If stranded on an island and could only watch 3 movies?
12-05-23, 03:33 PM
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If stranded on an island and could only watch 3 movies?
Which would they be?
Love Actually
Shaun of the Dead
Dawn of the Dead
these are watched at least once a year and makes me giddy every time I watch them.
Love Actually
Shaun of the Dead
Dawn of the Dead
these are watched at least once a year and makes me giddy every time I watch them.
12-05-23, 03:45 PM
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My wife and I watched that yesterday for the first time in years and while we still liked some parts of the movie others didn't age well. Casting Martine McCutcheon as the "fat chick" shows how the movie industry thinks about women. There are fat jokes through out the movie. The worst scene in the movie is the conversation between Emma Thompson and Liam Neeson, where she tells the widower who recently lost his wife to cancer, that he should cut out the crying, if he wants to bang another chick ever again.
To answer the question:
- Planes, Trains & Automobiles
- Rocky
- The Matrix
To answer the question:
- Planes, Trains & Automobiles
- Rocky
- The Matrix
12-05-23, 05:30 PM
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This scenario reminds me of the TV show "Wrecked" - episode "Always Meant to See That"
The characters are stranded on an island after a plane crash (parody version of LOST). They stumble upon a portable DVD player with enough battery life to watch only one more movie. Everyone has to come to agreement to watch "Dumb and Dumber Too" or "Selma". The guilt amongst everyone thinking they should choose "Selma" as their last movie ever
The characters are stranded on an island after a plane crash (parody version of LOST). They stumble upon a portable DVD player with enough battery life to watch only one more movie. Everyone has to come to agreement to watch "Dumb and Dumber Too" or "Selma". The guilt amongst everyone thinking they should choose "Selma" as their last movie ever
12-05-23, 05:32 PM
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Re: If stranded on an island and could only watch 3 movies?
^ I loved that show. Watched it first run and repeated streaming. Great series that lived too short.
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12-05-23, 06:16 PM
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You're stuck on a deserted island and you want to watch movies about being imprisoned and a killer shark? Okay.....
I would go with
The Godfather (or The Godfather Complete Saga if that were a cheaty option)
Almost Famous
Fargo
- I think I like Pulp Fiction a little more than Fargo and both have tons of rewatchablilty, but given my location, I think I would appreciate a snow-centric film.
I would go with
The Godfather (or The Godfather Complete Saga if that were a cheaty option)
Almost Famous
Fargo
- I think I like Pulp Fiction a little more than Fargo and both have tons of rewatchablilty, but given my location, I think I would appreciate a snow-centric film.
12-05-23, 06:32 PM
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Yeah, wish I could take the animated Spider-Verse movies. I have watched each I think 4x now. Just finished another double viewing.
12-05-23, 06:50 PM
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Two movies about perseverance.. and an all time comedy with Lacey Underall to look at. Yup.
12-05-23, 07:03 PM
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JFK
Casablanca
North by Northwest
Casablanca
North by Northwest
12-05-23, 07:31 PM
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House (1977)
Encanto
The Wizard of Oz
Encanto
The Wizard of Oz
12-05-23, 08:03 PM
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I’ll just assume the question is referring to 3 movies I love and could watch over and over. I’ll go with:
Back to the Future
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Die Hard
12-05-23, 09:25 PM
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The Human Centipede (First Sequence)
The Human Centipede (Full Sequence)
The Human Centipede (Final Sequence)
I’ve never seen them.
But I’m sure they’d be the best movies to watch by myself for the rest of my life.
The Human Centipede (Full Sequence)
The Human Centipede (Final Sequence)
I’ve never seen them.
But I’m sure they’d be the best movies to watch by myself for the rest of my life.
12-05-23, 10:35 PM
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Re: If stranded on an island and could only watch 3 movies?
TESB
Batman 89
Willy Wonka &The Chocolate Factory (ask me another day and it would be Rocky Horror)
Batman 89
Willy Wonka &The Chocolate Factory (ask me another day and it would be Rocky Horror)
12-05-23, 10:47 PM
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Re: If stranded on an island and could only watch 3 movies?
Die Hard 3
LOTR
Cum Dumpsters 36
Living by myself on an island actually sounds good to me. Eat. Lay on the beach. Watch porn. I’d probably do very well.
LOTR
Cum Dumpsters 36
Living by myself on an island actually sounds good to me. Eat. Lay on the beach. Watch porn. I’d probably do very well.
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12-05-23, 11:10 PM
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If it’s the latter, I’ll take that. Hell, I might not even get around to watching my three movies since I’ll be lounging in the pool and drinking strawberry daiquiris the whole time.
12-05-23, 11:14 PM
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If I could change a couple of my answers:
Fargo
Argo
Key Largo
I think at least I'd find that collection funny.
Fargo
Argo
Key Largo
I think at least I'd find that collection funny.
12-06-23, 12:03 AM
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Re: If stranded on an island and could only watch 3 movies?
Not sure I will see any of them cause where I'm going to find the power source on the island.
Godzilla Minus One
Seven Samaurai
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Godzilla Minus One
Seven Samaurai
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
12-06-23, 05:46 AM
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Re: If stranded on an island and could only watch 3 movies?
Fargo
The Goonies
John Carpenter's The Thing
The Goonies
John Carpenter's The Thing
12-06-23, 08:35 AM
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Re: If stranded on an island and could only watch 3 movies?
I never really know how to answer these types of hypothetical questions. Three of my favorites would be:
Back to the Future
Batman Begins
The Big Lebowski
Back to the Future
Batman Begins
The Big Lebowski
12-06-23, 08:54 AM
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Re: If stranded on an island and could only watch 3 movies?
Good Will Hunting
Dazed and Confused
Jurassic Park
Dazed and Confused
Jurassic Park
12-06-23, 09:29 AM
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Re: If stranded on an island and could only watch 3 movies?
That's quite an endorsement considering it just came out, I really need to get my butt to the theater.
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As for me, my first thought is the Holy Trilogy (Star Wars original trilogy, original versions), the comfort films of my youth.
But I've also come to love some other films very, very much and I might instead pick:
The Fantastic Mr Fox
Wall*E
The Black Hole