The DU Lounge
Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsThe most wonderful movie I have ever seen... is
Last edited Sun Mar 20, 2016, 08:02 PM - Edit history (3)
Star Wars 1977"most wonderful" defined as a great feeling coming out of the theater. (yes, saw it in the theater) Like I enjoyed it so much, that knew I would see it again and again, and again....(combination of fun, good feeling, and true entertainment, just wonderful..you define)
Adsos Letter
(19,459 posts)CurtEastPoint
(18,613 posts)ghostsinthemachine
(3,569 posts)I saw it with a local celebrity sitting in front of me. The squarest guy you ever saw. He hated it, never laughed, and left early while the rest of us were rolling in the aisles.
I was happy about that.
Phentex
(16,330 posts)still watch it sometimes.
progressoid
(49,933 posts)Visually, I also loved seeing Lawrence of Arabia on the big screen. Those shots deserve more than a just a little TV to view.
kairos12
(12,841 posts)Rhiannon12866
(204,666 posts)Back when Star Wars first came out, I saw it 6 times - in the theater! I saw it with different people each time and the last time, was with my mother, aunt and cousin, only two others in the theater, the film broke. But because I'd already seen it several times, I could tell them exact what they'd missed. I had never done that before - or since - agree that it's one terrific movie...
Stuart G
(38,410 posts)If I remember, I saw it before it became a tremendous hit..sometime in the first 7-10 days after it opened. I took a girlfriend and her two children. One of the kids was a teenager when I met him again. If I recall, he remembered that Star Wars experience. (hadn't seen him in about 10 years...) That young lad is now 46 years old, that is also something ...
............... ..........................Let the force be with you!!!!!!!!
Rhiannon12866
(204,666 posts)They don't do that anymore since they want to fill the theaters, probably not too excited showing it for 6 people the last time I went. When the film broke, I uncharacteristically got up and found the manager, but he said he couldn't do anything. I wanted my family to have the whole experience, LOL. And I agree that this is a film that stays with you. Can't remember who all I saw it with, but I certainly remember what I saw on the screen...
rurallib
(62,373 posts)Manifestor_of_Light
(21,046 posts)Kaleva
(36,240 posts)Mendocino
(7,480 posts)My favorite, what I consider the best, the greatest...whatever!
uriel1972
(4,261 posts)I can't watch it anymore I know it too well.
So Far From Heaven
(354 posts)TexasBushwhacker
(20,131 posts)But I was a filmaholic in the past. I really can't choose just one.
So Far From Heaven
(354 posts)to name just one. How about The Red Violin or Blazing Saddles?
TexasBushwhacker
(20,131 posts)Loved those too!
So Far From Heaven
(354 posts)clarice
(5,504 posts)Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)► 2:22
clarice
(5,504 posts)discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,475 posts)..."I'll only that roles in dud movies like Nick Cage" club.
jmowreader
(50,528 posts)It added so many useful expressions to my vocabulary, like "null punkt null" and "Scheisse durch ein Ganz."
Samantha
(9,314 posts)Nothing compares.
Sam
OriginalGeek
(12,132 posts)I remember that feeling you describe of joy and true entertainment. It changed what movies meant to me. What they could be. I remember my dad making a point of telling me that it happened a long time ago in galaxy far, far away. Somehow, that made it different from regular old future type sci-fi pictures.
mia
(8,358 posts)The Rocky Horror Picture Show in the late 70s
So Far From Heaven
(354 posts)kentauros
(29,414 posts)I have no idea how many times I've seen it
DawgHouse
(4,019 posts)Skittles
(153,107 posts)hated it
kentauros
(29,414 posts)I only saw it once in the theater, but pull the DVD out to watch at least once every couple of years (sometimes once a year.) I never get tired of it.
And I consider it Vin Diesel's best role ever
NNadir
(33,457 posts)...born during what I hope will be known as the "First Clinton" adminstration, love the movie as well.
They saw it as kids, but came to understand, as amateur historians, what it was about.
kentauros
(29,414 posts)it's still a great story, that's beautifully animated. Brad Bird outdid himself on that one
Stuart G
(38,410 posts)Animation is a hobby ..I've collected hundreds of short cartoons, and a many full length films. This is my fav of all time.
I must add, the end is something very special (no..I will not give it away) but it took me four times to "get it".. First three times, I didn't have a "clue". Totally wonderful..
kentauros
(29,414 posts)I choke up just remembering it The movie delivers and then some!
Had also considered listing a Miyazaki film, and then couldn't choose one I really loved. Recently, I rented and watched "My Neighbor Totoro" again. Brilliant film! Not to mention: cat-bus!
closeupready
(29,503 posts)directed by Abbas Kiarostami - very sweet, touching little film that was his first film. I think that it was intended to be propaganda in service of imparting Ayatollah's revolutionary values to children in Iran, but instead of being anything of the sort, it just comes off (to ME) as being a universally appealing message of the value of friendship, loyalty, and sacrifice.
I've watched this film many times over the years, and each time I'm left blubbering.
WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)theatre laughing, and laughed all the way to my car! The soundtrack is always near at hand in my car!
redwitch
(14,940 posts)Loved that film, would love to see it again. I was 13 or 14 I think when it came out.
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)except it made me cry.
Stuart G
(38,410 posts)LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)(and you?) knew how it ended already.
