What are your Favourite Movies?

[JasonM]

I'm not an INTJ, but I'm interested in finding out what movies INTJs tend to like.

Here's a list of my favourites:

- Taxi Driver
- A Beautiful Mind
- The Big Lebowski
- Back to the Future
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- The Game
- Falling Down
- Platoon
- No Country for Old Men
- Mystic River
- The Silent Partner (a lesser-known 1970s robbery flick)

[Victoria Silver]

2001: A Space Odyssey will always be the film that had the greatest impact on me. I saw it at the perfect age. I was 12 years old when it opened in 1968, and it blew my mind. Since then I have been a big Kubrick fan, and I have tried to see as many of his films as possible. All of them are at least very good, and some are masterpieces, in my opinion. (A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon, Dr. Strangelove, Paths of Glory.)

As you may be able to tell, I am a big fan of "serious" science fiction movies. I'd rate Blade Runner very highly, as well as the unique Brazil.

I am also a fan of old-fashioned, well-crafted horror films, either supernatural (The Haunting) or not (Psycho.)

I must admit to having a weak spot for really bad old sci-fi/monster movies, too.

[Rowan]

Blade Runner: The book Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep is even better, but the film is atmospherically perfect.

A Scanner Darkly: Intelligent, but considering its source that is to be expected.

The Machinist: A work of pure Dostoyevskyian art; well acted, plotted, written, filmed, directed, etc.

Equilibrium: Surprisingly beautiful dystopia.

Laputa: Castle in the Sky: My favourite movie as a child; an excellent story using the Atlantis formulae. Also, it has a great INTJ villain.

Dark Water: The original (and the remake to a lesser extent) capture the quintessential themes of J-horror (family separation, alienation, etc.) with some of the greatest camera work I have ever seen. The urban bleakness is incredible and, in a melancholy way, beautiful.

V for Vendetta (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.): The aesthetic has an interesting Brechtian element. I consider it amongst the best political movies.

The Matrix: It was original and philosophically imaginative.

The Grudge: Only the first and only the original; it capture the horror of fatalism.

All Ringu movies: Classic J-horror.

The Last Supper: I loose respect for people who don’t find this morbidly dark and intelligent political comedy funny.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas : Capturing the essence of that book in a movie is an incredible achievement.

The Number 23: I know everybody hates it, but I found its myriad of philosophical, religious, existential and psychological themes fascinating.

Equus: Peter Shaffer, enough said.

Performance: Greatest cult film ever.

A Clockwork Orange: I know many will consider this blasphemous, but in some ways the film improved on the book.

Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door: My favourite anime film.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: This film has that rare power to upset me.

American Psycho: Reading the book first makes this much more enjoyable – hilarious and grotesque, perfection.

Ed Wood: Not just the Tim Burton film, but the kitsch brilliance of this maverick’s actual movies.

Anything directed by Werner Herzog and starring Klaus Kinski: The perfect, albeit slightly unstable, combination of genius.

Etc.

[acrossthefourthwall]

Adaptation: Okay, so I have a penchant for metafiction.
Sideways: I love the character-study aspect of it, love the tricky game of loyalties that the plot involves, and love the California scenery.
Lost in Translation: Quietly forceful. It's also probably the next best thing to actually travelling to Japan.
Waking Life: Yeah, it's a little out-there at times, but it's undeniably thought-provoking, and the animation is captivating.
Back to the Future: Never gets old. Well, okay, it does, but I'm in denial about that.
Pleasantville: Hilarious satire.
Wag the Dog: Ditto, except more vicious.
Donnie Darko: Though it's become a little overhyped in the last few years.
Wayne's World: Silly, but not in a stupid way. I watch this one whenever I'm sick because it invariably cheers me up.
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure: Ditto, mostly.
Before Sunrise: I just love the premise.
Groundhog Day: Adorable.
Little Miss Sunshine: A mix of ridiculous, satirical, and and touching that somehow works. With a refreshingly unpredictable climax.

Oh yeah, and Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Life of Brian. No further comment required.

[Jgib5328]

Pulp Fiction

[Rowan]

Pleasantville: Hilarious satire.

Donnie Darko: Though it's become a little overhyped in the last few years.

Groundhog Day : Adorable.

Oh yeah, and Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Life of Brian. No further comment required.

Great films; I’d add any of them to my list.

Pulp Fiction

Indeed – its one of those amazing films that’s even more intelligent than it seems on the surface.

[spittingvenom]

-Ride with the Devil (and most things by Ang Lee)
-Microcosmos (you need to get the soundtrack as well)
-Cool Hand Luke
-Children of Paradise (only discovered recently...amazing film)
-Any good vampire movies (from nosferatu to the lost boys)
-2001- a total mindfuck, but in a good way

I will have to post again when I have had time to make a list....but the above is a good start.

