Christopher Walken was heartbreaking in 'The Deer Hunter' - and then Tarantino 'brought him back to life' in 'Pulp Fiction'!
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What our your top ten films of all time?
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'Don't Look Now' is on my list too: the shot where Julie Christie's face crumples when she sees her dead daughter is incredible :-(
I agree with Silence of the Lambs - and I'm not so keen on either version of 'Manhunter'. I struggle with 'Pretty Woman': Julia Roberts is such a good actor and makes the film very seductive - but the reality is that it glamorises prostitution.
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It makes me feel hot and sticky every time I watch '12 Angry Men'! I like the Hancock parody even better lol.
I think the first film I ever saw at the cinema was 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' - and I still need to sleep with the light on :-o
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In no particular order: I'm surprised how many films the great Alan Rickman was in.
Kelly's Heroes
Galaxy Quest
Robin Hood Prince of Thieves
Schindlers List
Sense and Sensibility (the version with Emma Thompson)
The Great Escape (lost count of the number of times I've watched it)
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Tootsie
Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines
Tora, Tora, Tora
Kelly's Heroes
Galaxy Quest
Robin Hood Prince of Thieves
Schindlers List
Sense and Sensibility (the version with Emma Thompson)
The Great Escape (lost count of the number of times I've watched it)
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Tootsie
Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines
Tora, Tora, Tora
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Aargh! Robert Helpman, an accomplished ballet dancer, as the child catcher, I seem to recall.
I like how Tom Hanks plays against type in 'Road to Perdition'.
I love the shock ending in 'The Usual Suspects'! I can't enjoy watching Kevin Spacey films quite so much any more though: I used to love 'American Beauty' :-(
How about 'Truly, Madly, Deeply'?
... which is why I've got a phobia of ballet dancers :-(
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No particular order (except number 1, which is firmly in the top spot!)
The Princess Bride.
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy.
Thor Ragnarok.
Tangled
Miss Congeniality (so silly but fun)
Schindler's List
A Knight's Tale
The Greatest Showman
I would have put Gone with the Wind, as I loved it when I was younger but I do recognise its more problematic now.
The Princess Bride.
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy.
Thor Ragnarok.
Tangled
Miss Congeniality (so silly but fun)
Schindler's List
A Knight's Tale
The Greatest Showman
I would have put Gone with the Wind, as I loved it when I was younger but I do recognise its more problematic now.
I think Jack's even better in 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' than he is in 'The Shining'.In no particular order
Shogun
The Thorn Birds (I think that was tv series)
Gandhi
One flew over the cuckoo's nest
Dances with Wolves
Life of Pi
The Green Mile
Little Women
Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind
Gremlins
You raise an interesting point about art being perceived as "problematic". In terms of cinema, that been argued about ever since 'The Birth of a Nation'. I don't know the answer. I do know that I don't enjoy watching Kevin Spacey now as much as I used to do. In terms of other 'art', I used to be a big Garry Glitter fan! I struggle with double standards in this arena: how come Garry Glitter's been 'cancelled' (a decision with which I agree, by the way) but not either Michael Jackson or Bill Wyman?
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Anyone else really enjoy "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen"?
I also though "The Kite Runner" was extremely good.
Both opened windows into the middle east and gave us a very different perspective on life there.
I also though "The Kite Runner" was extremely good.
Both opened windows into the middle east and gave us a very different perspective on life there.
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I agree with you @CliffH about Tom Hanks playing against type in "Road to Perdition "....he quite brilliant in that film...but what makes me smile is the love for "Once Upon A Time In America"...it's one of the greatest gangster epics of all time and it's also a masterclass in great film making by Sergio Leone one of my time favourite film makers.
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There was a whole debate on PW. It’s a “Cinderella story” to some. Then there’s Forest Gump’s “Jenny.” She only seemed to show up in his life when she needed “something.” Lol, don’t even try me on Dirty dancing.
Of course the whole concept of 'Cinderella' implies that women don't (or can't, or won't, or aren't allowed to) have agency of their own: they have to be 'rescued' by a man 🙄.
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Which is why I liked Lia, Lt Ellen Ripley, or Lorraine Broughton? They either owned it or were team players.