Favourite film.

[Pommie]

For me it has to be "12 Angry Men" Absolute flop in the cinema but now a classic. A Review.

You could remake this today and not change any of the dialog and it would still make complete sense and still be be fantastic.

Made in Black & White in 1957 and shows that the prejudices back then haven't really changed.

Mike.
P.S. Selfishly looking for great films to watch.

 

[rjenkinsgb]

The only one from that era that really stands out for me is "This Island Earth", 1955.

This Island Earth (1955) ⭐ 5.9 | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

1h 26m | Approved

www.imdb.com

"The Final Countdown" (1980) is another long term favourite:

The Final Countdown (1980) ⭐ 6.7 | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

1h 43m | PG

www.imdb.com

But, I think the one I have re-watched far more times than any other is Terminator 2. That still stands out as a phenomenal film after 30+ years.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) - IMDb

Terminator 2: Judgment Day: Directed by James Cameron. With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong, Robert Patrick. A cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her 10-year old adolescent son John from an even more advanced and powerful cyborg.

www.imdb.com

 

[For The Popcorn]

Doctor Strangelove.

 

[JimB]

A few of my favoutites:

In Bruges

Django Unchained

Full Metal Jacket

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.

JimB

 

[augustinetez]

American Graffiti - Cars, girls and good music, what more could you want

 

[Ian Rogers]

In Bruges

Fantastic film.. plus one...

 

[granddad]

Forbidden planet .

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

Forbidden planet .

One of my favourites as well

 

[tepalia02]

The da vinci code.

 

[Externet]

2001;
2010;
Run a crooked mile;
11 Harrowhouse.

 

[Lightium]

Taxi Driver, 2001, 2010, Dune, and Planet of the Apes.

 

[augustinetez]

Don't need to watch Planet of the Apes, a walk down nightclub strip in town is better/worse than the movie

 

[Pommie]

Don't need to watch Planet of the Apes, a walk down nightclub strip in town is better/worse than the movie

Very true but I did enjoy the prequels.

Mike.

 

[augustinetez]

My very first shift in the television industry way back when was winding the take up film reel after the drive belt broke on a RankCintel film projector for the NZBC (New Zealand Broadcasting Coporation) - the film - Planet of the Apes.

The take up belt broke right at the beginning, it was on air and the only telecine machine in the building = 1 1/2 hrs of winding by hand.

 

[MOS-Martin]

My favourite film is 007 GoldenEye

 

[picbits]

Fantastic film.. plus one...

And has to be watched before going to Bruges

My favourite has to be "What Dreams May Come" - not many people have heard of it but it really gets you every time.

 

[Ian Rogers]

And has to be watched before going to Bruges

We did!! The day we went to Bruges it bucketed down.. Spoilt the whole day.
I burried myself in those piggin gorgeous syrupy waffles.. That made it all better!!

 

[schmitt trigger]

Eraser head

Eraserhead (1977) - IMDb

Eraserhead: Directed by David Lynch. With Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Allen Joseph, Jeanne Bates. Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.

m.imdb.com

 

[schmitt trigger]

The Odessa File

The Odessa File (1974) - IMDb

The Odessa File: Directed by Ronald Neame. With Jon Voight, Maximilian Schell, Maria Schell, Mary Tamm. Following the suicide of an elderly Jewish man, a journalist in possession of the man's diary investigates the alleged sighting of a former S.S. Captain, who commanded a concentration camp...

m.imdb.com

 

[ThomsCircuit]

The Godfather 1972
Goodfellas 1990