What is Your Favorite Movie? And Then...What is Your REAL Favorite Movie?

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/6/09 at 8:37pm

I've asked people this for years ever since seeing it on an episode of FRIENDS, where they play the trivia game to see who gets the apartment and it's always funny to hear what people say.

So, I'm asking everyone here. What do you tell everyone your favorite movie is, and what is your ACTUAL favorite movie?

For me,

I Tell People: Rain Man
Real Favorite: Romy & Michele's High School Reunion

[The_Toxic_Avenger]

Posted: 7/6/09 at 8:40pm

Planet of the Apes

[best12bars]

Posted: 7/6/09 at 9:03pm

I don't tell that people my favorite movie is something different than it is. I've never understood that kind of embarrassment. Are you afraid of your own opinion?

"The Wizard of Oz"

Is, was, and (most likely) always will be.

Updated On: 7/7/09 at 09:03 PM

[TimesSquareRegular]

Posted: 7/6/09 at 9:25pm

I can never really come up with a "top 10" list, but as to favorite movie - that would have to be THE THIRD MAN.

19 titles keep vying for a "top 10" slot, and I'm not embarassed to tell anybody what they are:

The Third Man, Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, Field Of Dreams, A Face In The Crowd, Seconds, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Vertigo, The Thing ('51), La Dolce Vita, Night of the Hunter, A Matter of Life and Death, The Swimmer, Greed, Nashville, Seven Brides For Seven Brothers, Day The Earth Stood Still ('51), The Killer (John Woo), Blow Up, Metropolis

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 7/6/09 at 9:28pm

What I tell people: Back to the Future

What it really is: Back to the Future

[Auggie27]

Posted: 7/6/09 at 9:36pm

I tell people "All About Eve"
"Manhattan"
"It's a Wonderful Life"


In reality, what I'd want on a desert island?
"Accidental Tourist"
"Waiting for Gufman"
"Oh, Brother..."

I still love the original three. But of the revised list: The first makes me laugh and cry, the 2nd, makes me laugh til I cry. The third, an underappreciated masterpiece, to my thinking.

[The_Toxic_Avenger]

Posted: 7/6/09 at 9:37pm

I forgot about Terminator and Jaws.

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

Posted: 7/6/09 at 10:40pm

My favorite movie is Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

But sometimes I tell people that my favorite musical is Les Miserables, when it's really a tie between Spamalot and The Scarlet Pimpernel.

[justagirl2]

Posted: 7/6/09 at 10:51pm

What I tell people: Boogie Nights.

My real favorite movie: Boogie Nights...or Showgirls (I'm serious. I could watch it a million times). Or maybe Valley of the Dolls.

Updated On: 7/7/09 at 10:51 PM

[singtopher]

Posted: 7/6/09 at 10:55pm

Forrest Gump/Drop Dead Gorgeous

[GlindatheGood22]

Posted: 7/6/09 at 11:00pm

Depending on who I'm talking to, I'll either say Juno or A Streetcar Named Desire. Really, though, it's Streetcar.

[JohnPopa]

Posted: 7/7/09 at 12:26am

I tell people it's "Glengarry Glen Ross."

It's really "A Nightmare On Elm Street."

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/7/09 at 12:28am

Good man, JohnPopa.

[Q]

Posted: 7/7/09 at 12:51am

I agree with Besty.

And mine is ALL THAT JAZZ.

[Pianolin717]

Posted: 7/7/09 at 12:57am

I tell people it's The Pianist.
It really is The Pianist.

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 7/7/09 at 1:40am

Yea, I second besty.

I've always been proud of my Oz love.

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 7/7/09 at 2:24am

I usually say Steel Magnolias but I think it's actually Mask.

[tazber]

Posted: 7/7/09 at 5:30am

I tell people: Lord Of The Rings (I count all 3 as one)

It really is: Lord Of The Rings (I count all 3 as one)

Others in my top 5 are:
Philadelphia Story
Network
Night Of The Living Dead
Rashamon

[bschneid76]

Posted: 7/7/09 at 6:19am

My favorite movie of all time is: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Runner up is A Trip to Bountiful, North by Northwest and The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie.

[nmartin]

Posted: 7/7/09 at 7:15am

Touch of Evil and that's what I tell people. They very rarely ever know what I'm talking about.
Although they have nothing to do with the plot, the scenes with Welles and Dietrich elevate that movie to a place all its own.

[madbrian]

Posted: 7/7/09 at 8:13am

My favorite movie is My Cousin Vinny, and that's what I answer if asked for 'favorite'. If someone asks what's the 'best' movie I've ever seen, I'd answer Schindler's List or Fargo.

[supportivemom]

Posted: 7/7/09 at 8:21am

bschneid- I absolutely LOVE "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie"- absolutely love it! I wish they would show it more on tv! I'm also a sap and love "The Sound of Music"- yeah- I said it!

P.S. I also LOVE "The Turning Pointe" with Shirley McLaine, Anne Bancroft, and Baryshnikov! Love that movie!
Updated On: 7/7/09 at 08:21 AM

[tazber]

Posted: 7/7/09 at 8:22am

Touch of Evil is a brilliant piece of film making, nmartin.
The opening shot (roughly the first 10 minutes or so) remains one of the most innovative and suspenseful scenes in all of filmdom, IMO.

Welles has never been better, in fact it's his best performance. Again, IMO.

[D2]

Posted: 7/7/09 at 8:31am

ALL ABOUT EVE.

Clichéd choice, but true.

[CyCoSpAz2]

Posted: 7/7/09 at 8:45am

Aladdin/Aladdin... i've nothing to hide