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By "adult", I don't mean X-rated. I just mean adult themed -- not Finding Nemo themed, although I adore that movie.

 

But, hey. Let's live large. Go ahead and list five kid themed movies as well.

 

Five Adult (PG-13 or over)

 

Five Kid (PG-13 or under)

 

 

 

Man, are we living dangerously or what?! :D

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1. Much Ado About Nothing- with Brannagh ofcourse.

 

2. Pride and Prejudice- A&E

 

3. Lord of the Rings

 

4.House of Flying Daggers (or some other equally gorgeous martial arts kick butt movie)

 

5. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

 

Those pretty much hit all the genres I need to have contact with on a regular basis. I could interchange a few, but my moods dictate my comfort movies.

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Seven Samurai

Mean Streets

A New Leaf

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

The Fog of War

 

 

There, an epic, an American drama, a comedy, an art house flick and a documentary spanning 50 years and three continents.

 

And so in the news...Kaspar Hauser is about a man locked in the cellar by his father.

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:eek:

 

Oh, :lol:

 

By "adult", I don't mean X-rated. I just mean adult themed -- not Finding Nemo themed, although I adore that movie.

 

But, hey. Let's live large. Go ahead and list five kid themed movies as well.

Man, are we living dangerously or what?! :D

 

Wow, this is a hard one... only 5!

Five Adult (PG-13 or over)

The Third Man

Reservoir Dogs

Lola Rennt (Run Lola Run)

Amelie (of course)

Memento (got to have a little eye candy)

 

 

Five Kid (PG-13 or under)

Babe

Secret of Roan Inish

Spirited Away

Beetlejuice

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

 

That was painful...:lurk5:

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Adult 5:

 

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Godfather

Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?

The Lord of the Rings

Monty Python's Holy Grail

 

Kid 5:

Lemony Snickett-Series of Unfortunate Events

Home Alone

National Treasure

Because of Winn-Dixie

Narnis

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These are my favorites that I watch over and over:

1. Much Ado About Nothing

2. Pride and Prejudice- A&E

3. Lord of the Rings

4. Sense and Sensibility

5. A Christmas Carol with George C Scott

 

Probably only The Lord of the Rings is PG13 right? O.K. well, I'll confess I enjoy these PG13 movies:

 

The Godfather I & II

Kill Bill I & II

Die Hard

All the Bourne movies

Predator

 

Let's pretend all those movie franchises I listed are boxed sets. :D

 

For kid movies I love almost all the Pixar movies (A Bug's Life not so much) and the original Parent Trap with Haley Mills.

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This is toooooo hard! Only 5, huh? :001_huh:

 

Hmmm. For adult movies:

1. Raiders of the Lost Ark

2. Bridget Jones' Diary

3. The Painted Veil

4. The Usual Suspects

5. Adaptation

 

Kid movies:

1. Toy Story

2. Star Wars trilogy (the original trilogy back from the 1970s/80s -- those can count as kid movies, right?)

3. Night at the Museum

4. The Princess Bride

5. Harry Potter series

 

Of course, if you asked me next week, my answers might be different (or at least some of them would, lol).

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Heh. I thought you meant "adult movies," too. Actually, I've made that mistake. In front of my in-laws. And their friends. You know, the one where you're trying to specify adult-not-kid-movie, but what you say is "adult movie."

 

Ok, so my list. W/out going to look, because then it *would* be too hard, lol.

 

1. Music & Lyrics, because it cures all ails.

 

2. Matrix

 

3. Star Wars...erm...for dh

 

4. Mrs. Winterbourn--don't go looking for it, though. Hard to find & extremely bad acting. You'd be disappointed.

 

5. Dead Poet's Society. No, Tombstone. Definitely Tombstone.

 

Kids

 

1. Toy Story 2

 

2. Monsters, Inc.

 

3. Robin Hood (Disney)

 

4. Winnie the Pooh (the old ones)

 

5. Movies, right? Not books? Ok, let's see....oh! How could I forget? Magic School Bus!!!!

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Kids movies was harder to decide- mainly because they can never agree. :glare: So I'll just list my favorite kid movies.

 

1. Winnie the Pooh

2. Story Keepers

3. Night at the Museum

4. National Treasure

5. General Pixar- Toy Story at the top. (I know that is cheating, but :D)

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Let's see...

