Movies - Your Desert Island ten

[Scorpion8]

As a subtle modification of the Desert Island 10 LPs or music, we have you washed ashore on a secluded island with the video system of your choice and, of course, a source of power. If you could have only ten movies with you to entertain your for all time, what would they be?

My list:

Zulu ~ a very young Michael Caine
Army of Darkness ~ Bruce Campbell, classic comebacks...
Thunderball ~ Sean Connery as 007
Love Actually ~ Colin Firth, Liam Neeson, Bill Nighy
Pride and Prejudice ~ Keira Knightley
Light of Day ~ Michael J. Fox, Joan Jett
Blade Runner ~ Harrison Ford
Mr.Baseball ~ Tom Selleck
Major League ~ Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen
In Harm's Way ~ John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Patricia Neal...

There's something for all moods in there ..... and all my favorites.

Yours?

[TheReeler]

I'm sure that tomorrow I'd say other list, but mine ten, without orden, now will be:

- American Beauty
- Alien
- Lost in Translation
- Avalon
- Children of Men
- Blade Runner
- The Name of the Rose
- Magnolia
- Der Untergang (The Downfall)
- Banf of Brothers (TV miniserie, but for me is a movie of 12 hours)

[stuwee]

So, this island has electric and equiptment eh? Cool!

-Female Trouble, Divine
-Aliens, Ms Weaver
-Apartment Zero, Colin Firth, Hart Bochner
-Hairspray, Divine, Ricky Lake
-Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte, Bette Davis, Agnes Morehead
-Sorry Wrong Number, Barbara Standwick
-The Women, Joan Crawford

A bunch of Kids in the Hall DVD's, a bunch of Dame Edna DVD's

Craig

[BroonsBane]

The Outlaw Josey Wales
Saving Private Ryan
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
The Empire Strikes Back
Forest Gump
Apocalypse Now
Unforgiven
Shrek
The Godfather
Full Metal Jacket

[wrayman]

In no particular order...hmmm..

African Queen
The Great Escape
Apocalypse Now
The Searchers
Platoon
Cool Hand Luke
The Guns of Navarone
The Cruel Sea
The Bridge On The River Kwai
Scarface

[BroonsBane]

Oh man, forgot about Cool Hand Luke and Bridge on the river Kwai...I need to expand my list to 12.

[Fast Forward]

Another Tuffy
1,Treasure of the Sierra madre ,,, Bogie
2, Red River,, The Duke
3,,Saving Private Ryan,,Tom Hanks
4,Caddy Shack,,,Rodney
5,,On the Water Front,,Brando
6, The Godfather Saga ,,everybody
7,,The Deer Hunter,,,DeNiro
8,,The Quiet Man,, The Duke,
9,,White Heat,,Cagney
10,,Apocalypse Now Redux,, Brando

[Des-Lab]

Assuming access to equipment and electricity, my 10 would be:

1. Planes, Trains, And Automobiles
2. 2001
3. 2010
4. Grumpy Old Men
5. Grumpier Old Men
6. Christmas Story
7. Airplane
8. Uncle Buck
9. Groundhog Day
10. Casino

[NAD613]

10? Boy, that's tough. However, here are a few I'd put in there

"Point Blank" (1967) Lee Marvin in this movie makes every modern so-called action hero look like sissy, panty-waisted wuss.
"The Outfit" (1973) Ditto for Robert Duvall in this flick
"Bedazzled" (the original from 1967)
"Diamonds Are Forever" (1971)
"How to Murder Your Wife" (1965) The best, funniest, courtroom scene ever put on film.

[Scorpion8]

It's nice to see people include some old classics, and not just "yesterday's hot item". Or maybe it speaks to what a bunch of old fossils we are ....

[BroonsBane]

Or maybe it speaks to what a bunch of old fossils we are ....

That's quite likely the case. Geezers! *old*-noteeth-

[Scorpion8]

And not a single title that starts with XXX.... *devil*

[stuwee]

And not a single title that starts with XXX.... *devil*

*drool**stirpot**RF*:-oo:-oo:-?*yikes*

Apartment Zero is just seathing with sexual inuendo with very sexy people, especially the girl across the hall, she could make me switch!! *devil*

[Scorpion8]

I decided that I've lived such a virtuous life that I get two selections:

The Replacements ~ Keanu Reeves, Gene Hackman
Goldfinger ~ Sean Connery as 007 again
The Battle of Britain ~ classic footage of Spitfires and Hurricanes
We Were Soldiers Once ~ Mel Gibson
Das Boot ~ Great footage ....
The Lord of the Rings (trilogy, but really one long assed movie...)
For Love of the Game ~ Kevin Costner
The Search for the Holy Grail ~ Monty Python Classic
Spartacus ~ Kirk Douglas classic
The Battle of the Bulge ~ Henry Fonda et al... not true to the story, but a good flick

And I see that stuwee didn't let me down ....

