Your Favourite Film

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
12/12/2008 11:03

What is your favourite Film.



It's the Godfather for me.

RedSnapper


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Posts: 540

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 11:07

I have several but the grit of "The Full Monty" has to be amongst `em!

dobbo



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Posts: 72

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 11:21

The Quiet Man! John Wayne Classic

authentichoccie


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Posts: 481

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 11:41

Moulin Rouge!

I love it and know all the songs off by heart! (much to my husbands dismay!)

and Ewan McGregor cor!!!

fire starter


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Posts: 3401

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 11:55

lock stock

JimmyG


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Posts: 900

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 12:16

Schindler's List, The Graduate & It's a mad mad mad mad world.

JimmyG


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Posts: 900

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 12:18

Sorry, meant to say joint favourites!!

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
12/12/2008 12:20

But Jimmy - what's your favourite (if you had to choose one)?

gibson335


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Posts: 325

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 12:31

Definitely The Elephant Man for me

JimmyG


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Posts: 900

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 12:37

No1 - it has to be The Graduate

RedSnapper


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Posts: 540

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 12:50

"Being There" along with the rest of the Peter Sellers classics is quite a good one.

britvic



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Message Posted:
12/12/2008 12:59

Snatch, Lock Stock, Mouse Hunt, Bird cage.

Can't stand ling winded musicals.

Menace


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Posts: 93

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 13:06

Forbidden Planet with the robeot being the star

ilovemydogs



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Posts: 514

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 13:24

1 , Grease



2, Jazz singer



3, Beeches ;)

ilovecyprus


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Posts: 2880

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 13:28

sooooooooo difficult to answer, so many great films, so many themes that have created so many different eperiences for me, but if pushed I would probably go for 'Dr Zchivago'

SAFFI


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Posts: 342

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 14:18

PULP FICTION

britvic



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Message Posted:
12/12/2008 14:29

I wonder what this say's about us all, some socioligy student somewhere would have a field day on this bb.

JimmyG


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Message Posted:
12/12/2008 14:34

Britvic, all human life is here!!

ilovecyprus


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Message Posted:
12/12/2008 14:37

would probably recommend that some of us seek help immediately

cooper


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Posts: 3386

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 14:39

Are you talking to me - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMaTfAn7KAs

Dusterbruce


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Posts: 1125

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 14:40

Affair to Remember and Love is a Many Splendored Thing.



Sadly both films feature a world and standards that no longer exist.

britvic



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Message Posted:
12/12/2008 14:52

Ilovecyprus, how right you are!

ilovecyprus


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Message Posted:
12/12/2008 14:57

britvic, they probably wouldn't get as far as measuring our taste in films, but would be asking 'why do these mad people spend so much of their precious time on a blooming forum with people they have never met and may never do'

britvic



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Message Posted:
12/12/2008 14:59

Ilovecyprus,

Because it is addictive, and were all mad!

ROBnJO


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Message Posted:
12/12/2008 14:59

The original 'Italian Job' with Michael Caine.



Proper 'Brit' Classic!



The opening with Matt Munro singing 'On Days like these',.....

Littlenige



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Posts: 3594

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 16:09

rosie dixon night nurse was always a good un to watch.

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
12/12/2008 16:17

Nige. "rosie dixon night nurse" who played the lead?

smithy


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Posts: 5301

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 16:29

Jazz Singer what a film

Lilli



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Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 16:34

hi mine is r zhivaco, love story and the green mile but i also agree with a lot of your choices also gone with the wind.nobody liked silence of the lambs then lillli x

eager


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Message Posted:
12/12/2008 16:50

Citizen Kane for me.

markkp



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Posts: 41

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 16:56

Love actually...How sad I am.....

CJtill


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Posts: 836

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 17:21

The nice peaceful life of the young and innocent in a quaint scottish city,

TRAINSPOTTING.

Littlenige



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Message Posted:
12/12/2008 17:21

Debbie Ash of course

magicart


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Posts: 985

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 17:30

Its "Rageing Bull" for me -De Niro at his very best!!

Mountain Edge



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Posts: 199

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 17:39

Shawshank Redemption

Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid

The Alamo

Zulu

Love them all and will never be able to make my mind up which one is the best

No1Doyen


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Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 17:52

Nige - yes I remember.



