OSNews: http://www.osnews.com/story/17789/Ask_OSNews_What_s_Your_Favorite_Movie_ Exploring the Future of Computing en-us Copyright 2001-2009, David Adams adam+nospam@osnews.com Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:05:56 GMT http://www.osnews.com/images/osnews.gif OSNews.com http://www.osnews.com Best Movie Ever http://osnews.com/thread?234882 http://osnews.com/thread?234882 I have to say that my favourite movie of all time is Sin City. Pulp Fiction must deserve a mention as a very close second. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 16:53:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (odin749) Comments Bladerunner http://osnews.com/thread?234884 http://osnews.com/thread?234884 Bladerunner.

Others near the top of my list would be: King Kong (the original), The Good The Bad and The Ugly, McCabe and Mrs. Miller, Taxi Driver, Rashomon, Unforgiven, and Pulp Fiction.

-Bob Sat, 28 Apr 2007 16:54:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Bobthearch) Comments Ooh http://osnews.com/thread?234886 http://osnews.com/thread?234886 This will get many comments.
Anyway, almost all Kubrick movies are awesome, Gus Van Sent is awesome (Gerry), Ang Lee is great (Brokeback Mountain). Best movies are about nothing, where you just sit and watch life unfolding before your eyes with no moral at all. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 16:57:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Buck) Comments Dazed and Confused http://osnews.com/thread?234887 http://osnews.com/thread?234887 I would have to say Dazed and Confused (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106677). It's something about it that makes me want to watch it over and over again!Edited 2007-04-28 16:58 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 16:57:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (jonte) Comments Syriana http://osnews.com/thread?234888 http://osnews.com/thread?234888 I love Syriana...cunningly plotted tale of consequences. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 16:59:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (zizban) Comments Old time movies http://osnews.com/thread?234889 http://osnews.com/thread?234889 I have to say, being an old timer, I prefer the old classics. My all time favorite is "How Green Was My Valley", followed closely by "Casablanca" Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:00:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (rogerufo) Comments ... http://osnews.com/thread?234890 http://osnews.com/thread?234890 Anything made by my two favourite directors: Stanley Kubrick and Tim Burton. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:02:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Thom_Holwerda) Comments My faves... http://osnews.com/thread?234891 http://osnews.com/thread?234891 Heh. When I was a kid, I absolutely adored Short Circuit... I really wanted Johnny 5 to be alive.

Just about anything sci-fi or animé is good. However, for all-around favorite, it's very hard to beat The Princess Bride. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:03:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Almafeta) Comments Jason X http://osnews.com/thread?234892 http://osnews.com/thread?234892 Was very very funny, though I'm not sure that the writers meant it as such. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:04:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (stestagg) Comments re: Casablanca http://osnews.com/thread?234893 http://osnews.com/thread?234893 [ followed closely by "Casablanca" ]

I really like most Bogart films, but was disappointed in Casablanca, especially considering the long-standing adoration and hype surrounding this film. Perhaps you could enlighten me regarding the film's appeal, since it's on your list?

"The Maltese Falcon," "To Have and Have Not," and a few others were better-made Bogart films. IMO of course. ;)

-Bob Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:06:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Bobthearch) Comments RE: Old time movies http://osnews.com/thread?234894 http://osnews.com/thread?234894 Casablanca is pure movie magic, for me it is easily my favourite film. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:07:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (qwerty2k) Comments The Departed http://osnews.com/thread?234895 http://osnews.com/thread?234895 I guess I have a soft spot for Leo. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:07:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (PlatformAgnostic) Comments Usual Suspects http://osnews.com/thread?234896 http://osnews.com/thread?234896 Usual Suspects was predictable. I knew who Keyser Söze was after about the first 15 minutes. As soon as it became apparent that the 'twist' was Keyser's identity, it wasn't too hard to surmise Spacey's character was the one.

I wouldn't have posted this but you commented on it in the article and I had so many people come to me after seeing that movie expousing it's virtues I went to the movie with high expectations only to be kinda let down. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:07:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (2fargone) Comments Flesh http://osnews.com/thread?234897 http://osnews.com/thread?234897 Gordon

(That's right, 'e', not 'o')

funniest dirty movie ever made. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:09:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Cloudy) Comments Indi http://osnews.com/thread?234898 http://osnews.com/thread?234898 Indiana Jones and the Fourth Crusade Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:10:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (k.g.stoyanov) Comments re: Kubrik and Burton http://osnews.com/thread?234899 http://osnews.com/thread?234899 Kubrick is one of the greatest directors of all time. But since each of his films is so different, it's hard to pick a single film that best represents or highlights his directing. The same thing is true about Robert Altman.

I think "The Killing" is my favorite Kubrick film, an early example of non-linear storytelling and creative directing.

Tim Burton is great too. I didn't care for Scissorhands, but his animated films are incredible.

-Bob Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:11:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Bobthearch) Comments RE: Best Movie Ever http://osnews.com/thread?234900 http://osnews.com/thread?234900 you was faster than me ^^

Sin City is one of my favourite videos, too. Fight Club is very good, too. But Sin City has that great Soundtrack and the sound in the movie is that perfect. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:16:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (SK8T) Comments Comment by javaman83 http://osnews.com/thread?234901 http://osnews.com/thread?234901 I've got three that are always tied for first. The Original Dawn of the Dead, Evil Dead 2, and Suspiria.

The Beyond is a close second.Edited 2007-04-28 17:22 UTC Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:20:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (javaman83) Comments Luc Besson's http://osnews.com/thread?234902 http://osnews.com/thread?234902 The Professional Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:24:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Bink) Comments the mechanic http://osnews.com/thread?234903 http://osnews.com/thread?234903 charles bronson, jan michael vincent. boom ! you're dead !! Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:26:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (mark_in_rdjbrasil) Comments The Forbidden Planet http://osnews.com/thread?234905 http://osnews.com/thread?234905 The forbidden Planet (1956) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049223/

(sometimes it's fun to watch old sci-fi movies) Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:35:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Mellin) Comments Easy... http://osnews.com/thread?234906 http://osnews.com/thread?234906 Oldboy.

Also ran:
-A Clockwork Orange
-Back to the Future
-Blade Runner (director's cut)
-Evil Dead
-Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
-Ghost in the Shell
-Koroshiya 1 (Ichi the Killer)
-Mi¶ ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082755/ )
-Mononoke Princess
-Raiders of the Lost Ark
-The Big LebowskiEdited 2007-04-28 17:45 UTC Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:36:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (miscz) Comments Sin City, Garden state, lord of war http://osnews.com/thread?234910 http://osnews.com/thread?234910 Sin City - just amazing.

Garden State - written and directored by that guy from scrubs

Lord of war - because they actually brought real guns from real arms deallers instead of using props. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:42:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (jessta) Comments Mine is.... http://osnews.com/thread?234911 http://osnews.com/thread?234911 The Shawshank Redemption (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111161/) Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:44:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Ithamar) Comments The thing http://osnews.com/thread?234912 http://osnews.com/thread?234912 I just love the atmosphere in this movie.
No MTV flashing of frames, this movie is from the time you can actualy see what's going on :-)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084787/ Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:45:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Chris) Comments It's hard to choose just one, so my top five: http://osnews.com/thread?234914 http://osnews.com/thread?234914 The Silence Of The Lambs

V For Vendetta

Se7en

The Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind

Snatch Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:47:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (DogFrienD) Comments Ocean's http://osnews.com/thread?234915 http://osnews.com/thread?234915 The remade Ocean's 11 and 12. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:48:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (DittoBox) Comments RE[2]: Old time movies http://osnews.com/thread?234916 http://osnews.com/thread?234916 I'm afraid that, for me, Casablanca can join The Usual Suspects (irony) on my list of highly praised movies that leave me cold. Add Heat to that list too. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:48:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (rhyder) Comments back to the future http://osnews.com/thread?234917 http://osnews.com/thread?234917 I know there is plenty more serious stuff out there, but when i seen this movie when i was a child, i was totally enchanted.

"Hello? Hello? Anybody home, huh, Think, McFly! Think!" Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:48:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (mart) Comments RE: back to the future http://osnews.com/thread?234918 http://osnews.com/thread?234918 I'm totally with you on that. It really set the stage for the 'epic trilogy' that we're now seeing so much of (X-Men, Spiderman, LotR). Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:49:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Almafeta) Comments What happened to martial arts? http://osnews.com/thread?234920 http://osnews.com/thread?234920 Yeah, maybe I'm in the minority on this one, but I have to say Iron Monkey! Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:49:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (joecool) Comments RE: Flesh http://osnews.com/thread?234921 http://osnews.com/thread?234921 """
funniest dirty movie ever made.
"""

'W'! 'A'! 'N'! 'G'!
Emperor Wang's the one for me!
Without him the planet Porno...
Would be oh so forlorno!

(Not sure what tune that was to.) Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:50:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (sbergman27) Comments Metropolis http://osnews.com/thread?234922 http://osnews.com/thread?234922 Fritz Lang's 1927 original restored and released in 1984 by Giorgio Moroder. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:50:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (tpaws) Comments PI http://osnews.com/thread?234923 http://osnews.com/thread?234923 Nothing like working vector calculus problems to the PI soundtrack!

Swingers and The Bourne Identity get nods too. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:51:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (manicmad) Comments We few, we happy few http://osnews.com/thread?234924 http://osnews.com/thread?234924 I would have to choose between Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, (2 dramas) Kenneth Branaughs' Much Ado about Nothing (light Shakespeare comedy) and above all his also Shakespeare."Henry V" with the immortal words: We few, we happy few..., another historical drama. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:52:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Thulemanden) Comments RE: re: Casablanca http://osnews.com/thread?234926 http://osnews.com/thread?234926 Of course, if I really took the time to think about all of the movies I have seen, I might alter my list slightly. That being said, "Casablanca" is a movie that can be watched over and over again. There are so many good scenes and great dialogue. Some movies when you watch a second or third time, you find yourself waiting for the good parts and tuning out the other parts. I am a big Bogart fan also, and have about 10 of his movies in my DVD collection and the Maltese Falcon is one of them ( also enjoyed the book ). I love Film Noir movies and old classic musicals such as "Singing in the Rain". My most recent DVD purchase was "A Tale Of Two Cities" - great movie and great book ( my favorite author is Charles Dickens ). Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:52:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (rogerufo) Comments Life of Brian http://osnews.com/thread?234927 http://osnews.com/thread?234927 Monty Python's the Life of Brian is probably my all time favorite...you gotta love the ending! Always look on the bright side of life...LOL.

Holy Grail, and Super Troopers are pretty close on that list too. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:53:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (the_trapper) Comments RE[2]: back to the future http://osnews.com/thread?234928 http://osnews.com/thread?234928 I think epic trilogies are more likely inspired by Star Wars. '80s had a lot of such long movie series. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:55:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (miscz) Comments Hackers http://osnews.com/thread?234929 http://osnews.com/thread?234929 Well since this is OSNews, Im sure someone's favourite movie is Hackers.....anyone??....no??



I don't think I really have a favourite movie but Ritchie movies get a nod from me for being some of my favourites. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:56:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Calipso) Comments Star Trek: The Motion Picture http://osnews.com/thread?234930 http://osnews.com/thread?234930 I know some people don't care for it. But I was 16 when it came out, and I had been waiting for it with tremendous anticipation for years.

It really clicked with me. And to this day, I don't think that another movie has been nearer or dearer to my heart.

Over 28 years, I've seen it so many times that I don't even need to watch it anymore. I can pretty much replay any scene in my head.Edited 2007-04-28 18:00 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:59:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (sbergman27) Comments Network http://osnews.com/thread?234932 http://osnews.com/thread?234932 My absolute favourite film is Paddy Chayefsky's Network - it should be required viewing for anyone who enjoys dark comedy. I find it especially impressive because of how thoroughly it avoids the cliches/lazy tricks that have become standard in Hollywood films - despite being a Hollywood film with a big-name cast, etc. One of the greatest and most underrated films ever made - sadly, I've read that George Clooney of all people is working on a remake (bleh). Of course, Darren Aaronofsky's idiotic attempt at remaking Lone Wolf and Cub as a western (!) fell through, so maybe they're still hope. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:04:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (StephenBeDoper) Comments depends on the genre http://osnews.com/thread?234933 http://osnews.com/thread?234933 Comedy:
Forest Gump!

