The Greatest Films of All Time

[Les Biehn]

Memento, Insomnia, Batman Begins and The Prestige. Only 4 I know but in this day and age it takes a bit longer to knock 'em out.

 

[Les Biehn]

I am also a dedicated voyeur but - I've watched Rear Window once and loved every frame of it but didn't feel an urge to see it again. I've seen North By Northwest and Vertigo about 10 times and could very happily sit down and watch either again now, esp. the latter - if only to TRY and perfect my James Mason impression. Vertigo is just a deep, weird film.

Hitchcock really is the Lynch of the generation above mine. I did my Film Studies MA at Sussex and every Sussex student on the course said Lynch was their favourite filmmaker. Trendies conforming to nonconformity, never!

 

[Pevenseagull]

Never went much on Hitchcock although he does deal with a lot of themes I am interested in. In fact I think North By Northwest is embarrassing. Cary Grant was a terrible terrible actor. Jamesa Stewart wasn't much better. If you are talking films of that era Powell and Pressburger were much more interesting. Black Narcissus is a brilliant film. You can't beat sexually repressed Nuns.

The P&P peak was about a decade previous (Black Narcissus '47, A Matter Of Life and Death '46, The Red Shoes '48)

brownie points to them for writting duties (Powell in particular) and they are indeed great films that are amazing visions to this day

re sexually repressed nuns I always go for Ken Russell's "The Devils" 'cause they get their goodies out

 

[Les Biehn]

The P&P peak was about a decade previous (Black Narcissus '47, A Matter Of Life and Death '46, The Red Shoes '48)

brownie points to them for writting duties (Powell in particular) and they are indeed great films that are amazing visions to this day

re sexually repressed nuns I always go for Ken Russell's "The Devils" 'cause they get their goodies out

Deborah Kerr in a habit, yummige.

 

[Pevenseagull]

I am also a dedicated voyeur but - I've watched Rear Window once and loved every frame of it but didn't feel an urge to see it again. I've seen North By Northwest and Vertigo about 10 times and could very happily sit down and watch either again now, esp. the latter - if only to TRY and perfect my James Mason impression. Vertigo is just a deep, weird film.

I think part of my Rear Window thing is that I've seen a lengthy 'making of' feature that elaborated on the audacious technical requirements of the film and was blown away a quick check on tinterweb has revealled that HMV are knocking out a feature loaded DVD of Vetigo for the princely sum of £3.99 - duly ordered - I look forwards to feeding my inner film geek with documentaries and commentaries

 

[NMH]

A lot of films that get critically 'rated', are sorry-arsed button pushers, or stuff that leaves you wondering what the feck that was about.
English Patient was alright as a film, but left me thinking the world would be the same if it had never been made.
I loved Brazil, until the ending. Even the editor's cut is just as vague.
Baron Munchhausen almost made up for it, but again left several gaps of wonder....

There's a tendency to forget a few of those oldies that were great, i.e;
12 Angry Men
Gone With The Wind
Casablanca
Grapes of Wrath
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Sting
Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid
Coolhand Luke
The Great Escape
Angels with Dirty Faces (omg!)
Key Largo
Lillies Of The Field
Lawrence Of Arabia (omg again!)
In the Heat Of The Night
Last American Picture Show
Of Mice and Men (and the 1992 remake)
The Wizard Of Oz (!)

also, why NOT a comedy??
Blazing Saddles
Love and Death
Bananas
Take The Money And Run
The Jerk
The Blues Brothers
The Life Of Brian

 

[Pevenseagull]

A lot of films that get critically 'rated', are sorry-arsed button pushers, or stuff that leaves you wondering what the feck that was about.
English Patient was alright as a film, but left me thinking the world would be the same if it had never been made.
I loved Brazil, until the ending. Even the editor's cut is just as vague.
Baron Munchhausen almost made up for it, but again left several gaps of wonder....

There's a tendency to forget a few of those oldies that were great, i.e;
12 Angry Men
Gone With The Wind
Casablanca
Grapes of Wrath
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Sting
Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid
Coolhand Luke
The Great Escape
Angels with Dirty Faces (omg!)
Key Largo
Lillies Of The Field
Lawrence Of Arabia (omg again!)
In the Heat Of The Night
Last American Picture Show
Of Mice and Men (and the 1992 remake)
The Wizard Of Oz (!)

also, why NOT a comedy??
Blazing Saddles
Love and Death
Bananas
Take The Money And Run
The Jerk
The Blues Brothers
The Life Of Brian

cracking list of movies

I'll chuck in 10 more off the top of my head in for no good reason other than I want to

