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.
more films from the archive The Big Heat, Key Largo Bonnie and Clyde The Maltese Falcon Five Easy Pieces China Town Ballard of Cable Hogue
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
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). 26 of 26 found this interesting | Share this 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. Interesting? Yes No | Share this: Facebook | Twitter | Permalink 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
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.
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.
A lot of what’s already been mentioned but a film from the 90s called State of Grace was up there with the best from that era, Sean Penn, Gary Oldman and Ed Harris were the stars.
Probably get shot to bits Singin in the Rain Sound of Music Two musicals (although I am a fan of musicals)
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.
