My Favorite Movies

So close to perfect I can't tell the difference. Richard E Grant's finest moment, unfortunately for him right at the start of his career...play the drinkalongaWitnail game and you will actualy die

bow to the true gods of comedy

If I could have been part of the making of any movie, it would have been this one, if only to oil Michael Palin's body

The best revenge flick I have ever seen, although it is much more than a revenge flick. Throughout most of the sixties all things British seemed to be portrayed as cool and hip and happening, at least in film and TV world, then you suddenly get an icon of 60s Britain, Mr Caine, of on a very private mission into the seedy underbelly of Britain. This is the true grime, grit and arsesweat of a Britain coming down from it's 60s high.

My name is...Alfie. Alfie. Sometime it acts like it almost has feelings...Lewis Gilbert is a very good director (check out The Admirable Crichton) and this is why Michael Caine is such a British icon

Sean Connery is a bit like Michael Caine, in that he often just plays himself, you pay to see his star persona, not his acting, as such. Like Michael Caine, he has made a number of films in which his true powerful acting ability shines through...and this is, no pun intended, top of the pile. This film is quire simply staggering.

If only the director of this epic British horror/thiller/western type tale had lived a bit longer. I repeat an anicdote from the filming: Michael Reeves was unhappy with a line that Vincent Price delivered, it was too hammy and camp. Reeves kept shouting cut, and asking Price to put more subtle menace into his voice, and less theatrics. Finally Price snapped, and shouted "My good man I think I know how to deliver this line, I've acted in over 200 movies, how many have you made?" To which Reeves replied, "2... good ones." Price nodded and tried the line again.

One of the finest British 'horror' movies ever made, a taught, social drama balanced upon the dogma of religious belief, be it pagan or Christian. Is Woodward hero or martyr or perfect sacrifice? One of Lee's best performances, understated yet still powerful. Wonderous

The most shocking thing about this truly fantastic film is that Charles Laughton was hung out to dry by the critics of the day...despite the strong sense of morality portrayed by the old lady, some critics questioned the ethics of the film...they obviously just didn't like the idea that just because a chap wears a dog collar that does not necessarily really mean he is an earthly emissary for god. Robery Mitchum, though generally a great actor, is always at his best when he is being bad. His deep voice and large physic add papable menace to his words and actions. Wow

Although the remake by the little Italian American genius was fine in its own right, and worth watching both for the performance by De Niro and by the nerd factor of spotting members of the original cast, it still doesn't come anywhere close to the relentless oppressive atmosphere of this film. By the time you reach the climactic finale in the steaming swamps, you feel as if the oppressive heat of the deep south of America has somehow pervaded your own home. The music, combined with, once again, and electrifying performance by Robert Mitchum as the irredeemable Max Cody, make this one hard to watch in places, even given the ammount of time that has ellapsed since it was made.

Another fine performance by Robert Mitchum, this time pretty damn much at the end of his career, as well as a strong ensemble cast and a subtle central performance by the modern day Brando, Depp himself, combined with a clever script and strong direction, make this one to watch again and again. Spot the cool musicians in bit parts is also a fun game to play

It is hard to compare 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano to anyone else. He not only writes, directs, produces and edits his own films, but has also had a long and illustrious career as part of a comedy double act (the Two Beats) both on stage and radio, he is usually on about 7 programmes on Japanese TV a week, many of which he devised himself, he is a successful poet, novelest and painter. Sonatine is one of his finest works, balancing between moments of ultra violence and zen like moments of calm and reflection. This is a film that is almost as much about wasting time as it is about anything else, and you could find few better wastes of your own than to sit back and enjoy Kitano's unique style.

Though not as polished as his later work, considering he took over direction during production, this film still has plenty of both style and substance, Kitano is similar to Harvey Keitel and in some ways this film is the Bad Lieutenant of Japan, Beat's performance dominates this wonderful narrative.

Still makes me tearful to watch a film this violent and extreme that still carries such a sweat relationship at its heart

A taught, eerie supernatural thriller, paving the way for George A Romero's Night of the Living Dead, this is Herk Havery's only feature film. He made over 400 short promotional and educational films. The central character is a church organist without any soul...pure genius

Stanley makes dockside london look like Vietnam, nice

Kubrick you rare genius, a sign of how good this adaptation is is that Stephen King didn't like it much...cos it ain't horror as such

BOW TO THE AUTEUR KING
The SFX still hold up, and for such a long film with only 45 mins of dialogue, it keeps you glued to the screen.

Not his best, but still, better than almost any other directors work

I'm Spartacus...Stanley Kubricks least Kubrickian film. Still a cut and a thurst above the rest of those sand and sandle epics

Scott rocked my world

Still gets me hard

Raped by the studio, but still watchable

Probably the worst of the Alien saga (I ani't including vs Predator shite) but I still really enjoyed it...I like the director

Wow I want to be her friend. They just do not make films like this anymore, like a modern day Frank Kapra...wow

Saw this recently at BFI followed by an interview by the aging director, the film is wonderful, but the director is even more interesting, could have listened to him talk for hours, even in the sweltering airless conditions of the theatre there...please get some air con

One of my favourtie of Lynch's films, Nic Cage acts his arse of, for once

Oh this is really good, Jim Carey should be banned from making rubbery faced comedy films, he is always better in more dark or serious roles

Peter Wier rocks my world, please watch Picnic at Hanging Rock, the most terrifying atmospheric film in which NOTHING happens ever made

Rock on Michael Mann

Yes. This is the film you should watch instead of that shoddy Athony Hopkins bollocks

Rocking the forsest baby

Rock over london, rock over chicago

Flawed, but still good

Great film by the italian american genius...check out who is shining the spotlight onto Bad Brains

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