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14. Yes, listening to the way the writers sneaked stuff past the censors

Reply to aint_no_life_nowhere (Reply #11)

Thu Nov 6, 2014, 11:20 PM

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Movies That You Can Watch Over and Over, and Still Enjoy.. [View all] Stuart G Nov 2014 OP

The Majestic JonLP24 Nov 2014 #1

Shawshank Redemption Lochloosa Nov 2014 #2

Oh, YES!!! kag Nov 2014 #59

Monty Python and the Holy Grail Art_from_Ark Nov 2014 #3

I've seen Holy Grail countless times. Codeine Nov 2014 #79

yessss. reflection Nov 2014 #92

Blazing Saddles--no brainer digonswine Nov 2014 #4

DING DING DING! You win the Internet! nt valerief Nov 2014 #8

The original "The Thing From Outer Space" from the 1950s RebelOne Nov 2014 #5

Fargo, Nobody's Fool, WAO Virginia Woolf, All About Eve.... Smarmie Doofus Nov 2014 #6

Nobody's Fool is badly overlooked gratuitous Nov 2014 #20

Auntie Mame, A Woman's Face, Torch Song, S.O.B., Harvey---off the top of my head. nt valerief Nov 2014 #7

Second that on S.O.B. sarge43 Nov 2014 #23

Woo hoo! Another S.O.B. fan! I concur re Preston, but they were all terrific. nt valerief Nov 2014 #64

They were all having fun. Always wonderful to watch. sarge43 Nov 2014 #80

A truly hysterical film. hifiguy Nov 2014 #97

In addition to those I already chimed in on hifiguy Nov 2014 #98

The Empire Strikes Back maryellen99 Nov 2014 #9

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World -and LiberalElite Nov 2014 #10

Anything by Hitchcock ailsagirl Nov 2014 #15

damn someone did mention the greatest movie of all time. n/t. okieinpain Nov 2014 #35

You added 2 extra Mads, but it's still a fantastic movie. valerief Nov 2014 #86

The Big Sleep aint_no_life_nowhere Nov 2014 #11

Yes, listening to the way the writers sneaked stuff past the censors Lydia Leftcoast Nov 2014 #14

I had no idea what it was about ailsagirl Nov 2014 #16

It is really about..."riding a horse." Stuart G Nov 2014 #36

I feel better... ailsagirl Nov 2014 #38

I think you're referring to this scene - Bacall is spectacular aint_no_life_nowhere Nov 2014 #41

This could be the sexest scene from any movie where Stuart G Nov 2014 #62

Ah, yes... those were the days ailsagirl Nov 2014 #65

Bacall was incomparable. hifiguy Nov 2014 #96

Bacall.. sendero Nov 2014 #31

I read her autobiography ailsagirl Nov 2014 #66

I love this film too CrawlingChaos Nov 2014 #74

Hyapatia Lee's Wild Wild West Tom Ripley Nov 2014 #12

Star Wars, The Big Chill, O Brother Where Art Thou?, Raising Arizona CottonBear Nov 2014 #13

Out of Africa, Remains of the Day, Howard's End, Babette's Feast, NRaleighLiberal Nov 2014 #17

Koyaanisqatsi was cool. Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2014 #27

if you liked K, check out Baraka. Takes the visuals even further, more moving NRaleighLiberal Nov 2014 #28

I watch "Home for the Holidays" every November betsuni Nov 2014 #18

Groundhog Day. kwassa Nov 2014 #19

Prince of the City - totally forgotten gratuitous Nov 2014 #21

and directed by Sidney Lumet. kwassa Nov 2014 #24

Fanny and Alexander. nt My Good Babushka Nov 2014 #22

Basically any of the movies that I consider my all time favorites. Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2014 #25

I've been meaning to watch A Serious Man again fishwax Nov 2014 #70

Apollo 13 Sweet Freedom Nov 2014 #26

I still get chills when they show the parachute opening on the return to Earth in Apollo 13. Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2014 #29

Same here! Sweet Freedom Nov 2014 #33

Forrest Gump Sedona Nov 2014 #30

Behind the Green Door Kaleva Nov 2014 #32

i don't see it's a mad mad world on anyone's list. shame on you guys. n/t. okieinpain Nov 2014 #34

I saw it only once...and recall it was lots of fun...what a cast..and with.. Stuart G Nov 2014 #37

it displayed typical human greed and in the okieinpain Nov 2014 #90

Yeah, but good luck finding an uncut version malthaussen Jan 2015 #129

Yes, LiberalElite did ailsagirl Nov 2014 #39

GF I&II; Dial "M" for Murder; Alfie; Georgy Girl; Hoosiers; French C., L.A. Confidential. WinkyDink Nov 2014 #40

"Twelve O'Clock High" with Gregory Peck. Laffy Kat Nov 2014 #42

Great movie! Hangingon Dec 2014 #101

Bull Durham... ProdigalJunkMail Nov 2014 #43

Fear and ignorance. fishwax Nov 2014 #71

LOLLYGAGGERS! ProdigalJunkMail Nov 2014 #75

Have you seen the baseball movie "Bingo Long and the Traveling Road Show"? grasswire Dec 2014 #106

have not seen that one... ProdigalJunkMail Dec 2014 #109

Some that other people haven't mentioned mythology Nov 2014 #44

This is a wonderful list. Three outstanding films:Maltese Falcon, Casablanca, and Back to the Future Stuart G Dec 2014 #100

