Must see movies ?

[bugzy]

Post up the movies that are must see.

Ill start.



Princess Bride
Spaceballs
Alien
Aliens
Office Space

[veedubber7]

pulp fiction
fight club
snatch
boondock saints
a clockwork orange
goodfellas
scarface
casino

[slowjet]

Hey, ya'll dont forget the Goonies. :D

[bugzy]

Hey, ya'll dont forget the Goonies. :D
i want to come up with a list of movies to buy on DVD to increase my collection ..

keep em coming !

[84rabbitchick]

Robin Hood Men in Tights
Armageddon
The 5th Element
13 Ghosts
Ice Age
Shrek (both 1 and 2)

[PERTANO]

Bullitt
Two Lane Blacktop
American Graffitti 1 & 2

[madajb]

Casablanca.
Citizen Kane.
The Godfather.
On the Waterfront.
It's a Wonderful Life.
North by Northwest.
Shane.
The Deerhunter.
Unforgiven.
Raiders of the Lost Ark.

-ajb

[RavinJetta]

Shawshank Redemption was excellent

[wrongbeach]

event horizon, akira, ninja scroll, cowboy bebop the movie, the crow, dark city, wicked city, crying freeman, transformers the movie, brotherhood of the wolf, equilibrium, bloodsport, tango and cash, escape from ny, evil dead 2, army of darkness, robocop 1 & 2, brazil, time bandits, contact, indiana jones trillogy, american psycho, creepshow, full metal jacket, the shining, any given sunday, the program, juice, grid loc'd, from dusk til dawn, what dreams may come, the green mile, hurricane, starship troopers, predator, terminator, commando, conan (only the 1st one), true lies, eraser, the running man, total recall, basic instict, one night stand, poison ivy 2, embrace of the vampire, the rock, face off, once upon a time in china, fist of legend

true romance, kalifornia, jackie brown, the usual suspects, night breed, hellraiser 1 & 2, carlitos way, donnie brascoe, blow, history of the world, reanimator, the lost boys.

[bugzy]

event horizon, akira, ninja scroll, cowboy bebop the movie, the crow, dark city, wicked city, crying freeman, transformers the movie, brotherhood of the wolf, equilibrium, bloodsport, tango and cash, escape from ny, evil dead 2, army of darkness, robocop 1 & 2, brazil, time bandits, contact, indiana jones trillogy, american psycho, creepshow, full metal jacket, the shining, any given sunday, the program, juice, grid loc'd, from dusk til dawn, what dreams may come, the green mile, hurricane, starship troopers, predator, terminator, commando, conan (only the 1st one), true lies, eraser, the running man, total recall, basic instict, one night stand, poison ivy 2, embrace of the vampire, the rock, face off, once upon a time in china, fist of legend

true romance, kalifornia, jackie brown, the usual suspects, night breed, hellraiser 1 & 2, carlitos way, donnie brascoe, blow, history of the world, reanimator, the lost boys.
dang craig ... now thats a list ;)

[wrongbeach]

dang craig ... now thats a list ;)

i posted the movies from my collection that others have not posted and i still have more i just have to look.

[Arts_1_8t]

transporter, ronin, returner, girl next door, gone is 60 secs, run, fled, they lived, the thing, big trouble in little china, hulk, broken arrow, replacement killers, blade, texas chain saw massacre (jessical biel, :tup: ), bloodsport, hard target, hard to kill, marked for death, kiss of the dragon, navy seals, under seige 1 and 2, drunken master 2, lethal weapon, pearl harbor, final destination, Beserk, braveheart, starship troopers, the last starfighter, good morning vietnam, enter the dragon, im gonna get you sucka, the last dragon, the cutting edge, the crow, the best of the best, top gun, the hunted, flight of the intruder, iron eagles (first one), the wraith, rad, tombstone, wyatt erp, deep star six, leviathan, the abyss, the rookie, firefox, bourne identity, rounders, good will hunting, Schindler's List, night of the living dead, heat...can't think of more right now

[MightyMiniZ]

Some of those are not must haves... Yikes....Leviathan? Deep Star Six??? Ack.

