If you could only watch one movie for the rest of your life - What would it be?

[Deleted member 365]

Indiana jones: Raiders

Or Dumb and Dumber. It still makes me laugh and those scenes around Provo and park city take me back to a time when utah wasn’t so crowded.

 

[FalseFlagg K]

Glory. Epic movie equal parts tragic and uplifting

 

[Rubashov]

do you struggle with the concept of "one" ??? I know you're into polygamy because you're a greedy bastard but try to follow the instructions Pick one!!!?????

I'm a maverick, I make my own rules

 

[gandalfe]

Im doing a top three all by the same film makers.

1. The Big Lebowski

2. No Country for Old Men

3. O Brother, where art thou?

All films by the Coen brothers, their remake of True Grit would probably be number four, their is just something about their films, I love, their humour, artistry, I dunno I just find them very rewatchable.

You missed Raising Arizona.

 

[gandalfe]

If I had to pick just one... Crap. Princess Bride? Fish Called Wanda? Seven Samurai? Pulp Fiction? Stop Making Sense? Alien or Aliens? RRR? Everything Everywhere All At Once?

Probably either Princess Bride or Everything Everywhere All at Once, because they combine so many different types of film together. Both have great characters, action, comedy, emotional resonance... Probably go with Everything, just because it's, well, everything. Also because it's about family.

Also, this is the best Babish episode.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vOBpRmp8v8

 

[Coach Ellis]

Im doing a top three all by the same film makers.

1. The Big Lebowski

2. No Country for Old Men

3. O Brother, where art thou?

All films by the Coen brothers, their remake of True Grit would probably be number four, their is just something about their films, I love, their humour, artistry, I dunno I just find them very rewatchable.

All great movies. No country for old men is a masterclass in filmmaking and acting. Superb across the board.

 

[Rubashov]

You missed Raising Arizona.

Like it, don't love it. still a really good film, Fargo too

 

[gandalfe]

Aaron Sorkin could be my favourite screenwriter of all time. The West Wing is one of my all time favourite shows, (Sports Night got about a 5 minute run on TV here I'd love to watch that whole show) The Newsroom is brilliant.

I don't love all his films but Charlie Wilsons war is excellent, as is Moneyball and Molly's Game. I would have enjoyed the The Social Network more if i didn't detest all the people its about, The Trial of the Chicago 7 should have been a mini series

I love SportsNight, it was the first Sorkin show I saw. They had it on Comedy Central for a while. It's available to acquire through, ahem, alternate means.

Have you ever seen Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip? It was Sorkin's followup to West Wing, basically the same set up as 30 Rock, behind-the-scenes-at-not-SNL, only presented in more of a dramatic sense, as Sorkin does. It actually premiered the same year as 30 Rock, everyone thought it would be the big winner between the two - because Sorkin and bigger stars. But it was just too expensive, got cancelled after 1 season.

 

[Rubashov]

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Glory. Epic movie equal parts tragic and uplifting

Its an Ok film, I had to look it up cause i couldn't remember, Denzel wins best supporting actor for it. Also a big film for Morgan Freeman too. Of course one of my favourite actors Andre Braugher makes his film debut in it, I saw a great old interview with Andre a few months back when he talked about getting his role as Detective Frank Pembleton in Homicide and how he couldnt believe a role like that on network TV would go to a black actor. Class dude.

However, its not even the best film about the civil war!!! 1993's Gettysburg in its 4 and half hours is the vastly superior film. Martin Sheen as Robert E Lee, Tom Berenger as James Longstreet, Steven Lang as General Pickett, this is a great scene after Pickett's division gets smashed.



But for me If I was to pick a true war epic it would be The Great Escape

 

[Rubashov]

I love SportsNight, it was the first Sorkin show I saw. They had it on Comedy Central for a while. It's available to acquire through, ahem, alternate means.

Have you ever seen Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip? It was Sorkin's followup to West Wing, basically the same set up as 30 Rock, behind-the-scenes-at-not-SNL, only presented in more of a dramatic sense, as Sorkin does. It actually premiered the same year as 30 Rock, everyone thought it would be the big winner between the two - because Sorkin and bigger stars. But it was just too expensive, got cancelled after 1 season.

Pulp Fiction is a good shout as a one film.

Sports Night and Studio 60 both got about 5 seconds on TV here and were canned. I really liked what I saw of sports night, never saw studio 60, think it might have been on pay tv here.

I'd love to see Sorkin working again, think right now his voice and vision of America would be really meaningful.

 

[FalseFlagg K]

someone forgot to take his meds...

 

[Rubashov]

someone forgot to take his meds...

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