Aussiepeter Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 With you cats4ever, - can't believe I forgot "Zulu". Must have seen it a hundred times. Reason ? I was a corps training officer at the School of Infantry in Oz for several years during my time in the army. Believe it or not, all new soldiers who join the Infantry Corps in Oz are still shown this movie as part of their training, on about day 2. It is used to instil the importance of obeying orders, remaining confident and not panicking, amongst other things. Michael Caine is a newbie in the original "Zulu" so I guess that makes me rather old now too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 32 minutes ago, Peter Denis said: Just like there are actors/actresses that are almost a guarantee for a worthwhile movie (e.g. Robert de Niro, Kevin Spacey, Morgan Freeman, ...) there are also directors which provide consistent quality in their movie projects. You cannot go wrong with movies by - the Coen brothers - Stanley Kubrick - Akira Kurosawa - Milos Forman - Lars von Trier or in the more popular genre, movies directed by - Ridley Scott - Quentin Tarantino - Steven Spielberg Ridley Scott unfortunately lost it with Robin Hood film- ridiculous PC nonsense. Pity as it started really well, but degenerated after he met Maid Marion. IMO best director is Hayao Miyazaki, but David Lean is pretty good too. Joe Hisaishi who does the music for studio Ghibli put on a 25 year anniversary concert of Ghibli film music that had some 1160 musicians and singers on stage and many thousands of fans in the audience. For anyone interested it's on U tube. https://www.metafilter.com/129533/Joe-Hisaishi-in-Budokan-celebrating-25-years-of-Studio-Ghibli-music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 15 minutes ago, cmarshall said: Joseph Strick's "Ulysses" LOL. When that came to NZ it was shown to segregated audiences, so of course everyone went to see it. Complete waste of my time and very boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Many of the nominated films are quite dark. For a lockdown situation, we don't need to be even more depressed than we are, so I'd rather see happy ending films like Bend it like Beckham, Gregory's Girl and Elizabethtown. I really like 500 days of Summer, but it's way too depressing to watch while imprisoned. I'll be watching A Hard Day's Night soon for a pretty good cheer up it's not all bad movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmarshall Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 4 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said: LOL. When that came to NZ it was shown to segregated audiences, so of course everyone went to see it. Complete waste of my time and very boring. It's not for everyone. Well-suited for those who have read James Joyce, know Irish history, and Homer, of course. Sounds like you might prefer the "Fast and Furious" series. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacessit Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Avatar Destiny of a Man ( Russian ) Mon Oncle Benjamin ( Jacques Brel ) Silence of the Lambs The Good, the Bad and the Ugly LA Confidential Malcolm ( Australian ) High Noon Battle of Britain 2001 - A Space Odyssey So many other worthy contenders - African Queen, In the Heat of the Night, Hopscotch, Babette's Feast, Dirty Harry., Every Which Way But Loose, To Sir with Love, Braveheart, Gladiator, Witness, Escape from New York, Billy Elliot, Modern Times, The Great Race, Goldfinger, The Trap, Outland, Mad Max......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 7 minutes ago, cmarshall said: It's not for everyone. Well-suited for those who have read James Joyce, know Irish history, and Homer, of course. Sounds like you might prefer the "Fast and Furious" series. I think I know as much about Irish history as well as any Irish person, and more than many. Fast and Furious was OK for the first couple but not later than them in the series. I don't read Joyce because he's boring and have zero interest in Homer and if that makes me a Philistine, so be it. I do like Science Fiction though. Reading the later Dune novels now- they give Homer a run for his money, IMO. Favourite books in school were Lord of the Rings, and they are good on every level. Now they became great movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Denis Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 3 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said: Many of the nominated films are quite dark. For a lockdown situation, we don't need to be even more depressed than we are, so I'd rather see happy ending films like Bend it like Beckham, Gregory's Girl and Elizabethtown. ... When you are looking for Feel Good movies in these Covid-times. Try: - comedy movies with Jim Carrey and his particular brand of cheerful ADHD (e.g. Ace Ventura, Bruce Almighty, Me myself and Irene, etc.); - comedy movies with Steve Martin (e.g. Planes, Trains and Automobiles) - the Naked Gun series with Leslie Nielsen (total nonsense but good for a laugh); - early Laurel and Hardy (personally I prefer their slapstick silent clips over their full-length movies); - Charlie Chaplin movies (e.g. the Great Dictator); And my all-time favorite Feel Good movie > Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amelie Poulain (2001) by Jean-Pierre Jeunet < english title = Amelie > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 16 minutes ago, Lacessit said: Avatar Destiny of a Man ( Russian ) Mon Oncle Benjamin ( Jacques Brel ) Silence of the Lambs The Good, the Bad and the Ugly LA Confidential Malcolm ( Australian ) High Noon Battle of Britain 2001 - A Space Odyssey So many other worthy contenders - African Queen, In the Heat of the Night, Hopscotch, Babette's Feast, Dirty Harry., Every Which Way But