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  • JamesBondKenyaJamesBondKenya Danny Boyle laughs to himself
    Posts: 2,730
    Best Movies: in order
    1. Casino Royale
    2. Quantum of Solace
    3. The Aviator
    4. Interstellar
    5. Apocalypto
    6. The Revenant
    7. Zindagi Na Milengi Dobara
    8. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
    9. Manchester by the Sea
    10. The Godfather
    11. Memento
    12. Did Dhadkne Do
    13. The Wolf of Wall Street
    14. Shutter Island
    15. Phantom Thread
    16. From Russia With Love
    17. Luck by Chance
    18. W.
    19. There Will Be Blood
    20. The Ten Commandments
    21. The Godfather Part 2
    22. The Departed
    23. Ex machina
    24. No country For Old Men
    25. Hacksaw Ridge
    26. mother!
    27. Trainspotting
    28. Silence
    29. Lawrence of Arabia
    30. The Shining
    31. Blade Runner 2049
    32. T2: Trainspotting
    33. Full metal jacket
    34. Goldfinger
    35. The Dark Knight
    36. Superbad
    37. Blade runner
    38. American Sniper
    39. Goodfellas
    40. Dunkirk
    41. Django Unchained
    42. Braveheart
    43. Rosemarys baby
    44. Blood Diamond
    45. Inglorious basterds
    46. Bend it like Beckham
    47. The imitation game
    48. On Her majesty’s secret service
    49. Hell or high water
    50. Last exit to Brooklyn
    51. Battle of Britain
    52. The graduate
    53. Casino
    54. Infinity War
    55. Dances With Wolves
    56. Toy Story
    57. Inception
    58. Predator
    59. American Made
    60. Die hard
    61. Antichrist
    62. Mad Max: Fury Road
    63. The founder
    64. Jurassic Park
    65. 21 jump street
    66. Live and Let Die
    67. Borat
    68. Skyfall
    69. Spider man 2
    70. The hangover
    71. The Big Short
    72. Of human bondage
    73. Iron man
    74. The disaster artist
    75. Spider man
    76. Spider man homecoming
    77. Mission Impossible: Fallout
    78. Captain America: Civil War
    79. 22 Jump Street
    80. Scarface
    81. Home Alone
    82. Karate kid
    83. The patriot
    84. The Dictator
    85. Alien Covenant
    86. Platoon
    87. Wild strawberries
    88. Brüno
    89. Captain America the winter soldier
    90. The lion in the winter
    91. 12 angry men
    92. Rogue one
    93. Itonya





  • Mathis1Mathis1
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    chrisisall wrote: »
    Time to rattle of a bunch of my faves (in no real order):

    Hannie Caulder
    The Dark Knight trilogy
    Sanjuro
    The Last Samurai
    Enter The Dragon
    Chinatown
    Rollerball
    Logan's Run
    Dr No
    Superman: The Movie
    Conan The Barbarian
    Terminator 1 & 2
    Spider-Man trilogy
    X-Men
    Captain America: Winter Soldier
    Iron Man
    2001: A Space Odyssey
    Star Trek: The Motion Picture
    Star Trek IV
    Star Trek VI
    Battlestar Galactica theatrical movie
    You Only Live Twice
    Planet Of The Apes
    Beneath The Planet Of The Apes
    Battle For The Planet Of The Apes
    Back To The Future 1 - 3
    Indy 1 - 3
    The Living Daylights
    Licence To Kill
    First Blood
    Blade Runner
    Serenity
    Wonder Woman
    Star Wars trilogy
    Pirates Of The Carribean
    Outland
    Highlander
    Tomorrow Never Dies
    Goldfinger
    Goldeneye
    Quantum Of Solace
    Superman 2
    Batman
    Predator 1 & 2
    Legend Of Hell House
    Dracula AD 1972
    Charade
    On The Waterfront
    The Matrix
    Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
    The International
    Aliens
    Armageddon
    Jurassic Park
    North By Northwest
    Wizard Of Oz
    Robocop 1 & 3
    The Warriors
    The Driver
    The Crow

    ....the top of my head is on empty...