[NAD613]

And not a single title that starts with XXX.... *devil*

Well, I always liked that Burt Reynolds flick, "White Lightning". Moonshine, that's the kind of XXX you're talking about, right? After all, the XXX is printed right on the jug.

[Acoustic]

Interesting picks. Here's some of mine:

Shawshank Redemption
A Christmas Story
North By Northwest
When Harry Met Sally
Rear Window
Casablanca
Die Hard
The Grapes of Wrath
Sparticus
Planet of the Apes (original)

[stuartypoorty]

01. Night Of The Hunter
02. Young Frankenstein
03. The Shining
04. Apocalypse Now
05. Y Tu Mama Tambien
06. Trainspotting
07. Blade Runner
08. Kind Hearts And Coronets
09. The Lives Of Others
10. Goldfinger - the music of John Barry, Gert Frobe is easily as good as Sean and, of course, Pussy Galore.

[TheReeler]

Das Boot ~ Great footage ....

I've the director's cut edition and it's almost 4 hours long!.

The submarine of the movie was rented to Steven Spielberg to shot the scenes of the nazi submarine in Raiders of Lost Ark.

[clhboa]

I could never live on a desert island because I can't narrow my collection of music or movies down to 10. I would definately take my favorite movie of all time, "FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH". Probabably a Clint Eastwood spaghetti western too.

[stuwee]

Since I'm the only one to admit to having very poor taste, 'Porkys' and I can't believe not one mention of 'The Blues Brothers' *hypnot* which is the definitive musical movie of all time!! T&A, Nuns with rulers!! R&B for Days *check*

[Scorpion8]

I am shocked, and not a single "Debbie Does Dallas".... or at least no one's admitting it ...

[BroonsBane]

I am shocked, and not a single "Debbie Does Dallas".... or at least no one's admitting it ...

or Martha Does Murillo...

[Naknut]

North by Northwest
Rear Window
Vertigo
Lord of the Rings (all three)
Casablanca
The Godfather Part 1
Fight Club
Terminator 2
Fargo
The Day The Earth Stood Still

[BroonsBane]

I think I could edit my list after every one of these posts. My list of 10 could easily be 30 by now. Casablanca and Fargo indeed :-)<-

[elroy]

1. Pretty Woman
2. Sleepless in Seattle
3. When Harry met Sally
4. Grease
5. Moulin Rouge
6. Steel Magnolias
7. Dirty Dancing
8. Beaches
9. Ghost
10. Fried Green Tomatos

[westgate]

just watched this tonight-
http://hddb.net/ecs_covers/21-blu-ray-842865-medium.jpg
pretty good, about a group of card counters in vegas.
kevin spacey, L fishbourne.

[Scorpion8]

I think I could edit my list after every one of these posts. My list of 10 could easily be 30 by now. Casablanca and Fargo indeed :-)<-

Yea, I'd need a bigger "true" list also ....

[clhboa]

As a subtle modification of the Desert Island 10 LPs or music, we have you washed ashore on a secluded island with the video system of your choice and, of course, a source of power. If you could have only ten movies with you to entertain your for all time, what would they be?

My list:

Zulu ~ a very young Michael Caine
Army of Darkness ~ Bruce Campbell, classic comebacks...
Thunderball ~ Sean Connery as 007
Love Actually ~ Colin Firth, Liam Neeson, Bill Nighy
Pride and Prejudice ~ Keira Knightley
Light of Day ~ Michael J. Fox, Joan Jett
Blade Runner ~ Harrison Ford
Mr.Baseball ~ Tom Selleck
Major League ~ Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen
In Harm's Way ~ John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Patricia Neal...

There's something for all moods in there ..... and all my favorites.

Yours?


I'm glad to see someone else loves "Light Of Day". It's a favorite of mine. I've always thought the acting was very good. Very underrated flick. I saw it at the theater when it came out. I watched it again the other night.

[no1maestro]

I've never done one of these before but here goes:

1. The Alamo (John Wayne)
2. How The West Was Won
3. Monty Python And The Holy Grail
4. Mr. Holland's Opus
5. Drum Line
6. Guns Of Navaronne
7. Jurassic Park
8. Giant
9. Rebel Without A Cause
10. Grand Prix