Seven Samaurai Babette's Feast The Godfather Young Frankenstein Under the Skin Old Boy Hobson's Choice The Wizard of Oz Freaks The Cruel sea Bridge Over the River Kwa The Incredibles Sorcerer 2001 Space Odyssey The Bicycle Thieves Pulp Fiction The Lives of Others Ex Machina The Seventh Seal Shane
Seven Samaurai Babette's Feast The Godfather Young Frankenstein Under the Skin Old Boy Hobson's Choice The Wizard of Oz Freaks The Cruel sea Bridge Over the River Kwa The Incredibles Sorcerer 2001 Space Odyssey The Bicycle Thieves Pulp Fiction The Lives of Others Ex Machina The Seventh Seal Shane
And so many more.
Good choices there, but I'd wager this is the only time Freaks and Under The Skin will be mentioned here! And this is from someone who's seen them both.
Zulu - It plays around a bit with the actual history but the battle scenes are some of the finest ever
The Wicker Man (the proper version with Edward Woodward and Christopher Lee) - One of the greatest British movies ever made
Rollerball (original version with James Caan) - not the best ever film but I always found it enjoyable to watch in my youth (and it features JS Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor which is a massive thumbs up from me)
Where Eagles Dare - Wonderful war film, plenty of twists and turns before the baddie is revealed
This Is Spinal Tap - Comedy classic (especially for a metalhead like me)
Life Of Brian - Comedy classic 2
The Exorcist - Best horror film
Honourable mentions:
Original Star Wars trilogy Dark Knight trilogy Lord Of The Rings trilogy Most of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (the first two Thor films were a bit ropey) Raiders Of The Lost Ark The Thing Die Hard/Die Hard 2 Night Of The Living Dead (original B/W) ... plus many, many more that I can't think of right now!
Zulu - It plays around a bit with the actual history but the battle scenes are some of the finest ever
The Wicker Man (the proper version with Edward Woodward and Christopher Lee) - One of the greatest British movies ever made
Rollerball (original version with James Caan) - not the best ever film but I always found it enjoyable to watch in my youth (and it features JS Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor which is a massive thumbs up from me)
Where Eagles Dare - Wonderful war film, plenty of twists and turns before the baddie is revealed
This Is Spinal Tap - Comedy classic (especially for a metalhead like me)
Life Of Brian - Comedy classic 2
The Exorcist - Best horror film
Honourable mentions:
Original Star Wars trilogy Dark Knight trilogy Lord Of The Rings trilogy Most of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (the first two Thor films were a bit ropey) Raiders Of The Lost Ark The Thing Die Hard/Die Hard 2 Night Of The Living Dead (original B/W) ... plus many, many more that I can't think of right now!
Life of Brian The Python team were more miss than hit, but when they got a hit, it was usually brilliant. This was a full on bulls eye of a hit.
Airplane A right piss take of the barrage of disaster movies that were doing the rounds at the time. Very silly and don't call me shirley.
Cry Wolf A film that supported Airplane in some cinemas. I remember laughing at this Jekyll and Hyde spoof throughout. Would love to see it again to see if it really warrants a mention here.
Zulu Of course, a brilliant production that really built up the tension and used the extras to good effect. Any bloke that can watch this film and not thank the stars that he wasn't born in a different era, ain't thinking right.
One flew over the cuckoo's nest A must see film with a poignant ending.
Hot Fuzz Another brilliant uk comedy. Loved Shaun of the dead but this is better for sure. Of course it helps when you have stayed in the pub, shopped in the supermarket and ridden my motorbike in the square where the big shoot out was.
Quadrophenia Brilliant music and introduced so many faces to our consciences. Completely stands the test of time that most films cant do.
That'll be the day/stardust Again, good music and an interesting story. The two films have a totally different feel but follow on the story.
Kickass A film that I just couldn't believe what I was watching. I remember sitting quite stunned at what I had watched as the credits rolled. It also introduced me to the music of the Pretty Reckless, makes it a must watch in anyones book.
I'm pleased that so far I haven't seen Lord of the (yawn) rings listed.
Today I took 180 eleven-year-olds to the cinema to see 'Back to the Future' (the cinema let me choose a film).When George punched Biff, they all burst into applause and again when George kissed Marty's mum. They booed and cheered when the film broke down and then started up again and I had tears in my eyes at seeing them all enjoying the visit so much.
I'd love to take them all again next year but how do you match 'Back to the Future'? Maybe this thread will give me some ideas.