    Nice to see some Walter Hill films there, Chrisisall.
    My favourite of his would be his debut 'Hard Times' but I've worn out my copy of 'The Driver', I've watched it so much! Love it!
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Mathis1 wrote: »
    Nice to see some Walter Hill films there, Chrisisall.
    My favourite of his would be his debut 'Hard Times' but I've worn out my copy of 'The Driver', I've watched it so much! Love it!
    I think I seriously over-watched Hard Times... it's a great film. His recent Bullet To The Head was actually pretty good!
  • Mathis1Mathis1
    Posts: 7,430
    chrisisall wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    Nice to see some Walter Hill films there, Chrisisall.
    My favourite of his would be his debut 'Hard Times' but I've worn out my copy of 'The Driver', I've watched it so much! Love it!
    I think I seriously over-watched Hard Times... it's a great film. His recent Bullet To The Head was actually pretty good!

    Yeah, enjoyed that one. Stallone is really good and the final axe fight was great, if not quite up the sledgehammer duel at the end of 'Streets of Fire'! Recently bought 'Extreme Prejudice. Not one of Hills best but it does have a good interview with him on the extras!
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    Posts: 17,801
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    chrisisall wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    Nice to see some Walter Hill films there, Chrisisall.
    My favourite of his would be his debut 'Hard Times' but I've worn out my copy of 'The Driver', I've watched it so much! Love it!
    I think I seriously over-watched Hard Times... it's a great film. His recent Bullet To The Head was actually pretty good!

    Yeah, enjoyed that one. Stallone is really good and the final axe fight was great, if not quite up the sledgehammer duel at the end of 'Streets of Fire'! Recently bought 'Extreme Prejudice. Not one of Hills best but it does have a good interview with him on the extras!

    I even liked Last Man Standing & Supernova.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
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    Yeah, Last Man Standing is great fun. Willis, Walken and a terrific score from Ry Cooder, a Hill regular. Haven't seen Supernova. Didn't Hill remove his name from that? Always wondered what Hill would do with sci-fi. He was one of the Producers of the Alien series. (Rumour has it that it was Hill who insisted on Ripley being female. Character was male originally in scripts!)
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    Posts: 17,801
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    Haven't seen Supernova. Didn't Hill remove his name from that?
    Yeah, too much studio flak, still, it's pretty good.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
    Posts: 7,430
    chrisisall wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    chrisisall wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    Nice to see some Walter Hill films there, Chrisisall.
    My favourite of his would be his debut 'Hard Times' but I've worn out my copy of 'The Driver', I've watched it so much! Love it!
    I think I seriously over-watched Hard Times... it's a great film. His recent Bullet To The Head was actually pretty good!

    Yeah, enjoyed that one. Stallone is really good and the final axe fight was great, if not quite up the sledgehammer duel at the end of 'Streets of Fire'! Recently bought 'Extreme Prejudice. Not one of Hills best but it does have a good interview with him on the extras!

    I even liked Last Man Standing & Supernova.

    Have you seen Johnny Handsome? Really liked that! Mickey Rourke is great in it, before he destroyed himself with all that plastic surgery!
    Gritty little thriller with a solid cast, Morgan Freeman, Forest Whitaker, Lance Henriksen, and Ellen Barkin. Ry Cooder again on score duties, and the action is up to Hills usual standard.
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
    Posts: 4,007
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    chrisisall wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    chrisisall wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    Nice to see some Walter Hill films there, Chrisisall.
    My favourite of his would be his debut 'Hard Times' but I've worn out my copy of 'The Driver', I've watched it so much! Love it!
    I think I seriously over-watched Hard Times... it's a great film. His recent Bullet To The Head was actually pretty good!

    Yeah, enjoyed that one. Stallone is really good and the final axe fight was great, if not quite up the sledgehammer duel at the end of 'Streets of Fire'! Recently bought 'Extreme Prejudice. Not one of Hills best but it does have a good interview with him on the extras!

    I even liked Last Man Standing & Supernova.

