Top 10 favorite movies

[RoyJackson]

AMEN Roy!!!

#1 in my book too.

VADM John D. Bulkeley was a honest to goodness real HERO and the movie does a credible job of telling part of his life's story. Even though I spent most of my Navy career as an Airdale, I've always considered Admiral Bulkeley as one of the Navy's truest WARRIORs. Too bad John Wayne didn't play his part instead of Robert Montgomery.

Incidentally, Gen Eisenhower brought him over to Europe to be a part of the Normandy Invasion.

I don't know....I think Montgomery (who was in the Navy during WW II) provided the maturity and leadership the role demanded.
I thought this great movie was perfectly cast....of course, neither of us can second guess the director, John Ford!

I was also an aviation rate during my Naval service.

 

[pennwalk]

OK but do any of these movies have tractors in them?

Well the tractor police will probably be down on you guys NOW.

Chris

 

[dmccarty]

Shawshank is one of my favorite movies. I was very disappointed when Gump won all/most of the awards instead of Shawshank.

Shawshank is a Stephen King novella. He published a book with Shawshank and two other stories back in the late 80s I think. When I read the story and got to the ending the hair was standing on my neck for some reason. You just soooo badly wanted to know what happened at the end of the story.

The movie is as good as the novella. After the movie I watched and listened to people as we left the theater. Their reaction was just like mine from reading the story. Its one of the few books to movies where the movie was just as good as the written word.

Later,
Dan

 

[JDGREEN4ME]

Here is the first half of my list...

In Harm's Way
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Platoon
Apocalypse Now
Twelve Angry Men

Finally got around to complete my list...

Cool Hand Luke
African Queen
The Green Mile
Animal House
Groundhog Day

 

[scott_vt]

Mornin Bill,
I would like to add "Good Will Hunting" to the list this morning ! My favorite part is where Matt Damon gets in a verbal exchange in a bar with a know it all career grad student and his $150,000 education, and the know it all walks away with his tail between his legs a piece of paper dosent make the man does it ???

 

[Podunkadunk]

In no particular order and depending on my mood.

Aliens
By Dawn's Early Light
The Hunt for Red October
Saving Private Ryan
Red Dawn
The Shawshank Redemption
Serenity
Million Dollar Baby
The Silence of the Lambs
Forrest Gump

You listed "Red Dawn". Man I love that movie. Ironically, it was the last movie I watched just days before I left for Navy bootcamp in August of 1984! What a "motivating" movie to see before basic training!!!

Thanks for listing it, seeing the title brought back memories and reminded me of younger days. I think I'm going to buy it!

Podunk

 

[czechsonofagun]

Shawshank is a Stephen King novella.

Same for Stand by me.

Also I, robot is based on Isaac Asimov. You can tell by the quality of the movie, there is a great book behind it.

 

[czechsonofagun]

Also, my wife don't get these, but I love 'em:

Oh Brother Where Art Thou?

Same here, wife does not think much of it - but I watch it twice a year and also purchased the soundtrack from amazon.

 

[MadDogDriver]

OK but do any of these movies have tractors in them?

Well the tractor police will probably be down on you guys NOW.

Chris

Okay Chris.......Here's the tractor link, although this movie isn't in my Top 10, nor was one of John Wayne's top 10 either.......The Fighting Seabees, using their CATs.

 

[tillerkiller]

Stand by me.

While this move was not specifically listed as a top ten I think it should probably be in there somewhere, if for no other reason than when I saw it with my wife she said "boys don't really act like that do they?"