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31 days of film: day 1, favourite film

zahidf [Edit] [Delete] 150 replies 09:09, 23 January '14

Sister thread to the similar music one: I'll do a new one every few days.

So, what's your favourite film?

Mine is LA Confidential. Just a perfect movie from start to finish.

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Hedwig and the angry inch

ThingsThatFly | 23 Jan '14, 09:15 | X
Spirited Away

or Princess Mononoke

SarahIsPi | 23 Jan '14, 09:41 | X

static and Severed799 this'd this
- the granny in that well looks like david moyes
  
  Verbal @SarahIsPi | 23 Jan '14, 10:47 | X
Well if push comes to shove then:

The Godfather II

Lo-Pan | 23 Jan '14, 09:43 | X

NoahVale and jontosh2001 this'd this
- ^knows
  
  NoahVale @Lo-Pan | 23 Jan '14, 09:51 | X
  
  Lo-Pan this'd this
Three Colours: Red

GetOffMyLawn | 23 Jan '14, 09:46 | X
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Slicky | 23 Jan '14, 09:47 | X

JaguarPirate this'd this
Dumb and dumber

Matt_was_taken | 23 Jan '14, 09:48 | X
Silence of the Lambs

prolly

ethricdouble | 23 Jan '14, 09:49 | X
The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen

ThierryEnnui | 23 Jan '14, 09:50 | X
Lost In Translation

indie betwetter alert^

Severed799 | 23 Jan '14, 09:50 | X
- betwetter :D
  
  Severed799 @Severed799 | 23 Jan '14, 09:50 | X
  - p.s I hope your planning on one of these being
    
    "what do you consider the greatest film ever made" because there is a difference (for me at least)
    
    Severed799 @Severed799 | 23 Jan '14, 09:53 | X
    
    Matt_was_taken this'd this
    - Maybe.
      
      I will see how it pans out. Other catergories are more 'Films you used to love but now hate', 'Comfort Films', 'Films which make you cry' e.t.c.
      
      zahidf @Severed799 | 23 Jan '14, 10:09 | X
      - "Films which you shouldn't bother trying to be friends with because they
        
        will only break your heart."
        
        cocodaLOL @zahidf | 23 Jan '14, 10:26 | X
        
        "DVDs you borrowed from friends who you're not friends with any more
        
        So you sent them back out of spite."
        
        Steved @cocodaLOL | 23 Jan '14, 10:45 | X
        
        Um
        
        how is sending back someone else's property spiteful?
        
        Anyway, stop trying to get me to talk about that stupid twat. I've moved on.
        
        zahidf @Steved | 23 Jan '14, 11:26 | X
        
        Certainly seems like it.
        
        Steved @zahidf | 23 Jan '14, 11:52 | X
        
        Severed799 this'd this
        
        :D just some VERY light ribbing z, don't worry
        
        Don't worry though. People totally forget when you've been over sensitive in the past on this board, so it'll all blow over soon!
        
        cocodaLOL @zahidf | 23 Jan '14, 12:24 | X
      - well I hope you do
        
        cuz otherwise I have to change my answer here, which I don't want to do
        
        Severed799 @zahidf | 23 Jan '14, 10:57 | X
The Royal Tenenbaums

hip_young_gunslinger | 23 Jan '14, 09:50 | X

Severed799 and JaguarPirate this'd this
The Seven Samurai

thewarn | 23 Jan '14, 09:50 | X

static and Severed799 this'd this
School of Rock

plasticniki | 23 Jan '14, 09:51 | X
Being John Malkovich

chanticleer | 23 Jan '14, 09:53 | X
Les Enfants du Paradis

eltham | 23 Jan '14, 09:53 | X
Inland Empire

Pegfeet | 23 Jan '14, 09:54 | X
Purple Rain

SenorDingDong | 23 Jan '14, 09:54 | X
- Amazing choice
  
  http://tinyurl.com/omfhcc6
  
  ThierryEnnui @SenorDingDong | 23 Jan '14, 09:58 | X
The Usual Suspects

Sure, there are better films made but this was the first film as an adult that made me go wow and thus has a place in my heart. Similar as to why i'll say Kasabian are one of my favourite bands. Formative years, innit.