Cliff - Shawshank my second favourite film.

ozwozz86


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Posts: 336

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 18:21

Shawshank for me

Cruella


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Posts: 63

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 18:53

Wizard of Oz

Ossie


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Posts: 311

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 18:53

Gone With The Wind followed by The Big Country

britvic



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Posts: 3039

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 19:00

Shawshank also

mikelapta



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Posts: 2186

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 19:00

The Great Escape.........I think it was my first video.My son,then aged about 6 knew all the words,now he's serving in Iraq.Ady,I think of you everyday.Come home safe and soon

rsalih


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Posts: 306

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 19:02

castaway with tom hanks .fantastic

britvic



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Message Posted:
12/12/2008 19:14

Mikelapta, I hope Ady comes home safe and soon.

The-Wicks


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Message Posted:
12/12/2008 19:27

Mr Wick's is Debbie Does Dallas

Mrs Wick can't decide, so many great films already mentioned, but one of mine is One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, oh and Midnight Express

J

mersin10



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Posts: 94

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 19:32

italian job original .but favourite zulu

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
12/12/2008 19:39

Mikelapta- Best wishes to ady and all the groups abroad.

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
12/12/2008 19:41

Sorry that should have read Troups

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
12/12/2008 19:42

The-wicks, it wasn't only Dallas that Debbie done

britvic



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Message Posted:
12/12/2008 19:47

I didn't know there was a Debbie in Dallas, what part did she play?

britvic



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Message Posted:
12/12/2008 19:51

Did she shoot J.R?

CJtill


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Posts: 836

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 19:57

Back in 1981, Zulu was voted the best film ever made by the National Fronts arts and educational sub committee. It was a close run race as Roots was a popular choice and led the voting for a long time.

The-Wicks


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Message Posted:
12/12/2008 19:59

Message 51 - that's an interesting fact! Not a lot of people knew that!

J

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
12/12/2008 20:00

Britvic- I don't think she shot JR. She did like a Ewing though, or something sounding very similar

The-Wicks


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Message Posted:
12/12/2008 20:02

Bill - you are naughty - but I like you!!!

tonni


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Posts: 178

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 21:42

man on fire,,,,cyote ugly,,,,shawshank

fredred


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Posts: 89

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 21:54

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

Groucho



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Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 21:55

OK here goes, sorry but I can't come up with just one it much depends on the mood as to whether I want fun or frolics....



with the kids...

Mary Poppins

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Micracle of 34th Street..

Simpsons



action...

Rocky no matter how wooden I still duck the punches!

Die Hard

Terminator



adventure

Da Vinci Code

National Treasure

Great Escape



cool...

Be Cool (Get Shorty sequel)

Cool Hand Luke

Bullitt





sci fi

Blade runner

2001

Close Encounters



fantasy

Lord of the Rings - all three

Harry Potter - all of them

Golden Compass



comedy

Ealing comedies with Alaister Sim, Alec Guinness, Will Hay etc

keithcaley



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Posts: 2521

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 22:05

Spy Game,

with Robert Redford,

Brad Pitt,

Catherine McCormack

WAZ-24-7



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Posts: 695

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 22:16

Excellent choices so far !



Enemy at the Gates and Midnight Express

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
12/12/2008 22:24

Silence of the Lamb's

cooper


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Posts: 3386

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 22:27

Sorry Bill but dont that belong on the Barbaric Bayram thread !

Turtle


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Posts: 2669

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 22:27

Its been mentioned a few times already but "one flew over the cuckoo's nest"

Best film ever made, Jack at his finest

Lilli



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Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 23:51

oh mike is he ok ididnt know that x take care my friend xxx

PtePike



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Posts: 2334

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 23:52

Dolly Doctor rings a bell...

cyprusishome


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Posts: 2381

Message Posted:
12/12/2008 23:57

where to start, comedy or serious.



Life of Brian, Blazing Saddles a film which I can read script as it goes along.



Serious.



Shawshank Redemption is genious

Lanrick


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Posts: 135

Message Posted:
13/12/2008 00:52

Another two gems: "The Deerhunter" and "Salvador".

RedSnapper


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Posts: 540

Message Posted:
13/12/2008 01:20

The one where the girl called Linda adjusts her tonsils..

Tiggy


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Posts: 1994

Message Posted:
13/12/2008 01:52

" On the Water Front" Classic with Marlon Brando, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger, Carl Malden. My No 1 of all time.



"One Flew over the cukkoo's nest" So funny & Dad.



"Shawshank Redemption"



"Bar Fly"



"Paint your Wagon"

Turbo


Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 833

Message Posted:
13/12/2008 02:57

Blazing saddles



Dirty Dozen



Fifth Element



One Flew over the cuckoos nest



sorry I cant just pick one... the list goes on....