    Have you seen Johnny Handsome? Really liked that! Mickey Rourke is great in it, before he destroyed himself with all that plastic surgery!
    Gritty little thriller with a solid cast, Morgan Freeman, Forest Whitaker, Lance Henriksen, and Ellen Barkin. Ry Cooder again on score duties, and the action is up to Hills usual standard.

    Good god @Mathis1 I saw Johnny Handsome at the cinema but haven't seen it in years. You're right, its a gritty little thriller. With that classy Walter Hill touch.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
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    LeonardPine wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    chrisisall wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    chrisisall wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    Nice to see some Walter Hill films there, Chrisisall.
    My favourite of his would be his debut 'Hard Times' but I've worn out my copy of 'The Driver', I've watched it so much! Love it!
    I think I seriously over-watched Hard Times... it's a great film. His recent Bullet To The Head was actually pretty good!

    Yeah, enjoyed that one. Stallone is really good and the final axe fight was great, if not quite up the sledgehammer duel at the end of 'Streets of Fire'! Recently bought 'Extreme Prejudice. Not one of Hills best but it does have a good interview with him on the extras!

    I even liked Last Man Standing & Supernova.

    Have you seen Johnny Handsome? Really liked that! Mickey Rourke is great in it, before he destroyed himself with all that plastic surgery!
    Gritty little thriller with a solid cast, Morgan Freeman, Forest Whitaker, Lance Henriksen, and Ellen Barkin. Ry Cooder again on score duties, and the action is up to Hills usual standard.

    Good god @Mathis1 I saw Johnny Handsome at the cinema but haven't seen it in years. You're right, its a gritty little thriller. With that classy Walter Hill touch.

    The film tells of a small time crook who has severe facial disfigurement. He is double crossed in a robbery by Barkin and Henriksen, ends up in prison, where Whitakers surgeon operates on him, thinking it will improve his villains life..but Johnny plans revenge!
    One of the finest bits of acting I've seen is when Rourke/Johnny sees himself in the mirror for the first time after the surgery!
    The medical scenes slow it down a bit and Hill is more at home in the action/thriller elements but it's still worth watching
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
    Posts: 4,007
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    chrisisall wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    chrisisall wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    Nice to see some Walter Hill films there, Chrisisall.
    My favourite of his would be his debut 'Hard Times' but I've worn out my copy of 'The Driver', I've watched it so much! Love it!
    I think I seriously over-watched Hard Times... it's a great film. His recent Bullet To The Head was actually pretty good!

    Yeah, enjoyed that one. Stallone is really good and the final axe fight was great, if not quite up the sledgehammer duel at the end of 'Streets of Fire'! Recently bought 'Extreme Prejudice. Not one of Hills best but it does have a good interview with him on the extras!

    I even liked Last Man Standing & Supernova.

    Have you seen Johnny Handsome? Really liked that! Mickey Rourke is great in it, before he destroyed himself with all that plastic surgery!
    Gritty little thriller with a solid cast, Morgan Freeman, Forest Whitaker, Lance Henriksen, and Ellen Barkin. Ry Cooder again on score duties, and the action is up to Hills usual standard.

    Good god @Mathis1 I saw Johnny Handsome at the cinema but haven't seen it in years. You're right, its a gritty little thriller. With that classy Walter Hill touch.

    The film tells of a small time crook who has severe facial disfigurement. He is double crossed in a robbery by Barkin and Henriksen, ends up in prison, where Whitakers surgeon operates on him, thinking it will improve his villains life..but Johnny plans revenge!
    One of the finest bits of acting I've seen is when Rourke/Johnny sees himself in the mirror for the first time after the surgery!
    The medical scenes slow it down a bit and Hill is more at home in the action/thriller elements but it's still worth watching

    Lance Henriksen and Ellen Barkin made a real sleazy couple in the film!

