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     Frank (Frank) Username: Frank Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 85.222.86.21 |
Which British films do you hold dear to your heart? The following categories are: Crime Horror Mystery Fantasy Comedy Thriller Action Drama Art-house Science-fiction | ||
| John Forth (John) Username: John Registered: 05-2008 Posted From: 82.24.1.217 |
I've probably been a bit free and easy with the categories (and with my definition of 'British film'), but here are the ones which sprung immediately to mind: Crime: GET CARTER Horror: THE INNOCENTS Mystery: THE WICKER MAN Fantasy: THE TIME BANDITS Comedy: LIFE OF BRIAN Thriller: DEAD MAN'S SHOES Action: THE EAGLE HAS LANDED Drama: PERFORMANCE Art-house: IF... Science-fiction: SUNSHINE | ||
| Frank (Frank) Username: Frank Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 85.222.86.21 |
John - if I had to change about some of your choices to accommodate mine, I'd insert Where Eagles Dare in place of The Eagle Has Landed, and swap round The Wicker Man and The Innocents. Drama I'd probably choose Naked or Hunger. The Time Bandits though, definitely agreed there. | ||
| John Forth (John) Username: John Registered: 05-2008 Posted From: 82.24.1.217 |
I definitely couldn't disagree with NAKED's inclusion. | ||
| Barbara Roden (Nebuly) Username: Nebuly Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 142.179.0.196 |
Crime: NIGHT AND THE CITY or BRIGHTON ROCK (too close to call) Horror: THEATRE OF BLOOD Mystery: THE THIRTY-NINE STEPS (1978) Fantasy: A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH Comedy: KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS Thriller: THE THIRD MAN Action: WENT THE DAY WELL? or THE 49TH PARALLEL Drama: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP Art-house: TOPSY-TURVY Science-fiction: QUATERMASS AND THE PIT And if I may two categories - Romance: BRIEF ENCOUNTER Literary adaptation: GREAT EXPECTATIONS (1948) | ||
| John Llewellyn Probert (John_l_probert) Username: John_l_probert Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.142.242.104 |
Barbara has remarkably similar tastes to mine so I shall simply refer interested parties to her list as being pretty much what I would choose! | ||
| Frank (Frank) Username: Frank Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 85.222.86.21 |
Barbara - oh, yes, A Matter of Life and Death, how could I have missed that. Or The Third Man, or The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (Powell and Pressburger again). As I was saying to Stevie earlier, lists are insanely subjective. | ||
| Frank (Frank) Username: Frank Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 85.222.86.21 |
As for crime: Down Terrace. | ||
| John Llewellyn Probert (John_l_probert) Username: John_l_probert Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.142.242.104 |
Mind you, here's a list of films that I saw in my youth that I remember fondly and which shows a side of British cinema that's usually swept under the carpet: Crime: Zapper's Blade of Vengeance Horror: Crucible of Terror Mystery: Who Done It? (starring Benny Hill) Fantasy: The Four Dimensions of Greta (in 3D) Comedy: She'll Follow You Anywhere Thriller: Sitting Target Action: Licenced to Love & Kill Drama: Scream and Die Art-house: Jubilee Science-fiction: Devil Girl From Mars | ||
| Stevie Walsh (Stephenw) Username: Stephenw Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 194.32.31.1 |
I'd already done most of the groud work (see the BFS thread that started this fun exercise). So here's Stevie's (probable) Top 100 British Films of all time: 1. Brazil 2. The Red Shoes 3. A Clockwork Orange 4. Monty Python's Life Of Brian 5. Black Narcissus 6. Don't Look Now 7. The Third Man 8. Barry Lyndon 9. The Thief Of Baghdad 10. Night Of The Demon 11. Naked 12. A Matter Of Life And Death 13. Peeping Tom 14. Performance 15. The Innocents 16. Night And The City 17. The Witchfinder General 18. Get Carter 19. Monty Python And The Holy Grail 20. If… 21. Goodye, Mr Chips 22. The Wicker Man 23. Zulu 24. The Ladykillers 25. The Life And Death Of Colonel Blmp 26. Lawrence Of Arabia 27. Rebecca 28. Kind Hearts And Coronets 29. Brighton Rock 30. Oliver Twist 31. O Lucky Man 32. Dead Of Night 33. