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For me, personally, It would be Snatch. It's such a great movie that I could watch again and again. So many interesting characters and a unique style that sets it apart from so many other movies. There's just that extra something in that movie
What about you, fellow Lemmites? What is your favourite movie?
Probably The Matrix. To me it's a bible, in the sense that it has everything
Lawrence of Arabia - for all-time classics
Aliens - for sci Fi
Evil Dead - for horror
Life of Brian - for comedy
It's impossible to pick a single film across all genres and even then, it was painful to leave out a movie like Pacific Rim, or Young Frankenstein.
Ghostbusters. It's just perfect.
I have them as a contact, just in case something were to happen. Gotta be prepared, you know?
My tastes change from time to time, and even if they didn't it's difficult to choose one across all genre. But I think my all-time favorite is The Princess Bride.
The Silence of the Lambs. I think it is perfect. It’s a “comfort” movie for me. My mind is weird I suppose.
I have so many favorites, which is why my Plex library is so large.
I have this living top 100 ranking on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/jQWau
The list shuffles around quite a bit depending on the day but my top 10 is pretty much fixed in place:
Someone really likes the Coens hahaahah
But no shade, I love all these movies (except for Casino Royale, which does seem really random at number 1 with the other movies tbh. Not a bad movie I guess, but what? 😆)
Rear Window.
I'm a big Hitchcock fan anyway but this is a film I've seen countless times and can still get hooked just like the first time.
I'm gonna go with Everything Everywhere All At Once. But a close contender, perhaps tied, is the Barbie movie.
These are the movies I can always watch again.
If I'm on a plane scrolling to find a movie to watch and I see any of those I stop right there.
Galaxy Quest is certainly up there.
12 monkeys and Se7en... Probably because I was more impressionable as a teenager though
The Third Man. Black & white noir/detective movie that sees a trashy pulp author in post-WW2 Germany to pay his respects for a friend that recently died. The dialogue is rapid-fire and witty, the characters are memorable, and it’s just a good movie, even knowing everything about the plot I still find myself coming back to it.
Nothing has ever topped Interstellar for me. The soundtrack, visuals, epic story... I get emotional just thinking about it.
I have a top 3 that's unordered and based entirely on watching experiences that just hit a special and rare spot:
Snatch had the best performances (IMO) of all of those actors. One of the best movies of all time.
Fear and loathing in las Vegas is definitely near the top of the list.
Aliens (special edition)
Easily and without a doubt, The Goonies.
The Incredibles (2004). There's probably a lot of nostalgia involved in my answer but early Pixar movies are my jam, never get tired of watching them.
Boogie Nights.
My hetero life partner and I went to see this opening night because we heard Heather Graham got naked... and we'd both been infatuated with her since License to Drive. We ended up going back to the theater at least a dozen times to watch the movie just because it was so goddamn good.
It's an amazing ensemble cast of actors who were, (with the exception of Burt) at that time, B-list at best. The story is engaging and friendly without reaching too far into hackey territory. We might be able to predict the exact destination, but we can enjoy the journey to that destination as it's own unique experience. Anderson lets his actors really make the characters their own, so long as they stick to his writing.
In short, it's an amazing example of what a whole bunch of very talented actors can do when they're given good material to work with.
I don't like Mark Wahlberg as a person, but he was amazing in this movie. John C Reilly is the fucking man. Julianne Moore and Heather Graham deliver Oscar caliber performances.
I can't think of a single bad part of this movie.
No Country for Old Men. That ending still gives me goosebumps.
Not many that agree with me I'm sure but Tron Legacy.
The soundtrack is perfect, the art style is incredibly cool and ultimately its a story of a son missing, searching for and finding his dad.
As someone that lost their dad too early this will always be a special film for me.
The Blues Brothers.
I really like Training Day. Although I'm tempted to say Hot Fuzz now. Hot Fuzz has so many small things in it that each time I watch it there's something new.
It's hard to pick one, but for everything fighting to break the tie...
Wristcutters: A Love Story. A tale of suicide, purgatory, and, well, love. It's not the most groundbreaking plot, but it's one that I always have fun following, even if the ending is a cliche heartwarmer.
Just beware that there's one cheesey visual effect that really sells "this was done on a budget" even without knowing the hell that was filming.
Sexy Beast - fantastic film; one of the best opening scenes put to film. It has everything from fantastic acting, great story, great music and just an all round enjoyable film.
Right now my favorite movie is Synecdoche, New York. I don't think I ever felt so deeply connected to a piece of art before. It's morbid yet oddly comforting, and my brain chemistry has been permanently altered after seeing it.
I'm in my Kaufman era which began with me and my wife watching Being John Malkovich (which is also pretty damn good imo). And I'm obsessed. He's reinvigorated my love of cinema in a big way! I feel embarrassed it took me so long to watch his stuff but I think it came to me at the right time in my life
Here's my Top Three:
2001: A Space Odyssey.
The Empire Strikes Back.
Miller's Crossing (1990 film by the Coen Brothers).
Grandma's Boy.
It's not like it's super good, or anything; but the characters are basically the same as my IRL friends and it's like hanging out with them whenever I watch it.
