Hylian_Josh
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I hope this is the right section to post this!
What is your favorite movie? Mine is The Breakfast Club
What is your favorite movie? Mine is The Breakfast Club
What is Your Favorite Movie?
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I moved this thread from General Discussion to Entertainment. Don't worry, it's a little confusing at first where threads go but I'm sure you'll get the hang of it soon!
Anywho, my favorite movie is without a doubt The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring. The trilogy (as well as the new Hobbit trilogy) are my favorite set of movies, and it's really hard to choose between them, but I'm going with the first since that is the movie that simply blew me away as an 11-year-old. I didn't care at all for the fantasy genre and only stuck to non-fiction or science fiction (I was and still am a weird kid), and I mocked this movie before I saw it. But then I sat down with my family and watched it... and I had to pick up the bits of my cranium off the wall after having my mind blown. Also, it's just a really REALLY well-directed and acted film.
Anywho, my favorite movie is without a doubt The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring. The trilogy (as well as the new Hobbit trilogy) are my favorite set of movies, and it's really hard to choose between them, but I'm going with the first since that is the movie that simply blew me away as an 11-year-old. I didn't care at all for the fantasy genre and only stuck to non-fiction or science fiction (I was and still am a weird kid), and I mocked this movie before I saw it. But then I sat down with my family and watched it... and I had to pick up the bits of my cranium off the wall after having my mind blown. Also, it's just a really REALLY well-directed and acted film.
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I LOVE Lotr. I own all three in the extended edition boxes which look like books. I own both Hobbit movies as well and saw them both opening night 
My favorite movie right now would be Fairy Tail: The Phoenix Priestess. I love Fairy Tail to death, and the movie is just fantastic. The animation, the story, all of it. The ending was so bittersweet it made me cry. The movie is very enjoyable for me. I really like it a lot.
I also really love Spirited Away and The Goonies. Both of those movies are very nostalgic for me, since I was a young kid when I saw both of them for the first time.
I also really love Spirited Away and The Goonies. Both of those movies are very nostalgic for me, since I was a young kid when I saw both of them for the first time.
This question's a little difficult for me, because I'm hardly a movie buff, but I can say that I adore most everything Pixar does. My favorite of the films they've made would either be WALL-E or A Bug's Life--probably WALL-E.
With things like movies (and television), I tend to gravitate toward animation and generally am not very interested in live-action material. The art and the animation itself are what really enthrall me, as opposed to the story and characters and stuff like that. A good story and awesome character development are great to have, no doubt, they're just not the focal point for me when I'm watching a film.
Thinking off the top of my head, some other movies I've enjoyed are the original Star Wars trilogy, the Harry Potter films (particularly the sixth one), The Matrix, Spirited Away, Happy Gilmore, etc., etc.
With things like movies (and television), I tend to gravitate toward animation and generally am not very interested in live-action material. The art and the animation itself are what really enthrall me, as opposed to the story and characters and stuff like that. A good story and awesome character development are great to have, no doubt, they're just not the focal point for me when I'm watching a film.
Thinking off the top of my head, some other movies I've enjoyed are the original Star Wars trilogy, the Harry Potter films (particularly the sixth one), The Matrix, Spirited Away, Happy Gilmore, etc., etc.
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Pixar is pretty darn awesome. My favorite from their movies would be Monsters Inc. I also love Harry Potter, The Matrix and Happy Gilmore. Strangely enough though, I've never seen Star Wars.
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I love a lot of different ones, like Serenity (the continuation of my favourite show, Firefly), Lord of the Rings trilogy, Freedom Writers, Sliding Doors, the Harry Potter movies (some more than others, and I prefer the books), several Studio Ghibli movies...
But I'm more of a TV-show person than a movie person. I prefer stories that go on for years and years
But I'm more of a TV-show person than a movie person. I prefer stories that go on for years and years
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For the past year my favourite film has been Star Trek: Into Darkness. In my opinion it's got everything a spectacular film should have: an amazing script, tremendous actors, a terrific soundtrack, great humor, thrilling action scenes, as well as some really well made emotional scenes. I'm pretty sure Star Trek: Into Darkness will remain my favourite film for quite some time. ^^
It's so hard to pick just 1... there's so many...
Probably a Lord of the Rings movie, maybe. Return of the King is probably my favourite, has the most moments that give me a big lump in my throat and start to well up, it really is amazing. If not that, I guess I really enjoyed 28 Days Later too. Urrrrrrrrrm... there's probably a lot more, and I know there is, but I'll go with Lord of the Rings. Tis definitely among my favourite movies.
Probably a Lord of the Rings movie, maybe. Return of the King is probably my favourite, has the most moments that give me a big lump in my throat and start to well up, it really is amazing.
If not that, I guess I really enjoyed 28 Days Later too. Urrrrrrrrrm... there's probably a lot more, and I know there is, but I'll go with Lord of the Rings. Tis definitely among my favourite movies.
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I love all of Disney's traditional animation, I'm quite sad however, while technology is advancing, we loose such beauty as tradition animation, and Disney had the best.