    Great Ry Cooder score too.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
    Posts: 7,430
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    chrisisall wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    chrisisall wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    Nice to see some Walter Hill films there, Chrisisall.
    My favourite of his would be his debut 'Hard Times' but I've worn out my copy of 'The Driver', I've watched it so much! Love it!
    I think I seriously over-watched Hard Times... it's a great film. His recent Bullet To The Head was actually pretty good!

    Yeah, enjoyed that one. Stallone is really good and the final axe fight was great, if not quite up the sledgehammer duel at the end of 'Streets of Fire'! Recently bought 'Extreme Prejudice. Not one of Hills best but it does have a good interview with him on the extras!

    I even liked Last Man Standing & Supernova.

    Have you seen Johnny Handsome? Really liked that! Mickey Rourke is great in it, before he destroyed himself with all that plastic surgery!
    Gritty little thriller with a solid cast, Morgan Freeman, Forest Whitaker, Lance Henriksen, and Ellen Barkin. Ry Cooder again on score duties, and the action is up to Hills usual standard.

    Good god @Mathis1 I saw Johnny Handsome at the cinema but haven't seen it in years. You're right, its a gritty little thriller. With that classy Walter Hill touch.

    The film tells of a small time crook who has severe facial disfigurement. He is double crossed in a robbery by Barkin and Henriksen, ends up in prison, where Whitakers surgeon operates on him, thinking it will improve his villains life..but Johnny plans revenge!
    One of the finest bits of acting I've seen is when Rourke/Johnny sees himself in the mirror for the first time after the surgery!
    The medical scenes slow it down a bit and Hill is more at home in the action/thriller elements but it's still worth watching

    Lance Henriksen and Ellen Barkin made a real sleazy couple in the film!

    Great Ry Cooder score too.

    They bordered on cartoony, but still made impact. Hill does a wonderful shot of Henriksen standing in a doorway with a gun and bottle whiskey in hand! Cooder does indeed do a fine score, one of many with Hill!
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    edited September 2018 Posts: 45,489
    I too saw Johnny Handsome in the cinema when it came out. Rourke does a stellar job as always. Thought it was a decent movie, nothing spectacular.
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    Mathis1 wrote: »
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    chrisisall wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    chrisisall wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    Nice to see some Walter Hill films there, Chrisisall.
    My favourite of his would be his debut 'Hard Times' but I've worn out my copy of 'The Driver', I've watched it so much! Love it!
    I think I seriously over-watched Hard Times... it's a great film. His recent Bullet To The Head was actually pretty good!

    Yeah, enjoyed that one. Stallone is really good and the final axe fight was great, if not quite up the sledgehammer duel at the end of 'Streets of Fire'! Recently bought 'Extreme Prejudice. Not one of Hills best but it does have a good interview with him on the extras!

    I even liked Last Man Standing & Supernova.

    Have you seen Johnny Handsome? Really liked that! Mickey Rourke is great in it, before he destroyed himself with all that plastic surgery!
    Gritty little thriller with a solid cast, Morgan Freeman, Forest Whitaker, Lance Henriksen, and Ellen Barkin. Ry Cooder again on score duties, and the action is up to Hills usual standard.

    Good god @Mathis1 I saw Johnny Handsome at the cinema but haven't seen it in years. You're right, its a gritty little thriller. With that classy Walter Hill touch.

    The film tells of a small time crook who has severe facial disfigurement. He is double crossed in a robbery by Barkin and Henriksen, ends up in prison, where Whitakers surgeon operates on him, thinking it will improve his villains life..but Johnny plans revenge!
    One of the finest bits of acting I've seen is when Rourke/Johnny sees himself in the mirror for the first time after the surgery!
    The medical scenes slow it down a bit and Hill is more at home in the action/thriller elements but it's still worth watching

    Lance Henriksen and Ellen Barkin made a real sleazy couple in the film!

    Great Ry Cooder score too.

    They bordered on cartoony, but still made impact. Hill does a wonderful shot of Henriksen standing in a doorway with a gun and bottle whiskey in hand! Cooder does indeed do a fine score, one of many with Hill!

    Walter Hill was always a big favourite of mine.

