OT: You turn on the boob tube (cable) and scroll through the guide. What 5 movies make you stop and watch till the end?

[MtNittany]

Not what's the best movie, but what movie aren't you turning off? No order, no edits, no honorable mentions. Make the same mistakes I had to make with my 5.

Smokey and the Bandit
The Hustler
Excalibur
Rocky
Jaws

 

[Bwifan]

Road House (Patrick Swayze)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Braveheart
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Platoon

 

[Blair10]

The Shawshank Redemption
The Accountant
The Intern
Aliens (the 2nd one was the best)
Vertigo (a Hitchcock masterpiece)

 

[Chumboshifko1]

Tank Girl

Remo Williams, the Adventure Begins

Band of Brothers

Ben Hur

Any Dirty Harry flick

 

[MtNittany]

BTW - The Hustler soundtrack was a thing, and it worked great with the movie, but I'd love an MP4 of just Fats and Eddie talking and the sound of pool balls breaking and going to their destination.

"Shoot pool Eddie."
"I am shooting pool Fats. When I miss, you can shoot."

Like I'm not keeping the TV on until I hear that, as well as the showdown with George C. Scott.

"You owe me money!!!"

No way I turn that off.

This is the very end after Eddie beat Fats so bad he quits. George C. Scott wants his take and Eddie won't have it.

 

[LionJim]

The Shawshank Redemption
The Accountant
The Intern
Aliens (the 2nd one was the best)
Vertigo (a Hitchcock masterpiece)

Aliens is the greatest war movie ever made.

As for my list, these were the first five to come to mind:
Stagecoach
The Asphalt Jungle
The Fifth Element
Hud
Key Largo

 

[s1uggo72]

Fury
The Devil wears Prada
Good Will Hunting
We are Marshall
Varsity Blues

 

[HarrisburgDave]

Casablanca (Julius and Philip Epstein, Penn State grads, wrote the screenplay)

The 39 Steps (1935) (Madeline Carroll is beautiful and Robert Donat is perfect. Hitchcock directs.)

War of the Worlds (1953) (The colors, the sound, the acting are all top notch and so memorable)

Lawrence of Arabia (The theme song alone is worth the price of admission. The cinematography is breathtaking on a big screen.)

The Searchers (How can anyone watch this and come away without an appreciation of John Wayne? "As long as you live, don't ever ask me more.")

 

[Classof09]

A Few Good Men
Shawshank Redemption
Top Gun: Maverick
Goodfellas
Apollo 13

Bonus - Band of Brothers (I know it’s not a ‘movie’)

 

[Chumboshifko1]

Sandlot

Key Largo

Casablanca

To Hell and Back

Battleground

 

[TheBigUglies]

Hmmm, great question. My favorites change from time to time but recently:

Moneyball
Dazed and Confused
Adventure Land
Witness
National Treasure

Always - Band of Brothers

There are movies that are usually always playing on current Comcast when scrolling thru. When it comes to streaming I usually pic something I never watched before or someone recommended to me.

The thing is I am old and would always default to Caddyshack, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstien, Animal House, 16 Candles, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Pretty in Pink, Better Off Dead, Rocky, Jaws, etc - however I have seen them so many times I could recite most of the movie and as a result I listed the other ones I am trying to now memorize as well. Lol.

 

[Phils rug]

Shawshank Redemption
The Departed
3:10 to Yuma
Band of Brothers
Saving Private Ryan

 

[HarrisburgDave]

The thing is I am old and would always default to Caddyshack, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstien, Animal House, 16 Candles, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Pretty in Pink, Better Off Dead, Rocky, Jaws, etc - however I have seen them so many times I could recite most of the movie and as a result I listed the other ones I am trying to now memorize as well. Lol.