Guess who's coming to Dinner.

Groucho



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Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
13/12/2008 07:49

I bet it's not a film star... ;¬)

deecyprus4


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Message Posted:
13/12/2008 07:55

debbie does dallas

Turbo


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Message Posted:
13/12/2008 09:19

Deecyprus4, showing your age gal , Debbie (aka Bambi Woods)did do Dallas(in 1978) but I think by now she has probably done half of the 50 other States before gravity made her boobies get in the way.

Debbie is now doing Oolong , I don't think they care about her sagginess down there. But there again with all her money they are probably still the highlight.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bambi_Woods ( today.)



Another great film:



Cleopatra.. the budget for this film was astronomical

trevor


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Posts: 244

Message Posted:
13/12/2008 17:16

What a wonderful life, How Green Was My Valley, Goodbye Mr Chips (the original with Robert Donat)

The-Wicks


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Message Posted:
13/12/2008 17:17

On the tele as I type - "The Sting". Forgotten what a great film it is.

snakes



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Message Posted:
13/12/2008 17:19

Sexy Beast ! Ray Winstone and Ben Kingsley quite amuzing and has a very funny beginning !! mind the swearing though its a bit much and nearly spoils film !!

Rocker



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Posts: 384

Message Posted:
13/12/2008 17:20

The Leather Boys Mike Sarne and Rita Tushingham

Zulu

Groucho



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Message Posted:
13/12/2008 17:23

Turbo,



Stars Wars



the budget for which was far more astronomical... far far more astronomical...

ha ha ;¬)

andysue


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Message Posted:
13/12/2008 18:15

saving private ryan, never tire of seeing it

AlsancakJack



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Message Posted:
13/12/2008 18:25

Johnny Vegas and Mackenzie Crook in Sex Lives of the Potato Men.

Had me in stitches.

RedSnapper


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Message Posted:
13/12/2008 19:15

The Green Mile has to be a classic with a superb role played by Michael Clarke Duncan.

twinky


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Posts: 74

Message Posted:
14/12/2008 08:43

August rush



Moulin rouge



Schindler list

Turbo


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Posts: 833

Message Posted:
14/12/2008 09:56

Groucho, FYI, Star wars was initially a low budget film,



Star wars: Produced with a budget of $11,000,000



Cleopatra: it was made at a cost of $44 million — the equivalent of $295 million in 2007 dollars.





Titanic became at the time the most expensive film ever made, costing approximately US$200 million



Waterworld: With a budget of $175 million,



Spiderman:With a budget of $258 million,



The most expensive film ever made: http://most-expensive.net/movie-ever-made

RedSnapper


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Posts: 540

Message Posted:
14/12/2008 09:59

White Christmas?

Turbo


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Message Posted:
14/12/2008 10:07

Groucho, I did a google and came up with the list of the top 50 films budgets, very intertesting,

War and Peace was 500 mil. I dont remember a thing about this movie.

I got Waterworld wrong, becuase the whole set (made on a float collapsed and had to be rebuilt)

$295mil.

a lits of movies.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_films





sorry all, back to your favorites'

onlyme


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Posts: 86

Message Posted:
14/12/2008 12:17

the mask, the one starring cher looking after her terminally ill son

lovinit


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Posts: 745

Message Posted:
14/12/2008 12:39

Most of the musicals from the 40's and 50's

cos i am sad saw them all with my Dad when I was little.

viper


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Posts: 119

Message Posted:
14/12/2008 12:50

'Singing in the Rain' ..infact all of Gene Kelly's films

BillyB


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Posts: 436

Message Posted:
14/12/2008 15:05

The latest Rocky film. Why Sly never got nominated for an oscar i'l never know.

cooper


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Message Posted:
14/12/2008 15:07

BillyB "Dont push me"

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
14/12/2008 15:44

'War and Peace ' - it did go on a bit!

BillyB


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Posts: 436

Message Posted:
14/12/2008 15:59

Conan the barbarian. Arnold swarznegger recieved his first oscar for best actor in this film. Rightly so.

The-Wicks


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Message Posted:
14/12/2008 17:58

How could I have forgotten - anything directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

littlenige



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Message Posted:
14/12/2008 18:04

633 squadron......................der deh derh der de de dehh derhhhhhhhh Brilliant

BillyB


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Message Posted:
14/12/2008 18:38

Ben Hur with kirk douglas.

