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Post by Bismarck on May 12, 2008 21:49:23 GMT
Got this idea off another forum & thought it might work here on FF.
We all nominate a film that we really love starting with each letter of the alphabet. We go through the letters in order and people submit a film starting with that letter, until we have 10 films beginning with A, then 10 beginning with B etc and so on.
I would ask that people try to restrict their nominations to just one film per letter, unless things get slow, then two at most from any one person or we get stuck on a problem letter (Q, X, V, Z ..). In which case, we might just come up with 5 of each. We'll have to see how it goes.
Please don't move on to the next letter until we've got ten for the current letter
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Post by Bismarck on May 12, 2008 21:50:32 GMT
1-The Apartment (1960) -
Insurance clerk (Jack Lemmon) lends his apartments out to his company executives for their secret trysts in order to progress through his company's ranks. This is further complicated when he falls for his boss (Fred MacMurray) mistress elevator girl (Shirley MacLaine).
Classic film which works on so many levels. As an allegory to big business, a biting social drama and comedy with the 'Billy Wilder' touch. Maybe not as funny as Wilder's 'Some Like it Hot' but probably a better, more rounded movie.
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Post by hallmackem on May 12, 2008 22:00:58 GMT
2-Ali (2001)
Acclaimed director Michael Mann (The Insider, Heat, The Last of the Mohicans) directs Academy Award nominated Will Smith (Men in Black, Independence Day) in 'Ali'. An epic movie about the best loved, sometimes reviled and most controversial international sports hero of all time. A man whose wit and athletic genius, defiant rage and inner grace mirrored one of the most turbulent times in twentieth century America.
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Post by stealth1039 on May 13, 2008 11:12:06 GMT
The Andromeda Strain - based on a novel by Michael Crichton (great place to start) it's one of the most suspenseful science fiction films I've seen.
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Post by a king of orient on May 13, 2008 16:37:04 GMT
The Aviator-Not the best film I have seen but I quite like the plot.
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Post by Bismarck on May 13, 2008 19:05:48 GMT
5. Anchorman:
Tongue-in-cheek take on the culture of the 1970's starring Will Ferrel as top anchorman Ron Burgendy, and his co-reporters. First time I saw it I hated it but it gets funnier and funnier every time I watch it.
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Post by stealth1039 on May 14, 2008 11:05:30 GMT
The Aviator-Not the best film I have seen but I quite like the plot. Watched this for the first time the other night - thoroughly enjoyable film on many levels.
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Post by Bismarck on May 14, 2008 14:34:08 GMT
6. Apocolypse Now
The brutal realities of the horrors of the Vietnam War meets the genius of Francis Ford Coppola. What results is a claustrophobic journey with a stellar cast (including Martin Sheen, Robert Duvall and Dennis Hopper).
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Post by mightyoxo on May 14, 2008 18:40:30 GMT
7.AN AMERICAN WAREFOLF IN LONDON One of the first horror films i saw( or remember seeing) with the lovley Jenny Agutter and great special effects for the time
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Post by likeasharkinafunnyhat on May 14, 2008 22:12:59 GMT
8. American History X
"A brutal Neo Nazi skinhead named Derek Vinyard is tried and sent to prison for three years for the murder of two black guys who tried to steal his truck. When he returns from prison reformed, his younger brother Daniel Vinyard who idolizes him is on the brink of becoming a Neo Nazi himself. Derek must save his younger brother from a similar fate. Written by Emphinix"
Frightening use of curbs.
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Post by Lukiebakercafc on May 15, 2008 18:37:57 GMT
9. Airplane!
Hilarious spoof disaster movie. Took the wee out of the very popular disaster movie at the time, with an abundance of odd characters who generally take everything literally. It parodies a number of movies most notably 'Zero Hour', which it uses many lines from.
Imo one of the funniest films ever with a number of memorable lines - great film.
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Post by Bismarck on May 16, 2008 11:00:55 GMT
10.Apollo 13
Staring Tom Hanks this is the true story of the moon-bound mission that developed severe trouble and the men that rescued it with skill and dedication......but did it really happen....no,no....not for this thread....lol
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Post by Bismarck on May 16, 2008 11:04:45 GMT
1.The Blues Brothers.
Anarchic nonsense, a truly great comedy featuring Dan Ackroyd and the late, great John Belushi. Cameo appearances from all sorts of people, including Twiggy, Cab Calloway, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Carrie Fisher, Ray Charles and Steven Spielberg.
The one liners are great, the music is brilliant, and special mentions must go to the "Illinois Nazi Party" and of course the Dodge "Bluesmobile".
Elwood:What kind of music do you usually have here?
Bartender: Oh, we got both kinds, country AND western...
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Post by likeasharkinafunnyhat on May 16, 2008 15:28:02 GMT
2. Blood Diamond
Great film.. Di caprio at his best.
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Post by a king of orient on May 16, 2008 15:29:50 GMT
Behind Enemy Lines
Great plot. Great cast. Great action war film. Adrenaline filled film starring Owen Wilson as an American soldier whose plane crashes behind Russian lines. His superior played by Gene Hackman takes on the difficult task of recovering his man from near death.
Quality film.
