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What's your favorite movie of all time?

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Comments (34)

No. 1 · Chic Noir

The Lover was very good. Made me cry at the time.

Christine X was also very good. This movie is a major reason why I will never touch drugs. The scenes looked so real.

Posted: Aug 22, 2008 at 6:07 pm
No. 2 · Talulazoeapple

Le Color Violet!!

Posted: Aug 22, 2008 at 6:18 pm
No. 3 · Amera

Citizen Kane. They don't make movies like they use to.

Posted: Aug 22, 2008 at 6:23 pm
No. 4 · di-my-e

so many to choose from! …West Side Story, Legends of the Fall, My Fair Lady

Posted: Aug 22, 2008 at 6:38 pm
No. 5 · Daria at Gorgeous Black Women

Roysal Tenenbaums. As much as I loathe Wes Anderson, I have so many pleasant memories tied to watching it repeatedly.

Tsotsi, Dirty Pretty Things, Girl Interrupted, L'Auberge Espagnole, Amelie, Hotel Rwanda, Lion King and Gia. Tsotsi and

Posted: Aug 22, 2008 at 6:39 pm
No. 6 · msim

It's a tie between "Monsoon Wedding" and "Daughters of the Dust".

But I will admit to seeing The Matrix 17 times.

Posted: Aug 22, 2008 at 6:46 pm
No. 7 · K.I.M.

It's a toss up between

Scarface &
Forrest Gump

Posted: Aug 22, 2008 at 7:13 pm
No. 8 · Qui

Tie: City of God, Match Point

Posted: Aug 22, 2008 at 7:16 pm
No. 9 · RainaWeather

Sense and Sensibility (1995)

Posted: Aug 22, 2008 at 7:24 pm
No. 10 · *M*

Sticking with the classics
tie between Gone with the Wind and Breakfast at Tiffany

Posted: Aug 22, 2008 at 8:28 pm
No. 11 · deevinej23

I can't pick one movie. Some faves include Out of Sight, Grease, The Sound of Music, Dirty Dancing, Ocean's 11, It Happened One Night, Wuthering Heights, and anything by Hitchcock.

Posted: Aug 22, 2008 at 9:21 pm
No. 12 · oogie

@Amera, aside from the obvious reasons about its innovative use of camera and etc etc, why would you pick this movie over all others as your favorite? Genuinely curious because the amount of love that film gets has never made any sense to me.

I'm all about the oldies. Favorite film? Gigi, because it is an incredibly sweet love story, has wonderful music numbers, and always without fail, the movie makes me ridiculously happy.

Posted: Aug 22, 2008 at 9:35 pm
No. 13 · Chic Noir

daria we like too many of the same movies.

Posted: Aug 22, 2008 at 9:52 pm
No. 14 · just me

The Godfather (part 1)
Scarface
Pulp Fiction

Posted: Aug 22, 2008 at 10:32 pm
No. 15 · +N+

Ever After and Pride and Prejudice.

Posted: Aug 22, 2008 at 11:41 pm
No. 16 · molecularshyness

The Great Muppet Caper

Posted: Aug 22, 2008 at 11:55 pm
No. 17 · Loudmouth Protestant

Clueless is definitely my favoritest movie ever!

Posted: Aug 23, 2008 at 12:16 am
No. 18 · black_ivy_grad

The Bodyguard and Lion King I and II, but honestly I have a ton of favorites.

Posted: Aug 23, 2008 at 4:39 am
No. 19 · ilnazhad

City Of God, Brokeback Mountain
I fucking hate Forrest Gump. It's like it was written by 20 different people. And they were having a contest to see who can make the audience cry more. Even though it was cheezy, not touching.

Posted: Aug 23, 2008 at 7:46 am
No. 20 · RainaWeather

I feel the same way Oogie.

