Favourite Films

[Knight of Albion]

Read that book too but didn't actually know it was a film.

Yes, Saoirse Ronan plays Susie Salmon. And quite wonderfully.
Plenty of clips on YouTube. Actually I've just seen the full film posted there!

[Knight of Albion]

Another one I love is 'What Dreams May Come'. Starring the late Robin Williams.
Best known as a comedian Williams shows his actng class and versatility in his magnificent handling of this role.
In this deeply poignant clip, under the circumstances, the lead character (played by Williams) has 'died' and finds himself very much alive on the Other Side in his own personal patch of Heaven. Alone at first, then Katie turns up, not 'dead' either!
Heart-warming stuff.

What Dreams May Come - Meeting Katie:-) - YouTube

[noviceveggrower]

Hmmm I think oh no sound a bit nerdy here

Star Trek, the old ones
The Lords of The Rings, all of them
The Hobbit
Snatch
The Goonies
Indiana Jones
Wallace and Gromit, all of them
Gone in 60 Seconds
Men in Black
Seabiscuit

Think that's about it

[WPG]

I like action films with a bit of a twist, like Source Code, Inception and 12 Monkeys.

But my favourite all time film has got to be Withnail and I. Have watched it so many times and it still makes me laugh, just a brilliant script. I'd love to go and look at the cottage one day.

[Green Gerkin]

My favourite film is the shawshank redemption. Plus any James Bond films pre 2004, you can't beat a handsome hero, fast cars, and lots of explosions!!


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[Bill HH]

You see that's a good example of a film that's great the first time you watch it as most of the way though you don't realise the key fact about the Bruce Willis character but if you watch it again it's just not the same.

Ah but this is one benefit of the onset of senile dementia, I have forgoten the ending every time.

[Bill HH]

Zulu ( the original one)
Ealing comedies
Hobsons choice
Cruel sea
Saving private Ryan
War of the worlds (latest version)
Dumbo (makes me cry every time, I have to cough to disguise it)
Armegedon (also makes me cry at the end)
Band of brothers.

[greenishfing]

I like both books and films. In books I like Crime and Thrillers but I generally prefer something that doesn't need too much concentration if I'm watching a film as I'm usually doing something else at the same time.

Some favourites are:

Turner & Hooch
Ghost (love the music)
Absolute Power
Conspiracy Theory
Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind
National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
Lethal Weapon (all)
Entrapment
The Thomas Crown Affair


and any old English film from the 50s and 60s as I like to be reminded how used to live (fashions and attitudes etc)

[snakeshack]

Raiders of the lost ark
Lord of the rings trilogy
Jurassic park
Roxane
300



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[Thelma Sanders]

I think I'd have to say - Captain Corelli's Mandolin, even though it's not true to the book, and Troy. The scenery maybe?
All the film versions of Jane Austen's novels - specially Persuasion (Rupert Penry-Jones in Regency clothes, swoon )
Coyote Ugly- don't really know why...
Ghost, and Dirty Dancing - Patrick Swayze.
Truly, Madly, Deeply - just so sad.
Top Gun.
Bridget Jones's Diary etc


Except maybe the first two they're all the typical chick flicks lol

[rary]

with all the films mentioned in this thread how many film buffs think that censorship should be reintroduced, being of an age that can remember the battles that Mary Whitehouse had to keep films and TV. suitable for the family, I am now thinking the Lady was right when you look at the films and games that young people can view nowadays. Also having looked at names of most of the films I think the majority would have past any censorship.

[pigletwillie]

Pulp Fiction.

[Martin H]

Pulp Fiction.

Love that film. It's such a shame that all the sequels were so awful.

[Scarlet]

I haven't got a list...I can never remember them, but I love....
the Bourne films - all if them except the last one
Billy Elliot - it's on tonight bbc4 at 9pm

[cardiffsteve]

Pulp Fiction.

Still not seen it!

I said i probably knew all the words to Life of Brian, there is a quiz on tv called "Only Connect" and i missed the connection.

The aquaduct, sanitation, roads.....

What goes comes next?