50 films to see before you die

[presto]

first off a rant at 'film4' - they showed this list a couple of weeks ago, as 'film4' went freeview, there were many films in this list which simply didn't deserve to be there - then i was told that film4 had the broadcasting rights to show 40 out of the 50 films, which annoyed me a bit as it was totaly biased self promotion ;fire .

so what would us W2Wers put as the 50 films you must see (for the benefit of john) :D ----- thank you! (John)

[vegyjones]

Reservoir Dogs!

[mathare]

Assuming I am allowed multiple nominations:

Pulp Fiction
Goodfellas
Memento
Fight Club
The Matrix

[Onlyforfun]

Platoon
Apocalypse Now
Plunkett & McClean
A Knights Tale
Aliens

[John]

I've seen Trainspotting and Reservoir Dogs but I can't remember anything about Reservoir Dogs at all. Maybe I only saw half of it or something. Trainspotting is superb though. Nice looking list that Mat. :wink

[mathare]

Plunkett & McClean
A Knights TaleYou're having a laugh here, surely...

[mathare]

The Usual Suspects
Full Metal Jacket

[glynners]

Three when you need abit of comic relief -

Anchorman
Team America
Shaolin Soccer

[samantha1303]

Boys Don't Cry hasn't been mentioned with Hilary Swank.
True story

[lowe1]

how about

resivour dogs
pulp fiction
green mile
motorcycle diaries
the warriors
the wanderers
life of brian
wonderfull life
wizard of oz
sleepers
lost boys

can't be bothered to think of anymore

tony

[Onlyforfun]

You're having a laugh here, surely...

Good films are about entertainment.

How anyone can sit through the tedium of Reservoir Bogs is beyond me.

[glynners]

how about


the warriors


tony

classic


CAN YOU DIG IT!!!!! :D

[samantha1303]

Monster,
Flatliners,- all the Brat Pack movies ( Kiefer Sutherland,Charlie Sheen etc )

[andyp]

The Shawshank redemption
Green Mile
American History X
Anchorman
Pulp Fiction

[presto]

terminator 2
predator
- (for a bit of action) :)

fong sai yuk (1+2)
- quality kung fu with jet li

[presto]

battle royal :D
sin city

[glynners]

Itchy the Killer

[John]

Presto, is Battle Royal the one with loads of Japanese children in... and the objective, without being crude, is to be the 'last one standing' so to speak? If it is that then I have seen it, don't think I could watch it again!

Green Mile, I've added to my list as it's been recommended to me personally too.

Total Recall is excellent.

[John]

Sleepers, another film I've seen but can't remember anything about it...

[glynners]

Pure entertianment - not necessarily great films

The Running Man
Rocky 4
Predator
Demolition Man

[presto]

yup - thats the one, probably shouldn't make the list, but i love all the crazy eastern movies :rolleyes:

mindhunters - is a good psycological thriller i watched recently.

[Fadetoblack]

First off....I would like to thank everyone who has posted on this thread so far....thank you.....thank you for not mentioning The Shawshank Redemption.

Far too many people say that this is their "Favourite movie of all time", this shows such a lack of originality that it has become an in joke with a mate of mine...most women tend to say it's their favourite. It has all those qualities that they think qualifies as a "classic" but really it's just an enjoyable little flim. No more.

My suggestions.

Glengarry Glen Ross.
The Sting.
12 Angry Men
Terminator 1&2
Casino
Silence of the Lambs
Shaun of the Dead
Godfather Trilogy
Se7en
Shindler's List
Superman :)

[glynners]

yup - thats the one, probably shouldn't make the list, but i love all the crazy eastern movies :rolleyes:
.

How about chinese comedies? Stephen Chow is quality :D

[presto]

First off....I would like to thank everyone who has posted on this thread so far....thank you.....thank you for not mentioning The Shawshank Redemption.

Shawshank Redemption :D - quality film :peeky

[John]

Yeah, it's a quality film Darren! Maybe you should skip talk of it on the other thread. :D

[Fadetoblack]

It's entertaining....but it can't be anyone's favourite film of all time. Unless it's the only film they've ever seen I guess.

