When flipping thu channels, what movie do you HAVE to stop and watch?

[bubba-mudd]

Any time I'm channel surfing and I stumble on Real Genius with Val Kilmer, I have to watch the whole thing. Even though I have it on DVD somewhere. I love that movie. Kilmer is a douche IRL, but I love this story.

Another is Can't Buy Me Love...Love the story. So real life lol

Other must watch:
Top Gun - Great shots, the soundtrack is great - the opening of Danger Zone is awesome

A Christmas Story - 'Tis the season!

Scarface - "Say hello to my little friend!"

[heyseuss]

Any time I'm channel surfing and I stumble on Real Genius with Val Kilmer, I have to watch the whole thing. Even though I have it on DVD somewhere. I love that movie. Kilmer is a douche IRL, but I love this story

I sold a copy of Real Genius to Val Kilmer. He was nice as hell.

Love that movie too.

[dannyt]

I agree with all your picks...and add:

Jaws

Princess Bride

[matsie]

Real Genius, The Sweetest Thing, The Punisher!

[jay_ray]

Any kung fu movie.

[th3-space-pope]

The Big Lebowski

Blade Runner

Jackie Brown

Star Wars IV, V or VI

[damnedeyez]

Highlander
The Fifth Element
Batman Begins
Iron Man

There may be others I can't think of at the moment.

[heyseuss]

Any kung fu movie.

Great answer !!!

If you have Tivo, do a martial arts/kung fu search, there are so many great, bad films on late at night.

Speaking of Kung Fu, netflix just set me, Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon. Yup, that's a real title.

[terryscss]

as a child of the 90s, I always have to watch 10 Things I Hate About You and Bring it On, I don't know what it is, I just always have to watch them.

[dannyt]

and JUST FRIENDS

[terryscss]

and JUST FRIENDS

agreed

[barrelroll]

Forrest Gump is probably my #1 movie I stop and watch if it's on... It's just so entertaining in so many parts that it never gets old.

Recently... I think Unbreakable made my list... I don't know why, but there's something about that movie that makes me stop and watch.

I always find myself watching The Prestige, too. I've seen this movie almost too many times...

There's some others that aren't entering my mind at the moment...

[heyseuss]

and JUST FRIENDS

Oh god. I could watch Ryan Reynolds and Chris Marquette slapfight each other all day.

And Julie Hagherty saying, "what ham did you spank, not the one for dinner?"

Be yourself.. ... be yourself..... be yourself.

Anna Farris was sensational. I peed my pants when she kissed Darla, and then again towards the end when she said she liked girls and added, "Darrlaaaa". "Nice plane !!!!"

Paul Dano and Chris Marquette are in another movie together, that's two thirds of the tri-pod.

[dexter]

Goonies.

[neverendingwhitelights]

Princess Bride
Josie & the Pussycats
Bedazzled
Van Wilder
Office Space
Not Another Teen Movie

Seems like it's always comedies for me... if I haven't seen it in a while I will almost always stop for the next big hilarious scene or two.

[aniahs]

I know that I stop for pretty much any Ron Perlman or Gary Oldman movie. See their names, and button clicking (with the exception of volume control) immediately ceases.

I also have a couple favorites that I would stop for that I've never really seen on tv. There's 'The City of Lost Children' (Ron Perlman flick) which I, thankfully, have on dvd. There's also one that I grew up with called 'Fire and Ice', which was made back in '83. I would most certainly stop for that one if I ever saw it on the air.

[heyseuss]

Princess Bride
Josie & the Pussycats
Bedazzled
Van Wilder
Office Space
Not Another Teen Movie

Seems like it's always comedies for me... if I haven't seen it in a while I will almost always stop for the next big hilarious scene or two.

Are you still waiting for the hilarious scenes in Josie and Bedazzler ?

Write that down.


Also, Kickin' It.

[crescentfresh]

My Best Friend is a Vampire
Once Bitten
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (the movie)
Fright Night
Explorers (I can honestly say River Phoenix taught me about inertia :))
Space Camp
The Last Dragon
The Worst Witch
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Foxfire
High Spirits (Ghosts and Guttenberg... I make no apologies)
Short Circuit (Steve Guttenberg and a robot. There are things that are awesome and then there's Steve Guttenberg and a robot)
Irish Jam (I have... no excuse)
The Matchmaker
The Truth About Cats and Dogs
Empire Records

Any of those movies will end my channel surfing right off.

[esophagus]

I generally only stop and watch movies I've never seen before on TV. If I've seen it and I notice it's on TV I usually end up renting or buying it.

The Ruins is on TV today, so I'm going to watch that. Never seen it, and would never pay for it based off what I know.

[mltvcocktail]

Commando
Terminator 2
Zoolander
Anchorman
Old School
Wedding Crashers
First Blood
Office Space

[murphy1d]

Skinimax....

what???

[-xcl-]

Death Becomes Her , why Bruce Willis he can do no wrong on a side, I was kind of surprised about you can drop and S bomb and a lot of bare lady ass for a PG-13 movie it's a good flick if your flipping threw the channels Good times.

[errornix]

Tremors

[funkjomamma]

Tremors

Very much agreed. Also any 90's teen movie, The Princess Diaries, 13 Ghosts and the Frighteners.

[macfan93]

I must watch Fight Club, Saving Private Ryan, Grandmas Boy, and The Departed.

[btking05]

Die Hard 1,
Something about Bruce Willis telling the person he's hanging that his brother squeeled when he was breaking said brothers neck, never gets old.

Also, Dawn of the Dead(2004), oddly enough this movie is always on when I wake up in the middle of the night and I'm feeling really sick.

[acidburn]

Road House

[alicelikesme]

Beetlejuice.

...beetlejuice...beetlejuice...

[terryscss]

Very much agreed. Also any 90's teen movie, The Princess Diaries, 13 Ghosts and the Frighteners.

Good call on Princess Diaries, also Princess Bride, has anyone mentioned that yet? I also pretty much always watch Shaun of the Dead when its on.

[shawnstring]

my list would include:
Fight Club
Shaun of The Dead
National Treasure
oh and
Clerks

[rabidbadger]

The rev3 oldfart choices. (and some of these were old when I was young)

Citizen Kane
Paper Moon
Bonnie and Clyde (I never pass it up, even if I stumble on just the last few minutes)
Jaws
Network
Star Wars New Hope and Empire, the others I can take or leave.
Bringing up Baby
His Girl Friday (another I can't not watch no matter what)
The Lion in Winter

[masherscf]

The Shawshank Redemption, I get sucked it by it every time.

[bubba-mudd]

I agree with all your picks...and add:

Jaws

Princess Bride

how could I forget Princess Bride!?! Definitely top 3 for me.

[gglynn00]

City Slickers 2: The Legend of Curly's Gold.

I don't know why, but I love this movie...Also, it's on tv all the friggin' time thanks to TBS and TNT. Also, I love Jon Lovitz and Jack Palance.

[mrpopular]

The Matrix.. f'n Matrix every time

[rweiterman]

Rocky IV
Snatch
Dirty Harry
Cannon Ball Run

and........




Serendipity

[hobbes]

10 Things I hate about you
The Princess Bride
Bring it on
How to lose a guy in 10 days
Dog Soldiers
Goonies
Aliens
Love Actually
Shaun of the dead
Ferris Bueller
16 Candles
Breakfast Club
Practical Magic
Waking Ned Devine