Films - Best of British

[Icy Gull]

Logan's Run


another extremely good film


anyone catching the Jenny Agutter theme?

No doubt you'll be nominating "Walkabout" in the best foreign film category.

 

[Dave the OAP]

Best Foreign Film category:

Walkabout


LOL

 

[Gwylan]

What defines foreign? Walkabout was by a British director. Or does it have to be set in Britain?

 

[Dave the OAP]

good point!!!

Is the new Harry Potter film "english" or is it foreign as it is directed by some bandito from Mexico

 

[zefarelly]

Large one . . .I spent 2 years tracking that album down . . . . .thewn got it nicked !

I wouldnt say I was a clever bonce . . . .although smart arse rings a bell

 

[Lady Bracknell]

Quadrophenia
Passport to Pimlico
The Ladykillers
An American Werewolf in London
Life of Brian
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Lock Stock and thingy

 

[desprateseagull]

one of my faves has to be The Italian Job - the ORIGINAL,
not same crappy usa knockoff (as per usual).... just wondered
if a UK film started to change history for the sake of a film...

other faves - 4 Weddings - if only for repeated, and artistic,
use of the 'F' word.. the yank bird aint bad on the eyes, either!

nor into LoTR, Harry Potter, etc - too reliant on cgi, to make up
for an overlong, boring script?

does Gladiator count? initial war scene was shot near Gatwick....

and of course, the Carry On series!

 

[GNF on Tour]

Best British Film - Guest House Paradiso

 

[Lord Cornwallis]

They are all good, and I would like to add The Krays.

 

[Turkey]

The Crying Game (Neil Jordan, 1992)

A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick, 1971)

Trainspotting (Danny Boyle, 1996)

Local Hero (Bill Forsyth, 1983)

Monty Python's Life of Brian (Terry Jones, 1979)

The Third Man (Carol Reed, 1949)

Great Expectations (David Lean, 1946)

Brief Encounter (David Lean, 1945)

Lawrence of Arabia (David Lean, 1962)

The 39 Steps (Alfred Hitchcock, 1935)

Withnail and I (Bruce Robinson, 1987)

Gregory's Girl (Bill Forsyth, 1980)

My Name is Joe (Ken Loach, 1998)

 

[Gwylan]

Good call Turkey, I forgot Hitchcock

What about The Lady Vanishes as well? And those early David Lean are top: forgot those too.


BTW, for any Hitchcock fans and for NSCers in London, there's a really good play, Hitchcock Blonde, on in the West End. Highly recommended.

 

[Braders]

i.d and trainspotting !

 

[Southy]

i.d and trainspotting !

I.D is shit, Reece Dinsdale as a football hooligan!? Wait for "The Football Factory' film adaption of John Kings book with Frank Harper, Danny Dyer, Jamie Forman and Dudley Sutton directed by Nick Love out early next year. It will make ID look like Grange Hill.

 

[CHAPPERS]

The only saving grace of ID is gumbo, the rest is bollocks.

 

[Southy]

The only saving grace of ID is gumbo, the rest is bollocks.

Spot on, Lee Ross, great actor and is brilliant in a shit film. He lives in Brighton btw.

 

[jonnyboylennon]

Italian Job, Zulu, Bridge on the River Kwai (Is that British?)

Twin Town, Trainspotting and Lock Stock....

And now 28 Days Later.

 

[AlbionFan]

Who can forget the classic 'Carry on up the Khyber', with names like Sir Sidney Ruff Diamond, Private Widdle and Sergeant Major-McNutt you can't go wrong.

 

[Mr Popkins]

Pet hate - British 'mockney' gangster films, they are all shite.

totally agree ,there all shite, every british film thats get made these days is some shit gangster film starring vinnie (im just a thug and cant act or play football) jones and directed by Guy Ritchie
oh and Ray Winston will pop up somewhere in the film as well.


You cant beat "what ever happend to the likely Lads?" the Movie

 

[Gwylan]

You cant beat "what ever happend to the likely Lads?" the Movie

Top one. "I'd offer you a beer but I've only got six"

Still makes me laugh.

 

[Level 42]

That'll Be The Day!
Quadrophenia.