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What movies do you think are the 'greatest' of all time?

SmoochyBear started off a discussion about some flick called Mystic River, which sounds like it's lameness incarnate. What I'm looking for is real movies. You know, the ones that are truly memorable.

Like the unsurpassable Yor, the Hunter from the Future.

Or the incomparable I Come In Peace.

Or the sheer brilliance of Santa Claus Conquers the Martians.

Or the incredible storytelling of Highlander II.

Or the impressive special effects of Plan 9 from Outer Space.

I ask you, how could you not have these movies in your collection?

So! Any other glimmers of cinematic brilliance that you wish to share?

Oh, and here's a poll:

A) Popcorn

B) Jujy-Fruits

C) Goobers

D) Chocolate

E) Beer (yup, in Germany they sell beer in the cinema)

Q) Hamhocks

Z) Don't bother me, bro, I'm still figuring out this JE

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POLL: The greatest movies of all time

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  • It is sooo bad that the guys on MST3K couldn't believe it. They recycle footage from Battlestar Galactica, there are no pirates in it and the big chase at the end occurs on what appear to be floor polishers. Oh and all the weapons are made from shitty PVC pipe.

    I'd also suggest Cage starring Lou Ferrigno. Lou is an ex-Nam retard who gets caught up in a cage fighting underground. His buddy Reb Brown (who also stars in the above shitfest Space Mutiny) has gotta go in and save him.

    Sometimes you just gotta
  • of course... I mean come on duh!!!

    "there's vixen and blixen and nixon..." holy shit it doesn't get more genius than that right there (yes, I *can* quote this movie -- it was an mst3k classic oh fuck... A Patrick Swayze Christmas [umn.edu])

    Plan 9? Well, that's too easy. How about Bride of the Monster (originally called Bride of the Atom)

    Where's Pod People? Classic German "vershun of ze ET" haa zahh!

    Oh I could go on... when I stuck in a MST3k reference fest my tendency is to push it too far.
  • i call shenanigans!

    You can't have a poll like this without including the 'best cliche movie of all time,' concept, so please come up with a second poll! include the princess bride, the court jester, james and the extremely large mango, and willy wonka versus godzilla. Barbarella vs. Moth-ra. Superman II at Bernie's. Bueller? Bueller...??...

    i think i need to lay off the sugar again. i might be in trouble. Yup, they're calling me to the principal's office...
  • Pellet rifle to pop that annoying guy that doesn't know how to turn off his cell phone and apparently isn't smart enough to say, "I'll call you back, I'm in a movie, and I don't want the kid in the next row who's glaring at me to stick this phone where the sun doesn't shine."

    • Should I mention that I once got thrown out of a theatre for dumping an entire bucket of nasty popcorn on someone who did that?

      I didn't do it! I'm innocent! I swear to god! I... may have... encouraged it... a bit.... but I didn't actually do it!

      And, it wasn't actually the whole bucket... about 3/4 of one of those badass things that you could lose Lousiana in...

  • Occasionally a hot dog, too, but it depends on the cinema. Most of them serve dried out relics of something that might once have been vaguely hot dog shaped and flavoured. But it's hard to go wrong with chocolate[1].

    [1] That said, those crazy Americans do still manage to screw it up [hersheys.com].

  • Turkish Star Wars.

    I'm not even gonna GOOGLE the shit for you... heck I haven't even seen it.

    But trust me y'all, I won.

    as for Movie snacks- Beer and some Pork Snagglin's.
  • What's wrong with you?! Where are the Dots?!
  • Spaceballs
    Cassablanca
    Terminator
    Alien and Aliens (Alien 2) (lose Alien Ressurection)
    Ace Ventura, Pet Detective
    It's a Wonderful Life
    Blade Hunter
    The Die Hard series
    Last Action Hero (comedy)
    Who Killed Roger Rabbit
    True Lies (for Tom Arnold)
    Running Man
  • well obviously the best movie of all time is Killer Klownz From Outer Space. It is fantastic story and incredible special effects with totally awesome and sinister villans.
    • and the dickies did the sound track. how many films can make such a claim and deliver? btw, i have the DVD of KKFOS.

      you're not going to make a dummy out of me.
  • As for the movies, such wonders as They Live [imdb.com] and Starship Troopers 2 [imdb.com] must not be forgotten.

    For good stuff, check out It's a Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad Movie [rinkworks.com] at RinkWorks.
  • But it can be summarized as following: "Any movie starring Adam Sandler".

    Oh, and E)

    • But it can be summarized as following: "Any movie starring Adam Sandler".

      I think in order for it to be on "The best of the worst" the movie actually has to be enjoyable.

      I can't stand Adam Sandler.

      Oh, do some people actually enjoy his movies?
  • apparently movie geeks everywhere have agreed this is the worst movie of all time.

    Since that's what you are actually going for, I'd say that's the one.

    The guy who played the antagonist in this film killed himself a few months later.

    I'd call that a bad movie.

    I WIN.

    Popcorn, natch.

    Salted and buttered. And bethanie, popcorn cooked over a fire blows skillet-made popcord away. Unless....are you using a skillet over the fire?

    If so, please stop. The very goodness you are creating is causing a lopsidedness
  • And the best movie ever: Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter. "He came down from Heaven, two stakes in his hand"
  • Shakes the Clown [imdb.com] has to be the best worst movie EVAR.

    Of course the best scene is where the clowns go "mime-bashing", and the poor little mimes are climbing ladders and shutting themselves up in boxes to get away...

    Pixie

  • Lameness incarnate? WTD are you talking about? :)

    Movie popcorn is nearly always the best thing on the planet during the visits to the theater. Now at my favorite theater, they let you pour the butter flavored goop into little plastic containers to take into the theater.

    So now, you can pour it all over your 5 gallon bucket of popcorn after you've eaten the top part and almost immediately clogged every artery in your body to fully get to the heart attack stage quickly. My gf caught me filling up my 252 o
  • Billy the Kid vs Dracula?
  • 1. (A) Popcorn

    2. That immortal classic, "Snow White and the Three Stooges."

    Anne
  • Yup, in Austin they do that too, along with burgers, pizzas, and lots of other goodness. I was surprised to note that they also have popcorn recently. I mean, I knew they had popcorn, but it had never occured to me to get popcorn there. One of my friends surprised me by doing just that. I had chicken tenders and fries and a Guinness or two.
  • No "Battlefield Earth" or "Gigli"?

    I swear, the previews almost made me throw up. A double feature [shudder] might just be banned under the Geneva Convention.
  • actually caused brain damage in viewers. I lost at least 20 points of IQ.
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  • Those are some good starts but how about:

    Glen or Glenda Another Ed Wood classic where he plays a transvestite (a strech I know).

    The Conqueror John Wayne as Genghis Khan.

    Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! "Women! They let 'em vote, smoke, and drive--even put 'em in pants! And what happens? A Democrat for president!"

    Mars Needs Women "Sex and Outer Space" need I say more?

    Zardoz "The penis is evil. The penis shoots seeds, and makes new life, and poisons the earth with a plague of men, as once it was. But t
    • Oh and I forgot another "so bad it's good": Surf Nazis Must Die

      As for snacks I usually get popcorn if I buy anything.

      Beer is a nice idea but it cost too much at concession stand prices and none of the theaters around here let you take it into the theater (kind of defeats the purpose)

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