Drama:
The Shawshank Redemption
The Terminal

Gangster:
The Godfather 2
The Godfather
Road to Perdition

War:
Full Metal Jacket
Saving Private Ryan

Western:
Dances with Wolves

Sport:
Bull Durham
The Legend of Bagger Vance

Thriller:
No Way Out
The Good Shepherd

True Story:
The Basketball Diaries

Romance:
Legends of the Fall

If I had to pick only one: Of course, Forest Gump!

Do you see a trend? Yes, I love Tom Hanks, and I think Matt Damon is great for a young dude. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:07:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (MaritimeSource) Comments RE[3]: Old time movies http://osnews.com/thread?234934 http://osnews.com/thread?234934 There's a funny review of Casablanca on Mr. Cranky:

http://www.mrcranky.com/movies/casablanca.html

Of course, the site's rate scale ranges from "Almost Tolerable" to "Proof that Jesus died in vain," so hating everything is kind of his shtick. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:09:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (StephenBeDoper) Comments Flåklypa Grand Prix http://osnews.com/thread?234935 http://osnews.com/thread?234935 You simply can't top that :-) Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:13:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Morty) Comments Choices, choices http://osnews.com/thread?234937 http://osnews.com/thread?234937 So hard to choose from such a long list.

Apocalypse Now
The Godfather
Goodfellas
Donnie Brasco
Lawrence of Arabia
The Big Lebowski
Chinatown
Lord of the Rings
Manhattan

Also love Kurosawa's movies though they are definitely classic and many of the movies from Spain and Latin America. Although they're not movies, the best of Das Boot and the Sopranos is as good as anything on the big screen, imho. Like sci-fi books, sci-fi movies usually bore me rigid and I can't think of any at the moment. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:20:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (moleskine) Comments Ghibli... http://osnews.com/thread?234938 http://osnews.com/thread?234938 My all time favourites are Ghibli series: "Kiki`s Delivery Service", "Spirited Away", "Howl`s Moving Castle", "Whisper of the Heart", "Porco Rosso" and many others... I see one or two of them every month. Again and again... Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:20:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Ragged) Comments Robocop http://osnews.com/thread?234939 http://osnews.com/thread?234939 Robocop would have to be my choice. Great mix of drama, comedy, action. This movie has many underlying messages about humanity/society that many people miss. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:21:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (konkat) Comments RE: Mine is.... http://osnews.com/thread?234940 http://osnews.com/thread?234940 Cool Hand Luke is another good film in the same vein. They make good films to watch together; I've always found it interesting that The Shawshank Redemption is the darker film, but has a happy ending - while Cool Hand Luke is much lighter, but has an unhappy ending. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:21:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (StephenBeDoper) Comments RE: Luc Besson's http://osnews.com/thread?234941 http://osnews.com/thread?234941 Leon! Yes. I second this. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:21:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (valnar) Comments LOTR T & B http://osnews.com/thread?234943 http://osnews.com/thread?234943 For Me, Lord Of The Rings Trilogy and Braveheart.

I love movies a lot, really a Lot, i watch are less one movie a week, sometimes i watched more than 7 or 8 film in a weekend..And have a Collection of more than 300 film (just the ones that i watched and Like it a Lot of). Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:22:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Nehemoth) Comments "The Deer Hunter" - deNiro, Streep, Walken http://osnews.com/thread?234944 http://osnews.com/thread?234944 "Best Vietnam Flick" - the Wikipedia entry is nice, I did not know till today that those forest sequences were shot in the Northwest, fooled me !Edited 2007-04-28 18:31 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:26:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (pg--az) Comments Mine http://osnews.com/thread?234945 http://osnews.com/thread?234945 o Minority Report (!)
o The Ring
o Ocean's Eleven Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:27:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (i3X171UM) Comments Here's some off the radar... http://osnews.com/thread?234946 http://osnews.com/thread?234946 and they are silent films

La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc
Metropolis
Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari.

I've seen a few more, but I really liked these. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:30:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (systyrant) Comments What ?????? http://osnews.com/thread?234947 http://osnews.com/thread?234947 I cannot believe not one person here has mentioned one of the best films of all times....


THE GOONIES


brilliant for all ages Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:31:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (raver31) Comments RE: The thing http://osnews.com/thread?234948 http://osnews.com/thread?234948
No MTV flashing of frames, this movie is from the time you can actualy see what's going on :-)


Plus-freakin-plus.

I enjoy turning my brain off and watching a decent action flick as much as the next person, but most of them in the last few years are next-to-unwatchable thanks to jump-cut and shakey-cam combination. It always gives me the impression that the filmmakers or actors were incapable of doing convincing fight scenes, so they just resort to a cheap trick to make the scenes seem intense without actually showing anything. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:31:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (StephenBeDoper) Comments Another... http://osnews.com/thread?234949 http://osnews.com/thread?234949 Natural Born Killers Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:31:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (systyrant) Comments RE: Life of Brian http://osnews.com/thread?234950 http://osnews.com/thread?234950 I.... am a knight who says Nee Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:34:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (raver31) Comments Old Man says: http://osnews.com/thread?234951 http://osnews.com/thread?234951 The Net
Ground Hogs Day
UHF (weird Al)
Hoosiers
2001 Space Odyssey
Star Wars Episode IV
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
Matrix (not II and III)
PI
Stand and Deliver
KPAX
Forest Gump
The Passion of the Christ
The Explorers
The Natural
Fields of Dreams

The list goes on... Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:35:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (fretinator) Comments The 70's Ruled http://osnews.com/thread?234952 http://osnews.com/thread?234952 Taxi Driver
The Godfather
Dog Day Afternoon
A Clockwork Orange
Annie Hall

From other eras:
Pulp Fiction
2001: A Space Odyssey
L.A. Confidential Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:35:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (CharAznable) Comments RE: Life of Brian http://osnews.com/thread?234955 http://osnews.com/thread?234955 Amen reverend!

Except for no Super Troopers and obviously Holy Grail before Life of Brian ;) Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:40:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (dylansmrjones) Comments Movie http://osnews.com/thread?234956 http://osnews.com/thread?234956 The original Gone in 60 Seconds (not the retarded remake with Nicholas Cage) has to be the greatest movie of all time, hands down. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:41:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (GenPoW) Comments Gattaca at the top http://osnews.com/thread?234957 http://osnews.com/thread?234957 And, yes, it's cheesy, but Antitrust comes next, followed by:
The Princess Bride
Apollo 13
Star Trek: First Contact

Others may be on the list, but can't remember them Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:44:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (chmeee) Comments hmm http://osnews.com/thread?234959 http://osnews.com/thread?234959 probably:
"se7en" and "The boondock saints" Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:45:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (henrikw) Comments No no no.. you've got it all wrong :P http://osnews.com/thread?234960 http://osnews.com/thread?234960 1) Monty Python and the Quest of the Holy Grail
1) Buster Keaton - The General
3) Monty Python and the Quest of the Holy Grail
3) Buster Keaton - The General
5) The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night
6) Monty Python - Life of Brian
7) Pride and Prejudice (yes, the one with Keira Knightley)
8) StarWreck VI - In the Pirkinning
9) Monty Python - And Now for Something Completely Different Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:46:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (dylansmrjones) Comments RE: The thing http://osnews.com/thread?234961 http://osnews.com/thread?234961 Oh noooo. I saw that movie as a child - still gives me the creep very much. Never slept worse than that night. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:49:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (dylansmrjones) Comments RE: ... http://osnews.com/thread?234962 http://osnews.com/thread?234962 If you haven't already, you should check out some of Terry Gilliam's older stuff (Brazil, Time Bandits, etc). Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:52:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (StephenBeDoper) Comments RE[2]: Mine is.... http://osnews.com/thread?234963 http://osnews.com/thread?234963 Oh joy of joys! I thought I'd be the only person to mention Cool Hand Luke...which is my favourite film. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:53:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (SeanVernell) Comments Favorite movie http://osnews.com/thread?234964 http://osnews.com/thread?234964 It is hard to pick just one, so here is a list:

Young Frankenstein
Finding Forrester
Under Suspicion
Forbidden Planet
Pitch Black
Rashomon
Midnight (The original Europen version and not
the remake set in Alaska)

I could name a lot more but these would top the list. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:54:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (protagonist) Comments Favorite Movie http://osnews.com/thread?234965 http://osnews.com/thread?234965 Without a doubt, Heat. The shootout in downtown LA is one of the best action sequences I've ever seen. Period. Se7en comes a very close second.

They really don't make movies like they used to...my top 10 list is entirely pre-2003. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:58:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (jayson.knight) Comments here's my top 10 http://osnews.com/thread?234966 http://osnews.com/thread?234966 1)"Salò or the 120 Days Of Sodom" - P.P.Pasolini
2)"Godfather pt.II" - F.F.Coppola
3)"2001: A Space Odyssey" - S.Kubrick
4)"And now for something completely different" - Monty Python
5)"Zelig" - W.Allen
6)"Rashomon" - A.Kurosawa
7)"Ed Wood" - T.Burton
8)"Gattaca" - A.Niccol
9)"Scarface" - B.De Palma
10)"The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" - S.Leone Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:59:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (devurandom) Comments top ten http://osnews.com/thread?234968 http://osnews.com/thread?234968 1. the professional (aka leon)
2. usual suspects
3. jaws
4. blade runner
5. sixth sense
6. close encounters of the third kind
7. lord of the rings trilogy
8. secret admirer (ahh the 80's)
9. empire strikes back
10.the hot spot Sat, 28 Apr 2007 19:02:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Valhalla) Comments Favourites http://osnews.com/thread?234970 http://osnews.com/thread?234970 A day in the country by Renoir

Solaris, the black and white version

La Regle du Jeu also by Renoir

Two or three things I know about her - Godard. A scene where they are drinking coffee that is absolutely extraordinary, nothing else like it.

Bergman, Smiles of a summer night. And also Through a Glass Darkly, and Wild Strawberries,

It was a different generation.... Sat, 28 Apr 2007 19:05:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (alcibiades) Comments #1 http://osnews.com/thread?234971 http://osnews.com/thread?234971 Once Upon a Time in the West. Greatest Western ever made. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 19:09:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (hhas) Comments I am surprised... http://osnews.com/thread?234972 http://osnews.com/thread?234972 I am surprised that no one has mentioned Sneakers! Sat, 28 Apr 2007 19:11:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (mouth) Comments Of the top of my head http://osnews.com/thread?234973 http://osnews.com/thread?234973 In no particular order:
- Memento
- Fight Club
- Akira
- The 5th Element
- Back to the Future I & II
- Any of the Indiana Jones movies
- T2
- Hot Shots! (yeah, silly but so what?)
- Plan 9 From Outer Space (unintended comedy, never laughed so hard ;) )
- Macross Plus (movie version) (weak story, great visuals: the "Top Gun" of anime)
- *Anything* by Pixar Sat, 28 Apr 2007 19:17:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (PowerMacX) Comments Requiem for a dream http://osnews.com/thread?234974 http://osnews.com/thread?234974 Even though I can't bear to watch it again.

I like sci-fi, though there are very few good films in the genre (some exceptions like 12 Monkeys), original comedies (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang was good) and drama that makes you feel like you were picked up and thrown against a wall (see above, also Gegen Die Wand). I can take romance if it is non-sappy and isn't brainless (check out Die Fetten Jahre Sind Vorbei).

Honerable mentions: Memento, My Summer of Love, The Machinist and too much others to mention. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 19:17:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Tyr.) Comments top 3 http://osnews.com/thread?234975 http://osnews.com/thread?234975 My top 3:

1. Casablanca
2. Singin' in the Rain
3. Star Wars (original first one)

I love LA film noirs too like Double Indemnity and Sunset Boulevard; and anything by Hitchcock. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 19:18:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Richard-LA) Comments RE: back to the future http://osnews.com/thread?234976 http://osnews.com/thread?234976 Right on, there were some great adventure-comedy films in the 80s. Someone has mentioned Indiana Jones already.

And we can't forget Ghostbusters! Some of the best lines ever:

"Listen! Do you smell that?"
"When someone asks if you're a god, you say 'YES'!" Sat, 28 Apr 2007 19:18:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (StephenBeDoper) Comments Festen (The Celebration) http://osnews.com/thread?234977 http://osnews.com/thread?234977 Certainly the best thing to come from Denmark since Legos ;)

Intruiging story, told excellently, great acting too. Also, the dark and grainy visuals that stem from following the Dogma '95 principles really add to the atmosphere of this movie.

