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) - IMDb

This Island Earth: Directed by Joseph M. Newman, Jack Arnold. With Jeff Morrow, Faith Domergue, Rex Reason, Lance Fuller. Aliens come to Earth seeking scientists to help them in their war.

www.imdb.com

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

The Final Countdown (1980) - IMDb

The Final Countdown: Directed by Don Taylor. With Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, Katharine Ross, James Farentino. A modern aircraft carrier is thrown back in time to 1941 near Hawaii, just hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

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.