Fav films (old and new)

[barr6868]

Ach well, its a bit quiet at the moment so I might as well start this one off with my usual gobbledegook.
(a few glesses ae white wine will help)

Fav recent film - Da Vinci Code. I've been reading about this stuff for a few years and read the book, amongst others.
I actually went to Rosslyn Chapel before all the hype.(saddo).The guy who built it was patron of the village where I was born (Lesmahagow)
I thought it was quite entertaining given the subject of the film. Not easy to make historical accuracies/inaccuracies entertaining for anybody that's not really into history.

Fav film of all time - Shawshank Redemtion - Brilliant

Fav cult film - The Wanderers. One of the first films I saw on the ferguson vhs video recorder that my dad got us from the co-op back in the 80's

Fav music film - Take it or leave it - Madness. I was a skinhead/rude boy in my youth. Loved all the nuttiness from the boys from Camden Town.Still cracks me up.

Fav Sports film - Any Given Sunday. Great insight into the way business and sports have intermingled over the years(American Football Theme)

Fav war film - The Deerhunter. I thought De-Niro and Walken were superb.

BTW, all the Godfather films were classics(part 3 slightly disappointing).

Film critic rant over ops:

[BGonaSTICK]

OK, here are a few of my favourites

American Graffiti (1973)
Alien (1979)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
Ronin (1998)
Two Lane Blacktop (1971)
Trainspotting (1996)
The Elephant Man (1980)
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
The Green Mile (1999)
The Terminator (1984)
Toy Story (1995)
The Thing (1982)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
The Exorcist (1973)
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1558)
Predator (1987)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Rain Man (1988)
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Jaws (1975)
The Great Escape (1963)
Ice-Cold in Alex (1958)
The Matrix (1999)
The Omen (1976)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
The Birds (1963)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Goodfellas (1990)
2001 Space Odyssey (1968)
BladeRunner (1982)
The Italian Job (1969)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Fight Club (1999)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Monty Python and the h#ly Grail (1975)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
The Shining (1980)

Red = Most Watched

[nanochickin]

Heres mine

Shaun Of The Dead (2004)
Monty Python's Life Of Brian (1979) Fave Black comedy
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Trainspotting (1996)
The Matrix Trilogy (1999, 2003)
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999) - Fave cartoon
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) -Fave Sci-fi-Comedy
Reckless Kelly (1993) - Fave Australian Offering
Young Einstein (1988)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
Chasing Amy (1997)
Italian Job (1969) Fave car film - Yes i've had a load of Minis
Kelly's Heroes (1970) - Fave war film
Gone in 60 seconds (1974) - Fave old film, 2nd fave car film (check out the flairs)
Gone in 60 seconds (2000)
Bio-Dome (1996)
Dogma (1999)
California man (1992)
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Men In Black (1997)
In the Army Now (1994)
Taxi Trilogy (1998, 2000, 2003 French with english subtitles - Directed by Luc Besson) Fave french offering.
The Blues Brothers (1980) - Fave music one
The Day After Tomorrow (2004) - fave Sci-Fi
American Pie (1999) _ Fave yank offering
Guest House Paradiso (1999) - Fave comedy of all time
Tron (1982) - Fave one from when i was a kid
Independence Day (1996)
The Naked Gun (1988)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
The Towering Inferno (1975)
National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
Das Boot (1981)
Bill And Ted's Excellent Adventure (1988)
Clerks (1994)

Red = All time favorite film most watched

[barr6868]

Phew, can't compete with all those.
Which ones can you watch, over and over again.?

[jontydog]

All time favourites

Blade Trilogy
Goodfellas
Green Street (corny I know but I like it)
The Krays
Lock Stock
Trainspotting
Snatch
Rocky 2
Porkys
Life of Brian
Holy Grail
Meaning of Life
Great Rock n Roll Swindle
Quadrophenia
A Fish Called Wanda
Clockwise
Platoon

Can't think of any more off hand but no doubt I will. Don't watch too many films just lately so I suppose favourite newish film would be Blade 3 or Green Street

[BGonaSTICK]

I've edited my most-watched into red. My (VHS) copy of American Graffiti is pretty much worn out

[fergiz]

One of my all time favs (not already on anyones lists) is "Midnight Express" also enjoyed a film called "Gulag" although I haven't seen nor heard of it for years.

Edit....Nearly forgot to mention..... "Rainman" brilliant film IMO

[arden]

im surprised looking at peoples list Nikkita has not been listed

an origional Luc Besson classic in my eyes best watched in French

[Gav]

Because I'm sad like that, its 'The Pirates Of Silicon Valley' I bought a NTSC VCR just for it.

[diapason]

Just thought to add my tuppenceworth:

"Radio Parade of 1935" starring Will Hay
"I Thank You" starring Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch
"Flying down to Rio" with Carmen Miranda (the lady with the tutti-frutti hat!!)
"Clockwise" - John Cleese
"She shall have music" - Jack Hylton and his Band
"Dames" directed by Busby Berkely

Call me old-fashioned if you like!