Posted: Aug 23, 2008 at 10:22 am
No. 21 · laughing808

So many to choose from:
Claudine
Sparkle
Love Jones
The Wiz
Harlem Nights
Boomerang
Poetic Justice

Posted: Aug 23, 2008 at 1:30 pm
No. 22 · Monie

Fame is my all-time fav. I wanted to be a dancer when I was younger and this film mesmerized me. I still watch it and love it.

If I had to choose a second; I'd say She's Gotta Have It. That film opened the door to a new kind of Black film.

Posted: Aug 23, 2008 at 2:35 pm
No. 23 · summer

Love Jones — all day, any day

Posted: Aug 23, 2008 at 4:22 pm
No. 24 · Daria at Gorgeous Black Women

Qui: I'm glad you said Match Point. I enjoyed that movie even though my friends, who are generally as brutal in their reviews as I am, hated it.

+N+: which Pride and Prejudice? I hate myself for loving the one with Keira Knightley. I don't care for her at all, but she was good for the role. There's never been a Mr. Darcy that doesn't make me swoon. Disliked him in the book but on screen, he's always come across so well. So much so that any character in a movie or TV show that makes me swoon is now referred to as Mr. Darcy. Pronounced with a British accent.

Larenz Tate (or specifically, his Lester Molester mustache) completely got in the way of my enjoyment of Love Jones. I just kept thinking how much more I'd enjoy it with a different actor or if he'd just shave.

Confession: I have rented The Wiz at least half a dozen times and Ive yet to finish it. I was not entertained. It's one of those movies you're supposed to watch and love that I never really got into. Chicago, Dirty Dancing, The Godfather, Jungle Fever, Rocky, Narnia and Harry Potter fall into the category of universally loved movies that don't interest me or keep my attention.

Posted: Aug 23, 2008 at 8:55 pm
No. 25 · Trin-Trin

crooklyn, city of god, tsotsi, love jones, bebes kids, carmen jones, rosewood, coming to america, finding forrester, blazing saddles, eve's bayou, talk to me, mo betta blues, do the right thing, 4 little girls, when the levees broke

Posted: Aug 23, 2008 at 11:25 pm
No. 26 · Kilo

@Daria at…

If you liked Hotel Rwanda you REALY should try the movie "Shake Hands with the Devil"

Posted: Aug 24, 2008 at 9:50 pm
No. 27 · Kilo
Posted: Aug 24, 2008 at 10:01 pm
No. 28 · di-my-e

YESSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!! Love Jones… sigh

Posted: Aug 24, 2008 at 11:28 pm
No. 29 · TiP

The Abyss, Armageddon, The Color Purple, 12 Angry Men, Forest Gump, Grease, Star Trek: The Wrath of Kahn, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, The Best Man, Soul Food, Mommy Dearest, Immitation of Life.

Posted: Aug 25, 2008 at 8:49 am
No. 30 · Destiny

Coming to America, Little Miss Sunshine, Pan's Labyrinth, The Five Heartbeats, The Last Dragon…

Posted: Aug 25, 2008 at 11:38 am
No. 31 · Shenanigans

Love Jones, Monsoon Wedding, Soul Food, Emma, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Roman Holiday, Notebook (sappy, I know), Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare In Love, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind… There are so many more, but these are my top 10.

Posted: Aug 25, 2008 at 12:01 pm
No. 32 · MeikMeik

The Little Mermaid, Spirited Away, Snatch, can't think of anymore.

Posted: Aug 25, 2008 at 3:12 pm
No. 33 · ANGIE

Coming to America, Halem Nights, Last Dragon, Five Heartbeats, Moonwalker, Sparkle, Too Wong Foo, Blade, Shrek the Third, Mommy Dearest, Dreamgirls, Eve's Bayou, Friday, Player's Club,

Posted: Aug 25, 2008 at 3:30 pm
No. 34 · kiki

Legends of the Fall. Not because of Brad Pitt but Despite him.

Posted: Aug 25, 2008 at 4:04 pm
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