But I've seen a few other excellent movies mentioned here, especially The Professional/Leon, Tim Burton movies, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and PI. I must say Memento also deserves an honourable mention, just like The 5th Element (yeah I just have a bit of a soft spot for Milla Jovovich in that movie ;) ) Sat, 28 Apr 2007 19:20:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (timl) Comments RE: Mine is.... http://osnews.com/thread?234978 http://osnews.com/thread?234978 This is one of the few stories where I liked the movie better than the book. Especially the ending. In the book, Red is on the bus hoping to see his friend, but in the movie, he sees him on the beach and it brings a sense of positive closure I really liked. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 19:20:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (2fargone) Comments Office Space http://osnews.com/thread?234979 http://osnews.com/thread?234979 You just can't quite top Office Space. Although there are some great runners up:

Clerks
Serenity
Anti-trust Sat, 28 Apr 2007 19:22:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (ma_d) Comments Anybody? http://osnews.com/thread?234981 http://osnews.com/thread?234981 Gladiator
The Sting
The Pianist
Schindlers List
Road to perdition
Sophie's choice
History of the world (Mell Brooks)
Tin man ( 1987 Richard Dreyfuss, Danny DeVito )
Woody Allen in general
Laurel and HardyEdited 2007-04-28 19:27 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 19:25:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Matt24) Comments Funny Games http://osnews.com/thread?234982 http://osnews.com/thread?234982 Haneke's excellent study in violence as consumable entertainment. Even more depressing than Pasolini's Salo. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 19:29:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (robilad) Comments The Lion King http://osnews.com/thread?234983 http://osnews.com/thread?234983 No question. Favorite movie of all time. Afterall, I saw it 20+ times in the theater... night after night after night. And I have the ticket stubs to prove it.

I know every scene, every name, every line, when and where and how. Wanna prove it? Try me... quote a line spoken in the movie. I'll tell you who said it and in what scene. Name a moment from any scene and I'll tell you everything about it and who was in it.

I'm 38 now. I watched it that many times when it FIRST came out. It's the ONLY Disney movie (animated or otherwise) as well as the ONLY movie, period, I have EVER been compelled to see over and over again.

I attribute it to (what I jokingly refer to) a "Nala fetish".

"The Lion King II: Simba's Pride" is a fairly decent sequel. If it had a tad more polish and taken some of the overt silliness out of it (Kovu's brother is an absolute LOON and Timon and Pumbaa act a little too much like their Saturday Morning Cartoon selves for my taste), it could have been released in the theater. The songs are awesome ("We Are One", "Upende", and "Love Will Find A Way" totally rule!) and the "in your face" (i.e. not subtle) love between Kiara and Kovu is nice. But the hyena's and Timon/Pumbaa (combined), in The Lion King, were never as silly as Kovu's brother, alone! Sat, 28 Apr 2007 19:33:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Luposian) Comments RE: Ghibli... http://osnews.com/thread?234984 http://osnews.com/thread?234984 Agreed. Studio Ghibli's movies are magical. I'm surprised you didn't mention My Neighbour Totoro, it's one of my favourites and relatively known movie. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 19:33:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (miscz) Comments RE: Jason X http://osnews.com/thread?234985 http://osnews.com/thread?234985 I love that movie too. It's one of my favorite comedies. It was a comedy... right? Sat, 28 Apr 2007 19:34:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Adam S) Comments The Devil's Advocate http://osnews.com/thread?234986 http://osnews.com/thread?234986 The Devil's Advocate (haven't seen it mentioned yet) is my favorite followed by Hackers, Antitrust, The Fifth Element and Starship Troopers, Office Space and Snakes on a Plane.

On SoaP, the only reason I think I liked it was because I saw it in the theater on opening night and it was quite spectacular, everyone throwing rubber snakes around and wearing SoaP shirts, fantastic.Edited 2007-04-28 19:39 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 19:34:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Method) Comments There's just too many... http://osnews.com/thread?234988 http://osnews.com/thread?234988 As a DVD collector (yes, all legally bought) I'd be hard-pressed to name a favorite. As others have said, anything by Kubrick is way up there. Then there's Scorcese (Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, Last Temptation of Christ), Woody Allen (Annie Hall, Radio Days)...

On a more trashy note, anything by John Carpenter. "Ringu" is also way up there as one of the few movie that actually scared me.

More obscure mentions would go to "Withnail and I" and Tom Stoppard's "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead".

Saw "Children of Men" and "Flags of our Fathers" yesterday...two excellent films, highly recommended. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 19:38:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (archiesteel) Comments Brazil! http://osnews.com/thread?234989 http://osnews.com/thread?234989 I guess given my nickname it should be clear that I like the movie brazil from terry gilliam very much.

Some other of my favorite movies, in no particular order:
2001: A space odyssey
Trainspotting
Dead Man
Gattaca
Eraserhead (David Lynch)
Lost Highway
Apocalypse Now
Bladerunner
Dogville (Lars von Trier)
Idioten (Lars von Trier)
Clerks
Slackers Sat, 28 Apr 2007 19:38:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (tuttle) Comments La Dentellière http://osnews.com/thread?234990 http://osnews.com/thread?234990 La Dentellière (The Lacemaker) - Claude Goretta, 1977 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 19:39:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (chemical_scum) Comments Top Two http://osnews.com/thread?234993 http://osnews.com/thread?234993 Seven Samurai (1954)
Das Boot (non-english, subtitles please) Sat, 28 Apr 2007 19:52:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (slamjet) Comments Stalker http://osnews.com/thread?234994 http://osnews.com/thread?234994 Stalker by Andrei Tarkovski...a desaturated masterpiece
Stalker simply has no movie to be compared in western cinema
http://imdb.com/title/tt0079944/




Best Hollywood movie evah... L.A. Confidential, it is a shame that Holywood haveen't been able to produce more than 2-3 movies of this quality every 10 years

http://imdb.com/title/tt0119488/ Sat, 28 Apr 2007 19:52:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Yogurth) Comments Non-american nominations http://osnews.com/thread?234995 http://osnews.com/thread?234995 Seems a preference for Hollywood is the majority here, but I've got to pipe in with some overlooked non-American films:

* Trois couleurs: Blanc (Three Colors: White) - funny and endearing. Along the same lines, I'd also have to nominate 'Trois couleurs: Bleu', but for different reasons (see below).
* Das Boot - War in a cold, small space.
* Nikita - Brilliant! And if someone nominates 'Point of No Return', may God strike you down ;) .
* Dobermann - An action movie which hits the gas and doesn't let up (Tchéky Karyo is also a brilliant actor, see 'Nikita' above).
* The English Patient - I can't even bear to watch it now -- it's that moving.
* Satin Rouge - A Tunisian movie where a woman comes into her own.
* M - The film which laid the groundwork for film noir.
* Anything with Juliette Binoche in it.

I could go on-and-on, but I'll leave it here. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 19:59:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (dasx) Comments Split between http://osnews.com/thread?234996 http://osnews.com/thread?234996 Brasil (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088846/) or
Dune (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087182/) Sat, 28 Apr 2007 20:00:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (jarek) Comments RE: Hackers http://osnews.com/thread?234997 http://osnews.com/thread?234997 The problem is that most so-called hacker movies gets all/most of the tech wrong.

Anti-Trust - information theory says the claimed super hack is impossible.

Strange-Days - Ok I loved this one but logic about how people would and did react does not match the real-world I live in. Mob do not think that fast.

Avalon - left me cold.

Existenz - left me cold too.

The Thirteen Floor - seemed like a weak, feel-good ending to me.

TakeDown - Left me disliking Kevin Mitnick as a person.

The Matrix - got so many things wrong I don't even want to try and list them.

SwordFish - Starring Johnie T. Do I need to say more?

Real Genius - Was a great movie where the details went over the head of most viewers.

The Net - Where hacker is being hunted to keep a secret but never considers to the final five minutes that posting the secret on the internet will remove the reason they are hunting her. Plus what women send her time dressing up to look like S.B. did and has no-one who remembers what she looks like?

Hackers - these kids could not hack themselves out of a paper bag. There were a few good ideas but their approach again was all wrong. Worse the evil master plan would not have worked in real-life, at-least no for all the ships, and if one ship reports in what have the finger points right back at the bad guys.

WarGames - you don't crack codes that way.

Disclosure - loved the interface.

TRON - Fun but no real tech.

Johnny Mnemonic - was out of date before it even hit the theatres.

Sneakers - also upset me by having the tech so wrong.

Enemy of the State - Did the tech wrong, but I can see the desire for such control existing in the real world already.

Pirates of Silicon Valley - was interesting to watch.

Just a few comments. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 20:02:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Earl Colby pottinger) Comments Best Movieof All Time http://osnews.com/thread?234998 http://osnews.com/thread?234998 I would have to say "Curse of the Yellow Flower" which is second only to "House of Flying Daggers" IMO. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 20:04:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (nstanosheck) Comments RE: Best Movie Ever http://osnews.com/thread?234999 http://osnews.com/thread?234999 Sin City was awesome the first time. The second time I felt ill watching it...never again. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 20:15:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Bending Unit) Comments RE: Brazil! http://osnews.com/thread?235001 http://osnews.com/thread?235001 Whoah, Eraserhead. That is one disgusting movie. That's great I guess ;)

Bladerunner, Gattaca, 2001: Zzzzzzzzzzzz Sat, 28 Apr 2007 20:23:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Bending Unit) Comments RE: The Devil's Advocate http://osnews.com/thread?235002 http://osnews.com/thread?235002 I'm with ya on that one. Devil's Advocate was a great movie. My all time favorite movie (insert any Pacino flick here). Sat, 28 Apr 2007 20:27:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (fsckit) Comments why not piss some one off http://osnews.com/thread?235003 http://osnews.com/thread?235003 Van Wilder....

Who can forget the scene when the preppy guy drinks his shake and writes his SAT and runs out to shit in the trashcan. Got to love that scene, definitely got to love that movie.. w00t w00t Sat, 28 Apr 2007 20:32:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Haicube) Comments Brazil http://osnews.com/thread?235004 http://osnews.com/thread?235004 Brazil - 1984 1/2, great antiuthopy from Terry Gilliam. Fascinating world of future, that is quite similar to our times. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 20:32:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (satai) Comments Anything by Tarantino http://osnews.com/thread?235005 http://osnews.com/thread?235005 I just love his movies, his style. Anyone seen Grindhouse? I had so much fun watching it, and I'm sure they had a lot of fun making it too ;) Sat, 28 Apr 2007 20:33:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (yanik) Comments Gorram it... http://osnews.com/thread?235006 http://osnews.com/thread?235006 Only one mention of Serenity? I cry for your souls. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 20:34:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (SaidinUnleashed) Comments RE[2]: ... http://osnews.com/thread?235007 http://osnews.com/thread?235007 Yeah, Time Bandits is good, though my little brother loves it more than I do. But it is a good one ;) Sat, 28 Apr 2007 20:37:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (dylansmrjones) Comments RE[2]: Life of Brian http://osnews.com/thread?235008 http://osnews.com/thread?235008 It is not Nee, it is Ni!

Oh no I said it! And I said it again. No stop it! It it it! ;)

EDIT: Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberry! ;) Edited 2007-04-28 20:41 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 20:39:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (dylansmrjones) Comments Good Question! http://osnews.com/thread?235009 http://osnews.com/thread?235009 Amelie is definitely up at the top...

Just about anything with Audrey Hepburn (Breakfast at Tiffany's especially)

The LOTR Trilogy

Most of the Trek movies

I found L.I.E. (Independant) strongly moving and disturbing (great movie...Bryan Cox is a great actor)

I'm far better at the "favorite show" or "favorite music" questions! Sat, 28 Apr 2007 20:42:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (ThawkTH) Comments For Christians... http://osnews.com/thread?235010 http://osnews.com/thread?235010 The absolute MUST watch movie is "The Passion of The Christ". But only for the express reason of seeing what Jesus went through for us on the cross.

It is not a movie you go to see for "entertainment". It's a movie to go see the utterly realistic depiction of the suffering Jesus went through for us. And, going to see it more than once for any other reason, seems needless. We saw it once in the theater and bought it on DVD as soon as it came out, but we've never taken it out of it's shrinkwrap. Why? Because we can't justify watching it for any other reason than to see the most realistic portrayal of Jesus' suffering for us that I think has EVER been done.

Maybe it would be good to watch on Easter (in church), though... since the theme of Easter in our church is all about the death and resurrection of Jesus.