Watched LA Confidential recently and just how much LA Noire ripped from it is obscene.

Verbal | 23 Jan '14, 09:55 | X
- how much it ripped out of Chinatown though...
  
  Severed799 @Verbal | 23 Jan '14, 10:00 | X
  
  colossalhorse and ethricdouble this'd this
  - not seen it
    
    will add to the list.
    
    Verbal @Severed799 | 23 Jan '14, 10:07 | X
    - WHAT
      
      fucking hell, and your call yourself a film blogger, sort it out mate
      
      Severed799 @Verbal | 23 Jan '14, 10:08 | X
      
      noise_ramones and Lo-Pan this'd this
      - Can't 'this' this enough
        
        Mon Verbal, get it watched!
        
        Lo-Pan @Severed799 | 23 Jan '14, 10:10 | X
        
        Antpocalypsenow, Severed799, colossalhorse, and Puds this'd this
      - there's loads i've not seen
        
        that is supposedly great. Then again I guess it';s the same for a lot of people - how many of the S&S top 100 can you say you've watched from beginning to end?
        
        I will watch it soon.
        
        Verbal @Severed799 | 23 Jan '14, 10:15 | X
        
        nah I know
        
        only banting, I only saw it for the time a year ago or so, but it is a properly amazing film (which maybe doesn't get talked about enough these days?) and if you love LA Confidential then it's essential viewing.
        
        (to answer your question 25/100, so by seeing Chinatown you too can come closer to the quarter mark)
        
        Severed799 @Verbal | 23 Jan '14, 10:21 | X
  - which ripped how much out of Raymond Chandler...
    
    ethricdouble @Severed799 | 23 Jan '14, 10:27 | X
    
    Antpocalypsenow this'd this
    - I've seen Chinatown but don't recall it making me think of the Usual Suspects.
      
      TheoGB @ethricdouble | 23 Jan '14, 10:35 | X
      - it was directed at the LA Confidential comment
        
        Severed799 @TheoGB | 23 Jan '14, 10:37 | X
        
        Which makes far more sense.
        
        Cheers
        
        TheoGB @Severed799 | 23 Jan '14, 12:22 | X
        
        Severed799 this'd this
    - Yes BUT
      
      Chinatown is a knowingly post-modern noire film, which LA Confidential re-hashes somewhat
      
      Severed799 @ethricdouble | 23 Jan '14, 10:39 | X
      - la confidential is based on a book though, innit?
        
        the look of it was very polished, almost knowingly cartoon-like. Anyway, gonna watch the ol chinatown and get back to you, hughton.
        
        Verbal @Severed799 | 23 Jan '14, 10:45 | X
        
        Severed799 this'd this
        
        ya
        
        which is why it inevitably ends up feeling very similar to Chinatown. Don't get me wrong, LA stands up brilliantly on it's own, but it does owe a lot to Chinatown being the other great post-golden era Noire film
        
        Similarly, watch Point Blank if you haven't before, that's a noire film that turns into Hitchcock's Vertigo (i.e amazing)
        
        Severed799 @Verbal | 23 Jan '14, 10:50 | X
- has anyone seen The Two Jakes?
  
  TheKennedyCurse @Verbal | 23 Jan '14, 10:47 | X
  - no, but now having looked it up
    
    Chinatown had a sequel? wtf? is it any cop?
    
