howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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the favourite book thread did not really take off, how about films.
i have many, usually the ones that have great dialogue so anything from quentin tarantino is a must see for me.
however my all time favourite for me(and many others) is the usual suspects with kevin spacey, wonderful plot, great acting, clever script and brilliant sting in the tail.
Jan Higgins
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Films I can watch again and again.
Mrs Miniver, Goodbye Mr Chips, Wonderful Life for old black and white films.
Shawshank Redemption, The Pianist, Erin Brockovich for more serious films.
Almost any film suitable for children, I have a fairly large collection.
The Railway Children and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang being my favourites.
Almost any musical with Les Miserables in Concert being my choice at the moment.
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Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Zulu for me along with The Battle of Britain....
Good films there also Jan, Wonderful Life and Shawshank in particular.
I am not too keen at all on Tarantino though Hpward.
I agree with your choice of the old B and W classics Jan , I ahve been trying to get a copy of the sequel to Mrs Miniver for ages but it just dosnt seem avaliable on DVD at the moment
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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interesting to see two mentions of "shawshank redemption" already, that film when made was not considered good enough for cinema and went straight to video if my memory is correct.
i wouldn't put it amongst my all time favourites as it relied so much on morgan freeman, without him the film would not be remembered.
barry clearly goes for the big budget action films, i prefer more intense dialogue and plot lines.
sarah mentions black and white, too many great old ones to mention, the ones that spring to mind for me are "casablanca", "sunset boulevard", anything with bogart and a forgotten classic from the early 50's "bad day at black rock" starring spencer tracey.
Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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The green mile - but not withot a box of tissues
Some like it hot - classic Marilyn
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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I have just been looking through my collection of over 100 DVDs and realised I forgot Saving Grace with Brenda Blethin, a great little comedy.
Spencer Tracey made some good B and W films so did James Stewart, I never liked Bogart.
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Brian Dixon
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forbidon kingdom,zulu and the longest day,are just 3 of many i like watching.
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Zulu, Casablanca, The Bride of Frankenstein and the three 'dollar' westerns.
Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong.
Richard Armour
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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seems like brian and barry are in agreement here, will have to go for a lie down.
chris draws our attention to the spaghetti westerns, i loved them.
the music from sergio leone made them great, the direction was clever, i always thought that lee van cleef had a certain charisma that finished the whole thing off.
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I like the dark humour in them, a scene in A Fistful of Dollars where Clint is loading bodies onto a cart while adding up the bounty then realises he is one short always springs to mind. There was recently a short run of a comic book series reviving the character and I collected them as well.
I have a soft spot for the original five Planet of the Apes films and am quite looking forward to the new one, Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong.
Richard Armour
Im a great fan of Zulu , when they take the role call towards the end , gets me every time
Guest 703- Registered: 30 Jul 2010
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From Dusk Till Dawn, almost-a spoof-vampire movie with great music, Quentin Tarantino acting and writing.
Tampopo, a Japanese foodie movie about the search for the perfect chicken noodle soup, got my juices running just thinking about it!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092048/
Just watching Braveheart on 4, aaarrrggghhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Terry Nunn
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I was going to post last night but I was watching "Hope and Glory" - ah! those days of my youth on the bombsites! Cowboys and Indians and grazed knees.
Then there's any film with music by Ennio Morriconi.
As to others, well you can't beat "Random Harvest", who could be failed to be moved by the last lines -
Greer Garson - "Oh Smithy"
Ronald Coleman - "Paula"
On the other hand there's always a bit of mindless violence, "Essex Boys" and "Rise of the Footsoldier" to name but two.
Terry
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
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How about 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest'- 'All Quiet on the Western Front'- 'The Italian Job' (the original of course!)-...'The Longest Day' -'The Guns of Naverone'- 'Bridge On The River Quai'-and the ultimate anti war movie -'Saving Private Ryan'. Could watch them over and over again-if I had the time!
Never give up...
The Old Man and I watched the Coen brothers take on True Grit last night - fabulous! Subtle, witty and earthy, I loved it. And I loved the original too - I was always a fan of John Wayne, much to me husbands irritation!!
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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ray mentions in post 13 my favourite for worst film "braveheart".
how any accents did mel gibson use in the film playing the same role?
back to the al time greats, henry v with kenneth branagh and his mrs, briliant and awe inspring.
another great historical epic(forget the name of the film) it was all about julius caesar and him uttering the classic line "infamy infamy they have all got in for me".
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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Carry On Cleo, the films are timeless, so full of the most awful jokes that are so predictable but very funny, bet you men liked Carry On Camping with Barbara Windsor doing her exercises.
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Guest 713- Registered: 19 Mar 2011
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Mine would have to be "Lock stock & two smoking barrels" it is sort of funny in places,but ther is a lot of swearing in it.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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wasent bab windsor name june in that film,because she was bursting out in that film.