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For me, personally, It would be Snatch. It's such a great movie that I could watch again and again. So many interesting characters and a unique style that sets it apart from so many other movies. There's just that extra something in that movie
What about you, fellow Lemmites? What is your favourite movie?
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead - especially if you’re familiar with the plot of Hamlet. I love that the opening theme song (Seamus) is by Pink Floyd.
I like movies that explore the human condition and the facets of society.
Currenlty Magnolia is my #1.
Previously it was Fargo.
And before that, Meet the Feebles.
I couldn't choose just one, but 'Snatch', 'Baby Driver', 'Pulp Fiction', and 'Nobody' are all incredible.
Other notable mentions are 'Barbie', 'The Founder', 'The Green Mile', and 'Captain Phillips'. I still haven't watched Oppenheimer yet!
People laugh when I tell them this but it's definitely Muppet Treasure Island. I love the muppets, I love the music, I love pirate movies, and Tim Curry. I could have just said Tim Curry and I feel like that would have been enough but it's really every aspect of the movie. It's PERFECT.
Fight club
There Will Be Blood. Masterpiece.
Close second: No Country for Old Men
My comfort movies include A Mighty Wind, Best in Show, and the Naked Gun series. Also always really liked Moonrise Kingdom.
Snatch is definitely up there! Seen it a million times and can quote just about all of it, plus the soundtrack is outstanding!
Pro tip: watch with the subtitles on, you'll catch a ton of detail you missed.
I'll go with the movie I've rewatched the most in my life
Shaun of the Dead
The Death of Stalin.
Right, what's a war hero got to do to get some lubrication around here?
L.A. Confidential. Gripping moody story and you just have this sense that it's taking place at the cusp of a city becoming itself.
I'll go with "The big short" (but whiplash, there will be blood, parasite, tenet and upstream color come close). I love the acid-adult-satire with a dark humor tint to explain an economic collapse 👉🏻👈🏻
This is hard for me to answer as I have a couple on the same tier. I’ll probably choose Sicario.
Hot Fuzz. I was thinking about how this movie is just edited/directed so perfectly. Not one second is wasted, so tightly packed. It's funny while taking the plotline very seriously.
Snatch is a damn good movie too, for a lot of the same reasons.
I want to say The Matrix, but in all honesty it's Kung Pow: Enter the Fist.
Different movies at different times in my life. The one that comes to mind currently is About Time (2013). Lovely film.
The Conversation by Frances Ford Coppola. It's a low key but intense film with an incredible cast. There's something about the mood and that I love.
I'll watch it every few years at Christmas with my dad, which adds to the pleasure of seeing it.
Snatch! All-time #1! ...except for when Blade Runner is #1.
Other faves that I haven't seen mentioned yet:
Hard to choose one, so I'll list two: Live and Become, Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi.
The ending of Live and Become gives me chills and chokes me up to this day. SUCH a powerful movie!
My favorite movie changes frequently, but ATM my top 3 would be
Big Fish
Secondhand Lions
Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?
Snatch is in my top 5 though
Drive, it's a movie where the cinematography told more of a story than the dialogue between the characters. The dialogue does matter, sure, but we're shown the story as opposed to being told the story.
If you need proof, the first scene is one of the best vehicle chases ever. Plus, the elevator scene gives me chills every time.
Ghostbusters
Just the perfect mixture of well-timed gags, drama and action with special effects that still (mostly) hold up and a brilliant cast. I can still quote pretty much the entire movie.