    Severed799 @TheKennedyCurse | 23 Jan '14, 10:51 | X
    - no idea
      
      i was seeking opinions haha might watch it tonight
      
      TheKennedyCurse @Severed799 | 23 Jan '14, 11:52 | X
  - I thought it was decent enough, though not a patch on chinatown
    
    Lo-Pan @TheKennedyCurse | 23 Jan '14, 10:53 | X
  - ha yep
    
    really, really bad
    
    ethricdouble @TheKennedyCurse | 23 Jan '14, 11:08 | X
  - yeah
    
    it's not great. probably worth a look thouhg
    
    noise_ramones @TheKennedyCurse | 23 Jan '14, 12:59 | X
Millers Crossing

colossalhorse | 23 Jan '14, 09:55 | X
Apocalypse Now

regular cut not the redux effort.

crisps | 23 Jan '14, 09:57 | X

rich78 this'd this
Get Shorty

AcceptanceIII | 23 Jan '14, 09:58 | X
- ^watched this the other day
  
  it's such a fucking good film.
  Dennis Farina is fucking brilliant in it! :)
  
  Lo-Pan @AcceptanceIII | 23 Jan '14, 09:59 | X
  - Such an excellent film
    
    Dennis Farina delivering Elmore Leonard dialogue is a thing of beauty.
    
    AcceptanceIII @Lo-Pan | 23 Jan '14, 10:04 | X
    - The whole cast is brilliant
      
      But for me he steals it, nails every line and scene he's in
      'e.g, i.e, fuck you!'
      
      Lo-Pan @AcceptanceIII | 23 Jan '14, 10:08 | X
      - Absolutely
        
        Struggling to think of a bad moment in the entire film.
        
        "The point is this. When I say 'jump', you say 'OK', okay?
        
        AcceptanceIII @Lo-Pan | 23 Jan '14, 10:14 | X
        
        'Fuck you, fuckball'
        
        Lo-Pan @AcceptanceIII | 23 Jan '14, 10:17 | X
        
        I like the bit when he just says it in passing
        
        like it's a perfectly normal thing to say. Something like...
        
        'No, no, no. Wait a minute. Fuck you, fuckball. I've come all the way out here to LA...'
        
        AcceptanceIII @Lo-Pan | 23 Jan '14, 10:44 | X
        
        :)
        
        When he walks to the kerb, stands about a foot in front of a taxi, clicks his fingers to summon the taxi, sits down in the back...'fucking airport!'
        
        Lo-Pan @AcceptanceIII | 23 Jan '14, 10:56 | X
Fargo

Steved | 23 Jan '14, 09:58 | X

Severed799 and monpot this'd this
- I love Fargo so much
  
  Just think everything about it is amazing. Really hope this TV series thing is up to the same standard.
  
  monpot @Steved | 23 Jan '14, 12:13 | X
  
  ethricdouble this'd this
Ghostbusters II

Songs_about_ducking | 23 Jan '14, 10:10 | X
Older: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Newer: The Departed

cocodaLOL | 23 Jan '14, 10:18 | X
- have ye seen infernal affairs, lad?
  
  Verbal @cocodaLOL | 23 Jan '14, 10:19 | X
  
  Lo-Pan this'd this
  - I have
    
    But I have a soft spot for nearly every single actor in the departed, in particular Wahlberg when he's at his very best and Baldwin in absolutely everything.
    
    cocodaLOL @Verbal | 23 Jan '14, 10:22 | X
    - fair dinkum
      
      Wahlberg is really underrated generally imho, tbh, pal
      
      Verbal @cocodaLOL | 23 Jan '14, 10:23 | X
      - He should never have done Ted.
        
        Because he'd been on such a good run (Max Payne didn't happen) until then.
        
        cocodaLOL @Verbal | 23 Jan '14, 10:25 | X
        
        Part of me thinks that Marky Wahlberg
        
        has a decade-old contract somewhere meaning he HAS to star in every film where the main character is from Boston until the day he dies.
        
        Verbal @cocodaLOL | 23 Jan '14, 10:31 | X
        
        Some kind of Hollywood clause yeah
        
        It wouldn't surprise me.
        
        cocodaLOL @Verbal | 23 Jan '14, 10:35 | X
        
        I like Mark Wahlberg a lot
        
        But at no stage in his career has he ever been on a good run. For every Boogie Nights or The Departed there are at least four really shit films (The Happening, The Italian Job, Rockstar, Shooter, Max Payne, The Other Guys etc. Also heard that Pain and Gain and Lone Survivor are awful but merficully haven't seen either). He's so very frustrating.
        