The Green Mile Bombero1956 Nov 2014 #45

Street Kings, Space Camp, The Final Countdown, Gunfighter's Moon, Space Balls, GGJohn Nov 2014 #46

I can't believe no one has mentioned this one... From The Ashes Nov 2014 #47

The animal is inside-out... ProdigalJunkMail Nov 2014 #53

YES! kag Nov 2014 #60

Seconded on Hitchcock Ron Obvious Nov 2014 #48

Mine: davidpdx Nov 2014 #49

"Night Nurse" with Barbra Stanwyk and Clark Gable mucifer Nov 2014 #50

Practical Magic frogmarch Nov 2014 #51

And: "Double Indemnity"; "Shall We Dance?"; "Evil Under the Sun"; "Zodiac"; "The Heiress." WinkyDink Nov 2014 #52

Star Trek: Into Darkness shenmue Nov 2014 #54

The Inlaws... Demoiselle Nov 2014 #55

Good one! kag Nov 2014 #61

That too! That too! Demoiselle Nov 2014 #84

The Cat From Outer Space shenmue Nov 2014 #56

Here's my list jrandom421 Nov 2014 #57

Super Troopers Initech Nov 2014 #58

One of the best movie openings ever. nt flying rabbit Dec 2014 #105

... Initech Dec 2014 #112

The Sting A HERETIC I AM Nov 2014 #63

The Sting worked on every level. Boomerproud Dec 2014 #111

Casablanca, Gone With The Wind, Gandhi, Henry V emdistortion Nov 2014 #67

Gosford Park... Ino Nov 2014 #68

I bought a bargain bin DVD of "American Dreamz" betsuni Nov 2014 #69

That was a terrific movie. I loved Hugh Grant in it. nt valerief Nov 2014 #87

Shawshank Redemption... Contrary1 Nov 2014 #72

I totally forgot Airplane from my list! Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2014 #76

And I totally forgot the Naked Gun movies... Contrary1 Nov 2014 #83

Oh man, me too! calimary Nov 2014 #88

I don't think I've ever laughed harder at a movie than I have at this part: Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2014 #91

Dario Argento's "Suspiria" and John Waters' "Polyester" CrawlingChaos Nov 2014 #73

Speaking of Altman, The Player is definitely one. nt Codeine Nov 2014 #78

2001, The Shining, Local Hero, The Birds, Psycho, Codeine Nov 2014 #77

Oh, and Double Indemnity ailsagirl Nov 2014 #81

Even after multiple re-watchings I still like dixiegrrrrl Nov 2014 #82

TOOTSIE & 2nd Hand Lion trueblue2007 Nov 2014 #85

Network. Then Forbidden Planet, A Hard Day's Night, The King's Speech, The Godfather, Help. calimary Nov 2014 #89

Starship Troopers Islandurp Nov 2014 #93

Contact sakabatou Nov 2014 #94

Hot Fuzz and The World's End Initech Nov 2014 #95

Geez...I forgot to mention one of the greatest movies ever in my previous reply: Contrary1 Nov 2014 #99

I got to add this laugh so hard movie..."There Is Something About Mary" Stuart G Dec 2014 #102

Hall Pass Joey Liberal Dec 2014 #103

This message was self-deleted by its author Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2014 #104

Victor Victoria grasswire Dec 2014 #107

Diner olddots Dec 2014 #108

Anything by Agatha Christie... mithnanthy Dec 2014 #110

Any of the Marvel movies. Initech Dec 2014 #113

Well, any in the MCU. sakabatou Dec 2014 #114

Yeah the X-Men movies can be hit or miss, same with Spiderman. Initech Dec 2014 #115

My list JesterCS Dec 2014 #116

The Trouble with Harry juxtaposed Dec 2014 #117

Just thought of another one.."Bird Cage" Stuart G Dec 2014 #118

Bringing up Baby MrsMatt Dec 2014 #119

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (2011) Coventina Dec 2014 #120

Monty Python's Holy Grail and Clue TorchTheWitch Jan 2015 #121

The Secret of Roan Inish frogmarch Jan 2015 #122

I LOVE that movie! betsuni Jan 2015 #134

Named my cat Fiona KT2000 Jan 2015 #135

Lion in Winter, Holiday (the with James Steward and Katherine Hepburn) Bell, Book and Candle ...... marble falls Jan 2015 #123

Trading Places kentauros Jan 2015 #124

KILL BILL I&II.. 2naSalit Jan 2015 #125

Duck Soup, most Marx Brothers... tokenlib Jan 2015 #126

OMGosh, so many great movies posted here....how bout Trains, Planes and Automobiles too a kennedy Jan 2015 #127

Many of these above stopwastingmymoney Jan 2015 #128

Rear Window ArnoldLayne Jan 2015 #130

Spinal Tap Skittles Jan 2015 #131

Trainspotting, About a Boy, Perks of Being a Wallflower, SMC22307 Jan 2015 #132

The Blues Brothers GoCubsGo Jan 2015 #133

a Few... RobinA Jan 2015 #136

Two Frank Capra films..one dramatic, other...about Arsenic... Stuart G Jan 2015 #137

I didn't see Dyedinthewoolliberal Jan 2015 #138

mostly romantic comedies orleans Jan 2015 #139

My list jdenver_2624 Jan 2015 #140

Amelie Arugula Latte Jan 2015 #141