Films you'll always watch if you're flicking through channels?...

[dazzer6666]

The problem I have with FMJ is that you know it was filmed in the London Docklands with a few potted palm trees dotted around. Someone said the same about the recent Brad Pitt WWII tank film Fury - that try as you might to imagine its France or Germany, you know it was filmed in Hampshire.

If you worry about that there is barely a film you can enjoy for what it is.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

Caddy Shack
trains planes and automobiles
Bull Durham
Field of dreams

 

[OzMike]

The Time Machine, the old one with Rod Taylor.
Soylent Green

 

[The Clamp]

The problem I have with FMJ is that you know it was filmed in the London Docklands with a few potted palm trees dotted around. Someone said the same about the recent Brad Pitt WWII tank film Fury - that try as you might to imagine its France or Germany, you know it was filmed in Hampshire.

Oxfordshire.
I won't tell you that most of the French scenes for Band of Brothers were filmed in Ashdown Forest as well as a large chunk of Saving Private Ryan and that all the Nazis are from a reenactment group from Surrey. The openeing beach sequence from SPR was filmed in County Wexford, Ireland. The reason being our forests are pretty much identical to those in France and filmmakers have a very hard time trying to get local French and German extras to dress in Nazi uniform, understandably. Also staging full scale, real life battles from wars is not very sensitive in the countries that were occupied.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

ET - The Extraterrestrial. I must have seen it about 70 times

 

[The Clamp]

ET - The Extraterrestrial. I must have seen it about 70 times

Wow. I cant imagine any film holding my interest 70 times. Not having a dig but there's so many films out there why watch one 70 times?

 

[Official Old Man]

The Italian Job (original of course). Love it and could watch it every day.

 

[knocky1]

Oxfordshire.
I won't tell you that most of the French scenes for Band of Brothers were filmed in Ashdown Forest as well as a large chunk of Saving Private Ryan and that all the Nazis are from a reenactment group from Surrey. The openeing beach sequence from SPR was filmed in County Wexford, Ireland. The reason being our forests are pretty much identical to those in France and filmmakers have a very hard time trying to get local French and German extras to dress in Nazi uniform, understandably. Also staging full scale, real life battles from wars is not very sensitive in the countries that were occupied.

Non sequitur. Bloke with an allotment on my row was Private Ryan's son. In the first and last scenes of the film around the grave.

 

[DavidRyder]

If I see that a must-see film is on late, I'll record it and savour another day, rather than watch live and fall asleep. There's a few classics that would not be missed, like Westworld (original), Duel, Zulu.

 

[DavidRyder]

The Eagle has Landed
Where Eagles Dare
Midway
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Zulu
Sink the Bismarck
Battle of Britain
Battle of the Bulge
Patton
etc

I can see a theme there!

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Wow. I cant imagine any film holding my interest 70 times. Not having a dig but there's so many films out there why watch one 70 times?

I just adore the film. It is like a drug, so uplifting and beautiful

 

[Daffy Duck]

Steve Martin's The Jerk. So funny!
Alien 1 & 2
All of Lord of the Rings
Lawrence of Arabia
and another thumbs up for Calamity Jane. Never liked musicals but I do love that one.

 

[RONALDEANO]

layer cake

 

[Easy 10]

I think this has just descended into a "favourite films" thread now. I mean I love the film Saving Private Ryan, but if I flicked over and it was already halfway through, then there's no way I'd sit there through the rest of it.

Have a word.

 

[NeilS]

Kill Bill.
Then I have to find & watch Kill Bill 2 after.
The Crow also

 

[kjgood]

ZULU Just cannot resist watching this.

 

[Weststander]

The Time Machine, the old one with Rod Taylor.

Thanks, great shout. Loved that as a kid, seemed to be on spring bank holidays.

Chinatown with Jack Nicholson

Taken

 

[Rod Marsh]

Hot Tub time machine and My Cousin Vinny. To be fair I'm normally a bit "worse for wear" at this point.