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dharbolt Offline
#51 Posted: Wed, Nov 13 2013, 8:21 PM EST
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^^ that if a great list some of my all time favs I've forgotten and will have to watch again
stinger88 Offline
#52 Posted: Wed, Nov 13 2013, 8:51 PM EST
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The Goonies
Shawshank Redemption
Forrest Gump
First half of Full Metal Jacket
Terminator 2
Rudy
Flash Gordon
CelticBomber Offline
#53 Posted: Wed, Nov 13 2013, 10:15 PM EST
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Big trouble in little China! Another classic!
itsawaldo Offline
#54 Posted: Wed, Nov 13 2013, 10:26 PM EST
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Old Yeller
wild2brew Offline
#55 Posted: Thu, Nov 14 2013, 6:51 AM EST
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Kelly's Heroes
The Great Escape
CelticBomber Offline
#56 Posted: Thu, Nov 14 2013, 10:21 AM EST
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The Goonies is another good one but I'm afraid he might be to old now to really enjoy it. I can't watch Rudy with him because he doesn't need to see his dad tear up and start blubbering like a baby;-)
GhostTown Offline
#57 Posted: Thu, Nov 14 2013, 10:34 AM EST
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Where the Red Fern Grows
DrafterX Offline
#58 Posted: Thu, Nov 14 2013, 10:47 AM EST
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Fast times at Ridgemont high... ThumpUp
8trackdisco Offline
#59 Posted: Thu, Nov 14 2013, 10:52 AM EST
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Midnight Run
Spinal Tap
Catholic High School Girls In Trouble
wapper2011 Offline
#60 Posted: Thu, Nov 14 2013, 11:18 AM EST
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Tombstone
Fast Times at Ridgemount High
Jaws
dstieger Offline
#61 Posted: Thu, Nov 14 2013, 11:25 AM EST
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8trackdisco wrote:

Catholic High School Girls In Trouble


I need to watch TKFM again one of these days.

Someone told me Movie 43 was like it. What a sad comentary on state of comedy today.


As to OP, good challenge. (My interpretation: List 3 films everyone MUST see, but may not have previously come across without some prodding or guidance.)

I liked Casablanca, Star Wars (orig...whatever episode its called now), Wizard of Oz, Godfather, and a few others but I suspect he's probably seen those.

How about:

Seven Samurai
Citizen Kane
To Kill a Mockingbird
opelmanta1900 Offline
#62 Posted: Thu, Nov 14 2013, 11:37 AM EST
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Deliverance
Mine1234 Offline
#63 Posted: Thu, Nov 14 2013, 11:48 AM EST
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Everything Mel Brooks! All of them! And everything Monte Python.

Also some of my favorites:

The Patriot
Braveheart (Let's get the Mel Gibson GOOD movies out of the way)
McArthur & Patton
Young Guns
Heavy Metal
Homebrew Offline
#64 Posted: Thu, Nov 14 2013, 11:48 AM EST
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I second M*A*S*H,
and would add,

History of the World Part 1

A Clockwork Orange

Blazing Saddles

Animal House

A Bridge too far

Lonesome Dove

And though technically not a movie,
the HBO miniseries The Band of Brothers


Dave (A.K.A. Homebrew)Beer
bloody spaniard Offline
#65 Posted: Thu, Nov 14 2013, 1:01 PM EST
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"Old movies every kid should see?" How old's the kid? 57?
Many if not most of these titles are classic yet totally inappropriate for children.
Stick with G ratings, possibly PG. Animated series such as Ice Age is nice. Stooges are slap happy but a must. Almost anything old Disney...
delta1 Offline
#66 Posted: Thu, Nov 14 2013, 1:08 PM EST
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Lots of great movies in those lists...

(Action) The Seven Samurai is excellent, even with the distraction of subtitles. Immediately after watching that, watch the American knock-off, The Magnificant Seven. Both top-notch.

(comedy) Duck Soup or A Night at the Opera: Marx Brothers at their insane best.

