What is your favourite film of all time?

beej,

Many of them

Once upon a time in the west
2001
Serenity
All the President's men
Primer
Shawshank Redemption
Hard candy
Jaws
Threads
Withnail and I
Ghost in the Shell

I am loving the fact that only one other person has mentioned Serenity. Such a great film, and so little exposure.

I was under the impression that serenity was a suprise smash hit by all accounts. Great film & very good series (firefly)

Some good picks here
Though I love a great many films, 'The Wicker Man' (original edit, not directors cut) and 'Let The Right One In' stand above all others for me.

Some other obscure random great ones worth seeking out if not seen:

Old Boy
Funny Games (original, not re-make)
Grizzly Man (documentary)
Riding Giants (documentary)
The Ring (original, not re-make)

Seven
Amadeus
Passion of the christ
Batman begins
Meet Joe Black

Personally Betty Blue, but plenty of excellent films already mentioned.

Grosse Point Blank,

Closely followed by Serenity…

Do I detect a theme amongst the STW massive?

Star Wars

Der Untergang

I measure a film by how many times I can watch it without being bored, so Star Wars comes top

But also…
So I Married an Axe Murderer
The Great Escape

and probably…
Little Miss Sunshine

I'll hit the brakes, he'll fly right by.

Topgun of course!

The Seacrchers
Blazing Saddles
or Once Were Warriors

angel heart

wolf creek

terminator

I'm with bunnyhop – this site is way too blokey! So here we go, but can't stick to one – frankly not much good at taking instruction!(Or indeed following directions eh Mr Barnes)

Four weddings
10 things I hate about you
When Harry Met Sally
As good as it gets
Seven (where did that come from????)
Before Sunrise
The Dark Night
My fair Lady
Starter for 10
Strictly Ballroom
Meet Joe Black (Yum)
The Green Mile
Pretty in Pink
Die hards

I'll stop now 🙂

@ Khegs you are a man of taste.

Ghost in the Shell is a film that I've only just discovered but I'll be watching it a lot.

Best Comedy "Life of Brian."

Best Kids "The Goonies."

Best Thriller "The Usual Suspects."

Best of British "Hobson's Choice."

"Will Mossop, you'll do for me!" Classic film, great cast, never fails to please on a cold Sunday afternoon.

Young Frankenstein
Shrek
Company of Wolves
Starship Troopers (in irony mode)
Stand by me
………………….as well as a lot of those already mentioned.

My top 3 :
Amelie
Amelie
Oh and Amelie….

I've still got a preview copy of I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle somewhere.

Top Five (Can't Narrow it down)

Pulp Fiction
Resevoir Dogs
Snatch
Lock Stock
Big Lebowski

Oh and Anthony Daniels (C3PO) was in IBVAM!!!!

Blade Runner
Withnail and I
Platoon
Full Metal Jacket
Gattaca
Narc
The Good the Bad and the Ugly
LA Confidential
Mississippi Burning
Sexy Beast
Shawshank Redemption
Pulp Fiction
Heat
The Deer Hunter
Goodfellas

stand by me
good will hunting
first blood
the list could go on….

Cranberry – don't tempt me!

Mags – Get off my STW – you have been WARNED 👿

Favourite feel good films

School of Rock

Dogma

Withnail & I…

Saving private Ryan

Ronin

Four Weddings

Mags – Get off my STW – you have been WARNED 👿

So for one night only at the special request of my dear friend Lorneykins Read (commonly known to you STW-ers as 'Plumber') I shall continue:
Dirty Dancing
Blast from the Past
It's a Wonderful Life
X-men (Mr Jackman…mmmmmm)
Mamma Mia
Atonement (Library scene…the rest is superfluous)
Wizard of Oz
Miracle on 34th St
The Way We Were
Billy Elliot
From Dusk 'til Dawn
The House of Flying Daggers
Starship Troopers
Spirited Away
Princess Mononoke
Harry Potters 3&4

I may be back – I have 'til dawn!!!!!!!!

Mags 🙂

Local Hero

The works of Powell & Pressburger.

In no particular order:

Shallow Grave
Shooting Dogs
The Shining
American Werefolf in London
Love, Honour & Obey
Stand By Me
Alien
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Quadrophenia
Shawshank Redemption

I couldn't pick a single one, it's like asking someone their favourite song of all time.

i just cant help it but could probably watch the following again..

The Thing
Ninja Scroll
First Blood
Into The Blue..
Fifth Element
Ferris Bulers day off
American History X
The Abyss
THE FORBIDDEN PLANET
Pulp Fiction
Blow Out
some film with Helen hunt in… wtf is it called…

Varies, but Love, Honour & Obey always features. Fantastic film with a fantastic british cast. The 'Fix Bayonets' scene always cracks me up

Some good ones there, as above, can't narrow it down to one, but…

Funny: Young frankenstien/Blazing saddles/There's something about mary/Life of Brian. Have watched them all countless times but still laugh out loud

Weird/world films: Pans Labyrinth/Amelie/Belleville Rendesvous, All a good read 😉

anything by Kubrick (though eyes wide shut was a bit iffy) Recently discovered Garden state and thought it was excellent. And have a soft spot for Pixar films too, Finding Nemo and The Incredibles being my faves

Out of interest, The Shawshank Redemption comes up quite a bit when anyone has a favorite films thread,
Can anyone explain WHY?
To me (a bit of a cinema snob BTW) I just dont see it.
It seems to be a formulaic, plodding, prison TV movie with Tim Robbins as a reassuringly white middle class lead ( just like the target audience)
Morgan Freeman in his typecast 'black buddy-to-the hero' role ( its automatically assumed no black guy would be smart enough to escape from prison, of course)
Everything about the film is just a series of easy cliches, right down to the happy ever after ending.
Its crap, or am I wrong?

(I'm with you West kipper, one of the most average films ever)

Forgotten on my list, should've had

Southern Comfort (probably my number 1)
Deer Hunter
Wise Blood

Sideways
Pulp Fiction
Shawshank Redemption
are just a few.

Shawshank Redemption (west kipper is fully entitled to his opinion its just different from mine !)
Ronin (Has it faults but hey ho)
Ferris Bueller's Day off ( "hey balla balla !")
Local Hero ( just special)
Grosse Pointe Blank (way cool)
Donnie Darko ( strange and wonderful)
Breakfast Club ( More John Hughes rip)
Saving Private Ryan ( greet like a wean at the ending every time)
Green Mile ( "like coffee, just not spelt the same" )
Shindlers list ( shockingly good)
Gregory's Girl ( "how may elephants ?")
Band of Brothers ( not a film but brilliant)
Original Italian Job ( new one is pathetic)
Life of Brian ( "you lucky lucky barstalward")
Leon ( needs no comment)
Gladiator ( joaquin Pheonix is the real star)
Heat ( how to really shoot)
BlackHawk Down ( Ridley Scott you done good)
Forrest Gump ( admit it its good)

and finally, never ever, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Marvin is 7 foot tall, grey and grumpy, with a pain all down the diodes on his left side. That white kitchen swing bin thing is a Hollywood cop out. RIP Douglas.

Swingers is my top choice, every line is quotable. followed by Big Wednesday and Mr Smith Goes to Washington for jimmy and jean giving it to the big guy.