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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?

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[–] hyhachi@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Lord of the rings (1978)

or

Jason and the argonauts

[–] dmrzl@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't even think snatch is the the best Guy Ritchie movie. Lock, stock and two smoking barrels is better imo.

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[–] HoustonHenry@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

My favorite movie changes frequently, but ATM my top 3 would be

Big Fish

Secondhand Lions

Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?

Snatch is in my top 5 though

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[–] ReiRose@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079278/?ref_=adv_li_tt Chilly Scenes of Winter is a current favourite. I recommend going into it a bit blind, and seeing how long it takes for you to figure out what's happening.

Childhood favourites were Back to the Future 2, Return of the Jedi and later, the Matrix

[–] bookmeat@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Just saw Across the Spider-Verse. That movie is so beautiful. You can literally pause on any frame and you're looking at an artistic masterpiece.

I watched it on a large OLED in 4k HDR, so ymmv. While it takes a really high place, my favourite is still PREDATOR; just an awesome script.

[–] CheeseToastie@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

If you like Snatch, try Gettin' Square. It's an Aussie thug movie that I reckon is pretty good.

As for all time favourite movie, I'm not certain anymore as I prefer to watch a familiar variety of movies. It's maybe independence day

[–] Nusm@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I love a good laugh-out-loud comedy, so I’m going to go kind of obscure with Amazon Women On The Moon. You’ve probably never heard of it, because it was a straight to DVD from ‘87 by Zucker/Abrams/Zucker, the same guys who made Airplane and the Naked Gun movies, and it’s also the spiritual successor to The Kentucky Fried Movie.

It’s difficult to describe it, other than to say that you’re loosely supposed to be watching a 1950s sci fi movie called Amazon Women On The Moon on late night TV. Interspersed among the bits of the movie are fake commercials and other skits that are absolutely hilarious! And the cast is unbelievable - Roseanna Arquette, Michelle Pfeffer, Arsenio Hall, Steve Gutenberg, Andrew Dice Clay, Joe Pantoliono, David Alan Grier, Ed Begley Jr., a long list of classic comedians in one skit, and, if you keep it rolling during the credits, even Carrie Fisher shows up.

Sadly JustWatch shows that it’s not available to stream anywhere (except the high seas I guess? 🤷🏻‍♂️), but Amazon has the DVD & Blu-Ray available, and, if you’re a fan of Airplane type humor, it’s worth the purchase!

EDIT: After a Google Search, I discovered that there’s a copy online at the Internet Archive! Go watch it before it’s gone!

https://archive.org/details/Amazon.Women.on.the.moon.Vz

[–] tictac2@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Terminator 2

[–] Rocky60@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago

Hard to nail down only one favourite. Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, North by Northwest, and Out of the Past head the list.

[–] XBannedx@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Of more "recent" movies I would say Inception. From days when I was younger maybe TMNT II or Surf Ninjas

[–] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Cinema Paradiso.

[–] Arotrios@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

I agree,
Snatch is a great movie,
one that should be freed
from the shackles of Amazonian tyranny.

[–] jeanofthedead@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Synecdoche.

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