[presto]

How about chinese comedies? Stephen Chow is quality :D

don't think i have ever seen him. jackie chan did some good (if a little tacky films in his earlier days) like 'drunken masters' and some other 70's martial arts films - though i am not keen on his western martial arts films.

kill bill was a good film though

[mathare]

Casino
Silence of the Lambs
Shaun of the Dead
Godfather Trilogy
Se7en
Superman :)Now that's a quality bunch of films right there

[presto]

the crow

[presto]

rounders - for all you poker players

[glynners]

don't think i have ever seen him. jackie chan did some good (if a little tacky films in his earlier days) like 'drunken masters' and some other 70's martial arts films - though i am not keen on his western martial arts films.

kill bill was a good film though

yeah the western kung-fu comedies are pretty :butthead:

Think Stephen Chow is in drunken masters although i may be mistaken

You should check out Shaolin Soccer (cracked me up no end after a little smoke....:rolleyes: ) and Kung Fu Hustle.

I'm trying to get some of his earlier film imported but its proving quite difficult at the moment

[Fadetoblack]

Out of curiosity...

How many people have seen

Glengarry Glen Ross
The Sting
12 Angry Men

[mathare]

Out of curiosity...

How many people have seen

Glengarry Glen Ross
The Sting
12 Angry MenNope, not seen any of them I must admit

[Profit Seeker]

Scarface
Long Good Friday
Sword Of Gideon
Four Of The Apocalypse
Cut Throats Nine
All Clint's Spaghettis

[Fadetoblack]

You HAVE to watch them post haste. The Sting and 12 Angry Men are my two favourite movies of all time. GGR is there or thereabouts two. Seriously..I can't believe you haven't seen them. (The Sting is the Redford/Newman one btw)

[samantha1303]

Not quite 50 but here we go -

I.D - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00004W4H5/026-3536318-6856455?v=glance&n=283926
When Saturday Comes - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0IQ-dL-E7k&mode=related&search=
Patriot Games - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fb4ZVJNRxE
Clear and Present Danger
Godfather 1,2,3
Goodfellas - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt0Bl6kdpiU
Ronin - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDttSlm3BU8&mode=related&search=
The Sicilian
The Sting
Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDvdaaVUNJ0&mode=related&search=
The Ring 1,2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF6gbwU9Lro
Gothika - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuk_TORDk-s
Seven
Saw
Point Break - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygztZjtOA5E
In The Name Of The Father - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUMab1GYMIY
Michael Collins - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmuuymdgsDk
Bloody Sunday
Monster
Boys Dont Cry
Blade 1,2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iqdqtz_6q_U

( you can all groan now )

Fatal Beauty
Flatliners
Weekend At Bernies 1,2
City Of Angels - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zSG_oVliis
Ghost
Indecent Proposal - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4c7QGk9GnM&mode=related&search=
Single White Female
Notting Hill - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq8MM5iBsrc
4 Weddings and a Funeral - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aD31i9SKw80
Lost For Words
Jumping Jack Flash
Dancin Thru The Dark
Crazy Beautiful - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIGpSlHkME0
Pretty Woman

[samantha1303]

You HAVE to watch them post haste. The Sting and 12 Angry Men are my two favourite movies of all time. GGR is there or thereabouts two. Seriously..I can't believe you haven't seen them. (The Sting is the Redford/Newman one btw)

Just posted that in my list of must watch films.
Raindrops keep falling on my head and Butch Cassidy is much better though:hearty

[vegyjones]

I can't remember anything about Reservoir Dogs at all
I'm stuck in the middle with you!
Don't know what else I can do,
Clowns to the left of me
Jokers to the righyt
Here I am
Stuck in the middle with you!

[vegyjones]

How can anyone have the audacity to say that Shawshank Redemption
ican not make the top 50, but Shaun of the Dead can! :yikes:

Okay, I've seen it, and it is funny, but it's not THAT funny! :ermmm

[Fadetoblack]

don't think anyone said that it can't make the top 50.

[samantha1303]

don't think anyone said that it can't make the top 50.

It can't make my top 50 :)

[Fadetoblack]

It can't make my top 50 :)


You go girl :wink

[vegyjones]

It can't make my top 50 :)
Yes, but you didn't have Shaun of the dead in there! :D

[Fadetoblack]

But it's a 50 films you must see....not a 50 of the most aesteticly pleasing films ever made.

It's just a personal choice but Shaun scored a home run for me anyway...

[samantha1303]

I've never heard of Shaun of the dead to be honest.

