Bladerunner 2049 The Godfather (Parts I and II) The Shawshank Redemption The Constant Gardener The Road Fight Club Aliens Apocalypse Now! Pulp Fiction Road to Perdition
Glad to see Fight Club has made it to someones list.
Pulp Fiction is another cracker.
Bladerunner 2049 is one of the few films I own on DVD - pretty slooooow going on the the re-watch.
Which, on reflection, would be my choice. Well, I'm not sure about best, but perhaps 'most archetypal'. It also has the most Carry On title.
I'm struggling to think of 10 films I'd have in my top 10. My top 2 would be:
24 Hour Party People Local Hero
and the other 8 might include:
Whisky Galore Sleuth The Railway Children Shallow Grave The Royal Tenenbaums 2001 Airplane LA Story
Hmm, which WG and which RC?
There are more than one? I think I mean the originals of each. The only WG I've seen was so primitively shot it was quite hard to make out what was going on; I can't imagine that was a remake. And the RC I know dates from well before I was born. "Daddy, my Daddy!". Welling up now just thinking about it.
Awwww!
There's actually a Gregor Fisher/Eddie Izzard remake of WG which I have not seen; ditto of RC with Jenny Agutter as mother this time (had bought it for our niece without looking further than her name, and was very cheesed to discover it wasn't the original).
- Case increases crawling to a stop nationally. Cases falling in the older groups. - Hospitalisation continuing to fall - with the interesting segmentation (at least for England) in the 65-84 group doing much of the falls. - Deaths still falling
Is there data for today? There's nothing on the dashboard.
- Case increases crawling to a stop nationally. Cases falling in the older groups. - Hospitalisation continuing to fall - with the interesting segmentation (at least for England) in the 65-84 group doing much of the falls. - Deaths still falling
Where are you getting this from? The dashboard shows yesterday's data.
- Case increases crawling to a stop nationally. Cases falling in the older groups. - Hospitalisation continuing to fall - with the interesting segmentation (at least for England) in the 65-84 group doing much of the falls. - Deaths still falling
- Case increases crawling to a stop nationally. Cases falling in the older groups. - Hospitalisation continuing to fall - with the interesting segmentation (at least for England) in the 65-84 group doing much of the falls. - Deaths still falling
- Case increases crawling to a stop nationally. Cases falling in the older groups. - Hospitalisation continuing to fall - with the interesting segmentation (at least for England) in the 65-84 group doing much of the falls. - Deaths still falling
- Case increases crawling to a stop nationally. Cases falling in the older groups. - Hospitalisation continuing to fall - with the interesting segmentation (at least for England) in the 65-84 group doing much of the falls. - Deaths still falling
On the question of films, for anyone interested in the strangenesses of celebrity, Martin Scorsese's "The King of Comedy" is one of the most interesting U.S. films of the 70's and '80s, with Apocalypse Now.
That could have been on my list actually - the scene where Rupert is imagining Jerry Lewis lavishing praise on his act is genius "You've got it.. and you're stuck with it"
Local Hero Shooting Fish Where Eagles Dare Breakfast on Pluto The Sting Casino Glengarry Glen Ross Meet the Parents Rita Sue and Bob Too The imitation game
A right mix of stuff !
Rita, Sue and Bob too! I remember that: "We're having a gangbang!"
Please, this is a family friendly website, and we'll have none of your filth here.
Rita Sue & Bob Too could not be made today. Not with Bob shagging the schoolgirl babysitters. Certainly not with the girls enjoying sex before they'd graduated from Oxbridge.
Never mind best film, can I put in a word for best music video?
I can't think of anything that so perfectly complements the music (and what a song) and claws at the heart/brain than Steve Wilson's Routine. Seriously, watch it: https://youtu.be/sh5mWzKlhQY
"So what do I do with all the children's clothes, such tiny things that still smell of them..."
Blimey, how depressing. I wish I hadn't watched
Didn't say it was a happy song - its brutal. But beautiful at the same time, and the animation in the video is stunning. The same studio have done a few of his other tracks - must take months to do them as they're all stop motion.
Yeah it is moving. As the father of two small kids it has just put me in an unhappy frame of mind. Like listening to The Wall or The Smiths, you need to be in the mood. I remember listening to "I know its over" by The Smiths on the train on the way home from work when I was heading to a party, and it completely ruined the whole night for me, good song though I think it is
For all the beauty in sad pieces of art, sometimes you're better off just not looking at or listening to them
Favourite films I haven’t already seen in a list on their thread and would be happy to watch again:
Life of Brian Princess Bride (best sword fight in cinema) Hot Fuzz Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels Wall-E The Martian Coco Grand Budapest Hotel Paddington (1&2) Knives Out
Lock, Stock is absolutely superb. (Although, in retrospect, some of the acting is a bit flaky.)
