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Title: Tell us your favourite movie and why?
Post by red baron on Feb 2^nd, 2012 at 8:06am

Tell us what your favourite movie is and give a short breakdown on why it sits at NO1# on your list. This could be good!

My personal favourite is 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'.

Starring Humphrey Bogart, it explorers the depths of men's souls.

Basically Bogart is broke and wins a small lottery, enough to get gold prospecting supplies. He and some shifty acquaintances set out to find their fortune.

Was an still is the most insightful movie into the motives of greed that drives people I have ever seen.

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Post by wilrichards on Feb 28^th, 2012 at 1:55am

It's really difficult to think of a favourite movie.. I think if I have to choose one... I would choose...Donnie Darko. I think it's a great way to show that people have 2 minds... and if you watch the movie for the first time it's also very surprising. It makes me think as well about the possibility of time traveling.

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Post by wostin on Mar 7^th, 2012 at 5:23pm

Well, I love "Pretty Woman." Its a romantic movie, and it shows love in a different light. It has a unique story, and I just think it has an amazing plot and characters. I also love Julia Roberts, so that helps. :)

"The Notebook" is great too. It has a great message, and it always makes me cry. I love Rachel McAdams, and she's my favorite actress. I can watch that movie over and over again.

One more that's amazing is The Mummy. The first one is the best. It has action, adventure, and romance. It kick ***! :D So those are my top 3!

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Post by Grey on Mar 10^th, 2012 at 10:07pm

So many different genres it's a bit of a lottery to pick the best. Offhand the brain spits out :

The Shawshank Redemption,

Being there,

Dr. Strangelove.

Strange that two of those have Peter Sellers in the lead. I wouldn't have thought he was my favourite actor.

Going Home was great :-)

and Land and Freedom AND

Salt of the Earth

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7334797883480289161#

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Post by muso on Mar 11^th, 2012 at 2:38pm

I liked Gladiator, firstly because of the music. The theme music is difficult to get out of your head. They really tried to get it as historically accurate as possible from the point of view of costumes and customs. Of course the actual history was totally wrong, but it didn't actually matter too much. It was credible. I'm involved in ancient re-enactments, and some of the people I know were involved in the filming, which is good, because they have been researching and improving for years.

Unlike many other films of this genre, there were not too many gaffes or anachronisms. The only two I noticed were the turbans in Carthage (They didn't wear turbans) and the use of a crossbow, which hadn't been invented. My Italian friends noticed a few others, but they were minor.

The barbarity and corruption of the Roman empire came across pretty well, and some of the scenes were extremely evocative. The part where Maximus walks through a field of wheat with his hands running through the wheat ears evoke the Roman belief in the Elysium fields. (so what if the wheat was too short for the time?) The film started and finished like that. Because I understood the symbolism, it was one of these spine tingling moments.

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Post by Annie Anthrax on Mar 11^th, 2012 at 2:47pm

Quote:

I'm involved in ancient re-enactments, and some of the people I know were involved in the filming, which is good, because they have been researching and improving for years.

Do you get to the Abbey festival? I've never been before, but I'm considering taking the kids up in July.

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Post by Yadda on Mar 11^th, 2012 at 3:42pm

not in this particular order, but i enjoy these...

Pretty Woman
Master and Commander
Bourne - trilogy
LOTR - trilogy
The Last of the Mohicans [the music in the last scenes!]
Devils Advocate
Millers Crossing
Elizabeth [Cate B]
Get Shorty
Starship Troopers
Walk on Water [an Israeli, English lang film]
Man From Earth [not well known, but a good movie, imo]
The Reader
Amelie
Hard Candy
Lincoln Lawyer
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - trigogy
Serenity [and the Firefly TV series]
Pride and Prejudice [Jennifer Ehle vers.]

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Post by life_goes_on on Mar 11^th, 2012 at 4:11pm

Quote:

The Reader

A quite awesome movie.

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Post by Annie Anthrax on Mar 11^th, 2012 at 4:45pm

These are what pop into my head:

Lock, Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels (for comedy)
Enemy at the Gates (for suspense)
Natural Born Killers
Pulp Fiction
Ronin
The Shining (has to be Jack)
The Notebook
Grease (has to be the original - for singalongs)
An Affair to Remember (for making me cry)

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Post by life_goes_on on Mar 11^th, 2012 at 4:47pm

Annie Anthrax wrote on Mar 11^th, 2012 at 4:45pm:

Six out of nine. Not bad.

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Post by life_goes_on on Mar 11^th, 2012 at 4:53pm

Ronin: Jean Reno.... add to that list The Professional.

The Villiage
Come and See - a Russian WW2 movie.... horrific stuff, but beautiful to watch.

http://www.youtube.com/embed/1HkMK3Pk61A

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Post by Annie Anthrax on Mar 11^th, 2012 at 5:00pm

Life_goes_on wrote on Mar 11^th, 2012 at 4:47pm:

Annie Anthrax wrote on Mar 11^th, 2012 at 4:45pm:

Six out of nine. Not bad.

let me guess - you don't like the last 3?