Anyhow,
If you can get the Premium, Criterion, Platinum or whatever the fullest featured DVD editions are available... get these. (some of my faves)

James Bond Series, Jaws, Lawrence of Arabia, Psycho, American Grafitti, Star Wars Trilogy, Indian Jones Collection (even Young Indiana Jones Series), Sopranos Season 1 and 2, Fight Club, Resevoir Dogs, the Last Samurai, Pulp Fiction, The Godfather Series, Shawshank Redemption, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Casino, Citezen Kane, Rear Window, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Full Metal Jacket, Dr Strangelove, Usual Suspects, Memento, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Edward Scissorhands, Nightmare Before Christmas, SE7EN, Jurassic Park, Close Encounters, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Dave Chappelle Show Season ONE, Dogma, Superman, Titanic, Lost in Translation, The Prophecy, Dead Zone, Clerks, Bullet in the Head, Galaxy Quest, Master and Commander the Far Side of the World, the Professional, Lilo and Stitch, Lion King, Blade Runner, EVIL DEAD, Nightmare on elm street, Friday the 13th 1-3, Goodfellas, Silence of the Lambs, north by Northwest, Apocalypse now, The Pianist, Taxi Driver, ChinaTown, Requiem For A Dream, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Ragin bull, American History X, Alien and Aliens, Kill Bill Volumes 1 and 2, 2001 a Space Odessy, Clockwork Orange, Ran, The Great Escape, Finding Nemo, Fargo, Metropolis, Braveheart, Matrix, The Shining, Donnie Darko, Sixth Sense, princess Bride, Toy Story, Terminator 1 and 2, Forrest Gump, The Graduate, Patton, Cool Hand luke, The Deer Hunter, Glory, Once upon a time in America, Mystic River, The Elephant Man, ben-Hur, Shrek 1 and 2, the African Queen, Dracula, Frankenstein, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, King Kong, Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein, Abbot and Costello go to Mars, Back to the Future Trilogy, The Wild Bunch, Young frankenstien, History of the World pt 1, A Christmas Story, Die Hard, Gladiator, The Life Of Brian, The Insider, A Beautiful Mind, Ed Wood, Sling Blade, Brazil, Seven Samurai, Magnificent 7, Ikiru, The Exorcist, Stand By Me, 12 Monkeys, being john malkovich, Something about Mary, Trainspotting, Groundhog Day, Ghostbusters, Spinal Tap, the Right Stuff, Snatch, the Big Lebowski, Lock Stock and 2 smoking barrels, The Untouchables, the Bride of Frankenstein, The Others, All The Original Planet of the Apes films and TV series, Spiderman 1 and soon 2, Bourne Identity, Good will hunting, Traffic, Minority report, Heat, Any Peter Sellers Film, Life is Beautiful, Passion of the Christ.... WHEW!

[MightyMiniZ]

Here's AFI's top 100 DVD's ( a great list to start from )
1. Citizen Kane
2. Casablanca
3. The Godfather
4. Gone With the Wind
5. Lawrence of Arabia
6. The Wizard of Oz
7. The Graduate
8. On the Waterfront
9. Schindler's List
10. Singin' in the Rain
11. It's a Wonderful Life
12. Sunset Boulevard
13. The Bridge on the River Kwai
14. Some Like it Hot
15. Star Wars
16. All About Eve
17. The African Queen
18. Psycho
19. Chinatown
20. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
21. The Grapes of Wrath
22. 2001: A Space Odyssey
23. The Maltese Falcon
24. Raging Bull
25. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
26. Dr. Strangelove
27. Bonnie & Clyde
28. Apocalypse Now
29. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
30. Treasure of the Sierra Madre
31. Annie Hall
32. The Godfather, Part II
33. High Noon
34. To Kill a Mockingbird
35. It Happened One Night
36. Midnight Cowboy
37. The Best Years of Our Lives
38. Double Indemnity
39. Doctor Zhivago
40. North by Northwest
41. West Side Story
42. Rear Window
43. King Kong
44. The Birth of a Nation
45. A Streetcar Named Desire
46. A Clockwork Orange
47. Taxi Driver
48. Jaws
49. Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs
50. Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid
51. The Philadelphia Story
52. From Here to Eternity
53. Amadeus
54. All Quiet on the Western Front
55. The Sound of Music
56. M*A*S*H
57. The Third Man
58. Fantasia
59. Rebel Without a Cause
60. Raiders of the Lost Ark
61. Vertigo
62. Tootsie
63. Stagecoach
64. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
65. The Silence of the Lambs
66. Network
67. The Manchurian Candidate
68. An American in Paris
69. Shane
70. The French Connection
71. Forrest Gump
72. Ben-Hur
73. Wuthering Heights
74. The Gold Rush
75. Dances with Wolves
76. City Lights
77. American Graffiti
78. Rocky
79. The Deer Hunter
80. The Wild Bunch
81. Modern Times
82. Giant
83. Platoon
84. Fargo
85. Duck Soup
86. Mutiny on the Bounty
87. Frankenstein
88. Easy Rider
89. Patton
90. The Jazz Singer (1927)
91. My Fair Lady
92. A Place in the Sun
93. The Apartment
94. Goodfellas
95. Pulp Fiction
96. The Searchers
97. Bringing Up Baby
98. Unforgiven
99. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
100. Yankee Doodle Dandy

