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Post by 8two on Jun 5, 2020 9:14:37 GMT
We've had music and some books so what about a lifetime of cinema going?
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Post by Lake on Jun 5, 2020 10:28:57 GMT
Dances With Wolves
The Shawshank Redemption
Airplane
The Naked Gun
Tin Cup
Fracture
Clockwork Orange
Hunt For Red October
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Chariots of Fire
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Post by 8two on Jun 5, 2020 10:32:37 GMT
That's a hard one and if anyone makes a selection then most will edit it a couple or three times. I first of all thought of what genres and of what time in my life. Westerns for me and historical certainly, obviously adventure and films from novels, youth, mid-life crisis and recent. What won't feature are ones where violence, sex and loud gunfire seem to be the sole reason for the movie. Here goes:
Shane with Alan Ladd, that's the earliest film I can remember going to
20,000 leagues under the sea, the Disney version with Kirk Douglas. Sat through this at least three times.
The Magnificent Seven, Yul Brynner 1960
The Longest Day, 1962 version
Dr No, the first of many and loyal to Ian Flemming's book
The Battle of Britain, in glorious colour and but for the few . . .
Gladiator with Russel Crowe
King Arthur, 2004, obviously total fiction but no magic and nonsense
Skyfall, possibly the best Bond film
Open Range, with Kevin Costner and a shoot out to end all shootouts
and my bonus one:
Lawrence of Arabia
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Post by shatter2 on Jun 5, 2020 10:48:38 GMT
Odd man out 1947 black and white film Starring James Mason.
Phycho
Get Carter
Deliverence
Lost Weekend. Starring Day Milland
White Heat Starring Jimmy Cagnee
2001 a Space Odessey. And anything directed by Kubrick.
And as Lake, Airplane and the any Neilson spoofs.
Hitchcock's 39 Steps
Oliver Twist with Robert Newton playing Bill Sykes
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Post by shatter2 on Jun 5, 2020 10:55:16 GMT
A few of comedy films
Some Like it Hot.
Pink Panther films. With Peter Sellers
Life of Brian
The Holy Grail
Withnail and I
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Post by 8two on Jun 5, 2020 11:19:50 GMT
A few of comedy films Some Like it Hot. Pink Panther films. With Peter Sellers Life of Brian The Holy Grail Withnail and I Film comedies, as a rule, are not my favourite form of entertainment, however remember laughing my socks off at 'It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'. Go with you with 'Pink Panther' and for that matter earlier Sellers Films, eg 'I'm Alright Jack' and your choice of 'Airplane'. |
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Post by hattersussex on Jun 5, 2020 13:43:18 GMT
Difficult decisions...but as I searched through my mind, there were 12 films that came into my head, so I reluctantly knocked 2 on the head to leave me with 10...
Not in any particular order...
#1...THE STALKING MOON...Gregory Peck...
#2...LAWRENCE OF ARABIA...Peter O'Toole & Omar Sharif...
#3...SOME LIKE IT HOT...Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis & Jack Lemmon...
#4...THIS SPORTING LIFE...Richard Harris & Rachel Roberts...
#5...WEST SIDE STORY...Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer & Rita Moreno...
#6...PAL JOEY...Frank Sinatra, Rita Hayworth & Kim Novac...
#7...ZULU...Michael Caine & Stanley Baker...
#8...SATURDAY NIGHT & SUNDAY MORNING...Albert Finney & Shirley Anne Field...
#9...THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY...Clint Eastwood & Meryl Streep...
#10..GIANT...James Dean, Rock Hudson & Elizabeth Taylor...
