Favourite film and why
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goldenecitrone
post tenebras lux
Bad Boy Bubby. Christ kid, you're a fucking weirdo! Oh jesus, it's the clingwrap killer.
A truly beautiful film, but probably not a good film for cat lovers.
A truly beautiful film, but probably not a good film for cat lovers.
bellator said:
Brilliant choice
Andy the Don
Wise men say only fools..
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest..
One mans battle against an authority figure & how he ultimately won..
One mans battle against an authority figure & how he ultimately won..
BadlyDrawnGirl
Piano Tuna
There are technically greater and more fully-formed films, such as 'Dead Ringers', 'Good Morning Vietnam', 'Star Wars', 'The Wizard Of Oz', 'The Third Man' or 'A Short Film About Killing', but my personal favourite is a little-known independent gem from the early '80s starring Tom Conti called 'Reuben Reuben' which, to summarise, is about dentistry, poetry, philandering, alcoholism and a dog. A simple but witty, meticulously-written, heart-warmingly human story, and I urge anyone to see it if they can find it. 
Return to Oz was vastly better than Wizard of Oz. at least, it was nearer to the spirit of L.Frank Baum's books.
But I digress.
My favourite film of all time, very probably, is the Truman Show.
It's just a fantastic piece of film, one that works on every level, from being amazing entertainment to making you think. It combines swipes at the media etc with a much deeper, more philosophical overall tone, as well as having comedy, romance, etc all mixed together. It also transformed Carrey overnight from being an irritating gimp to being one of the finest actors in Hollywood.
And the closing scene with Truman hitting the wall etc is the best moment ever committed to celluloid.
But I digress.
My favourite film of all time, very probably, is the Truman Show.
It's just a fantastic piece of film, one that works on every level, from being amazing entertainment to making you think. It combines swipes at the media etc with a much deeper, more philosophical overall tone, as well as having comedy, romance, etc all mixed together. It also transformed Carrey overnight from being an irritating gimp to being one of the finest actors in Hollywood.
And the closing scene with Truman hitting the wall etc is the best moment ever committed to celluloid.
boozybirdie
New Member
Goodfellas - don't know why, just love it
Aristocats - 'cos everybody wants to be a cat
Aristocats - 'cos everybody wants to be a cat
mwgdrwg
Be a Pisces. Jam.
OOo sounds good - Conti was great in Shirley Valentine.acid priest said:but my personal favourite is a little-known independent gem from the early '80s starring Tom Conti called 'Reuben Reuben' which, to summarise, is about dentistry, poetry, philandering, alcoholism and a dog. A simple but witty, meticulously-written, heart-warmingly human story, and I urge anyone to see it if they can find it.
Can't find on any torrent site or eMule tho
BadlyDrawnGirl
Piano Tuna
Loki said:OOo sounds good - Conti was great in Shirley Valentine.
Can't find on any torrent site or eMule tho
I've looked myself, and this is all I can find: http://www.internetmovies.com/cgi-bin/showMovies.cgi?media_id=imh_1JY11P1XT.
I don't think it was ever released on DVD - just on VHS, which is quite hard to find. Criminal!
pocketscience
Well-Known Member
Brazil
Big Lebowski
Can't think why they're my favourites... maybe the subtilty.
Big Lebowski
Can't think why they're my favourites... maybe the subtilty.
bushphobia
New Member
X-men three. The last stand.
Nah, don't be baft.
today, for me it is Clint's last western, the unforgiven.
Understated, haunting, poignant, brutal at times, and a real reflection of cowardice in the face of the alpha male. Or something along those lines.
Just can't fault it.
One of the few films to really burn itself unto my mind.
And yeah, ouch, it did hurt.
Nah, don't be baft.
today, for me it is Clint's last western, the unforgiven.
Understated, haunting, poignant, brutal at times, and a real reflection of cowardice in the face of the alpha male. Or something along those lines.
Just can't fault it.
One of the few films to really burn itself unto my mind.