Dunno... Sat, 28 Apr 2007 20:42:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Luposian) Comments RE[3]: Life of Brian http://osnews.com/thread?235011 http://osnews.com/thread?235011 you left out the best part of that.... let me indulge myself...

"don't want to talk to you no more, you empty headed animal food trough wiper. I fart in your general direction. our mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberry!"


lol priceless Sat, 28 Apr 2007 20:44:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (raver31) Comments Apocalypse Now ... http://osnews.com/thread?235012 http://osnews.com/thread?235012 ... and - coming in second - all movies by David Lynch ;) Sat, 28 Apr 2007 20:44:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (deb2006) Comments Here I come http://osnews.com/thread?235013 http://osnews.com/thread?235013 Another woman (Woody Allen)
Being there (with Peter Sellers)
Kiki's delivery service (Myjazaki)
Tonari no totoro (Myjazaki)
Howl's moving castle (Myjazaki)
Sleuth (with Michael Caine)
The descent
300 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 20:45:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (seguso) Comments Classics http://osnews.com/thread?235015 http://osnews.com/thread?235015 Frank Capra - It's a Wonderful Life.

No blood, no gore, no special effects - just a beautifully told story about people and how relevant they are to those around them. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 20:46:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (willerd) Comments RE[2]: Ghibli... http://osnews.com/thread?235016 http://osnews.com/thread?235016 Yes, i agree. Sorry for leaving My Neighbour Totoro out... I meant *any* by Ghibli... I mentioned some of the movies to help people remember/recognize. Totoro is great! I will watch Totoro tonight. I have a *big* poster from the cinema, with Totoro.... ;) Love it.

Ghibli.... Subtitled and with original language/sound. Can it get better?

:) Sat, 28 Apr 2007 20:47:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Ragged) Comments Amores perros http://osnews.com/thread?235017 http://osnews.com/thread?235017 Mine is "Amores perros"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amores_perros Sat, 28 Apr 2007 20:48:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (ebasconp) Comments Serenity has to be one of my favorites... But ... http://osnews.com/thread?235018 http://osnews.com/thread?235018 Serenity has to be one of my favorites...

It was beautifully done for a Sci-Fi and just awesome.

But the Nativity, was the best ever and reflected not only events that really happened, but events that will effect all of our futures. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 20:50:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (LinuxHawk) Comments Little known but a gooder http://osnews.com/thread?235020 http://osnews.com/thread?235020 My favorite movie of all time would have to be "It's All Gone Pete Tong". It's simply an amazing movie. If you've never seen this movie go check it out.

A few others close behind it:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Strangers on a Train
Citizen Kane
Last Night (directed by Don McKeller)
The Sweet Hereafter
Stranger Than Fiction Sat, 28 Apr 2007 21:04:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (atezun) Comments Really pick just one? http://osnews.com/thread?235021 http://osnews.com/thread?235021 Nah.. ;)
The Big Lebowski of course.
What else could I choose?
Truman Show, Old Boy (Korean), Amelie (French), The Pianist, are all timeless too.

I totally hate Kill Bill (well, most Tarantino stuff, actually), but this was not about worst film ever, right? :mrgreen: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 21:06:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (h3rman) Comments V for Vendetta! http://osnews.com/thread?235022 http://osnews.com/thread?235022 The most important movie ever made for two reasons:

1) It shows you what government is about.

2) It shows you that fear is the main enemy of the human race. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 21:09:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (richardstevenhack) Comments RE[4]: Life of Brian http://osnews.com/thread?235023 http://osnews.com/thread?235023 Haha yes yes ;)

I fart in your general direction ;) ;) ;)

I don't understand the insult but it's really funny ;) Sat, 28 Apr 2007 21:11:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (dylansmrjones) Comments My favorite movie http://osnews.com/thread?235024 http://osnews.com/thread?235024 I think « Crash » is my favorite movie.

I like « Requiem for a dream » and « C.R.A.Z.Y. ». Sat, 28 Apr 2007 21:12:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (holywood) Comments RE: For Christians... http://osnews.com/thread?235025 http://osnews.com/thread?235025
It's a movie to go see the utterly realistic depiction of the suffering Jesus went through for us.


Just out of curiosity, how do you know it was realistic? Sat, 28 Apr 2007 21:13:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Adam S) Comments RE: Hackers http://osnews.com/thread?235026 http://osnews.com/thread?235026 Hackers was a good movie if you liked comedy thanks to cereal killer. I think thats why I like it a lot, it was just pure comedy for me. Not my favorite movie but very fun to watch. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 21:14:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (TaterSalad) Comments RE: I am surprised... http://osnews.com/thread?235027 http://osnews.com/thread?235027 "Anybody wanna black out New England?" Classic........

And to all the "Hackers" fans, watch Sneakers, this is what Network Security & Black Hat living is REALLY like..... Sat, 28 Apr 2007 21:14:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Kr1ll1n) Comments Tom Stoppard http://osnews.com/thread?235028 http://osnews.com/thread?235028 I would have to say my favorite movie for lasting replay value is "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead"

Others that make the short list:
- Anything my studio Ghibli with "Kiki's Delivery Service" holding a special place.
- "Before Sunrise" and "Before Sunset"
- "The Crow"
- And having stayed up through the night to watch the entire Firefly series in order, "Serenity" Sat, 28 Apr 2007 21:14:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Kokopelli) Comments RE: Office Space http://osnews.com/thread?235029 http://osnews.com/thread?235029 Finally someone else who likes Kevin Smith ;) Sat, 28 Apr 2007 21:17:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (TaterSalad) Comments RE: Really pick just one? http://osnews.com/thread?235031 http://osnews.com/thread?235031 Were you listening to the dude's story?

Donny you're out of your element! Sat, 28 Apr 2007 21:23:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (TaterSalad) Comments Kevin Smith films http://osnews.com/thread?235032 http://osnews.com/thread?235032 I like the Kevin Smith films so its Chasing Amy for me followed by a very close Clerks 2. After that its the Star Wars trilogy and honorable mention to Pirates of the Carribean: Curse of the black pearl Sat, 28 Apr 2007 21:27:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (TaterSalad) Comments RE: For Christians... http://osnews.com/thread?235034 http://osnews.com/thread?235034 I would recommend The Last Temptation of Christ ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095497/ ), it's a really good movie.

I'll also recommend another title that people haven't mentioned: Trainspotting ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117951/ )Edited 2007-04-28 21:32 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 21:30:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (unavowed) Comments re: Kevin Smith films http://osnews.com/thread?235035 http://osnews.com/thread?235035 I would have to say that Clerks is much better than Clerks 2. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 21:35:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Calipso) Comments RE: For Christians... http://osnews.com/thread?235038 http://osnews.com/thread?235038 As an atheist and ex-catholic (if you can call that an indoctrinated child) I've never really got what's so special about Jesus dying on the cross. It was quite common punishment back in the day and lots of people died that way, nobody seems to be amazed by that.

Passion of the Christ is like making a movie about daily life of a concetration camp prisoner or person tortured by spanish inquistion (at least there could be a comedy scene about non-expectance of spanish inquisition).

Yay, religion flamebait ;/ Sat, 28 Apr 2007 21:46:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (miscz) Comments A few I can think of http://osnews.com/thread?235039 http://osnews.com/thread?235039 Office Space
Wargames - I think I have this on beta still!
Tron
The Hunt for Red october
Young Frankenstein
Jurassic Park
Borat
Most James Bond's
Most Star Trek's, TNG cast
Purple Rain was good too ;)

-m Sat, 28 Apr 2007 21:49:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (invisik) Comments My top 3 http://osnews.com/thread?235041 http://osnews.com/thread?235041 Bladerunner, Memento & Russian Ark. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 21:55:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (XemonerdX) Comments Random http://osnews.com/thread?235044 http://osnews.com/thread?235044 In no particular order:

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Requiem For a Dream
Sin City
Pulp Fiction
Dazed and Confused
Scarface
Natural Born Killers
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
The Princess Bride
Reservoir Dogs
A Clockwork Orange
Full Metal Jacket
Taxi Driver
A Bronx Tale
Tombstone
GoodfellasEdited 2007-04-28 22:00 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 21:59:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (jlarocco) Comments RE: Non-american nominations http://osnews.com/thread?235045 http://osnews.com/thread?235045 Along the same lines:

- Aguirre, Der Zorn Gottes (Werner Herzog's first film)
- La Planète sauvage
- Gandahar
- Das Experiment Sat, 28 Apr 2007 22:00:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (StephenBeDoper) Comments Dark City http://osnews.com/thread?235046 http://osnews.com/thread?235046 Not my favorite, but it's hasn't been mentioned yet, a must see if you like Kiefer Sutherland and who doesn't? ;-)

Dark City http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118929/Edited 2007-04-28 22:05 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 22:04:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (gentlemanfinn) Comments i'm a bit late in this topic but.... http://osnews.com/thread?235047 http://osnews.com/thread?235047 my favorite movies are

T2 (way ahead of it's time, remember the GUN getting stuck as he warped through the bars ?)
The Mission (fantasic story/scenery and EXCELLENT music score)
The Big Blue
The Untouchables

and Aliens 2

cheers
anyweb Sat, 28 Apr 2007 22:10:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (anyweb) Comments ND, 300 http://osnews.com/thread?235048 http://osnews.com/thread?235048 Gotta go with Napoleon Dynamite, my all time favorite. I thought 300 was great, too.

Assassins. *cough*. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 22:11:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (patrick_) Comments My faves, as far as I can remember http://osnews.com/thread?235049 http://osnews.com/thread?235049 The Cell
anything from Ghibli (Totoro was the first anime that I ever saw)
Akira
Super Troopers
Y Tu Mama Tambien
Ong Bak, The Thai Warrior (the very end made me go "DAAAAAAMN!!!")
Digimon Movie 2: Bokura no War Game (I'm sorry, but Season 3 was the best)
Face (Korean horror mystery)
Snatch

And no, I'm not ashamed over the more juvenile selections. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 22:11:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (raynevandunem) Comments Another for the Princess Bride http://osnews.com/thread?235050 http://osnews.com/thread?235050 Though it's a rare comedy in my collection, the Princess Bride is my favorite. The classic lines just keep rolling out: Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.

The movie also went up a notch in my estimation when I read that Andre the Giant ran up a $40,000 bar tab at the hotel in about a month of shooting. That's epic.

Everyone's throwing in extras so here are a few of mine:

Blade
The Matrix
Serenity
Constantine
Underworld
Star Wars
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Eh, the list goes on...

Great idea for a slow news day. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 22:25:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (joef) Comments Hard to choose http://osnews.com/thread?235051 http://osnews.com/thread?235051 Difficult to pick just one, but I would say The Shawshank Redemption. So beautiful, so touching. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 22:28:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (jbauer) Comments The Third Man http://osnews.com/thread?235052 http://osnews.com/thread?235052 For a long time, "North By Northwest" was my favorite, being one of those "perfect" movies where everything came together. But I have since switched to "The Third Man" by Carol Reed from 1947. In my poor humble opinion, it is better than even Citizen Kane. It is one of those movies where you memorize every line. With Joseph Cotton, Orson Welles, and Trevor Howard. Get the DVD, it's very habit forming. Also likely the best example of film noir.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041959/

And the zither theme tune isn't bad, either:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFz79SBnuk8


But another great movie I saw recently on the "old movie channel" ^^ was "The Devil and Miss Jones" from 1941. One of the funniest movies I have ever seen:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033533/Edited 2007-04-28 22:34 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 22:29:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (ishmal) Comments Comment by 1c3d0g http://osnews.com/thread?235053 http://osnews.com/thread?235053 Ha! You bitches don't know about movies. I'll tell y'all the top movies, in no particular order:

The Matrix
The Abyss
The Rock
2010
Armageddon
Spiderman
Terminator 2
Rocky 4
Sudden Death
A Walk to Remember

And one that'll definitely make the list when it comes out this summer:
Transformers

The trailer alone will blow you away! That f--ker is destined for glory, no doubt about it. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 22:47:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (1c3d0g) Comments I would say http://osnews.com/thread?235055 http://osnews.com/thread?235055 My top five are,

Tron
Rocky4
Terminator 2
The Matrix series
Star Trek - First ContactEdited 2007-04-28 23:00 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 22:59:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (SlackerJack) Comments Some Sci-fi classics http://osnews.com/thread?235057 http://osnews.com/thread?235057 On the whole, Aliens 2 has to the best sci-fi movie. I mean there's lots of greats, but this one is always a good watch. Oh crap, and how about Big Trouble in Little China? Who hasn't seen that a dozen times?