    The Warriors
    Hard Times
    The Driver
    Southern Comfort
    48HRS
    Streets Of Fire

    his best IMO
  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
    edited September 2018 Posts: 17,756
    I find it incredibly difficult to write a long list of favourite films, so I'll just write down some films I'm likely/want to rewatch now and then (which is sort of the best compliment you can give a film):

    Bullitt
    The Ipcress File
    Dirty Harry
    The International
    Rear Window
    North By Northwest
    Vertigo
    The Birds
    From Russia With Love
    On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    Thunderball
    Inherent Vice
    Get Carter
    Blow-Up
    Inglourious Basterds
    Jackie Brown
    Pulp Fiction
    Marathon Man
    OSS 117 (both films)

    Most likely forgetting a few films, but these were the first to come to mind (probably for a reason). Bond films deserves its own category, IMO, so I've just included my top-three – which has been the same for years.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
    Posts: 7,430
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    chrisisall wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    chrisisall wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    Nice to see some Walter Hill films there, Chrisisall.
    My favourite of his would be his debut 'Hard Times' but I've worn out my copy of 'The Driver', I've watched it so much! Love it!
    I think I seriously over-watched Hard Times... it's a great film. His recent Bullet To The Head was actually pretty good!

    Yeah, enjoyed that one. Stallone is really good and the final axe fight was great, if not quite up the sledgehammer duel at the end of 'Streets of Fire'! Recently bought 'Extreme Prejudice. Not one of Hills best but it does have a good interview with him on the extras!

    I even liked Last Man Standing & Supernova.

    Have you seen Johnny Handsome? Really liked that! Mickey Rourke is great in it, before he destroyed himself with all that plastic surgery!
    Gritty little thriller with a solid cast, Morgan Freeman, Forest Whitaker, Lance Henriksen, and Ellen Barkin. Ry Cooder again on score duties, and the action is up to Hills usual standard.

    Good god @Mathis1 I saw Johnny Handsome at the cinema but haven't seen it in years. You're right, its a gritty little thriller. With that classy Walter Hill touch.

    The film tells of a small time crook who has severe facial disfigurement. He is double crossed in a robbery by Barkin and Henriksen, ends up in prison, where Whitakers surgeon operates on him, thinking it will improve his villains life..but Johnny plans revenge!
    One of the finest bits of acting I've seen is when Rourke/Johnny sees himself in the mirror for the first time after the surgery!
    The medical scenes slow it down a bit and Hill is more at home in the action/thriller elements but it's still worth watching

    Lance Henriksen and Ellen Barkin made a real sleazy couple in the film!

    Great Ry Cooder score too.

    They bordered on cartoony, but still made impact. Hill does a wonderful shot of Henriksen standing in a doorway with a gun and bottle whiskey in hand! Cooder does indeed do a fine score, one of many with Hill!

    Walter Hill was always a big favourite of mine.

    The Warriors
    Hard Times
    The Driver
    Southern Comfort
    48HRS
    Streets Of Fire

    his best IMO

    I concur! All excellent films, have them all and watched them all umpteen times!
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    Mathis1 wrote: »
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    chrisisall wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    chrisisall wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    Nice to see some Walter Hill films there, Chrisisall.
    My favourite of his would be his debut 'Hard Times' but I've worn out my copy of 'The Driver', I've watched it so much! Love it!
    I think I seriously over-watched Hard Times... it's a great film. His recent Bullet To The Head was actually pretty good!

    Yeah, enjoyed that one. Stallone is really good and the final axe fight was great, if not quite up the sledgehammer duel at the end of 'Streets of Fire'! Recently bought 'Extreme Prejudice. Not one of Hills best but it does have a good interview with him on the extras!

    I even liked Last Man Standing & Supernova.

    Have you seen Johnny Handsome? Really liked that! Mickey Rourke is great in it, before he destroyed himself with all that plastic surgery!
    Gritty little thriller with a solid cast, Morgan Freeman, Forest Whitaker, Lance Henriksen, and Ellen Barkin. Ry Cooder again on score duties, and the action is up to Hills usual standard.