        Steved @cocodaLOL | 23 Jan '14, 10:36 | X
        
        I watched Invincible again t'other day. It was great.
        
        cocodaLOL @Steved | 23 Jan '14, 10:38 | X
        
        Woah woah woah
        
        The Other Guys is brilliant.
        
        AcceptanceIII @Steved | 23 Jan '14, 10:38 | X
        
        cocodaLOL, matthewslaughter, and robellovich this'd this
        
        "Thanks for the F shack"
        
        cocodaLOL @AcceptanceIII | 23 Jan '14, 10:40 | X
        
        It's really, really not
        
        It was going to be the subject of a thread I was going to make about films that you think look shit but people say they're good but they turn out to be shit and you hate them even more because you thought they might not be shit. The Other Guys and Tropic Thunder were going to feature heavily.
        
        Steved @AcceptanceIII | 23 Jan '14, 10:43 | X
        
        Severed799 this'd this
        
        What are you expecting to see when you watch The Other Guys, out of curiosity?
        
        Considering the actors in it and the set up, I mean.
        
        Perhaps you were hoping for a final scene of a petal twirling in the breeze while Kevin Spacey narrates?
        
        cocodaLOL @Steved | 23 Jan '14, 10:52 | X
        
        how patronising!
        
        isn't the final scene a weird out of place political statement?
        
        Severed799 @cocodaLOL | 23 Jan '14, 10:58 | X
        
        It's hardly patronising, delicate petal.
        
        We're disagreeing over a film that he says 'is shit'. I am countering with an equal amount of half-hearted arguing about it.
        
        Do you need a rusk?
        
        ^ THAT is patronising.
        
        cocodaLOL @Severed799 | 23 Jan '14, 11:01 | X
        
        And btw
        
        the entire thing is a statement about corruption, and was recognised as such.
        
        cocodaLOL @cocodaLOL | 23 Jan '14, 11:03 | X
        
        it's weird though
        
        it's supposed to make you laugh (which it did for me at times) and then at the end it has a misjudged, michael moore animation think that's just like 'oh so i was supposed to be paying attention'
        
        Verbal @cocodaLOL | 23 Jan '14, 11:37 | X
        
        Meh, I think it's kind of good when comedy tries to do *something*
        
        with what it's saying. And it was jarring, yes, but then again it's because no other silly comedies have a crack at saying much.
        
        cocodaLOL @Verbal | 23 Jan '14, 11:46 | X
        
        just felt stapled on at the end
        
        Verbal @cocodaLOL | 23 Jan '14, 13:26 | X
        
        was referring to
        
        "What are you expecting to see when you watch The Other Guys, out of curiosity?"
        
        but you're right, I'll stay out next time, stupid fucking DiS
        
        Severed799 @cocodaLOL | 23 Jan '14, 11:58 | X
        
        actually no, all of it
        
        Severed799 @Severed799 | 23 Jan '14, 11:59 | X
        
        :D
        
        it draws you in to its incessant banality, this place. God help us all.
        
        cocodaLOL @Severed799 | 23 Jan '14, 12:01 | X
        
        Severed799 this'd this
        
        That's my point
        
        I was expecting it to be rubbish, then someone said it wasn't (I've forgotten who, but when I remember I'll hunt them down and grind their bones). It wasn't even good throwaway comedy, and the whole "but isn't big business the REAL crook?" powerpoint presentation was trite and condescending.
        
        Steved @cocodaLOL | 23 Jan '14, 12:13 | X
        
        Severed799 this'd this
        
        I could understand
        
        if it was about 21 Jump Street. But fair enough.
        
        AcceptanceIII @Steved | 23 Jan '14, 10:52 | X
        
        All of these are dog shite
        
        Jump Street
        Other Guys
        I Love You Man
        
        All that fucking dog shite and if you like it you are dog shite and should die.
        