Here's another good one that none have mentioned: Somewhere in Time. Trust me, it's the perfect date movie --and you might like it too.

For sci-fi junkies I also recommend Colossus: The Forbin Project. The ending monologue is classic.

BTW, does anyone recall Electric Blues (I think that's what it was called), where the computer falls in love with "her" owner? Sat, 28 Apr 2007 23:10:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (transami) Comments RE[2]: For Christians... http://osnews.com/thread?235058 http://osnews.com/thread?235058 "Just out of curiosity, how do you know it was realistic?"

Try to imagine being beaten with a whip of cords with bits of metal and splintered bone in the tips, across your bare back. By individuals who actually were laughing at your suffering as they brough the whip down time and time again, as hard as they could. You want to say that you wouldn't be in just as much suffering as what we see "Jesus" was in the movie? I can't imagine a more accurate depiction of physical suffering as what I saw. And I believe the real Jesus suffered no less than that, if not even more.

Don't try and get me started. I got in trouble once for that (even though I was purely joking around, being silly). You want to discuss this further, Email me directly. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 23:16:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Luposian) Comments RE[2]: For Christians... http://osnews.com/thread?235059 http://osnews.com/thread?235059 "The Last Temptation of Christ" is a blasphemous movie, to truly born-again Christians. It depicts a Jesus who sinned (or at least desired to; I never saw the movie, so I'm only going from what little I remember hearing or reading about it). Not the sinless, spotless Son of God as we know Him. Another movie that goes along this same line of thinking, is "The DaVinci Code" and "The Lost Tomb of Christ" (or whatever that ridiculous cable movie by James Cameron was called).

"Good movies" are not always ACCURATE movies, if you're trying to depict historical accounts of people. And accurate movies are not always considered "good movies", by many people. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 23:27:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Luposian) Comments Fresh http://osnews.com/thread?235060 http://osnews.com/thread?235060 Two of my all time favorites, which are great movies but hardly were box office smash hits are:

Fresh and The Brother From Another Planet!!!

You can find them on imdb.com for details.

But both are really good movies.Edited 2007-04-28 23:35 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 23:34:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (ghostdawg) Comments RE[3]: Ghibli... http://osnews.com/thread?235061 http://osnews.com/thread?235061 I'm surprised none of you guys mentioned 'Grave of the Fireflies'. Admittedly it's quite possibly the most depressing movie I've ever seen in my life, but I've seen very few war movies that were so powerful in how they affected you while watching it. ++ to pretty much anything Ghibli in any case ;) Sat, 28 Apr 2007 23:39:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (anevilyak) Comments Action, Kung Fu, and Humor movies http://osnews.com/thread?235062 http://osnews.com/thread?235062 The Terminator, Total Recall, Eraser, Firewall, Rambo First Blood, Pulp Fiction (you motha ******), Rush Hour, Ace Vantura, Dumb & Dumber, so on. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 23:42:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Xaero_Vincent) Comments RE[2]: For Christians... http://osnews.com/thread?235063 http://osnews.com/thread?235063 "As an atheist and ex-catholic (if you can call that an indoctrinated child) I've never really got what's so special about Jesus dying on the cross. It was quite common punishment back in the day and lots of people died that way, nobody seems to be amazed by that."

It doesn't surprise me one iota that you went from being a catholic to an atheist, because you must be born-again in order for you to have an actual relationship with God and be His.

While I would absolutely love to get really "into" this issue, right here and now, it would be vastly off-topic. If you want to discuss this matter in more detail, contact me via Email.

"Passion of the Christ is like making a movie about daily life of a concetration camp prisoner or person tortured by spanish inquistion."

Jesus didn't go through that, but ONCE in His life. It was not "daily life" for Him, so your comparison is utterly invalid. Not that it surprises me. You simply don't understand Jesus, because you were never born-again.

"Yay, religion flamebait ;/"

Yeah, tempting as it is, I have attempted to keep it as low-key as possible. If you want to discuss (or debate) this issue further, you know how to reach me.Edited 2007-04-28 23:51 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 23:44:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Luposian) Comments The Legend of Hell House http://osnews.com/thread?235064 http://osnews.com/thread?235064 Roddy McDowell delivers some of the best lines of his career... There's just an 'atmosphere' to the movie - though I do get a laugh out of how people criticize the movie for it's 'all synthesized' soundtrack, when in fact it's all accoustic (Oboe, Contrabass Clarinet)

Besides, any visit to a house made evil by:

Drug addiction, alcoholism, sadism, beastiality, mutilation, murder, vampirism, necrophilia, cannibalism, not to mention a gamut of sexual goodies. Shall I go on? Sat, 28 Apr 2007 23:56:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (deathshadow) Comments RE: What ?????? http://osnews.com/thread?235065 http://osnews.com/thread?235065 It's quite popular around the Pacific Northwest, it having been set in Astoria, OR. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 00:02:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (DittoBox) Comments RE: Robocop http://osnews.com/thread?235066 http://osnews.com/thread?235066 I'll buy that for a dollar! Sun, 29 Apr 2007 00:10:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (bryanv) Comments Before He Was James Bond. . . http://osnews.com/thread?235070 http://osnews.com/thread?235070 Daniel Craig in Layer Cake. It's knock my all time favorite movie from it's long time perch, Aliens. Daniel Craig is excellent, the movie never slows down and it keeps you intrigued the whole time. I've got this movie on DVD, mp4 on my XBMC and in WMV format for my PDA. Rent this and you won't be disappointed!

At IMDB:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0375912/

Pete sends...[eom] Sun, 29 Apr 2007 00:16:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (letsrock) Comments RE: Bladerunner http://osnews.com/thread?235071 http://osnews.com/thread?235071 i think ill second that one ;) Sun, 29 Apr 2007 00:29:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (hobgoblin) Comments RE[4]: Ghibli... http://osnews.com/thread?235072 http://osnews.com/thread?235072 Grave of the Fireflies... Man, it was so long ago that I almost forgot about this movie. Never thought of it as something that I would call a favorite - and I am not a huge fan of Ghibli movies - but I can't quite remember any other animation nor movie that made me cry like I did back then when I watched this so yes, it really touches you. I have to second that this is the most depressing movie that I ever saw in my entire life and I find it really hard to watch again.

For those who like dramas and haven't seen it, I highly recommend it: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095327/ Sun, 29 Apr 2007 00:29:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (DeadFishMan) Comments My two fav's http://osnews.com/thread?235073 http://osnews.com/thread?235073 Anti-trust && Labyrinth.
Seen both well over 100 times.. (and labyrinth quite a few more) Sun, 29 Apr 2007 00:31:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (sn0n) Comments RE[4]: Ghibli... http://osnews.com/thread?235074 http://osnews.com/thread?235074 I'd agree, anything Ghibli is great and always beautiful. Grave wouldn't be my absolute favourite but it's pretty close :-) I wouldn't say it's depressing, rather incredibly touching. For instance the scene where Seita washes his face under a tap he stumbled across you get such a feeling of happiness from such a simple thing. I'd probably say Princess Mononoke is my favourite but Nausicaa, Spirited Away and Howl's Moving castle are the ones i have watched the most.

cheers Sun, 29 Apr 2007 00:31:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Manyon) Comments Tous les matins du monde http://osnews.com/thread?235076 http://osnews.com/thread?235076 "Tous les matins du monde"
http://imdb.com/title/tt0103110/

A haunting, mesmerizing, story of the artist Monsieur de Sainte Colombe.

I've watched, on average, 200 new movies every year for the past 30 years and this one is near the top of my list regardless of for whom the list is these days.

No car chases, no exploding heads. It is the story of a man who is totally dedicated to his work, his art, the music in his soul. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 00:35:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (jfb3) Comments Not easy http://osnews.com/thread?235078 http://osnews.com/thread?235078 So I'll choose the three I go back and watch the most often:

1. Star Wars
2. Taxi Driver
3. The GodfatherBrowser: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows 98; PalmSource/hspr-H102; Blazer/4.2) 16;320x320 Sun, 29 Apr 2007 00:40:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (yakirz) Comments Too many to name but here are a few... http://osnews.com/thread?235079 http://osnews.com/thread?235079 Shawshank Redemption has always been one of my favorites, along with American Beauty, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Fight Club, and Gattaca. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 00:42:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (abraxas) Comments American Psycho http://osnews.com/thread?235082 http://osnews.com/thread?235082 I can't believe in all these posts that no one has mentioned American Psycho (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0144084). One of the recent greats among Donnie Darko, Mulholland Drive, Fight Club, etc... Sun, 29 Apr 2007 01:00:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (corose) Comments I cannot decide http://osnews.com/thread?235083 http://osnews.com/thread?235083 2001 Space Odyssee
Faster Pussycat, Kill! ...Kill! Sun, 29 Apr 2007 01:09:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (tariX) Comments I like the break very much http://osnews.com/thread?235087 http://osnews.com/thread?235087 Currently, my favourite movie is "The Straight Story" by David Lynch.
My best movie of 2006 is "Clerks 2". Sun, 29 Apr 2007 01:34:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (flyakite) Comments RE: For Christians... http://osnews.com/thread?235089 http://osnews.com/thread?235089 Agreed. Not an entertainment movie for sure. Does though show what HE went through for mankind. It's a movie I watched just once. That was enough. I have seen even Atheists cry while watching it though. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 01:39:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (dtravis7) Comments Favourite Movies http://osnews.com/thread?235090 http://osnews.com/thread?235090 A list, in no particular order: American Beauty, Apocalypse Now, Platoon, Johnny Guitar, Casablanca, 2001, Dr. Strangelove, A Clockwork Orange, Gladiator, Blue Velvet, Mullholand Drive, Most Clint Eastwood movies (the Western Spaghetti Trilogy from Sergio Leone, Unforgiven, Dirty Harry movies, Million Dollar Baby, Bird, White Man Black Heart(?), Letters from Iowjima) some movies with scripts based in Philip K. Dick stories (as Blade Runner, Total Recall, Minority Report), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Saving Private Ryan, V from Revenge, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, McCabe and Mrs. Miller, A Fish Called Wanda, Frankenstein Junior, A History of Violence and a bunch of Woody Allen artwork (Bullets over Broadway, Matchpoint have a terrific story, but I could mention ten or more of his films).

Well, I stop here and perhaps I forgot some American movie I love... About European Movies (I'm in Europe...) I suggest a nice one called Europa and a German TV series called "Heimat ?" (MotherLand) which delighted me 15 or 20 years ago... Oh, OK, plus Seinfeld and DR. House, nowadays, from USA. In fact, in the last years there were very good TV series (Sopranos, 6 Feet Under...)

Uff...Edited 2007-04-29 01:47 Sun, 29 Apr 2007 01:44:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (jasa) Comments RE[3]: For Christians... http://osnews.com/thread?235092 http://osnews.com/thread?235092 Personally I'm an Asatru (google it if you don't know, i don't time to explain). I watched that movie and was utterly disgusted by it. It was designed for maximum shock value to scare the weak minded sheeple back in line and went to horrid lengths to do so. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 02:15:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (fsckit) Comments there are too many. http://osnews.com/thread?235093 http://osnews.com/thread?235093 I can't choose just one movie or even ten; but i can say that my favorite book is dead man's walk Sun, 29 Apr 2007 02:17:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (zeos386sx) Comments Pirates of the Silicon Valley http://osnews.com/thread?235094 http://osnews.com/thread?235094 That is the best movie. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 02:23:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (CrazyDude0) Comments Nuovo cinema Paradiso http://osnews.com/thread?235095 http://osnews.com/thread?235095 I have watched this great film for five times.
I think anyone who really love films will be deeply touched by it.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095765/ Sun, 29 Apr 2007 02:28:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (xchilde) Comments RE: here's my top 10 http://osnews.com/thread?235098 http://osnews.com/thread?235098 And I thought I would be the only one to suggest "Rashomon". :-) Sun, 29 Apr 2007 02:31:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (protagonist) Comments My top 10 http://osnews.com/thread?235100 http://osnews.com/thread?235100 01. to the ends of time
02. Stay tuned
03. Car 54 where are you
04. Rockula
05. Innocent blood
06. Dr. Giggles
07. Ultimate Avengers
08. Sandokan The Tiger of Malaysia
09. The Battle Beyond the stars
10. Hackers Sun, 29 Apr 2007 02:44:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (WyldStylist) Comments RE[4]: For Christians... http://osnews.com/thread?235101 http://osnews.com/thread?235101 Asatro ;) cool
Watch Berzerker cool vikingmovie Sun, 29 Apr 2007 02:45:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (WyldStylist) Comments Ong Bak http://osnews.com/thread?235104 http://osnews.com/thread?235104 Anyone who says otherwise is a poofter. ;-) Sun, 29 Apr 2007 02:59:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (nicholas) Comments War Games http://osnews.com/thread?235105 http://osnews.com/thread?235105 I know it's old but really loved War Games. One of my favorite computer movies. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 03:19:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (dtravis7) Comments Red October http://osnews.com/thread?235107 http://osnews.com/thread?235107 - The Hunt for Red October
- The Milky Way by Luis Bunuel
- 2001
- The Seventh Seal by Bergmann
- The Lord of the Rings
- The Road Warrior Sun, 29 Apr 2007 03:37:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (2501) Comments I guess.. http://osnews.com/thread?235111 http://osnews.com/thread?235111 This Is Spinal Tap
28 Days Later
Primer
The Matrix Sun, 29 Apr 2007 03:55:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (antenna) Comments wg http://osnews.com/thread?235114 http://osnews.com/thread?235114 I favorite movie of all time is WarGames with Matthew Broderick.