Groucho



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Message Posted:
14/12/2008 18:41

I thought it was Charlton Heston

BillyB


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Message Posted:
14/12/2008 18:49

Charlton Heston was in Sparticus with Roger More

The-Wicks


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Message Posted:
14/12/2008 19:28

It was definitely Charlton Heston in Ben Hur

BillyB


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Message Posted:
14/12/2008 19:40

The Magnificent Seven with Telly Savalas and Paul Newman

The-Wicks


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Message Posted:
14/12/2008 19:47

And it was definitely Kirk Douglas in Spartacus



Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

The-Wicks


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Message Posted:
14/12/2008 19:49

BillyB - your'e mucking about now, right?

BillyB


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Message Posted:
14/12/2008 19:57

Wicks totally agree Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, classic. Who could of played it better than Steve McQueen and Robert Redford.

The-Wicks


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Message Posted:
14/12/2008 20:43

BillyB - even if the film had been crap (which it definitely wasn't) I would have been more than happy looking at Robert Redford and Paul Newman for a couple of hours.

Of course, they were also in The Sting - another great film.

J

The-Wicks


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Message Posted:
14/12/2008 20:52

BillyB - bloody hell, how did I miss that! I tell you, I'm getting old!



I liked The Towering Inferno with Paul Newman and Dustin Hoffman.

Turbo


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Message Posted:
14/12/2008 22:22

The Great Escape,, Steve McQueen



Charlton Heston's parting of the Red Sea in Moses.

Groucho



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Message Posted:
14/12/2008 23:10

I see Billy, so what you are saying is, you want to see the film Ben Hur whilst being with Kirk Douglas...



Well, what ever floats your boat mate....

Turbo


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Message Posted:
14/12/2008 23:14

And it was Victor Mature in Samson and Delilah.

frontalman



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Message Posted:
14/12/2008 23:43

It's a Wonderful Life with James Stewart, especially at Christmas time. We both cry every time we watch it even though we know exactly what's going to happen. Think this is what Trevor meant.

Notsoboredhw


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Message Posted:
14/12/2008 23:48

Love Actually for me too! Markkp you arent sad - if you are that makes two of us!!!! LOL!

pilgrim



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Message Posted:
15/12/2008 00:01

By the choices, don't think many people on this forum have been recently or go to cinema frequently. Not a critism just an observation.

Notsoboredhw


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Posts: 1254

Message Posted:
15/12/2008 00:33

Hi Pilgrim no we dont go to the movies that often - always wait until they come out on DVD. Plus also it costs so much to go - cheaper to buy the film I think!!!! LOL!

pilgrim



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Posts: 1404

Message Posted:
15/12/2008 00:48

Although not condoning the practice , but when in TRNC recently noted that all latest films were available in local DVD shop , bought 'Changling' 5ytl , excellent film. Therefore NC expats able to watch new films cheaply, some before actually shown on UK screens..

stewy


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Posts: 279

Message Posted:
15/12/2008 02:14

Oldish... The man who would be king.. Connery and Caine.. Fantastic



New (ish) Good Wiil Hunting....



Funny.. As Good as it Gets.



Sci Fi...... ET



Mentions to.

3 Days of the Condor. The Shining and of course Porkies 2

Turbo


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Message Posted:
15/12/2008 06:35

I go every Sat and Sun, the Rolls Royce of all theaters in Hollywood, food and drink served and armchair style seating.

The only way to see a film, black box room with exceptional sound.

DVD (specially the bootleg ones) do not give you the real movie experience.

Such a waste, all the time and money that goes into making these films and someone then buys a half assed copy and then say they saw the film..(it is also highly illegal)

Go see it on a real screen , you will see the difference.

Whats the cinema's like in Cyprus anyway? never been to one over there.

Groucho



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Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
15/12/2008 07:32

Turbo,



One or two points...



It's very nice of you to invite us all to Hollywood to join you... there are no such palaces for us to enjoy here though...



It's not easy to find original copies of DVDs in the TRNC and sending off for them is a fool's errand...



I don't think it's highly illegal as there is no copyright law here... I may be wrong but I think copyright is regarded as the mechanism used in the west to rip people off... and charge over 133 times the production and distribution costs for a DVD. In so doing of course they have created the market for bootleg copies...

keithcaley



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Posts: 2521

Message Posted:
15/12/2008 07:41

Turbo,



'the real movie experience' ?



I was watching a bootleg DVD - obviously taken from the screen with a handheld digicorder - when the silhouette of a lady in a large hat moved across the screen, followed by assorted bumping, shuffling noises.



I thought that it was EXACTLY like the real movie experience!



All it needed was the old man in the dirty mac...



