Dead Man's Shoes - Gary Stretch Wikipedia

[Babb'sBurstNad]

50 minutes ago, chrisbonnie said:

The film, the one with Gary Oldman. 

 

I'd recommend giving the BBC adaptation a go, it's much better. Still confusing, but at a slower pace. It's up there in my TV Top 10, and that's a prestigious award.

[Lurtz]

There's a lot of people in this thread who need to be shot. 

[Riley Greenleaf]

“I’m not threatening you mate, it’s beyond fucking words” I’d exit stage left right about there. Considine is tremendous in that film. 

[Mook]

[cloggypop]

Watched it again this week while the Real Debrid panic was on. It's still fucking great. 

[Bjornebye]

It’s good but it’s not in my top 5 British films. Maybe not even top 10. 
 

In no particular order:

 

Life of Brian
Kes

Oliver

Bridge on the River Kwai

Trainspotting 1&2

Snatch

Hunger

Rock N Rolla

A Clockwork Orange 

The Elephant Man

Scum

The Long Good Friday

Love, Honour and Obey

Dunkirk 

 

I might need to watch it again. 

 

 

 

[Mook]

5 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

It’s good but it’s not in my top 5 British films. Maybe not even top 10. 

 

It's no Four Weddings & A Funeral right enough.

[Bjornebye]

1 minute ago, Mook said:

 

It's no Four Weddings & A Funeral right enough.

I’ve added my thoughts above. You’re gonna hate me but I prefer 4 weddings. Great film. Football Factory is better and all. And Lock Stock. And Rise of the Footsoldier 

[Babb'sBurstNad]

Fair shout, my top ten British films.

 

The Third Man

Get Carter

Hobson's Choice

The Death of Stalin 

Kind Hearts and Coronets

Trainspotting

The Ladykillers

Brighton Rock

Life of Brian

Hot Fuzz

 

Your top 10 @Tony Moanero ?

[razor]

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

This is England

Oliver!

The Ladykillers

Trainspotting

Tunes of Glory 

Bridge on the River Kwai

39 Steps

Withnail and I

Gumshoe

 

[Tony Moanero]

In alphabetical order:

 

The Bridge on the River Kwai
Brief Encounter

Kes

Kind Hearts and Coronets

The Ladykillers 

Lawrence of Arabia

Oliver!

The Snowman

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

The Wicker Man

 

[an tha]

19 hours ago, Bjornebye said:

I’ve added my thoughts above. You’re gonna hate me but I prefer 4 weddings. Great film. Football Factory is better and all. And Lock Stock. And Rise of the Footsoldier 

Football Factory better than Dead Man's Shoes....?

 

Fucking hell - even an Oasis fan couldn't be that stupid....Oh hang on....

[Bjornebye]

13 minutes ago, an tha said:

Football Factory better than Dead Man's Shoes....?

 

Fucking hell - even an Oasis fan couldn't be that stupid....Oh hang on....

Football Factory is a cracking film 

[Jennings]

Kes gave me PTSD.

[Clem H Fandango]

Battle of Britain.

Life of Brian.

Clockwork Orange.

Brazil.

The Wicker Man.

Chariots of Fire.

Scum.

This is England.

Trainspotting.

Zulu.

[Bjornebye]

1 hour ago, Jennings said:

Kes gave me PTSD.

When one of them tells the teacher he needs bleedin’ milkin? 

[Jennings]

8 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

When one of them tells the teacher he needs bleedin’ milkin? 

No. What Judd did at the end.

I couldn't get over it.

[an tha]

2 hours ago, Bjornebye said:

Football Factory is a cracking film 

Faaack orrrf you maggy caant

[Bjornebye]

16 minutes ago, Jennings said:

No. What Judd did at the end.

I couldn't get over it.

Yeah cunts trick that. I walked past a couple of lads on the crocky hall trail few times this week and one had a bird of prey on a glove just walking about with it on his hand. I tried to show off with my bird the first time and went “that’s a kestrel that” she was (or pretended to be) dead impressed. I felt great. 
 

We saw them a few days later and I asked him what it was and it was a Harris Hawk which if you know your stuff doesn’t look fuck all like a Kestrel. 
 

Fair play to the lads though they’ve got all the gear on and take it out and let it hunt for its dinner. 

[polymerpunkah]

That's a tough one.

 

Wicker Man would make my list.

Local Hero would as well.

I'll take Kwai ahead of Lawrence because it's a better film.

Life of Brian would be near the top of course.

Ian McKellen's Richard III is my favourite Shakespeare adaptation. 

Children of Men is another favourite.

A Christmas Carol (Sim) has to be there. But so does Oliver!. And Great Expectations. That's three from one author.

Does Threads count? It's on there.

 

No way to make a top ten, I guess.

[halewood pete]

One flew over the cuckoo's nest.

Just incredible. 

[TD_LFC]

14 hours ago, Bjornebye said:

Football Factory is a cracking film 

 

Football Factory isn't even the best film of that genre

 

I.D. is a far superior, and deserved a proper sequel that picks up where the film ends.

[Bjornebye]

45 minutes ago, TD_LFC said:

 

Football Factory isn't even the best film of that genre

 

I.D. is a far superior, and deserved a proper sequel that picks up where the film ends.

It’s better than ID in my opinion but I do like ID. The fella who the main character in ID was based on has done a good few interviews. What he saw was mental 

[Bob]

On 29/11/2024 at 22:23, Bjornebye said:

It’s good but it’s not in my top 5 British films. Maybe not even top 10. 
 

In no particular order:

 

Life of Brian
Kes

Oliver

Bridge on the River Kwai

Trainspotting 1&2

Snatch

Hunger

Rock N Rolla

A Clockwork Orange 

The Elephant Man

Scum

The Long Good Friday

Love, Honour and Obey

Dunkirk 

 

I might need to watch it again. 

 

 

 

You need In the name of the Father adding to your list 

[Tarwater]

Well, it’s a bit hard defining what is a British film, isn’t it? Must the director be British? Must the money, script, producers or location be British? Is Alien a British film, all of Hitchcock or merely the ones before he upped and left for Hollywood? Kubrick?

Lawrence of Arabia

Bridge on the River Kwai

Dr. Zhivago

The Innocents

A Matter of Life and Death

The Third Man

Odd Man Out

I know Where I’m Going

The Lady Vanishes

Remains of the Day