What is your favorite movie?

Well I have to agree with the 2 listed below me the Sting and Titanic are 1 and 1A for me but to add to that The Best Years of Our Lives is 1B.

All 3 great movies for different reasons. I managed a theatre that had Titanic from December from April and I never tired of it

I must concede a tie here,the two greatest directors of all time crafted what is called movie magic,in both extremes,one being Super 70mm colour,and the other,black & white,there are not enough objects to describe the mesmerizing effect of these two great classics,and by today’s standards,i note that most of the modern directors attempt to emulate their fantastic work,some come a bit close,e.g.Spielberg,Scorcese and possibly a newbie called Christopher Nolan,and a pinch of Curtis Hanson,most of today’s films rely far too much on special effects,i noted some comments on the value of family on a comment from the Godfather trilogy,oh my god,nice families,Lean & Wyler are at the top with a close third going to Stanley Kubrick

everyone can make a war movie(they left battleground off the list), but to make a movie of what happens AFTER the shooting is done is very hard…AN EXCELLENT CAST…at there peak…mryna loy, fredrick march, and dana andrews…all handled by william wellman, with every scene crafted for maxium impact…guilty pleasure…watching Virginia Mayo being a bitch after all those movies with Danny Kaye.

This has been my favorite movie for the longest time. It showed that veterans come back from wars with baggage. It wasn’t the first movie to do this. King Vidor’s The Big Parade showed the effect of WWI on three soldiers from before the war and followed the one survivor to after the war. Various gangster movies from the ’30s showed the effect WWI had on people. But most of these were all about people from New York. But this, I think, is the first and the best at showing the average American and the readjustment blues. Great cast. And it must have been very daring to have cast Harold Russell in the handicapped role at that time. And I just love Myrna Loy and Fredric March.

It told a story of the trials of war and more importantly how wars change lives. Not only the soldiers but their family & friends. It goes into detail on how people must adjust to personality changes as well as physical & mental. This movie was well acted & directed. I never tire from watching it.

This movie is great because of the togetherness factor. It has 3 people meet, get on the same plane and unbelievably they all live in the same city. However they all come from different ways of life. A banker, a soda jerk and I can’t remember what the sailor (Harold Russell) did. The war, as devistating as it is brought these people together. They live, they laugh, they love thru the hardships of coming back and not being able to find work. Not being able to put their arms around their girl, getting fired from being a soda jerk. It ends happily, of course, and it’s a great ending. The sailor marries the girl next door, the banker becomes more humble and the soda jerk, (Dana Andrews, my favorite) get Teresa Wright. Oh yeah, great ending to new beginnings.

This movie classic is my favorite motion picture. It tells the story of three returning soldiers from WWII back to their civilian lives and the readjustment they make not only for themselves but for their loved ones too. Even tough it takes place right after WWII, the story could apply to ANY war, past or present. All the cast are top notched, with Oscar winning performances from Best Actor Fredric March and newcomer and real life war veteran Harold Russell as Best Supporting Actor. Everyone shines in this film, including Teresa Wright, Myrna Loy, Cathy O’Donnell, Virginia Mayo, and my personal favorite Dana Andrews. Mr. Andrews is the heart of this film and I wish he could have won an Oscar too! Winner of the 1946 Oscar as Best Picture. Please see this film!

Because I lived thro’ World War 2 and this is a wonderful story.

For years, my favorite movie was “Gone With The Wind”, but as I have gotten older, it has changed. The Best Years Of Our Lives is so moving, so special, so heart tugging & full of hope. The cast is superb & it runs the gammet of emotions, I truly love & cherish this film.

Beyond the heroics of war, how do the folks back home deal with something as all encompassing as a World War? What happens when one of their own returns and how have they all changed? This is one of the best.

A deeply human movie, morally rich, emotional and heartwrenching. It will never lose its brilliance.

Before I talk about The Best Years of Our Lives, I have to say that I believe Citizen Kane is the best picture yet made. Vertigo is equally brilliant, and those two will always come out as #1 and #2 on my alltime list. When I saw The Best Years of our Lives for the first time, I saw a movie showcasing a brilliant cast, some of the best music I have ever heard anywhere, set in the cutest little US town, with family bonds growing ever stronger and… it is just a fantastic movie and no movie out there is as emotionally charged as this one is.
I could almost predict every scene that was going to come on next, and the way the music was going to accompany it. It was like a movie I would have made, it was so human, so honest, so flowing, so basic.
It is my #3 pic in my greatest movie “list” which changes, more or less over the years, but The Best Years of Our Lives will always remain my favorite.
By: Gionatan Gueli

It is my opinion that a truly great movie is not only one that will entertain us for a few hours, but one that challenges the common perception of reality. In post WWII, there seemed to be an idea that veterens slipped naturally back into civilian life. Best Years of Our Lives was the first film to say “eh, not quite.” Here is the story of three fairly likeable guys coming back from overseas, each with their own hurdles to overcome. It is not only their determination, but also the help, love, and kindness they receive from friends and loved ones that makes this film into what it is; an honest, thought-provoking, yet still very entertaining work of art.

This film has all of elements commonly found in great films…

This film has all of elements commonly found in great films - great writing, classic acting, solid backing, top rate direction. Then there are four bona fide stars who did not allow ego to get in the way of a great ensemble. But most importantly, it is a vital work that authentically reveals the struggles, both large and small, that returning veterans faced. Finally, because everything else was done so well, the production allowed a non-actor to ultimately steal the movie.
By: Rick Teetsel