Favourite films I haven’t already seen in a list on their thread and would be happy to watch again:
Life of Brian Princess Bride (best sword fight in cinema) Hot Fuzz Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels Wall-E The Martian Coco Grand Budapest Hotel Paddington (1&2) Knives Out
Lock, Stock is absolutely superb. (Although, in retrospect, some of the acting is a bit flaky.)
Favourite films I haven’t already seen in a list on their thread and would be happy to watch again:
Life of Brian Princess Bride (best sword fight in cinema) Hot Fuzz Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels Wall-E The Martian Coco Grand Budapest Hotel Paddington (1&2) Knives Out
Mel Ferrer vs Stewart Granger in Scaramouche was pretty good as sword fights in movies go.
I remember seeing that as a kid and being very impressed. It would probably be ridiculous if I watched it now, so I've resisted a second look. The Duellists was pretty damn good.
Talking of pedantry, I know I have quite a few fellow grammarians on PB and I need your assistance.
So what's the plural of task force? I wrote task forces and it seemed just wrong, is it like attorneys general and thus tasks force?
Task forces is right; force is the noun, task is an adjectival noun. In Attorny general it is attorney which is the noun and general the adjective.
Cheers both, it just looked wrong when I typed it on screen.
Happens to me all the time. English is clearly designed to be like that to confound foreigners.
Attorney generals is also grammatically correct, of course, but just means something else.
It is attorneys general, for the same reason you wouldn't say generals attorney.
It's amazing anyone wants to or manages to learn this absurd language.
Hart's guide says: "compound words formed by a noun and a following adjective, or two nouns connected by a preposition, generally form their plural by a change in the key word"
e.g Attorneys General fathers-in-law
if dealing with plural possessives, is it then fathers in law's pens; fathers' in law pens; fathers in laws' pens or fathers' in law pens? Or maybe other options are available (fathers's' in laws' ...) etc
Favourite films I haven’t already seen in a list on their thread and would be happy to watch again:
Life of Brian Princess Bride (best sword fight in cinema) Hot Fuzz Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels Wall-E The Martian Coco Grand Budapest Hotel Paddington (1&2) Knives Out
Lock, Stock is absolutely superb. (Although, in retrospect, some of the acting is a bit flaky.)
Ooh, yes, I might include LS&2SB in mine. The elegance with which the plot unfolds in the last 30 minutes is wonderful. It's slightly cheesy and very clever at the same time.
Talking of pedantry, I know I have quite a few fellow grammarians on PB and I need your assistance.
So what's the plural of task force? I wrote task forces and it seemed just wrong, is it like attorneys general and thus tasks force?
Task forces is right; force is the noun, task is an adjectival noun. In Attorny general it is attorney which is the noun and general the adjective.
Cheers both, it just looked wrong when I typed it on screen.
Happens to me all the time. English is clearly designed to be like that to confound foreigners.
Attorney generals is also grammatically correct, of course, but just means something else.
It is attorneys general, for the same reason you wouldn't say generals attorney.
It's amazing anyone wants to or manages to learn this absurd language.
Hart's guide says: "compound words formed by a noun and a following adjective, or two nouns connected by a preposition, generally form their plural by a change in the key word"
e.g Attorneys General fathers-in-law
if dealing with plural possessives, is it then fathers in law's pens; fathers' in law pens; fathers in laws' pens or fathers' in law pens? Or maybe other options are available (fathers's' in laws' ...) etc
How many fathers in law do you have, and what are you doing with their pens?
Top 10 films (in descending order, approximately): Casablanca It's a Wonderful Life Frozen The Philadelphia Story Toy Story 3 The Blues Brothers Some Like It Hot Dr Strangelove The Railway Children The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Dr Strangelove is an absolute marvel, I think. Profound, haunting genius. And then 2001 only a couple of years later.
Agreed. IAWL and The Philadelphia Story were alternatives for my list.
Never mind best film, can I put in a word for best music video?
I can't think of anything that so perfectly complements the music (and what a song) and claws at the heart/brain than Steve Wilson's Routine. Seriously, watch it: https://youtu.be/sh5mWzKlhQY
"So what do I do with all the children's clothes, such tiny things that still smell of them..."
That's depressing, but is a good video. Has quite a Tim Burton vibe to the graphics I thought.
My favourite music video (not my favourite song) is November Rain.
Tells the story of the ballad really well, plays with emotions and with a great guitar riff in the middle. https://youtu.be/8SbUC-UaAxE
Bladerunner 2049 The Godfather (Parts I and II) The Shawshank Redemption The Constant Gardener The Road Fight Club Aliens Apocalypse Now! Pulp Fiction Road to Perdition
Glad to see Fight Club has made it to someones list.
Pulp Fiction is another cracker.
Bladerunner 2049 is one of the few films I own on DVD - pretty slooooow going on the the re-watch.
Which, on reflection, would be my choice. Well, I'm not sure about best, but perhaps 'most archetypal'. It also has the most Carry On title.
I'm struggling to think of 10 films I'd have in my top 10. My top 2 would be:
24 Hour Party People Local Hero
and the other 8 might include:
Whisky Galore Sleuth The Railway Children Shallow Grave The Royal Tenenbaums 2001 Airplane LA Story
Hmm, which WG and which RC?
