All time favorite movies.....

What were your favorite movies as a kid and what are they now? Who are your fav. actors/actresses?

[SueC]

As a kid:
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (still a favorite)
Grease
Animal House (I was watching that when I wasn't even 10 years old yet!)
Mary Poppins

As an adult: (in no particular order)
The Usual Suspects (don't usually like bang bang shoot em ups but this is a good one!)
Steel Magnolias (I like a good cry now and then)
The Marrying Man
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
The Jerk
When Harry Met Sally

I'm sure there are more but that is all I can think of.

[DCJenn]

My favorite actor of all time is John Cusack so-

Say Anything- the ultimate movie of my late teens

High Fidelity- I LOVE this movie.

Gross Pointe Blank- The soundtrack is great, too.

Being John Malkovich- Complete mindtrip of a movie but I loved it.

Pretty much anything else the man has ever done!

However, I have expanded my horizons occasionally-

Foreign Films: The Red, White and Blue Series

Documentary: DOA- Not the one with Cher, this was a documentary of the British Punk Scene, interviews with a 16 year old Billy Idol, etc.

Science Fiction/Mystery: the Sixth Sense

Chick Flick: Sleepless in Seattle

Classic: Father of the Bride- Spencer Tracy and a very young Elizabeth Taylor

Holiday Movie: A Christmas Story

and finally- comedy: Animal House. I think I've memorized the entire movie. Followed closely behind is anything by Monty Python, too.

Jenn

as a kid my favourite movie was the never ending story

recently it is has been the french film Amelie

[mommax3]

This is fun --

The Blues Brothers
The Princess Bride
O Brother Where Art Thou
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Old Doris Day romantic comedies
Kramer vs. Kramer
The Wedding Singer
Never Been Kissed
Dirty Dancing
old musicals (Music Man, Fiddler on the Roof, West Side Story, etc.)
Good Will Hunting
Sleepers
Rain Man
The Firm
A Few Good Men
Out of Sight
When Harry Met Sally
Ferris Bueller's Day Off

With a few exceptions, my favorite movies are escapist comedies.

[Rapunzel]

This is fun!

My favorites in no particular order:

Cast Away
Just about every movie Tom Hanks has ever made.
The Princess Bride
The Iron Giant
What Dreams May Come
The Matrix
Lord of the Rings (one and two)
The 13th Warrior
The Neverending Story
Unbreakable
The Wizard of Oz
The Patriot
Braveheart
The Last of the Mohicans
Deep Impact
Batman (the first one - with Michael Keaton)
Unforgiven
Ladyhawk
Ferris Bueler's Day Off (as you can see by these last two I am THE 80s child)
The Fifth Element (cheesy but fun)


Favorite Actors/Actresses:

Bruce Willis
Morgan Freeman
Daniel Day-Lewis
Keanu Reeves
Gene Hackman
Cary Elwis ( I have had a crush on that man for a very long time)
Matthew Broderick
Tom Hanks


Michelle Pfiefer
I can't think of any other actresses at the moment - I'm sure some will come to mind....

As if you couldn't guess,

1. Lord of the Rings 1,2, and 3 (yes I know, 3 is not out but I'm psychic!)
2. The Last of the Mohicans ("Stay alive,...I will find you") gives me chills every time I see it.
3. Interview with a Vampire- Huge Anne Rice fan.

Favs as a kid
Xanadu
Grease 1 and 2
Breakfast Club-still love it, saw it last weekend " Chicks can't hold there smoke-that's what it is"

In my younger days ....

Raiders of the Lost Ark
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Breakfast Club
Pretty in Pink - How's that for cheesy!

A little later ....

Lord of the Rings
While you were Sleeping
The Patriot
Shawshank Redemption
Classic movies with Cary Grant
Sleepless in Seattle

Favorite actors:
Tom Hanks
Harrison Ford - in the old days!
Denzel Washington


Actresses:
Meryl Streep
Meg Ryan
Julia Roberts
Sandra Bullock - not necessarily her acting as much as her personality and light fun movies. Can I grow up and look like her?!

I am sure I am forgetting somebody or a movie but this is a good start!!

Robin

[houseelf]

Favorite movies as a kid:

-Private Benjamin
-Seems Like Old Times
-Foul Play (O.K. I'm a big Goldie Hawn fan)
-GREASE!!!! (I REALLY wanted to grow up and be Sandy...but I'm more Rizzo now )

As a teen:

-Stand By Me
-Red Dawn

As an adult:

-Shawshank Redemption
-The North and South miniseries (I just love Orrie and Madeline!)
-Terms of Endearment (I love the mother daughter relationship and sometimes call my mom "Aurora" because we are this crazy!)
-Parenthood (a true life documentary of my life)
-The Family Man (a true life documentary of my hubby's life )
-The Green Mile
-Good Will Hunting

Alright, so I'm an American and I enjoy stories with happy endings that give me that touchy-feely hope for humanity....I can't deny my culture!

Kelly

[peggyfromwastate]

As a kid:

The Neverending Story
The Anne of Green Gables books and movies
The Princess Bride
Star Wars series
Indiana Jones series

Now:

The Lord of the Rings (I love this so much-- before we went to see "the two towers" we re-watched part 1, and it had only been like 2 months since we saw part 1, and I'm thinking about watching it again because it's just so wonderful!!!!!)
Braveheart
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Return to me
Hope Floats
A Time to Kill
The Negotiator

For my kids:

Toy Story part 1 and 2
The Sandlot
Shrek (I really didn't think I would like this movie but I totally love it!)

[Rapunzel]

I TOTALLY forgot about the Anne of Green Gables movies. I absolutely love those and should've included them on my list, too!

[mommax3]

I forgot about them too -- they are favorites of both my husband (shhh! Don't tell -- he's a big softie) and I.


Sally