you are on a space ship to alpha centauri...what ten movies do you take?

[yellowdingo]

1. Dick
2. Paint your wagon
3. Baseketball
4. Ironman
5. Team America
6. Lighthorse
7. Serenity
8. Oh brother where art thou
9. Iron giant
10. Avengers

[feytharn]

1) Blade Runner
2) Big Lebowsky
3) Metropolis
4) Chocolat
5) El laberinto del fauno
6) Lawrence of Arabia
7) Cloud Atlas
8) True Detective (I know, that is cheating a bit, but it really is one long, brilliant movie)
9) Avengers
10) Schooter

[necromental]

1.Goonies
2.Labyrinth
3.Robin Hood Prince of Thieves
4.Stardust
5.Big Lebowsky
6.Fear&loathing in Las Vegas
7.Mad Max 2
8.True Lies
9.Hellboy
10.LotR

[GreyWolfLord]

Are the rest of you on the ship as well?

If so, it looks like I'll have a nice amount of movies to watch.

Do Trilogies count as one movie if we so wish?

If they don't...the movies would be...

1. All 6 Star Wars movies
2. All 4 Indiana Jones movies.

And...I'm done.

If movie series count as one...

then

1. Star Wars series
2. Indiana Jones series
3. Star Trek series of movies
4. LotR Trilogy
5. The Hobbit Trilogy
7. The Dark Knight trilogy
8. Burton's Batman movies
9. The Mummy Trilogy
10. The Rocky Movies

[Freehold DM]

1. All UC Gundam movies
2. All Star Wars movies
3. All Star Trek movies
4. Pacific Rim
5. Pirates 1/2 combo pack
6. Fight Club
7. That one Italian coming of age movie I can't remember the name of.
8. Conan the Barbarian
9. Fast Times at Ridgemont High
10. Hell Girl complete collection

[Don Juan de Doodlebug]

Porn.

[ShadowcatX]

1. Serenity
2. - 10. As Don Juan

[Sunderstone]

Not in order...
Battlestar Galactica (the remake series).
Firefly/Serenity
Walking Dead
Game of Thrones
Falling Skies
LotR/Hobbit
Supernatural

and any movie with Asia Carrera ;)

[Freehold DM]

ShadowcatX wrote:

1. Serenity

2. - 10. As Don Juan

sabotages ShadowcatX' space ship

[Rynjin]

With only 10 movies on a trip of that length I'm probably bringing a gun along too. I'm going to die of old age before I arrive, I'd rather not get there old AND bored to insanity.

[Sunderstone]

Rynjin wrote:

With only 10 movies on a trip of that length I'm probably bringing a gun along too.

A good way to trigger your Persona anyway. :)

[Guang]

1. First Matrix movie.
2-4. Extended version of Lord of the Rings
5. A massive spliced-together home movie, mostly of events in my son's life.
6. Hero, a Hong Kong movie from 2002. Original language of course - can't stand dubbing.
7. Castle in the Sky by Studio Ghibli. Original language.
8. The Time Machine, 2002
9. A Christmas Carol, the one with Patrick Stewart.
10. maybe Avatar? Some kind of flashy sci-fi movie with lots of CGI, in any case.

That was a lot more difficult than I thought it would be. Of course the reality is I'd smuggle aboard a mini or micro sd card or 10, containing all the ebooks, movies, and gaming pdfs that would fit.

Edit: Just noticed people are doing TV shows too.....so my number 11 would be Doctor Who.

[Pan]

1. Fight Club
2. The Big lebowski
3. Raiders of the lost ark
4. The watchmen
5. China town
6. Bladerunner
7. Donnie Darko
8. Caddy Shack
9. Casablanca
10. The good, the bad, and the ugly

Hard to think of just 10 but off the cuff I never tire of these.

[Aranna]

I would want my ten to reflect different places I would want to remember;

1- Star Wars: A New Hope
2- Star Trek: Undiscovered Country
3- Serenity
4- Lord of the Rings
5- Jurassic Park
6- Matrix
7- Ghost in the Shell
8- Gundam: Chars Counterattack
9- Avatar
0- Pirates of the Carribean

This would be easier if you could cheat and bring whole series or movie sequels.