There are more than one? I think I mean the originals of each. The only WG I've seen was so primitively shot it was quite hard to make out what was going on; I can't imagine that was a remake. And the RC I know dates from well before I was born. "Daddy, my Daddy!". Welling up now just thinking about it.
Awwww!
There's actually a Gregor Fisher/Eddie Izzard remake of WG which I have not seen; ditto of RC with Jenny Agutter as mother this time (had bought it for our niece without looking further than her name, and was very cheesed to discover it wasn't the original).
I've seen the WG remake (think it was on iplayer maybe). Not great, not terrible. I don't need to see it again. Izzard was pretty good. I haven't seen the original, but have read the book, which was fun (while staying on Barra - it was one of those left in the holiday let).
Has there been any thought as to best political film?
I rather like 'All the President's Men'.
In my top ten more generally would be;
Lawrence of Arabia Avatar Giant My Fair Lady Jean de Florette Big Country (although Unforgiven so nearly takes my Western spot) Life of Brian Old Boy
I think the best political film (politics tends to lend itself better to dramas i think ) is the Death of Stalin but a film that best shows off politics albeit in a corporate sense is the superb Margin Call where the "issue" gets passed from the staffer to the supervisor to his boss to his boss to his boss to eventually Jeremey Irons who well just bosses it !
Favourite films I haven’t already seen in a list on their thread and would be happy to watch again:
Life of Brian Princess Bride (best sword fight in cinema) Hot Fuzz Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels Wall-E The Martian Coco Grand Budapest Hotel Paddington (1&2) Knives Out
Lock, Stock is absolutely superb. (Although, in retrospect, some of the acting is a bit flaky.)
Ooh, yes, I might include LS&2SB in mine. The elegance with which the plot unfolds in the last 30 minutes is wonderful. It's slightly cheesy and very clever at the same time.
The dialog - while completely implausible - is utterly brilliant.
The Sun really is a hateful bigoted rag. Just look at the sneering, would I be allowed to sneer at poor people like this?
Also, Cambridge isn't full of toffs, but honest working class kids who have worked hard to get into the finest university in the world.
POSH students claim that their university experience is crumbling — because their college does not have a pastry chef.
Undergraduates at Cambridge University’s Corpus Christi College no longer get handmade artisan breakfasts after kitchen staff walked out.
Hungry toffs now slink off to other colleges for their morning grub as brekkie has been axed altogether. Food quality has also taken a battering, with horrified students confronted with cakes bought from shops.
The college — once home to Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville — has seen several catering staff leave, including a MasterChef quarter-finalist, in a conflict with management.
One student complained that it feels like a “loss of the Cambridge experience”.
A source said college management had “prioritised cost over quality” and “the freezers were stuffed”.
They added: “Fresh ingredients were replaced with bulk-bought food, cakes were shop-bought, and vegetables were pre-cut.”
Posh “formals” — black-tie gatherings — will also no longer take place at the college, founded in 1352.
Its kitchen was said to have become “one of the highest performing in Cambridge”.
Can't hungry toffs send their Chauffeurs to Fitzbillies anymore?
Anyway surely the Sun means hungry, lazy, woke liberals? Toffs like Boris Johnson and JRM don't need pastry chefs just a branch of Greggs, they are the new working class.
Local Hero Shooting Fish Where Eagles Dare Breakfast on Pluto The Sting Casino Glengarry Glen Ross Meet the Parents Rita Sue and Bob Too The imitation game
A right mix of stuff !
Rita, Sue and Bob too! I remember that: "We're having a gangbang!"
Please, this is a family friendly website, and we'll have none of your filth here.
Rita Sue & Bob Too could not be made today. Not with Bob shagging the schoolgirl babysitters. Certainly not with the girls enjoying sex before they'd graduated from Oxbridge.
And what about Dr. Strangelove's stereotyping of "the evil disabled person"?
Favourite films I haven’t already seen in a list on their thread and would be happy to watch again:
Life of Brian Princess Bride (best sword fight in cinema) Hot Fuzz Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels Wall-E The Martian Coco Grand Budapest Hotel Paddington (1&2) Knives Out
Mel Ferrer vs Stewart Granger in Scaramouche was pretty good as sword fights in movies go.
I remember seeing that as a kid and being very impressed. It would probably be ridiculous if I watched it now, so I've resisted a second look. The Duellists was pretty damn good.
Indy: It’s a shame that the ultimate ambition for many successful politicians must be to become prime minister. The skills earned during years at the coalface often leave the rising star deeply under-prepared for the top job, which requires an altogether different set of talents and personal characteristics. It’s no good being a great politician inside Number 10; once there, you have to ditch politics and practice statecraft instead. You have to show leadership, measure, poise. Boris Johnson was always going to be found wanting.