Oh...if you are an INTJ and you have not seen microcosmos...go find it immediately. You can even watch it with the kids!

[INTJCanuck]

I am not a movie fan, or a television fan for that matter. I see maybe one new movie a year. However I have a dozen or so that I'll watch repeatedly and they just get better each time.

Planes, Trains & Automobiles: Absolutely hilarious, my favourite movie without a doubt. Steve Martin & John Candy [a great Canadian actor, he left this world much too soon] are the perfect duo and play their parts perfectly. It reminds me so much of my interactions with the majority of the people I meet.
Dumb and Dumber: I don't care what anyone says, this one makes me laugh from beginning to end. It's so off-the-wall, and there's a lot of clever jokes in it, too. Not to mention another great Canadian actor, Jim Carrey. I can quote this movie word-for-word.
Die Hard I: This one sucks me in every time. The sequels weren't nearly as good as the original.
The Matrix: I hate sci-fi movies, but I really enjoy this one.
[I]Superbad: The most recent movie I've seen. It's brutal, but I was on the floor laughing at its sheer stupidity.
Animal House: This one's another classic.
Old School: Will Ferrell's a terrible actor, but I find him hilarious. "Honey, do ya think KFC's still open?" Oh man...
Grumpy Old Men: I can definately see myself in the eyes of the 2 main characters 50 years down the road. It's a very Canadian movie even though it takes place in Minnesota. Oh, and it's hilarious too.

So, I'm a sucker for a good comedy. But besides these movies, I don't watch movies much at all.

[searcher]

Empire of the Sun
The Matrix
A beautiful Mind
Stick it

more but I can't remember them.

[merid]

Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless mind

and of course Pulp Fiction

[Rowan]

Empire of the Sun

I’ll add that to my list as well.

Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless mind

And That.

There are so many amazing movies…

[Mogura]

The Shawshank Redemption
Nuovo Cinema Paradiso
Lawrence of Arabia
The Great Escape
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
La Marche de l'empereur
Ratatouille

[Reanne]

Kill bill 1&2
Desperados
Gattaca
300
Indiana Jones trilogy
Tomb Raider
Pride and Prejudice
National Treasure
Japanese Ringu

[azelismia]

In no particular order

cinema paradiso
citizen kane
harold and maude
a room with a view
all of the various old carole lombard movies
Jane Eyre with Timothy dalton
Pride and prejudice with David rintoul
Emma the version from 1971 (I think that was the year)
Persuasion from about the same era as Emma.
cold comfort farm
waking ned devine
the year my voice broke
Bringing up baby
my fair lady
monkey business (eh, make that most Cary grant movies)
breakfast at Tiffanys
princess bride
wings of desire
the gods must be crazy
gregory's girl
restless natives
local hero
comfort and joy


eh, I could go on but I will call this representative and leave it at that. I have a feeling I am leaving out some of absolute favorite movies, but I have a horrid memory so if something hasn't recently sparked a memory- it's out of the queue so to speak.

[Rick]

Not a big movie fan here, but some really stuck on me.

The Back to the Future movies.
All Indiana Jones movies.
The Ten Commandments.
Jeremiah Johnson
Highlander (the first one)
Any John Wayne western
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Any Clint Eastwood western

[HarleyQuinn]

Powder: Just an interesting idea behind the actual film although I think it could've been done far better (i.e. more explored) than it was.
Leon The Professional: Fun movie with an interesting relationship between Reno/Portman and an underlying question of revenge and children.
American History X: Edward Norton as a racist finding his way out of the 'cult' religion only to pay the price anyway. Great character film.
The Fifth Element: Just a fun, fun movie and Milla Jovavich is great. Wish there were more exploration of her character though.
Batman Returns: One of my favorite films for the constant questioning of duality.
Alien: A true horror classic although at times it can be slow paced. I do like Aliens more overall but appreciate Alien's pacing more.
The Usual Suspects: Kevin Spacey just makes this thing. I love that it's all told through second hand narration basically.
Se7en: Great dark film with another interesting premise at the heart of it all.
Underworld: Kate Beckinsale is hot in leather although the film was a bit of a disappointment given what could've been (vampires vs. werewolves).
Hellraiser: A really imaginative concept tied in with a gory yet memorable film.
Die Hard: It's all about the dialogue, Bruce, and Alan Rickman as Hans.
Reservoir Dogs: I prefer this over Pulp Fiction actually. I like the characters more and the dialogue is fun. I also find the flow of the movie a bit smoother whereas scenes like Mia/Vince in PF seem to drag and take too long.

Also any vampire flick... I just have to watch regardless of it's good or bad.