Everyone should watch disney movies at least once -
my faves are -

Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs
Pocahontas
The Little Mermaid
The Jungle Book
The Fox and the Hound

And EVERYONE on here should watch Racing Stripes.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0007Z484W/sr=8-1/qid=1155139964/ref=pd_ka_1/026-3536318-6856455?ie=UTF8&s=gateway

[vegyjones]

The bestest comedy... ever.
That must be seen at least once in everyone's lufe, is

Airplane

[Fadetoblack]

Haha I've watched that with the missus....warmed the cockels of my heart.

[sparkyminer]

Top Gun.:yikes:
Apocalypse Now
The Deer Hunter
Alien
Aliens
The Matrix
The Thing
American Werewolf in London

There's loads more.:doh

[sparkyminer]

I've never heard of Shaun of the dead to be honest.

Everyone should watch disney movies at least once -
my faves are -

Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs
Pocahontas
The Little Mermaid
The Jungle Book
The Fox and the Hound

And EVERYONE on here should watch Racing Stripes.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0007Z484W/sr=8-1/qid=1155139964/ref=pd_ka_1/026-3536318-6856455?ie=UTF8&s=gateway
Oh yeah.
Toy Story
Toy Story 2
Alladin
Monsters Inc
Finding Nemo
:D :D :D

[mathare]

Okay, I've seen it, and it is funny, but it's not THAT funny! :ermmmI didn't find Shawshank Redemption funny :doh

[samantha1303]

Racing Stripes clip -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqq8_eczPoI

[samantha1303]

I'll add clips to my list above as I find them

[mathare]

Top Gun.:yikes: A proper 80s classic that one, albeit rather homoerotic

[hudsonmat]

A few of my personal faves:

Usual Suspects
Mississippi Burning
Falling Down (Anybody who has had one of them days will surely know how he feels)

regards
matt

[muggsy1080]

city of god
scarface
seven
casino
oldboy
usual suspects
snatch
waterboy
stander

[lowe1]

The bestest comedy... ever.
That must be seen at least once in everyone's lufe, is

Airplane

nothing is funnier than life of brian

"is there a brian here"

"now what have the romans ever done for us"

"bigus diiickus"


I could quote all night

[GlosRFC]

Not all good films but ones that have cracking surround sound or amazingly realistic effects:
Black Hawk Down
Matrix
King Kong
Saving Private Ryan

Visually stunning films:
Traffic
True Romance
Ocean's Eleven

Jaw-dropping special effects/car chases/etc:
Gladiator
Kill Bill
House of Flying Daggers
Ronin
Bullit

Genuinely great films that will stand the test of time:
All of the Lord of the Rings
French Connection I and II
Oh Brother Where Art Thou
Leon
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Apocalypse Now
The Untouchables
Almost every Ealing comedy made

[Littlegaz]

Agree with a lot of the above, but as a fan of the gangster genre my all time faves would be The Godfather (all three) and Goodfellas. More recently trendy is the cockney gangster theme and here the unmissables are:

Sexy Beast (awesome performance from Ben Kingsley)
The Business
Love, Honour and Obey (more violent comedy than outright gangster stuff)

The Krays would be there if it hadn't been spoilt by such crap casting.

[TheOldhamWhisper]

Scum - looks quite dated nowadays but a must see (IMHO).

House of Flying Daggers (as mentioned by Glos) - stunning film with strong storylines and a very neat twist to a complex plot - should be watched at a cinema with the original subtitles.

Cool Hand Luke - just a darned good movie.

Blackboard Jungle (or just about any Sidney Poitier film will do).

Stir Crazy - possibly the funniest film I have ever seen!

[Merlin]

Some oldie films which are good(imo).......in addition to lots above already mentioned, which I havent duplicated)....

Psycho
Face Off
The Crying Game
The Manchurian Candidate
The Deer Hunter
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
A Clockwork Orange
Some Like It Hot
The Graduate
Scarface
Poltergeist
Rollerball

[Fadetoblack]

The Crying Game reminded me of this film which is coming out soon

http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox_searchlight/thelastkingofscotland/trailera/

No he-shes mind you

[Merlin]

Take a look at that Fade......I thought the Crying Game was a great film.......

[mathare]

I expect when lists such as this are compiled in years to come then Snakes On A Plane will be near the top :peeky

[presto]

that better be the origional rollerball merl :wink
the re-make was absolute tosh.

[Merlin]

Havent seen the remake...Prest...

