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greedoniz wrote:Lady Vengence

Korean action/revenge flick from maybe my favourite director of the moment. Also made Oldboy and Sympathy for Mr. Vengence. Please watch Oldboy before Hollywood remake it and spoil it as they have with the Japanese Horror genre

I'll second that !

Sexy beast is an insane film, although it trails off a bit. Prefer Love honour and obey to be honest.

I rewatched "being there" recently, my girlfriend had never seen it. One of Peter Sellers' last films (maybe THE last Sellers film?), it is a must see. Never really laugh out loud funny but hilarious all the way through nonetheless. One of my absolute all time favorites. Genious.

That aside, Blood Diamond is worth a watch, saw that the other day.

As far as other all time faves;

Alien/Aliens
Life of Brian (need I say more)
Chopper (The Mark Brandon Reid story. What a nutcase)
Lost boys
Scarface
The serpent and the rainbow (early wes craven, scary as f*** in the graveyard!)

all have to be in there somewhere.

Oh yeah forgot about Chopper thats a great film just watched that the other day. It always makes me laugh where he is in the bar with the 2 cops and that girls watching him. Im not gonna say anymore but you will know what im talking about if you have seen it.

I've just remembered a really good, positive film I saw recently. The Castle. It's Australian, about a really optimistic family living at the end of a runway and threatened with compulsory purchase. Nothing very important happens, no one dies, nothing. It's just a really good film.

lol lindz i know exactly what you're talking about!

Tomo wrote:

abraxus wrote:elephant man - lynch

Ever seen Erasorhead? That's one disturbing film.

Alongside The Elephant Man, Lynch's finest.
Up Pompeii is a firm favourite of mine as are most of the Carry On films (particularly the ones with Charles Hawtrey in)

genius likeness...

http://www.frontiermodels.co.uk/Carry_O ... harles.htm

Okay... here goes... in no particular order...

Bone - Larry Cohen
Black Ceasar - Larry Cohen
The Thing - John Carpenter
Miracle Mile - Steve DeJarnett
M. Hulot's Holiday - Jacques Tati
Seconds - John Frankenheimer
Martin - George A Romero
Dead Ringers - David Cronenberg
The Dead Zone - David Cronenberg
A History of Violence - David Cronenberg
Zorro The Gay Blade - Peter Medak
The Changeling - Peter Medak
My Favourite Year - Richard Benjamin
King Kong - Peter Jackson
Heavenly Creatures - Peter Jackson
Brain Dead (aka Dead/Alive) - Peter Jackson
Young Frankenstein - Mel Brooks
The Producers - Mel Brooks
An American Werewolf in London - John Landis
The Devil's Backbone - Guillermo del Toro
Mr Vampire - Ricky Lau
Raise the Red Lantern - Zhang Yimou
To Live - Zhang Yimou
Hero - Zhang Yimou
Chicago - Rob Marshall
South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut - Trey Parker
The Prophecy - Gregory Widen
Robocop - Paul Verhoven
Blade Runner - Ridley Scott
Hannibal - Ridley Scott
Alien - Ridley Scott
The Hitcher - Robert Harmon
Empire of the Sun - Spielberg
Jaws - Spielberg
Raiders of the Lost Ark - Spielberg
Shogun Assassin - Robert Houston (after Kenji Misumi)
Battle Royale - Kinji Fukasaku
Groundhog Day - Harold Ramis
The Apartment - Billy Wilder
Ace in the Hole - Billy Wilder
The Fearless Vampire Killers - Roman Polanski
The Tenant - Roman Polanski
The Howling - Joe Dante
Pleasantville - Garry Ross
Gods and Monsters - Bill Condon
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead - Gary Fleder
The Mosquito Coast - Peter Weir
The Last Wave - Peter Weir
The Truman Show - Peter Weir
Doctor Strangelove - Stanley Kubrik
This is Spinal Tap - Rob Reiner

...and that's all I can think of off the top of my head.

Pete

Ive seen the love film advertised on the internet but im always wary of things like that on the internet incase there a scam or something but love film obviously isnt if you use it. I might check out there site.

I use Love Film and never had a problem. In fact I've been pleasantly surprised. I get 2 DVDs at a time and usually get TV series, especially the old ones. Recently, I got all of the House of Cards Trilogy.

The most recent film I watched at the cinema was Hot Fuzz, which I thought was so-so. The one before that was Last King of Scotland which was better.

Hot Fuzz i thought was good, quite funny, but all over the place. I think it was trying to be Shaun of the Dead too much, with all the repeat jokes and quick flashes of action. I'll give it a 3/5 star rating.

Has anybody seen 'The Number 23' yet with Jim Carrey? Any thoughts? It looks quite interesting! I might have to go for Orange Wednesdays next week!