Keith.

Groucho



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Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
15/12/2008 07:58

Keith



"All it needed was the old man in the dirty mac... " you make a really good feed... now I wonder what quip can we come up with?



You are right the DVD recorded with a handheld video in a crummy flea pit is exactly the cinema experience of my youth... but without the 4D effects like toffees being thrown and other kids constantly squeezing past you on their way to the bogs...



Oh happy days... Saurday Matinees, the Cartoons and episodes of The Lone Ranger, Pathe News...

keithcaley



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Posts: 2521

Message Posted:
15/12/2008 08:20

Groucho,



How about ... and he said to the other old man "Cold out, isn't it?..."



I'll never forget that sketch!



Keith.

Turbo


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Posts: 833

Message Posted:
15/12/2008 09:23

Groucho. Hi. i dont recall putting out an invitation but hey, if you happen to be in my neighborhood I would be happy to treat you to the ultimate movie experience.

As you can see(from the list earlier) the cost of making a movie, they hope to recoup half their budget from box offices , they rely on international DVD sales to make most of their cash back, then it goes to cable television , then eventually they end up on regular tv for all to see.

If you do a little research you will see that some movies might break even unless it is a blockbuster.

From the actors to the set designers all depend on royalties coming DVD sales or International TV.

Bootlegging is just taking money out of their pockets.

The biggest part of the budget is the ridiculous figures the stars are demanding 20-30 million a movie. I dont feel sorry for them, i feel sorry for the pions that do all the real work putting it all together.

maybe in cyprus they dont have the copywrite protection...

continued .

keithcaley



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Posts: 2521

Message Posted:
15/12/2008 09:30

Turbo,



"maybe in cyprus they dont have the copywrite protection..."

- You're right!

Well, not in TRNC anyway.

Keith.

Turbo


Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 833

Message Posted:
15/12/2008 09:37

How about places like the UK, you can get the bootleg copies there too, you can even get them out here, but if you are unlucky enough to get caught with one, the penalties are severe.

My question is still out there, has anyone been to any cinemas in TRNC?

I know there is a theater under Lemar in Lefkosa and isn't there one in Girne also?

I am just curious how they are.

Comfortable?

Smoking?

Quality?

I can remember when i was a kid(3-4) when they used to have the outdoor cinemas in Lefkosa by Anibals restuarant by the moat, my dad used to park his lorry outside and we would all watch the film from outside sitting on top of the truck. As kids we used to be so exicted (same kind of thing as bootlegging I suppose).

The sound used to carry so far that you could here the films from Lefkosa to Cangar( the big roundabout). it was a lot quieter in those days. ahhh memories.

Saw a great film today . Remake of, "THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL" not bad.

Who remembers the name of the r

Steve1953



Joined: 04/12/2008
Posts: 298

Message Posted:
15/12/2008 10:34

Best christmas films : Wonderful Life/ Scrooge - Alaister Sim

Best Action :007/Zulu/Towering Inferno

Best thought provoking: A Matter of Life & Death/Ghost/Dances with Wolves/Goodbye Mr Chips(Robert Donut)/Shawshank Redemption

Best Comedy Films: Carry Ons/Back to the Future



Best wishes to all,Steve

Turbo


Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 833

Message Posted:
15/12/2008 10:41

Steve, FYI, the building used in Towering Inferno has finally been remodeled, it was closed down for several years (due to a strike then some sabotage) , but it is now almost finished, it has had a complete facelift. Looks nothing like it used to.



It is next door to the Cinemas I go to.





I agree with the Carry one series..

mitsi


Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 345

Message Posted:
15/12/2008 11:37

The original DIABOLIQUE, black and white and Silence of the lambs. Excellent classics.

Steve1953



Joined: 04/12/2008
Posts: 298

Message Posted:
15/12/2008 12:20

Dear Turbo,I presume the Inferno set is in California or the Universal down Florida way - is it open to the public? Pity they closed Granada studios in Manchester,interesting day out. Cant beat a bit of escapism given all the grief around.All the best,Steve

Big_Dave


Joined: 15/12/2008
Posts: 4

Message Posted:
15/12/2008 16:42

Shawshank is an all time classic for me

Steve1953



Joined: 04/12/2008
Posts: 298

Message Posted:
15/12/2008 21:09

Forgot Gladiator ..... Maximus ....Maximus ..... husband of a murdered wife ,father of a murdered son .... and I shall have my revenge ....

