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I'm a huge movie aficionado. My all time favorite movie is "Cool Hand Luke"

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Originally Posted by ratchetman

I'm a huge movie aficionado. My all time favorite movie is "Cool Hand Luke"

Oh, yeah that IS a good one. Matter of fact, it has been a while since I have watched that one. I have it in one of my DVD stacks.

Earl

Great thread!!

My favorites:
War: Das Boot (naturally)
Drama: The Good Earth (also my favorite book)
Comedy: The Kentucky Fried Movie
Biography: Patton
Musical: The Sound of Music (yes, really)
Disney: Pinnochio
Animated: Heavy Metal
Sci-Fi: Enemy Mine (yes, really)
Action: Rob Roy
James Bond 007: Thunderball
Stop-motion animation: Jason and the Argonauts
Monster movie: King Kong (the original)
Foreign language film: Black and White in Color
Silent: Metropolis
Monty Python: The Life of Brian
Mel Brooks: High Anxiety
Coen Brothers: Oh Brother, Where art Thou?
John Wayne: The Searchers
Christmas: Christmas Vacation
Biblical Epic: Ben Hur
Tear Jerker: Beaches
Crime drama: The French Connection
Adults only: The Last Tango in Paris (pass the butter, please)

Musicals?

"Wizard of Oz" :D

"Grease"

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Originally Posted by jeffyjeep

Dumber
JJ,

I agree with some of your choices.

War: Twelve O'clock High
Dama: To Kill a Mocking Bird
Comedy: Dumb and Dumber
Biography: I'll go with your choice for now.
Musical: Grease
Disney: Flight of the Navigator
Sci-Fi:I like your choice but I have too many to choose from!
Action: Good movie but too many to choose from. Braveheart comes to mind.
James Bond 007: All with Sean Conery
Stop-motion animation: None, don't like it!
Monster movie: King Kong vs. Godzilla (orginal 60's)
I skipped a few categories because I have no knowledge of them?
John Wayne: All
Christmas: Almost all of them, but "It's a Wonderful Life" leads the bunch
Biblical: The Ten Commandments!
Tear Jerker: Always.
Crime drama: I'll get back to you on that one?
Adults only: Ditto.
Dumber?

Daniel

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Originally Posted by Vanel

I’m very cliche’...

Favorite classic Sci-Fi:

When Worlds Collide
Forbidden Planet
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Creature from the Black Lagoon

Favorite classics:

Casablanca
Land of the Pharoahs (very young Joan Collins)
The Ten Commandments (Anne Baxter was my first childhood crush)
Ben Hur
Captain Blood
The Adventures of Robin Hood (big Olivia de Haviland fan)
Yankee Doodle Dandy
The Bells of St. Mary’s
The Longest Day
Dr. Strangelove
Sink the Bismarck
The Court Jester
The Kid from Brooklyn (Virginia Mayo!)
The Magnificent Seven
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Rio Bravo

Favorite classic musicals:

The Music Man
Oklahoma
Carousel
Kiss Me Kate
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Show Boat S"

And many others. Weekends are for watching the good old oldies!

I love your taste in movies and saw "TDTESS on your reply.
I missed that somehow.
Sorry.

Classical Movies

Disney: Fantasia
Field of Dreams
Dances with Wolves
Lonesome Dove
A League of Their Own
From Russia With Love
Tom Dooley
Cool Hand Luke
Great Escape
Westworld 1973, with Yul Brenner
Run Silent Run Deep, as well as the book
Enemy Below
Fail Safe, as well as the book
All the "Victory At Sea' series, 1952-53.
All the 'Silent Service" series 1957-58.
I watched these two series above a youngster. Now have them on DVD.

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Originally Posted by Rocketflyer

Great Choices!

OMG!

Star Wars original trilogy (IV, V, VI)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Forbidden Planet
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Super 8 (if it ever becomes a "classic")

Caddyshack
Airplane!
Animal House
Christmas Vacation

I'm sure the list will grow every time I see a post with a movie I forgot about.