The leader is unfit for the job because he doesn’t know how to moderate his tone to the occasion. The Peppa Pig farce last week might have dropped an early hint that the gift of the gab is finally starting to lose its political power. Today Johnson discovers himself unable to find the words to clarify whether or not his office went ahead and held a Christmas party last year, when the virus was in widespread circulation and only a handful of the population was vaccinated – and after which he went on to (in his own politicised terms) “cancel Christmas”.
We’re all exhausted by the course of this pandemic. After a difficult week, the All Party Parliamentary Group on Coronavirus called for “timely and clear” decisions that won’t leave families “in limbo” over Christmas. What a test for a man who relies on nothing more than faded charm.
Never mind best film, can I put in a word for best music video?
I can't think of anything that so perfectly complements the music (and what a song) and claws at the heart/brain than Steve Wilson's Routine. Seriously, watch it: https://youtu.be/sh5mWzKlhQY
"So what do I do with all the children's clothes, such tiny things that still smell of them..."
That's depressing, but is a good video. Has quite a Tim Burton vibe to the graphics I thought.
My favourite music video (not my favourite song) is November Rain.
Tells the story of the ballad really well, plays with emotions and with a great guitar riff in the middle. https://youtu.be/8SbUC-UaAxE
Yes, a great piece of art (song + video). GnR were on it. For a short period of time. Then absolutely fell apart.
Has there been any thought as to best political film?
I rather like 'All the President's Men'.
In my top ten more generally would be;
Lawrence of Arabia Avatar Giant My Fair Lady Jean de Florette Big Country (although Unforgiven so nearly takes my Western spot) Life of Brian Old Boy
I think the best political film (politics tends to lend itself better to dramas i think ) is the Death of Stalin but a film that best shows off politics albeit in a corporate sense is the superb Margin Call where the "issue" gets passed from the staffer to the supervisor to his boss to his boss to his boss to eventually Jeremey Irons who well just bosses it !
Aha - a film I don't know. I'll treat it as a recommendation! Thanks
Well, we knew Omicron was “kinda catchy” but fucking hell. THAT is fast
#COVID19 UPDATE: A total of 51,977 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 8,561 new cases, which represents a 16.5% positivity rate. A further 28 #COVID19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 89,871 to date. See more here: nicd.ac.za/latest-confirm…”
The Truman Show is a great film imo. Also one I watched ages ago, only on TV and only once, a Dutch psycho-chiller called The Golden Egg, which if the test of a film is how long it stays on your mind is easily the best I've ever seen.
Has there been any thought as to best political film?
I rather like 'All the President's Men'.
In my top ten more generally would be;
Lawrence of Arabia Avatar Giant My Fair Lady Jean de Florette Big Country (although Unforgiven so nearly takes my Western spot) Life of Brian Old Boy
I think the best political film (politics tends to lend itself better to dramas i think ) is the Death of Stalin but a film that best shows off politics albeit in a corporate sense is the superb Margin Call where the "issue" gets passed from the staffer to the supervisor to his boss to his boss to his boss to eventually Jeremey Irons who well just bosses it !
Aha - a film I don't know. I'll treat it as a recommendation! Thanks
Margin Call is well worth a watch. Death of Stalin was puerile and misjudged bad taste and many of the jokes simply fall flat, and that's before you start to think about what we are being invited to laugh about.
Has there been any thought as to best political film?
I rather like 'All the President's Men'.
In my top ten more generally would be;
Lawrence of Arabia Avatar Giant My Fair Lady Jean de Florette Big Country (although Unforgiven so nearly takes my Western spot) Life of Brian Old Boy
I think the best political film (politics tends to lend itself better to dramas i think ) is the Death of Stalin but a film that best shows off politics albeit in a corporate sense is the superb Margin Call where the "issue" gets passed from the staffer to the supervisor to his boss to his boss to his boss to eventually Jeremey Irons who well just bosses it !
I thought Death of Stalin was brilliant.
Pretty much every film Steve Buscemi has been in has been brilliant. No because he's a good actor - although he is - but because he picks his films pretty much spot on to my taste. Though my favourite character in that film was Michael Palin's.
Two rumbles from the UK vaccine roll-out programme.
1) Today, the Wales & Scotland stock gap closed. I believe the gap is due to stock sometimes kept back from the roll-out; it shows because Wales receives Pfizer direct.
Implies *everything* has been handed to the nations.
Pretty much every film Steve Buscemi has been in has been brilliant. No because he's a good actor - although he is - but because he picks his films pretty much spot on to my taste.
Well, we knew Omicron was “kinda catchy” but fucking hell. THAT is fast
#COVID19 UPDATE: A total of 51,977 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 8,561 new cases, which represents a 16.5% positivity rate. A further 28 #COVID19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 89,871 to date. See more here: nicd.ac.za/latest-confirm…”
J.a.b.u. Mtsweni (Dr J) @JabuMTS · 2m Replying to @nicd_sa #Omicronvariant racing faster than #BetaVariant or #DeltaVariant. Over 240% increase in the 7-day average and 154% increase on the positivity rate (w/w). GP is 18% away from an official 4th wave. #Kunzima
Favourite films I haven’t already seen in a list on their thread and would be happy to watch again:
Life of Brian Princess Bride (best sword fight in cinema) Hot Fuzz Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels Wall-E The Martian Coco Grand Budapest Hotel Paddington (1&2) Knives Out
Mel Ferrer vs Stewart Granger in Scaramouche was pretty good as sword fights in movies go.