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Post by Bismarck on May 16, 2008 16:37:08 GMT
4. A Bridge Too Far
Arguably the best war film ever, this epic is a true story with an exceptionally good cast. Private Ryan is good, it's not true. Platoon is good, it's not true. A bridge too far is great and it really happened. This is the story of operation 'market garden' an attempt to use paratroops to jump behind enemy lines and take over every bridge between the front line and Germany.........
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Post by Lukiebakercafc on May 16, 2008 21:47:28 GMT
5. Birth of a Nation, The
Despicably racist, ugly but at the same time strangely enthralling and you can't stop watching. It's movie history and although it was all about reviving the KKK and killing all blacks, it is definitely worth watching, if only to admire the propaganda.
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Post by Lukiebakercafc on May 16, 2008 21:49:22 GMT
6. Back to the Future
Love this film. Funny, smart entertaining and original. I'm sure you all know it but it's one of my favourite films ever. Disgusting when Marty makes out with his mother but an excellent film. Just awesome.
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Post by stealth1039 on May 19, 2008 13:35:08 GMT
7) Bridge over the River Kwai - Another war movie based on the Japanese atrocities in the South East Asia arena. Very moving.
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Post by Bismarck on May 19, 2008 15:12:21 GMT
8-Baby's Day Out
Say what you like about Home Alone creator John Hughes, he knows how to pen a formula picture......
Though heir to a fortune, Baby Bink has never had his picture in the paper, a situation his mother (Boyle) intends to rectify. But the photographers are three bungling kidnappers (led by Mantegna), who make off with the sprog and demand a tidy ransom. The baby soon escapes, proceeding to duplicate the trip round the big city described in his favourite book, as he takes in a department store, a zoo, and finally a building site. The abductors, meanwhile, suffer humiliation as they attempt to recapture him. Cartoon crude, but quite lively.
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Post by stealth1039 on May 20, 2008 10:09:16 GMT
9) Brighton Rock - A great film based on a brilliant book by Graham Greene & one of Richard Attenborough's earliest films as an actor. Amazingly this was actually banned in Sweden for 10 years as it would be considered tame by todays standards but the atmosphere of foreboding & sheer evil of the main character were probably considered demoralizing just after the war.
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Post by Lukiebakercafc on May 22, 2008 21:00:47 GMT
Right i wanna get B over with and move on so:
10. Blade Runner
Very good film, entertaining and clever. Probably the most influential piece of sci-fi in modern cinema and as you may be able to tell, i like my landmark films - even if they aren't obvious choices. Great depiction of the future as well.
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Post by stealth1039 on May 24, 2008 15:16:54 GMT
1) The Castle - a really funny, heartwarming Australian comedy about a family living right under the flightpath of Melbourne airport.
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Post by Bismarck on May 24, 2008 15:29:35 GMT
2)Catch 22
Joseph Heller's anti war novel brought to cynical life, though Alan Arkin was sadly miscast in a lead role made for bigger actor. Nevertheless it's well translated from the written word and the contradictions of war and it's effect on the people in it are well observed.
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Post by stealth1039 on May 25, 2008 18:14:51 GMT
3) Chinatown
Great film - can't really go wrong with Jack Nicholson & Faye Dunaway but they both put in exceptional performances in a gripping thriller.
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Post by hallmackem on May 25, 2008 18:47:56 GMT
4) Control
Cannes Film Festival nominee for best picture. Control tells the story of Joy Division's legendary frontman Ian Curtis (Sam Riley), it shows us his childhood, his blossoming romance with future wife Deborah Curtis (Samantha Morton), his days with Joy Division, his struggles with epilepsy and his affair with Belgian journalist Annik Honoure.
Manages to avoid doing what was expected of it by not ending up as a film about the whole band, rather it focuses on Ian and Deborah. Samantha Morton was phenomenal in the role of Ian's long suffering wife and Sam Riley was also immense, especially considering this was only his second appearance on the big screen.
Despite being a depressing subject, comic relief is constantly provided by Ian's band mates, in particular the ever cynical Peter Hook and Joy Division's manager the smart talking Rob Gretton.
Great film.
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Post by Bismarck on May 25, 2008 21:51:45 GMT
5-A Clockwork Orange
Shocking satire about violence and its effect on our culture. Malcolm McDowell is perfect as Alex, who brutally beats people to death just for the fun of it. But eventually society get its revenge...
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Post by ftmlad on May 25, 2008 22:06:45 GMT
6 - Casino
an absolutely brutal film about a casino owner and his mate well its absolutely class to put it simply, it's what i would consider a must watch.
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Post by Bismarck on May 26, 2008 15:15:33 GMT
7-Chariots of Fire
Winner of four Academy Awards including Best Picture. An absorbing and unusual drama based on the true story of two men-devout Scottish missionary Eric Liddell and driven Jewish university student Harold Abrahams-who run in the 1924 Paris Olympics. Abrahams' Judaism figures significantly in the film, as he faces elitist anti-Semitism at Cambridge University.
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Post by Lukiebakercafc on Jun 1, 2008 14:37:35 GMT
8 - Citizen Kane
Superb film, awewsomely clever and changed the face of Hollywood and its style has been copied throughout the years. Great acting, great plot and the symbolism is awesome - a classic in every sense of the word. Rosebud
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