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I'll fill in Q and R then

Quadrophenia and Raging Bull

 
Okay, we got our posts crossed
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Stuck to my chair just now as Miss Mini Loz is having a squealing evening unless I sit beside her holding her hand - hence time to waste so here is my A-Z list. Not counting the words 'The' or 'A'

Apocalypse Now

Bladerunner

Citizen Kane (tough call due to Clockwork Orange)

Deer Hunter

Exorcist

Full Metal Jacket

Godfather

Harder They Come

In The Heat of the Night

Jaws

Killing Fields

Life of Brian

My Name is Joe

Night at the Opera

On The Waterfront

Player

Quadrophenia

Raging Bull

Scarface

T (2001) Space Odyssey

Usual Suspects

Vertigo - nearly plumped for Videodrome here

Withnail & I

X - X is unfair - I am definitely not plumping for X Men so I am playing my joker and including Clockwork Orange!

Young Adam

Zulu

 
Yeah yeah yeah, blame poor Miss Mini Loz for ignoring my Steal this Movie, not to mention Henry V (Branagh version)...

I., please destroy daddy's keyboard again!

 
That Henry V is actually very good but in the battle for 'H Supremacy' against 'Harder They Come' it stands as much chance as a mountain bike in Toxteth.

I haven't seen 'Steal this Movie' but it is going to have to be stunning with a capital 'STUNI' to steal Scarface's crown.

 
Toxteth doesn't mean anything to me, and I have the vague feeling that it's just as well
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I'm sure this is not a thread bashing each other's brains in about our favourite's H film, but I urge you to watch Steal this movie or read the autobiograhphy of Abbie Hoffman (which will show up on your list of Amazon purchases any time now
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). The book will probably beat the film.... Much more relevant to everyday society than Scarface will ever be.

 
So far...

A is for: Airplane!

B is for: Back to the future

C is for: Casablanca

D is for: Dogma

E is for: Easy rider

F is for: Fight club

G is for: Goodfellas

H is for: Hotel Rwanda

I is for: In the heat of the night

J is for: Jackass 2

K is for: Kill billl

L is for: Lawrence of Arabia

M is for: Midnight cowboy

N is for: Nightmare before christmas

O is for: Once were warriors

P is for: Paths of glory

Q is for: Quadrophenia

R is for: Raging Bull

S is for: Steal this movie

T is for: Tin men

U is for: up the junction

V is for: V for vendatta

W is for: ?

X is for: ?

Y is for: ?

Z is for: ?

My own list would be:

Airplane!, Boogie nights, Con air, Die hard, Evil dead 2, Full metal jacket, (The) Godfather, Heat, Id, Jaws, Kung-fu huslte, (The) Lord of the rings trlogy, Memento, Nightmare on elm street, One flew over the cukoo's nest, Princess bride, (The) Queen, Rain man, (The) Shawshank redemption, Two thousand and one- A space odyssey (yes i'm having this!), Unforgiven, V for vendetta, (The) Wizard of oz, X-men , Young frankenstein, Zoolander.

 
Citizen Kane (tough call due to Clockwork Orange)
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Dunno, Loz. This thread was for Favourite films rather than 'What films you think are the best quality'. (Though I agree they don't necessarily have to be mutually exclusive).

Is 'Citizen Kane really your favourite film that starts with 'F'? Or is it just good to list because it's a 'classic' and one of the 'best films of all time'?

I like 'Citizen Kane' by the by. But just making a point. (Though in a similar vein, I can't stand 'Casablanca' and get sick to the stomach when all the Hollywood types w*nk each other off about how it's the greatest film ever made. Hell, it even got voted by the WGAE and WGAW as the best screenplay of all time. I mean, what the F*CK? Get your hand off it Hollywood!)

For example, someone could say Forest Gump (multiple Oscar winner) is a 'great' film. But I'd throw in Future Cop under 'F' any day*. A flick nobody on here has probably ever heard of. Why? Because it's a long time 'favourite' of mine. In fact, if I go through my top 10 or 20 film, hardly any of them are classed as 'classics'. Except things like 'Die Hard' and 'Aliens' which are 'classics' of the genre.

Jack Deth is back. And he hasn't even been here before...

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*Oz title, 'Trancers' in the US. Just like 'Airplane' was 'Flying High' in Oz. Same flick, different title.

 
Citizen Kane (tough call due to Clockwork Orange)
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Dunno, Loz. This thread was for Favourite films rather than 'What films you think are the best quality'. (Though I agree they don't necessarily have to be mutually exclusive).

Is 'Citizen Kane really your favourite film that starts with 'F'? Or is it just good to list because it's a 'classic' and one of the 'best films of all time'?