Back to the subject at hand, Cinderella makes me cry every time I watched, I don't know if I've ever told anyone this but deep down i'm a sensitive flower, this movie getss me every time, its the perfect example of great story telling. :')
I love all of Disney's traditional animation, I'm quite sad however, while technology is advancing, we loose such beauty as tradition animation, and Disney had the best.
Back to the subject at hand, Cinderella makes me cry every time I watched, I don't know if I've ever told anyone this but deep down i'm a sensitive flower, this movie getss me every time, its the perfect example of great story telling. :')
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Hmmm to me it will be FOTR or RotK out of the LOTR series. I have been crazy about the books and movies for a long time now. Another movie I love is Big Fish. Amazing and also tragic story. It is really great. I also love Pan's Labyrinth. Of course also the HP movies but LOTR is still giving me goosebumps.
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Those are my favorite movies^^
I wrote a blog about that a while ago...http://zeldadungeon.net/forum/entry.php?b=11031
Garo
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Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom.
Given that it's a Wes Anderson film, it goes without saying that Moonrise features some immaculate production design. Every single pixel of every single frame of that film is obsessed over and ordained quite intentionally. The sets are gorgeously detailed and evoke that wonderful sense of 1960s Americana and youth, from the Khaki Scout's camp to the elaborate home of Suzy's family. Anderson's penchant for center-focal composition, which is often symmetrical, is alive and well in this film, and we get some awe-inspiring uses of the anamorphic aspect ratio, with actors framed at far ends of a large field, and us forced to actively look back and forth - only for them to then join each other in the center of the next, much closer frame. It's always a visual treat to watch a Wes Anderson film, and Moonrise is no exception.
But beyond the visual splendor, Moonrise Kingdom is a touching and incredibly soulful film. Anderson's adult characters are always more childish than his young characters, and Moonrise is that concept taken to its logical extreme. The two young lovers at the center of the film are easily the most mature characters in the whole film, and the simple purity and innocence of their journey is underscored by the elaborate and ridiculous hi-jinks that ensue in the adults' resultant search for them. It's a charming film that never ceases to make me grin like an idiot. It might not have particularly lofty ambitions, but if it aims for beauty and heartwarmth, then it more than succeeds.
I love this film so, so much.
Given that it's a Wes Anderson film, it goes without saying that Moonrise features some immaculate production design. Every single pixel of every single frame of that film is obsessed over and ordained quite intentionally. The sets are gorgeously detailed and evoke that wonderful sense of 1960s Americana and youth, from the Khaki Scout's camp to the elaborate home of Suzy's family. Anderson's penchant for center-focal composition, which is often symmetrical, is alive and well in this film, and we get some awe-inspiring uses of the anamorphic aspect ratio, with actors framed at far ends of a large field, and us forced to actively look back and forth - only for them to then join each other in the center of the next, much closer frame. It's always a visual treat to watch a Wes Anderson film, and Moonrise is no exception.
But beyond the visual splendor, Moonrise Kingdom is a touching and incredibly soulful film. Anderson's adult characters are always more childish than his young characters, and Moonrise is that concept taken to its logical extreme. The two young lovers at the center of the film are easily the most mature characters in the whole film, and the simple purity and innocence of their journey is underscored by the elaborate and ridiculous hi-jinks that ensue in the adults' resultant search for them. It's a charming film that never ceases to make me grin like an idiot. It might not have particularly lofty ambitions, but if it aims for beauty and heartwarmth, then it more than succeeds.
I love this film so, so much.
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This is such a hard question to answer, lol. There's just so many movies I've watched down the years and so many different genres that it's hard for me to pick one sole film, or even a few select ones, and label them as my favorite(s).
I guess I'll start at film series' and there's been so many great ones down the years: Toy Story, The Godfather, Star Wars, Harry Potter; however if I think of what film series is ultimately the one that I enjoyed the most, had the biggest affect on me, made me feel something, then it's without a doubt Lord of the Rings. A pretty popular choice in this thread and I'm not surprised in any way as this series has pretty much everything. You have this epic tale told decades ago by the great J.R.R. Tolkien. It's the perfect story of an amazing adventure set within a vast, detailed, immersful fantasy world. An epic setting and a goal that is too treacherous to even fathom. Watching the films seems like a journey, some may say an "adventure", the story you are getting is essentially an experience. The characters are interesting, superbly acted (Ian McKellen being my personal favourite), and they're also oddly relatable in some ways too. The cinematography is executed to near perfection in my eyes, and the soundtrack is still my all time favourite in any film, TV series, game, you name it. Fact is, I could talk all day about LotR, it's epic world, heavily detailed lore, but for me it's the perfect series in movie history.
Actually picking a movie though--like I said before--Is basically impossible. I could take the easy route and choose Return of the King and it is a contender for sure, but I just can't say, definitively, that is my favourite everThere's just so many different types of films that evoke different emotions, long lasting feelings, different levels of enjoyment etc. What I'm going to do instead is list my favourite films by genre, but I still can't choose between anyone of them.
