That two hours and forty minutes of my life I'll never get back...

[Creemteez]

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Three words for you. DULL. DULL. DULL!
I seem to recall it got great reviews when it came out. I only stuck with it so that I could see Brad Pitt in his "youthened" state and at the end Mr Teez and I looked at each other and said, "What was that all about, then?"
It almost matches my opinion of "Hudson Hawk" - the only film that I have walked out of the cinema halfway through....

Now if you want a GOOD film, my top five would be..

1 Now Voyager - Betty Davis, " Oh Jerry, we have the moon. Let's not ask for the stars!"
2 The Shawshank Redemption. Could listen to Morgan Freemans voice anytime.
3 Apollo 13. Ed Harris, " We've never lost an American in space and we sure as hell ain't gonna lose one on my watch!"
4. Moonstruck. Nic Cage! -say no more!
5.The Green Mile. "I's scared of the dark, boss.."

Go on, you know you want to....

[HeyWayne]

Go on, you know you want to....

What, see Benjamin Button?

I'd quite happily watch Kate Blanchett for a couple of hours though.

[scarey55]

Yep, couldn't agree more.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was dullsville USA. It really didn't get anywhere for me. I guess it's just my opinion and there are loads of people who love it but it just didn't do it for me.

I haven't seen Now voyager but I agree with you on all the others and I would add Contact and Close encounters of the third kind to the list.

[OllieMartin]

Don't you think that film was just a remake of Forest Gump with all the scenarios re-engineered?
I didn't mind the film, but it wasn't as good as Forest-"stupid is as stupid does"-Gump.

For me (in no particular order):

a) Fight Club
II) The Matrix
3) The Shawshank Redemption
6) Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
g) The whole Back to the Future Trilogy (Don't make me pick one! Obviously I is the best, but it's not the same without the other 2)

(^That list will change every time you ask me, throwing The Godfather, The Untouchables, The Green Mile, The Usual Suspects and Saving Private Ryan in and out of the list)

[HeyWayne]

Much the same Ollie, but I have to be in the mood for some of them.

However, films I could watch anytime:

1. High Fidelity
2. Godfather
3. Clash of the Titans (remake being released this year by the way)
4. Dog Day Afternoon
5. Gladiator

[Alison]

High Fidelity is a strange film, good in it's own right but bears little resemblance to the book. Same goes for Fever Pitch (also by Nick Hornby) - totally different to the original.

[OllieMartin]

3. Clash of the Titans (remake being released this year by the way)

Mmmmmmm, it looks...Mmmmmmmm

[HeyWayne]

High Fidelity is a strange film, good in it's own right but bears little resemblance to the book. Same goes for Fever Pitch (also by Nick Hornby) - totally different to the original.

I'm biased as I'm a big John Cusack fan - have been since I watched Better Off Dead as a kid.

Mmmmmmm, it looks...Mmmmmmmm

Original or new?

I'm worried as "they" ruined Jason and the Argonauts when "they" made a new version, but my mate (huge film buff) says it looks good and is his "film to watch" for 2010.

[Jeanied]

Gosh a few postmodern film buffs here! What fun, Ollie!

[jackyspratty]

In no order and im sure I could go on and on...

1. The wicker man ! Love it, love it!
2. The Piano - Harvey Keitel with tattoos, need I say more! Music!!!!
3. Angels with dirty faces - James Cagney is supreme
4. One flew over the cuckoos nest - the tragic humour, especially relevant for peeps like me who have worked in the "care field"
5. Black Narcissus - Mad nuns, who could ask for more

I could go on......

[OllieMartin]

Original or new?

I liked the original, but those old-school effects have been dying for a revamp for years. Like you say, provided they don't balls it up (and keep Tim Burton away from it) it should be a cracker.

Anyone seen the trailer for the film version of The Prisoner staring Jim Calveizeielsiels and Magneto?

[HeyWayne]

Oh, I forgot.

Rear Window
Harvey
Into the Wild

[HeyWayne]

I liked the original, but those old-school effects have been dying for a revamp for years.

Ah, you gotta love Harryhausen!

I used to love special effects as a kid - the "old school" variety, and as a result used to love watching "The Wizard of Speed and Time", but it's not available in the UK so I haven't seen it for years and years.

[Flummery]

Not a great lover of films - I lose the will to live before I lose the plot! However, I agree with Shawshank. I also love O Brother Where Art Thou? For the music as well as the story.
As an fully paid up girlie, I can also watch Sleepless in Seattle over again.

That's about it. Can't think of 5!

[Liza]

1)The Shawshank Redemption
2)Merry christmas Mr Lawrence ( David Bowie)
3)Green Mile
4)Fight club
5)Mama mia