I remember seeing that as a kid and being very impressed. It would probably be ridiculous if I watched it now, so I've resisted a second look. The Duellists was pretty damn good.
EU Commissioner happy.....wonder if the French will be:
Spoke with Secretary of State Eustice. Our continuous efforts with United Kingdom have paid off. 43 vessels now have the certainty of continuing their fishing activities in Guernsey waters & 40 of them were licensed today. Intensified talks continue in good spirit. We touch base in a week.
Has there been any thought as to best political film?
I rather like 'All the President's Men'.
In my top ten more generally would be;
Lawrence of Arabia Avatar Giant My Fair Lady Jean de Florette Big Country (although Unforgiven so nearly takes my Western spot) Life of Brian Old Boy
I think the best political film (politics tends to lend itself better to dramas i think ) is the Death of Stalin but a film that best shows off politics albeit in a corporate sense is the superb Margin Call where the "issue" gets passed from the staffer to the supervisor to his boss to his boss to his boss to eventually Jeremey Irons who well just bosses it !
Aha - a film I don't know. I'll treat it as a recommendation! Thanks
Margin Call is well worth a watch. Death of Stalin was puerile and misjudged bad taste and many of the jokes simply fall flat, and that's before you start to think about what we are being invited to laugh about.
I think I've seen it but any and all financial market films fall flat if you've actually worked there. Oddly the only financial markets linked film I quite like is Trading Places.
Astounding that more people would put Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels in their top ten than would put Rear Window.
You people.
My list is favourite films not already done, and I’m ashamed to admit I haven’t seen Rear Window; I will rectify the error this evening.
On that subject, has anyone mentioned Twelve Angry Men yet?
Oh my goodness, Twelve Angry Men is even better than Rear Window.
But seriously, Rear Window is magical. Everything is spot on. Hitchcock could make magnificent films in incredibly limited settings. See also Rope. I believe both are the same in the way that they're set almost entirely in a single room (or looking out from it).
The Truman Show is a great film imo. Also one I watched ages ago, only on TV and only once, a Dutch psycho-chiller called The Golden Egg, which if the test of a film is how long it stays on your mind is easily the best I've ever seen.
Not doing a Top 10 (as I'm rubbish at remembering lists - I'd make a list and then amend it every time someome mentioned a good film I'd forgotten).
But in niche but good films, not necessarily top ten, but worth a watch: - End of Sentence (recentish, I think - father-son road trip after death of mother, but much better than that suggests) - Head On (English title)/ Gegen die Wand (German - 'Against the wall') from ealry 2000s, I think. Random late night watch on telly, but a fascinating piece of work
Favourite films I haven’t already seen in a list on their thread and would be happy to watch again:
Life of Brian Princess Bride (best sword fight in cinema) Hot Fuzz Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels Wall-E The Martian Coco Grand Budapest Hotel Paddington (1&2) Knives Out
Mel Ferrer vs Stewart Granger in Scaramouche was pretty good as sword fights in movies go.
I remember seeing that as a kid and being very impressed. It would probably be ridiculous if I watched it now, so I've resisted a second look. The Duellists was pretty damn good.
Has there been any thought as to best political film?
I rather like 'All the President's Men'.
In my top ten more generally would be;
Lawrence of Arabia Avatar Giant My Fair Lady Jean de Florette Big Country (although Unforgiven so nearly takes my Western spot) Life of Brian Old Boy
I think the best political film (politics tends to lend itself better to dramas i think ) is the Death of Stalin but a film that best shows off politics albeit in a corporate sense is the superb Margin Call where the "issue" gets passed from the staffer to the supervisor to his boss to his boss to his boss to eventually Jeremey Irons who well just bosses it !
I thought Death of Stalin was brilliant.
Pretty much every film Steve Buscemi has been in has been brilliant. No because he's a good actor - although he is - but because he picks his films pretty much spot on to my taste. Though my favourite character in that film was Michael Palin's.
Ghost World was a little too offbeat to be called brilliant. I do like Buscemi though.
Astounding that more people would put Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels in their top ten than would put Rear Window.
You people.
My list is favourite films not already done, and I’m ashamed to admit I haven’t seen Rear Window; I will rectify the error this evening.
On that subject, has anyone mentioned Twelve Angry Men yet?
Oh my goodness, Twelve Angry Men is even better than Rear Window.
But seriously, Rear Window is magical. Everything is spot on. Hitchcock could make magnificent films in incredibly limited settings. See also Rope. I believe both are the same in the way that they're set almost entirely in a single room (or looking out from it).
