If you had one last movie to watch before you die, what would it be?

[HopeHoops]

Me? Probably "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang".

[ZombieHorde]

1. Izo was the first movie to come to mind. nt

[Burma Jones]

2. Amalie.....

I'd go out feeling warm and content

[Arugula Latte]

48. Me too!

LOVE that movie. My favorite ever.

[bluedigger]

3. Modern Times Forever

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Modern Times Forever (Stora Enso Building, Helsinki) is a 2011 film by Danish artists' group Superflex. It is currently the longest film ever made, lasting 240 hours (10 days). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Times_Forever_%28Stora_Enso_Building,_Helsinki%29

I'm not in any hurry.

[ZombieHorde]

4. Your link just says,

"Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. Please search for Modern Times Forever in Wikipedia to check for alternative titles or spellings."

[bluedigger]

7. So it does.

Last edited Sat Jan 21, 2012, 10:36 AM - Edit history (1)

I don't know how to fix it. Sorry.

eta: Yes, I do know how to fix it (thanks to Tesha) !

[bluedigger]

74. Hey, that worked!

A win for DU3's open edit function.

Thanks!

[MiddleFingerMom]

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[ZombieHorde]

10. I can't believe he gave away the ending!

Just kidding. The movie sounds really boring though.

[fizzgig]

5. the dark crystal

shocking, no?

[HopeHoops]

16. That's a wonderful movie.

[taterguy]

6. Pizza and beer

[pink-o]

8. Sleeper....

...and maybe I'd wake up 2 centuries later as well!

[reACTIONary]

11. Ran ("chaos" or "revolt") by Akira Kurosawa

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ran_%28film%29

And, in case it works, here is the link for the longest film:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Times_Forever_%28Stora_Enso_Building,_Helsinki%29

[OmahaBlueDog]

82. "Ran" has the benefit of being great, and long

"Kagamusha" would be another good Kurosawa choice.

[Major Nikon]

12. Airplane!

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

27. And don't call me Shirley. ;)

An amazingly funny movie.

[Major Nikon]

78. This is one case where the remake is better than the original

[Major Nikon]

80. I like to watch Airplane! and then Zero Hour! right after

I've got some buddies that do movie night about once per month or so. After watching Airplane! and putting a couple of beers back, Zero Hour! is a hoot.

[JSnuffy]

13. Star Wars...

[graywarrior]

14. Immortal Beloved

[mythology]

15. Casablanca

most likely.

[solara]

17. Truly, Madly, Deeply

Beautiful film

[fifthoffive]

45. I love this film!

It's the only film that makes me cry during every viewing.

[gratuitous]

18. Halfway through "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" I'd be praying to die

So I think I'd prefer "Chinatown."

[Amerigo Vespucci]

19. I would probably watch "Tombstone" one last time.

[TheCentepedeShoes]

20. I'm dying and I dont't know where

I'm going
But hell's coming with me

[dhill926]

21. Blazing Saddles......

so I could go out laughing.....

[HopeHoops]

32. Just remember to bring a shitload of dimes!

[dhill926]

35. ha ha.....exactly....

to cross to the other side.....

[HopeHoops]

36. Excuse me while I whip this out - AAAAAAAAHHHH!! aaaahhhh.

I still watch it on LaserDisc. I have the DVD, but I like the LaserDisc experience better.

[bigwillq]

22. Goodfellas (nt)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

23. The Shawshank Redemption...n/t

[av8rdave]

61. Shawshank would be my choice as well

One of my all time favorites.

[Broken_Hero]

24. Superman the Movie, nt

[Duer 157099]

25. Like right before? Probably "What Dreams May Come" just to prep me n/t

[Motown_Johnny]

26. "My Cousin Vinny"

I may as well go out with a laugh (and Marisa Tomei is always nice to watch).






I did just watch "Fitzwillie" the other day and that was a great Dick Van Dyke movie. I think I like it even more than "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"

[Mopar151]

28. The Blues Brothers n/t

[HopeHoops]

34. That would bring a whole new meaning to "We're on a mission from God."

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

29. For me...

...it would be No Way Out (1987).
I love a story with a twist.

[Art_from_Ark]

30. Oh, man, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

My mom got me that book (Scholastic) when I was in elementary school and I saw the movie when it came to my town a little bit after that. I saw it again for the first time in more than 40 years not too long ago, and it really became an emotional experience for me, especially when the gang are driving down the road (on the wrong side, if they were supposed to be in England!) to the beach singing the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang song.

[HopeHoops]

33. Yes, it was supposed to be England, but they probably thought it would confuse Americans.

The only vehicle you're likely to see with the steering wheel on the right side is one of the space-buggy mail trucks.

[Art_from_Ark]

47. I think the closing credits note that some of the scenes were filmed in France

which might explain why they were driving on the "wrong" side of the road, and why the town they drove through looked more French than English

[HopeHoops]

50. That would explain it, but it was clearly intended to have taken place in England.

[Art_from_Ark]

51. Here's my favorite part of the movie

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[Graybeard]

31. Midnight In Paris.

I would watch Woody Allen's wonderful fantasy before my ultimate demise because for an hour and 34 minutes I would be in Heaven.

