8mm Forum: What's Your Favourite Film?

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Posted by David Ollerearnshaw (Member # 3296) on April 21, 2014, 02:34 PM:

Looking at other sites they have 'What's Your Favourite Film?' Now I find this almost impossible mainly because I enjoy lots of different films, and my taste changes over the years.

Where Eagles Dare is one I like to watch, but I can also watch the Dollar films. The late and very GREAT Ray Harryhousen I find very enjoyable. Some of the films raved about by the critics do nothing for me.

The films of the last few years even less. CGI is spoiling films, sure they look worse the 30 years ago.

Look at the Cinema Retro on Where Eagles Dare the cable car was on a film set, but very well done.

Now how do I list my likes? Currently watching 'Queen Kong' total crap, but fun. King Kong with T**Ts.

Posted by Trevor Adams (Member # 42) on April 21, 2014, 03:01 PM:

"Happiest Days of Your Life" [Wink]

Posted by Vidar Olavesen (Member # 3354) on April 21, 2014, 03:03 PM:

I have a weak spot for Alien, Ridley Scott's masterpiece.

Posted by Jean-Christophe Deblock (Member # 792) on April 21, 2014, 03:44 PM:

"Airport", of course!

Posted by Barry Attwood (Member # 100) on April 22, 2014, 12:22 AM:

Mine has to be Steven Spielberg's classic "Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind", I've lost count how many times I've seen this over the years.

Posted by Tom Photiou (Member # 130) on April 22, 2014, 03:22 AM:

Me to Barry,
When it first came out I went to the afternoon performance, when it ended I sneaked into the toilets and back in for free to see the early evening performance, [Big Grin]

Naughty I know but I think in the cinema I saw it 17 times. probably paid to see it 8 or nine.
I still cant really watch it on TV as this is a big screen film.

Posted by John Yapp (Member # 2873) on April 22, 2014, 03:57 AM:

Jaws, A night to remember, A taste of Honey, Back to the future 1,2,or 3, The Sting, and probably a completely different list tomorrow!

Posted by Patrick Walsh (Member # 637) on April 22, 2014, 05:44 AM:

Raise The Titanic [Big Grin]

Posted by Gary Crawford (Member # 67) on April 22, 2014, 06:23 AM:

King Kong....the original,of course

Posted by Douglas Meltzer (Member # 28) on April 22, 2014, 08:18 AM:

A Hard Day's Night!

Doug

Posted by Mark Mander (Member # 340) on April 22, 2014, 09:14 AM:

The Italian Job,Mark.

Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on April 22, 2014, 12:02 PM:

Impossible to answer! [Frown]

Posted by Steve Klare (Member # 12) on April 22, 2014, 12:15 PM:

You surprise me, Osi!

How could it NOT be Grizzly Adams?

I keep catching myself calling films in my collection "my favorite".

I must be up to about twenty "favorites" by now.

Posted by Clay Smith (Member # 4122) on April 22, 2014, 02:44 PM:

Last month I bought a copy of King Vidor's The Crowd (silent - 1928) from Gerald Santana. Watched it in my garage on a rainy afternoon and was totally blown away. Next week my favorite film might be Blade Runner or To Kill A Mockingbird.
But right now it's The Crowd. Thanks Gerald.

Posted by Pasquale DAlessio (Member # 2052) on April 22, 2014, 03:12 PM:

Valley Of The Dolls.

Posted by William Davis (Member # 4023) on April 22, 2014, 03:20 PM:

Hard to answer but I would say MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (1962) first. After that I like the later John Wayne westerns.

Posted by Jonathan Trevithick (Member # 3066) on April 22, 2014, 03:49 PM:

Nobody expects the favourite film inquisition! My 2 favourite films are Brazil, Life of Brian and Monty Python and the Holy Grail....damn, i'll come in again. My three favourite films are...

Posted by Paul Mason (Member # 4015) on April 23, 2014, 03:13 AM:

Best film I ever saw was "The Seven Samurai" but like Trevor my favourite is "The Happiest Days of your Life."

Posted by David Guest (Member # 2791) on April 23, 2014, 06:06 AM:

smallest show on earth and hindle wakes Saturday night and sunday morning and jigsaw with jack warner which I have in my collection

Posted by Robert Lewis (Member # 1458) on April 23, 2014, 07:50 AM:

This is a question which I think is easier to ask than to answer, but I have to say that I am a fan of early post war British comedies and so.... "The Smallest Show On Earth", "The Titfield Thunderbolt", "The Happiest Days Of Your Life", and "It's Great To be Young" immediately spring to mind. All quite wonderful!

Posted by Michael Mc Dermott (Member # 3820) on April 23, 2014, 09:52 AM:

Without question, THE SEARCHERS. Have seen it so many times. Have a Tech and black and White print and all the video editions. Never tire of watching it. Still brings a tear to my eye when the Duke lifts Natalie Wood up towards the end and says, Lets go home Debbie.

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