Turbo


Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 833

Message Posted:
15/12/2008 22:09

Steve1953, There are no sets for the Towering inferno, I think maybe Universal in Hollywood may have had a ride or attraction many years ago, but have been replaced with newer attractions.

There was a fire at Universal a few months ago. I think the Psycho House not the Bates Motel also The Mummy (the ride and Back to the Future) burned down.

I made a mistake earlier and couldn't delete it, the main building used for Towering Inferno was in San Fransisco not in LA, the building I am referring to in above posting was used just for a couple of scenes.



Another great film:



Psycho - Anthony Perkins.

Arthur


Joined: 04/11/2008
Posts: 687

Message Posted:
15/12/2008 22:29

Pink Panther films. Every time I see Kato attack Clouseau, I roll around on the floor in agony from laughing so much.



Jackie's favourite is It's a Wonderful Life- still brings tears to the eyes. James Stewart was a decent man, who didn't shirk from serving his country in the most dangerous arm of the services [the airforce] when others found ways to avoid it.

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
15/12/2008 22:42

Arthur



I think you'll find the Japanese Kamikase Airforce was a tad more dangerous ;¬)

Steve1953



Joined: 04/12/2008
Posts: 298

Message Posted:
16/12/2008 11:19

Sixth Sense with Bruce Willis



plus seeing ending of Planet of Apes for first time on a big screen for first time about 1970 - you should approve Turbo



+ Charlton Heston:get your paws off me,you dirty apes

Coachie



Joined: 29/07/2008
Posts: 2135

Message Posted:
16/12/2008 16:23

the original 12 angry men with lee j cobb and I yhink it was jack lemon

and what about the dambusters ..richard todd

JimmyG


Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 900

Message Posted:
16/12/2008 16:36

The Dambusters Coachie........such a sad ending when Guy Gibson's dog got run over!!

phylray



Joined: 21/09/2007
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
16/12/2008 21:34

First film that made an impact on me was - Bambi!

I came home & wept inconsolably over the wee fawn

whose mum was shot.

Few films have wanted to watch twice, but one was

Inn of the Sixth Happiness, based on the true story of

Gladys Aylward. I ordered the biography from library

called The Small Woman, (and she wasn't much like Ingrid

Bergman!) Her story was truly remarkable & even more amazing

than the film showed.

Groucho



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Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
16/12/2008 22:19

Coachie



12 angry men - Henry Fonda

Coachie



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Posts: 2135

Message Posted:
16/12/2008 22:51

Groucho...correct ,but lee j cobb was the bloke disagreeing with all the time .gripping film...

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
16/12/2008 23:02

Jack Lemmon sucked in 12 Angry Men...(joke)



How do I know, he must have done because he ended up on the cutting room floor.... ha ha

Coachie



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Posts: 2135

Message Posted:
16/12/2008 23:11

Coogans Bluff.. clint Eastwood,great fight scene in a pool room...

kenny



Joined: 26/05/2008
Posts: 405

Message Posted:
16/12/2008 23:20

debbie does dallas !

Coachie



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Posts: 2135

Message Posted:
16/12/2008 23:28

Groucho .. how about JackLemmon in MR. Roberts with James Cagney...

Lanrick


Joined: 21/01/2008
Posts: 135

Message Posted:
16/12/2008 23:50

Hitchcock's "Torn Curtain" with Paul Newman and Julie Andrews.

Coachie



Joined: 29/07/2008
Posts: 2135

Message Posted:
17/12/2008 18:41

Groucho.. think I got that last one wrong as well.Wasnt that henry fonda as mr roberts with jack lemon as his side kick...

tonni


Joined: 07/12/2008
Posts: 178

Message Posted:
18/12/2008 02:46

anyone remember 'whistle down the wind' ?

Turbo


Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 833

Message Posted:
18/12/2008 03:02

How can we forget the other biggest money maker ever



E.T.



it grossed Stephen Spielberg $500k a day from the profits..

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
18/12/2008 07:55

It grossed me too... so I'm in good company

Turbo


Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 833

Message Posted:
18/12/2008 08:33

Great Grouch , drinks on you all around for everyone,, what is a drop in the ET bucket huh..u could afford everyone on the island a drink on xmas day..

Thats not including "tip" unless you are cheap.

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
18/12/2008 09:08

Turbo,



I meant 'grossed' as in "Ooh, that's gross!"

Turbo


Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 833

Message Posted:
18/12/2008 09:23

I know what you meant, even though I didnt think that was a commonly used word for Brits..

Still wouldn't mind a drink though,, I promise not to be grossed out even if it is egg nog, or (yeugh worse still) mulled wine...