[MightyMiniZ]

And here is a List of the Top Rated DVD's ( not particularly Great Films, But great DVD's Based on bonus feature content and the sort )
Top 100 Best Rated Discs
The following is a list of the 100 discs with the best technical merits as determined by the Judges of DVD Verdict. The list is ranked first by the Technical score, followed by the Movie score (a straight average of our Acting and Story review scores), then release year (newer films first), then alphabetically. The Technical Score is a weighted average of the Video, Audio, and Extras scores, using the following formula:
(((Video * 5) + (Audio * 3) + (Extras * 2)) / 10)

The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers: Special Extended Edition
Technical Score: 100.0
Movie Score: 100.0

The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring: Special Extended Edition
Technical Score: 100.0
Movie Score: 100.0

Toy Story: The Ultimate Toy Box
Technical Score: 100.0
Movie Score: 100.0

Schindler's List
Technical Score: 100.0
Movie Score: 100.0

The Simpsons: The Complete Fourth Season
Technical Score: 100.0
Movie Score: 100.0

1776
Technical Score: 100.0
Movie Score: 100.0

Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas: Criterion Collection
Technical Score: 100.0
Movie Score: 99.0

Shrek
Technical Score: 100.0
Movie Score: 94.0

Panic Room: Special Edition
Technical Score: 100.0
Movie Score: 92.5

Do the Right Thing: Criterion Collection
Technical Score: 100.0
Movie Score: 92.5

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle: Unrated Edition
Technical Score: 100.0
Movie Score: 87.5

Terminator 2: Judgment Day Ultimate Edition
Technical Score: 100.0
Movie Score: 87.5

Tarzan: Collector's Edition
Technical Score: 100.0
Movie Score: 85.0

Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring
Technical Score: 99.6
Movie Score: 100.0

JFK: Director's Cut Two-Disc Special Edition
Technical Score: 99.6
Movie Score: 100.0

The Lion King
Technical Score: 99.6
Movie Score: 99.0

Yankee Doodle Dandy
Technical Score: 99.5
Movie Score: 99.5

Blade II
Technical Score: 99.5
Movie Score: 87.5

Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty: Special Edition
Technical Score: 99.4
Movie Score: 98.0

Kiki's Delivery Service
Technical Score: 99.4
Movie Score: 96.0

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Technical Score: 99.4
Movie Score: 77.5

The Leopard: Criterion Collection
Technical Score: 99.2
Movie Score: 99.5

Die Hard: Five Star Collection
Technical Score: 99.2
Movie Score: 97.5

X2: X-Men United
Technical Score: 99.2
Movie Score: 96.0

Felicia's Journey
Technical Score: 99.2
Movie Score: 95.5

Jurassic Park III
Technical Score: 99.2
Movie Score: 88.5

The Animatrix
Technical Score: 99.1
Movie Score: 97.0

Pulp Fiction: Collector's Edition
Technical Score: 99.0
Movie Score: 100.0

Once Upon A Time In The West
Technical Score: 99.0
Movie Score: 100.0

The Testament Of Dr. Mabuse: Criterion Collection
Technical Score: 99.0
Movie Score: 100.0

Finding Nemo
Technical Score: 99.0
Movie Score: 97.5

Requiem For A Dream
Technical Score: 99.0
Movie Score: 97.5

Terminator 2: Judgment Day: Extreme Edition
Technical Score: 99.0
Movie Score: 96.0

