MovieBUFFering's 101 Favorite Movies - 2019
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V for Vendetta seems divisive.
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101 Favorite Movies (2019)
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Enough to make me post in this thread when more dumbass contributions like "SJWs would hate The Jerk" or whatever didn't.
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Enough to make me post in this thread when more dumbass contributions like "SJWs would hate The Jerk" or whatever didn't.
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Liar Liar - 1997
"I'm kicking my ass. Do you mind?"
Director - Tom Shadyac
Best Performance - Jim Carrey as Fletcher Reede
Rotten Tomatoes Score - 81%
Factoid - Steve Martin turned down the lead role in this film due to scheduling conflicts with another film.
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Liar Liar - 1997
Didn't realize so many Jim Carrey movies would be in my top 100. This is another, to me, one of his classic 90s comedies when he was in his groove. So many memorable quotes and scenes. No matter what I am doing if it's on TV I will stop for at least a little bit. Carrey was probably relieved to play a normal character for once . Picking a lawyer as the character's career is so perfect . I heard the guy who wrote this was a lawyer and when this movie did so well he quit. Not sure how true that is but funny if it is. Not much else to say about this movie except its pretty damn funny and Carrey is wildly entertaining in it.
Director - Tom Shadyac
Best Performance - Jim Carrey as Fletcher Reede
Rotten Tomatoes Score - 81%
Factoid - Steve Martin turned down the lead role in this film due to scheduling conflicts with another film.
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Liar Liar - 1997
Didn't realize so many Jim Carrey movies would be in my top 100. This is another, to me, one of his classic 90s comedies when he was in his groove. So many memorable quotes and scenes. No matter what I am doing if it's on TV I will stop for at least a little bit. Carrey was probably relieved to play a normal character for once . Picking a lawyer as the character's career is so perfect . I heard the guy who wrote this was a lawyer and when this movie did so well he quit. Not sure how true that is but funny if it is. Not much else to say about this movie except its pretty damn funny and Carrey is wildly entertaining in it.
Director - Tom Shadyac
Best Performance - Jim Carrey as Fletcher Reede
Rotten Tomatoes Score - 81%
Factoid - Steve Martin turned down the lead role in this film due to scheduling conflicts with another film.
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Jim Carrey's movies are kind of hit or miss for me, but Liar Liar is easily my favorite of his movies.
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Oh, man, Little Giants is such a blast from the past. I'd forgotten about that movie even existing. Probably haven't seen it since I was in third or fourth grade. Django Unchained is excellent. It's mid-tier Tarantino for me, but I love everything he's directed. Christmas Vacation is a holiday staple and the only Vacation film I enjoy.
We're the same age, so of course The Lion King was a staple of my youth. Typically I hate the musical numbers from Disney films, but the songs were perhaps the biggest strength of The Lion King. I'll happily listen to "Circle of Life" or "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" anytime. And Hakuna Matata is my adopted philosophy. Up is also great and I think Wall-E is Pixar's greatest achievement, although Toy Story is still my personal favorite.
I didn't like Goon at all. Wonder Woman was great fun. I like it more than most of the MCU films. Only seen V for Vendetta once, but I liked it a lot and should revisit it to see why it's so polarizing. Agree with you that Me, Myself and Irene is underrated. I think it's the last truly funny movie Jim Carrey made. Courtroom scenes typically bore me, so I'm not a big fan of Liar, Liar, but it's enjoyable enough. When it came out, I'd started to move on from Carrey to guys like Adam Sandler, so it didn't get as much replay as Carrey's earlier 90's output.
Still digging the list and its individuality.
We're the same age, so of course The Lion King was a staple of my youth. Typically I hate the musical numbers from Disney films, but the songs were perhaps the biggest strength of The Lion King. I'll happily listen to "Circle of Life" or "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" anytime. And Hakuna Matata is my adopted philosophy. Up is also great and I think Wall-E is Pixar's greatest achievement, although Toy Story is still my personal favorite.
I didn't like Goon at all. Wonder Woman was great fun. I like it more than most of the MCU films. Only seen V for Vendetta once, but I liked it a lot and should revisit it to see why it's so polarizing. Agree with you that Me, Myself and Irene is underrated. I think it's the last truly funny movie Jim Carrey made. Courtroom scenes typically bore me, so I'm not a big fan of Liar, Liar, but it's enjoyable enough. When it came out, I'd started to move on from Carrey to guys like Adam Sandler, so it didn't get as much replay as Carrey's earlier 90's output.
Still digging the list and its individuality.
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Its ok Bruce Almighty probably best Jim Carrey Movie or The Mask.
But man Carrey had some fun movies back in the day. Such a shame he is a loon now.
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Good Will Hunting - 1997
"My boy's wicked smart"
Damon and Williams really freaking shine in the movie. Williams won an Oscar for his performance and I would give him a slight nudge over Damon's performance. But man does Damon bring it. The movie really depends on their relationship to work and man does it work. Every scene they are in together you are captivated. Williams was an inspired choice at the time and man does he deliver probably the best performance of his career. It really is a fascinating watch, that is insanely rewatchable. It will make you cry. It will make you laugh and I think the ending is so satisfying.
