OnionTerror Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 I'm not talking about cobblers like Armageddon, but interesting films that you would recommend... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDZrETanRv0 Bad Boy Bubby is a bit of potty Aussie film, you'll never look at Cats and clingfilm the same again.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bossybabe Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 I can thoroughly recommend The Castle, one of Eric Bana's early films. In my house, it's gone "straight to the pool room"! Oh, and The Dish - another Aussie movie with Sam Neill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eight Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger. Two of the greatest film-makers ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Considered one of the greats. (Edited to put up the version with English subtitles.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC1 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIS0-ZJ7yXA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuggets Mahoney Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acMGe0RHSO4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
council dweller Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 wow....a Canterbury tale! I was looking for that..thanks. See you in 1.59... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 wow....a Canterbury tale! I was looking for that..thanks. See you in 1.59... 1 minute 59 seconds? You going to have sex? Three times? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
council dweller Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 No, only twice at my age. What a wacky but brilliant film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eight Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger. Two of the greatest film-makers ever. Despite being born thirty years after it was made, I think I could quite happily watch A Canterbury Tale on infinite loop for the rest of eternity. Is there a word for the kind of nostalgia you can get for times and places you never knew? If not then I will have to invent one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 No, only twice at my age. What a wacky but brilliant film. Go and watch this then - another one of theirs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUlUrh5zKH8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qbByNETRt4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuggets Mahoney Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Despite being born thirty years after it was made, I think I could quite happily watch A Canterbury Tale on infinite loop for the rest of eternity. Is there a word for the kind of nostalgia you can get for times and places you never knew? If not then I will have to invent one.It's golden age romanticism. I'm not sure if there's a single word for it. If we were German we could jam all three together.I'm also an 'Archers' fan and the affable actors/ characters they cast in their films. I have a nagging suspicion they were tripping on something when they made them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 'Night Train To Munich' - this and the other films are early UK WW2 films which are pure escapism nonsense and treat fighting the Nazis like something that only a bunch of public schoolboys have a bit of a laff could do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 'Pimpernel Smith' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
council dweller Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Yep, I`ve seen that many times, I`m not due to what that until next june (I try to keep a gap) How about "the way ahead" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 'The Adventures Of Tartu' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Yep, I`ve seen that many times, I`m not due to what that until next june (I try to keep a gap) How about "the way ahead" ? 'The Way Ahead' is considered a pivotal UK WW2 film. I was just about to post about it because, like 'Millions Like Us' it was a British war film that depicted ordinary British people - the working class - fighting the war and their lives during the war. By the time that 'The Way Ahead' was made British audiences were getting fed up with films that basically only depicted a bunch of public school upper class toffs fighting the war. One of my big interests is the affect that Cinema had in WW2 - both on the Allied side and on the German side. Hollywood played a huge part in getting Americans on the British side even prior to Pearl Harbour. This was partly due to the dominance of Jewish Americans in Hollywood and also to the volume of British actors, writers, etc, who had already made it big in Hollywod. Cary Grant, for example, wanted to return to the UK to join up but the British Government decided that he was of more importance in Hollywood. If you ever get a chance to read about the history of Cinema in WW2 it is fascinating. It is also fascinating how the films of people like Pressburger & Powell helped to make people in the UK aware that, unlike after WW1, when the war was won that things needed to change and that the people needed a government of the people. 'The Way Ahead' has some interesting things to say about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
council dweller Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Yes, well said.... For those with short attention spans there`s a clip from the way ahead entitled "lily of laguna - the way ahead" You can also play spot the long dead actor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eight Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 'The Way Ahead' is considered a pivotal UK WW2 film. I was just about to post about it because, like 'Millions Like Us' it was a British war film that depicted ordinary British people - the working class - fighting the war and their lives during the war. By the time that 'The Way Ahead' was made British audiences were getting fed up with films that basically only depicted a bunch of public school upper class toffs fighting the war. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0sbhWsEqGE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 'Cottage To Let' is also a good one but, made in 1941, is mainly a bunch of upper class toffs fighting the Germans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turned Out Nice Again Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Yes, well said.... For those with short attention spans there`s a clip from the way ahead entitled "lily of laguna - the way ahead. Favourite scene of mine that, brings a lump to the throat.How about this for a cracker? M (1931): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saving For a Space Ship Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL3V7dvAygo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL3V7dvAygo There is lots of licking of Fritz in that - didn't Blackadder show his disgust at German licking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John51 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Themroc. (1973) Was the first movie shown in C4s 'red triangle' series. The increased viewing figures for these adult content films did a good job in quieting the Mary Whitehouse brigade. I've seen it about 5 times and still don't understand the ending. btw there is no dialogue so subs not needed. Movie starts at 30 secs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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