        Balonz @AcceptanceIII | 23 Jan '14, 11:21 | X
        
        Balonz haven't you got a quite-but-not-hugely funny skit to do
        
        about thewarn and/or Meths in at least three other threads right now?
        
        cocodaLOL @Balonz | 23 Jan '14, 11:26 | X
        
        No
        
        Balonz @cocodaLOL | 23 Jan '14, 11:28 | X
        
        ... *really*?
        
        cocodaLOL @Balonz | 23 Jan '14, 11:29 | X
        
        Don't worry
        
        my skin is 133 g/m
        
        Balonz @cocodaLOL | 23 Jan '14, 11:32 | X
        
        :D
        
        I thought I might finally have gotten to you.
        
        cocodaLOL @Balonz | 23 Jan '14, 11:34 | X
        
        all time dogs
        
        Severed799 @Balonz | 23 Jan '14, 11:56 | X
- Cuckoo's Nest is such a great film
  
  I forget just how good sometimes. Must re-watch
  
  NoahVale @cocodaLOL | 23 Jan '14, 10:21 | X
  - Yes!
    
    I come back to it once every couple of years thinking 'this is going to be good'. And nope: it's fucking incredible. The acting is almost entirely flawless throughout.
    
    cocodaLOL @NoahVale | 23 Jan '14, 10:23 | X
  - When McMurphy commentates on the baseball game that isn't
    
    Always brings a lump to my throat
    
    Lo-Pan @NoahVale | 23 Jan '14, 10:23 | X
    
    cocodaLOL this'd this
    - ^This: also (SPOILER)
      
      The scene when he returns from having shock treatment and pretends to be out of it :D
      v
      The final(ish) scene when he returns... D''':
      
      NoahVale @Lo-Pan | 23 Jan '14, 10:29 | X
      
      Lo-Pan this'd this
      - That's just triggered the theme tune in my head
        
        watching it again tomorrow
        
        cocodaLOL @NoahVale | 23 Jan '14, 10:31 | X
  - yep, it has everything
    
    its hilarious, heart warming, heart breaking.
    
    The scene where Nurse Ratched catches Billy in bed with the girl is stunning, how he is made and broken
    
    TheKennedyCurse @NoahVale | 23 Jan '14, 10:43 | X
Big Lebowski

aggressively_passive | 23 Jan '14, 10:26 | X

Severed799 this'd this
pclockwork orange

Lucien | 23 Jan '14, 10:36 | X

SarahIsPi this'd this
Liberal Arts

Though it seems to change every couple of years, the progression has been Johnny English, Coach Carter, 500 Days of Summer to this.

CoachTaylor | 23 Jan '14, 10:36 | X
- this MUST be trolling
  
  Severed799 @CoachTaylor | 23 Jan '14, 10:45 | X
  - hey it's your favorite right?
    
    i'm proud of my love of mediocre films. though coach carter is a classic.
    
    CoachTaylor @Severed799 | 23 Jan '14, 11:42 | X
    
    Severed799 this'd this
    - even mediocre is a stretch for most of them...
      
      I'll give you Coach Carter though
      
      Severed799 @CoachTaylor | 23 Jan '14, 11:56 | X
can we have ban requests for anything by:

Wes Anderson
Sofia Coppola
Brian de Palma
(will update list as thread goes)
Cheers

ethricdouble | 23 Jan '14, 10:37 | X

Verbal this'd this
- fuck off mate
  
  Severed799 @ethricdouble | 23 Jan '14, 10:41 | X
  - :)
    
    ethricdouble @Severed799 | 23 Jan '14, 10:43 | X
    
    Severed799 this'd this
- what have you got against brian de palma?
  
  noise_ramones @ethricdouble | 23 Jan '14, 13:02 | X
Cemetery Junction

TheKennedyCurse | 23 Jan '14, 10:43 | X

Severed799 this'd this
- :)
  
  NoahVale @TheKennedyCurse | 23 Jan '14, 10:49 | X
  
  matthewslaughter this'd this
  - it is !
    
    TheKennedyCurse @NoahVale | 23 Jan '14, 11:52 | X
Brick

Antpocalypsenow | 23 Jan '14, 10:47 | X
- Cunt
  
  Balonz @Antpocalypsenow | 23 Jan '14, 10:49 | X
  
  Verbal this'd this
  - :D
    
    Antpocalypsenow @Balonz | 23 Jan '14, 10:54 | X
    
    plasticniki and Severed799 this'd this
Why 31 days?