Is it a game, or is it real?

...Where the only winning move is NOT TO PLAY. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 04:44:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (happycamper) Comments RE: "The Deer Hunter" - deNiro, Streep, Walken http://osnews.com/thread?235115 http://osnews.com/thread?235115 Deer Hunter has my all-time most shocking and thought-provoking scene. He asked for three bullets, played the odds and then shot his way out of what seemed like an absolute no-win situation. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 04:58:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (KenJackson) Comments Star Wars http://osnews.com/thread?235116 http://osnews.com/thread?235116 Finally! I can't believe I got this far down all these comments before someone mentioned Star Wars Episode IV. I think it's the only movie I paid to see 4 times (in the theater back in '77).

It's really just an old western but it's done better than any other old western. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 05:03:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (KenJackson) Comments I LIKE http://osnews.com/thread?235117 http://osnews.com/thread?235117 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Sun, 29 Apr 2007 05:12:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (kozo) Comments athf http://osnews.com/thread?235119 http://osnews.com/thread?235119 Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters Sun, 29 Apr 2007 05:35:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (georgeoscarbluth) Comments 1 http://osnews.com/thread?235125 http://osnews.com/thread?235125 The Red Balloon Sun, 29 Apr 2007 06:02:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Glidedon) Comments CIDADE DE DEUS http://osnews.com/thread?235127 http://osnews.com/thread?235127 two thumbs up! Sun, 29 Apr 2007 06:20:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (kozo) Comments RE[4]: For Christians... http://osnews.com/thread?235128 http://osnews.com/thread?235128 "Personally I'm an Asatru (google it if you don't know, i don't time to explain)."

Ah, Norse mythology! Fascinating culture and beliefs, and one goddess is/was the source of the day we call Easter! I knew Easter was a weirdly amalgamized day, sourced from pagantry, but I had no idea that the hare and the egg were symbols of her. Now I know where the idea of the bunny and eggs came from!

"I watched that movie and was utterly disgusted by it. It was designed for maximum shock value to scare the weak minded sheeple back in line and went to horrid lengths to do so."

It's not meant to be a "fun" movie. It's MEANT to shock us, with the reality of what Jesus went through, so that we may appreciate His sacrifice for us that much more!

As far as us "weak-minded sheeple" are concerned, I'll take that as a complement! Why? Because Jesus is The True Shepherd and His sheep know His voice!

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
(John 10:27)

One source of the word "Shepherd" is "sheep herder". ("Look it up in Google...", as you so nicely put it ). So, yes... we born-again Christians *ARE* "sheeple" (sheep-people)! Thank you very much! :-)

At least the God we serve actually EXISTS! Unlike the Norse mythological gods... who never sacrificed *anything* for their worshippers. God *gave*... but gods *demand*...

'Nuff said. I've gone off topic far too much already (thanks to you). If you wish to continue this, please feel free to Email me directly. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 06:28:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Luposian) Comments Wow http://osnews.com/thread?235134 http://osnews.com/thread?235134 I am amazed by how many of you have quite some taste in movies (though some are rather pulpy ;) ).

My favorites are:
Heaven (directed by Tom Tykwer)
The Trois Couleurs trilogy (By Kieslowski)
Blade Runner

*Mental note to self* watch more Asian movies. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 07:40:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Blikkie) Comments RE[2]: "The Deer Hunter" - yes SOME dumb scriptwriting http://osnews.com/thread?235148 http://osnews.com/thread?235148 >> Deer Hunter has my all-time most shocking and thought-provoking scene. He asked for three bullets, played the odds and then shot his way out of what seemed like an absolute no-win situation. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 08:40:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (pg--az) Comments Letter from an unknown woman http://osnews.com/thread?235149 http://osnews.com/thread?235149 Letter from an unknown woman - A love story, that, in some way, looks like "The Bridges of Madison County".
Great actors, and great black&white pictures.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040536/

Hotaru No Haka (Grave of the Fireflies) - An animation movie, so emotional, that it would be unwatchable if it was a classic (real, live) film.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095327/Edited 2007-04-29 08:49 Sun, 29 Apr 2007 08:41:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (TLB_TDR) Comments A few of my favs http://osnews.com/thread?235151 http://osnews.com/thread?235151 Here's a list of some of my favs that came to my mind now (too many good movies to list even a small part of them):

- any movie by Akira Kurosawa (for example: Ran, Cobweb Castle, Rashomon, Dersu Uzala, Madadayo, ...)
- most Stanley Kubrick movies (for example: Full Metal Jacket is the best Vietnam war film in my opinion) Kubrick's movies - even if you didn't perhaps like them - make you think and not give you a chance to just switch your brains off. A good sign to me.
- Breaking the waves (Lars von Trier)
- Jerusalem (Bille August)
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (by Mike Nichols, excellent actors and acting)
- Piano (Jane Campion) (good music and a touching story)
- Citizen Kane (Orson Welles)
- late (the more serious) Charlie Chaplin movies
- many, many southern European and especially Italian classics (an example of the lesser known classics: Bitter Rice (Giuseppe De Santis, 1949), or a more modern classic: Nuovo cinema Paradiso (Giuseppe Tornatore, 1988)
There are also many good drama movies from Asia nowadays: Hongkong, India, Taiwan, Vietnam, Japan....

(Yeah, not many modern Hollywood movies in my list...)Edited 2007-04-29 09:09 Sun, 29 Apr 2007 08:51:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (irbis) Comments RE: Letter from an unknown woman http://osnews.com/thread?235160 http://osnews.com/thread?235160 There's actually a live action adaptation of Grave of the Fireflies but it's more about aunt of the boy and girl from anime/manga. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 09:49:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (miscz) Comments Matrix http://osnews.com/thread?235172 http://osnews.com/thread?235172 Matrix trilogy without doubt Sun, 29 Apr 2007 10:30:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Fransexy) Comments RE[2]: Really pick just one? http://osnews.com/thread?235173 http://osnews.com/thread?235173 The Chinaman is not the issue here!
By the way, Dude, Chinaman is not the preferred nomenclature.
Asian American, please.
:) Sun, 29 Apr 2007 10:42:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (h3rman) Comments RE: A few of my favs http://osnews.com/thread?235177 http://osnews.com/thread?235177
There are also many good drama movies from Asia nowadays: Hongkong, India, Taiwan, Vietnam, Japan....


You forgot Korea, which is where some of the most interesting film stuff has happened this decade. ;) Sun, 29 Apr 2007 11:03:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (h3rman) Comments Melville http://osnews.com/thread?235188 http://osnews.com/thread?235188 You should all watch his movies :
http://imdb.com/name/nm0578483/
I like "Le cercle rouge".
This director was a source of inspiration for John Woo (his Hong Kong movies) adn Tarantino.
Btw my favourite directors are Scorsese, Melville, Tarantino, Leone and Burton.
I'd say the movie i've seen the most time is "The Good, the bad and the ugly", with a fresh mexican beer. Predictable fun. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 11:46:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (what) Comments My favs http://osnews.com/thread?235245 http://osnews.com/thread?235245 I've too many to list but quite a few have been listed already.

Anything by Kubric or Gilliam, I also like a lot of Ridley Scott's work (Alien, Blade Runner) and Spielberg's. Sam Mendes has only done a few so far but they're all good, the photography in his films is excellent.

Some not mentioned:

Last of the Mohicans
The Killing Fields
Solaris (later version)
Contact
Threads ( http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2023790698427111488&q=... )

If you want to see something different: "Pi" and "Man bites dog".

If you want a laugh: Amelie, The Blues Brothers, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and Little Shop of Horrors, ("You'll be a dentist. You have a talent for causing things pain").Edited 2007-04-29 15:36 Sun, 29 Apr 2007 15:33:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Nicholas Blachford) Comments RE: There's just too many... http://osnews.com/thread?235256 http://osnews.com/thread?235256
Last Temptation of Christ


Great flick. It may not have had the slick production values of The Passion, but it's more than made up for by the strength of the acting and the direction. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 15:59:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (StephenBeDoper) Comments RE: Brazil http://osnews.com/thread?235258 http://osnews.com/thread?235258 Amen! I really love the retro-futuristic atmosphere in Brazil (the "computers" with the transparent screens and manual typewriter keyboards, the cars, etc).

The story behind the film is also quite amusing. Universal refused to release the film unless Gilliam cut more off the running time, or re-cut it with a happy ending. Gilliam took out a full page ad in a LA newspaper and ran a personal letter to the president of universal, along the lines of "Dear Mr. so-and-so, why won't you release my film Brazil?" Then someone discovered that there was no rule stating that film had to have been released to be eligible for Academy Awards, so a group of film critics got it nominated based on private screenings. And Universal was essentially forced to release it, to avoid the embarrassment of refusing to release a film that ended up winning multiple Oscars. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 16:12:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (StephenBeDoper) Comments Favorite Movie http://osnews.com/thread?235259 http://osnews.com/thread?235259 American Psycho

Amusing 80s satire. Outstanding performance by Christian Bale. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 16:15:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (anomie) Comments RE: For Christians... http://osnews.com/thread?235267 http://osnews.com/thread?235267
It is not a movie you go to see for "entertainment". It's a movie to go see the utterly realistic depiction of the suffering Jesus went through for us.


I recall that it's been criticized for being decidedly unrealistic - E.g., on screen, Jesus loses more blood than the human body contains. And IIRC, the source for many of the specific details was not biblical, but taken from writings describing the visions of 18th century Austrian nun. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 16:43:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (StephenBeDoper) Comments RE[3]: For Christians... http://osnews.com/thread?235268 http://osnews.com/thread?235268
"The Last Temptation of Christ" is a blasphemous movie, to truly born-again Christians.


Which reflects more poorly on born-again Christians than it does on Scorsese's film (or Kazantzakis' novel before it). You really should at least deign to see the film before passing judgment on it - despite its "blasphemous" nature, it presents Jesus and his message in a much more sympathetic/positive light than Mel Gibson's propaganda piece/gore-and-cheese-fest. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 17:00:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (StephenBeDoper) Comments RE[3]: For Christians... http://osnews.com/thread?235269 http://osnews.com/thread?235269
It doesn't surprise me one iota that you went from being a catholic to an atheist, because you must be born-again in order for you to have an actual relationship with God and be His.


Yet you're praising a film made by a Catholic, specifically to present an interpretation based on Catholic tradition, and largely based on the writings of a Catholic nun? Sun, 29 Apr 2007 17:10:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (StephenBeDoper) Comments Wasabi http://osnews.com/thread?235271 http://osnews.com/thread?235271 Wasabi http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0281364/ Sun, 29 Apr 2007 17:15:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Mellin) Comments Drama http://osnews.com/thread?235272 http://osnews.com/thread?235272 My favorite movie is The Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 17:16:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (WereCatf) Comments Hamilton http://osnews.com/thread?235274 http://osnews.com/thread?235274 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119249/

Swedish Action Movie Sun, 29 Apr 2007 17:24:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Mellin) Comments RE[2]: For Christians... http://osnews.com/thread?235281 http://osnews.com/thread?235281 "I recall that it's been criticized for being decidedly unrealistic - E.g., on screen, Jesus loses more blood than the human body contains."