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 34. Withnail & I 35. Tales Of Hoffmann 36. Local Hero 37. Great Expectations 38. Repulsion 39. The Crying Game 40. Odd Man Out 41. A Night To Remember 42. Shaun Of The Dead 43. The Fallen Idol 44. The Man In The White Suit 45. A Man For All Seasons 46. You Only Live Twice 47. Theatre Of Blood 48. Frenzy 49. Mona Lisa 50. Goldfinger 51. Doctor Zhivago 52. Things To Come 53. The Bridge On The River Kwai 54. The Killing Fields 55. Trainspotting 56. Gandhi 57. Gregory's Girl 58. The 39 Steps 59. Saturday Night And Sunday Morning 60. The Man Who Knew Too Much 61. Kes 62. The Four Feathers 63. This Sporting Life 64. Quatermass And The Pit 65. From Russia With Love 66. Billy Liar 67. Hope And Glory 68. Went The Day Well? 69. Sweet Sixteen 70. The Ipcress File 71. The Lavender Hill Mob 72. The Italian Job 73. The Duellists 74. The Long Good Friday 75. Brief Encounter 76. Time Bandits 77. Tom Jones 78. The Entertainer 79. Victim 80. Carry On Screaming 81. The Loneliness Of The Long Ditance Runner 82. Sunday Bloody Sunday 83. Dracula, Prince Of Darkness 84. Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life 85. A Hard Day's Night 86. Blow Up 87. London To Brighton 88. Bedazzled 89. The Lady Vanishes 90. Dr No 91. The Mission 92. Raining Stones 93. Tyrannosaur 94. Another Year 95. Look Back In Anger 96. Shallow Grave 97. My Name Is Joe 98. The Fearless Vampire Killers 99. Secrets And Lies 100. The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit Apologies to all those great British Films I either haven't seen or unforgivably overlooked - of which there are no doubt several hundred more. | ||
| John Forth (John) Username: John Registered: 05-2008 Posted From: 82.24.1.217 |
You've totally ignored the rules, you maverick! | ||
| Ramsey Campbell (Ramsey) Username: Ramsey Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 92.8.27.199 |
Crime: The Criminal Horror: Night of the Demon Mystery: The Third Man Fantasy: The Thief of Bagdad Comedy: Kind Hearts and Coronets Thriller: The Lady Vanishes Action: er... Drama: This Sporting Life Art-house: Accident Science-fiction: Quatermass and the Pit Romance: I Know Where I'm Going Literary adaptation: Lolita (Kubrick) | ||
| Stevie Walsh (Stephenw) Username: Stephenw Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 194.32.31.1 |
Let's see... going by my above list that would be: Crime: Night And The City Horror: Don't Look Now Mystery: The Third Man Fantasy: The Thief Of Baghdad Comedy: Monty Python's Life Of Brian Thriller (non-specific): The Crying Game Action: Zulu Drama: The Red Shoes Arthouse: Performance Science Fiction: Brazil Romance: Rebecca Literary Adaptation: A Clockwork Orange Espionage: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Historical: Barry Lyndon Satirical: If... Lowlife Drama: Naked Western: erm... surely not Shalako!! Musical: A Hard Day's Night Childrens: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit | ||
| Craig (Craig) Username: Craig Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 166.216.226.189 |
I'll just add for now.... Bio-pic: Young Winston Neo-noir: Sexy Beast | ||
| Stevie Walsh (Stephenw) Username: Stephenw Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 194.32.31.1 |
Biopic: Lawrence Of Arabia Neo-noir: Get Carter | ||
| Des (Des) Username: Des Registered: 09-2010 Posted From: 86.158.58.16 |
Did anyone see BRIGHTON ROCK last night on BBC2. I prefer the original Richard Attenborough film, but I thought they did the Mods and Rockers scenes very well from what I remember them being like in real-time. | ||
| Stevie Walsh (Stephenw) Username: Stephenw Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 82.29.252.215 |
Saw it last year in the cinema, Des, as it's one of my all-time favourite novels. The Boulting Bros version is vastly superior - a work of art compared to a soulless going through of the motions. I found this one lacked any of the passion and sense of dread of the source material. Yet another watchable but unremarkable Graham Greene adaptation, sadly. Even the idea of updating the story to 60s Brighton didn't quite spark as it could have done. |