Your favourite films

[ricardo 7,618]

38 minutes ago, Yellow Fever said:

 

Just saw Some Like It hot - yes (stayed at the Coronado myself

 

Some of the best screen writing and directing ever  imo.

Billy Wilder, so no surprise there.

[Herman 10,371]

It still amazes me that Shawshank was a box office flop at first but is now a favourite of millions of people. 

[ricardo 7,618]

11 minutes ago, Herman said:

It still amazes me that Shawshank was a box office flop at first but is now a favourite of millions of people. 

Good writing, good actors, good direction and a story where the human spirit eventually triumphs over evil. What's not to like.

[Yellow Fever 4,093]

Don't see any of the later 'Marvel' universe. Phew!

[sonyc 5,794]

5 hours ago, dylanisabaddog said:

Hear My Song is a beautiful film. It's strange that it's rarely shown on TV. 

It hasn't very much. Think it was written and directed by a very young Dunbar - I reckon he had the idea for a while and must have so wanted to produce it. Although it is high kitsch and full of Irish cliches it has charm, tons of humour and there is always the surreal line "If the phone doesn't ring, it's me".

Thanks for the Ealing link. Will definitely watch that. I could watch any of them tbh. They evoke a period of time that feels innocent and very English. Of course, travel back there in time and life would have been very tough and unfair and that innocence may well have been hard to find!. I think I prefer English films to American ones on the whole (seeing I'm alright Jack, Get Carter, The 39 Steps above for instance - would watch them any time). Sexy Beast was terrific too for the sheer violence and threat underneath but still retained a very English vibe.

I did wonder about a few foreign films but worried I would be sent to Pseuds Corner but what the hell...I would add to my list The Grocer's Son (Clotilde Hesme) and Romuald et Juliette and Caché (just a couple by the great Daniel Auteuil). Cinema Paradiso is also on your list (fantastic) and Les Intouchables is listed above to. I would suggest Bicycle Thieves could be added too.

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[dylanisabaddog 5,490]

3 hours ago, TheGunnShow said:

I don't think I've ever watched ten in their entirety (can probably count the number of times I've been to the cinema on my fingers). I'm gonna give a special mention to Titanic though for being so ****ing boring that I actually cheered when the ship hit the iceberg.

Just for you😊

[TheGunnShow 6,588]

1 minute ago, dylanisabaddog said:

Just for you😊

I preferred the one where Jack was getting blown off by a mermaid, but can't find it.

[Herman 10,371]

2 hours ago, ricardo said:

Good writing, good actors, good direction and a story where the human spirit eventually triumphs over evil. What's not to like.

Don't get me wrong, it's one of my favourites too. Just wonder why it was overlooked when it first came out. 

[Nuff Said 5,496]

2 hours ago, ricardo said:

Good writing, good actors, good direction and a story where the human spirit eventually triumphs over evil. What's not to like.

Stephen King innit. Few better storytellers.

[ricardo 7,618]

5 minutes ago, Nuff Said said:

Stephen King innit. Few better storytellers.

Yes, Hitchcock said a great film is about 3 things, the script, the script and the script.

[PurpleCanary 5,850]

I like Ricardo's definition of films one could watch over and again. So:

A Hitchcock double bill of The 39 Steps and The Lady Vanishes.

Walkabout (memories of Oz).

Le Samourai (French noir).

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman. A very odd film.

I Know Where I'm Going.

The Third Man.

The Maltese Falcon (the sharpest of sharp dialogue).

Shanghai Express (Marlene Dietrich...).

North by North-West.

Casablanca (with the greatest single line of dialogue in movie history - "You want my advice? Go back to Bulgaria.")

[TheGunnShow 6,588]

I did like Major League as a comedy, and it did have my favourite line:

"You tryin' to say Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?"

[ricardo 7,618]

1 hour ago, PurpleCanary said:

 

Casablanca (with the greatest single line of dialogue in movie history - "You want my advice? Go back to Bulgaria.")