[bigcumba]

These are in no particular order but every one is a true classic... and apologies, but I can't narrow it to a smaller list.. and I'm sure there are many more!

The Lord Of The Rings trilogy
Indiana Jones - especially the 1st and 3rd
Apocalypse Now
The Great Escape
Alien / Aliens
Batman Begins
The Incredibles
Braveheart
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Kill Bill 1 & 2
Gladiator
Lawrence Of Arabia
The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Badges? Badges? we don't need no stinkin' badges!)
The African Queen
To Have And Have Not
Key Largo
Wallace & Gromit - Curse Of The Wererabbit
King Kong (1933 and 2005 versions)
The Searchers
The Man Who Would Be King
Toy Story 1 and 2
Shrek
The Iron Giant (very underrated animated film)
Goodfellas
Raging Bull
The Elephant Man
Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid
Ed Wood
Bonnie & Clyde
Modern Times (Chaplin at his best)
Monty Python - Holy Grail & Life Of Brian
Some Like It Hot
It Happened One Night
The General (the amazing Buster Keaton - incredible stunts!)
Annie Hall
Harvey
All Marx Brothers movies apart from Room Service and Love Happy!!!!
The Graduate
Arsenic And Old Lace
The Godfather 1 & 2
12 Angry Men
M (Peter Lorre at his creepiest - and you must see the German lnaguage version with subtitles - the most complete version)
Chinatown
Double Indemnity
Touch Of Evil
Reservoir Dogs
On The Waterfront
The Big Sleep
Once Upon A Time In America
I AM A Fugitive From A Chain Gang
Shawshank Redemption
Casablanca
Citizen Kane
It's A Wonderful Life
To Kill A Mockingbird
Metropolis
Das Boot
ET
Nosferatu (1922)
The Green Mile
Pirates Of The Caribbean
The Maltese Falcon
The Lost Weekend
The Night Of The Hunter
White Heat
Scarface (1932 version!)
The Big Heat
All Quiet On The Western Front (1930)
The Killing Fields
Psycho
The Shining
Frankenstein / Bride Of Frankesntein
Onibaba (1964 black and white Japanese classic horror)
The Exorcist
Invasion Of The Body snatchers (1956 version)
The Thing (both versions)
The Invisible Man (1933)
Hound Of The Baskervilles (1939)
Dracula (Hammer 1958)
Halloween
Evil Dead 1 and 2
The Uninvited
The Haunting (1963 version)
Phantom Of The Opera (1925)
Blue Velvet
Freaks
The Wicker Man
Witchfinder General
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1931)
Profondo Rosso
Suspiria
Demons
Night Of The Demon
Dawn Of The Dead
Blazing Saddles
Young Frankenstein
One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
Kes
Spinal Tap
Singing In The Rain
The Blues Brothers
The Court Jester
The Jungle Book
In The Heat Of The Night
Forest Gump
Gone With The Wind
The Hustler
The Wild One
2001 A Space Odyssey
Terminator 2
Blade Runner
The Day The Earth Stood Still
Solaris (1972)
Planet Of The Apes (1968)
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
Jaws
Duel
Seabiscuit
The Deerhunter
Stalag 17
The Caine Mutiny
A Fistful Of Dollars
For A Few Dollars More
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Once Upon A Time In The West
High Noon
Unforgiven
The Wild Bunch
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Stagecoach
My Darling Clementine
Red River
Rio Bravo
Way Out West (and most Laurel and Hardy movies up until 1940)
Dances With Wolves
Winchester 73
Destry Rides Again
Shane
The Outlaw Josey Wales
The Big Country
Fort Apache
The Shootist
High Plains Drifter
Tombstone
Support Your Local Sherriff
Titanic
War Of The Worlds (1953)


whew :yikes: :D

[Fadetoblack]

Citizen CAne? Meh....

:D

[roma]

Ghost Dog
Paris Texas
Pi
If ...
Vertigo
Sex Lies & Videotape
Carrie

Girly ones:
Four Weddings & a Funeral
Brokeback Mountain
Clueless
Gas Food Lodging

plus lots already mentioned

[bigcumba]

couple more goodies there Roma - Paris Texas is brilliantly weird,and great soundtrack, Carrie is great as well, and If... only saw that for the first time a few years ago, another strange movie, very much a product of it's time, definitely a classic!

[glynners]

I expect when lists such as this are compiled in years to come then Snakes On A Plane will be near the top :peeky

How god damn awful does that film look....