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Post by 8two on Jun 5, 2020 14:10:13 GMT
Difficult decisions...but as I searched through my mind, there were 12 films that came into my head, so I reluctantly knocked 2 on the head to leave me with 10... Not in any particular order... #1...THE STALKING MOON...Gregory Peck... #2...LAWRENCE OF ARABIA...Peter O'Toole & Omar Sharif... #3...SOME LIKE IT HOT...Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis & Jack Lemmon... #4...THIS SPORTING LIFE...Richard Harris & Rachel Roberts... #5...WEST SIDE STORY...Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer & Rita Moreno... #6...PAL JOEY...Frank Sinatra, Rita Hayworth & Kim Novac... #7...ZULU...Michael Caine & Stanley Baker... #8...SATURDAY NIGHT & SUNDAY MORNING...Albert Finney & Shirley Anne Field... #9...THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY...Clint Eastwood & Meryl Streep... #10..GIANT...James Dean, Rock Hudson & Elizabeth Taylor... See you have a couple of what were called 'kitchen sink' dramas Tony. Lawrence Harvey, Alan Bates, Tom Bell and Richard Harris spring to mind from these films. Of your others I seem to remember that Kim Novac was considered quite a beauty. The only one I can't remember ever watching is your first, Stalking Moon. |
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Post by rutlandhatter on Jun 5, 2020 16:43:34 GMT
Like, and films I'd watch again, are not necessarily the same thing so I've gone for films I'd watch again and in no particular order:
-The Last Picture Show
-Shindlers' list
-Slumdog Millionaire
-The Wicker Man
-Some Like it Hot
-Zulu
-The Shawshank Redemption
-It's a Wonderful Life
-One Flew over the Cuckoos Nest
-The Deer Hunter
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Post by hattersussex on Jun 5, 2020 17:22:14 GMT
Difficult decisions...but as I searched through my mind, there were 12 films that came into my head, so I reluctantly knocked 2 on the head to leave me with 10... Not in any particular order... #1...THE STALKING MOON...Gregory Peck... #2...LAWRENCE OF ARABIA...Peter O'Toole & Omar Sharif... #3...SOME LIKE IT HOT...Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis & Jack Lemmon... #4...THIS SPORTING LIFE...Richard Harris & Rachel Roberts... #5...WEST SIDE STORY...Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer & Rita Moreno... #6...PAL JOEY...Frank Sinatra, Rita Hayworth & Kim Novac... #7...ZULU...Michael Caine & Stanley Baker... #8...SATURDAY NIGHT & SUNDAY MORNING...Albert Finney & Shirley Anne Field... #9...THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY...Clint Eastwood & Meryl Streep... #10..GIANT...James Dean, Rock Hudson & Elizabeth Taylor... See you have a couple of what were called 'kitchen sink' dramas Tony. Lawrence Harvey, Alan Bates, Tom Bell and Richard Harris spring to mind from these films. Of your others I seem to remember that Kim Novac was considered quite a beauty. The only one I can't remember ever watching is your first, Stalking Moon. Liz...It's a Western...A sympathetic retired army scout takes-in a white woman and her half-Apache son, not knowing that the boy's father, a murderous renegade Apache, is after them...The last 20 minutes of the film had me on the edge of my seat ! The tension was almost unbearable !! |
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Post by shatter2 on Jun 5, 2020 20:16:30 GMT
Difficult decisions...but as I searched through my mind, there were 12 films that came into my head, so I reluctantly knocked 2 on the head to leave me with 10... Not in any particular order... #1...THE STALKING MOON...Gregory Peck... #2...LAWRENCE OF ARABIA...Peter O'Toole & Omar Sharif... #3...SOME LIKE IT HOT...Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis & Jack Lemmon... #4...THIS SPORTING LIFE...Richard Harris & Rachel Roberts... #5...WEST SIDE STORY...Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer & Rita Moreno... #6...PAL JOEY...Frank Sinatra, Rita Hayworth & Kim Novac... #7...ZULU...Michael Caine & Stanley Baker... #8...SATURDAY NIGHT & SUNDAY MORNING...Albert Finney & Shirley Anne Field... #9...THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY...Clint Eastwood & Meryl Streep... #10..GIANT...James Dean, Rock Hudson & Elizabeth Taylor... See you have a couple of what were called 'kitchen sink' dramas Tony. Lawrence Harvey, Alan Bates, Tom Bell and Richard Harris spring to mind from these films. Of your others I seem to remember that Kim Novac was considered quite a beauty. The only one I can't remember ever watching is your first, Stalking Moon. I saw Kim Novak (now 87) star with Laurence Harvey in the film "Of Human Bondage" Talking of kitchen sink films "A Taste of Honey" with Rita Tushingham was good.. |
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Post by proudhattersince74 on Jun 6, 2020 19:01:25 GMT
Life of Brian
Young Frankenstein
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Airplane
Saving Private Ryan - opening scene is something else
Gladiator
Ben Hur
Forrest Gump
Full Metal Jacket
Sexy Beast - just for Ben Kinglsey's performance
Notable mentions for:
Avatar - fantastic animation
Escape to Victory - acting that makes Eastenders look like it should receive Oscar nominations.
The Great Escape - Gordon Jackson's response getting on the train still annoys me!
Blazing Saddles - anarchy rules!
Oh and ANY Laurel & Hardy films
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Post by shatter2 on Jun 6, 2020 20:38:52 GMT
Yes Proud Blazing Saddles and other films directed by Mel Brookes.
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Post by shatter2 on Jun 7, 2020 11:51:03 GMT
Yes Proud Blazing Saddles and other films directed by Mel Brookes. Not one his best but Spaceballs is now showing on Comedy Central. |
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Post by Lake on Jun 7, 2020 12:31:11 GMT
Yes Proud Blazing Saddles and other films directed by Mel Brookes. Loved that and particularly "The Producers". |
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. Longer notice of changes is promised, though...
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. Longer notice of changes is promised, though...
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