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In reply to the discussion: Titles from my personal DVD collection - some of the movies I loved so much I wanted to own them: [View all]brooklynboy49
(287 posts)11. Four jumped off the page for me
The Big Lebowski
Rob Roy
Doctor Zhivago
The Princess Bride
These are outstanding movies, especially Lebowski, IMO a bona fide contender for best movie ever made. Of course, titles like these are purely subjective, but I doubt you'd find ten movie lovers who would compile a top 10 list without Lebowski on it. The same could be said of Doctor Zhivago and The Princess Bride. Rob Roy is probably the weakest of the four (IMO, of course). One strong contender for best movie ever made which you really should add to your library is Shawshank Redemption. If it were up to me, I'd watch Lebowski tonight, if you're in the mood for something totally fun and funny. You can never get too much Lebowski, right, Dude? If you're more in the mood for a movie with moving perseverance and vindication, you'd be hard presed to find something better than Shawshank Redemption.
Rob Roy
Doctor Zhivago
The Princess Bride
These are outstanding movies, especially Lebowski, IMO a bona fide contender for best movie ever made. Of course, titles like these are purely subjective, but I doubt you'd find ten movie lovers who would compile a top 10 list without Lebowski on it. The same could be said of Doctor Zhivago and The Princess Bride. Rob Roy is probably the weakest of the four (IMO, of course). One strong contender for best movie ever made which you really should add to your library is Shawshank Redemption. If it were up to me, I'd watch Lebowski tonight, if you're in the mood for something totally fun and funny. You can never get too much Lebowski, right, Dude? If you're more in the mood for a movie with moving perseverance and vindication, you'd be hard presed to find something better than Shawshank Redemption.
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Titles from my personal DVD collection - some of the movies I loved so much I wanted to own them: [View all]
scarletwoman
Mar 2014
OP
Quite the collection! Let's see, we have Princess Bride and Big Lebowski in common.
scarletwoman
Mar 2014
#6
Forgot to add, "The Last Place on Earth" - 1985 BBC TV mini series, broadcast on PBS.
scarletwoman
Mar 2014
#4
The Big Lebowski seems to appeal to all tastes - your list is certainly VERY different from mine,
scarletwoman
Mar 2014
#14
Oh wow - I forgot Coppola's "Dracula"! That's another one I have in my own collection.
scarletwoman
Mar 2014
#15
Yes, Mohicans is violent and not very authentic in its native people's portrayal
Little_Wing
Mar 2014
#26
It would be interesting to do a poll and find out how many people DON'T have Lebowski on their
scarletwoman
Mar 2014
#16
OMG, yes! I cannot tell you how many times I fantasized about that scene at the Standing Stones...
scarletwoman
Mar 2014
#20
One that I had to have was Bette Davis's Beyond the Forest, only it's not on DVD.
valerief
Mar 2014
#29