Night Of The Hunter
The Third Man
Sunset Boulevard
The Manchurian Candidate
The Apartment
The Man in The White Suit
Harvey
Young Frankenstein (pronounced Franc-en-Steen)
French Connection
West Side Story


and French Connection 2

which makes 11, so I might as well put in a few more


the majority of the Coen brothers' films - not the recent stuff
Dog Day Afternoon
All About Eve
Marty
Das Boot
Ice Cold In Alex
Out of the Past (the Mitcham one)

 

[Pevenseagull]

forgot one of my all time favourites and a solid gold utter classic piece of genius film making

Le Salaire De La Peur (The Wages Of Fear)

now that is f***ing magnificent

I am extremely jealous of people who haven't seen it because they have the opportunity to see it for the first time, I only have the opportunity to watch it for about the 15th time

 

[Stumpy Tim]

enough Schindler's Ark already, back to 'Vertigo'

I am more than happy to accept Vetigo being regarded as the best, I just think Rear Window edges it slightly but then I am a voyeur

Hitchcock & Stewart

1954 Rear Window
1956 The Man Who Knew Too Much
1958 Vertigo
1959 North By Northwest

and within that period Hitch also knocked out The Wrong Man, Dial M for Murder, To Catch A Thief and The Trouble With Harry

I'd be suprised if anyone could come up with a list of 5 films from the last 5 years from any/all directors that would be better than the pick of that bunch

Hitchcock is quality... I'm surprised no one has mentioned my favourite Hitchcock film - Shadow of a Doubt. Absolute genius of a film.

Anyone who says YAWN to Citizen Kane is a laughing stock when it comes to reviewing films anyway

 

[John Bumlick]

can we back up a bit?

That is a gross misinterpretation of the truth, the fil poll marks out of 1-10 was just abused with a whole load of 1's from people trying to be stupid so I basically called them holocaust deniers and they f***ing deserved it.

are you honestly saying that people who vote on an internet film poll with the intent of artificially reducing the average score of one of spielberg the great's movies actually deserve to be compared to holocaust deniers? blimey. why are you so gay for him anyway?

Anyway I don't really give a flying f*** if you rate the film or not or indeed think Spielberg is a big pile of poop at all.

there is ample evidence on this board to suggest that isn't entirely true.

 

[Race]

Spielberg's greatest moment is as the voice heard over Quint's marine radio in Jaws, when Mrs Brody tries to call her husband.





he also appeared as the man in the county judges office at the end of 'the blues brothers'.

what about ZULU? classic caine film, as was GET CARTER

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Spielberg's greatest moment is as the voice heard over Quint's marine radio in Jaws, when Mrs Brody tries to call her husband.





he also appeared as the man in the county judges office at the end of 'the blues brothers'.

what about ZULU? classic caine film, as was GET CARTER

Both brilliant films, but still not Escape to Victory, are they?!

 

[Race]

Both brilliant films, but still not Escape to Victory, are they?!

what do you mean we can win this?

 

[hans kraay fan club]

what do you mean we can win this?

Exactly.

"You give me the ball. I go here..here..here..here..goal"

 

[Pevenseagull]

Both brilliant films, but still not Escape to Victory, are they?!

everytime I see Escape to Victory I can't help but not think of Denny Mundee

 

[Man of Harveys]

can we back up a bit?



are you honestly saying that people who vote on an internet film poll with the intent of artificially reducing the average score of one of spielberg the great's movies actually deserve to be compared to holocaust deniers? blimey. why are you so gay for him anyway?



there is ample evidence on this board to suggest that isn't entirely true.

Hey newbie, I like your style

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Hey newbie, I like your style

I found it quite funny too

 

[Simster]

Anyone who says YAWN to Citizen Kane is a laughing stock when it comes to reviewing films anyway

Look at his top three films. ET ? ? ? A tear jerker aimed at ten year olds? I'm still pissing myself laughing at that one.

 

[Simster]

There's a tendency to forget a few of those oldies that were great, i.e;
12 Angry Men
Gone With The Wind
Casablanca
Grapes of Wrath
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Sting
Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid
Coolhand Luke
The Great Escape
Angels with Dirty Faces (omg!)
Key Largo
Lillies Of The Field
Lawrence Of Arabia (omg again!)
In the Heat Of The Night
Last American Picture Show
Of Mice and Men (and the 1992 remake)
The Wizard Of Oz (!)

also, why NOT a comedy??
Blazing Saddles
Love and Death
Bananas
Take The Money And Run
The Jerk
The Blues Brothers
The Life Of Brian

Fair dos, some top films there. I haven't seen six of the films you mention, but I'd take your word for it since most of the others are ace. Twelve Angry Men, Key Largo, To Kill a Mockingbird and In the Heat Of The Night are all great films IMO.

 

[Man of Harveys]

The best thing about having fairly big gaps in one's film experience is sitting down and watching something like Lawrence Of Arabia for the first time later than most people, as I did about a year ago. I couldn't believe what an entirely perfect piece of work it was. And Casablanca gets me every single time.