I was not aware of this, while watching it, but that's probably because I wasn't paying to the amount of blood loss onscreen, but the portrayal of suffering "Jesus" went through, onscreen.

It's called "The PASSION (suffering) of the Christ", not "The Blood Loss of the Christ" *sigh* If you're watching the movie for the right reason, the point is lost.

"And IIRC, the source for many of the specific details was not biblical, but taken from writings describing the visions of 18th century Austrian nun."

I saw a few myself, that seemed out of place... like the demon child being nursed by the "Satan mother". That was really weird. No movie is perfect. And "artistic license" is going to be used, whether we like it or not.

But the "suffering", to me, was entirely realistic. And that's why I went. To see a representation of His suffering for us.

If you're not one of His... you can't understand. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 18:05:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Luposian) Comments Stargate http://osnews.com/thread?235284 http://osnews.com/thread?235284 I have 3 movies I'd consider my favs of all time, with Stargate being #1.

1)Stargate
2)Bloodsport
3)Universal Soldier Sun, 29 Apr 2007 18:24:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (larwilliams) Comments mine is http://osnews.com/thread?235288 http://osnews.com/thread?235288 McLintock, and for a more modern movie Sin City. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 18:45:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Robocoastie) Comments RE: Ooh http://osnews.com/thread?235290 http://osnews.com/thread?235290 Great point Buck! Perhaps that's why I also like Dead Poets Society and Stand By Me. While those have a moral they reflect some of what you're getting at because they deal with youth and angst over growing up. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 18:46:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Robocoastie) Comments Best Movie Ever http://osnews.com/thread?235305 http://osnews.com/thread?235305 "Eyes Wide Shut" is a masterpiece. I love it. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 19:19:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (kudzu) Comments RE[3]: For Christians... http://osnews.com/thread?235306 http://osnews.com/thread?235306
I was not aware of this, while watching it, but that's probably because I wasn't paying to the amount of blood loss onscreen, but the portrayal of suffering "Jesus" went through, onscreen.

It's called "The PASSION (suffering) of the Christ", not "The Blood Loss of the Christ" *sigh*


No need to be disingenuously melodramatic, it was an *example* to address your specific claim that the film was a realistic depiction. It's certainly not the only example either - all of the violence in The Passion is relentlessly exaggerated and over the top, it's up there with Dead Alive Riki Oh as one of the most gratuitously gory films I've ever seen.

If you're not one of His... you can't understand.


Riiiight. That's a convenient way to dismiss criticism without the hassle of actually addressing it. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 19:19:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (StephenBeDoper) Comments RE[4]: For Christians... http://osnews.com/thread?235307 http://osnews.com/thread?235307 "You really should at least deign to see the film before passing judgment on it - despite its "blasphemous" nature, it presents Jesus and his message in a much more sympathetic/positive light than Mel Gibson's propaganda piece/gore-and-cheese-fest."

No. I worship a Jesus who is the sinless Son of God. Who died for our sins on the cross of Calvary and rose again on the 3rd day. I will NEVER watch a movie that portrays Jesus as a flawed or ordinary "human". That totally negates everything the bible says about Him.

Just because you and others want a Jesus who seems more "tangible" and "understandable" (i.e. "he was just a good man who taught good principles we should follow after"), doesn't make Him that way.

What Jesus went through WAS gory. It WAS extremely bloody! What he went through WAS a horribly cruel way to die. But He did it for US! All of us. Every last one of us. All we need to do is accept His sacrifice. But far too many just can't... or won't.

If you want a movie about a Jesus who lived an ordinary life... who was just as flawed as you and me... there are plenty of them. I choose to watch movies that glorify Him... not bring Him down to our level. He already "came down to our level" ("...and the Word became flesh...") 2,007 years ago, so we could rise up to His!

Email me, if you wish to continue this discussion... Sun, 29 Apr 2007 19:38:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Luposian) Comments RE[4]: For Christians... http://osnews.com/thread?235310 http://osnews.com/thread?235310 "Yet you're praising a film made by a Catholic, specifically to present an interpretation based on Catholic tradition, and largely based on the writings of a Catholic nun?"

"The Passion of The Christ" is not about who directed the movie, who wrote the script, or who had what visions (or writings) that inspired the movie...

It's about the suffering of Jesus. What He went through for us! You're seeing everything except what the movie was truly about. Should that surprise me? I suppose not...

The movie simply makes "more real", what Jesus actually went through, in the most graphic, detailed way possible. Because what He went through WAS graphic and it was VERY detailed! Every prophecy concerning His sacrifice was fulfilled the day He was crucified. What are the odds of that?

It's hard, for even us Christians, to really understand what Jesus experienced, because the bible doesn't go into minute details about it. The movie simply "fills in all the details", so that we can truly SEE what He experienced.

Sure, there is "Catholic interpretation" in it... how couldn't there be? Every step of it's creation was influenced by Catholicism. But if you dismiss the movie based purely on all the extraneous "chaff", you miss the entire point of the movie itself.

Just because a lot of people may think that the movie was "too graphic" or "too catholic" or "Jesus (in the movie) shed more blood than the human body contains", doesn't make the truth of what the movie was REALLY about any less meaningful... except to those who watched the movie for the wrong reasons.

'Nuff said. Back on track, please... Sun, 29 Apr 2007 19:58:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Luposian) Comments RE[4]: For Christians... http://osnews.com/thread?235313 http://osnews.com/thread?235313 "No need to be disingenuously melodramatic, it was an *example* to address your specific claim that the film was a realistic depiction. It's certainly not the only example either - all of the violence in The Passion is relentlessly exaggerated and over the top, it's up there with Dead Alive Riki Oh as one of the most gratuitously gory films I've ever seen."

Well, I guess the only way we'll ever truly know if the movie was accurate or not, is to actually have someone go through all that Jesus did... and then be nailed to a cross afterwards.

Um, you wanna volunteer?

I'll pass, thank you.

The movie accomplished the goal I believe it was created to reach. And I appreciate the movie on no other level than that. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 20:07:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Luposian) Comments re:christians http://osnews.com/thread?235315 http://osnews.com/thread?235315 "At least the God we serve actually EXISTS! Unlike the Norse mythological gods"

Now thats just mean! Sun, 29 Apr 2007 20:14:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Calipso) Comments RE[4]: For Christians... http://osnews.com/thread?235316 http://osnews.com/thread?235316 "If you're not one of His... you can't understand.

Riiiight. That's a convenient way to dismiss criticism without the hassle of actually addressing it."

The bible clearly says, the wisdom of God is foolishness to man. The Word of God contains the Wisdom of God. Hence, you can't comprehend it... until you're one of His.

Tell me, do you know what it's like to fly on the Shuttle? How can you, until you're IN the shuttle, first? Until you're ON God's path, you can't understand what God's path is like or about.

Simple truths are oft the hardest to comprehend, because we want/expect them to be more complex.Edited 2007-04-29 20:20 Sun, 29 Apr 2007 20:17:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Luposian) Comments RE: #1 http://osnews.com/thread?235318 http://osnews.com/thread?235318 Amen. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 20:21:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Michael) Comments RE: re:christians http://osnews.com/thread?235323 http://osnews.com/thread?235323 "Now thats just mean!"

It's only "mean" if you acknowledge it as true. Otherwise, it's pure and utter nonsense that no one should pay any attention to.

While I can appreciate the "fiction" of Norse mythology, when it comes down to brass tacks... I choose to believe in a God that I have a book about (that millions read and believe in) and archeological proof to support it's claims. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 20:31:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Luposian) Comments Dr. Strangelove http://osnews.com/thread?235328 http://osnews.com/thread?235328 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Sun, 29 Apr 2007 20:49:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (1000suns) Comments Brazil http://osnews.com/thread?235347 http://osnews.com/thread?235347 I did not get the wrong man. I got the right man. The wrong man was delivered to me as the right man! I accepted him, on trust, as the right man. Was I wrong? Anyway, to add to the confusion, he died on us. Which, had he been the right man, he wouldn't have done.

Beat that ;) Sun, 29 Apr 2007 22:12:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (nilfilter) Comments RE[5]: For Christians... http://osnews.com/thread?235382 http://osnews.com/thread?235382
What Jesus went through WAS gory. It WAS extremely bloody!


Even assuming the historicity of the events (which is a big leap in and of itself), it was exaggerated to an almost cartoonish degree in The Passion.

There's a difference between an accurate portrayal of violence and gratuitously reveling it (slow-motion blood splatters, etc).

What he went through WAS a horribly cruel way to die. But He did it for US! All of us. Every last one of us. All we need to do is accept His sacrifice. But far too many just can't... or won't.


Uh huh. And now, when you make point, you can point to The Passion and say "See what I mean!" Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:15:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (StephenBeDoper) Comments RE[5]: For Christians... http://osnews.com/thread?235397 http://osnews.com/thread?235397
Sure, there is "Catholic interpretation" in it... how couldn't there be? Every step of it's creation was influenced by Catholicism. But if you dismiss the movie based purely on all the extraneous "chaff", you miss the entire point of the movie itself.


Eh, you've missed the point of my post. I was pointing out the contradiction in praising a film as being "accurate" and "true," and then suggesting that the people responsible for the film/the theology behind the film are incapable of having an "actual relationship with God and be His." Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:39:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (StephenBeDoper) Comments RE[5]: For Christians... http://osnews.com/thread?235409 http://osnews.com/thread?235409
Well, I guess the only way we'll ever truly know if the movie was accurate or not, is to actually have someone go through all that Jesus did... and then be nailed to a cross afterwards.


Eh? I don't have to be a doctor to say with certainty that someone doesn't get most their skin flayed off and lose that much blood without dying as a fairly quick result. Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:03:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (StephenBeDoper) Comments RE[6]: For Christians... http://osnews.com/thread?235430 http://osnews.com/thread?235430 "There's a difference between an accurate portrayal of violence and gratuitously reveling it (slow-motion blood splatters, etc)."

Ok... you have a point. I didn't recall that. But I'll believe you. Yes, agreed. Slow-motion is definitely over-excessive when depicting the suffering of our Savior. I'm sure it was meant to further convey His suffering, but it really wasn't necessary.

But realize, it wasn't violence for violence sake. It was portraying violence against our Savior. While the extra "effects" were, I admit, gratuitous, it's purpose (I believe) was meant to further cement the suffering He went though in our fairly jaded minds. Mon, 30 Apr 2007 01:08:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Luposian) Comments RE[6]: For Christians... http://osnews.com/thread?235443 http://osnews.com/thread?235443 "Eh, you've missed the point of my post. I was pointing out the contradiction in praising a film as being "accurate" and "true," and then suggesting that the people responsible for the film/the theology behind the film are incapable of having an "actual relationship with God and be His."

No, I haven't. What you don't realize is, God can take a sinner and win people to Christ. He can take something bad and turn it to His glory. God can do things like that. It doesn't matter who made the movie (or why), if I walk away from it, with a greater appreciation of what Jesus did for me, then the movie has accomplished the goal for which it was meant.

I doubt Mel Gibson made this movie just to ick people out with it's violence. I believe he intended for the people who watched this movie, to come away with a realization of exactly what Jesus went through at Calvary.

It doesn't matter what "nonsense" (demon baby, et al) was mixed in and between the scenes. It's all about Jesus, plain and simple. If all you see is the "gratuitous effects" or the "catholic influence" or the "excessive blood and gore", you're not paying attention to the message. Mon, 30 Apr 2007 01:49:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Luposian) Comments RE[6]: For Christians... http://osnews.com/thread?235464 http://osnews.com/thread?235464 "Eh? I don't have to be a doctor to say with certainty that someone doesn't get most their skin flayed off and lose that much blood without dying as a fairly quick result."

You're assuming Jesus was an average human. Do normal people turn water into wine, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, restore withered limbs to whole, walk on water, feed tens of thousands of people with 3 loaves and 2 fishes, walk through a crowd of people who wanted to stone him without being touched, heal the son of someone when that dying individual wasn't even there, dry up a womans issue of blood just by having the hem of his garment touched, heal a cut off ear...

Shall I go on?

