Personal favorite movies of all time
 

Shattered (2007)
Less Than Zero
Taking Lives
Misery
The Shining (1980)
Secret Window
What Lies Beneath
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Joy Ride (2001)
Memento
Halloween (1978)
Scream
Color of Night
Friday the 13th: Part IV: The Final Chapter
Final Destination
Carrie (1976)
Awake (2007)
The Last Outlaw
Identity
The Silence of the Lambs
The Hitcher (2007)
Inside (2007) (French)
The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting
Stir of Echoes
Out of Time
Consenting Adults
Primal Fear
The Fog (1980)
Basic Instinct
Saw
The Ring
The Grudge
Seven
Requiem for a Dream
Red (2007)
A Perfect Murder
A History of Violence
Nightwatch (1998)
Jaws
Cujo
Dolores Claiborne
Red Dragon
The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
Just Cause
Disturbia
Domestic Disturbance
Star Wars: IV: A New Hope
Chaos (2005)
Kickboxer (1989)
Bad Influence (1990)
Wrong Turn
Shallow Grave (1994)
Running Scared (2006)
Snow Falling on Cedars
License to Drive
D.O.A. (1988)
Never Talk to Strangers
The Usual Suspects
The Life of David Gale
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Kiss the Girls
Twisted (2004)
High Crimes
Double Jeopardy (1999)
The Fugitive
The Executioner's Song
Into the Blue
Beethoven (1992)
Eight Below
Unlawful Entry
China Moon
The Forgotten (2004)
For the Love of Benji
Heat: Special Edition
Rest Stop
Vacancy
88 Minutes
Old Yeller
Sorority Boys
Hard Candy
Crash (2005)
Fun With Dick and Jane (2005)
Casino Royale (2006)
Memoirs of a Geisha

This list isn't the same as The Personal Top 100 Horror thread.

Wow. There are loads there, the majority of which I agree with. And you said you weren't Horror savvy! You look like you've seen enough to love it! And good to see you around. I was starting to think you might be leaving too!

Thanks, ferret. Good to see you, too. :)

I thought you didn't like movies where animals are killed.

I really don't. I watched Benji, Old Yeller, and Cujo as a kid. I don't remember Benji being killed, but I know that Old Yeller and Cujo had rabies and although it was sad, they were both a danger to humans and they were also put out of their misery. I wasn't a hardcore animal lover at the time I watched those three movies.

As for Red, I was afraid to watch it but I gave it a try. I thought I could identify with the main character as I've also lost two dogs recently. The loss of a pet is horrible but the scene when the dog is killed isn't graphic. I didn't see the dog at all when the kid shot him. He wasn't tortured. Brian Cox was brilliant in his role. He portrays a good man who simply wants an apology and when he doesn't get that, he goes to the authorities for help. When he's let down, he does not fly into a rage and kill anyone. He only defends himself. I'm not sure I could handle the situation the way he did. I admire his character in the movie.

I generally won't watch movies that display horrible, graphic, senseless killing, and torture of animals. I don't believe in hunting for sport and since I don't eat the meat, I'm against hunting. However, I don't judge others who do. I just don't go hunting with anyone. I raised my son this way. He's always been tenderhearted towards any animal. When he was over 17 years old, he decided he wanted to hunt dove. There wasn't anything I could do. He went with our family without my knowledge. I think he was tired of my brothers insinuating that he was a sissy for not engaging in what they like to do. He recently adopted a mongrel from an animal shelter because he believed no one else would want the dog. I'm proud of him.

I can't stand to watch nature shows on TV anymore. It breaks my heart to see a bullfight. I can't imagine eating a dog as people from different cultures do. Gosh, I even get upset thinking about cows and pigs being slaughtered. I eat meat for protein only.

I don't buy animal furs or coats. I have purchased leather purses, jackets, and shoes because they hold up really well. I mentioned to my mother that I probably wouldn't buy those things anymore and she reminded me that the leather is taken from animals that have already been killed. I still don't like thinking about that. I don't eat veal because I've read about how the baby cows are raised. I despise animal testing.