[ShadowcatX]

Freehold DM wrote:

ShadowcatX wrote:

1. Serenity

2. - 10. As Don Juan

sabotages ShadowcatX' space ship

You don't have to sabotage my space ship just to get to watch Joss Whedon, I'd loan it to you.

[TimD]

Princess Bride
Dogma
Matrix
Big Trouble in Little China
Gremlins
Donny Darko
Goonies
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Avengers
Empire Strikes Back

[Numerian]

films that I haven't seen, or seen too long ago to remember them, or drunk

Alien
The Seventh Seal
Solaris
Memento
Interstellar
Fantastic Planet
Seconds
Sexmission
Howl's Moving Castle
Iron Giant

[Kolokotroni]

Who would trust a 'space' ship that is apparently advanced enough to get to alpha centauri, but some how has an arbitrarily small amount of digital storage space for 10 'movies' which can vary wildling in length, file size and format....

Anyway,

1-3. lord of the rings extended cut
4. Blade Runner - Super Extended Cut
5. Boondock Saints
6. Rounders
7. Robin Hood, Men in Tights
8. Pitch Perfect
9. Kung Fu Hustle
10. Blazing Saddles

But really i'd just sneak a portable hardrive on with me and load digital conversions of my entire movie and tv show collection.

[limsk]

Trying not to check out the earlier replies so I don't get influenced before I post... I'd probably plan get a couple of each genre that I have interest in.

1. The Shawshank Redemption
2. Raiders of the Lost Ark
3. Spaceballs
4. The Last of the Mohicans
5. The Matrix
6. The Iron Monkey
7. Conan the Barbarian (1982)
8. Heat
9. Appleseed
10. Unforgiven

[Guang]

limsk wrote:

Trying not to check out the earlier replies so I don't get influenced before I post...

Yeah, I asked my wife what she'd pick, but made the mistake of showing her my choices first. 2 of her 10 definitely were influenced by what I wrote.....

[thejeff]

Kolokotroni wrote:

Who would trust a 'space' ship that is apparently advanced enough to get to alpha centauri, but some how has an arbitrarily small amount of digital storage space for 10 'movies' which can vary wildling in length, file size and format....

But really i'd just sneak a portable hardrive on with me and load digital conversions of my entire movie and tv show collection.

Or fill the same space with digital books, they'll take up far more time than movies. Including at least some RPG for even more hours of entertainment per Meg.

[Damon Griffin]

In no particular order:

1776
Evil Roy Slade
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
The Shadow
Silverado
The Stand (TV miniseries)
Shogun (TV miniseries)
Shawshank Redemption
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Princess Bride
The Magnificent Seven

Yeah, that's 11. I'm sure I can find a half ounce of cargo to jettison.

[DungeonmasterCal]

The Hobbit Trilogy, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, the original theatrical versions of Star Wars episodes IV, V, and VI, and Young Frankenstein.

[Rosgakori]

Oh this is fun.

1. Lord of the Rings
2. Star Wars
3. The Batman
4. How to train your dragon
5. Iron Giant
6. Ghostbusters
7. Back to the future
8. Pacific Rim
9. Clerks
10. Hobbit

[Arnwyn]

Hmmm.... I won't cheat and I'll take movies only:

1-3. LotR Trilogy (Extended)
4. Blade Runner
5. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
6. It's a Wonderful Life
7. Howl's Moving Castle
8. Aliens
9. Spaceballs
10. Despicable Me

[Randarak]

1-3. LotR Trilogy (Extended)
4. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
5. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
6. Marvel's The Avengers
7. Guardians of the Galaxy
8. Rio Bravo
9. Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (This counts. Was released as a movie)
10. Monty Python and The Holy Grail

[thejeff]

Hmmm. Which movies will spawn the most interesting cults when the generation ship inevitably suffers problems and society regresses? :)

[feytharn]

thejeff wrote:

Hmmm. Which movies will spawn the most interesting cults when the generation ship inevitably suffers problems and society regresses? :)

Top Runners for this

1) Brazil
2) Time Bandits
3) Life of Brian
4) Water
5) Road Warrior
7) Fight Club
8) Bunraku
9) Fear and loathing in Las Vegas
10) Metropolis

[bugleyman]

GreyWolfLord wrote:

Are the rest of you on the ship as well?

