I've missed loads of good films over the years so interested to hear any recommendations please, any era and any genre.

True Romance and La Haine are my top two but doubt you haven't already seen these

Joy ride
Phone Booth
Machete
Taxi Driver
The Cook, the thief, his wife, and her lover
Terrifier
Collateral
The Shawshank Redemption
The Good Liar
The Ones Below

Just off the top of my head, viva!

Any more info needed, just ask

Goodfellas and the Godfather part 1 are probably my two favourites. Always thought the Godfather part 2 is a bit overrated.

Anything by Ken Russell

'Hidden figures' The story of a group of American black women who worked at NASA as mathematicians. Without them, the Yanks would still be struggling to get a man into space. The racial abuse and discrimination that they had to put up with was terrible.

Another shout for "The Shawshank Redemption"

'Hidden figures' The story of a group of American black women who worked at NASA as mathematicians. Without them, the Yanks would still be struggling to get a man into space. The racial abuse and discrimination that they had to put up with was terrible.

Ex Machina, Minority Report, Edge of Tomorrow, Oblivion, Dune (2021), Blade Runner 2049. I think there is theme there but if anyone went for The Godfather or Goodfellas wouldn't disagree.

Also really loved The Banshees of Inershirin and in times past The Big Lebowski and Withnail and I. So many really

And next week could be totally different.

Wings of Desire

Highlander
Natural Born Killers

Maybe not favourites but 'The Revenent' (2019) and 'The Covenant' (2023) were great films. I'd also go with Rocky, First Blood, GoodFellas, Pulp Fiction, A Bronx Tale

Badlands

Hard to say one but heres a few that might not have been mentioned yet that i really enjoyed

Awakenings
The Pianist
The Shining
Senna (documentary but im still counting it)
The Imitation game
Shutter island
Django Unchained

Dark Knight

Zulu
Great Escape
Who shot Liberty Valance
3.10 Yuma. (Original)
High Noon
It’s a wonderful life.

Unforgiven
Open range
Dances with wolves
Revenant
Gladiator
Truman show
Where eagles dare
Pulp fiction
The hateful 8
Kill bill
Django unchained
Great escape
Thomas crown affair
A Christmas carol
The bourne films (the Matt Damon ones)
Hunt for red october
First blood

Dead Poets Society

Krull is my fav of all time
Naff sci-fi/fantasy film from the 80’s that tried to catch onto the coat tails of Star Wars

Stuff I recommend -

Manchester by the Sea - about a man dealing with some trauma that’s explained as the film goes along

The Green Book - black, gay musician goes on a tour of the US southwest, taking an Italian as a driver/guard

Moonlight - a beautiful, simply told coming-of-age story with a focus on identity, or more specifically sexuality and how that intersects with masculinity (not my words but accurate)

(If you’re a homophobe in anyway, shape or form, don’t watch the last 2 )

The Creator is a very good film, visually stunning and thought provoking

Behind Enemy Lines - Gene Hackman and Owen Wilson are very good in this film

The Guardian - Kevin Costner made what’s basically a recruitment film for the US Coastguard, but it’s worth a watch

Million Dollar Baby - will tug on the heart strings

Ready Player One - great for older people who grew up in the 80’s, just the sheer amount of stuff/easter eggs you’ll see in it

Shawshank Redemption is my favourite film.

Notable mentions for Phone Booth, Hacksaw Ridge, Unbroken & Changeling.

Dune 2021
Dune 2022 going to be my best ever I already know now.
The King
Godfather part 1
Hunger Games part 1 - it's the story, but the acting quite good
Another shout for Shawshank and also the Green Mile
Revenant
Wonderful Life - tear jerker

Just watched movie Green Book on Netflix highly recommended.

Green Mile
Sexy Beast

Apocalypse Now.

Deliverance

From childhood I loved the King Kong films, you talked about them the week before and week after school.
Hacksaw ridge is a brilliant film

Anyone seen The Holdovers? Loved it…

Local Hero. American Beauty . Gran Torino. Amelie.

L.A. Confidential

Lord of the Rings
The Matrix
Interstellar
Inception
The Green Mile
The Departed
Anything by Tarantino
Fury
Saving Private Ryan
Whiplash

All absolute "must watch" films.

There's no such thing as The Best Movie Of All Time but here are some of my personal favourites - some obvious, some, not so:

Angel Heart - favourite movie - watch it at least twice a year - never fails!
Rollerball
Godfather
Godfather Part 2
Breaker Morant
The Duellists
Outland
Lone Star
Dinner Rush
Under Fire
Apocalypse Now
Muriel's Wedding
Grosse Point Blank
Almost Famous
The Right Stuff
Apollo 13
Capricorn One
Goodfellas
North Dallas Forty
Master & Commander
In The Heat Of The Night
Mississippi Burning
Airplane
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

Sorry

Missed out Midnight Cowboy

And LA Confidential - thanks Quicknick

The Lives of Others
Dead Man’s Shoes
Hot Fuzz
Festen / The Celebration

Seven
Gladiator
Million Dollar Baby
Damned United

Brassed Off

The Big Short
The Artist
Bullit
Towering Inferno
Dredd
Battle Royale
Whiplash

cheers lads, plenty for me to go at there, appreciate the input.

Scarface is good

Brother Where Art Thou is really one of my favorites.

Blade Runner the original.

Seven Samurai

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
The Graduate

Trains planes and automobiles,, John Candy and Steve Martin at their best

Memento

"Kes" has got to be one of the best British films ever made.

And "Babette's Feast" is one of the best foreign films I've seen.

Just to add something a bit different into the mix, best ive seen in long time was Triangle of Sadness. Dark comedy. It's almost like 3 different films the was it's put together. I almost turned it off after 20 minures but so glad I stuck in.

The Lobster was also a hoot.

I'll try and keep it short but won't
JAWS
ROB ROY
LOCAL HERO
WAKING NED
HOPE AND GLAORY
TINKER TAYLOR SOLDIER SPY
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN
THE BIG SHORT
TRADING PLACES
SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
RAINING STONES
RIFF RAFF
SEMI PRO
NAKED GUN
THE GREAT ESCAPE
THE FIRST 3 INDIANA JONES
GOODFELLAS
CARRY ON AT YOUR CONVENIENCE

lots more

Goodfellas
Schindlers List
Naked Gun
Life of Brian

boatshed bill wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 18, 2024 8:28 pm

Anything by Ken Russell

........Or David Lynch

"The zone of interest".....playing now is tremendous.

Hobson's choice.
A man and a Woman ( French)
La Dolce vita.. (Italian)
Network.
Blue Velvet.
Women in love.
............i could go on & on.

"Poor things"......playing now is very entertaining. Think Emma Stone will get best actress for it.