(Epic/historical) Ben Hur

(social commentary) Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Buckwheat Offline
#67 Posted: Thu, Nov 14 2013, 1:15 PM EST
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Alien and Aliens
Life of Brian & The Meaning of Life.
Citizen Ruth

I have to Veto Citizen Kane.
bloody spaniard Offline
#68 Posted: Thu, Nov 14 2013, 1:20 PM EST
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Ben Hur's a very good choice as well as almost any epic flick (Cleopatra, El Cid, the Robe, Khartoum, etc.) from the 40- 60's.
Musicals from that era & John Wayne cowboy flicks are good too.
8trackdisco Offline
#69 Posted: Thu, Nov 14 2013, 1:42 PM EST
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dstieger wrote:
I need to watch TKFM again one of these days.



Nice call! I thought that one might get by everyone here. Nice obscure movie goalie, you are.
watchurai Offline
#70 Posted: Thu, Nov 14 2013, 2:11 PM EST
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I am assuming "kid" means early to mid teen:

The Sandlot
The Princess Bride
The Goonies
Hook
Treasure Island
Star Wars
The Last Starfighter
The Grinch
A Christmas Story
CelticBomber Offline
#71 Posted: Thu, Nov 14 2013, 2:17 PM EST
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watchurai wrote:
I am assuming "kid" means early to mid teen:

The Sandlot
The Princess Bride
The Goonies
Hook
Treasure Island
Star Wars
The Last Starfighter
The Grinch
A Christmas Story



Yeah he's 15 I posted his age earlier in the thread but I guess it's getting missed.
bloody spaniard Offline
#72 Posted: Thu, Nov 14 2013, 2:23 PM EST
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CelticBomber wrote:
Yeah he's 15 I posted his age earlier in the thread but I guess it's getting missed.

My apologies- eliminate Ice Age from my list- everything else (historical epics, etc) including Watch's excellent list is A-OK except for maybe Goonies.

Btw, 15 is a young MAN not a kid!Shame on you
teedubbya Offline
#73 Posted: Thu, Nov 14 2013, 2:43 PM EST
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anything with Seka. 15 is old enough to require release
bloody spaniard Offline
#74 Posted: Thu, Nov 14 2013, 2:45 PM EST
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teedubbya wrote:
anything with Seka. 15 is old enough to require release

If he sees Seka now, he'll stunt his pubescent growth.
teedubbya Offline
#75 Posted: Thu, Nov 14 2013, 2:48 PM EST
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bloody spaniard wrote:
If he sees Seka now, he'll stunt his pubescent growth.


is that what happened?
teedubbya Offline
#76 Posted: Thu, Nov 14 2013, 2:52 PM EST
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haven't looked at the list but I am assuming tora, tora, tora, midway, bah bah black sheep, the longest day, north by northwest, caligula, herbie the love bug, fletch, space jam, a fish called wanda, the fish that saved pitsburgh, brewsters millions, high anxiety, the last remake of beu jest, jabberwocky, romancing the bone, etc. have all been listed?
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#77 Posted: Thu, Nov 14 2013, 3:09 PM EST
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what was that Wilder/ Pryor movie with the extremly hot brunette chick..??? Think
opelmanta1900 Offline
#78 Posted: Thu, Nov 14 2013, 3:13 PM EST
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See no evil, Hear no evil?
DrafterX Offline
#79 Posted: Thu, Nov 14 2013, 3:16 PM EST
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that's it... if I woulda thought about the movie a little more I guess I woulda figured it out.. d'oh!
CelticBomber Offline
#80 Posted: Thu, Nov 14 2013, 3:18 PM EST
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bloody spaniard wrote:
My apologies- eliminate Ice Age from my list- everything else (historical epics, etc) including Watch's excellent list is A-OK except for maybe Goonies.