That is one of the points of Twelve Angry Men too. It was originally a play, and it works very well on the stage still.
I will report back on Rear Window once I’ve seen it.
Favourite films I haven’t already seen in a list on their thread and would be happy to watch again:
Life of Brian Princess Bride (best sword fight in cinema) Hot Fuzz Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels Wall-E The Martian Coco Grand Budapest Hotel Paddington (1&2) Knives Out
Mel Ferrer vs Stewart Granger in Scaramouche was pretty good as sword fights in movies go.
I remember seeing that as a kid and being very impressed. It would probably be ridiculous if I watched it now, so I've resisted a second look. The Duellists was pretty damn good.
Favourite films I haven’t already seen in a list on their thread and would be happy to watch again:
Life of Brian Princess Bride (best sword fight in cinema) Hot Fuzz Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels Wall-E The Martian Coco Grand Budapest Hotel Paddington (1&2) Knives Out
Mel Ferrer vs Stewart Granger in Scaramouche was pretty good as sword fights in movies go.
I remember seeing that as a kid and being very impressed. It would probably be ridiculous if I watched it now, so I've resisted a second look. The Duellists was pretty damn good.
Pretty much every film Steve Buscemi has been in has been brilliant. No because he's a good actor - although he is - but because he picks his films pretty much spot on to my taste.
RIGA, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The United States is deeply concerned by evidence that Russia has made plans for significant aggressive moves against Ukraine and will respond with a range of "high impact" economic measures if Moscow invades, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.
Speaking after a NATO foreign ministers' meeting on Wednesday in the Latvian capital Riga, Blinken said Russia's plans included efforts to destabilise Ukraine from within as well as large-scale military operations.
Astounding that more people would put Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels in their top ten than would put Rear Window.
You people.
My list is favourite films not already done, and I’m ashamed to admit I haven’t seen Rear Window; I will rectify the error this evening.
On that subject, has anyone mentioned Twelve Angry Men yet?
Oh my goodness, Twelve Angry Men is even better than Rear Window.
But seriously, Rear Window is magical. Everything is spot on. Hitchcock could make magnificent films in incredibly limited settings. See also Rope. I believe both are the same in the way that they're set almost entirely in a single room (or looking out from it).
That is one of the points of Twelve Angry Men too. It was originally a play, and it works very well on the stage still.
I will report back on Rear Window once I’ve seen it.
I hope you love it. If you don't grip your chair at least once the film has failed.
Favourite films I haven’t already seen in a list on their thread and would be happy to watch again:
Life of Brian Princess Bride (best sword fight in cinema) Hot Fuzz Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels Wall-E The Martian Coco Grand Budapest Hotel Paddington (1&2) Knives Out
Mel Ferrer vs Stewart Granger in Scaramouche was pretty good as sword fights in movies go.
I remember seeing that as a kid and being very impressed. It would probably be ridiculous if I watched it now, so I've resisted a second look. The Duellists was pretty damn good.
Astounding that more people would put Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels in their top ten than would put Rear Window.
You people.
My list is favourite films not already done, and I’m ashamed to admit I haven’t seen Rear Window; I will rectify the error this evening.
On that subject, has anyone mentioned Twelve Angry Men yet?
Twelve Angry Men is outstanding. Count that as being in my top ten (I had a couple of spaces)
Yes, brilliant. Henry Fonda terrific as a low key superhero pulling off something far more difficult than anything Batman or Bond ever did - changing people's minds with pure reason and logic!
Bet he couldn't manage that on here though. He'd be told to provide a link or piss off.
Astounding that more people would put Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels in their top ten than would put Rear Window.
You people.
My list is favourite films not already done, and I’m ashamed to admit I haven’t seen Rear Window; I will rectify the error this evening.
On that subject, has anyone mentioned Twelve Angry Men yet?
Twelve Angry Men is outstanding. Count that as being in my top ten (I had a couple of spaces)
Yes, brilliant. Henry Fonda terrific as a low key superhero pulling off something far more difficult than anything Batman or Bond ever did - changing people's minds with pure reason and logic!
Bet he couldn't manage that on here though. He'd be told to provide a link or piss off.
I've been pondering which b&w films I really like. I'll give you two - Hobson's Choice, and Goodbye Mr Chips.
For a B&W xmas film (well it is December, just), then Simms in 1951's Scrooge (A Christmas Carol) is wonderful. Anyone who colourises this film should be shot at dawn.
But i could equally name 90 other great movies, just as good
You might be missing the point with that statement
No, I’m making another point. Cinema - although it may be in decline now (some say) - has just been through an epic 60-70 year olden age, with great great movies from all over the world. We have been blessed. Choosing ten is almost a lottery - it’s ten great movies you can remember right now
In five minutes I will remember ten more, or twenty
Pretty much every film Steve Buscemi has been in has been brilliant. No because he's a good actor - although he is - but because he picks his films pretty much spot on to my taste.
