Its my last week of freedom next week! Im fully booked up this week with stuff but next week ive got bugger all to do.

I apologise if this topic has been discussed before but i would like to know everyones favourite all time films so i have some ideas what to watch in the insomniac ridiculous hours of my last week of freedom - after that itll be early bed time to get up VERY early to set off to sheffield from rotherham through all that rush hour traffic. My poor little car. And they say unis supposed to be fun!

My favourite films so far are Kes and Shawshank redemption to give you an idea but im open to any kind of genre - Im off to watch Lolita in an hour (its on C4.)

Thanks! Kat De Kitty (preparing for lolita - is it french??)

Lolita is Russian originally (by Nabokov).

Which version? The James Mason/Shelley Winters (I think it was them) is a superb film

oh is it? i cant say i know much about it only that ive heard of it and its on. I dont know which version either! Its got Jeremy Irons in and its from 1997? Is that the one thats good or shall i not bother?

Old favourite:
In The Heat of the Night with Sydney Potier and Rod Steiger
Oscar winning movie. Excellent film.
Jaws of course. I can watch that over and over and still get scared when the head falls out of the bottom of the boat :o

New favourites:
Matrix - Great special effects.
Pay it Forward - Cute movie. Chic Flick.
Lock Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels - Excellent laugh.
The Patriot - Mel Gibson, what more can I say!!!

I,m a musical fan, South Pacific is my fav, but i also like the old classic comedy films, Will Hay, George Formby, Marx Bros and Laurel and Hardy.
The odd slapstick comedy Norman Wisdom films still amuse me to.

My two favourites are 'The Red Violin' and 'The Legend of 1900' - both a delightful experience.

I haven't seen the 1997 version, but I understand that Dmitri Nabokov, the authors son, rates it over the '67 Kubrick Version, where James Mason plays Humbert like a slightly dirty old man, rather than Lolita's emotional equal.

Interestingly both films raise Lolita's age in the book from 12 to 14 or even more in the 97 version.

Other movies to watch:
Solaris - not the excremental George Clooney Version, but haunting tale by Stanislav Lem about a mysterious planet that seems to be alive.

Bowling for Columbine - Oscar Winning Documentary
Being John Malkovich - Hilarious 'head' film
Koyaanisqatsi - (warning - Phillip Glass Soundtrack!) No words, just pictures of how we live our lives and how crazy it seems
Dark Star - Sci Fi the way it should be, the story of a bunch of smelly astronauts who are blowing up unstable suns like interstellar navvies.

Starship Troopers - Likewise, great giant bugs.
Naked Lunch (and indeed most things by Cronenberg) - Best realisation of a William Borough Book.
Raise the Red Lantern- Amazing Chinese Film, slow moving but beautiful
Les Amants du Pont Neuf - Great love story
The Three Colours 'trilogy' by Krzysztof Kieslowski-Sumptious Auteur Films
Strictly Ballroom - Hilarious Australian Comedy/Romance
Heavenly Creatures - Kate Winslet's best film yet.
Accion Mutante -Mutant and Crippled Terrorists strike blow against society obsessed with beauty and normality.

Dog Soldiers was excellent. And I just saw Snatch on the weekend, which I enjoyed. Reign of Fire was all right.
More topically, Bowling for Columbine was mindblowing.

OK, my favourite films of all time...
25th Hour
Mean Streets
Dog Day Afternooon
Shawshank Redemption
Dr.Strangelove
Some Like It Hot
Punch Drunk Love

Most over rated film of all time...
It's a Wonderful Life :spits:

Cool - another Koyaanisqatsi fan. Have you seen Powaqqatsi and Naqoyqatsi yet Phanerothyme?

Cronenberg films - also great.

Some great foreign films:

Le Pacte des loups (aka Brotherhood of the Wolf)
Ringu (the original japanese film...not the abysmal and completely unnecessary US remake)
Batoru rowaiaru (aka Battle Royale)
Lola rennt (aka Run Lola Run)
C'est arrivé près de chez vous (aka Man Bites Dog)
Audition
Das Experiment
Cronos
Delicatessen

Other films:

Donnie Darko
Most Hitchcock films (particularly Rear Window, the 39 Steps, Vertigo, Rope and North by Northwest)
It's a Wonderful Life
Maltese Falcon
eXistenZ
Dune

Can't think at the moment...

