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The 3 best movies you have seen in your life.
Published on June 14, 2006 By adnauseam In Blogging
That's as far back as you can remember of course! I was thinking of movies the other day and realised that I had seen some great movies since I was a teenager in the sixties. So, I thought I'd ask the older Joeusers (and younger if you wish), to tell me the 3 movies that were the best . I do remember that Easy Rider was great but not one of my greats. So were Doctor Zhivago and American Graffiti. My very best were (to kick off the list):

Driving Miss Daisy (I have a love affair with old American cars).
On Golden Pond (Moved me greatly for many reasons).
Apocalypse Now ( The horrors of war in surreal Coppola fashion).

I watched The Sound Of Music 6 times but it does not rate in my top 3 (Great then--too much sugar now!).

By the way I have a brother-in -law who watches "Pat Garritt and Billy The KId" at least once a month! He is a massive Dylan fan.

So, Joeusers, give us your all-time top 3.

Comments
on Jun 14, 2006
on Jun 14, 2006
I give up. 2001: A Space Oddessey, Papillon, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
on Jun 14, 2006
Paint your Wagon
It's a Wonderful Life
In Harm's Way
on Jun 14, 2006
I can't give you a consistent top 3. My favorites vary from time to time, and I have found as much to like about some newer flicks as older ones.
on Jun 14, 2006

I think that for artistic value, music, animation, and over-all best in show, nothing can beat "Fanatasia"  by Walt Disney! that's my number 1 choice.

2. For just plain fun,  even though by today's standards it's considered cheesy, I LOVE " Journey to the Center of the Earth" with Pat Boone (father to Debbie Boone) James Mason, shucks,  now I've forgotten the rest of the cast!  it's a classic one tho, if not "A" classic.

3. Lady and the Tramp by Walt Disney~ fell in love with this one decades ago,  and still love it!

on Jun 14, 2006
My favourite old movies are Singing in the Rain, Roman Holiday, and The Seven Year Itch. Granted, I was not alive when these movies were made, but that does not mean that I won't watch them anywhere, at anytime of the day.
on Jun 14, 2006

Reply By: Amanda Pearl IIPosted: Wednesday, June 14, 2006
My favourite old movies are Singing in the Rain,

if you loved this one,  you'd love "Lili"

  here's a link to the description of the movie:  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046000/    it's a sweet movie,  and touching too.

on Jun 14, 2006
Harvey
The Last Emperor
Lawrence of Arabia
on Jun 15, 2006
I cant think of three, but first one would be Rebel Without a Cause. I love James Dean, such a tortured and good looking actor...
on Jun 15, 2006
how about something old and something new...

3 Older Favs:

The Fighting Sullivans
The Man Who Shot Liberty Vallance
Song of the South

3 Newer Favs:

The Sandlot
Second Hand Lions
O Brother Where Art Thou

3 In Between Favs:

American Graffiti
Monty Python & The Holy Grail
The Blues Brothers
on Jun 15, 2006

3 Newer Favs:

The Sandlot
Second Hand Lions
O Brother Where Art Thou

Second hand lions definitely!  I would put my other 2 new as Star Trek - The Wrath of Khan, and my sinful pick, Halloween!

on Jun 15, 2006
and my sinful pick, Halloween!


I love scary movies, but they don't make good ones anymore. All they can do nowadays is bad remakes of classics. Movies today are as a whole worse than older ones. Except for a few, like Garden State (my favourite movie of all time).