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"The "5 films that changed your life" thread"

1.) Shawshank Remdeption
2.) Idependance Day
3.) The Matrix
4.) Stargate
5.) Die hard

1.) Shawshank Remdeption
2.) Idependance Day
3.) The Matrix
4.) Stargate
5.) Die hard

Brazil
The Living Daylights
JAWS
Akira
HEAT/Apocalypse Now

Psy©ho Fox wrote:
> 1.) Shawshank Remdeption
> 2.) Idependance Day
> 3.) The Matrix
> 4.) Stargate
> 5.) Die hard

You must have a pretty sh*tty life! Unless "Idependance Day" is a really good spoof.

Star Wars I,II,IV,V,VI
Planet of the Apes
Halloween
Live and Let Die
Psycho

The Indiana Jones series
Original Star Wars trilogy (not the jumped-up, firework display of a toy advert that are the new ones!)
Dr Strangelove
Spinal Tap
Se7en

Those spring to mind, but I'm sure there are different oness for different occassions, etc..

Mattyboy wrote:
>
> Planet of the Apes

Made you want to top yourself did it? :D

Pay It Forward
Magnolia
American Beauty
The Matrix(?)
Moulin Rouge! :D

Don't know about 'change your life'. But those are inspirational.

I don't think a film series should be counted as one choice - if someone chooses police academy (god forbid) it'll be taking liberties :D

Anyway, mine are probably :

Evil Dead 2 - It introduced me to laughing at horrible but laughable gore et al black comedies.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - the first film I saw (I realise there are many others) to show the funny side of drug binges, and not force its anti drugs opinions on the viewer.

Pulp Fiction - Showed that film making is not an art set in stone

Terminator 2 - the ultimate sci-fi flick and still as good today as it was then

Lock stock and two smoking barrels - Laughed from start to finish, reminded me that british film making is still the best

monkey_man wrote:
> Psy©ho Fox wrote:
> 1.) Shawshank Remdeption
> 2.) Idependance Day
> 3.) The Matrix
> 4.) Stargate
> 5.) Die hard
>
> You must have a pretty sh*tty life! Unless "Idependance
> Day" is a really good spoof.

Well I don't see any way I could re-edit my post after i realised i made that mistake, and i really liked those films, and i probably should have said "inspirational" instead of "changed your life", but who cares.

Films that changed my life? Probably very few I've seen although I'm sure there are a lot of films out there that would. I prefer films that really make you think. Ones that question philosophies etc. Actually I think Cabin Fever changed my life a wee bit. I mean the whole thing about the treatment of others to save your own lives I thought was very thought provoking.