Btw, 15 is a young MAN not a kid!Shame on you


I know but in my head he's still the little rugrat in the blue onesie pajamas who somehow got around the baby gate and into the kitchen where he found the cats gravity feeder and was shoving cat kibble into his mouth like it was candy;-)
thurson Offline
#81 Posted: Thu, Nov 14 2013, 3:22 PM EST
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For Bogie fans, aside from the obvious film noir entries, The Caine Mutiny and The African Queen.

Musicals, Singin' in the Rain, Sound of Music, The King and I, Wizard of Oz, West Side Story, I could go on.

Film Noir, Double Indemnity, The Killers, The Blue Dahlia and Richard Widmark in Kiss of Death.

Any Danny Kaye movie, particularly, The Court Jester.

Most all of my other favorites have already been mentioned...Punk!

fog

thurson Offline
#82 Posted: Thu, Nov 14 2013, 3:24 PM EST
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Oh yeah, one other Mel Brooks film no one ever seems to mention...The Twelve Chairs
bloody spaniard Offline
#83 Posted: Thu, Nov 14 2013, 3:27 PM EST
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^ Mel Brooks- that's some good brainy slapstick. Some real classics there too especially the musicals but, in all honesty, when I was 15 I preferred action flicks over musicals and mysteries. I grew into those genres eventually though.

CelticBomber wrote:
I know but in my head he's still the little rugrat in the blue onesie pajamas who somehow got around the baby gate and into the kitchen where he found the cats gravity feeder and was shoving cat kibble into his mouth like it was candy;-)

LOL I can relate. They'll always be my babies too.Wink
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#84 Posted: Thu, Nov 14 2013, 3:31 PM EST
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speaking of Punks... did anyone catch that scene from Dirty Harry in the baseball movie Clint did last year..?? Huh
opelmanta1900 Offline
#85 Posted: Thu, Nov 14 2013, 4:05 PM EST
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thurson wrote:
Oh yeah, one other Mel Brooks film no one ever seems to mention...The Twelve Chairs


The only thing i remember from that movie (i think it's from 12 chairs) is when one guy tells the other, "you aren't worth spitting on" and the other guy responds, "well you are" and then spits in his face... I was like 8 years old when I saw it...

I just realized I still have this movie... on BETA cassette...
Mr. Jones Offline
#86 Posted: Thu, Nov 14 2013, 9:57 PM EST
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All's Quiet on the Western Front (original only)

The Quiet Man

The Third Man

Nestauferu (spl?) Original

Bram Stker's Dracula

Hell's Kitchen

Carlito's Way

Lawrence of Arabia

Legends of the Fall

A River Runs Through it

The Man Who Would be King

Citizen Kane

Zulu

Gungha Din

The Swimmer / burt lancaster/ amazing unknown movie

The Grapes of Wrath / original

The Seventh Seal

Soylent Green

The Omega Man

Cool Hand Luke

The Last Picture Show

The Big Lebowski

Fail Safe

Dr. Strangelove......

Dr. Zchivago

The Wind and the Lion

Apocalypse Now /Redux

The Wild Bunch

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

Three Days of the Condor

Russia House

Wuthering Heights / original

Farenheit 451

Metropolis

2001 Space Odysey

The Graduate

A Brave New World

1984

The Mission

Bridge on the River Kwai

Fargo

Blue Velvet

Wild at Heart......bobby peru

To Live and Die n L.A.

Chinatown

The Color Purple

Platoon

The Manchurian Candidate (both versions)

Seven Days in May / original

Man on Fire

Empire of the Sun

Dances with Wolves

Dune

The Book of Eli

The Last of the Mohicans

Tons of Indie films I cant remember the titles of &

Many, many more............
Mr. Jones Offline
#87 Posted: Thu, Nov 14 2013, 10:07 PM EST
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Sorry, I missed the "kid" part of the O.P.

