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Always good to see suggestions George. You’ve added one of my favourites Charade. I always thought that if they had started the Bond films in the 50’s instead of the 60’s Cary Grant would have got my vote as Bond.
Hi Herlock,
Ian Fleming said he had Cary Grant in mind when he wrote the books.
One immediately stood out as a favourite of mine (that I’d forgotten about) The Long Good Friday. The theme tune was great too.
I love Bob Hoskins chewing up the screen. Plus amazing to see docklands before it was completely transformed. Harry Shand was right on the money (no pun intended) with his predictions for the area.
Good selection but......No fair...you exceeded the limit. Oh well, I always say...give an inch and I'll take a mile and ask for forgiveness afterwards (sorry Herlock). Here are some more to add to my 20 to make it a top 40:
Charade - Grant, Hepburn, Coburn and Matthau
Cheers, George
Hi George,
Charade almost made the cut in my list.
Another Audrey Hepburn movie which is a hoot is "How To Steal A Million" with Peter O'Toole and Eli Wallach.
In The Heat Of The Night is one of my favourites too. Sellers’ Pink Panther movies were brilliant - I went for A Shot In The Dark for my list but it was a difficult decision.
Indeed, Mike, it's very difficult to have to choose a favorite Pink Panther movie. They all have brilliant and hilarious scenes.
The Game (1997) In the Heat of the Night (1967) Jaws (1975) Good Will Hunting (1997) The Silence of the Lambs (1991) Pulp Fiction (1994) Intouchables (2011) Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988) Green Book (2018) The Sixth Sense (1999) The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) Hotel Rwanda (2004) The Usual Suspects (1995) Rear Window (1954) Forrest Gump (1994) Cry Freedom (1987) Waking Ned (1998) A Fish called Wanda (1988) Saving Grace (2000) The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Cheers,
Frank
Hi Frank,
In The Heat Of The Night is one of my favourites too. Sellers’ Pink Panther movies were brilliant - I went for A Shot In The Dark for my list but it was a difficult decision.
Good selection but......No fair...you exceeded the limit. Oh well, I always say...give an inch and I'll take a mile and ask for forgiveness afterwards (sorry Herlock). Here are some more to add to my 20 to make it a top 40:
Amadeus - Astonishing performance by F Murray Abaham as Salieri, and of course, the music. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - Newman and Redford Out of Africa - Redford, Streep and Klaus Maria Brandauer Charade - Grant, Hepburn, Coburn and Matthau The Natural - Redford and Duvall The Man Who Would Be King - Kipling classic with Connery, Caine and Plummer Die Hard - Alan Rickman as the classic villain The Court Jester The Great Escape The Magnificent Seven (Original) - who can name the actors playing the 7? (no googling please) Hard Times 1975 - Bronson and Coburn The Red Sun - Bronson and Mifune Death Hunt 1981 - Bronson and Marvin The White Buffalo - Bronson and the great Will Sampson One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Nicholson and Sampson plus DeVito and Dourif in early roles Unforgiven Tin Cup Second Hand Lions - Caine and Duvall Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - Caine and Martin Zulu
Cheers, George
Always good to see suggestions George. You’ve added one of my favourites Charade. I always thought that if they had started the Bond films in the 50’s instead of the 60’s Cary Grant would have got my vote as Bond.
The Game (1997) In the Heat of the Night (1967) Jaws (1975) Good Will Hunting (1997) The Silence of the Lambs (1991) Pulp Fiction (1994) Intouchables (2011) Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988) Green Book (2018) The Sixth Sense (1999) The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) Hotel Rwanda (2004) The Usual Suspects (1995) Rear Window (1954) Forrest Gump (1994) Cry Freedom (1987) Waking Ned (1998) A Fish called Wanda (1988) Saving Grace (2000) The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Cheers,
Frank
Good selection but......No fair...you exceeded the limit. Oh well, I always say...give an inch and I'll take a mile and ask for forgiveness afterwards (sorry Herlock). Here are some more to add to my 20 to make it a top 40:
Amadeus - Astonishing performance by F Murray Abaham as Salieri, and of course, the music. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - Newman and Redford Out of Africa - Redford, Streep and Klaus Maria Brandauer Charade - Grant, Hepburn, Coburn and Matthau The Natural - Redford and Duvall The Man Who Would Be King - Kipling classic with Connery, Caine and Plummer Die Hard - Alan Rickman as the classic villain The Court Jester The Great Escape The Magnificent Seven (Original) - who can name the actors playing the 7? (no googling please) Hard Times 1975 - Bronson and Coburn The Red Sun - Bronson and Mifune Death Hunt 1981 - Bronson and Marvin The White Buffalo - Bronson and the great Will Sampson One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Nicholson and Sampson plus DeVito and Dourif in early roles Unforgiven Tin Cup Second Hand Lions - Caine and Duvall Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - Caine and Martin Zulu
1. I Vitelloni (Fellini, 1953)
2. Wild Strawberries (Bergman, 1957)
3. Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941)
4. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Huston, 1948)
5. City Lights (Chaplin, 1931)
6. Henry V (Olivier, 1944)
7. La notte (Antonioni, 1961)
8. The Bank Dick (Fields, 1940)
9. Roxie Hart (Wellman, 1942)
10. Hell’s Angels (Hughes, 1930)
(Source: "Stanley Kubrick, cinephile", Nich Wrigley, BFI 2010)
Originally posted by The Rookie DetectiveView Post
In no particular order...
The Wild Geese
Zulu
Django Unchained
Desperado
The Godfather
Hot Fuzz
Shaun of the Dead
Reservoir Dogs
Fury
Dances with Wolves
Enter the Dragon
The Fifth Element
Leon
Full Metal Jacket
The Hitman's Bodyguard
Meet Joe Black
The Untouchables
The Krays (Remake)
The Italian Job (original)
Collateral
Split
Heat
The Elephant Man
The Departed
Kill Bill
Quite an eclectic mix, but that's at least 25 movies that I consider worthy of repeated viewings
RD
Hey RD,
Good selection but......No fair...you exceeded the limit. Oh well, I always say...give an inch and I'll take a mile and ask for forgiveness afterwards (sorry Herlock). Here are some more to add to my 20 to make it a top 40:
Amadeus - Astonishing performance by F Murray Abaham as Salieri, and of course, the music. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - Newman and Redford Out of Africa - Redford, Streep and Klaus Maria Brandauer Charade - Grant, Hepburn, Coburn and Matthau The Natural - Redford and Duvall The Man Who Would Be King - Kipling classic with Connery, Caine and Plummer Die Hard - Alan Rickman as the classic villain The Court Jester The Great Escape The Magnificent Seven (Original) - who can name the actors playing the 7? (no googling please) Hard Times 1975 - Bronson and Coburn The Red Sun - Bronson and Mifune Death Hunt 1981 - Bronson and Marvin The White Buffalo - Bronson and the great Will Sampson One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Nicholson and Sampson plus DeVito and Dourif in early roles Unforgiven Tin Cup Second Hand Lions - Caine and Duvall Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - Caine and Martin Zulu
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