I recommend picking up the book, like all books (except The Godfather) It is better than the movie.

Now for movies to recommend: (I will try and avoid others that have already been recommended)

The Searchers: [Western] This movie is beyond visually stunning, it created the standard for western cinematography, even though I am not a John Wayne fan
The Magnificent Seven: [Western] entertaining western remake of The Seven Samurai
The Good The Bad and The Ugly: [Western] Leone could do more with silence than almost any other director since the advent of "talkies" and the cinematoraphy is again, beautiful
Stalag 17: [WWII Prison Break] This movie set the stage for the success of The Great Escape, but was far superior. Amazing performance by William Holden as Sefton.
True Romance: [Action, Romance] Great Action, Great Romance, engaging performances
This is Spinal Tap: [Comedy] The King of the Mocumentary. Still sharp and brilliant 20 years later (And the DVD commentary by "The Band" is nearly as good as the film itself)
The Killer: [Action] (Cantonese) Most people pick Hard Boiled as the best John Woo movie, but the story is much better in this movie. The action isnt as sharp, but the story is more engaging
Le Samourai: [Thriller, Crime Drama] (French) Alain Delon is the pinnacle of cool in this film noir classic.
A Better Tomorrow II: (Cantonese) Probably the best sequel ever filmed.
The Yakuza Papers: Battles Without Honor and Humanity: [Gangster, Crime Drama] (Japanese) This film is a powerful response to the American romanticism of the Gangster film, shortly after the Godfather came out. Bloody and brutal, it was a pointed response to that film.
Hard Boiled: [Action, Gangster] (Cantonese) This movie contains some of the greatest scenes in all action movies, including the Tea House Shootout and the Hospital Shootout.

Already recommended films I love: Akira, Princess Mononoke, The Godfather I & II, Pan's Labyrinth, Blazing Saddles, Dr. Strangelove, Animal Crackers, Duck Soup

Almost forgot one.

Blazing Saddles. Hilarious westernish movie, has the dude who played the first willy wonka, and sometimes breaks the third wall.

I would recommend Black Christmas. It proves that slashers can have a decent enough plot to justify the killer while not being completely over the top. Its a very gruesome movie but brilliantly executed (haha get it).

Pulp Fiction is great. With so many characters, its difficult to deepen their personalities but Terrantino does it beautifully.

I can't come up with a good description of why Boondock Saints is such a great movie, but its just fun to watch.

Ah so many good mentions...many that I would have done if I had noticed this earlier and if I hadn't been busy with school crap...Also I wonder why people feel the need to mention LOTR and Star Wars so much here...I mean yess I'm about to mention Star Trek in my own but I'd say that the Wars fans out weigh the Trekkies and Trekkers here...But seriously if we were still allowed polls I think every single person would say that they have seen Star Wars...and yes I read that some other people outside the forums haven't seen them...but they aren't going to see this, are they? Sorry to get all rant-y but seriously we don't have to list Star Wars as a great achievement here...and yes I know I am being slightly hypocritical by listing not one but two Trek films but I gave reasons

*sound of cracking knuckles* let's get started shall we?

The Untouchables- The best gangster film from the side of the law...hands down...nothing can top it in that category (though the up coming sequel does seem to have a nice story) Also Sean Connery won an Oscar for his role...so many classic scenes and quoteable lines (you wouldn't think so but I say some stuff from it from time to time). And I don't want to hear people say "oh but the Departed was blah blah blah" No just stop. The Departed was good but it didn't have a train station shoot out that starts with a shot of Kevin Costner (before he started sucking...really really hard...Robin Hood I'm looking at you...) Holding his arm out with a shot gun and then blowing a guy clear out a door. The only thing that could have made this film better was if Harrison Ford hadn't turned down Costner's role.

Field of Dreams- Speaking of Kevin Costner this baseball classic should be on any fan of the game's list. The ultimate baseball movie. James Earl Jones makes one of the most moving speeches in all of movie history.

