How is "Amsterdamned"? I was just telling Dylan about that movie and how it supposedly had cool chases. True?

Paul Verhoeven did bunch of movies in Netherlands before he came to the US. Amsterdam is a great city.

Shallow Hal -- pretty pathetic the way they made fun of fat people, etc. There is however a scene I never forget. There is this handicaped guy who walks on all four, going on a date, gets out of a car, gets on all four, looks at the shiny hubcap, sees his face, gets out his comb and start fixing his hair.

Gary Oldman / Helen Mirren

Some Like It Hot (that last scene is classic)
Election
Clerks
Raising Arizona
The Princess Bride
Ace Ventura (the first one)

Radio Days
Take the Money and Run
The Monster (or Il Monstro)
Being There
American Movie

Quick rambling thoughts in no particular order:

PILLOW TALK
"Howdy maam, I'm Rex Stetson."

BLAZING SADDLES
"Excuse me while I whip this out."

ARSENIC AND OLD LACE
"Chaaarrrge!"

HIS GIRL FRIDAY
"Now listen, you never came here tonight." "Oh yes I did, I came right through that door."

FATHER GOOSE
"Frank! You've got to get me off this island." "Can't do it, Walter."

LIAR LIAR
"It's the claw!"

RUTHLESS PEOPLE
"Yeah, then we can take the money and go to Haiti." "That's Tahiti."

MEET THE IN-LAWS
"I've got nipples too, does that mean you can milk me?"

I'm sure there are others!

<<<-- Originally posted by Rob Lohman : Erik,

Have you seen "Enemy at the Gates"? -->>>

of course I have. it's OK ^-^, its not my best, but it's not my worst either. I enjoyed the movie though.

<<<-- Originally posted by Nigel Moore : As far as war films go, The Heroes of Telemark, Where Eagles Dare, The Battle of Britain and Stalag 17 are pretty decent. -->>>

I'm not sure about first three films, but Stalag 17. i couldn't agree more, it's great movie.

War films?

How about "Kelly's Heroes," "A Midnight Clear," "Gallipoli," "The Great Escape," and "Saving Private Ryan"? (I agree with you about "Where Eagles Dare"...but "Stalag 17" has never been one of my favorites, everyone seems to be trying very hard to look like they're acting)

Joseph, you've been posing some interesting topics lately!

Here's my list:

Raising Arizona
"Son...you got a panty on your head."

The Big Lebowski
The Dude: And, you know, he's got emotional problems, man.
Walter Sobchak: You mean... beyond pacifism?
...and...
The Dude:[talking to the other Jeffrey Lebowski] Look, let me explain something. I'm not Mr. Lebowski - you're Mr.Lebowski. I'm the Dude. So that's what you call me. That, or Duder. His Dudeness. Or El Duderino, if,you know, you're not into the whole brevity thing--

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
"Those aren't pillows!!!"

The In-Laws (the original with Peter Falk)
"Serpentine!"

The Out-of Towners (the original with Jack Lemmon)
The "mugging" scene

Me, Myself, and Irene
The pee scene...makes me hit the floor every time.

Bottle Rocket
"It ain't no trip to Cleveland."
"He's out. You're out, too. And I don't think I'm in, either. No gang!"
"How does an asshole like Bob get such a great kitchen?"

Some Girls
"So...just how many of my daughters have you slept with?"

Keith,

I didn't have a clue who Helen Mirren was until I looked her up at IMDB...good choice.

It's funny how people see things differently...I thought Shallow Hal wasn't that bad.

A movie that really marked me is Harakiri ( aka Seppuku ) by Masaki Kobayashi. It strongly reflects the japanese culture not only in its content but also the way it is filmed, which is very structured and tight. It is mostly axed on dialogue and it is a really intense script!! Check it out if you guys have a chance one day.

"Winner of a Special Jury Prize at Cannes in 1963. Japan 1962. Director: Masaki Kobayashi. Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Shima Iwashita, Akira Ishihama. B&W, 35mm, in Japanese with English subtitles. 135 mins. "

Foreign Movies -- Which Ones You Liked
 

Some that come to mind:

El Topo
My Sweet Little Village
Death in Venice
Conformist
Cries And Whispers

Alright, Joseph...now I'm suspecting that you're putting together a book! ;)

Le Retour de Martin Guerre
À bout de Souffle
37°2 le matin
Belle époque
Samurai Fiction
Trop Belle pour Toi
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios
Como agua para chocolate
Jean de Florette
Manon des sources
Les Ripoux
Les Compères
Trois hommes et un couffin
Diva
Mui du du xanh
Mua he chieu thang dung
Camille Claudel
Lola rennt
Trois couleurs: Bleu
Trois couleurs: Blanc
Trois couleurs: Rouge
...and more...

