Betty Blue in French with subtitles. Absolute classic, and very sexy. Shenandoah. Classic western with James Stewart. The Big Country. Classic western with Gregory Peck. The Life of Brian. No explanation necessary, I'm sure. The Bank Job. Jason Statham at his best (also has Keeley Hawes And finally, just to blow any lingering street-cred I might have left, Stardust. Robert de Niro in drag, anybody?
Meowth, I liked Laputa - Castle in the Sky a lot, very imaginative. There was a whole series of Studio Ghibli films on film4 recently so I watched them all again. I'm a sucker for animation, from Manga to Southpark. Akira is a classic that I never get tired of.
watched tyrannosaur the other day, newish film directed by paddy considine, light hearted it wasn't - but a really really good film, best film i've seen in a while
I have a massive collection of Animé. Akira was one the first that I saw. I have most of the Ghiblis, Lupin III is good too for it's comedy value as is the Urusei Yatsura series which just shows how wacky the Japanese can really be. Please observe. [video=youtube;4oNvTWrwxYE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oNvTWrwxYE[/video]
A lot of great films named above, [including Star Trek, Fran ] and many of them are favourites of mine too, so I'll just mention a few that haven't been written down yet. The Searchers Open Range Dr Strangelove Catch 22 Night of the Demon and loads more. Too many to mention. I don't tend to go to the Cinema, though I do consider myself quite an enthusiastic film viewer. Next week I think I'll have to go to see The Woman In Black, as I saw the theatre version at the Fortune, in London back in 1990, and it scared the bejeezus out of me, in the shocked, jumpy way. If the film is half as good, it'll be excellent. First time I'll have seen Daniel Radcliffe on film too.
Oh, by the way, does anyone else listen to Simon Mayo and Mark Kermode's Weekly Film Review on Friday afternoons on Radio 5..? Brilliant..!
Cheers Meowth, great clip. Wacky isn't a word I'd normally use, but it's perfect in that case. The Japanese just look at the world differently to us, which shows in their animation. My wife doesn't understand what I see in it, I've given up trying to explain now.
Must admit, I liked The Prestige too. It was quirky, well made, looked good, and had a few twists at the end, several of which were obvious, but one or two that weren't. Plus, anything that shows the name of Nicola [another one] Tesla as a genius of the 20th century, has to be good.
Inception The Departed Warrior (class film, Tom Hardy is a brilliant actor) The Fighter The Exspendables Batman Dark Knight Law Abiding Citizen Lock stock Scum Spun And loads more.... Also into the chinese and japanese warrior films like redcliff etc.
I just watched Scott Pilgrim vs the World for the first time, what an utterly bizarre film! Strangely entertaining, though.
The Lord of the Rings trilogy are a personal fave of mine. Other great films... The Godfather, Shaun of the dead, Hot Fuzz, 28 days later, Superbad. Just to name a few
One flew over the cuckoos nest,Shawshank redemption, Silence of the lambs,Alien,Rocky 1,Raiders of the lost ask...to name just a few...
In No Particular order Das Boot Silent Running True Romance The Princess Bride Life of Brian Team America American Werewolf in London Crimson Tide Lord of the rings ( all of them ) Jackie Brown Fargo Airplane and many many more .........
Okay, I should post my list: Hotel Rwanda The Truman Show The Last of the Mohicans The Lord of the Rings (but not RoTK because it was shiiiiite) Lost in Space There are a few films I liked which I kinda feel I shouldn't, such as: Bend it Like Beckham She's the Man John Tucker Must Die It's a Girl/Boy Thing
