Captain Phillips, I am not normally into action films because I find them unrealistic, but this film was spot on with how they dealt with and resolved a hostage on the move incident.
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Highlander and The Princess Bride are 2 of my all time favourites.
Anything with Clint Eastwood in it and most westerns.
Also really enjoyed Amistad and 12 years a slave
Anything with Clint Eastwood in it and most westerns.
Also really enjoyed Amistad and 12 years a slave
I found this interesting about the film ballard of Cable Hogue ands its a good watch on a rainy night, so here goes
Production on the film fell weeks behind schedule due to bad weather. When filming was suspended, director Sam Peckinpah, along with cast and crew, would drink. When filming finally wrapped, the bar bill came to over $70,000 (equivalent to over $483,000 in 2021).
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Sam Peckinpahs tenure with Warner Bros./Seven Arts, and caused permanent damage to his career. The critical and box office hits Deliverance (1972) and Jeremiah Johnson (1972) were in development at the time, and Peckinpah was considered the first choice to direct them. His departure from Warner Brothers left him with a limited number of directing jobs. Peckinpah was forced to do a 180-degree turn from this film, and travelled to England to direct Straw Dogs (1971), one of his darkest and most psychologically disturbing films.
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This was the favorite film of the director. Often, when asked to speak about his work, he brought a print of this film to show, instead of one of his more famous works
Production on the film fell weeks behind schedule due to bad weather. When filming was suspended, director Sam Peckinpah, along with cast and crew, would drink. When filming finally wrapped, the bar bill came to over $70,000 (equivalent to over $483,000 in 2021).
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Sam Peckinpahs tenure with Warner Bros./Seven Arts, and caused permanent damage to his career. The critical and box office hits Deliverance (1972) and Jeremiah Johnson (1972) were in development at the time, and Peckinpah was considered the first choice to direct them. His departure from Warner Brothers left him with a limited number of directing jobs. Peckinpah was forced to do a 180-degree turn from this film, and travelled to England to direct Straw Dogs (1971), one of his darkest and most psychologically disturbing films.
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This was the favorite film of the director. Often, when asked to speak about his work, he brought a print of this film to show, instead of one of his more famous works
Two other oldies
The Cincinnati Kid
Bridge on the River Kwai
The Cincinnati Kid
Bridge on the River Kwai
haway before Jesus that one mateNot a great fan of Paul Newman but every now and again he makes me eat my words, hes not alone there mind, but that is a great film up there with the best. Grapes of Wrath with Paul Muni is another, bit before your time though.
Cracking list. Eden Lake is naughty like.
Forest Gump
Seven
Shawshank
Terminator -T2
Remains of the day
Philadelphia
Rock 1 to 4 although 5 had a not bad story
Robocop
Fight Club
American Beauty
American pie (all the rage in my mid teens)
Green Mile
Goodfellas
Jurassic Park
Remember the titans
Training Day
Jaws
Free Willy (memories of being a kid)
Mr Doubtfire
Dead Poets society
All the Godfathers
Armageddon
Cocos nest
Even Horizon (rancid but can't help but watch)
Phone booth
In the line of fire
Full metal jacket
Clockwork Orange
Scream 96
Stepbrother
Top Gun
Rez Dogs
Pulp Fiction
An inspection calls (more a play)
Inglorious Basterds
Batman 89
Beetlejuice
Toy story
Home alone
Sweeny Todd
Platoon
There's more. But a nice mix of what was out when I was a kid, some from before and some after. The 90s were the last before the CGI ruined most things.
Seven
Shawshank
Terminator -T2
Remains of the day
Philadelphia
Rock 1 to 4 although 5 had a not bad story
Robocop
Fight Club
American Beauty
American pie (all the rage in my mid teens)
Green Mile
Goodfellas
Jurassic Park
Remember the titans
Training Day
Jaws
Free Willy (memories of being a kid)
Mr Doubtfire
Dead Poets society
All the Godfathers
Armageddon
Cocos nest
Even Horizon (rancid but can't help but watch)
Phone booth
In the line of fire
Full metal jacket
Clockwork Orange
Scream 96
Stepbrother
Top Gun
Rez Dogs
Pulp Fiction
An inspection calls (more a play)
Inglorious Basterds
Batman 89
Beetlejuice
Toy story
Home alone
Sweeny Todd
Platoon
There's more. But a nice mix of what was out when I was a kid, some from before and some after. The 90s were the last before the CGI ruined most things.
Some good ones there mate.
I enjoyed Dead Poets Society more than I thought I would. Awakenings is another good one with Robin Williams, De Niro is superb in that.
Another one I could add to my list would be One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest.
Probably get shot to bits
Singin in the Rain
Sound of Music
Two musicals (although I am a fan of musicals)
Singin in the Rain
Sound of Music
Two musicals (although I am a fan of musicals)
Can't forget this one 
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Hard to know when to stop with these things, so many films have meant something to me at different stages of my life. I'll try and avoid some of the more popular films I love like Gladiator and Shawshank and pick a few that are slightly more unusual.
Fear and Loathing
American Pie
Napoleon Dynamite
Nacho Libre (hence the name)
Kill Bill 2
Pulp Fiction
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Original Star Wars Trilogy
Goodfellas
Scarface (love that film)
Role Models
Dodgeball
The Shining
One of the best films I've seen in recent years is Lucky starring Harry Dean Stanton (I want to dance with Harry Dean...), no way to sugarcoat it it's an unflinching look at death and Harry died not long after filming which gives it extra poignancy, but it's not a depressing watch it's bittersweet and funny for the most part.
Fear and Loathing
American Pie
Napoleon Dynamite
Nacho Libre (hence the name)
Kill Bill 2
Pulp Fiction
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Original Star Wars Trilogy
Goodfellas
Scarface (love that film)
Role Models
Dodgeball
The Shining
One of the best films I've seen in recent years is Lucky starring Harry Dean Stanton (I want to dance with Harry Dean...), no way to sugarcoat it it's an unflinching look at death and Harry died not long after filming which gives it extra poignancy, but it's not a depressing watch it's bittersweet and funny for the most part.