Loose, To Sir with Love, Braveheart, Gladiator, Witness, Escape from New York, Billy Elliot, Modern Times, The Great Race, Goldfinger, The Trap, Outland, Mad Max......... Reading all these lists it becomes apparent that we all have different opinions when it comes to movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy from Kent Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Anyone remember "On the Beach" from 1959? It's as apt today as it was back then. Difference is that this enemy is most likely not man made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lacessit Posted April 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2020 5 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said: Reading all these lists it becomes apparent that we all have different opinions when it comes to movies. The Mission and Schindler's List are great movies. However, I could only ever watch films like that once due to the calculated inhumanity in them. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baht Simpson Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 In no particular order: Tasogare Seibei Maboroshi no Hikari Umarete wa mita keredo Tokyo monogatari Shichinin no samurai Ano natsu, ichiban shizukana umi Biàn Liǎn Xích Lô Hachi no su no kodomotachi Ugetsu monogatari 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Peter Denis said: When you are looking for Feel Good movies in these Covid-times. Try: - comedy movies with Jim Carrey and his particular brand of cheerful ADHD (e.g. Ace Ventura, Bruce Almighty, Me myself and Irene, etc.); - comedy movies with Steve Martin (e.g. Planes, Trains and Automobiles) - the Naked Gun series with Leslie Nielsen (total nonsense but good for a laugh); - early Laurel and Hardy (personally I prefer their slapstick silent clips over their full-length movies); - Charlie Chaplin movies (e.g. the Great Dictator); And my all-time favorite Feel Good movie > Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amelie Poulain (2001) by Jean-Pierre Jeunet < english title = Amelie > Watched Amelie recently. Rather quirky, but very enjoyable watch. The French make many great movies and of course there's that French actor Jean Reno that makes many movies for the English speaking audience. Always worth a watch. Princess Bride Spirited Away Book of Stars She's the One Local Hero Romancing the Stone Claire's knee American Graffiti Jane Eyre The sweetest thing ( has a great song about something unmentionable in polite society ) Very un PC movie and has Christina Applegate in it- what more could one want? Shaun the Sheep movie A shot in the dark Pink Panther movies Vanishing Point- the original, not the abominable remake. True Grit- either of them, but I like the first most. Atanarjuat Edited April 24, 2020 by thaibeachlovers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 11 minutes ago, Andy from Kent said: Anyone remember "On the Beach" from 1959? It's as apt today as it was back then. Difference is that this enemy is most likely not man made. I do. It was good at the time. Other Shute films like No Highway and A Town like Alice were made into enjoyable films too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamb00ler Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 At the stroke of midnight and appropriately self-medicated, you can't beat: Rocky Horror Picture Show 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 7 minutes ago, gamb00ler said: At the stroke of midnight and appropriately self-medicated, you can't beat: Rocky Horror Picture Show Of course. I used to go see it every Saturday night in London at the Prince Charles cinema. Unfortunately they changed to The Sound of Music or something, but great while it lasted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xylophone Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 I don't know that I would label these as my "top 10 movies of all time" but they would certainly be in a bunch of movies which I like, namely: – Shawshank Redemption Tombstone Apocalypse now Alien Shooter The Matrix (x3) Law Abiding Citizen Live by night Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid The Big Short Bottle Shock Jeremiah Johnson The book of Eli Leon Cast Away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendejo Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 (edited) Apocalypse Now (especially Redux version, with the French holdouts) Rumblefish A Walk on the Moon Running on Empty (coulda been me!) Man Who Would be King The Last Detail (Nicholson's best, IMO) Cider House Rules Harry Brown Ronin (in the early 00's this movie seemed to be be playing constantly in LOS wherever expats gathered) 3 Marx Bros movies: Duck Soup, Horsefeathers, Coconuts Too new to know if it'll be a fave: 1917, just amazed at the way it was filmed (hey, 3 for Michael Caine in that bunch!) Edited April 24, 2020 by bendejo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roo860 Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Longest Day The Vikings True Romance Platoon Dracula (Gary Oldman) Scarface Goodfellas Cape Fear (DeNiro) Saving Private Ryan Mississippi Burning Unforgiven That's my 11. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sujo Posted April 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2020 Thank you to the op for a good thread. I now have some ideas for downloads to keep me sane for a while. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LomSak27 Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 In no particular order Annie Hall Godfather I&II The Big Sleep Snatch The Big Lebowski Lawrence of Arabia Usual suspects Chinatown Casino Blade Runner (82) Under the Radar Epics The Sand Pebbles - Steve McQueen’s best. Max Havelaar - depressing, but what a film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mansell Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Probably one of the most entertaining movies of all time.....Mel Gibson in Payback with a great supporting cast. Saving Private Ryan because of the realism of war....very gritty. Original 2001 because it was state of the art then, and brilliant. Lawrence of Arabia. Mainly because of the story and the amazing vistas. Silence of the Lambs....mainly because of how chilling and the brilliant acting. The Good the Bad and the Ugly....took the western to a whole other level. Some like it Hot....fun movie with some ot the best talents of that time. Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, and Marilyn Monroe. Monty Python’s Life of Brian. Totally off the wall creative humour like nothing done before. Pulp Fiction. One of the great new writers and directors made this one. Something about Mary. Very funny movie about the dumb things that guys will do to get a girl. Four of my movies are comedies. Pretty much the most difficult genre to be successful in. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgrdns Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 There are so many good movies I like, but there's one which always comes first in my mind since I watched as a boy in the sixties "Lawrence of Arabia" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofarnorth Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 I don't have a top 10 as wouldn't know where to start and into what order. But there have been many good Aussie films. I kept on adding to the list. The adventures of Priscilla queen of the desert. Wish it would appear on Netflix. Welcome to woop woop . So bazzar even most Aussies wouldn't get it. Picnic at hanging rock. Walkabout. Mad Max. Sure there are many as mentioned above , one of my favs. Leon the professional. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanglong218 Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 OOps, eleven. Never mind. In no order..... Excalibur Casablanca Saving Private Ryan Paths of Glory Michael Collins Madagascar The Hateful Eight High Plains Drifter Italian Job (1969) Blues Brothers A Bridge Too Far Now I've started thinking about I could rack my brains for another eleven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lust Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said: Many of the nominated films are quite dark. For a lockdown situation, we don't need to be even more depressed than we are, so I'd rather see happy ending films like Bend it like Beckham, Gregory's Girl and Elizabethtown. I really like 500 days of Summer, but it's way too depressing to watch while imprisoned. I'll be watching A Hard Day's Night soon for a pretty good cheer up it's not all bad movie. Most of the movies that are my favorites are a bit dark/heavy. Some of the really good movies are actually emotionally exhausting to watch. Ie basketball diaries, saving private Ryan, Blackhawk down, requiem for a dream, pans labyrinth, tintanic.. If I want easy watching, a few of my guilty pleasures are: There’s something about mary starship troopers the mummy 10 things I hate about you 2012 lost in translation I love films. I worked at a video store when I was 16 and it was the most enjoyable job I’ve ever had. Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr mr Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 1 hour ago, xylophone said: I don't know that I would label these as my "top 10 movies of all time" but they would certainly be in a bunch of movies which I like, namely: – Shawshank Redemption Tombstone Apocalypse now Alien Shooter The Matrix (x3) Law Abiding Citizen Live by night Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid The Big Short Bottle Shock Jeremiah Johnson The book of Eli Leon Cast Away i don't know how to be sarcastic. i don't know how to be funny. i know how to read numbers and the numbers tell me everyone's wrong. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post spidermike007 Posted April 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2020 (edited) Why stop at ten? Gladiator, Youth, Saving Private Ryan, Godfather, Wind River, Harry Brown, 42, Hands of Stone, the Bourne Identity, The Bourne Ultimatum, Seven, Moon, Alphaville, The Fly, Children of Men, Ex-Machina, Solaris, Alien, The Terminator, Enemy of the State, Gravity, The Great Beauty, Across the Universe, The Revenant, The Secret life of Walter Mitty, This must be the place, Mystic River, The Natural, The River runs through it, An unfinished life, All the President's men, Million dollar baby, The Wrestler, Anna, Angel Heart, In the electric mist, No country for old men, Fargo, Barton Fink, Lady Vengeance, Dreams, Seven Samurai, Ran, Kagemusha, High and Low, Field of Dreams, Mr. Brooks, Open Range, The 3:10 to Yuma, True Grit, Crash, City of Ghosts, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Apocalypse Now, The Thin Red line, Ghost Dog, Mystery Train, Down by Law, Only lovers left alive, Dead man, Night on earth, American sniper, Letters from Iwo Jima, Unforgiven, Pale Rider, I could go on and on and on. Edited April 24, 2020 by spidermike007 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Logosone Posted April 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2020 Yes! Angel Heart! A young Lisa Bonet and Mickey Rourke in his prime, what a pairing. Also High Noon, one of the all time best Westerns. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredwiggy Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 To Kill a Mockingbird, The Great Escape, Ben Hur, Godfather, Good,Bad and the Ugly, Papillon, Braveheart, Shawshank Redemption, Spartacus, and Goodfellas, but so many are close it's hard to name just 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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