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I love watching films, always have and always will, but like trying to name your favourite song ever, it is hard to decide which would make the top 5. Anyway here's mine in no particular order although I may change my mind again later! :?

1) Whatever to baby Jane

2) Kes

3) The godfather

4) Saving private Ryan

5) Road to Perdition

Anyone else care to list their favourite films?

Nigel
 
Most recent 'favourites'
La vie en rose and Charlotte Gray ( the latter probably because I watched it in the little cinema at St Antonin where some of it is set)
Longtime favourite
The Trap with Oliver Reed and Rita Tushingham , possibly the first adult film I saw.
The one i'm slightly ashamed of
The Rocky Horror Picture Show, again memories of youth, though I admit to seeing it at the theatre even fairly recently. I sometimes run on the treadmill whilst watching the video but have to take care not to ' to get carried away and jump to the right and step to the left' whilst on a 3ft belt !
 
I love "The Assasination Bureau"
An utterly preposterous story starring Diana Rigg and Oliver Reed,with Telly Savalas.
The Performances are actually superb as are the settings and costumes. Right near the end they filmed outside Prague in a place I know well. It's hilarious
Hana
 
no particular order

the day after tommorow

the green mile

philadelphia

jarhead

saving private ryan

in the name of the father

man about dog
 
Educating Rita.
Ladies in Lavender.
An Angel at my Table.
Mrs.Brown.
Talking Heads. not really a film, Alan Bennett monologues,available on DVD.
 
Rushy
I enjoyed "Tron" too. Funny wasn't it that The first CGI movie was like that?
Hana
 
I chose 'Whatever happened to Baby Jane' as it was my mothers favourite film, and as a child every time it was on tv my mother would watch it. So I have seen it a few times, but it use to scare the life out of me as a small child, Bette Davis terrorising her innocent sister(Joan Crawford) through jealousy and spite was acting at its best. Two excellent actresses put together in one hell of a story line, I could watch it again now.

Nigel
 
I chose two of mine because the great Judi Dench starred in them. She is a wonderful actress in my book.
 
catherinecherub said:
I chose two of mine because the great Judi Dench starred in them. She is a wonderful actress in my book.
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Don't forget its Dame Judy Dench, but yes she is a very fine actress!

Nigel
 
How can you pick 5 films from a lifetime's moviegoing? And how could you judge between say The Italian Job and Singin' in the Rain? So here are some of those I can watch over and over by genre, and in no particular order.

Musical
Singing' in the Rain
Funny Face
An American in Paris
Royal Wedding
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Top Hat
Carousel


Action
Dirty Harry
The Italian Job
Zulu
Guns of Navarone
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Drama
Gone With the Wind
Inherit the Wind
Compulsion
Anatomy of a Murder
The Glenn Miller Story
Frankenstein (Boris Karloff version)

Western
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Shane
High Noon
The Man from Laramie
Unforgiven

Spectaculars
Ben-Hur
Spartacus
The Vikings
El Cid

Animation
Fantasia
Pinocchio
Bambi
Dumbo
Finding Nemo
Snow White

There are, of course, many, many more.
 
I have always loved 'Harvey' starring James Stewart which is very old but stands the test of time.
 
Thelma and Louise

2001 A space odyssey
 
1.Shawshank Redemption
2.Friday Night Lights
3.Top Gun
4.Gladiator
5.Old School

I could have just named 5 Will Ferrell movies really!
 
Films that have made an impression on me that come to mind at the moment are:

Cassablanca
Gone With The Wind
It's A Wonderful Life
The Sound of Music
Educating Rita
The Horse Whisperer
The Green Mile
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
 
Just 5 films, here goes

Black Book (engrossing WW2 spy film, french with english subtitles)
Little Women
Titanic (original)
Dirty Dancing
Quiet Man

Plus all of BillB's are amongst my favourites.
 
Mine, without a doubt -


1. Lonesome Dove - shown on BBC2 several years ago in about 6 1 1/2 hr sessions.

2. Bambi


 
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