My brother slammed the door on our dog's leg to break her from trying to come in the house. I've always believed he kicked one of my dogs and broke her leg. I saw my other brother kick his dog several times. Seeing that enraged me. My dad whipped a dog with a water hose for chewing on things. It was awful.

I hated myself when I had to put 3 of my dogs to sleep. I felt guilty that I didn't do it sooner. It's been horrible for me to think I let any of them suffer. I'm still not over it all.

NE, I thought you deserved an explanation. I hope others will post at least a few of their favorite movies, otherwise this thread won't be about what I posted it for.

:)

Jeez nella i gotta say i like about 90% of the movies you chose as a personal favorite!

Cool! We have more in common than the state we live in. :)

I forgot a few movies.

Hide and Seek (Robert Deneiro (sp?) and Dakota Fanning)
Home Alone
Home Alone II
Let's Scare Jessica to Death (I hated the part where the mole is killed.)
Insomnia (Al Pacino)
Rocky
Rocky II
First Blood

I'm sure I left some out...

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)
The Mothman Prophecies
Dragonfly
The Butterfly Effect

That's the first time I've seen The Hitcher II on a list like that :)

Hehehe. I liked it because it was a follow-up to the original movie. I like Jake Busey, too. :o

It's not at the top of my list but I did enjoy it. :)

These are no particular order
Dazed and Confused
The Shinning
Halloween
Spiderman-1,2,3
Fantastic Four
Hulk
The Notebook
Sweet November
City of Angels
Face Off
House of Wax-original
Diary of a mad black woman
Grease
A Knights Tale
The Doors
Glory
The Day After Tomorrow
Night of the Living Dead
Rob Zombies Halloween
The Godfather
The Exorcist
Session 9
An American Werewolf in London
Army of Darkness
The Blob
Carrie
The Silence of the Lambs
It's Alive
I honestly like way too many movies to list them all.

Me, too. I keep remembering more.

Frailty
Single White Female

OMG,i love Frailty:)

In no order:

The Dark Knight
Batman Begins
American History X
Fight Club
25th Hour
Kurt Cobain: About A Son
No Country For Old Men
Clerks
Die Hard
Donnie Darko

Crap!I forgot Fight Club,Kurt Cobain: About A Son,American Beauty,Legend....so many i think of as faves;)

My favorite movie of all time is Jaws, but after that in no order:
Alien 1, 2, 3, 4
Apocalypse Now
Phantom of the Opera 1925
Citizen Kane
Godfather 1 & 2
Predator
Halloween
The Shining
Usual Suspects
Psycho
Goodfellas
Blade Runner
The Mist
Diabolique (original)
Videodrome
eXistenZ
Eyes Without A Face
Silence of the Lambs
Fight Club
Seven
Exorcist
Good, Bad, Ugly
Pulp Fiction
Ichi the Killer
Mulholland Dr.
Oldboy
Donnie Darko
Eraserhead
The Thing (Both)
Dr. Strangelove
Pitch Black
Taxi Driver
The Departed
From Dusk Till Dawn
Re-Animator
Dagon
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (original)
Dracula 1931
Carlitos Way
Frankenstein
Ravenous
M
The Unknown

I liked the TV movie about Vlad, The Impaler but I can't think of the name of it...

I don't have a good memory. I saw Donnie Darko and Session 9 but I don't remember them being scary. Should I watch them again?

Session 9 & Donnie Darko are both psychological horror films. I dont know if Id even call Donnie Darko a horror movie. Truthfully I dont know what Id call it since it fits into so many different genres (Drama/Horror/Scifi maybe). I advise you to watch both movies again and judge them yourself. Neither one really scared me though.

I enjoy most psychological movies. My son and I watched Donnie Darko and we both thought it was strange. As for Session 9, I remember the wheelchair and the guys looking at a certain room and figuring out what it symbolized. I might have been drunk at the time. :o I need to watch Jacob's Ladder again. I might appreciate it more now.