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Favourite Genre Of Film?

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  1. GroveRanger

    GroveRanger Well-Known Member

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    Looking at the DVD collection (yes, still got some of those) it is fairly evenly split between sci-fi/fantasy, action and comedy.

    I watched Starship Troopers the other night, what a top film. Would you like to know more?
     
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  2. rogueleader

    rogueleader suave gringo

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    I tend to like thought provoking Art House movies, like Twins, Independence Day etc.
     
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  3. Mick O'Toon

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    Watched Den of Thieves other night,up there with The Seventh Seal imho
     
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    Black Caviar 1 of the top judges in Europe

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  5. Archers Road

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    Vampire movies;
    Bram Stoker’s Dracula
    Nosferatu (both versions)
    Interview With a Vampire

    Gangster Movies;
    All the Cagney ones
    Godfather I & II
    Meanstreets
    Casino
    Goodfellas

    British gangster movies;
    Get Carter
    Performance
    The Long Good Friday
    Sexy Beast
    The Krays (the one with the Kemp bros, stood the test of time surprisingly well)
    Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
    Snatch
    Rock n Rolla
     
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    My favourite film of all time...Scarface
     
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  7. Easter Road 1980

    Easter Road 1980 Well-Known Member

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    Casablanca, The Third Man, Citizen Kane, All About Eve, Nazis In Suspenders, all classics.
     
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  8. Toley Fart

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    Best:
    Terminator 2
    Goodfellas
    Godfather
    Pulp fiction
    Shawshank
    dumb & dumber
    Gladiator


    Most overrated films:
    Blade runner
    The shining
    The big lebowski
    2001
     
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  9. pud

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    shame on you !
     
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  10. Mick O'Toon

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    12 Angry Men
    The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
    Goodfellas
    Godfather
    Stand By Me
     
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    Toley Fart not606's best fighter

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    <laugh> we’re named after the boozer mate

    It’s an alright film but overrated
     
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  12. Ponders Revisited

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    If I had to compile a list of my ten favourite films, Dumb and Dumber would definitely be in there. An absolute classic.
     
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  13. Easter Road 1980

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    12 Angry Men is a fantastic film. Henry Fonda was a wonderful actor.
     
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  14. Toley Fart

    Toley Fart not606's best fighter

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    You were in it ER were you not?

    please log in to view this image
     
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  15. Easter Road 1980

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    Jesus, that's weird, I was going to mention how great Lee J Cobb was in it <laugh>

    **** me, I'm a twat. <ghost>
     
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    Anything with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce...

    I'm assuming Nigel Bruce was of mixed race?
     
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    Basil Rathbone and Jeremy Brett, my favourite Sherlocks!!

    It's alimentary my dear Watson.
     
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    Taste of Fear aka Scream of Fear. The best Hammer film ever made according to Christopher Lee.
     
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  20. Easter Road 1980

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    The Big Lebowski is a pile of ****.
     
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