Off Topic Favourite films

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I was 11years old when I watched the original, black and white, King Kong. From the moment they set foot on the island I was on the edge of my seat and stayed that way all through the film. I saw it at the Palladium in Shields, now a Farm Foods. Gone With The Wind made an impression on me, mainly because I fell in love with Vivienne Leigh and moped about like a love-struck teenager (which I was; 13). I think the theme tune played a big part in the films popularity. I still find it haunting. Same with Titanic, the theme tune helped it stay in the mind. The black and white earlier version of Titanic with Kenneth More was, in my mind, if a little less spectacular, a superior film, that was far more accurate and focussed entirely on the tragedy with no fictitious love affair distractions. One of my all time favourites is Meet Me In St. Louis (OK, it’s a big sugary, but I like sugar!) North-west Passage, with American actor (something) Grainger, supposedly true story about Roger’s Rangers. Calamity Jane, Annie Get Your Gun, Springtime, Zulu, Eye In The Sky, so many; too many to list.
 
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Predator
The good the bad and the ugly
The Thing
Taxi Driver
Zulu
Waterloo
This Sporting Life
Lawrence of Arabia
Army of darkness
Jason and the Argonauts
Wrath of Khan
Alien's
Becket
Cromwell
Lion of the Desert
Where Eagles Dare
Cactus Jack
Young Frankenstein
 
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Two of my favourites, which I've rewatched recently, and that I don't think I've seen mentioned on this thread are In Bruges and The Guard. Both similarly dark and deadpan, each from a different McDonagh brother.
 
Dave Hedgehog said:
Predator
The good the bad and the ugly
The Thing
Taxi Driver
Zulu
Waterloo
This Sporting Life
Lawrence of Arabia
Army of darkness
Jason and the Argonauts
Wrath of Khan
Alien's
Becket
Cromwell
Lion of the Desert
Where Eagles Dare
Cactus Jack
Young Frankenstein
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excellent choices mate
 
Oldsandy said:
I was 11years old when I watched the original, black and white, King Kong. From the moment they set foot on the island I was on the edge of my seat and stayed that way all through the film. I saw it at the Palladium in Shields, now a Farm Foods. Gone With The Wind made an impression on me, mainly because I fell in love with Vivienne Leigh and moped about like a love-struck teenager (which I was; 13). I think the theme tune played a big part in the films popularity. I still find it haunting. Same with Titanic, the theme tune helped it stay in the mind. The black and white earlier version of Titanic with Kenneth More was, in my mind, if a little less spectacular, a superior film, that was far more accurate and focussed entirely on the tragedy with no fictitious love affair distractions. One of my all time favourites is Meet Me In St. Louis (OK, it’s a big sugary, but I like sugar!) North-west Passage, with American actor (something) Grainger, supposedly true story about Roger’s Rangers. Calamity Jane, Annie Get Your Gun, Springtime, Zulu, Eye In The Sky, so many; too many to list.
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you're thinking of Stewart GraInger it wasn't him mate it was Spencer Tracy as Major Rodgers in North West Passage a cracking film

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The Norton Cat said:
Two of my favourites, which I've rewatched recently, and that I don't think I've seen mentioned on this thread are In Bruges and The Guard. Both similarly dark and deadpan, each from a different McDonagh brother.
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I am going to give In Bruge another watch soon, remember pissing myself laughing at it years ago. When they are shooting up and down the stairs. As you say deadpan humour. I'll also give the guard a go.as I haven't seen it.

Shane Meadows does some good british films that have budgets that wouldn't get a days shooting in Hollywood, especially those with Paddy Considine. I'm pretty sure I've brought this up before and had a laugh about his scene in Room for Romeo Brass.
 
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young2077 said:
I am going to give In Bruge another watch soon, remember pissing myself laughing at it years ago. When they are shooting up and down the stairs. As you say deadpan humour. I'll also give the guard a go.as I haven't seen it.

Shane Meadows does some good british films that have budgets that wouldn't get a days shooting in Hollywood, especially those with Paddy Considine. I'm pretty sure I've brought this up before and had a laugh about his scene in Room for Romeo Brass.
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In Bruges is brilliant, definitely one of my favourites. Lots of memorable lines in it. If you like that, I'm sure you'll like The Guard. Similar humour and I think the main character is brilliant. Not so keen on Seven Psychopaths though, which is also by one of the McDonagh's.
I'll have to give Room for Romeo Brass a go, heard good things about it but never seen it.
 
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The Norton Cat said:
In Bruges is brilliant, definitely one of my favourites. Lots of memorable lines in it. If you like that, I'm sure you'll like The Guard. Similar humour and I think the main character is brilliant. Not so keen on Seven Psychopaths though, which is also by one of the McDonagh's.
I'll have to give Room for Romeo Brass a go, heard good things about it but never seen it.
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Get the Shane Meadows box set mate.
Absolutely superb movie's.
 
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