Originally Posted by
overhoser
Count me on the list of those who like Forrest Gump but would not want him on an island with me. Instead, I choose these 10 in no particular order:
1. The Graduate ("I think you're the most attractive of all my parents' friends")
2. Terminator 2 (When you're madder than hell because you can't catch a fish, who wouldn't want to watch stuff blow up?)
3. Transformers: The Movie (1986...for when I need a good cry. Fans will know what I mean)
4. Baseball by Ken Burns (maybe then I can finally make it through the last 3 innings...)
5. Super Bowl XXV (one of these times when I watch it, the kick will be good)
6. eddie murphy: delirious (don't give me any of that crap from Raw. red leather suits are where it's at)
7. The departed (so bad ass...)
8. pan's labyrinth (monster that holds his eyeballs in his hands? check.)
9. Godfather part II
10. Stand By Me ("He can't be a dog. He wears a hat and drives a car." Has a more meaningful conversation ever been had?)
Some others I considered:
The Running Man. But I didn't want two Arnold movies. Although the line "You better leave room for my fist because I'm going to ram it into your stomach" is priceless and worth mentioning.
No Country for Old Men. But I couldn't decide if I would ever be feeling quite that...thoughtful.
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971...is the Johnny Depp version even worth mentioning?)
Pi. But could I stand that shrieking noise in the score?
Office Space.