Sounds like a calendar month to me, well one of seven. But to start on the 23rd January just makes no sense. What are you doing?

Balonz | 23 Jan '14, 10:51 | X

thewarn this'd this
- Just
  
  random. More interesting than 30 days.
  
  zahidf @Balonz | 23 Jan '14, 11:27 | X
Jaws.

jogger | 23 Jan '14, 10:54 | X
Blade Runner

hanshotfirst | 23 Jan '14, 11:04 | X
- wHiCh VeRsIoN tHo?
  
  ethricdouble @hanshotfirst | 23 Jan '14, 11:09 | X
  - Think I'd go with the first Director's cut
    
    Still like the original theatrical too.
    
    Final Cut can fuckin' do one!
    
    hanshotfirst @ethricdouble | 23 Jan '14, 12:23 | X
Eraserhead

in_limbo | 23 Jan '14, 11:09 | X
i guess Tokyo Story

fuckyeahdubstep | 23 Jan '14, 11:10 | X
Withnail & I

Yesiamaduck | 23 Jan '14, 11:11 | X
My Cousin Vinny

shucks | 23 Jan '14, 11:15 | X
All the President's Men

johnwiddop | 23 Jan '14, 11:25 | X
Raising Arizona

meowington | 23 Jan '14, 11:25 | X
tough call but probably

a nightmare on elm street. no. wicker man. yeah, wicker man. but trust has to hover very close to that number 1 spot.

matthewslaughter | 23 Jan '14, 11:26 | X
- the David Schwimmer film?
  
  TheKennedyCurse @matthewslaughter | 23 Jan '14, 11:53 | X
  - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103130/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
    
    matthewslaughter @TheKennedyCurse | 23 Jan '14, 12:14 | X
Annie Hall

shealr | 23 Jan '14, 11:32 | X
High Fidelity

imaperv | 23 Jan '14, 11:33 | X

JaguarPirate this'd this
- *some kind of klaxon*
  
  ethricdouble @imaperv | 23 Jan '14, 11:49 | X
  - that's plenty
    
    Severed799 @ethricdouble | 23 Jan '14, 11:52 | X
gremlins 2: the new batch

Puds | 23 Jan '14, 11:54 | X
The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

pip_ | 23 Jan '14, 12:39 | X
kung fun hustle

static | 23 Jan '14, 12:55 | X
- *fu
  
  static @static | 23 Jan '14, 12:56 | X
think some of you are getting lost on your way to the best shit-film thread

which incidentally probably makes this "day 2"

Severed799 | 23 Jan '14, 12:59 | X
Sister Act 2

inside-outside | 23 Jan '14, 13:03 | X
might be aguirre, wrath of god

probably not though

noise_ramones | 23 Jan '14, 13:03 | X

Severed799 this'd this
- or maybe (wanker alert)
  
  last year at marienbad
  
  noise_ramones @noise_ramones | 23 Jan '14, 13:04 | X
  - strong
    
    ethricdouble @noise_ramones | 23 Jan '14, 13:41 | X
- why ever not!
  
  Severed799 @noise_ramones | 23 Jan '14, 13:10 | X
  - because i can't commit to one film
    
    noise_ramones @Severed799 | 23 Jan '14, 13:25 | X
    
    Severed799 this'd this
Bonnie & Clyde

NickDS | 23 Jan '14, 13:11 | X
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

JaguarPirate | 23 Jan '14, 16:52 | X

Severed799 this'd this
From the

Great Films Canon - Raging Bull

Not from the Great Films Canon - Things to do in Denver when you're dead

DillingersWheelman | 23 Jan '14, 18:14 | X
The Haunting (1963)

Sloame_Ocean | 23 Jan '14, 18:19 | X
Belleville Rendezvous

DangerousSnails | 28 Jan '14, 12:20 | X
The 400 Blows

TheBeautifulOnes_ | 16 Feb '14, 18:57 | X

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