Which 39 steps? Donat, Powell or Moore?

Originally posted by alchresearch
Which 39 steps? Donat, Powell or Moore?

Erm... the Hitchcock version, lol :P. 1935, Robert Donat.

There have been a couple of remakes. One starring Kenneth Moore and one with Robert Powell.

I know mate, but only one directed by Hitchcock, which was bundled with the Hitchcock films in my list :).

Sorry mate - my last post was a little facetious.

All the death wish films.

Originally posted by halevan
All the death wish films.

Even 3?!?

Just thought id let you know lolita was a brilliant film. The girl who played lolita/dolores was a really good little actress. Does anyone know how old she was in real when she did that film? I assume she must have been over 16 to be able to do some of the scenes with such an old man but she really did look 14 and acted it. Also - did anyone else watch it last night? Im sure there was a lot of scene cutting in it as some of it didnt quite flow properly and as i recall from when it came out it was supposed to have had really disturbing sex scenes between her and her 'dad' but they didnt show any (not that im complaining.)
It started at 1.35 and ended at around 3.50 and had the usual ad breaks every half an hour so does it sound much shorter than it should have been?

in the 1962 Stanley Kubrick version it was played by Sue Lyon she was 16 at the time

if you are talking about the 1997 version, she (Dominique Swain) was 17

Originally posted by Hodge
Cool - another Koyaanisqatsi fan. Have you seen Powaqqatsi and Naqoyqatsi yet Phanerothyme?

No I have been looking for them for rent, but to no avail. And I haven't heard of Naqoyyqatsi, also by Reggio?

Delicatessen
I Can't believe I missed out Delicatessen! And the other fantastic Jeunet & Caro Film 'The City Of Lost Children' although the dubbed version just has silly voices.

Also, more or less anything by the Coen Brothers including
Barton Fink,
Fargo,
O Brother Where Art Thou
The Big Lebowski

The Abyss (James Cameron?) is also a fantastic (literally) film, especially the directors cut without the cut off ending.

And has anyone seen 'Leningrad Cowboys Go America' by Aki Kauriskmaki (sp?) - amazing movie about a bunch of Russian Rockabillies going to the USA, pursued by a man with a fish. Hilarious.

So many good films in the sea of dross, so little time.

Originally posted by Phanerothyme
No I have been looking for them for rent, but to no avail. And I haven't heard of Naqoyyqatsi, also by Reggio?
I Can't believe I missed out Delicatessen! And the other fantastic Jeunet & Caro Film 'The City Of Lost Children' although the dubbed version just has silly voices.


I think Blockbuster on Ecclesall road has them both to rent (on DVD), if not, play.com has the double DVD set for £15 (http://www.play.com/play247.asp?page=title&r=R2&title=110399).

Yes mate, Naqoyyqatsi (Life As War) is the third installment by Reggio (http://www.koyaanisqatsi.com/films/naqoyqatsi.php and http://www.naqoy.com) - made last year (AFAIK). Philip Glass composed the music for this one too. I've not had chance to see it yet - I was hoping it would be shown at the Showroom, but I've not seen it advertised. Looks like I'll have to wait until it's released on DVD.

'The City Of Lost Children' is another great film. I've never been a fan of dubbed films - I much prefer to watch a film in the original language, and read subtitles.

Originally posted by Phanerothyme

So many good films in the sea of dross, so little time.


Couldn't agree more.

I got the Koyaanisqatsi/Powaqqatsi box set in Fopp, I think it was only £15.
If you like them check out Baraka (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005NOMQ/ref=pd_bxgy_img_2_cp/202-4921283-5263864). It's in a similar style to Koyaanisqatsi/Powaqqatsi and is directed by their cinematographer, Ron Fricke.