IrishEyes
(3,275 posts)It made me almost believe in true love.
kentauros
(29,414 posts)Your post rather requires the marriage ceremony clip
First Speaker
(4,858 posts)...every time I see that Jessica loved Roger for himself, the tears just well up in my eyes...
liberalfromaustin21
(61 posts)Frank Capra's films are so moving.
Upthevibe
(8,009 posts)Gidney N Cloyd
(19,817 posts)redwitch
(14,940 posts)Sad but sweet story of how Walt Disney wooed PL Travers for the film rights to Mary Poppins. Which I haven't seen in years but really want to see again.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,145 posts)I remember coming out feeling like I had been on a long but satisfying journey. It was a 3 hour movie but I didn't look at my watch once.
I'd also could describe the same for The Right Stuff, although I saw that on video and not in the theater.
pink-o
(4,056 posts)Ruth Gordon should've won her Oscar for that one! And the Cat Stevens soundtrack over such a mordant comedy!!! Just golden.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,131 posts)The Jaguar hearse! The priest! So many funny moments. "Harold, eat your beets!"
Myrina
(12,296 posts)Or, a few years later ... A Very Long Engagement
Just lovely, both of them.
Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)Love that film.
frogmarch
(12,153 posts)frogmarch
(12,153 posts)I love this movie.
Ron Obvious
(6,261 posts)... I'd say probably Back to the Future. Everyone in the theatre cheered when McFly Sr. decked Biff.
Cheviteau
(383 posts)A Man For All Seasons
Doctor Zhivago
Shane
Gomez163
(2,039 posts)justhanginon
(3,289 posts)The story, acting, setting and soundtrack make it my all time favorite.
Dr. Zhivago an epic film and great story.
Henry V w/ Branagh again. Again, an epic rather bloody film which I saw as an anti-war statement. The soundtrack is awesome.
Laffy Kat
(16,366 posts)It's just sweet.
Laffy Kat
(16,366 posts)I must have been thirteen or so. It was visually interesting and the music was unforgettable.
mainstreetonce
(4,178 posts)Beautiful
And all the sequels.
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)mrmpa
(4,033 posts)A Brazilian film. It is just wonderful to watch the performance & the story outstanding.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0140888/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
So Far From Heaven
(354 posts)skypilot
(8,851 posts)Bring it on!!
Capt.Rocky300
(1,005 posts)Critics hated it and it did have some flaws but the wife and I are big Neil Diamond fans and we like a happy ending that makes us feel good.
Coventina
(27,052 posts)I remember just being filled with warm fuzzies coming out of the theatre.
2naSalit
(86,308 posts)and I was just thinking about it the night before last for some reason! I really liked it too.
KT2000
(20,567 posts)with Clive Owen
ailsagirl
(22,885 posts)A superb film!!!
Recursion
(56,582 posts)By Satyajit Ray. 1955.
It was the first time he had ever picked up a video camera.
He filmed the first four scenes and used them as trailers to get funding for the rest of the movie.
It's the best movie you'll ever see. Watch it, keeping what I said above in mind.
RobinA
(9,884 posts)I just plain love that movie. Saw it five times in the theater. Didn't watch it for decades, then watched it during a snow storm. It holds up!
KentuckyWoman
(6,679 posts)I can never decide.
lame54
(35,259 posts)Which part does he play?
I bet it's Gabby Johnson:
"I wash born here, an I wash raished here, and dad gum it, I am gonna die here, an no sidewindin' bushwackin', hornswagglin' cracker croaker is gonna rouin me bishen cutter. "
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)Not after he hogged all the popcorn at Star Wars.
KentuckyWoman
(6,679 posts)my grammar
Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)Avalon Sparks
(2,560 posts)Gosh it's hard to pick though..
"Donnie Darko" "Jurassic Park" and "Love me if you Dare" , all wonderful.
The first time I saw DD was on DVD at home. As soon as it was over, I immediately watched it again.
Honorable Mention: Logan's Run
Would say it was my fav film for years and years
Have to mention.... "Titanic"
It was out for months, definitely over a year before I saw it at the theater...couldn't imagine it living up to the hype at that point.
Best guy friend and I left the theater crying like babies...couldn't even start up the car for about 10 minutes.....we also laughed a little at the same time in that "omg I can't believe I'm crying like this" kind of way.
And omg, "Brokeback Mountain". Only movie that ever felt like heartbreak, I was seriously depressed the rest of the day after a matinee show
And..."mulholland Drive", "Meet Joe Black" and "A.I."...... Cause I can't leave them out...
And guilty pleasure: the ice skating movie "The Cutting Edge", because I will watch it every time I see it on the TV.
I know you said one, but I could not choose......thanks for reading!
lame54
(35,259 posts)Saw it 3 times in the theatre and bought it when it came out on VHS then eventually upgraded to DVD
Haven't watched it in years
Think it might be time to check it out again
The best movie ever made
caraher
(6,278 posts)I guess for me it would also be Star Wars, in 1977 - I was 13. I'd guess most of these movie memories are also youthful memories...
kwassa
(23,340 posts)By Akira Kurosawa.
George Lucas lifted the plot for the original Star Wars from another Kurosawa samurai film.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)to everyone who was waiting in line to buy tickets for the next showing that it was THE BEST! movie he ever saw!
It made him a movie buff.