You think something like being beaten, flayed, and having a crown of thorns jammed into his skull is going to stop Jesus... the Spotless Lamb of God... the final sacrifice... from making it all the way to Calvary? Pah! He's God the Son, man! You don't stop God from accomplishing His purpose... and no amount of torture and beating and whipping and crucifying was going to defeat Him, til He said "It is finished!"

THAT'S a God I can respect! Amen! Mon, 30 Apr 2007 02:51:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Luposian) Comments RE[2]: re:christians http://osnews.com/thread?235567 http://osnews.com/thread?235567 There's about as much evidence for Norse mythology as there is for the claims of Christianity.

That is, absolutely none.

If you are a Christian, that's great, and I respect that, but to claim that Christian beliefs have more evidence than other religions is just untrue. Not that it should affect your faith, since after all faith is supposed to be belief in the absence of proof. Mon, 30 Apr 2007 08:22:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (CharAznable) Comments RE[5]: For Christians... http://osnews.com/thread?235575 http://osnews.com/thread?235575
The bible clearly says, the wisdom of God is foolishness to man. The Word of God contains the Wisdom of God. Hence, you can't comprehend it... until you're one of His.


So in other words, it's not possible to have religious conviction until you have religious conviction? Mon, 30 Apr 2007 09:05:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (StephenBeDoper) Comments RE[7]: For Christians... http://osnews.com/thread?235588 http://osnews.com/thread?235588
No, I haven't


Eh? No you haven't what? By suggesting that only those who are born-again can have an "actual relationship with God and be His," is that not an implicit suggestion that such a relationship is lacking/not possible with other flavours of Christianity?

What you don't realize is, God can take a sinner and win people to Christ. He can take something bad and turn it to His glory. God can do things like that. It doesn't matter who made the movie (or why), if I walk away from it, with a greater appreciation of what Jesus did for me, then the movie has accomplished the goal for which it was meant.


So artistic license is okay when it comes to ridiculously exaggerated gore, but not when it comes to interpretation of the canonical "facts"? Mon, 30 Apr 2007 09:32:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (StephenBeDoper) Comments RE[7]: For Christians... http://osnews.com/thread?235723 http://osnews.com/thread?235723 You think something like being beaten, flayed, and having a crown of thorns jammed into his skull is going to stop Jesus... the Spotless Lamb of God... the final sacrifice... from making it all the way to Calvary? Pah! He's God the Son, man! You don't stop God from accomplishing His purpose... and no amount of torture and beating and whipping and crucifying was going to defeat Him, til He said "It is finished!"

THAT'S a God I can respect! Amen!

This is SO off-topic, but I just have to stick my nose here quickly..First of all, I get the feeling you glorify jesus because you think of him as a superhero with fantastic superpowers, and if he didn't have such, you'd lose all your respect for him. And secondly, as far as I remember from what I've read, jesus wasn't a god, and didn't mean for himself to be glorified and iconified but rather make people believe in "God". Remember the story of the golden statue? Well, you seem to have fallen in the same trap..

Oh, just as a little bit of info to you: if you had truly been studying these things, you'd know not everything in bible is to be taken literally, and jesus wasn't born 2007 years ago..He was born actually a few years earlier. Mon, 30 Apr 2007 16:59:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (WereCatf) Comments RE[6]: For Christians... http://osnews.com/thread?235732 http://osnews.com/thread?235732 "The bible clearly says, the wisdom of God is foolishness to man. The Word of God contains the Wisdom of God. Hence, you can't comprehend it... until you're one of His.

So in other words, it's not possible to have religious conviction until you have religious conviction?"

'Religious conviction' has nothing to do with it. The Holy Spirit helps bring you to the point of acceptance of Jesus' sacrifice. Then, from that point, you can then embark on comprehending God's Word.

The Word of God is spiritually decerned. You can't understand it until your spirit is reborn, hence why Jesus said "ye MUST be born-again" [emphasis mine, for clarification of requirement] . We Christians didn't just pull the name "born-again" out of thin air... Jesus said it. That's why we call ourselves that. Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:16:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Luposian) Comments RE[8]: For Christians... http://osnews.com/thread?235739 http://osnews.com/thread?235739 "Eh? No you haven't what? By suggesting that only those who are born-again can have an "actual relationship with God and be His," is that not an implicit suggestion that such a relationship is lacking/not possible with other flavours of Christianity?"

Look, Jesus said "Ye must be born-again." That's the bottom line. I didn't say it. My pastor didn't say it. The Pope didn't say it. Jesus said it. You wanna argue why we believe what we believe? Take it up with Him.

If you accept Christ then, at that point, your relationship with God is as good as you make it. But if you are not, as Jesus said we must be, then no such relationship can exist. If you can find, in the bible, where Jesus gave another option, let me know. I personally only adhere to the JKV. Not the NKJV or any other version.

Hasn't this gotten off-topic enough already? All I wanted to do was comment on a good movie for Christians to see and you're turning it into an ongoing religious argument...

I'd much rather continue this in the acceptable forum of Email, not here. I'd prefer to NOT get in trouble for "thread hijacking", which is where this seems to be going...

Just Email me at "[handle]@xoc.ten". (flip the individual words (after '@') around, for the real address and replace [handle] with my name found here) Thank you. Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:36:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Luposian) Comments RE[8]: For Christians... http://osnews.com/thread?235750 http://osnews.com/thread?235750 "This is SO off-topic, but I just have to stick my nose here quickly..First of all, I get the feeling you glorify jesus because you think of him as a superhero with fantastic superpowers, and if he didn't have such, you'd lose all your respect for him. And secondly, as far as I remember from what I've read, jesus wasn't a god, and didn't mean for himself to be glorified and iconified but rather make people believe in "God". Remember the story of the golden statue? Well, you seem to have fallen in the same trap.."

I agree. This whole issue HAS gotten horribly off topic. All I wanted to do was comment about a good movie for Christians to see and Mr. BeDoper decided to turn it into a religious argument, *KNOWING* I'd defend my faith!

I only hope my replies serve God in some way.

Hey, you think I think Jesus is some kind of super hero? Well, if someone saved YOU from eternal damnation... wouldn't you think pretty highly of them, yourself? :-)

No, Jesus isn't "a god" (well, except to the Jehovah's Witnesses). He is God the Son! He said "for the Father and I are one" and "If you've seen Me, you've seen the Father." and "Before Abraham was, I AM.". How much more evidence of absolute Deity do you need?

Man, this has just GOTTA stop! Email me already!!!

"Oh, just as a little bit of info to you: if you had truly been studying these things, you'd know not everything in bible is to be taken literally,"

Oh, I'm sorry... then what parts should I pick and choose to be literal and NOT literal? If one thing is 'not to be taken literally', maybe ALL of it shouldn't be taken literally! Maybe it's all just one giant lie and we're all living in some massive conspiracy dillusion that has affected mankind ever since the Garden of Eden. Oh, but wait... that's not to be taken literally, either, is it?

*sigh* Just email me... PLEASE?!?

"and jesus wasn't born 2007 years ago..He was born actually a few years earlier."

I don't recall saying He was born 2007 years ago... He died on the cross of Calvary 2007 years ago. He was born approximately 33 years earlier.

Email... me! THANK YOU! Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:50:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Luposian) Comments RE[3]: re:christians http://osnews.com/thread?235756 http://osnews.com/thread?235756 "There's about as much evidence for Norse mythology as there is for the claims of Christianity.

That is, absolutely none."

Email me and I'll SHOW you evidence! I've got it in a lengthy text file with pictures! I can take you to URL's that back it up. If you were actually SEEKING to know, you'd find it. Not hard, once you know where to look.

"If you are a Christian, that's great, and I respect that, but to claim that Christian beliefs have more evidence than other religions is just untrue. Not that it should affect your faith, since after all faith is supposed to be belief in the absence of proof."

As the bible says, "Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." (I believe I got that right). So, yes, you're right. But, as far as tangible evidence (mounting almost daily)... you only need to LOOK, in order to SEE. And I've got quite a bit saved up in a text file, right here on my computer... Email me to find out more. Mon, 30 Apr 2007 18:00:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Luposian) Comments RE: Gattaca vs MacArthur-Maze, Sea Diamond, Exxon-Valdez, http://osnews.com/thread?236440 http://osnews.com/thread?236440 As wikipedia confirms, the basic plot of Gattaca was "loser wants to be an Astronaut".

I highly recommend Robert Forward's "Rocheworld" for hard-SF on interstellar travel - Boredom, Boredom, Boredom, and yes Panic.

Especially the ex-convict truck-pilot who melted the MacArthur-Maze and the drunkard who commanded the Exxon-Valdez are examples of what happens when Losers get to be Pilots.
Economically, both incidents involve "Unpriced Externalities" as they say, who paid for the wrecks "we all did".

Underdogs can be underdogs for LOTS of varied reasons. But given that the dude in Gattaca actually DID have less-than-pilot-grade vision, for heaven's sake, what we need to examine is, why is it our knee-jerk that we should be rooting for such an underdog ? These mentioned lessons indicate we should be paying various pilots more, so that selection-pressure will save the world from the HUGE downside risk, in those rare Moments of Panic.

By the way Googling (( Freefall 767 )) finds a nice book on what happened when a Real Pilot, a MUSCULAR pilot who flew GLIDERS for a hobby happened to be driving when due to English/Metric confusion his 767 ran out of fuel over Canada. Usually strength is irrelevant, but with only the ram-air-turbine to supply hydraulics, it took everything he had to supply the happy ending, in this case. With a politically-corrent Gattaca-grade-pilot, the situation WOULD have been hopeless. Wed, 02 May 2007 01:14:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (pg--az) Comments RE: V for Vendetta vs Tommy the Rock Opera ? http://osnews.com/thread?236447 http://osnews.com/thread?236447 >> fear is the main enemy of the human race Wed, 02 May 2007 01:52:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (pg--az) Comments RE: "Threads" - nice free link to Nuclear War Scenario http://osnews.com/thread?236460 http://osnews.com/thread?236460 The attack begins 46:00 into the film, "well thought out", nicely done, and even timely given that the premise was Iran-centric ! It seems that a lot of real war footage was mixed in, the attack-scenes have that sense of being real rather than special-effects-y, scary indeed. Wed, 02 May 2007 03:03:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (pg--az) Comments RE: "Threads" vs "Rape of Nanking" http://osnews.com/thread?236477 http://osnews.com/thread?236477 Searching the Google Video on (( "RAPE OF NANKING" )) finds the full version, the 1:17 "English Language Edition" with the plain red-on-black slide on the left.
I just skipped through the dead-body-footage, the REALLY scary part was the summary lessons, beginning at about 1:13, e.g. at 1:13:53
"The Nanjing Massacre is a lie made up by the Chinese" -- Ishihara Shintaro, Japanese Cabinet Minister, 1990.
followed by a few more similar slides from contemporary Japan.
and at 1:14:40 "Those Who Deny the Past...And Those Who Do Not Learn From the Past...Are Condemned to Repeat the Past and Suffer the Consequences"

THANKS for pointing me to that "Threads" documentary, it was following links from that that I stumbled over Nanking. The most dreadful word I remember from the "Threads" documentary was "Escalate" - in the USA "War in Iraq" seems to always mean relatively light-duty-stuff, from a historical perspective, a few IED's, a few more doors kicked down, a few more suicide bombs. Worth revisting these documentaries on those HUGE weapons available on such short notice... Wed, 02 May 2007 04:14:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (pg--az) Comments Lord of the Rings - Trilogy http://osnews.com/thread?236555 http://osnews.com/thread?236555 I am surprised I am the first person(and only till now)
to have put LOTR as the best movie Wed, 02 May 2007 12:31:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (mohit_ranka) Comments When September Comes http://osnews.com/thread?236700 http://osnews.com/thread?236700 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073251/Browser: Emacs-w3m/1.4.4 w3m/0.5.1 Wed, 02 May 2007 20:45:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (ASau) Comments Currently http://osnews.com/thread?236874 http://osnews.com/thread?236874 Primer Thu, 03 May 2007 10:49:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (tempy) Comments RE[2]: Gattaca vs MacArthur-Maze, Sea Diamond, Exxon-Valdez, http://osnews.com/thread?237845 http://osnews.com/thread?237845 "Loser wants to be an Astronaut" does not translate directly into "Loser wants to be a pilot". Last I checked, not every current astronaut is a pilot. Sure pilots make up the majority, but look at all the mission specialists. Mon, 07 May 2007 03:31:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (chmeee) Comments