Baraka is brilliant, just that opening shot of the Macaque in Japan, dozing off in the Hot Springs was very evocative. Any idea who did the music?

Michael Stearns

The best movie I've seen in the past 2 years would have to be SIGNS with Mel Gibson.

I'm also a Star Treck Fan so the latest Star Treck NEMISIS.

And If you want some good "B" grade movies they wold have to be SpaceBalls and MEET THE FEEBLES

Originally posted by scaja
MEET THE FEEBLES
Not for the faint of heart this one. Features a s**t eating fly as a journalist, a rabbit with 'aids', a gun toting homicidal hippo and a stressed walrus theatre manager who blows his head off. It's the muppets on PCP meets sesame street on Smack.

Bizarrely, it is directed by the same man who gave us Heavenly Creatures and the Lord of the Rings trilogy, not to mention Brain Dead and Bad Taste. (i.e Peter Jackson)

i think ill give that one a miss

Originally posted by Hodge
Cool - another Koyaanisqatsi fan. Have you seen Powaqqatsi and Naqoyqatsi yet Phanerothyme?

Cronenberg films - also great.

Some great foreign films:

Le Pacte des loups (aka Brotherhood of the Wolf)
Ringu (the original japanese film...not the abysmal and completely unnecessary US remake)
Batoru rowaiaru (aka Battle Royale)
Lola rennt (aka Run Lola Run)
C'est arrivé près de chez vous (aka Man Bites Dog)
Audition
Das Experiment
Cronos
Delicatessen

Other films:

Donnie Darko
Most Hitchcock films (particularly Rear Window, the 39 Steps, Vertigo, Rope and North by Northwest)
It's a Wonderful Life
Maltese Falcon
eXistenZ
Dune

Can't think at the moment... Another foreign film to watch is Doberman..just watch any what Hodge said great choice in films mate :D

Donnie Darko is still my favourite film at the moment

Kes is a good old favourite.
A bloke who i work with appeared in the film when Casper fell asleep in the class room and also when he was fighting on the coal in the school yard.
Freddy Fletcher who played Billys older brother used to get time off from the pit to film it and continued in the pit until recently and he still lives in Grimethorpe.

I forgot to add Pi and Requiem for a Dream - both great films from Darren Aronofsky.

Originally posted by halevan
All the death wish films.

RIP Mr Bronson.

Originally posted by Phanerothyme

Also, more or less anything by the Coen Brothers including
Barton Fink,
Fargo,
O Brother Where Art Thou
The Big Lebowski



Fully Concur. Cohen brothers are mine and many others favourite directors. I really enjoy all their films/style.

Fav films

*The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
*Dark City

If you haven't watched either in a while, seek em out!!! Top stuff!!

Al :)

halevan wrote:

All the death wish films.

I've just stumbled upon this thread that I seem to have missed, and this just made my day... I can imagine it now Mr Halevan... curtains drawn, fantasizing about what you'd do to people with no manners, etc.

Please tell me you had your tongue in your cheek!

Oh it's no use , I just can't get the image from my head, or the smile off my face!

Thankyou for the suggestions but theyre all too obscure to find on kazaa! Ive found that BBC 2s learning zone is quite good though as is BBC 1s 'sign zone.'

Originally posted by kittykat
Thankyou for the suggestions but theyre all too obscure to find on kazaa! Ive found that BBC 2s learning zone is quite good though as is BBC 1s 'sign zone.'
yeah the learning zone is full of real gems. Found lots of interetsing information that way. Sky at night is a firm favourite too.

oh yeah that is good although im very surprised the man with the monacle is still with us. How old must he be now? I watched a good documentary on the English language the other night and how very soon more people will have it as a second language than the first. Theres also some really good biology docus on there that are surprisingly UNpatrinising.

Originally posted by kittykat
oh yeah that is good although im very surprised the man with the monacle is still with us. How old must he be now?

pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-patrick!!!

you dont know who patrick moore is!! :o :o

(hes the grand old age of 80 btw, i keep meaning to send my letter off to him, i might do it this week :D)