My movies are for grown ups.
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#88 Posted: Thu, Nov 14 2013, 10:38 PM EST
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Debbie Does Dallas...

every 15 yr old boy should see this .,

Be sure they have a bag,bong, and roll of paper towels,,,



wheel,
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#89 Posted: Thu, Nov 14 2013, 11:21 PM EST
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He's 15 ? Then,

American Graffiti
The Wanderers
Heaven Help us
The Great Escape
Jackie Brown
Love and a 45
U Turn
A Bronx Tale
Good Fellas
Cyrus
40 Year Old Virgin
Wedding Crashers
Bullitt
The Seven Ups
The French Connection
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest
ZRX1200 Offline
#90 Posted: Thu, Nov 14 2013, 11:25 PM EST
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Jonesie good call on Blue Velvet.
Palama Offline
#91 Posted: Fri, Nov 15 2013, 1:02 AM EST
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sd72 wrote:
Double indemnity

In harms way

Birth of a nation

Metropolis


Filmed in Hawaii. My Dad was a carpenter and worked on the set. When the movie was released he took my Mom and I to see it. There's a scene where John Wayne is standing in a PT boat and my Dad said he built the bridge in the shot. He was quite proud of that. I should make my kids watch it and tell them that story.
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#92 Posted: Fri, Nov 15 2013, 3:46 AM EST
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Adding

Who's Harry Crumb
The Great Outdoors
Spies Like Us
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#93 Posted: Fri, Nov 15 2013, 8:02 AM EST
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It's All Gone, Pete Tong

What About Bob?

Old School

Big Daddy

Wedding Singer

V For Vendetta

UHF

The Night Of The Hunter (w/ Robert Mitchum in the lead)

Training Day

The Jackal

The Life & Times Of Judge Roy Bean

12 Monkeys

A Knight's Tale

Freddie Got Fingered

Clerks

Clerks II

Dogma

Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back

Mallrats

Hesher

Delicatessen

Hank And Mike
DadZilla3 Offline
#94 Posted: Fri, Nov 15 2013, 8:31 AM EST
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Three Days of the Condor
Enemy of the State
Joe and Max (great boxing film about Joe Louis and Max Schmeling)
Marathon Man
CelticBomber Offline
#95 Posted: Fri, Nov 15 2013, 11:38 AM EST
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Mr. Jones listed A River Runs Through It. I can't believe I forgot to add that one. Not sure if I'm ready to watch it with him though because that's another tear jerker that makes me miss my dad real bad. My dad died before any of his grandchildren were born and that hurts... he would have LOVED being a grandfather. So far I'm thinking

Slap Shot
Spaceballs
and either Patton, Tora Tora Tora, or Stalag 17. Can't decide. We've watched Band of Brothers together already and I definitely want a good WW2 movie. I'm going to save Schindler's list for another night when that is the only movie we watch so we can talk about it.
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#96 Posted: Fri, Nov 15 2013, 11:42 AM EST
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Anyone throw in "Heavy Metal"? Good early 80's Animation! CARTOON NIPPLES!!
Mr. Jones Offline
#97 Posted: Fri, Nov 15 2013, 4:12 PM EST
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Out of all the "25 or so" I listed....

The most thought provoking one

By a mile is

The Swimmer
With Burt Lancaster

It was never popular..
Rarely on TV
Very hard to buy cheaply....
Some guys on Ebay want $150-225 just for the DVD.

THEY CAN BLOW ME
as teedubya would say....
Mine1234 Offline
#98 Posted: Fri, Nov 15 2013, 4:43 PM EST
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A Man Called Sarge is another one! VERY hard to find! NOT a man called sledge!
Mr. Jones Offline
#99 Posted: Fri, Nov 15 2013, 4:58 PM EST
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Out of all the "25 or so" I listed....

The most thought provoking one

By a mile is

The Swimmer
With Burt Lancaster

It was never popular..
Rarely on TV
Very hard to buy cheaply....
Some guys on Ebay want $150-225 just for the DVD.

THEY CAN BLOW ME
as teedubya would say....
DadZilla3 Offline
#100 Posted: Sat, Nov 16 2013, 10:29 AM EST
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