Merry Christmas.

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
18/12/2008 11:02

Turbo,



I quite happy to buy everybody a drink as long as you can all make it to the .......... ......... at 7:30 on Saturday



Oh no! The bloody password protection has kicked in again... ;¬)

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
18/12/2008 11:03

anyone remember 'whistle down the wind' ?



Yes, that was with Hayley Mills. I can't recall who the escaped prisoner was though!

Chessman


Joined: 13/05/2008
Posts: 486

Message Posted:
18/12/2008 11:10

Bill. Alan Bates?

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
18/12/2008 11:18

Well Done Geoff. Rob would'nt have known it

Chessman


Joined: 13/05/2008
Posts: 486

Message Posted:
18/12/2008 11:30

Huh, damn right he wouldn't have!

spacemonkey0


Joined: 18/12/2008
Posts: 2

Message Posted:
18/12/2008 15:23

my favorite movie is to watch "Fight Club" and "Twelve Monkeys" one after another or simultenously.

keithcaley



Joined: 13/06/2008
Posts: 2521

Message Posted:
18/12/2008 16:42

Msg 148

Don't worry, I'll call round with the lads, and we''l give you a lift, and make sure you don't forget your wallet etc..

Keith

Barabus



Joined: 04/01/2009
Posts: 163

Message Posted:
08/01/2009 21:17

Know it's a bit late.........Arsenic and old lace !! Carry grant, Borris Karloff and Peter of the frogs eyes.



For anyone that said Lockstock. Do you know there is a TV series out there...very funny !



AND for anybody that mentioned Debby does Dallas. Have you actually seen it...cause it was crap !!

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
08/01/2009 21:19

"Debbie Does Dallas" for me, followed by "Debbie Does Dallas again"....





Nick

The-Wicks


Joined: 27/05/2007
Posts: 2279

Message Posted:
08/01/2009 21:22

Barabus - frog eyes - Peter Lorre?



Nick - Mr Wick is a retired fireman - think he must have seen these films several times. Barabus - it was, in fact, Mr Wick that suggested this as his favourite film in the first set of postings!! LOL

Barabus



Joined: 04/01/2009
Posts: 163

Message Posted:
08/01/2009 21:22

thought you were Negative nick ?? but your being very positive about.....a film that really wasn't very good and I ain't just talking the story line here mate.......the prison scene in particular was abig disappointment !!

Barabus



Joined: 04/01/2009
Posts: 163

Message Posted:
08/01/2009 21:25

I've been told !!!!!

Barabus



Joined: 04/01/2009
Posts: 163

Message Posted:
08/01/2009 21:27

Yeah ! yeah ! can you imagine Borris and Peter in a comedy together.....but it works

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
08/01/2009 21:39

mess 158 - my favorite was the bloke with the candle shop....





Nick

snakes



Joined: 28/10/2008
Posts: 1512

Message Posted:
08/01/2009 21:42

saw australia last week !! bit of an epic and tear jerker !but decided to go "walkabout" in TRNC cos think the storey line will be more interesting !

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
08/01/2009 21:49

I saw a good film a couple of weeks ago called 'Shooter' with Mark Wahlberg. It was a good film, anyone seen it?

Barabus



Joined: 04/01/2009
Posts: 163

Message Posted:
08/01/2009 21:52

Film ? Film ?.............. I haven't seen a telly program for 3 months..

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
08/01/2009 21:54

Oh i forgot - "saving Ryan's Privates" - staring that blond bird with the big hooters off the jam commercial.....





Nick

Hector


Joined: 26/08/2008
Posts: 2352

Message Posted:
08/01/2009 22:02

The Longest Day da da da dah... da da da dah...

Barabus



Joined: 04/01/2009
Posts: 163

Message Posted:
08/01/2009 22:07

I've done the da da's thing...and I keep getting... 'raiders of the lost ark'

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
08/01/2009 22:08

oh, and "driving miss daisy crazy" - staring that black bloke with the big smile...





Nick

wysiwyg


Joined: 12/07/2008
Posts: 33

Message Posted:
08/01/2009 22:58

Me - Leon

er indoors - Evita

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
08/01/2009 23:10

Silence of the lambs , and the Green River Murders { i think its called that }

pilgrim



Joined: 11/05/2007
Posts: 1404

Message Posted:
08/01/2009 23:20

midnight express, bourne trilogy

girne 29


Joined: 06/12/2007
Posts: 1488

Message Posted:
09/01/2009 01:12

shawshank redemption

Chessman


Joined: 13/05/2008
Posts: 486

Message Posted:
09/01/2009 09:30

wysiwyq:



I saw Leon for the first time last week! People keep telling me I must be the only one who hasn't seen it!! It was brilliant.



