JohnnyBlaze Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Was reading some film magazine yesterday that asked Gene Simmons to list/explain 5 films in each category listed below. Here were Gene's answers... Desert Island Movie: Island of Lost Souls 1st Movie that Made You Cry: King Kong (the original) Film that I Love that Everyone Hates: Judge Dredd (the Stallone one) Movie that Scares Me Most: The Excorcist Film I Would Have Liked to Have Starred In: Angel Heart I left out Gene's reasons for those movies but some of them were kind of interesting. Anyway, what're yours? Explain a little if you're not feeling too lazy. I'll have to think about mine and come back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 JB, you wanna hear responses to those same questions, or, just 5 films that are important to me ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted May 31, 2016 Author Share Posted May 31, 2016 JB, you wanna hear responses to those same questions, or, just 5 films that are important to me ?Yeah sorry, I meant those same questions. But you can go the other route also since that could be interesting too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Desert Island Movie: The Hound of the Baskervilles (Hammer version) 1st Movie that Made You Cry: (I can't remember) Film that I Love that Everyone Hates: The Burbs Movie that Scares Me Most: The Birds (well it was the first one to scare me) Film I Would Have Liked to Have Starred In: The Time Machine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted May 31, 2016 Author Share Posted May 31, 2016 Desert Island Movie: Shawshank Redemption...I've seen it a billion times and I can see it a billion times more. It's the perfect movie that never gets old. 1st Movie that Made You Cry: Surprisingly, I've never cried in a movie. However, I was deeply touched by Iron Giant when the big guy sacrificed himself. I was already in my mid-late 20s when that movie came out. Film that I Love that Everyone Hates: Silent Rage...not sure if anyone really hates it but it's certainly unloved and never mentioned. It's got Sheriff Chuck Norris and his deputy sidekick played by Animal House's Flounder vs a risen from the dead, super strong villain that looks like Ivan Lendl...who coincidentally was one of Morgan Freeman's convict friends in Shawshank. HOW can anyone hate this? Movie that Scares Me Most: The Exorcist...Haven't seen it in a couple of decades but I'm sure it'd still creep me out. Film I Would Have Liked to Have Starred In: Probably something thoughtful and funny like The Breakfast Club. I was never a John Bender or Claire, I was more like a combo of the other 3. So any of those 3 roles would've sufficed. These days, I'd fit perfectly as Carl the Janitor. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 (edited) OK, I'll do 5 films that have importance: - Spirit Of The Beehive There are a lot of foreign language films that are important to me ( .. foreign language to this Yankee ) .. My parents loved subtitled movies, and Spirit Of The Beehive was one I saw early on, and despite the many layers of meaning, I loved it because it was about living in your own world when everything around you is different .. Still one of my all-time favorites, and one of the few films I consider a masterpiece .. - Zelig Another film that made an impact on me early on, and if any film brings back incredibly happy memories, it's Zelig .. Not only is it hysterically funny, the whole premise of a human chameleon is incredible .. I love it - Close Encounters Of the Third Kind Very humbling movie for me - I always end up with tears in my eyes at the end ( lol ) .. And now that I can understand the details, I can appreciate the aspect of being driven for something you believe in, losing everything and distrust of authority .. Ms.45 Revenge .. justice .. the meek being knocked down and taking a stand .. I was going to put Taxi Driver here, but Travis is too off balance and his motivation is, in part, due to insanity .. Ms.45 takes a painfully shy mute girl who is not insane, and gives her a gun .. Great film Suicide Club - "Are you connected with yourself ?" .. One of my all-time favorite movies, and I see something different each time I watch it . . Edited May 31, 2016 by Lucas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordgalaxy Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Desert Island Movie: Cool Hand Luke 1st Movie that Made You Cry: Don't remember but an inner city kid adopted a cat and it ran out the door and into traffic. I was a kid too. Film that I Love that Everyone Hates: No idea. Movie that Scares Me Most: Used to be Altered States, now nothing really scares me. Film I Would Have Liked to Have Starred In: The Sessions playing the part of the guy in the iron lung. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geezer Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Desert island: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly First cry: Breakfast At Tiffany's (because of the cat in the rain at the end of the movie - so I seem to remember at least...) The one I love: Ghosts From Mars Scared the most: The Day After Starring in: anything with Charlize Theron! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted May 31, 2016 Author Share Posted May 31, 2016 Starring in: anything with Charlize Theron! How about Monster with Theron? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geezer Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Starring in: anything with Charlize Theron! How about Monster with Theron? I guess I would have enjoied the 'no make up' moments anyway, no matter setting an early alarm clock 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Desert Island Movie: The Lion King 1st Movie that Made You Cry: ET Film that I Love that Everyone Hates: Australia Movie that Scares Me Most: hhhhmmm...I don't really get scared, but I jumped a lot at Jaws! (Actually that did scare me...) Film I Would Have Liked to Have Starred In: White Chicks 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Desert Island Movie: Hope and Glory The WW II movie directed by John Boorman, I get something different from it whenever I see it 1st movie that made me cry: Old Yeller Film I love that everyone hates: Dirty Dancing - Every guy hates it, every woman likes it Movie that Scares me the most: The Birds Movie I Would Have liked to Star In: The original 1960's Swiss Family Robinson; I loved their treehouse and their animals! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost In Xanadu Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Desert Island Movie:Shawshank Redemption...I've seen it a billion times and I can see it a billion times more. It's the perfect movie that never gets old.1st Movie that Made You Cry:ETYes to both of these. Hates? I dunno... do people hate My Cousin Vinny? If so - then that one.Scary? I really don't like horror flicks, so I'm not sureStar in... Ferris Bueller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Desert Island Movie:Shawshank Redemption...I've seen it a billion times and I can see it a billion times more. It's the perfect movie that never gets old.1st Movie that Made You Cry:ETScary? I really don't like horror flicks, so I'm not sureThat's you're too scared, just like a typical Packers fan! :banana: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grep Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Desert Island Movie:The Shawshank Redemption. 1st Movie that Made You Cry:No answer to this one.... it hasn't happened to me. Film that I Love that Everyone Hates:Agnes Of God. Movie that Scares Me Most:Seven. Film I Would Have Liked to Have Starred In:Pulp Fiction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenJennings Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 (edited) Desert Island Movie:Star Trek: First ContactAs a big Star Trek fan who grew up in the TNG era, I was blown away by First Contact. Not only is it one of the best stories in all Star Trek, it's one of my all time favorite movies across any genre. 1st Movie that Made You Cry:Independence DayGo ahead and laugh, but between the death of the first lady followed by President Whitmore's big inspirational speech, and the redeeming self-sacrifice of Russel Case; you'd have to be stone not to be moved. I always choke up at parts of Indepdence Day. Film that I Love that Everyone Hates:Wrongfully AccusedLeslie Nielsen's spoofs are divisive as it goes, but when you get into some of the post-Naked Gun ones, people downright hate them. Wrongfully Accused was so jam packed with jokes that if it its, its unrelenting. For me, it's non stop laughter. Movie that Scares Me Most:Tremors/DuneLaugh again if you must, but very few movies scared me when I was a kid. I'd laugh at serial killers, I'd scoff at alien abductions... but when it came to the idea of massive worm creatures that could just emerge from the Earth below and eat you: that put a shiver in my spine. Film I Would Have Liked to Have Starred In:Demolition ManGuns, explosions, futuristic cars and Sandra Bullock at her cutest. Plus you get to hit Wesley Snipes and say "You're on TV!" There is no part of that movie that didn't seem like a blast to be a part of. Edited May 31, 2016 by KenJennings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metallithrax Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Desert Island Movie:The Time Machine (1960). 1st Movie that Made You Cry:Where The Red Fern Grows. Film that I Love that Everyone Hates:There are many of these - Joe's Apartment, Airheads, Biodome etc. Movie that Scares Me Most:Can't think of one I have been scared by, but I was once watching The Thing(1982) and dozed off just as the blood testing scene started. Needless to say that when he came to test Palmer's blood, the noise woke me with quite a shock.. Film I Would Have Liked to Have Starred In:The Time Machine(1960). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meow Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Desert Island Movie:The Sting. 1st Movie that Made You Cry:Macario. Film that I Love that Everyone Hates:Killer Klowns from Outer Space. Movie that Scares Me Most:Inferno. Film I Would Have Liked to Have Starred In:Donnie Darko. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted May 31, 2016 Author Share Posted May 31, 2016 Desert Island Movie:Star Trek: First ContactAs a big Star Trek fan who grew up in the TNG era, I was blown away by First Contact. Not only is it one of the best stories in all Star Trek, it's one of my all time favorite movies across any genre. 