Star Trek 4 The Voyage Home- The best Star Trek film and the first one I ever watched as a kid. I even remember the first time I watched it. It's not like the show with constant action and people flipping over consoles and what not. It is funny and charming and by the end you'll actually be cheering.

Star Trek Insurrection: The Best of the TNG films. F. Murry Abraham as the bad guy faces off against Patrick Stewart as the always awesome Picard. This one has the same lightness that made me love Star Trek 4 as a kid...I saw this one 3 times in theaters.

Amadeus- Again F. Murray Abraham is one of the stars stars. I cannot describe how cool and awesome and powerful this movie is...if you have any feelings you will be moved to tears.

Animal House- The lead in Amadeus was one of the stars in this comedy classic too (Hint he played Kroger- also I'm not talking about F. Murray. I don't think I need to post a description of the film...but people who haven't gone to college yet need to know that it's not like the movie...I know I was disappointed anyways

The Blues Brothers- Another Belushi comedy classic. One of the best. Watch it!

Taxi Driver- classic, classic, classic...One of Jodi Foster's First roles and De Nero is explosive

Grindhouse- Probably only for true movie fans...just because the whole theory behind the movie requires one to have watched a whole lot of other movies...also got completely stiffed at the Oscars...I mean there was some good shit in there and people just didn't understand mostly due to not having the right frame of mind to watch it...

Easy Rider- A great countercultural film for all you hippies and wanna be hippies out there. 2 pals driving around on their hogs

Lupin III the Count of Cagliostro: Miyazaki's first directorial effort for an animated feature film...and it's a great one...plus it doesn't hurt that Solid Snake voices Lupin in an English dubbed version of the film (the one I own actually!)

Lupin III Missed By a Dollar: I always talk about how great Lupin is all over the forums and this movie is one of the reasons why...this is one of his finest hours and his first effort in this new century of ours. Just great, some laughs and a whole lot of action

It comes in a pack with some other great Lupin films. The whole pack is just fantastic. Well the Columbus files one isn't really so great but that can be over looked. It's a shame that licensing issues prevent more of Lupin's adventures from being dubbed and sent over to the US of A. But Missed by a Dollar will keep you coming back for more (if Count already didn't which it really should

The Great Escape- Best...WWII...Escape...film...EVER. Steve McQueen is so cool that Superman couldn't fight him...Steve McQueen would just win...also Superman is the worst super hero ever but that's a story for another time

Well...I probably have more but yeah...we'll see

DBS

Some of these movies are OK
 

You work with that you've got. Kaiser needed to get out of custody, so he spun his weave until that happened. I don't think he had intended to get interrogated, and even if he did that's not a situation where he could easily silence those who could ID him. They knew Verbal was involved in the score, they knew they could at least book Verbal if nothing else; Kaiser used that and Verbal's knowledge of events as his bargaining chip to get out. I'm sure a man like him can easily escape to places untrackable with the money he now has.

Didn't I JUST get through telling everyone that Stalag 17 is the better WWII escape movie?

You were obviously ignored. Or disagreed with.

Well I suppose everyone is entitled to their wrong opinion ;)

I cannot beleve that The Goonies has not been mentioned.

I grew up having NOT watched it in it's entirety, and when it gets mentioned...people just give me a look of disbelief and go "You haven't watched THE GOONIES!?" And let's face it, a bunch of lovable little scamps on a treasure hunt? And Sloth?


And this is just me, but "Die Hard". Not the sequels, just the first one. "Yippie ki ya motherf---er." is just classic.

Here's one good description of why Boondock Saints is an awesome movie.

Now, I know this text version doesn't cut it, but if you would just watch the movie (and I gotta say, there's even more awesome scenes before this part) you'll have the chills running down you spine.

EDIT: I could technically recite this from mind, but I just got lazy and googled the whole thing.