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Discussion in 'Queens Park Rangers' started by Stroller, Sep 5, 2015.

  1. Stroller

    Stroller Well-Known Member

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    Falling Down is an excellent film.

    Quadrophenia - of course.

    Sleuth - 'You're nothing but a jumped-up pantry boy, who never knew his place'.
     
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  2. Swords Hoopster.

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    My old man worked on the Great West Road with the bloke wot played him. I think he said the poor kant ended up on the drink
     
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  3. IwasanotherwatfordR

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    In no order, these come to mind for me.

    Untouchable (French film, not the Untouchables)
    American History X
    Godfather (all of em)
    Fight Club
    Dr Strangelove
    The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out of a Window......
    The Deer Hunter
    Philadelphia
    Shutter Island
     
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  4. Kilburn

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    From my younger days (no particular order):-

    Lawrence of Arabia
    El Cid
    Ben Hur
    Z
    Doctor Zhivago
    Apocalypse Now
    The Deer Hunter
    Platoon
    Ryan's Daughter (I visited the coastal film set in Ireland)
    The Great Escape
     
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  5. Stroller

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    Shutter Island is a very good film.
     
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    Mark Lester? He gave up acting in the seventies and became an osteopath. Perhaps it was the Artful Dodger one.
     
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  7. Swords Hoopster.

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    On second thoughts, it was probably the chap's father he worked with. Maybe it was his Dad who hit the bottle
     
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    The QPR 4 year plan
     
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    A room for Romeo brass
    Good will hunting
    Once upon a time in America
    Sexy beast
    Long good Friday
    The colour purple
    Party party
    Napoleons dynamite
    Super mensch the legend of shep gordon
     
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    Godfather Trilogy
    Scarface
    Goodfellas
    The Departed
    (as you can see I'm a sucker for a Gangster film!)
    The Usual Suspects
    Fight Club
    Pulp Fiction
    Django Unchained
    Training Day
    Scum

    Most recently I have seen both Ted 1 and 2 which are hilarious (to me) and Straight outta Compton the NWA biopic which is also excellent
     
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    Entered mine then read above, interesting that a lot of the same titles are appearing. Does this say anything about the QPR demographic ?? :)
     
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    Carlitos way. Epic performance from Sean Penn..
     
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  14. sheffordqpr

    sheffordqpr Well-Known Member

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    Can I bung in Band of Brothers, it's not strictly a film but I can't see anyone starting a 'Favourite Mini Series' thread.
     
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    Some that spring to mind.....
    Pulp Fiction
    Snatch
    Grease
    Up
    The Tourist
    Face Off
    The Beach
    The Godfather
    Into The Wild
    27 hours
     
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  16. LoopyR

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    Sorry 127 hours
     
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    sheffordqpr Well-Known Member

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    Are you trying to tell us something Loopy?
     
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    Lol, very good mate!!!
     
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    Die Hard
    Saturday Night & Sunday Morning
    The Lives of Others
    Dances With Wolves
    Zulu
    The Secret of My Success
    Airplane
    St. Elmo's Fire
    Thunderbolt & Lightfoot
    Predator
     
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    Schindler's List
    Skyfall
    Apocalypse Now
    The Great Escape
    Forrest Gump
    Battle of Britain
    Airplane
    Dead Poets Society
    Shawshank Redemption
    Silence of the Lambs
     
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