[Doppelbock]

Apollo 13
Indiana Jones (the 1st and the 3rd movies only; the 2nd NEVER HAPPENED, DO YOU HEAR ME?)
High Plains Drifter
Prince of Darkness (GREAT horror/sci-fi flick, not a brainless slasher movie)
Um, probably more than I can remember to list

[wunderkind]

Paradise Now
Pirates of Silicon Valley
Wall Street
People vs Larry Flint
The Shawshank Redemption
A Beautiful Mind

[schwartzie]

O Brother Where Art Thou has some delicious bits: Music: Man of Constant Sorrow by the "Soggy Bottom Boys" aka Union Station To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Coen Brothers who write, edit, produce and direct their films; and Cast:some Coen films' recurring actors, George Clooney, Johns Turturro & John Goodman

and

The Unbearable Lightness of Being and There Will Be Blood because of Daniel Day-Lewis





schwartzie added to this post, 39 minutes and 7 seconds later...

I am not a movie fan, or a television fan for that matter. I see maybe one new movie a year. However I have a dozen or so that I'll watch repeatedly and they just get better each time.

Planes, Trains & Automobiles: Absolutely hilarious, my favourite movie without a doubt. Steve Martin & John Candy [a great Canadian actor, he left this world much too soon] are the perfect duo and play their parts perfectly. It reminds me so much of my interactions with the majority of the people I meet. ... So, I'm a sucker for a good comedy. But besides these movies, I don't watch movies much at all.

ditto. (except the bolded part above--that's just weird, Canuck!) :P
PTA is very funny.
I bet you would like:

(1) Home Alone, which is worth watching for one scene with John Candy ("Gus, the polka king") and Catherine O'Hara (mom) sitting the back of a Budget rental truck, and Candy tells a story of his son, ending with: "after six-seven weeks, he came around, started talking again. But he's okay. They
get over it. Kids are resilient like that."

(2) Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Steve Martin and Michael Caine, also has a favorite scene: Ruprecht and the cork fork.

[xwalka]

I love movies; lots of them. I own probably about 250-300 DVDs. My all-time favorite, however, is Eulogy. If you have not seen it, do. The writing is brilliant and Zooey Deschanel is superb. Some other random favorites off the top of my head are as follows:

Across the Universe, The Royal Tenenbaums, Evolution, Willow, The Sound of Music, and how about one more...say...The Man Who Knew Too Little.

If anyone is around Bellingham, WA and wants to have some movie nights let me know. I'll be hosting an Indiana Jones marathon soon in order to prepare for the upcoming 4th movie. :)

[azelismia]

I love movies; lots of them. I own probably about 250-300 DVDs. My all-time favorite, however, is Eulogy. If you have not seen it, do. The writing is brilliant and Zooey Deschanel is superb. Some other random favorites off the top of my head are as follows:

Across the Universe, The Royal Tenenbaums, Evolution, Willow, The Sound of Music, and how about one more...say...The Man Who Knew Too Little.

If anyone is around Bellingham, WA and wants to have some movie nights let me know. I'll be hosting an Indiana Jones marathon soon in order to prepare for the upcoming 4th movie. :)

oh you live in hippyville. If I were you I'd be extra wary of drum circles.

[schwartzie]

I love movies; lots of them.

ok--one more: Juno. smart movie about an ENTx and her INTx.

[xwalka]

oh you live in hippyville. If I were you I'd be extra wary of drum circles.

Don't worry; I'm moving back down to the greater Seattle area soon.

[Noehelia]

There are many movies I really liked and had an impact on me (like Se7en, Fight Club, Reservoir Dogs, 2001, Children of Men, etc) but the ones that I can call as my favorites do something special to me.

The ones that I can watch many times and always make me feel (each one differently) good, being drawn in happiness, optimism or a atmospheric mood that I like.
Groundhog Day
It's a Wonderful Life
Blade Runner
Love Actually
Life of Brian
Dirty Dancing
Stand by me

The ones that make me feel and think in a way that hurts and I do not have the guts to watch again, already their influence is so great on my mind:
Dogville
Manderlay
Festen

By the way there are 2 movies that I liked very much that people do not usually know about them but are highly entertaining with a plot full of twists and unusual subject:
Intacto
Nine Queens (Nueve reinas)

[enfpchick]

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Visit ovguide.com

[Malotis]

Requiem for a dream
In bruges
Pulp Fiction
Kill bill Vol 1 & 2
American Beauty
Napolean Dynamite
American History X
The Matrix
The Ring
The Grudge
Spider Man
What About Bob

A beautiful mind bored me to tears.

[lancelot]

I liked the movie the Red Violin. I am one of those people who understands that a Stradivarius or Guarneri violin is a valuable piece of art,... right up there with the Mona Lisa.

Da Vinci is to painting as Stradivari is to violin making.


Ps. In the movie, the violin becomes a character, a dark, mysterious, highly sought after work of art!

[Marcus]

1492 Conquest of the Paradise
Blade Runner
Once upon a Time in the West
Le Professionnel (with Belmondo)
Empire Strikes Back
Back to the Future
Neverending Story
Older Woody Allen films.