If so, it looks like I'll have a nice amount of movies to watch.

Do Trilogies count as one movie if we so wish?

If they don't...the movies would be...

1. All 6 Star Wars movies
2. All 4 Indiana Jones movies.

And...I'm done.

Silly wolf...there are only 3 Indian Jones movies. ;)

[Pan]

Super love for bored of the rings in here. Guess im the only one thats seen em once and good to go.

[Benchak the Nightstalker]

In no particular order:

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Beverly Hills Cop
Robocop
Stranger Than Fiction
O Brother Where Art Thou?
The Shining
Time Bandits
Hot Fuzz
The Fifth Element

2001: A Space Odyssey would be on the list, except I'm in space on a spaceship, so why would I watch a movie about being on a spaceship? If this were my post apocalyptic bunker movie list, it'd be on there.

[ShadowcatX]

Revising my earlier list:

Serenity
Cloverfield
Let Me In
Aliens
Signs
Matrix
Pirates of the Caribbean
Bladerunner
The Princess Bride
Shawshank Redemption (maybe)

[Imbicatus]

The Princess Bride
Stardust
Soapdish
Better Off Dead
Yellowbeard
Flash Gordon
Pulp Fiction
Star Wars
Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi

[Usual Suspect]

Can I use the memory space to bring books instead of movies? I could bring a shit load of books for the memory space required for 10 movies.

[Aranna]

Usual Suspect wrote:

Can I use the memory space to bring books instead of movies? I could bring a s%%~ load of books for the memory space required for 10 movies.

And another one either misses the whole point or likes being a wiseguy.

[thejeff]

Joining in on the missing the point, or possibly being a wise guy:
No one's bring porn? Really? Be honest here.

I also earlier on went looking for lists of the longest movies. There's some weird stuff out there.

[Freehold DM]

thejeff wrote:

Joining in on the missing the point, or possibly being a wise guy:

No one's bring porn? Really? Be honest here.

I also earlier on went looking for lists of the longest movies. There's some weird stuff out there.

pirates 1 and 2 are porn.

[limsk]

A similar list on 4chan had some interesting choices....

thejeff wrote:

Joining in on the missing the point, or possibly being a wise guy:

No one's bring porn? Really? Be honest here.

I also earlier on went looking for lists of the longest movies. There's some weird stuff out there.

[Irontruth]

In no order

Fist of Legend
Die Hard
The Dark Knight
Ghost in the Shell
Seven Samurai
Star Wars: A New Hope
Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
Pulp Fiction
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
The Big Lebowski

I might consider Lord of the Rings if it were only 1 movie. I enjoy it, but not enough to take up 3 slots. At 1 slot it would be good enough to replace SW:ANH.

These aren't necessarily my favorite movies, but ones I know I can rewatch again and again.

[Don Juan de Doodlebug]

thejeff wrote:

Joining in on the missing the point, or possibly being a wise guy:

No one's bring porn? Really? Be honest here.

Don Juan de Doodlebug wrote:

Porn.

[Pan]

Irontruth wrote:

Ghost in the Shell

very nice. I really enjoyed the sequel too.

[Kirth Gersen]

1. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
2. The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
3. Taking Care of Business (1990)
4. Caddyshack (1980)
5. Debbie Does Dallas (1978)
6. The Naked Gun (1988)
7. A Shot in the Dark (1964)
8. Airplane! (1980)
9. Red Riding trilogy (2009)
10. Gone In 60 Seconds (1974)

List subject to change depending on my mood at the time.

[limsk]

If I already boarded with my choice I would be agitated when I realized that I forgotten The Princess Bride. Probably hammering at a porthole and asking if you'd consider a swap...

Damon Griffin wrote:

In no particular order:

1776
Evil Roy Slade
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
The Shadow
Silverado
The Stand (TV miniseries)
Shogun (TV miniseries)
Shawshank Redemption
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Princess Bride
The Magnificent Seven

Yeah, that's 11. I'm sure I can find a half ounce of cargo to jettison.

[Don Juan de Doodlebug]

Kirth Gersen wrote:

5. Debbie Does Dallas (1978)

"Oh, Mr. Greenfeld!"

That one's on my list, too.