Airheads
I'm not sure if you're posting that to prove or disprove my point, but I loved Airheads. Not least because a) Lemmy was in it, and b) part of the soundtrack was Anthrax (beloved by teenage Cookie) covering a song by the Smiths (beloved by adult Cookie).
I used to work with the guy that rolled the Camberwell Carrot
Indeed, a great film. I remember reading once that its scriptwriter, Bruce Robinson, was one day feeling increasingly fed up with living an exciting but poor life on the bohemian margins of things, and considered himself a professional failure. This was somewhat like some of the characters and the milieu of the story. So he drank a whole bottle of red wine and vowed to himself he would finish a script over two days in his London squat-type accommodation, much like one of his characters might have done.
Surprised no one has mentioned Citizen Kane - which, despite the hype, is very good. One of the great things about directors like Hitchcock - who started in the silent era - is the importance of visuals - nowadays many directors seem to think "if its in the words, job done" - a good test of a TV commercial is to turn the sound off - if you still understand it from the pictures, you've potentially got a good ad. Take the start of Rear Window - how Jimmy Stewart ended up where & how he is explained in a couple of frames....
The Truman Show is a great film imo. Also one I watched ages ago, only on TV and only once, a Dutch psycho-chiller called The Golden Egg, which if the test of a film is how long it stays on your mind is easily the best I've ever seen.
Not doing a Top 10 (as I'm rubbish at remembering lists - I'd make a list and then amend it every time someome mentioned a good film I'd forgotten).
But in niche but good films, not necessarily top ten, but worth a watch: - End of Sentence (recentish, I think - father-son road trip after death of mother, but much better than that suggests) - Head On (English title)/ Gegen die Wand (German - 'Against the wall') from ealry 2000s, I think. Random late night watch on telly, but a fascinating piece of work
Oh and The Lives of Others and Goodbye Lenin (not mentioned by others?). Starting to think I'm just a sucker for German cinema....
Astounding that more people would put Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels in their top ten than would put Rear Window.
You people.
My list is favourite films not already done, and I’m ashamed to admit I haven’t seen Rear Window; I will rectify the error this evening.
On that subject, has anyone mentioned Twelve Angry Men yet?
Oh my goodness, Twelve Angry Men is even better than Rear Window.
But seriously, Rear Window is magical. Everything is spot on. Hitchcock could make magnificent films in incredibly limited settings. See also Rope. I believe both are the same in the way that they're set almost entirely in a single room (or looking out from it).
The only quibble I would have is that James Stewart is about 10 years too old.
I would definitely have it as the best Hitchcock though, which must put it high up any list.
I'm not sure if you're posting that to prove or disprove my point, but I loved Airheads. Not least because a) Lemmy was in it, and b) part of the soundtrack was Anthrax (beloved by teenage Cookie) covering a song by the Smiths (beloved by adult Cookie).
It's a great film
EDIT: I love the fact the boss is played by David St Hubbins
Indeed, a great film. I remember reading once that the scriptwriter, Bruce Robinson, was one day increasingly fed up with living an exciting but poor margin life on the bohemian margins of things, and considered himself a professional failure ; perhaps like some of the characters in the story. So he drank a whole bottle of red wine and vowed to himself he would finish a script over two days in his London squat-like accommodation, much like one of the characters would have done.
The story of the carrot is that the prop guy made one which was feeble, so the director asked if anybody on the crew could roll a better one.
Pretty crap numbers today,but last couple of thursdays have had weirdly high 3 day delayed returns which may have been fixed this week so we'll have to wait to see if it's a real increase
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There's actually a Gregor Fisher/Eddie Izzard remake of WG which I have not seen; ditto of RC with Jenny Agutter as mother this time (had bought it for our niece without looking further than her name, and was very cheesed to discover it wasn't the original).
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4769214/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0215111/
I can't think of any ...
Vibe in Old Bexley and Sidcup: ‘Boris Johnson is turning the UK into a laughing stock, I have no faith' 😬
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/old-bexley-sidcup-by-election-residents-boris-johnson-turning-uk-laughing-stock-1329733?ito=twitter_share_article-top
I rather like 'All the President's Men'.
In my top ten more generally would be;
Lawrence of Arabia
Avatar
Giant
My Fair Lady
Jean de Florette
Big Country (although Unforgiven so nearly takes my Western spot)
Life of Brian
Old Boy
The Thin Man series actually improved as the series progressed - but that was the output of a studio machine getting further into its stride.
For all the beauty in sad pieces of art, sometimes you're better off just not looking at or listening to them
Star Trek II.
Aliens
Terminator II.
The Duellists was pretty damn good.
This is an interesting analysis from someone who actually knows what they're talking about.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9tM_YHvhuA
IAWL and The Philadelphia Story were alternatives for my list.
Heat (as opposed to the original TV pilot, LA Takedown)
(Out of two films nobody really cares about) The Suicide Squad
My favourite music video (not my favourite song) is November Rain.