I guess I'll start at film series' and there's been so many great ones down the years: Toy Story, The Godfather, Star Wars, Harry Potter; however if I think of what film series is ultimately the one that I enjoyed the most, had the biggest affect on me, made me feel something, then it's without a doubt Lord of the Rings. A pretty popular choice in this thread and I'm not surprised in any way as this series has pretty much everything. You have this epic tale told decades ago by the great J.R.R. Tolkien. It's the perfect story of an amazing adventure set within a vast, detailed, immersful fantasy world. An epic setting and a goal that is too treacherous to even fathom. Watching the films seems like a journey, some may say an "adventure", the story you are getting is essentially an experience. The characters are interesting, superbly acted (Ian McKellen being my personal favourite), and they're also oddly relatable in some ways too. The cinematography is executed to near perfection in my eyes, and the soundtrack is still my all time favourite in any film, TV series, game, you name it. Fact is, I could talk all day about LotR, it's epic world, heavily detailed lore, but for me it's the perfect series in movie history.
Actually picking a movie though--like I said before--Is basically impossible. I could take the easy route and choose Return of the King and it is a contender for sure, but I just can't say, definitively, that is my favourite everThere's just so many different types of films that evoke different emotions, long lasting feelings, different levels of enjoyment etc. What I'm going to do instead is list my favourite films by genre, but I still can't choose between anyone of them.
Animation:
Drama:
Romantic Drama:
Romantic Comedy:
Comedy:
Adventure:
Action:
Thriller:
Horror:
Science Fiction:
- Toy Story 2
- Meet the Robinsons
Drama:
- The Blind Side
- The Shawshank Redemption
- Forest Gump
- Boyz n the Hood
Romantic Drama:
- Like Crazy
- Titanic
Romantic Comedy:
- Friends with Benefits
- About a Boy
- 50 First Dates
Comedy:
- 40 year old Virgin
- Whole American Pie Series
- Meet the Parents
Adventure:
- Return of the King
- Deathly Hallows Part 2
- Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Action:
- The Bourne Series
- Casino Royale
- Taken
Thriller:
- Silence of the Lambs
- Shutter Island
- Unknown
Horror:
- The Ring
- Alien Abduction the Mcpherson Tape
- REC
Science Fiction:
- Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
- Inception
Hmm, odd choice. I watched this movie a year or so ago, a couple of times actually, and I just didn't really get it. I guess the film has some underlining meaning that I missed, lolGaroXicon said:
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My favorite movie changes, but right now it's Blade Runner. Particularly the final cut.
This is what I'd describe as a perfect film. Every shot, every line feels like it's infused with meaning, but it's subtle enough that you never feel like you're being told what to feel or how to feel it. The script, music, and visuals all reach into that place buried deep inside your soul and fill it with sorrow and wonder. The result is a movie that feels deeply personal to me. It has a story, yes, but it's the feelings it leaves you with, the enduring melancholy, that makes it a masterpiece.
In a sense, it's a perfect homage to Philip K. Dick, whose original book was quite different but whose whole body of work digs deep into the human psyche and captures something intangible. You can read his books as straight-up accounts of paranoia, or you can experience through his books his world, in all its pulsing spirituality and brutality.
Blade Runner captures that and more.
Then there's this speech (spoiler for those who haven't seen the movie):
[video=youtube;a_saUN4j7Gw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_saUN4j7Gw[/video]
And there's a follow-up line: "It's too bad she won't live! But then again, who does?"
The whole thing gives me chills, and for all its overriding pessimism, I think there's plenty it says about the beauty of life.
In short, it's just my kind of movie. That's not to say I don't like epics (Fellowship of the Ring is certainly a contender for favorite movie), but Blade Runner is uncommonly powerful in its presentation. The art that resonates with me the most tends to be the most deeply personal, about the inner self rather than grand themes--although the two are not mutually exclusive.
This is what I'd describe as a perfect film. Every shot, every line feels like it's infused with meaning, but it's subtle enough that you never feel like you're being told what to feel or how to feel it. The script, music, and visuals all reach into that place buried deep inside your soul and fill it with sorrow and wonder. The result is a movie that feels deeply personal to me. It has a story, yes, but it's the feelings it leaves you with, the enduring melancholy, that makes it a masterpiece.
In a sense, it's a perfect homage to Philip K. Dick, whose original book was quite different but whose whole body of work digs deep into the human psyche and captures something intangible. You can read his books as straight-up accounts of paranoia, or you can experience through his books his world, in all its pulsing spirituality and brutality.
Blade Runner captures that and more.
Then there's this speech (spoiler for those who haven't seen the movie):
[video=youtube;a_saUN4j7Gw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_saUN4j7Gw[/video]
And there's a follow-up line: "It's too bad she won't live! But then again, who does?"
The whole thing gives me chills, and for all its overriding pessimism, I think there's plenty it says about the beauty of life.
In short, it's just my kind of movie. That's not to say I don't like epics (Fellowship of the Ring is certainly a contender for favorite movie), but Blade Runner is uncommonly powerful in its presentation. The art that resonates with me the most tends to be the most deeply personal, about the inner self rather than grand themes--although the two are not mutually exclusive.
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