What is your favourite film?

dreamdaisy
dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
edited 12. Aug 2010, 21:26 in Community Chit-chat archive
alanmancunian triggered this thought, with his scary film thread. I have never watched a scary film - I am a coward and I do not enjoy the sensation of fear, so I sat and thought about the above. I came up with a shortlist of three and decided upon Sleepless in Seattle. I know the script back to front, I adore the inter-play between the genders (each so neatly summarised) and I just love a Happy Ending. (The others, should you be interested, were Some Like it Hot and My Big Fat Greek Wedding.) DD
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  • wibberley
    wibberley Member Posts: 421
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi DD,

    I watched Last Chance Harvey the other week and thoroughly enjoyed it (stars Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson). Also loved Billy Elliott, anything with Timothy Spall and Brenda Blethyn in it and I must admit to enjoying most chick-flicks! Reluctantly sat down to What Happens in Vegas with daughter and surprised myself by enjoying it!

    Don't like scary, sci-fi or overly-complicated films. Have also had more than my fill of Pixar movies but the kids are insisting on seeing Shrek 3 and Toy Story in the hols!

    Lois x
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,027
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Oddly enough I like very very sick and scary books but CANNOT watch scary films- no way.

    Saw friday 13th once and ran away....

    saw '7' and couldn't go to the loo at night on my own fro three weeks :wink:

    Probably romantic comedies for me big fat greek wedding would be in there....

    Having kids i do go to see some rubbish too and I have enjoyed a fair few of their films.....shrek, toy story etc :oops: :oops:

    Love

    Toni xx
  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    i love the film To sir with Love.

    Elizabeth x
    Never be bullied into silence.
    Never allow yourself to be made a victim.
    Accept no ones definition of your life

    Define yourself........

    Harvey Fierstein
  • rondetto
    rondetto Member Posts: 2,538
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I'm afraid all my favourite films are old B/W films. Random Harvest,
    Brief Encounter and many more like them.
  • mellman01
    mellman01 Member Posts: 5,306
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Most Vietnam war films, clover fields I am ledgend 2010 and a few horror films.
  • joanlawson
    joanlawson Member Posts: 8,681
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Some Like It Hot is my all-time favourite film, with Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe all at their best.

    The Graduate is another one I like.

    More recently, I enjoyed Avatar in 3D because I thought it was technically and artistically brilliant.
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  • rondetto
    rondetto Member Posts: 2,538
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Avatar I thought was excellent. It was slow to start and keep my attention, but I got into it and enjoyed it. Not a classic though.
  • joanlawson
    joanlawson Member Posts: 8,681
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Yes, I agree it's not a classic, Ron, but I thought it was very clever. I hadn't seen a 3D film before, and I am a big fan now.
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  • ichabod6
    ichabod6 Member Posts: 843
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Zulu
    The Commitments
    Brassed Off
  • rondetto
    rondetto Member Posts: 2,538
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Have you seen Journey to the centre of the Earth in 3D. The new version, it's terrific. There's times you jump out of your seat it's so realistic.
  • ninakang
    ninakang Member Posts: 1,367
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Anything with Robert De Niro in is my favourite film. I even think he looks sexy in Cape Fear (not the ending scenes though!).

    I can't name one specific films, I have so many that I love watching again and again.

    Nx
  • rondetto
    rondetto Member Posts: 2,538
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    He's a very good actor, and can turn his hand from bad guy to comedy so easilly.
  • ninakang
    ninakang Member Posts: 1,367
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    he's very versatile and has a CV to be proud of.

    And he's gorgeous :D

    Nx
  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    babycham wrote:
    tkachev wrote:
    i love the film To sir with Love.

    Elizabeth x
    Hi Elizabeth I Like the song from that film was it sung by Lulu ......Four Weddings ..One Magic Christmas..Hannibal rising B/Chamxxx


    Yes it was Lulu.


    Elizabeth
    Never be bullied into silence.
    Never allow yourself to be made a victim.
    Accept no ones definition of your life

    Define yourself........

    Harvey Fierstein
  • tonesp
    tonesp Member Posts: 844
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    An officer and a Gentleman
    The quiet man
    Never ending story
    South Park the movie
    Close encounters
    All the Lord of the rings
    Magnificent Seven
    The Railway children
    A wonderful life
  • carola
    carola Member Posts: 786
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    My favourite EVER film is Some Like it Hot and my 2nd is ELF as is just makes me constantly giggle.
    Carol
  • julie47
    julie47 Member Posts: 6,041
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Favourite films are what women want, calamity jane :oops: armagedon, and die hards

    a mixture really
    PF :)
  • tillytop
    tillytop Member Posts: 3,460
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I don't do scary films either! Anything rated 12 or above gets vetted by hubby first to make sure I can cope (wot a wimp Tilly)

    My, definitely not scary top 3 are:

    Notting Hill (I know the script of this one backwards DD)
    Devil Wears Prada
    Ladies in Lavender

    Tilly x
  • joanlawson
    joanlawson Member Posts: 8,681
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    The Railway children Quote tonesp

    I love that film too. It is a real children's classic, but appeals to adults too. A play of the story is being performed at the disused Eurostar terminal at Waterloo Station, complete with a real train, I believe.
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  • mummyb
    mummyb Member Posts: 1,231
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    My favourite film of all time is Wuthering Heights, the black and white version with Laurence Olivier. I just love that story, I also love Little Women with Katharine Hepburn in, just a sucker for old black and white movies. I really like the old Ealing comedies as well. I guess I'm showing my age now!!

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