16 Candles? Pretty in Pink? Not that there is anyting wrong with that...

 

[psuro]

Shawshank Redemption
Goodfellas
Airplane!
Date Night (go ahead and hammer me, but I like the film and I think Steve Carrell and Tina Fey worked well together)
Zombieland Casino Royale (2005)

 

[Yogiman71]

The Outlaw Josey Wales
Tombstone
Hard Times
Pat Garret and Billy The Kid
Saving Private Ryan

 

[Ghost of OM]

Pulp Fiction
Caddy Shack
Major League
Old James Bond
Any John Wayne western

 

[CVLion]

Technically the question as stated is N/A for me, as I finally cut the cord months ago…

But as for movies that would otherwise meet the criteria for me, I’m going with:
Shawshank
Fellowship/Two Towers/Return of the King
Pacific Rim (yes lol)
Total Recall (90s version)
Pulp Fiction/Reservoir Dogs/Kill Bill Vol I & II

I had to bundle certain ones together by creator

 

[MtNittany]

Already seeing my biggest regret, and it starred a former Disney star. A lot of folks say the co-star stole the movie, but I disagree. The scene with BBT was all I needed to see as to who the lead was.

 

[Chumboshifko1]

Escape From New York

Seven Samurai

Cobra

55 Days at Peking

King of the Kyber Rifles

Original Adventures of Robin Hood

Santa Fe Trail.

 

[Nitt1300]

Unforgiven
Josey Wales
Silverado
Point Break
Tombstone

 

[JoeLion]

I got one..Dances with Wolves.

 

[Midnighter]

Shawshank Redemption
Inglorious Basterds (Tarantino version)
Kill Bill (1 and/or 2)
The Big Short
The Social Network

One more.....The Dark Knight. I could probably throw in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood too. And La La Land. Reflective of my favorite filmmakers - Tarantino, Nolan, Fincher, Chazelle (who, after years of unfair filmmaker jail because of Babylon apparently has a new 'prison drama' on the way with Cillian Murphy, Daniel Craig, and Michelle Williams!!).

 

[Midnighter]

80s Version:

Mr. Mom
Taps
3 O’Clock High
Weird Science
Risky Business

 

[PSU Soupy 615]

I think my list matches up most closely with Midnighter. So Midnighter is the winner.

 

[Midnighter]

I think my list matches up most closely with Midnighter. So Midnighter is the winner.

 

[Ludd]

First Blood
Stand By Me
Caddyshack
About Last Night
Hoosiers

 

[throw2oj]

Lawrence of Arabia
Shawshank
Troy
The Fifth Element
Ghostbusters

 

[PSUAVLNC]

Speaking of "The boob tube"....... does anyone remember the movie??

 

[Shep]

The Natural
Any Bond movie with Daniel Craig
The Bourne Idenity
Casablanca
Godfather II

 

[LionJim]

The Natural
Any Bond movie with Daniel Craig
The Bourne Idenity
Casablanca
Godfather II

Daniel Craig >>> anyone else playing 007.

 

[KingLando]

The first two because they're always on
Shawshank
Back to the Future
These three that I've watched countless times
Stand By Me
Remember the Titans
Donnie Darko

If my wife is in the room we're watching The Cutting Edge if it's on

 

[Marshall2323]

Field of Dreams
The Natural
For Love of the Game
Only ones...

 

[MtNittany]

Speaking of "The boob tube"....... does anyone remember the movie??

The Groove Tube?

 

[PSUAVLNC]

The Groove Tube?

I stand corrected good sir, it was indeed "The Grove Tube". I guess you can tell at 66 years old where my mind is at!!

 

[MtNittany]

I stand corrected good sir, it was indeed "The Grove Tube". I guess you can tell at 66 years old where my mind is at!!

Came out around the same time as Kentucky Fried Movie.

 

[Steve JG]

Not what's the best movie, but what movie aren't you turning off? No order, no edits, no honorable mentions. Make the same mistakes I had to make with my 5.

Smokey and the Bandit
The Hustler
Excalibur
Rocky
Jaws

There is only one:

Blazing Saddles

 

[MtNittany]

There is only one:

Blazing Saddles

It's rarely unedited though.

 

[1995PSUGrad]

Unforgiven
Saving Private Ryan
Shawshank Redemption
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Kill Bill Vol. 1

 

[LB99]

Tombstone
Top Gun Maverik
Gladiator
Horrible Bosses
The Hangover

 

[Chumboshifko1]

The emoji imbeciles favorites....

Brokeback Mountain

Philadelphia

Priscilla Queen of the Desert

The Dresser