Movies that mean most to you?

[SteveV8miller]

We all have the movie that connects, I have a series through my life. As a young lad I remember King Kong the original, I watched this in my grandmother house with my father and younger brother. The first that I put in my "locker".My uncle Jim took me to see Zulu when I was round 10, I am now on the cusp of 63, thanks Jim, gone but missed a special man to me.

Now I have two that I find more connected to than these greats, these being first "Local Hero" being a Jock the resonance is strong, then in a close second I give you the "Natural" with Robert Redford. This is quite abstract to me as I have never played baseball or see baseball played yet I wish I had. Over to you, hopefully some will films will be yet unseen and possible top these two in there impact on me.
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[Randy Winkman]

"Kes". The film of Barry Hines book "A Kestrel for a Knave". My late dad was a keen birdwatcher and as a family we went to see it at the cinema when I was a boy. Plus it's a great film (and book).

It says something about us all having talents which I think is really important.

[Huzzah]

Pulp fiction.

2nd date, now my wife.

I said "what's it about?" She said "about 2 1/2 hours".

[Randy Winkman]

Oh yes, speaking of dates. I saw "A Life Less Ordinary" in 1997 on two consecutive nights in the same London West End cinema with two different women. On the second occasion I pretended I'd not seen it before. It was the one (brief) period in my life where I actually lived up to my PH name. I'm not sure it suited me though and didn't end that well.

[bergclimber34]

Once upon a time in the West, my Mum convinced me to watch it as a teen, and I was blown away, so not only is it a great film, it reminds me if her

[C5_Steve]

Huzzah said:

Pulp fiction.

2nd date, now my wife.

I said "what's it about?" She said "about 2 1/2 hours".

Definitely a keeper

[ErgAddict]

Conan The Barbarian (1981)
Got me into bodybuilding and fitness at an early age. And the soundtrack is still the GOAT.

[Antony Moxey]

SteveV8miller said:

We all have the movie that that connects

We don't. I love films, I watch loads, some I enjoy more than others, but in the end they're just stories that don't mean anything more to me than that.

[C5_Steve]

Antony Moxey said:

SteveV8miller said:

We all have the movie that that connects

We don't. I love films, I watch loads, some I enjoy more than others, but in the end they're just stories that don't mean anything more to me than that.

Interesting take. Do you feel the same about all forms of art? Songs etc. Nothing that has any deeper connection other than a collection of words/images?

[Countdown]

Antony Moxey said:

SteveV8miller said:

We all have the movie that that connects

We don't. I love films, I watch loads, some I enjoy more than others, but in the end they're just stories that don't mean anything more to me than that.

A movie (or song) has never bought back memories or made you cry?

[Antony Moxey]

C5_Steve said:

Antony Moxey said:

SteveV8miller said:

We all have the movie that that connects

We don't. I love films, I watch loads, some I enjoy more than others, but in the end they're just stories that don't mean anything more to me than that.

Interesting take. Do you feel the same about all forms of art? Songs etc. Nothing that has any deeper connection other than a collection of words/images?

Pretty much. I like what I like and get enjoyment out of them, but it doesn't go further than that.

[Antony Moxey]

Countdown said:

Antony Moxey said:

SteveV8miller said:

We all have the movie that that connects

We don't. I love films, I watch loads, some I enjoy more than others, but in the end they're just stories that don't mean anything more to me than that.

A movie (or song) has never bought back memories or made you cry?

They bring back memories of that movie or song, but I don't associate anything with them. Certainly neither has ever come even remotely close to making me cry, I can't even envisage how that would be possible.

[_Rodders_]

ErgAddict said:

Conan The Barbarian (1981)
Got me into bodybuilding and fitness at an early age. And the soundtrack is still the GOAT.

Similar, we had Red Sonja too but not Conan the Destroyer for some reason.

[_Rodders_]

I was the exact right age for American Pie and Kevin and Perry Go Large (16 and 17 respectively) so they both resonated to some degree.

Gladiator was the first film I went to town to watch with my mates. I think some of us were under 12 so had to blag our way in, those were fun times. Edit. That can't be right because it came out in 2000, most likely Ace Ventura WNCs. The memory isn't what it once was.

Similarly I was 14 when I got in to see Starship Troopers, which is 15 rated. The fascist themes may have washed over me but the communal shower scene didn't

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[SteveV8miller]

Hello Anthony, each to their own, I do hope one breaks through for you. I have found on many occasions that it is where you are in life, age, family, etc that an event you never expected to impact on you does dramatically.

Thanks for the movies so far, I have seen most if not all and I enjoyed them, waiting for a wild card to find me another impactful movie.

[C5_Steve]

SteveV8miller said:

Hello Anthony, each to their own, I do hope one breaks through for you. I have found on many occasions that it is where you are in life, age, family, etc that an event you never expected to impact on you does dramatically.

Thanks for the movies so far, I have seen most if not all and I enjoyed them, waiting for a wild card to find me another impactful movie.

You're right about the age/time of life thing. I've certainly found movies/music have been more deeply affecting as I've grown older. But I completely get Anthony's point; there's loads I don't find emotionally affecting that would make some think me a psychopath!