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I've been binging on British cinema these last couple of weeks, re-watching old favourites and catching up on a couple that I'd always meant to get to but never quite managed to.
What's everybody's favourites? I'll throw mine in later on, but for now I don't want to lead the witness, y'r honour.
I'll be bookmarking this thread and adding to it occasionally.
"The opposite of love, after all, is not hate, but indifference."
Not seeing many 'modern' films here. From the 90's onwards you could take your pick from;
Trainspotting Shaun of the Dead This is England 28 Days Later Attack the Block Ex Machina In Bruges Sing Street Casino Royale The Guard (OK that's Irish but still, it should make everyones best ever list) Four Lions
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Jesus, Simmo, I know Britain has left Europe but that doesn't mean that you've joined Ireland.
I need to buy you a pint of Guinness and sit you down, my lad
"The opposite of love, after all, is not hate, but indifference."
This is England has to be one of the crappest films ever released. It's even worse than Honest, the All Saints movie, which at least has Nicole Applewaps.
I can't believe anyone else ever saw Car Trouble :)
A magnificent football club, the love of our lives, finding a way to finally have its day in the sun.
Best British Films on 11:50 - Sep 11 by colinallcars
Still find films coming to mind.....Yangste Incident, It Always Rains On Sunday, The Tenth Man, Sparrows Can't Sing. The Frightened City, The Statement, The Long The Short And The Tall etc etc.
Good call for 'It always rains on Sundays'. Some of it filmed in Kilburn. I think my old dad is in there somewhere.
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Best British Films on 15:03 - Sep 11 with 2268 views
Best British Films on 11:50 - Sep 11 by colinallcars
Still find films coming to mind.....Yangste Incident, It Always Rains On Sunday, The Tenth Man, Sparrows Can't Sing. The Frightened City, The Statement, The Long The Short And The Tall etc etc.
Big upvote for the Tenth Man.
Mona Lisa is very good.
A magnificent football club, the love of our lives, finding a way to finally have its day in the sun.
Well maybe I misinterpreted the rules but it's an Alex Garland film and he's British.
That wasn't meant as a criticism Simmo, I think it is a great film. If it's tenuous links with Britain, one of my all time favourite films is Dogma with Alan Rickman in but in all honesty nothing could really stretch that to being a British film.
The grass is always greener.
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Best British Films on 16:55 - Sep 14 with 1966 views
Monty Python and the Holy Grail Sexy Beast Shaun of the Dead
Stefan Moore, Stefan Moore running down the wing. Stefan Moore, Stefan Moore running down the wing. He runs like a cheetah, his crosses couldn't be sweeter. Stefan Moore. Stefan Moore. Stefan Moore.
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Best British Films on 03:36 - Sep 15 with 1901 views
Just found out that full metal jacket had all its Vietnam scenes filmed st Beckton Gasworks and the training camp was in Epping Forest so does that count?
favourite cheese mature Cheddar. FFS there is no such thing as the EPL
Has Our Man In Havana had a mention yet ? Plus of the dozens of Richard Attenborough films there are 3 slightly lesser known ones - Sea Of Sand, Angry Silence and the wonderful Privates Progress.
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Best British Films on 08:43 - Sep 15 with 1828 views
Best British Films on 08:41 - Sep 15 by colinallcars
Has Our Man In Havana had a mention yet ? Plus of the dozens of Richard Attenborough films there are 3 slightly lesser known ones - Sea Of Sand, Angry Silence and the wonderful Privates Progress.
I'm not such a big fan of the Boulting Brothers. I know they had a lot of targets in their satire but their bent for hammering British socialism and the union movement particularly grates with me.
On the other hand, I give you "School for Scoundrels". The first scene with Ian Carmichael and Alastair Sim, played as a tennis rally of Oneupmanship where only Sim knows the rules, is an absolute delight.
I'm not such a big fan of the Boulting Brothers. I know they had a lot of targets in their satire but their bent for hammering British socialism and the union movement particularly grates with me.
On the other hand, I give you "School for Scoundrels". The first scene with Ian Carmichael and Alastair Sim, played as a tennis rally of Oneupmanship where only Sim knows the rules, is an absolute delight.
I think, to be fair, big business men and army officers come on for a fair bit of stick from the Boultings especially in I'm Alright Jack.
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Best British Films on 12:07 - Sep 15 with 1752 views
Some great choices in this thread. Thanks for whoever reminded me of Bartleby.
Here's a film that always goes under the radar, or is just not taken seriously (for obvious reasons) but imagine Ken Loach directing A Hard Day's Night. There's a lot going on in this film. The opening shot could be Twin Peaks. The industrial landscape could be Kieślowski. But it's neither. It's fooking Noddy Holder and the boys ...
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Best British Films on 12:08 - Sep 15 with 1751 views
Best British Films on 12:07 - Sep 15 by DannyPaddox
Some great choices in this thread. Thanks for whoever reminded me of Bartleby.
Here's a film that always goes under the radar, or is just not taken seriously (for obvious reasons) but imagine Ken Loach directing A Hard Day's Night. There's a lot going on in this film. The opening shot could be Twin Peaks. The industrial landscape could be Kieślowski. But it's neither. It's fooking Noddy Holder and the boys ...
There were a couple of other 'realist' rock movies made around the same time: That'll Be the Day (1973) and Stardust (1974).
Air hostess clique
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Best British Films on 12:45 - Sep 15 with 1730 views
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