Falling Down Platoon Four Lions The Big Lebowski The Great Escape Friday Boys N The Hood Do The Right Thing Deliverance Dogma Fast Times At Ridgemont High Jaws Halloween Babylon Seven American History X Carlitos Way
In no particular order but I must have watched each of these into double figures.
The graduate Soldier Blue Zulu The boat that rocked (only film I seen twice all the way through)
Think all other films I seen I fallen to sleep through, I tend to find them boring and can’t relate / get into them, as I know they take multiple takes to get the perfect shot, just find them a con, alway have done and always will do, really wish I didn’t.
What I have watched time and again: The Alamo (John Wayne) Aliens American Graffiti Blade Runner (any version without the voice over) The Blues Brothers The Dambusters The Great Escape In The Heat of The Night North by Northwest Pulp Fiction Raiders of The Lost Ark Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, The Return of the Jedi Terminator Twelve Angry Men Zulu
Of those, American Graffiti and Blade Runner and my two most favouritest films.
Twelve Angry Men and In The Heat of The Night are two of the finest examples of liberal American filmmaking.
The Alamo is a dreadful piece of "Better Dead than Red" anti-communist propaganda dressed up as "Better Tex than Mex" but it still holds me spellbound all through its historical inaccuracies.
The big Lebowski The Barbarians invasion a room for Romeo Brass Betty Blue Talk to her (Abla con ella) Big night The holly Grail Night on earth Wings of desire Bagdad Cafe Paris Texas American in Paris Oliver Twist jean de florette manon des sources Mivtza Savta - (you can take the boy out of the kibbutz but...)
Comedy has to be Life of Brian, just pipping Holy Grail. Psychological thriller: The Joker Sci Fi: Silent Running Drama and Foreign Language: Life is beautiful Action: The Italian Job (original) War: The Great Escape Fantasy: Return of the King Super Hero: Kickass Horror: The Lost Boys just pipping Frightnight and The Silver Bullet Western: Django unchained Sport: Moneyball Musical: Moulin Rouge
I suggested to my wife that we choose 2 films each that we would like to see over Christmas, either old favourites or ones we hadn’t yet seen. DVDs have been ordered and arrived.
I opted for: Some Like It Hot - Tony Curtis, Jack Lemon, Marilyn Monroe Kind Hearts And Coronets - Alec Guinness, Dennis Price
My wife opted for 2 she hasn’t seen: North By Northwest - Cary Grant Twelve Angry Men - Henry Fonda, Jack Klugman and a host of others
The shining shawshank redemption lock stock smokey & the bandit! pulp fiction Italian job (definitely the original) senna my left foot it inbetweeners 1 stand by me trainspotting back to the future
The graduate Soldier Blue Zulu The boat that rocked (only film I seen twice all the way through)
Think all other films I seen I fallen to sleep through, I tend to find them boring and can’t relate / get into them, as I know they take multiple takes to get the perfect shot, just find them a con, alway have done and always will do, really wish I didn’t.
The boat that rocked? All about opinions of course, I thought it sucked. Reminded me of the later carry on films where they lost their way.
Damn, I need to add Joker, American Graffiti and The Wanderers too. Oh and Taxi Driver. Definitely watched that into double figures and can quote it line by line. And, man, The Last Detail, with Jack Nicholson’s great, blasphemy sweary Shore Patrol line.
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Dirty Harry
Ful metal jacket
The big short
Seven Samaurai
Babette's Feast
The Godfather
Young Frankenstein
Under the Skin
Old Boy
Hobson's Choice
The Wizard of Oz
Freaks
The Cruel sea
Bridge Over the River Kwa
The Incredibles
Sorcerer
2001 Space Odyssey
The Bicycle Thieves
Pulp Fiction
The Lives of Others
Ex Machina
The Seventh Seal
Shane
And so many more.
Zulu - It plays around a bit with the actual history but the battle scenes are some of the finest ever
The Wicker Man (the proper version with Edward Woodward and Christopher Lee) - One of the greatest British movies ever made
Rollerball (original version with James Caan) - not the best ever film but I always found it enjoyable to watch in my youth (and it features JS Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor which is a massive thumbs up from me)
Where Eagles Dare - Wonderful war film, plenty of twists and turns before the baddie is revealed
This Is Spinal Tap - Comedy classic (especially for a metalhead like me)
Life Of Brian - Comedy classic 2
The Exorcist - Best horror film
Honourable mentions:
Original Star Wars trilogy
Dark Knight trilogy
Lord Of The Rings trilogy
Most of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (the first two Thor films were a bit ropey)
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
The Thing
Die Hard/Die Hard 2
Night Of The Living Dead (original B/W)
... plus many, many more that I can't think of right now!
