What an ecclectic and great selection! And, a great theme for a thread! :)

This is a really good idea for a thread, Flo, and I greatly enjoyed looking at your selections. You must have spent some time getting all the clips together and making your post. Nice job! I haven't seen all the movies you have listed but I know that The Departed will be on my list too, and Lost In Translation, boh movies that I love. Was cool to see Leslie Nielson on your list, he is a Canadian icon, you know, sadly he has gone from us but he did leave a great legacy of laughter. I would have put I Am Legend on my list too, save for

Spoiler

what happened to the dog

And I am also looking forward to The Artist too, the concept is exciting to me.

I need to make myself a list of movies and start searching for clips now!

Wow, this is wonderful Flo! what a great post, and one that is going to get us all thinking!!

You have created a quality list of films here...triggering off what mien would be..No Country For Old Men is a standout movie, but it is not my fave Coen bothers film..Inception has to be one of the most intelligently crafted movies I have seen in recent years and yet it is not a favourite somehow..Lost In Translation is my favourite Sofia Coppola movie too...interesting to think what makes a fave movie, ther are so so many absolutely classic and brilliant movies ..but for me there has to be a special memory or connection that somehow embeds it as a favourite of mine. Right....I am going to write a list in no particular order or genre because i know if i go away and over think this i will never get a list together!!

Some of these will probably seem odd! And there are lots of other amazing films! But all these films have personal meaning or significance to me, whether because I saw them when i was really young and they blew me away, or a memorable trip to the cinema, or they had an impact on me, or they somehow left an indelible impression on me!

these are random, oh so random..... and across all time!

2001: A Space Odyssey

The Wizard of Oz

Lord of the Rings Trilogy

Blade Runner

The Fly

12 monkeys  

Planet of The Apes (the original )

A.I Artificial Intelligence

Terminator 2

The Shining

One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest

Midnight Express

The Empire Strikes Back

Jaws

The Truman Show

Logan's Run

Enter the Dragon

Akira

Batman Mask of The Phantasm

Fantasia

Spirited Away

Mullholland Drive

The Elephant Man

Shutter island

Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon

Blue Valentine

Into the Wild

The Prestige

The Piano

The Untouchables

Avatar

Pulp Fiction

Thelma and Louise

Being John Malkovich

The Red Shoes

Pan's labyrinth

 Kill Bill

King Kong (original)

The Shining

To kill A Mockingbird

The Exorcist

Carrie

Suspiria

Masque of the Red Death

Phantom Of The Opera (original)

The Bride of Frankenstein

American Werewolf In London

Young Frankenstein

Drive

Scott Pilgrim vs The World

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (swedish// yet to see the new one)

Sherlock Holmes (Guy Richie )

ahhh there are loads more and need to think of fave romance films and comedies...

Okay, I started to make a list, going to think good and when it is finished I will post it here =)

WOW! What an awesome selection, Lula! The "lord of the rings trilogy" and "avatar" are def on my list, too!

Allright, it was realy hard, I don't realy have all-time favourite movies, but I did my best to collect movies I liked a lot, some of them have a meaning some not, offcourse I forgot a lot, but if I would rethink of them I will post them here.:)

Forrest Gump. I think this is a movie, maybe a bit classic, but that doesn't takes away it's beauty, and it's beautiful story.

Predator vs. Alien.

Not forgotten.

Batman.> I like the one with the joker the best, the last one I haven't seen yet.

Grease. Just a classic :)

x-men first class

Marley and me

Thor

Eight below

Pirates of the caribbean. Sad the 4 was so sad

(just posted the trailer of the first)

Jurasic park movies

(just trailer of the first)

Dinotopia

Ring of the nibelungs



And then some movies that are already posted, lord of the rings trilogy, The other guys, and the marvel movies are great to, and I see a lot of movies here who I would like to :) If i remember more I will post it ;)











Thank you Flo, and yes Forest Gump is such an interesting and brilliant movie and story, so many difrent scenes that all come down on one thing, that your life won't be easy but that you have to keep trying, do your best, and never give up. Well that is what I think it comes down on :)

interesting movies topic. everyone got wonderful taste in films - i will post mine tomorrow

Look forward to reading them Kels, I know you have an incredible knowledge of and a wonderful taste in films !

Agreed eva, Travolta is hot to trot in Grease!!