Se7en: Platinum Series
Technical Score: 99.0
Movie Score: 95.0

Pearl Harbor: Vista Series Director's Cut
Technical Score: 99.0
Movie Score: 70.0

Hannibal
Technical Score: 98.9
Movie Score: 95.5

Boogie Nights: Double Disc Platinum Series
Technical Score: 98.6
Movie Score: 97.0

The Mummy Returns
Technical Score: 98.6
Movie Score: 81.0

Grave Of The Fireflies: Collector's Edition
Technical Score: 98.5
Movie Score: 100.0

Star!
Technical Score: 98.5
Movie Score: 99.0

Stuart Little
Technical Score: 98.5
Movie Score: 90.0

Muppets From Space
Technical Score: 98.5
Movie Score: 82.5

Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets
Technical Score: 98.4
Movie Score: 96.5

NEW!*The Devil's Backbone: Special Edition
Technical Score: 98.4
Movie Score: 95.5

Atlantis: The Lost Empire: Collector's Edition
Technical Score: 98.4
Movie Score: 74.5

NEW!*Hellboy
Technical Score: 98.3
Movie Score: 91.0

Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind
Technical Score: 98.2
Movie Score: 97.5

Final Destination
Technical Score: 98.2
Movie Score: 94.0

Frequency
Technical Score: 98.2
Movie Score: 90.0

End Of Days
Technical Score: 98.2
Movie Score: 76.5

Immortal Beloved
Technical Score: 98.1
Movie Score: 93.5

The Perfect Storm
Technical Score: 98.1
Movie Score: 87.0

Citizen Kane
Technical Score: 98.0
Movie Score: 100.0

The Lion King 1 1/2
Technical Score: 98.0
Movie Score: 96.5

Frida
Technical Score: 98.0
Movie Score: 89.0

Die Another Day
Technical Score: 98.0
Movie Score: 85.0

American Outlaws
Technical Score: 97.9
Movie Score: 83.5

Brown Sugar
Technical Score: 97.9
Movie Score: 80.5

15 Minutes
Technical Score: 97.8
Movie Score: 95.0

Bones
Technical Score: 97.8
Movie Score: 83.5

Cliffhanger: Special Edition
Technical Score: 97.7
Movie Score: 89.5

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Technical Score: 97.7
Movie Score: 71.5

Dinosaur: Collector's Edition
Technical Score: 97.7
Movie Score: 62.0

Love Actually
Technical Score: 97.6
Movie Score: 96.5

West Side Story: Special Edition
Technical Score: 97.6
Movie Score: 93.0

The Road to El Dorado
Technical Score: 97.6
Movie Score: 90.0

The Sound Of Music
Technical Score: 97.6
Movie Score: 90.0

Brazil: Criterion Collection
Technical Score: 97.5
Movie Score: 100.0

A Bug's Life: Collector's Edition
Technical Score: 97.5
Movie Score: 92.5

Blade
Technical Score: 97.5
Movie Score: 86.0

Walt Disney's Alice In Wonderland: Masterpiece Edition
Technical Score: 97.5
Movie Score: 83.5

Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones
Technical Score: 97.5
Movie Score: 83.0

Little Nicky
Technical Score: 97.5
Movie Score: 83.0

Planet Of The Apes (2001)
Technical Score: 97.5
Movie Score: 82.5

Blow
Technical Score: 97.4
Movie Score: 96.0

20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
Technical Score: 97.4
Movie Score: 92.5

