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  • #16
    Originally posted by moggssue
    ... I tend to watch old black and white films, David Lean's Dickens films are bril to curl up with!
    Actually I've not watched 'Hobson's Choice' (just looked it by Lean) for ages - one of my most fave movies. I think it'll be getting a viewing soon.
    To see a world in a grain of sand
    And a heaven in a wild flower

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    • #17
      Or how about James Bond: Casino Royal - you can't beat a bit of Daniel Craig. Or Hot Fuzz for a good Simon Pegg comedy. The Holiday is a good "feel good" movie, if a wee bit soppy, or The Green Mile & Shawshank Redemption which have been out for ages but are fabulous films that will make the hardest heart cry!
      Jane,
      keen but (slightly less) clueless
      http://janesvegpatch.blogspot.com

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      • #18
        Originally posted by smallblueplanet View Post
        Any good Christmas movies? I shudder to admit I mindlessly watched 'Elf' the other week
        I liked Elf. It's good to watch a film every now and then that doesn't take much thinking.

        For Christmas I'm a big Ray Harryhausen fan, so the Jason & the Argonauts, Clash of the Titans, and Sinbad films come out for me.
        A simple dude trying to grow veg. http://haywayne.blogspot.com/

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        • #19
          Casino Royale & Bourne trilogy are on the list! I'll have to make sure we watch them in order - will check but there used to be an option to only rent them in order on one of the dvd rental sites....
          To see a world in a grain of sand
          And a heaven in a wild flower

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          • #20
            Another one I'd recommend is a film called Hard Candy. It was out a couple of years ago. It's one of those films that's uncomfortable, yet compelling at the same time. It certainly tackles a dangerous subject very well.
            A simple dude trying to grow veg. http://haywayne.blogspot.com/

            BLOG UPDATED! http://haywayne.blogspot.com/2012/01...ar-demand.html 30/01/2012

            Practise makes us a little better, it doesn't make us perfect.


            What would Vedder do?

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            • #21
              THink you're going to go over your ten at this rate SBP! But you'll have lots to entertain you on these cold dark evenings
              Life may not be the party we hoped for but since we're here we might as well dance

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              • #22
                Originally posted by Newbie
                The Holiday is a good "feel good" movie, if a wee bit soppy....
                How soppy, I thought it looked like a 'rom-com' from the tesco reviews? I hate 'tear-jerkers', suffice it to say I've never seen Love Story or Dr Zhivago!
                Last edited by smallblueplanet; 13-12-2007, 04:46 PM.
                To see a world in a grain of sand
                And a heaven in a wild flower

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                • #23
                  Originally posted by moggssue View Post
                  THink you're going to go over your ten at this rate SBP! But you'll have lots to entertain you on these cold dark evenings
                  Hey thats true moggssue, but it was free 3 months rental and I choose the '3 dvds unlimited' per month as I will cancel before payment is due in March!
                  To see a world in a grain of sand
                  And a heaven in a wild flower

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                  • #24
                    Dont blame you - they make enough profit out of us, good to get something from them for a change hey SBP!
                    Life may not be the party we hoped for but since we're here we might as well dance

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                    • #25
                      Hi Manda,
                      On the sci-fi front, have you seen Contact with Jodie Foster and Matthew Mccon, Macon, muconahey??? Great film but not quite the sci-fi western you were talking about.
                      Or..Close Encounters of the third kind
                      What about disaster movies? Dante's Peak, Volcano, Twister, Towering inferno etc..
                      I agree, the Bourne films are brill (haven't seen the last one yet though)
                      And lastly, The Princess Bride - pure unadulterated escapeism - Typical fairy story, very funny in places and with an all star cast.
                      Whatever you decide, have fun with them.

                      Clare
                      A garden is a lovesome thing, God wot! (Thomas Edward Brown)

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                      • #26
                        Love the Princess Bride. Another nice movie is 'A Knight's Tale' with Heath Ledger. My fave movie of all time though is 'Cool Runnings' the story of the Jamaican Olympic bobsleigh team - soooo funny.
                        Happy Gardening,
                        Shirley

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                        • #27
                          Ok scarey55 & shirl - seen Close encounters - kak! Dante's Peak - bad, and a Knight's Tale - silly.

                          Will check out Princess Bride.

                          C'mon then, who's seen 'Hobsons Choice'? highly recommended (by me!) would be what's now called a Rom Com, but its B&W!

                          Hobsons Choice with Charles Laughton & John Mills
                          Last edited by smallblueplanet; 13-12-2007, 07:18 PM.
                          To see a world in a grain of sand
                          And a heaven in a wild flower

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                          • #28
                            Can't say as I have - I don't watch films much and have a tendency to fall asleep shortly after the start and wake up in time for the credits!!!

                            I went to see Close Encounters many years ago (when it first came out) with a nice young man name of Suggs, he wanted to become a musician. Strangely, I don't remember much about the movie
                            Last edited by shirlthegirl43; 13-12-2007, 07:16 PM.
                            Happy Gardening,
                            Shirley

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                            • #29
                              Went to the movies with Suggs ay? Madness!
                              To see a world in a grain of sand
                              And a heaven in a wild flower

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                              • #30
                                Bourne movies are a must. The last instalment is now available to buy.

                                If you can find Brassed Off watch it. It's a Brit flick. .........

                                Synopsis
                                Brassed Off is a charming comedic drama starring Ewan McGregor, Pete Postlethwaithe and Tara Fitzgerald. When government cutbacks threaten a century-old Yorkshire mine, the brass band--consisting of the miners and their families--struggles to keep it together in the face of economic repression and emotional turmoil. (its a true Story)
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                                Oceans 11 is good, got a good twist, but don't under any circumstances bother with the next 2 films. Totally rubbish.

                                Just remembered Hitch and Calender Girls.
                                Last edited by seasprout; 13-12-2007, 07:43 PM. Reason: more titles
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