Quote:

Ronin: Jean Reno.... add to that list The Professional.

Anything Jean Reno is good. There was a great one where his wife was dying and she wanted the last spare grave in the village, so he has to stop everyone else dying before she does. Brilliant movie.

I like Vince Cassel too.

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Post by life_goes_on on Mar 11^th, 2012 at 5:08pm

Quote:

let me guess - you don't like the last 3?

Very perceptive.
Although, not a case of "don't like".... just don't rate them highly - and in the case of Grease, I've never seen it.

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Post by Annie Anthrax on Mar 11^th, 2012 at 5:23pm

You know how in your deepest, darkest moments, you get the feeling that you might just be missing soemthing in your life?

It's Grease.

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Post by life_goes_on on Mar 11^th, 2012 at 5:27pm

Because it's the word, I suppose?

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Post by Annie Anthrax on Mar 11^th, 2012 at 5:29pm

The word that you heard.

I forgot to put Glory on my list. I love that movie.

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Post by life_goes_on on Mar 11^th, 2012 at 5:52pm

A Zed and Two Noughts!

Trippy, a visual feast and an ending you'll never forget.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHW5G6JD0Ro

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Post by Annie Anthrax on Mar 11^th, 2012 at 5:58pm

I haven't seen it.

I lead a very sheltered life.

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Post by life_goes_on on Mar 11^th, 2012 at 6:02pm

Obviously.

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Post by Annie Anthrax on Mar 11^th, 2012 at 6:07pm

Ahem. I have seen Grease and Kill Bill.

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Post by life_goes_on on Mar 11^th, 2012 at 6:12pm

We can't all be perfect.

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Post by life_goes_on on Mar 11^th, 2012 at 6:46pm

But you haven't seen a Zed and Two Noughts.

Sheltered? no, deprived.

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Post by Annie Anthrax on Mar 11^th, 2012 at 6:51pm

I've seen a sneak peek now.

Have you seen Labyrinth?

David Bowie knocks Jude Law out of the park.

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Post by life_goes_on on Mar 11^th, 2012 at 7:11pm

I have a weird Mr Bowie story.

No... Jude Law.... Not David Bowie.... I can't imagine ever considering going there.

Yes, seen Labyrinth.... good value.

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Post by Annie Anthrax on Mar 11^th, 2012 at 7:21pm

I hope you're willing to share...

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Post by Grey on Mar 11^th, 2012 at 8:06pm

Lock, stock and two smoking barrels ;D

Yep, I loved it, maybe its because I'm a Londoner :)

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Post by Annie Anthrax on Mar 11^th, 2012 at 8:16pm

The dad with the kid - I forget his name. He's great.

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Post by Grey on Mar 11^th, 2012 at 9:26pm

Oh Vinnie yeah :-) He was a soccer star first y'know. Won an FA cup with Wimbledon, his best move was crippling the opposition.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylU0QffdGDE

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Post by Andrei.Hicks on Mar 12^th, 2012 at 5:16pm

He really was a terrible player.

How the hell he played for decent sides like Leeds and Sheffield United I will never know.

That Wimbledon side that won the FA Cup were a bunch of thugs too as well - John Fashanu knew when to leave the elbow in going up for a ball, Lawrie Sanchez wasn't shy in the tackle and Alan Cork also made no attempt for the ball on numerous occasions.

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Post by Frances on Mar 12^th, 2012 at 7:38pm

I started making a list, but it ended up a lot longer than I was expecting. There are quite a few older films in it too:

Amelie
The Arsenal Stadium Mystery
The Artist
The Black Camel
The Bride came COD
Brief Encounter
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Charade
Chicago
City Lights
The Cocoanuts
The Great Dictator
Green for Danger
The Guv'nor
A King in New York
Limelight
The Maltese Falcon (1931)
Mamma Mia
Mon Oncle
Monsieur Hulot's Holiday
Mrs Henderson Presents
My Learned Friend
My Man Godfrey (1936)
Oh Mr Porter!
Pane, Amore e Fantasia
The Punch and Judy Man
Rain
Roman de Gare
Rome Express
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Tiger in the Smoke
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Il Turco Napoletano
Les Visiteurs

Not enough room left to say why they are my favourites......

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Post by Grey on Mar 12^th, 2012 at 10:55pm

That's a good list Frances but you left a few out, Casablanca, for instance :-)

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Post by Uncle Meat on Mar 12^th, 2012 at 11:00pm

Rear Window

Hitchcock, Stewart, and Kelly. Perfect!

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Post by Uncle Meat on Mar 12^th, 2012 at 11:07pm

Also on my list:

Great cast (all of them), plus I love good wine and the Californian wine region 8-)

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Post by Uncle Meat on Mar 12^th, 2012 at 11:09pm

And of course:

Brilliant!

