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[–] JackFrostNCola@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago

Ace ventura 2: when nature calls
The LOTR trilogy
The Emperors new groove
Hercules (origional animated disney version)
A Knights Tale
Hot Fuzz

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

Ironically enough, Groundhog Day.

[–] nickiwest@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago
  • Lord of the Rings trilogy
  • The Matrix
  • Dodgeball
  • South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut
  • Best in Show
  • Captain America: The Winter Soldier
  • Pride and Prejudice (2005)
  • Jennifer's Body
  • Die Hard
  • The Cabin in the Woods
[–] Doubleohdonut@lemmy.ca 82 points 4 days ago (10 children)

The Big Lebowski. Simultaneously ridiculous and incredibly sophisticated. People who think its "just" a stoner comedy may have some more viewings to go 🙂

Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

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[–] shyguyblue@lemmy.world 84 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Moooulllttteeee Paaassss~ssss~

The Fifth Element

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No matter what I watch, I get old regardless :(

[–] Nikls94@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago
[–] rammer@sopuli.xyz 31 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

Alien

Aliens

Too bad they didn't make any more of them.

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[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 46 points 4 days ago (3 children)
[–] its_prolly_fine@sh.itjust.works 19 points 4 days ago

I could set the building on fire....

[–] chunes@lemmy.world 18 points 4 days ago

PC load letter? What the fuck does that mean?

[–] ech@lemmy.ca 16 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

It's wild how relatable it still is nearly 30 years later.

[–] Indy@startrek.website 4 points 2 days ago

Groundhog Day

[–] BorgDrone 1 points 2 days ago
[–] ThunderLegend@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

For me is the Back to the Future trilogy but I usually watch just the first one..every year

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[–] PolydoreSmith@lemmy.world 20 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

The Thing (1982)

It’s my favorite movie of all time and I watch it every October.

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[–] BagOfHeavyStones@piefed.social 36 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The good old Blues Brothers boys.

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[–] lemmyng@piefed.ca 33 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Hackers. Yes, it's corny - cheesy, even - but it had a great cast with awesome chemistry, and it did a great job at capturing the zeitgeist of hacker/punk culture. Plus so many memorable quotes...

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[–] sobanto@feddit.org 44 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] its_prolly_fine@sh.itjust.works 18 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I raise you The Holy Grail.

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[–] whynotzoidberg@lemmy.world 36 points 4 days ago (6 children)

Idiocracy

There’s something about that close-to-home dystopian outlook that calms me. Now go away, I’m batin’!

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

I liked it a long time ago, but last time I watched it I didn't enjoy it nearly as much. The eugenics annoys me far more than it used to, and most of the humor is just crass and doesn't have a meaning. They aren't using it to say anything larger.

Meanwhile the themes of the movie are anti-capitalist (sort of, without the philosophy of considering why it causes issues) and anti-populist. It has something to say, but I feel like they're far too careful to say it. Its got a veil of critique, but without wanting to make too many waves, because it's still a big budget capitalist movie at the end of the day.

I feel like it makes a lot of people feel smug and turns them into reactionary anti-establishment conspiracy theorists, because it only says "this is bad and stupid" but doesn't give you anywhere to go with that.

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[–] BillDaCatt@lemmy.world 40 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

Groundhog Day

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

Megamind

Pirates of the Caribbean (2003)

The Princess Bride

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[–] dennisnedry@feddit.nu 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Big Lebowski

Station Agent

LOTR Triology

Office Space

Jurassic Park

UHF

[–] reddwarf 36 points 4 days ago

Blazing Saddles
Monty Python and the Holy Grail

[–] TwoHardCore@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago

Seven Psychopaths

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 30 points 4 days ago

Big Trouble In Little China.

Marathon Man [Dustin Hoffman, Lawrence Olivier] seems to have been designed for multiple viewings. A character seen briefly in one scene turns up later in the movie. A quick telephone call becomes incredibly important but you have to be paying close attention to every minute.

[–] 10MeterFeldweg@feddit.org 31 points 4 days ago

Lord of the Rings

Die Hard

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 21 points 4 days ago

The Princess Bride

Shawshank Redemption

Hot Fuzz

Penguins (of Madagascar): The Movie

[–] Flagg76@lemmy.world 23 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy,The big lebowski, Dogma, Pulp fiction, Conspiracy,

[–] PurplePixie@midwest.social 27 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Clue.

Sometimes my friends and I just sit around quoting it until we've made it through the entire movie, so maybe there's no point in rewatching it, but we do anyway.

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[–] Grumpydaddy@lemmy.world 27 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

The Royal Tenenbaums

The Princess Bride

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Hot Fuzz

The Big Lebowski

[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 22 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Liar, liar.

Nearly every single line in that movie that Jim Carrey delivers is not only funny but his delivery and antics are a work of art. It's like watching Messi dribble the soccer ball. Cary ewles gets an honorary mention for playing the straightman and absolutely killing it.

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[–] chunes@lemmy.world 23 points 4 days ago (4 children)

For me it's The Matrix.

I never like to retread old ground, but this one's an exception. It's hard to overstate how much it blew our minds 26 years ago. I might have a soft spot for it too because I was raised sheltered and it was the first rated R movie I saw.

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[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Mr Blandings Builds His Dream Home

[–] DontNoodles@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Before Sunrise

Before Sunset

Before Midnight

[–] callouscomic@lemmy.zip 16 points 4 days ago (1 children)
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[–] RexWrexWrecks@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago

Super cliche answer but:

The Shawshank Redemption

Death Race 2000. There has never been a more flawless film.

[–] Kory@lemmy.ml 20 points 4 days ago

My Neighbour Totoro

[–] Legom7@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

I could watch the first three Captain America movies back-to-back-to-back at the drop of a hat. Not gonna include the fourth one.

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