'Theres one situation we didnt count on.......'

christ its looks so bad :laugh

however, just check out the imdb message boards, some idiots going nuts coz theyve got advanced screening tickets for it......:splapme

[chancer]

mean machine (original)
heartbreak ridge
51st state
major payne

[scaaty]

The more I write, the more I think of ! So far,

Donnie Darko
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Leon
The Usual Suspects
Seven
The Green Mile
Shawshank Redemption
Edward Scissorhands
Fantasia
2001 A Space Odyssey
Gone With The Wind
Taxi Driver
Devil's Advocate
The Last Temptation Of Christ
Shrek
Blue Velvet
Manhunter
Footlight Parade
Golddiggers of 1933
12 Angry Men
Dr strangelove
Some Like It Hot
It's A Wonderful Life
Withnail And I
All Quiet on The Western Front
The 39 Steps
A Clockwork Orange
Deliverance
The Lion King
Dances With Wolves
As Good As It Gets

[Riggy]

One from Big C's list The Outlaw Josey Wales.Great film.The Unforgiven not
far behind.Two other poigant films of the old west .Tom Horn and The
Shootist, could watch them all day.

[mathare]

Has anyone mentioned Star Wars yet?

[bigcumba]

Has anyone mentioned Star Wars yet?

I like them, but not a huge fan... I tihnk there are many better sci-fi movies out there...

[mathare]

I like them, but not a huge fan... I tihnk there are many better sci-fi movies out there...There are but if we are talking about films you ought to see before you die then Episodes IV to VI of Star Wars ought to be in there. I'd say just have Empire Strikes Back on the list but it doesn't make much sense without the other two around it. By far the best of the lot though.

[Riggy]

What about the 'The Road to series ' with bob hope and bing crosby .Used to be
repeated on the telly often ! Never seen them for years ,Bob hope at his best.

[MattR]

Off the top of my head

Shawshank Redemption
One Flew over the Cuckoos Nest
Long Good Friday
Midnight Run
Roxanne
This Is Spinal Tap

[tacker]

Any film Damon Waynes is in.Major Payne is a classic(about the only thing myself and chancer agree on)The one where he is the boxer is class

[tacker]

Does nobody like star wars?

[Riggy]

Hey guys just selecting my late night movie. Zulu. Brilliant film .Caine at his
best,Baker at his best,all the zulus extras at there best.shut my eyes at the opening scenes:peeky

[sparkyminer]

Lock, stock.........
Snatch.

[Fadetoblack]

Lock, stock.........
Snatch.

Sounds like a virgin with a very protective father.

[eruptive plot]

how about Kes (Brian Glover at his brilliant best)
Arthur,a laugh a minute with Dudley Moore and John Geilgud
and Enemy at the gates. true war story with jude law

[John]

I remember sitting through the first 30 mins of Gangs Of New York before switching over. :(

[Fadetoblack]

I remember sitting through the first 30 mins of Gangs Of New York before switching over. :(

:ermmm

[John]

:ermmm

I think I watched one of the best films ever made instead, the Shawshank Redemption. :laugh

[Fadetoblack]

:ass2

[piggy]

might as well add my tuppence worth

shawshank redemption sorry FTB but it IS a classic
zulu
magnificent seven
great escape
a bridge to far
battle of the bulge
rollerball
the omega man
the untouchables
highlander
braveheart
akira
outlaw josey wales
dirty harry
life of brian
man on fire
lucky number slevin
bone collector
warriors
2001 a space oddesey
gladiator
mall rats
dogma
team america
transporter
51st state
the longest day [because my dad was in it:) ]
bourne identity/supremacy
pulp fiction
carrie
deer hunter
true grit
butch cassidy and the sundance kid

im sure ive forgotten a few of my favs

[Fadetoblack]

The Thing is...I've got SR on DVD, it's a great film...it's just another Stephen King short story, like the green mile, stand by me etc...a good tale but my point is that it's not an original, or very good choice for someone's favourite film of all time.

[tophatter]

in no particular order

Scarface
Ghandi
Chariots of Fire
Something about Mary
Godfather
Cool Hand Luke
Dr Strangelove
Whoops Appocolypse
The long Good Friday
Gremlins
Edward Scissorhands
Life is Sweet
Nil by Mouth
Resevoir Dogs
Pulp Fiction
Leon
Gorrillas in the mist
Life of Brian
Bedazzled (original version with Peter cook and Dudley Moore)

[GlosRFC]

Talking of must-see films...Badlands, BBC 2 tonight

[John]

Some nice looking lists there!