My favs. would be 'to kill a mocking bird' 'mississippi burning' and 'inherit the wind'.

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
09/01/2009 09:43

Morning Geoff. "Inherit the Wind"? If you have had a change in your usual diet then this can cause your body to produce more wind than usual. If you regularly overeat then your stomach will have to work faster than normal, breaking down all the extra food, which can lead to more wind. Foods such as beans, cauliflower and cabbage contain insoluble fibre and take a long time to break down in the bowel, which can also trigger excess wind.



Have a good day

Chessman


Joined: 13/05/2008
Posts: 486

Message Posted:
09/01/2009 09:48

Morning Bill.



I said to my wife after I had written this, ''I bet Bill comes back and extracts the michael'' (or words to that affect!)

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
09/01/2009 10:50

Geoff, I think you know me better than I know myself !!

ROBnJO


Joined: 30/06/2008
Posts: 1289

Message Posted:
09/01/2009 12:05

Bill & Geoff



Whistle down the Wind? Course I knew! tsk, tsk!



In the barn scene I was 2nd lad from the left,



the good looking one.

ROBnJO


Joined: 30/06/2008
Posts: 1289

Message Posted:
09/01/2009 12:25

I notice 'Debbie does Dallas' has come up here quite often. ;o)





Wasn't that the film debut for Roger Moore?

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
09/01/2009 12:35

I don't know Rob, I was'nt looking at the Men.

Kitty1


Joined: 15/03/2007
Posts: 683

Message Posted:
09/01/2009 12:47

Sorry, I'm a girlie...Love Actually.



The other end of my cinematic spectrum is Gladiator.



In between the two we have stuff like Dead Poet's Society, In Which We Serve, The Mummy trilogy, Snatch.



Yes, I know BORING!

Chessman


Joined: 13/05/2008
Posts: 486

Message Posted:
09/01/2009 12:49

Rob



Too much talk of 'wind'. Off to lunch now to test Bill's advice!.

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
09/01/2009 12:53

Lunch? It's 10.58. You eat early Geoff!

viper


Joined: 14/07/2008
Posts: 119

Message Posted:
09/01/2009 13:05

Captains Courageous....Spencer Tracy and Freddie Bartholomew



Brilliant film....it brings tears to a grown mans eyes!!

spangles


Joined: 22/10/2008
Posts: 411

Message Posted:
09/01/2009 13:13

Some Like It Hot. Jack Lemmon Tony Curtis and Marilyn Monroe just brilliant

Chessman


Joined: 13/05/2008
Posts: 486

Message Posted:
09/01/2009 14:35

Bill.



The time on the board does confuse me sometimes. As it's Friday I am so glad the time here is now 14:29!

Kitty1


Joined: 15/03/2007
Posts: 683

Message Posted:
09/01/2009 14:42

Hey Chessman, as you must have had quite a long lunch, did you enjoy it???



Sorry strayed a bit off thread there, didn't I? :p

Chessman


Joined: 13/05/2008
Posts: 486

Message Posted:
09/01/2009 14:52

Kitty1



Are you in league with Bill and Rob and ganging up on me? Not that I am paranoid , of course! I had a very nice lunch (of 1 hour 20 mins!) thanks. Totally off thread topic now!



btw, is the film 'love actually' the one with Hugh 'the perve' Grant in it?

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
09/01/2009 15:05

ILC re 15



Which "Dr Zhivago" .. the one with Julie Christie or Kiera Knightly ?!



One flew over the Cuckoo's Nest was the film that most impressed me....

Too many Fav's, depending on my mood and circumstances..



Good idea for a thread , thanks !

Quarmby


Joined: 15/09/2008
Posts: 975

Message Posted:
09/01/2009 15:10

The DamBusters

brings back good memories watching the Lancaster Bombers swooping down over Ambleside and then along Lake Windermere, fabulous sight. Just a young lad at the time.

dickyboy


Joined: 31/12/2008
Posts: 129

Message Posted:
09/01/2009 15:52

Das Boot the best film the germans ever made !!!!

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
09/01/2009 16:21

Bridge over the River Kwai. A great film.

Chicken Run


Joined: 11/10/2008
Posts: 252

Message Posted:
09/01/2009 17:05

Rise of the foot Soldier... Good English Fun! ;o)