 

1. Lord of the Rings

2. A&E Pride and Prejudice

3. You've Got Mail (not PG 13, sorry, it's a sentimental favorite)

4. North and South

5. Serenity

 

Kids:

1. Narnia

2. Toy Story

3. Toy Story II

4. Incredibles

5. Muppet Christmas Carol

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Adult (although my kids have seen most of them, and in no significant order)

 

Lord of the Rings Trilogy

Master and Commander

Pride and Prejudice

.....past these 3, I get a bit muddy, meaning there are lots that I like: Pirates of the Caribbean, Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Back to the Future, Second Hand Lions to name a few.....

 

Kids

Lotr again (I know, I know.....)

Indiana Jones

Jumanji/Zathura

Incredibles/Meet the Robinsons (we like Pixar in general)

Narnia

Holes (ok that makes 6....sorry)

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hmmmm....

 

I listed my five favorite genres, then chose the best movie for each.

 

PG-13 plus

Costume - A Room With a View

Romance- High Fidelity

Science Fiction - Serenity

Classic - Rear Window

Musical - Victor/Victoria

 

For the kids films - I just chose my favorites.

PG and under

Toy Story 2

Mary Poppins

Star Wars

The Sound of Music

Sleeping Beauty

 

Oh - that was very painful!

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"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he did not exist. And like that... he is gone." Verbal

 

What an awesome flix!

 

Such a great quote.

 

I think I'm going to have to pull out my video of this movie & watch it again this weekend.

 

I still always look for the little Quartet logo in the corner of whiteboards & bulletin boards when I'm out somewhere. LOL. :D

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Grown up...

 

You've Got Mail

While You Were Sleeping

Pride and Prejudice

The African Queen

The Natural

 

Gee, none of mine are PG-13. There are sooooo many others that I love....Indiana Jones, Stargate, Independence Day, Lethal Weapon, Rocky, French Kiss....the list is long.

 

Kid movies...

 

Homeward Bound

Aladdin

Toy Story

The original Star Wars movies

 

Arghh, my guys are not kids anymore. Can't think of the ones we watched and watched and watched....

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PG-13 +

Legends of the Fall

Lost Boys

Major Payne

Sweet Home Alabama

Zoolander

 

Under PG-13

Beauty and the Beast

Holiday Inn

Monsters, Inc.

Robinhood

Wizard of Oz

 

(I would probably also try to sneak the Toy Story movies and Harry Potter movies in. Although, I think Prisoner of Azcaban and beyond can never live up to the books.)

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Me (not sure that qualifies as adult)

Blazing Saddles

The Godfather

Hunt for Red October

Alien

Schindler's List

 

Kids

Star Wars

Shrek

Finding Nemo

Sleeping Beauty

Toy Story

 

One ping...one ping only please....

 

I say this all the time! The Hunt is a great movie (but we're biased over here- ahooooooooogah!)

 

Jo

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Me:

Citizen Kane

Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (Straight from the Heart--Bollywood)

Master and Commander

Monty Python's Life of Brian

Fawlty Towers (a short-lived tv series, not a movie...but a must-have for me) :D

 

Kids:

Mary Poppins

Ratatouille

Fantasia

Babe

Bambi

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This is probably an odd list, but it's how I really feel:

 

Anna and the King

One Night With the King

The Nativity Story

Lord of the Rings Trilogy (only have Return of the King on extended DVD, want the other 2 in extended version)

Star Wars (all of them)

 

Movies had a big part of our dating time and early marriage. My husband and I hit it off in the movie department from day 1 of our relationship. We both love action movies with a good story, classic love stories (not the comedy versions), and science fiction.

 

I think that was one of the 3 reasons he married me. :) The other 2 are: I walk fast everywhere I go(no other girls he dated ever did), and I'm a math major so he feels I'm more logical thinking and don't rely on emotion as much(that changed some with motherhood!).

Well...he really loves me, too!

 

Amy of GA

11yo dd

5yo ds

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Fine!

 

1. Yours, Mine and Ours- Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda

 

2. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

 

3. White Christmas-Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye

 

4. The Cowboys- John Wayne

 

5. Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House- Cary Grant

 

But I just want to say, that limiting it to 5, is just plain CRUEL!

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My five:

 

*Lord of the Rings - (number 1 choice)

*Blast from the Past - extremely funny!! We have probably seen this film about 10 times in the last couple of years.:lol:

*Galaxy Quest - we love his hilarious film!

*Queen Margot - a French film, that brings to life events in Medieval France before, during and after the infamous Massacre of St. Bartholomew. Brilliant! In French/English subtitles.

*Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi (boxed set)

 

Elaine:lurk5:

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My Five

 

Serenity (Just because Firefly is probably one of the all time best kept secrets of television)

American Beauty (The cinematography is beautiful)

Aliens (Aliens, not Alien)

Big Fish

The Abyss (James Cameron is my favorite director hence he gets two on my top list)

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Noooooooooooooooooooo! I can't do it. I tried. Honestly.

 

I started noting ideas from other people's list and umm..yeah, just could not get it down to five. I suck.

 

eta: re: The Usual Suspects-my hubby used to have a boss who called him Keyser Soze. We could not figure out if this was a compliment (that he was the one running everything but nobody realized it which was true) or a bad thing (that he thought dh was a psycho or something).

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My favorite "grown up" movies:

 

The Lord of the Rings

Contact

The Matrix

The Fountain

Dark City

 

 

Favorite kids movies:

 

Harry Potter (all!)

Spirited Away

Princess Mononoke

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

Labyrinth

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Serenity (Just because Firefly is probably one of the all time best kept secrets of television)

 

Loved, loved LOVED Firefly! I liked the story in Serenity, but it seemed to be lacking something that was great about the series. Can't quite put my finger on it.

 

The Abyss (James Cameron is my favorite director hence he gets two on my top list)

 

That's a good movie.

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Loved, loved LOVED Firefly! I liked the story in Serenity, but it seemed to be lacking something that was great about the series. Can't quite put my finger on it.
It was more plot driven than the series... with corresponding lack of emphasis on character development.
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Five... ugh.

 

1. Raiders of the Lost Ark

2. Free Enterprise (not a great movie, but a personal fave)

3. Fitzcarraldo

4. Seven Samurai

5. Lawrence of Arabia

 

I haven't seen enough kids movies to do a meaningful list.

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Loved, loved LOVED Firefly! I liked the story in Serenity, but it seemed to be lacking something that was great about the series. Can't quite put my finger on it.

 

Come on! Who *wouldn't* love a cowboy/pirate TV show that takes place on a spaceship! It's fabulous!

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I'm terrible at this game. I just totally blank out on all movies!! :-) Here are my top 3 for each.

1. Mr Holland's Opus (and other inspirational teacher story movies!)

2. Remember the Titans (I am a TOTAL sucker for a sports movie!!! I love them)

3. The Family Man

 

Kids:

1. Mary Poppins

2. The original Parent Trap

3. Narnia

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Fine!

 

5. Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House- Cary Grant

 

 

Oh - this almost made my list. My husband and I just love this movie, especially the scene in which Myrna Loy is explaining the paint colors to the painter: "Now for the powder room - in here - I want you to match this thread, and don't lose it. It's the only spool I have and I had an awful time finding it! As you can see, it's practically an apple red. Somewhere between a healthy winesap and an unripened Jonathan. Oh, excuse me..."

 

:001_smile:

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You know I found myself thinking about the one's we have in the house that are watched regularly and they are mostly dh's. So I will do two lists

 

dh:

Master and Commander

Apollo 13

Men in Black

Field of Dreams

The Fugitive

 

I don't watch many pg-13 movies, but I would choose to have:

Desk Set

Sense and Sensibility

Father Goose or some other Cary Grant movie

Funny Girl

Meet Me in St. Louis

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Such a great quote.

 

I think I'm going to have to pull out my video of this movie & watch it again this weekend.

 

I still always look for the little Quartet logo in the corner of whiteboards & bulletin boards when I'm out somewhere. LOL. :D

 

Top Five Adult Movies

1. Usual Suspects

2. Pulp Fiction

3. S*x and Lucia

4. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover

5. Life is Beautiful

 

Honestly, I am a peace-loving person IRL.

 

Top Five Kid Movies (per my kids)

1. Big Fat Liar (Freddy Munez, Amanda Bynes and Paul Giamatti; something for everybody)

2. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

3. Pirates of the Caribbean...

4. Mr. Bean

5. Home Alone

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Grown-up movies

1. Remember the Titans (I watch this all the time. I also quote it a lot. "You're killing me Petey," is said a lot around this house (and in geometry class).)

2. A League of their Own (I guess I like sports movies)

3. Indiana Jones (the boxed set? Can I do that?)

4. Keeping the Faith (because I must have a little Edward Norton in my life)

5. Steel Magnolias

 

Kids Movies

1. ET

2. Cars

3. The Little Mermaid

4. The Backyardigans Super Secret Spy

5. Mulan, just because I love Donny Osmond's song in it

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