A few that stand out from that lot, that I haven't seen and would like to:-

Edward Scissorhands
If...
Full Metal Jacket
Kill Bill 1 & 2
Life of Brian
Taxi Driver
Pi
Se7en
Sleepers*
Snatch
Taxi Driver**
The Graduate
The Green Mile

I heard The Green Mile was ok but really long and could have been ended much earlier, but they dragged it on and on and on and on and...... We have Se7en on DVD but I haven't watched it, it's definitely a night-time movie though by the sounds of it. Wednesday night I'm at the cinema with Person B... I have no idea what's showing at the moment though...

I have seen Taxi Driver** but can't really remember what happens much. I remember some guy is given a car, and it's parked, and it's raining... and there's a taxi driver who drives a yellow taxi... I have also seen Sleepers* but can't remember it too well... can't remember it at all actually.

[John]

Usual Suspects

A first-class twist, trickery and above all, cunningly intelligent.

Absolutely brilliant. :)

[chancer]

did you see final destination 1 John?

[John]

Can't say I have seen it Chancer I'm afraid.

[chancer]

thats a must see. parts 2 +3 aren't a patch on it

[Fadetoblack]

1 was good cause the idea was original. 2 and 3 were snuff movies.

[TheOldhamWhisper]

Must add Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon to my list. This one is not to be missed and it should be compulsory for everyone to watch it at least once in their lifetime!

[Fadetoblack]

Must add Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon to my list. This one is not to be missed and it should be compulsory for everyone to watch it at least once in their lifetime!

Bit of trivia> The soundtrack won the best oscar award beating one of my favourites, Gladiator.

[John]

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

I just watched this for the first time. Blew me away, from start to finish. It's a hazy bubble of confusion right the way through... rewinding, fastforwarding... erasing away the memory Joel and Clementine had, but at the same time it unveils the weird and wacky times they had together. I love films like this... films that play with my mind and confuse me so much that I can't wait to watch them again and again and again. I think this is why I liked Memento too, it's just a wrath of confusion... back and forth time tripping.

[presto]

bumping the thread with:

V for vendetta

a cracking film, just seen it. and rather satirical of the happenings of today, patriot act (USA), civil liberties etc.....

[Win2Win]

As long as that is all you're bumping ::hump

[John]

I didn't like it I'm afraid. :( And then I received it on DVD for Christmas! D'you want my copy? I'm happy to post it.

[Win2Win]

You ungrateful ;fire ................................:D

[John]

:laugh

[presto]

I didn't like it I'm afraid. :( And then I received it on DVD for Christmas! D'you want my copy? I'm happy to post it.

didn't like it :yikes: - i thaught it would be right up your ally (oh - no more bumping :) ), bang it on ebay john. (thanks for the offer but it's ok - i downloaded a DVD rip - so the quallity's fine).

- what about the upcomming film 300 :) TRAILER (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28IjXoTP4yg&mode=related&search=)

[orientalexpress]

enter the dragon

[Win2Win]

Tried that, burnt my cock......

[drfernet]

"The Hustler" from the early 60´s with Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason is a must see.
Old school hustling and money play in pool halls with lots of bose, smoke an bad character. Black & white.

Those were the days.

[bigcumba]

"The Hustler" from the early 60´s with Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason is a must see.
Old school hustling and money play in pool halls with lots of bose, smoke an bad character. Black & white.

Those were the days.

Superb movie, a real classic. Even the sequel is worth a watch despite the presence of Tom Cruise...

[bigmazey]

Cool Running - Just for pure fun and watching with the kids.

Rainman - Dustin Hoffman was superb.

On the Waterfront - Brando at is Best.

All python movies

[Win2Win]

Watership Down :cryer :cryer :cryer

[paul183195]

THE DEER HUNTER
PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES:happyboun
ALIENS 1 & 2
SAW 1,2 & 3

[bigcumba]

On the Waterfront - Brando at is Best.


yeah that is a definite... add The Wild One to that as well, and maybe A Streetcar Named Desire for more classic early Brando.