Three Kings
Technical Score: 97.4
Movie Score: 91.5

Mother Night
Technical Score: 97.4
Movie Score: 88.5

Behind Enemy Lines
Technical Score: 97.4
Movie Score: 83.0

The Civil War
Technical Score: 97.3
Movie Score: 100.0

Standing In The Shadows Of Motown
Technical Score: 97.3
Movie Score: 93.5

I Am Sam
Technical Score: 97.3
Movie Score: 88.5

3 Women: Criterion Collection
Technical Score: 97.2
Movie Score: 100.0

Day Of The Dead: Divimax Special Edition
Technical Score: 97.2
Movie Score: 95.0

Jakob The Liar
Technical Score: 97.2
Movie Score: 87.5

12 Monkeys
Technical Score: 97.1
Movie Score: 97.0

Jumanji: Collector's Series
Technical Score: 97.1
Movie Score: 90.0

Driven
Technical Score: 97.1
Movie Score: 85.0

Mulholland Dr.
Technical Score: 97.0
Movie Score: 100.0

Amadeus: Director's Cut
Technical Score: 97.0
Movie Score: 100.0

Singin' In The Rain: Special Edition
Technical Score: 97.0
Movie Score: 100.0

Spirited Away
Technical Score: 97.0
Movie Score: 99.0

Mr. Saturday Night
Technical Score: 97.0
Movie Score: 97.5

The Matrix
Technical Score: 97.0
Movie Score: 92.5

Goldeneye: Special Edition
Technical Score: 97.0
Movie Score: 91.0

Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen
Technical Score: 97.0
Movie Score: 90.0

Moulin Rouge
Technical Score: 97.0
Movie Score: 89.5

The 6th Day: Special Edition
Technical Score: 97.0
Movie Score: 89.0

The World Is Not Enough
Technical Score: 97.0
Movie Score: 86.5

Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back
Technical Score: 97.0
Movie Score: 83.5

[Ted_E]

since I don't have the patience to read through all of the lists, I might be posting a repeat but my vote goes to "Back to the Future" ... you can get that collector's edition pack of all 3 in the series. One of the most creative movies of all time...I must have watched each one 20+ times and still never get bored

[GTIRUFIO]

VAN WILDER & OLD SCHOOL :tup:

[Valmont]

i'm just gonna list a few of my favorite...

DONNIE DARKO
Mulholland Highway
Fire Walk With Me
Lost Highway
Momento
Eddie and the Cruisers

[Ted_E]

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

[CadenceX]

Metropolis, Godfather, any Hitchcock film, Pulp Fiction, American Beauty

that AFI 100 list is an excellent one. I think I've seen about 85% of those movies...

[giggidygiggidygiggidy]

Family Guy Season 1-4
Baseketball
Anchorman
Kill Bill Vol.1&2
How High
Blow
Resivoir Dogs
Ferris Bueuler
Zoolander

[Slapshotnerd]

Matrix (even if the third one sucked)
Dark side of the rainbow (wizard of oz + dark side of the moon collection, search the internet)
At least 2 volumes of 360 Video Magazine for when the boys are over
Eyes wide shut in case a girl comes over and you think she's kinky
Conspiracy Theory - sappy story that's tolerable
Finding Forrester
Definately Office Space and Van Wilder (feel good stories), American Pie series too
Saving Private Ryan for a super serious movie

[bugzy]

here's my list, trying to add more


shawshank redemption, last of mohicans, joy luck club, hero, wedding banquet, last emperor, soong sisters, eat drink man woman, lion king, little mermaid, beauty and the beast, land before time, in dreams, playing by heart, love actually, 4 rooms, pulp fiction, the usual suspects, american beauty, roman holiday, my fairlady, alice in wonderland, spaceballs, office space, citizen kane, alien, aliens, princess bride, boiler room, shrek, west side story, grease, natural, finding nemo, monsters inc, beautiful minds, forrest gump, this use to be my playground, fear and loathing in las vegas, meet joe black, bagger vince, six degrees of separation

[ncttrnl]

Real Genius
Gleaming the Cube
Last Dragon
Space Camp

There are others but I think this have not been mentioned yet

[SoCal_GLI]

Robinhood men in tights is not on DVD yet as far as i know (i have been looking for it for the last three years)

[fcastle]

Some of these may be repeats.

Kids
Requiem for a Dream
The Last Starfighter
Blazing Saddles
Scarface (The special edition that comes in the box w/the velvet and all the extras)
Transformers (the movie and the series)
Cowboy bebop (the show, didn't dig the movie all that much)
Platoon
Full Metal Jacket
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
A Fistful of Dollars
A Few Dollars More
The Outlaw Josie Whales
Hang'em High
Tombstone
Dirty Harry (any of them)
Indiana Jones (I'm pretty sure there's a box set of these)

[sopolev]

All-time favorites not mentioned:

Repo Man - classic.
Sorcerer - Roy Scheider
Thief - James Caan

... And if you're going to get Apocolypse Now, skip that Redux crap. (IMO)