Films

[Kath]

There is a chap in my Photography & Wellbeing Group who has a number of difficulties in life.  I suspect he is on the autistic spectrum among other things because he evidently has a running commentary in his head and is often not really listening to what other people are discussing.  He also assumes that if he has heard of/seen/knows about something, that everyone else must as well.  This week we were talking about how to be mindful with photography when he suddenly yelled at me 'You know that scene in Scarface, that's what I felt like yesterday'.  I had to gently point out that I'd never seen Scarface.  Later it was 'You know that scene in Full Metal Jacket...' when I thought we'd moved onto the rule of thirds...anyway it made me realise that there are loads and loads of films I've never seen.  What are your favourites or 'you really should have seen's?

[steveandthedogs]

2001 a Space Odyssey

Going Postal [book and film]

Otherwise not that interested in films. Especially modern American ones.

S

[willien]

The Easy Rider. No book to compare it with, though you could argue it was inspired by the song The Weight (by The Band).
One flew over the cuckoo's nest. Great film but the book is slightly better.
The man who fell to earth. Unique for me in that I found the book and the film equally good. If I see the movie and read the book I normally prefer the book.

These three all of course share the same theme of alienation from society so you don't necessarilly need to watch all three.
The Easy Rider has a brill soundtrack,.

[Ivor E Tower]

Funeral in Berlin ..... very interesting these days to see what life was like when the wall existed, and the contrast between east and west. Only politicians could have come up with something as ridiculous as the Berlin Wall

[spinno]

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning...local gritty kitchen sink drama. Very local as filmed less than a mile away.

[Kath]

Feb 27, 2024 22:20:59 GMT spinno said:

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning...local gritty kitchen sink drama. Very local as filmed less than a mile away.

Albert Finney? I never realised until after he died that my dad got his phrase ‘Do t let the bastards grind you down’ from this film. I took a cinema elective paper at art school and this was o e of the films. Really enjoyed it. Probably time for a rewatch now.

[Kath]

Feb 27, 2024 22:20:59 GMT spinno said:

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning...local gritty kitchen sink drama. Very local as filmed less than a mile away.

I haven’t heard if that but will see if I can find it somewhere. I had a friend who boarded at my school. Her parents were both in the army stationed in Germany and when she went to visit them she sometimes went to east Berlin. She said she always took a couple of spare pairs of jeans to sell because there was massive demand for them.

[Kath]

Feb 27, 2024 21:46:37 GMT steveandthedogs said:

2001 a Space Odyssey

Going Postal [book and film]

Otherwise not that interested in films. Especially modern American ones.

S

I’ve seen the first of these but not the second. May try and find
the book.

[Kath]

Feb 27, 2024 22:01:13 GMT willien said:

The Easy Rider. No book to compare it with, though you could argue it was inspired by the song The Weight (by The Band).
One flew over the cuckoo's nest. Great film but the book is slightly better.
The man who fell to earth. Unique for me in that I found the book and the film equally good. If I see the movie and read the book I normally prefer the book.

These three all of course share the same theme of alienation from society so you don't necessarilly need to watch all three.
The Easy Rider has a brill soundtrack,.

I’ve seen One Flew Over The cuckoos Nest. I want to say that I’ve seen The Easy Rider too but honestly I’m not sure. Have definitely not seen the last of these and I do think I should.

[John Farrell]

The original film of M*A*S*H. Master and Commander - I have read the book, and have the film on DVD...Lord of the Rings ditto. A few weeks ago I picked up the DVD of the 1969 film Battle of Britain; I haven't watched it yet - when my son visits at Easter I'll watch it with him.

[lesleysm2]

A list of my favourite films is going to take some doing but okay in no particular order
Goodfella's
Some like it hot
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Trainspotting
Dr Strange
Dr Strange and the Multiverse of Madness
Easy Rider
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
Let the Right One in (Not the American remake)
Wicker Man
Shawshank Redemption
The Wall
Blazin' Sadlles
The Sleeper
Carrie
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
Going Postal
A Clockwork Orange
Airplane
Cape Fear
Magic
Psycho
The Evil Dead
Night of the Living Dead
Shaun of the Dead
This is Spinal Tap
Wayne's World
The Green Mile
When the Wind Blows
Hot Fuzz
Cabaret
Leon
Tommy
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
The Meaning of Life
Life of Brian
The Devils
Crimes of Passion
la Cage Aux Folles


Etc...Dave was a movie buff so it sorta rubbed off on me but since he died I don't watch many films or for that matter much telly

[lesleysm2]

I forgot
The Omen
The Exorcist
Halloween
A Nightmare on Elm Street
An American Werewolf in London
From Dusk til Dawn

Yes I do like a good horror movie

the last one having reminded me to add another great film I forgot about

Up in Smoke

And how did I forget The Blues Brothers?

[dreampolice]

Angel Heart with Mickey Rourke and Robert De Niro. One of my favourite films.

[Kath]

Feb 27, 2024 22:47:29 GMT Kath said:

Feb 27, 2024 22:20:59 GMT spinno said:

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning...local gritty kitchen sink drama. Very local as filmed less than a mile away.

I haven’t heard if that but will see if I can find it somewhere. I had a friend who boarded at my school. Her parents were both in the army stationed in Germany and when she went to visit them she sometimes went to east Berlin. She said she always took a couple of spare pairs of jeans to sell because there was massive demand for them.

I was trying to do this on my phone last night and evidently quoted the wrong person here!  Sorry.  Relates to Funeral In Berlin.

[Kath]

Feb 27, 2024 23:11:31 GMT John Farrell said:

The original film of M*A*S*H. Master and Commander - I have read the book, and have the film on DVD...Lord of the Rings ditto. A few weeks ago I picked up the DVD of the 1969 film Battle of Britain; I haven't watched it yet - when my son visits at Easter I'll watch it with him.

Loved M*A*S*H!  Not even heard of Master and Commander but just googled and it looks good!  Not touching Lord of the Rings.  Sorry.