[tacker]

joe dirt - stupid comedy
fallen - head hurting triller
meals on wheels - my favourite jackie chan
bad boys - fun fast action
matrix(part 1) - i never thought the sequels were as good
dogma - funny film(especially jay and silent bob)

[wb]

If you want a great soundtrack, The Commitments fits the bill. It's a great film, and anyone who likes soul music should love this.

[John]

Presto, to be honest I didn't really understand most of it. :laugh But I saw it so far back so can't really give an answer to "which bits didn't you understand?" :lickme

The movie 300 - I haven't heard about that mate but I'll check it out, sounds good!

[bigcumba]

If you want a great soundtrack, The Commitments fits the bill. It's a great film, and anyone who likes soul music should love this.

That was a great film Wayne... the young guy who sung the lead had an amazing soul voice for his age.

Another for a bit of gentle humour is Local Hero - a great feel good movie if ever there was one!

[orientalexpress]

joe dirt - stupid comedy
fallen - head hurting triller
meals on wheels - my favourite jackie chan
bad boys - fun fast action
matrix(part 1) - i never thought the sequels were as good
dogma - funny film(especially jay and silent bob)

i love that fight scene with benny the jet at the end. Supposedly his best fight scene

[Onlyforfun]

What about "The Swamp Thing"? Crap film but has Heather Locklear in it. :lickme :luv13:

[glynners]

City of God

On film four this friday at 23.05

Subtitled as its in portuguese so probably not everyones cup of tea but a darn good film and definately worth a watch

[samantha1303]

Veronica Guerin was on film 4 recently, another excellent film about the Irish journalist

[John]

I'll second that Glynners, it's a fantastic film.

[Mavrick]

It probably wouldn't make many peoples top 50, mine included, but me and the missus have just watched "London" and thoroughly enjoyed it. I thought it was going to be a bit rubbish after the first 10 minutes, but it turned out pretty decent.

[numatic]

Blood Simple - R Emmut WAlsh

[bigcumba]

Watched one of Sergio Leone's less well known Spaghetti westerns the other day - A Fistful of Dynamite, with cracking performances from Rod Steiger as a Mexican bandit and James Coburn as an IRA bomber (it's set around 1914). Superb music as always and typically brilliant cinematography from the master, well worth checking out.

[chancer]

Just watched "CRASH" tonight. I didn't think it would be much good but I thought it was one of the best i've seen in a long time. Definately would make my top ten.

[Fadetoblack]

Watched one of Sergio Leone's less well known Spaghetti westerns the other day - A Fistful of Dynamite, with cracking performances from Rod Steiger as a Mexican bandit and James Coburn as an IRA bomber (it's set around 1914). Superb music as always and typically brilliant cinematography from the master, well worth checking out.

Is that Ennio or Hugo?

[Mavrick]

My girlfriend keeps bangin on about "Crash". They don't have it in our local rental shop, but I'm going to see if I can find a copy of it somewhere.

[bigcumba]

Is that Ennio or Hugo?

It's a Morricone soundtrack, brilliant and a wee bit strange in bits!

[susanwells]

Casablanca
Notting Hill
Some Like It Hot
Gosford Park
Wizard Of Oz
Ocean`s Eleven
Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid
The Magnificent Seven
Seven Brides For Seven Brothers
South Pacific
The King And I
Last Summer In Marienbad
The Seventh Seal
The Godfather
The Big Sleep
Easter Parade
Flying Down To Rio
Top Hat
Henry V

[TheOldhamWhisper]

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

....

C4 tonight about 9pm (I think). If you haven't seen this film yet, treat yourself - and if you have, you'll probably want to watch it again anyway! :hearty

[Bill]

Had it earmarked to watch tonight oldham. I'm looking forward to it now.

[bigcumba]

I saw it on DVd recently, it's a strange, thought provoking movie, not one for your average filmgoer... not enough car chases and explosions! Well worth seeing, and probably more than once to really get into it.

[John]

It's an incredible film. I missed it last night but I have it on DVD. Very thought provoking. :)

[glynners]

Memento

Watched it last night, very good, definately needs a 2nd viewing though

[Onlyforfun]

Am I the only person who has seen "La Vita Bella"? It is a masterpiece, truly amazing. You'll be laughing your :icon_tong off as he woos the girl but by the end you will be full of shock and rage and want to kill Germans. The most bittersweet ending of all time.

Forget The Green Mile / Shawshank Redemption / Reservoir Dogs or any of the other "insights into the human condition" type movies. This one id THE BEST OF ALL.