Tells the story of the ballad really well, plays with emotions and with a great guitar riff in the middle. https://youtu.be/8SbUC-UaAxE
"This is London, not the Lebanon"
Anyway surely the Sun means hungry, lazy, woke liberals? Toffs like Boris Johnson and JRM don't need pastry chefs just a branch of Greggs, they are the new working class.
You people.
I’d be very supposed if it were a 250kg bomb as I don’t think either we or the Americans were using metric bomb sizes…
Occasionally you get something near realism - as in the Duellists.
Expecting realism is like wondering how James Bond gets his expenses approved.
The leader is unfit for the job because he doesn’t know how to moderate his tone to the occasion. The Peppa Pig farce last week might have dropped an early hint that the gift of the gab is finally starting to lose its political power. Today Johnson discovers himself unable to find the words to clarify whether or not his office went ahead and held a Christmas party last year, when the virus was in widespread circulation and only a handful of the population was vaccinated – and after which he went on to (in his own politicised terms) “cancel Christmas”.
We’re all exhausted by the course of this pandemic. After a difficult week, the All Party Parliamentary Group on Coronavirus called for “timely and clear” decisions that won’t leave families “in limbo” over Christmas. What a test for a man who relies on nothing more than faded charm.
Goldfinger is a sequel to Dr No, and definitely better.
And @TheScreamingEagles has a thing for Wrath of Khan, which is also a sequel of sorts.
Remakes... The Fly (Jeff Goldblum), The Thing (the John Carpenter version), True Grit (Jeff Bridges is simply a better actor than Wayne).
#COVID19 UPDATE: A total of 51,977 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 8,561 new cases, which represents a 16.5% positivity rate. A further 28 #COVID19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 89,871 to date. See more here: nicd.ac.za/latest-confirm…”
https://twitter.com/nicd_sa/status/1466089777938280452?s=21
On that subject, has anyone mentioned Twelve Angry Men yet?
Pretty much every film Steve Buscemi has been in has been brilliant. No because he's a good actor - although he is - but because he picks his films pretty much spot on to my taste.
Though my favourite character in that film was Michael Palin's.
1) Today, the Wales & Scotland stock gap closed. I believe the gap is due to stock sometimes kept back from the roll-out; it shows because Wales receives Pfizer direct.
Implies *everything* has been handed to the nations.
https://twitter.com/PaulMainwood/status/1466087891680079872?s=20
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#Omicronvariant racing faster than #BetaVariant or #DeltaVariant. Over 240% increase in the 7-day average and 154% increase on the positivity rate (w/w). GP is 18% away from an official 4th wave. #Kunzima
Toy Story 2 is as good as Toy Story.
Spoke with Secretary of State Eustice.
Our continuous efforts with United Kingdom have paid off.
43 vessels now have the certainty of continuing their fishing activities in Guernsey waters & 40 of them were licensed today.
Intensified talks continue in good spirit. We touch base in a week.
https://twitter.com/VSinkevicius/status/1466050195750375443?s=20
But seriously, Rear Window is magical. Everything is spot on. Hitchcock could make magnificent films in incredibly limited settings. See also Rope. I believe both are the same in the way that they're set almost entirely in a single room (or looking out from it).
But in niche but good films, not necessarily top ten, but worth a watch:
- End of Sentence (recentish, I think - father-son road trip after death of mother, but much better than that suggests)
- Head On (English title)/ Gegen die Wand (German - 'Against the wall') from ealry 2000s, I think. Random late night watch on telly, but a fascinating piece of work
SPINAL TAP
INSIDE OUT
THE EXORCIST
LA LA LAND
SOUND OF MUSIC
THE WICKER MAN
1917
ANDREI RUBLYEV
RATATOUILLE
I will report back on Rear Window once I’ve seen it.
(But I thought that a lot of the book was a bit bollocks)
Sabre and Epee illustrate other styles.
Speaking after a NATO foreign ministers' meeting on Wednesday in the Latvian capital Riga, Blinken said Russia's plans included efforts to destabilise Ukraine from within as well as large-scale military operations.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/blinken-warns-high-impact-economic-steps-if-russia-invades-ukraine-2021-12-01/
Leon, all is forgiven.
Bet he couldn't manage that on here though. He'd be told to provide a link or piss off.
In five minutes I will remember ten more, or twenty
I mean, PREDATOR
ALIEN
BLADE RUNNER
DISTRICT 9
MARS ATTACKS
ALIENS
2001: KUBRICK
STAR WARS 1
Are all up there, and that’s just sci-fi
(And no second dates)
I would definitely have it as the best Hitchcock though, which must put it high up any list.
EDIT: I love the fact the boss is played by David St Hubbins
Life of Brian
Airplane
Twelve Angry Men
Ed Wood
The Sting
The Pelican Brief
Blazing Saddles
Gregorys Girl
Stripes
Big
And they could!
MY FAIR LADY
OLIVER
GUYS AND DOLLS
ALL THAT JAZZ
WEST SIDE STORY
CABARET
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
SINGING IN THE RAIN
BUGSY MALONE