.... and Britt Eckland!
Die Hard
The Long Good Friday
The Python team were more miss than hit, but when they got a hit, it was usually brilliant. This was a full on bulls eye of a hit.
Airplane
A right piss take of the barrage of disaster movies that were doing the rounds at the time. Very silly and don't call me shirley.
Cry Wolf
A film that supported Airplane in some cinemas. I remember laughing at this Jekyll and Hyde spoof throughout. Would love to see it again to see if it really warrants a mention here.
Zulu
Of course, a brilliant production that really built up the tension and used the extras to good effect. Any bloke that can watch this film and not thank the stars that he wasn't born in a different era, ain't thinking right.
One flew over the cuckoo's nest
A must see film with a poignant ending.
Hot Fuzz
Another brilliant uk comedy. Loved Shaun of the dead but this is better for sure. Of course it helps when you have stayed in the pub, shopped in the supermarket and ridden my motorbike in the square where the big shoot out was.
Quadrophenia
Brilliant music and introduced so many faces to our consciences. Completely stands the test of time that most films cant do.
That'll be the day/stardust
Again, good music and an interesting story. The two films have a totally different feel but follow on the story.
Kickass
A film that I just couldn't believe what I was watching. I remember sitting quite stunned at what I had watched as the credits rolled. It also introduced me to the music of the Pretty Reckless, makes it a must watch in anyones book.
I'm pleased that so far I haven't seen Lord of the (yawn) rings listed.
I'd love to take them all again next year but how do you match 'Back to the Future'? Maybe this thread will give me some ideas.
Platoon
Four Lions
The Big Lebowski
The Great Escape
Friday
Boys N The Hood
Do The Right Thing
Deliverance
Dogma
Fast Times At Ridgemont High
Jaws
Halloween
Babylon
Seven
American History X
Carlitos Way
In no particular order but I must have watched each of these into double figures.
Soldier Blue
Zulu
The boat that rocked (only film I seen twice all the way through)
Think all other films I seen I fallen to sleep through, I tend to find them boring and can’t relate / get into them, as I know they take multiple takes to get the perfect shot, just find them a con, alway have done and always will do, really wish I didn’t.
Shawshank
Field of Dreams
Its a Wonderful Life
Ran
The Alamo (John Wayne)
Aliens
American Graffiti
Blade Runner (any version without the voice over)
The Blues Brothers
The Dambusters
The Great Escape
In The Heat of The Night
North by Northwest
Pulp Fiction
Raiders of The Lost Ark
Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, The Return of the Jedi
Terminator
Twelve Angry Men
Zulu
Of those, American Graffiti and Blade Runner and my two most favouritest films.
Twelve Angry Men and In The Heat of The Night are two of the finest examples of liberal American filmmaking.
The Alamo is a dreadful piece of "Better Dead than Red" anti-communist propaganda dressed up as "Better Tex than Mex" but it still holds me spellbound all through its historical inaccuracies.
The Barbarians invasion
a room for Romeo Brass
Betty Blue
Talk to her (Abla con ella)
Big night
The holly Grail
Night on earth
Wings of desire
Bagdad Cafe
Paris Texas
American in Paris
Oliver Twist
jean de florette
manon des sources
Mivtza Savta - (you can take the boy out of the kibbutz but...)
Psychological thriller: The Joker
Sci Fi: Silent Running
Drama and Foreign Language: Life is beautiful
Action: The Italian Job (original)
War: The Great Escape
Fantasy: Return of the King
Super Hero: Kickass
Horror: The Lost Boys just pipping Frightnight and The Silver Bullet
Western: Django unchained
Sport: Moneyball
Musical: Moulin Rouge
I opted for:
Some Like It Hot - Tony Curtis, Jack Lemon, Marilyn Monroe
Kind Hearts And Coronets - Alec Guinness, Dennis Price
My wife opted for 2 she hasn’t seen:
North By Northwest - Cary Grant
Twelve Angry Men - Henry Fonda, Jack Klugman and a host of others
shawshank redemption
lock stock
smokey & the bandit!
pulp fiction
Italian job (definitely the original)
senna
my left foot
it
inbetweeners 1
stand by me
trainspotting
back to the future
breakfast club
I could go forever but for my damn memory!
Midnight Cowboy