1st Movie that Made You Cry:Independence DayGo ahead and laugh, but between the death of the first lady followed by President Whitmore's big inspirational speech, and the redeeming self-sacrifice of Russel Case; you'd have to be stone not to be moved. I always choke up at parts of Indepdence Day. Film that I Love that Everyone Hates:Wrongfully AccusedLeslie Nielsen's spoofs are divisive as it goes, but when you get into some of the post-Naked Gun ones, people downright hate them. Wrongfully Accused was so jam packed with jokes that if it its, its unrelenting. For me, it's non stop laughter. Movie that Scares Me Most:Tremors/DuneLaugh again if you must, but very few movies scared me when I was a kid. I'd laugh at serial killers, I'd scoff at alien abductions... but when it came to the idea of massive worm creatures that could just emerge from the Earth below and eat you: that put a shiver in my spine. Film I Would Have Liked to Have Starred In:Demolition ManGuns, explosions, futuristic cars and Sandra Bullock at her cutest. Plus you get to hit Wesley Snipes and say "You're on TV!" There is no part of that movie that didn't seem like a blast to be a part of.I like these answers even if a couple of them made me laugh. ;) It's not a movie that I like all too much but I understand the Demolition Man listing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disembodied Spirit Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Desert Island Movie:Point Break: Keanu Reeves/ Gary Busey version not the 2015 stupid remake...So I could learn to make a surfboard, learn to surf to get off that damn island. Plus learn to either rob banks or become an FBI agent once I get back 1st Movie that Made You Cry:Roadhouse: When Dalton fired Steve for banging that chick while on break, well.......That actually happened to me once. Film that I Love that Everyone Hates:Against All Odds: Hairy Jeff Bridges is running around Mexico with no shirt on searching for some spoiled rich broad. Skinny James Woods plays a bookie who gets to pro football players. I mean come on, Bridges even drops Alex Karras in a pit in Mexico after killing him at the ruins of Tulum. Seriously, what coked out screenwriter came up with this trash?? But somehow you love it but at the same time want the movie to end as fast as possible. Plus you get Phil Collins music and Kid Creole and the Coconuts.....WINNER Movie that Scares Me Most:The Fly: Jeff Goldblum Bugged Eyed Version: Ok, this is true, when I was in high school, my sister rented The Fly, I just happened to have a bad stomach flu that had not kicked in yet, well, lets just say it decided to kick in right when Geena Davis has the Fly baby...I threw up for 3 days, have not, will not ever, ever, watch this film again. It scares me that much.... Film I Would Have Liked to Have Starred In:St. Elmo's Fire...DUH, Does anyone read my profile????? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted June 1, 2016 Author Share Posted June 1, 2016 1st Movie that Made You Cry:Roadhouse: When Dalton fired Steve for banging that chick while on break, well.......That actually happened to me once. 10 points just for mentioning that scene.----------"You're gonna be my regular Saturday night."----------"I was on my break." "Stay on it." ----------((Superhot blonde topless, bending over, and badly acting embarassed)) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disembodied Spirit Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 1st Movie that Made You Cry:Roadhouse: When Dalton fired Steve for banging that chick while on break, well.......That actually happened to me once. 10 points just for mentioning that scene.----------"You're gonna be my regular Saturday night."----------"I was on my break." "Stay on it."----------((Superhot blonde topless, bending over, and badly acting embarassed))You are like me Blaze I remember the scenes that most people forget....HA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat 3 Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Desert Island Movie: To Kill a Mockingbird First Movie that Made You Cry: Sounder Film that I Love that Everyone Hates: Bronco Billy Movie that Scares Me Most: Night of the Living Dead Film I Would Have Liked to Have Starred In: Braveheart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted June 1, 2016 Author Share Posted June 1, 2016 1st Movie that Made You Cry:Roadhouse: When Dalton fired Steve for banging that chick while on break, well.......That actually happened to me once. 10 points just for mentioning that scene.----------"You're gonna be my regular Saturday night."----------"I was on my break." "Stay on it."----------((Superhot blonde topless, bending over, and badly acting embarassed))You are like me Blaze I remember the scenes that most people forget....HAHaha! My older bros and I STILL quote that wonderfully stupid movie. In fact, I change my mind about the movie I'd like to star in! I wanna be Swayze in Road House! Action packed, hopping on hot babes, working with cool dudes like Sam Elliot, dumb script lines! It'd be like paradise! My bros & I also do the Gary Busey line from Point Break too..."Gimme two Utah! Two!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRogers Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 I don't know the answers to the OP questions but five films in no particular order that are important to me. Star Wars...when it was just called Star Wars. Over the Edge...I was a teen when this movie hit pay cable TV. Vanishing Point...I'm a Mopar gear head Challenger lover The Godfather parts one and two...you gotta problem with that? Saving Private Ryan...I'm an amateur WWII historian. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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