I loved every minute of this film and, if allowed, I would pause and replay the Adrian Brody cameo as Dali over and over.

[MorningGlow]

40. Good choice

I LOLed at Adrien Brody too. "DALI! DALI!!!"

[nuxvomica]

71. That movie really surprised me

I love Allen's movies but I always expect them to be just more of the same, predicably amusing, like a favorite TV show. But Midnight is exceptional for it's cinematography, humor and philosophy. I thought Hemingway was the funniest personality sketch but I must admit Dali is the part Brody was born to play. Bates was born to play Stein, too.

[geardaddy]

37. Soylent Green

so, I would know where I was going.

[backtoblue]

38. Doctor Zhivago

[Glassunion]

39. Don't care

I'd just pick the movie with the longest run time.

[MorningGlow]

41. Funnily enough, I was just making a top 10 list of "woobie movies"

for a blog post. Not sure I could pick just one from my feel-good/good-cry list. Maybe That Thing You Do! because it's cute and happy and has a catchy tune to sing till I can't sing no more.

[ge626dfil]

42. Citizen Kane

[Tikki]

43. As I sit there dying: I'll be watching REPO MAN and then at the...

end of the movie and of my life here, I would drift away into that best damn car on the lot
and fly over Los Angeles on my way to wherever. Then they would add my name somewhere in
the credits.

Tikki

[HopeHoops]

44. Repo Man's ALWAYS intense. I think the car is the only brand name used in the movie.

My favorite "product" is the can he takes out of the fridge marked "Food".

[Canis Mala]

57. "Repo Man don't get paid.

Repo Man works on commission. It's better than getting paid."

[fifthoffive]

46. For (corny) inspiration

The American President - just for his rant in the Press Room near the end.

[kentauros]

49. Dr. Strangelove

if only for the Vera Lynn song at the end:

[RedCloud]

52. The movie on how every thing in the universe was made, atom by atom

It may only extend my life past a few octillion years, but I'll need lots of popcorn.

[HopeHoops]

53. You mean "The Meaning of Life" by Mel Brookes?

"Every sperm is sacred..."

[HopeHoops]

76. Um, yeah, you're right. I don't even want to THINK about a Mel Brooks/Python movie.

That might even hurt MY brain. And I'm pretty good at handling brain-hurts.

[ChazII]

54. Field of Dreams

would be my first choice. I like Chitty Chitty Bang Bang but everytime I see it I can't help but thinking the book was so much better - imho.

[Canis Mala]

55. Chinatown

I'd watch my top 5 in reverse order:


North by Northwest
City Lights
Brazil
The Lady from Shanghai
Chinatown

[HopeHoops]

56. Nobody mentioned "Debbie Does Dallas"?

That wouldn't be my choice (rather boring movie. I haven't seen in in over 30 years).

[mysuzuki2]

58. The Never Ending Story

[cbdo2007]

59. Woodstock

runner up - Natural Born Killers

[sinkingfeeling]

60. To Kill A Mockingbird. One more time.

[HopeHoops]

65. I have that on LaserDisc. Excellent choice.

[nuxvomica]

66. I was talking to a middle-aged coworker who had never seen that movie

She'd never read the book either. She's one of the few people who's read my unpublished novel completely (which she loved, BTW) and we were discussing the best ways to start a story. I said Harper Lee really hooks you with that first line about Jeb breaking his arm and she didn't know what I was talking about. So I think I'm going to get her a DVD of the movie to thank her for helping me with the novel. I feel a little envious of her cuz she'll be seeing it for the first time.

[OriginalGeek]

62. Un Freakin Believable.

I've been seeing this thread for several days and I resisted entering simply because I couldn't think of the right movie and wanted to give it some thought without being influenced by others' picks.

I FINALLY think of the right movie and open the thread and there it is in the OP.


I loved that movie so much when I was little - I remember my dad taking me and my little brothers to see it in a theater. Saw it on TV a time or two after that and no matter how old I got, it's always remained one of my favorites mostly because I love remembering doing things with my dad. Even if we had to bring my pukey little brothers along. Never a child catcher around when you need one.


I recently bought the Blu-ray and only just now realized that was Benny Hill in there. lol I was also previously unaware of the sheer magnitude of talent involved besides Benny and Dick Van Dyke and the other actors. Roald Dahl, Ken Hughes, Ian Freakin Fleming! Albert Broccoli!


I wonder if this has anything to do with the fact that I have also loved James Bond films all my life...

Thanks for the memories, HH.

[HopeHoops]

63. Just stay out of Vulgaria!

[AtomicKitten]

64. Kiss of the Spider Woman.

[HopeHoops]

77. Beyond what I'm willing to share, but a flying, floating car would be a great way to go.

[hobbit709]

73. Start the Revolution Without Me

[HopeHoops]

86. "Oh, THAT's not right!"

[OmahaBlueDog]

83. Alice in Wondeland

(the x-rated version from the 70s)

[alphafemale]

85. Something long and boring I guess.

Enough to say...OK! Take me NOW! Fuck this shit!

[Withywindle]

87. Lord of the Rings. All of it. Extended editions.

Hey, it counts as one movie! (No, totally not trying to buy a little time there.)

[Neoma]

88. A really, really long movie.

The extended version of the Lord of the Rings trilogy?