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Post by Yadda on Mar 13^th, 2012 at 12:43am

Yadda wrote on Mar 11^th, 2012 at 3:42pm:

After reflection, and with respect to the title of this thread....

If i could only choose one movie, at this time, it would probably have to be the LOTR trilogy.

Because imo, LOTR was such a very large and difficult project, and yet, Peter Jackson succeeded in doing a superb job, in the 'execution' of [i.e. making it] the story, of putting it 'on film', for all time, for us all.

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Post by Frances on Mar 13^th, 2012 at 1:01am

Grey wrote on Mar 12^th, 2012 at 10:55pm:

That's a good list Frances but you left a few out, Casablanca, for instance :-)

I'm not really a huge fan of Bogart, but I do have a DVD of Casablanca and of The Maltese Falcon (although I prefer the earlier Ricardo Cortez version, which I also have), The African Queen and Up the River.

Mention of Casablanca reminds me of one film I left off my list: Conrad Veidt's The Spy in Black.

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Post by Grey on Mar 13^th, 2012 at 12:53pm

Awww they just don't make'em like that anymore. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXQSjyIiNlA

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Post by PoliticalPuppet on Mar 13^th, 2012 at 12:55pm

Probably ‘lock stock and two smoking barrels’.

But it’s impossible to pick one movie

Just exclude all Hollywood movies and you probably have my list of favourites

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Post by Grey on Mar 13^th, 2012 at 6:32pm

bobbythefap1 wrote on Mar 13^th, 2012 at 12:55pm:

Probably ‘lock stock and two smoking barrels’.

But it’s impossible to pick one movie

Just exclude all Hollywood movies and you probably have my list of favourites

Did you see that link to 'salt of the earth' I made near the begining PolPup? You'd enjoy that I'm sure, and the story behind the movie

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Post by Deathridesahorse on Feb 20^th, 2014 at 6:19am

Bruce Lees 'enter the dragon'- just cool!

Here's some that might be interesting,...haven't checked 'em out yet!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/18/art-documentaries-netflix_n_4809419.html

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Post by Winston Smith on Feb 20^th, 2014 at 6:22am

A bitt off-topic, but I find this scene from 'Pacific Rim' both profound and inspiring.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv73Me9hTQs

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Post by bogarde73 on Feb 20^th, 2014 at 11:12am

It's hard to pick just one movie but if I had to it would be Notting Hill.
- it's such a feelgood movie
- Julia Roberts is just so gorgeous in it
- there is a lot of good humour in it
- it's probably Hugh Grant's best movie
- I've probably watched it more times than anything else, although not for about a year

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Post by Alinta on Feb 20^th, 2014 at 11:30am

Can't decide between three......

Presumed Innocent

The Life of David Gale

Zero Effect

...great twists and turns in the plot....

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Post by mozzaok on Feb 22^nd, 2014 at 2:40pm

Master and Commander
Gladiator
Cinderella Man
(Yes I think RC can act, I could have chucked in Romper Stomper and American Gangster as well, but 5 RC films seemed a bit OTT.)
The Big Lebowski
The Royal Tenenbaums
The Lives Of Others (German)
Captains Courageous
A Night At The Opera
Go West
The Big Store
Planes Trains and Automobiles
TED
Wristcutters A Love Story
The Tao Of Steve
Goodfellas
Pulp Fiction
Reservoir Dogs

It seems I could go on forever, I LOVE movies, and have thousands of faves, but that is a few of the top of my head.

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Post by greggerypeccary on Feb 22^nd, 2014 at 2:44pm

bogarde73 wrote on Feb 20^th, 2014 at 11:12am:

Do you have a vagina? :-/

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Post by mozzaok on Feb 22^nd, 2014 at 2:53pm

I was far too polite to say that Mr Peccary, and how dare you suggest I was thinking it. ;D ;D

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Post by Winston Smith on Mar 1^st, 2014 at 4:16pm

One of my favourite battle scenes in film. The invincibility of truth.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpLtXIlkyYA

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Post by Peter Freedman on Mar 13^th, 2014 at 8:33am

Inherit the Wind.

The original version with Spencer Tracey and Federic Marsh. Gene Kelly steals the show as a cynical journo (is there any other type?) who has some wonderful lines.

It is based on the true story of the Tennessee monkey trial, where a teacher was charged with teaching evolution as well as creation in a small-minded, insular southern community.

At one stage Kelly is asked by a local: "Do you want a nice, clean place to stay?"

He replies:"I had one, madam, but I left it to come here.".

There are nice cameo roles by Harry Morgan (Colonel Potter in MASH) who plays a frequently confused judge as Tracey and Marsh snipe at each other) and Dick York (Darrin in Bewitched) as the teacher who is a pawn in an ideological game.

Great and little known movie definitely worth seeking out.