The way I am gushing about it you might think it would be higher on my list. I do really love the flick but it just never really grabbed a hold of me the way some movies around that time did. Can't nail the reason why. It's still a great flick and top 50 on my countdown and I highly recommend it.
Director - Gus Van Sant
Best Performance - Robin Williams as Sean Maguire
Rotten Tomatoes Score - 97%
Factoid - Matt Damon and Ben Affleck found a clever way to choose the right studio for their script: the story goes that on page sixty of the script, they wrote a completely out-of-nowhere sex scene between Will and Chuckie. They took it to every major studio, and nobody even mentioned the scene. When they met with Harvey Weinstein at Miramax, he said "I only have one really big note on the script. About page sixty, the two leads, both straight men, have a sex scene. What the hell is that?" Damon and Affleck explained that they put that scene specifically in there to show them who actually read the script and who didn't. As Weinstein was the only person who brought it up, Miramax was the studio chosen to produce the film.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - 1990, 1991, 1993
"Man, do I love being a turtle!"
Were they great movies? No. But they are just movies that mean a lot to me. When I watch them I am transported back to being a little kid. The funny thing is the newer movies they did a few years back make these movies better. Why? Because they put a ton of care into these movies by actually taking the time and making badass turtle costumes that look exactly like the Turtles. They took the time to get all the Turtles personalities right. Raph is the hot head. Leo is the leader. Donny is the smart one. Mikey is the goofball. They nailed all the important parts. The new ones are just lazy compared to the old ones. Just big CGI money grabs. Such a let down to the franchise I loved. At least I'll always have these 3 movies.
Director - Steve Barron & Micheal Pressman & Stuart Gillard
Best Performance - The Turtles
Rotten Tomatoes Score - 40%, 35%, 23%
Factoid - This was the highest-grossing independent film of all time, having made $135 million in domestic box office and $66 million in the foreign box office.
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Cedar Rapids - 2011
"Selling insurance is a business, it's not a God damn Boy Scout troop."
However the real stand out in this movie is John C. Reilly. This is probably my favorite role he has done. Feel like everyone should have a Dean Ziegler in their lives . He sort of shakes Helms character out of his innocence, not on purpose, just by being himself. It is just a fun character and it seems like John really enjoyed it and it shows. I just smile or laugh everytime he appears.
I don't know I just think this is a real hidden gem. The story to me is entertaining, funny and executed pretty well to me. I haven't seen it in a bit, but it always makes me smile when I think about it.
Director - Miguel Arteta
Best Performance - John C. Reilly as Dean Ziegler
Rotten Tomatoes Score - 86%
Factoid - The screenplay for this film was featured in the 2009 Blacklist; a list of the "most liked" unmade scripts of the year.
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I'm actually moving to Cedar Rapids Iowa next month, so I feel like I need to rewatch that movie. I remember thinking it was just okay when I first watched it years ago.
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500 Days Of Summer - 2009
"Look, I know you think she was the one, but I don't. Now, I think you're just remembering the good stuff. Next time you look back, I, uh, I really think you should look again."
The film itself is a very unique exercise in story telling. It keeps you on your toes. It's from the point of view of a dude who enters a relationship then falls in love gets his heart broken and then can't get over her. It feels like a real life relationship instead of some romanticized cookie cutter Hollywood rom-com. I think the movie also tells an important lesson on taking care of your happiness before you can make someone else happy. Once you gain an identity you are happy with you don't have to project what you want on other people, it just appears.
Also the end is a very nice touch
Director - Marc Webb
Best Performance - Joesph Gordon-Levitt as Tom Hansen
Rotten Tomatoes Score - 85%
Factoid - According to the DVD commentary, one of the film's writers estimates that 75% of the film actually happened to him.
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Ratatouille - 2007
"Only the fearless can be great."
I have no idea why I like this movie the best of the 3. I do think the way they wrap up the movie is so cool. Characters end up not being what you think they were. I don't want to spoil it but I think it's a good lesson for cynics, which I can definitely be. Try to be more optimistic and idealist. Maybe that's why I like it so much. Reminds me to try and be more optimistic.
Hopefully Pixar gets away from all these sequels and returns to these original flicks. Inside Out felt like it should have been made in this run. Love to hear what everyone's favorite film is between Up, Wall:E and Ratatouille.
Director - Brad Bird and Jan Pinkava
Best Performance - Patton Oswalt as Remy
Rotten Tomatoes Score - 96%
Factoid - Brad Bird cast Patton Oswalt in the main role after hearing his stand-up routine about the menu at the Black Angus Steakhouse.
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And personally I’d order the three Pixar films:
1. Wall-E (favorite Pixar and one of my all time favorite animated movies)
2. Ratatouille (2nd favorite Pixar and in my top ten animation)
3. Up (7th favorite Pixar, still love it but not at the level of the other two
1. Wall-E (favorite Pixar and one of my all time favorite animated movies)
2. Ratatouille (2nd favorite Pixar and in my top ten animation)
3. Up (7th favorite Pixar, still love it but not at the level of the other two
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