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4 minutes ago, JAFO said:

Greatest is tough  to name 1 for various reasons

 

Ten Commandments

Cleopatra

Blade Runner

Shawshank redemption

Guns of Navarone

Run Silent Run deep

Tora Tora Tora

Battle of the Buldge

Bridge over the River Kwai

 

Yep, Bridge Over the River Kwai  seems to have a timeless appeal. 

 

IMO, it's better than David Lean's other classics, Lawrence of Arabia and Dr Zhivago.

 

The Stephen King-inspired Shawshank Redemption is very good, but have you seen The Green Mile?

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Greatest is tough  to name 1 for various reasons
 
Ten Commandments
Cleopatra
Blade Runner
Shawshank redemption
Guns of Navarone
Run Silent Run deep
Tora Tora Tora
Battle of the Buldge
Bridge over the River Kwai
 
 
 

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5 hours ago, transam said:

Charles Laughton....:thumbsup:

 

 

 

one of my all time favorites...

 

 

was Bligh a monster?...or was he 'flawed'?...he was a great sailor and navigator as everyone agreed...

 

and one must be strong when in charge of the lives of the ship's company when in mortal danger on the high seas...

 

maybe Fletcher Christian and his pals were just a bunch of pussies...

 

 

 

 

 

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Das Boot/Alien/Dogma/Kiss of the Spiderwoman/Brazil/The Dead/Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead/Rocky Horror Picture Show/To Kill A Mocking Bird/12 Angry Men...all depends on the mood I'm in.

 

Wait, forgot

Apocalypse Now/N.B.K/The Godfather/The Wild Bunch/...so many movies, so little time

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This thread has thrown me a bone re an old black and white film set in WW1 I saw years ago but I cannot remember the name of it or who was in it. Can anyone recognise it from this description?

 

- It may well have been dubbed from a foreign language, presumably French correct.

- The storyline is about a young soldier badly injured in an explosion after killing (Drowning!) an enemy soldier when both ended up in a crater full of water in no mans land.

- In hospital it slowly becomes clear that he lost all 4 limbs plus his sight.

- After many years (perhaps after WW2?) someone realises that his constant tapping (head on headboard)  is MORSE CODE and that they can communicate with him by tapping on his forehead.

- The film by all accounts was autobiographical, told in flashbacks and narrated in the words of the bed ridden patient.

 

I saw it as a teenager in the 70's & assume it was made in the 50's.

 

I'd watch it again if I knew where to look! :)

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2 hours ago, Fabricus said:

A Question for Serious Movie Lovers

 

How many Hollywood greats can you spot in this clip:

 

 

 

I got about most of the films...one forgets that Ann Margaret was a dancer before she became an actress...work out, lady! work out!

 

what was missing was the dance that the teenaged girl did that mesmerised the 'Doc' Sam Jaffe character in 'the asphalt jungle' that got him arrested...I can sympathise with that one...I like watching teenaged girls dance (heh, heh, heh...)...

 

('what's that old guy doin' here and why is he wearing a raincoat?' 'dunno, he must be lost or homeless...')

 

 

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3 hours ago, Fabricus said:

The Stephen King-inspired Shawshank Redemption is very good, but have you seen The Green Mile?

 

Yes, Green mile, Good flick

Guess we should add Gladiator with Russell Crowe and and Braveheart with Mel Gibson

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2 hours ago, tutsiwarrior said:

 

I got about most of the films...one forgets that Ann Margaret was a dancer before she became an actress...work out, lady! work out!

 

what was missing was the dance that the teenaged girl did that mesmerised the 'Doc' Sam Jaffe character in 'the asphalt jungle' that got him arrested...I can sympathise with that one...I like watching teenaged girls dance (heh, heh, heh...)...

 

('what's that old guy doin' here and why is he wearing a raincoat?' 'dunno, he must be lost or homeless...')

 

 

Elvis and Ann Margret, in "Love in Las Vegas", what a dancer she was.

Absolutely Fantastic.

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13 hours ago, Tarteso said:


Not better than ATLANTIC CITY (Burt Lancaster and Susan Sarandon, 1980, louis malle... talking about Trump' Casinos.

 

I don't know this movie. I'll make a note of it and check it out.

 

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080388/

 

On the subject of casinos, those Ocean's 11-13 flicks were quite good.  

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Cat people, a modern remake of the years earlier film.Natasha Kinsky.Theme music was called 'The Myth' Bowie asked to sing it,adding lyrics,'putting out the fire'. Green mile,Tom Hanks. The guy who played John Coffee,died early in real life,big black guy,good supporting actor.I think the Prison was called 'cold Mountain' in Alabama.

Shawshank Redemption,a short story by Stephen King,it was called Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redepmtion.Rita Hayworth was the first poster that 'Du Prinze' had in his cell,in the story.

Needless things,Stephen King.Max von Sydal i seem to remember.

Dead mans shoes,it won the Edinborough film festival some years ago now.i dont think many people would know of it.Its about a squaddie whom returns home to investigate the death of his Autistic Brother.Great twist at the end.

Rocky and Rambo movies,great entertainment.

Michael Collins.

There really are too many to mention.

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To those who mentioned Charles Laughton.His best movie.'Hobsons Choice'

Charles Laughton.

John Mills

Ricard Wattis

Brenda debanzi

David Tomlinson.

The guy who played Albert Tatlock in Corrie (he was the boot boy)

The actress who was in Marriage lines years ago Pracilla someone

And a very old actress who played the part of her ladyship who ordered the first pair of boots.And the name of the pub was the Moon rakes.

Ahhh wonderful days.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Films that qualify as outstanding released in more recent years... my main criteria is they can be viewed multiple times and still be thoroughly enjoyed by the viewer.

 

  • Saving Private Ryan (qualifies as a great war film, at the least)
  • The Last Samurai
  • The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
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Not better than ATLANTIC CITY (Burt Lancaster and Susan Sarandon, 1980, louis malle... talking about Trump' Casinos.


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IMO one of Burt Lancaster's finest roles also featuring a luminous Susan Sarandon all under the capable direction of Louis Malle:

 

 

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15 minutes ago, Khon Kaen Dave said:

The last Samurai.I totally agree.in my opinion the best thing that Tom Cruise did.Now,in his grown up years,Reacher is a great character.

If you'd read any of the Reacher books, you'd realise how totally miscast Tom Cruise is as Reacher, but if you haven't, it probably doesn't matter.

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3 hours ago, Ramen087 said:

Films that qualify as outstanding released in more recent years... my main criteria is they can be viewed multiple times and still be thoroughly enjoyed by the viewer.

 

  • Saving Private Ryan (qualifies as a great war film, at the least)
  • The Last Samurai
  • The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

 

Yep, The Last Samurai with Tom Cruise was a gem.

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