems to be against popular opinion |
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| 41 |
Salvador 1986, R)
Great film, along the lines of these other 'journalist' films, like The Killing Fields and Under Fire, worth watching |
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| 42 |
Under Fire 1983, R)
Nice film, well acted |
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| 43 |
The Party 1968, PG)
comic genious from Sellers |
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| 44 |
What's New Pussycat 1965, Unrated)
just finished watching it myself, and think O'Toole and Sellers are magic in it |
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| 45 |
Watership Down 1978, PG)
Its a love hate thing with this film. i love it now but it ruined an otherwise perfect childhood |
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| 46 |
The English Patient 1996, R)
Read the book too and you'll become a real fan of Michael Ondaatje - the pulitzer prize winning author |
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| 47 |
The Godfather 1972, R)
the start of the greatest trilogy ever |
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| 48 |
The Godfather, Part II 1974, R)
perfection - if your idea of heaven is littered with gangsters |
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| 49 |
The Godfather, Part III 1990, R)
i really like the old-man version of Michael, the man trying to hold on and get back his family |