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No Citizen Kane is not my favourite film that starts with an 'F' that would be 'Full Metal Jacket' , 'Citizen Kane' is my favourite film that starts with a 'C'

However I take your point, there are many 'classic' films that always appear on the standard lists of 'Greatest Ever Film' and my belief is that they are voted for because they are deemed to be classics rather than because people can truly watch them time and time and time again. However, for me , Citizen Kane is not one one those, I can, and have watched Citizen Kane many many times.

At the same time you have to acknowledge that many films are classics AND people's favourites because they thoroughly deserve to be.

However just to emphasise that my list is not a simplistic collection of the films we are all supposed to have seen I invite a poll of how many people have seen 'My Name is Joe' and I further ask why I didn't just opt for Midnight Cowboy or Marathon Man, Maltese Falcon, My Left Foot or Man Who WOuld be King.

 
Is 'Citizen Kane really your favourite film that starts with 'F'? Or is it just good to list because it's a 'classic' and one of the 'best films of all time'?.
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Oops. 80 wpm typing...d'oh. F's one key above the C!

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rather than because people can truly watch them time and time and time again.
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That to me is EXACTLY my definition of what a favourite film is. One you can watch today and enjoy it every bit as much as the last 25 times!

 
x men 2 is a fine comic book film. that needs to be said.

 
Apocalypse Now...agreed

Bladerunner....Close, Bullit is great too

Citizen Kane ...Clockwork orange or City of God

Deer Hunter....agreed, Das Boot is good too

Exorcist....about the only film I can think of worth mentioning that begins with E

Full Metal Jacket...agreed

Godfather...aye

Harder They Come....How I learned to stop worrying and learn to love the bomb (Dr Strangelove)

In The Heat of the Night....Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

Jaws...great

Killing Fields....Kill Bill too

Life of Brian...Lebowski, The Big (that's a cheat I know)

My Name is Joe.....Midnight Express (I think that's the one about the bloke in a turkish prison)

Night at the Opera....can't think of an N right now

On The Waterfront...Omen or One Flew over the cuckoos nest

Player...Pulp Fiction or Platoon

Quadrophenia....Great shout

Raging Bull...yip

Scarface...star wars (original 3, with Empire being 1st of those)

T (2001) Space Odyssey...as a Kubrick fan it has to be

Usual Suspects...yip

Vertigo...okay

Withnail & I....The Wall

X - X is unfair - My joker, The Filth and the Fury

Young Adam....Young Frankenstein

Zulu...that's about the only one I can think of that begis with a Z

Cheers, Scott

 
La Haine is another great movie that I almost put in in my L categorie. It is French, and black and white, but it is really worth a watch. Anyone else think of any B&W films released recently that are worth a watch? I remember seeing one called Pi that was good too

 
These are films that I've watched many times, or will watch many times...

Alfie / Accused / Amelie

Blues Brothers / Bridge Too Far / Bataille D'Alger / Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid

Clockwork Orange / Christiane F. / Cross Of Iron

Deliverance / Dirty Dozen / Dirty Harry / Day Of The Jackal / Devils

Easy Rider / Enter The Dragon / Eagle Has Landed

Four Feathers / Freebie & The Bean / Falling Down / Fistful Of Dollars

Godfather / Good, The Bad & The Ugly / Green Mile / GoodFellas / Girl, Interrupted

Hill / Heat / House Of The Spirits / Harder They Come / Hang 'Em High / High Plains Drifter

Italian Job / If...

Jesse James / Joe Kidd

Kind Hearts And Coronets / Kelly's Heroes / Kes

Leon / Last Of The Dogmen / Ladykillers / Lawrence Of Arabia

Man Who Would Be King / Mandingo / Magdalene Sisters / Mutiny On The Bounty

National Lampoons Animal House / Nell / Naked Gun trilogy

Once Were Warriors / One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

Pale Rider / Pirates Of The Caribbean 1 / Panic Room

Quadrophenia / Quiet Man

Romper Stomper / Raging Bull / Rosemary's Baby / Red Rock West / Raiders Of The Lost Ark

Slap Shot / Straw Dogs / Shawshank Redemption / Silence Of The Lambs / Shootist / Scarface / Shining

True Grit / Taxi Driver / There's Something About Mary / Thunderbolt And Lightfoot

Untouchables / Unforgiven / Up In Smoke

Vacillations Of Poppy Carew

Warriors / Wanderers / Waterloo / Wicker Man / Wild Bunch / Wild At Heart

Youngblood / Young Winston

Zulu / Zulu Dawn / Zardoz

Sorry - I tried to keep it a small list, and have had to trim it down considerably even so...
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Bluebeard always cheats with his 'off the bench' options
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I second Paulo's recommnedation of 'Good Night and Good Luck' - that, along with 'Pan's Labyrinth' are, for me, the best two films that have come out in the last few years.

 
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