My favourite line is from Sunset Boulevard  where the William  Holden character says" you're Norma Desmond, you used to be in silent pictures, you used to be big"" and Norma replies, " I am big, its the pictures that got small."

[Herman 10,371]

Two more crackers, highly recommended;

The Big Short.

Moneyball.

[ricardo 7,618]

44 minutes ago, Herman said:

Two more crackers, highly recommended;

The Big Short.

Moneyball.

Yes, another couple of films that I've watched several times.

Some films you watch once and that's it. Others become like old friends even when you know the plot and half the dialogue they are still watchable.

[A Load of Squit 5,640]

Police Academy 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 & 10.

 

[Nuff Said 5,496]

Possibly slightly OT, but I loved the novel Dune when I was young, and thought the first (recent) film captured it well, so looking forward to the next instalment. It would be nice if they could do one book per film, but then it was a big book.

[FenwayFrank 2,557]

Life of Brian

platoon

Private Ryan

Airplane

The Matrix

Aliens

That Thing You Do

Star Wars

Quadrophenia

Gran Torino

[FenwayFrank 2,557]

9 hours ago, Herman said:

It still amazes me that Shawshank was a box office flop at first but is now a favourite of millions of people. 

I haven’t seen it ! 

[Herman 10,371]

5 minutes ago, FenwayFrank said:

I haven’t seen it ! 

Trust me, it's in nearly everyone's top 10 for a reason. Spare a couple of hours and give it a go. 

[ricardo 7,618]

45 minutes ago, FenwayFrank said:

I haven’t seen it ! 

Watch it free on I player BBC.

[MooreMarriot 319]

14 hours ago, FenwayFrank said:

I haven’t seen it ! 

It's on BBC 4 tonight at 9pm.

[Canary73 235]

Get Carter

The Wicker Man

The Third Man

Two Way Stretch

Flash Gordon

Wrath of Khan

Logan's Run

Brewster's Millions

Convoy

Carry on Cabby

Ipcress File

Edited May 13, 2023 by Canary73

[Mr Apples 1,351]

22 hours ago, FenwayFrank said:

I haven’t seen it ! 

Same here!

The best I've seen at the cinema were a remastered version of Jaws, Fargo and Hell or High Water. 🦈 ❄️🌵

Fave film, surely I can't be serious, is Airplane. 🤣

Apples

[FenwayFrank 2,557]

I haven’t seen E T either 

[GodlyOtsemobor 2,634]

The dark knight 

The exorcist 

Armageddon

Scream

Ghostbusters 

Batman (89)

Hot fuzz

Godfather 2 

Rocky 2 

The wolf of wall street 

 

 

Honorable mentions for: 

Shaun of the dead 

The conjuring collection

Star wars saga 

Man of steel

Deadpool 

Guardians of the Galaxy 1-3 

Matrix 1-4 

John wick 1-4 

Bullet train 

Edited May 11, 2023 by GodlyOtsemobor

[Herman 10,371]

47 minutes ago, FenwayFrank said:

I haven’t seen E T either 

I'm with you there. 

[FenwayFrank 2,557]

I’m surprised no one has mentioned Escape to Victory 

[Hook's-Walk-Canary 214]

On 10/05/2023 at 16:08, PurpleCanary said:

I like Ricardo's definition of films one could watch over and again. So:

Same as that:

 

Shawshank Redemption

One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest

The Deer Hunter

Cast Away

Gladiator

Alien

Unforgiven

Annie Hall

 

Edited May 11, 2023 by Hook's-Walk-Canary

[The Raptor 1,377]

Not seen Almost famous in years. Love that film. 

In the middle of watching the new muppets TV series. It's classic muppets. 

It's never officially Christmas in my house untill I've sat down after the last working day before and watched muppet Christmas carol and Elf

Edited May 11, 2023 by The Raptor