And yeah, ouch, it did hurt.
tommers
Currently in investor / advisor mode.
seven samurai.
black and white, three hours long, in the original japanese with english subtitles. an old, but wise, guy to lead them, a hothead with a chip on his shoulder (played by mifune) and one of the coolest characters in cinematic history.
it's a winner.
or, north by northwest.
or kelly's heroes. " A Sherman can give you a very nice... edge."
black and white, three hours long, in the original japanese with english subtitles. an old, but wise, guy to lead them, a hothead with a chip on his shoulder (played by mifune) and one of the coolest characters in cinematic history.
it's a winner.
or, north by northwest.
or kelly's heroes. " A Sherman can give you a very nice... edge."
Barking_Mad
Non sibi sed omnibus
Fear And Loathing in Las Vegas.
Hilariously funny, drug addled, and Johnny Depp is just off this planet as Hunter S. Thomspon. One of the few films I can watch again and again.
"That's right! MUSIC!"
Hilariously funny, drug addled, and Johnny Depp is just off this planet as Hunter S. Thomspon. One of the few films I can watch again and again.
"That's right! MUSIC!"
louderthanbombs
New Member
quality
Hard to pick one.
Made In Britain is always a stand out film for me though. I didn't have the concentration span for films until I was about 13. When I saw Made in Britain it was the first time I'd seen something on telly that was about the kind of youths I saw everyday. Trevor was the kind of kid my Mum warned me away from when I was staring at the punks and skinheads in town and I loved him.
About 2 weeks later I saw meantime which is another favourite. I practiced clicking my heels in my 14 holer docs after seeing Gary oldman doing it.
Made In Britain is always a stand out film for me though. I didn't have the concentration span for films until I was about 13. When I saw Made in Britain it was the first time I'd seen something on telly that was about the kind of youths I saw everyday. Trevor was the kind of kid my Mum warned me away from when I was staring at the punks and skinheads in town and I loved him.
About 2 weeks later I saw meantime which is another favourite. I practiced clicking my heels in my 14 holer docs after seeing Gary oldman doing it.
brixtonvilla
should be Oslovilla, really
Barking_Mad said:Fear And Loathing in Las Vegas.
Hilariously funny, drug addled, and Johnny Depp is just off this planet as Hunter S. Thomspon. One of the few films I can watch again and again.
"That's right! MUSIC!"
Fuck that. It's a film of Ralph Steadman's cartoons more than it is HST's book.
For me: The Elephant Man. Bcause it makes me cry like a bairn, and very few films do that. That scene with Treeve's wife where Merrick starts crying just destroys me.
Hawkeye Pearce
We're your friends man...
Donna Ferentes said:
It could be a reference to the first time we see Woods' character he's riding on the back of a rag and bone cart i think. The man who came from trash dies in a trash cart?
One is not enough...
I think I'd go for seven.
The Miracle Worker (Penn) .Because it deals with human dignity, with language (our greatest gift) and with the soul.
Whispers and Cries (Bergman). Because is the most beautiful movie on women and their bodies.
Dead Man (Jarmush). A travel through death; also wonderful music, shamanism, Blake...
Mulholland Drive (Lynch). Because it is the pure art of cinema, able to go beyond a story, deconstructing the certainty of reality and speaking with the disquietness of dreams.
Harold and Maude (Ashby). Because it's a movie on J O Y, which is a rather different thing from happiness.
Underground (Kusturica). Or The Times of the Gypsies... it depends on moments. Can I say for the animals? No one as Kusturica, IMO, describes so well feelings as pity and compassion through the eyes of animals. Also despite every tragedy there's always place for magic.
The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Gondry) Because... because.
I think I'd go for seven.
The Miracle Worker (Penn) .Because it deals with human dignity, with language (our greatest gift) and with the soul.
Whispers and Cries (Bergman). Because is the most beautiful movie on women and their bodies.
Dead Man (Jarmush). A travel through death; also wonderful music, shamanism, Blake...
Mulholland Drive (Lynch). Because it is the pure art of cinema, able to go beyond a story, deconstructing the certainty of reality and speaking with the disquietness of dreams.
Harold and Maude (Ashby). Because it's a movie on J O Y, which is a rather different thing from happiness.
Underground (Kusturica). Or The Times of the Gypsies... it depends on moments. Can I say for the animals? No one as Kusturica, IMO, describes so well feelings as pity and compassion through the eyes of animals. Also despite every tragedy there's always place for magic.
The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Gondry) Because... because.
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