    Good god @Mathis1 I saw Johnny Handsome at the cinema but haven't seen it in years. You're right, its a gritty little thriller. With that classy Walter Hill touch.

    The film tells of a small time crook who has severe facial disfigurement. He is double crossed in a robbery by Barkin and Henriksen, ends up in prison, where Whitakers surgeon operates on him, thinking it will improve his villains life..but Johnny plans revenge!
    One of the finest bits of acting I've seen is when Rourke/Johnny sees himself in the mirror for the first time after the surgery!
    The medical scenes slow it down a bit and Hill is more at home in the action/thriller elements but it's still worth watching

    Lance Henriksen and Ellen Barkin made a real sleazy couple in the film!

    Great Ry Cooder score too.

    They bordered on cartoony, but still made impact. Hill does a wonderful shot of Henriksen standing in a doorway with a gun and bottle whiskey in hand! Cooder does indeed do a fine score, one of many with Hill!

    Walter Hill was always a big favourite of mine.

    The Warriors
    Hard Times
    The Driver
    Southern Comfort
    48HRS
    Streets Of Fire

    his best IMO

    I concur! All excellent films, have them all and watched them all umpteen times!

    I've seen The Warriors more times than is healthy!
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    LeonardPine wrote: »

    I've seen The Warriors more times than is healthy!
    Probably like 50 times by now for me. It's just such a kinetic film...
  • Mathis1Mathis1
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    chrisisall wrote: »
    LeonardPine wrote: »

    I've seen The Warriors more times than is healthy!
    Probably like 50 times by now for me. It's just such a kinetic film...

    Which version do you have of The Warriors guys?
    Is it Hills Directors cut?
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    Mathis1 wrote: »
    chrisisall wrote: »
    LeonardPine wrote: »

    I've seen The Warriors more times than is healthy!
    Probably like 50 times by now for me. It's just such a kinetic film...

    Which version do you have of The Warriors guys?
    Is it Hills Directors cut?

    I have the directors cut on DVD but the last time i watched it was the original version in HD on film 4 i think. It looked amazing!

  • Mathis1Mathis1
    Posts: 7,430
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    chrisisall wrote: »
    LeonardPine wrote: »

    I've seen The Warriors more times than is healthy!
    Probably like 50 times by now for me. It's just such a kinetic film...

    Which version do you have of The Warriors guys?
    Is it Hills Directors cut?

    I have the directors cut on DVD but the last time i watched it was the original version in HD on film 4 i think. It looked amazing!

    In the directors cut the film has animated stills as it cuts between scenes! Walter Hill had wanted it in the original cut but the studio balked! Not sure it adds anything but it's still an awesome film!
    Plan to watch Southern Comfort tonight as I haven't viewed it in a while! Another stunner of a film with a cracking soundtrack from Ry Cooder!
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
    Posts: 4,007
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    chrisisall wrote: »
    LeonardPine wrote: »

    I've seen The Warriors more times than is healthy!
    Probably like 50 times by now for me. It's just such a kinetic film...

    Which version do you have of The Warriors guys?
    Is it Hills Directors cut?

    I have the directors cut on DVD but the last time i watched it was the original version in HD on film 4 i think. It looked amazing!

    In the directors cut the film has animated stills as it cuts between scenes! Walter Hill had wanted it in the original cut but the studio balked! Not sure it adds anything but it's still an awesome film!
    Plan to watch Southern Comfort tonight as I haven't viewed it in a while! Another stunner of a film with a cracking soundtrack from Ry Cooder!

    Yeah i thought the animated stills cut into the film was kind of stupid but it doesn't affect the enjoyment of the film.

    Southern Comfort is a great film. Just love Powers Booth and Keith Carradine in the film.