...and lots of British and Australian movies (maybe you meant foreign "language" movies?)

Run Lola Run
Cemetery Man
Man Bites Dog

I know I've seen more, but these are the only ones I've really cared for.

Maybe "Bad Taste" counts? Peter Jackson's from New Zealand. I guess "Heavenly Creatures," also, in that case.

My favorites modern foreign films:

Y Tu Mamia Tambien
Once Were Warriors


A lot of classic foreign favorites. Not gonna list em all, but Seven Samurai would have the #1 spot for sure.

Strange Brew


Also like Road Trip, Super Troopers, and the comedy aspect of Tremors. So many good comedies over ther years, hard to pick real favorites.

Maybe "Bad Taste" is the reason that the NZ film industry is so small? However, "Once Were Warriors" and "What Becomes of the Broken-Hearted" certainly halp make up for it.

On the other side of the pond, Australia, Romper Stomper, is one that stands out, along with "The Castle", and I'm not dreamin.

Here in Japan, "Samauri Fiction" is a up there. Dylan, you should check it out.

The Brits have put out some pearlers in the form of "Mean Machine" and "Snatch".

Hey John, just something to do during breaks on a project.

Best Dance Movies?
 

Which ones did you like? Ones that come to mind:

Footlose
Dirty Dancing
Flashdance

Of those three...only Dirty Dancing I'm afraid.

I would like to add something like West Side Story (great colour, great music), but I have problem with musicals in which erstwhile complete strangers start moving rythmically when IRL it wouldn't/couldn't happen...such as the fight between the Sharks and the Jets.

Perhaps I have no imagination.

But I liked DD, and the dancing was a fit for the story line as well as my 'straight' interpretation of IRL! :-)

Favourite foreign movies? Let me see, there's quite a lot...

LA Confidential
Die Hard
Clueless
Dave
The Matrix
...

:-)

Nigel, I don't remember seeing any Swiss movies. What's the film industry there like and does the government support it?

Dude! Are you dissin' on Bad Taste? I definitely enjoyed that more than Lord of the Rings.

Favorite Musicals?
 

Only an opera comes to mind:

La Traviata

The Mask
"Did you catch him" "No, but the SWAT team have got a spot in Las Vegas", and so many of the CG effects...particularly when he meets his landlady in the hallway!

Miss Congeniality
"It's all in the buttocks dear" "It takes a man with a great deal of confidence to walk like that"

A lot of The Marx Brothers films, and those of Will Hay in which he's partnered with Graham Moffatt and Moore Marriott are a riot (particularly Ask a Policeman and Oh Mr Porter).

Favorite Irish Genre Movies
 

My favorite:

Far and Away

I have a funny English accent
 

Nor do I (I guess The Sound Of Music doesn't count). I've only lived here 3 months.

Favorite Spy Movies
 

Some of mine:

XXX
Bourne Identity
Spy Game
No Way Out

Favorite Vampire Movies
 

comes to mind:

The Lost Boys
Near Dark

Definitely agree with No Way Out and Bourne Identity. What was it that you were smoking when you watched xXx though?

I'd add most, if not all, of the Connery Bond movies. But anything with Roger Moore is just cringeworthy, and as for that safari suit...sheesh

39 Steps (Donat version)
Saboteur (OK, not strictly spies, but similar vein)
Notorious
Mission Impossible

I'm not too keen on gore, so the horror films that I like tend to be the old classics. So, I offer Dracula (Lugosi version). Nosferatu's pretty good too, if you like that sort of thing.

Famous Fantasy Movies
 

Only one comes to mind:

Excalibur

I wasn't aware that there was an Irish genre! But The Quiet Man is pretty good fun.

Romantic Comedies
 

My fevorites:

Pretty Woman
There is Something About Marry
Coming to America
America's Sweethearts

When Harry Met Sally
The Princess Bride

Bagdad Cafe.

Favorite Sports Movies
 

Mine:

Any Given Sunday
Natural
Water Boy

Romancing the Stone.

To refresh memories -- latest, at least the ones I've seen, Irish genre movies were Road to Perdition and Gangs of NY