tomav84 Posted December 22, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted December 22, 2022 is it just english directed? if so then alien has to be in the mix actually there's probably 2 or 3 ridley scott directed films that are contenders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 22, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted December 22, 2022 17 hours ago, Talldarkandransome said: Anything with Norman Wisdom in, me and my dad used to be in hysterics watching them. Daft as a brush My mom was a huge NW fan. I was unimpressred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 53 minutes ago, Talldarkandransome said: Jesus your memory is better than mine I have a box-set! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 53 minutes ago, tomav84 said: is it just english directed? if so then alien has to be in the mix actually there's probably 2 or 3 ridley scott directed films that are contenders It can be difficult to determine what country of origin a film should be assigned, because the stars may not be, or the money. I think maybe the director but then you have to include the Hitchcock's American ouvre, and The Third Man would be Hungarian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted December 22, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted December 22, 2022 2 hours ago, tomav84 said: is it just english directed? if so then alien has to be in the mix actually there's probably 2 or 3 ridley scott directed films that are contenders It’s a bit of a grey area. If it was based on the nationality of the director, then you couldn’t include the likes of Sense and Sensibility or The Remains of the Day. And I’d argue they’re both more inherently English/British than The Third Man. Cast, location, director, source material, production company. I reckon at least three of those needs to be ticked to be considered from a given country. Of course, The Third Man has Trevor Howard in it who will anglicise any film by a considerable amount by mere presence alone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 I think The Ipcress File is a great film but so is Get Carter, but I think I prefer the former to the latter. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 A quintessential English film. Brighton Rock has to be up there, and another Attenborough film, 10 Rillington place. The Long Good Friday was an exceptional film in its day. Helen Mirren getting "saved by the bell". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted December 29, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted December 29, 2022 3 minutes ago, sheepyvillian said: A quintessential English film. Brighton Rock has to be up there, and another Attenborough film, 10 Rillington place. The Long Good Friday was an exceptional film in its day. Helen Mirren getting "saved by the bell". 3 corkers there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 10 minutes ago, sheepyvillian said: A quintessential English film. Brighton Rock has to be up there, and another Attenborough film, 10 Rillington place. The Long Good Friday was an exceptional film in its day. Helen Mirren getting "saved by the bell". Good call - I think the ending is just brilliant! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 29, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted December 29, 2022 33 minutes ago, MakemineVanilla said: Good call - I think the ending is just brilliant! I read the book before I saw the film, thought the ending was superbly done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 I saw a version of Brighton Rock at the rep in 2018, I was always a big fan of both the book and the film, the theatrical version really captured the menace of the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 18, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 18, 2023 Quote Quentin Tarantino’s favourite British films: The Saint In London (John Paddy, 1939) Action In Arabia (Leonide Moguy, 1944) The Hidden Room/Obsession (Edward Dmytryk, 1949) Murder Without Crime (J.Lee Thompson, 1950) Pandora and The Flying Dutchman (Albert Lewin, 1951) The Yellow Balloon (J.Lee Thompson, 1953) The Night My Numbers Came Up (Leslie Norman, 1955) Johnny Nobody (Nigel Patrick, 1961) All Night Long (Basil Dearden, 1962) Strongroom (Vernon Sewell, 1962) The Idol (Daniel Petrie, 1966) Far Out 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted January 18, 2023 Moderator Share Posted January 18, 2023 On 21/12/2022 at 15:48, maqroll said: British has to include Local Hero, imo. Not even the best Scottish Film Best Scottish film is Gregory's Girl.again by Bill Forsyth Gregory's Girl has Clare Grogan, this will trump any other Scottish film 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 3 minutes ago, bickster said: Not even the best Scottish Film Best Scottish film is Gregory's Girl.again by Bill Forsyth Gregory's Girl has Clare Grogan, this will trump any other Scottish film Britt Ekland in The Wicker Man a close second. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted January 18, 2023 Moderator Share Posted January 18, 2023 7 minutes ago, Risso said: Britt Ekland in The Wicker Man a close second. Ah yes forgot that, filmed in Kirkcudbright. My mate owns two houses on the street that runs up to MacLellans Castle where bits of it were filmed. Freaks me out everytime we go there for a weekend on the pop. Also bought the soundtrack on CD a couple of months ago... strange folk music (you an put the emphasis on either of the first two words) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted January 18, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 18, 2023 26 minutes ago, Risso said: Britt Ekland in The Wicker Man a close second. Pity she was dubbed and had a body double for the nude scenes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted January 18, 2023 Author Share Posted January 18, 2023 1 hour ago, bickster said: Not even the best Scottish Film Best Scottish film is Gregory's Girl.again by Bill Forsyth Gregory's Girl has Clare Grogan, this will trump any other Scottish film I saw GG in the cinema when I was a kid. Good stuff. But not as good as Local Hero. In my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted January 18, 2023 Moderator Share Posted January 18, 2023 Just now, maqroll said: I saw GG in the cinema when I was a kid. Good stuff. But not as good as Local Hero. In my opinion. Does Local Hero have Clare Grogan? No, it is therefore inferior 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 1 hour ago, bickster said: Not even the best Scottish Film Best Scottish film is Gregory's Girl.again by Bill Forsyth Gregory's Girl has Clare Grogan, this will trump any other Scottish film Local Hero had the better soundtrack though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted January 18, 2023 Moderator Share Posted January 18, 2023 2 minutes ago, PaulC said: Local Hero had the better soundtrack though. Does it shite. Knopfler noodly bollocks. Awful - that is actually the worst part of Local Hero 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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