    You can find some of the soundtrack on youtube as well as some of those Cajun songs.
  • St_GeorgeSt_George Shuttling Drax's lovelies to the space doughnut - happy 40th, MR!
    edited September 2018 Posts: 1,699
    Just thought I'd say I love your avatar, @MayDayDiVicenzo. Credit where it's due, buddy. :)

    Anyway, to the task in hand. Having been recently charged with putting together a similar listing elsewhere on social media, meaning my mind's fresh on this, so - what the hell? - here's something like what my favourite flicks list must look like (alphabetically)…


    All The President's Men (1976)
    Almost Famous (2000)
    Back To The Future (1985)
    Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1969)
    Casablanca (1942)
    Casino Royale (2006)
    Don't Look Now (1973)
    The Empire Strikes Back (1981)
    E. T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
    Fletch (1985)
    Ghostbusters (1984)
    The Graduate (1967)
    It's A Wonderful Life (1946)
    Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)
    The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp (1943)
    Live And Let Die (1973)
    North By Northwest (1959)
    (nuevo) Cinema Paradiso (1988)
    On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
    Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1980)
    Rear Window (1954)
    The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
    Trois Couleurs Bleu (Three Colours Blue) (1993)
    Two For The Road (1967)
    Viskningar Och Rop (Cries And Whispers) (1972)


    Blimey, that's 25... huh. ;)
  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
    edited September 2018 Posts: 17,756
    Fletch is one of Chevy Chase's best films – if not the best! Need to watch it again soon.
  • St_GeorgeSt_George Shuttling Drax's lovelies to the space doughnut - happy 40th, MR!
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    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
    Fletch is one of Chevy Chase's best films – if not the best! Need to watch it again soon.

    Damn straight. On both counts. ;)
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Mathis1 wrote: »
    chrisisall wrote: »
    LeonardPine wrote: »

    I've seen The Warriors more times than is healthy!
    Probably like 50 times by now for me. It's just such a kinetic film...

    Which version do you have of The Warriors guys?
    Is it Hills Directors cut?

    No, I don't like the additions. I have the original Paramount DVD release. It's actually quite good.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    I'm still holding out hope for an original cut of the film on blu-ray. I'll pass on any version with those comic strip bits included in - so irritating that you're forced to watch the film like that. I love my physical media, but I'd rather stream it when I watch it.
  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
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    St_George wrote: »
    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
    Fletch is one of Chevy Chase's best films – if not the best! Need to watch it again soon.

    Damn straight. On both counts. ;)

    Quite like Fletch Lives too, but it's not on the same level as Fletch.
  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
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    Why thanks, @St_George, it is a terrific piece of artwork!

    Just thought I’d add while I’m here Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom to my list- managed to grab a viewing of it on TV a few weeks ago and although I’m not the biggest Indy fan, I can’t deny that it’s rollicking good fun.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    edited March 2019 Posts: 7,134
    Trying to narrow things down (ranked chronologically):

    Ladri di biciclette (IT 1948) by Vittorio De Sica
    Peter Pan (US 1953) by Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson & Hamilton Luske
    Plein soleil (FR 1960) by René Clément
    L’ avventura (IT 1960) by Michelangelo Antonioni
    La notte (IT 1961) by Michelangelo Antonioni
    From Russia with Love (UK 1963) by Terence Young
    Persona (SE 1966) by Ingmar Bergman
    2001: A Space Odyssey (UK 1968) by Stanley Kubrick
    On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (UK 1969) by Peter R. Hunt
    Suspiria (IT 1977) by Dario Argento
    Death on the Nile (UK 1978) by John Guillermin
    Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht (DE 1979) by Werner Herzog
    Stalker (SU 1979) by Andrei Tarkovsky
    Tenebre (IT 1982) by Dario Argento
    Manhunter (US 1986) by Michael Mann
    Der Himmel über Berlin (DE 1987) by Wim Wenders
    The Living Daylights (UK 1987) by John Glen
    Licence to Kill (UK 1989) by John Glen
    Nikita (FR 1990) by Luc Besson
    The World Is Not Enough (UK 1999) by Michael Apted
    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (NZ 2001) by Peter Jackson
    Alexander (US 2004) by Oliver Stone
    Das Leben der Anderen (DE 2006) by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
    Atomic Blonde (US 2017) by David Leitch
    Suspiria (IT 2018) by Luca Guadagnino
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